"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Mr. Nerfect]

I know this is a shitty thing to say, but I kind of hope that TNA does go bust. Look, I want guys to have jobs and all, but TNA holds a bunch of talented people down in spots and has no clue how to use them. Imagine if a promotion that knew what it is was doing got Kurt Angle, The Hardys, Bobby Lashley, Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, Beer Money, Austin Aries and Low Ki?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Had this weird idea that Triple H could sign Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian to NXT. Although it's unlikely they would ever get a shot on the main roster, I feel like they could be an amazing boost for NXT for a few months. Working with guys like Enzo Amore, Colin Cassady, Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy could really help them all get an even more solid footing. They're probably under pretty secure contract to ROH though.

[Rammsteinmad]

Would said promotion be WWE by any chance?

WWE barely knows what to do with three quarters of their own roster.

[#1-norm-fan]

Three quarters is pushing it even.

[Vastardikai]

Would said promotion be WWE by any chance?

WWE barely knows what to do with three quarters of their own roster.

3/4s? That's kind of generous, ain't it?

[Emperor Smeat]

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[ron the dial]

wtf is that from? i love it.

[Emperor Smeat]

From one of the house shows NXT did recently. Sasha even mimicked a taunt or two that Breeze does.

[ron the dial]

we need more of that duo

[Emperor Smeat]

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Found out where on Twitter the pics came from. Florida house show a few days ago that had Banks/Breeze vs Baley/Zayn.

[Vastardikai]

They should call Banks and Breeze up together. This has money written all over it.

[Fignuts]

Imagine if a promotion that knew what it is was doing got Gail Kim and Low Ki

.......

[Fignuts]

Also, yes, Banks and Breeze look amazing.

The Narcissist gimmick kind of bores me at this point, but a mal/female narcissist duo is pretty fresh, and would definitely have me interested.

[ron the dial]

i really didn't think it was possible for me to love sasha banks anymore.

[GD]

Vintage Sabu

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[Dark One]

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[Dark One]

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[GD]

Good ol' days of Derek Bateman and Johnny Curtis dominating the never ending season of NXT.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wish I had watched more of that NXT season.

[Mr. Nerfect]

.......

Two of the top talents in the world. And yes, Breeze and Banks are amazing together.

[Fignuts]

No, I mean the last time they were in WWE it didn't go so well.

[Dark One]

No, I mean the last time they were in WWE it didn't go so well.

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[Mercenary]

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too bad that's the most he's been entertaining,

[Disturbed316]

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[ron the dial]

too bad that's the most he's been entertaining,

that's more a comment on what you enjoy than his entertainment level, because that is an absurd statement.

[The Rogerer]

Can't stand to look at that idiot

[The Rogerer]

Trust Guru Dave to prove me wrong.

I was going to make a post that in the last year it feels like people have been significantly less "lol Benoit". It seemed to be far more prevalent 1-2 years ago.

[Seth82]

love this image.

The Destroyer and Jushin Liger from last night at Cauliflower Alley Club

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[Corporate CockSnogger]

That looks nothing like Baird.

[drave]

He's wearing a mask, of course it doesn't look like him!

kayfabestillexists

[Chimera]

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Cant wait, this is gonna be a killer match

[Chimera]

Cool pic, Xacutor without the mask with the ultimate x from a while ago

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[Chimera]

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NES style CHW wrestlers lol

[Chimera]

I miss the original team FTW

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Good times, F THE WORLD

[Lock Jaw]

Oh hell no... The backyard posts are making it in here now...

[Lock Jaw]

TPWW wrestling forum poster The Dark One... I am calling you out!

To make your debut on the casual forum by signing up for the tag team turmoil tournament.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Bad News Gertner]

Nice tribute to Perro Aguayo

[Rammsteinmad]

lol

[ron the dial]

TPWW wrestling forum poster The Dark One... I am calling you out!

To make your debut on the casual forum by signing up for the tag team turmoil tournament.
seconded

[Emperor Smeat]

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Ring of Honor has announced that Bullet Club members A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, and The Young Bucks have been added to the War of the Worlds and Global Wars events.
Shinsuke Nakamura was previously teased as the final name so either ROH messed up the announcement order or splurged a bit for more names recently.

WWE officials are now actively recruiting talents for the return of WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network in June. It sounds like there will be a mix of wrestlers and non-wrestlers on the show. It's said that there are somewhat recognizable names that have been recruited for the show and WWE is in negotiations with other talents. One European wrestler that was invited to a WWE tryout this week in London reported that the tryout was canceled a WWE wanted him to apply for Tough Enough instead. Another un-named indie wrestler has reportedly been all but promised a spot in the final cast. WWE is reportedly working with reality show casting companies who have worked on major TV shows in the past to recruit other talents for Tough Enough, including one company that's looking at college and pro sports athletes.

TNA talents have been told that they are now free to work anywhere except on TV, meaning they are able to work on iPPV events for other promotions. TNA talents can't work for Ring of Honor because the two companies are rivals but many are looking to get dates with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla or EVOLVE.

Despite Steve Austin addressing rumors on reported problems with WWE on a recent podcast, WWE sources indicate to PWInsider that there are still ongoing issues between the two sides. Following WrestleMania 31 Week, WWE's lawyers reportedly sent cease & desist letters to ProWrestlingTees.com regarding merchandise they sell for Austin in his official store on their website. It appears a number of items for Austin have been removed from the PWT website.
According to the Observer, Cena using the Stunner-like move now likely could be a dig by the WWE against Austin. Cena started to use it the same time the issues between Austin and the WWE heated up.

We noted before that WWE officials were talking about making changes to the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony so the event doesn't run over 4 hours like it did this year. The feeling within WWE is that they will cut down on the number of inductees next year.

Part of the reason for Sin Cara and Kalisto being immediately pushed is because The Usos will be away from the tag team scene for several months with Jey Uso out of action. WWE needed a top babyface team to challenge WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd and Cesaro while The Usos are away. No word yet on what they have planned for Jimmy Uso.

Naomi turning on Paige during Monday's WWE RAW from London was actually her being put into the spot originally planned for AJ Lee before she retired as AJ was scheduled to turn heel on Paige soon. Naomi was scheduled to turn heel a few months ago in the angle with Jimmy and The Miz but it was nixed.

Bryan was sent home after the Smackdown tapings due to being banged up. We don't know the extent of it, but he was being protected on the current European tour due to injuries and he's scheduled to get the injuries checked up on when he gets back home. He was doing trios matches instead of IC title matches with Barrett, which were originally scheduled. At press time it isn't clear if he'll be able to work at Extreme Rules, where he was to defend the IC title against Barrett. There was also a plan to do a Cena vs. Bryan match on Raw, which turned into Cena vs. Barrett as the sub. In his matches this week, he generally worked very little of the match, with his big spots saved for the very finish where he pinned Barrett with the Busaiku knee... There was concern for him even before, with people worried because he was wrestling the same style as before, and he was coming off a near career ending neck injury, with the feeling that given his injury that his body was not going to be able to hold up for a long period of time without adjusting his ring style, and that he needs longevity because he's just starting to make the real big money.
According to F4W, Bryan suffered a concussion from his match last week against Sheamus.

As noted earlier, The Briscoes are expected to stay with ROH. Triple H passed on offering them a deal after becoming aware of the homophobic slurs they had made on social media in the past. WWE Senior Director of Talent Development Canyon Cemen had been the one communicating with the Briscoes, and recommended that WWE pass on them.


Shawn Michaels appeared on The Ross Report and revealed that the reason he isn't currently working with the WWE on a regular basis because he isn't passionate about it.

"I have the ability to be involved in whatever it is I'd like to take part in," Michaels said. "That offer's always sort of been there. Right now, I choose not to do that. I'm interested in trying new things. Even with my outdoor show, we're looking at changing the format of that to make it more than just a hunting show so to speak. Then obviously doing this book. I want to go back and do it when I'm passionate about it, and right now I'm passionate about other things. I don't want to make it sound like I'm too good for the WWE, I'm not. I don't want to go back and do a job I'm not 100 percent in to, it's not fair to them and not fair to me. "

Michaels went on to explain that he shot down the idea of working in WWE creative.

"It wouldn't be a great fit for me," Michaels said. "There'd be a lot of stifling going on. I've been able to sway them on things other people couldn't. I'd be open to the Pat Patterson gig, where you have a couple of projects and you could write in from home about it. If you're going to be there every week, you might as well go back and be an on-air character and make more money"


Some other sheet news include:

WWE 2k15 was released today for mobile devices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEQPXhr-qWM
According to the WWE, the IWC doesn't exist and instead should go by its real name ISEC (Internet Sports Entertainment Community). Came from this week's official RAW recap on WWE's website. www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-04-13/wwe-raw-results-27297712/page-12
Ricky Steamboat recently announced Richie Steamboat has completely retired from the wrestling industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q38K8J7aSSc#t=143

[Simple Fan]

According to the WWE, the IWC doesn't exist and instead should go by its real name ISEC (Internet Sports Entertainment Community). Came from this week's official RAW recap on WWE's website. http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-04...297712/page-12


They should be WSE instead of WWE if they feel that way. Lol

[Bad News Gertner]

Might be the greatest troll post I've ever seen

[Fignuts]

It's pretty good.

[Heisenberg]

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Aha, just joking there! I didn't go to church today, but bless you nonetheless! Go get'em sports!

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[Vastardikai]

love this image.

The Destroyer and Jushin Liger from last night at Cauliflower Alley Club

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The Destroyer is awesome. He did commentary on a match he did back in the day and it. was. HILARIOUS!

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[Fignuts]

Destroyer is one of the coolest people in all of wrestling.

[Lock Jaw]

Cool pic Smelly Meatball...

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Seth82]

Philadelphia Eagles' Fletcher Cox owns a Goldust car

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[Lock Jaw]

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[VSG]

Hubba hubba hubba

[Emperor Smeat]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Where has she been?! She wasn't even in the Divas title contendership Battle Royal. :(

[Lock Jaw]

Dunno, but smoking hot right there....

