Robert S Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, Hagan said: (...) Wait so is the argument that the WWE doesnt' put pressure on male and female performers to maintain a certain aesthetic? Dave talks about guys physiques and looks all the time. The only issue he runs into is you can't rationally talk about women's wrestling anymore without people being incredibly sensitive. (...) Dave even said the business is putting the pressure on the people, not WWE. And yes, TV wrestling is a look-based business. If you don't look good or unique, you always will have to fight an uphill battle, no matter your sex. If you are talented enough otherwise, yes, you might succeed anyway, but good (or unique) looking wrestlers will get more changes than ordinary looking ones. And in "TV wrestling" you can strike the "wrestling" part, or even the "TV" part. There have been enough studies that have shown that lot of thing in professional life are heavily effected by looks, and not just race, sex or age. It's sad, yes, but it does not make it any less true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, D.Z said: It's very much self explanatory. It means the company becoming less carny, and becoming more of a media conglomerate. So to get less carny they will get more carny? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I don't know if this has been mentioned, but Mongo McMichael has ALS and his condition is rapidly declining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 The last few pages really highlight the importance of and need for more facepaint in modern wrestling. Look at Sting, man - visually speaking, he's like 85-90% the same dude as he's been since '97, just with sleeves. Like, if Abaddon's body holds up, she can probably work til she's in her 60s if she were so inclined 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Casey said: I don't know if this has been mentioned, but Mongo McMichael has ALS and his condition is rapidly declining. Yea there's a link on the last page, also a huge bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Technico Support said: Right. I never think Dave has malice. He just comes across as a guy who's not exactly socially adept or self-aware, and is incredibly literal with everything. Combine that with the fact that he's 61 and yeah, his discussion of women is not always the most nuanced or sensitive. Not to condone what he's said in the past but alot of his comments come from what he knows Vince and Kevin Dunn in particular believes a woman should look like in WWE. He knows the pressure Even the Men had to look a certain way. It's wrestling, Entertainment an even if your a higher level Social media influencer. Women feel pressured to look a certain way. I'm a Red Blooded straight American Man, I can appreciate a nice looking female as much as anyone else but I don't want a whole division of women that look like a '00s Maxim model. The Division is diverse and I like the fact that alot of them aren't going to get boob jobs or whatever. Being a teen or Young Adult during the whole Piggy James angle taught me alot about cultural preferences of other races. Where I'm from Mickey James would be considered very healthy, in more ways then one. She's an amazing wrestler still. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hi! I made a new wrestling crossword. There are circles in some of the squares, like last month, but it's a different gimmick with the circles. Click it if you want to click it! 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 18 hours ago, bazzil said: Maybe this belongs in the hot take thread, but i dont see the big deal with the garbage bag stuff. Theyre good bags. Large, durable, waterproof, got the little tie gimmick on the end to close them up. As long as it wasnt pulled out of a dumpster then its just a fucking plastic bag. The women have a drawer in a shared road case for their makeup so placing it in a garbage bag is probably the safest way to ship it to them. People acting like they had fucking desks covered in family photos or something. It's lipstick, double-sided tape, and socks or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 It could have been in a WWE branded duffel bag. (Insert RKO reference here) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Yeah, could definitely send out a basic banker's box instead of a fucking Hefty... maybe stick to gaining likes from Bunkhouse Buck irony, homie. 14 minutes ago, BEN! said: The women have a drawer in a shared road case for their makeup so placing it in a garbage bag is probably the safest way to ship it to them. People acting like they had fucking desks covered in family photos or something. It's lipstick, double-sided tape, and socks or some shit. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Oh shit, now I remember where I've seen the garbage bag routine from. *in my best Liev Schreiber voice* "On the next episode of WWE Hard Knocks, Raw pares its roster down to the final 53...." It's fitting cause when I think of a good, quality well ran outfit with integrity, I think of the NFL. Good to see WWE following in their footsteps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BEN! said: or some shit. This phrase keep turning up in one way or another, when these trash bags are mentioned. It's starting to worry me, but at least they fired the guy sending them. Also, can we be sure he didn't actually crap in each of the bags just to be more of an asshole? Maybe leave a note saying "With warm regards, sincerely - Randy Orton"? ...and Odessa beat me to it while I was sleeping! Good job! Edited April 24, 2021 by Shartnado Beaten to a punch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Enjoy everybody. Jim Johnston is a true legend and belongs in Wrestling HOFs. Criminal he's not in WWE's. The piano version played gives me these vibes: Edited April 24, 2021 by The Natural 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 @S.K.o.S.13:57. I thought that was the most challenging one yet. I look forward to those. Is there somewhere you can go to play more of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, WrestleMania 13. *****. 2. Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart, WrestleMania X. *****. 3. Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker, In Your House 18: Badd Blood 1997. *****. 4. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania XXV. *****. 5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan, SummerSlam 2013. Three honourable mentions: 1. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind, In Your House 10: Mind Games 1996. *****. 2. Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper/Erick Rowan vs. Dean Ambrose/Roman Reigns/Seth Rollins, Elimination Chamber 2014. *****. 3. John Cena vs. CM Punk, Money in the Bank 2011. *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-guitarist-jeff-schroeder-records-theme-song-for-nwas-when-our-shadows-fall-pay-per-view/ Puff piece about the NWA's upcoming PPV on a metal news site, kinda cool to see em mentioned "in the wild" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, The Natural said: solid list, @The Natural. not really my top 5, but some of my faves that don't get the same kind of credit: Randy Orton vs Mick Foley, Backlash 2004 Jake Roberts vs Rick Martel, Blindfold match, WrestleMania 7 Chris Jericho vs Christian, WrestleMania 20 Eddie Guerrero vs Rob Van Dam, Ladder Match, Raw summer 2002 Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle, i forget which show it was. Raw Homecoming? Raw 1000? something like that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Some good news: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, Peck said: Some good news: That is both wonderful news and also the picture really drives home somebody's recent point about Janice from The Muppets and plastic surgery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, just drew said: @S.K.o.S.13:57. I thought that was the most challenging one yet. I look forward to those. Is there somewhere you can go to play more of them? You should be able to just change the number in the URL to see all 7 of them. bit.ly/TD9XPuzzle1, bit.ly/TD9XPuzzle2, etc. (edit to say that they're also linked in my signature here) There are only 7 right now. New ones should continue to come every month! Edited April 24, 2021 by S.K.o.S. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Spectacular snitch tweet lol Edit: the tweet was Mark Carano's xgf telling HHH and Steph that he stored stolen WWE belts under a bed in a guest room Edited April 28, 2021 by Infinit 5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Indie wrestlers GPA and Laynie Luck just got engaged in the most adorable fashion. Edited April 26, 2021 by mattdangerously 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 The A&E Biography tonight of Roddy Piper is really good and worth checking out. Lots of good old stuff including an interview with Gene Lebell who I had no idea was still alive and still crazy. Tons of great stories. Also it seems that Mr T doesn't hate Piper as much as Piper hated T Next week is Randy Savage so that should be even better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Apparently Ric Flair is doing commercials for this CarShield whatever it is. The weird thing is that one of the commercials contains LA Knight/Eli Drake who is currently in NXT and the other contains Peter Avalon who is in AEW. I assume these were done a good year again when both were in the NWA Power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldcupfever Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, hammerva said: Apparently Ric Flair is doing commercials for this CarShield whatever it is. The weird thing is that one of the commercials contains LA Knight/Eli Drake who is currently in NXT and the other contains Peter Avalon who is in AEW. I assume these were done a good year again when both were in the NWA Power? That was my assumption as well since Dave Marquez is also in the commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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