caley Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, Thunderlips said: I want to know on when Anderson & Gallows are going to get a decent push and win the belts? I think it's in the offing sometime early next year. New Day is almost definitely going to hold the tag titles until they break Demolition's record, then I foresee them dropping them to Sheamus/Cesaro who will, in turn, drop them to Gallows/Anderson who will probably carry them to either a Multi-Tag schmozz at WM, or feud with Enzo/Cass. I mean, that seems to be the seeds being planted with Sheamus/Cesaro getting the big win last night to show they're on New Day's level, and Anderson/Gallows talking about serious wrestling and less goofiness putting them at odds with Enzo/Cass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 As a kid, I think I was more open to different types of wrestling than now. Then, I'd watch any wrestling. Now, I pretty much need people using chains on one another, heels putting bounties on faces, and the occasional bluntly racist heel getting beaten up by black or Latino dudes to get myself hyped about the pro wres. EDIT: Oh, shit, or just really tightly-weaved storylines with sensible booking. I watch Lucha Underground for the soap opera-style storylines, not the wrestling. If it ain't Rey, Willie Mack, or Matanza Cueto, I find most of the work in the ring disjointed at best and insufferable at worst. The great storytelling, though, is awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 8 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: For fuck's sake don't start watching Patriot matches if you are trying to get into All Japan man Watching wrestling (for me at least) is an ever evolving taste. There's room for everything if it's done well, and sometimes you have to watch some really bad stuff to realize what you came in for in the first place. Go watch some of Rippa's bad match picks and see if you come back. It'll give you some perspective and brace you for what you don't really like. Kinda like athletics or something! i was really asking more about the documentary portion of it. i was in my early teens when Patriot had his WWF run vs. Bret Hart, but i totally bit on it and enjoyed it. At the time i was sure he was gonna beat the Canadian heel and become the champ. ahh, to be young and dumb.... and i've watched plenty of crappy wrestling. hell, i watched WCW Mayhem '99 last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Wrestling fans look back on wrestling's past from today's perspective with an appreciation for the good and a...I'm not sure the right words, maybe sick pleasure, in some of the worst stuff ala end run WCW, do y'all think this trend will persist into the future? Will something similar happen with MMA or did it surpass that possibility due to age in which it was created and the instant access to most if not all information regarding the event thanks to the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I look back at the Attitude Era and wonder how any of us stomached that crap. So many shitty Raws, so many bad angles, so many insignificant matches. My tastes totally went from loving nothing but cruiserweights and solid wrestling to basically enjoying WWE-style stuff and very little else for the most part. It's bizarre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 17 minutes ago, Michael Sweetser said: I look back at the Attitude Era and wonder how any of us stomached that crap. So many shitty Raws, so many bad angles, so many insignificant matches. Personally, I was an angry youth who was frequently getting into trouble fighting authority and I loved big boobs. WWF RAW was perfect for me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 4 hours ago, twiztor said: and i've watched plenty of crappy wrestling. hell, i watched WCW Mayhem '99 last night. Look, SS '16 was bad, I get it, but let's not say things we can't take back ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Is HBK still rumored for Royal Rumble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 6 hours ago, DTTW said: Personally, I was an angry youth who was frequently getting into trouble fighting authority and I loved big boobs. WWF RAW was perfect for me. Fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 2 hours ago, BrianS81177 said: Is HBK still rumored for Royal Rumble? I hope not. Isn't one part-timer that's treated as a bigger deal than the full-time roster enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Maybe than can do a 50 and up senior discount Royal Rumble with HBK, Goldberg, 'Taker, Foley, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Sammo~! said: Maybe than can do a 50 and up senior discount Royal Rumble with HBK, Goldberg, 'Taker, Foley, etc etc They would have to make the intervals five minutes so that most of them would have enough time to get to the ring. And the thought of Foley taking an over the top rope bump now is absolutely frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, Sammo~! said: Maybe than can do a 50 and up senior discount Royal Rumble with HBK, Goldberg, 'Taker, Foley, etc etc 9 minutes ago, sydneybrown said: They would have to make the intervals five minutes so that most of them would have enough time to get to the ring. And the thought of Foley taking an over the top rope bump now is absolutely frightening. Just make it a Gimmick Battle Royal like at WM 17. Sheiky wasn't able to do such a bump so they just let him win and have Sarge pop the crowd after the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 My tastes must have changed from puroresu to lucha because I'm now getting Meet Latina Women ads on this site as much as Meet Asian Women ads. