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Now this is mostly because of the dude himself, but I personally think Foley's car crash is one of the best stingers. But yeah currently, it's the Shield.
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projecthalaxy posted:Now this is mostly because of the dude himself, but I personally think Foley's car crash is one of the best stingers. But yeah currently, it's the Shield.
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Nov 24, 2013 06:23
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"One Two, This on?" is probably my favorite stinger of all time, and I'm not even a fan of HHH.
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Thauros posted:In the last Observer it was reported that the three people they're really high on and plan on pushing next year are Reigns, Big E, and Summer Rae. Down with this 
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Mr. Cool Ice posted:SIR WILLIAM BLACK Back when there was a backyarders thread there was this one video called "Spinal Injury Montage" that involved, among lots of hilarious falls onto sheet metal, car hoods, etc, the only Egg and Flour Mess Match that I've ever seen, and it disappeared off Youtube years ago, and I'm still upset about it.
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Say what you will about the man, but Enter Sandman's first few notes hitting in Philly circa 1996 to the day the ECW died meant you were going to see something exceedingly stupid/endlessly awesome. Sandman's return from WCW, with the lights going out and the Metallica sting hitting is still one of the loudest, most genuine reactions I've ever heard. It was pure chaos and on top of that, Sandman was RIPPED somehow.
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I love Sir William Black (Sir William of Black!); he is the only indie wrestler I ever downloaded for Smackdown vs Raw game.
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Of the current NJPW guys, Takahashi is my favorite talker just because he is sleaze incarnate. It's like a less-cheesy Val Venis, and the entendres flow for days. It's not always something you get in Japanese humor but he does so well worth it. Hell, "G-Cup Climax" alone is brilliant. Suzuki is great, Nakamura is a bit Macho Man with the in-ring promos and I haven't watched enough of the other stuff (like card pack openings  ) to judge. And yeah, Okada's not a great talker, but he does enough to make him seem super smug and entitled which works perfectly. And then you have Gedo, who's goddamned Japanese Flavor-Flav in there. It works way too well.
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Junpei Hyde posted:God I hope so, then we can get the big reunion pop down the line. I just love hearing the opening to the Shield theme. I've always been partial to "you think you know me..." WAAAHHHGHGHRLBHL 
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Junpei Hyde posted:Speaking of which, what do you guys think is the best opening stinger for an entrance theme? I'll always mark out for Bret Hart's theme, only to be dissapointed when Natalya comes out. "Oh, oh, oh, Shawn!" Or... *glass shatters* My favorite, though, is the guitar screech before John Morrison would walk out.
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Junpei Hyde posted:Speaking of which, what do you guys think is the best opening stinger for an entrance theme? I'll always mark out for Bret Hart's theme, only to be dissapointed when Natalya comes out. There are a bunch of themes that I really like, but as for stingers I'm partial to Masahiro Chono's (5:03 if it doesn't skip to it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7cFGXHvqo&t=303s Also, Stone Cold's glass shatter, Undertaker's gong, Regal's horns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDbAIC5GdIU And last, but not least, Million Dollar Man's maniacal laughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4TG56KGZ4 Ghostpilot fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Nov 24, 2013 |
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I'd say the glass shatter gets me as its linked to some of the biggest wrestling pops you'll ever hear. Backlash 2000 and Foleys First title win being my examples. Yes i realize thats a little bias.
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I've seen conflicted reports for the Brawl for All tournament. Was the entire tournament a shoot? I always thought so since Bradshaws nose was pretty bloody in the final but I recently read that it was scripted after Bart knocked out Dr Death to avoid any more surprises. Another baffling point is why they figured Steve Williams winning was a sure thing when Dan Severn and Steve Blackman were in the tournament.
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I've always heard it was a shoot all the way through. Ross just believed that Williams was a total bad rear end, and Williams was a very good amateur wrestler back in college and an All-American football player. Unfortunately, he was also 38 at the time and pretty beat up.
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Junpei Hyde posted:God I hope so, then we can get the big reunion pop down the line. I just love hearing the opening to the Shield theme. "Oooh, Chavo..."
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budreck posted:I've seen conflicted reports for the Brawl for All tournament. It was a shoot, as was the fight between Butterbean and Bart. I believe they hoped that either Severn, Shamrock or Williams would win, with Williams being the main preference.
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One thing that still isn't clear is whether Severn removing himself from the tournament was a shoot or not. I've heard that he actually did remove himself, and I've also heard that creative asked him to drop out because they didn't want him to win.
