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Bought those Janella tickets literally on a whim. Now I see that Matt Riddle will face PCO which should be fun. Then I decided to check out what GCW is and... it seems to be a death match promotion. LOL. Can't say I'm not excited, that will please the 13 year old in me who used to have a geo cities site and traded tapes.

Jordan

06-27-2018 11:50 AM

I think I'm going to create an instagram blog of sorts for my pro wrestling adventures this summer and beyond if I stick with it. I've always been reluctant to go to shows since my brother moved out of state. I don't have many friends who like wrestling and the ones who do I dunno, just not my favorite friends and plus they only like WWE. My GF grew up watching wrestling with her brother and playing the videos games so I can get her to watch some big shows with me on the network. I'm going to Takeover Brooklyn with her, but I've bought GA tickets to MLW Battle Riot which has Low Ki vs John Morrison and a 40 Man Battle Riot featuring Pentagon Jr. (that's really all I care about although there are a lot of others announced). And I bought a single GA ticket to Joey Janella's Lost in New York. Lot's of shows going to Melrose Ballroom in Queens so I'm excited to be a part of something like that. Maybe that will become a new hot spot in the wrestling world. I have this idea I will make a friend or two at the shows but who knows. Every ROH show I went to back in the day was filled with trolls so I'm sure this will be the same.

Jordan

06-27-2018 01:24 PM

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

Nicky Fives

06-27-2018 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5140422)

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

Doubt it. Not saying someone won't break Punk's record, but it won't be Styles.

Jordan

06-27-2018 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicky Fives (Post 5140425)

Doubt it. Not saying someone won't break Punk's record, but it won't be Styles.

You think this push is an accident? I think they support Styles as "the man" on Smackdown pretty solid.

Lock Jaw

06-27-2018 01:56 PM

Over a year as champ is quite the long time, though.... especially when you are actually on the show. They had to have Punk turn heel mid-reign so they could extend some more stories out of him. They would have to do the same with Styles in order to get him a reign that long.

Jordan

06-27-2018 02:08 PM

I think that is doable, and kind of likley. AJ is better as a heel for sure, so when the time comes for Bryan to move back up... only one good option there.

Jordan

06-27-2018 02:08 PM

I think that would mean AJ holding the stap til Mania, don't know exactly but thats about a year and a half.

Jordan

06-27-2018 02:10 PM

Yikes. CM Punk's reign was 434 and AJ is only at 133. He could do it.

Droford

06-27-2018 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5140422)

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

Lesnar already broke it

Big Vic

06-27-2018 02:45 PM

Lesnar had the Uni title so it's kinda different.

Droford

06-27-2018 02:47 PM

He also has defended it like 4 times but still hes techically the longest reigning "champion" of the wwe modern era like punk was

Emperor Smeat

06-27-2018 04:55 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What planet is <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tyler_Bate</a> from?! <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU">https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU</a> <a href="https://t.co/LlYKfbKThA">pic.twitter.com/LlYKfbKThA</a></p>— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1011690109345943556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Fignuts

06-27-2018 06:23 PM

Okada had the best reign regardless.

#weaboonjpwmark

Bad News Gertner

06-27-2018 06:49 PM

Just finishing July in my rewatch of all the WWF 1984 t.v. Cyndi Lauper is easily the best use of a celebrity in the history of the company.

Lol I defy you to find a better female promo than this. She was really good.

Stuff like this is why 1984 is my favourite year.

Emperor Smeat

06-27-2018 07:27 PM

:lol: at the story of how Brooklyn Brawler managed to get a WWF Championship match in MSG. Pretty much happened due to Vince having a random brain fart and Ken Shamrock being injured at the worst time possible.

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Originally Posted by WrestleInc

The Brooklyn Brawler gathered a ton of amazing stories and memories during his impressive career as an enhancement talent for WWE. His passion for the business later translated into a backstage role which was a position he held for years as well ...

"Okay so we're wrestling in Madison Square Garden and we're having a battle royal. I'm in the battle royal but I'm just a guy to get thrown out, this and that. All of a sudden Ken Shamrock who was scheduled to win the battle royal got injured in her sternum, his chest he got injured," Brooklyn Brawler said on Prime Time with Sean Mooney.

After Shamrock experienced his injury, Brawler said producers of the battle royal went to Vince McMahon and told him Shamrock couldn't win the battle royal because he was hurt. "Put Brooklyn Brawler over, he's local," Vince McMahon replied without realizing he had promised a WWF World Heavyweight Championship shot to the winner of the match.

When Brooklyn Brawler reminded Vince McMahon he promised a World Title shot at the next Madison Square Garden show, Vince McMahon looked at him and said: "You got your match" ...

Brooklyn Brawler said the Shawn Michaels back then was much different than the one we know today. He assumed Michaels would reject the idea of working a match against him, especially at MSG. To his surprise, HBK was accepting of the idea asking Brooklyn Brawler what moves he could do and putting the match together right from the start ...

"I remember The Undertaker walking into the room, into the dressing room and looking at the line-up and it shows me in the main event, he's underneath me and he goes, 'what the f--k is this?' That's what he said. I just said, 'it's not me I didn't do it!' Because nobody wants heat with The Undertaker. But I tell ya, my career, you couldn't even write this the way it happened."

Bad News Gertner

06-27-2018 09:50 PM

Pretty sweet find. Ever wonder where Bray Wyatt got his gimmick from? One Man Gang had a gimmick in 1984 Florida Championship Wrestling called "Panama Gang". During that time Dusty Rhodes and Mike Rotunda were both in Florida. Pretty crazy resemblance

https://ringthedamnbell.files.wordpr...e-man-gang.jpg

Jordan

06-27-2018 10:22 PM

That is exactly his look. Weird.

