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Post by Joe Neglia on May 31, 2020 19:45:41 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with Michael, anyone here know more about him?
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 21:35:22 GMT -5
One of the biggest reasons HTM didn't come through more often after he struck gold in WWF is that he really liked making money as a wrestler and Memphis was still paying in peanuts.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 21:20:36 GMT -5
Yeah, Doc felt a bit abandoned by JR after getting dicked over regarding several things toward the end of his run there. He kept getting told stuff, then it was changed last-minute on him. When they told him he was being sent to FMW in a talent-exchange, he refused and was fired; he felt JR set him up on that one as a way to get him out of the company without having to be the one to do it. FMW? As in, Onita's FMW? This is the first I've heard of this. Was around the time they ended the deathmatch stuff and tried to go "legit." Vader and Shamrock were sent over for a match. HBK went over as well to ref a match. Supposedly, Shawn going was to make up for Doc refusing to go work a match there after FMW was promised him. I have no idea what WWF/E got out of the deal.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 20:38:50 GMT -5
Lol don’t forget that he almost got repackaged with that kabuki mask bullshit.The brawl for all legit killed him, after getting knocked out apparently Vince wanted to change his look. wait, what? When Doc returned from his Brawl For All injury, WWE tried to repackage him as a kabuki-masked mystery man. It lasted one whole episode, with him attacking Bart Gunn. Either later in that ep or in the next week's show, Doc (back to his regular self) and JR as his manager came out as heels and buried the whole kabuki thing for what it was: Stupid.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 18:42:28 GMT -5
Yeah, Doc felt a bit abandoned by JR after getting dicked over regarding several things toward the end of his run there. He kept getting told stuff, then it was changed last-minute on him. When they told him he was being sent to FMW in a talent-exchange, he refused and was fired; he felt JR set him up on that one as a way to get him out of the company without having to be the one to do it.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 18:15:06 GMT -5
Do not use this thread to discuss the protests, ESPECIALLY in the "I'm sure it's not something I can talk about here but gonna do it anyway" way it was done.
If you are partaking in the protests, stay safe, use all possible ability to shield yourself from COVID-19.
Yes, these events will spread the disease, and it is important to do all you/we can to minimize it.
This will be the only post in this thread on that matter. You can read our statement on the protests themselves here
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 30, 2020 18:02:15 GMT -5
We have been asked a few times now if it would be okay to start a thread on what's going on right now across the U.S. - This will be the only thread/post on the matter.
Simply put, FAN is an entertainment site and board, and what is going on far exceeds anything we can discuss here. We've already seen in the COVID-19 thread that it is near-impossible to implement do's/don't's of something of this nature on this board. Hell, there are those here who have meltdowns over casting choices in superhero movies, so this is far, far beyond the scope of what we feel we are properly equipped to handle.
In the meantime, we urge everyone to educate yourselves on what is happening. Fully educate yourselves.
With that said, I feel comfortable in saying this much: We at FAN want everyone affected by not only the protests but the causes and symptoms of their presence to stay strong, keep standing and be safe during this.
AMENDED (June 9, 2020): If you are wanting to put a BLM avatar or sig in your profile, feel free. BUT keep it strictly to the message, no pics of protests, no other messages included, and as always, it must conform to our usual guidelines thereafter. NO "opposing" avatars/sigs (including "All Lives Matter") are allowed and will be grounds for immediate and permanent ban.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 29, 2020 23:34:05 GMT -5
What about Test?
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 29, 2020 22:43:44 GMT -5
I'm sure Vince has seen that movie long before now. Dude's stuck in 1983, pop culture-wise.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 29, 2020 18:32:03 GMT -5
I'm not big on posting all these podcast snippets, but since Alabama Doink is a bit of a meme/legend here, thought y'all might like to hear:
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 29, 2020 0:41:06 GMT -5
Goes without saying current events in Minneapolis/St. Paul are an absolute strict no go, correct? Too many politics, too much anger. At the moment, I don't feel the boards are the best place for the discussion this requires.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 23:56:06 GMT -5
I very much doubt Cruise even knows about the boards. The main site reviewed a film he was in, he was tagged in the tweet promoting it and he followed because it was a positive review.
