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Misawa vs. Kawada vs. Kobashi vs. Taue - Comparing the Four Corners
Kronos replied to benjaminkicks's topic in The Microscope
Someone on DVDVR mentioned not "getting" Taue. I was watching some All Japan last night and thinking about that comment. With Kawada or Kobashi, you get what you expect - asskickers who enjoy inflicting pain on opponents. With Taue, you get this enormous Baby Huey looking dork. He's the biggest of the four, but you can't take him seriously as a threat. Moreover, he always seems like he doesn't want to be there. Not in a Takayama "get off my lawn" way - he just comes across like he doesn't want to be bothered. Okay, expectations set. Something will happen, such as Kawada getting in trouble. Taue will be all, "Dammit, I have to go save my partner. And I'm not even supposed to be here today!" He Baby Hueys his way across the ring -- and proceeds to chokeslam Kobashi straight to hell. Then he'll shrug his shoulders and lope on back to his corner. One of my favorite Taue spots is when he takes Akiyama up like he's gonna throw an atomic drop. Then he decides "fuck it" and instead tosses Akiyama across the ring. I appreciate those who don't care for his schtick. But I love it to bits. -
I've just been hit with a big project at work, and I better step aside from the game for now. Matt D, I think you have an extra person? They can take my spot. Rah and I have not exchanged matches yet.
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She's such a natural heel. She's bigger than almost all of them. She needs to be a bully. I recently watched her match with Bayley on RAW Feb 2017, and it was terrific. She used her size and power to really beat the crap out of Bayley (who to her own credit took and kept fighting back). What, she's gonna be intimidated by tiny-but-awesome heels like Sasha or Bliss (or even Asuka)? It just feels wrong, and I hate it because I like her very much.
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Sez you. I like Hansen crushing puny humans.
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[1988-10-26-AJPW] Stan Hansen & Dan Kroffat vs Rock & Roll Express
Kronos replied to JKWebb's topic in October 1988
Sez you. I like Hansen crushing puny humans. -
What Happened When with Tony Schiavone
Kronos replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
I don't watch them in order. I just pick a title that interests me, and then I let it play in the background while I work or fritter around the house. -
Yeah. I think distancing themselves from him was a good idea.
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Who is Mel Phillips, and what is the story there?
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What Happened When with Tony Schiavone
Kronos replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
The shittiest the PPV, the best the watch along, usually. Like it's been said, Havoc 95 has awesome stuff. Starrcade 97 was quite good too. It's true. Even Conrad and Tony will say things like, "I don't have a lot to say about match X - it was really good." It's more fun when they talk about the wrestlecrap. I thought Hog Wild 1996 was interesting, especially about Heenan being drunk and the generally terrible idea that the venue was. -
What Happened When with Tony Schiavone
Kronos replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
Oh, yeah, I have heard the Souled Out 1998 podcast. That stuff about Steiner and the t-shirts and diner and such went onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn and onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. -
What Happened When with Tony Schiavone
Kronos replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
If the 1998 Souled Out ppv is anything like the 1997 one, I wouldn't blame them for being bored out of their minds and talking about other crap the whole time. -
Matt D gave me: Midnight Rockers vs Buddy Rose & Doug Sommers (AWA All Star Wrestling 8/30/86) Fantastic stuff. I have said before that I really enjoy the Midnight Rockers against an experienced heel team who can keep them in check and control the pacing when needed. We have that here. Sometimes the kids overdo things a bit - witness Marty's turn at being a flailing punchdrunk, which is just this side of "silly". But the whole thing comes together beautifully. Full comments at: http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/31666-awa-world-tag-team-champions-buddy-rose-doug-somers-vs-midnight-rockers-awa-tv-83086/?p=5831891
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Secret Santo Submission The only thing I recall seeing from this famous matchup is the cage match, which happens a few months later I think - maybe I saw it on the Legacy of the AWA set that I had about 10 years ago. Shawn and Marty are 20 and 22? Wow. I am always happy to see Sherri - in this case, managing Rose/Summers, who get a lot of boos from the crowd. Terrific energy from this Showboat crowd before the match begins. Buddy plays it to the hilt, acting like the crowd are really pissing him off. Early on, Shawn throws a superkick out of nowhere. It's pretty great. Sommers slams Shawn's face into the ring post, knocking him to the floor and drawing the first blood of the match. This is getting vicious. Shawn's FIP segment goes on for quite awhile - I like the way he stumbles and flails about. His crawling across the ring to try and reach Marty is great, and the crowd is fired up. Marty's hot tag, when it finally comes after nearly 10 minutes, is true House of Fire stuff; the crowd are eating it up. Everyone is bleeding! In the end, Rose/Sommers get DQ'd and have to be chased from the ring by a locker room run-in. Greg Gagne gives a post-match interview about how he's never seen anything this like this in all his years in the business. Aside from a few small rolls early on, there's none of the WWF Rockers' famous MOOVEZ. This is just old fashioned Heels vs Faces carnage. I think Michaels may be throwing the best-looking punches of his career right here. Fantastic stuff. I have said before that I really enjoy the Midnight Rockers against an experienced heel team who can keep them in check and control the pacing when needed. We have that here. Sometimes the kids overdo things a bit - witness Marty's turn at being a flailing punchdrunk, which is just this side of "silly". But the whole thing comes together beautifully.
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Dawho5 is all Abdullah all the time in this game.