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Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 14:40

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# ? May 18, 2024 01:43

Perry Normal: Jul 23, 2010; Humans disgust me. Vile creatures.

Chinston Wurchill posted:

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

In a perfect world, Cole would be managing or general manager (or hell, still stuck in Bosnia) and Regal would be on Raw every week justifying the poo poo the heels pull.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 15:02

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

The infamous Cactus Jack-Jimmy Snuka lumberjack match from Abrams' UWF that Foley talked about in his first book:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORsAOdv_lM&feature=related
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bqrCi_sug&feature=related

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:02

Strenuous Manflurry: Sep 5, 2006; THE END

EugeneJ posted:

The infamous Cactus Jack-Jimmy Snuka lumberjack match from Abrams' UWF that Foley talked about in his first book:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORsAOdv_lM&feature=related
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bqrCi_sug&feature=related

I don't remember the story here. How does Foley tell it?

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:59

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Strenuous Manflurry posted:

I don't remember the story here. How does Foley tell it?

It was essentially the only Lumberjack Match that had ever gone to a double count-out.

Here's Foley's chapter on Herb Abrams:

quote:

Around this time, I met a man named Herb Abrams at a wrestling convention in New York. It was there that Herb held a press conference and announced the formation of his new Universal Wrestling Federation, or UWF. In addition, he announced Cactus Jack as a signee with the company, which was a handshake deal that we had just agreed to. Herb really felt that his new group would instantly join the big two and felt confident that in time, it would become number one. When someone at the conference asked how he could feel so sure without having a background in wrestling, Herb replied, "What they're looking for, I have, and that's the Hollywood glitz." Herb also announced Bruno Sammartino as his color commentator and himself as play-by-play man, an idea that would prove to be entertaining, if not exactly wise.

To know Herb Abrams was to like him, or at least be amused by him, as he was a true cartoon character. About five-foot-four-ish, with a small frame, Herb realized that he would never make it in the wrestling business he loved so much, unless he bought his own company. I don't know where he got his money, but man, did he spend it, as he brought in a crew of guys that actually had more talent than the rosters of either of the big two. The guys he brought in had legitimately been huge names and had drawn big money around the globe.

The list reads like a Who's Who of wrestling with Paul Orndorff, Dr. Death (Steve Williams), Don Muraco, Bob Orton, B. Brian Blair, Danny Spivey, Billy Jack Haynes, Sid Vicious, Ken Patera, Colonel DeBeers, David Sammartino, Jimmy Snuka, and even Andre The Giant being only some of the guys he brought in.

Even with all these guys, Herb Abrams was the star. At least that's what he thought. I remember watching his show, which was a pretty difficult thing to do. Despite his prediction, the "Hollywood glitz" was nowhere to be seen, as we toiled away in a dingy nightclub that seated, at most, 300 people, and believe me, there were not usually 300 butts in those seats. Even with all the top names, I was the crowd favorite at the nightclub, even though I was technically a bad guy. Maybe it was the "Welcome to the Jungle" music that Herb had made my entrance theme, or maybe it was the "Unpredictable" moniker that Herb had placed before Cactus Jack - the same one that had worked so well for Johny Rodz.

Anyway, during the show, there was an advertisement for wrestling cookies, which I guess Herb felt was the natural snack food choice of all wrestling fans. Herb's grating voice was doing the talking, as he hailed the benefits of "Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff cookies, Wild Thing Steve Ray cookies, and coming soon, Herbie cookies."

He did the same thing with merchandise. Herb somehow landed a deal for his Blackjack Brawl, not only to be held at the prestigious MGM Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but also to be carried live around the country on SportsChannel. What a sight it was to see 200 fans in a 22,000-seat building. But hey, Herb was ready and no one could ever say that Vince McMahon had anything over Herb in the "marketing genius" category. After all, he did air ten commercials for UWF merchandise during the Blackjack Brawl, even if all of them did push only one product - the Mr. Electricity, Herb Abrams T-shirt. I asked his girlfriend after the show how he got the Mr. Electricity nickname, and she put her hands over her head, shook her hips, and gave a very animated, "Because when he plugs it in he really turns me on."

