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Post by Glitch on Nov 23, 2013 22:26:57 GMT -5
Didn't know you could do this in pro wrestling. Did Gunner do it because Storm's well being is worth more than five bucks?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2013 22:41:20 GMT -5
Bob Backlund lost and won the WWF Championship due to someone throwing in a towel.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Nov 23, 2013 22:43:45 GMT -5
So did Bret Hart thanks to Owen.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 23, 2013 22:46:20 GMT -5
Yeah, this actually isn't an unheard of finish in wrestling. I think it's a really good way to put over a babyface's fighting spirit.
Shame that it had to happen on a show filled with terrible finishes but hey.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Nov 24, 2013 0:28:26 GMT -5
The towel throwing is a stock wrestling finish thanks to Arnold Skaaland throwing in the towel for Bob Backlund.
Though they don't bother to establish people as official managers these days, so I'm wondering when Storm gave Gunner the authority to be able to throw in the towel like Arnold or the Hart Family could.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 0:33:16 GMT -5
Every time that someone throws in the towel Bob Backlund learns 57 obscure words that he won't stop using. Damn you, Gunner!
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Post by Glitch on Nov 24, 2013 0:34:50 GMT -5
I wonder if Freight Train would have made James Storm tap out before Gunner could throw in the towel.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 24, 2013 0:41:57 GMT -5
Duh! Florida Death Matches are Last Man Standing matches where you win either by knocking your opponent out for a ten count OR if someone associated with your opponent throws in a towel! There is a huge precedence for this!
*this post is not to be taken seriously.
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Post by jimmyjames on Nov 24, 2013 1:52:32 GMT -5
The towel throwing is a stock wrestling finish thanks to Arnold Skaaland throwing in the towel for Bob Backlund. Though they don't bother to establish people as official managers these days, so I'm wondering when Storm gave Gunner the authority to be able to throw in the towel like Arnold or the Hart Family could. That Guy Gunner might have had permission according to TNA logic, because he's Storm partner and probably he's only friend in TNA right now.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 24, 2013 2:38:56 GMT -5
I believe it last happened when Daniels saved AJ Styles from that devilish Shannon Moore.
That's kind of ridiculous but damn it I liked Shannon. He was catching on too and I guess....TNA was all DILLIGAF
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Post by Paco on Nov 24, 2013 2:51:18 GMT -5
^ Don't recall that one but you jogged my memory of Final Resolution 2006. Samoa Joe beat Daniels when AJ threw in the towel as Joe refused to take the win and decided to repeatedly knee the unconscious Daniels in the head for fun.
Holy shit, I just remembered Joe carrying around that bloody towel around his neck for months!
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 24, 2013 3:29:22 GMT -5
Throwing in the towel has existed for ages...
However, the person who throws in the towel is supposed to be the competitor's manager, not their former(? I think they mentioned they were no longer a team) tag partner.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 24, 2013 15:06:49 GMT -5
^ Don't recall that one but you jogged my memory of Final Resolution 2006.o Samoa Joe beat Daniels when AJ threw in the towel as Joe refused to take the win and decided to repeatedly knee the unconscious Daniels in the head for fun. Holy shit, I just remembered Joe carrying around that bloody towel around his neck for months! The Moore match was the next Impact I think.Daniels was paying him back because he was mad.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 15:45:10 GMT -5
I do recall it being the finish of that god-awful Vince vs. Stephanie match from No Mercy 2003. Linda threw in the towel IIRC.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2013 23:17:25 GMT -5
Throwing in the towel has existed for ages... However, the person who throws in the towel is supposed to be the competitor's manager, not their former(? I think they mentioned they were no longer a team) tag partner. Generally, yeah. It's a fine enough finish, in that it protects the person in a loss and all, but without establishing that Gunner has any authority to do it, it is kind of an ass-pull.
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Post by Bram wants to 'urt you on Nov 29, 2013 10:30:20 GMT -5
I would like to see a match end when someone throws in a trowel. Or any kind of gardening/building tool for that matter. Other than a hammer. That's been done to death now.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 29, 2013 14:27:42 GMT -5
I would like to see a match end when someone throws in a trowel. Or any kind of gardening/building tool for that matter. Other than a hammer. That's been done to death now. Sounds like something Eric Young would do due to some kind of wacky misunderstanding.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Nov 29, 2013 18:14:43 GMT -5
Throwing in the towel has existed for ages... However, the person who throws in the towel is supposed to be the competitor's manager, not their former(? I think they mentioned they were no longer a team) tag partner. Generally, yeah. It's a fine enough finish, in that it protects the person in a loss and all, but without establishing that Gunner has any authority to do it, it is kind of an ass-pull. I buy a tag team partner being close enough to the wrestler in the match that the ref recognizes the towel throw.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Dec 1, 2013 21:31:36 GMT -5
I want to see a match in which someone throws the towel, and the ref ignores it. Throws in another towel, ref ignores it again. Throws in a bath towel, ref ignores it again. Throws in a beach towel, ref ignores it again. Finally goes to the back, comes back with a laundry hamper, walks into the ring and dumps an entire laundry hamper of white towel in the center of the ring and then the ref finally rings the bell and awards the match to the towel throwee's tag partner, protege, client, relative, et cetera's opponent. So did Bret Hart thanks to Owen. What I never understood about that match is that when Owen was begging Stu and Helen to throw in the towel for Bret (in the unconscious Davey Boy Smith's stead) why Stu never said "Why don't you throw in Backlund's towel? This way the match ends and Bret gets to keep the title belt!"
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Dec 1, 2013 22:33:00 GMT -5
So did Bret Hart thanks to Owen. What I never understood about that match is that when Owen was begging Stu and Helen to throw in the towel for Bret (in the unconscious Davey Boy Smith's stead) why Stu never said "Why don't you throw in Backlund's towel? This way the match ends and Bret gets to keep the title belt!" Because if Owen threw in Backlunds towel then he would have been yelled at for littering.
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