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Lock Jaw 04-17-2015 06:09 PM

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VSG 04-17-2015 06:18 PM

Hubba hubba hubba

Emperor Smeat 04-17-2015 08:15 PM

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SlickyTrickyDamon 04-17-2015 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617468)

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

Lock Jaw 04-17-2015 09:32 PM

Dunno, but smoking hot right there....

Emperor Smeat 04-17-2015 09:58 PM

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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.

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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”.”
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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...rview-27304186

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Originally Posted by SportingNews
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/...uiK88do.reddit

Fignuts 04-17-2015 10:13 PM

fuck

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

Lock Jaw 04-17-2015 10:18 PM

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 04-17-2015 10:26 PM

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

Dark One 04-18-2015 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4617532)
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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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617538)
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 04-18-2015 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617078)
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.

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Originally Posted by ron the dial (Post 4617132)
seconded


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Mr. Nerfect 04-18-2015 10:22 AM

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 04-18-2015 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617468)

Oomph.

Mr. Nerfect 04-18-2015 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4616820)
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 04-18-2015 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 4616999)
love this image.

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

https://scontent-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...aa&oe=55986D4F

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

Fignuts 04-18-2015 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4617634)
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 04-18-2015 11:44 AM

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

Blue Demon 04-18-2015 11:53 AM

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

Seth82 04-18-2015 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4617635)
How old is Jushin Liger now? And he's still awesome, right?

Liger is 50 now.

Black Widow 04-18-2015 02:29 PM

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.ne...8882e3dde0613b

https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.S3BX...A&pid=15.1&P=0

erickman 04-18-2015 06:15 PM

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 04-18-2015 07:15 PM

Apocalypse Nakamura
https://scontent-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...94&oe=55A6A3A0

Emperor Smeat 04-18-2015 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Observer
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 04-18-2015 07:51 PM

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 04-18-2015 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erickman (Post 4617742)
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 04-18-2015 10:02 PM

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Seth82 04-18-2015 11:20 PM

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.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...541b1af6aee238

Vastardikai 04-18-2015 11:20 PM

Ludwig Borga totally looks like Brock Lesnar.

Seth82 04-19-2015 12:13 AM

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-conte...Shot-Photo.jpg

Fignuts 04-19-2015 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark One (Post 4617831)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qzjlj0U9bnY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


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 04-19-2015 12:30 AM

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

Vastardikai 04-19-2015 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 4617871)
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-conte...Shot-Photo.jpg

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

Tom Guycott 04-19-2015 02:54 AM

"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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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617468)


Dark One 04-19-2015 04:11 AM

I have no idea what's going on here.

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Dark One 04-19-2015 04:13 AM

Also, THE RETURN OF KICKOUT AT TWO

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

erickman 04-19-2015 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4617773)
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 04-19-2015 03:18 PM

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-...h-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 04-19-2015 03:23 PM

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 04-19-2015 03:58 PM

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

Wehttam 04-19-2015 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4617875)
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 04-19-2015 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark One (Post 4617897)
Also, THE RETURN OF KICKOUT AT TWO

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

What the fuck is that even supposed to be?

Emperor Smeat 04-19-2015 04:50 PM

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-sho...lenge-27307599

SlickyTrickyDamon 04-19-2015 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 4617968)
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 04-19-2015 07:51 PM

I have a nickname for Eddie Gilbert: Patient Zero.

Care to guess why?

mike adamle 04-19-2015 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4617505)

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

Emperor Smeat 04-19-2015 09:25 PM

<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 04-19-2015 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4618054)
<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 04-20-2015 02:37 AM

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- 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 04-20-2015 09:39 AM

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-t...nd-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
http://media.ancientfaces.com/images...ell-412700.jpg

Ron and Don Wright with manager Sam Bass
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...fan/img275.jpg

Ron Wright
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...741d20c420.jpg

Shisen Kopf 04-20-2015 10:21 AM

RIP Ron Garvin

Shisen Kopf 04-20-2015 10:38 AM

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

road doggy dogg 04-20-2015 10:51 AM

who can forget the feud with Whitey Caldwell

I know I can't

Seth82 04-20-2015 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 4618169)
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 04-20-2015 11:59 AM

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 04-20-2015 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4618180)
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
http://i.imgur.com/KP44bPa.jpg

Corporate CockSnogger 04-20-2015 12:33 PM

RIP Ron Harris. I really liked DoA.

