I really hate how the Tag title match seems to be standard pre-show fodder now. Yet there's about 30 mnutes of every PPV used up by entrances and backstage interviews that add nothing. The pre show match tonight should be Fandango vs Adam Rose with Rosa as guest referee.
The PPV pacing has really fallen off a cliff recently. Way too much filler and talking segments. The 3 hour average PPV card used to be about 8, even 9 matches.
Watching Feb 98 Raw, I think this is the first time that Taka has taken on a non-lightheavweight, the aim is surely to show that the smaller guys are just as tough as the main roster guys... So they have him get squashed by Barry Windham, then Kane comes out and because he's too badly beaten up to eave the ring (from a 3 minute squash) he gets taken out by Kane as well.
I hate that. The downside of cheap, abundant broadband is everyone just makes a video. I'd rather read it and get the information in a third of the time.
Watching a random Memphis episode, hoping someone brings back the painting a guy's back yellow gimmick. I'm thinking Sasha. Of course I'm always thinking Sasha.
Goldust coming out as Dusty Rhodes is amazing. He's got the mannerisms down pat and even looks like him. I suspect that Goldust spent some time around Dusty Rhodes learning the part.
Lithen thun daddeh, you can't be walkin' around these bidnesses in pullick ifyeweeel and gettin' away from your daddeh, daddeh! I gots to know where you IS, babeh!
So the odds of Hillary Clinton being the 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States have to be falling like a stone now, right? I had her at 2:5 as recently as last week. Now it's 10:1 and dropping like a stone.
Jannetys spot where he goes out of the ring when he clotheslines a guy out, skins the cat back in and then immediately does a dive back over the rope is pretty awesome.
Interestingly, Mabel fucked up Undertaker's eye at a house show 2 weeks after that beatdown angle was filmed, but 2 days before the Raw episode actually aired on TV, so they basically had a ready made explanation for the injury right there!
Watch my Celtics get swept on my one day off? Why not? I'm going on record and calling a Spurs/Cavs final despite what happened to Love. My Rangers/Blues Cup final is in jeopardy though. Damn you, Wild!
Even if the Cs are getting blown out, I love how Brad Stevens handles the huddle, calm and collected. Give him some talent and he'll win there quite a bit.
Looks like Starz has all the Phase 2 movies on demand. So there's my Sunday. Kinda crazy that you could say Avengers 2 is the worst Phase 2 movie and not be wrong.
I don't get the hate with the new DMC, the gameplay is the best so far. Sure, I don't like Dante's new personality (developers, old Dante was a funny guy, not a douchebag). I felt the writing would've been better without the constant swearing.
But I must admit, the "fuck you, fuck you" line with the worm boss was funny.
They've already said they're going to do 10 of them
I'm not sure who is watching this garbage but apparently a lot of people love paying money to see the same movie seven times, good for them, good for Rocky
That complaint doesn't make sense considering they only got popular with 5 by making them different from the original films. But yes, give me more movies with Vin and Rock doing impossibly awesome shit
Fast Five, the first movie he appeared in, was the most successful by a good margin. The franchise was really waning at the time and Fast Five was a HUGE shot in the arm and turned it into an instant cash cow.
Eh, as much I love KB -- and I LOVE it -- sitting through 3-4 hours of it in a theater would've been too much for most people. Plus I like the tone dichotomy between the two parts.
Yeah they pretty well reinvented the franchise at #5. it went from car chases to being heist movies with a car chases as part of the theme. Plus they've got a deep enough cast that they can mix things up - they didn't need much of the Rock this time as the knew they could rely on Jason Streatham to carry a whole chunk of the movie.
i like bill simmons idea of the ewing theory (person gets too much media/fan attention and the team does better without him). i wonder if kevin love will fall into that category with his shoulder injury and the cavs play much better without him.
It would take a lot for WWE to reach that point. Things are "ehh" now but it won't be a crisis until they go back to the pre-HD tron and are running 800 Raws in the Tri-State area again.