[Emperor Smeat]

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WWE has announced The Miz vs. Damien Sandow for Monday’s RAW in Albany, New York. The winner gets to keep the “Miz” likeness.
According to reports, Miz is rumored to be leaving again soon to do another WWE-backed film.

It appears WWE will be releasing a three-disc DVD set on The Kliq this summer. Amazon currently has a listing for a “WWE: The Kliq Rules” DVD that is scheduled to come out on July 28th.

The description reads like this:

“In this WWE Network “Reunion” special, all five notorious Kliq members (Triple H, HBK, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, X-Pac) reunite! Plus, get an exclusive documentary on the history of the Kliq, including “The Curtain Call”.”

WWE.COM: You became a prominent name on the indies pretty quickly. Is there anything you credit your rapid progress to, whether a rivalry, an opponent or competing in a specific organization or country?

UHAA: It’d definitely have to be competing in Dragon Gate Japan. Over there, we’d sometimes wrestle six times a week, and l learned from those guys, who took me in like family. Whenever I went there, my skills just improved. By the time I left, I was completely different; I wrestled completely different. Japan was definitely the place that helped me fine-tune my skills. My first tour was with Neville, Ricochet and Rich Swann, and those guys really helped me out. Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA) was actually what gave me the opportunity to go to Japan, so after Japan, I got the opportunity to wrestle in England, Germany, Scotland, the Netherlands. I did it in just six years. Of course, the United States, too. For me being here [at the Performance Center], I definitely credit Dragon Gate Japan. And leaving there was a bittersweet thing because I’d made such close connections with people. It was sad to leave, but at the same time, they were happy for me, and I was happy I got to take the next step in my career.

WWE.COM: You’re known for your creativity between the ropes, as well as for your athleticism, as a big, muscular dude who’s also very nimble. Who were your inspirations in the ring?

UHAA: I grew up watching mostly The Attitude Era, especially when Kurt Angle came along. He had me glued to the TV every time he was on the screen. You’ve got Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero, who had similar backgrounds to mine, working overseas and making a name for themselves before ultimately getting to where they got. Of course, there’s Triple H, The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. “Stone Cold” was the guy everybody could relate to. He was the guy coming to work and beating up on his boss, which everybody who works a regular job can relate to. What people loved about him so much is the fact that he was doing what they just dreamed of doing. The Rock was just always entertaining. Guys like those are the ones who really got me motivated to do what I do. After I started doing it for long, I moved away from trying to wrestle like certain guys and I developed my own style. It took some time, but I think I figured it out after a while. I have a lot of learning to do, and I’m excited to be here as an NXT Superstar in recruitment and learn from these coaches, who are the best coaches you can get.

Part of a recent interview WWE.com had with Uhaa Nation. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/uhaa-nation-interview-27304186

While a recent report said that TNA Wrestling was behind on paying its talent, those are not the only people the company has been slow to compensate.

Multiple freelance workers — each of whom has a long working relationship with TNA — have told Sporting News over the past two weeks, on the condition of anonymity, that the wrestling company is well behind on paying the production staff and has shorted them on past dates.

Those workers are still owed money for the One Night Only pay-per-view tapings which took place Feb. 13-16 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., which concluded 60 days from publishing date.

The industry standard in television is that freelance workers should be paid within 30 days. Bigger entertainment companies such as ESPN and Fox pay within 14 days.

... Several people have said the accounting department has used a variety of excuses on why pay is always late. The most common is that the check has already been cut and was in the mail, only for people to not receive it for weeks on end or at all. Another excuse used is that the checks were delayed due to weather.

The production team member said that this is the third year in a row he and others have had to wait more than 60 days to receive payment. He and others are now telling other freelance personnel to not work for TNA.
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Some other sheet news include:

WWE's contract talks with Samoe Joe is rumored to have been delayed or dropped after it was found out recently Samoa Joe began to accept dates for Indie shows in May. Originally was rumored to be arriving in NXT once his stay at ROH was over this month.
According to the Observer, Danial Bryan has a concussion and was the reason he got pulled from the European tour. Health issues was also confirmed to not be related to his past injury and recovery.
Actor Jack Nicholson is currently rumored to want to start his own wrestling company in the near future.
ROH wrestler Cedric Alexander recently bashed the WWE over their portrayal of New Day. Was upset the most at how quickly the WWE went into the stereotypical dancing black people route for the group. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0417/592527/roh-star-rips-new-day-gimmick-for-being-offensive/#.VTFUuiK88do.reddit

[Fignuts]

fuck

Really wanted to see Joe in NXT. Particularly Joe vs Owens. Hopefully talks aren't completely over.

[Lock Jaw]

Watching TNA.... production values seemed to have gotten even worse....

Don't know what this is.... one camera is overexposed, another one seems to be in Auto Iris or something and is confused as to what the exposure should be, and the other ones are in between....

[Lock Jaw]

Can't watch this. As a TV professional, this is making me cringe.

[Dark One]

While a recent report said that TNA Wrestling was behind on paying its talent, those are not the only people the company has been slow to compensate.

Multiple freelance workers — each of whom has a long working relationship with TNA — have told Sporting News over the past two weeks, on the condition of anonymity, that the wrestling company is well behind on paying the production staff and has shorted them on past dates.

Those workers are still owed money for the One Night Only pay-per-view tapings which took place Feb. 13-16 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., which concluded 60 days from publishing date.

The industry standard in television is that freelance workers should be paid within 30 days. Bigger entertainment companies such as ESPN and Fox pay within 14 days.

... Several people have said the accounting department has used a variety of excuses on why pay is always late. The most common is that the check has already been cut and was in the mail, only for people to not receive it for weeks on end or at all. Another excuse used is that the checks were delayed due to weather.

The production team member said that this is the third year in a row he and others have had to wait more than 60 days to receive payment. He and others are now telling other freelance personnel to not work for TNA.



Watching TNA.... production values seemed to have gotten even worse....

Don't know what this is.... one camera is overexposed, another one seems to be in Auto Iris or something and is confused as to what the exposure should be, and the other ones are in between....

[Dark One]

TPWW wrestling forum poster The Dark One... I am calling you out!

To make your debut on the casual forum by signing up for the tag team turmoil tournament.

seconded


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[Mr. Nerfect]

Fucking love Cesaro. It seems the grass-roots movement to get him over might be slowly popping up again. But I'm cool with him dominating the tag team scene with Tyson Kidd for a while.

I say they pair up Curtis Axel & Jimmy Uso while Jey is out. I could explain why I want that, but I'm not going to be bothered.

[Mr. Nerfect]

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Oomph.

[Mr. Nerfect]

No, I mean the last time they were in WWE it didn't go so well.

Oh, very true. But I was thinking more along the lines of if Jeff Jarrett got his hands on them or something. Low Ki was surprisingly entertaining in the WWE. It just wasn't a good fit for his personality.

[Mr. Nerfect]

love this image.

The Destroyer and Jushin Liger from last night at Cauliflower Alley Club

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How old is Jushin Liger now? And he's still awesome, right?

[Fignuts]

Oh, very true. But I was thinking more along the lines of if Jeff Jarrett got his hands on them or something. Low Ki was surprisingly entertaining in the WWE. It just wasn't a good fit for his personality.

Nothing is a good fit for his personality, because his personality is "huge douchebag".

Actually no, there is a perfect fit for him. Put him in the cage with George St. Pierre in an actual fight, since he believes his gimmick so much.

[Black Widow]

Miz/Sandow feud don't even get a PPV match Ha!

[Blue Demon]

Was watching NXT the other day...didn't even realize Rhyno was back in WWE...wonder why they have him on NXT :wtf:

[Seth82]

How old is Jushin Liger now? And he's still awesome, right?

Liger is 50 now.

[Black Widow]

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[erickman]

well I just got direct tv with dest amarica so I will watch tna till they go off the air. wonder if josh will do the show by himself with taz gone.

[Seth82]

Apocalypse Nakamura
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[Emperor Smeat]

A lot of the talk is regarding Destination America. It's been described that TNA has become the tail (DA) wagging the dog, and the people from the network, unlike with Spike, have no clue about wrestling. As noted they've put pressure on regarding who they want pushed, which is all cosmetic, or fame. The other frustration is that the people at the station seem to change their minds weekly when it comes to TV. While Impact hasn't been moved, there is a lot of questioning moving from Wednesday to Friday, which DA appeared to do because with Smackdown moving from Friday, they thought they would get the wrestling fans used to watching on that night. They were originally doing tons of replays and shoulder programming and now all the shoulder programming has been dropped and they are only airing TNA wrestling on Friday nights from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., with two airings of Impact and one airing of Unlocked at 1 a.m. Unlocked has now been moved from Saturday at 10 a.m. to Friday at 7 p.m. to Thursday at 1 a.m. (It was moved from Friday night to Thursday night last week with nobody even knowing, and then it never aired on Thursday due to a last minute change by the station) to Friday at 1 a.m. In addition TNA Greatest Matches show that aired on Saturdays has been dropped. They are apparently now all about just the Friday night first-show rating, although they are doing the automatic replay with the idea it gets the West Coast viewers. The feeling looks to be that all the other programming was hurting the Friday rating. If you remember when the deal was signed, Dixie Carter was pushing it as a station that would give them far more air time and more than just the two hour show every week. Now Carter is trying to push the idea that they will start creating more Internet content. The problem never was that they didn't have enough content, though.

The honeymoon is very much over. The Discovery channel signed TNA as an experiment and I was told that the experiment turned out very bad when it comes to generating ad revenue (and you can watch the shows and see the ads) and they expected far more viewers. Impact is, by far, the highest rated show in the history of the station, which on would think would be a huge positive for the company's standing. I guess they were expecting a far larger percentage of the loyal Spike audience to come with them. Destination America right now is in 61.7% of the homes Spike was in, but they are doing (in February as compared to February one year ago) 30.2% of the viewership for the first run show and even throwing in the first replay, you're getting less than half. But the channel has a ton to do with it when you go from a fairly strong channel (Spike) to a channel with maybe 15% of the viewership. UFC has never done close to Spike numbers on FS 1 even though FS 1 was in maybe 88% of the homes Spike was. It's just the nature of TV viewing. I think there was the feeling that wrestling is popular on TV, there were tons of fans used to watching wrestling on Friday nights and TNA's fan base as far as TV viewing was thought to be extremely loyal.

