Hi Scott,
Long time fan etc etc. I have a quick question regarding the Andre Memorial Battle Royal - seems like a lovely idea, and great that more talent gets on the card, but isn't this a bit cynically timed, ie happening RIGHT after the network has launched, and wrestlers are likely getting hosed on ppv bonuses compared to previous years?
It's almost like this "best for business" thing is a shoot comment that...you know the rest.
James
Yeah, but they're competing for a seven foot tall solid gold statue! That's bigger than any paltry WM payoff could be!
Man that is such an amateur way to be the other man.
ReplyDeleteThey don't want to use up all his dates before his contract expires.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, but the earliest release date for GotG is July 31, with most countries being sometime between August 1-14. I'm not sure why Marvel/Disney would need him in May or June or even early July for promotion, especially since he's not exactly the top-billed star.
ReplyDeleteI understand if WWE doesn't want to use up his dates on the European tour, but I just find it odd that he's not being advertised for anything after Extreme Rules yet.
Maybe the CM Punk fiasco taught them a lesson!
ReplyDeleteYep. They don't wanna get burned on that again like they just did.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for the network to be available in Canada is like waiting for Cena to turn heel. I want it so so bad, I have a vague feeling it won't ever happen, and a sinking feeling that when it does it'll be disappointing because it'll be half baked.
ReplyDelete1. That's a sad list. What happens if someone gets over and isn't on WWE's list? Oh yeah, we know what will happen.
ReplyDelete2. Good idea. I'm sure people would by stuff like that. Especially if they re-issue some Hogan/Warrior 80's/90's t-shirts in all of their glory. Austin's 3:16 t-shirt might be just old enough for wrestling hipsters to wear again
3. Batista seems high. But he just came back so I can see his merch selling. Otherwise that seems about right
Twenty-four years ago I found the "Wres. For Smarts" folder on Prodigy.
ReplyDeleteTwenty-two years ago I found rec.sports.pro-wrestling.
Eighteen years ago I created WithAuthority.com, a wrestling news-and-opinion site that kept up kayfabe because we thought it would be funnier that way, while still talking about real happenings. (Wasn't funnier.)
Fifteenish years ago I walked into Titan Tower and met Jim Bell and Shane McMahon to demonstrate a game we were calling "WWF With Authority!" An online wrestling TCG. Shane-o-Mac loved the part where he hit Stone Cold with a Flying Chair Shot to win the match. The deal got done.
Fourteen years ago our company was purchased by THQ. Eleven years ago they closed our division.
...and ten years ago I had a gimmick change. =)
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't surprise me, because does anyone else remember WWE.com being fairly smarky around this time? They had a section called "industry news" that was basically an expanded BoD Daily Update, with news/rumors from throughout the online wrestling world about TNA, Japan, ROH...it was fucking weird. I even remember rhem specifically reporting on their own rumored negotiations with Lesnar in 2005ish, and then reporting they were unable to reach a deal with him.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a WWWF card
ReplyDeleteWhy is Randy Orton still on that list?
ReplyDeleteAs a long time lurker and indiscriminate reader, I'm just happy that there shall never again be any more insufferable Caliber posts to wade through. That shit was terrible yet omnipresent way back.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what anyone says about the McMahon clan as a whole, anyone that ever mentions having met Shane always has nothing but cool experiences with him.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lou
ReplyDeleteI'd buy a bootleg on amazon or ebay that would probably be half the price and better looking.
ReplyDeleteDear heavens, I hope nothing happens to that trophy.
ReplyDeleteThe lack of Cesaro on that list is head scratching. The inclusion of Orton on that list is alarming.
ReplyDeleteI still need to get the retro Savage shirt, Austin 3:16 and a Hulk Rules shirt. All perfect gym material.
ReplyDeleteI assume it serves 2 purposes.
ReplyDelete1, it honors Andre, which WWE really does want to do
2, it gives the talent a WM payday, buying time and goodwill while WWE tries to figure out how to handle PPV paydays in future.
Why can't we get a Jesse Baker fantasy booking for THIS?
ReplyDeleteHHH.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was BAD, per se, as it was not as good as the previous years. The first two SurSers knocked it out of the park, and they kind of just were there for Year 3. Plus, did they even have enough tag teams/roster members to fill out matches with a tag match?
ReplyDelete1, wow, no Batista? I wonder if Dave regrets coming back now.
