Hungry Like The Wolf
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Post by Hungry Like The Wolf on Aug 22, 2018 16:56:05 GMT -5
Nanae Takahashi wants to wrestle Go Shiozaki. That actually sounds real fun. CMLL also said Kaho Kobayashi is returning to Mexico indefinitely and will become a regular roster member.
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tomas
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Post by tomas on Aug 22, 2018 17:34:29 GMT -5
got choked up rewatching it this morning
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YouMe&Violence
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Post by YouMe&Violence on Aug 22, 2018 17:44:06 GMT -5
Fuck I could listen to Dusty commentary for hours. My favorite is when he loses his shit during a Public Enemy/Harlem Heat match
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tomas
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Post by tomas on Aug 22, 2018 17:52:32 GMT -5
most powerful image in wrestling history
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tomas
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Post by tomas on Aug 22, 2018 22:11:21 GMT -5
i haven't really gone back and watched a lot of his stuff but was mike awesome as sick as i think he was? clips and shit obviously are one thing but was the match quality there...or am i just remembering a good time in history when a massive man had an insane splash
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Daytona 500
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Post by Daytona 500 on Aug 22, 2018 22:44:25 GMT -5
IMO Mike Awesome is one of those guys who I thought was great. Then I wen't back and watched matches as not a 17-18 year old and he was honestly even better than I remembered. Which is usually not the case with the wrestling I liked back then.
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drunkenmonkey
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Post by drunkenmonkey on Aug 22, 2018 23:14:28 GMT -5
Mike awesome fucking ruled. Ban everybody who doesnt agree.
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heepskop
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Post by heepskop on Aug 23, 2018 8:00:41 GMT -5
Yeah there's like 5 or 6 Awesome/Tanaka matches that are all pretty incredible. Some on ECW ppv, some on TV. Then they wen't back YEARS LATER with Tanaka and had the best match on a card that also had Jericho/Storm, Eddie/Benoit, Rey/Psicosis?! Like, cmon. AND he did other great stuff, too. Watch the match with Spike Dudley from a PPV in 2000/2001. Or he also had a crazy one with 2 Cold Scorpio on TNN. I've watched both of those a buncha times. It's unfortunate that nobody other than Heyman knew what to do with him.
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heepskop
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Post by heepskop on Aug 23, 2018 8:11:54 GMT -5
This one gonna be crazy
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DAYMAN
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Post by DAYMAN on Aug 23, 2018 8:50:29 GMT -5
Awesome / Tanaka is one of my favorites to go back to. Mike got fucked over totally in WCW and WWE.
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mouthofinfinity
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Post by mouthofinfinity on Aug 23, 2018 9:02:21 GMT -5
Puroresu Dream did a bunch of uploads yesterday. I can’t wait to watch the Kackyride show this weekend.
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 9:24:35 GMT -5
Mike Awesome is the fucking goatest of all time. What a fucking legend.
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 9:26:57 GMT -5
Puroresu Dream did a bunch of uploads yesterday. I can’t wait to watch the Kackyride show this weekend. saving that for tonight! what i did manage to watch last night was the NOAH main event for 08.05: "Eight Man Tag Team Match Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenou & Masa Kitamiya vs. Akitoshi Saito, Masato Tanaka, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura"
This was great!! go check this out if any of these guys are your dudes. I cannot wait for Shiozaki vs. Sugiura from the 18th to air/upload. This tag felt pretty long but thats because literally all 8 men had a few moments to shine, this is a rocker
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mouthofinfinity
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Post by mouthofinfinity on Aug 23, 2018 9:37:24 GMT -5
Def gonna check that out and hoping the Big Japan stuff is upped to Rutube.
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Post by billyjackhaynessmile on Aug 23, 2018 9:56:13 GMT -5
Hate to be the contrarian here but Mike Awesome is not good. Tons of respect for his HGH regimen but like, he’s got the Masato Tanaka matches which are good but all more or less the same, and that’s kind of it. He’s really bad in Memphis and WCW obviously as well. But I don’t know, point me in the direction of the great Mike Awesome performances and I’ll be happy to be wrong.
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mouthofinfinity
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Post by mouthofinfinity on Aug 23, 2018 10:04:43 GMT -5
Drew is officially the biggest heel in the thread. but he’s kinda right
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 10:29:22 GMT -5
board is cancelled every one just go home for the day.
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Post by billyjackhaynessmile on Aug 23, 2018 10:45:52 GMT -5
To clarify, he’s obviously got a sick look and played a role in FMW and ECW, and added a cool element, and if I’m being fair he was probably better in 2000 WCW than he was in ECW, I’ve just watched a TON of 2000 Mike Awesome and it’s worn me down. And he there is one of those Spike Dudley matches that’s really cool from early 2000 but at the end of the day, like Tomas said, he is kind of just a huge jacked guy with an insane dive.
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lobsterdog
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Post by lobsterdog on Aug 23, 2018 10:46:30 GMT -5
Those Masato Tanaka/Mike Awesome matches were insanely good for their time but I bet I'd absolutely be revolted by them now.
