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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 9, 2011 5:15:07 GMT -5
It's amazing how much of a mark I was and how WCW tricked me into being a fan. I never liked WCW much as a kid, and Nitro debuted my Freshman year of HS. I checked it out since it was live here on the west coast, so I could watch Nitro live, and Raw at night. Basically got a wrestling fix before WWF. Then suddenly Razor Ramon pops up in the crowd, then Diesel not long after. I was already marking for The Outsiders and when they teamed with Hogan I was sold. The nWo was cool, and were taking on WCW. Since I didn't care much for WCW, I ended up watching it every week because cool WWF guys were beating them up and showing them that they sucked. In the end, probably not the best strategy for them... convincing people your company sucks and can't get one over on the supposed invaders.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 17:13:01 GMT -5
So, when will the thread title be changed, as he was promoted?
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 16:57:46 GMT -5
Ok, I finally went on a binge w/ HBO on demand and watched all 10 episodes in one day since everyone has been saying how amazing this show is. I'm gonna say... I don't think I've ever wanted to see a kid die so bad until I saw Joffrey. What a miserable little bitch of a person he is. And I admit... I actually teared up when.... {Spoiler}Ned was executed. The ONE decent person, who had no ulterior motives other then serving his friend and country is the one who dies a "traitor". All in all, can't wait for season 2.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 4:55:11 GMT -5
I've see that thrown around a lot... but other then the fact that the nWo was started by the other half of The Kliq, and Syxx had been doing a crotch chop already, I don't see it. One was a group trying to violently take over WCW... the other made a lot of dick jokes.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 4:52:10 GMT -5
... and 5 years later WCW was bought by WWF. Crazy.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 4:50:13 GMT -5
Lame ass boring Dustin Rhodes to Goldust, one of the most controversial pre-attitude superstars.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 2:59:25 GMT -5
I still can't believe they had a KOTR with Michaels and 'Taker in it and got rid of both of them in the first PPV round. Yeah... that was an odd KotR for sure. Finals:Savio vs Mabel. That'll put butts in the seats.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 8, 2011 1:59:16 GMT -5
... but for some reason I LOVE the ones that Guns n Roses did. I dunno how, but they managed to do them without feeling hokey or full of ****. Not many bands managed to do them and just sound 100% sincere.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 16:25:34 GMT -5
Fun fact: I want to HS w/ Nick Cannon. Funner fact:I didn't know him, nor even knew he went to my HS until a girl who was a fan of his told me.
The exact convo when I worked at Hollywood Video: "You went to Monte Vista right?" "Yeah" "What year?" "1999" "OMG, you went to HS w/ Nick Cannon!" "I did?"
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 15:20:07 GMT -5
The Kneelift story comes to mind... The ONLY one I've ever heard btw. Was gonna say, that's the only bad story I've heard, and anyone else who has met her says she's very sweet. Could be as she got older she grew to respect the business and the fans more, since the Kneelift story is kind of old at this point.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 15:05:50 GMT -5
Just looked it up. He was given the Iaukea name by Kevin Sullivan as a nod to Curtis. Also, he won the TV title 4 days after Rocky beat HHH Well, yeah, but that's not quite the same as implying relation. They both won by a surprise roll up in a match they spent most of the time getting their asses beat, didn't they?
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 14:54:32 GMT -5
First time I recall it being said distinctively was actually Warrior saying he was gonna kick Lawler's ass in the infamous "ha promo" before KotR.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 12:51:16 GMT -5
Saw em in '08, front row
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 2:19:59 GMT -5
You're so drunk, you probably can't see straight. I bet you're seeing double right now.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 1:28:09 GMT -5
The turn around isn't too bad for me in Cali. But yeah, if you want a game w/ "medium" availability, better clear you queue or you'll be getting whatever game has the best availability no matter what number it is.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2011 0:39:20 GMT -5
Well, the reason they came out around the same time is because initially Kevin Costner was attached to Tombstone. He wanted the movie to center more on Wyatt though instead of the ensemble direction Tombstone was going. Due to differences in direction, he left the project and began to work on his own Wyatt Earp film. When I was younger, Wyatt Earp bored me... I've grown to appreciate it more as I've grown older... but Tombstone is still one of my all time fav movies.
Edit: And MY favorite line in the movie.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 6, 2011 20:42:31 GMT -5
Looks like we have our thread of the year. I think "Spied on my girl" has that locked up.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 6, 2011 20:37:49 GMT -5
Man this thread went downhill fast. I just wanted to see some boobs. Better?
