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    quoted for truth. Fandango is and always will be a nobody. Yes, the fans singing his name was a thing for like a month, (8 YEARS AGO!) and that's about it. i guess i've heard people talk about the Fashion Police (or whatever their name is/was?) but what are Fandango's top 5 matches?
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    worst show? not counting the single solitary shitty indy that came around here, would be a WWE Raw-brand house show in 2003. My memory says that the faces won every match (except HHH, of course), but i don't know if that's completely accurate. Definitely just a by-the-numbers show. here's the results, according to TheHistoryOfWWE: WWE (Raw) @ Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad - March 14, 2003 Jeff Hardy pinned Christian with the Swanton at 11:27 Maven pinned Rico with a missile dropkick at 8:01 The Hurricane pinned Rodney Mack at 5:54 D-Von & Spike Dudley (sub. for Bubba Ray) defeated Chief Morley & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm in a tables match at 12:24 following a 3D on Storm through a table WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jazz at 4:42 by pinning Trish with a roll up and using the tights for leverage Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal at 15:05 following the chokeslam / Five Star Frog Splash combo Goldust pinned Steven Richards with a powerslam at 5:07 World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Booker T with a chair shot after the Pedigree ?? the Deadly Game tournament was fantastic booking! the matches were mostly solid. if that is among the worst shows you've been to, that's a hell of a resume.
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    good, hard fought win for the Dodgers. the Ray's lack of offense is what really doomed them. They won Game 4 due to TWO Dodger errors (in the same play!), had opportunities to win Game 5 but squandered them, and put up pretty much nothing in Game 6. They are a good young team with a great pitching staff, but you can't rely 100% on defense. You gotta get hits!
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    that would indeed be a hell of a heel promo in front of the AEW faithful
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    i am just starting a giant Spider-Man read. I started with Amazing Fantasy #15 and have read the first 10 or so issues of Amazing. I plan on reading everything (Amazing, Web of, Peter Parker, Spectacular, etc.) up until November of 1998 when it looks like the entire line went through a relaunch or something. Over 1000 books so it should take me a couple years, but i previously did the same with Batman and X-Men and really enjoyed the result. Most looking forward to the Clone Saga (reputation aside....) and i plan to read the Superior storyline after i finish my plan as it is. @The NaturalAnything i should keep an eye out for, or things to keep in mind?
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    which of the UFC heavyweights of the time (we're talking 2000-2007ish when Pride went under) would have even been in the top 10? the only name is Randy Couture, who the argument could be made that he was a LHW fighting up. Frank Mir maybe but that's due as much to his injury as anything else. Fedor has wins over Heath Herring (when he was ranked #2 in Pride), Big Nog (2x), CroCop, Coleman (2x), Hunt, Randleman, Sylvia (in 2008), and Arlovski (in 2009). If you want to make the argument that Fedor can't be the GOAT because he fought too many cans, then i won't disagree with that. But to imply that there was some deep talent in UFC that Fedor was avoiding is just completely untrue.
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    my #1 GOAT is Jon Jones. He is the greatest fighter i have ever seen in my damn near 20 years of following this sport. Jones (28-0) and Khabib (29-0) are both undefeated since 2008. Jones is undefeated in the UFC since 2008 (fuck that Matt Hamill "loss"). Khabib is undefeated in the UFC since 2012. Jones has won 22 UFC bouts (counting both the Hamill and 2nd DC fights). Khabib has won 13. Jones has held some version of the LHW title since 2011 and amassed 11 official defenses. Khabib won the LW belt in 2018 and has 3 defenses. Jones has beaten 6 previous LHW champions. Khabib has beaten 2 former LW kings. numbers aside, Jones beat almost the entirety of the previous generation of LHWs ("cleaning up the remnants of PRIDE"). Then he beat everybody that was in his generation (including Gustafsson [2x], Cormier [3x], Glover, and future 2-division Bellator champ Ryan Bader). Now he's beating the "next" generation of LHWs (Reyes, as disputed as that was). Every single other division saw an outflux of fighters over the last few years of guys moving down in weight. You didn't see that with LHW, partly because Jones was so dominant and talented that even lower weight Heavyweights knew they didn't have a chance moving down. If you've cleared out your division, more than once, and you are so good that you are prohibitive in new fighters joining your weight class you're quite clearly at the top of the heap.
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    cheers, @The Natural. glad the ufc event aired at a reasonable time for you in the UK
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    crushed. Khabib has been a fave for quite a few years now. completely understandable in his situation, but man i just hate to see him go.
