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Aubergine Mage posted:Bigger audience too. (Far as I know, more people have USA than have Spike. Especially now with the Viacom/DirecTV contract issues.) It's maybe a million more homes (normally.) The deal also gave them two NBC specials per year, although they flopped so hard that they barely even bother with them anymore.
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they should try the live NBC specials again now that like 15 viewers could make you the highest rated NBC show of the night.
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Gavok posted:One year for King of Trios, they're doing the gag where they choose a mystery partner out of a hat and the first couple aren't there. One of the names selected is Johnny Cashmere. Instead of the ref running into the back, he instead runs over to the bathroom to check for him there. I figured it would be linked to this, but it looks like a Canadian brand so I'm not sure they'd go for that joke.
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Didn't WWE get kind of a poo poo deal when their contract came due, as they tried to play both sides when up for renewal, and Spike would up completely leaving negotiations?
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Cromulent posted:There was a rumor that he would hit up guys for sex in the bathroom at PWU shows. He was indeed a cokehead, but that's not the bathroom joke. Rumor? Didn't he put up an ad on Craigslist?
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So what's the reason WWE continues taping Smackdown instead of just airing it live on Fridays?
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Suben posted:So what's the reason WWE continues taping Smackdown instead of just airing it live on Fridays?
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Isn't it cheaper, since the crews are only on the road Sunday for PPVs, and then Monday/Tuesday instead of needing potentially an extra day on Thursday for travel? Seems to make sense, at least.
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CombineThresher posted:Rumor? Didn't he put up an ad on Craigslist? I know male ring rats are probably scarcer, but if you know about craigslist, why would you think about loving guys who answer those ads on craigslist?
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Suben posted:So what's the reason WWE continues taping Smackdown instead of just airing it live on Fridays? It costs more money to do a live broadcast than to air a taped production. Additionally, by taping on Tuesdays, they don't have to worry about what to do with the big-rear end TitanTron set for the couple of days in the interim (since it isn't used at house shows), and they also have those extra couple of days to edit the show, fix commentary flubs, etc., and make sure everything fits neatly into the two-hour timeslot, since SyFy doesn't give them an overrun.
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Gavok posted:One year for King of Trios, they're doing the gag where they choose a mystery partner out of a hat and the first couple aren't there. One of the names selected is Johnny Cashmere. Instead of the ref running into the back, he instead runs over to the bathroom to check for him there. Because he was the shits?
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I guess you learn something new every day (or hear something new):quote:During this time Spicolli worked for ECW for a number of months, during which time he could be seen using the now infamous "Wolf Head" signal during tapings and matches. In a later interview he denied the association, and asserted that the "Wolf Head" symbol was originally Bret Hart's gesture and The Wolfpac stole it. He said he used the symbol in ECW in order to "take it back." When did Bret ever use the Wolf Head?
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I remember him using it a few times when they were pushing the "Bret Hart is a fighting champion" thing. However it took a friend of mine pointing that out years after the fact. He would hold the belt above his head and do the gesture with the other hand.
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I remember him doing it around the time WWF Wrestlemania: The Aracade Game came out. He even did it after you won a match or when you were running from one opponent to the next in the little overworld looking thing: http://youtu.be/j7I6V4UZfqI?t=2m3s
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E-Diddy posted:I remember him doing it around the time WWF Wrestlemania: The Aracade Game came out. He even did it after you won a match or when you were running from one opponent to the next in the little overworld looking thing: I watched way more of that video than I'd like to admit and just as I was ready to turn it off, dude had to wrestle both red Yokozuna and purple Yokozuna at the same time whaaaaaaaat
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nasboat posted:I watched way more of that video than I'd like to admit If you think that's crazy, you should see the endings. They include Michaels going into politics and Bam Bam Bigelow burning down the arena and killing everybody in it.
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Lone Rogue posted:I guess you learn something new every day (or hear something new): Yeah, he used to use it all the time.
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Is it wrong that after the video, I still have no idea what a Wolf Head signal is?
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Manwithastick posted:Is it wrong that after the video, I still have no idea what a Wolf Head signal is? It's this: 
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Is there anyway to pinpoint when "finishers" became a concept?
