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  2. Well put. Not to spoil it for those who like surprises but I could tell from the moment Hidaka got seriously SLAM'd by a 'judo-style hip-toss' that this was going to be a heavyweight performance from both guys. Hidaka's great offense was solidly sold by Crazy (being a true professional - truly makeing it clear why Eddie did the job for him in R.O.H.), but he was seriously outweighing Hidaka, and it was clear by the way he appear'd to jump to the top-rope faster than one can imagine; he almost springboard'd before his feet hit the top-rope (that's what it look'd like to me - I only watch'd it once). I mean, who would get up from a straight pancaking moonsault like that? Undertaker? Kane? Someone "already dead so you can't kill'em"? They even got into the crowd for a few moments to cater to the Extreme audience in attendance that night, but it never felt like a crowd-pleasing performance as much as a do-or-die opportunity for Hidaka. A beautiful match that makes one wonder what Rey and Prince Puma accomplish'd in L.U. by useing up more time, as I kind of remember they did.... Vampiro vs Lex Luger - Monday Night Nitro the night after Uncensored 2000 Lex Luger vs Vampiro - video Dailymotion I wasn't aware that this match took place, but I had to see it. I'm researching Vampiro because he's always had the tools to be the best in the world, and also, Lex is kind of who I lean on to see solid, tight pro-style in 90's wrestling (I love his 15-minute draw against Tatanka, for example). It's a 9-minute clip but I sat through the entrances and Lex (looking larger than ever with Elizabeth behind him to boot) makes a cute comment about the Vamp's inexperience but Vampiro shows up in the ring while it's dark, (and then someone turn'd the lights off again for a second accidently), but Vamp was gung-ho and suprise'd Luger anyways. [spoilers]He hits a spin-wheel kick and an enziguri, some chops, a good atomic drop (something I never say because I never see it, but Vamp is 6'3" and Luger is looking heavier than Triple-H's 270; plus Luger is shorter than Triple-H so the atomic drop seems to give one the idea that 'atoms' are 'testicles', at least pit'd by these two in a rare dynamic ratio. Gosh, I sound like Bill Nye the Science Guy...), but when he goes for a top-rope hurican, Luger hits him low and then something cool happens: he lifts the Vamp for the Human-Torture Rack but instead, unkindly turns it into a back-suplex in mid-move. It's hard to tell how or why, but visually it appears like heel Luger want'd to torture the rookie just to prove he's the vet. He starts stomping the Undead-guy; kicking him in the ribs, even point-of-the-toe like Dean said he saw Finley doing one time. Luger looks a mix between Kurt Angle and Triple-H in this and it's intense if not sickening considering the pills he claims to have been takeing at the time, but I digress; I am a fan of his work. He kicks him some more in the ribs and almost hammerfists him in the back of the head just to get a moment to catch his breath. He sends the Millie-Vanilly former bodyguard to the ropes only to use that momentum to make a gorrilla press-slam even simpler. And he holds the Ghoul in the hair for longer than he needs to just to give him a chance to survive, I guess.... There's 4 minutes left in this clip and I'm already sold that Luger is an even better heel than he was against Tatanka in '93. I'm talking best-in-the-world just from a psychological perspective. I'm convince'd he thought he had it all with Elizabeth by his side. It's jarring to think of in hindsight. Just to note, I'm surprise'd Vampiro went up for the press-slam as he runs to the ropes with vast energy...Let's see how it ends.... Alright, so Luger continues his onslaught: throws him to the outside, double-axhandle to the back that appears to push Vampiro a good 6-7 feet in the guard-rail, hits thigh-slappy loud knee-lift while back in the ring, and then takes too long putting on the Torture Rack. Vampiro backflips out of it, and although he doesn't land on his feet, he's back on his feet and kicking Luger in the chest within a millisecond. That's what I love about Vampiro. He has a reverse wheel-kick where he spins and kicks with the instep of the foot instead of the heel and he always looks like Bruce Lee, Bruce Le, or Bruce Li, when he does it. This one I was bum'd to see him land on his face but I literally blink'd and he was kicking back by the time I open'd my eyes. Ian throws the Total Package to the corner and hits a running lariat Roman Reigns style, and then throws him into the opposing corner, and does a Sting-style handful-of-hair bulldog off the ropes. He basically gets me marking for using familiar offense and then hits an X-FACTOR on Lex Luger to win hearts and gentle people for all eternity. Running shoulder-block next and then, he goes to the top for what I think will be his old super wheel-kick off the top, but instead does a hard flying clothesline and for a nice nearfall. He should have done his go-to finisher, but instead, he does a makeshift move (one of Kane's for further interest) and that was wisdom, because Lex is wiley and mean not just gonna walk into a flying wheel-kick. It basically ends there, except you want to keep watching for greater theft by Vampiro and violence by Luger with his excercise tool. [/spoilers]
