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March Wrasslin' |OT| Forecast for Wrestlemania...cloudy with a heavy chance of Reigns

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somedevil

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avengers23 said:
That reaction is specifically what made me wonder. Given how NXT's crowds will cheer for a lot of things, I wasn't sure whether Gable had done anything to warrant the hype other than the amateur background. I suppose my Swagger Sense is tingling.
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Its hard to judge because he is known because of all the house show matches he does are said to be very good.

Plus I believe on youtube is his early pro wrestling matches he did before the WWE signed him up. He actually faced Daivari playing the usual Arab character.
 
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British Monsoon

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Flair was far more entertaining, but Arn always said exactly what needed to be said and knew exactly how to get the feud over.

Loving Gary Hart's book, friends. There's some amazing stuff in here, I just got to the chapters dealing with his time in Australia. Interesting to see how different wrestlers viewed promoters - Gary loved Jim Barnett's operation down under, how he paid for the boy's wives to fly over with them and generally how he made them feel like stars, whereas Lou Thesz thought he was a disreputable conman trying to screw him over.
 
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Took me forever to find this thread. Like someone else said, Lambda didn't die for this.

But let me tell you what he DID die for:

LEGITSHOOK.COM Presents a Lambda Piscium Joint
SHOOT SQUASH MATCHES - Volume 1

Some fantastic jiffwork here, really amazing stuff. This looks like PROBABLY the most fun you'll have watching MMA. I guiltily love seeing squashes.

Some notes:
BUAKAW POR PRAMUK can't be hurt.
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Alberto Del Rio? Let's see how he fares
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Zuluzinho is a big guy, but
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MANY MANY more after the link. Come watch people get slapped shitless.
http://www.legitshook.com/straight-shooters-with-lambda-p/2015/2/24/shoot-squash-matches-volume-1

We miss you Lambda!
 
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Kaladin

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BronsonLee said:
Titus went full gimmick, and to be honest, he was being a complete jackass to Alucard for ages before yesterday
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Titus was a jackass all around if you ask me. He kept ribbing me about shit from months back that didn't really matter, but got annoying. He stopped when I called him out on it though.
 
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funkystudent

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Hey how is Bobby Lashley doing with that MMA thing?

I feel like the only stories I have read about his MMA are to do with his scheduled opponent being unable to compete so he is now facing some jobber so I have zero idea if he is any good or not.
 
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Sweeney Tom

Banned
ed: ^^ He isn't terrible. Isn't what I'd call good either though. Bellator's the TNA of MMA after all though, so that's to be expected.

Mr. Sandman said:
Holy shit.

That's.....

Titus was the guy talking about going out with a bang last month right?

Should have seen that coming, but damn at the bans.

At least we didn't get closed.

Though we need to cut the shit and keep shenanigans to a minimal.
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From what I was told, it was just a case of the people who legit complained that made shit get out of hand. Spamming mods' inboxes everytime you disagree with something understandably aggravates them into action.

Just another case of people getting worked into a shoot. 90% of what's said isn't serious, but unfortunately 10% of the audience will think it is and legit bitch and then you get into a worked shoot shoot work act.
 
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DMczaf

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funkystudent said:
Hey how is Bobby Lashley doing with that MMA thing?

I feel like the only stories I have read about his MMA are to do with his scheduled opponent being unable to compete so he is now facing some jobber so I have zero idea if he is any good or not.
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He's grounding and pounding.
 
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British Monsoon

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Lambda's still posting straight shootings? That warms my heart :)

Also, this headline made me lol;

Russo quits himself

A number of readers sent word this morning that Vince Russo announced overnight that he was, depending on the announcement, shutting down his subscription website, going on hiatus or leaving his own website.
On his Facebook page, Russo wrote, "I will not be posting anything—blogs, videos, podcasts, from this point going forward. I am no way any longer associated with the site."

What this means for his paying subscribers is that after several months of building his "brand", Russo left without warning. Not quite the swerve they were hoping for, I am sure.

Regarding those subscribers, Russo wrote, "Please know, that if you renew your monthly membership, you will not be getting any content from Vince Russo from this day going forward. I also ask you to not buy any Vince Russo merchandise, as I no longer have access to the orders."

Oddly enough, the website itself features no announcement, as what was originally posted there has since been deleted.

If Russo no longer has access to his own website, that likely means he was never actually in charge of the site or even owned it, which is amazing to me on so many levels.

So, in a way, Vince Russo quit himself. That's a swerve I doubt anyone saw coming.
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Masquerader

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BronsonLee said:
Exactly. Flair was absolutely ridiculously good at promos. But Arn...good god, Arn was so excellent, I have to go with him. He'd be the best person to learn from, promo wise.
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Yeah. Flair's great inspiration to get into it.... Anderson's great inspiration for getting GOOD at it. I'll keep that in mind when I get into wrestling eventually.
 
