Yes?

What's this about Rhea and a strap on?

:roll: :lol:

Lock Jaw’s gonna have another dream tonight.

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Watching a bunch of 1995 Superstars

Mantaur wasn't bad. Just a bad gimmick.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hang on a moment, there is a Young Bucks costume on Walmart's website, and the model looks quite similar to Dave Meltzer. <a href="https://t.co/fd5UJLFuk1">https://t.co/fd5UJLFuk1</a> <a href="https://t.co/XH1XdNW2gz">pic.twitter.com/XH1XdNW2gz</a></p>&mdash; Allan (@allan_cheapshot) <a href="https://twitter.com/allan_cheapshot/status/1670072473239408640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hahaha

so ESPN put that CM Punk under WWE. Mind you, they don't have a regular professional wrestling section.

Why would WWE allow that? Food for thought.

Fucking dying right now

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s a weird squash match.<br><br>Junkyard Dog wrestles Rocky Gibbs. Quickly, JYD realizes that Gibbs is completely incapable of wrestling a match. So, the Dog awkwardly ends things.<br><br>It’s so awkward. Enjoy! <a href="https://t.co/aH5Ld1ZekB">pic.twitter.com/aH5Ld1ZekB</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts - Unofficial Tribute Account (@WCWCuts) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCWCuts/status/1670772745825599488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Rick Rude's pee pee dance is the best

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The only thing better than Rick Rude’s atomic drop sell is referee Randy Anderson asking him if he wants to give up because of it. <a href="https://t.co/Z1ODw4UfcW">pic.twitter.com/Z1ODw4UfcW</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts - Unofficial Tribute Account (@WCWCuts) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCWCuts/status/1670583359326633985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He’s a megastar <a href="https://t.co/d7xr5Ee9es">https://t.co/d7xr5Ee9es</a></p>&mdash; Dean Puckering (@MrDeanP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrDeanP/status/1671227191785291782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Sorry...but this is middling at best. I guess the fans like it? But good god the fans are deprived of stellar promo work.

The hyperbole of the tweets aside, I thought it was a really good little “nothing” promo. Always been a fan.

I dunno he kinda sucks lol

It's not the subject matter of the promos he cuts that people like, it's the confidence and swagger in which he cuts them.

Did I say it was the subject matter, Helmsphere? I don't like his delivery and his confidence/swagger is stilted as fuck.

But thanks for clarifying.

I think Eli Knight is the best thing since sliced bread. YEAAAAAAAH!

Is 2000s Rock the one where he was face for awhile and was really kinda boring/generic but charismatic at the same time? Cause that comparison seems spot on with that clip... seems like LA was pretty much doing a Rock impression with his delivery/speech pattern.

I've only seen little of LA Knight. He seems good but doesn't seem like he won't be a main eventer. He's pretty much Mr. Kennedy of the 2020. He checks alot of boxes and it may be fun to think okay he will be a star.

Oh, he’s 100% just doing a Rock impression. But he owns it and doesn’t come off awkward or cringe. So it works for me.

Lies Jillian Hall was the best thing since sliced bread.

She even had a slice of bread permanently attached to her face at one point of time.

And two whole loafs of bread for a chest.

LA Knight won me over for a bit with his NWA work and some of what I’ve seen in WWE. But that was back to the guy trying to cosplay as Rock. WWE crowds seem “vanilla.” I guess that is considered a good reaction? It only impressed me when they did the singalong at the end. They’re singalong crowds.

Logan Paul is excellent in that clip though. He’s “in” every moment. Biggest star in the match.

I only watch WWE for Gunther.

This is what WWE wanted with the homogenizing of everything. Easier to "program the masses" and get them to do what you want when you take away most of the unique stuff.


I still miss the unique sets of PPV's :(

You’d brainwash more people if you had a larger audience. People are still captivated by wrestling when it was good. Just make it good.

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Watching Curt Hennig wrestle is just soothing.

I miss Curtis Axel.

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Before I stopped watching, the last big pop that I remember a crowd delivering was when AJ Styles debuted at the Royal Rumble. For one, it was a pretty big surprise, but on top of that, it was different. You had this one motherfucker who'd never been in a WWE in any major capacity getting a better reaction than anybody else on the roster at the time, certainly bigger than the Golden Boy they were trying to push. It was a sign of the times and of the power of the soul sucking machine that is WWE "creative".