  3. just heard John Kruk talking about Natalya (bottom of the 7th, Pirates/Phillies). I had heard that Kruk's a wrestling guy but that was a surprise and I don't know how she came up
  4. The bracket is underwhelming, but I don't think it's such a foregone conclusion the Bucks run away with it. I could definitely see Top Flight getting their breakout year going over FTR and the Bucks back to back. Bucks or FTR winning the tag belts when we're supposed to be entering some new era or whatever would be some really lame booking. FTR will always be ready to go for a program when you need them, and the Bucks are gonna be best hiding behind Okada. Toni/Mariah killing those jobbers reminded me of the long (lost?) squash match thread. This was so much better than a semi-competitive match vs. an ROH team. Julia and Skye could probably use such a match as well.
  5. Forgot to mention, but I did enjoy Pat referencing that Dom was booed at his wedding.
  6. The Usos' faceoff was fine. Was nice to see Cody make the save. DIY/Creeds built into a damn fine match as expected. Was great seeing the crowd into both teams a good deal. Hopefully the Creeds get more build so the crowd is into without them having to go all out each match as the future persists. KC Squared vs. Indi/Candice was another angle masquerading as match to push Candice's new heel character. I kind of dig it, especing the absolutely dickish pride she had post match. Cody's segment was solid. Ricochet/Dom was pretty fun with Ricochet getting in a good showcase. Will be interesting to see what happens when Judgement Day breaks up post Mania. I kind of hope JD sticks with Dom as they two play well to each other. The Sami/Gunther contract signing and Sami's segments with Gable were all good. I like the idea that Sami can't just rely on his underdog energy to take him through it. I don't ant Sami to win, but I have to say I would kind of love for Sami to maybe get some extra training from Gable to push himself to the next level and come close. Awesome Truth vs. Indus Sher was fun. Loved how Awesome Truth made their entrance. Was neat seeing one segment bleed into the next with some different camera angles in use. Its been good seeing WWE trest some new ideas out production wise post Dunn. Hope it continues. The Seth/Drew segment was another solid on between the two. Drew continues to give some of the bes t character work of his career. Seth is a goofball, but I d actually give him credit for stepping up the past few months during a lot of these segments. He isn't close as good as his opponents, but he also isn't so far behind its embarrassing like he has been in the past. New Day vs. Otis/Tozawa was another fun match. Was nice seeing Otis and Akira actually get in a decent showcase against a team like New Day. Becky/Nia wasn't as good as their last match, but was still a solid garbage brawl. Most of the matches and segments ranged from pretty decent-solid, but we did get a great standout match in DIY vs. Creeds. That is match that deserves to happen again with the belts on the line and one of them as champs. Another solid show with Wrestlemania taking shape and unfinished business finally ending on Becky's journey to Rhea.
  7. Detroit, too. Earl Wilson was a power hitter who hit 7 homers in a season twice. His 7 home runs in 1968 were 9th on the team for the Tigers.
  8. https://twitter.com/PetrYanUFC/status/1769737975867539559 Fuck. Get well soon, Petr Yan.
  9. Ok who knows the story about Cody's mom beating up an undercover cop at a Willie Nelson concert cuz I gotta hear that one.
  10. Holy shit! I remember AOL Grandstand. What a blast from the past.
  11. Wasnt expecting to see Hans Conreid as a riverboat gambler in this episode of Davy Crockett. had also forgotten Buddy Ebsen was Davy’s sidekick.
  12. I really wish I could find a really good guide for emulating No Mercy with these mods. There doesn't seem to be a comprehensive, step-by-step process for everything you need to download, where to download it from, and then what you need to do. I remember trying to emulate it a few years ago and it was just a mess. I couldn't get it working and didn't know what I was doing.
