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the six sided ring is bad but the pounce is very good
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shiksa posted:i hated the 6-sided ring, no reservations. im glad no one decided to try and copycat that. As well you should, it was loving dumb in every possible way
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Feb 10, 2020 10:53
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jesus WEP posted:the six sided ring is bad but the pounce is very good Agreed that the pounce from weird angles was great. Wasn't one of the main problems with TNA's ring is that they took a WCW ring, which was already smaller, then cut the corners off to make a hexagon? I think I remember Joe talking about needing to react to whips and stuff way too fast because the ring was loving tiny
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Feb 10, 2020 11:04
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Isn't the six sided ring used in a mexican promotion or was? I sure TNA got the idea from somewhere else anyway.
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Feb 10, 2020 12:27
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The Croc posted:Isn't the six sided ring used in a mexican promotion or was? Still used in AAA.
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Feb 10, 2020 12:38
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The obvious takeaway for wrestling rings is that fewer sides = more better, therefore the triangular ring is optimal
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Feb 10, 2020 14:42
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rujasu posted:The obvious takeaway for wrestling rings is that fewer sides = more better, therefore the triangular ring is optimal What about a single-sided ring with two turnbuckles and ropes between em, and then the ring itself stretches into infinity in one direction Or a one-point ring that's just one turnbuckle
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Feb 10, 2020 14:44
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Obviously the best ring would just be two turnbuckles with a set of ropes stretched between them and an apron rail so the entire match would be built around springboards and moves on the hardest part of the ring, which in this case would be the only part of the ring
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Feb 10, 2020 14:51
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extradite THIS! posted:I always wonder how much it throws wrestlers off when they have a match in a ring that's smaller or bigger (or a different shape) than what they're accustomed to. Io's first few moonsaults in NXT were off.
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Feb 10, 2020 16:47
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Ring size is one of those things where it actually IS worth training people a bit before putting them on TV. It's not telling people they can't wrestle, it's giving them the chance to experience the environment where they'll be working. Which basically means that about 5% of what WWE put wrestlers through in the performance center is worth it.
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Feb 10, 2020 16:51
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extradite THIS! posted:I always wonder how much it throws wrestlers off when they have a match in a ring that's smaller or bigger (or a different shape) than what they're accustomed to. I've been in a 14 x 14 up to a 20 x 20. Only one I personally found noticeable is the 14 x 14, it's so small you have to be quick with rope spots and be super mindful of where you are when you bump someone.
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Feb 10, 2020 17:14
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extradite THIS! posted:What about a single-sided ring with two turnbuckles and ropes between em, and then the ring itself stretches into infinity in one direction
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Feb 10, 2020 18:08
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This is why gatoh move is the strongest promotion, no rope
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Feb 11, 2020 01:16
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Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports?
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Feb 11, 2020 01:25
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Schneider Heim posted:Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports? Rocky Johnson's kid is a decent actor I guess.
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Feb 11, 2020 01:37
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Schneider Heim posted:Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports? Road Warrior Animal's son played in the NFL. ...Brooke Hogan had an amazing pop career.
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Feb 11, 2020 02:05
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I find it cool that Jericho is the son of a New York Ranger
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Schneider Heim posted:Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports? Seiji Sakaguchi of NJPW fame is the father of Kenji Sakaguchi who was an actor and is now a coffee roaster. (he's also the father of Yukio the DDT wrestler but that doesn't answer our question)
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Feb 11, 2020 06:12
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Eduoard Carpentier's kids Karen and Richard had a good run as a musical combo, didn't end well though.
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Feb 11, 2020 06:19
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Oh I think Tanahashi's daughter is trying to get into acting too?
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Schneider Heim posted:Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports? kim yung-suk is a daughter of rikidozan who i'd say counts as notable. she's married to a high ranking dprk official and is credited for helping build ties to inoki for the pro wrestling events held in north korea.
