WRESTLEMANIA XXVI: IS OWEN COYLE STILL GOD?

Wow, people actually liked that piece of trash Simmons article? And I normally like his writing, even the stuff about wrestling. The guy had no clue about any of the storylines behind the matches. He went on and on about how he thought wrestling was better when he was growing up in the 80's (a meme that was old ten years ago). He made fun of how double crosses and ref bumps happen all the time -- um, yeah, that's wrestling dude, this isn't news -- not to mention that a guy whose whole shtick revolves around making exactly the same pop culture references 900 times in every article should know better than to make fun of the WWE for recycling the usual tricks that have been part of wrestling since forever.

Oh, and saying that he couldn't take the WWE seriously after Eddy Guerrero was champion is some seriously weak sauce.

oh i liked simmons' article, but mostly because it was sharp and funny. i have no idea about wrestling storylines, and haven't known about them for years.

i think i said this above, but i am genuinely shocked that -- after all the real-life animus between bret hart and vince mchmannon (however you spell his name) -- that hart would return to the wwe. it disappointed me, tbh.

i dug the simmons article too, but i'm a fan -- i watch enough TV to be able to get back in to wrestling but idk, attitude era is on such a high pedestal for me

what is the "attitude era"?

It's not really worth it tbh.

I was thinking of starting a proper hardcore 'Sam liveblogs watching Raw/Smackdown' if only because if I can get some lols from it, then maybe, just maybe, it wouldn't seem so depressing that I actually spend time each week watching this shit. Can't wait till I get a job.

attitude era= during the monday night wars of the late 90s... stone cold, mankind, the rock, kane, second version of dx, 'mr mcmahon' as a heel character etc. etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Attitude_Era

oh. i watched some of that (it was wwe v. nwa's successor organization (wcw), iirc).

this is probably the nostalgic kid in me talking, but i think the wrestling i saw in the mid-80s was better than that late 90s edition.

Was only but a sperm in the mid-80s so I cannot really compare. Wish there was a modern HACKSAW JIM DUGGUN though. Called Hacksaw but actually used a block of wood. No sense.

new age outlaws intro song is such a damn classic

yup. i miss that sort of personality.

(also reminds me, one day i should do a lol entrance theme poll or two.)

nothing will ever beat the "OH FUCK YEAH" of stone cold's breaking class coming out of nowhere

which reminds me http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=255

http://twitter.com/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/11614308168

Kanyon's dead btw

nwo4life

just gonna stick this here rather than revive the long dead sleaze thread. WON, 1993:

There was a wrestling convention held over the weekend in Philadelphia with Formerly known as the Ultimate Warrior, Formerly known as the British Bulldog, Currently known as Road Warrior Animal, Would be Currently known as Kerry Von Erich if he could remember his name and what city he's in... Von Erich was supposed to wear a mask as Woman's secret weapon. Von Erich went to the ring wearing the mask, but had a ring jacket with "Kerry" on the back. As silly as that sounds, he was stopped backstage before he got out and someone told him that his name was on the ring jacket and he's supposed to be a masked guy so take the jacket off. Von Erich took the jacket off, walked about ten yards, seemingly forgot, put the jacket back on

best wrestling family ever imo