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Styrofoam or not, the first thing that crossed my mind was "That's one of the greatest falls in wrestling history."So much could've really gone wrong with that swanton. Jeff could have landed on his head, or crashed into the stage. Plus, it's a 200+ pound man flying down from 20 feet. He could've killed Orton.
Quote from: Baron Scicluna on January 15, 2008, 05:10:59 AMStyrofoam or not, the first thing that crossed my mind was "That's one of the greatest falls in wrestling history."So much could've really gone wrong with that swanton. Jeff could have landed on his head, or crashed into the stage. Plus, it's a 200+ pound man flying down from 20 feet. He could've killed Orton.There is no doubt padding was set up, but you notice they never showed an angle with Hardy actually landing on Orton. Hardy never landed on Orton, but quickly layed himself over Orton after he landed to make it look so. When Orton first landed, he was not in position to take the Swanton as he was laying at a 90 degree angle. Still, it was one of the greatest spots/falls I've ever seen and so much could have went wrong. Makes you wonder if WWE has learned anything about extending the lives of their wrestlers.
Quote from: Norman Stansfield on January 14, 2008, 11:21:46 PMAnybody caught the broadcasts of the old UWF (no, not Mid-South, sadly) on ESPN Classic?They're half-hour shows at 12 and 12:30 am. Great, craptastic 'rasslin from the early 90s.Ivan Koloff, Don Muraco, Jimmy Valiant, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton and a host of other washed-up former WWFers from back in the day.Good for nostalgia if nothing else.I caught some of it. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams beat the crap out of this guy, and the crowd kept urging the jabroni to get up and take more of a pounding. I guess this was when wrestling actually had no-name jabronis. Also, did you notice the rare footage of Louie Spicolli? His nickname was "Cutie Pie.''
Anybody caught the broadcasts of the old UWF (no, not Mid-South, sadly) on ESPN Classic?They're half-hour shows at 12 and 12:30 am. Great, craptastic 'rasslin from the early 90s.Ivan Koloff, Don Muraco, Jimmy Valiant, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton and a host of other washed-up former WWFers from back in the day.Good for nostalgia if nothing else.
Anyone catch the Kurt Angle vs. Yugi Nagata match on Spike just now? Caught it as I got home. A Japanese-style match - accordingly, fought in Japan.Solid effort. Nagata broke out the crossface, which made me cringe.
Quote from: zebracoy on January 17, 2008, 08:58:08 PMThe Japanese style of wrestling is no joke. I didn't watch the match tonight, but I've see the ROH vs. NOAH DVD and the style is something I enjoy. People who are brain washed by the WWE style could never appreciate it.That's what bugs me about the WWE now. It seems like, with the exception of one or two moves during the match, that each wrestler does the same three or four moves every time. It sometimes feels like I've been watching the same match every week.I miss the old days, when you had the punch and kick wrestlers, but you also had guys that had a technical style and incorporated 20 different moves in a match. Especially the cruiserweights (Malenko, Rey, Eddy, and even Benoit), would put on different matches each week.
The Japanese style of wrestling is no joke. I didn't watch the match tonight, but I've see the ROH vs. NOAH DVD and the style is something I enjoy. People who are brain washed by the WWE style could never appreciate it.
That's what bugs me about the WWE now. It seems like, with the exception of one or two moves during the match, that each wrestler does the same three or four moves every time. It sometimes feels like I've been watching the same match every week.
Quote from: Baron Scicluna on January 18, 2008, 06:22:12 AMThat's what bugs me about the WWE now. It seems like, with the exception of one or two moves during the match, that each wrestler does the same three or four moves every time. It sometimes feels like I've been watching the same match every week.So isn't it great that Big Show's coming back? He has such an impressive repertoire.
Like Shawn Michaels. His matches have become somewhat repetitive. He does some punching and kicking, then gets beat up, then hits the flying forearm, does the nip up. Bodyslam, elbow off the top rope. Sweet Chin Music. Pin. Occasionally, the opponent throws something else in there.
Quote from: EmbassyRow on January 18, 2008, 07:31:02 AMQuote from: Baron Scicluna on January 18, 2008, 06:22:12 AMThat's what bugs me about the WWE now. It seems like, with the exception of one or two moves during the match, that each wrestler does the same three or four moves every time. It sometimes feels like I've been watching the same match every week.So isn't it great that Big Show's coming back? He has such an impressive repertoire.That's the thing. You used to have some guys who had just two moves, and punched all day long (i.e. Hogan), and then you had guys doing a variety (DiBiase, Henning). And some of them would do the same move in a match (like piledrivers). Today, it seems like everyone does their own three moves and never mixes it up. Like Shawn Michaels. His matches have become somewhat repetitive. He does some punching and kicking, then gets beat up, then hits the flying forearm, does the nip up. Bodyslam, elbow off the top rope. Sweet Chin Music. Pin. Occasionally, the opponent throws something else in there.
Anyone have news on the Rumble? Havent been able to check results on my phone...
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