The only thing I like about the Fast movies is listening to Jeremy over at CinemaSins eviscerate them, that is seriously the only entertainment value I can find.
Never seen it, frankly if those guys were just in costume or something or there was like....some reason they can dive out of cars going 90 without a scratch maybe I could buy in. The only scene I've really seen from 7....I think....was Vin diving across a six lane free way to catch someone in mid air and then crash into a car going the opposite direction like it was padded lmao....fucking yuck
Here it is!!
ReplyDeleteI'm watching Hogan all by myself on the stream!!
Brother.
I thought you said this was endo. Smells like outdo...
ReplyDeleteJust watched Avengers 2 again, liked the story a bit better, and the ending works better now that I'm sober.
ReplyDeleteSo according to CBR Marvel is giving CM Punk the reigns to a Drax ongoing book. That's something . . .
ReplyDeleteI just heard Dusty Rhodes create the word, "repregenda".
ReplyDeletePunk booking Batista.
ReplyDeleteHogan v One Man Gang... about Hogan big man formula as you get.
ReplyDeleteThe Slick Picture in Picture makes it though.
ReplyDeleteAnd By "Slick" I mean Slick the person it is not a comment on the production values.
ReplyDeleteHogan Beats him with the leg drop and then beats up Slick. Color me shocked.
ReplyDeleteHogan and Bigelow v Dibiase and Virgil... Hogan and Bigelow is actually a pretty neat tag team.
ReplyDeleteYou always stick with what works.
ReplyDeleteI really hate how the Tag title match seems to be standard pre-show fodder now. Yet there's about 30 mnutes of every PPV used up by entrances and backstage interviews that add nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe pre show match tonight should be Fandango vs Adam Rose with Rosa as guest referee.
Still, I'd rather have a 10-15 minute tag match on the pre-show then a 5 minute match on the PPV.
ReplyDeleteIt's Extreme Rules & for the tag title match, it's a normal tag team match?
ReplyDeleteThey can't make it a Tables match or a Tornado tag?
They are spinning a TON of Bullshit talking about how Hogan was immediately accepted by the WCW fans.
ReplyDelete"Dance with who brought ya" as JR would say.
ReplyDeleteThe PPV pacing has really fallen off a cliff recently. Way too much filler and talking segments. The 3 hour average PPV card used to be about 8, even 9 matches.
ReplyDeleteWatching Feb 98 Raw, I think this is the first time that Taka has taken on a non-lightheavweight, the aim is surely to show that the smaller guys are just as tough as the main roster guys...
ReplyDeleteSo they have him get squashed by Barry Windham, then Kane comes out and because he's too badly beaten up to eave the ring (from a 3 minute squash) he gets taken out by Kane as well.
I wonder why the division never got over.
Hogan probably got creative control on the documentary as well.
ReplyDeleteAlright, let's see if I can watch In Your House 4 without falling asleep
ReplyDeleteMabel-Yoko is a forgotten gem.
ReplyDeletewithout spoiling anything. I am one of the few people who enjoy the main event of that one.
ReplyDeleteOh my god did that match actually happen?
ReplyDeleteIt did and it was glorious.
ReplyDeleteHeel-heel.
Hug of mutual respect.
not only did it happen it happened during the period when both were awful.
ReplyDeleteI really hate when sites put up videos that could just be articles.
ReplyDeleteMental Floss is getting to be on my bad side.
Just finished the tag match. Purple count: 3
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't doubt it. It's really over the top in it's professing how great Hogan was.
ReplyDeleteI hate it. I can just skim the article and get the gist. I can't be watching videos at work like that.
ReplyDeleteI hate that. The downside of cheap, abundant broadband is everyone just makes a video. I'd rather read it and get the information in a third of the time.
ReplyDeleteHa, Razor having to chastise Kid and give the Gunns their belts back like an exasperated parent
ReplyDeleteWatching a random Memphis episode, hoping someone brings back the painting a guy's back yellow gimmick. I'm thinking Sasha. Of course I'm always thinking Sasha.
