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I don't mind titles being unified. What I can't stand is when instead of being represented by multiple belts, it inevitably gets boiled down to one title belt. Have more championships represented by multiple belts, you dicks.
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edogawa rando posted:Wrestler goes for a pin I want someone to just keep on arguing that it was in fact a three. Just grinding the match to a complete halt as he talks and talks, slapping three fingers into his palm. Picking up his opponent and asking him if he also thought it was a three.
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May 11, 2024 14:40
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One of mine is ladder matches where wrestlers will run the ropes at full speed, then struggle to climb a ladder, then get knocked off and be moving at full speed again.
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May 11, 2024 15:08
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Hoss Corncave posted:One of mine is ladder matches where wrestlers will run the ropes at full speed, then struggle to climb a ladder, then get knocked off and be moving at full speed again. Wrestling is great because you can do almost anything, as long as you set it up reasonably. Most of these little things could be improved with about 30 seconds of planning. If you have a bunch of rope running stuff you want to do in a ladder match, put it at the start. Trade some weapon shots to the legs mid match, and now you have a good reason why climbing the ladder may take some time near the finish. You can even save a 'run and do big a dive' or whatever for late in the match as the no sell spot to pop the crowd once the pace has started to slow. I know everyone wants to get their poo poo in, and they can, but it's obvious if that is the only thing they've thought about.
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May 11, 2024 15:48
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edogawa rando posted:Wrestler goes for a pin hate to credit Punk for actual wrestling acumen but I did always like it when he transitioned from a nearfall to the anaconda vise instead of sitting there all "hunnnh? not 3?"
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May 11, 2024 15:59
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Grendels Dad posted:I want someone to just keep on arguing that it was in fact a three. Just grinding the match to a complete halt as he talks and talks, slapping three fingers into his palm. Picking up his opponent and asking him if he also thought it was a three. Chikara did this and the wrestler actually convinced Bryce it was 3 so he rang the bell
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May 11, 2024 16:01
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Hoss Corncave posted:One of mine is ladder matches where wrestlers will run the ropes at full speed, then struggle to climb a ladder, then get knocked off and be moving at full speed again. There's a three-way tagteam cruiserweight ladder match from Starrcade 2000 of all things where Tony Schiavone actually tries to explain why they're slower to climb the ladders by talking about how you can lose your balance when you get to the top steps of the ladder.
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May 11, 2024 16:05
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The heel always demands, "That was three!" The face always asks, "Wasn't that three?"
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May 11, 2024 16:05
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Aminata did two 2-counts and was "that's four!" Or maybe it was 1-count and 2-count, I don't remember.
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May 11, 2024 16:11
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Three ain’t enough man I need five
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May 11, 2024 16:21
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wasn't there a match recently (I think within the last year) where the goal was to get a cumulative ten count or something like that? I feel like it's the kind of contest DDT would do but I can't remember the participants or the name of the stip
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May 11, 2024 16:23
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Barry Bluejeans posted:wasn't there a match recently (I think within the last year) where the goal was to get a cumulative ten count or something like that? I feel like it's the kind of contest DDT would do but I can't remember the participants or the name of the stip Not sure in the last year, but both New Japan (Shingo vs Taichi in a first to 30 count for the KOPW) and DDT (MAO vs Shunma in a Kids Room Deathmatch first to 27 count) have done it since the pandemic
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May 11, 2024 16:41
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SG Bamboo posted:Not sure in the last year, but both New Japan (Shingo vs Taichi in a first to 30 count for the KOPW) and DDT (MAO vs Shunma in a Kids Room Deathmatch first to 27 count) have done it since the pandemic I still chuckle about MAO busting out cinder blocks in that match and getting away with it by claiming they were building blocks
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May 11, 2024 16:56
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as far as pins go, I find it extremely tedious when announcers linger on pinning technique being the blame for someone kicking out at two JR being the worst offender in recent years much more so when it's framed as the wrestler just being forgetful or lazy with their pins, rather than at least selling it like someone's too exhausted or rushed for a proper pin
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May 11, 2024 17:02
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SG Bamboo posted:Not sure in the last year, but both New Japan (Shingo vs Taichi in a first to 30 count for the KOPW) and DDT (MAO vs Shunma in a Kids Room Deathmatch first to 27 count) have done it since the pandemic the NJ match was the one I was thinking of, thanks!
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May 11, 2024 17:03
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JR would get so hilariously offended if someone didn't hook the leg and the other guy kicked out.  "You would have had that if you hooked the leg, what are you stupid, who trained you to wrestle"
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May 11, 2024 17:27
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Another pet peeve of mine is when you see someone start to blatantly move on from the pinning attempt before the kickout.
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May 11, 2024 17:37
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Grendels Dad posted:I want someone to just keep on arguing that it was in fact a three. Just grinding the match to a complete halt as he talks and talks, slapping three fingers into his palm. Picking up his opponent and asking him if he also thought it was a three. I want to see one where the ref goes wait... Was that three? Oh my bad! -calls for bell-
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May 11, 2024 17:38
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The337th posted:as far as pins go, I find it extremely tedious when announcers linger on pinning technique being the blame for someone kicking out at two Strange, I find it part of the story of the match! At lot of times (especially heels) they ARE being lazy or prideful, and faces ARE gung-ho and forgetful just ignore me in my own home mentioning that it's a bad pin and spoiling the bite
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May 11, 2024 17:41
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RenegadeStyle1 posted:Anyone have any pet peeves from a particular wrestler that annoys you? I have noticed rewatching older shows that Bradshaw always starts getting up at about 2.75 into a pin when he wins a match. I notice it every time now and I can't believe he never got corrected by someone. Wrestlers adjusting their clothing while lying on the mat selling. There's a bunch of people who do this, but I found it especially noticeable with big guys like Vader and Samoa Joe.
