APRIL 2022 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

[Ryan]

No change in an update from Z1. Based on an image just before the impact into the buckle, I'm not sure what would have went wrong because it doesn't look super unsafe or anything. Either he hit just wrong or it's accumulated damage I would guess.

[J.H.]

What's this news about Abdullah The Butcher being broke and illiterate?

James

[The Natural]

An unwelcome reminder that wrestling is dangerous, what wrestlers put themselves through for their love for it and our love for it as fans of the great sport. This fucking sucks. Thoughts go out to Shinjiro Ohtani, his family and friends at this difficult time.

Edited April 11, 2022 by The Natural

[Ryan]

11 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

Not without rhinestones. Cowboy.

Like a Rhinestone Cowboy touched for the very first time...

[Ryan]

I'll just post the image of the German Suplex to Otani as it doesn't look like anything severe, but I'll throw it in a spoiler tag anyway.
 

Spoiler

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Ryan

[The Great ML]

1 hour ago, J.H. said:

What's this news about Abdullah The Butcher being broke and illiterate?

James

Saw the same article you did. Doesn’t surprise me if so...the claim was he lost the Hannibal case because he never checks his mail or is able to read. His wife also took everything in a divorce.

[thee Reverend Axl Future]

I donated to Abbie's GoFundMe and all I got was this lousy thank you letter written in broken Sudanese and some Hep C.

[odessasteps]

37 minutes ago, thee Reverend Axl Future said:

I donated to Abbie's GoFundMe and all I got was this lousy thank you letter written in broken Sudanese and some Hep C.

Not even chicken and ribs? 

[Peck]

1 hour ago, thee Reverend Axl Future said:

I donated to Abbie's GoFundMe and all I got was this lousy thank you letter written in broken Sudanese and some Hep C.

Now that's pro wrestling as fuck.

[DreamBroken]

6 hours ago, J.H. said:

What's this news about Abdullah The Butcher being broke and illiterate?

James

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-to-help-abdullah-the-butcher  This is the gofundme for him, basically needs money for attorney fees and can't travel much as he's in need of hip replacement.

He was on Jericho's podcast, and Jericho donated $2,500. 

[Doragon]

His ex wife forged his name in documents, and transferred all his property to herself. Another lawsuit is in the works for that.

[Go2Sleep]

I assumed Otani was much older than he actually is. He must have been in his early 20s when he popped up in WCW for a minute.

Hoping for the best, even though the initial reports (sparse as they are) don't sound good.

[Ultimo Necro]

Of all these crazy wrestling things I’ve seen. Abdullah getting zapped in the Chamber of Horrors match might still be up there.  11 year old me loved that match, I don’t care what Wrestlecrap says, that match single handedly encapsulated Halloween.  The good guys defeat the evil monster when the evil monsters own buddy pulls the lever. To deliver a “shocking” badly produced and slightly camp finale.

Wrestlecrap? More like Wrestleawesome!

I loved a good bloody Abdullah brawl, but for whatever reason that Chamber of Horrors match is burned into my memory. I’ll gladly chip in to help out one of my all time favourites 

[SirSmUgly]

11 minutes ago, Ultimo Necro said:

Of all these crazy wrestling things I’ve seen. Abdullah getting zapped in the Chamber of Horrors match might still be up there.  11 year old me loved that match, I don’t care what Wrestlecrap says, that match single handedly encapsulated Halloween.  The good guys defeat the evil monster when the evil monsters own buddy pulls the lever. To deliver a “shocking” badly produced and slightly camp finale.

Wrestlecrap? More like Wrestleawesome!

I loved a good bloody Abdullah brawl, but for whatever reason that Chamber of Horrors match is burned into my memory. I’ll gladly chip in to help out one of my all time favourites 

RD Reynolds is wrong all the time, but especially about early '90s WCW.

The man panned Slam Jam. Slam Jam is fucking GREAT. 

How are you going to hate on Don't Step to Ron or Simply Ravishing?

He should have had his site shut down just for that. 

[Infinit]

The first time I ever saw Abby was when International Wrestling from Montreal aired a "coming soon" video of him brutalizing Dino Bravo in a New Japan ring. That was my first taste if japanese wrestling as well. I must have been 6 or 7 years old and Abby terrified me.

[Cobra Commander]

I've probably typed this on here but the Halloween Havoc 91 tape was rented by me a few times when I got into wrestling a few years later, so the stupid Chamber of Horrors match holds a bit of fondness with me

[The Natural]

Just announced:

 

[Matt D]

Chamber of Horrors is actually a pretty violent match, which isn't surprising when you look at who's in it.

[Zakk_Sabbath]

I'll add my name to the list of Chamber of Horrors lovers. For Christmas '98 or '99 I got a Best of Halloween Havoc VHS and I must have gone back to that one and the Thunderdome tag a million times.

[AxB]

What better time to announce a big show in Wales, than a few weeks after releasing Nixon Newell? 

[Cobra Commander]

Also since it’s a WCW videotape, there’s parts of Havoc 91 which weren’t on the tape that I’ve never seen.

Wonder if the WWE would be able to do a stadium event in Scotland to finish the series of huge UK events.

[Infinit]

OH CANADA

 

[Cobra Commander]

Imagining Kevin Sullivan or someone getting Kurrgan first and deciding to make him a Canadian abominable snowman.

Maybe having him arise from the ocean off of New Brunswick would need to be filmed in a warmer location. But yeah, a snow creature who was discovered due to a blizzard.

They did stupider things with Kurrgan.

Also a shame that the CMLL vignette with Kurrgan in a long trench coat and hat aren’t online because CMLL made Kurrgan look cooler than most of his WWF run.

I think Omos should get a long trenchcoat like he’s Blade or he’s the Grim Reaper from the “Crossroads” music video because his outfit, at least pre-MVP, makes him look like a giant dude who is dressed like a dude on your block.

[Wyld Samurai]

4 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said:

Imagining Kevin Sullivan or someone getting Kurrgan first and deciding to make him a Canadian abominable snowman.

Maybe having him arise from the ocean off of New Brunswick would need to be filmed in a warmer location. But yeah, a snow creature who was discovered due to a blizzard.

They did stupider things with Kurrgan.

Also a shame that the CMLL vignette with Kurrgan in a long trench coat and hat aren’t online because CMLL made Kurrgan look cooler than most of his WWF run.

I think Omos should get a long trenchcoat like he’s Blade or he’s the Grim Reaper from the “Crossroads” music video because his outfit, at least pre-MVP, makes him look like a giant dude who is dressed like a dude on your block.

I kinda see Omos dressed up like Deebo.

[SirSmUgly]

6 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said:

I kinda see Omos dressed up like ANDDDD ZOOOOOOOOSSSSSS!!!

Just a minor correction here.