NorthSeaTiger

I never normally bother with his obvious bias towards Cena, and admittedly some of the stuff he does complain about I agree with( such as the non-existing selling of injuries, or his sometimes sloppy AA) but his comment about the February 13 Match with Punk was just blind ignorance. He said in the review of the WWE 50 years DVD, and I quote, " John Cena vs CM Punk(Feb RAW 2013) doesn't merit a place here". How can he be so blind to what was clearly a phenomenal match?

As for the rest of the list, I don't watch Japanese wrestling at all, but surely with his magazine being targeted to more mainstream-viewing customers, the list is more a way of him showing off that he knows who these guys are, rather than whether they genuinely had a better year than Bryan or Punk etc

Who was it that showed up? I can't highlight the black box on my iPad. It says spoilers in the title so you won't be spoiling anything if someone reads it!

Regal vs Cesaro?? Hell yeah, I'm in!!!

So have we seen the beginning of the end of Curtis Axel then?

The only good thing about him was the remixed Mr Perfect theme. Everything else was just bland shite. Steady in the ring, but with no "hook" to keep you watching. Just a solid worker with no discernible traits.

That's the thing right there, Max. They need to look like backwoods hillbillys who just want to kick the shit outta people. No finesse, fancy moves or a sense of wherewithal. Just 2 big meatheads going out and clobbering folk. It wouldn't look right if they were supposed to be these uneducated, brainwashed followers then bust out moves like Steamboat or HBK. Harper with his muttering 'yeah yeah yeah' and Rowan just ignoring the crowd is good in that they have slightly different personalities, yet have the same mission. I enjoy what they do. A good solid, weirdo mid card act that's easy to follow.

Heenan Family reunited (with fan):

 

Barbarian, Mr Wonderful and Haku, three of the hardest bastard's you're ever likely to meet.

That's Paul Orndorf? Holy fuck. These survivors from the 80's look rough as fuck...except Haku and Barbarian. They look like they could still fuck people up.

Just read this months Greetings Grapple Fans and I got goosebumps! Johnny Kidd is a true legend in British Wrestling. I was fortunate to meet him whilst working for W.I.L.D up here in Scotland, and he is such a gentleman. I was asked by the promoter if I could pick him up from the airport for one of the shows here, and when we met he treated me like a long time friend whom he hadn't seen for a while, such a polite and interesting guy. He spent the afternoon with me and my family before we travelled to that nights show, and he had all the time in the world for us to pick his brain. Last year I attended a show, but wasn't working it, at and the end we all had a group photo on the stage. He insisted I was in it too, and treated me and all the rest of the crew like we were the most important people in the world. An absolute gent,and one well deserving of the retrospective look at his career. Long may it continue.

Cheers John Lister for a great read.

PS. The interview with The Ultimate Warrior was excellent too. Nice to read something completely open, and far removed from his manic in-ring persona too!!

That article said what I wanted to say. It's HULK HOGAN....WWE is the only place for him. I'm convinced that calling Swagger and Cesaro "Real Americans" has been a plan all along to get the Hulkster back to reclaim the name for himself. You read it here first ( I think...)

Yeah that was the one. I did think it was a legit response after reading that people in surrounding houses thought it was real. That might just be the reason. Was a stunning angle. The selling of the injuries was superb, and Woman was excellent with her tears and sheer panic on her face......kinda like a few years later, unfortunately.....

Then he got into a debate with Alvarez about whether Hogan was worth the same price as Rock/Lesnar for a one off match.

I think he is worth every penny. Sure he can't wrestle, but it's HULK HOGAN. He wasn't at Mania 10 and 20 so it's only right he is at the 30th Wrestlemania. He was THE star, who carried the WWF through the 80's and early 90's. Mention wrestling to anyone and invariably his name is mentioned. Without him on here, it's not the biggest show they can manage. He is wasted in TNA, in WcW guys usually still had an aura, in TNA they just go there to die. Like a farm for old cattle.

Just watching the Best Of Nitro set with my son. We are watching the angle where the NWO attacked Arn Anderson and Rey Mysterio backstage. Why the hell did a FIRE ENGINE turn up when they were all calling for ambulances? What was it going to do? Spray them with cold water to calm them down? Even my 8 year old said the same thing!

Is that not Abdullah The Butcher?