ReplyDelete2, Hulk still Rules! I can't believe he's even 6th on that merchandise sales list. That's insane.
1. Hulk Hogan/Mr. T vs Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff
ReplyDelete2. Terry Funk/Hoss Funk vs Tito Santana/Junkyard Dog
3. (IC Title) Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage
4. Ted Dibiase vs Don Muraco
5. Jake Roberts vs Andre the Giant
6. Brutus Beefcake vs Mr. Perfect
7. Genichiro Tenryu/Koji Kitao vs Demolition
8. Tatanka vs Rick Martel
9. Steiner Brothers vs Headshrinkers
10. Bret Hart vs Owen Hart
11. Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow
12. Ultimate Warrior vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
13. Headbangers vs New Blackjacks vs Godwins vs Furnas/LaFon
14. (Light Heavyweight Title) Taka Michinoku vs Aguila
15. (European Title) Shane McMahon vs X-Pac
16. (WWF Tag Team Title) Edge/Christian vs Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz
17. (WWF Title) The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
18. (Hardcore Title) Maven vs Goldust
19. (WWE Women's Title) Trish Stratus vs Victoria vs Jazz
20. Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar
21. Rey Misterio vs Eddie Guerrero
22. (World Tag Team Title) Big Show/Kane vs Carlito/Chris Masters
23. (US Title) Chris Benoit vs MVP
24. Beth Phoenix/Melina vs Maria/Ashley
25. Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
26. Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes vs Ted Dibiase (Jr.)
27. Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler
28. (World Heavyweight Title) Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan
29. Fandango vs Chris Jericho
30. John Cena vs Bray Wyatt
I'm not totally happy with that, but it's proof that it can be done.
Little pale kids.
ReplyDeleteFinishing up the old school Raw before switching over to finishing WM14. I may rewatch the intro to the tag team battle royal because - HOT DAMN - Sunny just makes that segment.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, I move into 1999 Mania season. Debating whether its worth it to watch the Rumble and St. Valentine's Day Massacre. I'm leaning towards no, but I've never seen either of them.
You have a point..its kind of crazy how the tag division dropped off in just a year or two.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone CAW'd the two of them in WWE 2k14 yet and had them fight it out? Youtube link?
ReplyDeleteJust let me know when I can buy my WWE-approved "Darn I Am Good" Ole Anderson t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see up and comer Cena finally getting the push he deserves.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I get hit with one big power outage for 14 hours only to come back and find all of this excitement over multiple post and a new blog design? I am legit upset.
Based on Dave's recent reporting, that list will change 11 times before the weekend.
ReplyDeleteJune of this year? YOUR TIME MACHINE WORKS!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you do have a meltdown since you cost me my lead over Farva YOU MOTHERFUCKING PRICKHOLE!!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the BoD!
ReplyDeleteThat list is obviously wrong. I just got my hands on the real list of top 5 stars after WM:
ReplyDelete5. Batista
4. John Cena
3. Aurora Levesque
2. Stephanie McMahon
1. Triple H
B+ Players:
3. Cesaro
2. Roman Reigns
1. Daniel Bryan
Apparently Scott attracts crazies like a magnet. Unfortunately, they're all dudes.
ReplyDeleteBoD mania > WM 30
ReplyDeleteHornswoggle. And Finlay.
ReplyDeleteI plan on stealing the show with the match of the night.
ReplyDeleteAt which point, I'll probably be de-pushed because I wasn't suppose to show up the main event.
Someone reported that Cesaro was announced for this battle royal on the German version of superstars, or raw, or whatever they get. I know this is going to come out as all whiny and smart marky...but I really hope he's not in this and we just get a good, straight forward, one-on-one blow off of the Real Americans.
ReplyDeleteCesaro is not on the top 5 post mania list? Balderdash!
ReplyDeleteWrestleline, about 2000. Found Scott's reviews while looking for rumors about wrestling so my coworkers and I could BS about wrestling at work - I was in college, and worked at the school bookstore, in a department that no one ever bought anything from (general books). Basically I sat at a desk all day with nothing to do unless the place was really busy, and then I would help out on the cash registers.
ReplyDeleteOnly watched wrestling regularly from about 1997 to 2003. So I've been reading Scott write about wrestling for far longer than I actually watched it myself. Guess I just dig his style.
