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Post by y4j1981 on Apr 1, 2017 14:44:07 GMT -5
Rachel and Lexi are the other two. The ones on the outside look like twins. Can ya point out each one in a pic or is that not possible? Well here's Britt
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 15:27:16 GMT -5
Smart casual, I believe the term is. Which is completely and utterly pathetic IMO. The fans should be able to wear what they like. Someone in the crowd wearing a t-shirt and jeans is in no way disrespectful to a wrestler making a speech. Yeah, personally I wore a flannel shirt and khaki pants, but I don't begrudge someone who went with an Alexa Bliss shirt and jean shorts or something.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 1, 2017 19:10:13 GMT -5
I was at the HOF, I thought the crowd was pretty well behaved. We cheered and showed everyone love, and popped for people on screen. In the buildbig the one time they showed Reigns on the big screen he got his usually mixed reaction, but it was quick. The crowd didn't go into business for themselves during people's speeches. What came off on tv that has you guys thinking the crowd was disrespectful? Mostly the shouting things while LeGrand was trying to make his speech. But also booing Goldberg for whatever reason. Vince's reaction to Rood junior My biggest takeaway from the night is how happy Angle was. My 2nd biggest was that Rood Jr had one of the best speeches of the night going up against some of the most charismatic guys of the last 30+ years. The rest of them were pretty pedestrian for me. I was really happy for Kurt, but I felt his speech had too many gimmicks ultimately. Nattie was awful but I really dislike her so that may be bias (it isn't, she sucked). I loved Angle's speech. Yeah, he gave the crowd the classics. So did Teddy. Angle always wanted the crowd to like him. It's endearing how much people's reactions meant to him, and probably why he got over in whatever he tried to do. He also added in there a nice bit about how he almost and maybe did turn into a cautionary tale about how much more he could have done in the WWE had he not made some mistakes. Kurt doesn't strike me as an overly sentimental guy, so I'm not sure what else he would have tried to do with that speech.
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Post by Woo on Apr 1, 2017 19:31:09 GMT -5
Just watching this now. Great to see Judy Grable, Rikidozan and June Byers get inducted. Has Mildred Burke been inducted yet? I am shocked that Dr Jerry Graham and Haystacks hadn't been inducted already.
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Post by Woo on Apr 1, 2017 19:47:55 GMT -5
Teddy Long doing both the "tag team match playa" and "one on one wid da undertaker!" lines was gold!
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 1, 2017 20:03:18 GMT -5
I know Teddy could not say he once managed a pre Undertaker Mark Calloway.
But it would have been a nice wink if he gave a shout out to Mean Mark Callous.
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Post by Woo on Apr 1, 2017 21:01:38 GMT -5
DDP thanking his ex wife. The man is pure class.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Apr 1, 2017 21:02:23 GMT -5
Has Mildred Burke been inducted yet? Yes, Mildred Burke was inducted into WWE's Legacy Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Post by Woo on Apr 1, 2017 21:12:56 GMT -5
Has Mildred Burke been inducted yet? Yes, Mildred Burke was inducted into WWE's Legacy Hall of Fame in 2016. Ah that's awesome. I am glad we are finally getting to see old legends inducted.
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Post by edgestar on Apr 1, 2017 21:24:58 GMT -5
Who are DDPs daughters names? Drove me nuts last night. According to wiki (odd that it says he has 4 kids but only names 2); Page has two daughters, Brittany Page (born 1987) and Kimberly Page (born 1994). For the longest time, I didn't think DDP and Kimberly had kids.
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Post by Throwback on Apr 1, 2017 23:11:24 GMT -5
My girlfriend was not pleased with "John Cena Sucks" That's a thing though... kinda like the You suck chants for angle. It wasn't fun trying to explain. I eventually gave up.
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Post by kingofthings on Apr 2, 2017 4:37:53 GMT -5
Looking back, I think I marked out the most for Bischoff's music.
Induct him next year.
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Post by Paco on Apr 2, 2017 6:49:38 GMT -5
According to wiki (odd that it says he has 4 kids but only names 2); Page has two daughters, Brittany Page (born 1987) and Kimberly Page (born 1994). For the longest time, I didn't think DDP and Kimberly had kids. Pretty sure they didn't. He married Kimberly in 1991...so the second daughter in 1994 (named Kimberly!)...well, I'm sure there's a story there. Anyway, as far as the wiki thing goes, he's step-dad to the other two.
