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[The Evil Sloth]

Yeah that's rad. My brother plays a classic over-angry heel and he's always hurling abuse at the crowd. In his first run out at a royal rumble, a bunch of kids (aged maybe 7-10) had lined to cheer the wrestlers as they all came through the curtain. He held up his hand as though he was going to high five them all, then he ran over and just screamed at them. There were half a dozen crying children by the time his career was 10 seconds old.

In his latest match he was doing a spot where he called out the announcers who had been mocking his vest. Part way through some kids were heckling so he turned and singled one of them out yelling "Listen here you little geek, yes you. If you don't shut up right this minute, I'm going to come over there and rip out your eyes. Then I'll punch your Dad right in his face."

This poor child went deathly white and ran screaming to his father, when it became apparent to all present that his Dad - unbeknowst to my brother - was wearing an eyepatch. Fortunately he lost the match to one of the league's faces, and the kid was ecstatic.

However his deliberate controversy is just as entertaining as his accidental. Just as the story of Matthew Butcher a local police officer who was paralysed in the line of duty by a thug who executed a 'flying headbutt' was reaching the top of its media cycle, he debuted a new finishing move, naturally a flying headbutt he calls the 'Copper Stopper'. Half the audience - presumably those bright enough to get the reference - were stunned into silence.

He's a classy dude, my brother.

[Sa9jev]

There has never existed a more awesome wrestler than Raven.



Nevermore, bitches.

[LeCompte]

What about Raven?

[DSW]

I will always be a fan of Curt Hennig aka Mr Perfect



I'm just a fanboy for that whole era, Perfect, Razor, Bret, Owen, Bulldog, HBK, Warrior, Macho Man, Undertaker, Flair. It was a golden age of televised wrestling.

I will be going to a Bret Hart book signing next sunday. I am crying fan boy tears over this. Have never been to a wrestling show or been in close proximity to any wrestlers in the 20 years I've been a fan. This will be like meeting Superman for me. I can't think about it too much for a legitimate fear of fainting like a smitten schoolgi-

*THUD*

[I-Rod]

There has never existed a more awesome wrestler than Raven.



Nevermore, bitches.

The Grungiest wrestler of all time, and the one of the few to be somewhat succesful in every company

[Jackygobang]

This might be the worst idea to happen in wrestling, ever.

"You go to hell."

Why I quoted the above posts will soon become obvious.

[Oregano Angercock]

I just saw Shawn Michaels at Costco about two weeks ago.

[Quagmar]

He was there to meet up with Marty Jannetty so they could carpool to TGI Fridays during their lunch break.

[Jackygobang]

Jannetty requested a table away from the windows.

[DBB]

As awesomely crazy as Randy Savage has always been, he pales compared to the sheer bat-shit insanity of the one and only Jim Helwig.

The Ultimate Warrior's crazy was so vast, he had to make up new words in his promos just to encompass it.

[I-Rod]

As awesomely crazy as Randy Savage has always been, he pales compared to the sheer bat-shit insanity of the one and only Jim Helwig.

The Ultimate Warrior's crazy was so vast, he had to make up new words in his promos just to encompass it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0pyWCNEIY

I think he went crazy after this video

[DBB]

I love the fact that the gloriously crazy fucker gets paid for public and motivational speaking now.

[Quagmar]

The Ultimate Warrior was (and still is) nuttier than a jar of Jif.  He couldn't perform a wrestling move to save his life.  His promos made zero fucking sense.

So, naturally, me and my friends were huge fans of him.  We were fans even after going to a live event, when we saw him run by us and realized that he might be six feet tall if he wore a pair of platform shoes.  Wrestlemania VI was one of the great events of my youth, when Warrior defeated that fat tub of goo "Hoke Ho-Gin" in a terrible match.  My favorite part of Warrior's career, though, was his long feud with Ravishing Rick Rude.  Rude was a terrific heel, and he and Bobby Heenan were awesome together.  Mix in Jesse Ventura's hilarious commentary, and that pretty much summarizes what I loved about pro wrestling in those days.

Rude v Warrior Summerslam 89 Promo video

[MrTweek]

Wrestlemania VI was one of the great events of my youth, when Warrior defeated that fat tub of goo "Hoke Ho-Gin" in a terrible match.

I believe that the main event in Wrestlemania VI is the pinnacle of human achievement.  Before the match even begins, Ultimate Warrior comes to the ring, apparently under the influence of pounds of cocaine.  Finally both of the combatants make it into the ring then face each other in a pose-off for the ages.  After that comes the oddly homoerotic* test of strength for a solid five minutes.  Everything that follows after is just icing on a delicious, cheesy, eighties cake.

*Evidenced by this gif:

[DBB]

A recommendation:

If you're a fan of the 80's and early 90's wrestling era, and of Savage in particular, check out the DVD set that WWE just released a few weeks ago.

Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Collection has a load of great matches starting with his debut in the WWF and going through his time in WCW.  The hosting leaves something to be desired, but the matches are great, and the special features on the third disk are worth the price of a rental at least by themselves.  It's about a dozen of Savage's promos and interviews that really highlight the fact that he was crazier than a shit house rat.

[Loneassassin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqtV0QBXjtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDlvdg57t1Y

Beware of Danshoku Dino and Yoshihiko.

[Jackygobang]

Maybe I'm just soft and American, but what the fuck did I just watch?

[Loneassassin]

Maybe I'm just soft and American, but what the fuck did I just watch?

I have shown that to all of my friends who watch wrestling and they have said the exact same thing, and they eventually grew to love the promotion. The promotion is called DDT (Dramatic Dream Team). It's run by this guy named Sanshiro Takagi, who is basically the promotion's Stone Cold Steve Austin. Also for every over the top/strange/comedic match they have serious ones like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaGUAPKA1Xg : Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPOPBqzzdNY : Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pug6enrHv1I : Part three.

[CSG1986]

Well, I just just watched Raw, and saw that there gonna replay wrestlemania 25 on NBC. Cool, I guess.

In other news:

* Mr. Kennedy was fired for injuring orton, and for getting injured too much.

* WWE's next PPV is gonna be  all submission matches. I guess there trying to be like UFC.
* Bobby lashley is in TNA now.  Yay, I guess.

[DBB]

Kennedy's been gone for awhile now.

I about crapped my mark shorts finding out that the Undertaker came back at Summerslam.  If the fucking worthless company I contract for will actually get around to paying me for July, I may try and get the webcast (if it'll work outside the U.S.).

I've had to miss two Wrestlemanias in Houston (XVII and XXV) due to a surgery and work respectively.  Both shows had what are considered to be two of the Undertaker's best matches.  As a major UT fan, I'm apparently cursed as far as trying to catch the big show.

And yeah, the next WWE PPV is going to be all submission matches, including an I Quit match for the Raw belt.  Should be interesting, since there's several of the guys that are good mat wrestlers that never get to show it off due to the booking style.

On an indy note, if anyone is going to be in the Atlanta area over Labor Day weekend and has a chance to check out DragonCon, definitely hit up the matches they have opening night.  Always a good time and the local guys usually put on a solid show.