Matt D Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I didn't realize that the Roadies were doing the Hart Attack in 84 (though I've seen it earlier than that in Portland, I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: We looked it up the other day and I think both Robert and Jimmy are 6'5", so lotsof good genetics in the Welch family. Are there any young Welch’s on the indies? Listening to the Studcast has been a great insight into working and running a promotion in the territory days. Blowed my mind listening to Ron talk about Gordon Nelson and how one of the most lethal shooters in wrestling ended up as just a simple member of the road crew in WCW EDIT: Nelson’s obit http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2012/12/19/20443241.html Edited May 29, 2020 by BurningBeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, BurningBeard said: Are there any young Welch’s on the indies? Listening to the Studcast has been a great insight into working and running a promotion in the territory days. Blowed my mind listening to Ron talk about Gordon Nelson and how one of the most lethal shooters in wrestling ended up as just a simple member of the road crew in WCW EDIT: Nelson’s obit http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2012/12/19/20443241.html I believe Jimmy's son either is or was a wrestler, since Ron talks about 4 generations of Welchs in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, cwoy2j said: I always liked Harlem Heat's "Heat Seeker" where Stevie Ray has the guy up in the electric chair position and Booker comes in with a missile dropkick. They had a bunch of nifty double-team shit. I was a big fan of the "Towering Inferno", which was like Demolition's Decapitation Elbow, except Booker would hit a top rope legdrop onto an opponent Stevie had just backbroken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: A finish I never recall seeing in years is the one Ron and Rob Fuller did in the 70s. rob would backflip the opponent and Ron would catch the guy and then piledrive him. Please, don't encourage them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Please, don't encourage them. The SAT did something kinda like that but it was more of a Bull's Poseidon/piledriver combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Please, don't encourage them. Prob not an issue given how the piledriver has mostly been retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, odessasteps said: A finish I never recall seeing in years is the one Ron and Rob Fuller did in the 70s. rob would backflip the opponent and Ron would catch the guy and then piledrive him. The Smokin Gunns used this for awhile. I'm pretty sure Bart did the back body drop and Billy did the piledriver. Edited May 29, 2020 by Raziel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I just saw Ron mention on a FB comment that his son subbed for him a match once, so that is another 4th generation Welch that wrestled at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 If you caught and held the person for a second before the piledriver, maybe even held and spun em around first... okay. But you know it's just gonna look like a new Canadian Destroyer. In fact you know it'll end up in someone doing a back bodydrop into a Canadian Destroyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 keeps a social distance in acknowledgment of certain board rules Randy Orton is trending on Twitter before Smackdown as he has now become a babyface to a portion of Twitter users. The greatest match ever has become greater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 so what is the real reason no Jeff Hardy or Elias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Fuck it, I'll post it: https://mobile.twitter.com/randyorton/status/1266498139105529856?s=21 It's not embedding, but rarely have I been more surprised. Who knew Randy Orton would have one of the most profound takes on what black lives matter means, not to mention the easiest way to explain why black lives matter is important to begin with. Randy Orton... Man, 2020 is the weirdest timeline. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Craig H said: Fuck it, I'll post it: https://mobile.twitter.com/randyorton/status/1266498139105529856?s=21 It's not embedding, but rarely have I been more surprised. Who knew Randy Orton would have one of the most profound takes on what black lives matter means, not to mention the easiest way to explain why black lives matter is important to begin with. Randy Orton... Man, 2020 is the weirdest timeline. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, odessasteps said: A finish I never recall seeing in years is the one Ron and Rob Fuller did in the 70s. rob would backflip the opponent and Ron would catch the guy and then piledrive him. I remember Meng and The Barbarian doing the piledriver version once or twice. I think they switched to a similar setup, but Barbarian would catch the guy upside down and then deliver a power bomb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I was expecting a tweet supporting the other side of the fence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Craig H said: Fuck it, I'll post it: https://mobile.twitter.com/randyorton/status/1266498139105529856?s=21 It's not embedding, but rarely have I been more surprised. Who knew Randy Orton would have one of the most profound takes on what black lives matter means, not to mention the easiest way to explain why black lives matter is important to begin with. Randy Orton... Man, 2020 is the weirdest timeline. Also shocking was that Darren Young namedropped Randy Orton (amongst a couple others) as wrestlers who had his back and supported him when he came out of the closet. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, grilledcheese said: They had a bunch of nifty double-team shit. I was a big fan of the "Towering Inferno", which was like Demolition's Decapitation Elbow, except Booker would hit a top rope legdrop onto an opponent Stevie had just backbroken. I remember them doing a version of hart attack except is was booker doing one of his spinning kicks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 It was just announced that one of the lead Smackdown writers was let go. I mentioned a page or so ago that their would be a lot of releases coming but didn't expect it to be this soon. Christopher DeJoseph is the guy who was let go. From what I was told their will be a lot of people let go throughout the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo2653 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 @paintedbynumbers Didn't he just come back after working on Lucha Underground and reality stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, zendragon said: I remember them doing a version of hart attack except is was booker doing one of his spinning kicks The Ask kick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ramo2653 said: @paintedbynumbers Didn't he just come back after working on Lucha Underground and reality stuff? I believe he came back in December. You are correct sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo2653 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, odessasteps said: The Ask kick? Yeah but instead of hitting a bent over guy Booker's leg would go over Stevie's head and catch the guy in the chest. Harlem Heat had some pretty dope moves. Watching old WCW stuff now, I don't know how I didn't pick up on their very Southern accents even though they were claiming to be from Harlem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Craig H said: Fuck it, I'll post it: https://mobile.twitter.com/randyorton/status/1266498139105529856?s=21 It's not embedding, but rarely have I been more surprised. Who knew Randy Orton would have one of the most profound takes on what black lives matter means, not to mention the easiest way to explain why black lives matter is important to begin with. Randy Orton... Man, 2020 is the weirdest timeline. Shit, man. I have had my issues with Randy Orton the person and maybe down the line I still will. But this has made me rethink that to a degree. Good job, Randall. I will also say please, please watch the NWA Girl Powerr video that Odessa posted earlier. I made it 25 minutes before I had to pause (heavy stuff) but it's something that really needs to be heard. EDIT: Also, it's for once worth checking the comments. Most of them are either sending love and/or sharing their own personal stories which make for some really powerful stuff. Edited May 30, 2020 by NikoBaltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 so it's my best friend's birthday tomorrow. He just found out he is going to be a dad as well. I wanted to get him something unique.. For his bday I am looking to have Joel Gertner call him up and do one of his famous intro's. My buddy is a huge ECW mark. Good idea? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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