Any Pro-Wrestling Fans Around?

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

The kinds of people you run into backstage

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-01 at 1:28 AM, Denim&Venöm said:

The kinds of people you run into backstage

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I wonder if Rocky is a fan of The Rock? 

[Pastel Heart 6,467]

Tiger Mask is only my second favorite wrestling anime 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-04 at 4:12 AM, Pastel Heart said:

Tiger Mask is only my second favorite wrestling anime 

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An ECW anime would've been bonkers! 

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

Welp, this year just gets better and better for wrestling. 

Not only has the New Japan Cup and anniversary shows been cancelled. Not only Has ROH cancelled all their shows through till June, including Supercard of Honor, Past vs. Present and the PURE Title tournament . Not only has AEW postsponed Blood & Guts and the Milwaukee show I was going to last month. But news has just broken today that Best of the Super juniors has also been cancelled. Moreover the August NJPW show, Wrestle Dynasty from MSG, has also been postponed. 

Terrific  We'll be lucky if we still get All Out, Death Before Dishonor and the G1 this Autumn. 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-07 at 1:19 AM, Denim&Venöm said:

Welp, this year just gets better and better for wrestling. 

Not only has the New Japan Cup and anniversary shows been cancelled. Not only Has ROH cancelled all their shows through till June, including Supercard of Honor, Past vs. Present and the PURE Title tournament . Not only has AEW postsponed Blood & Guts and the Milwaukee show I was going to last month. But news has just broken today that Best of the Super juniors has also been cancelled. Moreover the August NJPW show, Wrestle Dynasty from MSG, has also been postponed. 

Terrific  We'll be lucky if we still get All Out, Death Before Dishonor and the G1 this Autumn. 

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WWE is doing a simultaneous MITB on the roof of Titan Tower. These are truly wild times we're living in, My Friend. 

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[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

  On 2020-05-07 at 1:23 AM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

WWE is doing a simultaneous MITB on the roof of Titan Tower. These are truly wild times we're living in, My Friend. 

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Well lets count all the things that have made these first 5 months wild:

1. Jushin 'Thunder' Liger, Tiger Hatori & Manabu Nakinishi all retired 
2. Tatsumi Fujinami had a match in 2020 
3. Royal Rumble was bigger than WrestleMania 
4. WrestleKingdom was bigger than WrestleMania. 
5. NOAH was bought by the same company that owns DDT. 
6. Impact has two world champions 
7. The first ever female world champion in wrestling history was crowned
8. All of Japan's major wrestling feds put aside their differences and made a joint request to the government for sanitation supplies and testing kits
9. Jon Moxley is a champ in both AEW & NJPW
10. WWE fired their co- vice presidents, the ones who were gonna take over when Vince leaves
11. WWE demoted Triple H
12. WWE has three separate law suits to contend with
13. WWE reneged on the network and encouraged fans to buy WM on PPV instead 
14. Wrestling is now an essential service in both Georgia and Florida
15. 2K20 crashed, burned and smoldered so badly that it ended up cancelling the sequel

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 8:51 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

2K20 crashed, burned and smoldered so badly that it ended up cancelling the sequel

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And it looks like they're replacing it with a  mobile app looking game called "WWE Battlegrounds"*.

*I'm just saying that's how it looks, the game will be on consoles.  

 

 

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[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

  On 2020-05-08 at 8:56 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

And it looks like they're replacing it with a  mobile app looking game called "WWE Battlegrounds"*.

*I'm just saying that's how it looks, the game will be on consoles.  

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Yeah, they've missed the point when fans said the wanted a less simulation based game. 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 8:58 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

Yeah, they've missed the point when fans said the wanted a less simulation based game. 

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I don't like the looks of WWE Battlegrounds but it might be fun for a little while.

I'm trying to look on the bright side since I'm getting bored with 2K's gameplay. 

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[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

  On 2020-05-08 at 9:07 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

I don't like the looks of WWE Battlegrounds but it might be fun for a little while.

I'm trying to look on the bright side since I'm getting bored with 2K's gameplay. 

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Still too silly for my blood and I'm not fond of the art design. It looks like diet All Stars.

Then again I haven't played any WWE games since SD vs.Raw 2011. 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 9:12 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

Still too silly for my blood and I'm not fond of the art design. It looks like diet All Stars.

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I honestly got bored with All Stars after a couple of months, arcade used to be cool for me but now I prefer the simulation types of wrestling games. 

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

  On 2020-05-08 at 9:15 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

I honestly got bored with All Stars after a couple of months, arcade used to be cool for me but now I prefer the simulation types of wrestling games. 

