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Web Jew.0 posted:Going from Chyna to Stephanie was like going from Corey Haim to David Beckham. Yeah, Bill Simmons even called it the Upgrade of the Year.
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LightsGameraAction posted:As ridiculous as it sounds Triple H was the one keeping the substance alive over the style when it was Rock/HHH/Austin main eventing and before Kurt came along. Exactly, which is why I said he hasn't done anything interesting since 2000. I remember thinking he was great in 98, 99, and 2000. But after that, he was so boring I stopped watching wrestling until 2006-7-ish.
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anakha posted:Yeah, Bill Simmons even called it the Upgrade of the Year. Can anyone explain to me how someone as good looking as Cody Rhodes is related to the rest of the Rhodes?
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Mar 19, 2010 04:00
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Sue Denim posted:That is hilarious. DA PAPABOH STROLL UP TO DA PAYWINDA OF LADEH RHODES, DADDEH
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Sue Denim posted:Can anyone explain to me how someone as good looking as Cody Rhodes is related to the rest of the Rhodes? Dusty wasn't the only one to dine with Kings and Queens if you know what I mean.
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Sue Denim posted:That is hilarious. Yeah, he did one of these for WM20 and outside of a few dick statements it was pretty funny too. At one point he said "When I stopped watching the WWF, Undertaker was feuding with Kane. Now, many years later, I turn on WM to find... Undertaker feuding with Kane. What did I miss?" quote:Can anyone explain to me how someone as good looking as Cody Rhodes is related to the rest of the Rhodes? As weird as Cody Rhodes is to the Rhodes lineage I think the fact that scrawny loving Jesse is the son of Terry Goddamn Gordy to be way stranger.
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Dylar Addict posted:As weird as Cody Rhodes is to the Rhodes lineage I think the fact that scrawny loving Jesse is the son of Terry Goddamn Gordy to be way stranger. Agreed. Morishima looks more like Terry Gordy than Jesse does.
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Sue Denim posted:Can anyone explain to me how someone as good looking as Cody Rhodes is related to the rest of the Rhodes? I don't think Cody's ugly, more like he looks to have an extra chromosome.
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Mar 19, 2010 06:37
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Theshby posted:Cody just isn't fat. Yet. Yeah it's like Bam Margera, the fat genes are just sittin and WAITING to kick in one day.
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Mar 19, 2010 12:18
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Has the Abraham Washington show been on any brand since NXT replaced ECW?
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Salt In The Wound posted:Has the Abraham Washington show been on any brand since NXT replaced ECW?
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Mar 19, 2010 16:39
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History buffs: Was there an equivalent term to being the Jannetty before the Rockers broke up?
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projecthalaxy posted:History buffs: Not really. the 1 partner being superior thing was most prevalent in the rockers. The 2nd closest we got was the hart foundation because bret would get his poo poo kicked in half the match against major teams (demolition, the legion of doom, the powers of pain to name a few examples)
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How did the Hart Foundation split up anyways? I just recall them doing singles matches without much of an angle behind it, and then Anvil became part of the "New Foundation." IIRC Anvil didn't actually turn heel until like three years later; it was like the most delayed tag-team "breakup" of all time.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:49
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AkumaHokoru posted:Not really. the 1 partner being superior thing was most prevalent in the rockers. The 2nd closest we got was the hart foundation because bret would get his poo poo kicked in half the match against major teams (demolition, the legion of doom, the powers of pain to name a few examples) The Rock 'N Roll Express had Ricky Morton, the most famous example of babyface-in-peril, and his googly-eyed buddy Robert waiting for the hot tag. It was pretty much accepted that Morton was the better wrestler, hence his program with Flair.
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Something I've always wondered about pro wrestling, was if whether or not there was any semblance of concern over AIDS and other blood borne pathogens like Hepatitis and what have you. I would like to presume that the WWE's welness policy incorporates the testing for these sort of infections, given the nature of the work these folks are doing. Given that in (heterosexual, at least) pornography, they're always frequently testing talent, so I'm wondering how this issue is approached or handled, if at all, in pro wrestling since they're exposed to similar risks. I know that I for sure, would definately be hesitant about working with someone who was planning to blade and bleed all over me for twenty minutes+. I can never seem to get an answer on this issue, does anyone know anything about this sort of thing?
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quote:The Wellness Program includes annual physical examinations and blood screening for all WWE talent. The examinations and screening are undertaken with a goal of identifying issues before they manifest into symptoms of disease, illness and/or injury. There was a scary incident that took place before the Wellness Policy was enacted... quote:The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Cowboy Bob Orton had hepatitis as a teenager and had actually forgotten he had it because it was 35 years ago. Apparently he was just sick for a couple weeks then never thought about it again. Randy also had no idea. Ice To Meet You fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Well its nice to know that the WWE wellness program is inclusive of those worries, but I was sort of wondering what the general view was in pro wrestling as a whole. Its hard to imagine that its something even the indy guys don't think about. I'm sure they don't give a gently caress in Japan, because well, Japan just doesn't give a gently caress. Haha yeah, I had heard of the Undertaker story. He was absolutely livid when he found out, as, of course, one would be.
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projecthalaxy posted:History buffs: Well, there was the Brisco's. Jack trained Jerry and would win World Championships and such before going back to tag with his retarded, less talented brother. Everyone knew Jerry was the weak link, but he wasn't a Janetty. There was really no popular term for it, but there were other examples. Rock and Roll Express was mentioned.
