sydneybrown Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 "Look how stupid this tv show I've watched every week for years is! What kind of idiot would watch this?" Speak for yourself. As someone who hasn't watched for years I can fully experience the joy of laughing at pictures Raw's idiocy without any feelings of guilt or hypocrisy. Your username... intrigues me. Surely you're not serious? Ugh. Amateurs. The correct answer is always: I am serious. And don't call me Surely. 2
sydneybrown Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 This is one of those nitpicky deals that irritates only me, but every time WWE trots out The Gobbledy Gooker for one reason or another, I'm bugged because when he debuted, he was supposed to be The Gobblygooker. I suppose it's Mean Gene's fault for saying Gobbledy Gooker in the first place at Survivor Series, but still. You're going to take the word of the same people who type out "Brett Hart," "Rick Flair," and Ravishing "Rick" Rude? The odds of your spelling being right and it being a fuck-up are a legit coin flip. 4
Hoffman Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 You're going to take the word of the same people who type out "Brett Hart," "Rick Flair," and Ravishing "Rick" Rude? The odds of your spelling being right and it being a fuck-up are a legit coin flip. Very true. Still, I just checked the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office website on a lark, and someone at the WWF did apply for a service mark for "Gobblygooker" shortly after Survivor Series 1990 (and it was subsequently abandoned in 1992). Just by typing in random old wrestling names on the USPTO site, it looks like WWE let their trademark on Starrcade lapse as well. I have no clue about the inner details of abandoned trademarks, but I'm now disappointed we haven't seen "TNA Starrcade" or "ROH World champion Gobblygooker."
dok Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 This is one of those nitpicky deals that irritates only me, but every time WWE trots out The Gobbledy Gooker for one reason or another, I'm bugged because when he debuted, he was supposed to be The Gobblygooker. I suppose it's Mean Gene's fault for saying Gobbledy Gooker in the first place at Survivor Series, but still.That's assuming that whoever wrote the caption got it right. If it comes down to an unknown production assistant and Okerlund, I'd trust Mene Gene's word any day.
w. josh Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 "ROH World champion Gobblygooker." Give it six months. 1
#prowrestlingisart Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 pro wrestling being art Seriously? I didn't think this was a question anymore in 2013. That Cabana guy's podcast isn't The Sport of Wrestling Podcast and his CHIKARA spinoff wasn't Wrestling Is Business. Weird. No it's not. Most people I talk to, fans, wrestlers, promoters, and even people who don't watch seem to understand pro wrestling is an art form. A violent art, but still an art.
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 It's a soap opera at it's best, a high school play at it's worst. 2
MGFanJay Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Or in the case of that one Halloween Havoc set, an elementary school play.
#prowrestlingisart Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 It's a soap opera at it's best, a high school play at it's worst. Well if all you watch is Raw, sure I guess, but even then that doesn't say it's not art. Might be bad art, but it's art.
Big Fresh Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Raven has said pro wrestling is art. ....I don't know which side of the argument that sentence helps... 1
Roman Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Them's some big lads, OWW lists Paul Bunyan at 8'2"! Here is a pic of Humphrey vs Calhoun. Check it out, they can barely reach each other. Must've been a hell of a match. It was shit. They were both sick and tired of doing the same old 'big, giant, fat behemoth' match and ended up doing a lucha exhibition. They really shouldn't do that, no matter how perfect that 'running sommersault plancha countered into Powerbomb countered into snap Hurricanrana' was. 1
Nice Guy Eddie Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Them's some big lads, OWW lists Paul Bunyan at 8'2"! Here is a pic of Humphrey vs Calhoun. Check it out, they can barely reach each other. Must've been a hell of a match. It was shit. They were both sick and tired of doing the same old 'big, giant, fat behemoth' match and ended up doing a lucha exhibition. They really shouldn't do that, no matter how perfect that 'running sommersault plancha countered into Powerbomb countered into snap Hurricanrana' was. They were both gassed about 5 minutes in. It was a really sad display. They both really let themselves go.
Lazlo Woodbine Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Quoting myself from almost a month ago because no-one noticed it yet.
Vgmastr Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 You're going to take the word of the same people who type out "Brett Hart," "Rick Flair," and Ravishing "Rick" Rude? The odds of your spelling being right and it being a fuck-up are a legit coin flip. Very true. Still, I just checked the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office website on a lark, and someone at the WWF did apply for a service mark for "Gobblygooker" shortly after Survivor Series 1990 (and it was subsequently abandoned in 1992). Just by typing in random old wrestling names on the USPTO site, it looks like WWE let their trademark on Starrcade lapse as well. I have no clue about the inner details of abandoned trademarks, but I'm now disappointed we haven't seen "TNA Starrcade" or "ROH World champion Gobblygooker." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymTiollavSU In this video both the Fink and Mike McGuirk announce him as Gobblygooker.
KidKash202 Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Some cool stuff here: http://instagram.com/619_booyaka 1
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Looks more like Emma, who I didn't realise until a few days ago I've actually met.
E.J. Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Looks like someone got a hold of the rejected MNM attire.
Rev Ray Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Them's some big lads, OWW lists Paul Bunyan at 8'2"! Here is a pic of Humphrey vs Calhoun. Check it out, they can barely reach each other. "I got two turntables and a microphone..." Jeez.... it looks like he cut the feet off an elephant...
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