The Nature Boy
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A binge watch of the Attitude Era (WrestleMania 13-17). I just started. We'll see how this goes.
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I've decided to binge watch the Attitude Era (basically from WrestleMania 13 - 17) and holy fuck is that South African RAW hard to get through.
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How are they going to handle EC3?
Will WWE acknowledge that EC3 is Ethan Carter III and thus acknowledge Dixie? Or will he just be EC3 with no explanation for what the fuck that means?
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31 minutes ago, odessasteps said:
Pedro Morales
They really should have put the Intercontinental Championship on Bob Backlund so he could also complete the Triple Crown.
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I need to start saving now so I can go crazy on WrestleMania weekend next year.
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7 minutes ago, clintthecrippler said:
I'm not going to lie, there is a sick part of me that is curious which scummy indie fed is going to be sleazy enough to book Enzo Amore vs Teddy Hart once his 90-day clause is up, if there is one in this situation.
My money is on Game Changer Wrestling.
Teddy Hart is still around?
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5 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said:
Like Rock's? Probably not. A solid career based on both supporting and starring roles? Already there.
Yeah, he'll do better than Hogan but not as well as Rock. Cena is a naturally charismatic dude who has great camera presence. He won't be an A-list guy but he can have a solid career.
And Cena being off of Total Bellas while filming movies is nowhere near as weird as Bryan not being there because WWE doesn't want him on camera. At least with Cena, he isn't there because he actually isn't physically present when they're filming.
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Just now, Marty Sugar said:
This is a fair point, but didn't they yank Tyson Kidd from Total Divas without altering the show at all...when everyone was so vocal about his injury?
Daniel Bryan is a big enough star that you can't yank him without fundamentally altering the show. I haven't seen Total Bellas in a while but I can't imagine you can have a show where the husband of one of the stars develops Chuck Cunningham syndrome and disappears.
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2 minutes ago, Marty Sugar said:
He caused those misses, getting injured so much. The WWE gets gun-shy giving pushes to guys that get hurt a lot: look at Ken Kennedy when he got hurt after winning MITB. They immediately took the case off him (and wisely so because he wasn't cut out to be a top WWE star), and even Orton got pushed to the back for several years when he was constantly aggravating his bad shoulder. And obviously Daniel Bryan is "Exhibit A" for being gun-shy.
You could make the argument that he should've had one reign during the Nexus angle. I would've had him go over Orton at Survivor Series after Cena helps him win (since the stipulation was that a Barrett win frees Cena from Nexus but an Orton wins means that Cena is fired).
Also, I would've had Nexus last until WrestleMania with Barrett riding in as WWE Champion.
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Daniel Bryan has a daughter with his WWE employee wife and is currently a star on an E! show with said wife. If Bryan leaves WWE, that screws up Brie's gig on E! (since WWE wouldn't want him on the show anymore and you can't do a reality show about the Bellas without Bryan at least showing up sometimes).
There are many business reasons why Bryan likely won't leave WWE.
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21 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:
Hey, he brought it on himself.
Also, it should be noted that the last original Nexus member left standing is... Heath Slater.
Jesus who would have seen that coming.
I honestly would've thought that Wade Barrett would be a multiple time WWE Champion by now.
What a missed opportunity.
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Emma did some good work with Paige in NXT but she wasn't a spectacular talent. She was in the same boat as Paige where she looked good compared to what passed as women's wrestling in WWE before she showed up but she was outclassed by what came after.
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15 minutes ago, hammerva said:
We may get some serious weather porn in this MIchigan/Michigan State game soon. Already pouring really hard
I'm in East Lansing right now visiting friends and the local coverage of the game was interrupted for a good 15 minutes with coverage of a tornado warning just north of Ann Arbor.
There is literally a wind advisory in Washtenaw County (where AA is) and a severe thunderstorm warning in the county immediately to the north of AA.
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47 minutes ago, Infinit said:
Super random question Kane related question. Does anyone know the date of the Raw where Kane is lead out in chains by multiple police/security officers? From the time period when he tombstoned Linda and zapped Shane's junk. Please and thanks!
I'm pretty sure that this was his standard entrance in July and August of 2003 but I could be wrong.
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I honestly just want the NWA put out of its misery. Tim Storm is a fucking disgrace and it hurts my eyes to see him with the ten pounds of gold.
I'd rather have Roman Reigns with the 10 pounds of gold than the miserable sack of shit carrying it now.
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On September 21, 2017 at 7:02 AM, Brian Fowler said:
According to Bix's eulogy at deadspin, Bobby went to wcw for health insurance. Meltzer's quick bio said Vince decided not to renew his contract.
I can't imagine him in attitude era WWF
I can easily see it actually. I can see Heenan playing a Lawler-esque stooge for McMahon and taking digs at Steve Austin every chance he got.
I imagine Heenan having great chemistry with Mr. McMahon.
