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2019/02/27 17:46:51
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
It´s a well established procedure in wrestling to pair a wrestler with a mouthpiece/manager, if his mic skills are lacking.
Brock Lesnar´s entertainment value has already been described by Jim Cornette:
"Watching paint dry is more exciting than watching him perform in the squared circle."
I can´t agree more with his assessment.
2019/04/04 19:08:53
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Winner Take All -- Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch:
Flair really shouldn't be in here, and they'd seriously f'd up Asuka's aura in getting a title on Flair for this match...
It HAS to be LYNCH here though - she's shot to the top, riding a Bryan-esque wave of popular support - and that's my pick.
She'll only be the Unified Champ for a short time though, eventually dropping the title of the Brand she isn't on after the Superstar Shakeup.
Universal Championship -- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins:
For many, many obvious reasons, it has to be Rollins here.
But Vince does love him some Lesnar, and apparently fear him some AEW.
I still think it is ROLLINS here though.
(Please!)
WWE Championship -- Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston:
I think that, despite popular opinion here, Bryan retains - though through nefarious cheating interfering means - so that Kofi's journey to the top can...be stretched out?
Maybe?
I would be shocked if he wins, but I think BRYAN retains.
Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre:
McIntyre - because he's more of Vince's boy now than Roman.
McINTYRE (yawn) wins.
AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton:
Has 'show stealing' potential (behind Rousey/Lynch/Flair and Bryan/Kingston) - IF Randy is motivated.
I don't think he is.
SYTLES wins.
Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred; Triple H's career on the line):
Triple H isn't done wrestling yet and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is back on with JG at the helm.
TRIPLE H wins.
Intercontinental Championship -- Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Finn Balor:
EVENTUALLY, Demon King Finn will lose a match on the main roster.
No f'n way it will be to Boring Bobby Lashley.
FINN BALOR wins.
United States Championship -- Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio:
Rey's injured and may not even be able to wrestle?
But even if he was - or if this is someone else - SAMOA JOE wins.
Women's Tag Team Championship -- Sasha Banks & Bayley (c) vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka vs. The IIconics:
I hope the IIconis win, but I think BANKS AND BAYLEY retain.
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon (Falls Count Anywhere):
Has to be the MIZ. He's hot, on a great babyface run, and Shane is due some time off.
Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin (Farewell Match):
It is Wrestling Tradition to lose your last match.
But will Kurt really lose his last match to Corbin?
I don't think so.
ANGLE wins.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- The Usos (c) vs. Ricochet & Aleister Black vs. The Bar vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura:
I want Ricochet + Black to win....BUT...the Usos just resigned so...
Ah, screw it!
I'm going with RICOCHET AND BLACK!
Cruiserweight Championship -- Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese (Kickoff Show):
Er, MURPHY.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Show):
APOLLO CREWS.
Women's Battle Royal (Kickoff Show):
MANDY ROSE.
Should be a good show!
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2019/04/06 16:25:20
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
He’s incredibly over, and not just because Push. He’s a fantastic performer, and New Day is feeling a little tired, so a rest might do the stable good?
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Do the fans start up chants about Vince's shady business practices and negligence of the Athlete's health and longevity?
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2019/04/06 21:10:41
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
I think many fans were already aware of a lot of the health issues that wrestlers have, along with the dying young thing.
In an OSW review (can't remember which show but I think it was a wrestlemania) they pointed out that a huge number of the people who appeared on the show were now dead. To accentuate how bad that was they then compared it to the number of american football (itself an incredibly damaging sport) players who played at the superbowl that year that were dead. All of the NFL players were still alive.
What this could do is expose this aspect of the business to a wider audience, which hopefully will have enough impact to lead to improvements for the wrestlers.
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2019/04/07 18:08:09
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
A Town Called Malus wrote: I think many fans were already aware of a lot of the health issues that wrestlers have, along with the dying young thing.
In an OSW review (can't remember which show but I think it was a wrestlemania) they pointed out that a huge number of the people who appeared on the show were now dead. To accentuate how bad that was they then compared it to the number of american football (itself an incredibly damaging sport) players who played at the superbowl that year that were dead. All of the NFL players were still alive.
What this could do is expose this aspect of the business to a wider audience, which hopefully will have enough impact to lead to improvements for the wrestlers.
According to Bret "Hitman" Hart the business works like this: "They chew you up and spit you out."
A way to minimize the damage to a certain degree during a wrestler´s career is to wrestle intelligently. How do you do this? It´s actually a pretty easy concept. First, don´t do stupid stuff. This means no high-flying maneuvers and dangerous pile drivers. Second, choose a finishing move which is not detrimental to your own health. Hulk Hogan himself admitted that his choice to use a Leg Drop as a finisher was not the best idea as he was forced to use it on a regular basis which hurt his body in not a small way. He further elaborated that for example a Sleeper Hold would have been a much smarter choice.