They'll probably do the WM4 ending with Real Americans teaming up in win the thing right before Swagger eliminates him and Cesaro breaks the trophy.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't you be tending to your gf?
ReplyDeleteAnd where is Cesaro?
ReplyDeleteOrton should be like the 4th heel on the depth chart, behind Batista, Bray Wyatt and I guess Cesaro.
There's only one ECW title match, Chavo Guerrero vs Kane.
ReplyDeleteThere's only two Cruiserweight title matches, one of which features Chavo. So you have to go with the other, which is Matt Hardy vs Rey Mysterio. Which takes them out of any other matches.
Fortunately, the Diva's title has never been defended at Wrestlemania (yet).
Discovered Scott though his books in 2009, found the website a year and 3 months later, became a lurker for 3 years until last November, and then I've never looked back since.
ReplyDeleteFavorite feuds: Caliber vs Fuji and the world and Chan vis everybody.
Have you not heard the reactions he gets from live crowds?
ReplyDeleteThat's why.
Alternate reply:
ReplyDeleteJim Neidhart is buying Sheamus' merch?!
I feel like Sheamus' ceiling is about the same as Hacksaw Duggan's: Headlining a B show with the top guys heel when the top guy is doing something else (think Duggan/Andre in 88 or Duggan/Earthquake in 90).
ReplyDeleteYou'd really want a crazy chick?
ReplyDeleteGingers. Don't forget the gingers.
ReplyDeleteI know Sheamus is a good worker etc etc but I have 0 interest in watching him in anything
ReplyDeleteI'll bet the winner of that trophy will be able to treasure it forever and ever!
ReplyDeleteOh come no, old bean. Everyone knows pro-wrestling is a gentlemen's sport with no sore losers!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I also read.... what was his name.... Eric Szsadjwrizsvnjks or however you spell it. Scotsman was great in his "just don't give a fuck" way, and reading him rip apart other wrestling writers was always great for a laugh. Hyatte was a colossal douchebag of the highest order. I never read anyone who thought they were so badass for being an internet wrestling fan. Like Scott or Scotsman or not, they put who they really are out there for you. Hyatte was the worst sort of basement-dwelling dork who had to pretend to be cooler than he really was. I died laughing when I heard the "Missy Hyatt" he was publishing turned out to be a dude.
ReplyDeleteThey're both enjoyable enough, IMO. Even with their innate Russo-ness
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile since someone has called me that. Enjoy the BoD midcard.
ReplyDeletePerfect wear-at-any-time material. I get quite a few compliments on my Austin 3:16 & Hot Rod shirts.
ReplyDeleteI think it's buy one, get one 50% off at Shop right now
I'm wondering is someone wearing an 'I'm a Scott Keith Guy' t-shirt would be allowed into a WWE event. Regardless, sounds like money.
ReplyDeleteOOOH, a Hot Rod shirt would be awesome, too!
ReplyDeleteI'll be to sure to arrive, raise hell and leave.
ReplyDeleteI offer no kind words about the Rumble, but SVDM is actually a really solid show. Undercard was hit-or-miss, but the last 3 matches were all great entertainment, including a vastly underrated tag match between HHH/X-Pac vs. Kane/Chyna, during that brief period when Chyna turned on DX to join the Corporation, but before Triple H did. I say give it a watch.
ReplyDeleteI was too young and stupidly markish to really understand fans chose Bret over Lex in the lead up to WM10 (I was just losing my mind that the title would be defended two times in one night), so watching this Batista/Bryan stuff is has been interesting
ReplyDeleteI have a severe soft spot for ringer Ts
ReplyDeleteBad News Barrett wins only to have Tyson Kidd break the trophy afterewards.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Bayless has multiple Tony Garrea T shirts
ReplyDeleteThey ever going to add the WCW and ECW ppvs on the xbox360 app?
ReplyDeleteI have finally found an ECW PPV worth watching - Heatwave 98. I'm up to the Dudleyville Street Fight, and every match so far has been rather enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteJesus... I'm looking at the shop right now. I don't have the kind of money I want to spend on some of these shirts. Hot Rod, Macho Man, Hulkamania, Austin 3:16, Andre, Capt. Lou!
ReplyDeleteI have a problem.
He was when they reported this exact same thing last week. So no worries.
ReplyDeleteSheamus looks goofy as fuck.
ReplyDeleteSame here. He's good in the ring, but he just bores the hell out of me.
