04-26-2020, 07:49 AM | #55001 |
Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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Wonder how much that cost for the shout out...
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04-26-2020, 07:58 AM | #55002 |
Feeling Oof-y
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I hope there was a transaction involved. Otherwise the President is posting about wrestling in the middle of a worldwide crisis.
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04-26-2020, 08:01 AM | #55003 |
Feeling Oof-y
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I don’t think I’ll be telling anybody anything their didn’t already know but, the Network is not good.
I was thinking about the participants in the Cruiserweight and Mae Young Classics so used the search function to search for the shows. The 1st MY Classic is listed in there as Season 1, but not the 2nd season, although all of the matches are on there separately. Makes no sense. |
04-26-2020, 11:22 AM | #55004 |
Resident drug enabler
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There are times where I think “Maybe I’m on the wrong side of the battle” when I long for pro wrestling to be more like it used to be.
But then something comes along to remind me that Trump and McMahon are firmly together on the other side of this battle and I instantly think “No. I’m definitely right.” |
04-26-2020, 02:02 PM | #55005 | |
Tongue my Fartbox
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Buckle Bomb is whiplash waiting to happen at least and a spinal injury at worst, though considering Nia's past she can easily fuck up even simpler moves. Remember the shoulder breaker to Charlotte, she just dumped her on her head after the move. |
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04-26-2020, 02:09 PM | #55006 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Yeah I saw that the other day and winced. Not good.
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04-26-2020, 02:11 PM | #55007 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Question; is the search function on the forum faulty? I searched using a keyword and poster name but it’s giving me no results. When I search for posts by user it shows me results from 2013-2014.
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04-26-2020, 02:27 PM | #55008 |
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I remember watching it live. Nasty.
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04-26-2020, 03:39 PM | #55009 |
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Nia sucks. She has no natural ability, no natural charisma and she isn't safe in the ring.
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04-26-2020, 04:50 PM | #55010 |
World Class References
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04-26-2020, 06:54 PM | #55011 | |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Apparently Triple H's celebration segment on Smackdown originally was meant to be a lot shorter in length.
Would explain why it quickly unraveled and became an entertaining but very odd trainwreck to watch on tv. Quote:
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04-26-2020, 09:30 PM | #55012 | |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Apparently Jerry Lawler's reason for why he called one of Akira Tozawa's moves a "Ramen Noodle Moonsault" is just as dumb as when he mentioned it on RAW a couple weeks ago.
Basically Byron Saxton and Tom Phillps are to blame for not going along with his inappropriate gag and letting his dumb comment be exposed out in the open. Quote:
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LIMITLESS
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Plz move these posts to the appropriate thread. Thx. https://www.tpwwforums.com/showthrea...98#post5340698 |
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04-27-2020, 12:45 AM | #55014 |
Cranky Kong
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These posts were made before that thread, and you know it.
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04-27-2020, 12:45 AM | #55015 |
Cranky Kong
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That quote function is all yours, though.
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04-27-2020, 04:20 AM | #55016 |
Feeling Oof-y
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So it’s Lawler’s colleagues fault that they didn’t want to draw attention to his racist commentary by addressing it on air? Nice one.
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04-27-2020, 04:24 AM | #55017 |
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Heenan and Ventura wouldn't last an hour on commentary today #sadfacts
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04-27-2020, 05:04 AM | #55018 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Only they would because they’d be smart enough and talented enough to align to the standards on modern society and still remain hilarious. Lawler has largely been a one-trick pony on commentary which worked in the 90s but the company and society have moved on since then.
Tbf, back in the 80s there’s a strong chance that the actual move would have been called the Ramen Noodle Moonsault”. |
04-27-2020, 09:11 AM | #55019 |
President of Freedonia
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While I don't agree, there is a point to what Lawler's saying.
One of the go-to kneejerk responses when a joke like that gets made in wrestling is for people to say, "lol wot would u have done when jesse ventura and bobby heenan were around". But the point is that Heenan was always a clown, and always presented as being wrong. You knew that if Heenan said something, you were supposed to disagree with it, and someone like Vince or Gorilla Monsoon would call him out on it. But even if Lawler's trying to do that now, I couldn't tell you on a day-to-day basis if Jerry Lawler is supposed to be a clownish heel commentator or a beloved and respected babyface Hall of Famer. Without that consistency, that kind of joke can't land, even if you can handwave away the racism. |
04-27-2020, 09:46 AM | #55020 |
Cranky Kong
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Lawler used to say some really awful things on commentary back in the day, but as someone pointed out, EVERYTHING he said was awful, and it was in alignment with his heel character. Today's Lawler just comes off as senile.
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04-27-2020, 11:24 AM | #55021 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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PUPPIES!!!!!
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04-27-2020, 11:50 AM | #55022 |
Cranky Kong
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04-27-2020, 01:36 PM | #55023 |
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The promos he did on Goldust are even worst ! At least in wwe he was a heel, in Memphis he was a face with the same promos !!
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04-27-2020, 01:39 PM | #55024 |
Cranky Kong
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Ha, I guess it's all relative, huh?
I remember him flat out saying "fag", unless I'm imagining that. I don't think I am, though. |
04-27-2020, 02:01 PM | #55025 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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That Spike was really a cunt hair away from impaling rollins. First time i've even noticed the cage has spikes on it that secure into carriers on the ring. |
04-27-2020, 02:02 PM | #55026 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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04-27-2020, 02:05 PM | #55027 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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04-27-2020, 03:15 PM | #55028 | |
World Class References
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Jerry Lawler is a one trick pony but Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura were too talented to make the same mistakes now? They all had the same proclivity for saying outrageous things... Jesse Ventura and Bobby Heenan wouldn't last five minutes today and you know it. Personally I find Jerry Lawler to be the best of the bunch and I think wrestling heels should go for cheap heat as often as they can get a reaction with it. Bring it back. |
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04-27-2020, 03:17 PM | #55029 |
World Class References
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JR & King were the best of all time.
All time. |
04-27-2020, 03:38 PM | #55030 |
boop/bop/beep
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I prefer Gorilla and Bobby @Seanny
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04-27-2020, 03:46 PM | #55031 |
World Class References
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Gorilla and Bobby are second for me.
Ventura was okay, I don't really rate him though because his voice annoys me. |
04-27-2020, 04:24 PM | #55032 |
Feeling Oof-y
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JR & Heyman > JR & King
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04-27-2020, 06:19 PM | #55033 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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And then there was one. |
04-27-2020, 06:57 PM | #55034 |
is brat
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Did you just find that out now?
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04-27-2020, 06:58 PM | #55035 |
Trickster Demon
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omg
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04-27-2020, 07:14 PM | #55036 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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LMFAO
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04-27-2020, 07:20 PM | #55037 |
President of Freedonia
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And for only $74.99 you can have Vince directly shit into your mouth!
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04-27-2020, 07:51 PM | #55038 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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04-27-2020, 08:07 PM | #55039 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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04-27-2020, 09:03 PM | #55040 |
World Class References
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