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  1. Childs
    But they're actually good friends, so there wouldn't be any subtext. In fact, Punk probably liked the idea of increasing Cabana's visibility by doing it in that setting. Don't you see the difference?
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    I didn't think you were being a dick or anything. I just see this dynamic all the time as someone who kind of bridges the worlds of the tech-adept and the Luddites. There are a lot of people who don't see their computer, TV and phone all as one thing. And many of them probably don't care to. Yet we race ahead in tech discussions as if everyone is on the same page. It's interesting.
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    this is something i see all the time and it continues to amaze me. For a lot of people it has to do with the layout of their house/furniture, but I think for some it is genuinely just a mental block. I'm amazed that tech-savvy people are always so amazed at the tech apathy of most of the world.
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    Arum, who has survived as a top promoter for 40 years, is a two-bit car salesman? But Dana White is what? An enduring paragon of virtue? Boxing is a mess, no doubt, and this has been a messy year for it. But let's not forget the biggest fight that could be made--Pac-Mayweather-- would do twice the buys of any MMA fight out there. And Floyd is a far bigger star than a St. Pierre or Silva. Meanwhile, UFC's 2014 was pretty much a disaster. People are always a little too quick to declare boxing dead just as MMA fans are a little too quick to forget there are a lot of people like Vince, who still think it's a faddish blood sport. I'm not saying that's right, but it is reality.
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    I loved the overall theme of the new generation going after Kobashi with no respect and him having the heart but not the ammunition to fight them off. That kept my interest piqued the whole way, even if some of the individual match-ups didn't excite me. I also thought Taniguchi, whom I haven't seen much, gave a good performance as the lowest ranked guy getting beat like a dog. I'll definitely list this, probably in the bottom half.
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    The NFL doesn't assume you're an idiot if you're a fan. They assume everyone is a fan and will be until the end of time.
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    Not sure about that. It was still ADHD wrestling, to the hilt. I did not enjoy most of the early comic section. Not saying it was poorly done, but 12-man synchronized spots just aren't my bag. And with so many guys involved, the individual personalities and match-ups could shine through only so much. Once they started actually going for falls, the action was pretty impressive. They nailed what they were going for, and it worked for their audience. But what they were going for isn't for me, really.
  8. Childs
    Yeah, me too. Is he watching his buddy Gallows in New Japan, for example? Does he talk shop with his wife?
  9. Childs
    He didn't say he had a problem with the part-time guys wanting to wrestle. He said he had a problem with the WWE continually booking them stronger than full-time guys.
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    Actually, my only complaint about the whole thing was that Cabana didn't do a little more to keep him focused. I like Cabana a lot and agree that no one else could have scored the interview at this point. So more power to him. I just thought the whole thing could've had even more punch if he'd interjected with a few guiding questions. I listened to Maron's older interview with Punk after listening to Cabana, and he did an excellent job of that. Different kind of interview with a different audience, obviously, but I'm fascinated with interviewing as a skill, so ... OK, I'll stop rambling.
  11. Childs
    Yes, he's extremely disciplined when he needs to be and never seems to lose sight of the corporate big picture. I think the mistake people make is conflating that skill set with his ability as a straight wrestling booker. As a booker, he's often flying by the seat of his pants, which makes him no different than most of the successful bookers throughout wrestling history. How much booking does he actually do or has he ever done? And how much is he more the final word? The impression one gets is that he is naturally inclined to micromanage. Every time a wrestler talks about the creative, as Punk just did, the impression is Vince remains the dominant voice.
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    Yes, he's extremely disciplined when he needs to be and never seems to lose sight of the corporate big picture. I think the mistake people make is conflating that skill set with his ability as a straight wrestling booker. As a booker, he's often flying by the seat of his pants, which makes him no different than most of the successful bookers throughout wrestling history.
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    Osamu Nishimura

    Childs replied to Grimmas's topic in Nominees

    I have also remembered my affection for Nishimura in the course of going through so much 2000s footage. His style was especially refreshing at a time when so much of Japanese wrestling was so overdone. I wish some of the guys around him had taken more note of the reactions he got just by selling and carefully building to key moments. The Takayama match was great. I know some found it overly exhibitiony, but I didn't see that. Takayama started with the hubris of trying to outwork Nishimura at his own game. When that didn't work, he turned to his tried-and-true bombs, only to find Nishimura had more ammunition than he thought in the striking game as well. I know we think of Nishimura as primarily a ground worker, but his European uppercuts always looked tremendous. So by the time Takayama finally landed the telling blows, it felt like he'd been through a true ordeal. Nishimura's 2004 battle with Kanemoto was another of my favorite G1 matches from the decade. I'm planning to watch some 2008-2011 All Japan to see how Minoru Suzuki looked, and I'm also eager to see if Nishimura was still going strong on those shows. From Jetlag's Suwama review, sounds like he was.
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    Jumbo Tsuruta