I think it was at the MGM show that Herb's announcing skills really came to the forefront. He had invited me to his suite at the hotel to show me a "big surprise." Herb had an incredible six-room penthouse suite that offered an unbelievable view of Las Vegas. When I got there, Herb had a bandage pressed to his lip, from a wound that he had suffered while wrestling with his buddies in the suite. His surprise - a new UWF championship belt, and a pair of yellow and green ostrich-skin boots that he swore the fans were "going to go nuts over." Well, maybe the fans didn't go nuts, but the wrestlers certainly did, as Mr. Electricity strutted out to the ring with the belt and the ostrich boots. There may have been only a few hundred people in the cavernous arena, but they were Herbie's people, baby, and he was giving them what they came to see.

His announcing that night was truly memorable, as in addition to the fat lip, he was downing cocktails throughout the show and was totally hammered by the time he interviewed Little Tokyo, who had just won the prestigious Midget's World Title. "Congratulations, Little Tokyo," Herb slurred, "maybe you have some sake tonight to celebrate."

Little Tokyo's eyes grew wide and he replied in astonishment, "How do you know sake?" to which Herb offhandedly said with a shrug, "Oh, I was married to a Jap once."

I've got to hand it to Herb, however, as that night in Las Vegas I got to live out a dream when I wrestled the Superfly Jimmy Snuka in a lumberjack match, in which the other wrestlers were to stand outside the ring to ensure that the action didn't spill outside. There were a few problems with the match, however, as no one ever assigned any lumberjacks to the match, and we had no idea what Herb wanted out of it. As a result, I began asking wrestlers to be lumberjacks, an invitation that many declined, and as a result had a threatening group of lumberjacks consisting of two male wrestlers, two women, two midgets, and three security guards as we got set to go out. Thankfully, Jack Mulligan took control of the situation, and made wrestlers go out to the ring and help us.

The end of the match posed a problem, as Herb didn't want me to lose, and there was no way I was going to let Jimmy lie down for me. As a result, we did the exact thing that lumberjack matches are supposed to prevent - we fought to a double count-out. The lumberjacks were baffled as we fought outside the ring and into the empty stands. "What are you guys doing," B. Brian Blair yelled to us as he gave chase into the twenty-seventh row.

"It's a double count-out," I yelled as the Fly and I continued to trade punches.
"But you can't do that in a lumberjack match," Blair said, laughing in disbelief.
"Hey, it's Herb's show," I said right back, "we can do anything."

A few months later, I read of Herb's passing in a wrestling newsletter. I called over Colette, who had gotten to know Herb pretty well, and began reading the article, but couldn't get through it without laughing in spite of myself. Like his life, Herb Abrams's death had been way over the top. Apparently someone had alerted the police to a disturbance in a high-rise office in Manhattan, and when they got there, they found women screaming in the hallway, and little Herb running around naked, bathed in baby oil, and swinging a baseball bat, with which he was destroying furniture. He was taken into custody and died shortly after from a massive heart attack.

Colette and I sat down and mourned Herb's death by sharing stories of his life and laughing at what a character he had been. I think Herb would have liked it that way.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 20:26

Strenuous Manflurry: Sep 5, 2006; THE END

I think Dr. Death's book claimed Herb was in a diaper. Either way, what a bizarre individual.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:03

Borh: Oct 2, 2005; Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.

Chinston Wurchill posted:

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

That is awesome, and now that I know that the reason Striker always referenced The Smiths during Regal matches on ECW is probably because they're both huge fans, it makes it even better.

Here's a transcript, courtesy of some guy on F4W:

quote:

Maxine. She can talk a mile a minute. You wouldn't believe what she said to me. I just asked her how she was going, and she said, "William, it was really nothing. What difference does it make? Heaven knows I'm miserable. I started something I couldn't finish. Stop me if you've heard this one before. Last night, I dreamt that somebody loved me. There's a light that never goes out. I feel like Shakespeare's sister, like the Queen's is dead. This charming man, the boy with the thorn in his side. Showed up in my mind and I saw his girlfriend in a coma. Sheila, take a bow, he cried. Strangeways, here we come. These tears fell and I thought, my sweet and tender hooligans. Just ask how she is now. He looked in my eyes and it felt like a hand in glove. I began to panic and then Big Mouth strikes again. I blurted out, meat is murder. She said, that joke isn't funny anymore. I walked away and he stole my heart like so many others. So, Curtis, Bateman and the mystery man: shoplifters of the world unite. That's what she told me. I had no idea what she meant, but she's in a proper hoop about it.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:29

