Just wondered if any of you guys are wrestling fans? I must admit I am quite a big fan although the WWE at present is pretty ****, so I tend to check out Japanese stuff.

I used to like professional wrestling in the old days. I hate it now.

Colegiat and olympic wrestling is great and Sumo Wrestling kicks ass.

It would be good if not for the overacting gimmicks.

I lived for Wrestling when I was a kid, but now I think it sucks. I was into it when guys like Ricky the Dragon, Macho Man, Brittish Bulldogs and Rowdy Roddy Piper were the ****. Hulk Hogan was my favorite back when he was a "Real American".

I must admit I hate all the stupid gimmicks. That's why I prefer the Japanese stuff as there are less gimmicks and has the feel of a proper athletic contest.

I lived for Wrestling when I was a kid, but now I think it sucks. I was into it when guys like Ricky the Dragon, Macho Man, Brittish Bulldogs and Rowdy Roddy Piper were the ****. Hulk Hogan was my favorite back when he was a "Real American".

Hell yeah. The early days of the WWF when Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura were the hosts was great!


When I was a kid the big names were Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Harley Race, Superstar Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Ric Flair, George 'the animal' Steel, Bob Backlund, Bruno Samartino, The Sheik, etc.

my time was big bossman, the old undertaker, hulk hogan, macho man, billion dollar man, as i gto older i got into the wcw wwf rivalry thing, but now that wwe bought ecw and wcw its boring since they aint competing no more, i just watch the divas :eek:

And why do they now have those grandmothers wrestling on stage?!? I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it the other week. Times have changed huh ..

I was a fanatic during the prime WWF imo. For about 10 years I loved it.

My favorite wrestlers ever were:

Shawn Michaels (HBK)
Hulk Hogan
Ricky The Dragon Steamboat
The Ultimate Warrior
Bret The Hitman Hart
The Junkyard Dog (Rest in peace)
Koko B. Ware
Ted DeBiase "The Million Dollar Man"
Sting
Ric Flair
The Steiner Brothers
The Road Warriors

To name a few...

I've been a wrestling fan for over 20 years now. My brother is a pro wrestler too.

Some of my Favorite wrestlers:

Kurt Angle (WWE)
William Regal (WWE)
AJ Styles (TNA)
Trinity (TNA)
Amazing Red (Indys)
Sonjay Dutt (Indys)
Rob Van Dam (WWE - prefer his ECW matches)
Supreme (XPW - King of the Deathmatch)
Sandman (ECW, XPW, TNA)

Wrestling was good in the old days but I think the craziest moments is when they had The Rock and Stone Cold scenario going on.

Favorite Wrestlers

Chris Benoit
Misawa
Kenta Koboshi
Great Sasuke
Tiger Mask (original)
Road Warriors
Jun Akiyama
Jushin Liger
Dean Malenko
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Sabu
Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi)
Hayabusa

Favorite Wrestlers

Chris Benoit
Misawa
Kenta Koboshi
Great Sasuke
Tiger Mask (original)
Road Warriors
Jun Akiyama
Jushin Liger
Dean Malenko
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Sabu
Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi)
Hayabusa


Gotta love Sabu

I've watched it ever since I was a baby and no matter how ****ty raw is now, I still watch it due to the fact that I had watched the first episode and havent missed one since....Name another thing to watch on Monday Nights????


Monday nights have always been raw since 93 and I havent gotten hooked on anything else at 9pm.

WWF is still pretty **** right now, wrestling goes through transitional periods and the business is on the quake of a major shakeup....


Recently I have been hooked into nwa-tna though, I cant stand the 6 sided ring but the talent their is amazing and with the signings of a lot of the older wrestlers and the recently released ones from wwe along with the monthly ppvs and possibly getting a prime time slot on fx, I see them blowing up within the next couple of years.....

Their product has came a looooong way and before I despised it and now im loving it....It definatetly surpasses the wwf product at the moment.

With savage/piper/possibly hogan?/Billy Gunn coming in has me pumped up, Im anxiously awaiting a feud between hogan and jarrett as well as seeing a possible reunion w/ the new age outlaws....

