WWF/WWE/ECW/WCW

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

As a Braves fan I just keep quiet since they suck!

But they're doing what the Cubs have done.  They've stockpiled a bunch of good, young players for when they move into that new stadium.

They also acquired a bunch of good, veteran pitchers in the offseason.  One of whom is former Cardinal Jaime Garcia.  If all those veteran pitchers can stay healthy, 1) they'll be a good influence on the young Braves pitchers coming up and 2) the Braves might be better than you think this year.

It's possible. I was so disappointed in them I paid no attention to their offseason. I won't keep up with MLB until at least after NHL is over.

Trust me, they are building.

MLB Network raved about their acquisitions last year and during the off-season.  Unless all those guys end up being busts (which isn't likely), they also added R.A. Dickey (knuckleballer), Bartolo Colon (former fastballer who learned how to actually pitch) and Jaime Garcia (a lefty, groundball specialist who has also had every surgery a pitcher can have).  Add Teheran to that rotation and if everyone stays healthy, that could be a great starting staff.  Plus with that variety of veteran starters and the stuff that they throw and have been through, they can be a world of help to up and coming guys the Braves have in the minors.

Those are all good players and it gives me hope for a good season. I'll trust what you say cuz I know you know more than I do.

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

What did you think of Bray vs Harper, Toho?

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

You knew all along who was winning that one.

I'm more curious about what they're going to do at WM.  I'll completely HATE it if they put Orton over Bray.  But that's what I expect to happen.

Agreed on all points. You know RKO wants that lucky 13.

Well, SD is over and all I can hope is that Alexa will grace the Talking Smack set. (sigh)

See ya in this thread next Monday night

tohostudios wrote:

See ya in this thread next Monday night

Awesome. I'm atually looking forward to NXT Takeover more than WM since they always outdo the main PPVs. Gonna be a busy wrestling week for me.

As noted, Mauro Ranallo missed his third straight of WWE SmackDown commentary this week due to his battle with depression and the bipolar disorders he's fought since he was a teenager, something he's often spoke publicly about. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter points to the timing of Mauro's absence and the public verbal jabs with SmackDown partner JBL. The two had often traded shots and JBL even blocked Mauro on Twitter back in December.

The March 13th episode of "Bring It To The Table" on the WWE Network played a part in all of this as JBL ranted on Mauro during that show. JBL apparently got mad when Mauro tweeted the results of the Wrestling Observer Announcer of the Year Awards, which Mauro won, and commented on how he was honored to have won the award two years in a row. The results list featured the top 10 placements for that category, which JBL not making the top 10. People close to the situation said that things between JBL and Mauro had been building to that point. JBL was said to be legitimately very upset about the awards mention and may have said something. Mauro tweeted on March 13th, "Jealousy is one hell of a drug." He did not indicate that this tweet was for JBL but that's how it was taken by many. Mauro also re-tweeted several comments that were mocking JBL's tirade on "Bring It To The Table."

After Mauro missed his first SmackDown the following day on March 14th in Pittsburgh, JBL took to Twitter and knocked Mauro for missing the show. Then it was believed that Mauro missed SmackDown due to bad weather in the Northeast part of the country but other announcers, such as Taz and Josh Mathews, were skeptical. JBL tweeted, "I made the show, everyone made the show, everyone. Maybe he shouldn't have bashed me if he wasn't going to show up." JBL later deleted the tweet and hasn't commented on Mauro since. JBL's rants were seen as mean spirited, even if he was being in-character.

Mauro thanked fans on Twitter today and noted that he was getting stronger but as noted, it appears he will miss WrestleMania 33. The Observer reports that Mauro has only been in touch with his closest friends like Bas Rutten and Frank Shamrock. Those close to Mauro have said that he's getting stronger and recovering. Rutten, who also co-hosts a podcast with Mauro, has made hints at and outright told people his feelings towards JBL. Rutten mentioned JBL in tweets made after Mauro missed the first SmackDown episode:

@Dearth17 @mauroranallo he's the best, what are you talking about? THE BEST! Meaning, nobody is better! JBL? Haha, would love to meet him
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) March 18, 2017
@Dearth17 @mauroranallo I'm not! I'm flaming those Ahole(s)(JBL, whatever is his name)! Not you my friend!
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) March 18, 2017
@Dearth17 @mauroranallo in person, and than we talk "Mauro" wow, what a douche. Please attack me for that comment JBL, PLEASE!
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) March 18, 2017
@KayfabeCafe @WWE @mauroranallo I mean, he was a pro wrestler, but pls, you ALWAYS take care of your broadcast partner. ALWAYS.
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) March 18, 2017

Interesting.