ReplyDeleteThe Meltzer list is garbage. Batista is #1-5 over the summer for his movie and everyone knows it.
ReplyDeleteI want to get on board - Sheamus is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I'll watch SVDM this afternoon. Then, on to WrestleMania XV, which I've only seen once. It was the first PPV I watched live through the WWF website.
ReplyDeleteThey're entertaining for a couple of weeks. And they're infinitely better than a crazy guy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the Internet is when people use a genuine dislike of Sean Shannon to tell lousy jokes about transgendered people.
ReplyDeleteNot trying to pick on anyone here, but I was Googling after reading the Caliber meltdown last night about old sites like Rantsylvania and stuff, and every time someone brings up how Sean bailed on paying the server bill- a legitimate reason to dislike someone- there's ALWAYS a really unfunny joke about her gender dysphoria.
Look, I know we're mere wrestling fans, but the rule's simple. Hate the playah, don't hate the game. Sean deserves the eternal crap for stiffing Scott until there's evidence to the contrary, but "HURPADERP BREASTS" is just stupid.
In other IWC news, Rick Scaia had some pretty serious surgery according to OO.com. And I still miss the old sites- nWWWo, Rantsylvania, Wrestlemaniacs, 411, etc. ANd what ever happened to Hyatte? Terrible human being, but so much fun to read in a car crash sort of way.
They need something safer and more sacred, like a cake.
ReplyDeleteBret Hart had the greatest trophy destroying moment of all time. Fun fact - the trophy so was stoned Bret had to carry it through the whole angle.
ReplyDeleteSo he does all this extraneous crap that literally no one asked him to do, and gets pissed because he wasn't thanked profusely for it? Yeah.
ReplyDeleteI still can't wrap my head around the "business partners" deal from the other thread. BUSINESS PARTNERS. What universe does this guy live in?
Hey, I didn't get to write you back last night, but expect an email from Brad in the next day or so.
ReplyDeleteFreeze, punk! This is a Netcop bust! (Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do...)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely no worries. Whenever you get around to it (although I may be sequestered at jury duty at the end of the month).
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun show that had no true implications to anything. if you are a fan of the guys around that time frame, it is a nice showcase for them all, especially Mr. Perfect. Plus the brief glimpse of Savage/Bret is really cool. And also Jesse's great ballistic commentary during the Hogan match.
ReplyDeleteI want to be the guy in the crowd they pan to once and call an up and comer on the indie scene who may be making his way to the big time in a year or so.
ReplyDeleteGotcha. Thanks again for reaching out.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mean to lump her coming out as transgendered as part of her meltdown. I think she actually came out a couple of years after that. I don't dislike Sean, I've continued to sort of follow her for years now. I do think that she has significant emotional issues.
ReplyDeleteHyatte had a personal blog for a while but it's been down, or private, for a couple of years now. He was a shell of himself by the end, and didn't give shit one. The last interaction that I had with him wasa column that he did where he gave his thoughts on any random people that you asked about. I askedabout Alan Alda, and he was a fan.
But...but...he's got his ultra contrived "guy ends up on the ropes" maneuver! So he's the next Randy Orton! And he punches himself a lot before the Brogue kick, which kind of makes him the next Shawn Michaels! So what if he's so white I can literally see the Raw ring ropes through his skin, and is generally boring as hell. Someone called him the next Duggan, and that's my peg for him too.
ReplyDeleteAfter perusing the WWE Shop site for the Legends gear, I am now trying to figure out how to buy the Million Dollar Belt replica without having to sacrifice rent, food or utilities for the next month...
ReplyDeleteImagine an Attitude era Sheamus...
ReplyDeleteJeans, turtle neck jumper, leather jacket, balaclava...
Know what I'm saying?
Oh man where to start. I think it was 411 back in 97, reading Hyatte and CRZ Raw recaps. Then Wrestleline and followed Scott around his various places. Then went to Torch for news until becoming an Observer subscriber around the 2011 summer of Punk.
ReplyDeleteAlot of people
ReplyDeleteIs this Tama/Tonga Kid as "The Samoan"?
ReplyDelete*Points at new Banner*
ReplyDelete*Poses and yells at crowd*
*Points back at Banner*
* Leaves the ring *
I think they're missing the boat on Sheamus; he's proven to be a capable hand, but he's just not drawing enough interest to be a face. If they intend to keep the Usos and the Rhodes Brothers as tag teams for the time being, you need a big-time heel tag team for them. Why not take Sheamus and Bad News Barrett and create a bruising tag team? Wade could be the smartass and Sheamus could revert into the badass bully. Call them... Bad News Fellas.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are doing it for every month. Have done January - April so far.
ReplyDeleteToo many limes?
ReplyDeleteI think AE Sheamus would have long hair and would go full Braveheart.
ReplyDeleteDid they all get together and piss on ric flair's bed after?
ReplyDeleteI was going to reply, but you basically just covered my exact IWC journey almost site for site, so it would just be redundant.
ReplyDeleteTo me, he is just like ADR. Good wrestler, good look, but ultimately, not that interesting. Maybe they should be a tag team.
ReplyDeleteHow about an Ultimate Starrcade? There's a finite number of them (18) and plenty of talent.
ReplyDeleteBoD J.O.B. Squad leader
ReplyDeleteIf they don't name her finisher the aurora borealis, I have lost all faith in humanity.
ReplyDeleteIts Samula, or Samu
ReplyDeleteWas that a young Tama/Tonga Kid as "The Samoan" who jobbed to Gran Marcus?
ReplyDeleteIgnore this, disqus was hiding my post for a while so I didn't think it had posted.
ReplyDeleteHis run leading to the Daniel Bryan match was great, too.
ReplyDeleteWell somebody beat me to it.....but I'd gotten to 23 before my meeting at work
ReplyDeleteNote: According to the WWE Encyclopedia, the Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweight title is a compbined lineage
Also, the Million $ title....are we counting that?
1-Andre v. Studd
2-Funks v. Tito/JYD
3-Savage v Steamboat (I-C)
4-Rude v. Jake
5-Perfect v. Blazer or Tully/Arn v Strike Force
6-Hulk v. Warrior (WWE)
7-Virgil v. Dibiase (Million $)
8-Tatanka v. Martel (only option that doesnt chane other stuff.....can so Flair v. Savage or Bret v. Piper, but would have to change stuff up)
9-Steiners v. Headshrinkers
10-Earthquake v. Adam Bomb (OBVIOUSLY other options)
11-BBB v LT
12-Piper v. Goldust
13-Bret v SCSA I Quit match (another good option to save Bret and SCSA: 6 man streetfight)
14-Taka v. Aguila (LH)
15-Shane v. X-Pac (Euro) or HC Holly v. Crash v. Snow (HardcorE)
16-TLC I (WWE tag titles)
17-Gimmick BR (which incredibly only had Earthquake frm above....change 10)
18-UT v. Flair
19-
20-HHH v. HBK v. Benoit (World title)
21-Trish v Hemme (Women's)
22-Torrie W. v. C. Michelle (Pillowfight)
23-
That's a really good observation.
ReplyDeleteThread jack: I just want to say thanks to everyone, epically Caliber, for giving me a good laugh. After having 2 crappy days this week (one from a stomach bug followed by a day of a long power outage due to bad weather) it felt nice to come onto the blog, find the Caliber quitting post, and have fun reading everyone's personal shots, jokes, and comments. It really made my morning.
ReplyDeleteAs for Caliber, if you're reading, I've enjoyed what you've added to the blog. You were one of the reasons that lead me to eventually join here. But, if those are your true emails, I hope you get things straighten out in life because you have potential, it just seems like you're letting an ego get the best of you.
Thanks for letting me be the bodyguard of TCT, even though I was never strong enough to stop the attacks to begin with.
I don't think it can be destroyed by the looks of it. At least not in the traditional wrestling way.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I honestly feel like the Undertaker. It amazes me that he came in at Survivor Series 90 and is STILL wrestling. I've been watching wrestling since SummerSlam 1989, and have been following wrestling online since 1998, and here I am, 16 years later, still following it, even as the entire world of the IWC has changed around me. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI think the truly best part of the IWC is how many grown men who should know better is has driven off their rocker. Something about writing about men pretend fighting leads to some really fascinating mental breakdowns.
Best way to do it: Get the titles that were defended only once or twice out of the way first
ReplyDeleteNext, List all the fair-good matches from BAD wrestlemanias that dont eliminate anything else (Bigelow-LT, Funks-JYD/Tito)
Next, great matches with no titles (UT-HBK, Bret-SCSA I Quit)
And of course, the title matches that eliminate other great matches (e.g. The Iron man match eliminates all WWF title matches, All HBK matches, and all bret matches)
A Good stroke of luck in mine: I was able to get in the gimmick battle royal!
