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WWE.com: Randy Orton Suspended for 60 Days This marks...

hoarr — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:56:00 -0400

WWE.com: Randy Orton Suspended for 60 Days

This marks Orton’s second violation of the Wellness Policy and really does nothing but hurt the WWE overall as they’re currently missing several of their prominent wrestlers due to injuries, violations, or beating up the Brazilian flag.

Time for Ryder to shine!

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kayfabe — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:59:09 -0400

kayfabe: The only picture I care about today. There are rumors...

hoarr — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:53:07 -0400

kayfabe:

The only picture I care about today.

There are rumors going around on the dirt sheets that G.I. Joe was delayed due to it testing poorly and needed time to rework some scenes. Personally, I’ll wait forever and a day for it because that’s The Rock giving Snake Eyes a manly bro-grab.

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kayfabe — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:21:21 -0400

WWE ‘13 Official Website Updated, Roster Starting to Build...

hoarr — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:15:00 -0400

WWE ‘13 Official Website Updated, Roster Starting to Build Up

Not only do we get these neat photos of the Undertaker (King of the Ring 1998) and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, we also get to take a look at similar artwork for CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Sheamus, Mark Henry, and Mankind.

Apparently, snooping around on the WWE ‘13 website is...

hoarr — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:09:00 -0400

Apparently, snooping around on the WWE ‘13 website is looked down at as you end up getting this pretty neat 404’d! message.

Where Are They Now? - Alex Wright “Das Wunderkind”...

hoarr — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:42:00 -0400

Where Are They Now? - Alex Wright

“Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright is a former WCW Superstar that seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth whenever the company was bought out by Vince McMahon. Wright won several championships during his time with the company and was part of the Cruiserweight contingent that help bolster WCW’s ratings during the early years of the “Monday Night Wars”. His blonde locks, slender six-foot-four frame, and distinct pre-match dance made him a unique competitor during the peak of his career until he was repackaged as the cartoonishly-awful, German militant Berlyn in 1998.

Alex Wright managed to stay with WCW until it was bought out in 2001 and it wasn’t until 2009 when the superstar re-emerged to announce the start of his wrestling school, The Wright Stuff. Wright also help start up New European Championship Wrestling where his graduates regularly compete in.

heinekenrana: jamesdeanpiefield: Look it’s Kana kicking the...

hoarr — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:02:10 -0400

heinekenrana:

jamesdeanpiefield:

Look it’s Kana kicking the shit out of Finlay. I NEED DETAILS. Need to see this.

So do I!

Finlay Gets Kicked by Kana - Wrestling New Classic 5/27/2012

“Dave Finlay, AKIRA & Syuri defeated TAJIRI, Mikey Whipwreck & Kana (19:48) Tombstone Piledriver (Finlay onto TAJIRI)”

Love that Finlay face.

WWE ‘13 Laurinaitis Edition Seen on WWE RAW 5/28/2012 For...

hoarr — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:40:24 -0400

WWE ‘13 Laurinaitis Edition Seen on WWE RAW 5/28/2012

For those of you who truly believe in “People Power”, maybe you can download and print this version out for your game.

WWE ‘13 Cover Revealed, CM Punk and WWE Attitude...

hoarr — Tue, 29 May 2012 01:22:00 -0400

WWE ‘13 Cover Revealed, CM Punk and WWE Attitude Featured

I’m sure that the upcoming game will have the WWE Attitude Era featured prominently in the main storymode just as WCW was in WWE ‘12. The official commercial shows the Undertaker (King of the Ring 1998 Attire), “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Mankind (King of the Ring 1998 Attire) battling it out while rumors of other Attitude Era stars are currently floating around on Twitter.

THQ has been in contact with X-Pac, but he initially turned them down before saying that things were good between them. “Road Dogg” Jesse James did admit to doing voice-over work with “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn, but we’ll have to wait and see what roles the New Age Outlaws will be playing in the upcoming game.

TNA Announces Brooke Hogan, Impact Wrestling Going...

hoarr — Sun, 27 May 2012 14:18:23 -0400

TNA Announces Brooke Hogan, Impact Wrestling Going Live

So…does TNA have the rights to “Real American” now? What’s THAT all about?

Ha!! Here we go! Ladies and gentlemen, start your shipping.

hoarr — Sun, 27 May 2012 02:26:28 -0400

Ha!! Here we go!

Ladies and gentlemen, start your shipping.

Iron Sheik and Cyndi Lauper - 1985 Sheikie has one helluva smile...

hoarr — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:34:10 -0400

Iron Sheik and Cyndi Lauper - 1985

Sheikie has one helluva smile here.

Bobby Roode Celebrates His Win Against AJ Styles - Impact...

hoarr — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:22:00 -0400

Bobby Roode Celebrates His Win Against AJ Styles - Impact Wrestling 5/24/2012

Roode’s champagne celebration was curtailed dramatcially after a wrestling ICON returned shortly after these photos were taken.

Rachel Diaz/Shaul Guerrero Debuts New Look in FCW I like it.

hoarr — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:53:00 -0400

Diaz 2012

Diaz 2011

Rachel Diaz/Shaul Guerrero Debuts New Look in FCW

I like it.

stonedpervert: A lot of wrestling fans keep saying how Ryback...

hoarr — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:23:00 -0400

stonedpervert:

A lot of wrestling fans keep saying how Ryback is just another Goldberg and they even go as far as to shout “Goldberg, Goldberg” when he’s in the ring. While I see the similarities in the way they are pushing him ,especially with all the squash matches, there are some very important differences that make the comparisons between them inaccurate.

