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Ok, so at 46, Sumie Sakai hasn't aged a bit and still rules in the ring as a true to the master Jaguar Yokota student. EDIT (the following is me fooling myself) But then, her opponent is named Hana Kimura so I just realize that she's infact Bison's daughter. The fact Bison Kimura's daughter became a pro-wrestler and is a bitchy heel to boot just made my pro-wrestling fan day. With the make-up, she really looks like her mother at times.

This whole exchange has to be put in the Rape Culture thread.

I passed over the NJ anniversary show because the card didn't do anything for me. However, I just saw that the ROH anniversary show had Sumie Sakai, the 46 years old great self. I haven't watched a Sakai match in over 15 years most probably. I'm so watching this, at the very least.

Come on people. JR never said anything about taking roids to get a job in the WWF in Beyond the Mat. He DID NOT SAY IT. It's all *individual choices* from "independant contractors". wink wink nudge nudge I still want Cena to do a heel turn based on Lance Armstrong. With all the synthol he probably injected in his arms over the years, it's not exactly a stretch. Bitchy Nikki elbowing naysayers left and right at his side would be so much more fun than the dreafull stuff we get on top now.

Yes, it was pretty funny actually. I can understand the sentiment too. The Juicer…. Only WCW. Not to mention he had rape charges on his ass (don't correct me on the legal details). Damn, when you think about it, the splash from the top rope is the seediest move ever. It's either a tribute to Snuka or to Art Barr. Ugh...

"Never getting popped" is never a reasonnable argument for drug use in sports. Just sayin'. Also, Neville was largely considered as a good worker and he was used at his own small level on the C-show. Meanwhile, Jinder was a complete tool who only got his main event push because of his brand new, fresh and natural body (and the fact he was the masterplan to conquer the India market, yeah, that turned out well), who got speared to the main event status of the company and effectively killed the title matches (and interest in the brand) for the months he was in the spot. So yeah, different treatment indeed, because they weren't the same kind of workers and weren't recieving the same kind of a push, and whereas one's body was pretty much irrelevant, the other one was at least half the reason why he got his spot (again, with wonderful and exciting results).

I don't believe so. FWIW, Meltz seems absolutely sincere and considering what style he has always put over, it absolutely makes sense. From Tiger Mask to the AAA luchadors & Sabu to ROH to current NJ. Yep. Totally makes sense.

What a fucking shitty thing to do. Some people really would need to get a fucking life (I know it's a cliché, but still). Well, it sucks. Nothing lasts forever, but if this is the reason... Fuck these people.

Pro-wrestling at its very best, including the pre-match very short angle with Karen at ringside, thrown away by Kurt (and she throws a few "Don't fucking touch me !" at the security goons which made the thing real). This is what TNA could have been about. Hell, this is what US pro-wrestling could have been about, as opposed to those dreadfull WWE overproduced self-conscious epics. The more I watch Angle in TNA, the more he comes off like a great worker to me. Years of unfair stereotyped criticisms have made him a very underrated guy. Joe was still a great worker in TNA, has been since he arrived in 2005. This is just terrific. The only negative is a bunch of stupid assholes chanting "we want wrestling" and "boring" at points during matwork sequences, but the crowd is mostly molten and restless. Some terrific stuff here, including the best Jim Brunzell ear slap ever, a magnificent heel move by Angle of using the ref shirt to get closer to the ropes and just all around wonderful way to mix MMA-shootsyle stuff with classic US pro-wrestling. The stip of Joe retiring from wrestling if he didn't win kinda gave the result away, but still at some point you believe he's done. That's masterful. MOTYC. Hell, probably MOTY.

Political hit.

How the fuck did he fit in that 4L ?!! (that's the car you see a 1:25) I look forward to this. Also, Grenoble "in the French Alps" is quite a cool little city.

That's one other thing about him, he's godawful at selling because he oversells everything like a clown. His facials make Edge look like Misawa.

First symptons of senility at almost 60 isn't great news by any stretch of the imagination.

"And if you're one of those people who think Will Ospreay isn't any good you probably should avoid watching this match (ie Ospreay vs Okada) because it's gonna short-circuit your brain because it's freaking great." Yeah. Sure. I will avoid it though, but for other reasons.

Forget it. The limo driver got in. Koko got in. I guess Damian DeMento and Duke Droese are a stretch.

Ok. I was wondering because on paper, it really looks like a very weak show with Taichi, Makabe and worse of all, Ospreay in big singles matches.

Ivory is in this year's class I already forgot

No woman goes in this year ? That would be odd.

Especially for Paige. Don't let this guy get close to her again, really... And well, yes. The only time this guy looked like a star was thanks to the Lucha Underground smoke and mirrors (and honestly, his feud with Texano wasn't exactly memorable either).

You mean the Anniversary show ? (no spoil yet please)

And considering how hard he's been pushed, it wouldn't be "good enough" in any other era pre-monopoly.

So, apparently, Coachman was one of the harassing types in ESPN.

How ironic that he's still the biggest star of the company. We'll see how the Ronda superpush goes over the next year he I think they'll look to get her to that position They'll have to keep her "special" to accomplish this, and I have zero faith in them doing so. But that's probably the plan. If they close the show with her, which they probaly won't do, that's a clear sign. Meanwhile, no one gives a fuck about Lesnar vs Roman as the main event. Meanwhile, your most over guy in the company that you managed to protect a whole lot, Braun, has nothing planned for Mania. They better end the show with Cena vs Taker, honestly. Although Taker won't be able to do the "I'm retiring" bit that he did last year and that was so perfect this time around.

I have zero interest in listening to Bischoff blabbing, so hopefully not.

How ironic that he's still the biggest star of the company.