November 2022 Wrestling Discussion

[The Natural]

WWE Crown Jewel, the last AEW PPV of the year in AEW Full Gear, the 25th Anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob at WWF Survivor Series 1997 and WWE Survivor Series with WarGames.

[Dolfan in NYC]

Well this is one way to start the month....

 

 

[AxB]

Fite.tv+, $4.99 a month, gets you the entire GCW archive and all events streaming live.

[twiztor]

in this month of giving thanks, i want to appreciate all of the posters here at DVDVR. 

the depth of pro wrestling knowledge here is unparalleled. You can pick any promotion in the world, at any time in history, and somebody here can relate stories of being there, or watching it on tv, or recall backstage stories they've heard, or talk about 'this wrestler's run' or 'that wrestler's promos'. Truly an unprecedented opportunity for learning and understanding. And all while the discourse is kept to a (mostly) reasonable, rational level. Thank you all for contributing.

i've seen probably thousands and thousands of hours of wrestling, and feel inadequate compared to some of you. that's a compliment. Much love.

[Uncle Coaster]

I lurk here and want to say that @twiztor has echoed my thoughts exactly.  I’ve wanted to post something similar but couldn’t find the words.

Well said and Happy November everyone. 
 

[matt925]

Wonder if this changes anything for Saturday, if at the very least they give talent a free choice to not go. 

[Casey]

There's always a choice not to go, which is why people like Danielson and Owens never went IIRC.

But it won't change the fact that the show is going to happen. Houthi rebels bombed an oil depot a couple of miles from the F1 Grand Prix a few months ago and it still went on as scheduled.

[Control]

Did Bam Bam Bigelow have a particularly good run or a great feud? Is there “must see” Bam Bam content?  

[Marcel]

He had some fun matches with Vader as IWGP tag team champions.  Hase and Muto come to mind here.

[Boydy]

2 hours ago, Control said:

Did Bam Bam Bigelow have a particularly good run or a great feud? Is there “must see” Bam Bam content?  

He had that memorable match with Taz in ECW.

Also he deserves a lot of credit for getting a decent match out of Lawrence Taylor at Wrestlemania.

Also anytime he went against Bret Hart was a good match.

 

[The Natural]

2 hours ago, Control said:

Did Bam Bam Bigelow have a particularly good run or a great feud? Is there “must see” Bam Bam content?  

Bret Hart and Taz.

[(BP)]

@Control

I like these matches quite a bit. 

 

[odessasteps]

Bigelow in Memphis is worth watching.

[Infinit]

3 hours ago, Control said:

Did Bam Bam Bigelow have a particularly good run or a great feud? Is there “must see” Bam Bam content?  

Bam Bam and Vader vs The Steiners is on New Japan World

[SirSmUgly]

Is there anything Bigelow did during his '88-'89 NWA run worth watching? I watched through as much of the TV as was out there a few years back and don't remember anything, but maybe there's something I missed. 

I think he was there for part of 1990, too, but I don't remember anything about it. 

[Log]

1 hour ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said:

Is there anything Bigelow did during his '88-'89 NWA run worth watching? I watched through as much of the TV as was out there a few years back and don't remember anything, but maybe there's something I missed. 

I think he was there for part of 1990, too, but I don't remember anything about it. 

Isn't there a good match with Windham in there? Starrcade 88 maybe?

Is that match good or am I misremembering and it's actually disappointing?

[Dolfan in NYC]

5 hours ago, Control said:

Did Bam Bam Bigelow have a particularly good run or a great feud? Is there “must see” Bam Bam content?  

This is as must see as it gets: 

 

[SirSmUgly]

29 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

This is as must see as it gets: 

 

Kevin Nash weaving stories is great. Don't care how much of this is fluff. I am truly entertained. 

If only Scott Hall could have remembered this incident while blitzed, he wouldn't have drunkenly racially slurred someone in a bar and almost got wiped for it. 

[nate]

35 minutes ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said:

Kevin Nash weaving stories is great. Don't care how much of this is fluff. I am truly entertained. 

Yeah, fiction can be just as entertaining as real life.

 

[Zimbra]

 

This thread is a pretty interesting summary of Kawada's ramen shop and his business philosophy.  Spoiler: Kawada is a real hard-ass.

[Dolphman 3000]

 

[Log]

21 minutes ago, Zimbra said:

 

This thread is a pretty interesting summary of Kawada's ramen shop and his business philosophy.  Spoiler: Kawada is a real hard-ass.

"NO RAMEN FOR YOU!" (Grabs customer by the back of their head and kicks them repeatedly in the face)

[Sublime]

It would be pretty surreal if Punk wrestled in WWE again especially with HHH in charge but at one point I never thought Vince would work with Bischoff so who knows. 
NJPW or maybe NOAH could be landing spots too if Punk was willing to travel that far. 
I don’t know where else he’d feel is at his level, maybe GCW? 

[Infinit]

It would be hilarious having Punk wrestle for the "idiot son in law"

[Dolphman 3000]

7 minutes ago, Sublime said:

It would be pretty surreal if Punk wrestled in WWE again especially with HHH in charge but at one point I never thought Vince would work with Bischoff so who knows. 
NJPW or maybe NOAH could be landing spots too if Punk was willing to travel that far. 
I don’t know where else he’d feel is at his level, maybe GCW? 

Honestly, he could probably just keep running Chicago with himself on top and draw 5,000-10,000 every few months

Cut out the middleman and call it Straight Edge Pro or something