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How big a draw was Bob Backlund if they kept the title on him for five years? Bruno and Hogan are the only other people with reigns of comparable length and they were both obviously huge draws but they also had way more personality than Backlund.
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Oatgan posted:John Cena is the father of youtube sensation Fred. Cena earned every boo he's ever gotten.
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Sep 20, 2012 19:12
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Bob Holly was in WWE for loving EVER and was a mostly boring, hateful individual, but he did provide us with some memorable moments: - Won tag titles with 1-2-3 Kid in big upset - Actually raced cars and was so insane he got in trouble for aggressive/dangerous driving behavior and trying to crash people - Called Dracula a fat bastard - Got Molly Holly on TV - Fell on a table in ECW and got sliced up - Got fired for stealing pills from Ken Kennedy - Such an rear end in a top hat that no one in the locker room had his phone number except for a psycho murderer Also, I agree that the Alabama Slam rules and I'm glad Cody Rhodes does it sometimes. Tato fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Sep 20, 2012 |
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Sep 20, 2012 19:41
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Karmine posted:How big a draw was Bob Backlund if they kept the title on him for five years? Bruno and Hogan are the only other people with reigns of comparable length and they were both obviously huge draws but they also had way more personality than Backlund. Backlund was your typical squeaky clean, all american babyface during his title run. It played really well against the heels of that time. I think especially in the territory days, the heels were the ones that really needed to draw the money. You didn't want to see Backlund win per se as much as you wanted to see Superstay Billy Graham get his rear end kicked.
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Big Poppa posted:Backlund was your typical squeaky clean, all american babyface during his title run. It played really well against the heels of that time. That's not really true. New York had a history of babyfaces who were incredible draws, as did Memphis and the AWA, while other cities like Detroit were more based on heels. Backlund was an OK draw who needed some propping up elsewhere on the card. He was a Vince Sr. guy and the crowds at MSG starting turning on him near the end but he did pretty well.
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Sep 20, 2012 21:12
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Memento1979 posted:I remember Survivor Series 2002 being good, but that might be rose-tinted glasses kicking in. It was the debut of the Elimination Chamber. It is and Summerslam 2002 is very good, but they are very much outliers
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Sep 20, 2012 21:29
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Gonzo McFee posted:Cena earned every boo he's ever gotten. Every clip I've seen involves Cena beating the poo poo out of him so you take that back.
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Sep 20, 2012 21:35
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Szmitten posted:Every clip I've seen involves Cena beating the poo poo out of him so you take that back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XeirvCHTAo Ignore the lovely intro.
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Sep 20, 2012 22:16
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Stupid question, but does/did anyone in wrestling wear a cup? It seems like they couldn't (and the nature of their work means it isn't totally necessary), but still, I would want my jimmies unrustled.
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Sep 20, 2012 22:27
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As far as I know, it's just a jockstrap under.
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Man-Thing posted:I absolutely love Bob Holly from the two seconds before until the two seconds after delivering an Alabama Slam. Move is dooooooope. I remember that episode of ECW on Sci-Fi where he went through a table badly and ended up gashing his back and for like five seconds everyone on the forum I went to at the time had a lot of respect for him.
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Sep 20, 2012 23:18
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Szmitten posted:Every clip I've seen involves Cena beating the poo poo out of him so you take that back. He should FU his testicles through a table for ever creating that hyperactive chipmunk. 
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Gonzo McFee posted:He should FU his testicles through a table for ever creating that hyperactive chipmunk. He's Fred's imaginary father.
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UndergroundHero posted:I'm re-watching Survivor Series 1992, and the main event was suppose to be Flair/Razor vs. Savage/Warrior, and of course Warrior was gone before the show, and on Prime Time Wrestling the week before the show, Savage asked Mr. Perfect to be his partner. By the end of the show Perfect did a face turn and joined Savage. I assume Perfect was ready to return around then and since they probably knew Flair was leaving soon running with Perfect vs Flair for his last couple of months made sense.
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Nut Bunnies posted:It is and Summerslam 2002 is very good, but they are very much outliers It's actually funny you should say that, Summerslam and Survivor Series are the only two dvds I own from 2002. I might see if I can sneak a re-watch in this weekend.
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Oatgan posted:John Cena is the father of youtube sensation Fred. false report
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Apologies for laziness, I'm phone-postin', but can someone share that dreadful fan artwork of that Limp Bizkit album that tied in with Wrestlemania X-Seven? I laugh every single time I see it and could do with a chuckle.
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Man-Thing posted:Stupid question, but does/did anyone in wrestling wear a cup? It seems like they couldn't (and the nature of their work means it isn't totally necessary), but still, I would want my jimmies unrustled. Road Dogg wore one once to beat Chyna (famous for her low blows) in the King of the Ring tournament. That might be it for cups in wrestling.
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Man-Thing posted:Stupid question, but does/did anyone in wrestling wear a cup? It seems like they couldn't (and the nature of their work means it isn't totally necessary), but still, I would want my jimmies unrustled. I'm convinced Hard Gay was wearing one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVxhQmMI8o
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Sep 21, 2012 13:38
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Man-Thing posted:Stupid question, but does/did anyone in wrestling wear a cup? It seems like they couldn't (and the nature of their work means it isn't totally necessary), but still, I would want my jimmies unrustled. I seem to remember an episode of Nitro where Luger wore a cup to prevent a woman (possible Miss Elizabeth?) from kicking him in the junk.He immediately took it out with a smile to show the crowd, so she kicked him again, then rubbed the cup in his face.