The crowd cheers him so I guess it works for what it is, but I'd argue that it's highly cringy and he comes across as the Wish version of Rock. Clearly he's got some talent but maybe he should use it to not be a knockoff.

Don't get me wrong, I get some gimmicks are stolen, but it's usually done in a way where the guy makes it his own. That promo was not that.

His cadence definitely reminds me of the rock's but I don't really mind as the content of the promo is entertaining enough.

He is speaking voice sounds like The Rock, he can’t get away from that. Doesn’t mean he needs to lean in it though either.

And WWE production did such a good job capturing it :lol:

Same as Edge's 2020 Royal Rumble return, Maggle!

Had no idea this happened

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wrestling is crazy, man. <br><br>Regal gets legit knocked out on a body slam. Storm, seemingly understanding Regal is out, improvises by breaking up the pin and him and Kane work over to the corner so he can tag out. Pros.<br><br>And even crazier, Regal finished the match! A real man's man. <a href="https://t.co/RCormrUu0Y">pic.twitter.com/RCormrUu0Y</a></p>&mdash; Kyle from The Apron Bump (@ApronBump) <a href="https://twitter.com/ApronBump/status/1672303772066799617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Whoa! That looked scary.

This clip remains every bit as awkward as it was when it happened. Other than Triple H, nobody was told if they were getting drafted because they wanted authentic reactions. And that includes the announcers.

So here is JR essentially getting demoted on live TV and being unable to hide being incredibly pissed about it. And really, who can blame him?

This also means that Michael Cole has been the lead voice of WWE for 15 years now.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDayInWWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDayInWWE</a> 15 years ago on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a>:<br><br>Jim Ross is drafted to SmackDown - and Michael Cole to Raw<a href="https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JRsBBQ</a> said on his blog he wasn't aware of the switch before it happened:<br><br>&quot;I am not happy about this surprise development. I also contemplated calling it a career Monday night&quot; <a href="https://t.co/q73I4TWqGc">pic.twitter.com/q73I4TWqGc</a></p>&mdash; On This Day in WWE (@OTD_in_WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/OTD_in_WWE/status/1672235226179698691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That was pretty harsh. I remember J.R. and King were getting very dull by then. Poor Cole thought he was getting fired for a few seconds.

He contemplated calling it a career.

SURE ya did JR lol

ffs the dude basically does the people's elbow (keep in mind I don't watch, so I wouldn't have known this.)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just remember WWE did not want to push LA Knight because of his age <a href="https://t.co/z52gcI7DcU">pic.twitter.com/z52gcI7DcU</a></p>&mdash; Wrestling Pics &amp; Clips (@WrestleClips) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleClips/status/1672403235175292928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Given the state of promos and personalities these days, k-mart rock is more entertaining than most of whats out there.

It's nice to see him so enthusiastic out there...I'll say that. I'd seen some of his stuff in NWA and it was alright--but he seemed to not love what he was doing.

Yeah I saw that elbow drop and :roll:

And again, I'll reiterate I have no issue with stealing a gimmick. That's a time-honoured tradition in entertainment in general. But if you're going to steal something, make it better.

Some guy has been uploading all the WCW Thunders in chronological order the past few weeks. Doing the Lords work. He's also uploaded every 1986 and most of 1987 episodes of Prime Time Wrestling. So great.

I still find myself humming/singing this theme all the time

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Missed opportunities with THE RYBACK. They should hire him back and start the new boom period of rassling

Whomever signs Ryback wins the wrestling war

I’m surprised he hasn’t shown up in Impact.

Dale is right about LA Knight.

THE BIG GUY only entertains offers with THE BIG GUYS

Realistically, I think he’s running out of options.

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The laughter in this is infectious.

I’m willing to admit that this is a huge part of why I like the guy.

Thought he was excellent in NWA. His confident delivery lent itself well to that old school “over-the-top, but still grounded in reality” setting.

Jim Cornette is quick as a whip. He’s right about almost everything wrestling related. It’s funny how nuts he drives Dave Meltzer and The Elite.

Over the past few years I've veered more onto the "progressive" side of things and some things Cornette says drive me nuts. Just like, "duuuuuuuude, no...."