Goldberg never paid his dues - Ryback(Ryan Reeves) actually had an independent wrestling career prior to being hired by WWE. He was part of the rookie team Nexus as Skip Sheffield. He also went to FCW to train a bit more and develop his character prior to his re-debut as Ryback.

Goldberg never liked pro wrestling before becoming a pro wrestler - He only joined WCW because he knew many of the wrestlers who lived in Atlanta who would go to the bars where he worked as a bouncer after being cut from the Atlanta Falcons. He was rushed through the Power Plant, WCW’s training center, and shoved down the throats of legitimate wrestling fans as if he were a real grappler.

Goldberg believed his own hype - Rather than thanking his lucky stars that he got such an easy gig, Goldberg has bragged about his wrestling career for years, failing to realize that real wrestling fans think he’s a joke.

Goldberg has no skills - All Goldberg had was an impressive physique. That’s it. His look was a rip-off of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s character which was painfully obvious. His move set? Forearm shots, clothesline, Irish whip, spear, jackhammer, pin. In that order, always. Except the one time he did a sidekick and permanently injured Bret Hart. In matches against people who could actually go, Goldberg’s weaknesses and lack of talent would shine through. Even Hogan knows more moves than he does. And on the mic? Don’t even get me started.

There are many more differences but you get the point. I’m not a big fan of Ryback but at least I’m not willing to be stupid ,as many fans are, in comparing someone who obviously has talent to someone who was a manufactured product and lacked most of the necessary skills to be a true pro wrestler.

I disagree.

I cannot say whether or not he “paid his dues”, I will say that he did spend time in the WCW Power Plant before debuting in WCW. I’ve read other wrestlers describe the training facility as a joke that focused primarily on torturous stamina exercises, but he managed to survive it coming from his time in the NFL.
Some of the most prominent figures in the world of wrestling started off as strip club bouncers (both of the Road Warriors, Rick Rude, and Batista) or body-builders (Ultimate Warrior and John Cena). Liking or watching wrestling religiously before being trained to be a wrestler doesn’t matter.
You’re stepping into a territory of hyperbole and speaking for everyone that’s a “real” wrestling fan. The guy was on fire during his time in WCW. He inspired fans. Hell, even Wade Barrett has (had) a Goldberg tattoo and he actually is a “real” wrestling fan! So much that he’s actually a “real” wrestler.
Not true. The spear and jackhammer combo were pretty impressive stuff, but they also focused on his “mixed martial arts training” (in quotations as I’m not too sure how real that element was) and had Goldberg throw in a rolling-armbar or leg-lock every now and then. If you watched his entire run, he would debut new moves all the time, and the commentators would point this out as proof that he was improving. I truly believe THAT’S the reason he caught on fire, not so much the undefeated streak (however, to dismiss that would be silly too). People were watching a star being born. People were watching a guy rise through the rankings and make his way up to the top. Goldberg had ten second squash matches at times, but then there were actual matches where Goldberg debuted a standing side-kick, an exploder suplex, or a military press front-powerslam — that’s what helped make the guy.

Ryback is destroying people on Smackdown, but it was when he pulled off that military press front-powerslam when Twitter branded him as a Goldberg-clone. That powerslam is not a Goldberg original, but it was one of his more unique signature moves. It also didn’t help that this happened in his first or second match back on Smackdown, so he’ll have to show that he can do much more before he shakes those “GOLD-BERG” chants.

Taken from the WWE Summerslam 2003 commerical — Brock...

hoarr — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:15:27 -0400

Taken from the WWE Summerslam 2003 commerical — Brock Lesnar F5’s a Shark!

Funny story on the Luger thing; he DID have the accident and the metal plate, but it was removed before he started for the WWF. Also, he was originally supposed to be part of the WBF (you can find an interview with him at Wrestlemania 8 about it), but the motorcycle accident put off his debut there until after it had closed. :)

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:03:54 -0400

Nice. I still love that being part of his character. I want to say that even WCW played that up as well, but I might be remembering wrong.

I cannot beat TMZ’s picture/headline combo, so I’ll...

hoarr — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:23:00 -0400

I cannot beat TMZ’s picture/headline combo, so I’ll just grab a screencap to their page instead. The incident is explained by the entertainment blog:

“A WWE event in Brazil came to a screeching halt Thursday evening … when local law enforcement stopped a live match and threatened to arrest Chris Jericho for desecrating the Brazilian flag.

It all went down during a match between Jericho and C.M. Punk — who was proudly waving the flag in the ring. Jericho took the flag away, crumpled it up and kicked the flag out of the ring … and that’s when police stepped in and put a stop to the event.

We’re told Jericho was informed that desecrating the national flag is a crime in Brazil … punishable by incarceration.

Cops gave Jericho an option — apologize to the arena … or go to jail. Chris chose the former … grabbing the mic and telling the crowd he immediately regretted his actions. Cops allowed the event to continue.”

WWE.com has stated that Chris Jericho has been suspended for this actions but has Jericho’s response to this incident posted as well:

“I made a bad judgment call in the course of entertaining [WWE] fans in Brazil, I apologized to the people in the crowd for showing disrespect.”

“It was a bad move. I did it with [our] fans’ entertainment in mind and I’ll accept the consequences for that.”

Pretty strange news to wake up to.

WWE Adds Lex Luger to their Alumni Section One of my favorite...

hoarr — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:57:00 -0400

WWE Adds Lex Luger to their Alumni Section

One of my favorite guys growing up as he had two of the greatest finishers in wrestling history. Everyone knows how legendary the Torture Rack is, but I loved his running forearm smash a bit more. Supposedly, Lex Luger had gotten into a motorcycle accident and had a steel plate inserted into his arm which made the forearm smash an instant KO.

Pretty much my number one kayfabe fact about a character.