Ramsey Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 10 hours ago, Cristobal said: No one is from Idaho. The state is a lie. Now I need to produce photgraphic proof. I now have a project for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On 5/5/2016 at 9:55 AM, nate said: It was mentioned earlier that Sasha Banks could pull off stuffed animals with shutter shades etc., and makeup. My daughter would love the shit out of this! Hell, I may make her a Sasha bear just for her enjoyment. That was me but yeah I just don't think WWE is capitalizing on what they have with the women far as merch goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 So, every once in a while, I'll read through portions of Bret Hart's biography and I always thought the part about Stu Hart loving to bring in the midget wrestlers because they always sold a lot of tickets, which I thought was funny for a family that was such a proponent of serious pro wrestling. So, last night I attended a local indy wrestling show that featured Mick Foley that was RIDICULOUSLY busy (Several rows of people standing because they had greatly outsold the number of tickets) and everyone was into the matches, and super-into Mick Foley's apperance, and all. And then they brought out Short Sleeve Samson and Akeem to wrestle for the Midget Championship and the place became UNGLUED. Chanting for Samson, booing Akeem, popping like crazy for every move, laughing manically at classic midget spots (The guy getting kicked off his opponent and dumped back onto the opponent when he lands in the ref's arms) and absolutely EXPLODING for Samson busting out The Worm. So, even when the main event came along with Mick Foley using Socko and the like, it was still really loud, but not nearly as big as the noise for the Midget Title. So, in short, Stu Hart was totally right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Kevin Owens and Tyler Breeze have started a GoFundMe to help those affected by the Alberta Wildfires https://www.gofundme.com/22vqm7w 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsplash Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 On 5/6/2016 at 3:46 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said: I'll remember you since you quoted me for your sig. At least you guys have something. I've been on the board for 16 years and no one knows who I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 My dad always told me about when he'd watch wrestling with his uncle and how said uncle was always so happy when the midgets showed up (them and the lady wrestlers if I recall correctly). I think as long as they only show up every so often it is something that just works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I can't be the only one who is picturing a bearded 4'6" white dude dressed in African garb wrestling Short Sleeve Sampson, can I? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Hey this just occurred to me: Where the hell have 3.0 (Parker/Matthews) been? Seems like I haven't seen them anywhere this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 7 minutes ago, nate said: Hey this just occurred to me: Where the hell have 3.0 (Parker/Matthews) been? Seems like I haven't seen them anywhere this year. I think they popped up in at least one match at the NXT tapings in Dallas. Not sure if it's aired yet, though, as I'm pretty far behind on NXT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 55 minutes ago, Shane said: I think they popped up in at least one match at the NXT tapings in Dallas. Not sure if it's aired yet, though, as I'm pretty far behind on NXT... I believe it aired 4/27. I watched it, just don't remember the date. I want more 3.0 in nxt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Is that the two guys who tried to work their vocal parts of their gimmick into an NXT match to just then have Dash and Dawson beat the dogshit out of them after? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Yes, Jamokes No. 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 3 hours ago, A Guy Named Tracy said: I can't be the only one who is picturing a bearded 4'6" white dude dressed in African garb wrestling Short Sleeve Sampson, can I? No, more like a black guy doing a Prince Nana gimmick. Wearing a crown, waving to the crowd. Two separate guys on opposite sides of the hall shouted "Whatchu talkin' bout Willis?" at him and somehow both felt like what they had done was truly original and funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 7 hours ago, caley said: No, more like a black guy doing a Prince Nana gimmick. Wearing a crown, waving to the crowd. Two separate guys on opposite sides of the hall shouted "Whatchu talkin' bout Willis?" at him and somehow both felt like what they had done was truly original and funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 19 hours ago, caley said: So, every once in a while, I'll read through portions of Bret Hart's biography and I always thought the part about Stu Hart loving to bring in the midget wrestlers because they always sold a lot of tickets, which I thought was funny for a family that was such a proponent of serious pro wrestling. So, last night I attended a local indy wrestling show that featured Mick Foley that was RIDICULOUSLY busy (Several rows of people standing because they had greatly outsold the number of tickets) and everyone was into the matches, and super-into Mick Foley's apperance, and all. And then they brought out Short Sleeve Samson and Akeem to wrestle for the Midget Championship and the place became UNGLUED. Chanting for Samson, booing Akeem, popping like crazy for every move, laughing manically at classic midget spots (The guy getting kicked off his opponent and dumped back onto the opponent when he lands in the ref's arms) and absolutely EXPLODING for Samson busting out The Worm. So, even when the main event came along with Mick Foley using Socko and the like, it was still really loud, but not nearly as big as the noise for the Midget Title. So, in short, Stu Hart was totally right. Seconded - midgets draw for indies like you wouldn't fucking believe, especially if they've had any sort of TV exposure (which is pretty much all of them at this point, since - no pun intended - the talent pool is so small). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Damn it, Mike. You knew full well what you were saying. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Quote I always thought the part about Stu Hart loving to bring in the midget wrestlers because they always sold a lot of tickets, which I thought was funny for a family that was such a proponent of serious pro wrestling. HE HAD A FAT WIFE AND NINE KIDS TO FEED, CALEY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Stan Hanson's wife sure loved to ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 It's crazy to me to think of an 11 year old kid starting to watch wrestling today. To that kid who is 11 and watching today's product, the Attitude Era is farther away to him as the Bruno Sammartino Era was to me when I first started watching in the mid-80s. Those Bruno and other early 70's matches seemed ancient to me when they'd pop up on the occasional Coliseum Videos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 That would mean that Ric Flair is the Harley Race of this era. Crazy former wrestler/champion that just speaks borderline craziness. I'll never forget Harley Race talking down to Ron Simmons leading up to Simmons vs Vader. So incredibly racist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 One of my local indies brings in the midgets on a semi-regular basis, even though Beautiful Bobby Dean and Little Kato do essentially the same match every time. The fans eat it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Wyld Samurai said: That would mean that Ric Flair is the Harley Race of this era. Crazy former wrestler/champion that just speaks borderline craziness. I'll never forget Harley Race talking down to Ron Simmons leading up to Simmons vs Vader. So incredibly racist. Harley may be borderline crazy. Ric blew past borderline a long, long time ago. He's fully certified bat shit insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 18 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Harley may be borderline crazy. Ric blew past borderline a long, long time ago. He's fully certified bat shit insane. Well, of course. Isn't that why he spent time in the insane asylum? Spoiler It's still real to me!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawk_in_cny Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 5 hours ago, MonteCarl said: It's crazy to me to think of an 11 year old kid starting to watch wrestling today. To that kid who is 11 and watching today's product, the Attitude Era is farther away to him as the Bruno Sammartino Era was to me when I first started watching in the mid-80s. Those Bruno and other early 70's matches seemed ancient to me when they'd pop up on the occasional Coliseum Videos. My oldest 2 kids are 11 and 10. My 10-year-old LOVES WWE. After WWE 2k15 (I think that was the one with the Attitude Era stuff), he started watching a few of the matches from that time on the Network. I don't know how many times he told ne how different it seemed, but that they swore so much it made it seem like no big deal. I guess in a way the occasional profanity in the PG era puts more heat on a feud like blood did back in the day, at least from a kid's perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 12 hours ago, Patrick B. said: One of my local indies brings in the midgets on a semi-regular basis, even though Beautiful Bobby Dean and Little Kato do essentially the same match every time. The fans eat it up. Good for business and a fraction of the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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