Shisen Kopf 04-20-2015 01:13 PM

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 04-20-2015 01:24 PM

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...9e&oe=55E02E1A

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

Chimera 04-20-2015 01:34 PM

hes come along way

Chimera 04-20-2015 01:38 PM

https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...42&oe=55E40919

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

Blue Demon 04-20-2015 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4617468)

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

drave 04-20-2015 03:28 PM

Layla El aka Lay of LayCool.

road doggy dogg 04-20-2015 03:32 PM

v sexy

Shisen Kopf 04-20-2015 03:41 PM

#HABM would beat all their asses

Emperor Smeat 04-20-2015 04:19 PM

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loopydate 04-20-2015 07:19 PM

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

Fignuts 04-20-2015 07:23 PM

holy shit that's awesome

Dark One 04-21-2015 12:18 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDE8MkWWMAEJRdk.jpg

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 04-21-2015 12:19 AM

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Fignuts 04-21-2015 12:21 AM

Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

Simple Fan 04-21-2015 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4618677)
Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

Going to get a grill like his dad Kimbo.

Vastardikai 04-21-2015 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4618677)
Fuck happened to all of mark's teeth?

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

SlickyTrickyDamon 04-21-2015 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sascha (Post 4618256)
Who is this? Haven't really been keeping up lately. :eek:

She's the longest tenured WWE Diva (2006)

Lock Jaw 04-21-2015 12:40 PM

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Rammsteinmad 04-21-2015 01:10 PM

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

Vastardikai 04-21-2015 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 4618183)
He was tremendous even at that stage of his career.

him and Zeb Colter
http://i.imgur.com/KP44bPa.jpg

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 04-21-2015 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4618798)
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 04-21-2015 01:49 PM

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 04-21-2015 03:16 PM

sadly Ron has passed away.

may he RIP.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/.../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/.../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/...ghtRon_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/...on_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 04-21-2015 03:17 PM

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 04-21-2015 04:07 PM

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Blue Demon 04-21-2015 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drave (Post 4618279)
Layla El aka Lay of LayCool.

Didn't recognize her in this...damn

Mr. Nerfect 04-21-2015 08:51 PM

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 04-21-2015 08:55 PM

Rest In Peace, Mr. Wright.

#1-norm-fan 04-21-2015 09:01 PM

Alex Wright died???

Emperor Smeat 04-21-2015 09:06 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by The Dancing Fanaxels:

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 411mania
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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
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.

Quote:

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:

Quote:

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.
Quote:

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.

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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/

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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:
    SPOILER: show
    Rollins vs Orton vs Reigns

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Tom Guycott 04-21-2015 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark One (Post 4618672)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDE8MkWWMAEJRdk.jpg

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 04-21-2015 09:48 PM

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Dark One 04-21-2015 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4619027)
[*]According to rumors, next regular feud planned for Reigns after Big Show is Reigns vs Kane.

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Droford 04-21-2015 10:14 PM

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 04-21-2015 10:18 PM

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

Vastardikai 04-21-2015 10:59 PM

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 04-21-2015 11:34 PM

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 04-22-2015 12:01 AM

<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 04-22-2015 12:25 AM

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 04-22-2015 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4619036)

Dat Ass :eek:

GD 04-22-2015 01:17 AM

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 04-22-2015 02:04 AM

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 04-22-2015 02:23 AM

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 04-22-2015 02:41 AM

lol I laughed at those more than I should have.


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