odessasteps Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Mike Sharpe passing makes me sad. This is a guy who could've cleaned up in the territories. I remember going to smller WWF shows and there would be a SD Jones/Mie Sharpe match here and there and they always busted ass against each other James Its odd now to see him in pre WWF places like mid south and world class in the early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Never thought I would see the day where the Duke of Dorchester Pete Doherty would outlive Iron Mike Sharpe and SD Jones. Who would have thunk it. Granted he had some of the worst matches you will ever see on Prime Time Wrestling in the late 80's he was a really solid talent pre Vince's talent raid and other territories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I contend JBL telling the troops to chant his name in a whisper so the terrorists would find them during a Tribute to the Troops show is one of the finest bits of comedy they've done. Also, he fought Godzilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 When JBL first debuted as Justin Bradshaw I thought he was going to do well as he was a big, seemingly legit tough guy who looked authentic when he was tuning people up. Then he kinda went nowhere for years and after writing a book he was suddenly on top. I didn't watch WWE much during his world title push, but from what I remember he was decent at worse and much preferable to some of the other slugs that could have been in his position instead. Plus he was good at playing a character and having an actual gimmick, which is practiced way too seldom nowadays. Speaking of the Acolytes, why was Simmons never really pushed after that team broke up? Sure he was past his prime but seemed like he still had some gas left in the tank. Nagging injuries or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Didn't he basically retire immediately following their split? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think he did. I don't recall him doing anything after that. Other than showing up to say "DAMN!" of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm not a hardcore wrestling fan anymore or anything and I haven't been following very closely for about 10 or so years, but I've been reading some stuff and people talking about X or Y throwing some great punches... Considering I don't really get the entire idea of extensive paragraphs breaking down fake fighting and just enjoy whatever entertains me despite if it's considered a bad wrestling match or not, I don't get the "great punching" thing. So what's the origin of that and who's really considered the best punchers in wrestling? I'm sure this has been talked about extensively before on here in the past, but again, I haven't followed in years, so I'm not aware. Either way I apologize if it's something that's already been beaten to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Reading Meltz's bio, I find it weird that Sharpe would've been hampered by a lack of charisma... seems like he had it in spades. Maybe not a great promo, but he always had tons of personality in-ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 When JBL first debuted as Justin Bradshaw I thought he was going to do well as he was a big, seemingly legit tough guy who looked authentic when he was tuning people up. Then he kinda went nowhere for years and after writing a book he was suddenly on top. I didn't watch WWE much during his world title push, but from what I remember he was decent at worse and much preferable to some of the other slugs that could have been in his position instead. Plus he was good at playing a character and having an actual gimmick, which is practiced way too seldom nowadays. Speaking of the Acolytes, why was Simmons never really pushed after that team broke up? Sure he was past his prime but seemed like he still had some gas left in the tank. Nagging injuries or something? He was coming up on 10 years out of his prime. 1992-1993 was really the last time he was consistently pretty decent in the ring. APA stuff was fun, but just to see him smash dudes, not because he was great in the ring. I think he was around 45 when the APA broke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 What makes a great worked punch: 1) Looks like it's making solid contact. Most important thing right here. 2) Looks like it was thrown by someone who knows how to punch. 3) Isn't actually making TOO much contact. This can be hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Best kind of punch: looks like it's full force, opponent doesn't feel it. Usual example: Dick Murdoch. Type two: looks like you're punching the guy in face because you basically are. Example: Vader Type three: Makes little to no contact and you can tell. Example: Big Cass Worst kind: looks like it barely connects, somehow does actual damage. Example: RVD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think he did. I don't recall him doing anything after that. Other than showing up to say "DAMN!" of course. IIRC, the WWE released Simmons the day they showed the breakup angle and Simmons' "firing" on SmackDown. I believe Simmons was going to make the transition to road agent, but was let go due to personal issues (but would return about a year later for on-screen cameos). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 What a GREAT worked punch might look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojomellon Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 When JBL first debuted as Justin Bradshaw I thought he was going to do well as he was a big, seemingly legit tough guy who looked authentic when he was tuning people up. Then he kinda went nowhere for years and after writing a book he was suddenly on top. I didn't watch WWE much during his world title push, but from what I remember he was decent at worse and much preferable to some of the other slugs that could have been in his position instead. Plus he was good at playing a character and having an actual gimmick, which is practiced way too seldom nowadays. Speaking of the Acolytes, why was Simmons never really pushed after that team broke up? Sure he was past his prime but seemed like he still had some gas left in the tank. Nagging injuries or something? He was coming up on 10 years out of his prime. 1992-1993 was really the last time he was consistently pretty decent in the ring. APA stuff was fun, but just to see him smash dudes, not because he was great in the ring. I think he was around 45 when the APA broke up. OOps, thought you meat Bradshaw. Nevermind this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 TNA uploading their weekly PPVs with more audio editing than Smackdown. I also completely forgot about America's Most Wanted being formed because Harris and Storm happened to be standing next to each other when an incestual redneck tag team refused to wrestle a gay tag team. #TNALegacy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 What makes a great worked punch: 1) Looks like it's making solid contact. Most important thing right here. 2) Looks like it was thrown by someone who knows how to punch. 3) Isn't actually making TOO much contact. This can be hard to tell. Best kind of punch: looks like it's full force, opponent doesn't feel it. Usual example: Dick Murdoch. Type two: looks like you're punching the guy in face because you basically are. Example: Vader Type three: Makes little to no contact and you can tell. Example: Big Cass Worst kind: looks like it barely connects, somehow does actual damage. Example: RVD What a GREAT worked punch might look like. Fair enough, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Harms Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 TNA uploading their weekly PPVs with more audio editing than Smackdown. No, definitely paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 TNA uploading their weekly PPVs with more audio editing than Smackdown. No, definitely paranoid. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Where are these weekly PPVs uploaded? I'm having trouble finding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/user/TNAwrestling/search?query=asylum They've uploaded the first 6, plus the best of DVD sets. Weeklies are new, the DVD sets were uploaded a couple of years ago it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/user/TNAwrestling/search?query=asylum They've uploaded the first 6, plus the best of DVD sets. Weeklies are new, the DVD sets were uploaded a couple of years ago it looks like. Thanks man! It's nice to go back to a time before we all gave up on TNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/user/TNAwrestling/search?query=asylum They've uploaded the first 6, plus the best of DVD sets. Weeklies are new, the DVD sets were uploaded a couple of years ago it looks like. Thanks man! It's nice to go back to a time before we all gave up on TNA. Lol, nice time: Joel Gernter intros Lenny and Lodi, saying how they're gay, and while they aren't like him or most of the people there, they're normal. Ed Ferarra (who earlier in the night grabbed Francine's tit and got whipped for it) is very supportive of them, while Don West (who before the match said they're normal and that's cool) gets violently disgusted whenever they do anything "gay" in the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Fucking Ed Ferrera. This first episode is dreadful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Did he ever explain what the dreads were all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Did he ever explain what the dreads were all about? No, but he did explain that he was all about the TNA and he didn't just mean "Total Nonstop Action." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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