DJ Hero Morganti Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 hours ago, The Natural said: SNNNNNNNNAAAAKKKKEEEEEE!!! That was a commentary line. If you are ever in oakland California on a Friday night y'all should check out hoodslam. Holy shit that show was so fucking fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) for Bret, that sternum bump's more effective and fraud-proof than any Driver's License or Passport could ever be Edited March 30, 2019 by BobbyWhioux 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, BobbyWhioux said: for Bret, that sternum bump's more effective and fraud-proof than any Driver's License or Passport could ever be As if wrestlers need another reason to complain about the Canadian border. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanandlerbong Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, The Natural said: Is there anybody in wrestling who was as athletic yet incredibly uncoordinated as Magee? Everything I've seen of the guy indicates that he would never, ever get it but that it should have been plainly obvious in a training ring, let alone on camera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 He was great at certain movements athletically, but about as threatening as a newborn panda when doing most of his offense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 He seemed to be awkward as hell and never knowing when or why to do things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Superfan Vlad sighting 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Been to one Mania (33) and honestly it's more hassle than its worth. The stadium was seemingly right in the middle of a ghetto and the wait for cabs after the show was beyond chaotic. Further enhanced by everyone being stunned that Taker had seemingly just retired it was a very dejecting atmosphere. I'm a socially insular person most of the time and being in large crowds triggers my anxiety no end, couple this with being in what I can only describe as a map from GTA San Andreas at midnight with the crowd dispersing at a rabid rate I'm surprised I didn't have an anxiety attack. I ended up flagging down a cab and paying way above what I would consider a normal tariff fee to get back to the hotel but I didn't get shot or robbed so every cloud. Enjoyed the accompanying indie shows I went to a lot more. Casually walking to a bar at the wrestlecon supershow and being greeted by a topless Ricochet doing that weird superman pose and ZSJ in his speedos flogging t-shirts in the lobby was kinda surreal. It seemed like anywhere you turned someone of name value was hanging out. Also shared a Newport with Matt Riddle outside the venue at Progress and he was the most attentive and welcoming guy in the world, magnificent hair too. AEW and WWE combing through the indies signing just about everyone may seem detrimental to the Mania crop of independent shows in the short term but it also gives new guys the opportunity to work in front of an international audience. With that exposure plus the spike in Fite.tv shows I don't envision the indie market collapsing any time soon, if anything it's only going to get bigger given the demand every year. Mania is certainly one to tick off the bucket list especially if you're a lifetime fan like most of us are, but it's definitely a one-and-done thing for me. Only a Vegas Mania show could possibly tempt me out of retirement but until then I'm content watching the shows on my big capitalist television at home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, Rick said: Only a Vegas Mania show could possibly tempt me out of retirement With the new Raiders stadium opening in 2020, it's only a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil4126 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 https://411mania.com/wrestling/chris-jericho-claims-hes-been-banned-from-wwe/ Not sure if this belongs here or in a more AEW thread. While it seems petty on Vince's part if it's true, I'm not sure what Chris expected. Tells everyone and their brother he's going to AEW because he wanted to do more and he seems surprised they said no to their guys being on Talk is Jericho. We all know he's not gone for good(because no one ever is) but I don't think there's going to be any playing nice from Vince and company for a while now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Reading that it doesn't really sound like WWE being petty so much as not giving him and AEW extra advertising by putting their guys in his show or highlighting him in videos. He and Vince still talk so it sounds more like a business decision than anything personal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Vince is apparently in 'war mode' with AEW which is funny considering Billy Gunn is getting inducted next week, of course there's the possibility Vince isn't aware who will be writing Billy's checks in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rick said: Vince is apparently in 'war mode' with AEW which is funny considering Billy Gunn is getting inducted next week, of course there's the possibility Vince isn't aware who will be writing Billy's checks in the future. Odds on Billy doing/saying something to jump start the Monday Night Wars II or do you think he'll be a tame boy? I mean wrestling is always about the money in the future no matter how old you are and Billy must be thinking there's potentially a much bigger upside to stirring things up for AEW than playing nice so he can go back to RAW every few years in his 60s, right? Edited March 31, 2019 by piranesi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 49 minutes ago, piranesi said: Odds on Billy doing/saying something to jump start the Monday Night Wars II or do you think he'll be a tame boy? I mean wrestling is always about the money in the future no matter how old you are and Billy must be thinking there's potentially a much bigger upside to stirring things up for AEW than playing nice so he can go back to RAW every few years in his 60s, right? Didn't he have a trainer job until he failed a steroid test in bodybuilding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Didn't he have a trainer job until he failed a steroid test in bodybuilding? