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triplexpac posted:I think this was before the merger, Bryan tried doing a 15 minute news update every single day. The only problem was he didn't really have news to talk about every day, so a lot of the updates were a bunch of non-news. He originally did Figure 4 Daily nearly daily with interviews and news updates. He stopped for years and just did interviews. Then in late 09 he started again and stopped after a month.
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TNA should use Dave's line from tonight's show as their new tagline: "It's beyond incredible... it's TNA!"
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Mar 19, 2011 08:23
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Meltzer sounds like he was so loving happy to see just three matches at that ROH show live. Happier than I have heard him since Bryan got married. Maybe happier than on that show.
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LordPants posted:The more I hear the less I want to work at WWE. I do because it seems like a lawsuit in the making.
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Mar 23, 2011 06:43
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If Michael Cole is ever found dead we know who the police should investigate.
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Mar 23, 2011 22:28
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Lance Storm's proposed Mae Young storyline made today's show awesome.
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Oasx posted:That is what bothers me also, it just seems strange to be friends with all these interesting people and then not talk about what the listeners want to hear, for example having Samoa Joe there would be a perfect time to honestly ask him about how TNA is using him, instead its just the same old buddy talk. Why would Joe kill any chance he has of ever getting a push? He's only a big dumb baby in storyline.
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Mar 25, 2011 06:51
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You need to pay for these insider bowling scoops.
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Mar 25, 2011 21:15
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Big scoops this week: 90210, bowling, trendy clothes, drag racing and cinema.
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Mar 25, 2011 21:23
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The Mania Week creative Figure 4 Dailies are so much better than Formerly Creative. Bryan is a far superior interviewer. This isn't to say Formerly Creative is bad, the Mania Week shows are just far more entertaining.
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Frilled Lizard posted:I am sooo close to buying a subscription. The free shows have been spectacular. I loved the argument about whether Kane playing the trumpet trombone on free TV was stupid because now if he does it on the PPV it won't be as exciting. "THEY ALREADY GOT IT FOR FREE!!!" Big laffs. By not subscribing you missed the scoop that Bryan has been corrected on the trumpet/trombone issue and if the correction had been rude he would have continued calling it a trumpet out of spite.
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Mar 31, 2011 18:07
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I hate Wrestlemania because it means we don't get a Bryan and Vinny review of Impact.
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elf help book posted:Just replay a random old one and it'll probably make just as much sense. With Daniels returning to lead into Lockdown, Jarrett and Angle feuding, Sting as world champion and god knows what else the current TNA product may be pieced together from previous lovely Impacts.
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Capsaicin posted:I never knew that Karl Stern was a kayfabe name. Wait til you find out Dave Meltzer's shoot name.
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Chilly McFreeze posted:Is it "Dave Melter"? James from Kentucky taught us all that Dave is his middle name, his full name is Dynamite Dave Meltzer.
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LividLiquid posted:Is he a member or does everybody remember him from WCW Live? He was an imfamous caller on Wrestling Observer Live as well. http://f4w.wikia.com/wiki/James_from_Kentucky
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CombineThresher posted:The second W stands for Wrestling. What got removed was the word Federation. The second W doesn't stand for anything anymore.
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triplexpac posted:I enjoyed the I Want Wrestling podcast with Cary Silken, the owner of ROH. It's cool hearing how he's an old school wrestling fan, I didn't know that. Not only that but he met Luke Williams while he was in Puerto Rico and Luke was booking. They became friends and that is why Bushwhacker Luke was on several shows in 07 and 08. A lot of people assumed Cary didn't know anything about the business when he fired Gabe and took a more active role and it turns out he is a lifelong fan and knows the business.
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sportsgenius86 posted:listened to Karl Stern for the first time today. Karl Stern grows on you. I first listened to his show two years ago and thought "That was horrible... he wasn't prepared, has no charisma and didn't cover any interesting topics!" I gave him a chance months later and started enjoying it. He really shines when he talks about the Pioneer Era. Also the new back issue covers Rumble 94 and the feedback results are really telling: ROYAL RUMBLE '94 Thumbs up 120 (28.9%) Thumbs down 262 (63.1%) In the middle 33 (08.0%) BEST MATCH POLL Harts vs. Quebecers 108 Royal Rumble 41 Tatanka vs. Bigelow 32 Yokozuna vs. Undertaker 30 Ramon vs. IRS 17 WORST MATCH POLL Undertaker vs. Yokozuna 131 Royal Rumble 51 Tatanka vs. Bigelow 39 Ramon vs. IRS 29 Based on phone calls and fax messages to the Observer as of Tuesday morning, 1/25. Margin of error: Who really knows? MassRafTer fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Apr 7, 2011 |
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JohnWilkesGoonth posted:This just makes me think about what's going on today with the WWE dropping wrestling from their name and how it's going to kill the business. Back in 94, people were having the same wrestling vs entertainment argument, just about the undertaker. Dave actually discusses how the reaction was polarized. Most people, the traditional wrestling fans thought the show was awful and insulting. The sports entertainment fans liked it a lot. Negative to positive feedback was 2 to 1, but there were still fans who loved the show.
