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Old 09-16-2008, 11:47 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool View Post
Noid, I was saying Ernest Miller's character is the Flair or Hogan. A guy still wrestling. Does Hogan ever call up Iron Sheik for one more match? When is the last time Flair called up Steamboat for another match? Has Sting ever...um who is Sting's arch-rival? Flair? Well that might draw.

The point I'm trying to make that an early 80's wrestler that is still active isn't going to call up another early 80's retired wrestler for one more match especially if the retired guy has heart problems.

I say it all sounds silly. I'll watch it because I like wrestling, but I don't think they really get it.
How the fuck do you know that The Ayatollah is the one who does the calling? Hogan tries to bitch out Savage all the time. Doesn't Sid Vicious want to make a comeback? There are rumours that Ricky Steamboat is looking to get back into the ring. Wasn't there some infamous Hogan vs. Piper match in WCW?

Besides, if you want instances where kayfabe rivals go at it years down the track, I think you are missing the point. If you cannot accept a hypothetical situation based closely on the realities of the wrestling business without a literal analogy to connect it to, then that is your failing, not Darren Aronofsky's. Besides, they will probably only been rivals in the sense that one was a top babyface and one was a top heel. How do you even know that Ernest Miller's character is still wrestling? How can you assume that it won't be like the much-rumoured Stone Cold vs. Hogan match, where both guys are out of the spotlight, but both step back into the ring for one big match?

How can you assume that Ernest Miller's character knows about Mickey Rourke's heart condition? Injuries in wrestling are often close-guarded, and guys work through a lot of that stuff because they don't want to be seen as bitches you need to take time off and ruin the plans of promoters. Keep in mind this is set in the 1980's, when kayfabe was runnin' wild and a hero character like Ram Robinson would probably need to appear indestructible.

As for this movie sounding like Noid booking? You are retarded. If there is one thing I avoid, it is booking Kevin Nash against Hulk Hogan in a battle of the octogenarians. I fantasy book new age, less clear-cut face/heel stuff.
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