vinniemac
Don Corleone
No Chance In Hell
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 14:39:36 GMT -5
Post by vinniemac on Jan 10, 2007 14:39:36 GMT -5
everytime czw comes up I always shill how great a year 2005 was for czw and how bad it's gotten recently. czw in 2005 = greatness with the one of the best tournaments they've ever ran (best of the best 5) and some storylines that actually made you care about what's going on. czw in 2006 = shell of it's former self with the only interesting thing going on was kingston as champ and necro butcher being well necro butcher. Interesting. Many people seem to point at 2001 as CZW's banner year/biggest drawing growth period.
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 14:50:57 GMT -5
Post by davephlegmball on Jan 10, 2007 14:50:57 GMT -5
Haven't seen it in years. When i was watching it, i was really impressed with a guy called Ric Blade. Whatever happened to him? Sick Nick Mondo was pretty cool too.
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thiazzi
Bubba Ho-Tep
FEAR
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 15:57:49 GMT -5
Post by thiazzi on Jan 10, 2007 15:57:49 GMT -5
2005 was great. I was following it through tapes and whatever I could catch on the internet, but things just went south after Franky the Mobster stopped showing up with his 3 or 4 belts.
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 17:34:14 GMT -5
Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2007 17:34:14 GMT -5
The guy has a lot more in 'em than that. He used to be a regular on the ROH lower/midcard 5 years ago, or so. No kidding! Based on what I've seen in CZW, I'd never have known. Don't get me wrong - there's nothing particularly bad about Gage, but I don't see anything particularly great about him, either. To me, he's just a guy who is extremely (foolishly?) committed to CZW in the sense that he puts his body through terrible abuse to get over. I've seen Necro Butcher get over without resorting to deathmatch bloodletting, but I can't say the same for Gage. Gage is committed to CZW because he was the first graduate of the wrestling shool (before it comined with CHIKIRA and formed the WrestleFactory). He's an underrated worker (not great by any stretch of the imagination), but he can surprise you with some good matches (same with his brother, Justice Pain). As I've said many times, CZW has the talent pool, and connections to put on great shows every month (like it did from Cage of Death 4 at the end of 2002 through most of 2005), but towards the end of 2005, Zandig got the idea that he could run CZW like he did when he first started it; deathmatches all the time. Problem being, he doesn't have guys like Wifebeater, and Nick Mondo are retired, JC Bailey is touring Japan, and guys like Messiah and Nate Webb hate doing deathmatches leaving Zandig, Lobo, Gage,Necro, a new guy by the name of Drake Younger, and Pain. Problem is Younger just started getting used (but is insanely over), Necro's body is in such bad shape he can only do so many deathmatches, and Pain/Gage have fought each other so many times, no one cares anymore. IMO 2007 will be a better year for CZW because Zandig admitted he was wrong, and is giving booking power to Mathew Burns (no not Mondo). Burns is responsible for 1)Lufisto in CZW 2)Kings of Wrestling vs. BLKOUT 3)the formation of BLKOUT 4)Bringing B-Boy,El Generico, and Super Dragon to CZW 5)Getting Petey Williams,Jack Evans,Alex Shelley, Sonjay Dutt, and Rodrique Strong exposure 6)recently bringing in Human Tornado,Onyx,and Rainman. He's done a lot more, but the most important being CZW vs. ROH.
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vinniemac
Don Corleone
No Chance In Hell
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 17:44:53 GMT -5
Post by vinniemac on Jan 10, 2007 17:44:53 GMT -5
He's done a lot more, but the most important being CZW vs. ROH. and CZW totally dropped the ball on that hot money feud when the ball was in their court.
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 17:46:33 GMT -5
Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2007 17:46:33 GMT -5
He's done a lot more, but the most important being CZW vs. ROH. and CZW totally dropped the ball on that hot money feud when the ball was in their court. Zandig's call. He ot pissed because Burns went ahead and booked the feud. Zandig has a really bad temper, and an even bigger ego sometimes.
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vinniemac
Don Corleone
No Chance In Hell
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 18:13:31 GMT -5
Post by vinniemac on Jan 10, 2007 18:13:31 GMT -5
Zandig's call. He ot pissed because Burns went ahead and booked the feud. Zandig has a really bad temper, and an even bigger ego sometimes. I bet it can be quite intimidating arguing with a man who was willing to hang himself with hooks (piercing his own flesh) just for a wrestling angle.
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 20:53:25 GMT -5
Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 10, 2007 20:53:25 GMT -5
IWC over here in Pittsburgh has Low Ki a lot of the time.
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vinniemac
Don Corleone
No Chance In Hell
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 22:19:36 GMT -5
Post by vinniemac on Jan 10, 2007 22:19:36 GMT -5
IWC over here in Pittsburgh has Low Ki a lot of the time. It's a shame Myron Cope never called wrasslin'. Meanwhile, Bill Cardille did.
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 22:54:48 GMT -5
Post by eDemento2099 on Jan 10, 2007 22:54:48 GMT -5
Zandig's call. He ot pissed because Burns went ahead and booked the feud. Zandig has a really bad temper, and an even bigger ego sometimes. I bet it can be quite intimidating arguing with a man who was willing to hang himself with hooks (piercing his own flesh) just for a wrestling angle. Yeesh. When did this happen?
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vinniemac
Don Corleone
No Chance In Hell
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CZW
Jan 10, 2007 23:53:44 GMT -5
Post by vinniemac on Jan 10, 2007 23:53:44 GMT -5
I bet it can be quite intimidating arguing with a man who was willing to hang himself with hooks (piercing his own flesh) just for a wrestling angle. Yeesh. When did this happen? I'm struggling to remember the year, but the bit had a semi-conscious Zandig having hooks stuck in his back by Lobo (I think it was Lobo) and some others. To venture a guess it was 2001ish or so.
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