Grimmas

Thanks Dylan for pushing some of these nominees through. I've been a bit slow. I've updated the index with links. Keep them coming, there has to be some more nominees out there.

Wait, am I on the same side as Triple H in an argument? I don't know how to feel.

So excited. Just started listening and I can't wait to see what Dave did with our local talent.

How much older Tenryu have you seen?

So, I have tickets to the Global Wars shows in Toronto and they announced the card for night 1: That is one freaking awsome card! ACH-Nakamura should be insane. A love multi-mans like this main event. They even managed to put the guys I least want to see (Tanahashi-Elgin) against each other so I can go get a snack. Silas-Watanabe as a team? Sydal-Liger as a team? ALexander vs Okada, this is all awesome awesome shit!

Did they remove those ECW shows (Cyberslam, N2R '95, etc...)? I was looking last night and couldn't find them. Have they been moved to some weird section or were they taken down?

I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Something can be awesome for the time or just good or whatever, but do be a great piece of art you need to be great nobody when it is being consumed.

Best example of this to me is HBK/HHH at SummerSlam 02. I was a huge HBK fan and was so psyched for his comeback match after 4+ years out of the ring and all the aborted comebacks, and I was marking out and on the edge of my seat for the whole thing.......but holy shit that match doesn't hold up at all. It's pretty awful. I've rewatched it a few times and I'm like "how did I ever think this was good?" If you take it out of the moment and the time it sucks. HHH and Shawn had so many matches in that 02-03 period and there isn't a single one of them that I would ever want to see again. They range from ok to mediocre to downright boring I've always made the argument that if art doesn't hold up then it was never great to being with.

If we are going to talk the wrong guy going over, then you can't ignore Triple H. Other topics yes, but this one?

EXTREME MEASURES Sunday Week 1 of April 1983 Live from the Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX Shown across the country on closed circuit! Jim Ross is calling the play by play with Bill Mercer and Marc Lowrance helping out in the booth. First up is our dark match of Bruiser Brody vs Buddy Roberts. A very solid match to get the crowd going. I know it's a weird place for these two, but they couldn't fit on the card. Match #1: Barry Windham defends the WCCW Teleivision Title against the man he battled to a draw with on TV in Rip Rogers. The opener sees Windham defend his TV Title again. He will keep being built up until he is too big for the midcard title and is pushed up the card. Match #2: The Midnight Express w/ Jim Cornette vs Blackjack Mulligan and Dutch Mantell Unfortunately we had to put Dutch and Blackjack over, because they hated every finish that wasn't that. However a solid undercard match, nothing to complain about. Match #3: The Great Kabuki w/ Gary Hart vs Magnum TA Magnum beats Kabuki with a flash pin. Solid match and the last piece of the secondary feud that included Valentine and Wahoo. Hopefully Magnum, Martel, Steamboat, Tito or Windham can be a future ace of the company. Next up Greg Valentine promoted his match with Wahoo later on. Match #4: The Rock'n'Roll Express defend the NWA American Tag Titles against The Poffos w/ Sunshine. A step down from the rest of the show, but only slightly. I ran this match too many times, so my mistake. I didn't know that was a thing. Either way, the feud ends and the Express walk out on top. Backstage Piper, Larry, Skandor and Kamala cut a promo on Steamboat, Santana and Martel. Match #5: Ricky Steamboat, Tito Santana and Rick Martel vs Roddy Piper, Larry Zybszko & Kamala w/ Skandor Akbar. Best match of the night so far and a promising start to this feud. Skandor interfered to give Kamala the win. This should be an epic feud going forward, so many awesome pieces. Before the next match Wahoo is interviewed about the match with Valentine for the titles. Match #6: NWA American & Texas Heavyweight Chapion Greg Valentine w/ Gary Hart vs Wahoo McDaniel in an Indian Strap match. I over run this match too, so this was a HUGE disappointment. Damn. This could had been the best match in World Class history. Greg wins the feud and moves on to unifying the titles. By the way, he signed on full-time!!! Main Event time! In a Steel Cage Kerry & Kevin Von Erich battle Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy! So this is the best match in World Class history? Yeah! Although I over run this feud too, it didn't matter due to Hayes taking a killer bump! Awesome end to the show! How did the show do, though? A great show overall! Largest crowd too! A great way to start the ppv era! What are the dirt sheets writing? Praise for World Class! National expansion is on the way!

Another awesome show and great chemistry between the two. Keep them coming. I can't wait for your Demolition discussion, eventually!

