|
Also the Lesnar loss, which despite drawing 0 interest on TV at the time, was a really great match (as good as HH and Lesnar are going to have) and only happened because Hogan though the was going to get his win back. Classic Hogan.
|
#
?
Nov 26, 2014 14:42
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 26, 2024 09:03 |
|
|
LordPants posted:Also the Lesnar loss, which despite drawing 0 interest on TV at the time, was a really great match (as good as HH and Lesnar are going to have) and only happened because Hogan though the was going to get his win back. Classic Hogan. Lesnar smearing himself with Hogans blood will always be one of the coolest things I have seen in Wrestling.
|
|
#
?
Nov 27, 2014 00:29
|
|
|
That Hogan sold that whole thing for as long as he did is amazing. You'd think he would've popped up to work the crowd especially after the blood-smearing bit or once Lesnar left the ring.
|
|
#
?
Nov 27, 2014 13:04
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II5dE2ZcbVw He's still got it!!
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2014 23:56
|
|
|
I remember being absolutely SHOCKED that Hogan jobbed to Lesnar so convincingly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f5VI7PVz3E
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 00:02
|
|
|
El Gallinero Gros posted:I remember being absolutely SHOCKED that Hogan jobbed to Lesnar so convincingly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f5VI7PVz3E Eh, hosed by Paul while he was winning, didn't tap or get pinned. Still smells like he had some input.
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 02:04
|
|
|
natetimm posted:Eh, hosed by Paul while he was winning, didn't tap or get pinned. Still smells like he had some input. Well, this was Smackdown booked by Heyman so the heels normally won via some sort of cheating because he's old school like that. Also, Hulk didn't tap out because of the whole squeezing the life outta Hulkamania, and even more they did the super oldschool "heel refuses to break the hold" ONTOP of a post-match beat down with a chair + blood so they really just wanted to wreck Hogan. Also Heyman was big on those types of finishes where where there's interference but it always ends with a decisive finish. What's even better is before that match Hogan cuts this amazing 80s Promo and it was so awesome.  edit: here's the figure4 of the episode Bryan Alvarez posted:Brock stormed into Hogan’s locker-room. He wanted to make sure the Hulkster wanted to go through with this. “You’re so young, full of life,” Hogan said. “You’ve got it made. But if I was you, I’d lay it all on the line.” He said Brock should put his WWE Title shot on the line. Brock said sure, which caused Paul to freak out like an idiot. “HE PLAYED YOU! YOU GOT SUCKERED!” It's "The best Smackdown of All Time" because it had some Amazing Smackdown Six stuff in it and some great promo work. Kurt Angle goes something like "Rey Mysterio was the illegal man, and he's an Illegal citizen"
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 15:08
|
|
|
It's a little ironic that a huge number of people will remember Hogan most fondly for the brief window of time where he had no creative control and put a bunch of guys over
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 15:12
|
|
|
This was also around the time he tapped out to Angle, right?
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 19:50
|
|
|
St Evan Echoes posted:It's a little ironic that a huge number of people will remember Hogan most fondly for the brief window of time where he had no creative control and put a bunch of guys over Yeah wasn't that around the time where he was given the title during a nostalgia run and business started to tank because people were sick of the Hulkster?
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 19:53
|
|
|
Hulk won the title and lost it at the next PPV so I always imagine business must have dropped like 500% to have such a short reign.
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2014 21:35
|
|
|
oldpainless posted:Hulk won the title and lost it at the next PPV so I always imagine business must have dropped like 500% to have such a short reign. I don't think him being the champ was the ever the long-term game plan. Just fan service.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 04:19
|
|
|
oldpainless posted:Hulk won the title and lost it at the next PPV so I always imagine business must have dropped like 500% to have such a short reign. Ratings nosedived after he got it and they realized they'd made a huge mistake in not realizing how quickly nostalgia wears off.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 05:33
|
|
|
Also the undisputed title rule was that every main eventer got it at for at least a month unless they were Austin
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 05:51
|
|
|
Twelve year old me was so pissed when Hogan won the title. Who cares about this bald old man the Rock is way cooler and just beat him at Wrestlemania!
