Pro Wrestling Discussion Thread **Spoilers Possible**

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Apparently Marty Jannety talked on facebook this morning to killing someone when he was 13 and the guy tried to molest him. He did this unprompted in the context of complaining about a falling out with his girlfriend.

Welcome to 2020

[CU Tiger]

I feel like Marty has a history of some tall tales though, right?
I man hasnt he claimed some crazy stuff before

[CU Tiger]

Dola and surprised no mention of AEW losing slots to NBA

[Toddzilla]

He confessed to multiple murders - the specific one in his post was just the "first"

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

I feel like Marty has a history of some tall tales though, right?
I man hasnt he claimed some crazy stuff before

Yeah. I figure "Marty is a serial killer" and "Marty felt like trending on social media for a morning" are both equally likely.

And, as always, it could be both.

[molson]

I don't believe the murder story, but I do take it as a legit threat against his girlfriend.

Edit: "I've killed people before" is a means to intimidate her, and once you're willing to go even that far, you're a domestic abuser already.

[CU Tiger]

Originally Posted by molson

I don't believe the murder story, but I do take it as a legit threat against his girlfriend.

Edit: "I've killed people before" is a means to intimidate her, and once you're willing to go even that far, you're a domestic abuser already.

But that's not how it reads at all.
That's the story people are trying to fabricate.

He said, thats when I decided to never be hurt again. And told his GF since you hurt me, Im gone Im not going to hang around and be hurt. Nowhere did he threaten her, the way I read it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Nowhere did he threaten her, the way I read it.

But in 2020, in wrestling, there's really no control over the woke joke culture.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

I feel like Marty has a history of some tall tales though, right?
I man hasnt he claimed some crazy stuff before

I think a lot of older wrestlers like that are always "on". They love telling tall tales and this is likely another one. Pretty dumb to boast about on Facebook but with his history of substance abuse, this isn't surprising.

[RainMaker]

Well nevermind, he's sticking to the story. Not the brightest bulb.

Marty Jannetty Claims Self-Defense In Bizarre Killing Confession

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Watch the dark side of the ring episode on it and thr podcast was eye opening

That episode showed just how good real pro boxers are, even if they look like Butterbean. Gunn is lucky he didn't get killed.

I did amateur boxing when I was younger and we would have some low level pros come to spar before events. They would whoop our fucking asses, it was insane. Even guys in their 40's.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Rest in peace

Former WWE wrestler James Harris, known in the ring as Kamala, dies at age 70

[cartman]

He fought for a while with World Class Championship Wrestling. Evidently he'd been in pretty poor health the past few years.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by cartman

He fought for a while with World Class Championship Wrestling. Evidently he'd been in pretty poor health the past few years.

Yeah, starting with the amputations and then downhill from there. Hard life, from nearly start to finish.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Former ROH champion and indy staple Xavier passes away at 43

Cause of death unreported thus far

[RainMaker]

That's a name from the past. He was part of those early ROH days that was loaded with talent.

[miami_fan]

I don't know if anyone has kept up with this story but HOLY CRAP...

WWE star Sonya Deville on stalking suspect: ‘He was there to hurt me.’

[miami_fan]

There is going to be wrestling... on a Saturday... on a Turner channel... with Tony Schiavone on the call? All that is missing is a Braves game afterwards that started at 8:05 and you now know what my tv viewing habits were from say 1985 until like 1990.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Pretty unusual to see almost universal praise for a show but that's what I'm reading for tonight's NXT Takeover. Hard to believe that they've reached #30.

And I've read enough to have the strong impression that I was wrong about Pat McAfee, seeing phrases like "that wasn't just good 'for a football player', it was good period" a lot. Learning that he was hands-on trained by Rip Rogers makes that make a little more sense to me. It seems McAfee may be more serious about this transition that I expected.

[molson]

The WWE Thunderdome setup with virtual fans in an arena was a pretty fun idea, but of course some wrestling fans had to fuck it up with photos and videos of KKK members, Chris Benoit, and an Islamic terrorist beheading.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Pretty unusual to see almost universal praise for a show but that's what I'm reading for tonight's NXT Takeover. Hard to believe that they've reached #30.

And I've read enough to have the strong impression that I was wrong about Pat McAfee, seeing phrases like "that wasn't just good 'for a football player', it was good period" a lot. Learning that he was hands-on trained by Rip Rogers makes that make a little more sense to me. It seems McAfee may be more serious about this transition that I expected.

Yeah, I was reading that he's been training hard since he started with WWE as an announcer. So it makes sense that he'd look better than most celebrities. He's a big guy and a natural heel on the mic, so if he can do anything in the ring, that's a nice find for the company.

Thunderdome is a little distracting but much better than the empty arena.

[Mota]

Originally Posted by molson

The WWE Thunderdome setup with virtual fans in an arena was a pretty fun idea, but of course some wrestling fans had to fuck it up with photos and videos of KKK members, Chris Benoit, and an Islamic terrorist beheading.

