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Does anyone know if George "Space Ghost" Lowe did the opening narration for the first Clash of the Champions? I'm watching it on the Network, and it sounds a lot like him.
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May 5, 2014 22:43
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ZDar Fan posted:Does anyone know if George "Space Ghost" Lowe did the opening narration for the first Clash of the Champions? I'm watching it on the Network, and it sounds a lot like him.
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May 5, 2014 23:02
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St Evan Echoes posted:On this subject, in the mid-00s didn't Triple H refuse to put young guys over on the basis that "beating legends isn't how you get to be a Superstar"? Does Foley cry every time he hears this? He allegedly said this once and now the Internet can never let us forget it, even after things like Wrestlemania 30 happened.
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May 5, 2014 23:06
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Cromulent posted:Sounds like him, and wikipedia says he did voiceovers for TBS in the 80s and 90s, so it seems likely that it's him. It's even likelier considering early Space Ghost Coast to Coast got a ton of high profile guests like Ted Turner, Hogan, and Savage. The Randy Savage episode 'Piledriver' is possibly the funniest episode of the show.
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May 5, 2014 23:17
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sticklefifer posted:It's even likelier considering early Space Ghost Coast to Coast got a ton of high profile guests like Ted Turner, Hogan, and Savage. The Randy Savage episode 'Piledriver' is possibly the funniest episode of the show. "HEYSTACKS CALLHOUN? HE WAS A MOUNTAIN OF A MAN!"
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May 6, 2014 00:02
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Mick Foley hit a big speedbump with his fans as well after the publication of his third book. Everyone either forgave or understood his multiple comebacks after his early 2000 retirement because he meant (and honestly MEANT) to put over Randy Orton and Edge and make them look good. It was admirable in an industry where legends just want a big money match or One Final Run and Foley made Orton and Edge look strong. But, his third book though he came off as really, really clingy towards wrestling and constantly pestered WWE for a final run and got pissy when he was shot down. There was also the fact he was really creepy and goony towards Divas (Melina in particular) in that publication. It just rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way and made Foley unpopular on WH2K back in the day. Since then though Foley has recovered his image by saying he was trying to be flirty but failed because he's just bad with women (the head trauma cannot help) and understands retirement (aside from the odd appearance here and there) is for him. Edit: Fixed up a sentence. Justin Godscock fucked around with this message at 02:41 on May 6, 2014 |
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May 6, 2014 01:34
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Mick Foley is a real good dude irl
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May 6, 2014 01:54
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Justin Godscock posted:Mick Foley hit a big speedbump with his fans as well after the publication of his third book. Everyone either forgave or understood his multiple comebacks after his early 2000 retirement because he meant (and honestly MEANT) to put over Randy Orton and Edge and make them look good. It was admirable in an industry where legends just want a big money match or One Final Run and Fole. In retrospect, I hope people understand that, in a business where most legends are truly scummy fucks, if the worst thing you do is come off a bit awkward with the ladies and have trouble letting go of the thing that made people love you in the first place, you're an alright guy. And for what it's worth, he DID make Randy Orton and Edge look good, IMO.
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May 6, 2014 01:59
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Foley's always come off as doing right with the business of putting guys over as much as possible. He also often seems weird, petty and desperate. I guess he's harmless in the end.
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May 6, 2014 04:36
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Wasn't there plans for an Ambrose/Foley feud (pre-Shield) and it was kiboshed cos Ambrose went too far and referenced Foley's kids?
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May 6, 2014 04:58
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Perdido posted:Wasn't there plans for an Ambrose/Foley feud (pre-Shield) and it was kiboshed cos Ambrose went too far and referenced Foley's kids? this was a giant work
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May 6, 2014 04:59
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Perdido posted:Wasn't there plans for an Ambrose/Foley feud (pre-Shield) and it was kiboshed cos Ambrose went too far and referenced Foley's kids? It was kiboshed because Foley's medicals were so bad he can't even ride rollercoasters anymore.
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May 6, 2014 05:00
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MassRafTer posted:It was kiboshed because Foley's medicals were so bad he can't even ride rollercoasters anymore. oatgan posted:this was a giant work Which is it? E: Or was the 'reason' given that Ambrose went too far when in reality it was cos doctors wouldn't clear Foley?
