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Post by corndog on Jan 18, 2019 15:30:13 GMT -5
Taker is now the same age that Terry Funk was at the ECW Barely Legal PPV. Taker won’t be wrestling much longer. Cena could make occasional appearances for many years to come if he wanted to. Ummm, so you are saying Taker will wrestle another 20 years?
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Post by corndog on Jan 18, 2019 15:20:39 GMT -5
Mike "non-salted crackers" Bennett
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Post by corndog on Jan 18, 2019 15:04:40 GMT -5
He and Orton would be so refreshed leaving for a few years. I would really like to see Orton outside of WWE. He has shown signs of creativity and has a strong understanding of psychology. I see a lot of Jake Roberts in Orton, but WWE being strongly against creativity and putting massive barriers on wrestlers(unlike what they did in 80s and 90s) harms him more than helps.
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Post by corndog on Jan 18, 2019 14:17:34 GMT -5
I cringe at what kind of terrible smarky anti-WWE promos he would do outside of WWE. Hopefully he would just re-invent himself and create a strong character like Cody Rhodes, but I have a feeling he couldn't resist going the bitter ex-WWE employee/TNA route.
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Post by corndog on Jan 18, 2019 11:26:48 GMT -5
I love that this will mean bigger paydays potentially for wrestlers, I hate that this is blatantly WWE struggling to ensure their monopoly. I get why they're doing it but I do really thing that competition would be what's best for business overall. On one hand, it will be best for the business, but on the other, it's not competition if WWE has to fight with one hand behind their back. This is just their first big test, but it's a good indicator that WWE is taking them seriously, which is hopefully a good sign for the future of AEW and their signees. AEW's future will depend on themselves making a product that is entertaining and a true alternative to WWE. Giving adult fans what they actually want to see, as WWE is heavily geared towards younger fans and has been largely ignoring their core audience since the Attitude Era ended. The main issue for them will be avoiding becoming the next TNA or WCW that were destroyed because their top stars egos were running the company rather than what they should be doing. What this does show for AEW is they have the financial means to be a top company and won't be monetarily bullied by the WWE like the current indy scene and the old territories.
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Post by corndog on Jan 16, 2019 13:12:48 GMT -5
I am going to bet that Kevin Nash was in a lot more street fights than CM Punk. Punk is good at elbowing unsuspecting fans in the face, but Nash grew up in Detroit, was a military policeman and a bouncer at a strip club. Nash has much more "street" experience than Punk, who just paid guys to show him mma moves that he performed very slowly and poorly. Then please list the real fights Kevin Nash ever had in his life, I’m waiting. Is there evidence of Nash being a tough guy? Nash loves to talk but is there anything to him actually being tough? Obviously I don't have documentation, but I think it's fairly safe to say considering the situations he was in, there was fighting involved. Nobody has came forward and called Nash on his toughman persona being BS. We have seen that with Punk, both in MMA and Teddy Hart beating his ass.
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Post by corndog on Jan 16, 2019 13:10:17 GMT -5
I mean...I would never ask someone about this, but the stuff with his mom is easily one of the most troubling and intriguing parts about his past. Oddly enough, he has actually touched on that in the Playboy interview. His childhood was all sorts of messed up and easily the reason he resents the south.