But I still love him and honestly think his heart is in the right place. Plus, yeah, he's right about a lot of shit. Some of his personal creative decisions were...interesting. But he grasps the meat and potatoes of good wrestling and I love listening to him talk history.

I’m also trying to be on the progressive side of things. I get what you mean. Totally fair assessment of him. A lot of what is said about him are total lies, projections, etc. But there is the occasional “dude, no” like you said.

I agree he sounds like he means well.

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You’d think given his health, watching Hell in a Cell would be kind of triggering for Foley.

He would be excellent as an advisor to take things people want to do creatively and make them work and make sense.

Meltzer reporting Vince is interested in a potential Roman/Brock match for WM40

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bro the Tiger Driver 91..<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForbiddenDoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForbiddenDoor</a> <a href="https://t.co/eGyQAcdDxo">pic.twitter.com/eGyQAcdDxo</a></p>&mdash; Peps #MaikaStyle�� (@P__Wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/P__Wrestling/status/1673163614977441792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This had to be fun...

You talking shit about Cornette!?

This is his go to move to get people groaning about WWE.

Kick out at 1!

Shit like that Tiger Driver makes me feel a bit gross. I don’t like Kenny Omega, but I don’t want the idiot to be paralyzed. It actually takes me out of matches rather than make me invest in them. I’ll respect workers who do more with less too.

Rip Rogers has clips from a shoot interview up. Funny motherfucker.

He's a stupid dinosaur

Lol. No.

Maybe the worst spelled response of my life

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow. <br><br>Thank you for sharing your story, <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEVonWagner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEVonWagner</a>. ��<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTGoldRush?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTGoldRush</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ly1W6Ouz98">pic.twitter.com/Ly1W6Ouz98</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1671327155647651842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't know why but the setup/delivery of that was leading me to think that it was going to be some sort of fictional ailment by a pair of heels trying to drum up phony sympathy

You know youre a bad actor when you can tell your own life story and make it sound fake as fuck

That is like daytime television level bad.

Can't wait for Wagner to defeat Logan Paul and Roman Reigns to unify the uWu and World titles.

How is it so bad?? It seems impossible. It’s like they filmed it and then said “Too sad. Can you tell the story again but this time, try to channel Tommy Wiseau. And other guy, try reacting like the co-worker you hate is telling you he got fired and you have to feign sympathy.”

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It feels like there was someone off camera with a gun to a puppies head forcing them to read cue cards

Got to say, while I haven’t been following WWE that closely, the Seth/Finn feud seems way more interesting than I would have originally thought. Love the connective tissue to their Universal Title stuff and it being used to prep Seth’s asshole laughing gimmick for UK backlash.

Legit want Finn to take the belt. The nailed on outcome is Seth retains and continues with the fighting champ gimmick but I think Balor taking the title and cementing his place in Judgment Day and their place on the card is the better outcome. If you want the “fracture lines in the group” (I don’t personally as it’s too close of The Bloodline stuff) you can have Priest win MITB. I’d potentially have him cash in immediately on the guy that eventually beats Finn for the belt which could even be Seth.

The bare minimum has piqued your interest? Gosh, you're deplorable.

Hey, AEW fans would call that “long term booking”.

Finn winning the belt is cool. I’m not keen on Priest winning MITB though.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dump Matsumoto, one of the most viscerally despised villains in the history of pro wrestling, terrorized AJW in the 80’s with a level of chaos &amp; carnage virtually unmatched in the following 40 years. ☠️�� <a href="https://t.co/M1qzucGk9N">pic.twitter.com/M1qzucGk9N</a></p>&mdash; Vintage Puroresu プロレス (@vintagepuro) <a href="https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1675286493567303680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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When puro, and joshis, was a distinct form

The anguish in the children's faces.

Fuck me. The scissors make me legitimately squeamish. This is why I can’t get into STARDOM. They don’t make women’s wrestling like this anymore.

I need to get back into my watch at least one AJW match before bed lol.

Heyo!

The problem is that STARDOM is primarily marketed to creepy older men who want to hug them at meet and greets. AJW's success was in large part due to being marketed to younger girls.

The wrestling was also better. AJW does give off more…sincere vibes. Presented more like a sport and less like a pervert’s fantasy.

Overall, yes. Stardom does still consistently deliver genuinely great singles matches, though.

It also helps Noid rub one out every night before he goes to sleep.

I’ll take your word for it. :y: