goc Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Why is Jose Lothario called the 'Supersock"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlekitten Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 A couple of years back there was a spreadsheet list going about of the best puro matches of the 00s with vid links and shit. Where can I find it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Why is Jose Lothario called the 'Supersock"? "Sock" as in a sock to the jaw, I believe. One of Lothario's finishes was a Ronnie Garvin-style KO punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 That's what I thought, just wanted to be sure there wasn't some sock gimmick I was unaware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 That's why I wanted to mentioned them, the figures seem absolutely enormous. Sullivan claims Hogan was on almost 10 times the next nearest guy (who was Savage). He reckons that Hogan was able to negotiate this deal after a PPV carrier went to him independently (i.e. just to Hogan) and offered by 2 million for 6 shows. Hogan went to Turner and was able to get the deal by playing one against the other. The figures seem outrageous though, and I wanted to know if there were any conflicting reports. There was a story I remember from 95 where they put Hogan vs Kamala on the Sunday Main Event, which was shown live before a PPV, because they didn't want to pay him the $300k. That was a Clash of the Champions, not a PPV. And Hogan appeared on the Clash in the segment where he entered the Dungeon of Doom, got attacked by the Giant and saved by Vader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 I think Hogan also made a large tactical error by playing up his own suicide attempts, and how Tatyana Ali "saved" him. I think he was aiming for a sympathetic story that got a lot of attention, but then when people saw how relevant he still was they would all want the Hulkster back. It did get attention, but I think instead people saw him as a sad old man who was winding down his days. I personally did not feel sympathetic, but remember thinking when that story broke "Oh man this is not the reaction he was hoping for". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 There was a question pages back about the Japanese chants when somebody got put into a sleeper. It was, oddly enough, "Go to sleep!" Seems like it started right about the time Misawa beat Jumbo with the stepover facelock. Great stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pol Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 That didn't seem right to me so I did some more research Apparently it's "Otose!", basically "drop him!"/"take him out!". I'm pretty sure I've heard it in 80s NJPW too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I was browsing google the other day to see what matches Jerry Lawler had during the WWF invasion and one of the results linked me to a 17 minute video between Perfect vs Lawler from 1993. The quality is excellent it doesnt look like a TV Taping show so must be a Home Video release. Any ideas what Home Video this match was on as I have the USWA Heat series and dont remember it being on any of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artDDP Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 For me the audio recording that leaked with his son trying to set up a reality show out of the car wreck is what soured me on the man, big time. Even watching classic Hulkster back, I can't get that call out of my head. When I saw this on TMZ I lost all respect for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Im thinking about doing a WCW rewatch project as ive nearly finished my WWE one and was wondering what the best year would be to start off on. Im sure there is some right NWA experts out there that would be able to give good advice. Might need advice of when the weekly tv aired so I can watch in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 1984 or 1985. 1985 is when they get the TBS slot. You get a solid lead up to the Horsemen and the Midnights and Rock N Roll show up in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 If you do 1984 watch the Georgia crew as well because the main players merge in March of 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 For me the audio recording that leaked with his son trying to set up a reality show out of the car wreck is what soured me on the man, big time. Even watching classic Hulkster back, I can't get that call out of my head. When I saw this on TMZ I lost all respect for him. This. Once I heard that, he went from harmless wrestler con artist to disgusting human being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSavage Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Whoa. I wasn't even aware of it until now. Not sure if I was just working too many hours at the time, or not clued into things when that went down, or WHAT. Christ. And now I've also gone & heard the 911 phone call from Dusty's wife on the night of his passing. Fuck TMZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Face Chicken Wing Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Has anybody tried Eric Bischoff's beer? Is it any good? http://www.buffalobillcodybeer.com/latest-news/2-interview-with-eric-bischoff-of-bischoff-family-brewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 For me the audio recording that leaked with his son trying to set up a reality show out of the car wreck is what soured me on the man, big time. Even watching classic Hulkster back, I can't get that call out of my head. When I saw this on TMZ I lost all respect for him. This. Once I heard that, he went from harmless wrestler con artist to disgusting human being. Somewhat strange that you guys had that (still have that?) reaction (albeit initially I understand), because that's when Hogan went on Larry King and buried TMZ for not putting out the full conversation (which did come out eventually), and kind of won back the court of public opinion on the whole deal. He simply told the truth and knew he would be backed up. Definitely learned from the Arsenio steroid appearance in that one, honestly really is the best policy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 If you do 1984 watch the Georgia crew as well because the main players merge in March of 1985. I know a little bit of info but not much. I know there is wikipedia that mentions the merger but I found it a little confusing. From what I could make out the groups all merged around March 85 which is when they called NWA or WCW at the time but before then Saturday Night was GCW and obviously I know Worldwide was Mid Atlantic but not sure on what NWA Pro was. But im guessing those 3 feds had different rosters except the champs wrestled for all of them. Ive seen Anderson in GCW and it made sense. Not sure if any other territories were in the same batch as only TV show I can think of is NWA Main Event & Power Hour never started till 89 I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 McMahon bought the World Championship Wrestling slot in April 1984. GCW was brought back with an early Saturday morning slot later in the summer. Both shows weren't doing well ratings wise. Mid-Atlantic had two shows before the merge. They had Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Wide Wrestling. The Mid-Atlantic show gets renamed to NWA Pro later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 For me the audio recording that leaked with his son trying to set up a reality show out of the car wreck is what soured me on the man, big time. Even watching classic Hulkster back, I can't get that call out of my head. When I saw this on TMZ I lost all respect for him. What is the story behind this? The Hogan Knows Best era of his life is a blur for me. I didn't even know his son was in a car wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Was Brian Knobbs under WCW contract from 1996 when the Nasty Boys ended until 1999 with the Hardcore stuff? If not, where was he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Was Brian Knobbs under WCW contract from 1996 when the Nasty Boys ended until 1999 with the Hardcore stuff? If not, where was he? 1999 was a new deal IIRC, specifically bringing him in as talent for the hardcore division. Guessing he just didn't wrestle very much in the couple years off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thinking about WCW in 1992 what broadcast order did they air in? I think 2 shows aired on the same day didnt they? Reason I ask is years ago I had a old WCW magazine from back then and I seem to recall it listed a bunch of stuff like when shows aired and the times they aired. But dont have the magazine anymore to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I've watched a ton of Power Pro from 1985 recently so I've got some questions: - why the heck was Hercules Hernandez announced as being from "Badstreet"? - How in the heck did they do the fireball on Hacksaw Duggan in May of 1985? Akbar sticks the flame RIGHT ON Duggan's face. Seems incredibly dangerous, yet intentional. - in an anti-WWF promo, Dick Murdoch says that with Adrian Adonis, he "never knew if my partner would show up" - is there a story behind that or is Murdoch just flapping his gums? - during one of the Joel Watts "Punishment of Pro Wrestling" videos, they show Tim Ashley taking an elbow drop from Nord the Barbarian (and getting crushed by Nord's leg) and say that Ashley quit wrestling as a result of the injury he sustained. Fact or crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkdoc Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 For me the audio recording that leaked with his son trying to set up a reality show out of the car wreck is what soured me on the man, big time. Even watching classic Hulkster back, I can't get that call out of my head. When I saw this on TMZ I lost all respect for him. What is the story behind this? The Hogan Knows Best era of his life is a blur for me. I didn't even know his son was in a car wreck. IIRC it was something like: hogan's son and his best friend were out street racing and got into a huge wreck. hogan came out of it OK but his friend was left more or less brain-dead IIRC? the hulkster proceeded to say what a negative person the kid's father was and how that brought that fate upon them (like The Secret sorta), or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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