Classy Lady
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Post by Classy Lady on Mar 24, 2012 22:33:26 GMT -5
Spanky actually asked for Invader Dave's presence.
And all comes full circle and everything is right with the world again.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 24, 2012 22:39:41 GMT -5
So, is DeviANT the Green Ant clone? It didn't really say who was CombatANT's partner in the scramble, but seeing on how Soldier and Green were in it, I would assume it was him.
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Post by Djm Doesn't Find You Funny on Mar 24, 2012 22:51:32 GMT -5
RED BULL AND PEPPERONI FOR EVERYBODY!!!
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Post by Mr. Socko's Brother on Mar 24, 2012 23:04:28 GMT -5
Guys, I think I might end up on the DVD or the download, because I was in the front row and at one point Soldier Ant took a spill and partially landed on me and this girl next to me. For anybody who buys the show, look for a guy matching the description I gave upthread.
This show was awesome, and obviously it was capped off by 3.0 winning the titles! My god, I wound up so into that match, feeling terrible when FIST won the first fall and then feeling MUCH better when I remembered that the Campeonatos matches were always two of three falls. After it was tied up at 2 falls apiece and they went to the third, I breathed a huge sigh of relief every time it looked like FIST was gonna take the match and Jagged or Shane kicked out anyway (I was VERY worried when Icarus hit the Blu-Ray), I seethed when Bryce got pulled away by Icarus and missed seeing Chuck tap out, and I MARKED LIKE HELL when 3.0 finally won it!
Plus, being in the front row meant that I got to do the drum roll on the ring apron, and I got to touch the belts along with everybody else and give Jagged a congratulatory pat on the back.
I won't rate all the matches, but rather just write out random thoughts and stuff.
Kingston vs. Ophidian was good, but for all of the people who don't like Davey Richards' not selling stuff I say to them: Davey is better at selling than Eddie is, because I have NEVER seen Davey get kicked multiple times and say to the guy "Gimme another one!" or "Is that it?" while acting like it didn't hurt at all. And that's what Eddie did with Ophidian at one point, just totally no-sold his kicks. I was cheering for Eddie before that, and I was less supportive from then on.
Dasher vs. Archie was a good match whether you wanted to see good wrestling or comedy. I think I'm firmly in the camp who wants an Archie tecnico turn now, because given the way he lost it was easy to feel sorry for him.
Brodie Lee, seen up close, is not somebody you want to get in a fight with. Incidentally, Brodie picked up the ring steps and threw them away just to be a dick. When a guy finally came along to put them back, I said to him "Let Brodie do it!" For a second he didn't say anything and then he said "Yeah right!" People who heard had a nice chuckle.
Delirious speaking intelligibly--which he did to distract UMB and get him and 'Wicked eliminated--still sounds like Delirious. He uses a growly, gravelly voice, and seeing him in shadow on the balcony overlooking the ring taunting Mantis was kind of eerie. I shouted up to him something like "C'mon Delirious, it was only two little years! Let it go!" Based on what I saw of his body language, I don't think I got through to him, but it was worth a try.
Kobald can make those elbow drops look really nasty, btw.
I was surprised to see Quack & Jig (who was wearing a GOOD mask, thank god) lose to 17 & The Shard when Quack tapped. Now, as we saw post-match, he tapped because his opponent had injured his arm. Still, this is why Chikara is better than WWE, because you would never see a face main eventer in the 'E put over a heel by submitting to them, even if they were injured, and that's just stupid. By being the complete opposite of HHH here and allowing himself to be submitted, Quack has just made this team look badass and made this angle more interesting. Good for him.
It sucked to see Donst beat Generico. At least it wasn't clean, and I don't think I've ever seen that particular cheat used before (wrapping something around a guy's throat and then covering it up by putting your arm over it in what looks like a legitimate hold). By the way, at one point when Donst had Generico down, he walked over to the camera, put his face into it, and I was close enough to hear him saying "Give me Hallowicked, Wink!" So that's something we'll probably see down the road.
Finally, they featured a match with talent from a local fed, Squared Circle Wrestling. It was a good match and I think everybody in it got over to some degree with people who'd never heard of them. The face team came out to this song, which I hadn't heard in years and which is the last thing I'd ever imagine being used as theme music, but you know what? I think it works. And I might have even used it for my character in this site's e-fed, if said character had not just turned heel:
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Johnny B. Decent
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 24, 2012 23:06:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I've kinda soured on Eddie post-BDK, and hearing this really did not help.
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Post by Mr. Socko's Brother on Mar 24, 2012 23:06:56 GMT -5
Meh, hope the _Gekido_ take the belts fast. As far as 17 goes, does he wrestle in a full body suit? If not we should be able to rule out Davey and Kyle fast. One of them wrestled shirtless, and they are obviously not Davey & Kyle. Because this guy did not have Davey's tattoos, and his physique is different from O'Reilly's.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 24, 2012 23:11:10 GMT -5
Who would you guess, Sock?
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Post by Mr. Socko's Brother on Mar 24, 2012 23:16:53 GMT -5
Who would you guess, Sock? I've honestly got no idea; they don't remind me of anybody I've seen. But that reminds me: the girl I mentioned who helped break Soldier Ant's fall along with me? She shouted at the blue ant ("deviAnt", apparently) something like "I'm glad you shaved off your mullet!", which made me ask her who she thought it was. She said Shane Storm. Could be, but if it is him then he's lost an awful lot of weight. Because while this guy is kind of pudgy, he's not as fat as I remember STIGMA being when I saw a clip of him.
