All posts related to pro rasslin’ that isn’t covering specific shows or events.
I find it oddly amusing (or bemusing) that the “Razor Ramon” character portrayed by Scott Hall is getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and yet Scott Hall himself is not. I wonder if they’re going to bring back the fake Razor to accept the induction in place of Hall.
Still, congratulations to “Razor” for the impending induction. Now all we need to do is induct “Vinnie Vegas” into the Hall of Fame and we’re all set.
The Ultimate Warrior is a bit of an interesting character. Inside the squared circle, he was one of the most colorful and dynamic wrestlers you’d find in the WWF atmosphere. Regardless of what you thought of him as a wrestler, a promo guy, or character, you can’t deny.
However, outside the squared circle, Warrior was a bit of an asshole who seemed to have a hatred for anything or anyone who didn’t worship the ground he walked on. He had controversial opinions that drew the ire of colleges and colleagues, burn bridges on a whim, and had an absolute disdain for Vince McMahon and his circle of stooges to the point where both were involved in lawsuits up the wazoo.
So for WWE to induct the Ultimate Warrior into the Hall of Fame is as much of a surprise to me as anyone, especially to those who knew of the rather turbulent relationship between the two sides over the years. All of a sudden, both sides are happily
Therefore, to celebrate the occasion, we’ll be taking a look at The Self-Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior, a DVD release from 2005-ish where everyone shits on Warrior, back when it was cool to shit on Warrior because he was such a cunt.
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I came across this post while looking through the archives. For those who are lazy, let me repost the blurb that I wrote back in May 2012.
Someone commented somewhere that he hoped that Hogan would go back to WWE because WWE is boring… yes, because a broken-down 60-year-old man is the answer to WWE’s woes. Miraculously, I resisted the urge to call him a fucking idiot right then and there.
Less than two years later, Hulk Hogan has returned to host Wrestlemania XXX… and presumably, that’s all he’ll be doing. It’s not like WWE would be stupid enough to have him win the title in a 2-minute squash once Bore-Tista wins it.
By the way, if that happens, I want my royalty checks.
According to various wrestling news sources, CM Punk was reportedly spotted walking into the bathroom where he apparently releaved his bodily wastes. No further comment was made in this regard, but one anonymous tipster was heard to have said, “You fucking sites have nothing better to report on these days, don’t ya?”
Further details to follow…
By the way, while digging through the blog archives, I came across this archived transcript of CM Punk’s rant regarding a (storyline) walkout back in 2011. You read that and then you look back at what happened back in January… hmm. Make of that what you will.
The cover of this book depicts former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson wielding a gun while wearing a suggestive outfit with an awkward smile on her face, much like a lot of these promo pics where superstars and divas are told to smile in the most unnatural, unrealistic way possible. You look at this cover and you’re wondering why anyone would want to read this in public?
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Was going to talk about this a bit in the upcoming DTM-Cast, but I suppose a couple folks might be interested in my thoughts about last night’s show, so here’s my written thoughts.
I’m not really gonna go into too much detail or statistics, but I just wanted to run down my general thoughts on that PPV… which wasn’t a very good one by any means, but was enhanced by a crowd that really didn’t like the show and made it known. Look, any PPV that has Mick Foley disgusted enough to bitch about it on Twitter and Facebook, it has to mean something, right?
New Age Outlaws defeated Goldust and Cody Rhodes in the pre-show match to win the Tag Titles… didn’t see the match, so I can’t really comment. All I’m gonna ask is when can I expect X-Pac to come in and win the US title from Dean Ambrose… because you know it’s gonna happen.
Bray Wyatt beats Daniel Bryan in a nice solid opener. Crowd was a bit deflated that Bryan didn’t win, but at the very least, it was a solid match, good back-and-forth action, kept me awake, can’t complain. Of course, the bad news was that I had no other reason to watch the rest of the show because I already had my reason for watching. It was a one-match show, especially since the rest of the card had obviously transparent intentions and outcomes.
Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show in a quick match and spent more time smashing Big Show with a chair. I don’t give a shit… I wonder if the chair is iron clad. Har. Har.
Randy Orton defeated John Cena to retain the WWE World Title in a match that was pedestrian, boring, and only enhanced by the crowd that decided to shit all over this match. You know people care about a World championship match when they’re chanting for the guy who ISN’T in it. And clearly, you know people care about John Cena or Randy Orton when they’re cheering the Wyatts for ending the match. And of course, you have your little announcers laughing it off and going ; “Ooh that WWE Universe! They just having fun!”
Ask Batista how much fun fans were having when he won the Rumble and the crowd pissed all over him because I know he didn’t appreciate that kind of hostile reaction. Ask Rey Mysterio how much fun he had when he was the 30th man out in the Rumble and the crowd just pissed all over him simply because he wasn’t Daniel Bryan – the guy people REALLY wanted to see win this thing and get his just due. Even so, this was an extremely lackluster Rumble with some questionable entries (the midget and JBL? Seriously?) The only guys worth damn in this match was CM Punk up until the Kane screwjob, at which the crowd lost their shit… and Roman Reigns, who got a nice reaction from the crowd when going toe-to-toe with Batista. Roman Reigns is the guy that had a nice showing here and hopefully, he’ll get his chance to shine and they won’t muck it up like they did so many other surefire opportunities.
Royal Rumble was a one-match show pretty much for me, and the only reason to watch this show beyond the opener was the crowd reaction. Because I knew the crowd would want to see the guy win it and when they realized he wasn’t in it, they would shit all over this match and boy, I wasn’t disappointed one bit in that regard. The only thing they needed to do was toss trash to the ring, but I suspect WWE crowds are much classier than the folks attending WCW events decades ago…
But yeah, that was a weird show that will likely get edited heavily for the DVD and BluRay releases. Beyond the Bryan-Wyatt match, there was nothing of value, nothing of merit, but the crowd was really what made this show and if a protesting crowd can make a shit show worth watching, then that has to count for something, right?
(2020 Update: Replaced the old embed with a 2018 edit.)
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