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Sep 21, 2012 13:42
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britishbornandbread posted:Apologies for laziness, I'm phone-postin', but can someone share that dreadful fan artwork of that Limp Bizkit album that tied in with Wrestlemania X-Seven? I laugh every single time I see it and could do with a chuckle. I searched and couldn't find this and now I'm sad.  Someone help.
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Grendels Dad posted:I'm convinced Hard Gay was wearing one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVxhQmMI8o Also Danshoku Dino.
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OK, since Silvervision is losing the licence, I thought it would be time to stock up on DVDs. Which regular PPVs from 2002 - 2012 should I get. I'm excluding the big 4 here, I just want to know if there was an excellent Unforgiven or Judgdment Day that I should pick up?
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Sep 21, 2012 14:35
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I remember Backlash 2002 being pretty good.
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Man-Thing="407753603 posted:Stupid question, but does/did anyone in wrestling wear a cup? It seems like they couldn't (and the nature of their work means it isn't totally necessary), but still, I would want my jimmies unrustled. Lance Storm once said that cups could be driven into your pelvis or broken into bits of plastic, so it wouldn't be worth it. reality_groove posted:OK, since Silvervision is losing the licence, I thought it would be time to stock up on DVDs. Money in the Bank 2011
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Web Jew.0 posted:Money in the Bank 2011 Minidust fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Sep 21, 2012 |
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reality_groove posted:OK, since Silvervision is losing the licence, I thought it would be time to stock up on DVDs. No Mercy 02 Vengeance 03 No Way Out 04 only if you dont have Lesnar/Guerrero somewhere else. Backlash 04 One Night Stand 05 Vengeance 05 New Year's Revolution 06 No Way Out 06 One Night Stand 06 December to Dismember for how bad it is Backlash 07 Cyber Sunday 07 No Way Out 2008 One Night Stand 08 No Mercy 08 Armageddon 08 No Way Out 09 Extreme Rules 09 The Bash 09 TLC 09 Elimination Chamber 10 Elimination Chamber 11 Money in the Bank 11 Elimination 2012 Extreme Rules 2012 Over the Limit 2012
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Flair has spoken about how much he loved WWE and hated WCW. So why did he leave the WWE in the 90's to go back?
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I'd assume the same reason he said no to WWE's Legends contract offer to go to TNA and wrestle: money.
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Vince basically felt using Flair wasn't working from a drawing perspective.
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reality_groove posted:OK, since Silvervision is losing the licence, I thought it would be time to stock up on DVDs. Judgment Day 2002 Unforgiven 2002 No Mercy 2002 (though this is pretty much a two match card) Vengeance 2003 Backlash 2004 Vengeance 2005 One Night Stand 2005 Backlash 2007 No Mercy 2008 Backlash 2009 Backlash 2010 MITB 2010 Elimination Chamber 2011 MITB 2011 Over the Limit 2012 edit: beaten on some of it but whatever. Also, as far as Flair, both parties felt he wasn't really a good fit for the WWF and wasn't working how they'd all hoped. He was the epitome of an NWA/WCW guy and it just didn't work in WWF. El Duke Silver fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Sep 21, 2012 |
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britishbornandbread posted:Apologies for laziness, I'm phone-postin', but can someone share that dreadful fan artwork of that Limp Bizkit album that tied in with Wrestlemania X-Seven? I laugh every single time I see it and could do with a chuckle. Here you go: 
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MassRayPer posted:That's not really true. New York had a history of babyfaces who were incredible draws, as did Memphis and the AWA, while other cities like Detroit were more based on heels. Backlund was an OK draw who needed some propping up elsewhere on the card. He was a Vince Sr. guy and the crowds at MSG starting turning on him near the end but he did pretty well. I guess your pretty much right. I was thinking more of reading how heels tended to travel more to take on the babyfaces of that territory. So my thinking was more the new heel coming in drew the cash. I probably have it backwards.
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Big Poppa posted:I guess your pretty much right. I was thinking more of reading how heels tended to travel more to take on the babyfaces of that territory. That is probably more accurate, and definitely so when Flair was champion.
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Fury Gagarin posted:Here you go: Ahahaha, I forgot just HOW poo poo it was. That's made my day.
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Sep 21, 2012 20:42
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Back when Bull Buchanan was with Cena, it seemed like Cole would vacillate between calling him 'B-Squared' and 'B-Two'. Any reason other than Cole (or anyone) not knowing how to pronounce 'B2'?
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Fury Gagarin posted:Here you go: HOLY poo poo I HAD FORGOTTEN THE KID ACTUALLY PHOTOSHOPPED HIMSELF INTO THE ARTWORK Thank you so much for this. If I remember correctly the kid was interviewed by the Coach and it was the most awkward thing ever.
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He did, and he genuinely sounded proud of his work.
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That picture will never fail to make me laugh.
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Sweeney Tom posted:He did, and he genuinely sounded proud of his work. He should be proud.
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