ReplyDeleteGoldust coming out as Dusty Rhodes is amazing. He's got the mannerisms down pat and even looks like him. I suspect that Goldust spent some time around Dusty Rhodes learning the part.
ReplyDeleteLithen thun daddeh, you can't be walkin' around these bidnesses in pullick ifyeweeel and gettin' away from your daddeh, daddeh! I gots to know where you IS, babeh!
ReplyDeleteI Loved Dusty Dust.
ReplyDeleteGood God, Goldust's outfit is HORRENDOUS. And he's pudgy.
ReplyDeleteI love how ive gone from OMG WRESTLEMANIA WAS AMAZING to forgetting there was even a PPV today
ReplyDeleteIf You Weel?
ReplyDeleteI liked Yoko, but was Mabel ever not awful?
ReplyDeleteIs that black ears goldust?
ReplyDeleteThree hours until my fifth (FIFTH!!) trip to SafeCo this week, what's a PPV? lol
ReplyDeleteIt's surreal how we are watching two different shows 2 years apart and yet your posts can still sometimes apply to what I'm watching exactly.
ReplyDeleteYup. With an awful gold suit, too.
ReplyDeleteBig Daddy V was quite a good run.
ReplyDeleteRight off the rack from K-marts Halloween section.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having the best week, Marv.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, it's damn true haha
ReplyDeleteI generally sit in the same section all the ushers already recognize me lol
It's like....the second week of the season hahaha
Something went terribly wrong during my last set of lunges at the gym this morning and my hamstrings feel like they could explode at any moment.
ReplyDeleteCatching up on NXT -
ReplyDeleteRhyno squashing a jobber.
Gotta warm up with that DDP yoga kid
ReplyDeleteSo the odds of Hillary Clinton being the 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States have to be falling like a stone now, right? I had her at 2:5 as recently as last week. Now it's 10:1 and dropping like a stone.
ReplyDeleteI don't care if she wins as much as I care that she runs, I love watching people lose their fucking minds
ReplyDeleteSo... Punk is going to cowrite Drax's first ongoing series. Hm...
ReplyDeleteJannetys spot where he goes out of the ring when he clotheslines a guy out, skins the cat back in and then immediately does a dive back over the rope is pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteClearly Batista and CM Punk are returning as a tag team
ReplyDeleteThe Womanizers!
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush
ReplyDeleteWow... What a choice!
That match was looooooooooooong and dull
ReplyDeleteI finished the new DMC, good game. The final boss fight could've been better.
ReplyDeleteNo aristocracy here! Seriously! We swear!
ReplyDeleteReading Civil War to get hyped for the movie version. The Superhero Registration Act was so fucking genius.
ReplyDeleteThat Britney Spears theme music is gonna be quite the hit to Vince's wallet.
ReplyDeleteKevin Love out for game with a shoulder injury. Cavs by 10 going into the second quarter.
ReplyDeleteRun Warren run
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, Mabel fucked up Undertaker's eye at a house show 2 weeks after that beatdown angle was filmed, but 2 days before the Raw episode actually aired on TV, so they basically had a ready made explanation for the injury right there!
ReplyDeleteWhy is there a #0 for the Celtics in 2015?
ReplyDeleteSomeone call The Chief!
Watch my Celtics get swept on my one day off? Why not? I'm going on record and calling a Spurs/Cavs final despite what happened to Love. My Rangers/Blues Cup final is in jeopardy though. Damn you, Wild!
ReplyDeletePurple count: 5. Jim Cornette and Mabel in the same match! This show is giving Pimp C iodine posioning from beyond the grave.
ReplyDeleteCavs with a 12 point lead. I don't see them losing the lead in this game either.
ReplyDeleteThey should do more Tornado tags, especially when they have teams that can do cool double team moves.
ReplyDeletethere is no way she doesn't get the nomination.
ReplyDeleteArticle about Sara Del Ray and then NXT divas on Vice right now.
ReplyDeleteThey don't. It's 18 now.
ReplyDeleteLove or no Love, the Celtics can't beat them.
