July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986714 2 hours ago, The Thread Killer said: Surprisingly, the reason I know about him is because of Bruce Prichard and to a lesser degree, Jim Cornette. One of the few things that Bruce Prichard once said on his podcast that I actually believe, is that David Sahadi was the man primarily responsible for so many of those great video packages that we saw in the WWF over the years. Jim Cornette has always said that the production and video packages that WWF did were so much better than anybody else in the industry, and he also gave credit to David Sahadi. I don’t remember the actual episode, but I distinctly remember Bruce Prichard saying that when David Sahadi left WWE it was a huge loss and they’ve never been as good since. I guess Prichard and Cornette both ended up working with Sahadi in TNA. I remember them both praising his work there, as well. This is interesting, because in his retirement speech, Shawn Michaels gave credit to some "kid named Adam", hence my reference to Adam the video guy. Not sure what the breakdown of roles was in that department.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986716 13 minutes ago, MoS said: Not very in touch with American pop culture scene of the early 00s, but I sometimes think Limp Bizkit got famous - or at least, maintained their fame - because of WWE. No way they become as famous as they did without WWE just deciding that LB was their band WWE used Limp Bizkit because they were huge, not vice versa. It’s impossible to overstate how perfectly fitting to the type of angsty teen that existed in the late 90s and early 2000s LB was.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986717 14 minutes ago, Embrodak said: WWE used Limp Bizkit because they were huge, not vice versa. It’s impossible to overstate how perfectly fitting to the type of angsty teen that existed in the late 90s and early 2000s LB was. This. I worked in a group home with kids aged 13-17 during that era, and they LOVED Limp Bizkit and all those other “Nu-Metal” bands. I had to hear that music pretty much constantly for a couple of years there. Posters, T-shirts, the whole deal. I still get an automatic facial twitch response when I hear that music to this day. And the majority of the older kids really didn’t care about or watch wrestling at all.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986724 1 hour ago, Embrodak said: WWE used Limp Bizkit because they were huge, not vice versa. It’s impossible to overstate how perfectly fitting to the type of angsty teen that existed in the late 90s and early 2000s LB was. I stand corrected then, but I will say this: Limp Bizkit's music doesn't age too well...unless you slap it on an Austin-Rock video, in which case it suddenly slaps and just becomes perfect
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986726 7 minutes ago, MoS said: I stand corrected then, but I will say this: Limp Bizkit's music doesn't age too well...unless you slap it on an Austin-Rock video, in which case it suddenly slaps and just becomes perfect The 90s were the edgelord decade, which sometimes gets forgotten by Gen Z. Before nu-metal we had grunge rock and gangsta rap and Nine Inch Nails’ biggest hit having “I want to fuck you like an animal” in the chorus. Though Limp Bizkit actually has some defenders these days mostly from an ironic perspective - they’re the right kind of stupid to be hilarious for certain folks. Also once i tell you that Fred Durst’s SERIOUS BADASS voice is literally just Adam Sandler you will never be able to unhear that~
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986727 11 minutes ago, MoS said: I stand corrected then, but I will say this: Limp Bizkit's music doesn't age too well... At the time I pretty much thought it was crap. Now, it’s outdated crap.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986732 One of the main reasons I've only been able to stomach WWE in small doses since the Attitude Era is because of their neverending obsession with the aesthetic of early-00s Nu Metal, which I've always loathed
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986733 It went from the DX band, which was basically a cheap version of a great band (Rage Against the Machine), to using the real version of the shittiest band of its time. Totally fit Taker's American MAGAs character though.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986736 One of the few positives I can say is that at least WWE worked with Motörhead a lot, and Motörhead rules all your faces and Lemmy was and still is the fucking man. So at least they had that going for them.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986739 30 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said: One of the few positives I can say is that at least WWE worked with Motörhead a lot, and Motörhead rules all your faces and Lemmy was and still is the fucking man. So at least they had that going for them. The only problem is just having Lemmy around made everyone in WWE look like fucking dorks in comparison.
July 27, 20223 yr comment_5986740 Motorhead appeared at Wrestlemania twice to play HHH's theme. Lemmy forgot the lyrics both times.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986762 2001-2002 had the best video packages despite some real music Loney Road of Faith All the Desire videos with fucking Creed The various Saliva songs Let The Bodies Hit The Floor There was a Puddle of Mudd one time and of course My Way the GOAT
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986764 2 hours ago, NintendoLogic said: Motorhead appeared at Wrestlemania twice to play HHH's theme. Lemmy forgot the lyrics both times. Wrong. The correct lyrics are whatever Lemmy sings.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986773 1 hour ago, Al said: Wrong. The correct lyrics are whatever Lemmy sings. Exactly!
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986792 It does bother me that there are so many Motorhead songs that would be great entrance themes but are off limits because the band is so closely associated with HHH.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986793 You know that NXT was all about skulls because HHH was a Lemmy mark, don't you ? So, that's on Lemmy. Still cracks me that to get over as a main event guy during the hottest period, Triple H had to get Chyna, Stephanie, ending Mick Foley's career and yet that was not enough, he had to get fucking Lemmy too. And then people today "don't know how to get over". Sure, sure...
