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he fought his own shameful cowardice and finally had a beer and hell, i'm glad. he's a man now
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More broadly it is an unsanctioned fight that was commonly held in a bar or a shady cellar somewhere. Think of the first fight in Rocky. The small time, local mma events are often called smokers as well.
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 19:34 |
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Mean Bean Machine posted:he fought his own shameful cowardice and finally had a beer and hell, i'm glad. he's a man now This joke would have worked better with him having a cigarette or weed, things that emit smoke.
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Cabbit posted:This joke would have worked better with him having a cigarette or weed, things that emit smoke. It's his first time with a beer, he doesn't know how they work.
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 19:38 |
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where does the term "smoker" come from
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 19:40 |
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They would commonly have delicious smoked meats after the fight
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 19:56 |
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ICHIBAHN posted:where does the term "smoker" come from I don't know but my guess would be because they often took place in smoky bars
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 20:11 |
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ICHIBAHN posted:where does the term "smoker" come from If I'm right and it's similar to shark tanking it's where someone spars several rounds in succession with fresh partners every round.
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 20:37 |
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What's the source? Poking around on twitter, I'm not seeing it.
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 20:48 |
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as a wrestlin fan, I enjoy the UFC because there is a giant referee who looks like Tommy Dreamer
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 22:54 |
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Being punished with forced exercise is called being "smoked" in the military and elsewhere
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# ? Mar 26, 2015 22:59 |
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Luigi Thirty posted:as a wrestlin fan, I enjoy the UFC because there is a giant referee who looks like Tommy Dreamer and we also have this doofus as ref. http://www.fightsite.hr/Media2/beltran%20mike.jpg
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# ? Mar 27, 2015 02:11 |
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Fozzy The Bear posted:and we also have this doofus as ref. He is a Dwarf Lord and you should show him the proper respect
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# ? Mar 27, 2015 02:20 |
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Fozzy The Bear posted:and we also have this doofus as ref. RIP Fozzy The Bear He was killed by the Mongols
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# ? Mar 27, 2015 02:58 |
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Good interview with Punk from a local Milwaukee station, sorry if its been posted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IazfM1qnhvQ
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Yuriy posted:at what exactly Getting jobs he's not qualified for on any level. OneThousandMonkeys posted:He is the #1 or #2 U.S. worker of his generation, and he's had an excellent reputation among hardcore fans on an all-around level since 2003. He's more skilled and far more creative than most wrestlers. But even his biggest homer fans know he is full of himself and can be a poo poo. That's what it takes to be a carny and he has that in spades. He became popular with the general fandom by consistently being way better than the guys WWE would rather have pushed, and turning storylines meant to bury him into the best events on shows. They seriously spent the better part of five years trying to ignore or bury him for not being Vince McMahon's delusional ideal. He once got squashed by the Undertaker because he wore the wrong shirt to a press event that no one saw. Meanwhile, the guys that Vince or Triple H actually likes can do no wrong, even if they fail enough drug tests to get fired. Nah he's sloppy as poo poo and looks like rear end in the ring. And being squashed by The Undertaker is an honor this kid should have been happy to receive. Jiro posted:That's like every wrestler who watched other wrestlers ever. Or any western wrestlers that watched AAA and NJPW. Not every wrestler who watched other wrestlers ever made themselves basically a CAW with KENTA's moveset and Wanderlei's taunts. vainman posted:Maybe. Maybe she's distancing herself from the guy who's fashioning his mid-life crisis after that Friends episode with Jon Favreau. We just can't know! If Punk's opponent isn't me, it better be Tank loving Abbott. 1st AD posted:CXB would tap Punk with something ridiculous, ain't gonna happen FTFY TwoDogs1Cup posted:Is it normal to not have a date for his fight yet? Or even his opponent? He signed like 4 months ago No. It's also not normal to sign a person who doesn't even train and has never fought. So normalness is not in play here.
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Who Gotch Ya posted:If Punk's opponent isn't me, it better be Ken loving Shamrock.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 22:12 |
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If this was Pride then Punk and Shamrock would have a really entertaining worked fight and people would get mad and it would be awesome.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:If this was Pride then Punk and Shamrock would have a really entertaining worked fight and people would get mad and it would be awesome. Punk is a poo poo worker though so Ken would have to carry him and we all know Ken's knees aren't good enough to carry much of anything these days.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 23:14 |
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If this was pride he'd fight wanderlei or crocop
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 00:15 |
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Is Zuluzinho still alive?
