Wrestling
Wrestling
(23 Jun 2014, 11:33 am)marxistafozzski And from what I have seen of Adrian Neville would love to see him called up to the Majors sometime soon
(23 Jun 2014, 11:33 am)marxistafozzski And from what I have seen of Adrian Neville would love to see him called up to the Majors sometime soon
Dublin-born Becky Lynch (formally known as Rebecca Knox) is possibly the most talented female wrestler that WWE have on their roster.
However, because she's Irish, WWE have saw fit to thrust a sterotypical Hornswaggle-esque gimmick upon her in her NXT debut.
I usually like wacky gimmicks but this is one I could do without seeing if she's ever called up to the main roster.
(30 Jun 2014, 5:31 pm)AdamY Dublin-born Becky Lynch (formally known as Rebecca Knox) is possibly the most talented female wrestler that WWE have on their roster.
However, because she's Irish, WWE have saw fit to thrust a sterotypical Hornswaggle-esque gimmick upon her in her NXT debut.
I usually like wacky gimmicks but this is one I could do without seeing if she's ever called up to the main roster.
(30 Jun 2014, 5:31 pm)AdamY Dublin-born Becky Lynch (formally known as Rebecca Knox) is possibly the most talented female wrestler that WWE have on their roster.
However, because she's Irish, WWE have saw fit to thrust a sterotypical Hornswaggle-esque gimmick upon her in her NXT debut.
I usually like wacky gimmicks but this is one I could do without seeing if she's ever called up to the main roster.
(30 Jun 2014, 6:15 pm)marxistafozzski WWE seem to like Stereotypes...Off the top of my head
Wrestlers from Eastern Europe: Always characterised as Soviet Sympathisers, look at Rusev and Lana today, Russian Sympathisers and there not even Russian...He is Bulgarian and she is from Florida
Who remembers Mohamed Hassan, played a shadowy terrorist type with Daivari managing him, at a time when 9/11 was still fresh in our minds...
Talking about wacky gimmicks...Look no further than the Gobbledygooker and Doink the Clown, 2 of the most absurd gimmicks ever, one of those gimmicks that should not work but somehow does, absurd enough to the point of being so stupid that it becomes funny
BTW...Becky Lynch is quite fit...But I don't think much of her Riverdance impression
(30 Jun 2014, 6:15 pm)marxistafozzski WWE seem to like Stereotypes...Off the top of my head
Wrestlers from Eastern Europe: Always characterised as Soviet Sympathisers, look at Rusev and Lana today, Russian Sympathisers and there not even Russian...He is Bulgarian and she is from Florida
Who remembers Mohamed Hassan, played a shadowy terrorist type with Daivari managing him, at a time when 9/11 was still fresh in our minds...
Talking about wacky gimmicks...Look no further than the Gobbledygooker and Doink the Clown, 2 of the most absurd gimmicks ever, one of those gimmicks that should not work but somehow does, absurd enough to the point of being so stupid that it becomes funny
BTW...Becky Lynch is quite fit...But I don't think much of her Riverdance impression
(01 Jul 2014, 2:14 am)NEBCD Malarkey Welcome to Rawwwwww is Jerichooooooooooooooooooooo.
He was then attacked by the Wyatts, ohhh and The Miz is back also
(01 Jul 2014, 2:47 am)NEBCD Malarkey Bit of Turns abouts Fair has just occurred on Raw, AJ Lee Returned and beat Paige for the Divas Title.
(01 Jul 2014, 2:14 am)NEBCD Malarkey Welcome to Rawwwwww is Jerichooooooooooooooooooooo.
He was then attacked by the Wyatts, ohhh and The Miz is back also
(01 Jul 2014, 2:47 am)NEBCD Malarkey Bit of Turns abouts Fair has just occurred on Raw, AJ Lee Returned and beat Paige for the Divas Title.
(30 Jun 2014, 10:41 pm)AdamY To be fair, most wrestling promotions have portrayed wrestlers supposedly from Eastern Europe/Russia in a similar manner. Off the top of my head, there's only Vladimir Koslov (Lithuanian - although Lithuania was part of the USSR when he born) Alex Koslov (Moldavian - same deal as Lithuania) Nikolai Volkoff (Croatian) and, of course, Rusev who actually have some sort of Eastern European background. The rest (e.g. Ivan and Nikita Koloff, Krusher Khruschev, Boris Zukhov, Boris Malenko etc,) were all portrayed by Americans. Although Rusev gimmick is very 80's in a cold-war sense, I don't have a problem with thinking that they're superior to Americans because they're from another country. But you're right, it would be nice if he was actually from Russia and not Bulgaria.
(30 Jun 2014, 10:41 pm)AdamY To be fair, most wrestling promotions have portrayed wrestlers supposedly from Eastern Europe/Russia in a similar manner. Off the top of my head, there's only Vladimir Koslov (Lithuanian - although Lithuania was part of the USSR when he born) Alex Koslov (Moldavian - same deal as Lithuania) Nikolai Volkoff (Croatian) and, of course, Rusev who actually have some sort of Eastern European background. The rest (e.g. Ivan and Nikita Koloff, Krusher Khruschev, Boris Zukhov, Boris Malenko etc,) were all portrayed by Americans. Although Rusev gimmick is very 80's in a cold-war sense, I don't have a problem with thinking that they're superior to Americans because they're from another country. But you're right, it would be nice if he was actually from Russia and not Bulgaria.
(01 Jul 2014, 5:06 pm)marxistafozzski Would I be right in saying WWE are using Rusev similar to the way Dolph Lundgren portrayed Ivan Drago in Rocky...Hard as fuck, with little to say and a decent enough looking Valet at his side..
As for Lana, I am sure she is from somewhere like Florida, though I may be wrong there
I am sure I read somewhere recently AJ Lee was pregnant with a little Punk, guess not...
Do you think CM himself will be returning anytime soon???
(01 Jul 2014, 5:06 pm)marxistafozzski Would I be right in saying WWE are using Rusev similar to the way Dolph Lundgren portrayed Ivan Drago in Rocky...Hard as fuck, with little to say and a decent enough looking Valet at his side..
As for Lana, I am sure she is from somewhere like Florida, though I may be wrong there
I am sure I read somewhere recently AJ Lee was pregnant with a little Punk, guess not...
Do you think CM himself will be returning anytime soon???
(01 Jul 2014, 7:23 pm)AdamY Don't know whether it's intentional but you can certainly draw some comparisons between Rusev/Lana and the Lundgren/Brigitte Neilsen characters from Rocky IV. If Rusev kills Kofi Kingston and announces 'if he dies, he dies' then you'll know for sure
It's highly unlikely (and incredibly unsafe) that AJ Lee would be wrestling if pregnant so I think your assumption that's she not is spot on.
CM Punk has stated that he's retired from the wrestling business. However one must take wrestling retirements with a pinch of salt so I really don't know whether CM Punk is gone for good. I don't think he's returning anytime soon but never say never...
(01 Jul 2014, 7:23 pm)AdamY Don't know whether it's intentional but you can certainly draw some comparisons between Rusev/Lana and the Lundgren/Brigitte Neilsen characters from Rocky IV. If Rusev kills Kofi Kingston and announces 'if he dies, he dies' then you'll know for sure
It's highly unlikely (and incredibly unsafe) that AJ Lee would be wrestling if pregnant so I think your assumption that's she not is spot on.
CM Punk has stated that he's retired from the wrestling business. However one must take wrestling retirements with a pinch of salt so I really don't know whether CM Punk is gone for good. I don't think he's returning anytime soon but never say never...
Terry Funk's first retirement happened sometime in 1983 on an All Japan Pro Wrestling card. It's quite the spectacle and you may have even heard a bit of it as a soundbite. (commentary in Japanese; retirement speech in English).
