Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 6, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2012 I think they were in Layfayette the other week and didn't mention it once, according to Meltz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 The US town that comes to mind to me for only knowing it because of wrestling is Glens Falls, New York, home of Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I know quite a lot of name places thanks to wrestlers being announced from them. That doesn't happen much anymore either though, does it? Well, I think they do it for main events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Question on the Weakest Link years ago was which Canadian Province Calgary was in. I answer correctly of course. My step dad was amazed at how I would know something like that, and I simply said "cos of wrestling" I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Also, couple of years ago my folks went to a pub quiz where the winning team selects a member to face the Final Question (it's always ridiculously fucking hard!) for the jackpot that rolls over weekly. Think the jackpot was at about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted December 7, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 7, 2012 I was a bit obsessed with America as a kid because of the Wrestling. I thought it was the coolest place in the world and was desperate to go there. As i've got older though, i've realised they generally like rubbish sports, ignore the good ones, and are generally unaware of the world arund them (Yes, i'm generalising a lot here). I've visited Florida, Vegas, San Fransisco and New York and will be returning for a tour of the East Coast this summer. Wouldn't want to live there though, and aren't obsessed like I used to be. Â Agree 100% on the home towns though. Superstars back in 1993 used to be held in really mad towns as the arenas became smaller and smaller. Â I heard on RAW last week Kevin Dunn didn't want the town announced because it was "not major league enough" but Cena blew that by talking about it in a promo. Â I've been watching too many Jim Cornette interviews, but i've never heard anything good about the guy and seems to be one of the proponents of 'sports entertainment'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 That'd be like saying I want to move to Zimbabwe because Graeme Hick is my favourite cricketer. Â But that is the best reason, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2012 Graeme Hick was indeed an awesome cricketer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 7, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 7, 2012 That'd be like saying I want to move to Zimbabwe because Graeme Hick is my favourite cricketer. Â But that is the best reason, though. Â Peter Ndlovu is second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've been watching too many Jim Cornette interviews, but i've never heard anything good about the guy and seems to be one of the proponents of 'sports entertainment'. Â Jim Cornette's almost gotten to the stage with me where if he said Kevin Dunn was an arsehole I'd assume Kevin Dunn was the greatest guy ever born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Kevin Dunn is a great TV producer but he hates wrestling and goes out of the way to get Vince to be more mainstream entertainment and less about old-school wrestling. He was the main reason William Shatner and not Lance Russell inducted Jerry Lawler into the HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What a bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That'd be like saying I want to move to Zimbabwe because Graeme Hick is my favourite cricketer. Â But that is the best reason, though. Â Peter Ndlovu is second. Â Ahh, always reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...rDX8xz3c#t=386s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted December 10, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 Haha me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Invisible Boy Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The only big exam (GCSE style) I ever got 100% on was a history mock (sadly) exam on American History. Being about 7 years ago I obviously can't remember much of what was asked but remember at the time crediting a fair but of my American History knowledge to watching wrestling. I was pretty clued up on a fair amount of historical events in America and had heard of a few minor events too due to wrestling. Being into wrestling also made me very interested in learning about America so I remember looking forward to that class and really absorbing the information like a sponge. I think America is one of the more interesting/entertaining countries to look at in a historical context and being a big fan of Chicago, the gangsters and all of that era also helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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