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Post by kingofthings on Apr 2, 2017 9:33:38 GMT -5
Pretty late obviously, and I'm doing it all backwards, but watching the red carpet show and it is both highly entertaining and hilarious. Highlights:
- Ambrose/Renee. - Sgt. Slaughter milling around, realising no one with a mic wanted to speak to him so just sat down instead. - John Cena looking and sounding genuinely shattered and annoyed about having to even be there. - Miz subtly tapping Maryse as if to say "wrap it up" as she just stumbled her way through a boring rant. - Corey Graves has a really hot wife. - The name tags on the seats made me chuckle for some reason. - The Godfather.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 11:58:00 GMT -5
Fun stuff. I got chills watching DDP. Almost lost it when Ricky Morton started crying at the end. (At least he wasn't "busted wide open" this time ) That's why I watched.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 2, 2017 23:10:00 GMT -5
Fun stuff. I got chills watching DDP. Almost lost it when Ricky Morton started crying at the end. (At least he wasn't "busted wide open" this time ) That's why I watched. I wish I had seen this, mostly for the Rock n Roll Express induction. Seeing this and an earlier comment about how this means a lot to Ricky made me remember an interview with him from around '99 or 2000 where he expressed his frustration at not being involved - not necessarily as a talent but as a trainer or agent - in either WCW or WWF. He said something like, "I didn't go to college, I don't have an education. That's on me. I get that. But this business is what I know, I've devoted my life to it. (And here he started to break down a little) But I can't even get a job popping goddamn popcorn for the WWF or WCW. And Eric Bischoff or Jim Ross or Bruce Prichard, they don't seem to give a shit." I've met both guys and spent a little more time around Ricky than Robert, and I feel safe saying that it means a lot to both, but for Ricky it's everything a hall of fame induction should be. I'm happy that they got it, it's well deserved.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 23:24:41 GMT -5
Fun stuff. I got chills watching DDP. Almost lost it when Ricky Morton started crying at the end. (At least he wasn't "busted wide open" this time ) That's why I watched. I wish I had seen this, mostly for the Rock n Roll Express induction. Seeing this and an earlier comment about how this means a lot to Ricky made me remember an interview with him from around '99 or 2000 where he expressed his frustration at not being involved - not necessarily as a talent but as a trainer or agent - in either WCW or WWF. He said something like, "I didn't go to college, I don't have an education. That's on me. I get that. But this business is what I know, I've devoted my life to it. (And here he started to break down a little) But I can't even get a job popping goddamn popcorn for the WWF or WCW. And Eric Bischoff or Jim Ross or Bruce Prichard, they don't seem to give a shit." I've met both guys and spent a little more time around Ricky than Robert, and I feel safe saying that it means a lot to both, but for Ricky it's everything a hall of fame induction should be. I'm happy that they got it, it's well deserved. I am too, and I'll admit I'm not the biggest fan of theirs. Never really got wrapped up in it; they seemed to be aimed towards the females. (Or as I like to remember a Ric Flair promo holding a training bra, "the teeny-boppers".) But as time goes on, and they still kept on going, they earned my respect. They love this. It shows. And I'm not ashamed to admit, through the fun stories others tell about them in their books or on podcasts ("they're hangin' from the rafters, Hoot"), I'm a 42 year old guy who grew up a wrestling fan, and these guys were almost always there. Seeing them there appreciated as the mega-stars they were (still are for God's sake!), that made want to cry with them.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 3, 2017 0:16:30 GMT -5
I wish I had seen this, mostly for the Rock n Roll Express induction. Seeing this and an earlier comment about how this means a lot to Ricky made me remember an interview with him from around '99 or 2000 where he expressed his frustration at not being involved - not necessarily as a talent but as a trainer or agent - in either WCW or WWF. He said something like, "I didn't go to college, I don't have an education. That's on me. I get that. But this business is what I know, I've devoted my life to it. (And here he started to break down a little) But I can't even get a job popping goddamn popcorn for the WWF or WCW. And Eric Bischoff or Jim Ross or Bruce Prichard, they don't seem to give a shit." I've met both guys and spent a little more time around Ricky than Robert, and I feel safe saying that it means a lot to both, but for Ricky it's everything a hall of fame induction should be. I'm happy that they got it, it's well deserved. I am too, and I'll admit I'm not the biggest fan of theirs. Never really got wrapped up in it; they seemed to be aimed towards the females. (Or as I like to remember a Ric Flair promo holding a training bra, "the teeny-boppers".) But as time goes on, and they still kept on going, they earned my respect. They love this. It shows. And I'm not ashamed to admit, through the fun stories others tell about them in their books or on podcasts ("they're hangin' from the rafters, Hoot"), I'm a 42 year old guy who grew up a wrestling fan, and these guys were almost always there. Seeing them there appreciated as the mega-stars they were (still are for God's sake!), that made want to cry with them. They were in the main event of the last Fanfest show that I was able to attend, against Doc Gallows and D'Lo Brown (fresh off of their Aces and Eights run). They went out that night and did all the old double team spots like it was 1986, then Ricky started selling, Robert made the hot tag, and they beat D'Lo with the double dropkick. Everyone was on their feet chanting, "Rock and Roll!" Maybe it's a bit of a formula, but they still have it. And I remember Lance Storm objecting to some list of the best workers in the early 2000s by saying, "Ricky Morton on his death bed is better than most people in the business."
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 3, 2017 18:00:02 GMT -5
Even though he kept it short, I think the Teddy Long induction was my favorite.
The man knows how to work a room, and I'd love to hear him tell more stories from his time in the business.
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