WRASSLIN'! (let's talk wrestling here?)

[AndySlash]

yeah, this has been hard to watch. it's good, and it's nice to hear the family's thoughts and experiences, but it's still hard to reconcile everything. it's just one of those thing that you can't make sense of, and never will be able to make sense of. i can't imagine how tough that is for those closest to benoit.

 

[Enaz Fox]

yeah, this has been hard to watch. it's good, and it's nice to hear the family's thoughts and experiences, but it's still hard to reconcile everything. it's just one of those thing that you can't make sense of, and never will be able to make sense of. i can't imagine how tough that is for those closest to benoit.

Yeah, I won't lie, I cried a few times throughout this. Benoit was and is one of my top 5 wrestlers of all time. Seeing everyone open up got to me but seeing what Eddies passing did to Chris took it to another level.

Growing up I remember looking forward to each of Benoit's (My grandma loved him, Goldberg and Konnan) fights and imitating his moves with my older cousin. When everything came out that had happened 14 year old me couldn't wrap his head around how one of his heroes could end up doing something like this. I wish we knew what we do know about CTE then and could have possibly got him some of the help he desperately needed.

Looking forward to Part 2.

 

[I’m Just Ken]

Watched both parts today and man what a tragic event.
I recently signed up for a free 30 day trial of the WWE streaming service just to watch all of the ECW programming. Depending on how much I can get through, I may pay for the next month. Really the last time I was invested in wrestling. Watched both documentaries as well.

 

[Chucktshoes]

Both episodes were really well done. I cried throughout it multiple times. I still can’t wrap my head around how one comes to do what he did,

 

[Tj.]

Anybody going to watch Mania?

 

[Dirtbag Auntie]

Watched both parts today and man what a tragic event.
I recently signed up for a free 30 day trial of the WWE streaming service just to watch all of the ECW programming. Depending on how much I can get through, I may pay for the next month. Really the last time I was invested in wrestling. Watched both documentaries as well.

B r o

 

[Enaz Fox]

So first it's donating 18 million to Florida out of their Trump PAC...

Big News - Linda McMahon’s Trump Super PAC Donated $18.5 Million to Florida on the Same Day Florida Deemed WWE an "Essential Business"

Big News - Linda McMahon’s Trump Super PAC Donated $18.5 Million to Florida on the Same Day Florida Deemed WWE an "Essential Business" Wrestling News and Rumors

www.ewrestlingnews.com

and then they go and fire a ton of talent? If the WWE wasn't already losing traction not sure how fans will react to this over all.

REPORT: Hundreds of WWE releases expected between staff and talent

As of this writing, at least 39 people (wrestlers and employees) have been released by WWE but it looks like more releases are coming. WrestleVotes is

wrestlingnews.co

 

[Max Sterling]

This is weird, but awesome, seeing The Undertaker just being a dude from Texas...

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Since WWE Network was added to Peacock streaming I have been rewatching Classic WWF Pay-Per-Veiws. I started with Wrestlemania III (which was awesome) and have been working my way forward from there. So far I’ve also watched the first Survivor Series, Wrestlemania IV. Now I am watching the inaugural Summerslam from 1988 recorded live at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The main event is a tag team matchup featuring the “Mega Powers” of Macho Man Randy Savage against the “Mega Buck” team of The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBase and Andre The Giant. There is some decent matchups, you get Ravaging Rick Rude vs. The Junk Yard Dog, Ultimate Warrior vs. The Honky Tonk Man, Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Hercules, Big Boss Man vs. Koko B. Ware, and Tag Team matchup of Demolition vs. The Hart Foundation. Good stuff.

So Highlights...

 

[Max Sterling]

LEAST favourite wrestler entrance, go!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

LEAST favourite wrestler entrance, go!

Couldn’t agree more Tatanka’s cultural appropriation was pretty off putting. The Heartbreak Kids intro OTOH...Fantastic.

Also...Poor Marty Jannetty. I can’t wait for The Rockers first appearance drops in a PPV.

 

[Enaz Fox]

LEAST favourite wrestler entrance, go!

I can only find his entrance video but I always thought Eugene was in poor taste.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

LEAST favourite wrestler entrance, go!

Does Nikolai Volkoff singing the Soviet National Anthem count?

 

[Jonathan Y]

So apparently Westside Gunn and Wale are supposed to be making appearances in Tampa next weekend for mania at pop up shops and what not!!

I will definitely be out and about downtown and will try and remember to post pictures

 

[JonnyH]

The undertaker.

"Oh hey, let's go to the Korean BBQ place down the street." Eat, come back.

Taker still shuffling to the ring.

 

[JonnyH]

So apparently Westside Gunn and Wale are supposed to be making appearances in Tampa next weekend for mania at pop up shops and what not!!

I will definitely be out and about downtown and will try and remember to post pictures

He does Walemania in non pandemic years so that makes perfect sense!

 

[Max Sterling]

I can only find his entrance video but I always thought Eugene was in poor taste.

Just looked him up, He was after my time, that entire character was in poor taste. The times may have been different, but man, when I look back at things like that I cringe a lot.

 

[Murfocakes]

I love Jim Cornette’s podcasts. Very knowledgeable and full of crazy banter.

 

[JonnyH]

Just looked him up, He was after my time, that entire character was in poor taste. The times may have been different, but man, when I look back at things like that I cringe a lot.

That was like 2005!

 

[Max Sterling]

That was like 2005!

16 years ago was a long time! Calling people "retard" as a slur was still culturally common place at that time. You still had people pretending to have Downs or a learning disability in TV Shows and Movies as a comedic element. I'm sure there were people who were vocally offended by it at the time, but it would cause chaos if they tried something like that today.