Wrestling
Wrestling
(20 Aug 2013, 6:37 pm)Andreos1 hahaha, so it was cos of sky then .
Never mind your NES, you wanted to be round your mates watching his sky :p
I was the same with The Simpsons, but no matter how mates or cousins tried, I just couldn't get into it.
Whereas you didn't get the Big Daddy or Giant Haystacks thing, I loved it and the American stuff, just didn't compare.
Maybe it was because the British offering was so naff, who knows. Maybe it was because everyone piled round my Grandparents, ate fish & chips, watched the wrestling, watched the horseracing, listened for their coupon coming in and then ate a home made tea with plate pie afterwards and it held a sentimental value, who knows...
(20 Aug 2013, 6:37 pm)Andreos1 hahaha, so it was cos of sky then .
Never mind your NES, you wanted to be round your mates watching his sky :p
I was the same with The Simpsons, but no matter how mates or cousins tried, I just couldn't get into it.
Whereas you didn't get the Big Daddy or Giant Haystacks thing, I loved it and the American stuff, just didn't compare.
Maybe it was because the British offering was so naff, who knows. Maybe it was because everyone piled round my Grandparents, ate fish & chips, watched the wrestling, watched the horseracing, listened for their coupon coming in and then ate a home made tea with plate pie afterwards and it held a sentimental value, who knows...
(20 Aug 2013, 6:46 pm)AdamY I mostly love the WoS stuff now. It has became en-vogue over the last decade or so. Many wrestlers today are hugely influenced by the likes of Johnny Saint, Johnny Kidd, Marty Jones, Les Kellett, or Marc Rocco. However, I still have no time for Daddy or Haystacks. I thought Kendo Nagasaki was a bit crap too.
(20 Aug 2013, 6:46 pm)AdamY I mostly love the WoS stuff now. It has became en-vogue over the last decade or so. Many wrestlers today are hugely influenced by the likes of Johnny Saint, Johnny Kidd, Marty Jones, Les Kellett, or Marc Rocco. However, I still have no time for Daddy or Haystacks. I thought Kendo Nagasaki was a bit crap too.
I think I might as well post a few matches for people to watch/sample in this thread.
Feel free to add your own.
To kick things off, some World of Sport action featuring the legendary Johnny Saint.
Some contemporary British action wrestled within an old-school WoS style context. (Noam Dar vs. Jack Gallagher)
And a match from Japan I recently watched and thought was awesome.
Enjoy.
I would love to goto Mania, but would love to goto the week build up to it, I will do it eventually.
I would also love to do a TV Taping over here, yes, the house shows are great, but I imagine a live tv taping being something else.
Of all the wrestlers I want to meet, I would love to meet Cena, I have heard a lot of good things about him and his treatment of fans, in Belfast I had to settle for Cody Rhodes, got a picture with him, and also met Kelly Kelly and Mickie James, I went all gooey meeting Mickie, because I am in love with her, lol, I'd had a little too much to drink and all I could say to her stuttering was 'er, er, er, Mickie, your gorgeous, I love you' she said 'aw, thank you sweetie, that's lovely' she must have thought I was a right gimp, lol...
I was a proper mark for Davey Boy Smith as a kid and my favourite match of all time was when he won the Intercontinental Title from Bret Hart at Wembley in 1992 in front of 90 odd thousand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tXFzz1eXI
And went on stupid when Bulldog returned at Insurrexion in 2000 on London, Crash Holly was Hardcore Champion with the 24/7 rule in effect and he was going on about not being able to find a Brit to fight and Bulldog came out, it was so predictable but, although I was 18 at the time, I went on like a pre-pubesent kid, lol
EDIT...How do you embed YouTube videos, can it be done with tapatalk?
(20 Aug 2013, 6:07 pm)Half Pint North East Wrestling Society recently closed it's doors and I don't think there's anymore wrestling promotions left in the region.
(20 Aug 2013, 6:07 pm)Half Pint North East Wrestling Society recently closed it's doors and I don't think there's anymore wrestling promotions left in the region.
(20 Aug 2013, 10:54 pm)fozzovmurton I was a proper mark for Davey Boy Smith as a kid and my favourite match of all time was when he won the Intercontinental Title from Bret Hart at Wembley in 1992 in front of 90 odd thousand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tXFzz1eXI
(20 Aug 2013, 10:54 pm)fozzovmurton I was a proper mark for Davey Boy Smith as a kid and my favourite match of all time was when he won the Intercontinental Title from Bret Hart at Wembley in 1992 in front of 90 odd thousand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tXFzz1eXI
(21 Aug 2013, 8:05 pm)gtomlinson Heenan though....
(21 Aug 2013, 8:05 pm)gtomlinson Heenan though....
