Ultimo Necro Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Vince watching Game of Thrones would only ever result in a complaint to HBO over the needless mutilation of Theon. ”we figuratively castrate our talent pal” 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 hours ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said: It's never a good day when the Sonics lose. Also, it's never a good day when the Sonics can't lose because they don't exist. Basically, life is misery. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 When's the last time someone actually bladed on WWE TV? Not PPV, not busted open hardway, just zipped themselves on TV? The general public thinks all pro wrestling is just WWE and since WWE's aiming for another big TV rights deal, they probably don't won't to be confused with AEW's blood and guts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Given WWE's aversion to people with the same name, I can only assume Gunther Stark will be Zoe's dad or brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, BEN! said: When's the last time someone actually bladed on WWE TV? Not PPV, not busted open hardway, just zipped themselves on TV? The general public thinks all pro wrestling is just WWE and since WWE's aiming for another big TV rights deal, they probably don't won't to be confused with AEW's blood and guts. Apart from PPV probably Shawn vs. Edge maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Apart from PPV probably Shawn vs. Edge maybe? That had to be around 2006 2007 the latest. I will say some times the refs attending to the wrestlers when they hardway lends more realism. There are sometimes when it's takes away from a match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, DreamBroken said: The easiest heat you can garner in Seattle. Second easiest is saying something about how dumb it is to throw the ball when you're on the one-yard-line and you have an elite running back. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 55 minutes ago, BEN! said: When's the last time someone actually bladed on WWE TV? Not PPV, not busted open hardway, just zipped themselves on TV? The general public thinks all pro wrestling is just WWE and since WWE's aiming for another big TV rights deal, they probably don't won't to be confused with AEW's blood and guts. the one Batista got fined for in the cage with Jericho was November 2008 RAW. Shortly after there was the seg in March 09 where Jericho bloodied up Flair but I think that was just Flair (one punch and immediately started bleeding), but Flair recently talked about Vince fining Jericho $25,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, DreamBroken said: the one Batista got fined for in the cage with Jericho was November 2008 RAW. Shortly after there was the seg in March 09 where Jericho bloodied up Flair but I think that was just Flair (one punch and immediately started bleeding), but Flair recently talked about Vince fining Jericho $25,000. WWE got really strict on it around the time Punk was feuding with Mysterio. I remember Punk being frustrated that the ref had to stop the match, put on the gloves and clean off the blood multiple times. It ruined the match. If I'm not wrong this was during the Linda for Senator run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 hours ago, odessasteps said: If you can't get Tony Halme or Chris Colt ... And if they did, this would suddenly become a much bigger story. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, sabremike said: I had the Nihilist Arby's hot sauce a couple days ago at a friend's house. Not recommended. They should have gone for a supercharged Horsey Sauce but it was just hot BBQ. (BTW, if you want a supercharged Horsey Sauce, get the horseradish sauce that St. Elmo's puts out. That and the remoulade they do are spectacular.) EDIT: If Elias retired tomorrow he could sleep happy over the heat he got from that one comment. Cheap heat, who cares, that is still the loudest most hostile pop ever. It's like a whole stadium heard the Half Baked guy say "BOO THIS MAN" and responded as vocally as humanly possible. Edited January 19, 2022 by Curt McGirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the former AEW fan Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Damn straight, Eddie Kingston! Atsushi Kotoge is indeed a very good pro wrestler, and a damned fine young man to boot. I HATED what they did to him at the NOAH vs NJPW show. Spoiler Booked him in the only singles match on the show and instead of letting him showcase his talents it was just more House of Torture bullshit. I'd love to see Kotoge fight Eddie Kingston one on one! Edited January 19, 2022 by Gordlow changed "really" to "very" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Gunther. Edited January 19, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cobra Commander Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Using recent naming standards, a millionaire character whose real name is Ted would end up with the name "Teddy Money" Extra note: I've heard at least two "wrong" pronounciations of DiBiase from wrestling clips. The well-known "Dibussy", and also clips from early 80s St. Louis where he's "DiBias" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yeah, Watts switched between DiBias and DiBiase, although it is not as evident as with Doogan/ Duggan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I just remembered the time that the WWE aired Kenzo Suzuki vignettes with the ring name Hirohito.. which… didn’t last long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Idiot King Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I don’t mean this as a slight to the performer himself (who I enjoy) or an endorsement of whatever is going on with the new name aesthetically or otherwise, but hasn’t WALTER’s gimmick always been a little uhhhhh Nazi-suggestive? Nazi-flirtatious? Am I crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 There’s probably some nationalities where Walter would have the exact same gimmick and not come off like the descendent of a war criminal, so some of that is probably more about the famous in America post-WW2 Austrians having some familial ties to Nazis. Except for Falco? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: There’s probably some nationalities where Walter would have the exact same gimmick and not come off like the descendent of a war criminal, so some of that is probably more about the famous in America post-WW2 Austrians having some familial ties to Nazis. Except for Falco? Speaking of Falco, this thing with WALTER could only be redeemed if he entered the ring to a symphonic metal version of Rock Me Amadeus after the name change. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Sorry, the best the WWE creative can do for you is “Der Kommissar” by After The Fire 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmCRF Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, The Idiot King said: I don’t mean this as a slight to the performer himself (who I enjoy) or an endorsement of whatever is going on with the new name aesthetically or otherwise, but hasn’t WALTER’s gimmick always been a little uhhhhh Nazi-suggestive? Nazi-flirtatious? Am I crazy? I mean, Ring Kampf has a word from the title of the most infamous Nazi book in it, but I guess I can't throw stones at people using perfectly innocent German words and trusting that context will mean everyone knows they refute the principles of National Socialism that have sometimes been associated with those words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Using recent naming standards, a millionaire character whose real name is Ted would end up with the name "Teddy Money" Extra note: I've heard at least two "wrong" pronounciations of DiBiase from wrestling clips. The well-known "Dibussy", and also clips from early 80s St. Louis where he's "DiBias" "Stark" is the German word for "Strong", so this name is along the same lines. 1 hour ago, SturmCRF said: I mean, Ring Kampf has a word from the title of the most infamous Nazi book in it, but I guess I can't throw stones at people using perfectly innocent German words and trusting that context will mean everyone knows they refute the principles of National Socialism that have sometimes been associated with those words. "Kampf" is just the German word for "fight". Guess what Ringkampf literally translates to? Never understood the association with Nazism from the English-speaking fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 hours ago, The Idiot King said: I don’t mean this as a slight to the performer himself (who I enjoy) or an endorsement of whatever is going on with the new name aesthetically or otherwise, but hasn’t WALTER’s gimmick always been a little uhhhhh Nazi-suggestive? Nazi-flirtatious? Am I crazy? Only seen a bit I always felt that Imperium was sorta supposed to be fasict gimmick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmCRF Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, The Z said: "Stark" is the German word for "Strong", so this name is along the same lines. "Kampf" is just the German word for "fight". Guess what Ringkampf literally translates to? Never understood the association with Nazism from the English-speaking fans I think it's literally just that, for your typical non German speaker, their only association with that word is from an awareness of Mein Kampf being a thing. They don't know the meaning of the word in isolation, their brain just goes straight to 'bad Hitler book'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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