Paid Members Supremo Posted Friday at 03:54 PM Paid Members Share Posted Friday at 03:54 PM (edited) Made me laugh. Something I can completely imagine Big Dave doing. Edited Friday at 03:54 PM by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted Friday at 04:28 PM Paid Members Share Posted Friday at 04:28 PM The typing error bit definitely checks out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browser Brady Posted Saturday at 11:07 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:07 AM Fantastic Twitter Thread on Barry Windham.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted Saturday at 12:01 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:01 PM 'Big Bahheee Wynndham' as Dusty would pronounce it is one of them guys I always remember but then watch him back in his great years (86-93) and I'm always reminded how perfect he was for the wrestling. You look at Dustin Rhodes and you can see he learnt and absolute fuck ton from Barry. When he wasn't washed, he was a luxury performer to watch. Big rangy clobberer of a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM Paid Members Share Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM Windham was ace. One of the best ever for me. Most of my initial exposure to wrestling was through WCW Worldwide on ITV in 92/93 and Windham was all over that. His team with Dustin was a highlight for me. I was too young to even be a ‘workrate perv’ back then and I couldn’t have put my finger on what I liked about this big doughy guy in plain trunks and cowboy boots but there was something really satisfying about watching him hit a lariat or his big Superplex. Later on I got to appreciate what it was and he was so smooth in everything he did he made shit look effortless. If there was a ‘wrestling styles that are pleasing to look at’ thread on here like the one on people, the likes of Windham and Bobby Eaton would be right near the top of the list for me. Still wish that Widowmaker run in the WWF in 1989 got to play out. Obviously he was never gonna get a run as the top guy just because WWF was mostly babyface champ promotion, Barry didn’t have the physique Vince wanked over and nobody was getting a look in during Hogan’s big heyday unless they were a Warrior or Savage type star. But I wonder what Windham could’ve got out of that run. He had gotten himself in good shape at the time and was still young enough to put a run together. At the very least, I wish we got a Windham vs Bret Hart match on tape. I remember reading in @air_raid’s House Show thread that there was actually a match with Bret scheduled for a card but Windham was gone before it could happen. Travesty. Even though that one presumably wouldn’t have been recorded, there’s a chance they were planning to take a look at how Baz and Bret gelled in the ring with the possibility of pairing them up for more matches down the road. Anyway, yeah, Windham was awesome. Had no idea about that match with Terry Funk in the thread you posted either so I’ll definitely have to get on that later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM Paid Members Share Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM 2 hours ago, wandshogun09 said: I remember reading in @air_raid’s House Show thread that there was actually a match with Bret scheduled for a card but Windham was gone before it could happen. Travesty. Even though that one presumably wouldn’t have been recorded, there’s a chance they were planning to take a look at how Baz and Bret gelled in the ring with the possibility of pairing them up for more matches down the road. Probably just another heel to put Bret in with. He was wrestling everyone from Perfect to Honky to Bravo to The Model in singles on the road for a good year or more while Anvil did jobs or pissed about with The Genius. They took an eternity looking at Bret as a singles wrestler on house shows before making him “a singles wrestler” on telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davertfnewman Posted Saturday at 03:04 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:04 PM 7 minutes ago, air_raid said: Probably just another heel to put Bret in with. He was wrestling everyone from Perfect to Honky to Bravo to The Model in singles on the road for a good year or more while Anvil did jobs or pissed about with The Genius. They took an eternity looking at Bret as a singles wrestler on house shows before making him “a singles wrestler” on telly. If you look at Survivor Series '89, there are very few random inclusions on opposing teams. Honky was going to be having matches with Red Rooster, for instance. Hercules was on the one team because he'd been paired off with Dino Bravo earlier in the year. Bret and BW were two that seemed to be linked until the latter ducked out after his dad and brother went down and he wanted to be inconspicuous, giving us Earthquake on that team instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted Saturday at 03:35 PM Paid Members Share Posted Saturday at 03:35 PM 29 minutes ago, davertfnewman said: If you look at Survivor Series '89, there are very few random inclusions on opposing teams. Honky was going to be having matches with Red Rooster, for instance. Hercules was on the one team because he'd been paired off with Dino Bravo earlier in the year. Bret and BW were two that seemed to be linked until the latter ducked out after his dad and brother went down and he wanted to be inconspicuous, giving us Earthquake on that team instead. Umm, I know. On 3/8/2022 at 6:19 AM, air_raid said: January 1990 Another final note - a few towns had Widowmaker matches advertised before they knew he wasn’t coming back and at least one of them would have been against Bret. Even slightly after Barry’s prime and slightly before Hart’s, I bet that would have been pretty smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davertfnewman Posted Saturday at 04:14 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:14 PM I know you know, more a case of adding to support the case. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted Saturday at 04:55 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:55 PM 1 hour ago, davertfnewman said: Giving us Earthquake on that team instead. ...who ended up sitting right on Hercules' face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davertfnewman Posted Saturday at 05:02 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:02 PM 5 minutes ago, Snitsky's back acne said: ...who ended up sitting right on Hercules' face. Canonically, the first! It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted Saturday at 06:13 PM Paid Members Share Posted Saturday at 06:13 PM Ever wondered what would happen if you watched some Luca Libre at half speed? Well Jericho decided to do that in real time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davertfnewman Posted Saturday at 06:30 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:30 PM I've seen Foley moving with more gusto after falling from great heights and bashing his head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted Saturday at 06:41 PM Paid Members Share Posted Saturday at 06:41 PM 27 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Ever wondered what would happen if you watched some Luca Libre at half speed? Well Jericho decided to do that in real time But wait, there’s more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted Saturday at 06:50 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:50 PM To be fair, trees do grow really slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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