Chris Benoit RIP

They are much sad one to feel that this is happened. Much sad for all Italia is a day in order to lose the relative television programs fighting. I have enjoyed watching shining muscles of these splendid boy, poichè have blinked in the mat to a way much erotico. A lot was arousing and has often obtained hard while I had dreams of similar nature.

x-posts but ok waking up to find some clueless Fox news show is putting Warrior on TV = OH GLORIOUS DAY

Just you wait - Warrior might even get his own show on Fox News out of this. He is their target audience, after all.

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Hannity & Colmes….
Posted in Uncategorized on June 29th, 2007

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Hello warriors. Yes, I have agreed to make a rare public appearance on Hannity & Colmes. Yesterday, I tentatively agreed to this evening, Friday. This morning we were contacted by the show and told there was a shift in programming due to the London Bombing attempt. So, I decided that Monday would be better.

Of course, I’ve been paying attention to how this has unfolded. I’ve drafted up a post — your typical Warrior masterpiece — and will put up the polished piece after my appearance over at Fox. I’ve some original ideas about this incident — what’s new? — and want to showcase them on TV, first.

I’m not sure yet, still have to do some howling atop my mountain for further enlightenment, but probably just go on Fox with my typical eloquent knack to say what others are thinking but don’t have the courage to let slip past their lips. You know, the usual brilliant, “self-destructive” stuff.

Your Founding Father of Ring Intensity,

Always Believe,

Warrior

WWE MSG Classics played a Warrior/Andre the Giant IC bout from '89 last Wednesday and it was THE DRIZZLING SHITS. One of those things where the most exciting spot is a body slam (duh, it's Andre) but it went on for 10 minutes with a DQ finish as well.

Still, the insane pop Warrior is always bragging about is completely true. It was loud as hell on that show, and I saw him fight Rick Rude at a house show around that time and it's still the loudest audience pop I've ever heard, at other wrestling shows (and I've seen Rock and Stone Cold), rock concerts, what have you. Kids loved the guy.

Still, the insane pop Warrior is always bragging about is completely true.

It's all about the theme music.

No dude, the pop on MSG happened as soon as Fink announced it was an IC bout, kids were that excited.

pop = cheering?

what version of poppage are you using?

yeah that's what they call it when a wrestler gets a big response on entrance

To the eight-year-old me, Warrior was the coolest shit ever.

Same here man, it wasn't until the WCW comeback that I realized how crazy and boring he is as a wrestler.

What I meant that it was the music was a bit part of what made the Warrior such a hit. The anticipation of that first 'DUN.... dun DUN DUN DUN' always made the crowd electric.

me too.

i had no idea he was still in the public eye, no less as a batshit right winger.

xxp

Remember how WCW just had him come out and rant at Hogan for 15 minutes? oWn? Yeesh.

A lot was arousing and has often obtained hard while I had dreams of similar nature.

and now we have the new version of "obtain much hard one"

and "pop" = positive audience reaction = people "popping" out of their chairs to cheer

Classic warrior PPV pop: Summerslam 88, where he ran to the ring and squashed the Honky Tonk Man in 30 secs for the IC Title. I can't remember if he blew up on the way to the ring or not. I was 12 years old at the time and we had about 12 of us(my siblings & my dad, neighbors & neighbor kids) in the family room cheering.

Fun Fact: the late Sensational Sherri played Honky Tonk Man's valet "Peggy Sue", and it only took a blonde wig & big sunglasses not to be recognized.

That should have read 'it was the music that was a big part'. I've got one eye on SmackDown so I'm not paying much attention.

actually, besides noticing Dom making references here and there, I had no idea wrestling was popular at all outside of the US.

ok yeah it pretty much is the greatest theme music ever, but I also thought New Jack coming out to Natural Born Killaz was some cool ass shit. Has the similar DUN DUN feel.

