Thomas Bugg Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 21 minutes ago, J.T. said: I cannot watch my FMW tapes from Tokyo Pop without turning the volume all the way down. The two dudes on commentary blow goats. You mean those home releases they had in stores nationwide? The commentary was so bad that it fucked up Mike Awesome/Masato Tanaka. How do you fuck up Awesome/Tanaka?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Matt Striker is doing is damndest to ruin LU. His "look how smart I am, even though anyone with a middle school education would understand this" references are bad enough, but his blatant creepy sexism makes attitude-era Lawler look well-adjusted. Easily the worst announcer in an otherwise good promotion. If there's an afterlife, he should be forced to re-live his botched call from the main event finish of Survivor Series 2010 for eternity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 38 minutes ago, Go2Sleep said: If there's an afterlife, he should be forced to re-live his botched call from the main event finish of Survivor Series 2010 for eternity. Wait a minute, he botched the finish of a WWE PPV main event?? Details please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 2 hours ago, J.T. said: I cannot watch my FMW tapes from Tokyo Pop without turning the volume all the way down. The two dudes on commentary blow goats. GOOD LORD that is the epitome of awfulness right there. No further must we go. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 2 hours ago, J.T. said: Double post for how awful they were 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I love Dusty Rhodes but couldn't stand him on commentary. He made that awesome Windham/Flair 87 draw on the first Flair DVD painful to sit through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I loved how Cody was on Colts pod defending Dusty when people complained about his commentary. "I know you thought he ruined this match for you, but he's MY DAD youre griping about." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Thomas Bugg said: Wait a minute, he botched the finish of a WWE PPV main event?? Details please? Survivor Series 2010 was the main event of Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton with Cena as ref where if Barrett lost Cena's career was over. So when Orton pinned Barrett and Cena made the count - thus ending his career (for like one day), Striker screams all happily "JOHN CENA IS FREE!!!!" Yeah.... not the reaction the WWE was going for Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 12 hours ago, nofuture said: You could probably add tonight's whole Lucha Underground episode with Vampiro progressively "getting off" during each match. What bugs me is I really want to show people this episode, I really do. Yet I don't know if I can with the way Vampiro was going on. Do they still have the Spanish version on the weekend? I'd be way better off with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Striker used to be SO good when he started out on commentary... the problem is he gets "creative" when left to his own devices. He's like a hyperactive puppy, you need to keep him on a short leash and give him lots of structuring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 16 hours ago, Hail Sabin said: They should bring back the guy who called Ultima Lucha 1 with Striker LOL you mean the guy @Pete called out a few posts above for being way over the top on commentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 26 minutes ago, Pete said: Striker used to be SO good when he started out on commentary... the problem is he gets "creative" when left to his own devices. He's like a hyperactive puppy, you need to keep him on a short leash and give him lots of structuring. The worst was Striker marking out like crazy when Booker T returned at Royal Rumble a few years ago that Cole had to tell him to calm down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 16 hours ago, Hail Sabin said: They should bring back the guy who called Ultima Lucha 1 with Striker Ugh no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 8 hours ago, Thomas Bugg said: Wait a minute, he botched the finish of a WWE PPV main event?? Details please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: GOOD LORD that is the epitome of awfulness right there. No further must we go. Yeah, these win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Well slap the goddamn porpoise. I can;t believe someone actually had the nerve to but down the american treasure that is the Hog. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 29 minutes ago, nofuture said: The worst was Striker marking out like crazy when Booker T returned at Royal Rumble a few years ago that Cole had to tell him to calm down. I'm marking out bro! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 52 minutes ago, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said: Well slap the goddamn porpoise. I can;t believe someone actually had the nerve to but down the american treasure that is the Hog. Why is The Hog holding a golden ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I loved the Hog, and Dusty was great when he had something to mark out over or laugh at. C'mon, he had some of the most famous calls in wrestling history: "HE GOT A BICYCLE" "THERE'S A LADY IN THE MEN'S RETHTROOM! Maybe she just stopped off for some relief" "He just wore his 'ol tired ass out" while laughing maniacally I mean, c'mon, he's the only reason anyone could sit through a Public Enemy/Harlem Heat garbage match. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Guys like Dusty, Booker T, and Vampiro fall into category of "not technically good, but at least have a genuine enthusiasm that makes them listenable and occasionally endearing." 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Yuppie Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 8 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: GOOD LORD that is the epitome of awfulness right there. No further must we go. The outlandish backstories they'd give for some of the guys were amazing. Personal favorite: Mike Awesome was an All-American defensive lineman on Dan Devine's Orange Bowl-bound Missouri Tigers. For those wondering, that was the 1969 college football season, and the commentary was on a 6-man tag from 1997, which would have made Awesome about 50 years old on that timeline. That's OK, though. In the 28 years between, he also recorded over 100 jumps as a paratrooper in the Green Berets, per the Tokyo POP team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 36 minutes ago, Hail Sabin said: Why is The Hog holding a golden ship? Pretty sure that's a shout-out to Bryan Alvarez, who once threw an epic tantrum about TNA which ended with him saying that he wished wrestling was more popular so he'd have more paying subscribers and could then spend the extra money on a gold boat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Was it Starrcade 95 where Chono used a Yakuza Kick, as Tenay called it, and Dusty just didn't care for the name and said, "He kicked him in the mush!" or am I utterly remembering that wrong? I want to say Heenan was there egging on Dusty just because it was amusing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 27 minutes ago, sydneybrown said: Pretty sure that's a shout-out to Bryan Alvarez, who once threw an epic tantrum about TNA which ended with him saying that he wished wrestling was more popular so he'd have more paying subscribers and could then spend the extra money on a gold boat. Yep. Here it is. Relevant part starts around 15 minutes in but it's all good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Watch that Finlay-Regal SNME match where they beat the everloving crap out of each other and Dusty is the only one paying attention to vicious and amazing it is. I never had a problem with Dusty's commentary because he was always enthusiastic and excited. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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