ReplyDeleteLet us never speak of that match again
ReplyDeleteItami v Breeze 2 out of 3 falls...
ReplyDeleteJust me or is it awfully quiet around here? I know it's Sunday, but is everyone blackout drunk already?
ReplyDeleteSo I guess Pitch Perfect needed a sequel then?
ReplyDeleteWasn't Pitch Perfect the baseball movie? I have no idea what Pitch Perfect 2 is supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteNo, it doesn't. The first already sucked.
ReplyDeleteBeg to differ...it was...ok. The one chick who's the lead (Anna something?) is easy on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteAt least the Celtics don't have to travel far after the game is over.
ReplyDeleteSo, yay! Sunday! Little to chilly to mow my lawn, PPV on tonight! Yaaaay!
ReplyDeleteHomework..to do...laundry...uh...
fuck.
The only positive about the sequel is that Lana has a role in it.
ReplyDeleteDMC is over, now to Dante's Inferno
ReplyDeleteI've got a role for Lana.
ReplyDeleteBrian Kendrick's long lost sister?
ReplyDeleteI have a role for her too. It's called sex with my penis because I want to have carnal relations with her.
ReplyDeleteEven if the Cs are getting blown out, I love how Brad Stevens handles the huddle, calm and collected. Give him some talent and he'll win there quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteThe girl a Capella movie. You're thinking of Fever Pitch.
ReplyDeleteSounds familiar.
ReplyDeleteChilly. Studying. Grocery shopping.
I'm thinking I'd rather watch Fever Pitch.
ReplyDeleteMade a lot of money on a small budget, got more popular on DVD. Like Bayformers for girls, it's gonna suck but make a shit ton more money
ReplyDeletePut her in the "Accolade".
ReplyDeleteAka Generic DMC
ReplyDeleteSure.
ReplyDeletemy girlfriend made me see that on friday since i've never seen it. it's her favorite movie. I thought it was ok.
ReplyDeleteNo groceries on this end today. Accomplished yesterday.
ReplyDeletealso that cups song came from it
ReplyDeleteFever Pitch is a good movie, so I'd agree
ReplyDeleteBecause you'd rather watch sweaty guys instead of hot chicks singing?
ReplyDeleteMy mom and I like most of the same movies. This assuredly is not one of them
ReplyDeleteI'd rather watch sweaty girls instead of hot guys singing. I'm a complicated man.
ReplyDeleteAKA Generic God Of War
ReplyDeleteFTFY.
I forgot Kendrick Perkins fat ass was on Cleveland. Remember when Boston crumbled when they traded him?
ReplyDeleteLet em fight!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been paying attention and it's a 19 point lead. Go home, Celtics! Oh wait...
ReplyDeletePerkins is kind of an asshole.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Starz has all the Phase 2 movies on demand. So there's my Sunday. Kinda crazy that you could say Avengers 2 is the worst Phase 2 movie and not be wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe Perkins heel turn in Boston is complete
ReplyDeleteI DONT OWE YOU PEOPLE AN EXPLANATION
I'll allow it
ReplyDeleteI knew Mug wanted to get up in Rebel Wilson
ReplyDeleteIn the NBA office, we begin and end every story conversation with the word "logic," bro!
ReplyDeletethor easily
ReplyDeleteFX is doing most of Phase 1 today (surprisingly no Iron Man, which usually dominates that channel)
ReplyDelete1. Winter Soldier
ReplyDelete2. Iron Man 3
3. Dark World
Unknown: Avengers 2
To quote Teddy Long, she can "give good head". Playa?
ReplyDeletePerk, Olynyk is the one who fucked up Love's shoulder, Crowder didn't do anything, lol. Someone gave him bad info.
ReplyDeleteBut it's a fun game, just not original.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the hate with the new DMC, the gameplay is the best so far. Sure, I don't like Dante's new personality (developers, old Dante was a funny guy, not a douchebag). I felt the writing would've been better without the constant swearing.