Agreed, whoever comes in second gets a cake. Your official hashtag is #2ndPlaceCake.
ReplyDeleteWatching Pete Rose rip on Boston for the Red Sox inability to win a World Series is great, takes me back to pre-2004 days.
ReplyDeleteThe whole world has gone to hell.
I think that list is encouraging because it means Sheamus is likely turning heel. We all knew the Reigns push was coming, and, yes, it will most likely come at the expense of Cesaro. But I think if that list were expanded to 10, Cesaro would be right there at #6.
ReplyDeleteThe most alarming thing about that list is their lack of a truly hot heel act.
The winner should get 125 cases of beer and a golden bathtub for those times a regular toilet is to small.
ReplyDeleteWith Cesaro now being announced for the match, that's the expected Cesaro/Swagger match off the table. So with the card as announced and the likely addition of 1) a diva's match 2) a tag title match 3) either shield 6-man tag or a shield 3-way. It looks like the battle royal will actually get a decent amount of time. I'm still hoping for some random Wrestlemania legends to be entered as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's what happens when Cena always wins.
ReplyDeleteThey can take my limes, but they can never take.....my freedom!
ReplyDeleteI also give Rose a ton of credit for taking a tombstone piledriver. That's pretty rough.
ReplyDeleteYeah. That's why I'm really curious about the Mania match. Part of me thinks that Cena will put Bray over. I could also see it going the HHH/Sheamus route where you have a semi-hot heel that really needs to get the big win over the established star at Mania to cement them as a top heel, but for some unknown reason the face goes over. If that happens, I think Bray is good enough to get his heat back, but I think it would really hurt him.
ReplyDeleteWith all of the potential for the crowd to be happy and get their feel good moment at Mania this year, I think Cena needs to be beaten...convincingly.
Started with John Petrie's Slobberknocker Central in 1998. He would e-mail you his recaps, which was fabulous; I was living in England at the time and we didn't have a TV, so it was hard to keep up.
ReplyDeleteCaught on to Scott when I came back to the States in '99, read regularly from 1999 to 2004, and then just got away from it. Came back for the Summer of Punk and haven't left since.
Sadly, I can see Cena overcoming the odds of Bray, only to have the Wyatt's come out to distract Cena at the last minute so Bray can steal a victory.
ReplyDeletetna tapes tonight for shows through april
ReplyDeletebad influence's contracts are up sometime in april
they are not expected at the tapings
:(
Yeah I don't think Cesaro destroying a trophy of Andre will help him get over as a face, assuming that's where they want to go with him.
ReplyDeleteClearly this list was published BEFORE Zach Ryder's Last Rezort debuted...
ReplyDeleteStupid!
ReplyDeleteAnd it needs more NWO like stable.
Some day, I'll break that glass ceiling.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I met you yet, Welcome to the BoD!
ReplyDeletewait till you see tonga john
ReplyDeleteor as we know him... the barbarian
Bite your tongue. The world has been a better place. THREE TIMES!
ReplyDeleteSomething I saw last night during the Summerslam 89...now I know the old, "wrestling" is a dirty word to Vince.sports entertainment and all but in hype clips they blurred out Of Wrestling for Superstars Of Wrestling.....anyone able to explain this at all?
ReplyDeleteOh, he's on that list.
ReplyDeleteIt's just around the 80 or 90 mark.
You know it.
ReplyDeleteBlah.
ReplyDeleteThis makes Scott look like a douche. Point. Blank. Period. Why defend him? He's just some guy with a blog, and apparently an asshole as well.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, Alex Riley is higher on the list than Ryder. At least Riley's on NXT as a commentator every week. That's more air time than Ryder ever got.
ReplyDeleteseeing the sheamus talk below, maybe i'm in the minority, but i thought he had a really good respectable run as world champ after "18 second gate" a few years ago. hard fought matches, good length of the title run (6 or 7 months), he was pretty over during it, had a good follow-up after big show took the title
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sir! Good to be here.
ReplyDeleteah, the 80's, when it was such a great new thing when you could go to a mall store and have them put words on your shirts in the same tape/whatever that was used for kids' soccer jerseys
ReplyDeletedon't forget valentine's "i broke wahoo's leg"
ReplyDeleteHe did get a nice Batista like run, but of course that's what happens when you're friends with HHH.