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    if Khabib wins tonight, i'm still hoping for a Khabib-Ferguson matchup. yes, a lot of the luster is gone after so many failed pairings and Tony's dismantling by Gaethje, but i'm still incredibly interested in seeing it unfold.
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    Mania 28 was either the last mania i was legit excited for (and upset by) or the first i watched giving zero fucks. i can't remember which because there was a stretch of 4-5 years that i just got shitty drunk during each one. first, to cope with the shit booking and later because i enjoyed not giving a shit about WWE. i remember being upset by Sheamus-Bryan, so i'm guessing the former. the fact that Orton-Kane exists supports this. but Cody-Show i have zero recollection of even happening, so either it's the latter or i was already drunk. man, fuck this company. bless you, @Dolfan in NYCfor reliving such shit events.
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    i could definitely see that happening. He played his role great, he was becoming quite a good wrestler in-ring, and (most importantly?) he had earned the goodwill of the fans and they were ready for him to be a huge deal in ECW. ultimately, i don't see that changing anything once he inevitably ends up in WCW or WWE. Just look at other former champs/main eventers: Raven (midcard in WCW, lower midcard in WWE). Sandman (low carder in WCW, short term WWE contract). Shane Douglas (mid card in WWE, midcard in WCW). Tommy Dreamer (low carder in WWE). Tazz (high profile debut in WWE then immediately to the midcard). Justin Credible (low carder in WWE). hell, Rob Van Dam was a midcarder for most of his WWE run who flirted with main event status occasionally. Rhino, Steve Corino, Jerry Lynn. all had high profile ECW runs but middling WWE success afterwards. I don't remember any of these guys (except Lynn) being a big deal in TNA either, although i never followed TNA very closely. All i'm saying is that Stevie's placement on the card in ECW makes virtually no difference whatsoever to Vince McMahon.
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    i'm a big Stevie Richards mark. hell, i even liked his short run in WCW where he did essentially zero but was entertaining. His rise in ECW, from absolute nobody to semi-main eventing their first PPV, is fascinating. But to think that maybe ECW doesn't go out of business is just wishful thinking. Stevie would've still jumped to WCW, where his role wouldn't have been all that different (maybe a longer run, maybe a bit higher on the card, but he was never getting anywhere near the US title, let alone a main event spot). WWE had him under contract for years, and it wasn't until they relegated him to a third-tier show (Stevie Night Heat) that he was able to show off any sort of personality. And that got him no more notoriety than anything else. the Big 2 just didn't see anything in him. A damn shame, but not a sport changing miss either.
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    making this post mainly to remind myself of the special start time: Early Prelims @ 9:30AM (central) Main Card @ 1PM (central)
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    i've been a Devil Rays fan since '98. this year has me incredibly excited, even moreso than 2008. how often does the World Series include the two teams with the best records in baseball? #RaysUp
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    gee, maybe you shouldn't essentially take the first 6 rounds off. if you want to tire your opponent out, you need to push them at least a little.
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    sorry @Lawful Metalbut the Astros couldn't pull off the comeback. #RaysUp!
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    had a conversation with a coworker about Tyson fighting Roy Jones Jr. next month. he initiated the convo and didn't understand why Tyson was fighting "some bum" instead of for the title. after some confusion on my part, he admitted that he didn't know who RJJ was. what. the. fuck. this is why i hate talking to people.
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    it wasn't that long ago WWE was offering huge money on contracts. sometimes it's as simple as most money or most security. hard to fault someone when we don't know their situation or contract details.
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    just found this out today. been bumping KMK most of the day. their music's really hit-or-miss with me, but Saint always seemed like a good dude.
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    i, as an American, have never heard someone refer to the rockstar as anything but "Bow-ee"
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    well? where's the new Southpaw? summer has come and gone, WWE. time to release these vhs tapes from 94.
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    RIP Eddie Van Halen

    twiztor replied to RIPPA's topic in MUSIC

    absolutely gutted. Eddie Van Halen is #3 on my list of greatest guitarists of all time. Van Halen with Diamond Dave is on my shortlist for favorite bands. the world lost a talented musician today. condolences to his family and friends. words can't even express it enough right now.
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    haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but last week NWA sent out an email survey. link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R6YVBJ5
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    i agree with @D.Z Super Mario 35 is a blast. took way longer than i expected to earn a 1st place finish. pretty consistently in the top 5 or so.
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