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These are great, thanks. Completely forgot that Kim was a youtube person. Another question, spurred by comments about camera equipment in the fed thread: When was the last time a wrestling match was shot on film? I think it's Cena/Rock, but if it's not what would it be?
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The D in Detroit posted:These are great, thanks. Completely forgot that Kim was a youtube person. The last one I remember is Darby Allin and Sting vs Ricky Starks and Brian Cage in AEW. It was a couple years ago
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Kosmo Gallion posted:Why did Cody Hall never get a look in WWE? I wrestled in a promotion that Cody Hall worked in once, it's because he's a tremendously talentless moron with a awful personality.
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ItohRespectArmy posted:I wrestled in a promotion that Cody Hall worked in once, it's because he's a tremendously talentless moron with a awful personality. The question was why DIDN'T he get a shot with WWE.
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Howdy folks. Was looking to get a book (or books) that has a ton of information about Wrestling Guys. the more obscure/funny/carny/old, the better. I saw this book on the Uncle Elmer wikipedia: https://www.ebay.com/itm/112007614069 ...and that's exactly the type of thing I'm looking for. Almost like a reference book for all the gimmicks that there have been going way back. Is there something like this?
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It's very out of date and was absolutely packed with weird misinformation even when it was current, but I owe a lot to The Complete Idiot's Guide To Pro Wrestling by Lou Albano and Bert Sugar. It might be fun to seek out a copy and read through it.
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Mar 13, 2024 01:09
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History Comes Inside! posted:Things he has in common with his dad: fyp
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The D in Detroit posted:These are great, thanks. Completely forgot that Kim was a youtube person. If you don't mind podcasts, The Lapsed Fan and Behind The Sheets go through wrestling history with exhaustive detail. Both are also very annoying in their own specialised ways (BTS less so).
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MassRafTer posted:The question was why DIDN'T he get a shot with WWE. lol
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Erin M. Fiasco posted:It's very out of date and was absolutely packed with weird misinformation even when it was current, but I owe a lot to The Complete Idiot's Guide To Pro Wrestling by Lou Albano and Burt Ward. It might be fun to seek out a copy and read through it. All I remember hearing about that book was how it claims the Rock's real name is Rocky Melvin.
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Gavok posted:All I remember hearing about that book was how it claims the Rock's real name is Rocky Melvin. It sure does! It's hilarious. It's packed full of absolutely baffling mistakes like that, but it's also the reason I know who Antonino Rocca is, and I'm sure it's only funnier now that even more stuff covered in it is common knowledge.
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:Howdy folks. Was looking to get a book (or books) that has a ton of information about Wrestling Guys. the more obscure/funny/carny/old, the better. I saw this book on the Uncle Elmer wikipedia: A Canadian indy vet named Vance Nevada has done some books about the Canadian indies and he just put a new one out recently. I don't know anyone who had read them, but they exist.
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CommonShore posted:A Canadian indy vet named Vance Nevada has done some books about the Canadian indies and he just put a new one out recently. I don't know anyone who had read them, but they exist. I feel like someone made vance nevada the centerpiece of their ewr thread years and years ago
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Erin M. Fiasco posted:It's very out of date and was absolutely packed with weird misinformation even when it was current, but I owe a lot to The Complete Idiot's Guide To Pro Wrestling by Lou Albano and Burt Ward. It might be fun to seek out a copy and read through it. https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-c...edition=3496850
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:Howdy folks. Was looking to get a book (or books) that has a ton of information about Wrestling Guys. the more obscure/funny/carny/old, the better. I saw this book on the Uncle Elmer wikipedia: https://ecwpress.com/products/mad-dog https://www.amazon.ca/Mad-Dogs-Midgets-Screw-Jobs/dp/1770410945 I own these, they're pretty good.
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excellent. please keep em coming if you think of any. He'd love to know about "Zeppelin" McTugg, the 450lb strongman/carnie/wrestler that dominated in Minnesota in the 30s. or poo poo like that y'know
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:excellent. please keep em coming if you think of any. He'd love to know about "Zeppelin" McTugg, the 450lb strongman/carnie/wrestler that dominated in Minnesota in the 30s. or poo poo like that y'know I haven't read these, but I've heard good things about them: https://www.amazon.ca/Eighth-Wonder-World-Story-Andr%C3%A9/dp/1770414665 https://www.amazon.ca/Blood-Fire-Un...770415807&psc=1 https://www.amazon.ca/Brody-Triumph...550227602&psc=1
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It's limited in scope, obviously, but the WWE Encyclopedia is very thorough and goes through absolutely everyone who has been part of the company including some extremely weird gimmicks. The first edition was able to go into more detail as they had fewer wrestlers to cover at that point - I looked at a modern edition and it just feels overly stuffed and a lot of the fun weirdo entries were cut down or had their pictures removed. It's another fun read.
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MassRafTer posted:The question was why DIDN'T he get a shot with WWE. I mean repeat DUIs are not disqualifying and I imagine Cody Hall's sins were less detrimental to society than that Cody Hall probably would have had a better run than Manu
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The main thing I remember in terms of Cody Hall is Nash saying in an interview that his son thought wrestling was stupid, and Nash told him, "Yeah, pretty much. But if you ever come around and want to make guaranteed bank, go find Cody Hall and call up Vince."
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What happened to ZZ from Tough Enough?
