Pier Six Brawler

The thing is with Test cricket, to me anyway, it's not something you watch intently for 5 days. It's more something you dip in and out of, follow the score at work, listen to the TMS commentary in the car, and watch the final session and highlights in the evening. They key days are usually at the weekend so I'll watch more then but even so, it's rare I'll sit in front of the TV all day watching all of it.

TBH I don't see Test Cricket returning to free TV. When the BBC had it they didn't treat it like a big deal at all, the match would go off the air for the news, and Neighbours. Channel 4 did a better job but they'd still shunt it off to Film 4 to show horse racing. I think 20/20 internationals would be ideal for regular TV though. I know there's this "Hundred" thing supposed to be starting next year but it sounds like an absolute clusterfuck.

Amazing game, and a fantastic advert for cricket. It'd be great to have some England games back regularly on free TV.  How long do Sky have it all locked up for?

I much prefer to read Meltzers historic articles than his work on current wrestling.

This is sad to see, i would say that Sky owe their success to the WWF more than anything else other than the Premier League. I believe it is the WWF's longest running TV deal at about 35 years.

3rd place in the World Cup is at least something, at least for the second tier nations that manage to get into a semi-final. 3rd place in other tournament means nothing and the players would rather go home after losing the semi.

Why does the Nations league have a 3rd place game? UEFA don't normally do them, there isn't one in the Euros for instance, or the Champions League for that matter. It's normally a FIFA thing, for the World Cup I can accept it but they have one for the Confederations Cup and the World Club Championship which is just stupid IMO. 

Other than the ones already named, these are the wrestler tie ins:

Zack Sabre Jr for Isle of Sheppey

Bram for Chesterfield

Dave "Fit" Finlay for Carrickfergus

William Regal for Codsall

MMA tie-ins:

Michael Bisping for Clitheroe

Jack Marshman for Abertillery

14 hours ago, SuperBacon said:

Speaking of Channel 4, I have hazy memories of a French cartoon being shown very early on, I think, Sunday mornings.

Im sure it was Tintin-esque style, kids being adventurers/detectives and the only memory I have is them running through a train.

Could’ve been French, could’ve also been any language if I’m being honest. Not much to go on I know.

Only French cartoon I remember from around that time is Robo Story. But it doesn't sound like what you are on about. No-one else seems to remember it.

Cocaine and Rhinestones is the best series of podcasts I've ever heard. It's about the history of Country music but is wildly entertaining and interesting even for people who hate the genre.

Why on earth have UFC scheduled a European event at the same time as the Champions League final?

I think Owen would have retired in the early 2000s once the MNW era was over and the WWE salaries started to decrease with no serious competition.

On 5/11/2019 at 10:33 PM, Jacko said:

Whose stories would people like to see if they did a season 2?

The Battle of Atlanta (the Ann Gunkel Georgia wrestling War) 

Jarrett and Lawler take over Memphis in 1977.

Dynamite Kid and Stampede in general. 

The Mid-80s WWF expansion. 

Dino Bravo execution. 

NJPWs dojo system. 

The whole Plan B thing with Bob Roop and the attempted takeover of Southeastern. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47502183

RIP Jan Michael Vincent, star of Airwolf. 

RIP Peter Tork of Monkees fame. 

Bob Roop, Boris Malenko, Ron Wright, Ron Garvin and Bob Orton expose the wrestling business in 1979.

Apparently the 4th series is a real belter from what I have heard.

Anybody else looking forward to season 4 of the Expanse? I think its been the best Sci-Fi series for decades. Big fan of the books as well, kudos for Jeff Bezos for stepping in and saving the show after SyFy cancelled it.

Has anyone read "Xerxes"? It's Frank Miller's prequel to "300".

On 1/24/2019 at 10:12 PM, PowerButchi said:

Otto Wanz is responisble for a lot. The only thing better than him having a sponsor on his singlet, that sponsor being fags (Milde Sorte) is the sweet CWA assaults on the pop charts. Some real faces and names here, and a WCW wallet thief.

 

 

Disco Dave Taylor (Top Flight Reslo Gimmick, that one), singing "Nitty Gritty" is Grade A. The late Larry Cameron has a lovely voice though.

That's not Larry Cameron, it's Hercules Boyd.

Who was the WCW locker thief?

I remember that Eurosport wrestling coming on at all hours of the day as well, with the topless ring girls. They had some absolutely terrible wrestlers but occasionally you'd get the likes of Kensuke Sasaki or Owen Hart showing up as well as the British WOS guys and some of the decent European workers like Mile Zrno and Franz Schumann.

Is it fair to say that Giant Haystacks was a Haystacks Calhoun "tribute"? There's a long history of the UK grappling scene aping the US. There was a UK version of the Road Warriors in the 80s that was Skull Murphy and someone else I forget. And countless guys adopting the names of American wrestlers, the most notable of course being Steve Regal.

This could be a game-changer for the American wrestling business. Fan loyalty to WWE has never been lower, it's time for a new group to come in and take over.

I watched the Coen Brothers exclusive to Netflix Western "the Ballad of Buster Scruggs". It's ok, six short stories, some Hollywood big-hitters in some of them, Liam Neeson, James Franco and the like. Fairly downbeat in that most of the segment have sad endings. An interesting addition to the Coen Brothers filmography but not up there with Fargo or No Country for Old Men as one of their best films.

Yes but when A was the  best, you couldn't get better than an A. Now that 9 is the best, you aren't going to get a really clever kid getting a 10. The limit was announced beforehand, not just broken whenever the the person marking the exams felt like it.