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I'm kinda the opposite. I'm fine with outside the ring being simulated but playing the action like an actual sport takes me out of the fun. It just feels like the games have gotten more restrictive. You're not playing your own story. You're playing WWE's. Their linear stories. Repeating their history ad nauseum. Playing matches int heir format. It's almost too analogous to the real thing. 

Even if 2K20 wasn't a glitchfest, the missing features from past games and being railroaded in story mode would've turned me off. 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 9:25 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

It just feels like the games have gotten more restrictive. You're not playing your own story. You're playing WWE's. Their linear stories. Repeating their history ad nauseum. Playing matches int heir format. It's almost too analogous to the real thing. 

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While I do wish the games were less restrictive in some ways, I like how I'm able to have "TV style" matches where over the top stuff doesn't happen. 

That being said, I do wish they would tell their motion capture participants to sell the moves a little bit. 

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Not interested in WWE games anymore~ the last truly good WWE game for me was Smackdown vs Raw 2007. Fire Pro World is amazing and AEW has a game coming so there's no read to rely on WWE and 2K for a wrestling fix now. Plus I'm replaying No Mercy right now which keeps me a happy filly

Also, while WWE is imploding (mass releases, Roman Reigns being Benoit'd, even AJ Styles probably gonna leave soon), AEW had one of my favorite Dynamites ever!! I love those falls count anywhere brawls, takes me back to the Attitude Era ♡

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

Even more of the types of people you meet backstage.

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 10:50 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

Even more of the types of people you meet backstage.

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Kevin Nash's "Super Shredder Dad"! 

 

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

Try and name that wrestler! 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-10 at 4:55 AM, Denim&Venöm said:

Try and name that wrestler! 

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Yup, I was right! He is..."The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels! 

 

 

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[Pastel Heart 6,467]

  On 2020-05-10 at 5:04 AM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

Yup, I was right! He is..."The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels! 

 

 

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All I can say is...

Wow. xD

[Castle Bleck 19,380]

The latest DuckTales episode was a love letter to wrestling-fans.

Who else saw it?

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-08 at 10:47 PM, Pastel Heart said:

the last truly good WWE game for me was Smackdown vs Raw 2007. 

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My favorite Playstation 2 wrestling game! 

I thought using a women against super heavyweights was a fun challenge due to the weight detection. 

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

And we just had a bombshell announcement last night on Raw. 

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The MITB briefcase actually has a combination lock on it! Match as been around for 15 years and I never knew that.I mean it makes sense if the wrestler actually has to travel with it. But more importantly was why the combo lock was mentioned. 

You see, that wasn't a MITB ladder match the women had. 

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It was a championship ladder match, for the now vacant Raw women's title. And Asuka just won herself Raw's top prize without even realizing it. But why did Becky end her year long reign as champ? Well technically, she wasn't the only one who was Raw women's champion since WrestleMania.

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Rarely does wrestling bring me to the brink of tears. The first was during the retirement ceremony for Jushin 'Thunder' Liger earlier this year. The second was this. Seeing Asuka so damn enthusiastic. Witnessing Becky get so emotional, thanking those who made her matter on the way to her announcement. Seeing kayfabe melt away as a hero and villain, former foes, embraced in a genuinely special moment.  This moment made me so damn happy. Right in my damn feels. 

 

 

 

 

[Sparklefan1234 172,748]

  On 2020-05-12 at 9:39 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

And we just had a bombshell announcement last night on Raw. 

  Reveal hidden contents

The MITB briefcase actually has a combination lock on it! Match as been around for 15 years and I never knew that.I mean it makes sense if the wrestler actually has to travel with it. But more importantly was why the combo lock was mentioned. 

You see, that wasn't a MITB ladder match the women had. 

  Reveal hidden contents

It was a championship ladder match, for the now vacant Raw women's title. And Asuka just won herself Raw's top prize without even realizing it. But why did Becky end her year long reign as champ? Well technically, she wasn't the only one who was Raw women's champion since WrestleMania.

  Reveal hidden contents

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Rarely does wrestling bring me to the brink of tears. The first was during the retirement ceremony for Jushin 'Thunder' Liger earlier this year. The second was this. Seeing Asuka so damn enthusiastic. Witnessing Becky get so emotional, thanking those who made her matter on the way to her announcement. Seeing kayfabe melt away as a hero and villain, former foes, embraced in a genuinely special moment.  This moment made me so damn happy. Right in my damn feels. 

 

 

 

 

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It felt like that segment was legit like, Asuka really didn't know.

 

[Denim&Venöm 19,326]

  On 2020-05-12 at 10:18 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

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It felt like that segment was legit like, Asuka really didn't know.

 

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She probably knew she was getting the belt. That celebration felt a bit exaggerated for it not to be a work. The man becoming Irish lass maker? That reaction was probably a shoot.