Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 453: A Broken Hart

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Jakyl25 posted...

Something I just realized about this whole Dave debacle

Nobody cares about Alvarez

Hes the one that always STARTS these she looks horrible! discussions

Well because its true.

No one gives a single shit about Alvarez.

Dave is the part of the act that lends it credibility because he's the one who is actually credible.
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For what it's worth, Dave gave a really heartfelt apology on WOR. It's worth listening to if you want to understand why he said it and how he feels.
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Ouch. After Dave gives this big long speech about how much he hopes people can learn from this discussion and how much he has talked in the past about how this is a looks-related business and he hates that and has always discussed how he wishes it weren't and how sorry he is, they immediately go into the Smackdown review where the first segment was about Carmella coming out and talking about how much hotter she is than Charlotte and Becky.

That's just quite a contrast.
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yeah there are no heroes
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Alvarez didn't say the already slim girl needed to lose weight which was the really objectionable thing there (even if it was code for implants outraged people didn't gather that) so I'm glad he's avoided any heat. Discussing women being attractive shouldn't be a boogeyman in and of itself.
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This has been fun
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It certainly went some places.
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I apologise for assisting in that to people wanted to read about wrestling in their all purpose wrestling topic

To people who just wanted to see a talk about random stuff you're welcome
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Well if that discussion didnt happen, there would be no posts

So it is what it is
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Yeah, there was too much overlap here from the All-Purpose Breast Implant Topic.
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I didn't contribute to that at all simply because I felt I had nothing value to add, but I didn't have any problem with actual discussion happening here. It's better than the constant drudgery of "Is this week's angle getting Roman over?" And it's interesting to learn other points of view.
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Would breast implants get Roman over?
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Hey we managed to bring Roman's overness into it at least

I stand by the idea that if Roman was in Chris Masters shape he might actually be over by now
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Lopen posted...

I apologise for assisting in that to people wanted to read about wrestling in their all purpose wrestling topic

To people who just wanted to see a talk about random stuff you're welcome

Your service is appreciated.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

I didn't contribute to that at all simply because I felt I had nothing value to add, but I didn't have any problem with actual discussion happening here. It's better than the constant drudgery of "Is this week's angle getting Roman over?" And it's interesting to learn other points of view.

These arent even discussions just statements of "no this weeks angle is not"
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Lopen posted...

Hey we managed to bring Roman's overness into it at least

I stand by the idea that if Roman was in Chris Masters shape he might actually be over by now

They had Triple H make fun of Chris Masterss body on TV too!
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I can only assume it was a throwback to his days of Hunter Hearst Helmsley and he was merely playing an art snob
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It was after he got busted for steroids and came back smaller

Meanwhile Hunters still roided to the gills
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Tom Bombadil posted...

why did we argue about breast implants for like five pages

all preston wrestling topic

I would scroll back a few pages but REALLY can't be arsed. More pressing things, you know?

Anyway, New Day seem to be on a roll as of late, kickass matches with the Bar and Sanity. I still think they've plenty of gas in the tank as a unit.

I would like to see Gallagher Main event more often, sort of divided about this whole "Shipmates" Unit with Kendrick and Gulak.

Rush/Tozawa is another programme I like.

AJ/Joe seems little on promise but looks like it may deliver big. They've bumped heads elsewhere, now to see how it plays out under WWE skies.

5/1 Orton Interference during Ref Bump in the US title match. Bugger's not even on the card and you all saw him watching from afar on SD after Jeff downed Shelton and Naka.

I'm gonna be up North for the weekend and have to wait til I come back down on Monday to see all of Takeover and SS unless the Hotel's got that shit hooked up. In any case, Gonna have to duck Social media like it owes me money!
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Yay I got into a respectful disagreement with MVP on Twitter about the value of the Observer
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^ "I got crickets during my entrance at the WM24 Ladder match" MVP?
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Everyone in that ladder match got crickets. I don't think the arena carried sound well due to being open and large.
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It's just that I noticed it more with *him*.
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Probably because his music is more subdued. MVP was still over in 2008. 2009 after they tried to kill him dead with a 9 month losing streak, maybe I could see him getting disproportionate crickets.
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MVP had no chance. He was wedded to a stupid gimmick that was already like 5 years behind the pop culture trend when it debuted.

Turns out that it's hard to get over when your gimmick is "He's like Terrell Owens but a wrestler and not very good and loses most of the time."

That said, I hate everyone in the industry who shits on the Observer. The industry could put Dave out of business in a second if it wanted to, by having even a minor amount of transparency and building a little bit of credibility. The fact that they choose not to do that is their own stupid problem. Don't blame Dave for filling a market need (and doing it much better and more respectably than all of his much-scummier competitors)
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I loved MVP in TNA though
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http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/seth-rollins-rock-mania/#.W3XXzeIpCEc

If were not the guys who can main event WrestleMania, then how are we ever gonna be The Rock? How are we gonna be Stone Cold Steve Austin? We cant hold onto these guys forever. We just cant. To me, lets do Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns before we do Seth Rollins-The Rock. Thats me.

Thats very cute how he assumed he would be the one against The Rock out of that pairing
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I regret sleeping on the Street Profits. It's funny how one match can turn the tide on how you feel about a performer/performers.

Who Blacked Out Aleister? seems to be gaining traction with all the suspects. It's never the first two guys in the frame! Let's hope they don't cock it up like who ran over Austin and instead deflect back to the original mastermind behind it who everyone knew a year in advance when the reveal fails.

Thought Kairi was gonna go all Randy Savage on Aaliyah to send a message. 2 more elbows and she woulda!

Strong going all doosh doosh doosh on Bate lol

Takeover is shaping up
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So I got the GWN app to try and watch Impact. Looks like it has Roku support too. However I can't find to where to watch the shows-- do you need to subscribe to have that option? I thought the current episodes on a one week delay were free? I mean their TNA Network thing seems pretty okay and it does come with a free trial but I doubt I'm going to want to keep with it unless the current product is great and it's necessary to subscribe to keep that.

Also I realized I actually have access to Charge! which what RoH is on now so I may start watching RoH as well.
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I have AppleTV so I dont know the Roku interface, but under Promotions there should be an Impact Wrestling 2018 option.
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And yeah, I just logged out and was still able to access current Impacts and Xplosions even though everything else was locked out

The most recent one is 8/2. 8/9 will go up after tonights episode airs and its not the most current episode anymore
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Good news I found where they are.

Bad news it's not T-Mobile Binge On compatible come on Anthem get it together

I'll still follow but less places I can economically watch which is sad
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Youre asking TNA to make wise economic decisions

Come on
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They were talking a lot about Aretha Franklins death on the news, and, being Detroit, they mentioned her anthem at WM3

...all 93,000 people in the arena that night...

NO ONE TELL DAVE
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Jakyl25 posted...

They were talking a lot about Aretha Franklins death on the news, and, being Detroit, they mentioned her anthem at WM3

...all 93,000 people in the arena that night...

NO ONE TELL DAVE

"The audience was lighter than people think."
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All-Plastic Wrestling Topic 454: WrestleMania 35 in Silicone Valley
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Reader vote from the Observer

G-1 MVP
Tomohiro Ishii 333
Kota Ibushi 129
Hiroshi Tanahashi 70
Kenny Omega 21

BEST MATCH OF G-1
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi 168
Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii 165
Kota Ibushi vs. Kenny Omega 56
Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 39
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 30
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 21
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 10
Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito 9

Close one for best match!
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An actual modern reference

The underlying story of the past week revolves around changes with Harold Meij in control. Meijs track records in other businesses is strong, running businesses far larger than New Japan successfully and leading them to sizable growth. But pro wrestling is a unique business, very different from the toy business he came from. Its filled with sharks, and Meij is walking into a fight, whether he likes it or not, with the biggest shark, who is both an unhappy shark but a shark with almost Thanos level powers in this industry.

Someone shop Vince with the Gauntlet
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You should have gone for the head, God dammit!
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https://imgur.com/XS5LK
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Jerry Jarrett is trying to push a TV show called Olympus Wrestling which would be a show similar to American Idol, just for wrestling, using Jim Cornette, Scott Hall and Robert Fuller as the three judges

Im speechless
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Who remembers Gut Check?
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Lopen posted...

Who remembers Gut Check?

You mean that stupid thing TNA did, that sounded ok in theory but completely failed in practice? Perhaps one of the worst mixes of real and kayfabe in the history of wrestling? Yeah I remember that.

I haven't checked Wrestlecrap in a while, I would hope they've done an extensive induction on Gut Check by now.
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Matt Hardy is really banged up. He's getting surgeries done and if he recovers he'll wrestle, but if he doesn't, WWE will make him a producer.

Honestly, I think he'd be an awesome producer. Guy has always been very creative and could help add to the product a lot with his hands in more than just his storyline.
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TNA letting the Hardys go at the peak of their popularity might be the stupidest thing they've ever done, and that would be a hell of a Top 10 list.

They really really really needed to break out the checkbook and just give in to whatever demands they had...
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Eddv posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Something I just realized about this whole Dave debacle

Nobody cares about Alvarez

Hes the one that always STARTS these she looks horrible! discussions

Well because its true.

No one gives a single shit about Alvarez.

Dave is the part of the act that lends it credibility because he's the one who is actually credible.

Pfft you mean Metzler?!?!

I call him Metzler because he has no credibility.

Or whatever it is
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SmartMuffin posted...

TNA letting the Hardys go at the peak of their popularity might be the stupidest thing they've ever done, and that would be a hell of a Top 10 list.

They really really really needed to break out the checkbook and just give in to whatever demands they had...

From a financial perspective though, are they worth it when the company has no infrastructure capable of profiting from their popularity? <_<
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They have JUST NOW STARTED taping Impact from a place where you have to buy tickets to get in, lol
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

He's getting surgeries done and if he recovers he'll wrestle, but if he doesn't, WWE will make him a producer.

The other news from that piece in the Observer is that theyre also having Jason Jordan shadow the agents because HES not yet showing significant recovery from his surgery

Thats pretty sad
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Yeah, didn't he not have feeling in his hands for a long while? I wonder how his neck got so messed up. It feels strange that it would be from his amateur wrestling.
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