pjfootballer Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Well you've got Jinder Mahal elevating the World title over there on Smackdown. I'd also like to point out that "Universal Champion" sounds stupid and that belt looks like ****. Wrestling sucks. I thought MMA might be something worth getting into but they are leaning more WWE every month. They could announce Rhonda Rousey vs Lavar Ball as the main event of UFC 211 and it wouldn't shock anyone. Eh, I don't take it that seriously one way or the other. It's just something to watch. Kind of like a soap opera for athletes. I get a kick out of it, but I don't fret over it. It's just "entertainment" to me, hence the "E" in WWE. You can watch it and pretty much know who will win about 5 minutes into the match. But something about Brock Lesnar irritates me. I think he's a gump. He doesn't really bring anything worth watching to me. From his "advocate" thing to his "Jimmy Johns" F5 walking billboard shirt, he seems out of place with all the other actors...er' wrestlers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, pjfootballer said: Eh, I don't take it that seriously one way or the other. It's just something to watch. Kind of like a soap opera for athletes. I get a kick out of it, but I don't fret over it. It's just "entertainment" to me, hence the "E" in WWE. You can watch it and pretty much know who will win about 5 minutes into the match. But something about Brock Lesnar irritates me. I think he's a gump. He doesn't really bring anything worth watching to me. From his "advocate" thing to his "Jimmy Johns" F5 walking billboard shirt, he seems out of place with all the other actors...er' wrestlers. The problem with Lesnar is he's a special attraction instead of being a wrestler. Having someone else speak for you during promos and only having 5 minute matches spammed with suplexes gets old. It's disappointing because the guy used to be a good wrestler. Edited July 12, 2017 by spjunkies 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Who thought this was a good idea? Edited July 24, 2017 by DM72 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Yeah, it was a just a bad visual. WWE has more than enough money to buy better cameras that are able to show the action in the ring. They should have had some remote HD cameras attached to each corner of the cage. No wonder it's been so long since the had a Punjabi Prison match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 5 hours ago, DM72 said: Who thought this was a good idea? On paper it looked like a great idea I'm sure. It fit Jinder's character & seemed a great way to blow off the feud with Orton. Watching it though, dear lord did the structure get in way. Reports from some that were there said it was so hard to see anyone actually in the structure people started leaving early. Might have been a good match to have had experimented with drone cameras & maybe some mounted Go Pros. Before the show even started, I had been texting with a friend & had said watch them bring out Khali for this match only to follow it up with how the hell do hide his big ass so it doesn't hit the dirt sheets.Evidently they found a way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I'm so pissed I skipped out on RAW haha looks great out there at Verizon Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 That was a hellacious bump that security guy took from Strowman. That was a "is he ok?" moment. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm weeks behind on Raw and Smackdown. Just watched the Battleground PPV last night. I liked the Punjabi Prison match, liked how it ended, but man, I'd have been ticked off watching that live in person (as mentioned above). The highlight of the night for me was my 9 year old daughter's reaction to Randy Orton losing the match. She got ticked off because Jinder cheated, listening to her complain while watching it had me laughing the entire end of the match. Then she heal turned on me and started preaching at me about always pulling for the bad guys in everything (wrestling, movies, etc.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: I'm weeks behind on Raw and Smackdown. Hulu runs both shows the next day. Smackdown is the full show while RAW is edited down to about 90 minutes on the commercial free plan. It seems like they'll edit out a CW match & a backstage segment or two. I just started watching NJPW's G1 Climax tournament. I figured it'd have JR & Josh Barnett on commentary, pleasantly surprised that instead it's Cyrus with Kevin Kelly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ric Flair is reportedly in a medical induced coma. He was admitted to the hospital on the weekend with heart problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, DM72 said: Ric Flair is reportedly in a medical induced coma. He was admitted to the hospital on the weekend with heart problems. I hope the Nature Boy pulls through. Haven't read it was a medical induced coma though, only that he was in ICU. I never met him, but my dad and a few of his friends did years ago (like 30 years) while playing golf at Pinehurst. Either Flair or another wrestler owned a house on the course and one of my dad's friends hit a ball into their yard. A big party/cookout was going on and when he went to retrieve the ball saw Flair and a lot of other wrestlers drinking, eating, partying. They invited them to the party, so they went in. My dad said he was one of the nicest guys he ever met and went out of his way to get them beers/drinks/etc. They drank a couple of beers with them and his friends got autographs then they left and continued to play golf. What's cool, especially if you live in NC (and in the Charlotte area back in the day), is peoples stories of meeting Flair and him always being nothing but cool and generous (picking up bar tabs, buying people drinks, etc.). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dont Taze Me Bro said: I hope the Nature Boy pulls through. Haven't read it was a medical induced coma though, only that he was in ICU. I never met him, but my dad and a few of his friends did years ago (like 30 years) while playing golf at Pinehurst. Either Flair or another wrestler owned a house on the course and one of my dad's friends hit a ball into their yard. A big party/cookout was going on and when he went to retrieve the ball saw Flair and a lot of other wrestlers drinking, eating, partying. They invited them to the party, so they went in. My dad said he was one of the nicest guys he ever met and went out of his way to get them beers/drinks/etc. They drank a couple of beers with them and his friends got autographs then they left and continued to play golf. What's cool, especially if you live in NC (and in the Charlotte area back in the day), is peoples stories of meeting Flair and him always being nothing but cool and generous (picking up bar tabs, buying people drinks, etc.). His Ric Flair persona was not a gimmick. He lived that life. Nice to hear that he is a cool dude. I've always heard that the "bad" guys were cool and the "good" guys were the pricks in real life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) I hope he pulls through, but there is a lesson here: Drinking 17 Kamizkazes a day for 50 years is not a good idea. I've heard good and bad Flair in person stories. I think it largely depends on how many money marks he has backing him at any given moment. And maybe what he is drinking that night. When Conrad Thompson is around, Flair is apparently the nicest guy on the planet. Flair alone is not such a pretty picture these days. If nothing else, I hope he pulls through long enough to see the ESPN documentary. Edited August 14, 2017 by Lombardi's_kid_brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) Ric Flair is a genetic hero along the lines of Michael Irvin. Dude was in a plane crash that killed the pilot, crippled Johnny Valentine, ended the careers of half the wrestlers on board, and broke Flair's back in three places. They told him he would never wrestle again but he was taking power slams from Wahoo McDaniel like three weeks later (slight exaggeration). Dude smoked, drank all the time, partied til all hours of the night, I hear he was THE GUY for cocaine in NC for a good stretch as well. Didn't stop him from wrestling 60 minute matches 5 nights a week for 20 years. Cat was being suplexed into thumbtacks off the top of ladders when he was pushing 60. No coma can stop Ric Flair. I suspect this is some sort of ploy... probably to get Sting to come visit and then have Arn and Tully jump him, work him over a little and then hold down him while Flair pops out of bed and delivers straight jabs and hooks to the face, all the while strutting around the hospital room in his gown yelling "WOOOOOOO!!!!". He always hated Sting. Edited August 14, 2017 by Sacks 'n' Stuff 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) You forgot....with his ass crack slightly showing. No one took whips into the turnbuckle like Flair. Edited August 14, 2017 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: No coma can stop Ric Flair. I suspect this is some sort of ploy... probably to get Sting to come visit and then have Arn and Tully pop out and jump him, work him over a little and then hold down him while Flair pops out of bed and delivers straight jabs and hooks to the face, all the while strutting around the hospital room in his gown yelling "WOOOOOOO!!!!". My god, that would be tremendous....... Flair's genetics really should be studied at some point. Because I'm pretty sure he has never had hip or knee or neck problems in retirement. And that seems insane considering his entire act was just taking enormous bumps for 60 minutes a night. I mean, how many press slams did that dude take in his life? And he never took the bump correctly, landing on his hips instead of on a flat back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) NM already hit on. Edited August 14, 2017 by spjunkies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: No one took whips into the turnbuckle like Flair. Except Ray Stevens. I'll show myself out..... (Getting deep into wrestling history made Flair's act seem all the more incredible/ridiculous/whatever. Basically he stole one piece from every top star when he came up: 1. The nickname and look from Buddy Rogers 2. I'm pretty sure the hair is a holdover from his time carrying Dusty's bags. Pre-plane crash Flair is a hybrid of Dusty and Superstar Graham. 3. The figure four from Jack Brisco 4. The turnbuckle flip from Ray Stevens 5. The flat face bump from Johnny Valentine 6. The strut from Jackie Fargo. 7. The chop from Terry Funk (he claims, but I don't get how you work with Wahoo 1,000 times and not get into a chopping contest) 8. The knee drop and top rope slam from Harley Race 9. The whoo from Mick Jagger 10. I'm pretty sure he stole that delayed suplex from Harley too, but I can't remember right now. (Harley Race was amazing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 2 hours ago, DM72 said: I've always heard that the "bad" guys were cool and the "good" guys were the pricks in real life. I've heard that too, but I think the reasoning makes sense to some degree. If Dusty Rhodes was everybody's best friend in a bar, Dusty Rhodes is going to have a line of 100 people wanting to talk to him a bar. The heels could afford to be nice, because only the most hardcore of fans were going to approach them. And those people probably had money, drugs, or vaginas. The one guy that everyone universally agrees was awful in every fan interaction was Jim Ross. I listen to a classic wrestling podcast, and this guy who was a photographer/small town promoter in Florida met Gordon Solie at a bar, and had the greatest interaction I've ever heard. Gordon was cautious. The guy said, "I'm not a mark. I promoted some shows." Gordon says, "If you promoted, you're the biggest mark of all." They laughed and then Gordon delivered the clincher, "Do you like Dave Brubeck?" So, this random guy and Gordon Solie discuss jazz while drinking at a bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 JR must be the biggest ass in the world, I've seen way too .any bad stories about that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: No coma can stop Ric Flair. I suspect this is some sort of ploy... probably to get Sting to come visit and then have Arn and Tully jump him, work him over a little and then hold down him while Flair pops out of bed and delivers straight jabs and hooks to the face, all the while strutting around the hospital room in his gown yelling "WOOOOOOO!!!!". He always hated Sting. I popped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Sting would most assuredly fall for it. Sting getting stabbed in the back was a WCW staple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, justice98 said: Sting would most assuredly fall for it. Sting getting stabbed in the back was a WCW staple. The last truly great Flair angle was his falling out with Arn where he went to Sting for help, Sting explicitly said, "I know you are going to turn on me," and of course Flair turned on him. (There were some decent latter day WWF/WWE Flair angles, but this was the last time he could really back it up in the ring as well). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 It's been reported that Flair had Colon surgery. It wasn't his heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Rollins/Ambrose vs Sheamus/Cesaro was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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