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Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-10-2016, 06:03 PM

ya roman blows big time. he doesn't have the ability to entertain like Cena can. at the very least Cena is incredibly characismatic, roman is just kinda whatever.

Blank. · 12-10-2016, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

ya roman blows big time. he doesn't have the ability to entertain like Cena can. at the very least Cena is incredibly characismatic, roman is just kinda whatever.

The only time I really like Roman is when he's a pissed off, I'll kill you for looking at me wrong kind of guy. I can do without the "succatash."

Blank. · 12-10-2016, 08:26 PM

#7

The ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Tazz, Shane Douglas, Terry Funk, The Dudley Boys, Chris Candido, Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, etc.)

Ok, this is a cop out, I know. So just bare with me while I explain it. ECW as a company was instrumental in the cruiserweight division in WCW, the attitude era in WWF. During the Monday night wars ECW was a crucial part of everything and they often get overlooked.

You love Brock Lesnar? Well guess what, Tazz did suplex city first and did it better. Tazz was a badass in ECW. His promos were unbeatable, "Beat me if you can. Survive if i let you!" Granted Tazz in WWE was kind of ****ty, but in ECW he was just a reincarnation of pure badassery.

In 1994 Shane Douglas would win the NWA title in a tournament held on ECW TV. Douglas would throw down the NWA title and pick up the ECW Championship and proclaim that he was the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. This was a historical moment with ECW publicly shaming the organization that once monopolized all of professional wrestling.

Paul Heyman, ECW's CEO, would say this about ECW shunning the NWA, "The [NWA] was old-school when old-school wasn't hip anymore. We wanted to set our mark, we wanted to breakaway from the pack, we wanted to let the world know that we weren't just some independent promotion."

ECW would then completely change its product. The company would focus in on being edgier. ECW matches would have no rules so to speak.

WCW would decide to give birth to the Cruiserweight division. The way WCW would gain this division would be by raiding ECW's talent pool. So one of the factors that gave WCW the edge in the monday night wars was mainly made up of wrestlers from ECW.

Vince McMahon was losing the monday night wars and would be forced to rebrand his entire product (Thanks cruiserweight division). So how would he do that? He'd make the product more edgy, have more matches that were exteme. So how would he do that? He'd take two wrestlers from ECW that would be instrumental in this, Mick Foley and Steve Austin (We'll get to them).

The wrestlers who were talented did amazing things in ECW. The wrestlers who weren't talented also did some amazing things. The fact is the entire ECW locker room was/is a crucial spot in professional wrestling history and all too often get overlooked for this factor.

So good day and I leave you with the classic ECW chants.

Blank. · 12-11-2016, 05:13 PM

#6

The Hardcore Legend: Mick Foley

So I've already covered ECW and the massive transformation they helped cause in the 90's A huge part of that is due to Mick Foley.

Foley had made a name for himself by traveling the world and working brutul matches playing the character Cactus Jack. He gained attention from WCW who brought him into their company.

In WCW Cactus Jack became a fan favorite but WCW had not correctly utilized Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) for the player he could of been.

Mick Foley eventually got let go from WCW and was asked by Paul Heyman to come over to ECW. In ECW Foley would be faced with a problem. Everyone was popular for doing his particular style of wrestling. It didn't make him unique like it did in the other companies. He would be forced to adapt. Instead of doing stunts so dangerous he could die, instead Foley would use headlocks causing the matches be more boring. This would gain the hardcore legend massive heel heat from the crowds.

Meanwhile in WWF Jim Cornette would convince McMahon to bring in Foley. McMahon was convinced that Foley was a hideous man. So with this McMahon would agree to bring Foley in if he could cover up his face.

Foley would debut in WWF playing his new character, "Mankind." With Mick Foley brining a more extreme style to the WWF one of the first steps to the attitude era had begun.

At King of the Ring '98 one of Foley's most iconic matches would happen. He would face Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match. (Under)Taker and Foley would start the match on the top of the cage and Taker would throw Foley off the top of the 22 foot high cage. Foley then would climb back up the cage to get chokeslammed through the cage again.

On January 4, 1999 Mankind would win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Monday Nitro revealed the outcome of the match before it was aired an hour later on Monday Night Raw. Nitro commentator would say about this win, "That'll put a lot of butts in the seats." Nielsen ratings show that a large number of people switched channels to see Foley win the title. People would start showing up to WWF shows with signs that read, "Foley put my butt in this seat."

A man who not only gave his health to wrestling, not only his life, but his ear too (see above picture), a man who was a turning point in the Monday Night War certainly deserves to be on a list of the 10 greatest wrestlers of all time.

Blank. · 12-13-2016, 12:28 PM

So I've been holding off on reviews lately cause they started to feel like a chore. And I don't want this to be a chore. I decided that I just wasn't having fun with the play by play so I'm going back to the short and quick opinions.