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 08:26
|
|
|
This is still the place for Retro observers right? ruh roh raggy. quote:The family of Erich Kulas filed charges against Jerome Young (New Jack) for assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from the 11/22 incident in Revere, MA, but the charges were thrown out by a magistrate in Boston on 9/23 citing a lack of evidence and feeling this is a case that would be better served in a civil lawsuit rather than with criminal charges. The Kulas family has yet to file a civil suit against ECW, and no doubt the filing of the charges, which actually took place several weeks ago, was a tactical move to strengthen a potential civil case, but with the charges being thrown out, it won't end up helping their case. It would be foolish to try and predict how this would go if there was a case filed, however there are a lot of statements that Kulas has made in the media regarding the incident that could backfire on him, however the potential risk to ECW of playing a tape of the incident in front of an unpredictable jury could be huge if it were to get that far. WCW.txt quote:The situation with Hall was kind of strange, as there was an argument before Nitro on 9/22 in West Valley City, UT between he and WCW promoter Zane Bresloff about the short and generally unsatisfactory main events with all the big houses at the arenas of late. Then Hall came down with a bad back (although those close to him say he had been complaining of the back injury over the weekend) and showed up for the weekend shows on crutches Bresloff was a smart dude from memory and was a key factor in WCW turning it around. Also was one of Dave's sources. Also, quote:Bill Goldberg got his second upset over Barbarian with a suplex slam in 3:09. They said Goldberg was a former All-SEC defensive lineman at the University of Georgia from 1986-89 and played with the Falcons. Barbarian seemed visibly less than pleased having to put him over. Goldberg has potential and size but this was bad. More wcw.txt quote:Flair did a phone interview. He said he wanted to break up the Horseman and told Benoit and McMichael to go their own way and said what happened was his wake-up call. To show how much the left hand knows in this company what the right hand is doing, the booking committee just released shows and had promos cut for all sorts of shows with the Horseman managed by Arn Anderson against the NWO at house shows in early November, so go figure WWF quote:Raw is Run-in DQ's on 9/29 was taped 9/23 in Albany, NY before 4,174 fans paying $69,498.1 quote:McMahon (who wasn't selling an injury at all from the previous week) confronted Austin and gave him three alternatives by next week, either get a doctors release, sign a waiver absolving the WWF of any liability in case of injury or be fired. Obviously he picks door number two since he's starting back in the ring in what will be billed as non-sanctioned matches on 10/18 in Fort Worth. In real life, that depends on him being cleared by a doctor although the belief is he's recovered well and is feeling good. Real good segment. Head Bangers kept the tag titles losing via DQ to Jesus & Jose when Godwinns attacked Boricuas as they had the match won in 10:20. Those tag belts sure mean a lot these days. Crowd was dead, match was awful and rating was in the toilet. Owen Hart did an interview wearing an Owen 3:16 shirt saying "I just broke your neck" on the back with a SWAT team with him. As it turned out, one of the guys took their helmet off and it was Austin who gave Hart the stunner. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Dec 2, 2014 |
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 08:50
|
|
|
Re: Mass Transit and dumb statements, didn't the dad call New Jack the N word or something? I remember a story from New Jack about Paul Heyman having to testify in defense of New Jack in court for something, they made him repeat the exact words and that was one of them. New Jack said Paul looked right at him and mouthed "I'm so sorry" before saying it and was afraid he'd never want to work for him anymore. Maybe it was some other incident.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2014 09:47
|
|
|
LordPants posted:This is still the place for Retro observers right? It is I am just weeks behind on my back issues  Also: STING IS CHAMPION. HOGAN IS VANQUISHED. THE NWO IS IN CHAOS! Tonight it is all the fallout from SUPERBRAWL VIIIIIIIII!!!!! We will see: Lex Luger vs Curt Hennig DDP vs Hammer Kaz Hayashi vs Ultimo Dragon Raven vs Chris Benoit Lenny Lane vs Chris Jericho for the Cruiserweight Title VINCENT vs Rick Steiner Yuji Nagata vs Saturn FORMER CHAMPION Renegade vs Booker T for the TV title Konnan vs Lizmark Jr. Vicious and Delicious vs High Voltage Eddy vs Disco Brad Armstrong vs Ric Flair? (This might be Flair's last match before the incident) Scott Hall vs Sting for the WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE (NOT THE nWo TITLE you odor losers!) Come at 8 PM for Nitro and 7:30 PM for NECW! http://www.psp-tv.com/r/BadMoviesWorseWrestling
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2014 01:18
|
|
|
RIP Rick Martel
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2014 01:21
|
|
|
LordPants posted:Well, this was Smackdown booked by Heyman so the heels normally won via some sort of cheating because he's old school like that. Also, Hulk didn't tap out because of the whole squeezing the life outta Hulkamania, and even more they did the super oldschool "heel refuses to break the hold" ONTOP of a post-match beat down with a chair + blood so they really just wanted to wreck Hogan. Also Heyman was big on those types of finishes where where there's interference but it always ends with a decisive finish. Also, it's one of the 5 episodes from 2002 that's on the Network, so if anyone wants to see it, it's there.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2014 16:49
|
|
|
Holy poo poo Eric Bischoff is doing a loving meet and greet/Q&A at a Dave and Buster's in Philly the day of the Rumble. How can I NOT attend?!
