Sport Wrestlemania?

[Ch3tan]

FUCKING LOL! Regal's rap!!

 

[Ch3tan]

Also Tinnie Tempah getting a massive boost to his chances of breaking America...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Yeah Regal was awesome, such a great man. Stone Cold's entry and ruckus at the end was great too. Raw was pretty decent. Stone Cold looks like he's having a whole bunch of fun since his return, he's constantly smiling and looks delighted to be there.

 

[Gray]

Only managed to watch a bit of Wrestlemania so far, but fucking hell at Austin coming down the aisle on that quadbike he had, swear he almost cut Swagger in half at the speed he was going!

I've also heard over the past couple of weeks that WWE doesn't ever want to be referred to as a "Wrestling company" anymore, pretty frigging hilarious if its true. They want to be classed as "sports entertainment" -but scald anyone who claims otherwise.

 

[MYstIC G]

Hate to burst your bubble Gray but they've been trying to do that "sports entertainment" bit for about a decade mate.

 

[Gray]

Yeahhh i know about that, but over the past month or two they have infact come out to specifically say they are not a wrestling company.

Credit: TV Week

WWE sent a demand to a website that called them a wrestling company to change their wording. TVWeek.com had a headline that ran “‘Drew Carey inducted into pro wrestling Hall of Fame.” According to the site, they received an email from WWE publicist Kellie Baldyga, ordering them to change the headline because “We are no longer a wrestling company but rather a global entertainment company with a movie studio, international licensing deals, publisher of three magazines, consumer good distributor and more.”

The publicist further said “No, we don’t do wrestling events. They’re entertainments. And we don’t call them wrestlers. They’re superstars and divas.”

TVWeek refused the request and removed the article rather than change the headline.

This was from about 4 weeks or so ago, which was hilarious.

 

[MYstIC G]

That'd explain why they've change it from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc to WWE Inc then.

 

[cHodAX]

Just heard Edge has been forced to retire or face being in a wheelchair for life very soon, damn sad to hear that, genuinely nice bloke and a great entertainer.

 

[MYstIC G]

Still hoping it's an angle. Edge is great and it would absolutely suck to lose him from WWE.

 

[cHodAX]

Still hoping it's an angle. Edge is great and it would absolutely suck to lose him from WWE.

It's not bud, done some reading and it is legit, apparently Cena came out later on and confirmed it wasn't an angle before asking the fans to give Edge a standing ovation.

Very very sad his career ends this way but also happy he got out before he ended up like Droz.

 

[MYstIC G]

I've not actually seen RAW yet. All I can say now is.

Awwwww crap

 

[cHodAX]

EDGE RETIRES | PWInsider.com

 

[Gray]

Is a great shame, though i remember hearing years ago about all his troubles with his neck, i always liked him.

But at least he quit before he ended up crippled, and he ended his career while at the top, not many can say that.

I'd still like him to stay on in some form though, he's a great talker on the mic so could probably do some announcing work, or even becoming a manager.

If he becomes an announcer, he could very well follow in JBL's steps, he was excellent on Smackdown until he ended up leaving. Alternatively he could end up finishing up with wrestling completely, ala Shawn Michaels.

 

[MYstIC G]

Well you say HBK has left but he could still come back to put one one more sharpshooter on a leaving Canadian champion couldn't he

 

[Marc]

fuck the rock, fuck SCSA, fuck the undertaker.

Edge was the man

YouTube - WWE Edge retires the World Heavyweight Title on SmackDown Part 1.mp4

 

[Marc]

YouTube - WWE Edge retires the World Heavyweight Title on SmackDown Part 2.mp4

5 second pose!!!

 

[soze]

I was never the biggest fan of Edge if i am honest, but after reading this in Mick Foleys blog i have a new apprication for his talent.

For those of you who don’t know, Edge and I used to regularly perform one of the greatest tag-team moves of all time. Let me set the scene for you. Any arena, in any part of the country for roughly an eighteen month period -maybe early 1999 through late 2000. Al Snow, despite what I may have written in the past, was actually quite a witty guy; more than capable of holding his during the course of our legendary (if ridiculously drawn-out) battle of the brains. Think of each insult or joke as a punch, putting together as many as possible - some better than others, some hitting their mark, other missing wildly – with the ultimate goal of knocking your verbal sparring partner out. It was not unusual for Al to start off strong, peppering me with jabs, sinking some solid body shots. But like DeNiro in Raging Bull, Al Snow never did put me down. Why? Because he lacked my secret weapon. Because, literally, he had no Edge. But I did.

