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We're closing in on 300 sign ups for the Royal Rumble Roulette. Anyone happen to know what the most all time was?
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Gaz-L posted:I feel like someone must've let their manager or valet carry their belt/s to the ring. When Edge won King of the Ring, he got this huge Stanley Cup-esque trophy, which Christian would carry for him. That was more about Christian being a glory-hog than a manager carrying the belts for the guy, though. I always felt like MVP should've had an entourage for PPVs to carry out his titles and accolades for him. Even made up ones, because that was the kind of character MVP was.
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Jan 20, 2016 00:42
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Tyma posted:My next question is "how the hell did you remember enough about this to search for it?" It was in my favorites 
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Jan 20, 2016 01:08
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Blast Fantasto posted:Luke Harper carrying the title like a burlap sack or dragging it across the ground I knew I remembered someone slinging it over their back, for some reason I thought it was the Rock until video evidence proved otherwise PUNKS DIET SODA posted:Ziegler had the butt belt didn't he? I have no idea how I forgot this one
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Jan 20, 2016 01:13
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Jay 2K Winger posted:When Edge won King of the Ring, he got this huge Stanley Cup-esque trophy, which Christian would carry for him. That was more about Christian being a glory-hog than a manager carrying the belts for the guy, though. Half Stanley Cup and half Grey Cup, the two pillars of Canadian sport! I wish that trophy had been permanent, it ruled  Bottom half:  Top half: 
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Jan 20, 2016 01:24
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Anyone mention DDP wearing it backward? Iirc he would come out with his back to the crowd and just not turn it around, take it off once in the ring.
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Jan 20, 2016 01:37
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soapgish posted:Anyone mention DDP wearing it backward? Iirc he would come out with his back to the crowd and just not turn it around, take it off once in the ring. He would also turn it around when he got on-camera. gently caress, DDP ruled. Rules. Ruled and continues to rule.
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Jan 20, 2016 03:51
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Whichever Bella has the lady belt carries it with arms fully extended directly over her head at all times and it looks dumb.
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Jan 20, 2016 04:04
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titties posted:Whichever Bella has the lady belt carries it with arms fully extended directly over her head at all times and it looks dumb. You can look but you can't touch. Because it's too high.
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Jan 20, 2016 04:41
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titties posted:Whichever Bella has the lady belt carries it with arms fully extended directly over her head at all times and it looks dumb.
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Jan 20, 2016 04:52
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Never saw this myself, but one time when Big Show was holding the now defunct hardcore championship he apparently came out wearing the belt as a wristwatch. The way that even today everyone declares they're going to win the Royal Rumble even though at least 26 of them doing so would likely make anyone laying bets rich makes me think: the Royal Rumble should be something that is bad to be eliminated from, and more wrestlers should have more negative reactions when their hopes and dreams fail. What are the best negative rumble reactions that didn't play into storylines, like Michaels losing the 2010 Rumble? Of course, you'll always have the opposite reactions, like one of the Bushwackers getting thrown out as soon as he got in and resuming doing the Bushwacker dance as he left like it wasn't no thing.
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Jan 20, 2016 09:38
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Bret Hart became a whiny bitch and has kept the gimmick up for 19 years
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Jan 20, 2016 09:40
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Dr. rear end posted:So here's something I was thinking about : What wrestlers, as champions, would carry/wear their belts in ways other than around their waists or on their shoulders? Or just in unconventional ways? Here's what I have, just from memory: Akira Tozawa's chest armor. 
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Jan 20, 2016 09:40
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Cornwind Evil posted:The way that even today everyone declares they're going to win the Royal Rumble even though at least 26 of them doing so would likely make anyone laying bets rich makes me think: the Royal Rumble should be something that is bad to be eliminated from, and more wrestlers should have more negative reactions when their hopes and dreams fail. What are the best negative rumble reactions that didn't play into storylines, like Michaels losing the 2010 Rumble? Of course, you'll always have the opposite reactions, like one of the Bushwackers getting thrown out as soon as he got in and resuming doing the Bushwacker dance as he left like it wasn't no thing. In the 2008 Rumble, Undertaker threw our Snitsky. Michaels took advantage of the opening and threw out Undertaker, followed by Mr. Kennedy throwing out Michaels. Undertaker kind of snapped for a bit and even though Michaels was there, he took it out on Snitsky by legdropping him through a table.