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 01:14 |
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Apparently he is, and I was surprised to discover he actually has a winning record
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 02:41 |
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Since this is basically the MMA/WWE crossover thread, I've got a question. Everything I read about Vince seems to indicate that he is an insane megalomaniac who is terrible to work for and makes all kinds of bad decisions that should damage his business. Why is the WWE so dominant then? Is it purely momentum from having the biggest brand?
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Grifter posted:Since this is basically the MMA/WWE crossover thread, I've got a question. Everything I read about Vince seems to indicate that he is an insane megalomaniac who is terrible to work for and makes all kinds of bad decisions that should damage his business. Why is the WWE so dominant then? Is it purely momentum from having the biggest brand? Pretty much, there's no outside competition on any meaningful scale, the WWE attracts the biggest and most talented names because at least you know you're being paid on time
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Grifter posted:Since this is basically the MMA/WWE crossover thread, I've got a question. Everything I read about Vince seems to indicate that he is an insane megalomaniac who is terrible to work for and makes all kinds of bad decisions that should damage his business. Why is the WWE so dominant then? Is it purely momentum from having the biggest brand? because all the other companies are worse.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 16:57 |
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vince is an rear end in a top hat, and has made all kinds of terrible business decisions and even though he lets his personality really get involved in his business he is primarily operating wwe as a business. which is something that no other major company in north america has done since in like minimum 20 years.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 16:59 |
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Grifter posted:Since this is basically the MMA/WWE crossover thread, I've got a question. Everything I read about Vince seems to indicate that he is an insane megalomaniac who is terrible to work for and makes all kinds of bad decisions that should damage his business. Why is the WWE so dominant then? Is it purely momentum from having the biggest brand? Because that's the exact kind of personality it takes to manage and market a locker room of roided up rapists and drug addicts who are completely up their own asses to protect their spots on a fake fighting television drama.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 17:04 |
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While vince might be a dick, working as a midcarder in WWE pays better than being an indy maineventer, also you get to work in front of thousands of fans, in well maintained rings and WWE would pay for your surgery if you get injured
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 17:06 |
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Vince and his company are also really good at a lot of things!
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david carmichael posted:vince is an rear end in a top hat, and has made all kinds of terrible business decisions and even though he lets his personality really get involved in his business he is primarily operating wwe as a business. which is something that no other major company in north america has done since in like minimum 20 years.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 17:37 |
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Grifter posted:Are there good books I can read about the competition companies? They sound like trainwrecks by comparison. WCW was their biggest competition and this is the most thorough read you can find on it. http://www.amazon.com/Death-WCW-R-D-Reynolds/dp/1770411763 Their current TV competition in North America is a company called TNA, and they're detailed in that book as well (as long as you get the most recent edition).
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 17:42 |
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WCW spent millions on dumb poo poo like paying guys to not wrestle or do TV, also they made David Arquette, Actor, the WCW champion.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 18:14 |
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1st AD posted:WCW spent millions on dumb poo poo like paying guys to not wrestle or do TV, also they made David Arquette, Actor, the WCW champion. Relevant http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3246153
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 18:24 |
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WCW paid KISS infinity dollars to play a song at a pay per view WCW paid Michael Buffer infinity plus one dollars to announce every Nitro main event
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 18:49 |
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I actually liked Buffer intros, it made the matches seem more epic.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 18:54 |
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Bruce Buffer rules. Michael Buffer spent 6 months loving up everyone's name and couldn't look like he gave less of a poo poo.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 18:58 |
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flashy_mcflash posted:WCW was their biggest competition and this is the most thorough read you can find on it.
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# ? Mar 30, 2015 19:00 |
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Grifter posted:I'll check this out, thanks. For all the wrestling people, the UFC is pretty much the same way. The president is a guy who got the job by growing up with the owners. He now owns gun shaped bibles and dinosaur skulls and can't stop swearing at press conferences. On the other hand his competition murders dogs and gives 50% of their revenues to Russian (and/or Japanese) mobsters so the UFC is the best game in town.
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Skull brothers.
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