9621

“The big crapple”? :wtf:

Dear James Storm: We have located the men who stole your beer. It is Ethan Carter and Rhyno. To spout that line, they HAVE to be at least a case or two in.

-Starhammer-

9622

Wow, being in NYC makes TNA look a whole lot better. They don’t look quite as bush-league

They should consider that a permanent residence in the future

9623

EC3 is a funny dude.

This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:

The 6-sided ring always confused me more than anything else.

9624

They’d go bankrupt. Even when ROH sells out at Hammerstein they still lose money. That’s even with merch sales.

Plus Hammerstein just raised the rent an undisclosed amount but the raise made it that ROH could pretty much never have them as a venue again.

With that said, I can’t imagine how much TNA is dumping into it. Or how consistent they can keep going to Hammerstein. If they do decide to run Hammerstein it should only be at their biggest ppv (whatever that is. I don’t know or care.)

9625

Wow, Jeff Hardy Swanton on the steps was pretty crazy. That was a good match.

All of tonight’s matches have been pretty good.

And, when the crowd gives a damn, it makes it all click.

9626

Devin looks 13

9627

OH MY GOD IN HEAVEN!! That was the funniest shit I’ve seen in fucking days. I can’t stop laughing. Whoever made this is a hero and I’d actually pay money to read his comics. Who is this guy?

9628

Guess who’s back in TNA? Hint: He’s still getting them tables.

-Starhammer-

9629

[quote=“toddler316, post:9620, topic:166476”]

I knew i had run across a list somewhere

List of included matches

[details=Spoiler]Territories/NWA/WCW:
1986: Sheepherders v. Fantastics
1986: Ric Flair v. Barry Windham
1987: Ric Flair v. Barry Windham - Part 2
1989: Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat, Chi-Town Rumble
1989: Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat, Capital Centre
1989: Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat, 2/3 Falls @ Clash of the Champions
1989: Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat, WrestleWar
1989: Ric Flair v. Terry Funk - Part 2
1991: Wargames: Ric Flair, Larry Zbyszko, Barry Windham, & Sid Vicious vs. Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick Steiner, & Scott Steiner
1992: Wargames: Sting, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbyszko
1992: Terry Funk v. Eddie Gilbert - Texas Death Match - Part 2 - Part 3
WWF/E:
1994: Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon, ladder match
1994: Bret Hart v. Owen Hart, cage - (four more parts in user’s video list)
1997: Bret Hart v. Steve Austin, submission match
1997: Shawn Michaels v. Undertaker, Hell In A Cell
2011: John Cena v. CM Punk
TNA:
2005: Samoa Joe v. AJ Styles v. Christopher Daniels - Part 2
ROH:
2004: Samoa Joe v. CM Punk - Part 2 - Part 3
2005: Samoa Joe v. Kenta Kobashi
2006: Do Fixer v. Blood Generation
2012: Davey Richards v. Michael Elgin
NOAH:
2003: Mitsuhara Misawa v. Kenta Kobashi
2004: Kenta Kobashi v. Jun Akiyama
All Japan:
1984: Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody v. Terry and Dory Funk
1985: Tiger Mask II v. Kuniaki Kobayashi
1986: Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu v. Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu
1988: Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu v. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy
1989: Jumbo Tsuruta v. Genichiro Tenryu
1990: Jumbo Tsuruta v. Mitsuharu Misawa
1990: Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi - Part 2 - Part 3
1991: Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi v. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi
1992: Masanobu Fuchi & Yoshinari Ogawa v. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi - no video found
1992: Jumbo Tsuruta & Masanobu Fuchi & Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Toshiaki Kawada
1992: Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas v. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
1993: Toshiaki Kawada v. Kenta Kobashi
1993: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama
1993: Stan Hansen v. Kenta Kobashi
1993: Steve Williams v. Kenta Kobashi
1993: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
1994: Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, & Giant Baba v. Masanobu Fuchi, Toshiaki Kawada, & Akira Taue - no video found
1994: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
1994: Mitsuharu Misawa v. Toshiaki Kawada
1995: Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Satoru Asako v. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue & Tamon Honda
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v. Steve Williams & People Power! - Part 2 - Part 3
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa v. Akira Taue
1996: Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama v. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
1996: Mitsuhara Misawa & Jun Akiyama v. Steve Williams and People Power!
1996: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama - no video found
1997: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama
1997: Mitsuharu Misawa v. Toshiaki Kawada
1998: Mitsuharu Misawa v. Kenta Kobashi
1999: Mitsuhara Misawa v. Kenta Kobashi
1999: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama v. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa
New Japan
1983: Tiger Mask I v. Dynamite Kid - Part 2 - Part 3
1987: Keiji Mutoh & Shiro Koshinaka v. Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada - video not found
1990: Jushin Liger v. Naoki Sano - Part 2 - Part 3
1992: Jushin Liger v. El Samurai - Part 2 - Part 3
1994: Chris Benoit v. Great Sasuke
1994: Jushin Liger v. Great Sasuke
1997: El Samurai v. Koji Kanemoto - Part 2 - Part 3
AAA:
1993: Psicosis & Heavy Metal & El Picudo v. Rey Misterio Jr. & Super Calo & Winners - no video found
1994: Los Gringos Locos (Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr) v. El Hijo del Santo & Octagon - Part 2 - Part 3
1995: Rey Misterio Jr. v. Psicosis
AJPW Women
1985: Lioness Asuka v. Jaguar Yokota - Part 2 - Part 3
1987: Chigusa Nagayo v. Lioness Asuka - Part 2 - Part 3
1992: Manami Toyota v. Kyoko Inoue - video not found
1992: Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada
1993: Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori
1993: Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue v. Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki
1993: Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki v. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada
1993: Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada v. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki
1994: Manami Toyota v. Kyoko Inoue
1994: Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota
1995: Manami Toyota and Sakie Hasagawa v. Takako and Kyoko Inoue - Part 2 - Part 3
1995: Manami Toyota v. Akira Hokuto - Part 2 - Part 3
UWF:
1984: Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Nobuhiko Takada - no video found
Japan Women’s Pro:
1993: Dynami Kansai & Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka v. Aja Kong & Sakie Hasegawa & Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue
WWA:
1996: Rey Misterio Jr. v. Juventud Guerrerra
Michinoku Pro:
1996: MEN’s Teioh, Dick Togo, Shoichi Funaki, TAKA Michinoku & Shiryu vs Super Delfin, Gran Hamada, TIger Mask IV, Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji[/details]