(21 Aug 2013, 8:37 pm)AdamY Ah, Bobby Heenan. Probably my favourite colour-commentator and, of course, wrestling manager. He was so skilled at what he did. Even in WCW, when he blatantly couldn't care less, he was still thoroughly entertaining.
Jessie 'The Body' Ventura was also great and also the true star of the film Predator.
(21 Aug 2013, 8:37 pm)AdamY Ah, Bobby Heenan. Probably my favourite colour-commentator and, of course, wrestling manager. He was so skilled at what he did. Even in WCW, when he blatantly couldn't care less, he was still thoroughly entertaining.
Jessie 'The Body' Ventura was also great and also the true star of the film Predator.
I'll admit right now at the age of 20, I love Wrestling and have done since I was 6 years old, Watch it week in week out without fail, including all the PPV's which I stream, I mainly watch WWE nowadays compared to TNA which I used to watch alot before Hogan came in and ruined it, now I rarely watch it.
I have always wanted to go see WWE live, but I'd rather go to the actual televised event as I think it would be a better experience than a House Show at Newcastle.
My Favourite Wrestlers/Past and Present
I have to say without a doubt my favourite wrestler is The Rock followed by CM Punk, I also like the Brutality of Brock Lesnar also. I can't stand John Cena quite glad he is injured and won't be on my TV Screen for 4-6 months.
(22 Aug 2013, 9:17 pm)AdamY I've only ever been to two events at the Arena.
One was a WCW event in 2000; the other was WWA show in 2001. They were both pretty dire to be honest.
(22 Aug 2013, 9:17 pm)AdamY I've only ever been to two events at the Arena.
One was a WCW event in 2000; the other was WWA show in 2001. They were both pretty dire to be honest.
(22 Aug 2013, 10:18 pm)Half Pint WCW was quite dire in 2000. When DDP left I stopped watching as it was too unbearable. Nitro and Thunder was poor and the PPVs were becoming terrible. The attitude era from 98 - 00 was good. 2001 was poor and the Invasion angle was botched to hell.
(22 Aug 2013, 10:18 pm)Half Pint WCW was quite dire in 2000. When DDP left I stopped watching as it was too unbearable. Nitro and Thunder was poor and the PPVs were becoming terrible. The attitude era from 98 - 00 was good. 2001 was poor and the Invasion angle was botched to hell.
(22 Aug 2013, 10:36 pm)Adam Malarkey The NWO and WWE Vs WCW/ECW angles I thought were brilliant to watch, I love sitting watching old WWE DVD's or watching them on Youtube
(22 Aug 2013, 10:36 pm)Adam Malarkey The NWO and WWE Vs WCW/ECW angles I thought were brilliant to watch, I love sitting watching old WWE DVD's or watching them on Youtube
(23 Aug 2013, 2:22 pm)AdamY There's a good chance that this match may happen at next year's Wrestlemania.
(23 Aug 2013, 9:38 pm)Half Pint They also said that regards last mania but it never happened. Though tbh do you really wanna see 2 old timers go at it now? 2001 time it would have been a hell yes but not now.
(23 Aug 2013, 9:38 pm)Half Pint They also said that regards last mania but it never happened. Though tbh do you really wanna see 2 old timers go at it now? 2001 time it would have been a hell yes but not now.
(22 Aug 2013, 7:49 pm)Adam Malarkey I'll admit right now at the age of 20, I love Wrestling and have done since I was 6 years old, Watch it week in week out without fail, including all the PPV's which I stream, I mainly watch WWE nowadays compared to TNA which I used to watch alot before Hogan came in and ruined it, now I rarely watch it.
I have always wanted to go see WWE live, but I'd rather go to the actual televised event as I think it would be a better experience than a House Show at Newcastle.
My Favourite Wrestlers/Past and Present
I have to say without a doubt my favourite wrestler is The Rock followed by CM Punk, I also like the Brutality of Brock Lesnar also. I can't stand John Cena quite glad he is injured and won't be on my TV Screen for 4-6 months.
(22 Aug 2013, 7:49 pm)Adam Malarkey I'll admit right now at the age of 20, I love Wrestling and have done since I was 6 years old, Watch it week in week out without fail, including all the PPV's which I stream, I mainly watch WWE nowadays compared to TNA which I used to watch alot before Hogan came in and ruined it, now I rarely watch it.
I have always wanted to go see WWE live, but I'd rather go to the actual televised event as I think it would be a better experience than a House Show at Newcastle.
My Favourite Wrestlers/Past and Present
I have to say without a doubt my favourite wrestler is The Rock followed by CM Punk, I also like the Brutality of Brock Lesnar also. I can't stand John Cena quite glad he is injured and won't be on my TV Screen for 4-6 months.