Where we at with the Dave Meltzer?

[Snake]

They took a guy who danced around and dressed like a homo and thought he'd be a good babyface. I don't care how good he was in the ring, '96 Shawn was a complete faggot. The audience just never viewed him as THE guy. They had loyalty to Bret, but at least he understood when Austin came around that they had to orchestrate the double turn. Most guys would rather run their characters into the ground.

Hey K-Schwabby, you mean you don't think a guy's straight when he poses for Playgirl and ducks title losses by vacating it by saying he lost his smile? NYEHEHEHEHEHE

Bret saw what Austin was before anyone else and wanted to work with him. Bret was a great heel because it didn't come off as contrived.

 

[johnnynoname]

Bret was a great heel because it didn't come off as contrived.

another way of stating this is that Bret was a great heel because Bret believed that he was in the right (in his beliefs), and it was the fans who were wrong


Also if you were going to give America a Enema, it would indeed be in Pittsburgh

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

Hey K-Schwabby, you mean you don't think a guy's straight when he poses for Playgirl and ducks title losses by vacating it by saying he lost his smile? NYEHEHEHEHEHE

I like how Bret went on Stern and called Shawn and Vince queers.

 

[Snake]

 

[UnPRePared]

This whole thread is reminding me how much I loved finding old clips of Bobby Heenan.



At times Bennington reminded me of The Brain, but the big difference was Bobby was still funny even when he couldn't talk anymore (Zbysko and others have stories about this), and Ron gave us his daughter, The Dead Air Dame.

Jesus, I need to sleep.

 

[johnnynoname]

I love the trope of someone starting a wrestling-related thread, and it immediatly turns into a "'member this wrestler. he was my favorite".

It also has a cousin that goes by the name of "yeah man. I hear you- wrestling sucks these days, man"

I'm glad this thread doesn't fall into any of those tropes

 

[guest]

This whole thread is reminding me how much I loved finding old clips of Bobby Heenan.

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At times Bennington reminded me of The Brain, but the big difference was Bobby was still funny even when he couldn't talk anymore (Zbysko and others have stories about this), and Ron gave us his daughter, The Dead Air Dame.

Jesus, I need to sleep.

Heenan fucking rules. You could pair him with some guy with not much charisma (like Orndorf) and he'd sell the shit out of him

 

[Udders]

Also if you were going to give America a Enema, it would indeed be in Pittsburgh

 

[UnPRePared]

I don't know how he does that, but damn if it's not a great impression.

 

[Snake]

I don't know how he does that, but damn if it's not a great impression.

I've seen dozens of shoot interviews and this one sent my ribs into another dimension because it just comes out of no where. It's like it's cool he can do a spot on voice, but the fact he does the tard eye with it. Fuck.

There's a clip of Cornette and he's asked "did you see he cut his hair?" Cornette responds with "which one?" I love how much he fucking loathes Michaels.

 

[guest]

I’ve watched a few Monday Night Raws and the Royal Rumble from 97. Goldust is my favourite so far.

 

[ShutYourCakeHorn]

I’ve watched a few Monday Night Raws and the Royal Rumble from 97. Goldust is my favourite so far.

Why, because you can identify with him?

 

[Monk]

This whole thread is reminding me how much I loved finding old clips of Bobby Heenan.



At times Bennington reminded me of The Brain, but the big difference was Bobby was still funny even when he couldn't talk anymore (Zbysko and others have stories about this), and Ron gave us his daughter, The Dead Air Dame.

Jesus, I need to sleep.

The run of Primetime episodes in mid/late '89 with Piper and Heenan are fucking hysterical.

 

[UnPRePared]

The run of Primetime episodes in mid/late '89 with Piper and Heenan are fucking hysterical.

There is no modern Heenan or Piper. What a fucking shame.

I saw someone write one time that The Miz is the closest to a modern Piper, and while I'm not an avid watcher anymore, I go back and forth on that. Mike can really talk and get a reaction, and he doesn't kill himself out there with acrobatics that shorten your life span (Fuck the Young Bucks, seriously). Piper wasn't any different; the man pissed you off with his words and his actions, and it really didn't take much to do it.

If any art of old school wrestling has been lost, as much as I hate saying this, I think Miz is the only one to pick up that ball and run with it. He will probably die an old age, with his back intact, his original kneecaps and a bloody gorgeous wife. I salute him.

 

[Cumiace]

Today's average wrestler is dumb as fuck, has no creativity or ability to improvise, can't cut a promo(or even read their script convincingly) and looks like they should be carrying around a skip the dishes bag instead of working for a major promotion. And instead of spending their spare time doing coke or banging ringrats they're on twitter simping for their soy-ed out fanbase

 

[guest]

There is no modern Heenan or Piper. What a fucking shame.

I saw someone write one time that The Miz is the closest to a modern Piper, and while I'm not an avid watcher anymore, I go back and forth on that. Mike can really talk and get a reaction, and he doesn't kill himself out there with acrobatics that shorten your life span (Fuck the Young Bucks, seriously). Piper wasn't any different; the man pissed you off with his words and his actions, and it really didn't take much to do it.

If any art of old school wrestling has been lost, as much as I hate saying this, I think Miz is the only one to pick up that ball and run with it. He will probably die an old age, with his back intact, his original kneecaps and a bloody gorgeous wife. I salute him.

I don't really care much for Miz as a wrestler or character, but he does seem to be one of the few guys who "gets it." Fags like the Young Bucks are every thing that's wrong with wrestling today.

 

[johnnynoname]

remember this about the miz

he has kept his job for decades........and don't give me that "well, he know how to politic", or "he knows which asses to kiss"

BULLSHIT.....that shit takes a lot of hard work, and grinding

 

[ShutYourCakeHorn]

Someone made Cornette's rants on AEW into rap songs, Cornette is a OG.

 

[Udders]

The run of Primetime episodes in mid/late '89 with Piper and Heenan are fucking hysterical.

Don't forget Piper doing blackface at Wrestlemania 6 (and the lead up) for his match w/Bad News Brown. Something you won't see anymore on the streaming versions of the show.

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

I saw someone write one time that The Miz is the closest to a modern Piper, and while I'm not an avid watcher anymore, I go back and forth on that.

MJF from AEW is the most entertaining guy right now. He plays such an insufferable prick. Miz could be great if they had a good idea for him, but WWE is so stagnant.