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Random Wrestling Thoughts (Part 2)

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    #1472
    sky88
    Registered Users Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    I love the little shade to Goldberg probably booked for next Saudi show

    https://twitter.com/wweromanreigns/status/1218591092356067328?s=21


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    #1473
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,738 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    Rather than taking the piss out of him cutting his head, surely he should have referenced the time he ruled himself out for months smashing the window with his bare hand no


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    #1474
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,878 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    SureYWouldntYa wrote: »
    Rather than taking the piss out of him cutting his head, surely he should have referenced the time he ruled himself out for months smashing the window with his bare hand no

    Yeah that car window spot wasn't the brightest moment ever. I mean if you watch it it's clear fairly quickly that something is wrong.


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    #1475
    Blue_Dabadee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭Blue_Dabadee


    I really like how RVD has reinvented himself on Impact.


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    #1476
    Adiboo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭Adiboo


    Blue_Dabadee wrote: »
    I really like how RVD has reinvented himself on Impact.

    Don't watch Impact, how did he reinvent himself? All I got from Google is a heel turn and him on a bed with roses.


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    #1477
    beakerjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 20,753 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Adiboo wrote: »
    Don't watch Impact, how did he reinvent himself? All I got from Google is a heel turn and him on a bed with roses.

    Hes basically a sleazy divorced Dad in midlife crisis gimmick. Hes making it work.


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    #1478
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Randomly popped in my head the other day that most wrestlers names fall into 4 categories.

    - Using a word as a surname:
    Eg: Lance Storm, Roman Reigns, Kenny Omega, Randy Savage.

    - Using two first names:
    Eg: Keith Lee, Daniel Bryan etc.
    An 's' can also be added: Mark Andrews, Kevin Owens and Shawn Michaels.

    - One word names:
    Eg, Edge, Rhyno, Christian, Mankind etc. Can be prefaced with 'The' as well. Rock, Untertaker etc.

    Normal first and second names:
    Obviously in recent years that's the case with most. Randy Orton... Seth Rollins, you get the idea.


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    #1479
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Randomly popped in my head the other day that most wrestlers names fall into 4 categories.

    - Using a word as a surname:
    Eg: Lance Storm, Roman Reigns, Kenny Omega, Randy Savage.

    - Using two first names:
    Eg: Keith Lee, Daniel Bryan etc.
    An 's' can also be added: Mark Andrews, Kevin Owens and Shawn Michaels.

    - One word names:
    Eg, Edge, Rhyno, Christian, Mankind etc. Can be prefaced with 'The' as well. Rock, Untertaker etc.

    Normal first and second names:
    Obviously in recent years that's the case with most. Randy Orton... Seth Rollins, you get the idea.

    Isn't that all names :-)


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    #1480
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Isn't that all names :-)

    Well I've never met anyone with just the one name in my life :pac:

    "So mate what's your name?"
    - "Bridge"
    "Bridge what?"
    - just bridge man. Just bridge.

    :pac:


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    #1481
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Well I've never met anyone with just the one name in my life :pac:

    "So mate what's your name?"
    - "Bridge"
    "Bridge what?"
    - just bridge man. Just bridge.

    :pac:

    Pele, Ronaldo....

    I mean everything falls into those 4 categories


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    #1482
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Pele, Ronaldo....

    I mean everything falls into those 4 categories

    You know they have surnames right?


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    #1483
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    You know they have surnames right?

    So does Mick "mankind" Foley

    Anyways I'm not looking for an arguement ;)


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    #1484
    brianblaze
    Registered Users Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭brianblaze


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Pele, Ronaldo....

    I mean everything falls into those 4 categories

    Pele and Ronaldo have very long names they've shortened down significantly.

    And Sting wasn't even really called Sting! And neither was the other Sting! He wasn't even really a cop!


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    #1485
    brianblaze
    Registered Users Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭brianblaze


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Randomly popped in my head the other day that most wrestlers names fall into 4 categories.

    - Using a word as a surname:
    Eg: Lance Storm, Roman Reigns, Kenny Omega, Randy Savage.

    - Using two first names:
    Eg: Keith Lee, Daniel Bryan etc.
    An 's' can also be added: Mark Andrews, Kevin Owens and Shawn Michaels.

    - One word names:
    Eg, Edge, Rhyno, Christian, Mankind etc. Can be prefaced with 'The' as well. Rock, Untertaker etc.

    Normal first and second names:
    Obviously in recent years that's the case with most. Randy Orton... Seth Rollins, you get the idea.

    Raven!!


