Classic Wrestling Discussion: Part III & Wrestler Poll

[These Are The Days]

Continuing with Mania 19. More matches need to end the way Michaels vs Jericho did. A sudden, clean finish that doesn't involve a finisher and you just know the match is ending. Otherwise, the burying of Chris Jericho continues. No man ever fell further from grace. There's little worse than a heel run full of 5 star matches and always being on the losing end


Also holy crap it's a Sylvain Grenier sighting

 

[These Are The Days]

It took 3 Rock Bottoms and a Stunner for Austin to finally lose a match clean to anyone else but Kurt Angle. It is an unbelievable to end your career for Austin. But as someone who has taken years in this watch through, this just feels like one last ridiculous F U from the Rattlesnake all the way from 1998. Back then he'd have survived all 4 finishers, jumped from a plane, whooped Undertakers ass too and downed a pack of Steveweisers all before hitting the ground.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Fired up Halloween Havoc 93, and once we get past the horrendous acting of Tony Schiavone in the opening skit with trick r' treaters, we are "treated" to an opening match of Kane and Kole of Harlem Heat joined by The Equalizer, taking on the mishmash of the Shockmaster, Charlie Norris, and the late great Ice Train

It was clear that Jesse Ventura knew he was in for a long night

 

[Unholy Diver]

I was a bit unfair with my quick assumption about Halloween Havoc 93 as it actually turned out to have a pretty solid card

Paul Orndorff vs Ricky Steamboat

Lord Steven Regal vs the British Bulldog

Stunning Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes

Nasty Boys vs Bagwell and Scorpio

Sid vs Sting - this would just be a few days before Sid and Arn Anderson would have their little Scissoring issue

Flair vs Rick Rude

Vader vs Cactus Jack in a Spin the wheel make the deal - Texas Death Match

 

[These Are The Days]

I've been too busy to pick up on Mania 19. Finishing it now. It's crazy to think what Smackdown would have been like if Angle didn't break his neck. Lesnar apparently wasn't supposed to win the title and Angle was gonna be champ all year long. I don't see how that works without beating Lesnar twice. I guess that's why we had Big Show for a month. They didn't want Angle beating Lesnar at Mania and Survivor Series both.

I am trying to imagine the spring through summer itinerary. Lesnar probably feuds with Heyman and Big Show anyway but I don't know who else besides another title program with Angle that he wins after a year. Angle on the other hand probably goes at Taker, Benoit and said program with Lesnar

Dear God 2003 would have been crazy. It would have spared us that completely unnecessary, shitty heel turn by Lesnar going from killing Taker clean to only beating the likes of Spanky and a one legged Zach Gowen and having to go full Eddie Guerrero against anyone else

 

[EpochLink]

WWE is outing out quality stuff on their WWE Vault channel, absolute gems.

 

[Bondurant]

 

[CDJ]

Watching WWECW and I forgot that Test was on the most steroids in the history of steroids

 

[Unholy Diver]

Watching WWECW and I forgot that Test was on the most steroids in the history of steroids

maybe he took his ring name from the thing he feared most in the world

 

[BostonBob]

maybe he took his ring name from the thing he feared most in the world

Spelling ???? Math ????

 

[Unholy Diver]

Spelling ???? Math ????

IQ

 

[BostonBob]

IQ

He might not have been able to spell it either.

 

[Bondurant]

Enjoying the Lions on Turkey Day with a podcast episode about The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling.

Season 6 - Episode 1: The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling - The Detroit History Podcast

The Sheik (real name: Edward Farhat) was the most feared bad guy in Detroit wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s. He threw fire. He cut his opponent. He bit them, often winning with his “camel clutch.” His business model was simple: to behave in such a vile manner that people would pay money to...

detroithistorypodcast.com

 

[CDJ]

The Heidenreich/Heyman vignettes are hilariously creepy

 

[Jussi]

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