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80s James Hetfield posted:I was just watching some old WWF Superstars squash mashes from the mid 80s, early 90's and I got to thinking when Hogan won the title in 86 and again later on did he ever appear on weekly TV facing enhancement talent like the heel champions did? Hogan wrestled 3 minute dark matches at the end of tapings to keep fans from leaving after 4 hour torture sessions of squash matches. He almost never wrestled on TV and when he did it would typically be on SNME against whoever he'd just had a house show run with. There were also the Mtv specials.
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If I remember right it went from Orndorff to Killer Khan to to Kamala to One Man Gang, with Hercules and Bundy thrown in here and there.
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Talk of Hogan vs. jobbers makes me think of how when he went to WCW, one of his earliest matches was him and Sting vs. the Harris Twins (who were basically a no-name team at this point) on TV. The match lasted about ten seconds. The faces ran in, very brief brawl, then Hogan did the boot and leg drop while Sting was on the side doing the Scorpion Death Lock.
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Do most Indie feds usually have "world" titles? It seems kinda weird to me to have a tiny promotion have one, I've always preferred it when they have a local one instead. The best local fed in my area has a Pacific Northwest title for example (the other two, which are ultra terrible, happen to have World Titles, go figure).
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Do most Indie feds usually have "world" titles? It seems kinda weird to me to have a tiny promotion have one, I've always preferred it when they have a local one instead. The best local fed in my area has a Pacific Northwest title for example (the other two, which are ultra terrible, happen to have World Titles, go figure). The major ones tend to start calling theirs a world championship when they have a title defence outside of America.
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Do most Indie feds usually have "world" titles? It seems kinda weird to me to have a tiny promotion have one, I've always preferred it when they have a local one instead. The best local fed in my area has a Pacific Northwest title for example (the other two, which are ultra terrible, happen to have World Titles, go figure).
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It predates Superstars, but Hogan did wrestle a squash match against Rusty Brooks on WWF Championship Wrestling after a few weeks buildup that Hogan would be defending his title against someone "in his weight class". That was mostly to set up an ambush by Randy Savage though.
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That DICK! posted:Is Filthy Tom Lawlor a big lovely baby? My only experience with him is some CM Punk stuff he's said on Wrestling Observer but he seems really obnoxious He's usually pretty funny on the radio shows, just salty about Punk's pay. Loves Kane.
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Sep 20, 2016 05:57
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He was once in a weapons battle royale and someday I hope to hear the story behind it
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This is more a discussion than a question, but am I the only one who hates the stage setup of having people enter around the side of a giant screen? For years it was set up to have wrestlers enter center-stage straight onto the stage/ramp from Gorilla. Even when they switched to having bigger screens, there was still a mini-tron behind the entrance area that would still open right to the ramp. Ever since the change to the HD set, it's been wrestlers entering from an unseen gap in the back, walking around a huge curved screen, and then reaching center stage from the side. It seems to me like if you're going to make a big entrance to a show, you come straight out into the middle of the action, and if you're going to run out and attack someone you come out like a shot and make a beeline to the ring, not jog half a block and then head into the fray. Is this part of "the brand is the attraction" or what?
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Do most Indie feds usually have "world" titles? It seems kinda weird to me to have a tiny promotion have one, I've always preferred it when they have a local one instead. The best local fed in my area has a Pacific Northwest title for example (the other two, which are ultra terrible, happen to have World Titles, go figure). The WWE has only ever had matches on earth yet still has a Universal Title. Makes you think.
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britishbornandbread posted:The WWE has only ever had matches on earth yet still has a Universal Title. we already had a universal wrestling federation
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exploding mummy posted:we already had a universal wrestling federation Two of them, in fact.
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That DICK! posted:Is Filthy Tom Lawlor a big lovely baby? My only experience with him is some CM Punk stuff he's said on Wrestling Observer but he seems really obnoxious His whining about Punk really struck a nerve with me, giant unapologetic Punk mark that I am, but he also loves Kane? I've never been this conflicted.
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That DICK! posted:Is Filthy Tom Lawlor a big lovely baby? My only experience with him is some CM Punk stuff he's said on Wrestling Observer but he seems really obnoxious He's a shithead in his personal life too.
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Counterpoint: 
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filthy tom is a funny dude who is a typical fight bro and that can be problematic. he's also super salty about how ufc was when he started and what it is now.
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Sep 20, 2016 16:45
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MassRafTer posted:He's a shithead in his personal life too. Go on
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Were those recent Seth Rollins sexts (ugh) legitimate? I imagine there'd be more talk of his dick choking fantasy if so.
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Please do not: kinkshame seth rollins bodyshame chris hero
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or Kevin Owens
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Kinkshame Aaron Rex as much as you want tho
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britishbornandbread posted:The WWE has only ever had matches on earth yet still has a Universal Title. WCW counts as part of WWE's history and according to the video game WCW Thunder, they had Royal Rumbles that took place in space.
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Sep 20, 2016 18:20
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britishbornandbread posted:The WWE has only ever had matches on earth yet still has a Universal Title. Only because alien grapplers are too scared to face the SUPERSTARS of WWE!
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I won't pretend that Stardust wasn't made to look like a chump, but that's simply not true
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Have any WWF/WWE wrestlers cut a promo on aliens since the Ultimate Warrior?
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Sep 20, 2016 18:23
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Marquis de Pyro posted:Only because alien grapplers are too scared to face the SUPERSTARS of WWE! That's why WWF Krozor only lasted one issue.
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Halloween Jack posted:Have any WWF/WWE wrestlers cut a promo on aliens since the Ultimate Warrior? Zeb Coulter.
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ShootaBoy posted:Zeb Coulter. lol
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Gavok posted:That's why WWF Krozor only lasted one issue. Shameless!
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ShootaBoy posted:Zeb Coulter. 
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What's the best ppvs top to bottom from the last let's say 6 years?
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Thauros posted:Are there any prominent examples of lucha themes that were specifically composed for the wrestler instead of adopting an existing piece of music? I imagine there has to at least be a MiSu/Shibata type example of a luchador using a theme a musician friend wrote for him. Pretty sure Super Calo counts here. He got his entire gimmick from that rap group and I'm pretty sure they did a custom theme for him, too
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Who sent Big Show to OVW? Jim Ross? He sounded bitter about it on Talk is Jericho
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Spikeguy posted:What's the best ppvs top to bottom from the last let's say 6 years?
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Spikeguy posted:What's the best ppvs top to bottom from the last let's say 6 years?
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Mania 31 and the 2016 Rumble.
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Basic Chunnel posted:Backlash and Battleground 2016 were both real solid If you say just this year, these are the winners, right? I think battleground gets just a bit of an edge for that "oh my god FINALLY." pop that Bayley got. MitB and TakeOver Brooklyn can't be far behind though.
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Not much comes to mind when "top to bottom" is a qualifier, aside from nearly any Takeover. Even the best cards in the past few years have had some stinkers.
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I know the question is mainly referring to WWE, but I gotta nominate KoPW 2012, WK7, Dominion 2013, and WK9 for this.
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