May 27, 201510 yr comment_5670545 El Dandy's top rope senton. I'm not as in love with Dandy as others but damn that is a killer looking move.
May 27, 201510 yr comment_5670574 Bret Hart's side Russian leg sweep. Ted Dibiase's off the ropes Powerslam. Arn's Spinebuster (particularly to Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series 89) Jake's short arm clothesline
May 30, 201510 yr comment_5671340 This is based solely on one match so far but right now Kamala wrestling in Mexico is perfection. Watching him do un-Kamala like things like disingenuous handshakes, mocking his opponent, and actually understanding tag rules has been REALLY fun. Atlantis/Rayo de Jalisco Jr./El Dandy v. El Satanico/Emilio Charles Jr./Gigante Kamala https://youtu.be/xn_EWKIw1pU
May 31, 201510 yr comment_5671461 ROH shows from the Gabe era when they used the smoke machine. The smoke would fill the ring during the introductions and it added an extra layer of intensity. Absolutely love it.
May 31, 201510 yr comment_5671470 This is based solely on one match so far but right now Kamala wrestling in Mexico is perfection. Watching him do un-Kamala like things like disingenuous handshakes, mocking his opponent, and actually understanding tag rules has been REALLY fun. Atlantis/Rayo de Jalisco Jr./El Dandy v. El Satanico/Emilio Charles Jr./Gigante Kamala https://youtu.be/xn_EWKIw1pU Oh man, thanks for sharing this with the rest of the class. It's almost like Kamala was working more of a "foreign heel dickhead" gimmick as opposed to an "African savage" gimmick. All of the above, along with trading off boxing stances with El Dandy and splashing dudes after they had already been pinned by his teammates, I definitely want to see more of THIS Kamala. Especially if any footage exists of him interacting with "Black Magic" Norman Smiley after seeing Smiley's promo at the beginning of this clip! EDIT: Okay, found this match also. If you've ever wanted to see Kamala mockingly hold the ropes open for his opponent to enter from the outside and do what can be best described as a "Home Alone" sell (you'll know it when you see it), go to https://youtu.be/JKhzaU2iHOE now! Great ending spot too!
May 31, 201510 yr comment_5671472 Kamala mocking Rayo's electric slide taunt is the 1991 Spot of the Year.
May 31, 201510 yr comment_5671494 Man these two Kamala in Mexico matches make me think Kamala is a much better worker than anyone's ever given him credit for. I don't know how much he had worked Mexico before those matches in 1991 but he seemed to fit in perfectly in the trios format and I've seen enough non-Mexican wrestlers get dropped into it and have no idea what to do that it's impressive. The massive dog pile to pin Kamala was a lot of fun. That spot where Black Magic jumped over Pierroth and then german suplexed the shit out of him was pretty nice too. The crowd couldn't have been happier to see Gran Davis get splashed.
May 31, 201510 yr comment_5671510 ROH shows from the Gabe era when they used the smoke machine. The smoke would fill the ring during the introductions and it added an extra layer of intensity. Absolutely love it. In grad school I'd also fill the apartment with a smoke machine before putting on my Japan dvd comps. The then-gf/now-wife always knew what was going on before she came over.
June 12, 201510 yr comment_5675645 El Santanico's calm swagger as he directs traffic for another Infernales beat down. Stan Hansen dropping knees to poor sods throats. El Signo's face.
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685824 I second the comment about Stan Hansen messing people up with that knee drop. What a wonderful thing. Dragon Gate makes a big deal out of playing the Japanese national anthem right before their Open the Dream Gate Championship (their top championship) matches. It's something that as I went through the Countdown to Kobe series (which you can read by clicking the link in my sig) I really grew fond of. Dragon Gate certainly isn't the most intense promotion but this adds a really special layer of intensity to those big matches. The camera work there is excellent, also.
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685904 I feel like Dragon Gate also has talents that stand out more from a visual perspective. You can immediately tell people apart even if you don't know everybody's name.
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685910 Stan Hansen dropping knees to poor sods throats. Seconded. Hansen dropping a knee is the picture perfect joy of pro-wrestling. Matches that look like a real struggle.