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Feb 11, 2020 06:45
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Oh I think Tanahashi's daughter is trying to get into acting too? https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/07/hiroshi-tanahashis-daughter-to-appear-in-kamen-rider-build-movie/
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Schneider Heim posted:Are there any children of wrestlers who found notable success in fields that aren't adjacent to wrestling or even sports? Orig Williams, legendary Welsh pro wrestler and promoter, had a daughter called Tara Bethan who is a pretty well known musical theatre performer
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Feb 11, 2020 10:52
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Thauros posted:https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/07/hiroshi-tanahashis-daughter-to-appear-in-kamen-rider-build-movie/ I am disappointed that Tanahashi's glorious hair has not been passed down to his daughter
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Edge & Christian posted:Eduoard Carpentier's kids Karen and Richard had a good run as a musical combo, didn't end well though. This story is pretty thin. It's mostly just word vomit.
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Feb 11, 2020 16:50
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Oh I think Tanahashi's daughter is trying to get into acting too? He has a daughter? I thought he'd gone Ace.
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Feb 11, 2020 16:51
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So what happened to Test? Did they have big main event plans for him during the Stephanie stuff? He was feuding with the top heels in the company but then he just...fades away even though he had a lot of babyface sympathy after she turned. He seemed like a guy the company had a lot of faith in. Shortly after being brought in he does a big angle with the McMahons and then he's pretty prominent in the mid-card for the next three years. He had a good look and a killer finisher once he started using the Running Big Boot. But he eventually went to TNA from what I heard. Last thing I remember with him was the feud with Scott Steiner. I had no idea he had a load of concussions. I knew he was dead but didn't know how. I don't recall him being a hardcore guy but I guess you can get concussions from anything in this sport, especially if you were in the WWF of the late 90s/early 2000s. I'm sadder about him ding now. NikkolasKing fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Feb 11, 2020 |
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Feb 11, 2020 19:18
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NikkolasKing posted:So what happened to Test? Did they have big main event plans for him during the Stephanie stuff? He was feuding with the top heels in the company but then he just...fades away even though he had a lot of babyface sympathy after she turned. He died, OP
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Feb 11, 2020 19:32
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Rip test
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Feb 11, 2020 19:35
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NikkolasKing posted:So what happened to Test? Did they have big main event plans for him during the Stephanie stuff? He was feuding with the top heels in the company but then he just...fades away even though he had a lot of babyface sympathy after she turned. Trips stole Stephanie and he never got revenge, then the normal lovely booking happened. He could have been a solid upper midcarder, probably, maybe headlining a B-ppv every now and then.
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Feb 11, 2020 19:48
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I think Test was one of those people who Russo had bigger plans for, then he left the company and, um, plans change, y'know?
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When Russo left hey actually tried to retcon the Test proposal by having British Bulldog concuss Stephanie with a bucket shot, but then they walked back on that too.
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Feb 11, 2020 19:57
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https://twitter.com/IsTestStillDead/status/1216284087092047872
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Feb 11, 2020 20:04
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Test may be gone but his theme will live forever
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Feb 12, 2020 03:40
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At least Test had a couple of good runs and didn't end up stuck in the Emory Hale Memorial Limbo Zone For Guys Who Are Pretty Big But Not Quite "Giant" And Who Also Have A Boring Look.
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Feb 12, 2020 05:02
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Is the Emory Hale Limbo Zone crotching yourself on the ropes? Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mshCWl3Jkyk Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Feb 12, 2020 |
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Feb 12, 2020 05:20
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:Test may be gone but his theme will live forever Ham it up with your hay and your codpiece, Ham it up with your hay and your codpiece, Mama lama dad, with your lugs on fire, Babba dap dap dabba dabba do!
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Feb 12, 2020 09:19
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Jericho burned his hand on a toothpick Jericho burned his hand on a toothpick Look at Kevin Nash man he looks so wild wild
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Feb 12, 2020 10:48
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they should recycle old music more often. the brand is all the matters
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Randaconda posted:Trips stole Stephanie and he never got revenge, then the normal lovely booking happened. He could have been a solid upper midcarder, probably, maybe headlining a B-ppv every now and then. And Kane never got revenge for X-Pac stealing Tori, right? Trips steals Steph and she turns heel and X-Pac steals Tori and she turns heel. And both Test and Kane are left looking like total losers. Kane survived 'cuz he's Kane. Big Show, too. Pretty sure he loses the WWF Title in ignoble fashion and is just forgotten but he obviously stays as a fixture of WWE. And then Test is just left by the wayside to kinda do okay in the midcard for a few years. I remember liking the McMahon Helmsley era when I was younger. I was dumb.
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