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    Grand Theft Auto V Talk.

    in COMPUTERS & GAMES & TECH

    Posted

    Yeah - all of us got Rockstar shirts last night doing Mark's deathmatch. Melraz was saying he must have like 6 of them or so right now.

     

    I to will never be able to wear that jacket again. Stupid bikers.

     

    I published my deathmatch this morning so hopefully at some point before I have to break down my shit mid-week we can test it out. 

     

    While I did set it to work for a minimum of 4 - really it should be played with at least 6 but we shall see.

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    JULY WRESTLING DISCUSSION

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

    Posted

    Speaking of crazy Bob Backlund (specifically during that time he was running for office). Here is a story someone sent into Deadspin a couple of years ago. (Remember this is wrestling and the internet so I don't think there is enough grains of salt in the world but still)

     

     

    Back in 1999 I went to a WWF house show at Madison Square Garden. Mid way through the under-card an announcement is made over the PA saying "Former Wrestling Legend and candidate for Connecticut State Congress, Bob Backlund will be doing a meet and greet in section 119". Being from Connecticut and that I had seen Backlund wrestle back in 1994 at my first live wrestling event, I decide to head to section 119.

     
    Bob Backlund is standing there with his wife and an aide shaking hands, taking photos and talking about his platform to a small crowd that has lined up to get a picture and shake Bob Backlund's hand. I am about 14 at the time and like most people in line, way too young to vote. I start to debate about what I will say to Bob Backlund when I meet him. I decide I will tell him about when I saw him wrestle in 1994, which for some reason I think he will care about. Unfortunately the person right in front of me tells Bob Backlund that he saw him wrestle in 1995 and Bob Backlund doesn't care. Being a quick thinking adolescent I say "Mr. Backlund even though I can't vote I am from Connecticut and I will get my parents to vote for you." He asks me where I live and I tell him Stamford (about 25 miles from New York City). He tells me that he is running in Glastonbury (at least 45 miles outside of NYC) and that I am not in his voting district. I reply that my Grandmother lives in that district and I will get her and all her friends to vote you. Bob Backlund lights up like a kid on Christmas. I think that over the course of this meet and greet Bob Backlund has realized that doing a campaign stop in Manhattan is not the best way to win votes in Central Connecticut.
     
    At this point Bob Backlund pulls me aside to tell me the high points of campaign. The only thing I remember from this stump speech is that Bob Backlund says he will have people save on energy by lowering the thermostat and putting on a sweater. I don't care much about his campaign platform but am willing to listen if I can take a picture with the man. My wish is finally granted and I hand my disposable camera to a bystander and stand next to Bob Backlund in front of the autograph table. At this point Bob Backlund throws me into the table and applies his signature move the "Cross-Face Chicken Wing". I feel a pain like I never had in my life of both my arm and neck breaking at the same time. Noticing I am in agony Bob Backlund demands that I tap out, which I believe I was already doing. I stand up a broken and defeated man about to walk away when Bob Backlund turns to me and says "Kid, remember: Wrestling isn't fake and don't forget to tell your grandmother to vote."
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    WRESTLER OF THE DAY: MIL MASCARAS

    in ...OF THE DAY

    Posted

    I am amused because for this second time this week I have found someone I hate that Yohe loves. That being said - there are a couple interesting things in this (especially the last paragraph)

     

     

    Posted by Steve Yohe (Member # 302) on 07-07-2002 12:24 AM: 

      
    Im going thru 4 best of Mil Mascaras tapes. Ive got 90% of the matches (20 hrs worth) in my collection already (IM a Mascaras mark) but one I hadn't seen was Mil vs Abdullah the Butcher from Japan from around 1979 or 1980. It's strange to me & I wonder if something was going on. Abby seems to refuse to sell for Mil. Acually the only move he sells for is Mil's flying head butt & that's a finisher & he kicks out or rolls out of the ring. It was funny seeing another ego in a Mascaras match not selling besides Mil. Then Abby gets Mil down & starts pulling on Mil's mask & rips it. I started going nuts because, for the most part, noone fools with Mascaras's masks (even with him having a million of them--that's the reason for the big suitcase.), not even in Mexico. Mil gets loose & they brawl out of the ring for a DCOR. I remember Mil & Dos Caras had trouble with Brody & Hansen & Abby was part of the same group of friends, so I wounder if resentment had cause Abby to show Mil up.
     