Today's review is Helmet's Dead to the World

So Helmet is a band I love. Meantime is on my list of amazing albums. I only recently started getting into them, but I love them. So when I was up late recently I was excited to see that they had put out a new album this year. This album feels kind of unispired. It doesn't feel like something someone poured their soul into. The mix is kind of goofy with the guitar work sometimes feeling like it's being forced to the back. Which is odd to me cause the guitar work was the best part of their other albums. I love a heavy and loud bass tone but this one just overpowers the rest of the music. Album isn't very good. That said it's also not bad. It's just meh. If this was a new band I'd say they show promise and to keep an eye on them because they may release something that'll blow you away. The reality is that this is a band that's past their prime and is trying to hold onto their former glory.

Favorite track: Look Alive - Probably had the best mixing as well as the best riffs and solo.

Rating: 2.5/5

Blank. · 12-14-2016, 02:53 PM

Today's review is Zao's The Well Intentioned Virus

Heavy riffing, killer vocals, and pure badassery. Love this album. Zao makes a return after seven years with a ripping album. There's a few songs slow things down and kill the badassery, but they aren't bad. The Opposite in fact. They don't take away from the album, they add.

Favorite track: I leave you in Peace

Rating 4.5/5

Blank. · 12-14-2016, 03:50 PM

#5

Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels is often called The greatest performer of all time. And rightfully so. I mean, not even Sting could get a decent performance out of Ric Flair in his old age. Yet Shawn Michaels not only got a good performance, but he got a five star performance. That's how brilliant Michaels is.

Michaels was also a member of the Kliq and became responsible for helping the WWF begin the transition into the attitude era. Michaels would also expose all of Pro wrestling being apart of the infamous Curtain Call. He was also a founding member of D-generation X. A group that would rip-off the NWO and frankly, in my opinion, improve upon the NWO.

Michaels would also be in the Montreal Screjob where he'd win his final WWF championship. He'd carry the title all the way to Wrestlemania where he'd drop the championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin kicking the attitude era into full swing.

Shawn Michaels would then retire due to a back injury. He'd come back a few years later in a full time capacity. His second run would feature a sober Shawn Michaels putting on matches that many people agree are the greatest matches of his career. He would then have two losses to Undertaker at Wrestlemania, the second of which would be the end his career.

Mondo Bungle · 12-14-2016, 04:14 PM

Has this always been the title of the journal, I just always saw it cut off after "whatever"

Blank. · 12-14-2016, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

Has this always been the title of the journal, I just always saw it cut off after "whatever"

I just got a name change.

Mondo Bungle · 12-14-2016, 04:34 PM

Foley's the best though

He took three of the most legendary bumps of all time within 20 minutes. And with one of those, there was a good chance he would've died if he landed right. Still knocked him out, and broke is jaw right there.

Punk rock forever.

12-13-2016, 12:28 PM	#265 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	So I've been holding off on reviews lately cause they started to feel like a chore. And I don't want this to be a chore. I decided that I just wasn't having fun with the play by play so I'm going back to the short and quick opinions. Today's review is Helmet's Dead to the World So Helmet is a band I love. Meantime is on my list of amazing albums. I only recently started getting into them, but I love them. So when I was up late recently I was excited to see that they had put out a new album this year. This album feels kind of unispired. It doesn't feel like something someone poured their soul into. The mix is kind of goofy with the guitar work sometimes feeling like it's being forced to the back. Which is odd to me cause the guitar work was the best part of their other albums. I love a heavy and loud bass tone but this one just overpowers the rest of the music. Album isn't very good. That said it's also not bad. It's just meh. If this was a new band I'd say they show promise and to keep an eye on them because they may release something that'll blow you away. The reality is that this is a band that's past their prime and is trying to hold onto their former glory. Favorite track: Look Alive - Probably had the best mixing as well as the best riffs and solo. Rating: 2.5/5 Last edited by Blank.; 12-14-2016 at 01:13 AM.

