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Cranky Kong
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The Wrestling Nostalgia Thread
Oh how I long for the good old days of wrestling.
Remember when... * Slapping hands with the crowd was instant face heat? * Certain matches would be billed as "worth the price of admission alone"? * It was illegal to throw people over the top rope in WCW? * Nick Patrick made the first ref heel turn? * Or does that honor actually belong to Danny Davis? * Vader had a helmet that smoked and was awesome? Not much point to this thread, but feel free to add your own. |
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I'm all there is
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Yea, it was Davis and after that it was Dave Hebner. As far as the big companies go.
Remeber when you actually knew when PPV's were. when tag team wrestling rules wrestling |
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The Great Pink Hope
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Todd Petingill's banter
When a shot with a steel chair was serious When the pyro displays were lame Steroids |
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*Oh Sh*t*
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moves off the tope rope were really awesome.
there were actual wins by count-out mid card wrestling was awesome |
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Cranky Kong
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* They gave away a house at the first In Your House
* In Your House was only 2 hours and fifteen bucks * Alex "The Pug" Porteau existed |
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He's Here
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I remember when almost every match had a time limit.
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The Great Pink Hope
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There were only five PPVs in a year
Ric Flair didn't have boobs A ladder match wasn't a spot exhibition I cared |
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*Oh Sh*t*
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there were more storylines.
the intercontinental champion was deemed as a top contender for the world title the world title was credible The IC title was credible |
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It's Clobbering Time!
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HHH promos didn't make you want to kill yourself
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Diabetes Coming To Getcha
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Remember when...
Paul Bearrer only had 1 chin.... Wrestlers woulden't bleed every other week |
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The Great Pink Hope
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UT was ginger
Sunny was hot Jarrett was a country singer BJ James was another country singer Triple H feuded with a trash collector (LOL!) |
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The Great Pink Hope
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UT was ginger
Sunny was hot Jarrett was a country singer BG James was another country singer Triple H feuded with a trash collector (LOL!) |
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Tongue my Fartbox
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The IYH ppv sets looked like complete shit (ppv was in your house so naturally the set resembled outside the house)
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*Oh Sh*t*
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Bob Hiolly was a racer - Bob "Spark Plug" Holly
HHH jobbed in under 2 minutes at a WrestleMania HHH wrestled in a hog pin |
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Tongue my Fartbox
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Wasn't hollys name as the racer "sparky thurmann plugg" or something like that? I remember on wrestlecrap the names initials ended up being STP.
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Cranky Kong
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Yeah, then he changed it to Thurman "Sparky" Plugg...then he changed it to Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly...then he kicked Matt Cappotelli in the face because he was young.
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The Great Pink Hope
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...a demise only paralleled by that of Perry 'don't mention the mop' Saturn |
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Cranky Kong
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"You're welcome!"
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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being able to go to a show once a week not once a year
marking out for a hot tag getting exicted on Mondays being able to watch wrestling for 8 strait hours saturday nights and LOVE IT |
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Cranky Kong
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Hey Supermark, what the fuck are you talking about?
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*Oh Sh*t*
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I think he high
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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I would always get into tag matches. When the faces would make a hot tag I would go crazy. I used to be exicted on mondays because of RAW and NITRO. Now I'm just like meh. Where I lived you could watch the NWA show on TBS. Then on a different channel you could watch 6 more hours Mid South/UWF, GLOW , WWF and Central States. Good Times
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Cranky Kong
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Ah. That's more like it.
And 8 hours is a LOT of fucking wrestling for one night. |
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*Oh Sh*t*
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I remember on Saturdays I would watch like 4 or 5 hours of wrestling like it was nothing. I mean it was all good. Now 2 hours is pushin it.
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Cranky Kong
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I don't even remember what TV looks like on Saturdays now, but it was the shit back in the day.
BTW, is there a rule is wrestling where you're only allowed to stand on the top rope for ten seconds or something? And if you're there longer than that, are you disqualified? Did it USED to be a rule, but it's not applicable anymore? |
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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It wouldn't surpise me if there was, at one time somewhere. I never saw it.
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Speaking of which, I remember when they actually DQed people for not breaking a hold and when they actually did break it before five. Just recently, I believe Triple H was choking the Hurricane and the ref got to five, stopped, and RECOUNTED. Usually they'll get to four like a 'threat' and recount, but he went to five.
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Cranky Kong
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Wasn't that a no DQ match, though?
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No, it was only a handicapped match. Although I could be wrong and maybe it wasn't the handicapped match. But I know it happened recently and I'm pretty sure that it involved Triple H.
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He's Here
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Shit, double post, sorry.
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Cranky Kong
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Seriously though, does ANYBODY remember Alex "The Pug" Porteau? He was around at the same time as guys like Aldo Montoya, Avatar, and Salvatore Sincere.
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Feeling Oof-y
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I remember when we were presented with guys like this...
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Cranky Kong
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Rep to whoever correctly guesses Damien Demento's "home town".
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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That a loser. He quit because he didnt like his family and friends watching him do jobs. I barly remember "the pug." Not very memorable. I can only remember him being on TV a few times. Not memorable like "The Thug." What was Tony Anthony's gimmick? I cant remember the name. He was a plummer, but that is all I can remember. Dam Vince and come up with some stupid shit. Quote:
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Cranky Kong
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Tony Anthony = T.L. Hopper
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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Wasnt it something "in demincha" or something? My memory for that time is bad. Maybe thats a good thing. |
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Cranky Kong
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Nope, not quite. I'll phrase it differently. Where was Damien Demento "from"?
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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Cranky Kong
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NO |
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Cranky Kong
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Remember when T.L. Hopper ate that turd at the Summerslam Free-For-All?
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