Pretty much looking at another ECW-TNN type situation. TNN was responsible for a lot of stuff that helped contribute to ECW's demise happening a lot soon than it should have.


Lucha Underground also looking at a lot of negative stuff in the near future. Talks between them and JR broke down, going to lose a lot of steam because of the long delay between seasons, could be looking at some bad financial problems soon, and plans for non-tv touring likely being dropped. Viewership also being nowhere what they want or expected in the US (mostly due to Hispanics and tv wrestling fans being more WWE only viewers).

[Optimus Bone 69]

Holy frosty ball sacks I've just realized i only enjoy any wrestling on the Monday before Mania and the one after and spend the rest of the year pretending it good
fecking 25 years later!

[Simple Fan]

well I just got direct tv with dest amarica so I will watch tna till they go off the air. wonder if josh will do the show by himself with taz gone.

He did this week. Al Snow was rumored to be trying out for the position. Matthews did a good job solo though.

[Dark One]

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[Seth82]

great to see these Memphis legends back together for at least one day.

Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Valiant, Lance Russell and Bill Dundee at the Comic Con in Evansville, IN.

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[Vastardikai]

Ludwig Borga totally looks like Brock Lesnar.

[Seth82]

Missy Hyatt is looking rough.

Melissa Hiatt, aka Missy Hyatt, was arrested on March 26, 2015 in Tallahassee, Florida for grand theft. She was booked into the Leon County Jail and released the following day. Additional details concerning her arrest have not been publicly released.

Courtesy of the Leon County Sheriff's Office, here is Hiatt's mugshot:

http://www.ringsidenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Missy-Hyatt-Mug-Shot-Photo.jpg

[Fignuts]

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Reminds me of the whole finisher stealing fad that was prevalent in 2000-2004, when it was happening in every big match. Would be cool to see it come back in a much more moderate fashion.

[Fignuts]

TNA situation almost sounds like they have a Jim Herd on their hands.

[Vastardikai]

Missy Hyatt is looking rough.

Melissa Hiatt, aka Missy Hyatt, was arrested on March 26, 2015 in Tallahassee, Florida for grand theft. She was booked into the Leon County Jail and released the following day. Additional details concerning her arrest have not been publicly released.

Courtesy of the Leon County Sheriff's Office, here is Hiatt's mugshot:

http://www.ringsidenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Missy-Hyatt-Mug-Shot-Photo.jpg

It appears as though time has repeatedly thrown her into the hog trough.

[Tom Guycott]

"Meth: not even once"

Seriously, though, the last three decades have really caught up to Missy. And tackled her hard enough to draw unnecessary roughness flags. Need a palate cleanser now...

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[Dark One]

I have no idea what's going on here.

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[Dark One]

Also, THE RETURN OF KICKOUT AT TWO

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[erickman]

Pretty much looking at another ECW-TNN type situation. TNN was responsible for a lot of stuff that helped contribute to ECW's demise happening a lot soon than it should have.


Lucha Underground also looking at a lot of negative stuff in the near future. Talks between them and JR broke down, going to lose a lot of steam because of the long delay between seasons, could be looking at some bad financial problems soon, and plans for non-tv touring likely being dropped. Viewership also being nowhere what they want or expected in the US (mostly due to Hispanics and tv wrestling fans being more WWE only viewers).

they would have done better if they went to wgn, why couldn't nat geo put them on a ch with wider reach like there main ch ntgeo

[Seth82]

this is news to me. I don't see Eddie's image being plastered anywhere.

WWE owns the rights to the footage. good luck with that one.

http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/19/eddie-hot-stuff-gilbert-family-sues-wwe-death-using-image/

The WWE is cashing in on Eddie "Hot Stuff" Gilbert even though he's been dead for 20 years ... at least according to his family, which is dragging the league to court to get a cut of the action.

According to docs ... Eddie's dad, Tommy Gilbert, is in charge of the estate and says the WWE is plastering his son's image and likeness all over TV and other media platforms without permission -- and, more importantly, without paying them a dime.

Tommy says old wrestling footage of Eddie -- a pro from '79 until his death of a heart attack in '95 -- is being used to promote the WWE.
Interestingly, Eddie's fam isn't suing to block use of the footage -- they just want a judge to force the WWE to fork over a share of its profits, plus damages.

A WWE rep tells us, "Through the years, WWE has acquired the legal rights to library footage of various former wrestling organizations including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Mid-Southern Wrestling among many others. WWE has made substantial investments to acquire these copyrighted works and has the legal right to use them."

The rep adds, "Similar cases in the past have been unsuccessful, and we expect this case to be dismissed."

[CSL]

knobs, pretty sure he was paid for being booked. It's like Cena getting his Mania cheque then asking to be paid again because it was repeated on the Network or released on DVD etc

[Fignuts]

Yeah, unless they start making action figures and t-shirts I don't see how thay have a case.

[Wehttam]

Reminds me of the whole finisher stealing fad that was prevalent in 2000-2004, when it was happening in every big match. Would be cool to see it come back in a much more moderate fashion.

they are practicing because rollins is going to get himself dq'ed while using it brah.

[Rammsteinmad]

Also, THE RETURN OF KICKOUT AT TWO

http://i.imgur.com/0b0Cn1v.gif

What the fuck is that even supposed to be?

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE.com had an interesting article about the 5 guys they'd want to see answer Cena's challenge.

Sami Zayn - Teased as a possible "Face of WWE vs Face of NXT" match.
RVD
Neville
Kurt Angle - Throwback to Cena answering Angle's invitational for his debut
Sting

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/who-should-answer-john-cena-open-challenge-27307599

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

knobs, pretty sure he was paid for being booked. It's like Cena getting his Mania cheque then asking to be paid again because it was repeated on the Network or released on DVD etc

WWE does pay residuals for DVD sales. Madusa showed a pay-stub online a few years back.

[Vastardikai]

I have a nickname for Eddie Gilbert: Patient Zero.

Care to guess why?

[mike adamle]

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Wtf when did Val Venis come back and start doing that?!

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I've seen Hero get his throat tied up with this spot before. This isn't as bad, but still embarrassing. <a href="http://t.co/bSKgaMOmZh">pic.twitter.com/bSKgaMOmZh</a></p>&mdash; ベンソン (@DeathToAllMarks) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeathToAllMarks/status/589922716016320512">April 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Assuming that wasn't intentional, seems like either he was meant to do a flip or the rope tangling spot but instead got stuck because of his fat belly. Not even a big boot by the other guy could dislodge him.

[Vastardikai]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I've seen Hero get his throat tied up with this spot before. This isn't as bad, but still embarrassing. <a href="http://t.co/bSKgaMOmZh">pic.twitter.com/bSKgaMOmZh</a></p>&mdash; ベンソン (@DeathToAllMarks) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeathToAllMarks/status/589922716016320512">April 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Assuming that wasn't intentional, seems like either he was meant to do a flip or the rope tangling spot but instead got stuck because of his fat belly. Not even a big boot by the other guy could dislodge him.

I have no idea why the WWE released him... :shifty:

[Black Widow]

- Late Saturday night, William Regal posted multiple messages on Twitter stating that a person was calling his home and threatening his family. He noted that the phone number traces back to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Houston, Texas.http://i.imgur.com/vtYus.gif
Seriously.

I hope everything gets sorted out and no one ends up hurt.

[Seth82]

Ron Wright and brother Don were so damn great in their day. Two of the best pure heels ever imho.

an older Ron Wright was phenomenal as a manager in Smoky Mountain Wrestling as well.

may this time be as painless as possible for him. :(

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/42153-sun-update-gilberts-sue-wwe-espn-ron-wright-in-hospice-roh-new-japan-lucha-underground-ends-season

--Very sad to report that Ron Wright, one of the all-time greats of East Tennessee Wrestling, has entered hospice car. He's been ill for some time. Wright was a top heel in the 60s and 70s and later became a manager for Smoky Mountain Wrestling of the Dirty White Boy.

taken from the official program of Smoky Mountain Wrestling's
Night Of The Legends (August 5,1994---Knoxville Civic Coliseum)

Ron & Don Wright

Ron & Don Wright were more than a tag team, they were an institution. The perennial Tennessee tag team champions, they faced and defeated every team to come through the area for years, and their fame spread far and wide in wrestling circle--if you planned to come to East Tennessee to wrestle, you knew you'd have to face the Wright brothers. So well known were they in this area that newspaper headlines simply called them by their first names. But as great a team as they were, they were also top singles stars. The brother who took most of the spotlight was the Kingsport, the number one hillbilly , Ron Wright.

Ron Wright had a reputation among the wrestlers as the meanest man who ever lived. The fans thought he was the toughest wrestler in history. And it was universally agreed on that he was the most hated man walking on two legs. If he wasn't fighting wrestlers, he was being stabbed or shot at by fans! But he survived it all, and kept on winning.

Who can forget the feud with Whitey Caldwell, which saw the two men main event in singles and tag bouts for over 12 years until Whitey's death? The brutal Tennessee chain matches which were Ron's specialty were feared by all. Ron's career was filled with titles, blood, record crowds and glory, and tonight, the wrestler turned manager reunites with his brother Don in the Knoxville Civic Coliseum for the first time in 20 years.

Ron Wright vs Whitey Caldwell in a bloody chain match
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Ron and Don Wright with manager Sam Bass
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Ron Wright
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[Shisen Kopf]

RIP Ron Garvin

[Shisen Kopf]

Rugged Ron Wright RIP. How many matches did he have with Bobby Jaggers?

[road doggy dogg]

who can forget the feud with Whitey Caldwell

I know I can't

[Seth82]

who can forget the feud with Whitey Caldwell

I know I can't

the people of Tennessee won't forget it.

