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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 0:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 2:11:44 GMT -5
Just in case anyone's wondering, the Discovery Channel shot footage of CZW wrestlers executing moves with their special cameras. First the footage was played back at regular speed, which made the moves seem as devastating as you'd see them done live. Next, the Discovery Channel played back the maneuvers in slow motion, explaining step by step how wrestlers cooperate with one another to prevent harm from occurring. The show portrayed wrestling in a positive light, stressing that what the wrestlers do in the ring is truly a 'professional' performance that normal people could not execute without incurring serious damage. Admittedly, the show did end with the Discovery Channel crew cracking jokes about the CZW wrestlers being 'ballerinas,' but on the whole, wrestling was represented in a positive light.
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Post by George Harrison on Apr 23, 2009 5:33:13 GMT -5
Just in case anyone's wondering, the Discovery Channel shot footage of CZW wrestlers executing moves with their special cameras. First the footage was played back at regular speed, which made the moves seem as devastating as you'd see them done live. Next, the Discovery Channel played back the maneuvers in slow motion, explaining step by step how wrestlers cooperate with one another to prevent harm from occurring. The show portrayed wrestling in a positive light, stressing that what the wrestlers do in the ring is truly a 'professional' performance that normal people could not execute without incurring serious damage. Admittedly, the show did end with the Discovery Channel crew cracking jokes about the CZW wrestlers being 'ballerinas,' but on the whole, wrestling was represented in a positive light. Did it show any of the extreme element in CZW? |
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 11:23:13 GMT -5
Just in case anyone's wondering, the Discovery Channel shot footage of CZW wrestlers executing moves with their special cameras. First the footage was played back at regular speed, which made the moves seem as devastating as you'd see them done live. Next, the Discovery Channel played back the maneuvers in slow motion, explaining step by step how wrestlers cooperate with one another to prevent harm from occurring. The show portrayed wrestling in a positive light, stressing that what the wrestlers do in the ring is truly a 'professional' performance that normal people could not execute without incurring serious damage. Admittedly, the show did end with the Discovery Channel crew cracking jokes about the CZW wrestlers being 'ballerinas,' but on the whole, wrestling was represented in a positive light. Did it show any of the extreme element in CZW? Well, they showed 'extreme' stuff in the sense that the explained how Nick Gage was able to piledrive someone through a table while protecting its recipient as much as possible. But I think you're asking about the kind of 'ultraviolence' that is characteristic of CZW's annual Tournament of Death, so here's my answer with respect to that dynamic: after one member from the Discovery Channel crew teased the CZW wrestlers about being 'ballerinas,' they took him up on his offer to let him try to 'play' with them. Outside the ring, the Discovery Channel crewmember locked up with someone (I think it was DJ Hyde). As the wrestler put him in some sort of a hold, Zandig grabbed a lighttube and winded it back as though he was going to strike the crewmember's exposed back with it. Zandig deliberately smashed the tube against the side of the ring instead; the ensuring noise spooked the crewmember. Clearly, the wrestlers were just playing around with the Discovery Channel crewmembers; they were extracting KAYFABE revenge for having been called 'ballerinas.' It's not as though they were emulating a Vader or David Schultz moment of trying to sincerely intimidate persons of the media. |
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Post by Marky Mark...Mark on Apr 23, 2009 11:32:18 GMT -5
I figured it was something on how some of us don't evolve fully.
I'm assuming it was the Discovery channel show "Timewarp"?
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Post by hollywood on Apr 23, 2009 12:39:55 GMT -5
This thread actually made me sad. It makes me remember how much I miss this man...  Oh, crikey! Look there! It's a rare breed of hardcore wrestler known in the scientific community as John-itus Zandig-eus.
I better stay quiet. Judging by the size of that abdomen, I'd say this specimen is pregnant, which means it'll be FIERCELY territorial. And if I get too close, I could die! |
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 12:39:57 GMT -5
I figured it was something on how some of us don't evolve fully. When I first heard about the Discovery Channel doing a special on pro wrestling, I thought they would try to expose it as being 'fake' and paint wrestling fans as naive. I'm pleased to say that they were rather respectful more than anything, stressing how skilled the wrestlers were and how only professionals could execute their moves so carefully. Correct. |
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 12:42:28 GMT -5
This thread actually made me sad. It makes me remember how much I miss this man... Oh, crikey! Look there! It's a rare breed of hardcore wrestler known in the scientific community as John-itus Zandig-eus.
I better stay quiet. Judging by the size of that abdomen, I'd say this specimen is pregnant, which means it'll be FIERCELY territorial. And if I get too close, I could die!Good one! Reminds me of when Goldust pretended to be Steve Erwin and explained the behaviour of the nWo in such terms. For instance, seeing an nWo member sleeping in the dressing room, Goldust said, "but be careful not to get too close; they tend to suck!" |
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Post by hollywood on Apr 23, 2009 12:46:52 GMT -5
Good one! Reminds me of when Goldust pretended to be Steve Erwin and explained the behaviour of the nWo in such terms. For instance, seeing an nWo member sleeping in the dressing room, Goldust said, "but be careful not to get too close; they tend to suck!" lol I believe that last comment was actually directed specifically at X-Pac, if I remember correctly. Hehe.  |
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 13:11:28 GMT -5
Good one! Reminds me of when Goldust pretended to be Steve Erwin and explained the behaviour of the nWo in such terms. For instance, seeing an nWo member sleeping in the dressing room, Goldust said, "but be careful not to get too close; they tend to suck!" lol I believe that last comment was actually directed specifically at X-Pac, if I remember correctly. Hehe. I thought so too, but I wasn't completely sure if X-Pac was in the WWF incarnation of the nWo. I thought X-Pac was preoccupied with the X-Factor stable while WWF nWo was going on. |
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Post by hollywood on Apr 23, 2009 13:22:39 GMT -5
lol I believe that last comment was actually directed specifically at X-Pac, if I remember correctly. Hehe. I thought so too, but I wasn't completely sure if X-Pac was in the WWF incarnation of the nWo. I thought X-Pac was preoccupied with the X-Factor stable while WWF nWo was going on. I think X-Factor kinda fizzled during the whole InVasion fiasco, since they were sort of like de facto babyfaces as WWF roster members...until various ones "defected," of course. X-Pac did indeed join the WWF's ill-fated incarnation of the nWo. By this point, no one really took the group seriously anymore. I think Booker T joined, then didn't, then did again...followed by HBK for about a week and a half before Kevin Nash proved his athletic ability in his epic return to the ring where he collapsed roughly 3 steps in. The whole thing culminated with Vince McMahon entering the ring accompanied by the nWo theme and saying "The nWo is pretty much dead." Thus ended what was once considered the hottest angle/faction in wrestling history. |
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 23, 2009 15:52:34 GMT -5
For anyone who's interested in the G4 documentary on Danny Havoc: You can watch it @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPLojB75mkE&feature=relatedI can't say if it's any good or not - I've not yet seen it, and won't be able to for at least several hours (too busy!). But it looks pretty good, for what that impression is worth. |
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Apr 23, 2009 19:20:30 GMT -5
I watched the CZW bit on Time Warp.
I thought it was done well and didn't make wrestling look bad.
They basically said it takes alot of timing, practice, and trust to connect with moves safely.
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