Lil' Kazu Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 TIL Goldust (as Dustin) used the nickname 'American Nightmare' on WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Reminds me that Marty the Moth was originally pitched to be Mil Muertes. So glad this didn't go through. Marty is such a creep as the Moth and i couldn't picture it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fight Me. Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 TIL Goldust (as Dustin) used the nickname 'American Nightmare' on WCW. Yes, also Stardust was the name of a plane Dusty used to travel in frequently and he had it written on a pair of trunks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Kazu Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Didn't know that either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 TIL Vince McMahon actually hates xenophobic/overly patriotic-storylines, but keeps doing them because it's a thing that guaranteed to work in his eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 And it's true. PC kings on here like Mike who won't even play GTA (sorry man, have to bug you about that) on here could bash them all they want but they still get the job done lol. And while I don't usually find them entertaining myself, Mahal's carpet stuff is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 And it's true. PC kings on here like Mike who won't even play GTA (sorry man, have to bug you about that) on here could bash them all they want but they still get the job done lol. And while I don't usually find them entertaining myself, Mahal's carpet stuff is amazing. Lmao, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 He says playing the game reminds him of terrorist attacks like the recent one in Paris. Yeah, he's connecting some weird ass dots there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Some stupid ass dots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Kazu Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 TIL (not really today but does it matter?) that the original Sin Cara (Mistico/Caristico) won the WON Best Box Office Draw of the last Decade (2000-2009). I knew he was a big star in Mexico but, damn, that's really impressive, especially considering he was only 27 in 2009! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Mistico made Lucha huge back in the mid-2000's. His departure to WWE really hurt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Kazu Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 And him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 And it's true. PC kings on here like Mike who won't even play GTA (sorry man, have to bug you about that) on here could bash them all they want but they still get the job done lol. And while I don't usually find them entertaining myself, Mahal's carpet stuff is amazing. I'm not saying that in a PC "GTA is evil" way, I just have lost my interest in playing it in the way I used to. Again I'm not blessed with great oratory skills, so perhaps I phrased it wrong, I'm sure the time will come when I do find myself enjoying it again (probably when 6 hits) I also said that I wouldn't be surprised if there was significant backlash to the next one - because certain quarters have been gunning for Rockstar for years. As for the xenophobic characters and stories - I'm just pretty bored with the formula, I think it's lazy booking. I think it's also time that they realised what works for the US audience isn't necessarily what works for the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 TIL Umanga took it upon himself to knock out Steve-O the real way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6gcO2ofTJk Steve-O basically predicts himself to develop early Alzheimer's at the very end with all the concussions he's had in an extremely light-hearted, yet accurate way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 And it's true. PC kings on here like Mike who won't even play GTA (sorry man, have to bug you about that) on here could bash them all they want but they still get the job done lol. And while I don't usually find them entertaining myself, Mahal's carpet stuff is amazing. I'm not saying that in a PC "GTA is evil" way, I just have lost my interest in playing it in the way I used to. Again I'm not blessed with great oratory skills, so perhaps I phrased it wrong, I'm sure the time will come when I do find myself enjoying it again (probably when 6 hits) I also said that I wouldn't be surprised if there was significant backlash to the next one - because certain quarters have been gunning for Rockstar for years. As for the xenophobic characters and stories - I'm just pretty bored with the formula, I think it's lazy booking. I think it's also time that they realised what works for the US audience isn't necessarily what works for the rest of the world. Except GTA V is one of the highest selling games of all time. Money talks, it clearly does work for the rest of the world. Being "american" isn't even a thing GTA identifies with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Kazu Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I think he's talking about wrestling there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Except GTA V is one of the highest selling games of all time. Money talks, it clearly does work for the rest of the world. Being "american" isn't even a thing GTA identifies with. No I know, I was talking about the original point which was hating the racist, xenophobic angles WWE keeps trotting out. They can't book solely for the American audience if they want to appeal to the world in general. You think India's going to be happy when Cena crushes Mahal? In the same way I'm sick of people being booked to lose just because they're foreign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 I don't think WWE is too concerned about rest of the world when they book shit like that. Though, do they show the foreigner/s as face in their home country? I know the Hart Foundation were heels, but they were faces in Canada and England. That sort of shit would work. I'm more irked with the finishing moves though. For some reason, most foreigners have camel clutch as finishers.... I love Rusev, but his camel clutch is so goddamn annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 I know Khali was edited to look like the good guy overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardd Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Except GTA V is one of the highest selling games of all time. Money talks, it clearly does work for the rest of the world. Being "american" isn't even a thing GTA identifies with. No I know, I was talking about the original point which was hating the racist, xenophobic angles WWE keeps trotting out. They can't book solely for the American audience if they want to appeal to the world in general. You think India's going to be happy when Cena crushes Mahal? In the same way I'm sick of people being booked to lose just because they're foreign. It still works though. That's why they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Except GTA V is one of the highest selling games of all time. Money talks, it clearly does work for the rest of the world. Being "american" isn't even a thing GTA identifies with. No I know, I was talking about the original point which was hating the racist, xenophobic angles WWE keeps trotting out. They can't book solely for the American audience if they want to appeal to the world in general. You think India's going to be happy when Cena crushes Mahal? In the same way I'm sick of people being booked to lose just because they're foreign. If other countries were unhappy with seeing their home boys and girls lose then WWE would have no global audience. It clearly doesn't affect them that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Learned the other day, that the current LAX is actually EYFBO. Don't really know how I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Kazu Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 TIL that women generally make more money than the men in NXT. TIL that WWE wanting to book Lesnar to beat Austin on a TV match (which led to Austin leaving the company) was because Austin complained about creative. Never heard that side of the story before. And TIL Okada helped the Young Bucks get to New Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Learned the same thing about Austin and Lesnar today too. So in the end, it wasn't about really buying into the hype of Lesnar, but just writers being petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestInTheWorld614 Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 I've heard that side from Austin before and while I don't think he should have just walked out, he def has a point. Why give a free win to the next big star against Austin when that could be a big moment on PPV and should be built up to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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