odessasteps Posted August 24 Posted August 24 Carano v Cyborg may have been easiest marketing job ever: Pretty girl who is daughter of former Dallas Cowboy vs evil foreign menace who may have dodgy PED history. 1
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted August 24 Posted August 24 After looking at that fourm profile, I'm willing to bet high school me would have had a crush on high school Ronda. At the very least, I'd have bought her a Happy Bunny sticker for her birthday. I just looked up the payouts for Carano vs Cyborg and the difference is insane. $125000 to Carano, $25000 to Cyborg. Was Carano really that much more of a draw? 1
Robert S Posted August 24 Posted August 24 7 hours ago, odessasteps said: Thankfully, Dory appears to have come out of the Onita tag match unscathed. What a main event, Onita (66) & Raijin Yaguchi (61 - I have to admit, I have never heard of that guy, he seems to be an early Animal Hamaguchi trainee who started on indy scum shows before settling for some time with slightly less scummy SPWF & early BJPW; in the aughts he wrestled basically everywhere) vs. Dory Funk Jr. (83) & Osamu Nishimura (52, who is fighting cancer again). The undercard had guys like Tiger Toguchi (Kim Duk, 76), Mr. Pogo (55), Ricky Fuji (58), Masahiko Takasugi (69) and everbodies favorite zombie Onyro (53).
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 24 Posted August 24 1 hour ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said: After looking at that fourm profile, I'm willing to bet high school me would have had a crush on high school Ronda. At the very least, I'd have bought her a Happy Bunny sticker for her birthday. I just looked up the payouts for Carano vs Cyborg and the difference is insane. $125000 to Carano, $25000 to Cyborg. Was Carano really that much more of a draw? I would hazard a guess and say that is probably based on Strikeforce inheriting the contract for Cris Cyborg from EliteXC. That and you have to remember that's really Cyborg's second notable fight in the USA. The first was a year earlier against Shayna Baszler on CBS where infamously Cyborg thought she had won by TKO, hopped on top of the cage to celebrate, and then Steve Mazzagatti told her the fight wasn't over and made her beat up Shayna some more. One of the most hilariously brutal moments in MMA history. Before that, she was fighting in Brazil for the promotion pretty much owned by the Chute Boxe gym where she was training her then husband Evangelista "Cyborg". She was probably making a grand a fight then. $25,000 a fight for a female fighter then was a lot. In comparison, the reported payout for Shayna to get demolished by Cris Cyborg ON CBS was $8,000. Eight grand was probably by far and away Shayna's biggest purse at the time, and she had already been fighting for several years at this point. Hell, that was likely her biggest purse until she had that brief stint in the UFC five or six years later when Shayna was well past her fighting prime. If it was anyone who got lowballed, it was Gina Carano. They had been building that fight up (in EliteXC before the parent company went belly up) since Cyborg debuted against Shayna. Cyborg was suppose to debut several months earlier, but I guess injuries and contractual stuff got in the way. They built that fight up for an entire year before it actually happened. Either way, both should have been making a lot more especially Gina based on the historical significance of that fight. 1
zendragon Posted August 25 Posted August 25 https://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/325239-dory-funk-jr-hit-with-exploding-baseball-bat-during-fmw-e-match-in-japan/ In his seventh decade competing as a pro wrestler Dory Funk picks up the win with what else the spinning toe hold after being hit with an exploding baseball bat!
ka-to Posted August 25 Posted August 25 19 hours ago, Robert S said: What a main event, Onita (66) & Raijin Yaguchi (61 - I have to admit, I have never heard of that guy, he seems to be an early Animal Hamaguchi trainee who started on indy scum shows before settling for some time with slightly less scummy SPWF & early BJPW; in the aughts he wrestled basically everywhere) vs. Dory Funk Jr. (83) & Osamu Nishimura (52, who is fighting cancer again). The undercard had guys like Tiger Toguchi (Kim Duk, 76), Mr. Pogo (55), Ricky Fuji (58), Masahiko Takasugi (69) and everbodies favorite zombie Onyro (53). Yaguchi has been following Onita around for years. He was even part of the deal when Onita came to the US. 55 year old Mr. Pogo is Shadow WX doing a tribute to the original Pogo who died a few years ago. 2
zendragon Posted August 25 Posted August 25 On 8/24/2024 at 1:32 AM, AxB said: Alana Mclaughlin's MMA record still only features one fight, almost three years ago. And she's been trying to get booked on shows ever since, but it's not been happening. And her one fight, if you show it to anyone who knows their MMA, it's very obvious that she's not got an inhuman power advantage. She has the power advantage you would expect a 5'7" grappler to have over a 6'0" striker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVOp5YdPLbg See, it's right there. surprisingly forward thinking commentary on that video
Curt McGirt Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Ichiro Yaguchi is probably best known as the guy in facepaint who brings a giant cross to the ring with him. Or at least, from my old Big Japan five hour tape, that's what I recall. I do not know what is up with the Christian thing.
