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History Comes Inside! posted:People are more interested in sick flips nowadays Jeff Cobb does those too
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Gaz-L posted:Okada's like 6 foot 4 isn't he? Yeah but Okada is relatively svelte, where Suwama is both tall and wide
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Give it a year and Beast Mode will be NWA World Champion. Fake edit: whatever happened to that gigantic muscle gaijin dude from 2011 or so? I don't know what promotion he wrestled for but I would imagine it was New Japan. Jon Strongman I think his name was. He might have teamed with Giant Bernard or Tyson Tomko.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:Give it a year and Beast Mode will be NWA World Champion. I'm not sure what happened to Strongman/Strong Man. He was a mainstay in CMLL, was going to have a title match with Ultimo Guerrero and then it never happened. Then he did NJPW dates and a few IGF before vanishing. I'm guessing him not being very good meant NJPW didn't want to book him as their roster got better and they decided the Gracies were their favored freakshows, but I don't know what happened to him in CMLL. Not being good rarely stopped them from booking funny guys.
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forkboy84 posted:Jeff Cobb does those too Yup Cobb as Matanza was so good early on, and I'm glad he's found the right place to grow now in NJPW. absolutely the hoss that place needed for a while. speaking of, does Shingo count as a big man? Not super tall but incredibly beefy.
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MassRafTer posted:I'm not sure what happened to Strongman/Strong Man. He was a mainstay in CMLL, was going to have a title match with Ultimo Guerrero and then it never happened. Then he did NJPW dates and a few IGF before vanishing. I'm guessing him not being very good meant NJPW didn't want to book him as their roster got better and they decided the Gracies were their favored freakshows, but I don't know what happened to him in CMLL. Not being good rarely stopped them from booking funny guys. muscle orchestra is one of the all time great tag team names
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SG Bamboo posted:Yeah but Okada is relatively svelte, where Suwama is both tall and wide Yeah, Okada is quite slim, all things considered. Suwama is definitely a big chunky boy. "Big man" height can be relative to the majority of the roster around the person, but width and chunkiness is an absolute must. Answers Me posted:Where do people rank Nakamura in relation to the other god-tier wrestlers of modern New Japan like Okada and Tanahashi? He was long gone by the time I started paying attention so I only really know him from the History of CHAOS recap on YouTube and the odd WWE clip. I'd say Okada is at the top, followed by Nakamura and Tanahashi, but Okada and Tana have generally been far more consistent.
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Thauros posted:muscle orchestra is one of the all time great tag team names This is the first I’m hearing of this but i agree
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# ? Apr 15, 2023 06:43 |
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what concert would you rather attend, muscle orchestra or BULK orchestra?
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# ? Apr 15, 2023 13:14 |
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Stack of Arms
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They're playing together, it's a miraculous violent connection
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# ? Apr 15, 2023 13:43 |
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Muscle Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (match).
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# ? Apr 15, 2023 17:46 |
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Tomohiro Ishii is small, but you can't deny that he wrestles like a big man
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# ? Apr 15, 2023 19:51 |
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What is the highest attendance for a UK wrestling show? Is it SummerSlam 1992? How far from the truth was the 80k number?
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# ? Apr 17, 2023 23:41 |
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Kosmo Gallion posted:What is the highest attendance for a UK wrestling show? Is it SummerSlam 1992? How far from the truth was the 80k number? Without looking it up there will definitely be some sort of Festival Of Wrestling Pursuits from the 19th century held in the crystal palace that drew half a million people
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Kosmo Gallion posted:What is the highest attendance for a UK wrestling show? Is it SummerSlam 1992? How far from the truth was the 80k number? According to Dave it was only about 1400 shy of the figure they claimed.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_attendance_records_in_the_United_Kingdom Some big but unverifiable crowds elsewhere in Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_attendance_records_in_Europe
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# ? Apr 18, 2023 10:03 |
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George Hackenschmidt at Ibrox would be cool. Also didn't realise Edinburgh had a busy wrestling scene back in the day, Alex Munroe was some draw. Maurice Tillet at White Hart Lane is pretty cool too. I love that page
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# ? Apr 18, 2023 11:01 |
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What’s the difference between a backdrop, backdrop driver, and saito suplex?
