2016 Pro Wrestling Thread

Are serious sports folks freaking out that a bunch of rasslers were at the ESPYs?

 

They needed Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Harley Race to brawl throughout the show around farm animals and frozen fish.

Still one of the funniest things I've seen in 30+ years of watching the business.

 

Um, about that Lesnar/Orton match at Summerslam ...



Would this count as a Wellness Policy violation?

 

Suspension City, bitch!

 

Reigns vs. Lesnar in Suspensionslam?

 

There were concerns that if Brock got KO'd and issued a medical suspension that as a commission state NY wouldn't let him work.

If this is adjudicated before that, wouldn't a chemical suspension fall under the same?

 

I do find it amusing that a bunch of states' athletic commissions still regulate pro wrestling. Although the primary purpose for that is money for the government.

 

Wasn't Billy Gunn fired from his job as an NXT coach for failing a drug test as a weightlifter or bodybuilder?

 

Apparently, yes.

Billy Gunn finally speaks after being fired by WWE

 

Meanwhile, I'm outside, smoking a pork shoulder, watching Monday Nitro on the NetWWErk. Every episode is now up.

Episode 241 is my favorite. Y'all have heard it before, but I'm putting it out there again: The May 1, 2000, episode in which David Arquette shows up to Birmingham, Alabama, as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Cameos by Courtney Cox and Kurt Russell, at the time filming the turd "3000 Miles to Graceland," which I hope either the How Did This Get Made? or We Hate Movies podcasts covers in a double feature with "Ready to Rumble."

Vampiro vs Sting in a Graveyard match. Screamin' Norman Smiley in a hardcore match, doin' the Big Wiggle (humping his opponent doggy-style). Hulk Hogan crashing a classic black 1969 Dodge Charger into a limo. Miss Elizabeth handcuffed to Vince Russo. G.I. Bro.

Gawddamn, boys, it is fuuuuuucking garbage. I can't stop watching.

 

The casino heist scene in"3000 Miles to Graceland" was pretty awesome.

That era of Nitro, though .... hoo boy. I had forgotten all about G.I. Bro. I doubt they included that clip on Booker's hall of fame highlight reel.

 

We mustn't forget (OK, yes we should) the crew of
- Gen. Hugh G. Rection (Hugh Morrus)
- Major Stash (Van Hammer)
- Major Gunns
- Lt. Loco (Chavo)
- Sgt. AWOL (The Wall)
- Cpl. Cajun (Lash LeRoux)