Yo-Yo's Roomie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Ok, what PPV or DVD did you buy just because midcard/upper midcard Dustin Rhodes was performing? Let's assume I think you are being the new breed of wrestling fan and will just pick something to look hip and different. Honestly, I can look at ratings/ppv numbers on the very few occasions (if any as he was never really over) he was on top and assess if anyone else felt like this. No-one's arguing that Dustin was Hogan or Austin, but to come on DVDVR, of all places, and claim that no-one ever paid to see him wrestle, makes you seem incredibly ignorant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm sure you can find lots of people on this website who went to a show or bought a PPV because of "mid-card" wrestlers, be it the Midnights or Dustin Rhodes or Steve Regal or Eddy Guerrero or Dean Malenko or Rey Mysterio Jr .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Dustin has been one of the most reliable, solid workers of the past 20 years. Usually...always a watchable match. Except for that Black Reign crap in TNA....but you can't hold a TNA run against anybody...it's purgatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I wish that Black Reign - Kaz pet rat on a pole match would surface on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Was reading the Beyond Wrestling thread, and I ran across a typo that I found most interesting: I presume it was a tag match, but the participants were listed "wrestler A & wrestler B vs. wrestler C *vs. wrestler D" (where * denotes the typo). But what if it wasn't a typo? It's the indies so this is possible. A three-way, but one of the participants is a tag team instead of just another individual. I'm curious how would you book such a match without it becoming a gigantic clusterfuck? Elimination or one fall? How would the tag team dynamic work out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 So, remember a few days ago when I posted about Tammy Sytch and her adventures on Skype? Well, I just received this message on Facebook: Tammy/Sunny is telling people she'll show guys a lot more if they pay her $100 and she'll Skype with them. When they go onto Skype to "chat" with her, she is claiming her WiFi is down and she doesn't feel well. Fucking scamming whore On the one hand, yeah, scam. But on the other, it's kinda funny. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Carnies gonna carny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Good for Sunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm actually surprised we never got an HBK/Goldust feud in 1996. A vaguely homosexual Goldust vs. a dude who just posed for Playgirl? Writes itself. I also wonder how Goldust would've done with a short WWF Title run during that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre013 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Ok, what PPV or DVD did you buy just because midcard/upper midcard Dustin Rhodes was performing? Let's assume I think you are being the new breed of wrestling fan and will just pick something to look hip and different. Honestly, I can look at ratings/ppv numbers on the very few occasions (if any as he was never really over) he was on top and assess if anyone else felt like this. No-one's arguing that Dustin was Hogan or Austin, but to come on DVDVR, of all places, and claim that no-one ever paid to see him wrestle, makes you seem incredibly ignorant. There were plenty of guys not pushed to the main event I watched. It wasn't Dustin Rhodes. I am far from ignorant, I was just curious as to what he ever sold. I am guessing it's zero outside of the initial Goldust rub at most. Do they ever fire someone that is making them money? He didn't, he was forgotten, and that was the end of his run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That was the end of his run? So who's playing Goldust now???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Aaaaaaaaand here come the magic qualifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Do they ever fire someone that is making them money? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That was the end of his run? So who's playing Goldust now???? Kerry Von Erich. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Goldust really led the way as a proto-Attitude style star, which I think carries done weight in the discussion. On a side note, I want an Alexis Bliss/Bayley tag team. It would be tons of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That was the end of his run? So who's playing Goldust now???? Cody Rhodes is playing Stardust AND Goldust these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Cody Rhodes belongs in the HOF then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 The role of Goldust is being played by an extremely slimmed down Dusty Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre013 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 And still not selling a ticket...just like black reign, etc. He's a nostalgia act. No one has ever bought a ticket or ppv because Dustin was on it. Drug addict, drug addict, drug addict is my response to the three pictures...all of which were miles up the card from where Dustin ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Does EVERYONE have to sell tickets? Some people are just supporting players and that's okay. Not everyone is a headliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Can we bring FSW back? His opinions were terrible too, but at least he was funny. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I hate that he's using "drawing money" to determine how good someone is. Is there any other artform where hardcore fans use money drawn as a metric for anything? Is there a music forum where people argue that Nickelback and Creed are among the all time greats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooks Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I'm actually surprised we never got an HBK/Goldust feud in 1996. A vaguely homosexual Goldust vs. a dude who just posed for Playgirl? Writes itself. I also wonder how Goldust would've done with a short WWF Title run during that time. I was at In Your House: Buried Alive in Indianapolis, and the dark main was Goldust vs Michaels. There was a great promo segment before where Goldust had them hit Shawn's music and did the sexy boy prance and dance. They then proceeded to have a really fun match. And about 2 days later I went to a house show in Evansville, IN and they did the exact same match and promo, spot for spot, and it was still awesome the second time. And goddamn yes Dustin belongs in the Hall of Fame. As far as the "No one ever bought a ticket just because he/she was on the card" argument...... even if that is true of Dustin, I'm sure there are several people in the HOF that could be said about. But as previously mentioned, being a midcard supporter was and is a very important role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I know it's fun to be contrarian and try and stir up shit but stop pretending Fall Brawl 94 didn't exist k thx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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