Sensing that his friend might be in danger of an embarrassing loss to the underdog Snow, Edge would leap into action, overselling the laughs at whatever feeble comeback I tried to mount, before combining with me to hit the valiant, yet doomed Snow with that most incredible of finishers – The White Guy Jumping High Five! The move was a guaranteed knockout: creating such waves of laughter among my WWE contemporaries, that Al would simply concede defeat, saying something about how it wasn’t fair, that Edge was my henchman, that my jokes weren’t even funny, blah, blah blah. All valid points, but none of that mattered at the time..or even now. All that mattered then..and now, is that Edge was my secret weapon, and that I was undefeated in locker-room (or airplane, train, boat, baseball games..you get it) showdowns with Al Snow.

It didn’t take a crystal ball to see that Edge was going to be a star. He clearly had the moves, the look, the charisma. But it wasn’t until a particular “Brood” interview, where Gangrel seemed to stumble verbally, that Edge was given a chance on the stick – an opportunity he took full advantage of; leaving all the boys with that unmistakable “ohh, he can talk, he’s going to draw money” feeling. Clearly, this guy was not meant to be either silent or brooding, and within a matter of weeks (or so it seemed) Edge and Christian had been de-Brooded and began to explore their more comedic side, from the 5 second poses for those with the benefit of flash photography, to their stellar showdowns with the kick-ass, take-names new Commissioner of WWE –me! I’ve often mentioned that my days as WWE Commissioner were among the happiest of my career. And of all the things that went into making that time so happy, nothing made me happier than to work with Edge and Christian on a series of bizarre, innocent and ridiculous backstage vignettes we collectively referred to as “Chredgeley” – as in CHRistian, EDGE, and foLEY. You know, until I wrote that out, I never realized that Edge got his whole name in there, and Christian and I only got three letters each. Hey, that doesn’t seem fair! Not trying to sell A DVD here, (especially since I have a new one coming out on 4/19 that I WILL be trying to sell) but I enjoyed working with Jay and Adam (pretty sure you know which is which) so much, that I specifically asked for a “Credgely” compilation package on 2000’s “Hard Knocks and Cheap Pops” video.

As funny, and as talented as each were, it wasn’t until Summerslam 2000’s “Tables, Ladders and Chairs” match that the world began to see them as legitimate superstars, and ironically, not until returning from 2003 spinal fusion surgery on his neck, that Edge was given a legitimate chance at breaking through that glass ceiling; the invisible, yet very real barrier that prevented most WWE Superstars from ever taking that final step from Superstar to SUPERSTAR – from valuable role-player to main eventer. The 2003 Edge didn’t tap at that ceiling. He didn’t ask politely if he might gain entry. He smashed through it, just bleeping shattered it. He didn’t take that final step; he pretty much just vaulted over everybody. And he did it with a hybrid of tools – ring experience, psychology, humor, physicality, determination – that allowed him to steal just about every show he appeared on. I got to see a few of those matches live. I watched many more on television. Hell, I even got to be in one of them – Wrestlemania XXII, where the Edgester wove his magic spell on a clearly out of shape, past his prime relic of a by-gone era and allowed him (meaning me) to have that one elusive great Wrestlemania moment.

I had no doubt at the time, 2006, that Edge was the number one wrestler in the business. I think one could put up an argument that he was the number one wrestler for a period of time during any one of a number of years. His matches with the top WWE stars of his era – The Undertaker, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, John Cena, etc. etc. – are the stuff of legend. If there is any weakness to an argument for Edge, it is that he did amazing matches with such regularity that I’m not sure fans could completely appreciate just how amazing they were. Following my Mania match with Edge, I spent a LONG time in bed, caught a late flight, and made it home just in time to see Edge on Raw, stealing the show again – less than 24 hours after stealing the biggest show of the year.