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The Waltman F4D interview really is fantastic. I almost forgot all about it, and I am glad I did not.
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You get access to every new Observer, every back issue since June of 2008, a new back issue from the early 90s every week (plus every back issue posted from 91-94), the Figure 4 Weekly newsletter, and all of the podcasts. That is a lot of podcasts! 3+ Wrestling Observer Radios every week. 2 Bryan and Vinny shows. Multiple Figure 4 Daily shows each week with interviews, news, Dr. Lucha and Lance Storm. Five Star Radio 4-5 times per month with MMA breakdowns, news, analysis and hatred toward Armenians. Dr Keith Presents with wacky stuff every week or so. Tough Talk for more MMA news and interviews once or twice a month. Bryan's new MMA interview show every other week. The Big Audio Nightmare with puro, indies and hockey. Karl Stern once a week with classic wrestling and WWE comics reviews. That's a lot of stuff! Plus while the Board in general sucks if you search "dave" in the username search you will get Meltzer's posts on the board which are usually informative or hilarious.
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Grant DaNasty posted:I like the Board. It's a fun alternative to this place. It's unmoderated and more snarky and angry. Plus name another forum where you can troll Lance Storm. Or the dream of every man: a place you can be trolled by Lance Storm.
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THE BOARD is also home to the Observer Live archive (and other compilations) which is a great, great way to listen to even more audio. The last time I was sick I spent a few days listening to a bunch of WOLs from March of 2001 and relived the purchase of WCW.
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Does anyone else now avoid this thread before listening to new B&V shows to avoid rant and joke spoilers? I don't care about Smackdown spoilers, but I need to avoid reading spoilers about what pissed Bryan off!
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gently caress, someone got some Todd in my Storm.
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Apr 27, 2011 21:25
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CVagts posted:Refresh my memory: who is Jez? The video game guy.
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I confused rovert with markren, who is just a bad poster and overall dumbass.
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Apr 28, 2011 22:14
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Strenuous Manflurry posted:
With Dave's technological savvy this would lead to him tearing the VHS tape out of the black plastic and shoving it into his computer's floppy drive.
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Gonzo McFee posted:He's right. Yeah. Christian is a better interview, but Jeff Hardy oozes charisma. He oozes other things too.
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Apr 29, 2011 09:22
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Usually when Dave and Bryan do a ton of shows in a row they say they don't know how they'll be by the end but it won't be pretty. This time however, they were so insane and hilarious tonight that the next three days should be something else.
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Alright, I finally signed up. Where are these fabled adrenaline flushes? The Board, Radio Shows, Compilations thread.
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May 1, 2011 01:24
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:And again, thanks. Amazingly they get shorter when Impact becomes a 2 hour show.
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Akileese posted:Bryan had to point out that Dave came out with the Wrestlemania buyrate "off the top of his head". How the hell did he even pull that off? Bryan is horrible at math so Dave doing basic calculations is mind blowing to him.
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May 1, 2011 07:40
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Bikeage posted:And the video dating ad he did was in the related videos! I've always been slightly amazed that Brent never found a second career as a TV pundit. Well, first career I suppose.
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Korak posted:I think someone sends this question in every once in a while and I'm fairly sure they still haven't been smartened up about it. It has only been asked once. At least, they have only been oblivious to it once.
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May 6, 2011 17:40
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Capsaicin posted:Granny was such a bitch tonight. I used to love Granny segments but I skip them most weeks these days. I listened to half of today's segment and then had to skip it.
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May 6, 2011 20:56
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The first half of MVP's 90 minute interview with Lagana is up.
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May 9, 2011 21:10
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The story of his friendship with Benoit is really devastating.
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I didn't know cell phones did that so I have never noticed it. Dave's kids in the background of the last show did amuse me though.
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