WCW/WWF/WWE that is.

xp

Fun Fact: the late Sensational Sherri played Honky Tonk Man's valet "Peggy Sue"

WHOA. Someone find a pic of that.

I had no idea wrestling was popular at all outside of the US.

It's hugely popular in the UK and Ireland, ever since Sky started showing WWF in 1989.

I like how Warrior/owN even ruined other wrestler's careers, i.e. that stupid trap door hurting Davey Boy Smith's back so that he had to go on painkillers and got fired by WCW.

that Lowtax vs. Ultimate Warrior thing is awesome

Yeah, it's shit like that oWn business that -- the nWo stuff aside -- made me glad I didn't see any WCW after ITV dropped WorldWide in 1995.

Yeah I was going to mention that, speaking of which I thought it was kinda funny that on the Today show when they were showing pics of dead wrestlers during the Vince interview they showed a pic of Owen Hart under the name Davey Boy Smith, but they fixed it with a pic of Davey Boy when it was replayed on Scarborough.

x-post to kingfish

And yeah, the music always played a big part, and I liked the fact that they even amped it up for shorter attention spans in the late 90s, when they added a sound effect to cue the music(e.g. Steve Austin).

Macho Man's Pomp & Circumstance, Hulk Hogan's Real American, Ric Flair's, etc

Hell, even WCW lucked out once or twice, since with the Goldberg viking funeral theme, it was perfectly timed to fit in chants between bell rings.

Of course, everybody's WWE music went nu-metal/fake-RATM in the late 90s and it SUUUUUUUCKED.

Has anybody read any of the "Death of WCW" books, either from Scott Keith or the WrestleCrap guys?

OTM. They'll never again have anything as good as Jake the Snake's theme, or the Hart Foundation's, or Demolition's.

Ric Flair's theme is still Also sprach Zarathustra to this day. Did he ever change it?

On SmackDown right now Chavo is getting his post-bereavement push against, um, Sho Funaki and, er, Jamie Noble. Oh dear.

How the hell do you get Smackdown that early? It comes on at 8 here.

Fuck I can't remember how Jake's theme went, I loved him though. After his blindfold match with The Model one friend and I spent the whole summer when I was 10 doing blindfold matches.

I'm in Ireland, watching it on Sky Sports. It starts at 10pm -- we always get it earlier than the US, ha.

Haha, Jake vs Rick Martel and Rick Rude, classic feuds for the future crackhead

Say hi to Hornswoggle for me.

(who is haha actually from Wisconsin)

Fiddle dee dee, begorrah, etc.

Of course, everybody's WWE music went nu-metal/fake-RATM in the late 90s and it SUUUUUUUCKED.

The one recent theme that was great was when Rock went to Hollywood in 2002 and came back in '03 as an arrogant showbiz asshole to wrestle Hogan, and they had this stupidly overblown 90-second helicopter flyby video with beatific organ music, which eventually became a slowed down version of his entrance music so he could stride out at 1/4 mile an hour and look menacing.

The subsequent gleefully abusive Hollywood Rock promos ("aw yay! He said Toronto! That's where WE live! Yayyy! AH SHUDDUP") are basically my favourite two months of WWE TV ever. Fucked if I can remember any of the actual matches.

Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard has reported that his office is receiving all sorts of communications, including conspiracy theories, as well as psychics offering their assistance into understanding what went on at the home during the crimes.

Reporters say they are also receiving emails from fans. One suggested that Johnny Nitro be investigated, as the sender believes Nitro may be responsible so that he could replace Benoit in his match on June 24. Another claimed they believe a dead wrestler, whose name was not provided, came back to life in order to murder the Benoit family.

and wiki vandals strike again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurt_Angle&diff=141549966&oldid=141547310

Maybe wiki is like Death Note now. If someone finds Angle's body tomorrow we'll know for sure.

One suggested that Johnny Nitro be investigated, as the sender believes Nitro may be responsible so that he could replace Benoit in his match on June 24.