Shadalator: Oct 22, 2005; I hate her so much. Vince could've married some young hot gold digger, bought her everything she ever wanted, and still saved tens of millions of dollars. Instead he married an old dumb zombie woman who kicked JR in the nuts. What a bitch

poo poo Wrestling Fans Say

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4naoAWg4c1Y

# ? Feb 9, 2012 22:44

The GIG: Jun 28, 2011; Yeah, I say "Shit" a shit-ton of times. What of it, shithead?

http://youtu.be/mRBkNYvaKvI

Another Red Card Headbutt. As a side note, The Dollar General Abyss is probably the most honest indy wrestler name ever.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 11:41

God Of Paradise: Jan 23, 2012; You know, I'd be less worried about my 16 year old daughter dating a successful 40 year old cartoonist than dating a 16 year old loser.

I mean, Jesus, kid, at least date a motherfucker with abortion money and house to have sex at where your mother and I don't have to hear it. Also, if he treats her poorly, boom, that asshole's gonna catch a statch charge.

Please, John K. Date my daughter... Save her from dating smelly dropouts who wanna-be Soundcloud rappers.

Chinston Wurchill posted:

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

Thanks for posting this. Amazing.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 13:12

Bocc Kob: Oct 26, 2010

Chinston Wurchill posted:

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

The whole time King Regal was talking, the other guy was just :stare:

at him.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 18:50

The Duck of Death: Nov 19, 2009

Sionistic posted:

I was shocked that Shane had a better spear than Edge!

That's like throwing better kicks than Zach Gowen.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 16:16

MadRhetoric: Feb 18, 2011; I POSSESS QUESTIONABLE TASTE IN TOUHOU GAMES

Chinston Wurchill posted:

William Regal packs more Smiths references into 30 seconds than Matt Striker did in his entire tenure on commentary.

Regal needs to do commentary for everything forever.

That was beautiful :allears:

# ? Feb 11, 2012 19:30

triplexpac: Mar 24, 2007; Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you

I saw on the F4W board they have a thread where, every day, someone is assigned with posting a different match from Youtube. They've been doing it for about 6 months now, it seems like a good way to get exposed to matches that you might not otherwise see.

Would there be interest in doing that kind of thing here? Not sure if it's worth doing a separate thread, or if people would just post matches in here without there being a "one a day" schedule.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 19:42

RealFoxy: May 11, 2011; I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

triplexpac posted:

I saw on the F4W board they have a thread where, every day, someone is assigned with posting a different match from Youtube. They've been doing it for about 6 months now, it seems like a good way to get exposed to matches that you might not otherwise see.

Would there be interest in doing that kind of thing here? Not sure if it's worth doing a separate thread, or if people would just post matches in here without there being a "one a day" schedule.

I don't know, how long would it take you guys to get sick of seeing Masa Takanashi?

I am down for it, especially if guys like Suben or Ditch get on board. I just wish we had a Lucha guy.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 20:21

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

triplexpac posted:

I saw on the F4W board they have a thread where, every day, someone is assigned with posting a different match from Youtube. They've been doing it for about 6 months now, it seems like a good way to get exposed to matches that you might not otherwise see.

Would there be interest in doing that kind of thing here? Not sure if it's worth doing a separate thread, or if people would just post matches in here without there being a "one a day" schedule.

Was actually discussing this with a few others about doing it here a week ago. We decided we have to prepare at least a month in advance before pulling the trigger.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 20:50

Chortles: Dec 29, 2008

Perry Normal posted:

In a perfect world, Cole would be managing or general manager (or hell, still stuck in Bosnia) and Regal would be on Raw every week justifying the poo poo the heels pull.

No one should be stuck in the Balkans. :colbert:

# ? Feb 11, 2012 21:14

El Gallinero Gros: Mar 17, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY2_zFvJuiY

A tribute to DDP. Some of these cutters are incredible.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 23:41

Paper Jam Dipper: Jul 14, 2007; by XyloJW

El Gallinero Gros posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY2_zFvJuiY

A tribute to DDP. Some of these cutters are incredible.