ReplyDeletei agree it was good; see my post above
ReplyDeletehis mommy
ReplyDeleteHere's a question I'd love an answer to: In the 1993 episodes of Raw, one of Mr. Perfect's straps is constantly coming down. And I mean in every match. What in the heck was up with that? He never, ever, had a random strap come down when he was a heel. Like, was his nipple chaffed or something? I need an answer!
ReplyDeleteAnd he has a theme I actually would pop for.
ReplyDeleteAnybody know why comments are only working on mobile?
ReplyDelete80. Person who cuts sleeves off Superstar's t-shirts
ReplyDelete81. New Old Sin Cara
82. Zach Ryder
83. Old New Sin Cara
well, how he got it is another story obviously, but i think he more than proved himself once it was given to him (vs. someone like swagger or miz)
ReplyDeleteBecause you touch yourself at night.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be back
ReplyDeleteHe's not one of my favourites, but I've always liked Sheamus. Seems many share that opinion, too. Remember when won the Rumble a few years ago? People expected other guys - like Jericho - to take it. But Sheamus won and people just sort of nodded and went, "Yeah, okay. I'm okay with that."
ReplyDeletehow the hell did you and lou communicate? skype and he held up pieces of paper with whatever he wanted to say on it?
ReplyDeleteWe just have to say this name 3 times.
ReplyDeleteLet's be honest. We all touch him at night.
ReplyDeleteThere's a very cult-like atmosphere on this blog, which is why i never post. Human decency: kindness, respect of others' time, and general pro-social adult behavior is something that Caliber's email has shown Scott to be lacking, at least in that instance. Sending a guy's email (a guy who's kind enough to be helping out the blog, for free) to some other troll so that you and the troll can have a good chuckle at the guy's expense is simply douchey. Indefensible. And you books suck too, fat fuck.
ReplyDeleteAnother company trademarked the term "Superstars of Wrestling" a while back and Vince has had to remove it ever since. Hence why back when WWE.com had the pay to stream service they started airing episodes of Superstars from the 1990 or 1991 season when the show switched to being called simply "Superstars."
ReplyDeleteI'm OK with the current Sheamus getting a push. The old face I JUST LIKE TO TELL JOKES AND HAVE FUN 1-800-FELLA LOL I'M JUST A PALER JOHN CENA FELLA LOL Sheamus can fuck off forever.
ReplyDeleteLet's get the ILL FIGHT HIM Sheamus back.
ReplyDeleteFair warning, Wrestlemania XV has not aged well. Rock/Austin is still really good, but other than that, you're in for some shit.
ReplyDeleteNobody has even bothered to thank me.
ReplyDeleteSo go the Kama route and melt it down into a really big chain.
ReplyDeleteI always kinda dug this show. I know none of the matches are classics, but I like the randomness of some of the teams like Warrior, Rockers and solo Jim Neidhart. I also think Hogan, Jake and Demolition is the coolest Survivor Series team ever.
ReplyDeleteDon't let Big Show win this Battle Royal.
ReplyDeleteand... don't destroy the trophy. It's to honor Andre!
I don't mind Sheamus at all. It's just when he's a babyface, they want him to be all smiley and jolly...when he should just be going out there and doing the Mark Henry thing. And in fact, that's why I am excited to see him as a heel. He could play the Mark Henry role perfectly. I like his matches because he seems like he really goes out there and tries to beat the hell out of people. I just hope we're done now with this Christian feud. I don't need to see them wrestle again.
ReplyDeleteJust got done skimming through the Boston Gardens Show they recently put up. I watched Savage/Steamboat, Piper/Muraco and Bulldogs/Hart Foundation. If you just watch those three matches, it's pretty damn good. Savage/Steamboat shows glimmers of their WM3 match and is probably ***1/2. Piper/Muraco is short and fun enough with both guys getting some color. Bulldogs/Harts have had better matches, but this one was still good.
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd use the Network to watch more full ppv's, but I've actually been really enjoying going through cards randomly and watching matches a la carte. It's somehow really fun to watch something like the Sheamus/JoMo ladder match from TLC 2009, then skip to Andre/Kamala in the cage and then jump to a random WCW ppv and watch a Steiner Brothers match.
interesting..so we aren't likely to get early eps. of superstars huh?
