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19 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

It's a possibility Gunther vs cody. But that'll depend on the rock. Curious on when cody will turn heal though. Gunther is a heck of a wrestler though. It's great to see the transformation Damian and him have had.

I’m not as high on Cody as most.  Mjf seemed hotter when both were o. Aew 

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19 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

I just can't buy Gunther being main event material. If wwe came to town would I buy a ticket to see him, no. Roman,cody,randy put butts in the seats. Son really wants to make a show to see Joe Hendry though.

Say his name and he appears. JShep Jr. believes in Joe Hendry.

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I think AEW's biggest problem is their roster size, too many matches on TV are 3+ man tag matches where you are trying to get guys TV time, but there is no story development being done.

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They are a cluster. The trio belts and no story development.

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1 hour ago, Jshep34 said:

They are a cluster. The trio belts and no story development.

I just watched the latest from this past Saturday, and there was no story development in any match. I get it that they have a PPV next weekend, coming of All In last weekend, but still it is just horrible TV. Just a bunch of random tag matches, Buddy Murphy fighting Komander for some reason and Kyle Fletcher fighting Ishii. Tony Khan needs help developing stories to build a weekly TV show around. He has decent macro vision, but his micro vision is really bad.

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On 9/3/2024 at 1:07 PM, HtownHorn said:

I just watched the latest from this past Saturday, and there was no story development in any match. I get it that they have a PPV next weekend, coming of All In last weekend, but still it is just horrible TV. Just a bunch of random tag matches, Buddy Murphy fighting Komander for some reason and Kyle Fletcher fighting Ishii. Tony Khan needs help developing stories to build a weekly TV show around. He has decent macro vision, but his micro vision is really bad.

They have ruined that Japanese guy Takada.  Also, syringe in the gums?  Nah

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Anyone believe the Montreal screw job was a work?

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I'll always think it was a work. Think scott hall (rip) had said it was a work even the fight . Reasoning was no lawsuits were filed over brett punching vince

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On 10/8/2024 at 8:40 PM, closetohumping said:

Anyone believe the Montreal screw job was a work?

100% it was a work. Slightly less obvious than Lawler's fued with Kaufman.

Edited October 10 by HtownHorn

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Don't know who all lives in Houston area but if ya get the chance to make a reality of wrestling show it's a must. Some really great talent there. Zilla fatu (umangas son) who shall be up sometime with wwe. Now his mom is the ultimate mom support. She is at the shows running around screaming his name . Then after show handling all the merch and fan pictures. Lilshep asked for a Pic with her.

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4 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

Don't know who all lives in Houston area but if ya get the chance to make a reality of wrestling show it's a must. Some really great talent there. Zilla fatu (umangas son) who shall be up sometime with wwe. Now his mom is the ultimate mom support. She is at the shows running around screaming his name . Then after show handling all the merch and fan pictures. Lilshep asked for a Pic with her.

Have you ever met Booker T? He and Stevie Ray were training to get into wrestling under Ivan Putski in the Westheimer/ Dairy Ashford area in the late 80s and lifting at the Golds Gym near there. I would see them several times a week and was pretty friendly with them. They are both legit  awesome guys. I remember them driving to the Dallas area for shows and saying they'd barely making enough to cover their expenses and save $ by sleeping in their car. I was so happy to see them make it big because I saw the work they put in. Booker would talk about getting in trouble in his younger days and getting out of that life. One time Stevie asked me to spot him on decline, 505x3. I remember praying that he got the reps because there was no way I was going to be able to pull that off his neck . 

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Have met booker several times at the shows. His wife runs the ticket office. Both have been extremely humble and nice. Booker and his brothers lifes could have easily taken wrong turns growing up. There was the unfortunate incident Saturday night of a legit injury to a performer. Ref immediately threw up the X arm signal.

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I remember them during their run in the GWF, when ESPN tried to run shows in the Sportatorium. I will say the GWF was an underrated promotion with a lot of young stars like Harlem Heat, X-Pac, Buff Bagwell, Mick Foley, Raven, The Godfather, and JBL to name a few.

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21 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

I remember them during their run in the GWF, when ESPN tried to run shows in the Sportatorium. I will say the GWF was an underrated promotion with a lot of young stars like Harlem Heat, X-Pac, Buff Bagwell, Mick Foley, Raven, The Godfather, and JBL to name a few.

I was looking at the GWF roster and remembered the name Jeff Gaylord. I knew he had a a rough life after wrestling  but didn't know all the details, including his passing about a year and a half ago 

https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2023/04/10/a-story-beyond-thre-streets/

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On 10/8/2024 at 8:40 PM, closetohumping said:

Anyone believe the Montreal screw job was a work?

 

On 10/9/2024 at 8:50 PM, HtownHorn said:

100% it was a work. Slightly less obvious than Lawler's fued with Kaufman.

How you ever watched the documentary that was filming at the time and a few months before, Beyond The Matt?  WWE actually tried to stop it from coming out because it wasn’t close to what they thought it would be and they had no control or input on filming or editing the final product.  Bret Hart or his wife weren't that good of actors and the whole thing was filmed backstage except in the locker room or Vince’s office. Vince definitely got knocked out and I believe Bruce Prichard, Undertaker’s and others who were there recent versions over Scott Hall who wasn’t there high and drunk in an interview. 

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We believe in joe hendry

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On 10/14/2024 at 4:48 AM, Jshep34 said:

Have met booker several times at the shows. His wife runs the ticket office. Both have been extremely humble and nice. Booker and his brothers lifes could have easily taken wrong turns growing up. There was the unfortunate incident Saturday night of a legit injury to a performer. Ref immediately threw up the X arm signal.

Not even a rumor at this point. He whipped Bautistas ass

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Another great reality of wrestling show. Kid had a blast. Left with zillas shirt from his match. For the price it can't be beat