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Chilly McFreeze posted:There was a scary incident that took place before the Wellness Policy was enacted... I had a question the first time I heard that story - did the doctor do something unethical by discussing another patient with Undertaker? Or are they allowed to do that if a third party is in danger like Undertaker was.
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Supreme Allah posted:I had a question the first time I heard that story - did the doctor do something unethical by discussing another patient with Undertaker? Or are they allowed to do that if a third party is in danger like Undertaker was. All I know for sure is that I would NEVER want to be the one who has to talk to an unhappy Undertaker.
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Writer Cath posted:All I know for sure is that I would NEVER want to be the one who has to talk to an unhappy Undertaker. Just imagine what the pyro guy was thinking after No Way Out.
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projecthalaxy posted:History buffs: What exactly do you mean? Salt In The Wound posted:Has the Abraham Washington show been on any brand since NXT replaced ECW? There is still an ECW Roster page on wwe.com. http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/ Abe, Byron Saxton, Tony Atlas, Tyler Reks and Vance Archer are the only ones left.
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anakha posted:Just imagine what the pyro guy was thinking after No Way Out. "Hey, who turned out the li--?!"
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Rusty Shackelford posted:What exactly do you mean? Tyler Reks and Vance Archer will wrestle pointless, heatless matches for all eternity while Abe and Byron commentate and Tony Atlas laughs in the background.
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Rusty Shackelford posted:What exactly do you mean? I mean, in some circles, to the point that WWE acknowledged it in the Miz/Morrison feud, Marty Jannetty has become a byword for the member of a tag team who, after a split, goes nowhere and is nothing but deadweight compared to their partner, HBK in this case.
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What was Evan Bourne's gimmick when teaming with AJ Styles in ROH? I saw a match with them against Dragon Kid and Genki Horiguchi and he seemed to be making a bunch of mistakes on purpose, like it was part of a story. Or maybe he was just screwing up a lot.
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:he was just screwing up a lot.
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Minidust posted:How did the Hart Foundation split up anyways? I just recall them doing singles matches without much of an angle behind it, and then Anvil became part of the "New Foundation." IIRC Anvil didn't actually turn heel until like three years later; it was like the most delayed tag-team "breakup" of all time. Your memory was right, there was no angle behind it. They wrestled the Nasty Boys at WM7 and after that Bret just started doing singles matches on the syndicated shows with no explanation of what happened to the team.
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Satire Forum Mom posted:Exactly, which is why I said he hasn't done anything interesting since 2000. I remember thinking he was great in 98, 99, and 2000. But after that, he was so boring I stopped watching wrestling until 2006-7-ish. To be fair I have never seen stand-up punch tradeoffs like the Rock and Austin used to do on each other. Anyway, a person saying Triple H bores them is fine. When it becomes a matter of Triple H being objectively evil is when the obvious smark bullshit starts. There's only a tiny minority of people who think like that here, if any, but most forums are sick with them. Shawn Michaels has said on the record that he's comfortable enough with Triple H in the ring that no matter what happens, he knows Triple H will just carry the match with no problems if he has to. Ric Flair loves Triple H, for many reasons, not the least of which is that he respects the business and those who came before him, something that very few wrestlers seem to do these days. From evidence it would seem that he'll at least try to wrestle through any pain. He eats and breathes wrestling, it's all he really cares about, and he's continued to do it non-stop well into the age that other wrestlers start to take it easy on themselves. He's popular, scary-looking, and people seem to overlook that he's a pretty good talker. These are the reasons why he has been trusted to be the go-to main event guy for ten years.
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Objective third parties like Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair.
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Web Jew.0 posted:Objective third parties like Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair. Two of the top five wrestling talents of all time have opinions that mean nothing because their opinion is positive!
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HHH cares about the sport probably more than any other wrestler on the roster right now. He goes for the title when it is needed and stays away from it when hes not needed. He tries to put a lot of talent over when it seems they are serious. Hes worked with a lot of the guest hosts to try and make them as exciting as possible if they are in front of the crowd. If you dislike HHH theres nothing wrong with that. If you hate HHH youre just frothing at the mouth.
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I think a lot of people just never accepted the fact that the HHH of 2010 is different from the HHH of 2004 who loved 35 minute promos, long title reigns, and squashing the entire roster. Same with the people who still hate Cena because of how annoying his 2005-2007 run was
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the only new people really pushed to the moon are drew & sheamus...both hhh's buddies. makes you think. . .
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The Shaman of Cum posted:the only new people really pushed to the moon are drew & sheamus...both hhh's buddies. makes you think. . . Dryan Branielson is being pushed to the moon on NXT, though...
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Silber posted:I know that I for sure, would definately be hesitant about working with someone who was planning to blade and bleed all over me for twenty minutes+. I can never seem to get an answer on this issue, does anyone know anything about this sort of thing? The answer is wrestlers are often stupid people who make unsafe personal decisions. It's one thing to blade in WWE where you have some medical testing, but blading in the indies is far more dangerous. The general response I've read from 80s guys is "We didn't think about it." Some athletic commissions have wrestling licenses and require different medical testing but they're pretty much bullshit. AkumaHokoru posted:Not really. the 1 partner being superior thing was most prevalent in the rockers. The 2nd closest we got was the hart foundation because bret would get his poo poo kicked in half the match against major teams (demolition, the legion of doom, the powers of pain to name a few examples) That isn't what Jannetty means, that's called playing Ricky Morton. The Jannetty is the member of a tag team with two talented guys who is completely eclipsed in talent after the break-up. They're generally talented but never reach their potential.
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CrankyProf posted:Dryan Branielson is being pushed to the moon on NXT, though... 0-4
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