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986844 1 hour ago, NintendoLogic said: It does bother me that there are so many Motorhead songs that would be great entrance themes but are off limits because the band is so closely associated with HHH. That’s true. Having said that, I honestly believe that Lemmy and Trips were legit friends. Triple H is in that Lemmy documentary from a few years back (which is excellent btw). One of Lemmy’s last interviews ever was a thing he did with Triple H and Corey Graves for the WWE Network, which didn’t get released until after Lemmy died unfortunately. Triple H gave one of the eulogies at Lemmy’s memorial, and he has even stayed in touch with Mickey and Phil, the surviving members of Motörhead. I do wish they would use more Motorhead music in WWE, but then again it’s not like I would notice it because I don’t watch that crap anymore.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986852 One of my big musical regret is not going to see Motörhead when I lived in Paris, they played there very regularly. The other one being Sonic Youth, for the same reasons (played regularly). These are probably the two bands I really feel like an idiot for not going to see live. I did see Thurston Moore "solo", with Debbie motherfucking Googe (from My Bloody Valentine aka the GOAT) as part of his band, so that's something. Never gonna hear Ace of Spades live though.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986855 12 minutes ago, El-P said: One of my big musical regret is not going to see Motörhead when I lived in Paris, they played there very regularly. The other one being Sonic Youth, for the same reasons (played regularly). These are probably the two bands I really feel like an idiot for not going to see live. I did see Thurston Moore "solo", with Debbie motherfucking Googe (from My Bloody Valentine aka the GOAT) as part of his band, so that's something. Never gonna hear Ace of Spades live though. I saw Motörhead live here in Toronto. They were indescribably loud. I could barely hear anything the next day my ears were ringing. It was outstanding. I also have a rather lengthy list of artists that I wish I had seen when I had the chance, Tom Petty probably being at the top of that list. But I am very glad I got to see Motörhead at least once. Unfortunately, it was during my substance abusing days, so the rest of that night did not end very well for me. But the concert was awesome.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986857 1 minute ago, The Thread Killer said: Unfortunately, it was during my substance abusing days, so the rest of that night did not end very well for me Had a similar experience at a Ween concert. I only lasted four songs. Never been sloshed at the wrestling though, and I always wear a suit (weddings, funerals, court appearances and the wrestling are the only times I suit up).
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986863 10 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said: I saw Motörhead live here in Toronto. They were indescribably loud. I've seen Swans. Twice. Without earplugs. So whenever anyone tells me some band was super loud I'm like "It was probably quite ok". I'm not kidding. But yeah, I'm sure the concert was awesome. 5 minutes ago, Dav'oh said: Had a similar experience at a Ween concert. I only lasted four songs. I was lucky enough to catch Ween during their last tour (before reformation). Glad I did.
July 28, 20223 yr comment_5986948 Motorhead's concert in LA two days before Wrestlemania Goes Hollywood was the end of my "I dont need earplugs" stubbornness. That show was on a Friday night and me ears were still ringing deep into the day on Monday. Though I am sure sitting right next to the pyro at Wrestlemania on Sunday didn't exactly help that recovery either. Oh man, THAT Motorhead show. The only show I have been to where someone puked in the pit at a carpeted venue, but the moshpit kept going and ground it into dust to the point that a mere three songs later, it was like it never happened.
July 29, 20223 yr comment_5987036 On 7/28/2022 at 12:54 PM, The Thread Killer said: Having said that, I honestly believe that Lemmy and Trips were legit friends. Triple H is in that Lemmy documentary from a few years back (which is excellent btw). One of Lemmy’s last interviews ever was a thing he did with Triple H and Corey Graves for the WWE Network, which didn’t get released until after Lemmy died unfortunately. Triple H gave one of the eulogies at Lemmy’s memorial, and he has even stayed in touch with Mickey and Phil, the surviving members of Motörhead. I do wish they would use more Motorhead music in WWE, but then again it’s not like I would notice it because I don’t watch that crap anymore. Hunter (and Steph) posted photos of them being just offstage at Motorhead gigs many times, and when Lemmy died it was clear Hunter was more than just a rabid super fan by how he spoke of him as a friend and not just a guy who made music he liked. Another big fan in the company surprisingly was William Regal. Dude has excellent musical tastes, but he usually posts about Northern Soul on his social media so I was kind of surprised he was a Motorhead guy too.
July 29, 20223 yr comment_5987037 3 minutes ago, sek69 said: Another big fan in the company surprisingly was William Regal. Dude has excellent musical tastes, but he usually posts about Northern Soul on his social media so I was kind of surprised he was a Motorhead guy too. Oddly enough, I'm re-reading Retromania by Simon Reynolds, and this afternoon I was reading the chapter dealing with Northern Soul. As he's talking about Blackpool and Wigan, I immediately wondered if by any chance Regal was a fan. And there you go ! Not overly surprised he would be a Motörhead fan, working-class english guy from his generation and all.
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