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May 6, 2014 05:01
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Perdido posted:Which is it? the "Dean Ambrose is too crazy for even me, Mick Foley, to want to wrestle" part
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May 6, 2014 05:01
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oatgan posted:the "Dean Ambrose is too crazy for even me, Mick Foley, to want to wrestle" part Ahaha, if that was how it was spun by Foley, then sorry for asking. I thought he was legit offended by whatever Ambrose had said. Not that Ambrose was ~*~ too crazy ~*~
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May 6, 2014 05:05
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MassRafTer posted:It was kiboshed because Foley's medicals were so bad he can't even ride rollercoasters anymore. What? Oh god. If you tell me next his heart can't take seeing Santa or Terry Funk anymore we'll have to put this guy on suicide watch because there go his favorite things.
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May 6, 2014 05:34
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Commissar Ken posted:What? Oh god. If you tell me next his heart can't take seeing Santa or Terry Funk anymore we'll have to put this guy on suicide watch because there go his favorite things. Don't worry unlike most wrestlers his heart is only enlarged by the holiday spirit.
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May 6, 2014 05:35
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Foley also lets everyone know up front that he (not surprisingly) has to avoid flashes on cameras/camera phones due to sensitivity to light thanks to his wrestling days, and asks people to either turn them off or don't think he's a dick when he's not looking directly at the camera in the photo.
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May 6, 2014 06:04
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nasboat posted:Foley also lets everyone know up front that he (not surprisingly) has to avoid flashes on cameras/camera phones due to sensitivity to light thanks to his wrestling days, and asks people to either turn them off or don't think he's a dick when he's not looking directly at the camera in the photo. Foley also can't tie his shoes properly because of his back and knee problems. This sounds really sad but he's lucky to even be alive and not totally crippled, all things considered. Foley was also clearly an excellent father to his children because a) they love him and it's really obvious, and b) none of them want anything to do with the wrestling business.
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May 6, 2014 06:26
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In all honesty, none of Mick's in ring returns (at least in WWE, the only TNA match I ever saw him in was against a cardboard cutout of Rocky Balboa) were that bad. The tag match at WrestleMania XX is nowhere near as bad as the reputation it has is, in fact I think it's pretty fun. Orton and Edge had classics with him, his tag match at the ECW show in 06 was great, and he had some decent hardcore matches with Ric Flair. The only really bad matches he had were his Royal Rumble appearances, but those were more harmless fun than anything else.
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May 6, 2014 07:22
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CombineThresher posted:Foley also can't tie his shoes properly because of his back and knee problems. This sounds really sad but he's lucky to even be alive and not totally crippled, all things considered. Foley is such a great person outside of wrestling, obviously loves and supports his family, that I find it hard to hate the man because how many people who have left this industry been able to say that? It's really fortunate he recognized his health problems after KOTR 1998 (and been humble enough to acknowledge them given this was the peak of "it's not ballet you loving PUSSY!" wrestling) and retired when he did because he'd be a broken loving mess even if he had a part-time schedule instead of the few brief appearance he did in years after. As a fan who grew up on his hardcore days, a part of me even feels guilty having enjoyed them because the guy is clearly feeling the effects of it. Watching his interviews nowadays I can recognize the mental deficits in his speech and candor.
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May 6, 2014 07:34
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Tatum Girlparts posted:I'm sure this has been asked but how long has the 'or you can get out the door' thing been a part of steel cage matches? Don't listen to the mesh to bars thing. Wrestlemania 2 used the big-blue steel cage. Bundy attempted escaping out of the door multiple times. Just watched the OSW Review of it last night.
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May 6, 2014 10:42
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They've invented the fix to Rey, it's only a matter of time before they invent enough stuff that they can rebuild most of Foley.
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May 6, 2014 10:44
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do you think Rey will go bankrupt funding the fix to his (non-existent) Knees? Or will the WWE help foot the bill to maintain him?
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May 6, 2014 10:47
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God Of Paradise posted:Don't listen to the mesh to bars thing. Wrestlemania 2 used the big-blue steel cage. Bundy attempted escaping out of the door multiple times. Just watched the OSW Review of it last night. Huh. I don't remember a door on the blue bar cage from when I was a kid for some reason, only people escaping over the top.
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May 6, 2014 10:52
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St Evan Echoes posted:Ah okay. I've just read the lukewarm opinions of Cena online and haven't been watching enough to get how big of a deal he is. Bryan surpassed the greatest heights Foley ever reached awhile back. Just watch a show, he's getting Austin pops. Cena, I would compare to Hogan when he was winding down with his initial WWF run. Think back about how badly people wanted something different at the end of the 6 years of Hogan. Now picture Hogan never going to WCW, and never turning heel. Picture it being 1996, and Hogan is still leg dropping the monster of the week. Just the same old poo poo. The crowds overwhelmingly boo him, far worse than they ever did Hogan, yet the kids watching at home still tune in and buy his merch. In his defense, I don't think he deserves as much hate as he gets. He's kept away from the title picture. He's open to doing clean jobs. But he was just booked like Hogan for so long, in a period where the WWE was pretending the attitude era never happened, and disregarding their large 18-35 male demographic.
