Professional Wrestling

[xfocalinx]

Oh, are you going to do the knee-drop, Ric Flair-style?

yes and no.

I did it as a sequence of moves, I started with kind of a "pendulum" elbow, then got to my feet quickly, then did the knee drop, rolled to my feet, and ended it with a splash.

simple, but effective.

[Prettybrokenspiral]

You know what *really* bewilders the shit out of me?

How the fuck does R-Truth -- or R-Suck, as I like to call him -- still have a job?

Dude's like THE journeyman jobber of modern wrestling, and yet has managed to hold a job in his current WWE stint for over seven years now. He's had godawful gimmicks like 'Little Jimmy', 'King What's Up' and was even forced to get squashed on his own birthday in humiliating fashion by Rusev this year.

And yet obvious main-event capable talent like Drew McIntyre, David Hart Smith and Chris Masters have all been misused and then released. Guys like Joey Ryan, Mike Bennett and Jay Lethal can't get a decent look but this goof who's been rapping the same weak-ass song for more than 10 years now continues to receive gainful employment?

How does this shit happen?

[perceptionnexus]

You know what *really* bewilders the shit out of me?

How the fuck does R-Truth -- or R-Suck, as I like to call him -- still have a job?

Dude's like THE journeyman jobber of modern wrestling, and yet has managed to hold a job in his current WWE stint for over seven years now. He's had godawful gimmicks like 'Little Jimmy', 'King What's Up' and was even forced to get squashed on his own birthday in humiliating fashion by Rusev this year.

And yet obvious main-event capable talent like Drew McIntyre, David Hart Smith and Chris Masters have all been misused and then released. Guys like Joey Ryan, Mike Bennett and Jay Lethal can't get a decent look but this goof who's been rapping the same weak-ass song for more than 10 years now continues to receive gainful employment?

How does this shit happen?

The guy either needs a fresh gimmick or to retire, I agree, but he's had his share of random-ass and funny as hell moments over the years.

[Swykk]

I just got tickets for the Chicago NXT show on January 16th. I'll probably nab an Asuka shirt while I'm there.

[perceptionnexus]

So this nerdy as fuck, but anybody else have a top 10 favorite wrestler's theme songs they still like to this day? Or songs you got into because a wrestler used it as entrance music?

No particular order here:

Doink The Clown (evil version. it made kids in the audience cry, and even as a kid myself at the time i thought that was comedy gold)
This Fire- CM Punk
That Alter Bridge song- Edge
Giant Gonzales (that weird ambient doomy piece)
Bret Hitman Hart (the version he used in the early 90s that had more synth than guitar)
Hogan-Real American (I mean, come on, moments like being 8 years old and watching him beat slaughter at WM 7 last forever)
Stone Cold- I don't think a song ever fit a character as well as his. plus it's catchy.
Million Dollar Man
Jake The Snake
Golddust

[Prettybrokenspiral]

The guy either needs a fresh gimmick or to retire, I agree, but he's had his share of random-ass and funny as hell moments over the years.

Post some Youtube clips if you can find them..

[ldopa]

my top ten entrance themes (no order)

brock lesnar
samoa joe circa ROH (THE CHAMP IS HERE)
the great muta
jake roberts
midnight express
RVD circa ECW (it's just pantera and all)
steve austin
chris jericho
new jack (they would play his song the whole time he was in the ring, i loved that)
sabu circa ECW (lights out, point up <3)

that was pretty easy... i could do a top twenty.

[ldopa]

how about top ten favorite wrestlers guys?
i'm feeling nostalgic apparently.

[Swykk]

nWo theme

"Miseria Cantare" AFI (CM Punk ROH)

Bret Hart

Crow Sting

"Disposable Teens" Marilyn Manson with Depeche Mode into (Christopher Daniels ROH)

Mr Perfect

Corporate Ministry

"Walk" Pantera (RVD ECW)

Finn Balor

Demolition (heel theme)

[Space Suicide]

Slow Chemical (Kane Theme by Finger Eleven)

Darkside (1999 Ministry Undertaker with Monologue)

My Time (Triple H/Stephanie McMahon in 2000-2002 theme)

Line in the Sand (2003 Evolution theme)

D-Generation X

Break Down The Walls (Chris Jericho)

