Shartnado Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Infinit said: I bet that show will have alot of cool Finnishing Moves! All of them, probably. Oh, and also, goddammit, Infinit! Edited December 12, 2023 by Shartnado oh, I forgot... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: I really wanna know if Finnish wrestling is gonna have its own regional twist, like Finnish hardcore punk (totally unhinged) and death metal (emphasis on doom and super heavy). There has been some pretty hardcore stuff in Fight Club Finland shows about a decade ago. The documentary however, showed this hipster looking weird mustached motherfucker promising his grandmother that it's all safe, so I don't see that guy (for instance) going too unhinged, I'm afraid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 39 minutes ago, Infinit said: I bet that show will have alot of cool Finnishing Moves! Take your pick on which lazy finisher name would have worked better for Ludvig Borga The Finnisher or The Finnish Fling The latter being a phrase that might tip people off as to which theme park I went to as a kid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Fuuuuck. Now I can’t hear two wrestlers from Finland trying to plan a match, and getting confused, Who’s on First style, when one asks the other “what’s your finish?” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 40 minutes ago, Technico Support said: Fuuuuck. Now I can’t hear two wrestlers from Finland trying to plan a match, and getting confused, Who’s on First style, when one asks the other “what’s your finish?” Hmm... I think the "who's on first" bit would be even more confusing in Finnish because AFAIR, there is no special intonation for questions in Finnish, am I right @Shartnado? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: I really wanna know if Finnish wrestling is gonna have its own regional twist, like Finnish hardcore punk (totally unhinged) and death metal (emphasis on doom and super heavy). I just want to know if Jessica Love is doing okay. She's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Sparkleface said: I just want to know if Jessica Love is doing okay. She's cool. There was a documentary about her and Michael (the Starbuck-guy) some years ago (let's say 5-ish, could be more) and around that time I saw some program where she had a professional photoshoot and I remember that she was very happy how they turned out. Unfortunately, I have no information on how her life has been since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Robert S said: Hmm... I think the "who's on first" bit would be even more confusing in Finnish because AFAIR, there is no special intonation for questions in Finnish, am I right @Shartnado? Yeah, questions only have suffixes and stuff and the word order is usually different than in statements, but no difference in intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Robert S said: Hmm... I think the "who's on first" bit would be even more confusing in Finnish because AFAIR, there is no special intonation for questions in Finnish, am I right @Shartnado? To be fair though, in Finnish it wouldn't work because the Finnish refer to themselves as "Suomi"... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, Infinit said: That Sting/Cactus match actually originally aired on Worldwide, which featured a month of Submit or Surrender" main events. Looking at the list of Submit or Surrender matches on YouTube and I can understand why Sting/Jack is the only one we remember the others were Bobby Eaton vs Johnny B Badd which was probably at least acceptable PN News vs Mr Hughes which presumably ended with Hughes falling asleep (edit: amazing BS ending for this one) Firebreaker Chip vs Larry Zbyszko (edit: in which Firebreaker Chip looks like a complete idiot to end the match) Big Josh vs Thomas Rich (edit: a better match than it had right to be) — edit: just watched Sting vs Cactus and it sure was nice of Mick to end the match with a batshit crazy bump that you only anticipate moments before it happens Edited December 13, 2023 by Cobra Commander 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Big Josh and Thomas Rich is the only other match that had any kind of personal situation that warranted that sort of match, although I don't think their past was actually brought up lol. Big Josh was Tommy Rich's hunting buddy when Josh was debuted in WCW. Edited December 13, 2023 by Infinit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 17 hours ago, Infinit said: I bet that show will have alot of cool Finnishing Moves! Will you stop?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I think I remember a "Submit or Surrender" section in the far back corner of my local Video Village when I was 15. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 8 hours ago, The Comedian said: To be fair though, in Finnish it wouldn't work because the Finnish refer to themselves as "Suomi"... Yeah, this would be exactly the kind of joke that "loses a lot in translation". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Hey, I found that story about Hansen getting stretched in Japan, which was brought up either here or on the Discord. It was Tom Zenk that told it. https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/stan-hansen-stiff-shots/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 The JR version of the Submit or Surrender match (which had a logical explanation for having the match on two different TV shows with different commentators) also had JR talking about how there’s something wrong with you if you didn’t like the November 1991 Clash so I figure JR is firing live rounds at somebody that he wasn’t naming. Theres also a long Big Josh 2/3 falls match from Saturday Night in 1992. I wonder if that’s worthwhile or an offense to God and the Angels. Borne was hitting Rich hard at times during their Submit/Surrender match too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Really sucks that we’ll never get to see Bray Wyatt go deep into a Panama Gang look on screen because for all the “inspiration” Bray took from Waylon Mercy… boy does this One Man Gang look seem kinda familiar 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Why was Wildfire going under "Thomas Rich"? Was he a member of Regal's brigade or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Why was Wildfire going under "Thomas Rich"? Was he a member of Regal's brigade or something? He was in the York Foundation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Oh okay, the yuppies, not the Brits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Why was Wildfire going under "Thomas Rich"? Was he a member of Regal's brigade or something? Rich/Big Josh was also fun for the spin of “Alexandria York isn’t using her ‘computer’ because it doesn’t have a program for Submit or Surrender matches” (of course it was used in the finish) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 58 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: The JR version of the Submit or Surrender match (which had a logical explanation for having the match on two different TV shows with different commentators) also had JR talking about how there’s something wrong with you if you didn’t like the November 1991 Clash so I figure JR is firing live rounds at somebody that he wasn’t naming. Theres also a long Big Josh 2/3 falls match from Saturday Night in 1992. I wonder if that’s worthwhile or an offense to God and the Angels. Borne was hitting Rich hard at times during their Submit/Surrender match too. Big Josh had a pretty good TV title match against Steve Austin in October/November 91 on WCW Main Event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 There are also 3 different versions of that Cactus/Sting match floating around with different commentaries, the Worldwide version with Tony Schiavone and the US Power Hour and Canadian Power Hour versions with JR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, Zimbra said: He was in the York Foundation We’re on that durn compyooter…it’s a wayve of the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 24 minutes ago, Zimbra said: He was in the York Foundation The York Foundation was a weird name, sounds more like a group that's funding PBS nature programs rather than some big company trying to take over the lower/mid card of a wrestling promotion. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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