Less than two years later he was wrestling for Vince McMahon and appeared on the Wrestlemania 2 card the following year.
After several retirements later, he returned to All Japan (along with his brother Dory Jr.) in 2013.
(01 Jul 2014, 9:52 pm)AdamY In other news...
Source:http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-wwe-arrest-0702-20140701,0,1640564.story
WWE 'Diva' Arrested In Hartford
Tenille A. Dashwood, 25, A.K.A. Emma, was arrested by Hartford Police under shoplifting suspicion. (Hartford Police / July 1, 2014)
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY and DAVID OWENS,
cdempsey@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
4:22 p.m. EDT, July 1, 2014
HARTFORD — A female WWE wrestler was arrested on a shoplifting charge Monday, police said.
Tenille Dashwood of Winter Park, Fla. was charged with sixth-degree larceny after she stole an item from Wal-Mart, police said. The alleged theft was reported to police about I p.m.
Dashwood, whose ring name is "Emma," appeared in community court Tuesday. She was told to do community service, according to her lawyer, Hubert Santos.
Santos said outside the courtroom that his client's arrest stemmed from a mistake. She was using the self-checkout machine at the Hartford Walmart when she bought about $30 of items but forgot to pay for an iPod or iPad case, Santos said.
Hartford police described the item as a red iHome Slim Swivel iPad mini case valued $21.14.
The WWE was in Hartford Monday for a show at the XL Center.
The Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment did not say if Dashwood's status as an employee has changed but released a brief statement:
"WWE is aware that Tenille Dashwood (WWE Diva Emma) was arrested for shoplifting. Ms. Dashwood is ultimately responsible for her personal actions."
Dashwood is known for her "wacky attitude and quirky confidence," according to the WWE website. She also has a "unique" victory dance which, as she is quoted as saying, "reminds me to celebrate the fact that I am, indeed, a winner."
(01 Jul 2014, 9:52 pm)AdamY In other news...
Source:http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-wwe-arrest-0702-20140701,0,1640564.story
WWE 'Diva' Arrested In Hartford
Tenille A. Dashwood, 25, A.K.A. Emma, was arrested by Hartford Police under shoplifting suspicion. (Hartford Police / July 1, 2014)
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY and DAVID OWENS,
cdempsey@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
4:22 p.m. EDT, July 1, 2014
HARTFORD — A female WWE wrestler was arrested on a shoplifting charge Monday, police said.
Tenille Dashwood of Winter Park, Fla. was charged with sixth-degree larceny after she stole an item from Wal-Mart, police said. The alleged theft was reported to police about I p.m.
Dashwood, whose ring name is "Emma," appeared in community court Tuesday. She was told to do community service, according to her lawyer, Hubert Santos.
Santos said outside the courtroom that his client's arrest stemmed from a mistake. She was using the self-checkout machine at the Hartford Walmart when she bought about $30 of items but forgot to pay for an iPod or iPad case, Santos said.
Hartford police described the item as a red iHome Slim Swivel iPad mini case valued $21.14.
The WWE was in Hartford Monday for a show at the XL Center.
The Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment did not say if Dashwood's status as an employee has changed but released a brief statement:
"WWE is aware that Tenille Dashwood (WWE Diva Emma) was arrested for shoplifting. Ms. Dashwood is ultimately responsible for her personal actions."
Dashwood is known for her "wacky attitude and quirky confidence," according to the WWE website. She also has a "unique" victory dance which, as she is quoted as saying, "reminds me to celebrate the fact that I am, indeed, a winner."
(01 Jul 2014, 9:52 pm)AdamY In other news...
Source:http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-wwe-arrest-0702-20140701,0,1640564.story
Looks like Emma might be in the dog-house for a bit although being associated with Santino Marella isn't exactly a career highlight.
(01 Jul 2014, 9:52 pm)AdamY In other news...
Source:http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-wwe-arrest-0702-20140701,0,1640564.story
Looks like Emma might be in the dog-house for a bit although being associated with Santino Marella isn't exactly a career highlight.