And that makes the fact that he called the Premier Boxing event on CBS 3 weeks ago even stranger.

I had heard JBL was the cause a couple of weeks ago and given his track record of being a bully it wouldn't surprise me. I guess he didn't learn after Joey Styles KO'd him.

Hope this is shown on USA

7PM ET – WWE Hall of Fame

* Kurt Angle (inducted by John Cena)
* Rick Rude (inducted by Ricky Steamboat)
* The Rock N’ Roll Express (inducted by Jim Cornette)
* Beth Phoenix (inducted by Natalya)
* Teddy Long (inducted by The APA)
* Diamond Dallas Page (inducted by Eric Bischoff)
* Warrior Award: Eric LeGrand (inducted by Dana Warrior)
* Legacy Inductees: Dr. Jerry Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Luther Lindsay, Rikidozan, June Byers, Judy Grable, Farmer Burns and Toots Mondt.

mikeinfla wrote:

Hope this is shown on USA

7PM ET – WWE Hall of Fame

* Kurt Angle (inducted by John Cena)
* Rick Rude (inducted by Ricky Steamboat)
* The Rock N’ Roll Express (inducted by Jim Cornette)
* Beth Phoenix (inducted by Natalya)
* Teddy Long (inducted by The APA)
* Diamond Dallas Page (inducted by Eric Bischoff)
* Warrior Award: Eric LeGrand (inducted by Dana Warrior)
* Legacy Inductees: Dr. Jerry Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Luther Lindsay, Rikidozan, June Byers, Judy Grable, Farmer Burns and Toots Mondt.

Here's how you can watch it:

"The ceremony will be streamed tonight (Friday, March 31) live exclusively on the WWE Network beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Non-WWE Network subscribers can catch a one-hour replay of the event on USA Network on Monday, April 3 beginning at 11:05 p.m. This replay immediately follows WWE Monday Night Raw on USA."

DallasBlack wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Anyone ever think about the whole concept of "blading"?  What kind of person could do that?  I don't think I could do it to myself; I'd have to have someone else blade me.  But then I'd probably end up like the infamous Eric Kulas, the non-wrestler who stupidly let that whack-job Nu-Jack blade him in ECW and Kulas got carved up.

Certainly takes a steel set to do something like that. I heard about the New Jack incident. That guy is a garbage performer and a garbage human being. It's bad enough when a wrestler purposely tries to injure their opponent, but he actually tried to kill someone (Vic Grimes) in the ring.

If you listen to or watch the many shoot interviews of ECW wrestlers since the "Mass Transit incident",  the wikipedia entry glosses over what happened.
The teenager, Eric Kulas, who pretended to be older than he was and pretended to be  knowledgeable about the business, asked New Jack to blade him. Everyone in the locker room stared at him and at New Jack, with New Jack staring back at the guy, like the kid was crazy.
Kulas was asked several times 'Are you sure you want to do that?".
Everybody there knew that would be dangerous, as New Jack was a hardcore, violent wrestler. Heck, EVERYBODY that ever witnessed him in the ring knew that would be a mistake, unless you were really tough.
That was why he was usually in matches with Da Baldies as they could both take and dish out the same punishment.
As far as him trying to kill Grimes, I can't remember how true that is, but real shoots happen in the ring for revenge. You just rarely see that in the WWE when a good paycheque is waiting for you.

Witchfinder wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Hope this is shown on USA

7PM ET – WWE Hall of Fame

* Kurt Angle (inducted by John Cena)
* Rick Rude (inducted by Ricky Steamboat)
* The Rock N’ Roll Express (inducted by Jim Cornette)
* Beth Phoenix (inducted by Natalya)
* Teddy Long (inducted by The APA)
* Diamond Dallas Page (inducted by Eric Bischoff)
* Warrior Award: Eric LeGrand (inducted by Dana Warrior)
* Legacy Inductees: Dr. Jerry Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Luther Lindsay, Rikidozan, June Byers, Judy Grable, Farmer Burns and Toots Mondt.

