June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005343 Marked out over this weekend seeing Zandig and Jun Kasai appear at GCW's ToS. Although, the crowd reaction I thought was lukewarm, I expected a better pop. Zandig scrapped a bit with Gage in the opening segment, they both bled. He is more remembered now for "Jeeezus!", but Zandig is the greatest American deathmatch wrestler ever behind Foley, I'll always be a fan.
June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005347 I wasn't gonna let Billy fuggen Joel beat me. Here's 170 years of wrestling in 276 words. If you squint your ears (...?), it's to the tune of We Didn't Start the Fire. Sing along if you know the words. Sorry, wouldn't let me spoiler it for length. Hippodroming, Lincoln myth, wagering begets the fix, Stranglers Lewis one and two, the Dusek Brothers four. Frank Gotch, Hackenschmidt, Jack Pfefer loves the freaks, Assirati, Gama Singh, Huns and Turks galore. Fall Guys, expose the biz, figure-fours, Irish Whips, Toots Mondt, Dick Shikat, titles won in barns. St. Louis, Sonnenburg, crotch-holds, Pinky George, Kay Fabe, Wrigley Field, the patriarch McMahon. Dive! Buddy Rogers, MSG, Chicago Wrestling on TV, Anti-Trust, French Catch, Ted the Wrestling Bear. Pat O'Connor, Dory Dixon, families 'round the television, Amarillo, Honololu, Gorgeous George's hair. Kangaroos, Lou Thesz, Argentine Titanes, Ninety-minute Texas Death, Alabama, crooked ref. Sammartino, Brylcream, Moolah is the new Queen, Walt Kowalski, Reg Lisowski, Hatpin Mary, Santo. Dive! Ivan Koloff, Ernie Roth, Fritz von Erich, Rousimoff, Wilmington, Valentine, Skull Murphy suicide. (Spoiler), Crippler, Ed Farhat, Ramblin' Ricky, Ernie Ladd, Marlin, Bass, Heather Feather, Ali and Inoki "fight". Dive! Expansion Era, Puerto Rico, Ken Patera, goodbye Gino, Allen Collins, meatball sub, the Brawl to End it All. Bill Dixon, Sergeant Slaughter, Bruiser Brody, Cyndi Lauper, Face-paint, Zubaz pants, Jimmy Cornette's fall. Zane Breslov, Tiger Mask, Terry Allen, Otto Wanz. Ravishing. Beautiful. Perfect. Adorable. Egyptian Yeti, Sunny Days, Bingo Hall, Beefcake's face, Davey Metzger, ham 'n' eggers, Pillman's got a gun. Wolfpack, Bah Gawd, thumbtacks, Montreal, Super Juniors, Yokozuna, Stun, Austin, Stun. Dive! Red Acted, Steiner Math, Thuganomics, Johnny Cash, Messiah, God, birth of Punk, Christy Hemme and Aries' junk. Rocky, Socko, Federline, terror on the airlines, Misawa's death, Puder's chest, Ayatollah Blassie rests. Forty WrestleManias, titles change in stadia, Golden Lovers, feelin' Ucey, set yourself on fire. Adderall, freshly squeezed, Logan Paul, Wemberley, Vince McMahon's new moustache? Suffering Succotash! Dive! (x3)
June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005350 2 hours ago, Dav'oh said: I wasn't gonna let Billy fuggen Joel beat me. Here's 170 years of wrestling in 276 words. If you squint your ears (...?), it's to the tune of We Didn't Start the Fire. Sing along if you know the words. https://youtu.be/hgl97piyxE8
June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005352 I work in a medical office and "Bingo Hall, Beefcakes Face" made me laugh out loud in front of a waiting room full of patients, so kudos for that.
June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005358 If you think WWE is brazen when it comes to rewriting history, I came across a recent CMLL match where one of the commentators said Atlantis had the most valuable mask in the history of lucha libre.
June 5, 20232 yr comment_6005359 30 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: If you think WWE is brazen when it comes to rewriting history, I came across a recent CMLL match where one of the commentators said Atlantis had the most valuable mask in the history of lucha libre. Well, yeah, Mil Mascaras was stupid enough to have 1,000 masks and thus flooded the market and drove the individual prices down. Santo? The fucker broke kayfabe and unmasked on TV a few months before his death.
June 6, 20232 yr comment_6005391 To be fair that might be them setting up a mask match, Anniversary season is coming up soon and Atlantis is probably the most valuable mask they could put in a big match.
