HumanChessgame Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 37 minutes ago, RolandTHTG said: Where does Tommy Dreamer sit in terms of wrestling's biggest carneys? Having just paid $60 to sit through a House of Hardcore show where there was probably a total of ten bumps on a three hour show, half the matches comedy matches using the same spots as the match before, and most of the rest doing the same tired indy meta "hey, we're not really working, haha, let's ironically lock up and chain wrestle" garbage, I'm torn between being glad relieved for him that he's not out there destroying what's left of himself in meaningless indy matches, but also find it kinda shady that he continues to book himself in hardcore matches where he takes no bumps, and then proceeds to close the show with the same promo he's cut on every show since ECW closed down, that varies between grossly insincere and long term effects of concussions. Thoughts? They'll continue to book shows like these as long as there are still people willing to pay to see it. Nostalgia will almost always bring in the dollars, no matter how rose colored the glasses are or what state the people putting on the act are now in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I went to a HoH show in December. Got a picture with Broken Matt before the show. That was the highlight. I'll give Tommy credit for it mostly showcasing young talent with a few veteran former WWE guys, and there's usually only one gimmick match per show so it's not really an ECW nostalgia deal. The South Philly crowd is full of the most despicable people I've ever been around, so watching it at the Arena wasn't a treat. Plus, the main was a cage match using the Arena's cage that takes twice as long as the match to be put together. The biggest pop of the night may have been for the guy that got the door screwed on after failing to do so for twenty minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Dreamer is a weird dude. I'm sure he means well, but his Austin podcast episode changed my look on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Tommy is entitled to not bump and make speeches as long as he wants. He put his time in. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I was at the Bustin For Autism benefit show in Houston that Alberto Del Rio famously no-showed. Tommy and Lance Archer were originally scheduled for a plain midcard match against each other, but they switched it to a street fight for the main event to send the crowd home happy. Those two worked a pretty entertaining hardcore match, which I'm sure was more than they were originally planning to do, for the sake of not disappointing the fans that showed up. (Tommy got hurt taking a chokeslam through a table, leading him to swear off taking chokeslams for good.) As far as I'm concerned, Tommy's one of the good guys. And fuck Del Rio. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 hour ago, PetrolCB said: Dreamer is a weird dude. I'm sure he means well, but his Austin podcast episode changed my look on him. How so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 He took a cinder block to the balls for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 On pro wrestling's own scale, Tommy Dreamer is downright normal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 So apparently Del Rio and Paige has broken up. At least according to SEScoops twitter. While it is good that Paige is out there without getting the crap beat out of her or a serious drug/alcohol problem, her reputation with the WWE is in shaky shape dealing with that moron. sucks for the TNA Knockout that next in line for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Didn't they have their names tattooed on each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spritenaut 32 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Just discovered that Laurie Thompson - AKA Susie Spirit from GLOW - is now an attorney. Suitably impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 20 hours ago, (BP) said: I went to a HoH show in December. Got a picture with Broken Matt before the show. That was the highlight. I'll give Tommy credit for it mostly showcasing young talent with a few veteran former WWE guys, and there's usually only one gimmick match per show so it's not really an ECW nostalgia deal. The South Philly crowd is full of the most despicable people I've ever been around, so watching it at the Arena wasn't a treat. Plus, the main was a cage match using the Arena's cage that takes twice as long as the match to be put together. The biggest pop of the night may have been for the guy that got the door screwed on after failing to do so for twenty minutes. We had a ten minute long "faggot" chant followed by the same guys urging Bull James to "suck it" during a resthold in a match with Billy Gunn straight after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/23/2017 at 4:36 PM, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said: I kinda miss Dolph's goofy selling. Though the company apparently told him (repeatedly) to tone it down. Do you think Austin was right about Dolph selling too much that it hurt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said: Just discovered that Laurie Thompson - AKA Susie Spirit from GLOW - is now an attorney. Suitably impressed. No pun intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Dolph's selling makes HBK's look normal in his match against Hogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 There was definitely a period where dolph was making everyone's stuff look so good that he was worth more as a jtts vs a pushed talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I see your "Tommy Dreamer is a big carny" and I call. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Doesn't Marty Scrull knowbtyat opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 22 minutes ago, zev said: I see your "Tommy Dreamer is a big carny" and I call. Tommy Dreamer continues to sell ECW nostalgia on a regular basis. If Marty can sell a bunch of umbrellas as "ring-used" Bullet Club umbrellas for £2k, then he'll be a bigger carny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 50 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: Doesn't Marty Scrull knowbtyat opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck? It was bad luck for Adam Cole, bay-bay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hell, the Rock & Roll Express would tear up bedsheets, autograph the scraps and sell them as R&R headbands for ten bucks a pop. This ain't nothin'. Pro wrestling, for more than a century, has had one final goal: to separate gullible people from their cash money. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Does the umbrella at least have the capability to release poison gas or shoot a dart? The Bullet Club might finally have jumped the shark if someone actually plunks down 2 grand for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Marty is an asshole. Bill Dundee's umbrella is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 So, yeah, he's going to wrestle again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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