*Official* Pro-Wrestling Thread II

[sledger]

Clearly lego match was the way to go

Ironically that genuinely would have been more painful/rough/tough to watch than the "explosions" here tbh.

On a serious note though, I think there is a space for AEW to reinvigorate the cage match. It's kind of become very meh over the last few decades, given how the WWE has utilised it, but imo it could be rehabbed to make it a much bigger deal. The Cody one AEW did a while back was really good, and made to feel like a big deal, rather than just a random gimmick thrown in for no point.

 

[sledger]

Eddie inexplicably dying at the end can only be because Moxley whispered some existential despairing truth to him. Ala Radio head's music video "Just"

Wrote his name in his Death Note imo.

 

[Athlai]

Moxley to Eddie:

"Wrestlings a work"

Eddie:

 

[Athlai]

Ironically that genuinely would have been more painful/rough/tough to watch than the "explosions" here tbh.

On a serious note though, I think there is a space for AEW to reinvigorate the cage match. It's kind of become very meh over the last few decades, given how the WWE has utilised it, but imo it could be rehabbed to make it a much bigger deal. The Cody one AEW did a while back was really good, and made to feel like a big deal, rather than just a random gimmick thrown in for no point.

**** I forgot how good that match was. Debuted Wardlow too.

 

[Spikey]

ddt did a Kid's Room Sauna Count Edition Death Match the other week. it was pretty good. the terrible mv is here:

 

[Athlai]

ddt did a Kid's Room Sauna Count Edition Death Match the other week. it was pretty good. the terrible mv is here:

That was great. Not the mv obviously. What's the score in the bottom right about?

My favourite spot was the kids table being moved forward to the other guys shin. Brutal.

 

[Spikey]

you could win if your pinfall attempt count gets to 37, with 37 supposedly sounding like sauna in Japanese. at the time I just thought it was a tiebreaker if it went to a time limit draw

 

[Spikey]

Excalibur, fresh from being voted best commentator by WON, is now aiming to win the GIMH vote as well by wearing an Oasis tshirt

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Man I hate Shunma so much

 

[Aritro]

Kevin Nash's (now terminated) second career as a Kermit the Frog puppeteer is a bit of a turn up for the book!

 

[Shri]

 

[Athlai]

Eddie Kingston is realllllllly good

 

[jimmy101]

Did you watch it yet?

I have now! I know hardly anything about Japanese wrestling so its always good to get recommended by people who know what's up.

Insane match. An interesting dynamic was created in the first couple of minutes, starting out with lots of mat wrestling & holds due to the ring being surrounded by light tubes. As soon as the first 'throw into the ropes' spot happened things just kept on kicking up several notches from there. Once most of the light poles were destroyed it must have been torturous taking & dishing out all of those suplexes, power slams & rolling around in the broken glass. The superplex from the top of the ladder had me marking out hard. Holy ****.

In amongst all of this there was plenty of crisp wrestling moves to be seen. This was by no means just two guys smashing tubes over each others heads. Amazing.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I have now! I know hardly anything about Japanese wrestling so its always good to get recommended by people who know what's up.

Insane match. An interesting dynamic was created in the first couple of minutes, starting out with lots of mat wrestling & holds due to the ring being surrounded by light tubes. As soon as the first 'throw into the ropes' spot happened things just kept on kicking up several notches from there. Once most of the light poles were destroyed it must have been torturous taking & dishing out all of those suplexes, power slams & rolling around in the broken glass. The superplex from the top of the ladder had me marking out hard. Holy ****.

In amongst all of this there was plenty of crisp wrestling moves to be seen. This was by no means just two guys smashing tubes over each others heads. Amazing.

Yeah it was my MOTY for 2018, an absolute classic. Takeda had about 5 of these title defences in a row that were just insane quality. He also held the FREEDOMS world title at the same time, was just wrestling insane deathmatch title defence after another. The other match from the run that I absolutely loved was this one: https://rutube.ru/video/13c87f37a8654e22d4d57c9ca246c9cd/?ref=newsearch

It's a little more brutal just from the nature of the match - no canvas glass board, but it has some insane spots. Definitely a must watch if you enjoyed the Kodaka match.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Just rewatching the Kasai match now - the senton at 14mins

 

[jimmy101]

Yeah it was my MOTY for 2018, an absolute classic. Takeda had about 5 of these title defences in a row that were just insane quality. He also held the FREEDOMS world title at the same time, was just wrestling insane deathmatch title defence after another. The other match from the run that I absolutely loved was this one: https://rutube.ru/video/13c87f37a8654e22d4d57c9ca246c9cd/?ref=newsearch

It's a little more brutal just from the nature of the match - no canvas glass board, but it has some insane spots. Definitely a must watch if you enjoyed the Kodaka match.

Yeah bro feel free to send any Japanese wrestling my way. Always wanted to experience more of it but never really knew what to look for. The brutal deathmatch stuff is always great, but not something I enjoy solely of course. I have a strong appreciation for the realism of Japanese wrestling & strong style.

 

[sledger]

Good promo by Big E.

 

[duffer]

So Apollo Crews' new gimmick is a Nigerian character?

You guys tag me when he does the Nigerian scammer heel turn.

 

[duffer]

Lmao, he's a Nigerian chief. This won't end well.

 

[Athlai]

Yeah you just know WWE has zero chance of doing it tastefully