Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 Just now, Curt McGirt said: Missed half of the Lucha ep but the Women's one was seriously powerful. Highest recommendation. Next week: Japan, then Canada I'm going to watch the replay of the Lucha one @ 1 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) BTW, just want to apologize for calling the Women's ep "Intergender" earlier -- that was a ghastly mistake, despite it seriously discussing actual intergender relationships. This is a WOMEN'S Episode. EDIT: Also, I would say, a Human's Episode. You are a human, right? You should probably watch it. Edited June 20, 2019 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: BTW, just want to apologize for calling the Women's ep "Intergender" earlier -- that was a ghastly mistake, despite it seriously discussing actual intergender relationships. This is a WOMEN'S Episode. EDIT: Also, I would say, a Human's Episode. You are a human, right? You should probably watch it. I'm actually More Human Than Human. You didn't offend me, but thank you anyway. I'll take your advice and check it out. I'm off today and have plenty of free time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 BTW, the "Behind the Ring" Jake bit was great. For those that missed it, he 1. Said his wrestling name in French, 2. explained that he came up with the name 'DDT' by seeing how the substance was banned via USA Today (and as a side note said "Smoking pot helps, kinda evens things out" haha) 3. says that selling one time made his arm physically swell up because it got so deep in his head that it was insured. Then he complains about how that's real work and doing "six clotheslines in a match" isn't, like he was Cornette. Hard not to believe him after that anecdote though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: BTW, just want to apologize for calling the Women's ep "Intergender" earlier -- that was a ghastly mistake, despite it seriously discussing actual intergender relationships. This is a WOMEN'S Episode. EDIT: Also, I would say, a Human's Episode. You are a human, right? You should probably watch it. The Mexico episode is one I'm cool with watching on my own. But reading the title/description that is one I'm waiting to watch with my wife. I do love the progression of the episodes from the familiar to the not-so-familiar themes. Can't wait to watch them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) On 6/7/2019 at 3:25 AM, Curt McGirt said: Since these episodes were shot so long ago I don't know why they don't do some update stuff at the end when big events have occurred. For example, Kris Wolf has since announced her retirement and even gotten married to her partner, you think they could at least put up some text at the end giving everyone a heads-up. Or the fact that almost every non-Japanese women on the show is currently in NXT UK. This was so long ago that they mentioned about Io (who they horribly said the name wrong) just left. The thing I couldn't figure from watching the Stardom episode last week was whether the owner was an asshole or just a strict person with a set way of things Edited June 20, 2019 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, hammerva said: a strict person with a set way of things I at first was leaning toward the former but the more I saw him I ended up leaning this way. Not sure if it's the right method but it is paying off for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Brody and Liz/Savage have now aired in the UK and Montreal premiers this week. The Wrestlers starts mid-July. I wasn't massively impressed, but I've been reading ten pages about how brilliant the documentaries are for weeks. Nothing could have lived up to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, AxB said: Brody and Liz/Savage have now aired in the UK and Montreal premiers this week. The Wrestlers starts mid-July. I wasn't massively impressed, but I've been reading ten pages about how brilliant the documentaries are for weeks. Nothing could have lived up to that. Savage/Liz doesn't much you don't already know. Brody I thought was fascinating though. I think the standouts will be the von Erichs and Gino episodes so hopefully those change your tune. I would avoid the Montreal one though whenever you get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) The Wrestlers is smoking the Dark Side docs. I'd buy a disc with all of both series on it, though. FWIW I thought the Stardom owner was that particularly Japanese kind of business dick until I saw his lucha collection. But he is still probably that particularly Japanese kind of business dick, only a serious fanboy in his off-time. It's still probably better working for him than having Chigusa drill-sergeant you into a hospital or a mental ward. Edited June 20, 2019 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I guess I enjoyed the deathmatch episode, though I cringed a whole fucking lot. I haven't watched the two from last night yet. I have SlingTV and their DVR service is ass. I'm glad I double checked it...though I have it set to record "new episodes," it was only set to tape one of them. I set it manually so I hope it worked out. I had originally typed "tape" instead of "record" because I am old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Technico Support said: I guess I enjoyed the deathmatch episode, though I cringed a whole fucking lot. I haven't watched the two from last night yet. I have SlingTV and their DVR service is ass. I'm glad I double checked it...though I have it set to record "new episodes," it was only set to tape one of them. I set it manually so I hope it worked out. I had originally typed "tape" instead of "record" because I am old. I loved the deathmatch episode. It's been my favorite