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 6, 2011 15:10:37 GMT -5
People get injured. Like someone said, wrestling is a sport where getting hurt is an inevitability. And sometimes they happen when you least expect it. Did Kevin Nash expect to blow out his quad walking across the ring? Nope. Did Hayabusa expect to break his neck when he was going for a lionsault/quebreda? I doubt it. Did D'lo Brown expect to put Droz in a wheelchair while delivering a move he had delivered before? Absolutely not. Yeah, Rey has injured himself and plenty of other wrestlers, but has he ever done it due to lack of experience? You have seen him wrestle right? He's rarely works that sloppy. And hey, not everybody can pull off a picture perfect dropkick every time. Sometimes you're gonna get less height then you want. Sometimes you're gonna kick the guy in the face. We're all human and we all make mistakes. But the chances are that a veteran is going to have drastically less of a chance of doing that than an inexperienced rookie. And it's not just the divas either. Tell me. Who would you feel more comfortable working with? Rey Mysterio or... Jacob Novak? Lance Storm or Ricky Ortiz? Randy Orton or David Flair? The difference between Rey and Alicia is that Rey has instincts to where he can cover a mistake like that far better than Fox could. The latter would probably just do the same spot again in hopes of making people forget about the previous flub. Say I'm going to hire someone to help build a building with me. A very difficult project that I want done in the best way possible. Am I gonna be more comfortable working with the experienced veteran who has built thousands of buildings and who has had a few accidents before or am I gonna go with the green rookie who has barely built anything before and isn't known for having the best craftsmanship anyway? So yes. There is a double standard... between people with experience and people without. My point has nothing to do with experience. Sure people with less experience are more likely to injure someone. I'm not debating that. I'm saying you got two wrestlers, Alica Fox and Rey Mysterio (and it doesn't need to be these two. Just two random superstars used as an example). Rey has injured multiple people, with simple moves as well as complex ones, and I'm not bashing Mysterio for injuring the occasional superstar, because accidents happen. Then you have Alica Fox, who hasn't injured a single diva, with her axe kick or with any of her other moves. Now if she had seriously injured superstars on a regular basis, then people would completely be in the right to say she is dangerous, and should stop doing the moves she's injured superstars with. But seeing as she hasn't, there's good reason to believe that there is a deeper reason why she, as well as a number of other divas get hate. The reason people hate Alicia's move I think is not because "it's dangerous", it's (in my opinion) absolutely awful. It's slow, the other person has to lower her head significantly because she can't jump, and it's been done in several variations by a lot of other people (and for the record, I hate when they do it too). Judo and aikido has 5000+ plus moves in their arsenal, wrestling probably just as much (including submissions). WHY can't somebody in the organization get off their ass and show each girl a move that'd take 5 minutes to learn??? It's not that people on her are "hating" on blondes- they hate that NOBODY is doing the job of properly training them. People aren't witch hunting so much as fearing what happens if/when a diva gets critically injured. If you dislike the move, that's fine. I can kind of see why people wouldn't like it. But the reason most people on this board hate the move is because they think she'll injure someone. And they make it very clear that's how they feel everytime her name is brought up. And just think about it. She's been on the main roster for 3 years + the time she was in developmental, and must have done the move 100's of times to various people yet no word of anyone getting injured. Doesn't all those facts make it a little silly to fear for the other divas safety everytime she's in the ring? Definitely a double standard there. Guys like Vader, Stan Hanson, etc get praised for how stiff and physical they work. Yet Alicia is "unsafe" and "sloppy" despite the fact she has never hurt anyone. Frankly I think it should be across the board for everyone. The point of pro-wrestling is to make it look like everything you do hurts like hell.. without hurting people. Anyone can go out there and punch someone in the face legit, that doesn't take skill.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 6, 2011 13:12:19 GMT -5
To be fair, Kevin Nash got a ton of sh** for tearing his quad walking across the ring. Of course he got a ton of s--- for it. He "can't wrestle". If you "can wrestle" and you trip and break something, every excuse in the world is made for you. It's funny, a few weeks ago, there was a post on this board where multiple people said a good worker is someone who connects with the audience while having a good in-ring safety track record. Yet, plenty of wrestlers who fit that description are ripped apart all the time. And the man who is THE definition of that.. Hulk Hogan.. gets slammed from not being able to wrestle.
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