They managed to make that feud last and fresh for 12 plus years. It was legendary in the state of Tennessee.

you can mock all you want but he is a legend to those in the know.

Ron and Don Wright were one of the greatest heel teams ever.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I want to know OwenBrowns thoughts on this. I only remember Wright as a wheel-chaired manager to the Dirty White Boy in SMW from watching on streams. Surprised he's lasted that long he looked like shit in 1994.

[Seth82]

I want to know OwenBrowns thoughts on this. I only remember Wright as a wheel-chaired manager to the Dirty White Boy in SMW from watching on streams. Surprised he's lasted that long he looked like shit in 1994.

He was tremendous even at that stage of his career.

him and Zeb Colter
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[Corporate CockSnogger]

RIP Ron Harris. I really liked DoA.

[Shisen Kopf]

Ron Harris was the Harris on the right. Like Jimmy is the Uso on the left. Anyway RIP one of the Blu Brothers. Think he was Eli.

[Chimera]

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Matt Rage back from the very first episode of CHW carnage!!!

[Chimera]

hes come along way

[Chimera]

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Devastator, Agent X and Matt Rage from the first episode of Carnage...now these guys are all in CHW Pro...its amazing

[Blue Demon]

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Who is this? Haven't really been keeping up lately. :eek:

[drave]

Layla El aka Lay of LayCool.

[road doggy dogg]

v sexy

[Shisen Kopf]

#HABM would beat all their asses

[Emperor Smeat]

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[loopydate]

Oh, hey, Cena puts his shirts on the same way I do!

[Fignuts]

holy shit that's awesome

[Dark One]

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First time I've seen the Briscoes in years, and holy shit, it looks like Kimbo Slice had sex with the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons.

[Dark One]

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[Fignuts]

Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

[Simple Fan]

Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

Going to get a grill like his dad Kimbo.

[Vastardikai]

Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

He thought Luke of the Bushwackers had a good look and decided to copy it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Who is this? Haven't really been keeping up lately. :eek:

She's the longest tenured WWE Diva (2006)

[Lock Jaw]

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[Rammsteinmad]

Wait Layla's still in WWE? Haven't really paid attention to anything divas-related in about a year.

[Vastardikai]

He was tremendous even at that stage of his career.

him and Zeb Colter
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I caught a couple SMW episodes on the Youtube (the first two thus far), and he played the diabolical old man to a tee. You can tell where Dutch got his inspiration for Zeb Coulter.

[Lock Jaw]

Wait Layla's still in WWE? Haven't really paid attention to anything divas-related in about a year.

Then you missed some good AJ Lee/WWE Paige related material...

(And some hugely confusing Bella-related ones)

[Rammsteinmad]

Is Damien Mizdow still over? Seemed he was super hot when he was Miz's stunt double. Now what the fucks going on? The build up to that feud was pretty hot and now they get the "generic match every Raw" rivalry that nobody really cares about.

[Seth82]

sadly Ron has passed away.

may he RIP.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/21/22356711.html

There aren't too many photos of Ron Wright without blood. And the legendary Tennessee heel, who died today, didn't hit a gusher in his forehead with the nick of a razor blade, but rather in a far more violent fashion, with a much bigger weapon.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/21/wright285.jpg

"We used to have those Brass Knuckles fights down here," recalled Rick Connors, a Ron Wright trainee. "We'd bleed profusely. I mean, I ain't talking about razor blades. We had those filed-down knucks, it's like a pair of brass knuckles -- I've got one pair left here -- with a giant blade, about one inch blade, it's about an eighth of an inch high, and it would go plum to the skull. We really believed in authenticity back in those days. If you'd seen some of those matches down here, around Tennessee, back in those days, when you left, you knew it was real. Plus we did hardway, guys got black eyes, bloody noses. It was real."

As they say, there's wrestling and then there's rasslin'. And out in the hills and hollows of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, nobody practiced rasslin' quite like Ron Wright in the 1960s and 1970s. Even though he did not spend much time on the national stage, folks who worked with him say Wright's brawling tactics and motor mouth earned him as much acclaim in his backyard as any world champ could hope for. "Ron Wright is, was, and will always be the king of the east Tennessee hillbillies," said Scott Spangler, a.k.a. Brian Matthews, former announcer for Smoky Mountain Wrestling, in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. "People in east Tennessee loved to hate Ron Wright."

You won't get much argument from Wright. "I was pretty hated and I guess I still am," he said upon his induction into the Knoxville, Tenn., Wrestling Hall of Fame. "Looking back, it probably is deserved. I was pretty raunchy."

And bloody.


Dr. Tom Prichard will second the thoughts of Rick Connors: "[Ron Wright] is the quintessential, classic, stereotypical east Tennessee redneck rebel, flag waving, old whomp-your-ass rassler. That is him. In the olden days they had this thing that they called the chisel and they used to sharpen it up like brass knucks, and they'd sharpen it like blade where it'd come to a sharp point and they'd get the guys juiced that way."

Every great heel needs a believable, sympathetic babyface, and for Ron Wright, and his "brother" Don Wright, it was Whitey Caldwell. The Wrights were the Hatfields to Caldwell's McCoy, and their rivalry stayed fresh for years on the strength of ever-more-imaginative booking. In November 1962, Caldwell came from behind to win the final four falls in a shave-your-head match against Ron. A few years later, the Wrights resorted to a chloroform-laden rag during a televised match to knock out Caldwell and take the Tennessee tag title from him and Les Thatcher. In July 1970, when Ron relied on a loaded boot to kick his opponents into unconsciousness, Caldwell wore a crash helmet into the ring, and then clobbered Wright with it for the winning fall. Tornado matches, chain matches, strap matches with 10-foot-long-leather bindings ... you name it, and they did it, and the ensuing carnage was enough to propel the small territory to the cover of national wrestling magazines.

Ron Wright said Caldwell had a short fuse that he knew exactly how to light it, so their matches became even more believable. "The first match we ever had, I broke his shoulder. I didn't mean to. It was an accident. I threw him over the ropes and he came down wrong. Every time I talked about that, that'd set him off." Wright said. "He didn't like it when I badmouthed him. That made me do it even more. So when he got in the ring, he was already mad."

In an interview with the KayfabeMemories.com website by Steve Webber and Ron Gott, Wright talked more about Caldwell: "I drew so much money with him. There was very few matches I got in the ring with Whitey that there wasn't blood, I'd say 95 percent of our matches I had with him or that anybody else had with him. He was so self-conscious about being little that he'd just beat you to death. That's just the way Whitey was. That's why when you got in the ring with him it was a fight and you knew it, and that's why you'd draw money with him. If I was ever at the mall or something and saw Whitey I'd go into a store or something to avoid meeting him because he'd run over and knock your head off instead of ignore you and walk on by, that was the temper that Whitey had over the matches."

In his hometown of Kingsport, Tenn., in the early 1950s, Wright began wrestling as a teenager at a Boys Club. After a few years, he decided to step up his level of competition by squaring off with pros that passed through the area. "I kept challenging them, they kept rubbing my nose in the mat stretching me out pretty bad, I kept on and on I wouldn't quit," he explained to writer Gary Langevin in 1995. "Then a bunch of them kind of took a liking to me." Wright played some football in high school, but wrestling killed his amateur status. Though he turned in a couple of years with a semi-pro football team in Baltimore, he achieved more infamy as a bad guy. He held the Southeastern title three times, the Tennessee brass knuckles title twice, and did work some in the Carolinas and Florida, as well. For most of his career, he had a day job at a pressman in Kingsport, while his night job consisted of inciting riots.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/21/WrightRon_ref.jpg

Upon learning of Wright's passing on April 21st, just days after entering hospice care, wrestler/trainer/broadcaster Les Thatcher called him "one of the greatest heels I ever worked with and an East Tennessee legend."
Wright did not disappear after his in-ring days were done following a car accident in the mid-1980s. He trained a few select wrestlers, like Connors. "Me and a friend of mine drove to Kingsport twice a week, and we worked out in a barn, an old tobacco barn. You'd take a body slam and dust would fly to the ceiling. It was a good way to break in, though."

As well, Ron Wright acted as a manager for both the Fullers and then Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling His gimmick was a foreshadowing of sorts; he managed from a wheelchair, claiming that he had a heart problem -- and then in April 2011, he did have a pacemaker installed.

While his body couldn't perform, Wright never lost his gift of gab, said Spangler. "Listening to Ron rant and rave, I began to notice that Ron's speech patterns were reminding me the way an old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival preacher would preach," Spangler said. "Even at his age then, ol' Ron Wright still had the people in the palm of his hand." When fans started getting restless during a feud between "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony and Tracy Smothers over the burning of a Confederate flag, Wright, sitting ringside, didn't flinch a bit. "He just looked at me and winked and tapped the top of the blanket." After the show, Spangler asked Wright what he meant by the tap. "In that east Tennessee drawl of his, he said, 'Them ol' boys don't know who they were a-messin' with. I had my ol' 9-millemeter under that blanket.' "

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/21/Wright_Ron_in_2011.jpg

Cornette got lots of extra publicity by trucking out the likes of Wright for legends nights, and on his Twitter feed today, he paid tribute. "Ron Wright was a household name & a cultural icon to three generations of East Tennesseans, and boy could he talk," wrote Cornette. "One of the greatest promos, hottest heels and toughest men ever in our sport, Ron Wright, passed away this AM. RIP to the King of Kingsport!"
In his final match, Wright, with a hip and shoulder replacement, came out of retirement to pin Anthony as part of a dream matchup show in Johnson City, Tenn. That day -- August 12, 1995 -- was Ron Wright Day in Kingsport. "Talking about a territorial heel, he was just fantastic," said "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel. "People outside of Tennessee and around there are not going to know him. But the wrestlers that sprouted out of there, such as myself and Tim Horner and guys from that region, we owe everything that we are to people like Ron because we stood on his shoulders for years."

[rad dggy dg]

i heard bray wyatt is going to feud with ryback

I wonder if that will be for the IC title if Bryan has to retire

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Blue Demon]

Layla El aka Lay of LayCool.