Page is a great example of a guy who just realized what one needs to do catch on. He developed so many mannerisms that allowed the fans to really take notice to him. Having one of the easily applied and flashy finishers in wrestling doesn't hurt either.

Three best diamond cutters:

1. La Parka Cutter on Savage
2. Powerbomb Cutter on Eddie
3. Top Rope Cutter on Giant
Honorable Mentions: Tank Abbott Cutter, Chavo Cutter, Kidman on the Cage Cutter

Three worst diamond cutters:

1. Cutter on Sting
2. Cutter on Bret (sold it like a Stunner)
3. Cutter on Raven not through a table
Honourable Mentions: Anyone who sold it on their knees or elbows like Scott Hall and Stevie Richards. Ouch.

# ? Feb 12, 2012 00:28

El Gallinero Gros: Mar 17, 2010

My favorites are the one where he yanked Hall in for it during the handshake, and the one where he turned the Jackhammer into the cutter.

# ? Feb 12, 2012 04:12

Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

To anyone not watching King Ka King, you're missing some pretty awesome Scott Steiner insanity.

# ? Feb 12, 2012 04:29

Matlock: Sep 12, 2004; Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

http://tubedubber.com/#HRCP4GEMXzs:17UovT7bvng:0:100:0:0:1

Heenan can make even the Walking Dead amazing.

# ? Feb 13, 2012 02:53

RandyOrtonIsMyGod: May 12, 2009; Now divinely touched by RK-Pyro

HulkaMatt posted:

Was actually discussing this with a few others about doing it here a week ago. We decided we have to prepare at least a month in advance before pulling the trigger.

I'd be interested in doing this, especially since I've been on a joshi binge lately.

# ? Feb 13, 2012 06:33

apsouthern: May 24, 2007; Chain Gang Soldier

RandyOrtonIsMyGod posted:

I'd be interested in doing this, especially since I've been on a joshi binge lately.

I'd be interested too, if people fancied some World of Sport adding?

# ? Feb 13, 2012 07:52

Bocc Kob: Oct 26, 2010

World of Sport has Finlay, so yes. :haw:

# ? Feb 13, 2012 08:19

apsouthern: May 24, 2007; Chain Gang Soldier

Bocc Kob posted:

World of Sport has Finlay, so yes.

It did indeed, as well as Johnny Saint and a pretty rabid crowd (the ECW arena had nothing on the grannies at a World of Sport taping)

Fit Finlay vs Johnny Saint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52DyOdMTcZU

# ? Feb 13, 2012 08:29

Eddie Whitson: Nov 2, 2010

I want to see the Undertaker possess more people again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP9b8w_AqrQ

# ? Feb 13, 2012 16:32

Writer Cath: Apr 1, 2007; Box. Flipped.; Plaster Town Cop

RoleModel posted:

I want to see the Undertaker possess more people again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP9b8w_AqrQ

I hope they talk about this on an episode of Are You Serious?

# ? Feb 13, 2012 16:49

crazycarl: Jun 13, 2001; Welcome to TB Diddlers in Mokena.

Where the special is always Dr Rassmusin's Hot Beef Injection and you can play "Whers my Manometer" with other diners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNV4t_be-EE&feature=g-all-u&context=G2726c1fFAAAAAHgAPAA

Cm Punk guest stars on a Gracie Breakdown

# ? Feb 13, 2012 17:30

Incendiary Pig: Nov 3, 2006; Totally out of control

crazycarl posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNV4t_be-EE&feature=g-all-u&context=G2726c1fFAAAAAHgAPAA

Cm Punk guest stars on a Gracie Breakdown

Dammit, I just posted this in the UFC thread and was gonna post it here too.

# ? Feb 13, 2012 19:05

CombineThresher: Apr 10, 2006; GIT R DONNE

apsouthern posted:

It did indeed, as well as Johnny Saint and a pretty rabid crowd (the ECW arena had nothing on the grannies at a World of Sport taping)

Fit Finlay vs Johnny Saint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52DyOdMTcZU

Why is Fit's valet dressed like an Indian?

