Johnny Sorrow Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I liked the Jack LaLanne obit, as I loved watching Jack on TV when I was a kid. But this Dave-ism had me laughing my ass off. I know what Dave means here, but this is pretty funny. "He was one of he most muscular men in the country during the 30s and 40s, and was never out of shape until the day he died." So, did Jack shrivel up like a dead vampire when he passed? Did he suddenly fall out of shape..then he died? Um... that seems like a fairly common and well-understood phrase. Ah, struck me funny anyway. Still, it's a really great obit on a TV Icon that barely got a mention on most of the TV news I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm amused at Dave saying: Sure glad I'm not stuck in 1992 with them then. If I was, I'd probably be bitter all the time. when someone likened a poster complaining about too much MMA on a radio show to "pure DVDVRing up the place". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Oh I dunno at least in 92 we have good wrestling and no shitty mma forced down our throats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I feel like I'm stuck in 1993 right now. That and 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 My favorite part about that line is that it is coming from a guy who has far more contempt for the modern product, at least in it's most visible form, then the average "DVDVR type." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 He wasnt talking about DVDR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 My favorite part about that line is that it is coming from a guy who has far more contempt for the modern product, at least in it's most visible form, then the average "DVDVR type." I think he makes mostly accurate points about why nearly every wrestling promotion in the world is seeing business decline right now. But he still gets excited about stuff. He's almost superhuman to still get excited about certain things after all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 He wasnt talking about DVDR. I thought it was implied given that Dave's post seemed to be in response to "He's been at it all day, pure DVDVRing up the place crying about MMA" as his post immediately followed that post and Dave talked about them not him. Guess I was mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooley Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 He wasnt talking about DVDR. I thought it was implied given that Dave's post seemed to be in response to "He's been at it all day, pure DVDVRing up the place crying about MMA" as his post immediately followed that post and Dave talked about them not him. Guess I was mistaken. What does/would that even mean anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 From the latest Classic Observer: "Lawler did a hilarious King's Court that will never air where Johnny Polo pretended to be Stu Hart and Harvey Whippleman pretended to be Helen Hart. Polo then faked having a heart attack and died but Harvey revived him with mouth-to-mouth. " This was when Lawler got indicted and pulled from all WWF programming. TELL ME someone somehow has this. It sounds fucking hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 WWE gets under Dave's skin: --Can you believe one of the WWE "Did you knows" last week listed that more people went to WWE live events than the combination of the Super Bowl, NBA Playoffs and a few other events? Yes, the 312 event per year WWE schedule outdrew the combined attendance of a few major sporting events. Did you know? that the average attendance for a WWE live event in 2010 was less than that of the WNBA or Major League Soccer. Among pro sports properties in the U.S., on a per event basis, WWE trailed NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, WNBA, UFL and the Pacific Coast League minor league baseball and is slightly ahead of Major League Lacrosse and the AHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Dear God, not the WNBA argument again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 The whole "Did You Know" deal seems to bother Dave so much you almost wonder if they keep doing it just to troll him. I think he's the only person who pays any attention to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 The snarkiness level on last night's WOR regarding RAW was out of this world. Dave Lagana loved the show and he is usually very snarky regarding it so this was something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I love Terry Funk but sometimes I'm not sure he knows what he's saying. BA: Where is wrestling going in 5 years? TF: Well, if ROH can keep going... (a few minutes pass) TF: Some guys are doing too many big spots. edit: He references Brody as a "Bolshevik"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Terry is the best wrestler of all time. He is also old and clearly "slipping" to a degree. The "too many big spots," "ROH style is what we need" contradiction is common among old timers. See Cornette, Jim for the most obvious example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Plenty of old-school guys get blown away by the latest and greatest spotfest while complaining about overkill. I just thought the *proximity* of the two was unique here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 The future of the business is the company that's paying my bills at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 The future of the business is the company that's paying my bills at the moment. Eh, they aren't really. But I'm sure a certain amount of it was him being polite after they used him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I love Terry Funk but sometimes I'm not sure he knows what he's saying. "Masato Tanaka is better than the AJ big 4." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 The "too many big spots," "ROH style is what we need" contradiction is common among old timers. See Cornette, Jim for the most obvious example. Well there's a little contradiction there, but Cornette enjoys workers who work, he's a huge Flair fan, and Flair was all about big spots to pop the crowds. And Cornette loves the old-school, wrestling-wrestling atmosphere of ROH's product I guess. But yeah, there's a contradiction. At least it's better than "UFC is what wrestling used to be". I've heard both Cornette and Terry say that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 From THE LAST OBSERVER EVER: The April 85 one where he announced that he was done and talked about Mania: "Northwest Champ Karl Steiner wrestled throughout Europe and East Canada as Bob "UFC" Dellaserra." So what did the UFC stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Flair was all about big spots to pop the crowds.I guess if 'Flair gets caught on the top rope and slammed' is a big spot, but by the mid-80s when you had powerbombs and tiger suplexes and moonsaults Flair was not a 'big spot' guy.At least it's better than "UFC is what wrestling used to be". I've heard both Cornette and Terry say that before.Terry pretty much said it again in that interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I guess if 'Flair gets caught on the top rope and slammed' is a big spot, but by the mid-80s when you had powerbombs and tiger suplexes and moonsaults Flair was not a 'big spot' guy. How about "Signature Spots" instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah but that has nothing whatsoever to do with big move desensitization, ie. "what's next a 1080 moonsault off the ceiling while you're lit on fire?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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