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Post by corndog on Jan 16, 2019 12:56:27 GMT -5
Why is this a serious question? Punk was an awful fighter but at least he was trained and knows basic stuff, Kevin Nash only knows how to choreographed fights. I am going to bet that Kevin Nash was in a lot more street fights than CM Punk. Punk is good at elbowing unsuspecting fans in the face, but Nash grew up in Detroit, was a military policeman and a bouncer at a strip club. Nash has much more "street" experience than Punk, who just paid guys to show him mma moves that he performed very slowly and poorly.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 13:26:02 GMT -5
For the record it just finished and it’s better than any match I saw in 2018. Just amazing. Legit legendarily fun match. The two best tag teams duking it out DELIVERED. I really hope as many people as possible can see it I will look for it, hopefully someone loads it on YouTube, since it probably won't be on All Japan's service and Big Japan Core is shutdown.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 12:21:50 GMT -5
Either the obvious stuff, or more obscure pulls, what are some of your favorite calls? Watching a lot of OSW Reviews the last couple of days, so it's been on my mind. Starting with an obscure one, on ECW Heatwave '98, Masato Tanaka gives Mike Awesome an Awesomebomb over the top ropes to a table on the outside. Reckless as hell, not a fan, but did garner a strong reaction from Shane Douglas, who was sitting in on commentary due to injury. He just lets out this very visceral sound of a mixture of concern, disgust, and shock, something like, "AHHHOUGHHHHGHhhh!"I do not like Shane, or find him very entertaining, but it really put an exclamation point on the moment. The only time I ever liked Shane Douglas was when he was commentating in ECW because of his injury. He was actually pretty good at it, added some good insight on wrestlers and completely unlike his character would put guys over.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 12:20:12 GMT -5
I have never bought that Vince McMahon didn't know Raven had been hired. He micromanaged EVERYTHING. To be fair, there's a few cases of Ross during his time in the position hiring his boys and talented, distinctly not Vince's vision of a wrestler types without Vince initially noticing. Why some guys would get hired and have a good feeling about their future in the company due to how welcoming Ross would be, and then have it dry up the moment they got to a taping and Vince saw them for the first time. I can very much see a time when WWE was at one of its biggest heights, was starting to go through the motions to gobble up WCW and ECW, and Vince's pet project of the XFL was coming together Ross getting Raven in without Vince's knowledge till he showed up for a taping. It's also partially why Ace was eventually given the job. Ace was more manageable which Vince liked, would more look for what Vince said to look for and in general was more obedient in the position than Ross had been by all accounts. I'd say in part because according to people around him and the man himself, Ace typically viewed it as a job and he was just a man following his boss' orders rather than Ross who saw it less as just some desk job and still more as a carny wrasslin job. I think Ross was giving less of a leash because of his track record. During the Monday Night Wars, WWE couldn't compete monetarily with WCW, so they had to get creative. He brought in Austin, Foley, Ron Simmons, and Vader, who were all Watts guys. He also brought in the Hardy's, Edge, Christian, and JBL who all became bigger stars after the Attitude Era. His track record was pretty damn good, one of his last classes was the Cena, Orton, Batista and Lesnar that stayed on top for the era following him stepping down from the job. It's hard to think of anyone that did anything note worthy during Ace's tenure, outside of the Bellas. But it's obvious Ace just did what Vince wanted, even though it didn't work. He brought in the A-typical bodybuilder types that Vince loved and pretty girls that couldn't work.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 11:55:18 GMT -5
Also, Toru Yano outranks Okada by seven points. I don't see what is wrong with this at all. Everyone knows Toru Yano is the real Ace.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 11:49:31 GMT -5
You could tell Bret really enjoyed telling that story. He seems to have a morbid sense of humor.
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Post by corndog on Jan 14, 2019 1:17:11 GMT -5
Wipped out the N64 and played this beauty of a game. Big question is why did this game not have any wrestler themes in it? In fact, did any WCW games feature accurate themes? Lack of themes was due to the N64 cartridges not being ideal for music or full motion video. Its why both are gimped so badly when they finally did show up in the WWF AKI games years later. In terms of WCW song accuracy you'd sadly have to look at the likes of Mayhem and Backstage Assault for a range of music beyond the Nitro, Thunder, or nWo themes. As far as World Tour, its amazing how much of a game changer this was. For all intents and purposes, it was the Super Mario 64 of wrestling titles, bringing the genre into the 3rd dimension and largely defining a lot of the grapple and strike system that was expected from future games. There were things you could do in World Tour that even 10 years after its release you couldn't do in the Smackdown games, and with a sense of organic flow that only Fire Pro ever matched or surpassed. It didn't have the video or music like the PS1 games, but to this day it is still one of my favorite wrestling games. Revenge was pretty good because of the improved entrances, graphics and a much larger roster. But for some reason, I always like the original more.
