TheDuke
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I liked Andrade's brawling. I'd like to see some more of his out of the ring brawling. Maybe against Moxley or against Proud and Powerful. The weird finish aside, I really enjoyed the main event.
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Whenever I hear "Bear Country" the first thing that I think of is the Berenstain Bears children's books. That's where the Berenstain Bears live. I can't be the only guy here for whom that doesn't come immediately to mind.
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Where does CM Punk and Eddie Kingston fit on your list? Both are great promos.
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I just saw them now, but both the Sheamus/Priest and Styles/Riddle matches were awesome. How often has Styles won matches with that Burning Hammer followed by Styles Clash combo? I didn't think he would be able to beat Riddle, but Riddle could not stand up to that combo.
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This match must have gone off the rails if wrestlers start missile dropkicking themselves! Did Ethan Page dropkick himself on that Impact cinematic match where he wrestled himself?
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I really liked hearing the crowd booing Cody so hard during his match. If he turns heel and is able to get the fans to boo him so loud during his matches it will make it fun for me to watch him. I love that kayfabe stuff of just having one guy the fans want to win and one guy the fans want to lose.
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I realized I want to see the heels win all these matches. Although they don't really treat Britt as a heel anymore other than the fact that she is wrestling a face.
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WWE TV 09/13 - 09/19 NXT 2.0 debut and Monday Night Football massacre
TheDuke replied to KawadaSmile's topic in WWE
I like how Dexter Lumis saying "I do" makes for a bigger main event than Ciampa winning the belt. -
I love the idea that Kawada's kicks caused Raven's tears. Like the real reason for Raven's character was because Kawada kicked him too hard. Also, this information about the magazines and the idol culture is amazing.
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[1996-09-22-WWF-Mind Games] Shawn Michaels vs Mankind
TheDuke replied to Loss's topic in September 1996
I think I remember from either Raw Magazine or WWF Magazine, the explanation for Mankind's knee was something like it was dislocated and he was setting it back in place. I dont have my magazines from this time period anymore or I would try to confirm. -
I think Corbin would be great in the role that Cutler and Nakazawa are in right now. It would be fun seeing him interact with Omega and Callis as their lowly toad.
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I am surprised Bruce Prichard is still there as I didn't think he would last this long. I can see after WWE's next big failure him being blamed and then fired. In fact maybe Triple H is biding his time, and setting up Bruce to be the scapegoat next time they need one, and taking back control.
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I really enjoyed the Allysin Kay vs Trish Adora match from this weekend's TV. It had a lot of mat wrestling, and it looked different from the women's wrestling I see on WWE. I'm curious now to watch the semifinals of this women's tournament.
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Jeff Hardy looks like he has become the Cotton Candy man with those colors.
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I just watched Smackdown now and Seth Rollins ripped off MJF's catchphrase. MJF says "I'm better than you and you know it," and Rollins told Edge "I'm better than you in every single way and you know it."
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Maybe one of Punk/Danielson would feud with Omega and the other would feud with Hangman.
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I really like Eddie Kingston on commentary on Elevation this week. He has interesting things to say and he makes it sound more like the matches are really happening. I also liked how he reacts when the entrance pyro goes off, still selling the story from the exploding ring match about PTSD or whatever from fireworks.
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WWE TV 07/26 - 08/01 The Olympic Games are a wonderful event
TheDuke replied to KawadaSmile's topic in WWE
Eventual Lee is not a very Hugh Morris name. I did actually like the Keith Lee match tonight though. I could feel the struggle to try to get the straight jacket on Lee. I would like it if there was a rematch. -
They showed this on the Canadian version of the network a couple weeks ago, because I guess they are showing 1982 Mid-Atlantic week by week in real time, so it was on the 29th anniversary. Anyway, I recorded it on my DVR and sat on it thinking it was just a random episode, then was blown away. I was surprised they just had a good match like this on free TV in 1982. I guess because of the foreign object finish, but it was an exciting match up to that point. The sleeper hold exchange section ironically woke me up and got me behind Jack. The finish was well done and would have left fans wanting to see Piper get his comeuppance.
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Danhausen on commentary for the PCO vs Sledge match on this weekend's TV was hilarious. I literally laughed out loud alone in my living room a couple times which I never do for wrestling comedy. I wonder if Danhausen might do better as a manager.
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I was watching the july 12 1993 episode of Raw and there was a match between Mr Hughes and Tony Devito being used as a jobber. Anyway when Tony Devito was announced, Vince on commentary claimed Tony was first cousins with Basil Devito. I couldnt find anything about this online so I assume it was a rib, because what fans in 1993 would know who Basil Devito was? Still I found it amusing.
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It's funny that they are dragging each other all over the ring when the chain looks so long. It looks like if they just knocked out the other guy in the middle area of the ring they could probably reach all 4 corners with a minimum of fuss. That is kind of what AEW did with their strap match. Although having to drag the guy around the ring is a nice visual. If they really wanted a chain match on this card, they could hame made this a regular match and let Sting win, and they could have made the Yellow Dog match a dog collar match.
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I was watching the 91 Great American Bash and saw the lumberjack match between Big Josh and Blackblood. I have never seen the WCW tv leading to this, but was Big Josh supposed to be a kayfabe literal lumberjack? When I saw Blackblood carrying that big medieval looking executioner axe to the ring I had to wonder WCW's thought process at this time. Did he always carry that axe? If so, was the thought process "lumberjacks carry axes, and Blackblood carries an axe; therefore we should put him in a lumberjack match against a guy who is a kayfabe lumberjack!"
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This match is great because it doesn't feel like a wrestling match. It doesn't even feel like a typical wrestling brawl. It feels like 2 men trying desperately to kill each other. I love how sparse the commentary is. I kind of think it would be better with no commentary at all, because the periods where all you hear is the crowd and the grunts and screams of the wrestlers is great. It gives a very unsettling feeling. This match is much more of a horror show then anything WWE is currently capable of doing. It just feels so real. I wonder if a lot of the early death match wrestlers were inspired by this as much as the Tupelo brawl because of the feeling of desperate violence. Like you can feel how exhausted and in pain the guys are by the end.