As anyone played WWE 2K14. Is it worth getting as I'm thinking of getting it for my Xbox.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:20 pm)marxistafozzski Hey Adam, what direction do you see the title going, I didn't watch MITB, but I know Cena won the belts and Rollins won the contract, do you think Cena will keep it for a bit and drop it to Daniel Bryan and do you think Rollins will cash in, in the near future???
(01 Jul 2014, 10:20 pm)marxistafozzski Hey Adam, what direction do you see the title going, I didn't watch MITB, but I know Cena won the belts and Rollins won the contract, do you think Cena will keep it for a bit and drop it to Daniel Bryan and do you think Rollins will cash in, in the near future???
(01 Jul 2014, 10:40 pm)GMitchelhill As anyone played WWE 2K14. Is it worth getting as I'm thinking of getting it for my Xbox.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:40 pm)GMitchelhill As anyone played WWE 2K14. Is it worth getting as I'm thinking of getting it for my Xbox.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:40 pm)GMitchelhill As anyone played WWE 2K14. Is it worth getting as I'm thinking of getting it for my Xbox.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:40 pm)GMitchelhill As anyone played WWE 2K14. Is it worth getting as I'm thinking of getting it for my Xbox.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:47 pm)AdamY Haven't read anything with regard to plans involving Seth Rollins and his MITB briefcase. I can't see him as a future WWE Champion but then again you could say the same thing about CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. I just want to see Dean Ambrose thwart his plans at every opportunity. That will entertain me at least.
Apparently the short-term plan is for Cena to face Brock Lesnar at Summerslam. Long-term, it is probably to put the belt on Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 31. If Lesnar wins at Summerslam, it gives Reigns a heel to chase which will go some way to cement his status as the company's top babyface. If Cena wins, I don't know how the eventual feud between Reigns and Cena will pan out as, apparently, Cena is against turning heel. I suppose you could do a Hogan/Warrior WM6-style build-up but, ultimately, that may damage Reigns as it did The Ultimate Warrior - especially if, like Hogan, Cena isn't ready to give up the limelight yet.
Daniel Bryan may get a couple of title-shots upon his return but he was never meant to be the face of the company (both HHH and Vince like tall, muscular champs - the fans got behind Bryan so they went with it) so I doubt he's going to win the title straight away. That's not to say he will never win the title or headline PPV's - just that he's seen as a guy to can add quality to matches but is not necessarily the star of the show.
(01 Jul 2014, 10:47 pm)AdamY Haven't read anything with regard to plans involving Seth Rollins and his MITB briefcase. I can't see him as a future WWE Champion but then again you could say the same thing about CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. I just want to see Dean Ambrose thwart his plans at every opportunity. That will entertain me at least.
Apparently the short-term plan is for Cena to face Brock Lesnar at Summerslam. Long-term, it is probably to put the belt on Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 31. If Lesnar wins at Summerslam, it gives Reigns a heel to chase which will go some way to cement his status as the company's top babyface. If Cena wins, I don't know how the eventual feud between Reigns and Cena will pan out as, apparently, Cena is against turning heel. I suppose you could do a Hogan/Warrior WM6-style build-up but, ultimately, that may damage Reigns as it did The Ultimate Warrior - especially if, like Hogan, Cena isn't ready to give up the limelight yet.
Daniel Bryan may get a couple of title-shots upon his return but he was never meant to be the face of the company (both HHH and Vince like tall, muscular champs - the fans got behind Bryan so they went with it) so I doubt he's going to win the title straight away. That's not to say he will never win the title or headline PPV's - just that he's seen as a guy to can add quality to matches but is not necessarily the star of the show.
(01 Jul 2014, 11:05 pm)gtom I'm looking to buy WWF Wrestlefest on an arcade emulator myself!
(01 Jul 2014, 11:05 pm)gtom I'm looking to buy WWF Wrestlefest on an arcade emulator myself!