Didn't recognize her in this...damn

[Mr. Nerfect]

Layla has got that "will do anything" vibe down. Don't know if she's really like that as a person, but she sells that sex appeal.

[Vastardikai]

Rest In Peace, Mr. Wright.

[#1-norm-fan]

Alex Wright died???

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by The Dancing Fanaxels:

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In the match description for Daniel Bryan vs Bad News Barrett on WWE.com, it says that Bryan is “undergoing diagnostic testing to see if he can defend his title at Extreme Rules.”
Likely going to be a last minute decision if the IC match is happening or not this weekend.

Regarding why WWE Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan was sent home from the recent WWE European tour, a WWE source stated to PWInsider that Bryan is indeed injured.

Bryan reportedly suffered an injury on April 9th at a WWE live event in Dublin, Ireland as he teamed with Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan to defeat Sheamus, Bray Wyatt and Bad News Barrett. We're not exactly sure what happened to him but there was an injury in that match that got him sent home.

When Bryan was first sent home, WWE officials expected him to be out of the ring for about a month. No word yet if that time-frame has changed but there's a chance they change Sunday's Extreme Rules match against Barrett.
The Observer's and F4W's sources ended up backtracking on a concussion being what got Bryan pulled. WWE and/or their sources aren't willing to reveal what is actually wrong with Bryan.

During last night’s episode of WWE RAW, JBL said on commentary that he does not like catering anymore during Randy Orton’s attack on Heath Slater in a backstage segment that was in catering.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer notes that the reason JBL said that line is because WWE has reportedly cut back on their catering budget.

WWE has put more money into Pyro for RAW, SmackDown, Main Event and PPV’s rather than catering.
Zack Ryder is going to be pissed. Maybe this leads to him snapping and turning into a badass submission machine :shifty:

According to The Wrestling Observer, TNA might be launching a big international tour beginning with events in China on May 22nd, May 23rd and May 30th as part of an 11-day trip with 2 other shows outside of China.

A print ad listed those dates for the China events, featuring MVP, Gail Kim and Jeff Hardy as advertised event talents.

As of now, TNA talents are scheduled to leave The U.S. on May 20th, however the tour has yet to be confirmed or officially announced as several details have yet to be finalized.

Talk of doing a TNA China tour began months ago, however nothing was ever announced. TNA talents have been told they are currently booked for the May tour, and many of them are counting on the tour/pay as TNA has been running limited dates as of late.

At the tail end of his podcast today, he addressed the whole trademark issue with the shirts. He says he spoke with WWE's lawyers and understood where they were coming from, so there's no beef between them. Said there's some exciting stuff in the works with them but he can't talk about it right now. He ended it by reminding people to not believe everything they read on the internet.
From Stone Cold's recent podcast episode.

On misconceptions about him and WWE:

“They just see what they see on TV. The misconception for me is that I’m very much what you see on television or that I’m this character… Even if you’re this huge fan of WWE, they get so upset over ‘why would this guy beat that guy.’ It’s one of the terms right now, ‘we buried him.’ It’s a show and what they don’t get about our show is that we are like this ever ending, you can compare it to whatever you want… it never ends. There’s always another chapter. They get so upset in the moment of not liking maybe the chapter they are on, there’s another chapter that starts tomorrow… They don’t get that and they can wait for that. They don’t understand all the complexities that go on behind the scenes. That’s probably the biggest misconception is that the WWE is just a bunch of guys, in its simplest form, just going to the ring in their underwear and pretending to fight each other, but when you break it down it’s a massive global business.”
Part of Triple H's interview from the recent Fourhourworkweek podcast episode. http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/04/20/triple-h/

Night 1: May 12, 2015

The Briscoe Brothers vs. Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura.

IWGP Champion AJ Styles will face a mystery opponent.

Ring of Honor TV Champion Jay Lethal vs. Takaaki Watanabe.

Delirious vs. Gedo in a battle of bookers.

“Mr. ROH” Roderick Strong vs. KUSHIDA.

Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Kazarian vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Mike Bennett & Matt Taven vs. The Young Bucks.

Michael Elgin vs. Naito

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jushin Thunder Liger vs reDRagon

Night 2: May 13, 2015

Kingdom (with returning Adam Cole) vs Bullet Club (AJ Styles and Young Bucks)

ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe vs Bobby Fish

4 Corner Survival Match: Jay Lethal vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Mark Briscoe vs Jushin Liger

Addiction vs Okada and Gedo

Roderick Strong vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Kyle O'Reilly vs Tetsuya Naito

Michael Elgin vs Kushida

Adam Page vs Watanabe

Official card for both nights of ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds ppv

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Some other sheet news include:

RAW managed to rebound back to normal in ratings this week. Hourly decline was small but then again the 8pm hour was a bit smaller than usual. In terms of ratings and viewer averages, WWE's on track to have "road to Mania" levels of low numbers for a while (maybe whole year).
Newest update to Eva Marie's training status had her learning how to do springboard DDTs as a possible move for her. https://instagram.com/p/1wMWFfmzUd/
Based on a recent interview, Batista is open to the idea of having another run in the WWE but only for house shows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXfRVfyltCg&t=136
According to rumors, next regular feud planned for Reigns after Big Show is Reigns vs Kane.
Trailer for next month's Payback ppv was leaked recently with the main event being teased as:
Rollins vs Orton vs Reigns

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[Tom Guycott]

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First time I've seen the Briscoes in years, and holy shit, it looks like Kimbo Slice had sex with the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons.

Like I said before, it looks like they were going to be called in as part of Vinnie Mac's alleged "Army of Hobos"

Also, I've been dishing out rep like crazy over all the Layla reposting.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Dark One]

According to rumors, next regular feud planned for Reigns after Big Show is Reigns vs Kane.

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[Droford]

I just bought a ticket to Night 1 of the ROH/NJPW show. 30 bucks but I'm in the last row..Probably shouldn't be bad anyway

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Cool. Trying to get tickets to NXT in Albany. I think they go on sale on May 1.

[Vastardikai]

Been watching episodes of Smoky Mountain Wrestling. I'm currently on episode 6, which means 2 episodes away from the greatest tag team in the company debuting. Mr. Ron Wright was excellent as a heel. And wow, Brian Lee looks hilarious.

Related, if I had a dollar for every mullet featured in SMW, I'd be a very rich man.

[Droford]

My order email says my view is obstructed

I can't imagine by what

Can't be any worse than at WM when I couldn't see half the ring for the supports though

[Lock Jaw]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>7 years ago today I battered a Dwarf into submission.I became King.King William the dwarf batterer of Blackpool. <a href="http://t.co/YiXj4HLb1w">pic.twitter.com/YiXj4HLb1w</a></p>&mdash; William Regal (@RealKingRegal) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKingRegal/status/590581673391222784">April 21, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[#1-norm-fan]

I've said it before... With the proper booking after the LayCool split, Layla could have and should have been the next Trish Stratus.

[GD]

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Dat Ass :eek:

[GD]

So my friend went to Mania and harassed a bunch wrestlers all over San Jose. I feel the need to share some of the photographs here.

[Vastardikai]

I'm on Episode 9. Episode 8 featured a video where Cornette's team was supposed to debut, but he made the mistake of staging the introduction at a Hooters, and they were hounded by Hooters girls. All of which Stan Lane probably banged afterwards.

It also featured a damn good match between Keith Hart (not of the famous Hart family) vs. Hector Guerrero (of the famous Guerrero family), a video promoting the Wild Bunch that featured Kobashi, and a six man featuring all 3 Fantastics.

[Vastardikai]

And Tim Horner is singing "Shameless" by Garth Brooks.

In the words of Frankie Boyle: "That was a beautiful song, until you fucking sang it!"

[#1-norm-fan]

lol I laughed at those more than I should have.

[GD]

I cherrypicked them out of an album of 150 photographs. It was amusing to go through them all.

[#1-norm-fan]

If they're all hilariously mis-labeled, you should post.

[GD]

I think this categorizes as cyber bullying. Would feel mad guilty.

[#1-norm-fan]

It's only cyber bullying if you make fun of it. I'm certainly not.

[Savio]

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[Savio]

wtf at shitty quality :/

[Seth82]

I'm on Episode 9. Episode 8 featured a video where Cornette's team was supposed to debut, but he made the mistake of staging the introduction at a Hooters, and they were hounded by Hooters girls. All of which Stan Lane probably banged afterwards.

It also featured a damn good match between Keith Hart (not of the famous Hart family) vs. Hector Guerrero (of the famous Guerrero family), a video promoting the Wild Bunch that featured Kobashi, and a six man featuring all 3 Fantastics.

The Wild Bunch were incredibly an underrated team.

Billy Black and Joel Deaton were two great guys that had gone underutilized until they went to Japan and made a name for themselves.

They did make a handful of appearances for ECW in the mid 90s.

They were just tremendous in the ring together imho.

Billy Black hurt their chances though as he was a pain to deal with at times for bookers/promoters.

John Laurinaitis is the other person in the video as Johnny Ace. Ace was huge in Japan.

folks might not realize just how big of a star he was. Here in the states he's often only remembered as a Dynamic Dude.

here's the video you mentioned.
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[Tom Guycott]

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Dat Ass :eek:

Dat E'RYTHANG!

[Tom Guycott]

I've said it before... With the proper booking after the LayCool split, Layla could have and should have been the next Trish Stratus.

Yeah, but they couldn't even be assed to properly book Gail Kim past winning the Women's Championship on her debut- both times, may I add- and let her fuck off into piss break obscurity, so that was a tall order to make Layla even half the superstar she should be known as by now.

Apropos of nothing: I fell for Layla since the Diva Search "obstacle course" thing where she ran it, had time to spare, and crossed the finish line by hitting a split with flair and a big ass smile on her face. That little nothing, throwaway event showed off her athleticism, charisma, and, of course, her lovely, lovely body...:drool:

[Vastardikai]

The Wild Bunch were incredibly an underrated team.

Billy Black and Joel Deaton were two great guys that had gone underutilized until they went to Japan and made a name for themselves.

