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 Of course they keep him instead of all the people that wrote for Grantland that were actually cool and talented. Really, this shouldn't come off as a surprise. EVP of Creative Triple H let it air without seeing any need to inform his friend so of course Shoemaker's gonna defend it.
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Luigi Thirty posted:I need to find that three hour shoot DVD he did with Paul Bearer. This just showed up in my youtube recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfViSrlN2kg
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How extensive is the Observer Newsletter Archive? Could I find Newsletters from 1982 or earlier on there?
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Burt Buckle posted:How extensive is the Observer Newsletter Archive? Could I find Newsletters from 1982 or earlier on there? Goes back to about mid-1991, and has uploaded up to the tail end of '98 from there.
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Burt Buckle posted:How extensive is the Observer Newsletter Archive? Could I find Newsletters from 1982 or earlier on there? I think it's something like 1990-1998 (with back issues getting put up weekly from 1998-onwards) at this point. The really old stuff was typewritten and would have to be manually transcribed, and I think Dave just doesn't have the time/inclination to do that. There are places to find that stuff, though. Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Nov 21, 2015 |
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I think Dave sells old physical back issues too but I don't know how far they go back. If you're looking for something specific that you can't find he can probably help you out. I found the February 17, 1986 issue online and lol Feb 17, 1986 posted:Apparently the Roadies are much better being used as an attraction on occasional shows rather than on a regular basis, as RW fans appear to want to see them once or twice, then go on to other things besides watching wrestling matches. It’s like Hulk Hogan, who the WWF carefully books so he doesn’t appear too often in any market except Chicago and Bloomington, MN where he’s needed. Every now and then, he’ll pop a big house. On a regular basis, he’ll wear himself out. I recall when Hogan appeared seven straight shows in the Bay Area in 1984 (before he was being booked so expertly, they were just using him to death) that the gate dropped for each show until it was down to about 3,500.
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Luigi Thirty posted:I think Dave sells old physical back issues too but I don't know how far they go back. If you're looking for something specific that you can't find he can probably help you out. No specific event, just want to see Meltzer's coverage of the WWF going from Vince Sr. to Jr. and the WWF's takeover of the territories.
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Luigi Thirty posted:
Everything about this is great
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There's some line from like 1987 that's like "Shawn Michaels is reportedly a great heel, though apparently it's not all an act", lol.
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Nov 21, 2015 08:32
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"Dixie" "No. I want my child to be a success."
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Luigi Thirty posted:I think Dave sells old physical back issues too but I don't know how far they go back. If you're looking for something specific that you can't find he can probably help you out. Meltzer always hated Sting. At least he's consistent.
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ayn rand hand job posted:"Dixie" (off-mic) WHERE'S MY THING *hoooooooooonk*
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Aesop Poprock posted:Everything about this is great Dave's writing style and snarkiness are unchanged over 40 years. That reads just like last week's Observer and it rules. The Meltz: Then. Now. Forever.
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We're getting pretty close to the '99 WONs being uploaded to the site. I am so god drat giddy to read those Nitro recaps.
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ayn rand hand job posted:"Dixie" Whitney's,"I KNEW IT!" when she found out Matanza was wrestling-related cracked me up.
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drat Luigi that was a good find
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Here's the whole issue and it looks like there's more http://www.infinitecore.ca/superstar/index.php?threadid=76021
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Luigi Thirty posted:(off-mic) WHERE'S MY THING "Ok, I found it" "My boyfriend's back..." "GODDAMN YOU"
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Great TNA story on cubsfan's latest podcast. They wanted a Latino star and (indirectly?) contacted him asking who they should hire from Mexico. They whittled the list down to La Sombra and Aerostar. Who did they end up with? Amazing Red in a mask.
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Luigi Thirty posted:Here's the whole issue and it looks like there's more quote:Somebody tell Ric Flair that the Space Mountain act is getting stale
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Spermgod posted:Great TNA story on cubsfan's latest podcast. They wanted a Latino star and (indirectly?) contacted him asking who they should hire from Mexico. They whittled the list down to La Sombra and Aerostar. Who did they end up with? Amazing Red in a mask. What's wrong with Tigre Uno?
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Listening to Jericho's podcast, there is something perfect about the thought of Luke Harper in jeans and dirty wifebeater sitting on a couch watching Gummo
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There is a guy affiliated with Dave who sells back issues. They are xeroxed but I got the 1982 year and it was really cool.
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Jerusalem posted:Listening to Jericho's podcast, there is something perfect about the thought of Luke Harper in jeans and dirty wifebeater sitting on a couch watching Gummo I assume the couch and the house are exactly like the ones in Belly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTn-8BhVQc
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Burt Buckle posted:What's wrong with Tigre Uno? He wrecked his shoulder at their last PPV.
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Bryan Alvarez, 2010 - "I just can't see AJ Styles drawing any real money, I see way more money in The Pope."
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"Are you telling me [A-list celebrity] is more well-known to people than ROYCE GRACIE!? I've never heard of him!" -Bryan Alvarez, various points in the last ten years
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Glamorama26 posted:The Meltz: Then. Now. Forever. Are there any Observer travelogues about Japan?
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Arbite posted:Are there any Observer travelogues about Japan? There are some from the '92 issues on the site, and also some tidbits in Misawa's obit and Kobashi's retirement issue. He talks a lot about the Toyota/Yamada hair match which I'm pretty sure is his favorite match he saw in person.
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Luigi Thirty posted:"Are you telling me [A-list celebrity] is more well-known to people than ROYCE GRACIE!? I've never heard of him!" -Bryan Alvarez, various points in the last ten years Bryan "I named my kid after a wrestler and not the music star" Alvarez
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Fauxhawk Express posted:He talks a lot about the Toyota/Yamada hair match which I'm pretty sure is his favorite match he saw in person. 
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This Charlotte story was the perfect storm of Dave Meltzer issues. Someone who comes in thinking that WWE is super scummy and idolizes Ric Flair is going to have a strong reaction here. (And he's also completely right.)
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Euthyphro posted:Someone who comes in thinking that WWE is super scummy and idolizes Ric Flair You're gonna need to narrow this down 
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Euthyphro posted:This Charlotte story was the perfect storm of Dave Meltzer issues. Someone who comes in thinking that WWE is super scummy and idolizes Ric Flair is going to have a strong reaction here. (And he's also completely right.) What I found interesting was Dave's conclusion that the original news story about Del Rio making crazy money was in fact right, and he felt bad for calling ADR's friends liars for feeding him the story.
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dsriggs posted:Not the Chi-Town Rumble match? Okay, we need  but with Dave
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"The shoe is on the other foot and they don't even wear shoes" is one of the better Observer lines as of late.
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mariooncrack posted:"The shoe is on the other foot and they don't even wear shoes" is one of the better Observer lines as of late. hahah yeah. Also that 80s Observer has the line "Someone should tell Ric that the Space Mountain routine is getting stale"
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