Cod Eye

Personally, I feel that Wyatt is as good as anyone on the roster bell to bell. You can just tell that he has grown up in the business and takes his trade very seriously. And I adored the original idea for the character, being a cross between a Manson like cult leader and something you would find in a Rob Zombie film. It had the potential to be amazing. But how long did that original vision last for once he was brought up to the main shows? 6 months maybe? 

Now it's just a mess of a character, that needs the reset button pressing, to bring it back to the original idea. He needs to be constantly recruiting new members to his "family"(what are the Briscoe's up to these days, are they still blackballed due to the homophobia?), and using them as layers of protection so when Reigns(for example) finally gets his hands on him, it means something...

I've never seen anything of Sullivan's outside of the Hogan vs. Dungeon of Doom/Alliance to End Hulkamania stuff. Obviously he was know as having a mega creative mind, but what was he like as a wrestler in his prime? 

Has there been any other details of the War Games match released yet? I assume it won't go full old school NWA and be a two ring job?

...so, is "Sister Abigail" simply going to be Bray dressed up as a woman? 

I thought i'd seen somewhere that they had that Sage Beckett from the tournament lined up to play her...

Sorry to bump an oldish thread, but are there any of the Firestick kodi builds still working?

Just received a free firestick through a promotion, and would like to use it to watch some streams for the boxing and 3pm kickoff etc...

If so, is it easy enough to set up?

On 20/09/2017 at 1:12 PM, Scott Malbranque said:

Thought it's as good a place to pop this here as any.
Found a YouTube channel - akin to the Wrestling Shoot Interview one where the titles are 'slightly' ajar - that's full of Audio Commentaries.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCcHygvKQVfS5So921_FZA/videos

I'm thoroughly enjoying the one for 'Man vs Rock' on my lunch here...

Is the wrestling shoot interview channel still going? If so, can I ask what it's called please?

I can understand Mason Crane being picked, as they obviously see him as the Test teams spinner long term. Might as well have him in and around the squad where the coaching staff can work with him day in, day out. And if conditions suit, or if/when the latter matches are dead rubbers then throw him in there and see if he can make a difference...

Gary Ballance? Fuck me, we're fucking fucked aren't we? And thats coming from a died in the wool Yorkshireman!

Thats the documentary that I saw about it a few months ago...

Taking it back to the "Black vs White" wrestling card, I was speaking to one of my uncles in the pub last night about it. He was in his Teenage years in the mid 60's and remembers this sort of thing happening often. He says that there wasn't much racial "hatred" at the time(more casual racism that was used almost as a term of endearment, believe it or not...), and most people he knew had a "West Indian mate". His was the comedian/footballer Charlie Williams! He thinks the card in question wasn't put on to draw heat due to peoples prejudices, but was more to do with the fact the "Black" side were more mysterious and exotic, so would draw people in who were curious what they would be like. Their billed home countries point to this also...

3 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

And wasn't Ron Atkinson the man behind it?

Not sure if he was the one who had the idea of the match, but he was the one in charge on the team, and the one to bring in the "Three Degrees", whose nickname alone is another example of the "casual racism" that was rife around the time...

16 hours ago, Tommy! said:

I'd disagree, that was truly another age. To be honest it eased or moved to a different race but was prevalent through the 70's in some way.  Plus we were miles ahead of the US. Rosa Parks was only 7 years before this. 

Your right. Things like this were, well not commonplace but not exactly rare, well into the 70's and even early 80's.

West Brom made midfielder Len Cantello's testimonial match a "Black vs White" match as late as 1979. And I remember my Grandad telling me about a boxing tournament he went to at his local club that was "white vs coloured(as in, anyone not whiite)" on the night I was born in 1982...

26 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

Can you order it via the YouTube app for Xbox or Playstation?  At least that way it'll be on the telly!

Thats a good point, I hadn't thought of that! 

Thats me in for a full night of boxing now...

31 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

I quite like the move, it sucks that it's another PPV deal but having big fights on youtube is pretty cool, it's just another platform to watch. I'm away tomorrow but if the hotel im at has a fast enough connection im probably gonna buy it.

I agree that (legal) online streaming is a good idea. It's just from a personal point of view, I struggle to keep myself interested when I watch on my laptop or tablet. In a perfect world, it would be available on normal TV ppv and online too(for those that are away from home, like your good self)...

