HumanChessgame Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Does the network work on Linux? I got my media pc up and running the other week which runs Ubuntu 14.04 but I've not tried loading the network on it until now. The introductory message loads on chrome in both regular and incognito, but then just spins. Firefox gives a "media unavailable" message. Most googling brings up older information which seems to suggest flash player being out of date or not supported in linux being the reason for the compatibility issues. Have any of you gotten it to work on linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 So is Starrcade 85 the bloodiest PPV of all time? By my count you have 17 (SEVENTEEN) gig jobs... completely ridiculous. I remember renting Starrcade 86 at Blockbuster in the mid 90's and there was blood in damn near every match. I want to say the only one who didn't bleed was Nikita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 So is Starrcade 85 the bloodiest PPV of all time? By my count you have 17 (SEVENTEEN) gig jobs... completely ridiculous. I remember renting Starrcade 86 at Blockbuster in the mid 90's and there was blood in damn near every match. I want to say the only one who didn't bleed was Nikita. I always refer to it as StarrBlade '85. What's even crazier is that literally a third of those blades happen before the match even starts. I think Houston/Krusher and Taylor/Landell are the only matches without blood. And there may be even more than seventeen since I think every person who tried to make the save in the Russians/RnR match gigged too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Half of them were still bleeding from their earlier bladejobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Now I'm just picturing guys bleeding before they even make their entrances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 33 people working (I counted managers and seconds on the Wiki) so 17 would make it half the workers on the whole damn card. Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Now I'm just picturing guys bleeding before they even make their entrances. Who was the guy in FMW that bladed during his intro, really obviously? It was some big 6 man tag match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Who was the guy in FMW that bladed during his intro, really obviously? It was some big 6 man tag match. Well, The Sandman used to do it all the time in ECW, so there's him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I stand corrected, I thought all the guys who tried to make the save in the Russians match bladed, it was just Don Kernodle. Here's the list: Abdullah (bleeds before the match starts) Manny Fernandez Ron Bass Black Bart JJ Dillon Superstar Billy Graham (bleeds before the match starts) Magnum TA Tully Blanchard Bobby Eaton (gigs seconds in) Dennis Condrey (same) Jimmy Valiant Ron Garvin (screws up blade, finish rushed as he bleeds everywhere) Robert Gibson Ivan Koloff Ricky Morton (screws up blade, is covered in seconds) Don Kernodle Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes EDIT: Ironist of Ironies. One of the bloodiest shows in wrestling history and Dusty's forehead stayed clean. Wahoo's magically stayed clean too. And just pointing at his forehead would usually be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Arn also bladed when he ran in on Dusty/Flair. So it's actually 18. Insanity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 They just talked about this one on Between the Sheets a couple of weeks ago, including Dave's corespondent saying that the Tully vs Magnum match wasn't as good as their other matches around the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yeah, that guy can fuck off, there aren't too many hate filled cage matches I can think of that were better than that Magnum/Tully match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 They just talked about this one on Between the Sheets a couple of weeks ago, including Dave's corespondent saying that the Tully vs Magnum match wasn't as good as their other matches around the loop. I wonder if that was one of the Front Row Section D guys (hitchcock, mitchell, ...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm totally more excited for the TLC preshow than the show itself now that Sasha/Becky has been announced. Give them 15 minutes and I don't even care how the rest of the show turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Good for Sasha. I was worried that she'd be left off a show in her hometown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Good for Sasha. I was worried that she'd be left off a show in her hometown. Not the worst thing in Vinceland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I do wonder the reaction that Sheamus will get tonight. Big Irish guy as the WWE World Champion in a city with a huge Irish population should be over, especially against a guy who has been getting mixed reactions anyway (and Boston tends to be a "smart" city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Get