The WWE Thread

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I did think it was funny that some really young kids were cheering him, I was thinking to myself, do they even know who he is beyond his debut the past few months?

They probably think he's that "Crow" guy from that "old" 90's movie that their Dads grew up with

 

[Rambler]

Hogan? Meh, so he said some racial slurs in private. Big deal.

Benoit? Now there is your piece of ****.

No doubt about that one

 

[karamazov80]

If not for the rise of Stone Cold WCW would have won that war IMO. Bischoff fired Austin and after a brief stint in EVE he went to the WWE. WWE tried to screw it up after the Ringmaster gimmick failed by naming Austin Ice Dagger or Otto Von Ruthless. If they had done that it would have surpassed the great WCW debut of the Shockmaster.

DX was far more HBK than HHH.

No matter how stupid the gimmick, Austin wouldn't have tripped over his feet and looked like an ******* a la Shockmaster

WCW dug its own grave IMO, by allowing the talent (i.e., Hogan, Nash, Jarrett) and Russo to have too much influence on the creative side of things. Of course, the phenomenon of Stone Cold and then the Rock certainly pushed it over the edge, but the direction WCW started going in the late '90s could not have ended well without a major sea change in the creative department IMO. The guys they had that could have allowed them to win that "war"--Benoit, Guerrero, Malenko, Jericho--were pushed out because of their frustration at the behind the scenes politics and clueless writers.

 

[Rambler]

Loved the Shockmaster reveal!

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Loved the Shockmaster reveal!

It's the greatest debut in professional wrestling

 

[devastator's balls]

Hahaha Shockmaster is the BEST!!

Number 2 is the YEETTTTTTAAAHAHHH!!!

 

[devastator's balls]

No matter how stupid the gimmick, Austin wouldn't have tripped over his feet and looked like an ******* a la Shockmaster

WCW dug its own grave IMO, by allowing the talent (i.e., Hogan, Nash, Jarrett) and Russo to have too much influence on the creative side of things. Of course, the phenomenon of Stone Cold and then the Rock certainly pushed it over the edge, but the direction WCW started going in the late '90s could not have ended well without a major sea change in the creative department IMO. The guys they had that could have allowed them to win that "war"--Benoit, Guerrero, Malenko, Jericho--were pushed out because of their frustration at the behind the scenes politics and clueless writers.

Kara's right, Nash and Hogan, and Russo with their creative control killed the company. nWo got played out, Goldberg got injured, and all the talent left for WWF. The punctuation was david arcquette winning the title

But it did give us this gem fwd to 5:25:



One of the best reads for wrestling fans is "death of WCW". So crazy how bad it was behind the scenes.

Amazon.com: The Death of WCW (9781770411760): R.D. Reynolds, Bryan Alvarez: Books

 

[Magpie 7]

Hahaha Shockmaster is the BEST!!

Number 2 is the YEETTTTTTAAAHAHHH!!!

What the **** was that ****?

Is this before Jimmy Hart went to Nude Womens Wrestling Alliance ore whatever they called?

 

[karamazov80]

Hahaha Shockmaster is the BEST!!

Number 2 is the YEETTTTTTAAAHAHHH!!!

Oh **** yeah. One of my favorite, most memorable moments in the history of pro wrestling. I still remember the night that happened. God bless you, Yetay, wherever you are. . .and whether you are a mummy, a giant ninja, or something else.

Luger's off-screen heel turn is also pretty great

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Does this look like the kind of guy who could kill his girlfriend?

OK, never mind. Does this?

 

[Rambler]

Hahaha Shockmaster is the BEST!!

Number 2 is the YEETTTTTTAAAHAHHH!!!

Ah yes, Ron Reis and the infamous double bear hug that looked a little.....odd.

Does this look like the kind of guy who could kill his girlfriend?

OK, never mind. Does this?

Of course not, he's just an average man who made a mistake when he pushed her.

 

[RedxSmoke]

With the return of the Rock tonight and Wrestlemania XXVII right around the corner, this thread is LONG overdue.

But never saw him after Wrestlemania in wwe..

 

[franpincho]

I'd love to see Brock man handing ****** Ryback. Take his ass to suplex city.

 

[Rambler]

That would be awesome. I hate Ryback.

 

[BurningRage]

New Day is my favorite gimmick in WWE. Xavier playing the trombone is the best.

 

[dw316]

 

[epitaph04]

Oh Sting.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah I heard about that. Poor guy, shouldn't have to wrestle anymore and now probably won't... along with all the other old timers.

 

[franpincho]

The thing that sucks is how WWE is using him. Why even bother if he's not going to have one win. They are destroying his legacy.

 

[epitaph04]

Total BS. Sting the jobber and now he could potentially be done. Thanks, WWE.

I mean I can understand WWE not wanting to take a chance with a titleless Rollins (or a champion Sting...imagine that) but at least have him win his ****ing wrestlemania match.