ReplyDeleteAnd to the people comparing making contributions to the Observer to making contributions to this blog: Dave > Scott. By a WIDE margin. Just check the rampant factual, spelling, and grammatical errors in any of Scott's "books".
ReplyDeleteShane vs X-Pac is still really good. Also this has the dawning of the D-Lo and Test as a tag team era which lasted an hour of so.
ReplyDeletePretty sure that is everybodys concensus #1 ECW ppv. One of the only ones that is by itself good. I like watching them just because they are different but really most are not "good" shows.
ReplyDeleteI thought he was a much slimmer Samu as well.
ReplyDeleteAndre knew how trophies work. It's like Chekov's Gun. It NEEDS to be smashed, preferably over someone's back.
ReplyDeleteI was in attendance for Heatwave 98 and it was awesome. I went with a non wrestling fan friend and he had a blast as well.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you email Scott and tell him that you'd be willing to keep posting here as long as he thanks you...
ReplyDeleteyou pre-stole my post you bastard!! Maybe they could get Barrett some brown body paint, or just go straight black like Piper at WM
ReplyDeleteLeft me to fend for myself last night, kid. We're probably gonna have to have words about that at some point.
ReplyDelete*Points to the new banner*
I'm an hour in and so far its been pretty decent. the Duggan/Macho match has been fast paced.
ReplyDeleteStarted following Scott back in the wrestleline days. 99 or 2000. He did WWF and CRZ did WCW, I think. Cause CRZ always called Goldberg "Cold Beer". It was funny at the time, I was a teenager, shut up!
ReplyDeleteI used to go to the torch and meltzer site also. The torch just has way too many pop-ups and I think Meltzer tapped out on American Wrestling. Used to go to 411 but it was pop-up hell so I was glad when Scott finally left. This is the only site I go to now.
Everything that happened during this era lasted about an hour or so.
ReplyDeleteI vaguely remember that TCG... wasn't it 100% online, with virtual cards and all? Also, what was that D&D-lite WWF game that came out around 2000?
ReplyDeleteCesaro should win and then swing the trophy afterwards.
ReplyDeleteNot anytime soon, probably not.
ReplyDeleteVince's legal team really does suck. It's, like, 0 for the last half decade in terms of protecting its brand.
I think that Caliber's heart was in t right place, but his attitude just STINKS so bad that he's not worth the hassle, even if he is helping out for free.
ReplyDeleteSooo.. That was certainly an interesting night. We should all skip breakfast today after a feeding frenzy like that.
ReplyDeleteThe English and Irish teaming together? You're insane.
ReplyDeleteAlso he should rename Pale Justice/High Cross to the Irish Car Bomb.
Letting Bad Influence go is a stupid move creatively, they're usually the highlight of any TNA show I watch.
ReplyDeleteI'll take a "Dusty Sucks Eggs" for me.
ReplyDeleteSo, if the trophy doesn't get destroyed because it's meant to honor Andre, then 90 minutes after the end of the Battle Royal, WWE will give Hogan an EVEN BIGGER trophy, for being the host of WrestleMania.
ReplyDeleteThat is some impressive work.
ReplyDeleteI got started with The Bagpipe Report (whatever happened to that, btw?). To the best of my recollection, it was WrestleLine, 1Wrestling.com (until it had so many pop up ads that I just couldn't tolerate it), and some form or rantsylvania, thesmartmarks.com and thesmarks.com.
ReplyDeleteExcept the matches which lasted only long enough to barely toast a bagel.
ReplyDeleteThe trophy is 8 feet tall and 700 lbs. Hogan will come out and pick it up over his head and slam it through the mat, brother!
ReplyDeleteHey Bayless, can we get a NFL thread for today? Things happening in Phillie, and Chicago.
ReplyDeleteTearing every muscle in his back in the process, in front of a 100 million people!
ReplyDeleteI remember With Authority! I Loved the FUCK Out of that game. They re-created it over at SynamicD.com with a bunch of fill-in assetts and it's run by a couple of crazy people and charging folks like 5 dollars for a booster pack.
ReplyDeleteNow sure how much of your source code they're using, but figured you may wanna know.
Seriously though I loved that game and still miss it! Working on anything game-related currently?
Did anyone hear Bret in total kayfabe mode on the legends of mania podcast? It was kind of sad to hear him stay in character while everyone else so far on the show has been pretty forthcoming.
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