They did make a handful of appearances for ECW in the mid 90s.

They were just tremendous in the ring together imho.

Billy Black hurt their chances though as he was a pain to deal with at times for bookers/promoters.

John Laurinaitis is the other person in the video as Johnny Ace. Ace was huge in Japan.

folks might not realize just how big of a star he was. Here in the states he's often only remembered as a Dynamic Dude.

here's the video you mentioned.
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This is one of those things about big guys who can go like this: they may not be able to do a 900 splash off the top, but I'd rather take said 900 splash than a moonsault from one of these guys. They're so big, the moonsault would hurt more. Very physical style, with just enough flash to make you take notice.

They're currently behind Bad Company on my list of most underrated tag teams.

[Seth82]

This is one of those things about big guys who can go like this: they may not be able to do a 900 splash off the top, but I'd rather take said 900 splash than a moonsault from one of these guys. They're so big, the moonsault would hurt more. Very physical style, with just enough flash to make you take notice.

They're currently behind Bad Company on my list of most underrated tag teams.

btw Kobashi never appeared here in the US til 2005.

that video was of a match held in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling around 1991ish.

[CSL]

trying to work out the link between his post/quote and your response

[Seth82]

trying to work out the link between his post/quote and your response

I was responding to something he mentioned in a pos rep.

He mentioned he thought it was cool that Kobashi worked US tv in 1992.

[CSL]

and don't be all "1991ish" when you've blatantly seen it was 1992 in the video info http://www.tpwwforums.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[CSL]

I was responding to something he mentioned in a pos rep.

He mentioned he thought it was cool that Kobashi worked US tv in 1992.

well now you're just making me look like a dick Seth, god! Hope you're proud of yourself!

[Sepholio]

All hail King William the Dwarf Batterer of Blackpool

[drave]

AKA Billy the Dwarf Tossing Tosser

[Bad News Gertner]

Just listened to Regal on Jericho's podcast. Wonderful interview.

[CSL]

did Regal talk about Tajiri being scared of music and terrorizing him with cans of Spam?

[Hanso Amore]

I love how Seth alwasys has something good to say about these randoms, even when most of the time its blatantly obvious that hes pulling data from Wikipedia.

"Oh This guys was great *Reads a wikipedia page and sees a reference to a feud* he had some great matches with "insert name here" and eventually made his way to "insert company""

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yes, I was saddened to hear of the death of the great Tony Rowney back in 2009

He was a great heel and his feud with Giant Haystacks is hugely underrated.

A wrestler who spent 20 years fighting some of the best-known names of the 1970s and 1980s including Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy has died.

Tony Rowney, who was known as The Ring Gladiator, died at his home in Kettering in the early hours of Thursday, aged 70.

During his career he was the Midlands middleweight wrestling champion and an Army boxing champion.

His son, also called Tony, said: "He loved the showmanship. He was a baddie and he used to love winding up the crowd.

"He was a warrior and he fought all his life, right up until the end.

"He had an enormous character and loved his family.

"There was a tremendous amount of skill in what he did."

Mr Rowney, a former steelworker in Corby, wrestled for more than 20 years and went on to spend another 20 years as head of security at Wicksteed Park in Kettering.


His family was at his bedside when he died after losing his battle with cancer.

His son said: "His strength was amazing and he had a great sense of humour.

"I went to watch him wrestle from when I was about 10. I could see him getting hit, but I was more worried for the people he was fighting."

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Mr Rowney fought in front of crowds at venues across the country including Corby's Stardust Club and the Windmill Club, Rushden.


He fought some of the biggest names of the era including Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

That was pretty easy

[Seth82]

I love how Seth alwasys has something good to say about these randoms, even when most of the time its blatantly obvious that hes pulling data from Wikipedia.

"Oh This guys was great *Reads a wikipedia page and sees a reference to a feud* he had some great matches with "insert name here" and eventually made his way to "insert company""

bullshit fucker.

I know what I'm talking about. I've studied and been a fan of wrestling nearly all my life.

the articles are of course not my work.

any comments otherwise are mine.

I could name off a hundred different guys most of the people here never heard of. just because you never knew them doesn't mean they weren't important.

guys like Buddy Landell and Tom Prichard are two wrestlers for example who respect and admire what Ron Wright did for the business.

the wrestlers knew who he was and respect the man for what he gave to wrestling.

Ron Wright was and is a legend to those who know who he is.

I've known about the Wild Bunch too for years.

I've studied their careers for a long fucking time.

Joel Deaton is one of the nicest guys in the biz.

[Seth82]

I have a deep admiration and love for pro wrestling.

I have studied this stuff for years.

I don't really give a shit that you hate jap shit or etc.

I love japanese wrestling. All Japan was the greatest wrestling company of the 90s.

[Lock Jaw]

Leave Seth82 alone.... let him make his posts... "better contribution" than half the other posts made on the rassling forum....

[CSL]

Seth getting vicious and getting his knees up as Hanso went to finish him with the Tranny Splash!

[Gerard]

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First time i've ever seen this, taking turns at the spinaroonie.

[Vastardikai]

btw Kobashi never appeared here in the US til 2005.

that video was of a match held in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling around 1991ish.

I know that. I miss worded the rep message, which is entirely possible and in character for me. :-\

I think what I meant was, it was kind of awesome to see footage of Kobashi that was shown on US Soil in 1992, 13 years before he would come himself.

As for Hanso, it was Seth's posts that got me watching SMW shows over the past few days. I appreciate hearing about folks I may not know anything about, and learning a thing or two about wrestling history.

[Shisen Kopf]

I have a deep admiration and love for pro wrestling.

I have studied this stuff for years.

I don't really give a shit that you hate jap shit or etc.

I love japanese wrestling. All Japan was the greatest wrestling company of the 90s.

Do they do midget rasslin in Japan? Or is it just called rasslin bc the average jap is like 4 foot 8??

[Heisenberg]

Y'all gonna make me have to pull the damn patrol car around

[Innovator]

Becky Lynch howyadoin

[Vastardikai]

Dixie Dy-No-Mite, I wonder who HE is... :shifty:

And this video is missing the Main Event of "Prime Time" Brian Lee vs. "Dirty" Dutch Mantell for a spot in the tournament. That's fine, because I still can't get over how ridiculous Brian Lee looks.

[Emperor Smeat]

did Regal talk about Tajiri being scared of music and terrorizing him with cans of Spam?

Another tag partner he spoke of was Tajiri, and let me tell you, he and Tajiri were not of compatible personalities! They had many a run in, mainly involving Regal becoming increasingly irritated with Tajiri, and doing everything in his power to antagonise him. He spoke of at one point shelling out on 20-30 cans of spam every week so he could put them in Tajiri’s bags because Tajiri was scared of fucking EVERYTHING. Spam especially. That habit continued until his wife started noticing 5 grand shipping bills on their bank account, so Regal could ship enough Spam to America to keep the joke going for the next decade. Thats when Regal admitted he had a problem and sought help. Before that, he decided sticking about a hundred cockroaches in Tajiri’s bag would be a nice parting gift as they had recently split up as a team, but Tajiri was seriously hurt in his match that night, and of course all the locker room were very concerned, fussing over him, making sure he was ok. In the midst of all the drama, Regal forgot about the practical joke and in front of EVERYONE, Tajiri opened up his back to be greeted by a troupe of cockroaches. Everyone knew it was Regal, but he no sold it completely as he skipped out the door whistling the tune from Dads Army. Tajiri retired that day, as no one in their right mind would book a man whose face is frozen in abject terror.

:lol: First time I ever heard about this story. Love how dedicated Regal was to the joke.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Dark One]

KICKOUT AT TWO

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[Lock Jaw]

Watching a bunch of people's tough enough submission videos on the youtube right now....

Haven't found Rollermacka's yet...

[Lock Jaw]

Found Larry Nabisco's son

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[Lock Jaw]

Ha ha at this dude

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[Dark One]

Still a better promo than his dad's speech.

[Dark One]

Some advice for future applicants:

Don't record your audition video at your desk in front of your dirty ass room.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Jordan]

LOL

[Dark One]

Rollermacka's audition should just be "I've never been pinned or submitted during any of my match(es) on Raw."

[Lock Jaw]

Bunch of out of shape people talking about their determination to be pro rasslers.... if they were that determined, they should at least get into shape....

[Dark One]

Bro. They've been training for this for like two days now. DETERMINATION. NEVER GIVE UP.

[Vastardikai]

Episode #11, and let's see...

Mark Curtis sighting!!!!

Hollywood Bob Holly is wrestling in a black singlet under pink tights with a black stripe down the sides. I'm wondering who his favorite wrestler is... :shifty: You can tell it's 1992, because part of his gimmick is claiming that he's dating Julia Roberts. He beats Ben Jordan, whose amazing mullet couldn't protect him from the Star Drop, which is a top rope knee drop this week. Last time it was a Missile Dropkick.

Next up is a promo from the Koloffs, Ivan and Vladamir (aka Not-Nikita). Ivan promos on how they want to take on the Fantastics.

They have their vignette for teaming up with local groups for shows. The background shows action from the first couple of shows. Sometimes, you'll see the same action three or four times in a row.

Bullet Bob, with an ugly stripped shirt and a clip-on tie, makes an announcement. They moved back the Volunteer Slam, the event where they crown their first World Champion, one week. He claims it's due to Japanese requests to see the show (the representative earlier was Wally Yamaguci (sp?), who would go on to attempt to choppy choppy Val Venis' pee pee.) They added the Tag Tournament final. He then declares that the Piledriver is illegal, which might piss off Paul Orndorff.

They did a local spot with the Fantastics, White Lightning, and Prime Time. The Four Horsemen of Blonde Mullets. Horner is rocking some Zebra Zubaz. I don't know where Bobby Fulton found his shirt, but he should have left it there. Jackie's purple shirt is somewhat better.

"Nitro" Danny Davis and "Jumping" Joey Maggs vs. the Koloffs (Ivan and not Nikita). Danny looks like he stole the Haku's tights. I think Haku responded by ripping off his mullet. Joey's mullet is kind of there. Mantell calls Davis and Maggs a "Rag Tag Team." Maggs botches a leapfrog on Not Nikita and falls out of the ring. At one point, Ivan Koloff was knawing on Maggs' face. I guess he had some bath salts earlier. After some interference from the Fantastics, the Koloffs are defeated. Well, at least Joey can say he won a match!

Before the vignette (again), they ask How Dirty can the White Boy get. I'm sure cleaning toilets while showing us his crack is pretty damned Dirty. They show a replay of the first televised confrontation between Lee and DWB, while that kindly old man Mr. Ron Wight watches helplessly. And before the match that I missed due to the video not having it, we see a solid chair shot across Prime Time's back from DWB. Fortunately, the ridiculous looking Kentucky Waterfall that Brian Lee had back then shielded most of the impact.

We find out that Mr. Ron Wright was unjustly fined $500 for the attack perpetrated by Dirty White Boy. An attack that the kind old crippled man had no part in. He had to switch to generic heart medicine, that no good Bob Armstrong! But fret not, He's got DWB running the streets and back alleys in preparation for the Volunteer Slam, stomping dogs and anyone he comes across. Mr. Ron Wright is a good and charitable man, he's more proactive in controlling the pet population than Bob Barker ever was.

We get the Vignette for the third time. Then a promo featuring three of the wild cards, Dixie Dy-No-MitebeScott, Hector Guerrero, and Paul Orndorff. Paul is off to one side, Dixie and Hector on the other. That's kind of foreboding, is it not? Dixie's mic skills are almost as good as any other member of his family that isn't named Brian. When it comes to talking, Hector sure ain't Eddie. Mr. Wonderful isn't happy about being a Wild Card. He's downright insulted. It's bad enough that his piledriver is banned in SMW. Paul is turning heel.

This leads to Hector vs. Orndorff, elimination match. Paul opens up with an impromptu Spanish lesson, the nature of the lesson earns him a fan in Glenn Beck. Hector does really good in the early going, flustering Mr. Wonderful. However, Paul is one of the greats, he starts taking over with the intensity that he's known for. Hector, comes back but a countered crossbody and handful of tights gives the win to Mr. Wonderful. Hector complains, but Orndorff cheap shots him. He then decides that now is a good time to protest the banning of the piledriver. Hector is the first victim. Then Ben Jordan. Then Reno Riggins. And finally, "Jumping" Joey Maggs. He grabs a chair, someone is going to get #5.... Hector gets it on the chair. Dixie comes out to check on Hector and Paul decides he's done.

Fourth time showing the vignette. Then out comes the Batton Twins, Bart and Brad. They come out to "Double Vision." Cute. They wear orange and have black full beards and mullets. Out comes Jim Cornette, as "Time" by Pink Floyd plays. He announces that he got the Greatest Tag Team in the Universe... the Heavenly Bodies!!!

Out they come, and what a sight it is! "Frankenstein" is blasting over the low rent PA System. Caudle and Mantel are amazed at who the team is. Several women in the front row spontaneously get pregnant at the sight of "Sweet" Stan Lane and "Dr." Tom Pritchard. We get word that "Bullet Bob" is livid at Orndorff and Hector is on his way to the hospital with numbness in his right arm. The match itself is pretty good, The Battons are a decent team, but not up to the par of the Heavenly Bodies. Lane and Pritchard have to carry these nobodies to a decent match before finally putting them away when Pritchard backdrops one of them into a gutwrench suplex by Lane.

There's a brief series of promos from the heels for Chattanooga. Mantell doesn't think much of the town or its residents, who have Summer Teeth. You know, Summer there and summer not. Next up is Jimmy Golden. Who talks of his success in Chattanooga. Caudle then speaks to that wonderful Christian Gentleman Mr. Ron Wright. He likes the town and the fans. And he talks up his history before his unfortunate accident that left him in the wheelchair. He then says he's going to lead his charge DWB to victory.

We close out with a Heavenly Bodies promo, starting with Jim Cornette. They've beaten every man with beating and had every woman worth having. Tom Pritchard then declares that they're not here for the weather, the women, or their health. They're in SMW for Titles and Money. And he justified his paycheck with that promo. Meanwhile, Stan Lane stands there and figures out how many ring rats he's going to bed after the show. The answer, if you're wondering, is all of them.

Final Mullet Count: This is the early '90s in East Tennessee, there isn't a number that large that would announce this.

[Lock Jaw]

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LOCK JAW IS TOUGH ENOUGH

[Lock Jaw]

Ha ha ha ha ha, this guy def going in

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[Dark One]

I think these may be more painful than those stupid wrestler fantasy tumblr pictures.

[Emperor Smeat]

Only way this show is going to be redeemable is if Bo Dallas is around to provide BOinspirational speeches ... or Owen White is among the group.

[Hanso Amore]

bullshit fucker.

I know what I'm talking about. I've studied and been a fan of wrestling nearly all my life.

the articles are of course not my work.

any comments otherwise are mine.

I could name off a hundred different guys most of the people here never heard of. just because you never knew them doesn't mean they weren't important.

guys like Buddy Landell and Tom Prichard are two wrestlers for example who respect and admire what Ron Wright did for the business.

the wrestlers knew who he was and respect the man for what he gave to wrestling.

Ron Wright was and is a legend to those who know who he is.

I've known about the Wild Bunch too for years.

I've studied their careers for a long fucking time.

Joel Deaton is one of the nicest guys in the biz.

I don't doubt your love. I don't doubt this is all you have in life.

But yes, you lift material. No ifs ands or buts. And it's funny to us but also very educational so keep it up.

[Hanso Amore]

I have a deep admiration and love for pro wrestling.

I have studied this stuff for years.

I don't really give a shit that you hate jap shit or etc.

I love japanese wrestling. All Japan was the greatest wrestling company of the 90s.

Hot thread

[Hanso Amore]

Yes, I was saddened to hear of the death of the great Tony Rowney back in 2009

He was a great heel and his feud with Giant Haystacks is hugely underrated.

A wrestler who spent 20 years fighting some of the best-known names of the 1970s and 1980s including Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy has died.

Tony Rowney, who was known as The Ring Gladiator, died at his home in Kettering in the early hours of Thursday, aged 70.

During his career he was the Midlands middleweight wrestling champion and an Army boxing champion.

His son, also called Tony, said: "He loved the showmanship. He was a baddie and he used to love winding up the crowd.

"He was a warrior and he fought all his life, right up until the end.

"He had an enormous character and loved his family.

"There was a tremendous amount of skill in what he did."

Mr Rowney, a former steelworker in Corby, wrestled for more than 20 years and went on to spend another 20 years as head of security at Wicksteed Park in Kettering.


His family was at his bedside when he died after losing his battle with cancer.

His son said: "His strength was amazing and he had a great sense of humour.

"I went to watch him wrestle from when I was about 10. I could see him getting hit, but I was more worried for the people he was fighting."

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Mr Rowney fought in front of crowds at venues across the country including Corby's Stardust Club and the Windmill Club, Rushden.


He fought some of the biggest names of the era including Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy.

Oh man you must love and study this business

[Hanso Amore]

Ps CSL I don't give the Tranny Splash I GET IT
















And it's so fucking hot

[Emperor Smeat]

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[XL]

Dammit! Wish I'd gotten my Masters Degree in Professional Wrestling like Seth did.

(I'm joking)

[#1-norm-fan]

Sheamus is awesome. I wish he existed in an era with halfway decent booking.

[GD]

I think he is hot.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I think these Tough Enough jabronies are going to get on TV just for Sheamus to broque kick them.

[Seth82]

the only thing lifted are the articles.

nice shot at me too - this is all you have in life.

you don't know a fucking thing about me to know that. My problem is seeing guys who gave their blood, sweat and tears to this industry be reduced to nothing.

Ron Wright and other old school heels had tremendous heat. Fans destroyed his cars and his plane.

[Wehttam]

well seth, you did get caught blatantly copying stuff and playing it off as your own...

[The Rogerer]

The weapon of death

[Seth82]

well seth, you did get caught blatantly copying stuff and playing it off as your own...

that was in the past. anything in the past year has been my own.

[Wehttam]

seth it just goes to show that you are a bit of a liar. and by bit, i mean pretty pretty pathological.

[Jordan]

I don't care if you are copy and pasting or writing originals or both, I'm just glad to read what you post.

[Jordan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzDftCdCQAAlcTJ.jpg

Is that the dude from Bloodsport on the left? He should be the champion.

[Simple Fan]

The dude on the right looks like a small ripped Kane.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://38.media.tumblr.com/c71f6c747266e8de1fb0d3986b72371b/tumblr_ndpoq1bz1X1qefv2ko3_400.gif

[Chimera]

THE FIRST TWO STIPOLATIONS FOR THE HUGE NIKKY CHANCE/RIC ROBERTS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCE!!!

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/11062686_970626746305573_2831968775575499870_n.jpg?oh=d87c23746f286ef9798d86cca45ea2a4&oe=55D56D43

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/11167692_971365649565016_8161855852179145552_n.jpg?oh=b348fd591611995a6c2846714b1d8928&oe=55A14CA6

This match is going to be INSANE

[Jordan]

I wish WWE would hold a kumate

[Fignuts]

They did. It was called Brawl for All.

Bart Gunn died at the end.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

THE FIRST TWO STIPOLATIONS FOR THE HUGE NIKKY CHANCE/RIC ROBERTS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCE!!!

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/11062686_970626746305573_2831968775575499870_n.jpg?oh=d87c23746f286ef9798d86cca45ea2a4&oe=55D56D43

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/11167692_971365649565016_8161855852179145552_n.jpg?oh=b348fd591611995a6c2846714b1d8928&oe=55A14CA6

This match is going to be INSANE

3rd Stipulation

Match must be done before dinner!!!! Nikky Chance's mom is making MEATLOAF!!!!!

