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    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    right. but to call it the "NWA Network" opens up a lot of missed opportunity. Maybe they'll gradually expand to include more of that stuff, or maybe they're just leveraging it to sell to Vince, or maybe they're delusional enough to think they'll make money with what they have. Good luck to them, whatever they're endgame is.

     

    I had not considered the leveraging to sell to Vince angle, but that's a really, really good point.

     

    I simply cannot afford it right now- between cable, internet, Netflix, Google Play, and WWE Network, my entertainment dollar is stretched very thin at the moment. But it would be nice if it at least decent enough to get Vince to upload some more old territory era footage to the Network

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    Oh alright, I wasn't aware of that. That should be cool to see then. Still seems like a steep price point for how much content there actually is, though. I guess I've been spoiled by the Network.

    On a totally unrelated note:

    Uh, no, no I didn't

    Looks like someone just got around to reading this boards thoughts on how to get girls and what constitutes high fashion.

     

     

    This is gonna sound weird, especially in 2015, but I was actually looking for an NWO polo to wear to my office as part of an in-joke with a friend of mine. That thread sounds like it's either going to be very informative, or chock full of unintentional humor, and i'm not sure which

     

     

    I dont know why it took so long for me to see it but... Is Muta's "Summon the Genie" the best entrance in wrestling history?

     

    Definitely a case to be made for it as a top 5 or 10 entrance, but for me, the spectacle of Sting repelling from a helicopter during one of those Spring Break Nitros was really something.

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    Classic Houston matches are great and all, but I can't shake the feeling that anyone who wants to watch those has seen them through various channels anyway? wouldn't it be something if they put up some old Wildside or TNA matches and showcased guys who eventually became "modern"stars to a degree too?

     

    Or fuck it, just give us Mike Rapada week, whatever, im not buying it anyway

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    When you see Dolph outside of the ring, he comes across as a funny and charming guy. I could see him being at least moderately successful. 

     

    His ceiling is probably where his ex-girlfriend, Amy Schumer, is now. I could see him getting his own show but not much beyond that.

     

    I dunno man, that's a lofty goal, she's very, very popular right now. I recall reading he was trying to do some web-series type thing for Comedy Central but I'm not sure if anything ever came of that.

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    While I agree partly with what you're saying, it might do Dolph a world of good to spend a little time in Lucha Underground, like Morrison. I don't get to watch much NJPW these days but there are a lot of guys there I'm sure he could have fun, fresh matches with. A change of scenery might be exactly what he needs. For example, I got really, really tired of Del Rio in WWE because he was in there with Sheamus and Big Show every damn week, but I saw him on LU earlier today and am catching up on some AAA stuff right now and he's been infinitely more entertaining.

    Lucha Underground Discussion

    in LUCHA LIBRE

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    I just watched it on UniMas and thought it was loads of fun. Agree with you on Mundo's stalling, Charlie, that was awesome. The spot with the four tables was great, as was the will they/won't they teases leading up to it (like the gnarly spot with Puma hitting the floor like a foot away from them)

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    No, I think I read somewhere he would be out something like 6-8 months. He was originally going to be Jericho's opponent on 7/4 before he was injured.

     

    Correct on the time table

     

    But yeah - the already announced that Itami was still going to be on the show

     

     

     

    No, I think I read somewhere he would be out something like 6-8 months. He was originally going to be Jericho's opponent on 7/4 before he was injured.

     

     

    Thanks guys. Between him, Sami, Kidd etc., I wasn't 100% sure on what was what. Has it been announced who Jericho would be facing? I like Jericho more than most these days, but I'm not real sure who would be a truly fresh match for him on the main roster.

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    You know what I haven't seen in a while? A ladder match where the rules are that the object they are retrieving becomes legal once they've grabbed it and grabbing the weapon/object isn't the finish. I saw one with a singapore cane that ECW did sometime in 98 or 99, but I don't think I've seen one since.

    I think the similarity to "On a Pole" matches killed that, although that was the stip for that Nash/HHH ladder match with the sledgehammer.

     

     

    I completely forgot about that match! Hard to believe that was four years ago already. I just saw Nash on Kimmel before the Finals, too.

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    You know what I haven't seen in a while? A ladder match where the rules are that the object they are retrieving becomes legal once they've grabbed it and grabbing the weapon/object isn't the finish. I saw one with a singapore cane that ECW did sometime in 98 or 99, but I don't think I've seen one since.

    JUNE 2015 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    I wanna talk about entrances.  Something I've been thinking about alot lately is how horrible entrances are now.  Most of that is due to how WWE has to have everyone do their routine in their entrance every night with zero variation.  I kinda miss how an entrance could convey the type of match your about to see, or the kind of emotion you should be feeling before the match.  An example I love to use is Onita's entrance for his '99 match with Chono.  Everything from the music, to Onita's shit eating grin, to the crowd reaction just made for an amazing entrance, and made me excited a match I wouldn't have cared about otherwise.

     

    I agree 100% with you on this. Especially the comments about WWE. It's one of those things where every aspect of the average WWE TV show is completely sterilized and non-spontaneous. The stupid jib camera shot on the WWE logo before Seth Rollins comes out is one that particularly gets me. I mean, every single time? Really? The HD set sucks. And it sucks even more that it's being used for PPVs too. I mean, honestly, one of the reasons I think I love NXT and Lucha Underground so much is that the presentation is just so much different from the main WWE shows.

     

    One thing I miss about WCW is the long aisle, so guys could talk shit right to the camera, slap hands with fans at the rail (or get in their faces, rip their signs, whatever). It just does not happen in WWE and it's something that really takes away from both the live and TV experiences.

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