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9 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said:
So we should talk about this survey that WWE just sent out. Looks like they're floating the idea of a Premium Tier of the Network. Gauging interest in the following:
- Special Live Events: Special one-time live events from unique locations around the world featuring an unexpected main event
- Ring of Honor: Historic and new programming from Ring of Honor
- TV-14 In-Ring Show: A “new” weekly version of ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) or other “edgy” new promotion rated TV-14
- Original Scripted Comedies: Comedies such as WWE Superstar Roasts, Southpaw Regional Wrestling, or WWE’s version of “The Office”
- House Shows: For the first time ever, get a live, ringside view of select WWE house shows
- Original Scripted Dramas: Wrestling-themed series inspired by wrestling’s colorful and rich history such as WWE’s version of Game of Thrones
- New Reality Shows: Reality shows featuring life on the road for WWE Superstars, an insider’s view of WWE Superstars’ intense training and workout regimens, WWE Superstar “Cribs”, WWE-style “Apprentice” to win a job at WWE, or WWE Legends’ House Season 2 – Attitude Era
- TNA: Historic and new programming from TNA / Impact / Global Force Wrestling
- Audio Channel: A section of WWE Network for “listening only” that provides audio play-by-play of pay-per-views, music playlists, “sports radio” style call-in shows and podcasts
- WWE “Director’s Cut”: Shows that put a new twist on classic content such as WWE Legends narrating historic pay-per-views or current WWE Superstars providing their perspective and analysis of classic matches and events
- Other Promotions: Historic and new programming from ICW, PROGRESS, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, or other regional Indie promotions
- Tournaments: New in-ring tournaments such as a Pro Am style tournament (WWE vs. NXT), a Lucha tournament, a tag team tournament, or King / Queen of the Ring tournaments
- Local Tournaments: Tournaments that take place in your home country featuring local talent similar to the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament which took place in England this year
New Reality Shows is the only one I gave an extremely negative mark to. ROH/ECW/TNA though REALLY got my attention. Same with a WWE vs NXT tournament.
This makes me wonder if WWE and TNA or ROH have at least talked about putting their stuff on the Network. Seems weird that WWE would just float the idea without some reasonable certainty that it could happen.
And with AJ being a current WWE guy, TNA/ROH on the Network would be great for him. The same goes for Joe and Roode for that matter.
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3 minutes ago, sydneybrown said:
You realize Vince Jr had nothing to do with creating Chief Jay Strongbow, right? That would have been Vince Senior.
Yeah. That's why I made sure to say "McMahon Family."
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1 hour ago, odessasteps said:
Well, most forms of entertainment until maybe the last decade. How many Westerns were full of people playing Indians that were anything But?
I mean, this hasn't really gone away. There was a movie that came out a few years back that had Brandon Routh (of Superman fame) playing a Native American.
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Honestly, we should just be happy that Vince didn't just slap a turban on an Italian guy and call him Indian.
Chief Jay Strongbow and Muhammad Hassan show the versatility of Italians to seemingly play any "brown person" race, at least in the eyes of the McMahon Family.
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25 minutes ago, Ace said:
Or more likely lose them.
Hell, it isn't even an "event" that Dusty created. It's a name he ripped off from what started as a TBS gameshow.
And all he really did was apply the name to Crockett's yearly Thanksgiving card in Greensboro.
Starrcade was a combination of various things that were thought up by other people and put together by Dusty. Considering Dusty actually left Crockett and never asserted any trademark on Starrcade, I'm 99% sure that he wouldn't give a fuck.
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17 hours ago, MORELOCK said:
Hilarious that Vince Vaughn is third billed on that list.
ETA: I also laughed at The Internship thing, as I hadn't even heard of that film until I read the post.
If Vince Vaughn isn't playing a white Alberto Del Rio then the whole movie is a waste.
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On September 11, 2017 at 10:38 PM, mattdangerously said:
Yeah, I was more referring to its kayfabe history. A lot of great moments have happened in the NWA territories. The organization has always been filled with shitty carnies but they, at one time at least, put on some of the most entertaining professional wrestling ever seen. I also prefer old school southern wrestling over all other forms so I admit my bias there.
Also, Jerry Lawler as NWA World Champion is 30 years too late but it'd be a decent mark out moment.
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47 minutes ago, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said:
Quote from that article:
Eh, that's pretty much how Ric ruined his reputation too.
Also, Ric hiring new managers who are (apparently) going to market him to the "rap and hip hop culture crowd" reminds me of this:
I'm expecting it to turn out just as well.
I have family in Charlotte and I've heard a fair amount of Ric Flair stories. It seems like anyone who have lived there for a long time has at least one. I appreciate an NC paper keeping kayfabe with Naitch on that one.
Also, Ric Flair and Hip Hop
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This guy would probably have an epic meltdown if WWE banned him from their shows.