# ? Feb 13, 2012 19:42

coconono: Aug 11, 2004; KISS ME KRIS

apsouthern posted:

It did indeed, as well as Johnny Saint and a pretty rabid crowd (the ECW arena had nothing on the grannies at a World of Sport taping)

Fit Finlay vs Johnny Saint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52DyOdMTcZU

something died on top of Dave's head.

# ? Feb 13, 2012 20:08

Generic CAW: Aug 11, 2007; BLANDTASTIC!

apsouthern posted:

It did indeed, as well as Johnny Saint and a pretty rabid crowd (the ECW arena had nothing on the grannies at a World of Sport taping)

Fit Finlay vs Johnny Saint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52DyOdMTcZU

This is incredible. Any other matches to recomend in style?

Have one I really like:
Fit Finlay vs Young David (Davey Boy Smith)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XuYJXF7rBo

# ? Feb 13, 2012 20:15

PoO3: Dec 30, 2000

crazycarl posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNV4t_be-EE&feature=g-all-u&context=G2726c1fFAAAAAHgAPAA

Cm Punk guest stars on a Gracie Breakdown

Punk : It gives us skinnyfat guys hope!

hahah

# ? Feb 14, 2012 01:19

RandyOrtonIsMyGod: May 12, 2009; Now divinely touched by RK-Pyro

Since I mentioned being on a joshi binge lately, I figured I'd post two of the matches I have watched:

Hailey Hatred & Kaori Yoneyama vs Misaki Ohata & Hanako Nakamori (JWP 9/11/11, TLW Tag Team Title Match)
http://youtu.be/q8Z4Aqp-lC8

Hailey Hatred vs Kana (don't know what show or promotion this match was from)
http://youtu.be/jnCxjCtz5sQ

I came across these matches randomly while searching for some recent joshi and, after watching these matches, I'm definitely on the hunt for more Hailey Hatred matches. Any recommendations?

Also, are we going to have a separate thread for what HulkaMatt and triplexpac were talking about or are we going to do this within this thread?

# ? Feb 14, 2012 08:00

The GIG: Jun 28, 2011; Yeah, I say "Shit" a shit-ton of times. What of it, shithead?

I just remembered those old Man Law commercials from awhile back had Triple H in some of them. I thought they were mostly stupid, but you all can judge.

http://youtu.be/soyzbyHbzFQ

http://youtu.be/mH2nyGvT1Is

http://youtu.be/dAXk8h1iHAw

# ? Feb 14, 2012 08:09

Saints Crow: Aug 25, 2006; Johnny is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all bangers

Not really a Youtube thing, but wanted to mention to anyone with Netflix Instant that the Triumph and Tragey of World Class Championship Wrestling documentary is up for instant watch and is really good. Soooo much better than The Rise and Fall of WCW. It also serves to make me want to give Kevin Von Erich a giant hug.

# ? Feb 14, 2012 09:08

El Gallinero Gros: Mar 17, 2010

The GIG posted:

I just remembered those old Man Law commercials from awhile back had Triple H in some of them. I thought they were mostly stupid, but you all can judge.

http://youtu.be/soyzbyHbzFQ

http://youtu.be/mH2nyGvT1Is

http://youtu.be/dAXk8h1iHAw

The second one made me laugh.

# ? Feb 14, 2012 15:10

coconono: Aug 11, 2004; KISS ME KRIS

Saints Crow posted:

Not really a Youtube thing, but wanted to mention to anyone with Netflix Instant that the Triumph and Tragey of World Class Championship Wrestling documentary is up for instant watch and is really good. Soooo much better than The Rise and Fall of WCW. It also serves to make me want to give Kevin Von Erich a giant hug.

If you watch that back to back with the WWE docu, you realize all those guys are some carny SOBs.

And Michael Hayes is a piece of poo poo.

# ? Feb 14, 2012 15:39

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Seymour Buttz: Apr 26, 2006; Dog controls your destiny.

coconono posted:

If you watch that back to back with the WWE docu, you realize all those guys are some carny SOBs.

And Michael Hayes is a piece of poo poo.

That is the WWE one. The other one is Heroes Of World Class.

# ? Feb 14, 2012 15:54

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