Cheers all! 

Can't see me watching it in that case. Paying to watch a fight on youtube doesn't appeal to me at all for some reason...

Who is showing the Parker/Fury fight? Can't see it listed on any of the Sky Sports channels or Boxnation...

There is one in Barnsley now, and I saw somewhere that they are looking to opoen a second in the town too...

My mother has a caravan at Sutton-On-Sea(near to Mabletorpe and Ingoldmels. We have just had a long weekend there and bumped into the legend that is Sue Pollard in the local shop! Turns out her Mam lives in Sutton or close to it at least. Wouldn't stop raving about a local restaurant that we all think is mediocre at best...

Made our day though...

This has probably been asked before, but why was Summerslam '92 referred to as "...the Summerslam you thought you'd never see"??? 

19 hours ago, PowerButchi said:

Toblerone back in instead of Woakes tomorrow. Toby is a more accurate bowler than Woakes anyway and Woakes is unfit. Would have liked to have seen Crane come in though as Lords spins. 

It's a shame England managed to be shit at Headingly, as I feel Crane would have had a shot at playing if the series was won. 

I'll be really gutted if Rusev goes. He is one of the only guys around that old school, big foreign hoss vibe about him. 

Also agree with the sentiment that it's a bit of a travesty that he hasn't had a dominant run with the big belts. He could have easily pulled off the unstoppable monster role with the belt, and give someone a huge rub when he is finally toppled...

Sorry for the post while the game is going, but has anyone noticed that some of the West Indies Batsmen have small cannabis leaves on their pads? I know it's very much a part of their culture, but surprised they allowed them on their international kit, especially with how in the public eye drugs in sport is at the minute.

Saying that, the way the bowlers have bowled this past few days, it looks like they have been hammering the weed!

1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said:

I hope this pink ball stuff doesn't become a regular thing, I couldn't see that fucking ball all day. Just play with a white ball. I'm fine with experimenting with day-night tests, even though we don't need it over here because it doesn't go dark and the crowds are still great for tests, but it was impossible to watch, especially early on.

I was the same with the pink ball. It did get easier when the lights came on though. I just don't think it is worth the hassle to have day/night tests over here, what with how long was actually played in the dark, under the lights. 

Still think the ball needs sorting too. Obviously they can't use the white ball due to the players wearing the traditional whites, and the lack of swing it gives would take away a lot of test bowlers biggest weapons. I just don't get why, what with the amount we understand about chemicals and shit these day, someone can't just make a high vis ball that behaves the same as the traditional cherry. They were saying yesterday that the only difference was they couldn't put the grease in the dye when dying the leather as it will fuck up the colour, but there must be another sort of grease that doesn't mess with the colour.

Still, I suppose money talks and they will miraculously find that magic ingredient if these Day/Nighters become the norm and the demand for the pink(or whatever colour) ball goes up... 

2 hours ago, PowerButchi said:

Crane was turning it a mile last night against Glamorgan in the blast as first change and  took 3-21 on a seaming pitch which didnt look like it had much turn, and the ball wasn't deteriorated, so the talent is there. But he's only young and I worry how being smashed about in a test if we get the pitch wrong would do for his confidence. 

 

Look at Habeeb, a bad time in tests fucked him til this week. 

 

To be honest though, I think Samit Patel is a better choice than Rashid at the moment fpr spinner who bats a bit. 

Whats Crane looking like in the County Championship this year? Not seen enough of the 4 day game as I'd have liked this year...

Like the look of Crane, but can't help but feel they have sacked Rashid off too early from the Test team. Just don't get why though. He spins it and can "bat a bit", which the English selectors seem to want to see from their spinners. Only thing that goes agains him is that he has struggled to keep it tight sometimes...
 

Glad to see Habeed finally got himself a decent opening knock this year. The lads got the ability to make it at the top level and up to now looks like one of the only obvious long term replacements for Cook...

Just started watching Raw for the first time in ages. Why does Seth Rollin's entrance music have "Burn it Down" randomly inserted in it?

7 hours ago, Abe Mikkel said:

@Cod Eye why did it take a month for her to watch the recording? 

She would never watch videos, unless it was something she recorded herself. It just happens that this one day we were both home and at loose ends, so I nagged her to sit and watch it. After watching it, she felt a proper arse for the way she reacted and bought me a Kebab....Silver linings and all that....