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 It would be pretty stupid to have Sarge in a battle royale and not have him do his ringpost bump, anyway. IIRC Sheiky Baby didn't even have his gear and had to wear a drawstring to hold his pants up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonL21 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 How many losses does Goldberg have as a singles wrestler? I can't imagine it being more than five and I don't think any of his losses were clean at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 10 minutes ago, RonL21 said: How many losses does Goldberg have as a singles wrestler? I can't imagine it being more than five and I don't think any of his losses were clean at all. Cagematch stats have him losing 9 singles matches (one on one) out of 301. I expect he might have been pinned once or twice in triangle matches, handicap matches, etc. as well. No idea how many of those pins were clean. Here's the link to his page and the statistical breakdown of his matches, in case someone wants to do the research: http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=658&page=22&type=byMatchType&eventType= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 18 hours ago, Michael Sweetser said: I look back at the Attitude Era and wonder how any of us stomached that crap. So many shitty Raws, so many bad angles, so many insignificant matches. It's for the same reason I still watch current WWE despite getting almost no enjoyment out of it. I'm chasing the wrestling dragon. It might take weeks. It might even take years. But I know deep down there's going to be a great moment or great payoff that is going to make all of this worth it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, JohnnyJ said: It's for the same reason I still watch current WWE despite getting almost no enjoyment out of it. I'm chasing the wrestling dragon. It might take weeks. It might even take years. But I know deep down there's going to be a great moment or great payoff that is going to make all of this worth it. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Yuppie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 2 hours ago, JohnnyJ said: It's for the same reason I still watch current WWE despite getting almost no enjoyment out of it. I'm chasing the wrestling dragon. It might take weeks. It might even take years. But I know deep down there's going to be a great moment or great payoff that is going to make all of this worth it. That moment? The roided-up old coot who laughs manically at "SPARKLE CROTCH" and poop jokes announces his retirement, and his provably competent son-in-law takes over the monopoly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 The payoff has to be Triple H beating Goldberg once again to finally set the record straight that WWF > WCW and by transitive law HHH > Lesnar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I could be way off base, but part of what I think what keeps so many coming back, especially anyone around my age range (25-35) is the unspoken promise that every decade or so there's bound to be one of those big time cathartic WM wins-- Austin at XIV, Benoit at XX (obviously tainted now) or Bryan at XXX for example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I just read in an interview Jake Roberts recently did that Honky Tonk Man has been trademarking guy's names so he gets a piece of them when they do indy bookings, specifically mentioning The Patriot and Hacksaw Jim Duggan as examples. Any information on this? A true statement by Jake? If so, how is that possible? And what a shitty person HTM is for doing such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 12 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: I could be way off base, but part of what I think what keeps so many coming back, especially anyone around my age range (25-35) is the unspoken promise that every decade or so there's bound to be one of those big time cathartic WM wins-- Austin at XIV, Benoit at XX (obviously tainted now) or Bryan at XXX for example. HHH at Mania 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, MonteCarl said: I just read in an interview Jake Roberts recently did that Honky Tonk Man has been trademarking guy's names so he gets a piece of them when they do indy bookings, specifically mentioning The Patriot and Hacksaw Jim Duggan as examples. Any information on this? A true statement by Jake? If so, how is that possible? And what a shitty person HTM is for doing such a thing. Where's the interview at, like to check that out. But if that's true then HTM is indeed a shitty, shitty person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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