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May 6, 2014 10:55
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I remember Kaval dropping a reference to "total nonstop action" and "making an impact" on NXT, and Cena threatening Vince that he'd walk out and "into someone else's company, brother", but are those the only times TNA has ever been even remotely referenced in WWE?
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May 7, 2014 09:32
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sticklefifer posted:I remember Kaval dropping a reference to "total nonstop action" and "making an impact" on NXT, and Cena threatening Vince that he'd walk out and "into someone else's company, brother", but are those the only times TNA has ever been even remotely referenced in WWE? Do you mean on Television? or in general? On Byte This I believe a lot of TNA fans tried to name-drop the show leading to Todd Grisham just being... well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud75ZQVh04U
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May 7, 2014 11:34
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God Of Paradise posted:Cena, I would compare to Hogan when he was winding down with his initial WWF run. Think back about how badly people wanted something different at the end of the 6 years of Hogan. Now picture Hogan never going to WCW, and never turning heel. Picture it being 1996, and Hogan is still leg dropping the monster of the week. Just the same old poo poo. The crowds overwhelmingly boo him, far worse than they ever did Hogan, yet the kids watching at home still tune in and buy his merch. In his defense, I don't think he deserves as much hate as he gets. He's kept away from the title picture. He's open to doing clean jobs. But he was just booked like Hogan for so long, in a period where the WWE was pretending the attitude era never happened, and disregarding their large 18-35 male demographic. There's also the fact that it's not unreasonable to assume Cena has plenty of sway with WWE brass, given how valuable he is to them. There's a perception that he could easily speak up and change the lovely way that he's booked. He's not the one planning the match in which he supermans all over the place and makes his opponent look like a chump, but he undoubtedly has the power to change it if he finds it objectionable. But Cena doesn't. He's a good company man. And so we have a long trail of pushes derailed by short-sighted booking and the Rapadoo express.
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May 7, 2014 15:39
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Cena actually does call his matches as he sees fit.
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May 7, 2014 15:44
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We had a running joke at school that Goldberg's streak only existed because he didn't realise that wrestling's fake. Maybe it's time to dust that old chestnut off for Cena 
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May 7, 2014 16:15
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Onmi posted:do you think Rey will go bankrupt funding the fix to his (non-existent) Knees? Or will the WWE help foot the bill to maintain him? WWE will probably help out, and if medical science can rebuild Terry Funk, then Foley and Rey will be fine.
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May 7, 2014 16:21
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CombineThresher posted:WWE will probably help out, and if medical science can rebuild Terry Funk, then Foley and Rey will be fine. For everything else, there's DDP Yoga.
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May 7, 2014 17:36
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Despite DDP pleading with Mick, he has said that he won't start caring about his body or doing DDPYoga until he needs a wheelchair to get around Disney.
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May 7, 2014 17:42
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Cromulent posted:Despite DDP pleading with Mick, he has said that he won't start caring about his body or doing DDPYoga until he needs a wheelchair to get around Disney. DDP Yoga isn't going to magically rebuild the massive structural damage to Foley's body no matter what DDP thinks.
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May 7, 2014 19:15
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Well, no, he'd need to get surgery first like Jake and Hall (although I'd wager Foley's in far worse shape physically than either of them), *then* he can set about getting rid of the 100 pounds of flab that's most likely making everything worse.
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May 7, 2014 19:18
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MassRafTer posted:DDP Yoga isn't going to magically rebuild the massive structural damage to Foley's body no matter what DDP thinks. It might.
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May 7, 2014 19:23
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MassRafTer posted:DDP Yoga isn't going to magically rebuild the massive structural damage to Foley's body no matter what DDP thinks. Cromulent fucked around with this message at 19:36 on May 7, 2014 |
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May 7, 2014 19:31
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DeathChicken posted:Well, no, he'd need to get surgery first like Jake and Hall (although I'd wager Foley's in far worse shape physically than either of them), *then* he can set about getting rid of the 100 pounds of flab that's most likely making everything worse. Hall was pretty much stuck in a wheelchair before his surgery, wasn't he? His problems were probably more repairable than Foley's though.
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