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If themes from outside WWE count as far as opening stingers go, I thought the screaming that introduced the Age of the Fall's theme worked well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0MNPJ5o7VQ
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budreck posted:I've seen conflicted reports for the Brawl for All tournament. It's possible there's more to it than what we know--Blackman's injury could have been a work, or Severn could be lying about being forced out--but I doubt it. I think that the WWE management in 1998, much like a lot of PSP posters in 2013, were ignorant and foolish enough to believe that these guys who had reputations as badass bar-brawlers could beat guys with formal training and full-contact experience.
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Some of the scoring was a work, though the fights were not actually. For example in the Gunn/Doctor Death match going into the third round Gunn was clearly winning but the points tally was 15-5 in Dr Deaths favour. Certain guys got points given to them more generously than others. That said by the semi's they had pretty much decided that Bart was to win the whole thing to the point that he had an angle with Godfather running about it.
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Though technically a shoot, if you actually watch a lot of the early round matches there is OBVIOUS bias towards certain management favorites (Bradshaw, Williams, Godfather) and obvious fixing against guys like Mero (who, along with Sable, was universally disliked backstage and on his way out of the company). Once Severn and Williams were out it was obvious they didn't give a gently caress anymore and just decided to ride Bart Gunn all the way, especially since he didn't have much competition with Mero screwed and Blackman injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5XkOk7I1w Shiki Dan fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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Skinty McEdger posted:Some of the scoring was a work, though the fights were not actually. For example in the Gunn/Doctor Death match going into the third round Gunn was clearly winning but the points tally was 15-5 in Dr Deaths favour. Certain guys got points given to them more generously than others. To be fair this is pretty common in real boxing too.
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They should at least not have had the final be against someone who was not a wrestler and would never be. (And was also some kind of ogre.)
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Maxwell Lord posted:They should at least not have had the final be against someone who was not a wrestler and would never be. (And was also some kind of ogre.) The Butterbean thing wasn't part of the tournament, it was done months later to get a mild boxing draw on Mania and secondarily to humiliate Bart Gunn.
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jeffersonlives posted:The Butterbean thing wasn't part of the tournament, it was done months later to get a mild boxing draw on Mania and secondarily to humiliate Bart Gunn. If I remember right, Butterbean didn't appear at all to promote the WM match. No promo, nothing. Even the image of him in the bumpers was just a cutout still from somewhere else. He just showed up, blew Bart away, and left. And I haven't seen him since. Even back then, I thought it was really strange.
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jeffersonlives posted:The Butterbean thing wasn't part of the tournament, it was done months later to get a mild boxing draw on Mania and secondarily to humiliate Bart Gunn. JR was so happy when he got the chance to humiliate someone for a change.
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Speaking of " where they thinking" gimmick matches.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrdS0a3VWwo
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If you believe Bob Holly, they were so sure Dr. Death was going to win that they'd already paid him his prize money before he went out and lost.
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Describe to me, in detail, what happened on the worst year of the WWE and why it sucked.
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Abrasive Obelisk posted:Describe to me, in detail, what happened on the worst year of the WWE and why it sucked. The year is 2013. Daniel Bryan is not WWE Champion.
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Abrasive Obelisk posted:Describe to me, in detail, what happened on the worst year of the WWE and why it sucked. 1995. Kevin Nash as champion, Mabel got a main event push.
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CobiWann posted:My favorite, though, is the guitar screech before John Morrison would walk out.  NOW LISTEN whenever Morrison came out.
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Cromulent posted:One thing that still isn't clear is whether Severn removing himself from the tournament was a shoot or not. I've heard that he actually did remove himself, and I've also heard that creative asked him to drop out because they didn't want him to win. I'm still convinced management asked him to drop out, because they knew, even with the crooked points-scoring, he'd clean house with pretty much anyone else in the tournament. Watch his match with the Godfather in the first round. He realizes he can game the system just by taking Godfather down, letting him get to his feet, then doing the same again for the rest of the match. The score ended up like, 50-5.
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Cocksmith posted:1995. Kevin Nash as champion, Mabel got a main event push. They were quite literally running RAW in highschool gyms in this period.
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VogeGandire posted:I'm still convinced management asked him to drop out, because they knew, even with the crooked points-scoring, he'd clean house with pretty much anyone else in the tournament. Watch his match with the Godfather in the first round. He realizes he can game the system just by taking Godfather down, letting him get to his feet, then doing the same again for the rest of the match. The score ended up like, 50-5. The claim that Severn was asked to leave the tournament comes from Severn himself, and I believe him. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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Ghostpilot posted:Speaking of " Vince excitedly tripping over his words and shouting "STEP DADDY" at the start of this is brilliant.
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Ghostpilot posted:Speaking of " This is so ridiculous it warps back to being awesome. Edit: Oh god the football puns don't stop. 
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magnum_valentino posted:Vince excitedly tripping over his words and shouting "STEP DADDY" I think I know what Daniel Bryan's next gimmick is going to be.
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