Ohh yeah did I mention nash and hall are back....


Nostalgia is great.

:)

I've watched it ever since I was a baby and no matter how ****ty raw is now, I still watch it due to the fact that I had watched the first episode and havent missed one since....Name another thing to watch on Monday Nights????


Monday nights have always been raw since 93 and I havent gotten hooked on anything else at 9pm.

WWF is still pretty **** right now, wrestling goes through transitional periods and the business is on the quake of a major shakeup....


Recently I have been hooked into nwa-tna though, I cant stand the 6 sided ring but the talent their is amazing and with the signings of a lot of the older wrestlers and the recently released ones from wwe along with the monthly ppvs and possibly getting a prime time slot on fx, I see them blowing up within the next couple of years.....

Their product has came a looooong way and before I despised it and now im loving it....It definatetly surpasses the wwf product at the moment.

With savage/piper/possibly hogan?/Billy Gunn coming in has me pumped up, Im anxiously awaiting a feud between hogan and jarrett as well as seeing a possible reunion w/ the new age outlaws....

Ohh yeah did I mention nash and hall are back....


Nostalgia is great.

:)

TNA started on Wednesday PPVs and used a 4-sided ring. I recommend picking up some DVDs from their website or downloading some matches off file-sharing sites. Pretty much anything with X-Division on it - Red, Sonjay Dutt, Frankie Kazarian, AJ Styles, Teddy Hart, Jason Cross

What else to watch on Monday Nights? - ESPN Classic shows Classic Fights on Mondays.

TNA started on Wednesday PPVs and used a 4-sided ring. I recommend picking up some DVDs from their website or downloading some matches off file-sharing sites. Pretty much anything with X-Division on it - Red, Sonjay Dutt, Frankie Kazarian, AJ Styles, Teddy Hart, Jason Cross

What else to watch on Monday Nights? - ESPN Classic shows Classic Fights on Mondays.

The espn classic library is already in my library, I can only watch ali vs frazier and those short clipped tyson fights so many times....


Besides all boxing is already programmed to record on my DVR :)

Espn needs to expand their library badly.

I didnt know espn classic showed fights on mondays, I thought it was tuesdays/thursdays...They flipped flopped the times.

The X-division is ok, I like Styles and cant wait for him to get a push further up in the ranks....

I watched it for a while on their ppv shows when they first started out it was kind of lackluster but they have really came along and built themselves up.

I cant think of a better wrestling product right now other than TNA.....

The espn classic library is already in my library, I can only watch ali vs frazier and those short clipped tyson fights so many times....


Besides all boxing is already programmed to record on my DVR :)

Espn needs to expand their library badly.

I didnt know espn classic showed fights on mondays, I thought it was tuesdays/thursdays...They flipped flopped the times.

The X-division is ok, I like Styles and cant wait for him to get a push further up in the ranks....

I watched it for a while on their ppv shows when they first started out it was kind of lackluster but they have really came along and built themselves up.

I cant think of a better wrestling product right now other than TNA.....

AJ styles was already NWA champion once.

AJ styles was already NWA champion once.



He needs another push, he probably has the most talent on the whole roster....


I have a sour mouth for Jeff Hardy and would like to see some other major players get involved.

I also like the fact that NWA puts the belts on the champs *coughjarrett*cough for a long time and doesnt do switches every week or so.....


Just a tidbit, Have you read where Jerry Jarrett, Jeffs dad is trying to knock him out of his power hungry ways and bring in Hogan to do booking and such?????

Craziness, Forgetting his wwf days I think Jarrett makes an awesome heel and a great champ at the moment....

Jarrett is the Triple-H of TNA and has probably hurt the company from emerging further. Ron Killings and AJ Styles have had brief reigns, but it's Jarrett's company.

I really thought Raven would beat him in April 03 after the immense push he was getting. Chris Harris would make a suitable champion, too.

TNA was the first time I saw Tenacious Z (Zach Gowen), Kenzo Suzuki, and Jimmy Yang (I can't remember what WWE calls him) before Vince signed them and buried them.