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Jan 20, 2016 10:02
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Gavok posted:In the 2008 Rumble, Undertaker threw our Snitsky. Michaels took advantage of the opening and threw out Undertaker, followed by Mr. Kennedy throwing out Michaels. Undertaker kind of snapped for a bit and even though Michaels was there, he took it out on Snitsky by legdropping him through a table. But it wasn't his fault
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Jan 20, 2016 13:52
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Rick Steiner would wear his belt backwards, and other times, carry it in his mouth.
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Jan 20, 2016 13:59
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Gavok posted:In the 2008 Rumble, Undertaker threw our Snitsky. Michaels took advantage of the opening and threw out Undertaker, followed by Mr. Kennedy throwing out Michaels. Undertaker kind of snapped for a bit and even though Michaels was there, he took it out on Snitsky by legdropping him through a table. A time when someone did get mad at Michaels was the 1996 Rumble. Vader and Yokozuna were grappling by the ropes, and HBK managed to dump them both at the same time. Vader got pissed, and came back in and beat Michaels up.
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Jan 20, 2016 14:17
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Gavok posted:In the 2008 Rumble, Undertaker threw our Snitsky. Michaels took advantage of the opening and threw out Undertaker, followed by Mr. Kennedy throwing out Michaels. Undertaker kind of snapped for a bit and even though Michaels was there, he took it out on Snitsky by legdropping him through a table. It fell upon us to defend Snitsky, our Snitsky. And we failed him.
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Jan 20, 2016 15:29
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NickRoweFillea posted:This is so sick. Who can name all the belts? No cheating! IWGP Tag, PWF World Tag, PWF Asia Tag, Triple Crown (NWA UN Heavy, PWF Heavy, NWA International Heavy). The pic was taken in mid-2001 when Mutoh was doing his CROSS WIZARDS/BATT run, shuttling between NJPW and AJPW
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Jan 20, 2016 15:40
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ayn rand hand job posted:But it wasn't his fault  Well done.
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Jan 20, 2016 16:22
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I've seen a gif of a Jushin Thunder Liger entrance while he was holding like five belts. He had valets walk out before him carrying the belts, one in each hand. It was awesome.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:08
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So how and when did Triple H get the "rear end Kicker" nickname?
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Jan 20, 2016 18:13
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When he told Michael Cole to start calling him that in his headset.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:14
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The only people who call Triple H "the rear end Kicker" are Triple H and Max Landis.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:15
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And even Landis was kinda sending up Haitch's overblown self importance
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Jan 20, 2016 18:26
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CobiWann posted:So how and when did Triple H get the "rear end Kicker" nickname? HHH came out and said "Some people call me the rear end Kicker" and then Michael Cole repeated it as if it was fact.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:42
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Electric Lady posted:The only people who call Triple H "the rear end Kicker" are Triple H and Max Landis. Everyone watching Tuesday Nitro does.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:51
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I have multiple dumb wrestling questions: 1. I've been watching Botchamania a lot because it's easy to throw on while I do the dishes or similar. It has that recurring thing where it highlights places where WWE's mics pick up wrestlers calling things in the ring (e.g. during the extremely awful Elimination Chamber IC championship from 2015 when everything went wrong). I've noticed that Dolph Ziggler especially shows up a lot; is that because he just tends to be louder than other people in the ring, or are verbal calls rare in matches? 2. Outside of the Great Kabuki, has there ever been a wrestler who wore kabuki makeup to the ring? Seems like it'd be a perfect fit for wrestling, what with the exaggerated expressions. 3. Is there a good wrestling history podcast? I know there's all the interview ones like Art of Wrestling and week-on-week discussions like all the F4W/Observer stuff, as well as stuff that does week-by-week discussions of WCW or what have you, but I'm a little surprised that there's not one that takes a more feud-based approach, like "okay this week let's talk about Sting vs. the NWO."
