John E. Dynamite Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 30 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: My favorite named one (because I love broken English) is Osaka Pro (hey Gordi!)'s Tiger's Mask. No apostrophe. He's named after the Hanshin Tigers Baseball Team. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 There is also the active heir Super Tiger 2. And another guy went by the name The Great Tiger in Sayama's RJPW. MMA fighter Kozo Urita dropped the Tiger Shark gimmick and renamed himself Blue Shark. He was "excommunicated" from RJPW. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 3 hours ago, ExcellenceofAirPollution said: Anyway, in praise of Tony I'm impressed the way he's been able to work with NJPW, AAA and now CMLL with all of the delicate politics involved. This is worth mentioning! I’ve always been impressed with this about AEW. Although I’m not huge on the amount of belts we regularly see from other companies, it is very cool that AEW is very much in the Wrestling Universe and actively referenced rivalries and wrestlers from other companies. Kingston vs Shibata being King’s Road vs Strong Style was cool as hell. Seeing AAA stuff and now CMLL stuff is wild. New Japan guys like Ospreay and Sabre jr is very very cool. The Suzuki pops still make me so happy. AEW is a beautiful thing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: I forgot to do the Black Tigers! But that's easy too, Rollerball Rocco and then Eddie, and I think that's it? Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero were also Black Tigers at various points in time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 When I retire, one of you can take up the gimmick of Octopus II. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 And the third iteration can be El Hijo del Octopus II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Silver King was Black Tiger after Eddie, but before Rocky. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Godfrey said: And the third iteration can be El Hijo del Octopus II We've already seen Octopuscito, you'll have to get permission for that after he grows up. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Dewar said: Silver King was Black Tiger after Eddie, but before Rocky. Which gave us one of my all time favorite CMLL skits and the first video I ever posted to YouTube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 If I'm ranking Rocky, Silver King, Eddie, and Rocco, I have Rocco as #4, especially as Black Tiger. He bugs me in that role. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: We've already seen Octopuscito, you'll have to get permission for that after he grows up. I too prefer the Spanish James Bond dubs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Matt D said: If I'm ranking Rocky, Silver King, Eddie, and Rocco, I have Rocco as #4, especially as Black Tiger. He bugs me in that role. His matches were the shits on the NJPW '80s set. Rocco/Sayama was #173 out of 175 in the rankings for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: We've already seen Octopuscito, you'll have to get permission for that after he grows up. El Hijo del Octopus 2 Jr 46 minutes ago, Matt D said: If I'm ranking Rocky, Silver King, Eddie, and Rocco, I have Rocco as #4, especially as Black Tiger. He bugs me in that role. Rocco wasn’t for everyone, that’s for sure. What do you think of his UK work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Godfrey said: Rocco wasn’t for everyone, that’s for sure. What do you think of his UK work? It’s exhausting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Godfrey said: And the third iteration can be El Hijo del Octopus II 5 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: We've already seen Octopuscito, you'll have to get permission for that after he grows up. 2 hours ago, Godfrey said: El Hijo del Octopus 2 Jr So here’s the Octopus-gun as we know it. Me - Octopus My Son / lil Octopus - El Hijo del Octopus My future grandson - El Hijo del Octopus jr My replacement (I’m voting for Japanese Letters aka the artist formally known as DZ if he wants a new name and would bring honor to my gimmick) - Octopus II DZ’s kid - El Hijo del Octopus II DZ’s grandkid - El Hijo del Octopus II jr the pattern goes on from there. We can also include other variants like Blue Octopus, Red Octopus, Steel Octopus, Octopus D if @Matt D ever gets tired of treadmilling on land , etc. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 OCTOPUS D~! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I'll be ZenOctopus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Octopus Black/Darkness Octopus upon his heel turn. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dokdoyle Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Wasn't Ibushi a Tiger Mask based on a new Anime at a WrestleKingdom once? Tiger Mask W I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 23 minutes ago, dokdoyle said: Wasn't Ibushi a Tiger Mask based on a new Anime at a WrestleKingdom once? Tiger Mask W I think yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Sammo~! said: Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero were also Black Tigers at various points in time. Reyes too? I didn't know that. I only remember Rocky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Does she have an Erich Von Stroheim-style manager yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Sting to address the fans on AEW Dynamite this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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