Petey
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The last few days I've been watching Hardcore TV again. Watched most of 95. I'm up to episode 126 with the Pitbulls/Raven & Richards double dog collar match.
I can see watching back what made ECW special. Everything flowed into each other and everything made sense(in the context of ECW).
About to see Superstar Steve Austin debut.
Also, Foley has been amazing and I love me some Mikey Whipwreck with The Public Enemy.
With Hardcore TV in particular, it helped that they were able to edit down a lot of the stuff and just showcase the live events best work.
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Has anybody used Daily Burn, and if so, what did you think of it?
I've used it before. I liked the layout. They had what I thought was a pretty large database. Really no complaints.
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This might make me sound stupid, but did Fall Guys expose wrestling as a work or was it starting to become common knowledge by the time it was released and the book just confirmed things?
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If I had to guess, because Russo still thinks he has options in the wrestling business but both Mark Madden and Ed Ferrara have moved on to different fields.
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I remember really liking Wrestlecrap back when I was in HS (I'm thinking 02-03). I stopped paying attention once he stopped doing the mailbag as that was my favorite part. What's happened that he's alienated most of the fans?
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From this week's Observer:
WWE has uploaded a lot of new episodes of Raw, Smackdown and Heat from the Attitude era on the network. They’ve also removed some shows as well.
Anyone know what shows were removed? I know the 95 Nitros were pulled down and then put back up (I think with chapter markings) but haven't heard anything else being removed.
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The finale felt like a filler episode. It felt like it was setting up for a finale next week, rather than itself being the actual finale. Rest of the season was quality and the best top to bottom season since the first.
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Pro Wrestling has notoriously bad continuity. Are actual soap operas this bad?
In theory, Paul Levesque has been playing "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" for almost 20 years. Of course, it's now acknowledged that his real name is Paul Levesque, but he still goes by "Triple H." What in the hell does "Triple H" mean if not "Hunter Hearst Helmsley?" Why did Paul Levesque pretend to be "Hunter Hearst Helmsley?" By the way, didn't he get divorced from Stephanie in 2002? Why were they suddenly married again as if nothing had happened?
Forget Kane, Triple H's character makes no fucking sense.
Maybe they just wanted to remarry in a normal and non-drugged Steph sorta way.
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It looks like they have took down the 1995 Nitro's from the Network. When someone asked the "Ask WWE Network" person on twitter they said they needed to in order to put newer stuff out there. Well that sucks
Still showing up for me on Chrome.
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Hey guys, do you think at the end when Jax had his arms stretched out, he was trying to mimic the Raven character? I mean, they even had a Raven at the end. Maybe Kurt Sutter's a HUGE ECW fan.
No, it is symbolic.
Ravens are symbols equated with misfortune and death. Historically, ravens appeared on battlefields after a fight and picked at the carcuses of the dead.
The ravens behind Jax symbolized the deaths and destruction that he caused while riding his path in life. The outstretched arms meant he was giving himself up to the Universe and letting everything go as he ended his life.
In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth sees the raven as a symbol of misfortune.
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/quotes.html
I think he was being facetious.
Good call.
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I didn't watch so I'm confused... is all the TV talk because a fan threw in a TV from the stands like in WWF War Zone?
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Hey guys, do you think at the end when Jax had his arms stretched out, he was trying to mimic the Raven character? I mean, they even had a Raven at the end. Maybe Kurt Sutter's a HUGE ECW fan.
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I know people wound up hating his character but I hope he's back as a regular character. I'm a terrible person and really cracked up at his racist/sexist jokes. Also, the cast is so thin right now that having an established character rejoin the show wouldn't be the worst thing.
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I am surprised at how much I enjoy late 1995 WWF. They're starting to find their stride a bit. Nash also was a damn hard worker and actually more fun to watch than I expected as I was coming into his title reign. Sure, there were some stinkers - KotR 1995 still sucks on re-watch - but a lot of this stuff is really fun.
Watts was in for a few weeks you know.
Did he book the giant beatdowns like the one where Yoko, Mabel, Owen, and Bulldog beat the shit out of Diesel and HBK and Bulldog pinned Dieselor the one on RAW where like eight guys straight jacked Diesel and 'Taker? Those were awesome on a "Nexus rips up ringside and beats up Cena" level.
I'm to the 11-20-95 episode right now, so I'm looking forward to seeing that again in the next couple of days.
99% sure Watts booked that angle. He wasn't around long though, although long enough to get Russo's foot in the door.
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I've been reading through old Observers and man, that Cactus/Gilbert match was getting a ton of hype at the time. I think the consensus was that the first two falls/matches were awesome but the crowd was burnt out by the cage match.
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I loved how they made little callbacks to virtually every episode this season, especially Africa's gluten crisis.
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I hate it when rescue missions are for naught. First Sophia, then Andrea, now Beth. If you disappear, it's on you from now on.
To be fair, Andrea's conclusion was one which pretty much every viewer was happy to see happen.
I liked the episode and have greatly enjoyed the season, but I thought the hospital stuff was less than great, namely because I thought Dawn was a bad villain. She just didn't really get me to feel strongly about her either way and if anything, she almost seemed more likable than unlikable.
I also think they missed the boat on Maggie seemingly not giving a shit about Beth's whereabouts all season. Had Maggie mentioned her at least a couple of times, it would have made her scene all that more meaningful. That said, Norman Reedus' reaction was unbelievable and really moving.
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Jax will have sex after just about anything, huh
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VINCE FEARS BILL WATTS
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Well wrestling fans have always been clamoring for a game like No Mercy.
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Reminded me of CTU being infiltrated in that on season of 24 where Milo got shot in the head.
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I'm trying that Titan 1995 book, and I want to like it, but it has so many factual and chronological errors that it's hard for me to take it seriously. I'm not talking small things, but just things in general that could've been corrected with one Google search.
I'm not too far in it, but I don't understand why the author devoted nearly an entire chapter to the Randy Savage/Steph McMahon rumors. You can argue whether or not it's even worth mentioning, but nearly an entire chapter?
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Randy Marsh getting his thing from behind the girl's ear was nothing short of incredible.
I agree with the other sentiments that this season has been the best one in a while and Wednesday night's episode was really great.
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Did Sons become LOST?
Podcast Potpourri (aka Not Austin, AOW, Talk Is Jericho....)
in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
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Is his show in morning drive?