Favorite Wrestlers -

Hulk Hogan
Macho Man Randy Savage
Dinamite Kid
Davey Boy Smith
Hillbilly Jim
Ricky the Dragon Steamboat
Tito Santana
Killer Bee's
Brutus the Barber Beefcake
Big John Stud
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Magnificent Morocco
Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorf
King Kong Bundy
Andre the Giant
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Junk Yard Dog
Jake the Snake Roberts
Rick Rude
Honky Tonk Man
Bam Bam Bigalow
Iron Sheik
Nicoli Volkov
Jim the Anvil Niedhart
Brett the Hitman Heart
George the Animal Steele
Hacksaw Jim Duggan


Favorite Managers -

Captain Lou Albano
Bobby the Brain Heenan
Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Heart
Mrs Elizabeth
Brother Love
Slick

:D

Name another thing to watch on Monday Nights????

Only the greatest show in the history of tv, Monday Night Football.

Favorite Wrestlers -

Hulk Hogan
Macho Man Randy Savage
Dinamite Kid
Davey Boy Smith
Hillbilly Jim
Ricky the Dragon Steamboat
Tito Santana
Killer Bee's
Brutus the Barber Beefcake
Big John Stud
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Magnificent Morocco
Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorf
King Kong Bundy
Andre the Giant
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Junk Yard Dog
Jake the Snake Roberts
Rick Rude
Honky Tonk Man
Bam Bam Bigalow
Iron Sheik
Nicoli Volkov
Jim the Anvil Niedhart
Brett the Hitman Heart
George the Animal Steele
Hacksaw Jim Duggan


Favorite Managers -

Captain Lou Albano
Bobby the Brain Heenan
Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Heart
Mrs Elizabeth
Brother Love
Slick

:D

Nice list. Macho Man and the lovely Elizabeth were always towards the top for me. I actually saw them at the beach once years ago in Greenwich, CT.

Only the greatest show in the history of tv, Monday Night Football.




When the Bengals isnt playing, I aint watching. :D

When the Bengals isnt playing, I aint watching. :D

You had about a 15-year wait, then :D .

I liked wrestling when I was 12, but now its pretty gay. No literally, whats with that Eugene ****er?

I've been a wrestling fan for over 20 years now. My brother is a pro wrestler too.

Who does your brother wrestle as? Anybody famous?

I'm a 9 year long wrestling fan. I know more about wrestling then most people on the net. My favorites are Kane, Rob Van Dam, Sting, AJ Styles, Bret Hart, and Kurt Angle.

I'm a 9 year long wrestling fan. I know more about wrestling then most people on the net. My favorites are Kane, Rob Van Dam, Sting, AJ Styles, Bret Hart, and Kurt Angle.
your 9 years old! :eek: im going to censor everything i say now, that really F***ING sucks but its ok i can F***ING handle it

It always amazes me but i have heard this several times.
The Macho Man was with the Cincinnati Reds organization as a pitcher and by all accounts was very quiet .....always described as shy and polite.
Those steroids have no effect on personality, huh!? :D

It always amazes me but i have heard this several times.
The Macho Man was with the Cincinnati Reds organization as a pitcher and by all accounts was very quiet .....always described as shy and polite.
Those steroids have no effect on personality, huh!? :D
WTF macho man was a picther for the reds? how did that go

He evidently never made it up to the big show.

He evidently never made it up to the big show.
yeah im not surprise there

I just used Google to try and get you a link and all I could find said he was a catcher.
I am sure that I read on more than one occcasion in the Cincy papers that he pitched!
Oh, well!

I just used Google to try and get you a link and all I could find said he was a catcher.
I am sure that I read on more than one occcasion in the Cincy papers that he pitched!
Oh, well!
i thought baseball was against steroids :eek:

Been a pro wrestling fan for about 20 years. Kinda lost interest in the current WWE product because they just aren't doing anything new including their continous failure to make new stars. They have botched everyone from Benoit, Jericho, Angle, etc to the point of no return.

