Jenalysis Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 4:04 PM, odessasteps said: When this came up over the weekend, my five in no order were: cornette, jimmy hart, gary hart, dillon, heenan probably did not see enough in his prime Humperdink to judge him fairly. I'd put Sherri over Dillon in that list, not any of the other 4. And Gary Hart helped to make Muta in the US in a big way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The only two things you need to know about Gary. He was in a plane crash that made national headlines, destroyed his body and left him permanently blind in one eye... and he STILL got his heat back. He was involved in a match with the stipulation that he had to go bald for life if his man lost... and he honored it. Check and mate. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 After watching dozens of matches with him in the last year or two, I've found 77-80 Hart to be hit or miss on the outside, to be honest. Some matches, he made the match. Others, he was either a non factor or actively took away from things. Everyone should see the Lewin babyface turn on Hart though. It was awesome. It's all the better that it's in a match where JJ is managing one wrestler and Hart the other. Just electric stuff. People should really check it out while they can, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The thing I learned about being a manager is to pick your spots and that there's times to be front and center and times to be background, and that's something that I think Gary Hart got extremely well; really, all of the greats did. For the most part, we're not the attraction - we're important parts, but we're the lieutenants to the general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 42 minutes ago, Michael Sweetser said: The thing I learned about being a manager is to pick your spots and that there's times to be front and center and times to be background, and that's something that I think Gary Hart got extremely well; really, all of the greats did. For the most part, we're not the attraction - we're important parts, but we're the lieutenants to the general. Actually, that's something I will definitely give him. The more a match needed him, the more he tended to intervene. There was a Terry Taylor vs Killer Brooks match from Dec 85 (and this is very weird because 1.) Brooks was not a Mid-South/UWF guy in general at that time and 2.) Hart wasn't either), so I'm not entirely sure why they were there. Brooks was in there for only two shots) and Brooks was well past his prime and Taylor wasn't particularly well matched up with him anyway. It went fairly long and Hart carried a lot of the match in a way that I wouldn't see him do nearly as much managing a guy like Lewin. In this specific case, part of it is that I wonder if he was more physically hesitant in 79-80 than he'd be a few years more removed from the accident too, though. Really, though, any fan of Hart's should jump on the Houston footage NOW before it potentially goes away. There are dozens of matches with him involved in one way or another. with him managing Krupp, Spoiler, Mr. Ichiban (including vs a face Greg Valentine), Lewin, Gino, a "Chicago Death match" of him vs old man Boesch, him vs Mike the Big Un, the Lewin turn, him in a straightjacket gimmick and a cage one for Lewin vs Gino matches, some promos (he and Shiek talking about Andre), some stuff with him and the Von Erichs. Obviously there's a bunch of World Class and 89 NWA out there and some Georgia but this is much closer to his prime than most of what we've gotten up til now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Just Sakura Hirota dressed up like Sakuraba and moonsaulting into a pile of thumbtacks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On 5/17/2017 at 5:24 PM, RIPPA said: Back to the matter at hand This is a HOF nominee for sure. An amazing gif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I enjoy Adam Cole being a schmuck and getting his comeuppance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Dude, 52. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 36 minutes ago, Pete said: Dude, 52. @MattD, insert a Negro Casas sunset flip power bomb to the floor GIF here please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Matt D said: More love is needed for Wildfire, Armstrong's shorty shorts and the tall guy's hat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Isn't that the guy who was in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Dude. 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Dude. 56. Hitting Dude. 57. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: @MattD, insert a Negro Casas sunset flip power bomb to the floor GIF here please. Sorry, This is all I got: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibata Is My Homie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Dewar said: More love is needed for Wildfire, Armstrong's shorty shorts and the tall guy's hat. Was this around the time "Bad Brad" got hooked on drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibata Is My Homie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Dewar said: More love is needed for Wildfire, Armstrong's shorty shorts and the tall guy's hat. Is that Silo Sam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 18 hours ago, Oyaji said: I enjoy Adam Cole being a schmuck and getting his comeuppance. I'm more annoyed by the obnoxious fat guy in the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 18 hours ago, Matt D said: I guess Luke Harper has been around a lot longer than I thought. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibata Is My Homie Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said: I guess Luke Harper has been around a lot longer than I thought. Rich talking about being "Rough and Ready". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Considering where Cole is heading, that seems like a weird thing to put on film right before you go to the company that's about to sign you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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