Here's how you can watch it:

"The ceremony will be streamed tonight (Friday, March 31) live exclusively on the WWE Network beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Non-WWE Network subscribers can catch a one-hour replay of the event on USA Network on Monday, April 3 beginning at 11:05 p.m. This replay immediately follows WWE Monday Night Raw on USA."

Cool, will DVR it and I WILL watch this Raw. I have been taking a break until after WM from WWE because of the lame programming. But will check it out Monday night, looking forward to it.

mlotek wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Anyone ever think about the whole concept of "blading"?  What kind of person could do that?  I don't think I could do it to myself; I'd have to have someone else blade me.  But then I'd probably end up like the infamous Eric Kulas, the non-wrestler who stupidly let that whack-job Nu-Jack blade him in ECW and Kulas got carved up.

Certainly takes a steel set to do something like that. I heard about the New Jack incident. That guy is a garbage performer and a garbage human being. It's bad enough when a wrestler purposely tries to injure their opponent, but he actually tried to kill someone (Vic Grimes) in the ring.

If you listen to or watch the many shoot interviews of ECW wrestlers since the "Mass Transit incident",  the wikipedia entry glosses over what happened.
The teenager, Eric Kulas, who pretended to be older than he was and pretended to be  knowledgeable about the business, asked New Jack to blade him. Everyone in the locker room stared at him and at New Jack, with New Jack staring back at the guy, like the kid was crazy.
Kulas was asked several times 'Are you sure you want to do that?".
Everybody there knew that would be dangerous, as New Jack was a hardcore, violent wrestler. Heck, EVERYBODY that ever witnessed him in the ring knew that would be a mistake, unless you were really tough.
That was why he was usually in matches with Da Baldies as they could both take and dish out the same punishment.
As far as him trying to kill Grimes, I can't remember how true that is, but real shoots happen in the ring for revenge. You just rarely see that in the WWE when a good paycheque is waiting for you.

In a shoot interview, New Jack admitted that he was trying to make Grimes fall head first on the turnbuckle (if not killing him, at least cause permanent damage), but misjudged were he fell.

Good ol' JR is back in WWE! Of course he won't be a permanent member of the announce teams but perhaps we'll see him at Wrestlemania.

I've read a lot of stuff from you guys concerning Enzo. Apparently, the only reason he is even part of the main roster is because of HHH:

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/820535-triple-h-on-wwe-trainers-wanting-to-cut-enzo-amore-why-he-decided-to-keep-him-the-difficulty-of-wrestling-as-a-part-timer-and-more

Oh Toho, this one is for you. If you think Bayley is bad, check out her action figure:



Almost as bad as the video game version of Dana Brooks:



Nightmare fuel or what?

That Bayley action figure is completely unrealistic; it has muscles. Put that action figure head on a bunch of pipecleaners and then maybe you'd have a more accurate figurine.

tohostudios wrote:

That Bayley action figure is completely unrealistic; it has muscles.  Put that action figure head on a bunch of pipecleaners and then maybe you'd have a more accurate figurine.

All of them do. Kevin Owens, Earthquake, King Kong Bundy and Andre The Giant. The action figures are rarely realistic. The thing about that Bayley one is the face. Looks more like a factory mistake than something a professional toy maker would let off the assembly line.

Oh please God, not Mojo!

DallasBlack wrote:

Oh please God, not Mojo!

What the hell! Mojo sucks and nobody cares about him, why give him the Andre The Giant trophy?! Just the kick off show but if this is any indication, this WM could be just as bad as we've predicted.

I don't understand it. Mojo has a decent enough physique but he's not the big musclebound freak that Vince usually overlooks the lack of personality for.

You're right, no one cares about him. I sure as hell don't. I don't even know if he's a face or a heel.

Well, at least Boring Corbin didn't become a champion.

So far so good in the main show, AJ beat Shane.

Well, that was a screw up. Saxton was talking about some Youtube sensation then stopped his sentence. A few seconds after, KO's pyro went off. Saxton then said, "As I was saying before I was interrupted." You can't be interrupted when you stop in mid-sentence on your own.

DallasBlack wrote:

So far so good in the main show, AJ beat Shane.

Thank goodness. I was half worried that they'd put Shane over AJ.

Well, no surprise there, Owens is the new U.S. champion. Now time for Jericho to fade into the background once again. A shame, he was such an entertaining part of RAW.

He's off to tour with Fozzy so that one was a given.