$tew Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 Big masked guy. Should have mentioned that. Looked pretty generic as I recall just tights and plain black mask. Is this the guy?He was billed as The Machine. It was probably Emory Hale under the mask.He fought DDP on the Feb 2nd 2000 edition of Thunder, but according to the reports, he lost via Diamond Cutter in 3:59 and was never heard of again.
CTXRussomark Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 Big masked guy. Should have mentioned that. Looked pretty generic as I recall just tights and plain black mask. I remember exactly who you're talking about. A quick check reveals they called him The Machine.I don't remember seeing any promos or hype videos for him whatsoever, so when he turned up on Thunder and the announcers made a pretty big deal about him I was slightly taken back. Then 5 minutes later he jobbed cleanly to DDP was never even heard from again.
Sichadelic Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 "Hale" actually made a couple of appearences on WCW Saturday Night IIRC. Not sure if he wrestled, but I'm sure I remember him being with Jimmy Hart and doing a run in of sorts sometime in late '99/early '00.
Kenny McBride Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 On the surfboard issue - number one, intention is not necessary for a pinfall. In amateur wrestling the WHOLE point of the game is to stay off your back. In Lancashire style, as soon as either man goes to his back, the get stood up. A wrestler should NEVER allow his back to be to the mat. Secondly, if intention is going to be an issue for you, do German suplex double pins bother you?
$tew Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 In Lancashire style, as soon as either man goes to his back, the get stood up.Unless they're in a hold.if intention is going to be an issue for you, do German suplex double pins bother you?Somewhat, yeah - though they don't particuarly irritate me.The thing with the Romero special is that it's a hella cool move that's being ruined because referees have started to count down shoulders all of a sudden, thereby forcing the person applying the move to have to break the hold or risk being pinned.With this apparent shift in refereeing, what's the point of even using the move any more? For two seconds of pain? Heck, Tajiri can hold the Tarantula for a count of four before DQ and it's an entirely illegal hold.
Phil Lowe Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Which WWE show did the "two" chants for near falls start at? I recall it being in Canada, but I can't remember where/when.
dopper Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Which WWE show did the "two" chants for near falls start at? I recall it being in Canada, but I can't remember where/when. No Way Out 2003 iirc.
shinyahashimoto Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Which WWE show did the "two" chants for near falls start at? I recall it being in Canada, but I can't remember where/when. I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean fans at the front shouting "two!"/jumping up with 2 fingers like the ref does when he counts to two? If so, I've seen this on Nitro before from '98.
JPC Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 It really took in Canada though at a WWE PPV some time. It was 2003 cos they were doing it during the Hunter/Steiner match loads. In fact they were doing it all night there Was great.
Phil Lowe Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 Which WWE show did the "two" chants for near falls start at? I recall it being in Canada, but I can't remember where/when.No Way Out 2003 iirc. Cheers.
Guest DEAD MAN Posted May 25, 2005 Posted May 25, 2005 What happend to Joel Gertner after ECW and is he still about today?
dopper Posted May 25, 2005 Posted May 25, 2005 I haven't heard anything of him since ECW closed, but he WILL be at Hardcore Homecoming on June 10th.
King of my World Posted May 25, 2005 Posted May 25, 2005 What happend to Joel Gertner after ECW and is he still about today?He appeared on the first few NWA TNA shows managing the Rainbow Express team of Bruce and Lenny Lane. He had lost a lot of weight. Not sure where he's been since then though
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