Ha ha! Just imagine! That would make him wrestling's all-time ultimate heel! He still wouldn't get over, though.

Wouldn't the ultimate heel be whoever came back from the dead to kill them all?

Nitro isn't so bad. They should probably just stick the belt on Punk now though.

Benoit DVD gone from Amazon btw, but not before cracking the top 30 in sales. Marketplace has 13 used & new available from $55.00, of course.

The Rock's "Hollywood Heel" entrance is easily the best ever. And those heel promos in Canada and feud with The Hurricane ("You're The Hamburglar! Go get The Rock some cheeseburgers!") were total fucking instant classic. Too bad it fizzled out with Austin and Goldbeeeeerg.

Also, WWE lucked out even more when they re-used The Patriot's (!) music for Kurt Angle and ended up with the "You Suck" chants.

Three DVD Hollywood Rock compilation available from certain online suppliers:

Vol. 1 (2:01:52)
01. The Rock vs Brock Lesnar (8/25/02 Summerslam)
02. Vince McMahon interview, announces Rock-Hogan II, introduces The Rock via satellite (1/30/03 Smackdown)
03. Rock promo via satellite (2/6/06 Smackdown)
04. Hulk Hogan promo, The Rock interrupts via satellite (2/6/06 Smackdown)
05. Rock-Hogan video (2/13/03 Smackdown)
06. Rock-Hogan confrontation (2/20/03 Smackdown)
07. The Rock vs Hulk Hogan (2/23/03 No Way Out)
08. Rock promo (2/24/03 Raw)
09. Rock & Hurricane (2/24/03 Raw)

Vol. 2 (2:05:23)
01. Battle Royal (2/24/03 Raw)
02. Rock & Hurricane (3/3/03 Raw)
03. The Rock in his dressing room (3/3/03 Raw)
04. Steve Austin promo, The Rock interrupts (3/3/03 Raw)
05. The Rock chats up Eric Bischoff (3/10/03 Raw)
06. Rock & Hurricane (3/10/03 Raw)
07. The Rock interrupts Steve Austin interrupting Eric Bischoff (3/10/03 Raw)
08. The Rock vs The Hurricane (3/10/03 Raw)
09. Rock & Teddy (3/17/03 Raw)
10. The Hurricane vs Rodney Mack (3/17/03 Raw - The Rock interferes)
11. Steve Austin vs Eric Bischoff (3/17/03 Raw - The Rock interferese)
12. Steve Austin promo (3/24/03 - Austin is booted from the building so as not to disrupt The Rock Concert)
13. Rock & Bischoff (3/24/03 Raw)
14. The Rock Concert (3/24/03 Raw)

Vol. 3 (2:18:40)
01. The Rock vs Steve Austin (3/30/03 Wrestlemania)
02. Eric Bischoff fires Steve Austin (3/31/03 Raw)
03. Rock Appreciation Night planning (3/31/03 Raw)
04. Rock promo, Goldberg interrupts (3/31/03 Raw)
05. Rock & Bischoff (4/7/03 Raw)
06. Rock, Trish, & Jeff (4/7/03 Raw)
07. The Rock vs Jeff Hardy (4/7/03 Raw)
08. Rock promo via satellite (4/14/03 Raw)
09. The Rock arrives (4/21/03 Raw)
10. The Rock Concert II (4/21/03 Raw)
11. The Rock Concert II Encore (4/21/03 Raw)
12. The Rock vs Goldberg (4/27/03 No Way Out)

I was at WrestleMania X-8; the pop for Hogan was unbelievable, but the Rock still got a great reception, at least in my section.

But once was enough. And the dome totally emptied out after that match. Can't really blame them, as the card went on forever (Jericho-HHH didn't start till well after 11pm).

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/06/a-wiki-mystery.html

Someone on Wikipedia posted the fact of pro-wrestler Steve Benoit's wife's death more than fourteen hours before the police found the body