zendragon Posted August 26 Posted August 26 god that looks like the worlds shittiest knock of Kimo Leopold 1 2
The Natural Posted August 26 Posted August 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, zendragon said: god that looks like the worlds shittiest knock of Kimo Leopold LOL. Wish version. Edited August 26 by The Natural 1
For Great Justice Posted August 27 Posted August 27 In honor of the master and ruler of the world, and after much deliberation, I present wrestling’s Mount Rushmore of physical charisma Sid Vader Bull Nakano The Great Muta Some were close (Ahmed Johnson, La Parka, Yokozuna), but this is the list. I don’t make the rules. 2
WebConn89 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 I stumbled upon this on YouTube. It’s Chris Jericho talking about The Canadian Death Tours. Looks like there’s a documentary about the tours coming out. 1
Robert S Posted August 27 Posted August 27 On 8/25/2024 at 8:20 PM, ka-to said: Yaguchi has been following Onita around for years. He was even part of the deal when Onita came to the US. 55 year old Mr. Pogo is Shadow WX doing a tribute to the original Pogo who died a few years ago. I knew something felt wrong when I typed that Mr. Pogo part.
The Natural Posted August 27 Posted August 27 On 8/26/2024 at 5:27 AM, Curt McGirt said: Ichiro Yaguchi is probably best known as the guy in facepaint who brings a giant cross to the ring with him. Or at least, from my old Big Japan five hour tape, that's what I recall. I do not know what is up with the Christian thing. Michael PS Hayes. 7
Log Posted August 27 Posted August 27 15 minutes ago, The Natural said: Michael PS Hayes. PS = Pretty Sacrilegious. 1 6
The Natural Posted August 27 Posted August 27 37 minutes ago, Log said: PS = Pretty Sacrilegious. https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.4d83e1ffe8accdb3aea72af0eab4d698?rik=1Q9DN3DsnmSzHw&pid=ImgRaw&r=0 1
FourPostMassacre Posted August 27 Posted August 27 58 minutes ago, The Natural said: Michael PS Hayes. On his way to burn said cross in MVP or Lashley’s front yard. 1
Curt McGirt Posted August 27 Posted August 27 I doubt it, but looking at that photo again, is that One Man Gang behind him?!
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted August 27 Posted August 27 24 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: I doubt it, but looking at that photo again, is that One Man Gang behind him?! It is. They teamed a few times in SPWF in 1997. 1
Curt McGirt Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Cool! I should know that from reading the Blood and Thunder vol. 2 book.
Zakk_Sabbath Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Random thought I just had while revisiting some replies in the Sid thread (and I cannot find the Old-school questions thread for some reason): I never really bothered to look into this, but does anyone happen to know the reason why Bigelow was the choice to wrestle LT at Mania XI? I always assumed the thought process was that having a Jersey native vs. a NY Giant would draw at the Meadowlands... 'til I realized that show was in Connecticut...
Log Posted August 27 Posted August 27 55 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Random thought I just had while revisiting some replies in the Sid thread (and I cannot find the Old-school questions thread for some reason): I never really bothered to look into this, but does anyone happen to know the reason why Bigelow was the choice to wrestle LT at Mania XI? I always assumed the thought process was that having a Jersey native vs. a NY Giant would draw at the Meadowlands... 'til I realized that show was in Connecticut... Probably factoring in who was heel at the time + ability to carry a non-wrestler to something watchable + someone with a cool, distinct look for the media attention got them to Bigelow. That's just my guess. 2
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 27 Posted August 27 IIRC Bam Bam was line for a push as a babyface, and they needed a reason for the turn. Obviously, LT was going to win so it would to be easy explain it as Bam Bam found himself as a pariah for the Million Dollar Corporation losing to a non-wrestler. By giving him a big assignment, he would get notable match (that ended being the actual main event) for WrestleMania. Now unfortunately, Vince demanded Shawn turn babyface immediately after WrestleMania and wanted to push him to the moon. So whatever chance Bam Bam had as a face ended right there. However, that was the plan. Plus, as already stated above, they thought Bam Bam could make a match with LT work. 1
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted August 27 Posted August 27 I figure they went down the checkboxes and figured they needed someone who was ideally much bigger than LT and could carry a total novice to something that wouldn't be a disaster, while also being professional enough to lose the match. Bigelow ticked all the boxes. (Undertaker probably would have as well, but Bigelow had more to gain from losing, plus was also already a heel.) 2
odessasteps Posted August 27 Posted August 27 You know Vince is not giving someone a celebrity match until they think that person can do what exactly he wanted them to do. 1
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