Spritenaut 32 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I enjoy Dusty on commentary, but i wouldn't necessarily say he was good. He was capable of adding something to the broadcast, but often... didn't. I'd prefer him to Booker, as far as that goes. I mostly find Otunga bland and inoffensive. He's easy to ignore. Booker is more of a distraction and tends to actively annoy me with his nonsense catch phrases and such. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 17 hours ago, Firebreaker Chip said: On a related note to Jericho/Piper, I like to occasionally ponder that John Cena is older than Arn Arnderson was when he wrestled his last match, by nearly two years at this point Syncing up the Austin commentaries with the actual match videos is definitely doing the Lord's work, thumbs up That is mindblowing. AA always looked 45... even in 1989. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I'll gladly take Booker over JBL on commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I would honestly take Lawler over JBL at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I thought Dusty was pretty good the few times he did commentary in the 80s. I really liked his commentary during the famous Windham/Flair draw on Worldwide in 1987. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Wyld Samurai said: That is mindblowing. AA always looked 45... even in 1989. I remember looking at wrestlers' birthdays and ages when I first got on the internet in the 90s and being shocked that Arn was barely older than guys like Hall, Nash and Sting. I had always thought he was around the same age as Flair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Wyld Samurai said: That is mindblowing. AA always looked 45... even in 1989. Part of this is that John Cena is still cosplaying as a toddler. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Sorry but David Otunga is ass. And despite the fact that I'm firmly in the camp of loving Booker in there, I do think Graves shines most in a two man booth, and wouldn't hate it if they went back to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Casey said: I would honestly take Lawler over JBL at this point. I wouldn't go that far, and I'm someone that is firmly in "fuck that bully piece of shit JBL camp". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Wyld Samurai said: That is mindblowing. AA always looked 45... even in 1989. I think Arn was born looking like a surly, middle-aged man. He came out hand first flashing the four fingers. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I think Arn was born looking like a surly, middle-aged man. He came out hand first flashing the four fingers. And when the doctor spanked him to get him crying, Arn hit him in the knee with a tire iron. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, Godfrey said: And when the doctor spanked him to get him crying, Arn hit him in the knee with a tire iron. You kidding? He took a flip bump and begged off to tag in baby Tully. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Maybe they can have a guy with a synthesizer load up some Dusty sound bytes and replace Otunga or JBL. Groin shot while ref is down, DJ hits one key. "He kicked him in tha thang!" The Street Fight they manage to have on RAW or SD every year some Christmas time? Well, under the tree, Santa stashed something special... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I think the hat made him look older too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Yeah, I'm not sure Arn ever looked "young". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefanie Without Stefanie Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 If you had told me this morning that I'd watch Gordon Solie commentating a hamburger eating contest, I wouldn't have believed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 59 minutes ago, Sasha said: If you had told me this morning that I'd watch Gordon Solie commentating a hamburger eating contest, I wouldn't have believed you. The most bizarre part is the demon Billsderry doughboy. That was like something straight out of Pee Wee's Playhouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 11:23 PM, John Austin said: I've heard of two instances where he was booked to wrestle, but didn't and only ended up doing meet and greets, one at NWA Smoky Mountain and the other for the promotion that had the Ric Flair wannabe, Paul Lee Back in November 2016, he wrestled "Broken" Matt Hardy at Wrestlecade if that's worth anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Cagematch.net indicates he's wrestled 24 matches since being released by the WWE. He's mostly billed as "The Big Guy' in their results. He legally changed his name to "Ryback", didn't he? I assume WWE had previously copyrighted the name. Anyone know how legally changing your name affects the trademark in a situation like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 On 27/5/2017 at 9:40 PM, Phantom Lord said: I remember in the middle of the Flair/Hennig feud, I think at Halloween Havoc 97 Flair did an insane (well for him) top rope to the floor double axe handle to Curt and he ended up fracturing his foot. But Flair was out for blood so it played in perfectly with the story. Nothing says 'out for blood' like a double axe handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Flair should have tried to snap his neck with a chinlock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 25 minutes ago, Roman said: Nothing says 'out for blood' like a double axe handle. He came off the top rope and actually hit his move. Baby steps, man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Roman said: Nothing says 'out for blood' like a double axe handle. Only if you are Jos Leduc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Roman said: Nothing says 'out for blood' like a double axe handle. He was saving the 450 for the rematch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 3:40 PM, Phantom Lord said: I remember in the middle of the Flair/Hennig feud, I think at Halloween Havoc 97 Flair did an insane (well for him) top rope to the floor double axe handle to Curt and he ended up fracturing his foot. But Flair was out for blood so it played in perfectly with the story. I somehow never realized Flair was hurt in that match. I always chalked up his absence afterward to the contractual issues. Is this why DDP replaced him in the US title match against Hennig at Starrcade?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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