12-10-2016, 08:26 PM	#263 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	#7 The ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Tazz, Shane Douglas, Terry Funk, The Dudley Boys, Chris Candido, Tommy Dreamer, New Jack, Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, etc.) Ok, this is a cop out, I know. So just bare with me while I explain it. ECW as a company was instrumental in the cruiserweight division in WCW, the attitude era in WWF. During the Monday night wars ECW was a crucial part of everything and they often get overlooked. You love Brock Lesnar? Well guess what, Tazz did suplex city first and did it better. Tazz was a badass in ECW. His promos were unbeatable, "Beat me if you can. Survive if i let you!" Granted Tazz in WWE was kind of ***ty, but in ECW he was just a reincarnation of pure badassery. In 1994 Shane Douglas would win the NWA title in a tournament held on ECW TV. Douglas would throw down the NWA title and pick up the ECW Championship and proclaim that he was the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. This was a historical moment with ECW publicly shaming the organization that once monopolized all of professional wrestling. Paul Heyman, ECW's CEO, would say this about ECW shunning the NWA, "The [NWA] was old-school when old-school wasn't hip anymore. We wanted to set our mark, we wanted to breakaway from the pack, we wanted to let the world know that we weren't just some independent promotion." ECW would then completely change its product. The company would focus in on being edgier. ECW matches would have no rules so to speak. WCW would decide to give birth to the Cruiserweight division. The way WCW would gain this division would be by raiding ECW's talent pool. So one of the factors that gave WCW the edge in the monday night wars was mainly made up of wrestlers from ECW. Vince McMahon was losing the monday night wars and would be forced to rebrand his entire product (Thanks cruiserweight division). So how would he do that? He'd make the product more edgy, have more matches that were exteme*. So how would he do that? He'd take two wrestlers from ECW that would be instrumental in this, Mick Foley and Steve Austin (We'll get to them). The wrestlers who were talented did amazing things in ECW. The wrestlers who weren't talented also did some amazing things. The fact is the entire ECW locker room was/is a crucial spot in professional wrestling history and all too often get overlooked for this factor. So good day and I leave you with the classic ECW chants.

12-11-2016, 05:13 PM	#264 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	#6 The Hardcore Legend: Mick Foley So I've already covered ECW and the massive transformation they helped cause in the 90's A huge part of that is due to Mick Foley. Foley had made a name for himself by traveling the world and working brutul matches playing the character Cactus Jack. He gained attention from WCW who brought him into their company. In WCW Cactus Jack became a fan favorite but WCW had not correctly utilized Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) for the player he could of been. Mick Foley eventually got let go from WCW and was asked by Paul Heyman to come over to ECW. In ECW Foley would be faced with a problem. Everyone was popular for doing his particular style of wrestling. It didn't make him unique like it did in the other companies. He would be forced to adapt. Instead of doing stunts so dangerous he could die, instead Foley would use headlocks causing the matches be more boring. This would gain the hardcore legend massive heel heat from the crowds. Meanwhile in WWF Jim Cornette would convince McMahon to bring in Foley. McMahon was convinced that Foley was a hideous man. So with this McMahon would agree to bring Foley in if he could cover up his face. Foley would debut in WWF playing his new character, "Mankind." With Mick Foley brining a more extreme style to the WWF one of the first steps to the attitude era had begun. At King of the Ring '98 one of Foley's most iconic matches would happen. He would face Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match. (Under)Taker and Foley would start the match on the top of the cage and Taker would throw Foley off the top of the 22 foot high cage. Foley then would climb back up the cage to get chokeslammed through the cage again. On January 4, 1999 Mankind would win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Monday Nitro revealed the outcome of the match before it was aired an hour later on Monday Night Raw. Nitro commentator would say about this win, "That'll put a lot of butts in the seats." Nielsen ratings show that a large number of people switched channels to see Foley win the title. People would start showing up to WWF shows with signs that read, "Foley put my butt in this seat." A man who not only gave his health to wrestling, not only his life, but his ear too (see above picture), a man who was a turning point in the Monday Night War certainly deserves to be on a list of the 10 greatest wrestlers of all time.

12-14-2016, 02:53 PM	#266 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	Today's review is Zao's The Well Intentioned Virus Heavy riffing, killer vocals, and pure badassery. Love this album. Zao makes a return after seven years with a ripping album. There's a few songs slow things down and kill the badassery, but they aren't bad. The Opposite in fact. They don't take away from the album, they add. Favorite track: I leave you in Peace Rating 4.5/5

12-14-2016, 03:50 PM	#267 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	#5 Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels is often called The greatest performer of all time. And rightfully so. I mean, not even Sting could get a decent performance out of Ric Flair in his old age. Yet Shawn Michaels not only got a good performance, but he got a five star performance. That's how brilliant Michaels is. Michaels was also a member of the Kliq and became responsible for helping the WWF begin the transition into the attitude era. Michaels would also expose all of Pro wrestling being apart of the infamous Curtain Call. He was also a founding member of D-generation X. A group that would rip-off the NWO and frankly, in my opinion, improve upon the NWO. Michaels would also be in the Montreal Screjob where he'd win his final WWF championship. He'd carry the title all the way to Wrestlemania where he'd drop the championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin kicking the attitude era into full swing. Shawn Michaels would then retire due to a back injury. He'd come back a few years later in a full time capacity. His second run would feature a sober Shawn Michaels putting on matches that many people agree are the greatest matches of his career. He would then have two losses to Undertaker at Wrestlemania, the second of which would be the end his career.