I don’t know if there will ever be a consensus on who the best wrestler or worker of that era (call it 2003-2011, starting and ending with the neck injury) is or was. I once said I could make a good argument for Shawn Michaels - and I can. I think I could make a pretty good argument for Kurt Angle. Based on big money matches, some might say Triple H. For pure wrestling, maybe AJ Styles or Samoa Joe, or any number of Japanese stars who have flown beneath the mainstream radar.

But look at the other attributes that Edge brought to the table. A willingness to fully immerse himself in every storyline – to make people believe, or at least to believe that he believed. He embraced the ridiculous. He loved the emotional. He thrived under pressure. He stood up for what he thought was best for his characters, his matches, his opponents, and the shows. As viewers, we knew that every segment he appeared in was going to be good. But more importantly, we knew that any segment with Edge had the potential be great. In baseball terms, he was a five-tool player; a guy who could do it all. There have been other five-tool players in the wrestling game – guys who could wrestle, draw money, talk, create characters, be dramatic or comedic. But to me, he was the most versatile, and the most entertaining. So while there may be an argument over who the GREATEST WRESTLER was from 2003-2008, to me, there is no real argument over who was the era’s GREATEST PERFORMER. Hands down, it goes to Edge. What an incredible person. What an amazing career.

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As for Wrestlemania I though it was a poor show and though they way Cena took one for the team was great. Undertaker kicks out of a tombstone, Cena gets hit with a Rock Bottom and is down for the 10 sends it takes Miz to get to him and pin him. Then he hides for the rest of The Rocks prancing about. I hate it when an old timer walks back in and lays out the top new talent easily.

 

[soze]

I have decided this is now a general Wrestling thread so RIP Macho Man

 

[Ch3tan]

Yep, it was mentioned in the random spam thread, he should have his own thread. What a nasty way to go

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Yeah shame, he was really brilliant.

In other wrestling news, I'm not pleased what they did to Christian! He better get the belt back at Over The Limit or I'll be annoyed.

 

[cHodAX]

I have decided this is now a general Wrestling thread so RIP Macho Man

Ahh fuck that is horrible, he only remarried a few months ago as well iirc. I met him back in 1993 when they were on a UK tour, a lovely bloke who I noticed made a ton of time for the kids in wheelchairs. The reps were trying to get him to leave and he fucked them all off to spend time with those kids.

Rest in peace Randall, you will be sadly missed.

 

[soze]

He is one of the great characters of Pro Wrestling but some ugly rumours follow him about why he was blacklisted by WWE. Hopefully now we will get a best of DVD and they will never be confirmed.

 

[Gibbo]

Randy Savage was one of the icons of wrestling, one of the best.

Genuinely shocked by this.

RIP

 

[BloodOmen]

I was never the biggest fan of Edge if i am honest, but after reading this in Mick Foleys blog i have a new apprication for his talent.



As for Wrestlemania I though it was a poor show and though they way Cena took one for the team was great. Undertaker kicks out of a tombstone, Cena gets hit with a Rock Bottom and is down for the 10 sends it takes Miz to get to him and pin him. Then he hides for the rest of The Rocks prancing about. I hate it when an old timer walks back in and lays out the top new talent easily.

all part of the show tho

 

[Shagrat]

I have decided this is now a general Wrestling thread so RIP Macho Man

That sucks, remember him as a legend when wwf first kicked off

 

[old.Tohtori]

Stupid people, he wasn't killed, he died. Farewell.

 

[GimmlyThe3rd]

You fags actually still watch this fake drama shit?

I'm a huge fan of mma and grappling, but come on .....

 

[Ctuchik]

You fags actually still watch this fake drama shit?

I'm a huge fan of mma and grappling, but come on .....

Well, MMA or wrestling, a gay sport is a gay sport is a gay sport.

No offense to any potential gays here btw, its just that 2 guys sweating it out on top of each other is a tad disturbing, violence or not.

 

[Marc]

You fags actually still watch this fake drama shit?

I'm a huge fan of mma and grappling, but come on .....

Do you ever post anything that isnt about how you are cooler than everyone else?

 

[soze]

I never knew watching wrestling made me gay I better stop right now before I start craving cock!