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The Grey posted:What happened to ZZ from Tough Enough? Made it to the Top
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Captain Foo posted:I feel like someone made vance nevada the centerpiece of their ewr thread years and years ago This was LAW. It's an absolutely amazing EWR diary. I can dig it up if anybody wants to read it.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:This was LAW. It's an absolutely amazing EWR diary. I can dig it up if anybody wants to read it. I would love to read this again 🙏
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The Last Alliance of Wrestling - https://www.ewbattleground.com/topic/342-the-last-alliance-of-wrestling/ Here are my other two favourites although these are more comedic: F.U.S.E. - https://www.ewbattleground.com/topic/36053-florida-ultimate-sports-entertainment/ Golden Boy - https://www.ewbattleground.com/topic/932-golden-boy-wrestling/ You may need an account to access them.
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The Grey posted:What happened to ZZ from Tough Enough? he's a 'wildlife' guy who has a small swamp tours company in thibodaux, louisiana. i can't remember but i think he was into that stuff with gators and whatnot back during tough enough. his dick and rear end was bit off. Cavauro fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Mar 15, 2024 |
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Sometimes I think the beginning of me hating WWE was actually Tough Enough Season 2 when they passed over my boy Jake for Jackie Gayda, the world's least interesting woman (though I am sure Vince and Kevin were excited to meet her)
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Cavauro posted:he's a 'wildlife' guy who has a small swamp tours company in thibodaux, louisiana. i can't remember but i think he was into that stuff with gators and whatnot back during tough enough. his dick and rear end was bit off. No no that was what he did to the gator. Man I miss fried alligator. Better than chicken
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When WWF was souring on Kerry Von Erich, did he drop down the card on TV at all or just stop being booked for tapings entirely? I feel like as a kid, I never saw any of his decline. He was a big star, and then he's off TV a while, and then he's dead.
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Nehru the Damaja posted:When WWF was souring on Kerry Von Erich, did he drop down the card on TV at all or just stop being booked for tapings entirely? I feel like as a kid, I never saw any of his decline. He was a big star, and then he's off TV a while, and then he's dead. he dropped the ic title, started being relegated to just wrestling challenge then just house shows, then just wasn't renewed.
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Nehru the Damaja posted:When WWF was souring on Kerry Von Erich, did he drop down the card on TV at all or just stop being booked for tapings entirely? I feel like as a kid, I never saw any of his decline. He was a big star, and then he's off TV a while, and then he's dead. As I recall Kerry was always upper mid card/lower upper card, even being one of Flair's opponents and then he was squashed by the Undertaker and then he slid down the card after that. He took time off for his divorce - I think - so naturally Vince punished him so he was out there against Skinner and never really climbed back up and bounced before his Summerslam match against Papa Shango.
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Who was the guy back in 2019/2020 complaining about Marko Stunt and Orange Cassidy being offered AEW contracts despite the fact they weren't 'real' wrestlers? He was a Triple H clone that worked for an independent. He had a single name which I thought was Wardlow when Wardlow debuted but it's obviously not him. It's not Alex Hammerstone either.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:Who was the guy back in 2019/2020 complaining about Marko Stunt and Orange Cassidy being offered AEW contracts despite the fact they weren't 'real' wrestlers? He was a Triple H clone that worked for an independent. He had a single name which I thought was Wardlow when Wardlow debuted but it's obviously not him. It's not Alex Hammerstone either. Braun?
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No this dude was an indy guy. Might have wrestled for MLW? His name might have been Gunnar, but that just brings up results for another dingus, Jackson Ryker. E: Gunner Miller
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Imagine being dumb enough to think Orange Cassidy was not a real wrestler Marko Stunt is good too of course but at least he has the "what is going on" factor when you first see him
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STING 64 posted:he dropped the ic title, started being relegated to just wrestling challenge then just house shows, then just wasn't renewed. yeah i remember him being perpetually around the midcard around that time then being in the opening match for a hot minute after dropping it, then he was gone entirely before he died. lots of schoolyard rumors about him being the new ultimate warrior then dying and them having to bring the old one back
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What are Masato Tanaka's best matches? I wasn't around for his ECW run, heard the series with Mike Awesome was great. I mostly got into him in his later years, being amazed at his capacity to absorb punishment lol. I imagine he was even better in his prime.
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Lily Catts posted:What are Masato Tanaka's best matches? I wasn't around for his ECW run, heard the series with Mike Awesome was great. I mostly got into him in his later years, being amazed at his capacity to absorb punishment lol. I imagine he was even better in his prime. He had a match with Balls at Hardcore Heaven 2000 that is insanely brutal but also surprisingly technically sound in between the crazy poo poo. The 3 way with Taz and Awesome is also good.
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Lily Catts posted:What are Masato Tanaka's best matches? I wasn't around for his ECW run, heard the series with Mike Awesome was great. I mostly got into him in his later years, being amazed at his capacity to absorb punishment lol. I imagine he was even better in his prime. His matches with awesome are just that, they are all super entertaining. His career is loving prolific tho and he's still cranking out good ones, the match he recently had with Mohammed Yone in NOAH sticks out to me, also the stiff one he just had with Bryan Keith up in Seattle at Defy, hell he had a super fun three way with Baliyan Akki (hella underrated) and Emi Sakura in Gatoh Move. I'd just start now tbh, he has so many recent great matches in NOAH and ZERO1 that you'll be busy for a while. Choom Gangster fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Mar 18, 2024 |
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Lily Catts posted:What are Masato Tanaka's best matches? I wasn't around for his ECW run, heard the series with Mike Awesome was great. I mostly got into him in his later years, being amazed at his capacity to absorb punishment lol. I imagine he was even better in his prime. His run in NJPW from 2009 to 2012 had a good few singles matches.
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