Cobra Commander Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z05NQNnWFFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqky28Og4_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7nJbPI1GIw and some promos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 This is sorta damning with faint praise in a way, but Double A was the greatest midcarder ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Ok, first of all, The "Week of Rippa's likes" is fucking killer because, well, we seem to have very similar tastes. The kick off is proof. I love me some Arn Anderson. He has always come across as one of the smarter guys in the business. His promos showed that not only was he articulate, but he deeply understood the psychology of getting a feud over. He always had a menace about him when he started pointing and staring into the camera. His ring work, godddamn was he fun. His offense was always great and he had a pretty deep moveset. Plus, you had Jim Ross putting over his "big left hand" and eventually his opponents started putting it over too. His selling was always a blast. He could hit the mat and bounce after taking his opponents big moves or mug comically after a nut shot. Also, he was equally great as a singles worker or a tag team guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Arn closes his eyes and shakes his head in pain after every win, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I have plenty to say about Arn but no time to say it now. I'll be posting in this for weeks to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm pissed that 1. I haven't posted anything in this thread, because there's too much good to sift through, and 2. when I decided to look for him vs. Muta and him vs. Regal, the E had already scrapped them from Youtube. So in frustration here's something that has to be good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3eJ9UGB-M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 This is like Murderers Row of awesome Southern promos (Fuller, Dutch, Golden, Morton, Cornette, Pritchard, Lane) with Arn propping up the whole shebang. I'M GETTIN' THE HEEBIE JEEBIES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Hattrick Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I think JT just hoped Pepe was doing the talking for Mongo. I'm picturing Mongo as the mannequin to Pepe being the ventriloquist. Seems plausible. Anyways, requested contribution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 This is like Murderers Row of awesome Southern promos (Fuller, Dutch, Golden, Morton, Cornette, Pritchard, Lane) with Arn propping up the whole shebang. I'M GETTIN' THE HEEBIE JEEBIES. I totally wanted to post that but had no idea where it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think JT just hoped Pepe was doing the talking for Mongo. I'm picturing Mongo as the mannequin to Pepe being the ventriloquist. Seems plausible. Anyways, requested contribution. Arn Anderson walking that line, knowing exactly when to stooge and when to be serious. Heenan taking every opportunity to bash Hogan as much as possible. That rumbling of the Spinebuster as both men hit the mat. And Hogan getting pinned on weekly TV, how rare is that? I think the rematch the following week was a double DQ so to my knowledge Hogan never got his 1 on 1 win back on Arn, and it's nice to think Arn's in that oh-so-select club. Yep, I'm on my way to my personal happy place. It's not even really a particularly good match but it's a fun memory and seeing it again made me smile anew [except I always flinch a little now whenever I see Woman, for completely unrelated reasons] I think Arn being a leftie always caused me to like him a little more, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Between this and the Liger thread, I'm gonna be watching wrestling all weekend. Couldn't find two more different wrestlers but I'm a big fan of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like to think that there's an alternate universe where Arn and Ric eventually feud in the 80s, leading to an epic Arn Anderson NWA world title run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Wouldn't a Flair/Tully feud be more likely in that alternate reality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Alternate universe NWA Champ Arn Anderson would've had long flowing hair like Flair. That universe's Flair would've had hair like current-day Flair. This universe's Arn Anderson cut promos like this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ben wins. "You send one of our guys to the hospital, we send one of yours to the morgue!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ben wins. "You send one of our guys to the hospital, we send one of yours to the morgue!" Arn totally cribbed that from The Untouchables, though. Arn is at least awesome enough to lift from Sean Connery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It's amazing how Arn could still come across as a badass motherfucker while wearing my Dad's bifocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 vs Ric Flair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 w/Tully Blanchard vs The Rockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 FoUnd this while looking for a RnR clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 It's a small thing, but what I love most about that Arn vs. Ric match is that Arn didn't even have to hook Ric's leg for the pinfall. Sure, Brian Pillman interfered, but his punch and kick were minor distractions instead of pain-causing. Arn Anderson's DDT was so powerful and decisive that not even Ric Flair himself could muster any strength to kick out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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