2013 Pro Wrestling Thread

But now he'll have more time on his hands to spend with his hand.

 

A little late. The hand is all grown up now, even though he's only a teenager.

It would be too bad if Henry retired for real, but he's had a very long run. Also shows that, properly done, a career midcarder can be built up to be taken seriously as a main eventer.

 

Too high, way too high, IMHO.

I can't see giving it anything more than a 5 out of 10.

 

I think that's somewhat true, but it's also true that he has that sheer size that Vince loves. Look at how many chances guys like Vicera / Big Daddy Vee / King Mabel got, and they could barely work. Henry's a better worker than all of them, but he was really raw when he came in. Kind of reminds me of the NBA in a way - Big man wrestlers seem to need the time to mature and develop if they're going to be any good.

 

So, on The Nerdist podcast recently was Joe Manganiello - kind of hunky guy on True Blood, some other roles, you know. He's actually a great interview though, and the real pro wrestling fun starts about 48 minutes in: http://www.nerdist.com/2013/06/nerdist-podcast-joe-manganiello/ - He tells a story about meeting "Macho Man" Randy Savage on the set of Spiderman.

 

Also, about 1:02:00 in, he does Ravishing Rick Rude, and talks about what he'd do if he hosted Raw. He says he's in talks with the WWE to do it, but he wants to do it closer to the date of the release of a movie he's in with Ahnold.

 

Raw's on and Del Rio is officially a heel again, Punk essentially is a face again after confronting Del Rio and also telling Heyman that he doesn't want him at ringside anymore, and Christian's back, beating Wade Barrett.

 

Triple H ... Ziggler ... Daniel Bryan ... have we entered a new era where there's a genuine realism concerning in-match injuries? That's three times in a month we've seen ringside doctors and referees decide a match.
If it's legit, it's a problem.
If it's an angle, I'm not sure I like it.

 

Foley's children watch The Rock scramble his brains, now matches are called off if a guy gets a little dizzy. What the hell kind of bizzaro world have I entered?

 

Regal lives!

 

Damn, Henry.

 

Best segment in a long time. I'm impressed.