  13. I'm finally going to catch up on the last month of NWA Powerrr, I fell behind after the move, started to catch up weeks back and am finally going to finish through. Episode 1: Thought the tag title match was short and disappointing though I like both teams. Could always use more Tim Storm but he hasn't popped back up and isn't a commentary regular anymore. Kenzie Paige vs Tiffany Nieves on the other hand was awesome. Kenzie is killing it every time still and Tiffany has been impressing. the Ultimate Match of Death was pretty fun, agreed that the switch to black and white cause of blood was awkward. Episode 2: Not as much stood out here but the Knox/Murdoch vs Southern Six tag was fun, and the Silas/Burchill main event was pretty solid Episode 3: Women's trios tag was a lot of fun with the winner of the fall becoming #1 contender. The women's division is still pretty good here. I was rooting for Taylor Rising but Markova is always a standout too. Colby/Mecha Wolf was good and it's always good to see Homicide, who was great in his role here. Latimer/Idol was a nice brawl around the arena, finish looked properly brutal. Episode 4: Joe Alonzo vs Blake Troop was a pretty good opener with the focus on Troop's MMA style vs Alonzo's heel tactics & high flying. Good main event with an exciting finishing stretch. Crazy to see Pretty Empowered lose the titles here but the King Bees make a great team. Cool moment, though the show ended abruptly from their celebration. Episode 5 had some nice showcases for the Junior, Tag, and TV titles. Liked the Pretty Empowered promo setting up the tag rematch. I dig the Tampa setup here. Episode 6 opens with an NWA US Tag title match ending in backstage chaos. Taylor Rising vs Missa Kate was good stuff. Quick main event women's trios match was solid. Episode 7 drops tomorrow Good news is you actually don't have to download the app! You can watch on the CW's website so it's basically the same as it was, just a different website and with forced ad breaks. Watch here: https://www.cwtv.com/shows/nwa-powerrr/the-golden-door/?play=9039c77d-e085-449a-a5e0-5b015c8e9097 and you can just click on to each episode. Looks like they have from September to now up.
  14. Said it on the Discord but whatever Nia was wearing was NOT flattering. And the Ode to Bull guillotine from Becky was gnarly. Most I watched was a chunk of the Creeds/DIY match and it's nice they've moved the brothers up and gave them a bunch of false finishes but after the second one it's way obvious they are not going over. Maybe just one next time and lay extra heat on it. WWE: "Okay so we're gonna give you some homework for the interview, here's a couple matches we'd like you to watch so you know who you're talking about" Hogan: "Okay" WWE later: "So what do you think of Bray Wyatt?" Hogan: "I would have made a ton of money with him brother" WWE: "You can lie" Hogan: "Okay then. *pause* It was so sad when he died, I knew his dad real well..."
  15. Though I haven't followed closely in awhile, even though the TV is on every Thursday, I always liked Goto and thought he was cooler than everybody else thought he was. To me he was kind of a perfect MOVEZ Japanese wrestler (because he had ten thousand variations), his gimmick looked very Japanese, he always lost and I love underdogs, etc. It never felt fair to me that he didn't at least get a transitional win. He has been gatekeeper for sooooooo looooooong that he made a career out of it! Throw the man a bone.
  16. I hate that Drew is doing the best work of his career and he has to deal with Seth cackling like a moron and using the crowd singing as a crutch when he doesn't have a comeback. Punk's comeback next week is going to be odd as both Seth and Drew hate him.
  17. I only got to see the Last Woman Standing match and that was a damn good garbage match brawl. Thought they did a good job at going from spot to spot and plunder to plunder. Nia has become a really good bully and Becky is at her best selling and selling and selling and then firing up. Loved that Becky had to use her resiliency to get the win (as highlighted by the announcers) and find a way to put Nia down after the Manhandle Slam through the table didn’t work. The leg drop from the ladder was pretty gnarly. Fun match.
  18. There was a clip that floated into my FB feed of KOR working in New Japan. It was a tag with Tanahashi. Tana kicked him in the head and he started waving and wobbling around, Tana started imitating him in mockery, before KOR kicked him back and they both fell down. It was set to some kinda dance music and was so stupid and funny I had to watch it like three times.
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