jaedmc Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If we're sharing random Bob Backlund memories, here are a couple of mine. --I met him at a Smackdown taping in 2000. It was when he was claiming to run for president. He didn't appear on the show but they let him set up a merch booth. He would posr for a picture if you bought one of his 8 x 10's. Which, of course, duh, I did. So I posed for my picture, then my friend did the same. My friend ended up getting put in the crossface chicken wing. Being jealous, I asked to be out in it. I didn't get a photo of it unfortunately, but the feeling I walked away with was how he could have torn my neck and shoulder to shreds with just a little pressure. He put it on just snug enough to let you know, and I had his forearm tightly across my chin. Pretty cool. And honestly, either the guy is the greatest actor of all time, or he's just not all there. Even "out of character", he just seems.......off. Maaaaaan, I fucked my little brother up with a Chicken Wing. We had to ban that shit from our Living Room Wrestling Federation. I lost by disqualification a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 They made a really big deal out of her coming off the top rope on her charges' opponents when she just started with the Dangerous Alliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Is "increased fundamentals" the filter for "fake titties?" Edit: guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I never found Madusa to be very good unless she was working Bull Nakano or Aja Kong, honestly. Her matches with Hokuto were kind of disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I never found Madusa to be very good unless she was working Bull Nakano or Aja Kong, honestly. Her matches with Hokuto were kind of disappointing. To be fair, by the point Madusa was having her big run of matches against Hokuto, Hokuto was just doing them beacuse Kensuke was working matches in the US, and she was looking to retire, so its not like Hokuto was really trying unless it was against one of her BFF's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The moment Zack Ryder banged on that wall and it became clear that he was failing to muster up that Serious Business Fire that he was going for, is the exact moment that video went from being good to sad. I'm pretty sure the last time I watched Zack Ryder wrestle was when he won that belt. I've seen plenty since then, but I agree that i'm just not sure he has 'serious heel guy' in him. And, in the end, there's just a whole bunch of guys in NXT who deserve a shot on the main show more than Ryder deserves a fourth run. I'd rather see Corey Graves, and I'm not even sure I like Corey Graves. Zack Ryder as a manager in tights might work. This disgruntled employees stable needs less Dolph Ziggler and more Mark Henry though. Ryder feels like a guy who should be in a tag team. Is there anyone in NXT who would make sense as his partner? Or maybe he can be paired with Darren Young. That sounds like the sort of tag team that could be losing two-on-one handicap matches to Alexander Rusev a couple of months from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yes she was a good worker. I mean she trained with All Japan Women for like 3 years in the late 80s/early 90s - it's not like they handed those out to anyone (especially non-Japanese girls) If you are basing it on a match in 97 - then I can see why you say that as that was when she was starting to end her career (and do more training) And are you sure it was Superbrawl? I don't see a Madusa/Luna match on any Superbrawl card - let alone 1997 EDIT - Do you mean Slamboree 1997? Yes! Sorry, watched them both the same day and got them crossed in my mind. I'll see what else the Net has on her and likely not report back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Like RandomAct mentioned - Madusa best work is against Japanese opponents. Of course it is hard to have bad matches against Bull Nakano and Aja Kong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 IIRC Madusa had a really good shoot match against Aja back around 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The only time I would consider Medusa a draw was when she was in that bikini contest with Missy Hyatt. A 12 year old me was very excited for that. Very excited indeed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I don't have a specific date for his first match, but according to Wikipedia Lawler has now been in WWE longer than he wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I just had my second ever wrestling related dream. It was pretty much just a nightmare with a wrestler in it. Apparently Brock Lesnar was hitting on my wife and I had to, like confront him about it...so it was sort of just a death dream. She was, like, tutoring people or something and for some reason one of the people she had to tutor was Brock Lesnar who, in my dream much like in real life showed serious signs of the same kind of "simpleton psycopathy" as that guy "Todd" from BREAKING BAD. So my wife became his Lydia and he started pawing at her one day. She told me...and I spent the rest of the dream envisioning (so, yes, daydreaming within a dream) what was going to happen to me when I confronted him and trying to come up with a convoluted Walter White-esque plan. As I woke up I was weighing the option of just giving her to him, along with the keys to my house, and leaving town forever. I suppose in real life I would have called Mark Henry, but that would cause a whole new set of problems. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 We've all had that dream. Brock Lesnar doesn't want to be fed, it wants to hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Quiet ALL OF YOU. They're approaching the Brock paddock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The moment Zack Ryder banged on that wall and it became clear that he was failing to muster up that Serious Business Fire that he was going for, is the exact moment that video went from being good to sad. I'm pretty sure the last time I watched Zack Ryder wrestle was when he won that belt. I've seen plenty since then, but I agree that i'm just not sure he has 'serious heel guy' in him. And, in the end, there's just a whole bunch of guys in NXT who deserve a shot on the main show more than Ryder deserves a fourth run. I'd rather see Corey Graves, and I'm not even sure I like Corey Graves. Zack Ryder as a manager in tights might work. This disgruntled employees stable needs less Dolph Ziggler and more Mark Henry though. Ryder feels like a guy who should be in a tag team. Is there anyone in NXT who would make sense as his partner? Or maybe he can be paired with Darren Young. That sounds like the sort of tag team that could be losing two-on-one handicap matches to Alexander Rusev a couple of months from now. Reunite him with Hawkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I don't have a specific date for his first match, but according to Wikipedia Lawler has now been in WWE longer than he wasn't. What is kind of crazy is to think about how long Cole has been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Especially considering how he only got good fairly recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Especially considering how he only got good fairly recently. Recently as in yesterday? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 When I was younger it took me a while to figure out that Madusa Micelli and Alundra Blayze were the same person. Hell, Vince should buy the LPWA library, it can't be that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Especially considering how he only got good fairly recently. Recently as in yesterday? OK, maybe "good" may be stretching a point somewhat, but since they dropped the heel gimmick he's been at least tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If they took the shackles off Cole, he'd probably be a lot better. He still can't muster up convincing shock or disgust though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If they took the shackles off he'd escape. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My favourite Michael Cole moment was this interview with Hardcore Holly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ryder feels like a guy who should be in a tag team. Is there anyone in NXT who would make sense as his partner? Ryder can start tag teaming with 4x4 as "the Rough Ryders" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My favourite Michael Cole moment was this interview with Hardcore Holly. That's good, but it doesn't touch this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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