HumanChessgame Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I don't know how all-inclusive the search was, but cagematch is listing Flair and Funk's first match being in 1981 and their last being in 2000. Did they ever have a match in WWE (or nu-ECW) later than that? Sadly no. Terry didn't join up with Nu-ECW after the relaunch. Crazy Oldman Flair vs. Funk would have been an amazing match especially if they went with Ric Flair: ECW World Champion. I mean if Vince was ECW Champion...why not Flair. Would have been worth it for the Shane Douglas meltdown on Myspace at the time. DICK FLAIR DICK FLAIR DICK FLAIR DICK DICK DICK DICK. Given those crazy WWE style garbage matches Flair had with Big Show at the time, I can only imagine what such a match against Funk would have been like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Awesome? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Kind of doubt they ever wanted Colt back. They gave him a try out both as a wrestler after the pipe bomb promo and an announcer at NXT and nothing came it. Right, and like you said, nothing came of it. I'm kind of laughing about Punk's hubris possibly writing him a cheque that'll hurt to cash. WWE has to be loving this, whether it was their idea or not. What do you mean? It reads like you're saying that WWE will wind up having to pay Punk as the outcome of this, which isn't how this would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Not to beat the dead horse that is AJ's neck tattoo, but based on that, her record being broken out of spite probably does hurt her a little. Maybe she can get a coverup or parlay it into a guest spot on one of those "horrible tattoos" shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 AJ should get a new tattoo every quarter with the amount of money the WWE paid her in royalties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Sting & Ric Flair First fought each other at a boxing day event in 1987, and last faced each other on the September 12th, 2011 episode of Impact, so that's 23 years, 8 months, 17 days. Terry Funk & Jerry Lawler last fought on 10/01/2011, but FIRST fought on March 23, 1981! An astounding 30 years, 6 months, and 9 days! I've got Pro Wrestling History showing me the first Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee match as being on December 1st, 1975, and Cagematch showing their last match against each other being January 29th, 2011. 35 years, 1 month, 28 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I am pretty sure Dundee and Lawler have wrestled more recently then that too somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 May 2015 for sure since that is when the fund raiser for the Mid-South Coliseum was held Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Not counting Jerry Lawler, Bobo Brazil and The Sheik's feud went from 1967 (possibly earlier but that's when the Detroit US title feud started) to at least one indy show in the early 90's. So that's 23-24 years. And aren't the Rock n Rolls and Midnights still feuding on the indies? That would be 31 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Kind of doubt they ever wanted Colt back. They gave him a try out both as a wrestler after the pipe bomb promo and an announcer at NXT and nothing came it. Right, and like you said, nothing came of it. I'm kind of laughing about Punk's hubris possibly writing him a cheque that'll hurt to cash. WWE has to be loving this, whether it was their idea or not. What do you mean? It reads like you're saying that WWE will wind up having to pay Punk as the outcome of this, which isn't how this would work. Think of the expression 'mouth writing him a cheque he can't cash'. Now substitute mouth for hubris and acknowledge that he can cash it but it'll clear out his self professed cushion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I also need to comment since he apparently got a developmental contract how ZZ is a name that only works with the US pronounciation. Zed Zed isn't terribly cool or intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 To be honest, neither is Zee Zee. Anyway, unless Punk was making shit completely up on the podcast about his health issues, there's really zero chance he'll ever have to pay Amman a cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I also need to comment since he apparently got a developmental contract how ZZ is a name that only works with the US pronounciation. Zed Zed isn't terribly cool or intimidating. Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 They'll probably rename him something like "Zechariah Zelinsky" or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Is there any video online from Dusty's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 ESPN.com just linked to this on its front page There is a look that Sting gives Cena at some point that is kinda "Holy shit - this guy is really fucking good at this" that makes me smile 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I'm as cynical as anyone but dammit if those segments don't warm my cold dark heart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Cena may not be the greatest wrestler ever but he's a goddamn fine human being, and which matters more? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Cena may not be the greatest wrestler ever but he's a goddamn fine human being, and which matters more? This is a real problem with our business. Some of the best wrestlers are pretty terrible people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Great stuff. Chuckled at Sting still calling Big Show "The Giant". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Random thought: If I could watch one person do high-end offense all day, it would be Kanyon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Random thought: If I could watch one person do high-end offense all day, it would be Kanyon. Of course. Who betta than Kanyon? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I've been a fan for my entire conscious life (and was even very, very, minorly, peripherally trying to break in at one point many years ago) and the causation/correlation question with regard to the character of many involved in the business is still something that I think of often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Cena may not be the greatest wrestler ever but he's a goddamn fine human being, and which matters more?This is a real problem with our business. Some of the best wrestlers are pretty terrible people. Exhibit A: Chris BenoitI wonder what we see more, people of low moral fiber going into a shitty business or the business taking semi-well adjusted people and turning them into shitbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 In a lot of fields, it takes a certain type of personality to rise to the top. Look at executives, actors, singers, writers. Especially in a field as physically and psychologically demanding as professional wrestling, the traits that make you excel can also make you bad in a general social environment. It's similar to why Kurt Angle is the type of person he is. To become an Olympic-level athlete, and a gold medalist at that, requires an almost-obsessive drive. He's simply transferred that drive from Olympic wrestling to professional wrestling. And as hard as it's probably been on him, I can't help but wonder if he's better off having pro wrestling as an outlet rather than trying to put all that drive and determination into, say, selling auto insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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