I've been to WWE house shows, and I see what kind of person that shows up. Not a refined crowd, to say the least. So unfortunately it does not surprise me that if you give them a camera, some fans will do something stupid with it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

This one hurts

Rest in peace Bullet

Bullet Bob Armstrong Passes Away

[SirFozzie]

The Masked Assassin finally got him? (He was known as the Flame then)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thQTGvHdlv4

[molson]

I'm fascinated by these guys that wrestle matches into their late 70s. It's not really "wrestling" I guess, but they get in there, throw some punches. Dory Funk Jr. was still pretty active up until 2018 at age 77, I guess he's finally done now. Mil Mascaras was still going until last year, also age 77. Jerry Lawler still going at 69, and he still looks decent from some clips I've seen.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Jerry Lawler RTs and notes that it's 30 years to the day since Eddie Gilbert ran over him with a car (video clip is in the link)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1300757385183662081

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

This one hurts

Rest in peace Bullet

Bullet Bob Armstrong Passes Away

Georgia mainstay, saw him a couple of times at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Georgia mainstay, saw him a couple of times at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta

Yep, the Bell was itself a mainstay in the territory era. Municipal Auditorium in both Atlanta & Columbus. Combine those three venues and you have probably 80-90 percent of the biggest matches pre-Omni days.

[JonInMiddleGA]

G1 blocks revealed last night

A Block: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Jay White.

B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA.

No first-timers, no juniors, and a really top heavy A Block

Starts 9/18, ends Sun 10/18

[Toddzilla]

We need to have a contest - predict the records and the result of the final

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

We need to have a contest - predict the records and the result of the final

I'll have to find the site (or have my kid give it to me, as usual) but there's a pretty good one each year, already formatted, and gives daily updates by email (IIRC)

[JonInMiddleGA]

re: G1 picks contest. Here's the link
403 - Forbidden

And at that link -- which is where you enter via google form, there's also links to a couple of cheatsheets that help you keep track of points, etc (but you do have to enter the picks into their form afterwards)

[Toddzilla]

holy crap, that's a lot of picking...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

holy crap, that's a lot of picking...

Yeah, it is not for the fainthearted.

That's also why I suggested something that was already organized for the purpose (me & da kid have done this one 2-3 years now) rather than trying to gin up one ourselves.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Idle thought for a couple days now, I'll just throw it here in case I turn out to be long-term correct.

I wondered whether Yuji Nagata might end up reactivating Seigi-gun ("a branch of New Japan Seikigun ("regular army") that seeks justice") if, as I suspect, a number of NJPW stables are going to split, regroup, etc. over the next year.

If so, does it turn into a sort of Bullet Club Hunters v2.0?

(I'm leaning more in that direction after Shingo's night 1 postmatch comment about how he'll dismantle BC if he has to in order to stop their shenanigans)

[RainMaker]

Am I the only one who enjoys them dumping the early tag matches?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Am I the only one who enjoys them dumping the early tag matches?

It makes for an easier watch, though it hurts their opportunity to tell stories, establish matches, heighten tensions and so forth.

For health reasons -- physical moreso than viral -- I can live with the change but I do think it diminishes the night / next night a bit.

[RainMaker]

Agree on that. For me, I just couldn't watch it all so was always skipping the matches (or watching in the background). And as someone who doesn't follow it as closely as others, it got a little confusing. I can see them going back next year but I do kind of like these lean shows.

I'm also someone who likes the 2 hour NXT PPVs and old 1 hour shows they put on.

[miami_fan]

Joe Laurinaitis, known as WWE's Road Warrior Animal, dies at 60

[NobodyHere]

Big fan of LoD as a kid.

[BYU 14]

Damn, totally sucks, they are arguably the most iconic pair (With respect to the Rock and Roll and Midnight Express) of all time.

[RainMaker]

Loved them as a kid too. Helped they were billed from Chicago.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Well here's an unforeseen development

At a meeting of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s parent company Bushiroad’s board of directors today September 29, 2020, a change was announced in NJPW’s directorship. This change will take effect at the beginning of NJPW’s 50th year of trading on October 23rd.

Outgoing President/CEO

Harold Meij

New NJPW President/CEO (as of October 23)

Takami Ohbari (current NJPW of America CEO)

Change in NJPW Directorship | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

edit to add: And, thus far, nobody seems to have a clue wtf is going on, or more specifically, WHY it's going on

[JonInMiddleGA]

Saw this floating around Twitter this morning. I gotta admit, I hadn't thought about it but it does seem to check out

Damian Priest is older now than Shawn Michaels was when he came out of retirement for his Jesus run

[miami_fan]

A future episode of Dark Side of the Ring?

Ex-WWE Star Alberto Del Rio Charged with Kidnapping, Sexual Assault

[JonInMiddleGA]

Another G1 Climax is now in the books. Next up - after a combo juniors and tag league tournament - another 2-day WrestleKingdom on Jan 4 & 5, 2021.

By the way, my predictions finished tied for 259th place, out of 638 entrants.
Only 9% of entrants picked the eventual winner correctly.

[JonInMiddleGA]

via Twitter, Jimmy Rave announces that his left arm had to be amputated earlier this week.

An untreated infection turned into a life-threatening situation apparently.

Just ... damn

[JonInMiddleGA]

Kid turned on AEW out of morbid curiosity / boredom.

Dear Lord, this is significantly worse than I realized.

And Ol' Jr barely makes sense half the time.

This is actually worse than WCW, with less talent top to bottom.

[JonInMiddleGA]

LOL, cause I made that WCW reference about 60 seconds BEFORE tonight's big surprise reveal.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And it went downhill from there.

Nonsensical.

Not in the sense of bad execution for the main, but from a larger strategy standpoint.