Emperor Smeat

06-27-2018 10:27 PM

Bray mentioned in the past that his gimmick was inspired by Waylon Mercy's gimmick. Wouldn't be surprised if Bray latter took some added inspiration from One Man Gang's gimmick considering Dusty was in charge of NXT and probably remembered that gimmick.

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Originally Posted by WrestleInc

Wyatt said that Dan Spivey (who played Waylon Mercy) was at the Performance Center the day he was told that and had a conversation with him. Spivey explained the Mercy character, and Wyatt watched it along with some Robert DeNiro films, Rob Zombie films and Charles Manson interviews and wanted to combine them.

"It became natural for me," Wyatt said. "If you would have thrown Husky a microphone and said 'talk,' it would have been wrong."

Wyatt said as a child he had a really intense childhood friend named Bray White. White was in a car accident when he was a child and lost all feeling in his face, rendering him difficult to knock out. He said that's how he came up with the "Bray" part of his name, and "Wyatt" came from Wyatt Earp.

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...his-character/

Evil Vito

06-27-2018 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 5140582)

That's wild

Vastardikai

06-27-2018 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5140591)

The "Family" part of the Wyatt gimmick was almost certainly inspired by the Army of Darkness, that was fronted by Kevin Sullivan. They feuded with Dusty and the Windhams.

RP	06-28-2018 12:06 AM

Bad News Gertner

06-28-2018 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by #BrotherVito DELETED (Post 5140593)

That's wild

David Bixenspan brought it up on the Between the Sheets podcast so I decided to check it out since I haven't seen much Florida wrestling and wow lol. I'm trying for the life of me to find a promo.

Bad News Gertner

06-28-2018 08:25 AM

Jim Cornette Experience is on Vader plus a deep dive into OVW 2000. Just downloaded it. Sounds like an awesome episode.

Bad News Gertner

06-28-2018 09:38 AM

Just noticed this: all the wrestlers in Jim Cornette's Camp Cornette stable in the WWF are now dead: Bulldog, Owen, Vader and Yokozuna. Plus Fuji.

Big Vic

06-28-2018 09:41 AM

RIP Al Snow then

Bad News Gertner

06-28-2018 10:11 AM

That was like a one time appearence

Innovator

06-28-2018 11:35 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/soulmate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#soulmate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shibata?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shibata</a> <a href="https://t.co/E357N6PcPv">pic.twitter.com/E357N6PcPv</a></p>— Hideo Itami / 伊丹英雄 (@HideoItami) <a href="https://twitter.com/HideoItami/status/1012321012963160065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Vastardikai

06-28-2018 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 5140671)

I miss Shibata killing people.

Mr. Nerfect

06-28-2018 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 5140465)

Lesnar had the Uni title so it's kinda different.

Not to them. Roman Reigns is a three-time Universal Champion in their world. Just like Randy Orton is the youngest WWE Champion and Dolph Ziggler is a former two-time WWE Champion. You don't need to hold the other World Title to be a Grand Slam Champion in their eyes. The belts are literally interchangeable.

Mr. Nerfect

06-28-2018 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 5140653)

Jim Cornette Experience is on Vader plus a deep dive into OVW 2000. Just downloaded it. Sounds like an awesome episode.

I've always wanted to learn more about OVW. Can't wait to jump into this.

Bad News Gertner

06-28-2018 05:18 PM

Just finished it. Really great episode.

Ol Dirty Dastard

06-28-2018 05:25 PM

Meltz and Bischoff duking it out on Twitter.

Mr. Nerfect

06-28-2018 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dastardly One (Post 5140760)

Meltz and Bischoff duking it out on Twitter.

Is it because Bischoff is full of shit on his podcast and Meltz is fact-checking him and Bischoff is all "you weren't there, maaaan?"

Ol Dirty Dastard

06-28-2018 05:39 PM

the long and short of it-- yes.

Mr. Nerfect

06-28-2018 05:40 PM

I would love to hear a Cornette deep dive into 1997 WWF. The Attitude era is not his favorite time period, but I'd actually like to hear more succinct stories about the storylines at the time, and more detailed accounts of Russo's actual ideas, as opposed to obtuse ranting about him.

Mr. Nerfect

06-28-2018 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dastardly One (Post 5140767)

the long and short of it-- yes.

:lol:

Emperor Smeat

06-28-2018 05:48 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CFO$ really used Alicia’s scream for Lars Sullivan’s theme 😭💀 <a href="https://t.co/FDFlEtsiSJ">pic.twitter.com/FDFlEtsiSJ</a></p>— nelly(-_•) (@badlassnelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/badlassnelly/status/1011434632993075200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Emperor Smeat

06-28-2018 07:05 PM

Either Vince didn't actually think WWE's stocks would have shot up this much or was really desperate for money for XFL 2.0 since he cost himself over $140 million in selling his stocks way too soon.

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If Vince McMahon had known this was coming he’d have surely waited to sell so much stock.

In December, he sold 3,340,000 shares at $28.68 per share to raise $95,791,200 for the XFL start-up. If he sold those shares today at market value (and if he did sell, it would actually be at slightly below market value) he’d have raised $236,672,400 so had he just sat right for six months he could have retained far more stock while raising far more money, and funded a ton of XFL early losses. But either way, he’s at the stage where he can afford however large the losses will be at first. It’s just a decision of giving up or not giving up on the belief it’ll make it long-term. It’s long past the point that money will ever be an issue with him or the XFL.

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