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 10:58:25 GMT -5
I literally only want to watch big slam-masters clobbering each other. Guy was so insane for his time. I could watch a Tanaka/Awesome match every day of my life and not get bored with it.
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kevin
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Post by kevin on Aug 23, 2018 11:43:57 GMT -5
He had cool moves and big dives, not much else but that’s fine with me. Not a great wrestler but I love him
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 12:22:30 GMT -5
the next month is gonna be nuts. this is what im excited for:
Takashi Sugiura vs. Go Shiozaki Masashi Takeda vs. Jun Kasai Masashi Takeda vs. Yuki Miyamoto Masashi Takeda vs. Alex Colon Hideki Suzuki vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani Naomichi Marufuji vs Hideo Itami Zeus vs. Shuji Ishikawa Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii WALTER vs. Brody King PCO vs. L.A. Park
Nanae Takahashi vs. Go Shiozaki Takumi Iroha vs. ASUKA Savage Bitches vs. Boss to Mammy Misaki Ohata vs. Ryo Mizunami Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix '18 Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuu
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heepskop
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Post by heepskop on Aug 23, 2018 12:31:27 GMT -5
Hate to be the contrarian here but Mike Awesome is not good. Tons of respect for his HGH regimen but like, he’s got the Masato Tanaka matches which are good but all more or less the same, and that’s kind of it. He’s really bad in Memphis and WCW obviously as well. But I don’t know, point me in the direction of the great Mike Awesome performances and I’ll be happy to be wrong. I'm just wondering like, what would make him better? If he was like some submission dude? If he fought from the bottom? Dude was a MONSTER and wrestled like one. The dynamic between him and Tanaka where little ass Tanaka would fire up, hit his rorrring elbow and then HE'D be the one to powerbomb Awesome over the top!?!! That wasn't sweet? Dude had a damn MULLET in the year 2000 and was still MASSIVELY over in New York City! When that dude came out to the ring, looking all pissed off, you KNEW some shit was about to go down. I'd put him at #2 behind Taz for best ECW world champions. Other than that, who really was champ? Justin Credible, Shane Douglas, Raven? None of those guys had matches as good as Awesome. Atleast not in ECW while they were on top. "uhh durrrr but I don't like that style" well what do you like then? Jonathan Gresham? Get outta here Everybody in here's just on their contrarian BS today
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lobsterdog
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Post by lobsterdog on Aug 23, 2018 12:37:47 GMT -5
Sabu you fucking dolt
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Post by heepskop on Aug 23, 2018 12:49:58 GMT -5
Did Sabu ever even have the belt? Maybe in like 94? His aura was not about being the champ at all. Awesome was like a champ's champ, he ruled the company. Sabu was always fun to watch, and legitimately insane. But he never had that world champ vibe at all. Why would a crazy person care about being the world champion? LOL
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Yung Nick
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Post by Yung Nick on Aug 23, 2018 12:51:44 GMT -5
SABU WAS JCW HARDCORE CHAMPION FOR ONE DAY GODDAMMIT
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Daytona 500
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Post by Daytona 500 on Aug 23, 2018 12:53:51 GMT -5
I'm all for Mike Awesome but to act like he was ECW's Bruno Sanmartino is wild. The most memorable part of his two reigns as champ was when a wwe guy showed up to take the belt off of him.
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Post by cooltobeyou on Aug 23, 2018 13:03:26 GMT -5
the fat chick thrilla
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Post by Depeche Mode on Aug 23, 2018 13:04:03 GMT -5
Loved watching him manhandle Spike Dudley. Just slam dunking him into tables outside the ring when he would go for the Acid Drop. Always loved that spot.
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Nuke
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Post by Nuke on Aug 23, 2018 13:33:26 GMT -5
Hate to be the contrarian here but Mike Awesome is not good. Tons of respect for his HGH regimen but like, he’s got the Masato Tanaka matches which are good but all more or less the same, and that’s kind of it. He’s really bad in Memphis and WCW obviously as well. But I don’t know, point me in the direction of the great Mike Awesome performances and I’ll be happy to be wrong. I'm just wondering like, what would make him better? If he was like some submission dude? If he fought from the bottom? Dude was a MONSTER and wrestled like one. The dynamic between him and Tanaka where little ass Tanaka would fire up, hit his rorrring elbow and then HE'D be the one to powerbomb Awesome over the top!?!! That wasn't sweet? Dude had a damn MULLET in the year 2000 and was still MASSIVELY over in New York City! When that dude came out to the ring, looking all pissed off, you KNEW some shit was about to go down. I'd put him at #2 behind Taz for best ECW world champions. Other than that, who really was champ? Justin Credible, Shane Douglas, Raven? None of those guys had matches as good as Awesome. Atleast not in ECW while they were on top. "uhh durrrr but I don't like that style" well what do you like then? Jonathan Gresham? Get outta here Everybody in here's just on their contrarian BS today HE ALSO HAD 2 GOAT-SONGS
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