episode of The Wrestlers. Edited June 20, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Women's episode was the best one thus far imo. Fascinating history of the fighting Cholitas and their and Mia Yim's inspiring stories. Great stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 The women's episode was really goddamn good. Shit, I'd be tempted to get non-wrestling fans to see this it's that good. And apparently there was a documentary on the fighting Cholitas that I'm curious about as well. As for Youtube goodness there's not too much sadly. But they deserve all the love they're getting. And I knew about Mia's story to a point but didn't know Alison was in a similar situation as well. That just sucks but am glad they all got through it. The Mexican episode might be talked about as much but that was really cool too. You had things like Lucha happening on the streets for pesos and a fascinating look at how Trump's wall could affect them. Definitely recommend checking that out. And hey, DDT is gonna be featured next week! Awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 6 hours ago, quackhell said: Women's episode was the best one thus far imo. Fascinating history of the fighting Cholitas and their and Mia Yim's inspiring stories. Great stuff. I agree. Best one so far. Heart wrenching and awesome. I just wish they'd gone a little bit into defining "cholo/cholita" and the history there as it relates to Bolivia. I pieced it all together eventually (googling "cholita" and finding out it meant, essentially, half-breed" helped me put it all together) but knowing exactly what the deal was with the class system would have made for a better episode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Then again, it inspired you to do the research which is pretty cool. But I agree that both episodes could have been full on their own yet seemed to be smashed together out of topical familiarity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Then again, it inspired you to do the research which is pretty cool. But I agree that both episodes could have been full on their own yet seemed to be smashed together out of topical familiarity. I'm honestly very okay with that. It was pretty neat to see how women deal with that from different parts of the world. And they always tend to go with the "more familiar" name/place before switching to people that you might not have heard of. I wouldn't have minded if they mentioned some places to look them up but they may have had to get clearance for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Currently watching The Wrestlers: Wrestling on Canada's Reserves. This one is a pretty tough watch. Having a box of tissues nearby might not be a bad idea, unless it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilUK Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 The Gino episode just aired in the UK yesterday. Jaw was seriously dropping at this one. So powerful. Obviously there is the "these two guys both said it wasn't murder, so that must be the case" issue, but it gives closure to his mother, which was a great ending. There were bits that suggested a full investigative series could be done just on Gino's death, including the inaccuracies in the identification of the body (them listing him as uncircumcised), but overall this was my favourite episode so far, alongside the Brody one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) I caught the Mexico episode of The Wrestlers last night. Really good one. It's sad to hear people speak of the US with such idealism and as this aspirational thing like we're still that shining city on the hill. Funny, all I saw was some decent people who want to make a living and make things better for their families. I didn't see rapists, dealers, murderers, or whatever else "they" are supposedly "sending." Edit: softened the political language (see Junior Admin in Training's comments below) Edited June 27, 2019 by Technico Support 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Do people just like getting threads closed, or is it a legitimate misunderstanding of the hard "do not talk about politics on this board" rule that's been in place for many, many years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 The DDT ep gave me a lot more respect for that organization. I was also amused by Dieno's finisher being the arm-twist part of the Rainmaker into a kiss. The Canada ep was indeed a little rough. What got me the most was realizing that Great Canada, land of the polite, had no problem dumping their Native population in worse circumstances than even the US did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I fell into a Youtube hole of the VICE documentaries. I watched quite a few of The Wrestlers episodes . Makes me want to watch more Fred Yehi matches and definitely check into some Stardom as well. Rossy Ogawa is the same guy who was behind ARSION right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Really liked the CWF Canada show last night. Heard stories about those Canada trips to places that barely has roads much less highways and watching them go the areas was something. So strange that a young lion from NOAH would have a learning excursion in 2016-2017 in places you have to fly or take a boat to in order to get there. And from what I see on Twitter he isn't just some nobody young lion he is a current champion. Also don't think I have seen used street signs are part of the ring. I guess right the right padding it is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Austin Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Justin877 said: Makes me want to watch more Fred Yehi matches Enjoy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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