Wyld Samurai Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Schneider said: So who is Foley's best opponent? I would lean Vader, those matches were harrowing Funk, Vader, Sting, Nasty Boys if we can count tags. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: In a pandemic no less, serving an underserved market. Since I live in Northwest Arkansas, I am about an hour and a half away from Fort Smith. However, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (25 minutes away) has some venues people could run. The Bud Walton Arena is way too big, but the old basketball/current volleyball arena Barnhill Arena is right in AEW's wheelhouse. the Barnhill roof looks pretty neat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler would be a unique look... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Actually, I know the lasting memory 20 years later is Katie Vick, but Kane and HHH had good chemistry pre-quad tear. Their WM 15 match and chain match from the 2-Man Power Trip days were both good. Tough to think of someone Kane had a better series with. The Taker matches were more bad than good, never had anything special with Austin, Edge, or Cena (some of the first long feuds I could think of with him a good worker, I know there are more). Foley (no surprise) bumped his ass off for him in his debut match (as Kane) at SurSer 97 and again in the cell on Raw and would be the only other candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 21 hours ago, SirFozzie said: I'm honestly not sure whether this post should be made in this thread, in it's own thread, or not at all, because it's Wrestling Twitter, but it was on my feed last night (and I don't follow a ton of wrestling accounts there, so it was an unpleasant surprise). Apparently one of the second-rate dirt sheets apparently decided to set his career on fire with slamming AEW and specifically Nyla Rose, with a tweet about "how AEW put the Women's strap on a male". (linked instead of embedded to prove the quote is real, while denying him views from everyone in this thread. Click it if you want to see it. https://twitter.com/ringsidenews_/status/1529091693856931843 Personally, I thought Nyla handled it great, turning the line around into a joke. "You said strap on...".. while the rest of twitter gave the idiot a good old fashioned (and richly deserved) shit-kicking. But I just want to get something off my chest. And that is respect. I am friends with a trans male, and I cannot understand why people deliberately use someone's "deadname", unless it's to be an asshole. And don't try to tell me "Well, that's their name." You don't have any carny movie outsiders making sure to tell you Tom Cruise's birth name with Tom Cruise Mapother the IV. (yes, that's his real name). It's only polite. I don't see any reason to do that with anyone, so when I see it, my instant determination is that you're doing it to be an asshole, and I will judge them accordingly. This is not the first time the scumbag has done this. He's had a history of doing this. He posted anti-semitic tweets before as well. And that was several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, PetrolCB said: Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler would be a unique look... that would be pretty similar to the look of shows at Dorton in North Carolina guessing that Vandy's gym wouldn't be a likely site with the multiple other Nashville sites for shows I guess it's more likely than holding a wrestling show on the stage at the Ryman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 When I did the tour of the original Opry last year, I asked the guide if they ever had wrestling there and didn't know of any. Not that they never did, but that's what I was told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 hour ago, L_W_P said: Best single match opponent for: HHH - Danielson Foley - Undertaker Undertaker - HBK Austin - Rock Rock - Hurricane Best multi match opponent for: HHH - Jeff Hardy Foley - Undertaker Undertaker - Foley Austin - Rock Rock - Austin This list makes me want to ask, what is Foley's best match? I kind of feel like his matches with the Undertaker are more memorable than good. He was great matches with a large swath of people, but his absolute best match might be the Royal Rumble 2000 match with HHH. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 The HIAC with Taker is a legit great. Some other obvious contenders would be the Mind Games match vs. Shawn, Backlash 04 vs. Orton, that Saturday Night match against Vader where he gets potatoed full force in front of the camera for 10 minutes and still squeaks out a count out win, and the I Quit with Flair at Summer Slam 06. He also has some all-time garbage tags like Spring Stampede 94 or ONS 06. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 My first thought was Beach Blast vs Sting. Then stuff vs Vader. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Foley's best matches to me are vs. HBK at Mind Games and vs. Austin at OTE. The 2000 HHH matches are just under them for me. The matches with Taker were solid-good, but never really hit great to me from what I've caught of them. Always thought the Taker HIAC match was good as a spectacle but not as an actual match. Edited May 26, 2022 by Eivion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I love Foley Orton and Foley Edge. I even liked the tag with Edge a lot. Foley Edge was definitely a "moments match" but i genuinely think Foley Orton was legit great. Especially with the alt commentary that was on the foley dvd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil4126 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Eivion said: Foley's best matches to me are vs. HBK at Mind Games and vs. Austin at OTE. The 2000 HHH matches are just under them for me. The matches with Taker were solid-good, but never really hit great to me from what I've caught of them. Always thought the Taker HIAC match was good as a spectacle but not as an actual match. I agree 100% with all of this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, supremebve said: This list makes me want to ask, what is Foley's best match? I kind of feel like his matches with the Undertaker are more memorable than good. He was great matches with a large swath of people, but his absolute best match might be the Royal Rumble 2000 match with HHH. 3. Cactus Jack vs. Triple H. Royal Rumble 2000. 2. Dude Love vs. Steve Austin. In Your House: Over the Edge 1998. 1. Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels. In Your House 10: Mind Games 1996. *****. Edited May 26, 2022 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sublime Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) I haven’t seen any of it in a long time but I remember Foleys ECW run having really good stuff in it. Especially his heel stuff which was more character work great than match great but there were a lot of really fun brawls from what I remember too. But from a character stand point ECW might have been Foleys peak but it’s hard to say cause he’s an all time great character work guy. One moment that I’ve always remembered was from a tag match with Foley/Raven vs Dreamer/Funk where a VCR got used as a weapon and it’s one of the nastiest head shots I can recall cause the thing just bounced off one of someone’s head. So much stupid shit in ECW. Edited May 26, 2022 by Sublime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 15 hours ago, PetrolCB said: Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler would be a unique look... I doubt Butler allows it and parking is shit around there. There's a nearby parking garage, but if it's during the semester, it's not going to be viable for parking. Any time I go to Butler for anything I always wind up going to my cousin's house in the area and then take an Uber to the campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I wonder how WWE is going to spin this? Threats of terrorist attacks like Mania 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Infinit said: I wonder how WWE is going to spin this? Threats of terrorist attacks like Mania 7? Raiders potentially signing Colin Kaepernick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 They must have used the wrong talent in the promotional material. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: They must have used the wrong talent in the promotional material. To paraphrase a well-loved post here, had they advertised Cody Rhodes vs. Cody Rhodes in a Cody-Rhodes-on-a-pole match, held inside a steel Cody Rhodes, they would have sold out the football stadium in Vegas, and probably multiple other football stadiums in America who want to see it on the big screen in a large crowd. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 The "best" part is that since the Allegiant crowd was already larger than what MGM holds, they're going to have to refund everyone's money before giving them the chance to buy tickets a SECOND time for the same show. I wonder how many folks will throw up their hands and move on, to speak nothing of the ones who'll get shut out because of the smaller capacity. Between that and the relative arena sizes, there's a pretty good chance AEW outdraws them in another matinee city. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Are you telling me that having 4 stadium shows in a matter of 5 months with only a few true stars and bad creative was a terrible idea? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Are you telling me that having 4 stadium shows in a matter of 5 months with only a few true stars and bad creative was a terrible idea? Who needs stars when you have such a strong brand? The brand is the draw, then, now, and forever. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 49 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Are you telling me that having 4 stadium shows in a matter of 5 months with only a few true stars and bad creative was a terrible idea? It would have been an insane thing to try even in like, 1999 let alone now. All that TV/Saudi money has them high on the smell of their own farts 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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