    The match that followed on the tape was a 6 man tag with Mil, Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abby & Bobo Brazil & Carlos Colon. Weird seeing Colon teaming with the super heel Brazil. No one really sells much for Mascaras in this match either, but Mil has Baba to tap and everyone jumps at the chance to sell for the boss. In the first fall, all three of the hard headed heels headbutt Baba & Shohei falls out of the ring & is COR. (Actually Bobo may have missed or forgotten to move.) In the second fall, Baba or Jumbo pins Colon (who looks good in the match), I can't remember. The 3rd fall finish had Mascaras pining Brazil with his dive off the top rope, after Jumbo & Baba do the work in setting it up. Ya Mil pined Bobo. One of the worst things Ive seen in Pro-Wrestling is Bobo Brazil playing heel in Japan. I know Bobo probably enjoyed doing it, but it showed the world his limitations & he is terrible. See Brisco vs Bobo from Japan to see my point. Anyway, I loved watching the above match which had 6 guys who could end up in the HOF.
     
    There also is a match between Mascaras & Kuniaki Kobayashi which Ive seen before. Kobayashi, to me, was great & kind of forgotten today, but a hot head who could get great heat. He kind of shows up Mil also & ends up pulling on Mil's mask. Kobayashi once pulled off Tiger Mask's hood, so that got me thinking too. It seems that Mil is being dominated by a very strong young guy, so it seems he goes to Kobayashi's eyes to get him off. He was using the same move Moe used to use on Curly.
     
    I love Mil Mascaras. Say what you want about him, but his style was wrestling. Beyer told me some things about him & from watching 20 hrs of Mil, it seems true. Mil would wrestle (in major matches) but he wouldn't trade holds. He'd take the whole match if you let him. Beyer said you had to take holds from him. When Dick first told me this, I didn't know what to think because the Destroyer/Mascaras matches are some of the best matches of the 70's. But watching the films again, I see what he means. It's competition with in the framework of working. Dick took holds & then gave Mil holds and what formed out of that was a match that looked different than anything either one had done before. The Destroyer & Mil Mascaras styles were made for each other. Dick, because he could be a dominate wrestler, brought the best out of Mil. Unlike what Abby, & Brody tryed on Mil. IM glad the Japanese desided these films were worth saving.---Steve Yohe

     

    One Year

    in BOARD NEWS/FEEDBACK

    Posted

    Today marks the one year anniversary of the new board.

     

    If I had realized this fact earlier - I would have pushed myself get get DVDVR #172 done today but it was not meant to be.

     

    All things considered - I think it was a fairly smooth year and we finally found a host company that we can hold 'em and pet 'em and squeeze 'em and call them George

     

    Goals for Year Two will be to finally work on the main site again... and not die.

     

    For those wondering if they can help out - clicking on the ads is always nice (whether you are looking for a mate or not).

     

    We always will always take donations as we prepare for renewal time - philrippa AT hotmail DOT com

     

    Thank you all for sticking with us. We don't hate all of you.

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    Introducing the LIVE AND LET DIE SUMMER SPECTACULAR

    in Other Tournament Archives

    Posted

    So...  Is it time to find out if Terry Gordy is the best dead wrestler ever?

     

    He's not - though he is in my Top 10

     

    But I pretty much never going to run a straight singles tournament (especially with the dead) because then you really are just going to get a popularity contest.

     

    Plus - with this board it would be a Andre/Savage final with Matt yelling that we all disrespected Buddy Rose

    A Report Weird Things Thread

    in BOARD NEWS/FEEDBACK

    Posted

    Should be fixed now.

     

    Usually when I start getting that message the board starts screaming at me that "clients haven't probably closed the table" so I am always going to blame that on like Google and Bing when the board gets spidered even if has nothing to do with them because it makes me feel better

    WRESTLER OF THE DAY: MIL MASCARAS

    in ...OF THE DAY

    Posted

    Sweet Brown Sugar, you say?

     

     

     

    I am 99% sure this is the match I reviews in the last DVDVR

     

     

    MIL MASCARAS vs. SWEET BROWN SUGAR - All Japan (January 15, 1982)

    (RIPPA)
     
    Not surprisingly, a Cactus Jack match in Japan match linked to a Mil Mascaras match. Unfortunately, it means I have to watch a Mil Mascaras match. Man do I not like Mascaras. He is only about 70 here so at least there is that. I would be way more excited about a Skip Young match if I wasn't already prepared for Mascaras having nothing to do with Sugar's nonsense. (Oh and just as an FYI - someone uploaded this on Daily Motion labeling Sugar as being portrayed by Koko B. Ware and it made me sad.) So this match comes off as an exhibition of guys doing some matwork (albeit fun matwork) for the sake of doing matwork. I mean it's not like Mascaras was going to sell a God Damn thing. Oh and the finish is all sorts of fucked up as after Macaras gets his headbutts in, he splashes Sugar and then blatantly refuses to let Sugar kickout because hey, eight minutes of work is more than enough for M-Squared.

