Kang Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Kane vs Glacier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 The Rock v Heavy Metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jimbo_Tsuruta said: The Rock v Heavy Metal The eternal battle! Heavy Metal vs Disco Inferno could work, too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wild Bull Curry v Psicosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hurricane vs Typhoon Shockmaster vs The Gobbledy Gooker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Strangler Lewis & The Barbarian v Bruiser Brody & Abdullah The Butcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) This will take some mental gymnastics, but if Saba Simba was translated into "Seven Lions", then Christian vs Tony "Seven Lions" Atlas would make for an interesting match on paper. Although, I hear that the original Roman Empire kinda booked that one into the ground! Edited August 23, 2021 by Shartnado Typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 My last 1 for now Stardust vs Sting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jimbo_Tsuruta said: Strangler Lewis & The Barbarian v Bruiser Brody & Abdullah The Butcher This might actually still be one hell of a match, though, despite not living up to the insane expectations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Shartnado said: This might actually still be one hell of a match, though, despite not living up to the insane expectations! Brody, flying kneedrop. Butcher, fork. Barbarian, flying top rope headbutt. Strangler Lewis, headlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Maxx Payne vs Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Slash Venom vs The Iron Sheikh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, AxB said: Maxx Payne vs Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Surely this must have happened at some point? I demand video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Angelico vs., El Santanico Bárbaro Cavernario vs. Luchasaurus Teddy Hart & his cats vs. The Junkyard Dog in a handicap match Rock n Roll Express vs. the New Breed w/ President Dusty Rhodes as guest referee Zeus (Tiny Lister) vs. Zeus (Japanese wrestler) Vince McMahon vs. God (Vince would book himself to go over; match would be postponed after God no-showed without notice) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Beech27 said: This has been pointed out many times, and for a long time, but turning Becky in this way illustrates the 'writing vs booking' tension pretty clearly. From a writer's perspective, this could be a consistent and interesting development of Becky's character: her star ascendancy began with an unexpected attack on Charlotte, was fueled by her continuing to transgress, and culminated in taking an injured wrestler's spot in the Royal Rumble after she'd already lost that night. That she would take advantage of the vacancy Sasha made and Bianca's naivete makes sense. And it gives Bianca -- supremely physically gifted -- a psychological hurdle to overcome. Only, as much as WWE might occasionally insist and operate otherwise, wrestling isn't a scripted drama like any other, and you can't write characters/stories as if it is. This is a really good, insightful post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 41 minutes ago, Dog said: Surely this must have happened at some point? I demand video! I did read it happened at least on the early '93 WCW European Tour (when Davey Boy Smith had just arrived). The review said something to the effect of " a 20-minute bore draw, in which they touched each other about twice." So very much the epitome of not living up to the expectations of the respective names! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Elgin vs. Jericho vs. El Generico 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Bam Bam Gordy - THE BATTLE OF THE BAM BAMS It's been long enough, so I hope someone is using "Bam Bam" as a nickname again in pro wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Didn't both Windy City and ECW hype the Battle of Th Bam Bams? James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 12 hours ago, The Natural said: This. Vince hasn't been in the 'professional wrestling' business since WM I. Max Landis is apparently a predatory creep, but he was right about WWE: it's not wrestling. Not in the way diehard fans tend to label it, anyway. It makes me think about how Martin Scorsese said Marvel movies aren't true cinema. He ruffled feathers, but it's easy to see why someone like Scorsese would feel that way. The same holds true for WWE, on a much smaller scale. Like Marvel, WWE wants to be a continuous line of content. The level to which anyone finds WWE entertaining or successful is a personal choice. But we need to stop acting as if Vince and others haven't said this before. We can agree or disagree with the mindset. But they don't view themselves that as a wrestling company and haven't for nearly four decades. They want to get to talent on the first floor and build them so they fit a certain role. Is that a paint by numbers approach? Of course. But it's easier to mold someone who's new to sports entertainment than to recalibrate a long-time indie darling. And, at least in the beginning, it's also cheaper. Not that they'll completely ignore the indie scene, but they won't rely on it as much going forward. "But that's like creating a line of robots!" Welcome to capitalism. That's always the heart of Vince's thinking, Reaganomics follower that he clearly is. "But that's cold and unemotional!" Becoming a billionaire is. And make no mistake, every billionaire has some of the same qualities as Vince. Commerce over art and ethics. With WWE making more money then ever, Vince's vision is literally paying off for him. If you're looking for top to bottom wrestling artistry in WWE, it's not for you. And that's fine. They have some good stuff going on, but no one is obligated to watch or follow. But again, we have to temper our expectations/fantasy booking with reality. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 4:09 PM, Kev said: Yeah, I think people are mostly civil here, but I do feel like there’s been a bit more of a general anti-WWE sentiment the last couple of years. Several of us have flat-out been called stupid sheep for supposedly being pro-WWE. Some folks have been awful in the past and honestly, the rest of you do nothing to call them out for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dog said: 2 hours ago, AxB said: Maxx Payne vs Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Surely this must have happened at some point? I demand video! i don't know why you'd want to watch it, but i found this on youtube: Edited August 23, 2021 by twiztor quote boxes formatting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) Fandango v Thunderbolt Patterson v Lightning Kid v Emi Sakura. - Bohemian Rhapsody match Edited August 23, 2021 by Ultimo Necro 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Shartnado said: This just popped into my head: Since Arn's kid is Brock Anderson and Rick Steiner's kid is named Bronson and while his wrestling name probably is not going to be Bronson Steiner, if it was, you might get a future wrestling card that said "Brock Anderson vs Bronson Steiner"! That just sounds so F'n badass, that it couldn't possibly live up to expectations, even when those two would be in their primes, no matter HOW good they end up getting. Can you think of any other pairings that sound so good that the actual match between them could never live up to the expectations their respective names seem to suggest? celebrity boxing/ufc: God Shammgod vs Miroslav Satan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 To @Burgundy LaRue's point about the good stuff to see in the WWE, Example 1A Baron Corbin making chicken salad out of the chicken shit angle they gave him 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) I try not to outright criticize others because they enjoy something I don't. Everyone's entitled to like something different than you. I'm a total metalhead but my girlfriend likes Jack Johnson. Neither of us tries to change the other's tastes. I'll admit the Corbin stuff is entertaining from what I've seen in clips on Youtube and it's always fun to see what R-Truth is up to but frankly there's just no desire there to watch WWE for me. Years of bad booking, horrible mis-use of talented individuals, absolutely atrocious announcing and an over reliance on stars from the past (oh look.... Lesnar's back. again. yay.) just killed any desire I have to tune in to 5 hours a week or programming when I feel like I'm only gonna actually enjoy about 20 minutes worth of that. I'm not saying AEW is perfect either there are DEFINITELY areas of improvement to be had (JR needs to ride off into the sunset, they need to give Jungle Boy and/or Kingston title wins before fans stop caring and we could really use more than 1 women's match a week on Dynamite) but for me personally I find it a lot of fun overall. If you're enjoying WWE, more power to you. Edited August 23, 2021 by BrianS81177 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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