March 13, 201411 yr comment_5594221 It's something with khawk's signature. He probably needs to remove at least one of the images but I just can't bring myself to ask him to do it.
March 13, 201411 yr comment_5594222 David Manning was by far the worst. Nick Patrick never bothered me.
March 13, 201411 yr comment_5594223 EDIT: I'll try something different for a while...though all your posts seem so much more classy in italics.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594247 I think Nick Patrick was probably too big a guy to be a ref, that's my only real issue with him. He's nowhere near as bad a referee as Mark "Slick" Johnson.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594255 Watch the old MSG shows on the WWE Network or wherever you could find them and just about every show Vince or Gorilla would just shit on one of the NYAC appointed refs for being incompetant. This was in the era where the state commission appointed refs not the promotion.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594258 I liked that Manning was like an adopted Von Erich. As obnoxious as his schtick is to everyone now, those crowds sure did seem to dig him. Fritz must have wanted him to be that way or he'd have put a stop to it. Now Dick Wohrle, ugh. If you listen to the Titans podcast you'd know how much I can't stand him.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594262 Dick Woerle being twatted by a ball of paper and wincing while Mike Interesting Rotundo gave someone an airplane spin was the highlight of the old mid 80s Coliseum Video introduction thing. Or it might have been Dick Kroll. I get confused.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594291 I alwayed liked his reactions in WCW during big moments. Nick Patrick losing his shit during Luger/Hogan from Nitro - enhanced the ending for me.
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594305 That was actually Randy Anderson. Or do you mean the post-match celebration?
March 14, 201411 yr comment_5594346 Dick Woerle being twatted by a ball of paper and wincing while Mike Interesting Rotundo gave someone an airplane spin was the highlight of the old mid 80s Coliseum Video introduction thing. Or it might have been Dick Kroll. I get confused. Yeah, it was Dick Kroll. Love that clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=riZab8Z8E_M#t=105
June 10, 201510 yr Author comment_5674678 I take back what I said about Patrick. Yeah he had his flaws, but he was way better than most referees, actually took his job very seriously and could add a lot of small stuff to matches. New found respect for this guy.
June 11, 201510 yr comment_5674909 Any opinions on Japanese refs? Kyohei Wada is well-regarded and I like the air of authority he commands, but he sometimes injects himself too much for my liking. Mr. Takahashi, from what I've seen, is excellent. Authoritative, able to get physically involved from time to time without making the wrestlers look weak since he was jacked himself. The current NJPW head ref, Red Shoes Unno, never used to bother me until I saw one of the Segunda Caida guys mention how annoying he is and now I can't not notice his ridiculous gesticulating in every match.
June 11, 201510 yr comment_5674936 Red shoes is literally the worst ref of all time, his over the top pouty serious face he pulls, reacting wildly to forearm exchanges, the hulk hogan style ear cupping to hear if a guy is giving up. He just wants to be the centre of attention when a ref should be avoiding that at all costs.
June 21, 201510 yr comment_5679457 Well, I'm going to be subbing to that channel. Love the looks of those playlists.
June 22, 201510 yr comment_5679775 Mr. Takahashi, from what I've seen, is excellent. Authoritative, able to get physically involved from time to time without making the wrestlers look weak since he was jacked himself. If this is the barrel chested guy that appears in all them big 80s New Japan matches then yeah, love him. What's cool is that he looks credible when he has to step in yet he's small enough and great-enough-a-bumper enough to never look like the toughest guy in the ring.
June 23, 201510 yr comment_5680063 Any opinions on Japanese refs? Kyohei Wada is well-regarded and I like the air of authority he commands, but he sometimes injects himself too much for my liking. Mr. Takahashi, from what I've seen, is excellent. Authoritative, able to get physically involved from time to time without making the wrestlers look weak since he was jacked himself. The current NJPW head ref, Red Shoes Unno, never used to bother me until I saw one of the Segunda Caida guys mention how annoying he is and now I can't not notice his ridiculous gesticulating in every match. Yes! I saw this thread and hopped in just to crap all over Red Shoes. It was I who spouted all the hatred towards him. God how I loathe him. It's as if, during any of his guest ref gigs, Shawn Michaels chose to just be a subtle Red Shoes. This guy is the pits and completely tries to outshine the workers constantly. It's all insult to injury as nothing he ever does even makes sense within kayfabe either, just regularly watching interference without doing anything, but then intervening while two combatants are having a perfectly legal strike exchange. This guy is easily the worst.
June 23, 201510 yr comment_5680270 Both or one of the Hebners and the fucking ear piece kill me. There will be a run-in, he'll tell them to get the fuck out, and then immediately go back to holding the ear piece stonefaced and walking around like some guy isn't getting jumped by interference right in front of him.
July 3, 201510 yr comment_5682692 I always thought Kyohei Wada was pretty judicious injecting himself into matches. He's easily my favorite ref. Red Shoes is ridiculous kinds of awful and needs to be replaced. Joe Higuchi, especially when Hansen is in the ring, is really great.
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