EDIT: On the off-chance he does visit here - Hey, Tom, you owe me $4 for that time I rented Cocktail.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 23:50:43 GMT -5
My only issue with Meltzer is him influencing what constitutes a good match and people usually basing a match off of his opinion without watching said match. I'd prefer when people make their own opinions. I've seen this on other message boards where people crap over matches then it's revealed they never saw it. Is that really something to blame him for, though? That's on them, really.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 23:28:43 GMT -5
Apparently the Republican leader of the Pennsylvania legislature knew that at least one of the Republican members of the legislature tested positive for COVID-19. Those who tested positive was told to still come in to work and did not wear a mask while fighting to reopen the state. His Republican colleagues were told so they could isolate themselves from their loved ones. Their Democratic colleagues just learned about it today, after exposing their loved ones for at least a week. The guy who I saw speak about it was livid because he was immunocompromised because he recently donated a kidney, so not telling him may have killed him. Jesus Christ. This is it. The United States has gone full blown stupid. The president is a petulant child, other leaders are incompetent. Citizens are dumb, panicky, and dangerous animals. There's a killer virus, which seems to also make people dumber. Racism is rearing its ugly head again. Cops are murdering black people in broad daylight on camera. Protestors are burning down major cities. These are dark times. 😞 Look, I understand and appreciate your anger toward the situations going on in the world, but this is the third or so time you've been told to knock this off. I hate saying it, but the next time you go off-course in this thread to name call and bring other topics that aren't directly related to the Covid crisis, you're getting banned permanently.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 22:22:54 GMT -5
Close enough that it actually happened:
Now, if you're asking why he didn't stay, that's because Slaughter really liked the AWA schedule more. Lot less travel and hours.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 20:37:54 GMT -5
How often were they intro'd by that name, I wonder? For the two MSG title matches I remember--against Slaughter & Daniels and against the Briscos--they're just given separate ring intros, no team ne given. Is that one of those names that appeared more in the magazines than on TV? Of course the contrast in backgrounds was played up on TNT and in interviews, so the gimmick waa there even if the team name wasn't. Couldn't tell you on the name thing, that's admittedly something I'm not familiar with enough to say one way or the other. I wish I could remember who it was but I recall a wrestler saying years ago "Everyone has a gimmick. If you don't have a gimmick, that's your gimmick." While I concur that Adonis/Murdoch had a much more subtle one than many of the teams that came after, they definitely had one. Damn, Adonis had so much potential to be one of *The* Guys.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 18:36:34 GMT -5
And then there's the Steiners, who were also about as no-frills as you could get. Their gimmick was literally "we're really good wrestlers". A unified theme, a team name, entrance music, a manager, etc. are all "frills." And while Dick wrestled only a handful of singles bouts in the WWF, they were really two singles stars in a tag team, as opposed to a Tag Team (tm). Even Arn & Tully were just Tag Guys in the WWF. Adonis and Murdoch had a team name, the North-South Connection. Entrance music requirement is dicey because they were at the tail end of almost nobody having entrance music. Albano was their manager for a part of their stint. Murdoch had 32 single bouts on record during the stint.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 12:48:39 GMT -5
They were the last no-frills team to hold the WWF Tag Team Championship. Weren't they beaten by Rotundo and Windham? Lot less frills there than Adrian's biker gimmick.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 12:25:41 GMT -5
My biggest issue with Meltzer is that JYD isn't in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, largely based on the fact that Dave buried him for years (Junkfood Dog), and an entire generation of fans don't know about how great JYD was(before WWF) because of Dave, or partly because of Dave. JYD was in on the Junk food Dog thing.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 28, 2020 0:34:01 GMT -5
Deonna Purrazzo debut promos started on Impact last night, Drake Maverick is in NXT Cruiserweight title finals, Kurt Angle is reffing a match tonight on NXT, and another team while not apart Covid-19 of releases showed up on AEW tonight. The flood gates are starting to open. It’s going to be interesting to see where everyone ends up. Please remember our rule about posting spoilers while the shows are still on the air. While I appreciate that you did not go so far as to name them, even alluding to it while the show was on is still a no-go.
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