Hulk Hogan spoofs Miley Cyrus in a recent commercial.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...commercial.html

That was brilliant, BROTHER!

Ah ok! My bad...i forgot a good worker did suicidal moves that mean fuck all in the context of the story of a match, just cos they can! I guess Hogan should be lumped in here too then....

He's useless. He can't work, can't cut a promo and couldn't even drop Punk on a table that was right next to him. He's not over with thee crowd or they wouldn't chant bloody Goldberg at him.

What do you mean by this? Cant work? He does his gimmick brilliantly, his power moves look vicious and the crowd pop when he hits them...

Can't cut a promo?...are all of these guys meant to be thespians? He is the big, meathead bully....he doesnt have to be overly articulate...

Not over? If he wasn't over they wouldnt chant anything...the crowd are just being smart arsed....

Not sure you get him at all.....

I took a motorbike all the way up into the hills. The view was stunning...capped off by the sax from Baker Street kicking in at the same time. Loving this game!!

Aye my copy has a code inside too! Sweet. Picked mine up from local Tesco this morning, last one in store!! Woman at checkout said the place was heaving at midnight. Wasn't overly fussed at getting it straight away, but this thread forced me to think again!! Just done first 2 missions, then my son came Home from school, so had to switch it off. Can't wait till he goes to bed!! Cracking so far. It's going offshore with me on Thursday.

Wade Barratt is really struggling to grow that beard back isn't he?

Hmm...look at the facts.....Wade Barrett: Shit Beard=Shit Performer....Daniel Bryan: Awesome Beard=Awesome Performer.....Menry....same as D-Bry.

Facts are clear.....Barrett's beard is as shit as the man himself...get rid of him, and his stupid BOOO scream....

Thats the other thing too..There are so many characters as well, all with different looks and gimmicks...we have the Dragon, A bald roided up monster in the Warlord, 2 law enforcers with opposing ideals, 2 technical wrestlers wanting to prove who is the best, 2 mental Aussies against 2 giants, 2 Spiky-pad wearing maniacs against 2 slobs, a tax man, Iraqi's and a Real American and Warrior...all with a different look, identifiable music, different promo skills etc...not they all have tattoos, tiny trunks and generic rock music, with no identifying persona at all.....

Just been watching SummerSlam '91...What a great show it is...a cracking 6-man opener, The Hitman/Perfect technical battle, the great Virgil/DiBiase match with a cracking ending....Bossman/Mountie with that stunning bump at the end from Mountie, The fun LOD/Nasty Boys brawl with another awesome ending and the enjoyable, if not predictable handicap match at the end....then to top it off the Match Made in Heaven..the only dud was Valentine/IRS..everything else was great. Crowd was well up for it, matches all had great endings or angles...even the commentary was great, with Heenan on his confrontation of Hogan, Gorilla being a cock to him and Piper's performance during the Virgil/DiBiase match was brilliant....SUPERB ALL ROUND!!!!!

Hey Pat. So sorry for their loss.

Just picked up John Lister's Turning The Tables. Looking forward to getting stuck into it when I finish Hardcore Holly's book.

Just watched the Gut Check now. My missus laughed at the bumps Big O took from the drop kick and said " Zakk ( our near-2-year-old) could bump more convincingly! She wasn't kidding. That was an embarrassing thing to witness in front of someone who kinda knows what's going on. Imagine watching that where there were non fans....Jesus wept!

Who do we reckon are likely candidates to take Money in the Bank this year? I think Big E could well be nabbing one, in part of a turn to baby.

 

My guesses are Curtis Axel for the WWE Title and Wade Barrett for the World Title. Knowing WWE, they probably haven't made up their minds yet.

Please god no. He's fucking shite and boring as sin at the level he is already at. Imagine him carrying the World Title....sure it doesn't mean as much as it used to...but him as the first British guy to hold the World Title makes me shudder. The only thing he needs is to be shipped off somewhere to learn that a sneer and shouting "BOOM" does not make him a good heel...just makes him look like a twat.

I'd say Big E or Kofi too.....maybe Orton? He's been in a few and never won...and it would give him a perfect chance to turn heel if the champ was a face....just like Kane did a few years ago against Mysterio.

Saw this one another forum, but Chris Benoit showed up in the crowd on Impact this week

Jesus! She better not hang about any TV sets. Wouldn't want the cable ending up in the wrong place!

My new tortoise.