Eduardo
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Watching the first five minutes, I thought I was going to like this a lot. But it really dragged for a good portion of the match. I think Loss put it best, it was interesting, that's the best word to use for this match. I did dig some of Lawler's stuff, like how he bumped from Backlund returning the three moves early on and a few other nice touches, but I don't really need to see this match again. Also, this match reminded me that I really hate how Backlund does a piledriver.
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This felt totally reckless and wild, great highlights of this brawl. Really cool shit.
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Just got the 1992 yearbook comp today, and re-watched this match today, and it's still fantastic. I first watched it a few years ago when Tim Cooke posted about it at WKO, and I was really impressed by the work. I loved the struggle of some of the holds that they worked for, really fierce and strong mat work. Estan tercos when it comes to avoiding some holds or going after holds. Very heated match, I loved it.
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Yeah, from what I've heard him say on last night's Wrestling Observer Radio, it sounds like a pretty fun history piece and I'm also looking forward to reading it.
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This is totally random, but I was reading the August 1999 issue to "Black Belt" magazine, and there is a two page article by Stephen Quadros that is basically him responding to Dave Meltzer's peculiar claim that "all the one-punch knockouts that take place in the K-1 are works".
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I haven't seen those Wrestling Gold sets in years, but I recall it having some Memphis matches you would want to check out (especially Lawler vs Bockwinkel). Although, those matches are now on DVDVR Memphis set, a much better and interesting set. The commentary is fun, and interesting at times.
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I would personally really like to see Atlantis go in, and hopefully Steve Sims would do the biography for him if he does get inducted. He was a legitimate draw for years and was one of the most recognizable luchadores for decades (with an iconic mask). Obviously he was an excellent worker, and I still feel he's Blue Panther's best working partner. Some of his matwork against Blue Panther in 1991 and 1997 is amongst the best matwork ever.
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Personally, I really love the 619. Rey has come up with a variety of nifty and crafty ways to put a guy in that position. He's also been able to create lots of ways to tease the move. He's done a lot in the last nine years to keep that move as one of the most over spots of the last decade. I agree with Dylan's thoughts of him being the best U.S. babyface in history. I don't think it's been brought up yet, but Rey's tag team work in the WWE has also been outstanding. Some of his work tagging with Batista in matches against MNM feature some fantastic work. The way he was cut off, bumping, selling and finally making the hot tag was on the same level of Ricky Morton.
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This is from August 1989, it's from an event called Caliente y Picante: A Latin Session. It was recorded at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles, and it's a pretty great line up of great talents. I'm going to talk about one of the performances that caught my eye. This is some pretty great selling from Tito Puente. He introduces his young cousin, Millie Puente (aka Millie P). Throughout the performance, he is constantly going through a barrage of facial expressions, selling for Millie. She's obviously a talented musician, but Tito does a great job at putting her performance over. Some of the facial expressions he goes through convey him struggling to keep up with her, comedic frustration, some World of Sport-type babyface vs babyface expressions after exchanges, him going all out and him being blown away by her performance. His quality selling is on the same level of guys like Jim Breaks and Yoshiaki Fujiwara. At the end of the performance, he does a verbal "Frank Shamrock wiping the sweat of his forehead after tapping out Jeremy Horn" sell job, as he worries that she might replace him one day ("Gotta watch out, she's going to replace me"). What a classy dude, and so fucking charismatic.
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Years earlier, he felt he had been lowballed on a payoff and Vince blamed Ross. Ah yes, thanks Bix.
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With all this petty talk, I'm trying to remember, what led to Triple H intentionally fucking up Jim Ross' eye in MSG in the early 2000's? I think it was 2004, and remember Meltzer covering it in the newsletter.
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Apparently, CM Punk is at the AAW Pro show tonight: http://www.pinfallmagazine.com/2011/07/pun...indy-scene-aaw/
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Volk Han's Sambo Submission demonstration is still one of the coolest things I've ever seen in professional wrestling. There is a fan in the front who is having an absolute blast and giving out fantastic reactions to what Volk Han is doing (especially a little after the 6:50 mark): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-KI5-o0z_A
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There was a Jerry Lawler story that was told on Friday's Sherdog radio. Jon Luther was talking about how he grew up in Memphis as a huge Lawler fan, and that he met Lawler at a barber shop. He asked Lawler if "it was real", and apparently Lawler told him "no", and it blew Luther's mind as a kid.
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Also in reference to the cinder block incident, didn't they have the wrong knee taped up the week after Hall smashed it Austin? I remember Hall doing it on the right side and Austin coming out the next week with his left knee taped up.
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I haven't seen the title match with Ogawa vs Takayama in ages, but I remember loving and digging that match so much.
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I haven't heard the audio in question, but it seems Dave was using "not a real sport" the same way various MMA media outlets were using it, including Sherdog this past week to describe Rogan's embarrassing posts or Josh Gross in the past when describing questionable behavior from the UFC. He seems to be using it along the lines that a major professional sporting organization would have actual consequences for its athletes or broadcasters uttering homophobic, racial and sexist terms (like the recent examples of Joakim Noah and Kobe Bryant). While the UFC pretty much allows its fighters to use awful homophobic and sexist terms on a regular basis with no repercussions, which isn't surprising considering the awful Dana White rant on Loretta Hunt a few years ago. EDIT: This was basically a talking point in the MMA media this past week, from lots of different people (who have zero connection to professional wrestling).
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Roller derby's still around, believe it or not. There's a group that ran in the Nashville Fairgrounds for years (I dunno if they're still there now) and regularly outdrew most wrestling shows in the same building by a large margin. I know, but the wrestling influences are gone in much of the country, where it's often a shoot. I believe that it's mainly some of the California based groups that are still worked. From my understanding, there are still a few nostalgic group acts, but yeah, almost all of roller derby nowadays is a shoot. I remember a while back that Dave talked about that as a reason why he can't get into modern roller derby.
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This is a must read, one of Meltzer's greatest issues. Really awesome stuff. What issue was it in? I'd like to read it. April 3, 2006