Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE Money In The Bank - 11pm Sunday, WWE Network
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:29 pm
Excellent news.
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Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE Money In The Bank - 11pm Sunday, WWE Network
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:32 pm
Enzo return imminent.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:36 pm
How shitty of WWE to block Ring of Honor from running Madison Square Garden (according to the ROH COO)
https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11824 ... d.html?p=1
https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11824 ... d.html?p=1
Re: The Wrestling Thread III
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:41 pm
Maybe with Enzo cleared of charges, he went to management to ask for him to return and they laughed him out of the company.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:00 am
KK wrote:How shitty of WWE to block Ring of Honor from running Madison Square Garden (according to the ROH COO)
https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11824 ... d.html?p=1
Considering wwe hardly seem to use MSG now I’m not sure how they still have such a pull over them that they would bow to their demands.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:45 pm
Vader has passed away:
https://www.wwe.com/article/vader-passes-away
Shame WWE didn’t induct him into the HOF beforehand.
WWE is saddened to learn that Leon White, better known to WWE audiences as Vader, passed away Monday night at the age of 63.
White began his sports-entertainment career in the mid-1980s after retiring from the NFL due to injury. He rose to national prominence in Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association before joining New Japan Pro Wrestling as the masked Big Van Vader. He went on to become one of the promotion’s biggest stars and most feared competitors.
Vader then transitioned to World Championship Wrestling, where he would make the biggest mark of his career. He engaged in memorable rivalries with the likes of Sting and Ron Simmons, becoming a dominant, three-time WCW World Champion in the process.
In 1996, Vader joined the WWE roster, where he squared off against Superstars such as Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker. He also found success on the small screen with a recurring guest role on the popular 1990s television program, “Boy Meets World.”
WWE extends its condolences to White’s family, friends and fans.
https://www.wwe.com/article/vader-passes-away
Shame WWE didn’t induct him into the HOF beforehand.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:18 pm
Big shame reading that news this evening. Vader was easily one of the top big men in wrestling and his runs in Japan and WCW were absolutely brilliant. Sad news. 
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:37 pm
Aww man, what a talent, especially for a big man.
63 wow, he must have been in the game young, RIP
63 wow, he must have been in the game young, RIP
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE Money In The Bank - 11pm Sunday, WWE Network
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:55 pm
JayMoyles wrote:Spotted some NJPW chat a few pages back - how are we feeling for the G1 this year? Ibushi/Omega at Budokan on the second last day is going to be incredible.
Gonna use this a chance to gloat about the fact that I got my tickets for the final 3 nights yesterday
My outside pick for the final is Suzuki v Ibushi, but I think it's hard to predict what's going to happen as the blocks are so stacked. I reckon there's 4 in each block who could conceivably win it, but I'd be happiest with either Naito or Ibushi vs Omega at WrestleKingdom.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:14 pm
So confused with the new UK tournament. The first round matches are up on YouTube, but not the Network? So are they going to go up on Monday? They're advertising something UK tournament related, but I've no idea if I need to watch the YouTube stuff first. It's hard to look into without spoilers too... 
Thinking about watching something Vader related this weekend, not sure what though.
Thinking about watching something Vader related this weekend, not sure what though.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:39 pm
BAKA wrote:So confused with the new UK tournament. The first round matches are up on YouTube, but not the Network? So are they going to go up on Monday? They're advertising something UK tournament related, but I've no idea if I need to watch the YouTube stuff first. It's hard to look into without spoilers too...
Thinking about watching something Vader related this weekend, not sure what though.
In Your House: Final Four is a good one.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:41 pm
Reading on Twitter that Cass grabbed Carmella and the Usos and Erick Rowan had to step in and sort him out and that's why he didn't get his best wishes in his future endeavours.
BYE BYE HUMAN TURD
BYE BYE HUMAN TURD
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 12:17 pm
Corazon de Leon wrote:BAKA wrote:So confused with the new UK tournament. The first round matches are up on YouTube, but not the Network? So are they going to go up on Monday? They're advertising something UK tournament related, but I've no idea if I need to watch the YouTube stuff first. It's hard to look into without spoilers too...
Thinking about watching something Vader related this weekend, not sure what though.
In Your House: Final Four is a good one.
I think I remember that actually! Good shout. I was tempted to watch that SummerSlam match where Michaels had apparently refused to put him over, and shouted something at him mid-match. I remember it being a good match despite everything that was clearly going on behind the scenes.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:52 pm
Watching that In Your House Final Four. The late nineties were an amazing period for Wrestling. Lawler saying, 'You shouldn't hit a Woman with glasses... you should use your fist'. 
Can you imagine one of the announce team dropping that line these days?
Can you imagine one of the announce team dropping that line these days?Re: The Wrestling Thread III: R.I.P. “Big Van” Vader 1955 - 2018
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:17 pm
Johnny Ryall wrote:Reading on Twitter that Cass grabbed Carmella and the Usos and Erick Rowan had to step in and sort him out and that's why he didn't get his best wishes in his future endeavours.
BYE BYE HUMAN TURD
We’re him and Carmella still an item or had they broken up before that?
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE UK Championship Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall - Monday 8pm, WWE Network
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:33 pm
Watching the UK Tournament on the Network and everyone seems so small compared to their US counterparts. Great wrestling though. Small crowd doing their best to keep the noise up.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE UK Championship Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall - Tuesday 8pm, WWE Network
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:38 pm
Yeah that was a lot of fun. Hope NXT UK has the same atmosphere around it.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE UK Championship Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall - Tuesday 8pm, WWE Network
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:44 pm
A lot of familiar faces from the World of Sport special and 5Star Wrestling. A lot of footage being used from various UK indies throughout.
I noticed also on the Network is Brother Love’s podcast talking about AJ Styles’ career in TNA.
I noticed also on the Network is Brother Love’s podcast talking about AJ Styles’ career in TNA.
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE UK Championship Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall - Tuesday 8pm, WWE Network
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:51 pm
Big fan of DAVE MASTIFF and Isla Dawn 
Re: The Wrestling Thread III: WWE UK Championship Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall - Tuesday 8pm, WWE Network
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:59 am
Kevin Owens - for a guy the company sometimes seems to back, he doesn't half job out a lot. Looks like he'll be laying down for Braun next. I don't get it.