A big one was Goldberg losing to Nash at Starrcade 98. Goldberg's reign had just begun and he was the most over act they maybe ever had. The Streak should had continued until the crowd lost steam, not right away just because Nash was booker. A bullshit decision that threw a lot of money away in the future. Why would you not ride behind Goldberg for as long as possible?

Wow. I disagree with The Dudleys in ECW, obviously. They weren't The Gangtas or Puiblic Enemy. Dudleys did result to that sometimes, but were able to work in a way that garnered heat unlike almost any other heel in ECW. Also, check out the 99 match with Balls & Spike from Chicago, just a great match. The Dudleys and Spike had such awesome chemistry and had a series of fun matches. I'm not the biggest fan of high spot matches, but some of those ladder matches stuff were pretty good. The Tables match with The Hardys from Royal Rumble 2000 was pretty awesome too. The rest I'd have to go back and watch to see. I remember their heel run in 2004 with Spike being awesome too. As for all tag teams from the north east being shit, check out the "Tag Teams are Back Again" podcast to see some good stuff.

Oops. Bad booking, MXE should had went over.

Week 1 of April 1983 (partial) I wanted to give an update and hype for the ppv, before I give away that, so here we are. First up is this week's Big Time Wrestling show: As you can see everything is there to hype up the pay-per-view. We have promos, tag matches etc... all leading up to this sunday. Outside of the matches and a wonderfull Piper's Pit with Larry Zbyszko as a guest (cementing their friendship), we had this angle: Martel as attacked by Zbysko and Piper, thus throwing him into the Strike Force vs Devestation Inc. feud! In one risky piece of business we have offered Valentine the written exclusive contract. We will hear back before the ppv, so is he staying or leaving? Will he keep both titles and go on to unify them or will he drop them to Wahoo on the way out? Tune into the ppv top find out. As for Extreme Measures, live from Reunion Arena. Jim Ross, Marc Lowrance and Bill Mercer will be calling the action which includes these match ups: The Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes & Gordy) vs Kerry & Kevin Von Erich (Cage) The final match of their feud in a bloody cage match? It's going to be awesome. Wahoo McDaniel vs Greg Valentine © for the NWA Texas & American Heavyweight Titles in a Strap Match They have had an aweosme feud leading up to this and Wahoo gets to use the Indian Strap here, will The Hammer pay or will he walk out retaining his titles? Roddy Piper, Larry Zbyszko & Kamala vs Ricky Steamboat, Tito Santana & Rick Martel This feud is just blooming and is the first trios match. Should be a fun time, especially with all three babyfaces wanting revenge. The Poffos challenge The Rock'n'Roll Express for the NWA American Tag Titles The final match in this feud to determine who is the best tag team in the WCCW. Magnum TA vs The Great Kabuki The secondary men involved in the Valentine-Wahoo feud get to duke it out on the undercard. Blackjack Mulligan & Dutch Mantell vs The Midnight Express An interesting tag match to fill out the undercard. Barry WIndham defends the WCCW Television Title against Rip Rogers After a time limit draw on TV, they settle it up here. There you have it, the first WCCW PPV!! A lot of feuds will end and we will enter a new era going forward as the national expansion really picks up.

A five star match is a five star match, even if it is surpassed. I am full on board with Parv here.

Those are the two other matches I've hinted at being 5 stars.

Parv made a good point during the discussion, what more can you want from a wrestling match?

These are easy: Referee counting down wrong guy in tag matches and mixing up who is the legal man. Backstage camera that the wrestlers don't know is there. Any breaking of the internal rules that the wrestling company has put into place. (i.e. normally there is count outs, but not in this match for some unknown reasons, but only in this situation as we will count later). Those are the biggies.

At the time I loved the Glacier vs Wrath and Mortis feud. Before that I was big into Glacier. When Ernest Miller came in is when I finally turned off them. Goldberg squashes might be my favourite wrestling matches to watch. I love cowboy gimmicks. I've always been a fan of Bradshaw, even when he was a 5th rate Stan Hansen. In high school, during badminton off season, there was a badminton night to play for fun and to not lose your skills too much. It was monday night in 97-98 ish time, so I skipped a lot of shows to see Bret Hart make fun of America.

You can say that again. I was throwing a bone by saying you could talk Fuji in the 70's and was hoping for a long talk on Fuji the manager, and then this happened. I was not prepared for the Titans in this case. Part two will come out on Fuji the manager, so look out for that.

Tyson Dux is the most talented wrestler that never got a big break.

My angles aren't going good, so yeah you guys are right. I will make my own, thanks!

SummerSlam looks like a fine show, Parv!

Well Demolition had better matches, so yeah of course.