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2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by HandsomeHarley, Jan 11, 2008.

  1. Norman Stansfield

    Norman Stansfield Active Member

    It looked like what Orton was laying on was a huge bed of styrofoam, painted black, just based on what was left after Hardy dove.

    I'm not trying to denigrate what he did, though. That's fuckin' insane if you're doing it onto a fucking 10-foot-thick air mattress from that height.

    I wonder how many years he took off his career by doing that. Not that he probably had many left anyway, after all those ladder matches.
     
  2. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    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.
     
  3. Ironically enough, I just watched the Mick Foley documentary the other day on A&E or some network about his hell in a cell match with Taker and his fall from the top of the cage . . . twice. Even with that in mind, Hardy is one crazy motha. And styrofoam or no styrofoam, that crash upon impact was sickening.
     
  4. 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.''
     
  5. 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.
     
  6. Rumpleforeskin

    Rumpleforeskin Active Member

    Out of curiosity I checked out the one from last night. But is it truly better than this one that I found right next to it on YouTube?

     
  7. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I did notice that. Still, Hardy's lucky he didn't miss his landing spot. And if you're Orton laying there, how much nerve must it take to see a 200+ pound man flying through the air to land right next to you and not want to jump out of the way. If it was me, I'd be flinching.
     
  8. Norman Stansfield

    Norman Stansfield Active Member

    Yeah, I caught Spicolli. That was cool.

    There was a jobber on last week whose 'name' was David "Trash-sheet" Meltzer.

    Honestly. I laughed out loud when I heard them announce that.
     
  9. Norman Stansfield

    Norman Stansfield Active Member

    Yeah, I thought the same thing about Hardy draping himself over Orton afterward. It'd be interesting to see some reverse-angle footage from down low to see how they did it. I wonder if any fans were able to see what was going on. I doubt it, though, that was right next to the stage and behind the scaffolding.

    Even still, a tremendous, tremendous spot. I just wish JR would've yelled, 'As God as my witness, he's broken in half! Someone stop the damn match!'
     
  10. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Regardless of the setup, that spot was fucking insane. I just watched it again with one of the guys in the office who's a big wrestling fan. He missed last night's show, and was awed as I was.
     
  11. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    All this talk about Hardy's spot reminds me of the Macho Man's flying elbow off the top rope. When he started getting older, his knees got worse and his opponents had to take more of the blow. Rick Steiner, Arn Anderson and Charles Robinson are among those that suffered punctured lungs courtesy of Savage. They didn't have to worry about selling those injuries.lol
     
  12. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    OK, this isn't exactly news, seeing as how it's dated Sept. 25, 2007. But I can't remember seeing it anywhere around here and thought it was funny. Saw it on joesportsfan.com today. Apparently, former WWE vampire Gangrel has found a lucrative second career in the porn industry by forming the "New Porn Order."
    Let's just hope it doesn't lead to the same thing for Big Daddy V :p

    http://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2007/925/303669.shtml
     
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