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    #1486
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 38,321 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Another mania without taker is the rumour and he is basically only doing the Saudi events

    He is major part of the deal cause hes old school


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    #1487
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,048 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    How come no one did the obvious reply?

    *Ahem*
    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Well I've never met anyone with just the one name in my life :pac:

    "So mate what's your name?"
    - "Bridge"
    "Bridge what?"
    - just bridge man. Just bridge.

    :pac:

    Get over it!


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    #1488
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Another mania without taker is the rumour and he is basically only doing the Saudi events

    He is major part of the deal cause hes old school

    Good the sooner taker steps away completely the better. He was a disaster against Goldberg. Sad to see.


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    #1489
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I hate those deep intakes of breath Becky Lynch does in her promos.


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    #1490
    RollieFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,636 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I hoped those deep intakes of breath Becky Lynch does in her promos.

    She's painful to listen to.


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    #1491
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,166 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    As far as wrestling-level acting goes, I think she's one of the most natural sounding promos.

    Joe is the best.


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    #1492
    LineOfBeauty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭LineOfBeauty


    David Starr or Eddie Kingston are probably the most natural promos in wrestling. Not that contrived wrestling-speak with over-acted facial expressions. You can totally buy into what they are saying as truth from their perspective.


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    #1493
    RollieFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,636 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    LineOfBeauty wrote: »
    David Starr or Eddie Kingston are probably the most natural promos in wrestling. Not that contrived wrestling-speak with over-acted facial expressions. You can totally buy into what they are saying as truth from their perspective.

    Yeh they are both excellent, I'd have Jericho, Nick Aldis and Jay White up there too.


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    #1494
    LineOfBeauty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭LineOfBeauty


    RollieFingers wrote: »
    Yeh they are both excellent, I'd have Jericho, Nick Aldis and Jay White up there too.

    Ye great promos, though I'd have Jericho/Aldis down as real "wrestling" type promos, it's tough to explain but their delivery is quintessential pro wrestler, rather than Starr or Kingston (and possibly White to an extent) who come across more like very articulate MMA fighters or particularly aggressive politicians :D


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    #1495
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,878 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    As it's past midnight it's now the twentieth anniversary of the 2000 royal rumble which includes so many memorable moments including the tables tag match,the debut of Taz, mae young traumatising the live audience, taka michinoku taking a HOF hopper from the ring to the arena floor of MSG, the amazing WWE title street fight which made me apreciate HHH far more than I had before that and the rumble match itself even if the finish was a bit sloppy.


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    #1496
    leggo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    It’s one of those that’s better in your memory. Not a bad card by any means, Triple H/Cactus Jack is spectacular and holds up, but the Rumble match is a bit all over the place and the finish just confused everyone instead of being the payoff it should’ve been (Rock’s only ever Rumble win and when he was officially ‘taking over’ as the guy in WWE). But yeah, one more to remember fondly rather than risk it by watching the full PPV. Watch the Street Fight and the Hardyz/Dudleyz and you’re set.


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    #1497
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Tazz’s debut was one of the loudest pops I’ve heard. Absolutely unreal moment at the Garden. Angle deserves credit for his pre match promo too.


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    #1498
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    I have very fond memories of Royal Rumble 2000 (Stupid Channel 4 being on a delay!) I would go as far and say it is one of the greatest PPV's all of time as it had a lot going for it.

    - That Tazz debut was amazing indeed. Probably second best WWE/F debut ever behind Jericho debuting months previous.
    - Hardys vs Dudley Boys basically set up the TLC from that match.
    - Cactus and Triple H was a great match.
    - I really liked the rumble. Had that great attitude era mixture of talent.
    - MSG looked great with that grafitti entrance.
    - Only 6 matches unlike todays big WWE shows where they seem to go hours.


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    #1499
    Blue_Dabadee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭Blue_Dabadee


    I think 2000 was best year of WWF. The only thing that sucked that year was WrestleMania. It was the year that I got into wrestling.


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    #1500
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,048 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Was that the table match where both members of the team had to be put through a table? And think it didn't count unless they were put through consecutively. Don't think they've used those rules since


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    #1501
    leggo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Was that the table match where both members of the team had to be put through a table? And think it didn't count unless they were put through consecutively. Don't think they've used those rules since

    Loved those rules. Makes it like a cross between a sports match and video game: you can’t stop the tag partner from interfering anyway after they’ve been eliminated so the core of the match stays intact, but there’s a big bullseye on whoever hasn’t gone through a table yet. I love matches like that with (non-complicated) rules that keep me constantly thinking and engaged.


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