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Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, dancing & rapping to Jump Around. Phenomenal. Highlight of Memphis this year.
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The Jim Cornette Experience
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Favourite & Least-favourite pro-wrestling arena
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Favourite & Least-favourite pro-wrestling arena
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John, did you write up some of the shows you saw over there in greater detail? Haven't seen too much on those from from this side of the ocean and would imagine it'd be interesting, or at worst just make me jealous. -
Until there's someone else with a similarly sized checkbook and a desire to use it, none of this really matters.
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Yeah, its been on a rocket for the last 5-6 months and up something over 150% in the last year. At least I didn't miss out on the entire run. Question is how long this love lasts if the network doesn't put up boffo numbers to start. I think the "free" trial week will be key to that as it'll force people to actively cancel their accounts, but still allow the company to deliver a healthy number of subs. Pull that off and they can likely ride quite a bit of momentum for another quarter or 2. If not, we'll see how convincingly they can sell the growth story without early support.
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The Jim Cornette Experience
WingedEagle replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
No doubt about it. The guy is laid back, fun and as GH noted, can offer up interesting insights on TNA and Mexico while also keeping up with WWE for the most part. He's also great about not hogging the mic. -
You only get one return from an absence.
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Most Successful Gimmick Based on an Actual Job
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Whatever the reality is, it looks like they're doing a pretty good job spinning the TV bidding and potential upside of the network. Stock was up 7.5% today.
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The Jim Cornette Experience
WingedEagle replied to flyonthewall2983's topic in Publications and Podcasts
Corny's tough for me to tolerate on his own, but you pair him with Alice and its beyond unbearable. I think Konnan, Court & MSL have a good thing going on the weekly show and also enjoy the Bauer & Pollack pod a ton. Just breezes by and always interesting and entertaining. She on the other hand brings nothing to the table. -
That you can't imagine other people seeing and enjoying things differently than yourself isn't something sad about me, but sad about you. Unless you are a cyborg or something, I call BS on feeling emotion while not suspending disbelief. What's your point? I buy into the story of a movie or a wrestling match without believing its real. I can get fully invested in things varying from The Devil Wears Prada to The Wire to True Detective to Hokuto vs. Kandori to Cena vs. Cesaro without for a split second believing any of it is real. Its not only BS, but some high on a kite, elitist BS to tell me I can't enjoy it unless I convince myself that fiction is in fact non-fiction.
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The heels dominate the first fall working over Eddy pretty well before triple pinning Santo. Casas doing yeoman's work as a heel there, adding in little touches like blocking the ref from seeing Santo tag Konnan and then taunting him after the fact. Konnan was over like a boss here. Just an absolute star to these fans. Loved Santo's plancha in the third. Caras low blows Konnan for a DQ in the 3rd fall to further their feud. I remember heading how heated this was at the time but it hasn't felt that way going back through the matches yet. Just not as hateful and urgent as you'd want about of a blood feud. **3/4
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Will the necessary PS3 updates be available for download before Monday or will I have to do that in the background while watching Raw that night?
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Man Rey is so skinny here. Fun stuff from the heels getting in each other's faces early when things don't go their way. Business in the first fall really picks up with the dive train, especially an awesome one by Psicosis. The faces seem to win the first fall by countout but as noted by others its not entirely clear. The rudos dominate the 2nd fall in typical fashion, then the 3rd fall hits and that's a bit more disjointed. Yet another great dive train with everyone missing their spots but remaining well protected throughout. I couldn't explain to you how the 3rd fall was decided, but between the flying in the opening and closing falls and the heel dominance in the second, I was not disappointed. But I am still waiting for the AAA triot match from this era to absolutely blow me away. Hasn't happened yet. ***1/4
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[1993-02-06-WCW-Saturday Night] Sting vs Barry Windham
WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in February 1993
How good was this match before we joined in? Race gives Windham a strap but Sting gets a hold of it and pins Windham. Sting actually hangs Windham over the ropes afterwards before Vader saves and the ref reverses the decision. Hell of a simple and effective angle. All hail Windham!- 8 replies
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[1993-02-06-WCW-Saturday Night] Rock & Roll Express vs Heavenly Bodies
WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in February 1993
Cornette & all three Bodies are out to interrupt Jim Ross. Cornette calls out Watts and pretty soon the RNR come out, Watts says they can settle it now in the ring and they start wrestling in their awful sweatpants, which has a really minor league feel to it. Fortunately, the match we get is a pretty damn good version of Bodies vs. RNR, held back only by the time it was given. Its more exciting than the one from SMW TV earlier in the week and has a hot studio crowd before a DQ finish with Eaton's interference. Would love more of this from them.- 14 replies
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[1993-02-06-USWA-TV] Interview: Brian Christopher & Doink the Clown
WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in February 1993
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[1993-02-06-USWA-TV] Interview: Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett
WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in February 1993
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[1993-02-06-USWA-TV] Jerry Lawler, Downtown Bruno and Howard Finkel
WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in February 1993
Lawler says Doink's from WWF and Memphis wrestling is better than WWF/WCW. He brings out Downtown Bruno who's had issues with Howard Finkel, and we get Clips of Fink with Whippleman & Kamala in WWF and then laying Fink out. Fink then delivers an *awesome* heel promo -- making fun of the South, Mid South Coliseum. Now this was just great. Would've been fun to see him get a run on the mic like this in the WWF, even a brief one to see how effective he'd be.- 14 replies
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https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon/status/436229319107805184 Batista isn't going heel before a movie, and if I were Marvel, I'd have a big problem with it as well. But man is this going to make for an awkward Mania.
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It absolutely is. No clue why that bothers me when a few guys setting up and holding position to catch someone on a dive isn't nearly as troubling. Not like it ruins a match or anything, just a spot I'll see, wonder why the hell its happening and then get back to business. If I was getting that caught up in something so insignificant we'd have a bigger problem to address.