Haven't been a big fan of TNA but their last PPV was awesome.

Been a pro wrestling fan for about 20 years. Kinda lost interest in the current WWE product because they just aren't doing anything new including their continous failure to make new stars. They have botched everyone from Benoit, Jericho, Angle, etc to the point of no return.

Haven't been a big fan of TNA but their last PPV was awesome.
Been a pro wrestling fan, too, for as long as I can remember. Today's wrestling is more talking, acrobatics and too obvious (and very boring) play-acting. So I kinda stopped watching them now. The 80's was the golden year - the young Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, Bob Buckland, Tito Santana, Ultimate Warrior, etc. were far more colorful and exciting!

your 9 years old! :eek: im going to censor everything i say now, that really F***ING sucks but its ok i can F***ING handle it
No I'm 14 years old.
Haven't been a big fan of TNA but their last PPV was awesome.
True. That cage match owned all.




Hey guys not even half of the pro wrestlers have used steroids.

On the subject of wrestling I just watched the China/X-pac sex video and I've got to say it was just damn nasty. Let's just say the steroids messed up more than just her face, there's a bloody trouser snake down there! :eek:

I'm used to be a huge wrestling fan in the late 70's thru the 80's, I don't watch much anymore. I like listing some of the older more obscure names to see if it brings back any memories for people. I see a few people named a few, my apologies if I repeat names:

Baron Von Rashke
Nick Bockwinkle
Greg and Vern Gagne
Jumpin Jim Brunzell
Billy Jack Haynes
Magnum TA
Nikita Volkof
Jerry Blackwell
All the Von Erichs
Tommy Rich
Boris Zuhkov
Mil Mascaras
Harley Race
Jimmy Garvin
Road Warriors
The Free Birds
Kamala
Larry Zbysko
Rick Martel
Stan "The Larriat" Hansen
Brad Reighans
Colonel DeBeers
Buck Zumhoffe
Chris Adams
Butch Reed
The Missing Link
IceMan King Parsons
Gino Hernandez
Brickhouse Brown
Special Delivery Jones (special move the lame ass small package)
Leapin Lanny Paffo (Randy Savage's real brother)
Bushwackers
Hercules Hernandez
Cowboy Bob Orton
Ole and Arn Anderson
Abdullah the Butcher
Big John Stud
B Brian Blair
Wahoo McDaniel
Tugboat
Yokozuna
Doink


Just to name a few!

Hey guys not even half of the pro wrestlers have used steroids.

Depends on how you look at it. I doubt very many guys on the independents use them because of two reasons a) they can't afford them and b) most indy wrestlers are skinny and pale.

When you look at guys in WWE and TNA as well as Japan (I speak to a guy who has worked for the WWF, WCW and did tours of Japan who admitted he regularly took steroid supplies to Japan for their wrestlers), I'd go out on a limb and say something in the region of 75-85% of the wrestlers are on juice. Even small guys who have no business using them like Rey Misterio are using them.

Out of everyone who has denied using steroids, I have only ever believed one man and that was Lance Storm. His body looks about as natural as you can get when you have a wrestler's full time schedule. If anyone has a bigger body than him then they are problem on steroids.

And guys like Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero have bulked up far bigger than they were 4 years ago when they are natually small guys. Plus huge acne spots are a dead giveaway on anyone.

WWE sucks.I like olympic wrestling,Karelin is the greatest Wrestler!

I ran across this and that it was interesting, but probably didn't warrant its own thread so I tacked it on here:

From W365 Newsletter:

Based on reports out of New Zealand it would appear that Randy Orton is
going to be on the cover on Gay Express Magazine, which I'm sure he is
not happy about, but I guess that's what they call karma... The cover
will feature a title of "Feeling Randy? - Is the WWE courting gay fans?"
with a full page article inside on the subject that includes an
interview with Findlay Martin of Power Slam Magazine, with pictures of
Orton, John Cena, Mark Jindrak, Rene Dupree and Shelton Benjamin.

Anybody who subscribes to that magazine feel free to tell us how it turns out.