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# ? Apr 18, 2023 14:05 |
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A backdrop, or "back suplex" is when you grab someone from behind while standing slightly to the side of them, lifting them off their feet and dropping them flat on their back A backdrop driver is when you do that but drop them on the top of their head instead of flat on their back A saito suplex (or a "twisted backdrop" as its called in fire pro) is when you grab them from the side, shoulder under the armpit and is more like a belly-to-back suplex from a different angle
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Captain Foo posted:What’s the difference between a backdrop, backdrop driver, and saito suplex? A saito suplex has you grab the opponent around the waist with you standing basically against their hip, so the two bodies are roughly perpendicular I think the backdrop driver is a high angle backdrop. Both of these are belly to (mostly) back. Also, you usually put a hand under the opponents thigh for extra leverage. E: a saito is almost a sideways German
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Thanks!
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What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? It can be a gimmick (Seven or Kerwin White), an angle (Vince getting blown up), the WCW relaunch in 2001, etc etc.
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? Elite versus undisputed Dark order with brodie Joey janela being frustrated TH2 There are lots in AEW alone.
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# ? Apr 19, 2023 02:34 |
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What Kevin Nash was just about to do when What Test's ceiling was going to be if HHH had not decided for the first time of many that he wanted someone else's storyline The original 24/7 Hardcore Title was my favorite thing about professional wrestling, and I mean I realize they apparently kind of brought it back but only like 15 years later Edit: Oh good call about Elite vs. Undisputed, I love that they waited long enough to pull the trigger that Bobby Fish got distracted by a shiny object and wandered off. And Brodie I guess if that counts as cancelled then fair enough. Uncancel Owen Hart oh hey did they give up on the Owen Hart tournament already or what
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Dr. Quarex posted:Edit: Oh good call about Elite vs. Undisputed, I love that they waited long enough to pull the trigger that Bobby Fish got distracted by a shiny object and wandered off. In hindsight the fact they pulled the trigger on the turn was weird iirc Adam Cole had the concussion from forbidden door in June that shelved him, Kyle had also been injured in the same month and would later get neck surgery in September, that leaves bob fish as the only member of the undisputed elite known to be healthy so they decide to have the undisputed beat down the bucks on august 4th? Which doesn't make sense to me because at best you're left with bob fish until adam cole comes back concussion healed.
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? Paparazzi Productions skits
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Defenestrategy posted:Dark order with brodie
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Dr. Quarex posted:oh hey did they give up on the Owen Hart tournament already or what TBD but Canadian tour is coming up. Second Paparazzi Productions. I remember there was a DVD that was announced but eventually cancelled. Bet it had unreleased footage that I still need to see.
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? This one for sure. Devastated we never got Vince’s hobo army
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? Hade Vanson
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fez_machine posted:Here's something I've been thinking about with the waning heat on both Wardlow and Hobbs, in the modern era (I'm defining modern as post WCW collapse or Inokiism in Japan) has there been a big man or giant that's been a star or face of the company type outside of WWE? How quickly we forget the current NWA champion, Tyrus. He's six foot seven, both tall and around!
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? - Blitzkrieg. - That TNA tag team of Bully Ray and Scott Steiner. Apparently they were only around long enough for two promos, but they were AMAZING. - WWE All-Stars. - Would have loved to see that 90s relaunch of Southpaw Regional Wrestling that they teased. - Wrestling Society X.
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# ? Apr 19, 2023 05:16 |
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? Paragon Pro Wrestling and it's nutty rulebook: https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/and-now-highlights-from-paragon-league-wrestlings-obsessive-rule-book/
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# ? Apr 19, 2023 05:17 |
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Wow Paragon Pro Wrestling's writeup is definitely worth a read, and I am definitely changing my full vote to Southpaw Regional Wrestling. The theme song makes me smile every time I hear it, like I am seeing an old friend
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? Gavok posted:- Blitzkrieg.
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# ? Apr 19, 2023 05:39 |
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does the lockbox count
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# ? Apr 19, 2023 05:45 |
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BodyMassageMachine posted:This one for sure. Devastated we never got Vince’s hobo army In a way, all independent contractors for WWE are part of Vince's hobo army.
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Havoc904 posted:What is one canceled part of wrestling you wish you could have seen more of? No Effort No Care Brock vs Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP title. Hell Brock in Yukes New Japan period. It wouldn't be good but it'd be fascinating
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Defenestrategy posted:Joey janela being frustrated Fustrated
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