2019/04/07 23:10:25
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Not being treated as an 'independent contractor' would be a good start, rapidly followed by good health care and significant time off to rest and recuperate.
Extended time off can *easily* be explained via storylines - and beyond that, even a champion not being around for a week or two would be A-OK...
2019/04/08 12:38:00
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Man, that Angle vs Corbin match was just sad. To see Kurt, one of the best the business has ever seen, going out like that is just depressing. He was so immobile and slow compared to his heyday and his opponent didn't have the in ring charisma to make up for that.
And the crowd seemed a bit dead for the main event. That, combined with the dodgy finish of the match, took the match down a bit. While it's great that the women have had a main event at wrestlemania, it kinda highlights how that isn't necessarily a good thing any more as the show is so damn long that by the time it comes around the crowd is exhausted. This applies doubly so when you have multiple other babyface triumphs (Seth, Styles, Kofi etc.) which lessens the impact of another one.
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2019/04/08 19:26:03
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Man, they need to drop Tamina again. But an ace win for the Iiconics. And not just because I totally fancy them!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Absolutely amazing scrap between Bryan and Kingston. Ever move sold, ever kick out plausible. Match unmarried by cheaty nonsense on the sidelines.
Cracking pay off to Kingston’s push!
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So I watched my first wrestling event since the early 2000s yesterday evening, I'd been listening to the podcast 'Wrestle Me' for the last year so finally got inspired to watch some.
It was AEW Double or Nothing and I really loved it! I was especially impressed with the lower card as there were no duff matches.
The 3 women tag match where they were all Japanese I was pretty skeptical about when they were coming in and it seemed to start a bit slow, but they put on a great show once they got into it and you could hear the crowd start to show their support too!
I see that it's going to be on ITV 4 on Sunday evenings which is great, hopefully it is on catchup too.
Does anyone know whether I need to watch the other pay per views before Sunday to know what's going on? I could maybe fit in All Out but all three others would be a push!
2019/09/30 19:20:53
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
It must come out early in America then, I can't watch it until Sunday so you can tell me if it is good or not!
AEW feels new and exciting which is what inspired me to watch. I was quite shocked when Dustin bladed against Cody though, I'm not sure if Kenny Omega did in the main event or just had a nosebleed.
It is a shame to read that Smiling Kylie Rae dropped out of AEW after Double or Nothing as she seemed decent in her first match.
I hear a lot of complaints about WWE and Vince so I don't really want to go back to that well, but the 24/7 championship does sound like a cool concept!
2019/10/01 12:00:05
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Kroem wrote: It must come out early in America then, I can't watch it until Sunday so you can tell me if it is good or not!
There's no way I can wait 4 days until Sunday morning so I'll be finding it somewhere to watch on Thursday.
As for your previous question, Fyterfest was okay as an event, I wasn't too taken by Fight for the Fallen but I would definitely try to catch All Out before the weekly programming starts up.
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2019/10/01 12:08:45
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Much as I like my WWE (I am a simple man of simple tastes), competition is never a bad thing. And WWE has left a lot of slack for a competitor to try to take up.
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I hear a lot of complaints about WWE and Vince so I don't really want to go back to that well, but the 24/7 championship does sound like a cool concept!
I'd check out NXT UK. Vince isn't involved so it's free from his meddling and it has some phenomenal wrestlers on its roster and puts on some incredible matches (Pete Dunne vs Walter at NXT TakeOver: New York 2019, Grizzled Young Veterans vs Moustache Mountain at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Tyler Bate vs Walter at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff). It's on the WWE Network and you can probably also find it hosted elsewhere in a less than legal fashion.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
2019/10/01 15:07:49
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
Well according to the TV show 'The Wrestlers' on Sky, the days of the big promotions being the only way to make it in wrestling are coming to an end.
The examples they gave were Sami Callihan and Shane 'Swerve' Strickland who both made a name for themselves mainly through social media and touring the independent circuit which would have been much harder in decades gone by.
2019/10/02 13:02:06
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
It's been that way for a few years now - what with all of the options that currently exist for wrestlers.
Sure, WWE was the 'big fish' for quite some time, but if you put the work in, you could definitely make a name - and a living - for yourself on the independent circuit for a while now.
And now more so then ever.
2019/10/02 13:37:34
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
I think it would be fair to say that WWE is the goal for a lot of wrestlers though, even if Vince then gives them a stupid gimmick or makes them bark like a dog...
2019/10/02 13:53:51
Subject: The DakkaDakka Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread
