Feast or Fired went exactly how I thought it would go. I think they can do something interesting with EC3 trying to find a tag partner who doesn't hate him. But I feel like it's going to end up with EC3 somehow teaming with Sting, them winning the title, and moving forward as a mismatched/reluctant tag team where Sting is trying to teach EC3 some humility and professionalism. And then just when it looks like EC3 gets it and is fully going to turn face, he turns on Sting. It would actually work to get EC3 over as one of the top heels in the company and put him on the main event level faster than him mowing down a bunch of jobbers.
Not this again... TNA doesn't draw because it has no brand awareness. People ask Kurt Angle if he's still wrestling. If Hogan had a 2 second appearance on Raw, he be a bigger star than he was in TNA. It's just how things work. TNA has no mainstream audience.
Your scenario relies on Warrior making an unannounced appearance to save Hogan, which equals no money. Even if did, by most accounts neither guy is desperate enough financially, and neither guy field be willing to share a spotlight.
But you guys live in a fantasy world where Hogan will miraculously turn 30 years younger and undo a series of chronic hip and back problems. So in fantasy land your scenario is as plausible as any.
Ooooooooo its the internet tough guy. Please tell me next how you're gonna beat me up lol. Guess I wouldn't expect much more from someone who makes racist posts on a wrestling board. Stay classy, magnum da...stay classy
Both those shows were damn good. Back before Lifetime became "100% Abused Women Empower Themselves"... those two and Debt are the ones I remember most.
Fair enoigh. It's the super obvious biggest match the could put on. Beats every other main event they could put out in buyrate...by alot. I don't get why they wouldn't do it
Nah, the cruiserweight/light heavyweight wouldn't include Dragon's titles. He held all those titles at the same time he was WCW cruiserweight champ, but they were defended and dropped separately.
Holy shit, an original QOTD! No offense to Farva (or Meekin, or even Caliber), but just about everything that can be covered on the BoD has been covered, probably 3 times if you count the sub-threads.
Anyway, ever hear about the guy that pretty much broke the bank on Press Your Luck because he was able to recognize and memorize the patterns of the Whammy board? Only thing that stopped me from doing that was that I was 3 at the time and not in my 20's. I kind of have the same gift he has, to be able to see that kind of shit.
Game shows today? I can probably get 2/3 of the questions right on Jeopardy when I watch it on TV, but the actual players can answer a lot quicker than me, partly because of the post-concussion syndrome, and also because the last 10+ years of boozing and weed smoking. Though weed kind of helps you access parts of your brain you forgot about, so to speak. If I were to straight for a month and then get heroically stoned the day of the show I bet I could pull out a win.
Jeopardy, bitches! Or better yet, if I had a time machine, Rock & Roll Jeopardy. There used to be an online version where you could face other live players, and I fucking slaughtered those losers. I have a plethora of mostly pop culture knowledge. Regular Jeopardy, I would excel at the movies/TV/music type questions, but FUCK SCIENCE!
lol, i know what happened. i went to make the meme but didn't want to enter text, so i tried to publish it that way. it was only after i pressed the button that i saw the warning against doing that. they're kinda dicks.
anyway, it was the infamous pic of vince holding the wwf title and flipping the bird to austin
So you're saying that in 10 or so years WWE could bring in their current guys and protect them and promote them as the best ever and fans will casual buy it.......but for some reason they can't do that very same thing right now?
-Wow, this Rumble actually kicked all kinds of ass. This is bizarre, because I had COMPLETELY forgotten about it to the point of not remembering who WON, and it's been overshadowed in history by the Bizarro World reverse-awesomeness of Benoit/Angle following Triple-H/Steiner. But yeah, the booking for this one RULED, with minimal filler, constant great spots (Shannon Moore saving Matt multiple times, the Maven dropkick tease, Jericho clearing the ring, the Hardcore Intermission, Kane turning on RVD), and they generally kept things moving the whole while. The only flaws were a big excess of Ring Filler at the end; I like Mass of Bodies spots a lot, but they definitely detract from the match once they last for more than a couple minutes after the peak (that's when you send in your Brocks & your Undertakers to clean house), and the weird ending, where Brock needed a distraction to beat Taker. One of the best recent Rumbles, and I thought they were mostly done except for next year's.
The ending was so anti-climactic… it builds up to Brock and Undertaker… and Brock just sneaks up when 'Taker is distracted and tosses him? Kinda random and weak.
