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Hi, I have a question. During the late 90s boom period in the US, who were the top stars in Japan? Most people these days know (at least in name) Okada, Tanahashi, Naito etc. but as a new fan back then I was (and still am) clueless about what was going on in NJPW/AJPW... NOAH? Also, a related question: WCW had famously signed a large number of luchadors, so who would have been the top stars in Mexico at the time? Full disclosure, I’m doing a thing in Fire Pro World, so this is seriously important.
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Hey guys. Sup.
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Nov 19, 2019 00:22
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Mark Henry was always good.
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Jan 4, 2020 06:16
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Breitbart Is Rightbart posted:Is Jericho the G.O.A.T? He's wrestled for 30 years largely injury free, always entertaining to watch, has fantastic matches, reinvents himself, much better than his WWE peers (Punk, Edge, RVD, HHH, HBK) and likely has years ahead of him. For me personally, is he one of the best? Absolutely. He’s at that elite level where, along with a handful of other guys, they are so loving good that saying one is better than the other comes down to personal preference more than anything. His resume and longevity are drat near impossible to beat. And if some loser comes in here and tries to drop that poo poo where they say “Um, actually Hulk Hogan sold more tickets and more ppvs therefore he is the true G.O.A.T.” I am going to kick your rear end.
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Feb 16, 2020 15:31
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I’m gonna go ahead and put myself on the right side of history and say the true answer is Orange Cassidy.
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Feb 16, 2020 16:00
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McDonalds sells the most cheeseburgers therefore they are the best at making cheeseburgers. I rest my case.
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Feb 17, 2020 00:22
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karmicknight posted:"I don't know anything about goats, I'm not a farmer. But Chris Jericho is the greatest of all time." Why THE gently caress didn’t anyone mention this line in the This thread a couple days ago. That would have received some serious lol’s.
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Feb 19, 2020 01:10
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Hirez posted:has there been any wrestler that transformed gimmicks (including name more (and not just for a few weeks run or whatever), cause thats alot. Brutus Beefcake has to be up there.
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Feb 19, 2020 04:50
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projecthalaxy posted:I thought you might have misspelled something or had a brief psychotic episode, but yeah no theres a Japanese indie called SEAdLINNNG, with that capitalization. Neat. Honestly whatvdvabenmeltzter said about Dean Amanda's do flux every telling.
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Feb 21, 2020 05:18
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MassRafTer posted:Yeah back in 2007 myself and a few other influencers decided it would be funny if we pretended Scott Keith was right and Kurt Angle taught The Undertaker to work in 2006. Fooled a bunch of people for years but the scam kind of unraveled in the last two years. I don’t think I’ve ever read a post that made me wanna give someone a wedgie and steal their lunch money as much as this one. Sandman from ECW fucked around with this message at 02:28 on May 4, 2020 |
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May 4, 2020 02:26
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Thats ok, just don’t do it again. We’re counting on you MRT, be better.
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May 4, 2020 02:39
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Was it funny?
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May 8, 2020 22:34
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If a random guy on the roster, and only that guy, tell you you’re going to be on Letterman and your immediate reaction is to spend thousands on a suit and not... you know talk to the company first, well you’re dumb and that’s funny.
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May 22, 2020 00:18
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Red posted:Here's the story from the man himself: Ok, I take it back, Ahmed isn’t dumb for falling for this prank. BUT he was laughing about it and saying how much he likes Owen, so I still say it was funny.
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May 22, 2020 15:12
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A friend and myself submitted the name Debras Duo. Because she has two boobs, you see.
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May 23, 2020 21:06
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Didn’t Sid attack someone with a squeegee one time? For some reason I vaguely recall a story about Sid and a squeegee.
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May 30, 2020 01:23
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He definitely had a muppet-like quality to him, a large muppet with large muscles.
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May 30, 2020 01:40
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I liked when he destroyed the Barber Shop with a chair and the first thing he did was hit a can of shaving cream and it exploded in his face. I had never seen this before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWZa8G2boSA It is good.
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May 30, 2020 01:54
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I’ve noticed for years that whenever they use Andre in the video games there’s a copyright/licensing thing about him at the start, anyone know what the story is on that?
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Jun 2, 2020 17:25
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Davros1 posted:I'd assume it's a condition of his family/estate who holds the licensing for his likeness. I guess WWE doesn't have exclusive rights to him. Example, the figure company Super7 is putting out their own Andre figure Whatever genius decided to put in a can of Canadian with him deserves a raise.
