You think you know him?

I think I know him. I feel like I'm on The Edge of figuring it out.

Lmao I was at that show

It was still a brutal match for what it was.

Table spot
Tacks spot
A few chair shots if I remember correctly.

How did that card come about? I would think vince would say "No".

Alexa Bliss and Ryan Cabrera have announced they are having a baby due in December.

Pretty much works with the timeline of the reports a couple months ago that she was going to be out indefinitely

You all are going to JUST overlook the last guy on that card?

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gnarly

Wrestlers back then were able to work select indies on their off days. They would have to go through someone like Cornette.

:rofl::lol::rofl::lol:

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darkside of the ring starts tonight

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Also,


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bull Nakano x Kyoko Inoue. AJW had some of the highest intensity wrestling anywhere in the world in the 90’s. (9.7.1991) �� <a href="https://t.co/Bs2Grxra7y">pic.twitter.com/Bs2Grxra7y</a></p>&mdash; Vintage Puroresu プロレス (@vintagepuro) <a href="https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1663578810439041024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

You mean Chris Pillion, or "Many More"??

Ahh shit, didnt actually open the image and see there was more.

Was talking about Joe E Legend, aka JUST JOE!

Pshhh, "Smooth Mover" Chris Pillon is the real legend

I don't think I've ever seen this much amazing stuff uploaded on YouTube before. I have the main WWE Network stream on my IPTV but no access to the library, but honestly there's more cool shit on YouTube to watch than I remotely have time for.

Does the WWE Network censor chairshots? Or is that just a Youtube thing?

Yes and no. The original event does not, but when they do countdown shows or retrospectives or whatever, they do usually.

Funk is the best


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Might be the best table spot of all time.

So good. Now you get guys who want to go for that effect but have no clue how to get there.

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I don't know why I started watching this...probably because RJ is packing but I can't look away.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hiroshi Tanahashi x Shelton Benjamin. This is what it looks like when two of the best tangle. �� <a href="https://t.co/VIqM1LLWSw">pic.twitter.com/VIqM1LLWSw</a></p>&mdash; Vintage Puroresu プロレス (@vintagepuro) <a href="https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1665373254356221957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Still love Shelton Benjamin.

Would love to see Shelton Benjamin in a heel faction in NXT. Put him, Ziggler, Cedric and maybe Corbin together as heel veterans running roughshod all over the roster. Not that big on Cedric, honestly, but maybe something falls out there.

Thinking about the Shawn Michaels/Shelton Benjamin match. Gold Rush tournament was not a bad idea. For those that don’t remember, it was a bunch of guys who had never been champion bracketed against guys who had been, with the wrestlers not knowing who their opponent was going to be. Can’t remember if it was only the challengers who were surprised, but that would make sense.

So you could have Nakamura out there and then AJ Styles could be his opponent. Zayn could be out there and then Owens is his.

What I miss is guys having the chance to stand out. Now everybody does so much it doesn’t feel like there is the real opportunity to give someone a sleeper performance like that.

Their best gimmick for that is probably the gauntlet match. That always seems to get whoever they want over there pretty fast. The wrestler that beats Reigns should probably go through a bunch of people in a gauntlet first.

Fuck it, have Shelton beat Reigns at this point. Who cares? Shelton wins a gauntlet and Reigns is like “really?” and Heyman is like “don’t underestimate him” and “he’s got nothing to lose.” Cedric offers to help Shelton, but he wants to do this on his own. MVP wishes Shelton luck. Same with Lashley. The Hurt Business run off Solo Sikoa and then The Usos hit the ring and cost Reigns the title. Shelton wins the title and celebrates as The Gold Standard in professional wrestling.

You could also get R-Truth involved in there somewhere. A new Hurt Business of Shelton, Lashley, MVP, Cedric and Truth could be ace. Not even opposed to Omos being there, but I probably wouldn’t choose to include him. Something about him and Lashley both being in it doesn’t work for me.

MVP presents Shelton with a new WWE Title after he beats Reigns ala Lashley and the US Title.

Shelton beats Brock. And Cody. Gotta give him some good challengers. Seth then wants to unify against Shelton, but Reigns can have issues with Seth going for that spot and he costs Rollins. Shelton now has the WWE Title and he presents Lashley with the World Heavyweight Title.

Love that Reigns has a belt that says “Undisputed.” WWE already acknowledging that the World Heavyweight Championship is not a real World Title. It’s just fuel for the story as to how great Roman Reigns is.

This is like the old Noid breaking through. It’s like a real life Get Out.

There’s no Old Noid. It’s all just me, baby.

To be cynical about it, WWE probably wants more black Hall of Famers. They’re also probably worried that whoever beats Roman is probably going to be crushed by it. Giving it to Shelton is “shocking” enough that it doesn’t really matter if that’s going to be the greatest thing he ever does in wrestling. It also helps spread that out to the rest of The Hurt Business, specifically Lashley, Truth and MVP. And at least Cedric will matter.

Have always said that this was my favorite summer of WWE. Every show always had something going on...the Midcard was fantastic, everyone had something to do. Most people disagree but eh whatever

I like that everyone back then has a distinct personality. See less of that now.

Lol look at the lack of give when they hit the mat.

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Good god what a bump by the bossman

Big Bumpman