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Post by corndog on Jan 13, 2019 13:00:00 GMT -5
That sounds awesome and I really enjoyed the last Taichi/Yuma match even though I know you aren't a Taichi fan. *Never mind, Taichi and Yuma are in a tag match. Also, I can't believe Fujiwara is still wrestling. As much as I hate Taichi, him and Yuma have solid chemistry. I think Yuma pins him and either goes to the next Taka taichi show or has a miracle g1 appearance. I can't see Yuma in the G1 and there are several other wrestlers from All Japan I rather see, mostly Miyahara or Jake Lee. But I could see Yuma pinning Taichi, setting up a singles match for the next Taka/Taichi show.
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Post by corndog on Jan 13, 2019 12:57:51 GMT -5
If AEW can offer health insurance and keep its head above water, it could change not just wresting, but professional sports. AEW is only giving health insurance to those in executive “real job” positions, not to the regular wrestlers. I thought AEW was offering health insurance to full time wrestlers, but I could be wrong. WWE gives benefits to office positions and non-wrestlers.
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Post by corndog on Jan 12, 2019 13:07:03 GMT -5
From a mature point of view with "fan" portion removed from your heart the healthiest and the best wrestling period ever in the wrestling industry is what WWE is doing today. Everyone is making good money and have good benefits, from production crew to whole roster. Sole reason why that is the case today is WCW from 20 years ago, it took WWE over a decade after WCW folded to catch up to it's standards and practices and surpass them but we are finally there. You could argue that the greatest wrestling period was late 80's boom and you would be right from the fan perspective, but from business perspective only very few were able to make good money while others, many main eventer included, were making nothing substantial. It was not until mid 90s WCW that every single superstar from WWF boom period has made their greatest paycheck in their life. That lists includes WWF originals superstars like Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior and Bret Hart while Okerlund and Heenan were superstars from other side of the spectrum that also made their fortune in WCW. Bottom line WCW has covered everyone on the roster with a very good paycheck and benefits and today WWE would be a lot different place had WCW never happened. In Bret's book he said that pay in the 80's WWF was really good because the shows were drawing well. What WCW changed was the guaranteed pay. In the 90s, WWF was not drawing well, so pay was pretty bad and you lived/died on your WrestleMania payoff. WCW offered guaranteed money, instead of depending on the house draws, which is why so many people jumped. Now WWE has gone to guaranteed pay as well. But there are no benefits. No one gets health insurance or retirement in WWE. Supposedly AEW is going to offer health insurance, which would change the game.
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Post by corndog on Jan 12, 2019 13:00:47 GMT -5
That sounds awesome and I really enjoyed the last Taichi/Yuma match even though I know you aren't a Taichi fan. *Never mind, Taichi and Yuma are in a tag match. Also, I can't believe Fujiwara is still wrestling. If I'm not mistaken Abdullah the Butcher is set to have his retirement ceremony there, ending his hepatitis laden reign of terror. Doesn't he still have a BBQ joint somewhere in the south? So I wouldn't quite say his hepatitis reign of terror is over....
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Post by corndog on Jan 12, 2019 12:44:38 GMT -5
Some Galaxy brain level hot takes about New Japan and Wrestle Kingdom here. What is his deal? Seriously. Obviously New Japan is not as big as WWE, everyone with a brain knows that. But it is getting bigger. New Japan World subscriptions are up to 120,000, half outside of Japan. The Tokyo Dome sold over 38,000 legit without comps. A lot of people didn't watch the show live because it was very early in the morning. I just want to know why this person hates New Japan so much. I think New Japan fans get an "elitist" rep, but really Twitter is the only place that seems to really happen and Twitter is a cesspool. Everywhere else, I constantly see them helping people that want to get into New Japan and if it's not their thing, that is fine.
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Post by corndog on Jan 12, 2019 12:24:34 GMT -5
When Inoki twitter and Gedoist Twitter unite to dunk on you? You are soooo bad. Anyway no place to say it but I’m going to see violence giants vs strong bj for my bday today! Happy birthday and that match should be a good one, enjoy it.
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