And what's the story with Michaels? I mean, it told a story, but he could have made the Rumble match much more entertaining if he'd been allowed to contribute for thirty minutes or so. They could have done the same Jericho trick at a later point, but instead their best worker was unceremoniously eliminated without performing a move.
It was also funny watching Cena lean on the ropes for a half hour and then get eliminated to no fanfare.
Supermarket Sweep.
ReplyDeleteYES! Or that mall one!
ReplyDeleteI won a cruise on the 'Price is Right Live' Once.
ReplyDeleteFeast or Fired went exactly how I thought it would go. I think they can do something interesting with EC3 trying to find a tag partner who doesn't hate him. But I feel like it's going to end up with EC3 somehow teaming with Sting, them winning the title, and moving forward as a mismatched/reluctant tag team where Sting is trying to teach EC3 some humility and professionalism. And then just when it looks like EC3 gets it and is fully going to turn face, he turns on Sting. It would actually work to get EC3 over as one of the top heels in the company and put him on the main event level faster than him mowing down a bunch of jobbers.
ReplyDeleteDominate: not sure.
ReplyDeleteBut being on Jeopardy is on my "sometime in life" list.
As a matter of fact, registration is open for next year's testing now. Hopefully I won't manage to forget the day of the test.
ReplyDeleteNot this again... TNA doesn't draw because it has no brand awareness. People ask Kurt Angle if he's still wrestling. If Hogan had a 2 second appearance on Raw, he be a bigger star than he was in TNA. It's just how things work. TNA has no mainstream audience.
ReplyDeleteHogan with the WWE engine would draw.
Your scenario relies on Warrior making an unannounced appearance to save Hogan, which equals no money. Even if did, by most accounts neither guy is desperate enough financially, and neither guy field be willing to share a spotlight.
ReplyDeleteUh, Sid vs Taker was the main event of WM13.
ReplyDeleteBut you guys live in a fantasy world where Hogan will miraculously turn 30 years younger and undo a series of chronic hip and back problems. So in fantasy land your scenario is as plausible as any.
ReplyDeleteAnd got how much promo time/attention? It was the bastard child once Hart/Austin wasn't going to be for the title.
ReplyDeleteHell, it was a "main event" much like HHH/Jericho was a "main event" at 18.
Ooooooooo its the internet tough guy. Please tell me next how you're gonna beat me up lol. Guess I wouldn't expect much more from someone who makes racist posts on a wrestling board. Stay classy, magnum da...stay classy
ReplyDeleteI would dominate a wrestling based or Disney based Wheel of Fortune, or
ReplyDeleteWell he is the only male rape councilor for female rape victims in the world so he is probably just too sophisticated for my low rent posts.
ReplyDelete$100,000 Pyramid!
ReplyDeleteThey still play Plinko?
ReplyDeleteI'd use too many damn prepositions in the celeb chair, and likely look at the celeb like he/she was insane if I was in the other chair.
ReplyDeleteApter <3's kayfabe.
ReplyDeleteHe would not be good at Pyramid either. He would give clues like "take a dump" for answers to "things associated with a gym bag".
ReplyDeleteBoth those shows were damn good. Back before Lifetime became "100% Abused Women Empower Themselves"... those two and Debt are the ones I remember most.
ReplyDeleteFair enoigh. It's the super obvious biggest match the could put on. Beats every other main event they could put out in buyrate...by alot. I don't get why they wouldn't do it
ReplyDeleteNah, the cruiserweight/light heavyweight wouldn't include Dragon's titles. He held all those titles at the same time he was WCW cruiserweight champ, but they were defended and dropped separately.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe no one has brought up Remote Control yet.
ReplyDeleteI tried playing that on my NES Emulator... I'm good at maybe 1/3-1/2 of the categories.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was near-hopeless at the video wall in the real-life version.
It's time to play FAMILY FEUD!
ReplyDeleteWait, how could I forget the original Press Your Luck?
ReplyDeleteJerry Lawler vs Bret Hart on WLD would be classic.
ReplyDeleteYes! Sing Along with Colin! Dead, Alive or Canadian!
ReplyDeleteEvery time there's a belly to belly suplex, DRINK
ReplyDeleteAlso, for anyone thinking Hollywood Squares:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3djXcx2ewQ&list=UUYjlxCP6gIDjWrPID5hKBgw
They'd never been in his kitchen. Cliff totally got ripped off.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, 'Throw turkeys into a cart' as it was called.
