Professional wrestling thread

Don West!

THAT'S THE GREATEST THUMB TO THE THROAT I'VE EVER SEEN! UMAGA IS UNSTOPPPABBBLLLLEE! WHO CAN STOP THIS CRAAAAAAAAZY GUY! THIS IS THE MOST UNBELIEVEABLE THING I'VE EVER WITNESSED!

 

Gus Johnson would be a fabulous wrestling announcer.

While I have everyone's attention...

Ring of Honor is doing a show in Dayton on Friday, June 22. General admission (bleacher seats) tickets are $15, and the venue is small so you can still have a good view of the ring.

Me, my dad and some friends are going. Thought it might be a good chance for some SJers who appreciate the "fine art" to meet up.

PM me if you want/need more info.

 

Who in the hell thought that was great idea to hire that guy. But I have to admit, on more than one occasion when I was younger and naive, I was suckered into buying something from the sports collectible show. ARE YOU KIDDING ME GUYS. THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME WE WILL OFFER THIS LOT OF ROOKIE CARDS.

 

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

Shane Douglas would make the perfect heel color commentator.

 

If I had to pick a duo right now, it'd be JR and JBL, though I'd like to have someone ready to replace JR.

 

Before I say this, I'll acknowledge that I'm aware of two things:
1) The vanilla/cookie cutter wrestling can get tedious and sucks from a fan's perspective, especially when you know a guy can do so much more.
2) WWE is certainly not known for giving two shits about the health and well-being of its talent.

But that said, if you look at this from the WWE's and a business perspective, is it a smart move to encourage "WWE style"? They pay these guys, I'd assume, a good chunk of change. If they can work the mic and show off one or two good moves (especially a great finisher) they'll have a good chance at getting over. So teach them WWE style, limit the number of high-risk moves and possibility of injury, and maybe lenghthen their career a bit and get more out of the contract.
Again, not saying it's great for the fans, but for the wrestler it might be a decent tradeoff. More money than the indy circuits, swapped for a higher risk of career suicide by not showing their full range of abilities.
Just a thought.

 

As funny as it sounds and as doubtful as it would happen, the concept of Stuart Scott as a wrestling analyst is intriguing. He would probably be more into his character and would be more free to evolve than he ever would at ESPN. I don't think VKM has the Brinks truck it would take to make that happen.

I think JR's shelf life is short; the HOF honor is probably also a subtle way to help push him out the door on a high note of his career. I know they would love to finally get rid of Lawler once and for all. As for realistic replacements, anyone but Tony Schivone would be welcome, but I think a Styles/JBL pairing could work.

As for Shane Douglass as a heel announcer...he would rule ass.

 

Paul Heyman was AWESOME on Raw. He played a great foil on commentary for JR, and their banter was terrific.

Classic exchange between those two following Austin getting himself DQ'd against Angle to save his title. Heyman keeps needling JR, and JR finally explodes. He's SCREAMING at Heyman about how Austin flat-out can't beat Kurt Angle cleanly, yada yada yada.

And when JR gets done raving at him, Heyman pauses for a second, turns to the camera and goes, "Ya know, folks, we've got a great new show debuting this week called WWF Access..."
JR nearly lost it.

 

Heyman is the MAN when it comes to cutting promos.

Even his goofy ponytail can't stop the Heymanator on the mic.

 

Obviously, just one man's opinion. But a fun topic nonetheless...

http://www.joesportsfan.com/column.php?storyid=465

 

For me Savage gave the IC belt credibility but it's tough to look past the Honky Tonk Man as the greatest IC champ ever. He was cool, he was cocky and he was baaaaddddd.....

I almost broke my brother's neck trying to give him the Shake Rattle & Roll once.

 

Honky was totally awesome.

You want to talk about 'heel heat.'

That guy WAS heel heet. Man, I loved his IC reign.