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Kaladin

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Sweeney Tom said:
ed: ^^ He isn't terrible. Isn't what I'd call good either though. Bellator's the TNA of MMA after all though, so that's to be expected.



From what I was told, it was just a case of the people who legit complained that made shit get out of hand. Spamming mods' inboxes everytime you disagree with something understandably aggravates them into action.

Just another case of people getting worked into a shoot. 90% of what's said isn't serious, but unfortunately 10% of the audience will think it is and legit bitch and then you get into a worked shoot shoot work act.
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Titus was talking about going out with a bang a few days ago though:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=153676511&postcount=8139

That was account suicide on his part IMO.
 
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Aiii

So not worth it
Besada is a good mod, very fair, we can be lucky we didn't get put on a break like Footy-GAF tbh. Let's agree to stop with all the gimmick bs and in-fighting. If you don't like someone, that's fine, you don't have to, just leave them be.

Also, Alucard. Great OP, good title too.
 
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Aiii said:
Besada is a good mod, very fair, we can be lucky we didn't get put on a break like Footy-GAF tbh. Let's agree to stop with all the gimmick bs and in-fighting. If you don't like someone, that's fine, you don't have to, just leave them be.

Also, Alucard. Great OP, good title too.
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Good title? It has a misspelling. That bothers me to hell and back.

Besada has our back. I paid him off.
 
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somedevil said:
So going by his TNA run with women in 2010-2011 get ready for them to say all derogatory female terms in spanish.
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You have Russo all wrong, friend.

My sentiments that you are about to read have nothing to do with the comments that AJ Lee shot towards Stephanie McMahon on Twitter yesterday, even though I loudly applaud and support Lee. You can read either of my two books, go on my website, or quote anything I’ve said over the past 23 years in the wrestling business, WOMEN IN WRESTLING HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS.
I lived that my entire career. The wresting business is sexist, and infested with executives in high places who believe there is no place in professional wrestling/sports entertainment for women. I experienced it in every company I ever worked with. Females should not take TV time from the boys, that’s the way it is. It’s male chauvinistic, archaic, simple-minded, and just plain ignorant. And God forbid in spite of it all the women get over you know what happens then? One of these gentlemen wearing trunks will proceed to get her travel bag and take a large, steaming dump in it. Yes that happened to Sable at the height of her run.
I was there. I saw it first hand when some of the top stars in the WWE at the time would get in Vince’s ear when a female star started to get herself over. From there, Vince would do everything to chop her at the knees, in order not to upset the boys and to keep them happy. It was disgusting to me, just a horrible way to do business. It’s the reason I have always been an advocate of women’s wrestling and women wrestlers.
You would think with Stephanie McMahon and Dixie Carter both in tremendous places of power they would be pro-active in trying to change the male mindset in wrestling when it comes to women, but instead you get the complete opposite. Why? Simple. Ego and jealousy. As women, both Stephanie and Dixie love the spotlight directed on them at all times, it’s that plain and simple.
You want an example, here’s an example. If you remember back to my first three months at WCW, I had every woman on the show in some sort of angle, or story, even the Nitro Girls. Well, the day I left John Laurinaitis publicly declared, “Now we don’t have to use those damn women anymore.” YES, the SAME John Laurinaitis who went on to become Head of Talent Relations at the WWE. Now with somebody with that kind of stroke, with that kind of feeble mindset, how is any girl in the industry ever going to be given a fair shake regardless of WHO they are?
Guys, it’s 2015, grow the !@#$% up. When I had the “book” in TNA a whole 8-10 weeks after Jarrett was ousted and Hulk Bischoff came in, I studied the numbers extensively and found the TNA Knockouts were drawing one of the highest, if not THE HIGHEST, rating on each and every episode of IMPACT. With that information, I began booking TWO KO matches a week, with both segments drawing the highest numbers on the show. When writing a wrestling show, you have to go with what works, it doesn’t matter what it is, a rating is a rating. Unfortunately, once I lost control of the mystical “book”, the KOs went right back to playing a smaller role on the show.
AJ Lee, I applaud you. HOWEVER, your colleagues need to step up as well. Have voice ladies; don’t be afraid to be heard. If you wind up oppressing your true feelings, like most do in wrestling, you’re going to wind up being absolutely miserable anyway.
 