[Lock Jaw]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDCe7xuW0AEsheQ.jpg

[Volare]

Holy shit, Kendrick got serious with Eva Marie!

http://www.playboy.com/articles/wwe-diva-eva-marie-workout-videos?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_content=girls&utm_campaign=evamarie

[Seth82]

from WM 31 Weekend courtesy of Jake's twitter feed

Firpo is now 85 years old. He was a major star during the 60s and 70s in Hawaii, Roy Shire's San Francisco territory, AWA, Los Angeles territory & more.

This was the first time Jake had ever gotten to meet Pampero.

this was him during his glory days in wrestling.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/gregmep/FirpoLogo400.jpg

Jake Roberts, Pampero Firpo and Paul Orndorff
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDTrbZCUsAAtsMh.jpg:large

[Shisen Kopf]

RIP Pampero Firfa

[Vastardikai]

Paul Orndorff looks like he could be a TV Dad.

[Lock Jaw]

Holy shit, Kendrick got serious with Eva Marie!

http://www.playboy.com/articles/wwe-diva-eva-marie-workout-videos?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_content=girls&utm_campaign=evamarie

Cool.... good to see her really putting forward an effort....

[Vastardikai]

Upon further review, I stand corrected.

Paul Orndorff looks like My dad.

[CSL]

Pampero Firpo is one of the guys responsible for Randy Savage's "Ooh Yeah!", easily his biggest legacy

[Emperor Smeat]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDCe7xuW0AEsheQ.jpg

Was that from a couple of days ago?

If so, came very close to the possibility of him pissing his pants and maybe even being noticed on tv. Decided against taking a bathroom break after 2nd intermission while the game itself went into 3 overtimes.

[Dark One]

New partner GIF to the TNA Classic.

http://i.imgur.com/ejc2o1y.gif

[Dark One]

KICKOUT AT--Nope. They're dead.

https://38.media.tumblr.com/2cb304ce45c83fd7e16e23d3cef8531f/tumblr_n0lfnaci2i1sdqajoo1_400.gif

[Heisenberg]

Jake Roberts, Pampero Firpo and Paul Orndorff
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDTrbZCUsAAtsMh.jpg:large

Paul Orndorff, that piece of shit jabroni couldn't sell out a barn now if he wanted to. I bend the cocksucking jabroni cakeshitter over and make him humble. He no intelligent Jew like the Adam Sandler. He is a punk and has a rice crispy dick. He works are of the dog shit. He is not Iron Sheik class. Iron Sheik was a big star in Japan, not like the no good Mr. Fuji, a cheap Mr. Miyagi ripoff

[Dark One]

Who gave Sheik's handlers Heisenberg's credentials?

Backyard posters are about to get humbled.

[Hanso Amore]

from WM 31 Weekend courtesy of Jake's twitter feed

Firpo is now 85 years old. He was a major star during the 60s and 70s in Hawaii, Roy Shire's San Francisco territory, AWA, Los Angeles territory & more.

This was the first time Jake had ever gotten to meet Pampero.

this was him during his glory days in wrestling.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/gregmep/FirpoLogo400.jpg

Jake Roberts, Pampero Firpo and Paul Orndorff
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDTrbZCUsAAtsMh.jpg:large




Ctrl + C

[Poit]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Sheets sponsored by RKO Catering. When you quickly need food for OUTTA NOWHERE parties, consider RKO Catering. Free RKO with every purchase made through the TPWW Store from now till whenever Randy gets bored.
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No dates were given for a second season. The story is that they are going on hiatus because Eric Van Wagenen, the show’s Executive Producer will be working with Mark Burnett for the next season of “The Apprentice.” We had been told several weeks ago that it was likely the show would be shut down for several months for that reason. They are in talks with Univision, which could be a game changer if such a deal is completed. The mentality internally is that the product is great, but they need the financing and more exposure.
In regards to Lucha Underground's future.

Roman Reigns vs. Kane and Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt are new matches booked for upcoming WWE live events in May. As noted, WWE is planning for Ryback to be the mystery Superstar Wyatt has been referring to in his recent promos.

WWE officials are reportedly very high on NXT star Dylan Miley due to his unique look. Miley has made some recent in-ring appearances at NXT live events and is scheduled to make his official debut soon.

Miley is 6 foot 3 inches and 285 pounds with enormous hands. He's now sporting red trunks and red boots, as seen in the photo at the bottom of this post.

Miley made an appearance at WrestleMania 31 Axxess and it was said that of the many NXT wrestlers that worked that weekend who fans didn't know, Miley made everyone stop when he came out and had their attention even though he did little in the ring. Miley is very green and looks to be a long-term project. In the short Axxess match he worked, he showed very little in the ring but it was noted that he has a great look for wrestling.

Kevin Eck, a former member of the WWE creative team, wrote an article on with the women, saying that creative is a big issue.

He said that when he was on the WWE creative team, they were constantly told that there are no babyfaces and no heels in the Divas division, and that the idea was that all Divas are a bunch of catty chicks, most of which are mentally unstable. He said that’s led to lazy creative, such as the recent non-existent Bellas face turn, and the A.J. vs. Paige “frenemies” angle which he said was more confusing than compelling.

He said that giving Divas a chance is not about longer matches (we’ve seen on TV that most weeks the crowds don’t care about longer women’s matches), but creative without so many holes like the entire Nikki & Brie creative and heel and face switches with no explanations given in most cases, or when they are, they make little sense.
Article from former WWE writer's about WWE's views on the Divas division and a simple way to salvage it. http://kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/2218634/to-truly-give-divas-a-chance--wwe-needs-to-give-them-better-creative.html

Eva Marie was formally requested by talent relations to upload videos of herself wrestling for the audience to cheer for her when she returns

WWE officials do have long-term plans right now to give big pushes to Lana and Eva Marie. With Eva, the idea is that she has been training hard with Brian Kendrick and will be a better performer when brought back to TV.

If WWE does announce Naomi as Paige's replacement for Extreme Rules tonight, WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella will be working as the babyface since Naomi just turned. WWE tested this out during the recent UK tour as The Bella Twins worked as babyfaces in Bournemouth, England.
Report was from a few days ago when it wasn't sure who Nikki would face at the ppv.

We noted before that The Great Sanada is now gone from TNA. Sanada was under contract through July but was released on April 17th. TNA officials knew back in early March that they were parting ways with Sanada. This could be the end of the relationship between TNA and Wrestle-1.

Talk of pay issues within TNA continue as The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has confirmed details originally broke by Brian Fritz of The Sporting News. As of this past weekend, TNA's production crew were more than two months late on pay. They had not been paid for the February pay-per-view tapings or any events since then. To add to that, workers received pay in April for the January UK tour, which was almost 70 days late when they're supposed to be paid within 30 days. Not only were those checks issued late, they were shorted on average of $1,000 per person. To make things worse, the production crew found out that TNA talents were finally being paid for the March tapings while production hadn't been paid for February yet. TNA had similar pay issues in 2014 that were more significant but one production worker noted that this is the third year in a row where there were issues at one point or another with late payments. While they have dealt with late payments before, being shorted money on a check is a new problem and likely was a big morale killer.


Some other sheet news include:

Sports Illustrated recently had an interview with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman with some highlights being Nash saying how close Taker was to jumping ship to WCW and Hall no longer liking Jericho. http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/04/23/wwe-wcw-wolfpac-kevin-nash-scott-hall
Samoa Joe currently rumored to be arriving in the WWE by June due to Joe booked for a bunch of indie dates next month

[slik]

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr +JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhL w7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nY FnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; ██████████relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/1zEO1kGzUK/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">It would only make sense for me to learn "The Kendrick" AKA "Sliced Bread #2" from the man himself @mr.briankendrick 💪 I'm so honored and grateful to be training with #Brian and I feel like the #WWEUniverse would love to see this from me in the future! What do you guys think? -- - - #BettaThanEva #RedStormRising #WWE #OfCourseHeHadToKickOutHeCouldntLetMeGetThePinOnHisOwnFinisher 😂😜#AllRedEverything #DoWork</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by  Eva Marie💋 (@natalieevamarie) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2015-04-23T00:49:09+00:00">Apr 22, 2015 at 5:49pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>

[slik]

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr +JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhL w7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nY FnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; ██████████relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/1wMWFfmzUd/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">Cardio this AM✔️ - Co-hosted for @eonline this morning ✔️ - Wrestling practice in the afternoon ✔️ - Working on a little Spring Board DDT action with @Mr.BrianKendrick �� #RedStormRising #AllRedEverything #BettaThanEva #RoadToTheTitle #DoWork</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by  Eva Marie�� (@natalieevamarie) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2015-04-21T22:02:20+00:00">Apr 21, 2015 at 3:02pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>

[GD]

Seems so fucking choreographed...the whole idea of sharing videos. I don't think the fans are going to warm up to her.

[Ruien]

Why not? If she is working her ass off and comeback as a wrestling machine there is no reasons fans will hold a grudge. You get a hot ass girl that can wrestle out there and the fans will crap over her? Doubtful.

[Bad News Gertner]

Good for her. She's smoking hott. All she needs to do is need be a complete disaster in the ring and she's all set.

[Tom Guycott]

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This is tremendous.

Seriously, this reminds me of the JR/Mankind interview, for all the right reasons.

[Tom Guycott]

Was that from a couple of days ago?

If so, came very close to the possibility of him pissing his pants and maybe even being noticed on tv. Decided against taking a bathroom break after 2nd intermission while the game itself went into 3 overtimes.

:Vince voice: "And you're gonna get all white gear!"

[Emperor Smeat]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Nice. I'm impressed. This is what she should have done before getting on WWE TV. Not her fault because they were pushing the show though. Getting hurt was probably the best thing that ever happened in her career.

She found somebody who was willing to teach her instead of just trying to get a laugh at her failing. Go out there and announce and you've never done it before. "LOL She fucked up" no shit. Hope this works well for her.

[Fignuts]

Seems so fucking choreographed...the whole idea of sharing videos. I don't think the fans are going to warm up to her.

I'll reserve judgement til I see her on TV again. Trish and Maria were god awful when they first started, now they can work just fine.

[Nicky Fives]

She can't be any worse that Cameron....

[Evil Vito]

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