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 04:19
|
|
|
haljordan posted:Holy poo poo Eric Bischoff is doing a loving meet and greet/Q&A at a Dave and Buster's in Philly the day of the Rumble. How can I NOT attend?! The only wrestling personality/chain eatery combo that would be more appropriate than Bischoff at a DnB's would be if, like, Tajiri did one at a Sizzler.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:15
|
|
|
Ryback at a Panera.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:17
|
|
|
Dave and Buster's actually is where the big boys play.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:35
|
|
|
El Estrago Bonito posted:The only wrestling personality/chain eatery combo that would be more appropriate than Bischoff at a DnB's would be if, like, Tajiri did one at a Sizzler. Pssh, Tajiri would clearly demand Waffle House.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:43
|
|
|
Charles Gnarwin posted:Pssh, Tajiri would clearly demand Waffle House. Every tough guy east Asian dude I have ever known has loving loved Sizzler, I don't know why or how.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:49
|
|
|
El Estrago Bonito posted:Every tough guy east Asian dude I have ever known has loving loved Sizzler, I don't know why or how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylKr3KQVyp8
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:58
|
|
|
El Estrago Bonito posted:Every tough guy east Asian dude I have ever known has loving loved Sizzler, I don't know why or how. As a 2nd gen southeast asian I can confirm that the Sizzler (always THE Sizzler) is loving awesome. The cheese toast is a serious contributing factor.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 06:15
|
|
|
El Estrago Bonito posted:The only wrestling personality/chain eatery combo that would be more appropriate than Bischoff at a DnB's would be if, like, Tajiri did one at a Sizzler. Scott Steiner at Cracker Barrel.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 06:50
|
|
|
I'm only part Asian and I grew up in neighborhoods that had a bunch of Sizzlers. This is an amazing revelation for me.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 08:16
|
|
|
I had a sizzler nearby growing up but now it's a karaoke joint. I didn't even think those restaurants existed any more.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 13:35
|
|
|
https://www.sizzler.com/locations One in Queens, one in Orlando, and the rest are all over the west coast. I remember there used to be about a dozen just on Long Island years ago.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 15:41
|
|
|
Well, that certainly wasn't the "Parts Unknown" I was hoping for, no Papa Shango or Warrior. Pope Corky the IX posted:https://www.sizzler.com/locations Only two on the East Coast? Bloody hell, makes me realise how drat long it's been since I last went to the US, when going on a two-week trip to the Southeast I'd see Sizzler in Montgomery, St. Augustine, Atlanta and two or three around Orlando
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:48
|
|
|
We don't even have Ponderosas here anymore. Our Sizzler closed years ago. My dad went into a Western Sizzlin' in Orlando but it's just not the same.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 21:06
|
|
|
El Estrago Bonito posted:The only wrestling personality/chain eatery combo that would be more appropriate than Bischoff at a DnB's would be if, like, Tajiri did one at a Sizzler. I'm pretty sure Bischoff is actually working at the Dave and Busters and the meet and greet will be done during his smoke break.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 22:53
|
|
|
Luigi Thirty posted:We don't even have Ponderosas here anymore. Our Sizzler closed years ago. My dad went into a Western Sizzlin' in Orlando but it's just not the same. What is the difference between a sizzler and say an Outback Steakhouse or Texas Roadhouse or any other generic chain steakhouses?
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 04:16
|
|
|
Aesop Poprock posted:What is the difference between a sizzler and say an Outback Steakhouse or Texas Roadhouse or any other generic chain steakhouses? Not much at this point, but it was one of the first generic chain steakhouses. It was known for individual restaurants employing in-house butchers to provide a higher food quality but I don't know if they do that anymore.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 04:32
|
|
|
Sizzler looks like a generic buffet restaurant, like Old Country Buffet or the like, and not really a steakhouse at all. Chain buffets are generally absolute garbage-tier restaurants and very popular in the midwest, where Olive Garden is considered fine dining.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 04:34
|
|
|
OneThousandMonkeys posted:Sizzler looks like a generic buffet restaurant, like Old Country Buffet or the like, and not really a steakhouse at all. Chain buffets are generally absolute garbage-tier restaurants and very popular in the midwest, where Olive Garden is considered fine dining. It was a steakhouse, then they opened a buffet, then it was just a buffet, it went bankrupt because it was disgusting, and now it's a steakhouse again. I probably haven't been in one in 15 years.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 04:39
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 26, 2024 09:03 |
|
|
Ok, I'm still seriously trying to wrap my head around this idea of Sizzler an "asian" thing. Titties, can you enlighten me to the ways of our people? To stay on topic, let's talk about Tajiri as well.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 05:13
|
|