    Childs replied to Grimmas's topic in Nominees

    You know, I haven't watched it or the tag league matches from '77-'79 in years, so they've run together a bit in my mind. I plan to take a spin through those matches when I'm deciding on a final placement for Jumbo. But I was always a fan of the series, even if there are dry patches in a few of the matches. When I looked at my AJPW rankings yesterday, I was struck by how many Jumbo matches filled the upper ranks and by the wide range of opponents in those matches. Put another way, I think I've been taking Jumbo for granted.
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    Jumbo Tsuruta

    Childs replied to Grimmas's topic in Nominees

    It's actually a really clipped up version of a match that went 65 minutes. There's some very good stuff in there, as you'd expect from those two, but it's not as satisfying as the '77 matches.
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    This is exactly how I wanted to feel about the main event. But in actuality, they failed to make me care about most of the moments within the match. I enjoyed the Rusev elimination and Luke Harper, but otherwise, it kind of drifted along. Cena, the focus of the build-up, was irrelevant. They pissed away Henry and Ryback. Rollins looked off with a lot of his offense. And I didn't see it as a star-making performance for Ziggler. I saw it as Ziggler doing his normal routine (which admittedly, I dislike more than many) and then having to sell a pedigree for five minutes so he could be bailed out by an old man. In the end, it was a star-making performance for fucking Sting. Now, obviously, I'm out of step, because a lot of people loved it. But if that's a promotion clicking, it isn't the promotion for me right now.
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    Not sure about that. I loved most of the Funks tags you rated highly from the '70s, and I had Terry's retirement tag in my top 25 for DVDVR voting. I think you liked the Funks' '86 run better than any of us. And piggybacking what Doc Ack said, I'd recommend comparing and contrasting Hansen vs. Inoki, Baba and then Colon. Three different aces, and he didn't work any of them the same way.
  18. Childs
    I'm puzzled by the love for the main event. None of the early eliminations felt meaningful. There was no interesting drama around Cena. Ziggler does nothing for me and did nothing for me tonight with his absurd movements. Rollins mostly looked shitty. They were both forced to lie there for five minutes while the spotlight shifted to a near-geriatric. I need to stop watching this promotion. It turns me into a curmudgeon and I hate that.
  19. Childs
    This might have been their best singles match from All Japan (I also loved their GHC title match from '04). I liked the way Taue survived what could have been a Kobashi finishing run about 15 minutes in and they almost went into a whole new match, with Taue the dominant entity and Kobashi fighting to survive. The apron battles were as good as you'd want from a big Taue match, and the actual finish was great, with Kobashi barely outstriking his tired challenger. This goes below Kobashi's matches with Kawada and Akiyama, but '98 was actually a damn good year for Triple Crown matches.
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    I found this really disappointing relative to how much Loss and Chad enjoyed it. Aside from the novelty of Ogawa going tit for tat with Akiyama in a singles match, I didn't see anything overly exciting or creative about it. The six man to set it up carried more intensity. It wasn't bad or anything, but it didn't hold a candle to Ogawa's best matches from NOAH, which are some of my favorites from that promotion. Maybe a top 250 AJPW match for the decade? Maybe.
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    I guess I'm a pretty big Toyota hater, but this was great, and she was great in it. I don't know that I've ever seen her come out more intense, which set the perfect tone for a styles-clash battle with Kandori. They kept things tight at about 18 minutes, with a really creative finishing run instead of a numbing series of kickouts. Joshi MOTY for sure and probably top 20 on the year overall.
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    Current WWE

    Childs replied to Smack2k's topic in WWE

    Yeah, I guess he's just not a guy I'm nostalgic for at all.
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    Current WWE

    Childs replied to Smack2k's topic in WWE

    I find the excitement over Sting extremely strange and have felt that way throughout the endless saga over whether he'd sign. He was never worth a shit as talker, and he can't really wrestle at 55. What's the hook?
  24. Childs
    Agree with everything said about the match. But the video of Takayama's post-match interview on the commercial tape was disturbing. Not sure if it actually captured the early stages of his stroke but appeared so.
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    Vader

    Childs replied to Grimmas's topic in Nominees

    There actually seem to be a lot of Vader detractors among former wrestlers.
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