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685930 Top five knee drops: 1. Harley Race 2. Ric Flair 3. Stan Hansen 4. Ole Anderson 5. Killer Khan
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685960 No irony intended--Brody's leaping knee drop is pretty damned sweet. He's the only guy who can make a conventional (i.e., not off a turnbuckle) knee drop into a convincing finisher.
July 19, 201510 yr comment_5685962 Funny enough Brody and Khan were the two vying for the fifth spot. One of the things brody does really well.
July 22, 201510 yr comment_5686710 EDIT: I put this in the wrong thread. My pet perfection right now is NWAClassics.com though.
July 22, 201510 yr comment_5686712 Watching non-wrestling fans get enveloped in wrestling randomly (at a bar or something). Watching wrestling with people who mark out like kids, hate heels, and love faces. Wierd, random matches i didn't know existed. The moment you mark out completely at a live show and think to yourself "I just saw the greatest thing in wrestling and no one knows"
July 29, 201510 yr comment_5688687 The 1991 Royal Rumble intro vid . As a kid the video store had about 3 wrestling tapes and I would rotate through them with the rumble being my favorite. The intro vid had Vince running down the list of competitors set to cheesy music. cant count how many times I watch this. I can still hear Vince's enthusiasm while saying Saba Siiiiimba !!! PG-13 stooge heeling or berating the crowd. "Hey girl, I have a joke that will knock your titties off but it looks like you already heard it". Classic. 1996 ECW. That's when I discovered it and the first block of TV I received blew me away. The into vid was so awesome and never got old. Every time I hear la sexorcisto I flash back to my early ECW watching days. Sabu of the same era would count here too. That damn Terry Funk Desperado video ... Razor Ramons mannerisms . To this day, every now and then if I walk into a bathroom and nobody is around i'll slip through the door with both arms out, stop , and flip an imaginary toothpick at the mirror. Events in cool or unconventional environments. Evolve held an event in an alleyway blocked in by buildings with really cool looking street art/graffiti and was just completely different looking. Or IWA MS running at scummy roller rinks or in the back yard of a strip club just because they are scummy. Kongo Kong killing Heidi Lovelace in the parking lot of roller derby wouldn't have been the same if it were at a national guard armory . Live wrestling and rewatching events you attended . Especially in the cases were something unexpectedly great happened. For me its Regals comeback performance at the Pillman memorial, the first Joe/Punk hour draw and Low Ki/Kenta. Gary Michael Cappetta and Howard Finkel. The Hollywood Blondes entrance . The music, camera rolling motion, the charisma .
July 29, 201510 yr comment_5688692 Top five knee drops: ... 2. Ric Flair ... I just now noticed this. I'm kind of surprised to see Flair ranked so high, as I have long considered his knee drop to be one of the worst in wrestling--it's probably my least favourite thing about Flair. If viewed from a particular angle, if can look quite devastating, but from most angles, it's obvious to me that he's completely missing his opponent's head. It takes me out of the match every time I see it. In contrast, Race and Hansen look like they're absolutely killing guys when the drop a knee. However, since this is the pet perfections/utter love thread, I should be stating something positive. How about a beautifully performed double-underhook suplex (a.k.a. butterfly suplex)? Even if I don't love Flair's knee drop, I most certainly adore his double-underhook suplex!
July 29, 201510 yr comment_5688694 Gary Michael Cappetta and Howard Finkel. Man, Fink is just the best. I use the present tense because he still works for WWE, and was exiled for no apparent reason. Lillian is perfectly acceptable of course, but if you have Babe Ruth on your team, you don't bench him because there's someone younger and more attractive out there. Well, unless you're Vince, anyway.
September 3, 201510 yr comment_5696610 Grado. Specifically, his entrance. It's been so long since I've seen a crowd so unabashedly in love with a face that I can't help but smile.
September 3, 201510 yr comment_5696617 There's little cooler to me about wrestling than watching a match that the crowd isn't predisposed to care about at all, only to see them very into it by the end.
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