The Nature Boy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I hadn't seen that Fact or Fiction thing in a while. It originally aired on Fox in the late 90's. The part I loved about it is clearly the guy with the ancient Egyptian pharaoh gimmick is a heel but somehow he's the face? And here's Terry Funk working an all American Dusty Rhodes-esq hard times gimmick from Detroit no less and he's the heel? We could believe Funk's character gives his opponent a "real" DDT and breaks his neck. But from what I remember, it was fiction. It's BS to wrestle 20 mins with a dead guy and not notice no matter how pumped you are. The weirdest part was how set it was for Funk to be the babyface. The All-American guy who had never beaten the monster heel was in his last match. It's classic booking. It was probably one of the more obvious fiction bits from the show. Pro wrestling requires WAY too much cooperation for you to be able to throw around what is basically dead weight for 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 At 70, Vince will be the oldest person to ever perform in WWE ring correct? Someone has been older and done it elsewhere in the world though right? I kinda recall a discussion about someone being 90 doing a headscissors or something equally insane for a senior citizen. I believe the unnamed guy in your example is Robbie Ellis, who if I recall, did a Sliced Bread #2 in Chikara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivpvideos Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Not sure how big of a deal he was but Ted Dibiase's father died in the ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 At 70, Vince will be the oldest person to ever perform in WWE ring correct? Someone has been older and done it elsewhere in the world though right? I kinda recall a discussion about someone being 90 doing a headscissors or something equally insane for a senior citizen. I believe the unnamed guy in your example is Robbie Ellis, who if I recall, did a Sliced Bread #2 in Chikara. Is he older than Johnny Saint? I know Saint appeared in a couple King of Trios/Tag Grand Prix events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 At 70, Vince will be the oldest person to ever perform in WWE ring correct? Someone has been older and done it elsewhere in the world though right? I kinda recall a discussion about someone being 90 doing a headscissors or something equally insane for a senior citizen.I believe the unnamed guy in your example is Robbie Ellis, who if I recall, did a Sliced Bread #2 in Chikara. Is he older than Johnny Saint? I know Saint appeared in a couple King of Trios/Tag Grand Prix events. Ellis is 72. Saint is 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Which wrestler, in y'alls views, has the biggest gap between how awesome their entrance music is and how awesome they are in ring, both presently and all-time? Right now, it's Alberto del Rio, who has admittedly improved ever since Roman willed him to a good match at Survivor Series. Still, he has maybe the best entrance music in the company, and it's all ruined when it stops and now I have to watch him wrestle. All-time...I'd have to think about that one a bit longer, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Alex Riley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacelle Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Virgil's theme was way better at being music than he was at being a wrestler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Alex Riley. Say it to his face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 The Bella Twins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianChris Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Is Vince being in the ring next week a rib on Lawler? How's it a rib? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Random thought here but: Am I the only one who wants to see Tuesday Night Titans come back? I'm sure who would host it but it'd be a nice little diversion that might let some guys show off their natural charisma. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Which wrestler, in y'alls views, has the biggest gap between how awesome their entrance music is and how awesome they are in ring, both presently and all-time? Sandman? Actually, a lot of old school ECW guys for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Sandman can be awesome in the ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Now, does that include awesome workers with shitty music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I fucking loved Gangrel's entrance. His matches on the other hand... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 My vote goes to The Ascension 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincey Greene Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 The Patriot blew and he was the originator of Medal (theme from Kurt Angle). Besides that one, always been way more fond of Theme From Jack Swagger than I am of Jack Swagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Pro Wrestling Syndicate in New Jersey is running an all-women's show in March, and one of the matches is an Intergalactic Battle between "Princess" Leva Bates and "Darth" Veda Scott. Clever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Now, does that include awesome workers with shitty music? Indeed, it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'll throw in a vote for Bray Wyatt. I really think he's better suited as the manager and mouthpiece for the rest of the family. Once he gets in the ring and usually loses his big feuds, the aura is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I think they finally figured Joe's theme out, but for a couple months after his debut, he was a good candidate for best wrestler with the shittiest music. I guess currently, Cesaro would have that honor? In the other direction, I like Sheamus' theme, but I never want to see anything he does after he comes out. And Jack Swagger's theme definitely should've gone to Cesaro too. Gangrel and Riley are both good shouts for all time. Dennis Knight got the benefit of Taker's cool-ass Ministry theme for a bit. Mongo got the benefit of the 96/97 Horsemen music. Stevie Ray leeched off the Harlem Heat and original NWO themes. 98 Marc Mero and pre-Evolution Batista deserve mention too. Good wrestlers that got stuck with bad themes? I guess depending on you feel about ironically enjoying bad music, Regal's "man's man" theme and the Steiners WCW theme should be mentioned. Finlay getting the happy Hornswoggle music was pretty bad too. The X-Factor theme was so bad, it's still a huge gap from X-Pac and Albert (maybe not Justin Credible tho). Rey should've had better WCW music than the recycled Zodiac theme, and certainly better than what he had in the Filthy Animals days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 On the X-Factor theme: I remember really liking it in 2001. My music tastes sucked in the early 2000s. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I also liked Rey's theme it really didn't fit him which I thought made him really cool that he came out to like this spooky old school horror music. Gave him a real neat aura about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Sid, for sure. His music as Justice and Vicious, and Sycho are all so dope, but he's still....Sid in the ring. Not that I don't enjoy his intensity and fist bumping ways, mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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