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Jan 20, 2016 21:02
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Early Great Muta facepaint is supposed to evoke kabuki, but since he was the guy's kayfabe son that may not surprise
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Jan 20, 2016 21:17
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Valentin posted:1. I've been watching Botchamania a lot because it's easy to throw on while I do the dishes or similar. It has that recurring thing where it highlights places where WWE's mics pick up wrestlers calling things in the ring (e.g. during the extremely awful Elimination Chamber IC championship from 2015 when everything went wrong). I've noticed that Dolph Ziggler especially shows up a lot; is that because he just tends to be louder than other people in the ring, or are verbal calls rare in matches? verbal calls p much are exactly how this stuff goes, just some people are louder than others and sometimes ring mics are at varying levels (most Bray Wyatt matches, for instance, have much louder mics because he talks a lot in the ring). Cena, Ziggler, and Paige tend to be pretty loud
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Jan 20, 2016 21:21
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Ziggler deserves a loving Slammy for saving that match from a minus five stars to the eventual rating of ★★½ (which is ★½ more than the Divas match got).
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Jan 20, 2016 21:31
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Valentin posted:3. Is there a good wrestling history podcast? I know there's all the interview ones like Art of Wrestling and week-on-week discussions like all the F4W/Observer stuff, as well as stuff that does week-by-week discussions of WCW or what have you, but I'm a little surprised that there's not one that takes a more feud-based approach, like "okay this week let's talk about Sting vs. the NWO." dragon king karl on observer.com is what you want
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Jan 20, 2016 21:40
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Valentin posted:3. Is there a good wrestling history podcast? I know there's all the interview ones like Art of Wrestling and week-on-week discussions like all the F4W/Observer stuff, as well as stuff that does week-by-week discussions of WCW or what have you, but I'm a little surprised that there's not one that takes a more feud-based approach, like "okay this week let's talk about Sting vs. the NWO." Dragon King Karl Stern on F4W has been doing a bunch of biography casts recently, mostly of old territory guys like Bruiser Brody. OSW follows the storylines while going PPV by PPV, but they're pretty divisive. They're pretty in-jokey, very Irish, and not terribly politically correct.
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Jan 20, 2016 21:41
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Valentin posted:2. Outside of the Great Kabuki, has there ever been a wrestler who wore kabuki makeup to the ring? Seems like it'd be a perfect fit for wrestling, what with the exaggerated expressions.
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Jan 20, 2016 21:47
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Gonzo McFee posted:HHH came out and said "Some people call me the rear end Kicker" and then Michael Cole repeated it as if it was fact. In a back stage interview on some random ~2000 PPV I will never forget Triple H saying "I call myself the GameeverybodycallsmetheGame"
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Jan 20, 2016 22:23
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Dr. rear end posted:verbal calls p much are exactly how this stuff goes, just some people are louder than others and sometimes ring mics are at varying levels (most Bray Wyatt matches, for instance, have much louder mics because he talks a lot in the ring). Cena, Ziggler, and Paige tend to be pretty loud The loudest was easily Foley, in between all of the grunting and other noises he made.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:42
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Gonzo McFee posted:HHH came out and said "Some people call me the rear end Kicker" and then Michael Cole repeated it as if it was fact. Some people call him Maurice.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:28
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If Ric Flair had left the NWA in '88 with Arn and Tully, would that have sunk the promotion? Seems like Turner wanted to build around Flair. Also, how awesome would it have been to have Flair/Savage at Wrestlemania 5? With the Horsemen at this side even.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:36
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Asuka wears a kabuki mask to the ring if you want to count that
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Benne posted:Asuka wears a kabuki mask to the ring if you want to count that It's a noh mask There are no women in traditional kabuki, and if there are, they wear face paint
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