But I must admit, the "fuck you, fuck you" line with the worm boss was funny.
Refs probably didn't throw out Perk because his fat ass only gets two minutes a game anyway
ReplyDeleteso furious 7 has made $1.32 billion world wide.
ReplyDeleteto compare, furious 5 and 6 made $1.4 billion world wide combined
Screw that franchise.
ReplyDeleteReally not feeling the "This movie sucks!" a week ahead of time posts.
ReplyDeleteHow can people watch the same stupid ass movie over and over again
ReplyDeleteSee also: Twilight.
ReplyDeleteJeez, the entire right side of the arena at IYH4 is just about blacked out. You can still see a bunch of empty seats, though.
ReplyDeleteBecause they're awesome? That's like saying, nah, I'm good at one Flair/Steamboat match
ReplyDeleteGonna move to #4 worldwide all time in short order. And 8 was announced, woo woo!
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you'd compare the fast and the furious franchise to Flair/Steamboat makes me want to punch you in the dick.
ReplyDeleteI said that to my mother every day.
ReplyDeleteNOOOO.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna knock your ass down in my suped up Dodge Challenger
ReplyDeleteThe movie doesn't suck at all. It's actually really good.
ReplyDeleteAt least there were only 3.
ReplyDeletehow much is the rock responsible for fast and furious success?
ReplyDeleteThat's what happens you don't got friends, but family
ReplyDeleteThey've already said they're going to do 10 of them
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure who is watching this garbage but apparently a lot of people love paying money to see the same movie seven times, good for them, good for Rocky
Four
ReplyDeleteShows how little I paid attention.
ReplyDeleteOh I just saw your posts last night and you were poo pooing it, change of heart?
ReplyDeleteI hate that split the last book into 2 movies. I get why (money) but get the fuck outta here with that shit.
ReplyDeleteI think he played a huge role once he signed on since 5-7 made insane amounts of money.
ReplyDeleteThat complaint doesn't make sense considering they only got popular with 5 by making them different from the original films. But yes, give me more movies with Vin and Rock doing impossibly awesome shit
ReplyDeleteNot really. The action and the character stuff is so good it overrides the shitty story.
ReplyDeleteFast Five, the first movie he appeared in, was the most successful by a good margin. The franchise was really waning at the time and Fast Five was a HUGE shot in the arm and turned it into an instant cash cow.
ReplyDeleteIt made sense with Harry Potter because there was so much fucking plot in DH but the others are simple cash grabs
ReplyDeletei hated that when they did it with kill bill
ReplyDeleteThey don't call him "franchise Viagra" for nothing, pal.
ReplyDelete"Whoa, big fella!"
ReplyDeleteEh, as much I love KB -- and I LOVE it -- sitting through 3-4 hours of it in a theater would've been too much for most people. Plus I like the tone dichotomy between the two parts.
ReplyDeleteWasn't the GIJoe movie a bomb though? Hasn't he really only helped 1 franchise?
ReplyDeleteI love Rock but it's a weird nickname for him, at least if Joe didn't do well. God what a terrible fucking movie that was.
A lot, especially with the story putting him AGAINST Vin. That's like an action hero dream match.
ReplyDeleteGI JOE was a hit.
ReplyDeleteThat was supposed to be in reply to Jackson's post below, duh
ReplyDeleteBut jobbing to Diesel was BULLSHIT.
ReplyDeleteFast, Joe, and Journey all did more with a sequel with Rock
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for a bunch of empty seats at shows these days, and Vince spins it as everyone at the merchandise stand buying Reigns merch.
ReplyDeleteJourney?
ReplyDeleteGI JOE was a shit.
ReplyDeleteFTFY
Well Rockys work rate was shit. Superman punch, German Suplex, spear? Fucking indy spot monkey shit.
ReplyDeleteYeah they pretty well reinvented the franchise at #5. it went from car chases to being heist movies with a car chases as part of the theme. Plus they've got a deep enough cast that they can mix things up - they didn't need much of the Rock this time as the knew they could rely on Jason Streatham to carry a whole chunk of the movie.
