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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 19, 2005 18:04:17 GMT -5
Or russian about the leg sweep? Or Polish about the Hammer? Or Boston about the crab?
When has Jericho ever tamed a lion with the Lion Tamer?
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 19, 2005 18:26:39 GMT -5
M'kay...
Irish Whip - named for Billy Watson... the Whipper:
In 1936, he made his debut against a Scottish grappler named Tony Bear; and at the end of the bout, Potts “whipped” his opponent into the ring ropes before delivering a back body drop that lifted Bear some 12 feet off the ground before he then scored the victory. The next day, the British newspapers were referring to him as “Whipper” Billy due to this innovative new move (which would eventually become his signature maneuver); and a local promoter then dubbed him “Whipper” Billy Watson (purportedly because “it rolled nicely off the tongue”). In subsequent years, the “Irish Whip” (named in his honor) has served as the grounds for a quicker brand of pro wrestling, and it has become a virtual staple of the industry ever since.
Russian Leg Sweep - dunno
Polish Hammer - finisher of 'Polish Power', Ivan Putski
Boston Crab - Well, Boston is known for it's crabs
Lion Tamer - Yes, why else would it be called that?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 19, 2005 18:28:37 GMT -5
M'kay... Irish Whip - named for Billy Watson... the Whipper: In 1936, he made his debut against a Scottish grappler named Tony Bear; and at the end of the bout, Potts “whipped” his opponent into the ring ropes before delivering a back body drop that lifted Bear some 12 feet off the ground before he then scored the victory. The next day, the British newspapers were referring to him as “Whipper” Billy due to this innovative new move (which would eventually become his signature maneuver); and a local promoter then dubbed him “Whipper” Billy Watson (purportedly because “it rolled nicely off the tongue”). In subsequent years, the “Irish Whip” (named in his honor) has served as the grounds for a quicker brand of pro wrestling, and it has become a virtual staple of the industry ever since. Russian Leg Sweep - dunno Polish Hammer - finisher of 'Polish Power', Ivan Putski Boston Crab - Well, Boston is known for it's crabs Lion Tamer - Yes, why else would it be called that? That is fasinating. And you're saying Boston has a lot of skanks with crabs. |
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Dec 19, 2005 18:36:08 GMT -5
actually.....Jericho's original gimmick was the Lion Heart so Lion Tamer made sense
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Post by jobber2thestars on Dec 19, 2005 18:53:43 GMT -5
Why not call it the Lita Crab?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 19, 2005 20:34:56 GMT -5
actually.....Jericho's original gimmick was the Lion Heart so Lion Tamer made sense Yea I was kidding about that. Way to kill the joke. |
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Post by LaParkaYourCar on Dec 20, 2005 0:14:07 GMT -5
Here are a few more:
Does the Shining Wizard shine or do magic?
What kind of music is Sweet Chin Music? Rock? Country? Rap?
What's so German about a German Suplex?
Did the Indians really do the Indian Deathlock?
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Dec 20, 2005 1:08:23 GMT -5
Why not call it the Lita Crab? Priceless. Is Lita from MA too? Semper Fi, Erik Majorwitz |
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Dec 20, 2005 10:02:43 GMT -5
What of "The Twist of Fate"?
Truly, can we twist such a difficult thing to find?
The Clothesline from Hell? JBL, is is really ALL the way from Hell? Seems a bit of lengthy trip to take just for that move.
And...the Dragon Whip? WHAT THE HELL DID THAT POOR DRAGON EVER DO TO YOU?!
(Unless the dragon is into that BDSM stuff, this is just animal cruelty.)
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 20, 2005 10:22:42 GMT -5
Its called the polish hammer because its a stupid move that broke poor Stevie's nose.
(No offense to any dumb pol-....people of proud polish heritage. Seriously.)
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Post by Shiori C: WC Blue Moon Poster on Dec 20, 2005 10:38:38 GMT -5
The Clothesline from Hell? JBL, is is really ALL the way from Hell? Seems a bit of lengthy trip to take just for that move. Wasn't it briefly called the Clothesline From New York when he repackaged himself, or was I dreaming that? |
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Post by Limey on Dec 20, 2005 17:56:15 GMT -5
Ah, the Irish Whip.
So innovative, they actually named a wrestling promotion after it.
IWW: Irish Whip Wrestling.
Based in Ireland, so you don't know whether it's talking about Irish Whips; or Whips in general, just in an Irish promotion.
There's less Irish Whips than you think, though. And this promotion is the one where AJ Styles announced to Christopher Daniels that he could keep his belt, as he was seeking the NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE!
This was following a non-title match for the X Division title (Daniels denied Irish fans a title match, as England and the USA were worthy of such matches, but not Ireland. They still cheered him after ooh...three minutes, though.), and it is shown on the International Showdown DVD avaliable in The Wrestling Channel's online store.
Yes, the Irish Whip is indeed a hella sweet move.
But sureley a camel doesn't grab people in such a way as a camel clutch. Or is it talking about what one would do, as a human, to a camel itself? Get back to me on that one as soon as you can.
Oh...and no "Flying Burrito" questions here, please. It's been done to death.
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Post by slopslopslop on Dec 21, 2005 1:45:45 GMT -5
What the hell does Hurracarana mean anyways?
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Post by psychotix5000 on Dec 21, 2005 2:50:05 GMT -5
I believe "hurrancanrana" is similar to "huracán" which translates to hurricane. I guess because of the twisting motion it got it's name.
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Post by Black Swagger on Dec 21, 2005 8:57:54 GMT -5
How about the term Side Walk Slam?
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 21, 2005 9:41:17 GMT -5
Sidewalk Slam: Any move done whatsoever under the watchful eye of Tony Schavonie
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Post by bongo on Dec 21, 2005 10:11:09 GMT -5
I believe that the Hurricanarana was an old,old wooden ship used in the colonial era
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Post by LaParkaYourCar on Dec 21, 2005 12:38:05 GMT -5
Would you ever clutch a camel, suplex a dragon or a tiger, or powerbomb a tiger? And how on earth do you drive a tiger? They don't have steering wheels!!
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Post by Black Swagger on Dec 22, 2005 8:50:57 GMT -5
How about a Moonsault? I mean what does the Moon have to do with wrestling.
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Post by justfromg on Dec 23, 2005 21:15:28 GMT -5
The clothesline from hell I beleive was back when Bradshaw was in the ministry of darkness with undertaker and teamed with farooq as the acolytes
damn I wish the APA was still around, that was the only time I enjoyed bradshaw, but that's a different story
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