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Jun 2, 2020 17:44
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All I want in the wrestling world is for Cage to do a Road Warriors/Sting/that other rear end in a top hat who wore face paint type gimmick. Gigantic steroid man in bright colours and face paint who can also do flips and throw guys around is very much my kind of poo poo. Edit: And selling, none of that.
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Jun 2, 2020 18:06
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An oldy, but a goody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZpz9G3Qxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBLzFeOHtnM
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Jul 1, 2020 14:48
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Stone Cold preferred vehicles with 4-wheels, so um actually, you’ll find they’re totally different gimmicks.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:30
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Shawn Michaels vs Triple H 1/2364
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Sep 14, 2020 01:56
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Replace Bischoff with pilled up Shawn as the mouthpiece for the nWo in 98 and I am so loving in.
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Sep 14, 2020 02:08
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Insert a Name Here posted:I have an answer to an age old wreslting question; why isnt NWA a large major promotion? What
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Nov 20, 2020 13:34
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Cavauro posted:i have a question, for the thread. how many wrestlers shaved their heads when they had thick hair and a completely in-tact hairline? i thought of this after looking at the wrestling character beaver cleavage in the other thread. i can think of him and possibly danny basham but i don't have evidence of an 'after' photo on that. i am doing this for school Jeff Jarrett had thick hair and a completely in-tact hairline when he lost his hair vs hair match.
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Nov 30, 2020 03:48
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Not people related, but he tore the door of the cage that one time. And I saw a video of him folding a frying pan in half once, that was cool.
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Jan 3, 2021 17:23
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Honestly, I’m so desensitized these days that not even a Steiner Driver could get me off. Add in a 180 rotation and maybe a bit of a jump and now we’re talking.
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Feb 9, 2021 04:27
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Feb 9, 2021 04:33
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Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan from Summerslam... 2005? is absolutely legendary. Please watch that one.
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Feb 10, 2021 00:07
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Maxwell Lord posted:I also heard some rumor drop that was some kind of contract negotiation tactic, make her look stupid on TV so she can't demand more money. Years ago Mick Foley did one of his stand up shows here in Calgary and had Natalya as a surprise guest. At the end they did a q/a thing, so naturally I asked Nattie about the farting gimmick. I don’t really remember her response, mostly I just recall being really drunk and my girlfriend was not impressed.
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Feb 11, 2021 03:10
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TL posted:Didn't Vince once march out to the ring and bring whoever was wrestling to the back during a SmackDown taping because the match was so bad? Not exactly the same, but I definitely saw Sin Cara and Heath Slater wrestle the same lovely match about three times in a row years ago. Recently I saw a Botchamania where Slater talks about it, turns out it was Vince stopping them in gorilla and sending them out to do it again. Here’s a link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNGbHuMfL4 Starts at about 11:20.
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Feb 12, 2021 08:10
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Critical posted:all my agents are fuckin morons said the man who hires said morons It worked for Foley doing his thing in ecw in the 90’s so actually the proper response to a crowd chanting boring is to double down on the rest hold.
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Feb 12, 2021 09:03
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Crowd: What?! Undertaker: Say what if you like sleeping with your sister. Crowd: Wha-ohhhhh BOOOOOO
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Feb 12, 2021 21:06
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Jimmy and Jey Uso are twins, I’m told. As are the Dudley Boyz, but they’re not identical.
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Feb 17, 2021 01:50
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As a young wrestling fan knowing Farooq only from his Nation/APA days, finding out he was a former WCW champ blew my mind.
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Feb 17, 2021 23:33
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Whenever I throw on an old Nitro or Thunder I’m always a little surprised by how much more I enjoy The Giant over Big Show. Like he just looked cooler, the hair + beard, the way he dressed, the way he carried himself. As soon he got to WWF they stripped most of that away, booked him like poo poo and then sent him to OVW when he didn’t get over. Then now forever
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Feb 19, 2021 12:02
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They call it a moonsault because the first time it was attempted the performers shorts flew off
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Mar 4, 2021 02:00
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sticklefifer posted:I assume it's because the rotation of a moonsault is the opposite direction of a somersault. 'Somer' is antiquated Middle English for summer, which implies a lot of sun. That's how it's always made sense in my head anyway. No I’m pretty sure it’s because of butts.
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