Random Wrestling Thoughts (Part 2)

Omackeral

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Often forgotten is right as I can’t remember when I’ve seen that match last.

It's the feud with the Austin 3:16 beeper/pager and the Intercontinental Title getting yeeted off the bridge.

Itssoeasy

Omackeral wrote: »

It's the feud with the Austin 3:16 beeper/pager and the Intercontinental Title getting yeeted off the bridge.

Ahhh yes. God remember when fans popped over things being thrown off a bridge.

Loughc

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Ahhh yes. God remember when fans popped over things being thrown off a bridge.

Remembered when fans popped in general.

J. Marston

I genuinely don't know who is who out from FTR/Revival. I could google and find out instantly but I would only forget again.

sky88

J. Marston wrote: »

I genuinely don't know who is who out from FTR/Revival. I could google and find out instantly but I would only forget again.

oh its not just me since nxt i can never remember which one is which even though they look nothing alike

TimesArrow

J. Marston wrote: »

I genuinely don't know who is who out from FTR/Revival. I could google and find out instantly but I would only forget again.

I really don’t get the hype surrounding them tbh. There’s nothing special about them. Which j suppose is part of their gimmick. A throwback team in the vein of the Brainbusters? Not for me

CastorTroy

Conspiracy theory: Bayley lost the title due to Aaron Solow working with AEW.

J. Marston

CastorTroy wrote: »

Conspiracy theory: Bayley lost the title due to Aaron Solow working with AEW.

Nah, it's because Sasha is in The Mandalorian.

Loughc

CastorTroy wrote: »

Conspiracy theory: Bayley lost the title due to Aaron Solow working with AEW.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see Sasha drop it this Friday.

Agent Coulson

When is Charlotte due back to win it.

castletownman

Watched the "Behind the Mat" documentary from 1999 yesterday for the first time (Jack the Snake is NOT a nice guy). That ringside footage of Foley's kids during the I Quit Match was one of the most insane things I have ever seen.

My question is though: The Rock was wearing trousers during that match, when did he switch to the more recognisable ring attire, ie the black brahma bull pants? I vaguely remember him in the former, but don't really remember that aforementioned match at all, despite its subsequent infamy.

The White Wolf

castletownman wrote: »

Watched the "Behind the Mat" documentary from 1999 yesterday for the first time (Jack the Snake is NOT a nice guy). That ringside footage of Foley's kids during the I Quit Match was one of the most insane things I have ever seen.

My question is though: The Rock was wearing trousers during that match, when did he switch to the more recognisable ring attire, ie the black brahma bull pants? I vaguely remember him in the former, but don't really remember that aforementioned match at all, despite its subsequent infamy.

I think the story goes that The Rock wore tracksuits for a period to hide a surgery he had gotten done on his chest.

Loughc

The White Wolf wrote: »

I think the story goes that The Rock wore tracksuits for a period to hide a surgery he had gotten done on his chest.

Correct. The Rock got liposuction on his chest.

Itssoeasy

Loughc wrote: »

Remembered when fans popped in general.

Popping on a headlock or lockup. Younger fans who don’t remember those days missed out.

Smacruairi

Watched the hogan rock match there the other night. It's actually incredible how into it the fans are. Almost as much as a national stadium crowd for Devlin over Walter after 12 pints.

Itssoeasy

castletownman wrote: »

Watched the "Behind the Mat" documentary from 1999 yesterday for the first time (Jack the Snake is NOT a nice guy). That ringside footage of Foley's kids during the I Quit Match was one of the most insane things I have ever seen.

My question is though: The Rock was wearing trousers during that match, when did he switch to the more recognisable ring attire, ie the black brahma bull pants? I vaguely remember him in the former, but don't really remember that aforementioned match at all, despite its subsequent infamy.

He wasn’t a nice guy. Thankfully he’s got over his demons and as far as we know is on the straight and narrow. Jake the snakes dad(I think that scene of the two of them being awkward is in BTM) was a asshole.

Riddle101

TimesArrow wrote: »

Have been watching a lot of older stuff on the network and rewatching a lot of older Rock and Austin stuff. Personally, when I think back on these two, it’s mainly “moments” I remember rather than matches ( I know they’ve both have numerous great matches but we’re mainly so over Cos of their mic skills) so I’m wondering, what are your top Austin and/or Rock matches? I don’t mean gaisnt each other necessarily but some of their matches are classics

Their Wrestlemania 17 match was my favorite of the Mania series.

Against other wrestlers though.
The Rock vs Mankind I Quit Match
The Rock vs Triple H Backlash 2000
The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker Vengeance 2002

Stone Cold vs Chris Benoit Smackdown, May 31st 2001
Stone Cold vs Bret Hart Wrestlemania 13
Stone Cold vs Triple H 3 Stages of Hell Match No Way Out 2001

Agent Coulson

I watched something on youtube yesterday that made me go back and watch Bret vs the 123 kid and damn what a great match it was and it still holds up with simple brilliant storytelling.