Start with anything from Kobashi and Misawa

Here’s one to get you started.

[/quote]

I was going to put those matches plus the Misawa vs Kawada series and for something modern the Tanahashi-Okada matches were great as well.

9630

Not a bad Impact actually. NYC crowd def made it better

9631

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q34DIJB5uY

Found this just looking through youtube. Some really nice footage in this too.

9632

i fuckin lost it at aj

9633

It’s cause she’s totes kawaii.

9634

cena-kun!

9635

http://youtu.be/i8mseF8oA9Y

Holy shit XD

9636

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smgQ_yvl1OY

I can’t wait until this guy finally becomes a champion in the WWE…

9637

[quote=“blackartsviper, post:9629, topic:166476”]

Just as a puro/wrestling nerd there is a world of difference between new japan’s strong style and all japan’s king’s road

Strong style more about martial arts and submissions

King’s Road suplexes and stiff strikes

Then you have the high flying/power junior style

It was about 2000 when styles meshed and we got more mixing of match psychology

Nowadays though new japan has a lot more of that wwe hype the big finish style

You can see difference especially

Takada vs Mutoh

Kawada vs Misawa

But once you see Hase come to ajpw the more wrestling based mat style comes to prominence. When before him it was just brutal spots.

But hey talking and nerding out with josh barnett on puro is awesome

Heck watch eighties new japan with wwf cross promotion

Hulk was trained japanese style which he shows off some grappling

9638

I’ve watched that Sting WWE2k15 commercial several times now. They need to debut him on RAW already for real, and have a longer version of that theme song. I hope they spring for a full orchestra too and really go all out on the entrance.

9639

@Serpent‌

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Nuhng40bI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

9640

^So epic.

All they have to do to get me to buy WM is have UT and Sting with 10 minute entrances each, and then some sort of stare down. I don’t really care what happens in the “match” itself. I’m not looking for a 5 star classic here.

And run those WWE UT return vids from several years back but this time actually make it Sting and UT in them. They could run a new one every month, and neither guy even would have to show up on WWE until like right before WM, where they can do the entrances and then point at WM banner thing. I’d just be so hyped.

UT and Sting are the best gimmicks in wrestling history. Obviously we know there are men that play these characters, but when you watch them you can easily suspend that disbelief and it feels like they’re larger than life, not exactly human but some sort of entity that just happens to show up in wrestling. They’ve been in different orgs their entire careers, never crossed, but the fans naturally associate the two of them together. Somehow in the fan conscious those two share a similar mythos. I say write it up and give it to us, and send both off the way they deserve.