2003 Rock Theme (Heel/Hollywood theme)

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Car Wreck (Mick Foley theme)

nWo

[henryeatscereal]

- Monster Magnet - "Live for the moment" Matt Hardy V1 Theme
- "Hart attack" - Bret Hart
- "Ministry of Darkness" - Undertaker (The best undertaker theme in my opinion)
- Ultimate Warrior (Not a fan, but what a theme!)
- Saliva - "I walk alone" - Batista (i fuckin hate Batista but i admit his theme was awesome!)
- "Sexy Boy" - Shawn Michaels
- Run DMC - "The Kings" (DX Theme)
- "Break down the walls" - Jericho
- "Brood" - Gangrel
- "At last" - Christian (No one remembers this one but this theme was the shit)

[thevoid99]

Let's see...

The Rock-Hollywood Rock theme
Stone Cold Steve Austin theme with the glass breaking
Mankind car crash theme
The New Age Outlaws Theme
Ultimate Warrior
Legion of Doom
Chris Jericho Break the Walls Down!
Bret Hart '96-'97 theme
HBK theme
D-X theme
CM Punk Cult of Personality theme
Ric Flair theme
Macho Man Randy Savage classic theme
Crash Holly WWE theme
Jake the Snake Roberts original WWE theme with the synthesizers

That's all I got for now.

[perceptionnexus]

Post some Youtube clips if you can find them..

[perceptionnexus]

[Prettybrokenspiral]

That's pretty embarrassing. Not because Truth is an idiot, but because it's obviously a WWE stall tactic to waste three hours of time when they don't have the product or the roster to pull it off convincingly.

[perceptionnexus]

That's pretty embarrassing. Not because Truth is an idiot, but because it's obviously a WWE stall tactic to waste three hours of time when they don't have the product or the roster to pull it off convincingly.

Probably. Made me giggle, though.

[the duder]

Random aside: this guy looks like Dean Ambrose http://www.vice.com/read/its-now-sev...ource=vicefbus

That is all.

[thevoid99]

Usos win Tag Team of the Year and Neville wins the Breakout Star of the Year? Fuck you WWE.

[Piko]

I'm ok with Neville. Owens should've won breakout though. Didn't know the usos won though. How anyone could beat new day is beyond me. It's clearly new day.

[thevoid99]

[onthewall2983]

People are complaining about this, but honestly I know of men who would pay good money for this sort of treatment.

[Piko]

Really? Some people complain just to complain. She's a heel and has done way worse than that in the past.

So, I'm guessing Sheamus isn't getting a rematch? Usually, when you drop a title to someone, you're pissed off and want retribution on the following show. Zero mention of that.

[gorast]

Tom Phillips's kayfabe power level is zero so he deserves that. There's no controversy there.

[thevoid99]

Honestly, I thought that was funny. Stephanie slapping the shit out of some dude.

[perceptionnexus]

People are complaining about this, but honestly I know of men who would pay good money for this sort of treatment.

Needs more bondage.

[richardp]

Sooooo were those Slammy winners as predetermined as the shows themselves, because damn.

[Swykk]

I have no doubt that Owens actually won Breakout and they gave it to Neville for the kids and to make Owens more bitter. Also calling bullshit on Usos beating New Day. The Usos weren't even a team for most of the year! No WWE team can touch New Day.

[Piko]

I have no doubt that Owens actually won Breakout and they gave it to Neville for the kids and to make Owens more bitter. Also calling bullshit on Usos beating New Day. The Usos weren't even a team for most of the year! No WWE team can touch New Day.

And Kalisto was already dressed and ready to accept his award. How New Day didn't win tag team of the year baffles me. Yeah, it's rigged. But still. The usos are nowhere near as successful as New Day. Likely have never sold a fraction of merch as new day has either.

New day winning would've been great tv as well. Just imagine how cocky they would be. It could've been Owen Hart all over again. By Owen Hart, I mean one of the most meaningful slammy winners.

[thevoid99]

Kevin Owens was hoping to win 2 Slammys and carry it to the ring as a tribute to Owen Hart. Fuck you WWE.

[xfocalinx]

Two weeks off from practice, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!?

However, It's probably good, cause I pulled my groin on Monday and I'm in incredible pain.