The White Wolf

Trump will be at Wrestlemania....you heard it here first. :pac:

J. Marston

https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1325117201146384388

TimesArrow

The White Wolf wrote: »

Trump will be at Wrestlemania....you heard it here first. :pac:

Jericho, Cody, Taker et all will be devastated by this news

TimesArrow

https://twitter.com/cmpunk/status/1325124209903800322?s=21


Love this.. you knows folks at Titan Towera won’t

The White Wolf

Linda somehow trumping that Ivanka tweet on the issue.

Headshot

TimesArrow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/cmpunk/status/1325124209903800322?s=21


Love this.. you knows folks at Titan Towera won’t

https://twitter.com/i/status/1324720193843638273

J. Marston

https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/1325121818835869698

PTH2009

So Survivor Series this year will officially mark the end of the Undertaker ?

Prob be just a beat down of someone like King Corbin

B.A._Baracus

Reading up on Chyna there. Sad.
Estranged from her mother and father for many years. Really suffered from issues. Drugs and mental. Obviously did the porn thing. Then I heard she said she would never do porn again.

She was only 46 when she died in 2016. Accidental overdose of anti anxiety drugs, painkillers and alcohol it says. Messed up to think that if you compare 2000 (imo her biggest year in wrestling) and compared to how it all ended in 2016 it's quite a change.

Another sad aspect is that her manager became worried after Chyna didn't usually post to her social media accounts for several days.
Her brain was donated to science for CTE but could not be studied as it had decomposed.

Now there's a sad thing when you read that. Sure Chyna may have been a private person maybe taking days to respond to people. But it does kind of suggest she didn't have anyone. It was her manager only being alerted to no social media posts. Not a friend after no contact, even a significant other. Sad.

One of the most successful wrestlers of all time as she was OVER hugely in the attitude era. Thousands of fans cheering and chanting her name. But died alone.

PTH2009

These planned Wrestling biopocs sure do take a while to get off the ground

All talk of Pandemonium (Vince Mcmahon) has stopped and it seems the Netflix documentary has taken its place

The Hogan one seems to have got off the ground

Stone Cold is getting a Netflix one but more of a documentary

There was talk of a Von Erich biopic. For my personal preference I would love to see them put a few Lynryd Skynrd tracks in it (same era in Texas)

I remember years ago there was one planned on Chris Benoit but never materialised

Itssoeasy

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Reading up on Chyna there. Sad.
Estranged from her mother and father for many years. Really suffered from issues. Drugs and mental. Obviously did the porn thing. Then I heard she said she would never do porn again.

She was only 46 when she died in 2016. Accidental overdose of anti anxiety drugs, painkillers and alcohol it says. Messed up to think that if you compare 2000 (imo her biggest year in wrestling) and compared to how it all ended in 2016 it's quite a change.

Another sad aspect is that her manager became worried after Chyna didn't usually post to her social media accounts for several days.
Her brain was donated to science for CTE but could not be studied as it had decomposed.

Now there's a sad thing when you read that. Sure Chyna may have been a private person maybe taking days to respond to people. But it does kind of suggest she didn't have anyone. It was her manager only being alerted to no social media posts. Not a friend after no contact, even a significant other. Sad.

One of the most successful wrestlers of all time as she was OVER hugely in the attitude era. Thousands of fans cheering and chanting her name. But died alone.

I followed her on Twitter and in the couple of weeks before she died her tweets were very positive and upbeat and she seemed in a much better place than she had been for a while before that. That makes a sad situation even worse imo.

B.A._Baracus

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Reading up on Chyna there. Sad.
Estranged from her mother and father for many years. Really suffered from issues. Drugs and mental. Obviously did the porn thing. Then I heard she said she would never do porn again.

She was only 46 when she died in 2016. Accidental overdose of anti anxiety drugs, painkillers and alcohol it says. Messed up to think that if you compare 2000 (imo her biggest year in wrestling) and compared to how it all ended in 2016 it's quite a change.

Another sad aspect is that her manager became worried after Chyna didn't usually post to her social media accounts for several days.
Her brain was donated to science for CTE but could not be studied as it had decomposed.

Now there's a sad thing when you read that. Sure Chyna may have been a private person maybe taking days to respond to people. But it does kind of suggest she didn't have anyone. It was her manager only being alerted to no social media posts. Not a friend after no contact, even a significant other. Sad.

One of the most successful wrestlers of all time as she was OVER hugely in the attitude era. Thousands of fans cheering and chanting her name. But died alone.

Kinda reminds me of Layne Staley, think it was his accountant who told his mother that no money had been withdrawn from his account in a while so he should be checked on.
For Chyna aparently she was found 3 days after she died. It's a depressing topic to think about but for any of us who live alone it would probably take around that long for someone to find us. I'm in close contact with my family but if something happened the following day wouldn't be noticed, 2nd day might be pass-remarkable, it likely would be the third day before any alarm was raised.
(I had a big slip in the shower recently which triggered a lot of such thoughts :pac: )