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May 11, 2024 18:00
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My biggest pet peeve is when a heel's theme starts playing while someone's in the ring and they turn towards the ramp and do that "come on, come here and let me kick your rear end" motion for 7 minutes straight while the heel sneaks up behind them. Speaking of which, has anyone ever explored the lore of how a wrestler's theme gets played? If the heel is sneaking in through the crowd, are we to believe that he called the sound guy to play his music? Do wrestlers have NFC chips embedded in them that triggers their theme song when they get close enough to the entrance ramp? What about when someone's music starts playing after they just got done running the heels out of the ring? I think the sound guy knows too much. It's different for making the lights go out, that's obviously a psychic power that goth people have.
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May 11, 2024 18:10
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There was that funny time in ECW that Taz was doing a run-in, walked all the way over to the sound guy, made him play his music and then went back to the run-in
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May 11, 2024 19:39
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DeathChicken posted:There was that funny time in ECW that Taz was doing a run-in, walked all the way over to the sound guy, made him play his music and then went back to the run-in Holy poo poo Taz owns even more than I ever knew lmao
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May 12, 2024 02:32
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CommonShore posted:I want to see one where the ref goes wait... Was that three? Oh my bad! -calls for bell- this has definitely happened, maybe in Chikara?
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Complaining to the ref is fine because there’s nothing real athletes like doing more than complaining to the refs
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May 12, 2024 05:44
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I clearly remember one of the Orange Cassidy/PAC matches (maybe Revolution 2020, maybe the 3 way with Omega) where he pins someone for a one count and he holds up 2 fingers and started to argue with the ref. I loved that.
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AlmightyPants posted:I clearly remember one of the Orange Cassidy/PAC matches (maybe Revolution 2020, maybe the 3 way with Omega) where he pins someone for a one count and he holds up 2 fingers and started to argue with the ref. I loved that. Luther did that on D/Elevation a couple times, but just shrieking at the ref and doing that weird pee dance that he does. I miss Chaos Project.
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May 12, 2024 06:43
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edogawa rando posted:Wrestler goes for a pin Or as Vince McMahon used to say, "ONE TWO HE GOT HIM NO HE DIDN'T".
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May 12, 2024 14:23
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ON HIS CHEST, TWO, AND YAAHH
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A similar wrestling pet peeve, while we're still on the subject: when it's clear that a kickout is just the pinner leaping back and the person being pinned barely moved. Takes me out of the whole thing.
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Hello Wrestling Question Thread friends, I have a question A while back I watched an insane Japanese match on YouTube that had a ton of people in it and most of them were dressed up like random characters, I remember there being a C-3P0 and an R2-D2 for example, and also there was these two bald guys who I think were twins who did a bunch of hosed up poo poo. I don't remember. Anyway, I wanna put it on the tv at the comic store because I think that would be funny but my google skills are not up to the task. What the hell am I thinking of?? Thanks in advance. Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure someone put themselves in a barrel and then did a dive onto a bunch of people on the outside and it was really cool. Hope this helps.
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Sandman from ECW posted:Hello Wrestling Question Thread friends, I have a question Hell that is one of the Great Space Wars that Michinoku Pro do every December. Great Space War 10 was the one with R2D2 & 3PO. And also Taro Nohashi as Yoda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFV4KGmdooM
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forkboy84 posted:Hell that is one of the Great Space Wars that Michinoku Pro do every December. Oh my gooood this is it. Thank you forkboy84. This is gonna rule!
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Also have to say that the one from 2012 (Great Space War Vol.7) has an absolutely phenomenal thumbnail of Daisuke Sekimoto as the Incredible Hulk. And I've just noticed an incredibly low budget Iron Man in the background too.
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forkboy84 posted:Also have to say that the one from 2012 (Great Space War Vol.7) has an absolutely phenomenal thumbnail of Daisuke Sekimoto as the Incredible Hulk. And I've just noticed an incredibly low budget Iron Man in the background too. I've got three hours until I close, so this is excellent news. In fact, I don't think I'm ever gonna put anything else on the tv. It's the best of both worlds.
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How do wrestlers make the snapping noise when doing the “I’m breaking your fingers” thing? I haven’t examined any instances of this spot lately but it seems like everyone’s hands are all occupied so I can’t figure out who would be slapping their leg or whatever and when.
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Ganso Bomb posted:How do wrestlers make the snapping noise when doing the “I’m breaking your fingers” thing? I haven’t examined any instances of this spot lately but it seems like everyone’s hands are all occupied so I can’t figure out who would be slapping their leg or whatever and when. Pay attention to their elbows, the sound comes from smacking their sides when they do the "break"
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Miching Mallecho posted:Pay attention to their elbows, the sound comes from smacking their sides when they do the "break" That was my next thought but it’s always so loud, I assumed they couldn’t get that much noise out of it. Gonna keep my eyes peeled next time I see that spot.
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There's someone under the ring with a cracker and a sack full of walnuts.
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Ganso Bomb posted:That was my next thought but it’s always so loud, I assumed they couldn’t get that much noise out of it. Gonna keep my eyes peeled next time I see that spot. just take your shirt off wherever you are and try for your self op
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