Ace Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 3 hours ago, Swift said: What are some of the strangest venues/locations wrestling shows have taken place in? I'll start with this one - https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=288421 When I was with UIWA, we did a show in the parking lot of a Jewish community center with John Cena in a midcard match. It only drew 8 paid, but it got us actually in the community centers for a few years with MPW and early PWG. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 For me, the topic always starts with the Jungle Island Death matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 8 minutes ago, Yo-Yo's Roomie said: Just reading an article about the Newcastle United fan who collapsed at the ground the other day, wasn't expecting it to bring closure to the 'what kind of doctor was Tom Prichard' discussion from a while back. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59070356 That’s a fantastic find. Glad the fan in question seems to be ok. I wonder what the most obscure wrestling namesake there is. I’m sure there are thousands of Steve Austin’s, but I’d love for there to be a random dude named Zack Ryder or something that hates calling places. Closest I ever got was a kid in school whose surname was Skinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Presumably, you have to dismiss the wrestlers who took their names from someone else, like Dusty Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 (edited) I dunno, if Ivelisse gets a free pass for this Dynamite match then yeah, let's go ahead and bring her back. Is that whats being said, she got let go or not brought back strictly because she's a woman? Spoiler Then I suppose Sexy Star also gets a free pass and all for that Rosemary incident? Because she's a woman and the fans are just focused on her gender and not that she tried to break another wrestlers arm? Last year or whatever year it was when several women came out with stories of Tessa's attitude and racism, i mean these women were in the locker room with her, at various shows with Tessa. Do I have it incorrect? The fan outrage with Ivelisse, Sexy Star, and Tessa didn't have a thing to do with being unprofessional? I'm glad to have missed out on so much wrestling recently then, probably the best time to close that door if we're excusing shitty behavior captured on camera and reported by many eyewitnesses that were backstage. Goldberg had plenty of negative feedback after that Saudi show where he fumbled around with Undertaker. I don't remember him getting a pass. Cody and the Bucks definitely don't get a pass for their weekly comings and goings, by the threads I read at least. Tldr unprofessional conduct is unprofessional to me, no matter the promotion. No matter the spot on the card. Paint brushing an entire fandom for the online reaction to reported backstage behavior and documented actions on prime time is... definitely one take. Edited October 27 by Hayabusa Bucks and Cody as examples of politics backstage not getting free pass 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Z Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 WWE will report its third quarter 2021 results on Thursday, Nov 4, 2021. Money time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just drew Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Shit. I forgot about the Ivelisse thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 As long as we're all making ourselves pariahs: Yeah, I don't want to see Terry Funk's punches, or anyone's. We talk about flippy stuff being overused to the point that it has not emotional impact, well, punches are the same way. They've been kayfabe illegal forever, when all other strikes got through -- by that logic, they should murder someone when they connect. Yet, the guy taking one barely flinches, and refs don't even seem to admonish the puncher anymore. Make Punches Dangerous Again: Treat them like ROH Pure title matches do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 1 hour ago, Ultimo Necro said: That’s a fantastic find. Glad the fan in question seems to be ok. I wonder what the most obscure wrestling namesake there is. I’m sure there are thousands of Steve Austin’s, but I’d love for there to be a random dude named Zack Ryder or something that hates calling places. Closest I ever got was a kid in school whose surname was Skinner. So I was at college with a guy named Robert Gibson. He was best mates with Rich Moreton. Not even lying. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: [Looks at calender] [Looks at watch] 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) Shit, wrong thread. Remember that Tenryu vs Fujinami match, where Fujinami went to do a Tope out of the ring, but Tenryu just punched him in the face really hard, and Fujinami spent the rest of the match spewing blood from his nose? That was good. Edited October 28 by AxB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) I think the only namesake I've seen was a lawyer named Scott Hall. Not very interesting. Edited October 28 by Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) I used to work with someone whose first name was Kane, that's all I got. Edited October 28 by Jimbo_Tsuruta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Only one I got is that there was an executive at my old company named Jim Steele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 I worked for a young IN promoter who wanted his son to be named Hogan but his far-seeing all-knowing wife forced it to a middle name. My own daughter's middle name is Fabulous Moolah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, Swift said: I think the only namesake I've seen was a lawyer named Scott Hall. Not very interesting. Rutgers University has a building called Scott Hall. I also used to work with a guy who named his first-born son Shawn Michael. His name is Shawn Michael Moore. Edited October 28 by Nice Guy Eddie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Oh just remembered the time I met a guy at work named Jim Molyneux and I was for sure certain that I was familiar with him already until hours later I realized the name in my head belonged to the ECW ref and not him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 In my time following British election results, i've noticed that there's a frequent candidate named Jim Duggan who runs with the Peace Party. No word on if his last name is pronounced the Bill Watts way (Doo-gan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) About 15 years ago my local promotion ran a show in a small club where the local Italian community would get together to eat, drink and play bocce. The issue was, the bocce night had to be rebooked which meant is was being run the same night as the wrestling. So the venue owner made the wrestlers set the ring up in the reception area and they did the show with half the crowd standing up. The other issue was that it was a standard ceiling height so everybody had to use snap versions of all their moves and nothing could be done from the top rope. Half the roster had to come up with alternative finishers because all they didn't have the room to hit all their dives or springboards. Edited October 28 by L_W_P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 There's a whole region of Leeds called Scott Hall. There's a building there called Scott Hall, Scott Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 I work with a Chris Daniels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 28 Author Share Posted October 28 Still funny, Sexy Kurt. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 13 hours ago, Swift said: I think the only namesake I've seen was a lawyer named Scott Hall. Not very interesting. I worked with a lawyer named Jack Evans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Their is a giant State Farm sign down the street from me with the agent’s name on it- Terry Fink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 27 minutes ago, RRR said: Their is a giant State Farm sign down the street from me with the agent’s name on it- Terry Fink. I only hope Terry Fink wears striped khakis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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