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Post by Error on Mar 24, 2012 23:19:47 GMT -5
Meh, hope the _Gekido_ take the belts fast. As far as 17 goes, does he wrestle in a full body suit? If not we should be able to rule out Davey and Kyle fast. One of them wrestled shirtless, and they are obviously not Davey & Kyle. Because this guy did not have Davey's tattoos, and his physique is different from O'Reilly's. Yeah, Kyle also has a watermark looking tattoo across his side so it would have been noticeable too. I was actually getting a little excited at the thought of one of them being Kyle because I was hoping the other would have been Adam Cole. I think FutureShock could be gold in Chikara but then remembered that ROH broke them up to further a dead feud and it would make no sense for them to be there of the Gekido are ROH guys.
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Johnny B. Decent
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 24, 2012 23:20:00 GMT -5
I don't know, the last time I saw him was at a WIF show, and he still looked as big as ever.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 23:58:02 GMT -5
;D
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Post by Chainsaw on Mar 25, 2012 0:20:20 GMT -5
;D That's no Red Bull! THAT'S NO RED BULL AT ALL!!!
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 25, 2012 0:21:22 GMT -5
But, it tastes better.
Not like it's tough competition, but...
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Post by El Jefe/The Chief on Mar 25, 2012 1:42:56 GMT -5
You're doing it wrong....
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Mar 25, 2012 7:41:48 GMT -5
;D This occasion calls for big time celebration music.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Mar 25, 2012 10:45:55 GMT -5
I was at the show, as well, and really had a great time.
Some thoughts:
- Are 17 & the Shard maybe the Olsen Twins?
- The four-corners tag match was a lot of fun, but man, there were a couple of nasty spots. To preface this, the ring was set up in a hockey arena (the show was at a sports complex that has indoor soccer, hockey and a bunch of other sports), so at one point 'Wicked speared one of the Batiri HARD into the boards. It looked and sounded great. Before that, I wanna say it was Green Ant (because I only caught this spot halfway through) suplexed combatANT just outside the ring and the back of his head landed on the apron. It looked sick.
- There were a few "You sold out" chants at Brodie Lee and at one point somebody tried an "F-C-W" chant and he looked at him, smirked and rubbed his fingers together to make the "money" sign. Prior to his intro, Gavin got on the mic and said that he didn't like bullies (and this started a small "Be a Star" chant, which was funny), so this prompted Brodie to chase Gavin outside of the rink area and this was pretty funny.
- They teased Veronica hooking up with Mark Angelosetti at the end of the Dasher/Archie match. Mr. Touchdown was heelish on the outside for pretty much the entire match and I wouldn't be shocked if he goes rudo and Peck turns and becomes the other member of the Throwbacks.
- Delirious, put some shoes on.
- F.I.S.T. were great with the crowd. Taylor and Icarus are great heels and their rapport was really funny.
- After the face roster charged the ring to celebrate with 3.0, many of them milled around afterwards and I was able to shake hands with UMB, Generico, Jig and the Colony after the show. During the intermission, Sara and UltraMantis were at the merch table and UMB was in character, but I caught him off-guard at the end of the show and he completely broke kayfabe and was actually very pleasant.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 25, 2012 12:18:01 GMT -5
Is there anyone else who thinks "You Sold Out" chants are some of the most idiotic chants in wrestling?
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Post by Square on Mar 25, 2012 12:25:34 GMT -5
Is there anyone else who thinks "You Sold Out" chants are some of the most idiotic chants in wrestling? No of course there not. As fans of a smaller wrestling company that does not pay large wages we must insist that any wrestler that steps foot in the ring does not have the audacity to try and get a better paying job. How DARE they go to a company that they wanted to be in as a child, how DARE they potentially become a worldwide star, how DARE they go to the top of their profession.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Mar 25, 2012 12:38:04 GMT -5
Yes, the "You sold out" is stupid, much like all the other chants out there. Sometimes I wish fans would just shut up and enjoy the show.
I hope the 3.0 reign is long and glorious. They deserve it after being the butt monkeys of Chikara for so long.
This whole Bizarro-Chikara angle is beginning to smell like BDK leftovers to me. If Shard and 17 take the CDP in the next couple of months it's gonna be sour as it not only wrecks the 3.0 reign, the first tag team people WANTED to see with the belts in a long long time, but it will just come off as "seen it" to me. Here's hoping that's not what they do.
I'm curious to see where this Kobald/SDR feud goes. I thought SDR was going to be the big money star for this year and so far she's been feuding with the Koko B Ware of Chikara. I like both so hopefully this turns to something really cool in a few months.
So are we looking at yet ANOTHER UMB losing streak? Jeepers H Cookies, enough already.
I hope Dasher becomes a major player this year, no pun intended. I like the guy.
Quacksaw loses, I'm happy.
And those are the opinions of the guy who was not at the show last night, which means jack squat.
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Johnny B. Decent
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 25, 2012 12:41:28 GMT -5
Nah, I like 'em, but I'll be very suprised if 3.0 does a V1 if 17 and the Shard are the first challengers. That said, I think the idea is them being bizarro technicos then Germanic invaders, so I'm cool with that.
And come on, calling Kobald that is a bit harsh. I think this is approaching the start of his second full year of wrestling.
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