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005399 On 6/5/2023 at 3:17 PM, NintendoLogic said: If you think WWE is brazen when it comes to rewriting history, I came across a recent CMLL match where one of the commentators said Atlantis had the most valuable mask in the history of lucha libre. Excluding 1. Mil Mascaras and 2. Masks that have already fallen, who would be the most valuable besides Atlantis atm? The only ones I can think of are Santito (who will never lose it) and LA Park (who has lost masks before). Where does someone like Psycho Clown rank historically in kayfabe? On the topic of apuestas, how about valuable cabelleras? I'm still waiting for the Park Vs. Rush match so that's one I'd love to see up for grabs. Sidenote - In looking over a few rosters for this post I was reminded Stuka Jr. lost his mask last year. He's always been one of my favorite guys to watch live and that mask is a beauty (if not slightly questionable). Makes me wish I had offered him a few bucks for a ring worn mask.
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005400 Atlantis is def. #1 on the list of most valuable masks on guys who could conceivably lose them. Psycho Clown is probably the top of the list of modern valuable masks due to him being at or near the top of AAA for so long.
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005404 Santito will be the only one never to lose the mask I think, barring things like untimely deaths. Everyone else will find their price eventually, that's pretty much how it works in lucha.
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005405 And of course I get online and see Atlantis put a price on his mask just yesterday - 50 billion dollars. Between that and the commentary they may be hyping the mask up a bit for a potential loss. https://www.record.com.mx/lucha-cmll/atlantis-sobre-el-valor-actual-de-su-mascara-unos-50-mil-millones-de-dolares-no-tiene
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005427 16 hours ago, drokk said: Excluding 1. Mil Mascaras and 2. Masks that have already fallen, who would be the most valuable besides Atlantis atm? The only ones I can think of are Santito (who will never lose it) and LA Park (who has lost masks before). (...) Canek's mask would also be in that league, I would think. Dos Caras maybe a step below that, I guess? How would Mistico/Caristico rank?
June 7, 20232 yr comment_6005428 13 hours ago, sek69 said: Santito will be the only one never to lose the mask I think, barring things like untimely deaths. Everyone else will find their price eventually, that's pretty much how it works in lucha. He is very polarizing Mexico because of nepotism. He is either loved or hated. https://www.milenio.com/deportes/mas-aficion/hijo-santo-mejores-luchas-enmascarado-plata
June 8, 20232 yr comment_6005446 It's not even nepotism (which would be weird since lucha is pretty much built on what family you come from) but that his wife runs the business side of things and is (allegedly) hard to deal with. Now that could just be macho culture resenting having to deal with a woman, but there seems to be a lot of "where there's smoke there's fire" as well. Also I'm sure he didn't win any fans when he went hard at one of his nephews for doing a "grandson of Santo" gimmick since he waned that for his son only.
June 8, 20232 yr comment_6005470 He had many problems with CMLL and AAA, he was banned in both companies.
June 9, 20232 yr comment_6005478 His problems were mainly being hard to do business with, and he's only banned from CMLL because it's run by weirdos who hold grudges until the universe ceases to exist. AAA would work with him tomorrow if he actually played ball a little.
June 19, 20232 yr comment_6005862 Richard Land just tweeted about some previously lost/unknown WWF Cap Centre footage from 4/12/1980 that popped up recently. Nearly 20 minutes, featuring part of Pateta vs DeNucci and Santana/Putski vs Samoans, w. Gorilla on commentary. Really nice quality too
June 19, 20232 yr comment_6005867 I asked an AI art generator to create a picture of CM Punk on a penny-farthing and this is what it gave me.
June 20, 20232 yr comment_6005926 17 hours ago, NintendoLogic said: I asked an AI art generator to create a picture of CM Punk on a penny-farthing and this is what it gave me. Accurate
June 23, 20232 yr comment_6006057 For anyone that may be interested, the WWC Aniversario 50 show is this Saturday June 24 and will be available live on http://Fite.tv in both Spanish and English commentary. The event is dedicated to the founders and pillars of the company and to the Puerto Rican fans. Also, WWC was celebrated and honored by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for the company's 50 year anniversary. A big congratulations to everyone at WWC, especially Victor Jovica and Carlos Colon.
July 1, 20232 yr comment_6006520 Mark Henry must have one of the sweetest gigs in wrestling. All he has to do is say "The time for talk is over. It's time for the main event!".
July 19, 20232 yr comment_6007538 Teddy Hart was arrested again. MDMA and steroid possession in Florida.
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