Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: It was probably more shock on Vince's part that Nakamura didn't throw salt in his eyes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Craig H said: Oh Shane...You've been up to no good... https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/719721007079112704 Looks like we've got our first episode of Wrestler's Night Court. Man, what great timing with our discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 On 4/1/2016 at 2:30 PM, Fallacy! said: The video of Triple H, Cody and Dustin Rhodes unveiling the new Dusty Rhodes statue yesterday (which I am having trouble embedding at the moment) pretty much encapsulates everything I hate about WWE right now. Nothing to do with Dusty, but it just strikes me as so ridiculous that we are supposed to view Triple H as this super evil boss on one hand, and on the other hand he's at Axxess getting his name chanted while he unveils a memorial statue for a Hall of Famer. It's just so stupid that we are supposed to pretend these two things exist in alternate universes. Kayfabe being dead has really, really hurt the business. Ego is a terrible thing. On 4/1/2016 at 7:28 PM, TheeReverendAxlFuture said: That might be sports entertainment, but that ain't wrestling (let alone rasslin'). I don't want to admire someone for playing a role (that's what the aforementioned TV actors are for), I want to see a bigger than life wrestler that lives the gimmick, who can suspend the crowd's disbelief enough to make children cry, women scream, and men get furious. I don't want to admire only his (or her) cleverness or ability in the ring but also his character. I don't want to respect his craft, I want him/her to get my emotions all riled up and bring me to the brink of believing. Peeking behind the curtain makes this harder. The wrestlers being complicit in the unmasking, especially with a crafty winkwinknudgenudge, makes it nearly impossible. Yeah yeah, the good old days, whatever BUT it wasn't always the same thing and I still seek out the instances when it isn't. they are out there, RAF This is why Vince is so great at what he does. The heelish CEO who knows his role on and off camera is the same. When he does something nice off camera you think there is a spark of hope inside of his cold heart. On 4/2/2016 at 11:36 PM, twiztor said: wake me up when pro wrestlers sports entertainers become good actors. Batista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 With Kobe retiring, I think WWE should try to book Shaq vs Kobe. Easy 1 million buys and it would get all of the coverage in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Kobe has had 2 major injuries in the past 2 years, and can barely play 10-15 minutes now. No way he's ever stepping into a ring lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy! Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Vince probably thinks Kobe and Shaq still play together on the Lakers - assuming he ever knew that much about them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Meltzer said Vince just saw Blue Chips, so, we're still a few years away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 "This Shaq guy is getting to be a hot commodity. I hear they just made one of those fighting video games about him and he was in a superhero movie! We'd better get him on the show while he's still relevant!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy! Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I was ironically enough just listening to Vince Russo's podcast when he talked about when Shaq randomly showed up to a Raw in 98 to meet the wrestlers and Russo asked him to appear on screen. I don't even remember it, but it was Vince McMahon getting pushed around in a wheelchair and he wheeled past Shaq and said "who the hell are you?!" and Russo was like "That was probably a shoot bro, Vince doesn't know a single thing about sports." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, Fallacy! said: I was ironically enough just listening to Vince Russo's podcast Why would you subject yourself to such a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 1 hour ago, PetrolCB said: Meltzer said Vince just saw Blue Chips, so, we're still a few years away. I was one of about three people that saw Blue Chips in theaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just a reminder for folks that the Smackdown tapings tonight have a skeleton crew due to the international tours (most of the crew is already in Milan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I wonder if they will have a singles match become a tag match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 RIP Balls Mahoney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, Casey said: RIP Balls Mahoney Any reports on how he passed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Not yet, but I mean.. I think this is one where you can certainly draw conclusions. Every report about Balls I've heard in the last few years has had him being pretty rough looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Man, that sucks. I seem to recall he had numerous injuries (mainly oral surgery he needed) that lead to his drug addiction. Always hoped he'd pull a Jake Roberts and find the help he needed to clean up and get better, but I guess it was like Axl Rotten where he was too far gone and without the resources he needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Balls Mahoney vs John Cena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I have so many wrestling videos that it is honestly easier and less messy just to download them from the internet than to actually find the dvd. Sucks because I have a lot of cool stuff but usually can't find it . I ended up covered in dust, sore and tired from trying to find one today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 7 hours ago, HumanChessgame said: "This Shaq guy is getting to be a hot commodity. I hear they just made one of those fighting video games about him and he was in a superhero movie! We'd better get him on the show while he's still relevant!" We'll just get Shaq Funaki out of it. Which, let's face it, isn't the worst thing in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 5 hours ago, RIPPA said: Just a reminder for folks that the Smackdown tapings tonight have a skeleton crew due to the international tours (most of the crew is already in Milan) Next stop on the tour is Minsk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 6 hours ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Two things to take away from this: 1) Not sure if it's a plus or a minus that the reporter had no idea who Scott Steiner was. Minus because Steiner kinda was a pretty big deal for about a decade. It's a plus because we would have gotten one of those lame "bodyslam" or "piledriver" puns otherwise. 2) Considering it's a known fact that Scott Steiner loves him some Cracker Barrel, I'm kinda sad he had to settle for the also-ran Shoney's as a substitute ownership. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Apparently the Chair-Swingin' Freaks are reunited in the afterworld. RIP Balls Mahoney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 10 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: 12 hours ago, PetrolCB said: Meltzer said Vince just saw Blue Chips, so, we're still a few years away. I was one of about three people that saw Blue Chips in theaters. The out of touch Vinestory I never believed was the one about when Kill Bill part one came out and he wanted to put Tajiri in a stable with Akio and Yung Yang, called The Yakuza because of it. When it was far more likely he'd just watched the Robert Mitchum Yakuza movie from 1974. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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