ReplyDeleteHogan in Cena's corner. Book it. Against the Undertaker. Would be an awesome false finish if Hogan hit the big boot and leg drop on Taker.
ReplyDeleteYour neighborhood liquor store.
ReplyDeleteBrett Favre? Not something to be proud of, might as well say Ric Flair. I think Barry Sanders is the guy you were going for here.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that Jericho was supposed to go coast to coast, try and redo the Michaels skin the cat part, but get tossed by Lesnar mid skinning.
ReplyDeleteBecause nobody has any hope of outdoing Michael Larson.
ReplyDeletePrivate Dicks
ReplyDeleteI think it would be a great rest spot while Hogan is being placed on a gurney after destroying his hip attempting one last leg drop...
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, an original QOTD! No offense to Farva (or Meekin, or even Caliber), but just about everything that can be covered on the BoD has been covered, probably 3 times if you count the sub-threads.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, ever hear about the guy that pretty much broke the bank on Press Your Luck because he was able to recognize and memorize the patterns of the Whammy board? Only thing that stopped me from doing that was that I was 3 at the time and not in my 20's. I kind of have the same gift he has, to be able to see that kind of shit.
Game shows today? I can probably get 2/3 of the questions right on Jeopardy when I watch it on TV, but the actual players can answer a lot quicker than me, partly because of the post-concussion syndrome, and also because the last 10+ years of boozing and weed smoking. Though weed kind of helps you access parts of your brain you forgot about, so to speak. If I were to straight for a month and then get heroically stoned the day of the show I bet I could pull out a win.
There was a documentary on it, it was pretty compelling stuff. The guy seemed like kind of a dick though....
ReplyDeleteBarry Sanders retired on top and stayed retired, I dont think that fits at all...
ReplyDeletethe biggest loser
ReplyDeleteJeopardy, bitches! Or better yet, if I had a time machine, Rock & Roll Jeopardy. There used to be an online version where you could face other live players, and I fucking slaughtered those losers. I have a plethora of mostly pop culture knowledge. Regular Jeopardy, I would excel at the movies/TV/music type questions, but FUCK SCIENCE!
ReplyDeletelol, i know what happened. i went to make the meme but didn't want to enter text, so i tried to publish it that way. it was only after i pressed the button that i saw the warning against doing that. they're kinda dicks.
ReplyDeleteanyway, it was the infamous pic of vince holding the wwf title and flipping the bird to austin
So you're saying that in 10 or so years WWE could bring in their current guys and protect them and promote them as the best ever and fans will casual buy it.......but for some reason they can't do that very same thing right now?
ReplyDeleteFrom a review I once did:
ReplyDelete-Wow, this Rumble actually kicked all kinds of ass. This is bizarre, because I had COMPLETELY forgotten about it to the point of not remembering who WON, and it's been overshadowed in history by the Bizarro World reverse-awesomeness of Benoit/Angle following Triple-H/Steiner. But yeah, the booking for this one RULED, with minimal filler, constant great spots (Shannon Moore saving Matt multiple times, the Maven dropkick tease, Jericho clearing the ring, the Hardcore Intermission, Kane turning on RVD), and they generally kept things moving the whole while. The only flaws were a big excess of Ring Filler at the end; I like Mass of Bodies spots a lot, but they definitely detract from the match once they last for more than a couple minutes after the peak (that's when you send in your Brocks & your Undertakers to clean house), and the weird ending, where Brock needed a distraction to beat Taker. One of the best recent Rumbles, and I thought they were mostly done except for next year's.
Why not? What'd he do?
ReplyDeleteThe ending was so anti-climactic… it builds up to Brock and Undertaker… and Brock just sneaks up when 'Taker is distracted and tosses him? Kinda random and weak.
ReplyDeleteAnd what's the story with Michaels? I mean, it told a story, but he could have made the Rumble match much more entertaining if he'd been allowed to contribute for thirty minutes or so. They could have done the same Jericho trick at a later point, but instead their best worker was unceremoniously eliminated without performing a move.
It was also funny watching Cena lean on the ropes for a half hour and then get eliminated to no fanfare.
Had never heard that before, but it's pretty solid booking, AND it makes complete sense given all the context. I'd be willing to believe it.
ReplyDeleteActually, according to Nowinski, the injury that put him out happened six months later. But yeah, ironic stuff.
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