WingedEagle

Nope. Watch the opener.

Even Herb Dean would've stopped it. AMAZING. What a fucking match.

Tag title match is the best major spotfest they've put on in forever. Pure insanity, great pacing and I am loving it.

Apparently the stream issues are universal at the moment. Good stuff.

Thanks for that, much appreciated. BOBBY EATON!

Sounds like a plan, can certainly check out all of those. Anything from the 80s? Short can be good. Any that stand out above the pack?

What are the showcase Eaton singles matches? Just watched him for the first time in forever in a random Midsouth 6-man and forgot how great he was. Just wondering where to go next beyond the top flight MX tags.

I'm open to it but arguing that she pulled a one star match out of Stacy Keibler isn't much of a testament to anything other than one's stamina to sit through something that's not very good.

This is the participation medal of microscope threads.

I always enjoyed Trish as a change of pace and for putting on some passable matches. Not sure I can think of a single great one though, much less many above average if we're looking at a standard other than WWE Diva's division of that era.

Absolutely stoked to watch Casas/Cota over the weekend. Perhaps tomorrow night if I'm home in time.

I had he exact same problem with their series. Went in expecting a precursor to the Choshu tags in AJ and that's simply not what was happening.

Make it happen.

Even Tank had an amateur background though -- nothing of note, but its not as though he was Van Damme's buddy in Bloodsport.

Don't recall Piper having much of a rep for adhering to scripts. Sounds like he was just all over the place rather than going into business for himself.

Bumping this as he was mentioned in the Benoit thread and there seems to be zero talk for someone that may be a legit top 10 candidate for many. He's got big performances going back to the Yamada days without the mask in the '86 Gauntlet and probably elsewhere that's not top of mind, right through to the Sano series, Samurai, Ohtani, Kanemoto, Benoit, the NOAH feud, Sasuke, Pillman, Hashimoto, and undoubtedly countless others. Has anyone revisited his career along the way or have any new thoughts on him? One of the juniors who almost without fail holds up incredibly well with a variety of opponents and styles. Whether its limb work with Sano, hateful brawls with NOAH, flying with Sasuke or working the mat with Pillman there's little in his library that's lost steam over the years.

In a broad sense. In the early UFC days it generally referred to someone without extensive formal training in a given martial art or wrestling. More of a marketing posture than legit recruitment of Ken or Ryu.

Watch wrestling.

Also check out Rampage vs. Silva in Pride and Silva vs. Liddell in the former's UFC debut.

Actually turned off Raw early last night so I could catch an episode of the Shield before bed. Second time that's happened in the last couple months, and the only 2 times I can recall it ever happening.

Would a mod mind pinning this thread?

Rewatched Brock/Roman this weekend as I think about MOTY ballot and still absolutely loved it. Perhaps it'd have been a bit stronger with a straight finish between the two of them, but thought Rollins introduction and role in in the match were just about perfect if you're going that route. The timing and booking from his entrance to the finish were spot on without any sense of clusterfuckery. Firmly on it at ****3/4 and currently only behind the G1 finals in 2015.

Hope you've been lifting.

Kick some ass and please dominate on behalf of everyone here. I'm sure we've all had someone close, friend or family, who has faced cancer, and we'll all send some dominating thoughts your way. F5 that ish and know we're all behind you.

Saw this on twitter walking home from dinner. One of the original ECW stalwarts I remember watching late night on MSG back in the day. Absolutely floored by how young he was. Thoughts and prayers to his friends, family and loved ones.