ReplyDelete"TOOT TOOT!"
ReplyDeletei like bill simmons idea of the ewing theory (person gets too much media/fan attention and the team does better without him). i wonder if kevin love will fall into that category with his shoulder injury and the cavs play much better without him.
ReplyDeleteOf the two films mentioned, that was not an option.
ReplyDeleteTo the... series. First movie was Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser
ReplyDeleteSee: Giants, Tiki Barber
ReplyDeleteOh...ok. I am wholly unaware of these movies lol
ReplyDeleteor tennessee football, peyton manning
ReplyDeleteYeah kid stuff. Never seen them, I just remember the 3D pec popping joke with Rock in the trailer for 2
ReplyDeleteExcellent joke Shel--oh wait
ReplyDeletescorpion king also which now has like 3 sequels
ReplyDeleteHaha Taco Bell using the N64 Kid all grown up in their new ad. Awesome.
ReplyDelete"History beckons the Macho Man!"
ReplyDeleteGI Joe sucked but was successful in the Box Office. Hercules did great last year, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd also it's not just a cast of mighty whiteys -- F&F is pretty much the biggest franchise in just about every non-white demographic.
ReplyDeleteIt would take a lot for WWE to reach that point. Things are "ehh" now but it won't be a crisis until they go back to the pre-HD tron and are running 800 Raws in the Tri-State area again.
ReplyDeleteSam Hampton did his best Daniel Bryan impersonation on Kevin Love earlier.
ReplyDeleteHey James, in regards to the IYH 4 purple count, I've got Razor, Kid, Cornette and Mabel. Who am I missing?
ReplyDeleteI hope that movie where Rock fights an earthquake is good. Probably wont be, but one can hope.
ReplyDeleteLooks shitty. Probably is shitty.
ReplyDeleteand make 500 million at least
ReplyDeleteHe better cut a promo on the earthquake. There's also a John Tenta joke to be made.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I like about the Fast movies is listening to Jeremy over at CinemaSins eviscerate them, that is seriously the only entertainment value I can find.
ReplyDeleteMakin' a Difference has dark purple tights. It might look blue depending on your monitor though.
ReplyDeleteMore movies need Rock and Vin Diesel doing a Hart Attack
ReplyDeleteI dig Paul Giamatti having the role of Smart Guy No One Listens To.
ReplyDeletewill the rock ever be up for a major award (sag, golden globe, oscar)?
ReplyDeleteThey should do like Rock and Mick and drop a double people's elbow.
ReplyDeleteNever seen it, frankly if those guys were just in costume or something or there was like....some reason they can dive out of cars going 90 without a scratch maybe I could buy in. The only scene I've really seen from 7....I think....was Vin diving across a six lane free way to catch someone in mid air and then crash into a car going the opposite direction like it was padded lmao....fucking yuck
ReplyDeleteNever. He's always going to be a pro wrestler when it comes to the people that pick those awards.
ReplyDeleteEveryone wants to talk about how they cried at the ending, but Rocky giving Jason Statham a Rock Bottom was the highlight of that last one.
ReplyDeletePitch Perfect girls doing an a capella of the NBA ESPN theme had me scrambling for the remote. Get that shit out of here.
ReplyDeleteINTO THE DOG POOP THE DOG POOP THE DOG POOP
ReplyDeleteI know it was a Dude Love move but, did Mick and Rock ever do a Sweet Shin Music into Rock Bottom finish?
ReplyDeletePlus... he doesn't quite have the acting chops.
ReplyDeleteThat too, god love him but he's not that good, Arnie's never getting a freakin Oscar either lol
ReplyDeleteUpvoting only once due to restrictions.
ReplyDeleteBest Rock movie ever?
ReplyDeletePain and Gain. By six hundred miles.
I'm glad we could all agree on this.
It's amazing that everyone agreed to ignore that Arnold was going to play an American in nearly every movie... with the thickest Austrian accent ever.
ReplyDeleteNot even an attempt to cover it up.