fixed, dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cibernetico Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Does the network work on Linux? I got my media pc up and running the other week which runs Ubuntu 14.04 but I've not tried loading the network on it until now. The introductory message loads on chrome in both regular and incognito, but then just spins. Firefox gives a "media unavailable" message. Most googling brings up older information which seems to suggest flash player being out of date or not supported in linux being the reason for the compatibility issues. Have any of you gotten it to work on linux? Honestly, never tried, but I can try it on my Mint and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Paul Jones looks and acts like he would sell you a lemon off a used car lot and pick your pocket while you were signing the sales agreement on top of it. He reminds me of a vindictively malevolent Monty Hall. I've always hated that dude, but I feel like I can finally put into words why I feel that way. Cornette, on the other hand, is annoying and shrill just as IRL, but he's almost a bit too witty and clever for his own good. Also, he managed Bobby Eaton, and it's impossible to root against that guy for me. Also, I'm finding that I have a bit more love for Ivan Koloff than I previously did, but that I think I can't stand Baron von Raschke or that fucking Jimmy Valiant even more than I previously already couldn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Paul Jones looks and acts like he would sell you a lemon off a used car lot and pick your pocket while you were signing the sales agreement on top of it. He reminds me of a vindictively malevolent Monty Hall. I've always hated that dude, but I feel like I can finally put into words why I feel that way. Cornette, on the other hand, is annoying and shrill just as IRL, but he's almost a bit too witty and clever for his own good. Also, he managed Bobby Eaton, and it's impossible to root against that guy for me. Also, I'm finding that I have a bit more love for Ivan Koloff than I previously did, but that I think I can't stand Baron von Raschke or that fucking Jimmy Valiant even more than I previously already couldn't. It's funny but I used to HATE Jimmy Valiant as a kid. He was my least favorite wrestler but I love his goofy antics now. So much so that I now own two Boogie Woogie Man t-shirts. I've always loved Cornette but watching those old shows gives me a new appreciation for his humor and the MXE. My wife is fairly ambivalent about wrestling and will just read a book or something when I'm watching old shows. However, she'll pay attention whenever I'm watching something with Cornette b/c she gets a kick out of how he just talks nonstop for 5-10 minutes at a stretch. She's also remarked that she likes the MX b/c they look like their in synch but not in a fake sort of way like today's tag-teams are. Like they are actually doing double-team moves instead of just running through spots if that makes any sense. Plus Bobby actually has a pretty decent amount of in-ring charisma. He's pretty funny the way he smacks around jobbers and when he's interacting with Cornette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Watching Raws and PPVs from 96, it's so easy to see how Austin got as big as he did. Just the perfect guy at the perfect time. Shawn, Taker, Foley, and Bret (when he was there) had nice years in-ring, but every time Austin was on screen post-KOTR, it just felt so different and exciting than everything else going on. Like you go from these over-the-top intense Austin promos then back to Freddie Joe Floyd vs. The Stalker or some shit. "Wait til Austin 3:16 meets Pillman 9 millimeter" would've blown away the OMG moment field if that was a Slammy in 96. Can't wait to get into 97 where the rest of the product starts to catch up. Also bitter heel JR was hilarious, even though fake Razor and Diesel stuck around way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I just got into '97 on Raw-- the change to the Raw Is War set and music/intro just happened, and that alone has improved the show tenfold. I'm a huge "presentation" guy, so I really appreciate that sort of thing-- though I also enjoy Nitro's look. Something similar needs to happen with today's WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I just got into '97 on Raw-- the change to the Raw Is War set and music/intro just happened, and that alone has improved the show tenfold. I'm a huge "presentation" guy, so I really appreciate that sort of thing-- though I also enjoy Nitro's look. Something similar needs to happen with today's WWE. I'm sure alot would agree, but a stripped down set would be great. That will never happen since "bigger and louder is better". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I finally figured it out last week - the Stage area is too bright during matches. It distracts from the ring presentation. It's one of the reasons NXT works better - the hard camera is on the opposite side, so when they go outside the ring you're still focused on the wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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