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Orgophlax posted:Is there anyway to pinpoint when "finishers" became a concept? Dawn of wrestling history. Didn't one guy have a toe-hold or something in the old days?
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Orgophlax posted:Is there anyway to pinpoint when "finishers" became a concept? That being said, finishers in pro wrestling seem to be at least as old as the Gold Dust Trio and the rise of the territories in the '20s. Ed Lewis had his famous sleeper hold, Londos used the Boston Crab, etc. Still, there were lots of guys who didn't have a "finisher." I don't think that became obligatory until the '50s, when wrestling started featuring truly cartoonish gimmicks and the matches quickly moved away from something a reasonable person would believe was an actual fight happening. Like, here's a really old match where the victor wins by something like a Texas Cloverleaf and it's more or less believable. I think the real answer to your question is the Gold Dust Trio, though. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 14:30 on Jul 23, 2012 |
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Gavok posted:They include Michaels going into politics Shawn Michaels never plays politics!
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Halloween Jack posted:Ancient Greece. Wrestlers have had favourite holds for winning a match for as long as wrestling's existed. That was pretty cool!
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So, regarding all this Gold Dust Trio talk. Are there any books(or maybe even documentaries) that specifically cover the really early days of pro wrestling? I'd love to read something about the evolution from relatively legit grappling contests to totally work matches.
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Sears Poncho posted:So, regarding all this Gold Dust Trio talk. If you have an Observer subscription Karl Stern did a series of podcasts about the history of wrestling from the pioneer days until today.
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^^^Huh, never actually listened to his stuff, I guess I should! Yea I know nothing of the era when it was just an entirely sideshow stuff, I'd love reading more about that too.
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Glitterbomber posted:^^^Huh, never actually listened to his stuff, I guess I should! You'd be good to look up articles by Steve Yohe as well.
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Captain Foo posted:That was pretty cool! By the by, Gorgeous George's finisher was something he called a "kip headlock" and people called a "rolling hiplock." I can't find any video of it, but it seems that he would grab the opponent and then jump up high to add momentum to a headlock throw. Ironically, I still think that really good finishers are usually ones that can come out of nowhere, and look like they have some unique tactical advantage, rather than a wrestler doing it this way instead of that way because hey, it's his special move so he does it that way. It took me a long time to actually watch and appreciate some Japanese wrestling because I had the notion that it was mainly enjoyed by guys who want to see fifteen overcomplicated high spots every match. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Jul 24, 2012 |
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My favourite golden era wrestler name was "The Wrestling Plasterer" Christopher Theophelus
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Does anyone remember who finally found the infamous LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING A BIRD LEFT ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR ad? Trying to prove that it exists on another forum and having the pic would help.
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Dickeye posted:Does anyone remember who finally found the infamous LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING A BIRD LEFT ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR ad? Trying to prove that it exists on another forum and having the pic would help.
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Frot Lesnar posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=2420562&pagenumber=670#post398448541 Woo
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Sears Poncho posted:So, regarding all this Gold Dust Trio talk. I think Marcus Griffin's Fall Guys covers that ground, but it's really hard to find.
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CombineThresher posted:I think Marcus Griffin's Fall Guys covers that ground, but it's really hard to find. Or dead trees from Lulu. e: Apparently it's public domain and available to read online. Has anyone read the Gorgeous George book by John Capouya? UltimoDragonQuest fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Jul 24, 2012 |
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Frot Lesnar posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=2420562&pagenumber=670#post398448541 Did anyone ever email this to Dave Meltzer to get his reaction?
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maniacripper posted:Did anyone ever email this to Dave Meltzer to get his reaction? Why would he have a reaction?
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MassRayPer posted:Why would he have a reaction? Wasn't he the one who mentioned it in a newsletter and people were calling bullshit on it?
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Not that it would ever be something truly memorable (i.e. during the actual WWF v. WCW days), but was there ever a D-X v. NWO angle or even a match?
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Jetfire posted:Not that it would ever be something truly memorable (i.e. during the actual WWF v. WCW days), but was there ever a D-X v. NWO angle or even a match?
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