     

    I also reviewed this match

     

     

     

    GIANT BABA/JUMBO TSURUTA vs. MIL MASCARAS/DOS CARAS – ALL JAPAN (1979)

    (RIPPA)
     
    Alas – the one sticky wicket about these journeys is that you run the risk of a loop of just the same three or four guys. So of my choices, I went in this direction because HEY! JUMBO! is always acceptable plus my hope is that Dos Caras will start steering me towards the lucha. The tradeoff is more Mil Mascaras. I am starting to think Mil Mascaras might be in my Top 5 most hated wrestlers. Top 10 at least. I mean there is current Randy Orton. And any roided Triple H. Konnan. Anything Juggalo related. OH! Tazz! See… now I digress. All Mascaras fault too. Anyway – this is from the 1979 Real World Tag League so Mascaras might be only around 65 here. And if nothing else about this match – the ring jackets are fucking MAGNIFICENT. I would never take Jumbo’s off. The match starts off with Caras and the amazingly young Jumbo tearing it up on the mat. They do the leglock handstand thingy that would have only been better if they then started punching each other in the face. Basically the transition from the first video to the second video is when Mascaras checks in and outside of Jumbo trying to rip Mascaras’ groin off his body it’s all I AM MIL MASCARAS AND I AM DOING WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT!!! This goes on until Baba FINALLY tags in. That was a little disappointing since Giant Baba – angry vet prowling the ring apron is great. Giant Baba – aging wrestler… not so much. So the grandpas fight over the soup they are trying to return until Jumbo comes back in and HA! Gives Mascaras a giant swing. Oh yeah – M-Squared clearly wasn’t happy about that. There really needed to be more Dos Caras. The parts with him and Jumbo really hum. God it really is great watching Mascaras trying to get away with some of his usual nonsense but when Baba is in there and is all YOU WILL EAT THIS BIG BOOT! The finish is even better as Baba breaks up a Caras pin attempt and Mascaras, possibly forgetting what the finish is, keeps getting in Baba’s face giving him lots of “WHAT THE FUCK???” motions and that continues after the bell. It was Baba’s world and those of us who are really old where living in it. Oh and in case you think I am harsh with my words towards Mascaras - I will let Rip Rogers take it from here. (And these were tweeted on Dec 5)
     
     
    Rip Rogers ‏@Hustler2754 3h
    As a teenager I got all the wrestling mags- Mil Mascaras was always prominently featured- I thought he was the best- then I saw him l
    Rip Rogers ‏@Hustler2754 3h
    And thought he was doing a queer gimmick-and then I worked with him - ugh-damn, shit- prima Donna, arrogant asshole- sometimes it's best not
    Rip Rogers ‏@Hustler2754 3h
    To know reality---like fans thinking certain stars r talented- the boys know who r good- good rib is "life is a rib" then u die!!!

    WRESTLER OF THE DAY: MIL MASCARAS

    in ...OF THE DAY

    Posted

    Okay - this is one is a little different. 

     

    First of all - I realized that of the guys I really really really despise they tend to fall into categories.

    • Guys who I hate but will never do as a WOTD because there is no way it wouldn't turn ugly quickly
    • Guys who I have already done (example: Harris Brothers)
    • Guys who I hate but I think everyone else loves (I realized that mid-week. They will get their own week sometime)
    • Guys who I hate but have good matches (despite them doing everything in their power to ruin it)

    Mascaras falls into that last category. Because fuck am I tired of his refusal to sell... or bump... or put anyone over

     

    But he has wrestled so long and in so many places where he has matches that are enjoyable despite how irritated I get. 

     

    The easy example of this the Clash match against Foley

     

     

    And now I will go back to giggling at the fact that he refused to let anyone eliminate him in the Royal Rumble, thus the "he eliminated himself" spot which made him look far far worse.

     

    I now await Tom to come along and tell me what an idiot I am

    JULY ANIMATED GIF THREAD

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

    Posted

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    I don't know why I am responding to this because everyone is going to start fighting over the stupid footstomp gif and then I am going to have to close the thread and yell at people but anyway.

     

    Wouldn't it have made more sense to have the doughy guy in the middle of the guys?

     

    I mean I get that it really all depends on the quality of the catchers and all and that one comes off well and looks like it was as safe as could possibly be but I just feel like having that bigger base in the middle to target would be more of a help.

    2014 NFL OFFSEASON THREAD

    in FOOTBALL

    Posted

    Tanard Jackson is pretty much the stupidest person ever

     

     

    Washington Redskins safety Tanard Jackson has once again been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

    The team issued a statement from an NFL spokesperson announcing the news Wednesday afternoon.
    Jackson in May received reinstatement from the league after he missed the past two seasons while serving an indefinite suspension as a repeat offender, as in 2012 he failed multiple tests for marijuana use.
    Jackson signed with Washington in 2012 but never played a game because of his drug suspension. He has played five NFL seasons, all with the Buccaneers. While with Tampa in 2010, Jackson was suspended indefinitely for violating the substance-abuse policy and missed all but two games that season. He also missed six games in 2011. In 2009, he was suspended for drug use and missed four games.

     

    That's right - he lasted a whooping two months in between indefinite suspensions

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