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Powerlifting, hot Bodybuilding. He was featured in Breaking Ground, trainees started out learning the basics with Robbie Brookside, and when they graduated to advanced class Billy was teaching them. Jericho didn't seem to have a problem right after the AEW announcement when WWE took him out of the pre-show video and moved him to the alumni page and all. And wasn't he just on Booker's podcast a few days ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Gee, I signed a massive contract with another company, and now you won't let me interview your wrestlers? What a maroon. Speaking of AEW workers from Winnipeg, Omega got pinned by Don Callis in a bar last night by in excess of 100 people (probably). There is video on Twitter for those who want to see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Basics. Brookside. One of the best technical wrestlers they could get. Advanced classes were fucking Mr. Ass. This is why we get Baron Corbins. 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) It was funnier than that. In the episode of Breaking Ground that highlighted Billy, he was literally just teaching people his own signature moves. Which might have been him trying to put his moves over for the cameras, but did really make it look like they were the only ones he knew. Should be noted that his job description in AEW is 'Coach' though. Hopefully that's Strength and Conditioning Coach, rather than Technical Wrestling Coach... actually just Strength would do, he was a guy who gassed in singles matches back in the day. Might not be much of a Conditioning expert. Physique Coach perhaps, if he has advice that isn't steroid based. Edit to add: Brookside, however, spent much of the 90s in an endless feud with whichever NJPW young boy was on excursion to the UK. To begin with, Kojima or whoever would shuttle between working Brookside and Finley, but then Finley went to WCW. So Robbie was basically teaching an advanced class then. Apparently the reason they gave him the rookie class is because he is a great judge of character and ability. So presumably he wasn't there yet when Enzo and Cass passed basic. Edited March 31, 2019 by AxB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I met Billy at an indy show in Pittsburgh. Prior to the show I decided to watch his shoot. He comes across as a humble guy. He had a pretty long career when you think about it. Smoking Gunns, Rockabilly, DX, The One, etc. He was never one of my favorites but he is rather underrated in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 is this Mary-Kate Anthony person someone i should know? I don't understand how a long-lost match pops up in the hands of a random fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 13 hours ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Superfan Vlad sighting "That's a nice haircut...if you're going to the chair."- Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Went to the Wheeling house show last night. Decent show with a Main of Elias vs. Kofi. I know he gets shit on a lot here for his work(and I'm not saying it's right or wrong) but had the chance to meet Corbin last night and he couldn't have been any nicer. There were 5 or 6 of us having some beers outside about an hour before the show adjacent to where everyone parks. Baron pulls in, gets out and spends 5-10 minutes just bullshitting with us. Joking about how we have to keep booing him inside so he can stay employed and encouraging us to give him the finger instead if anyone loses their voice. Talked video games and colleges too(one of the girls in our group brought her daughter who is graduating from high school in a couple of months). Came back out after the show and spent 10 more minutes talking with us, thanked us for the middle fingers(we all had aisle seats) and some more bullshitting before he hit the road. Couldn't possibly have been any friendlier or more down-to-earth. Charlotte also walked over and took some pics with us(she had a social media guy filming everything involving her all night. Thinking probably an upcoming Network special on her?) and Big E and Kofi came over as well. All super cool. A few pics in the spoilers. Spoiler Edited April 1, 2019 by Peck 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 33 minutes ago, paintedbynumbers said: I met Billy at an indy show in Pittsburgh. Prior to the show I decided to watch his shoot. He comes across as a humble guy. He had a pretty long career when you think about it. Smoking Gunns, Rockabilly, DX, The One, etc. He was never one of my favorites but he is rather underrated in my opinion. Honestly, for Billy Gunn's underrated level- it should say something that far from just being underrated: People consider a "good tag team specialist" someone who was in one memorable tag team. If they're in two, they're considered one of the greatest tag team workers of all time. Billy Gunn had three tag teams you could consider memorable- that should make him one of the all-time best tag workers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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