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somedevil

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Vince McMahon said:
You have Russo all wrong, friend.
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I read it and he is correct but its coming from the wrong person. It comes from the same man who the writer during stuff like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs4zA9PemIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-gVl20Gw3U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BZ7IsnX5xg

So was he not writing this stuff during the time when he was still lead writer? Its a great message but he is not the one who should be used to more it forward.
 
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dream

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Vince McMahon said:
You have Russo all wrong, friend.

My sentiments that you are about to read have nothing to do with the comments that AJ Lee shot towards Stephanie McMahon on Twitter yesterday, even though I loudly applaud and support Lee. You can read either of my two books, go on my website, or quote anything I’ve said over the past 23 years in the wrestling business, WOMEN IN WRESTLING HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS.
I lived that my entire career. The wresting business is sexist, and infested with executives in high places who believe there is no place in professional wrestling/sports entertainment for women. I experienced it in every company I ever worked with. Females should not take TV time from the boys, that’s the way it is. It’s male chauvinistic, archaic, simple-minded, and just plain ignorant. And God forbid in spite of it all the women get over you know what happens then? One of these gentlemen wearing trunks will proceed to get her travel bag and take a large, steaming dump in it. Yes that happened to Sable at the height of her run.
I was there. I saw it first hand when some of the top stars in the WWE at the time would get in Vince’s ear when a female star started to get herself over. From there, Vince would do everything to chop her at the knees, in order not to upset the boys and to keep them happy. It was disgusting to me, just a horrible way to do business. It’s the reason I have always been an advocate of women’s wrestling and women wrestlers.
You would think with Stephanie McMahon and Dixie Carter both in tremendous places of power they would be pro-active in trying to change the male mindset in wrestling when it comes to women, but instead you get the complete opposite. Why? Simple. Ego and jealousy. As women, both Stephanie and Dixie love the spotlight directed on them at all times, it’s that plain and simple.
You want an example, here’s an example. If you remember back to my first three months at WCW, I had every woman on the show in some sort of angle, or story, even the Nitro Girls. Well, the day I left John Laurinaitis publicly declared, “Now we don’t have to use those damn women anymore.” YES, the SAME John Laurinaitis who went on to become Head of Talent Relations at the WWE. Now with somebody with that kind of stroke, with that kind of feeble mindset, how is any girl in the industry ever going to be given a fair shake regardless of WHO they are?
Guys, it’s 2015, grow the !@#$% up. When I had the “book” in TNA a whole 8-10 weeks after Jarrett was ousted and Hulk Bischoff came in, I studied the numbers extensively and found the TNA Knockouts were drawing one of the highest, if not THE HIGHEST, rating on each and every episode of IMPACT. With that information, I began booking TWO KO matches a week, with both segments drawing the highest numbers on the show. When writing a wrestling show, you have to go with what works, it doesn’t matter what it is, a rating is a rating. Unfortunately, once I lost control of the mystical “book”, the KOs went right back to playing a smaller role on the show.
AJ Lee, I applaud you. HOWEVER, your colleagues need to step up as well. Have voice ladies; don’t be afraid to be heard. If you wind up oppressing your true feelings, like most do in wrestling, you’re going to wind up being absolutely miserable anyway.
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Ummm...I sort of do agree that Russo is probably the most women-friendly booker that wrestling has ever seen. Yes, he played up their sexuality, but there was always a level of body-positive empowerment to the women he booked.

And it's certainly a fair cry from the Johnny Ace era, where he booked Diva Search contests, and hired women solely so that the boys could get regular blowies from them while on the road.
 
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sf2fanatic

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Vince that second gif of Del Rio. I can't stop laughing on how bad that guy missed that kick so bad and Del Rio goes down. Lol!!
 
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British Monsoon

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Plywood said:
I...

You know what, sitting in a hot tub is better than sitting in a nondescript room I suppose.
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It's certainly a unique space to conduct reviews in. Also, it's getting him noticed. He got a shout-out at the end of Lucha Underground this week - Vampiro said "hey, it's the hot tub guy!" just as they were going off air;

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sf2fanatic

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So has Trips and Vince announce who's singing at Mania? Are they using Flo Rida again? I'm wondering who Cena is gonna use for his entrance
 
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RP912

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sf2fanatic said:
So has Trips and Vince announce who's singing at Mania? Are they using Flo Rida again? I'm wondering who Cena is gonna use for his entrance
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Most likely Yellawolf since Vince trying to get hip with the kiddies.

speaking of which...

Top 5 performances for Wrestlemania

1. Ray Charles
2. Boyz 2 Men
3. Keri Hilson
4. Motorhead
5. Living Colour
 
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sf2fanatic

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You think Vinny would use James Brown's "Living in America" song for the Cena/Rusev match? That's if there is a match gonna happen.
 
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