Old vs New, which was better?

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Pro Wrestling. Before you start, yes I know its rigged, but were the old storylines and angles better than the new?

The days of Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes, the days of Hulk Hogan vs Sgt. Slaughter are days I enjoy revisiting sometimes, with the wonder of YouTube. I've noticed that the angles now are rehashes of days gone by. Those of you who used to watch wrestling (and any of you who still do), what do you think? Is it too artificial now? Is it impossible to really get in to a storyline?

[flintlock]

You mean people really do watch this stuff? ;)

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Well you've got to admit, it was cool. I remember growing up watching the Rock, he was always a good entertainer

[STEED]

Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks :rock:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks :rock:


Hell. Yes.

[STEED]

Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks :rock:


Hell. Yes.

They were the good old days. :yep:

[SUBMAN1]

I guess there had to be somebody that watched it, even though I was conviced it was just filler for airtime.

-S

[sonar732]

Superfly, George 'The Animal' Steel, Andre The Giant (before Princess Bride), Ricky 'The Steamboat' Dragon, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Jim 'Hacksaw' Dugan, Macho Man Randy Savage with Mrs. Elizabeth, Junkyard Dog, Mean Gene, Cindy Lauper and Captain Lou, Roddy 'Rody' Piper, and the immortal Hulk Hogan...gotta love the 80's wrestling. Who'd ever thought that a cartoon would've been created from that great group of performers?

Wow...wonder what I did on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings as a kid?:rock::rock::rock::rock::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Superfly, George 'The Animal' Steel, Andre The Giant (before Princess Bride), Ricky 'The Steamboat' Dragon, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Jim 'Hacksaw' Dugan, Macho Man Randy Savage with Mrs. Elizabeth, Junkyard Dog, Mean Gene, Cindy Lauper and Captain Lou, Roddy 'Rody' Piper, and the immortal Hulk Hogan...gotta love the 80's wrestling. Who'd ever thought that a cartoon would've been created from that great group of performers?

Wow...wonder what I did on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings as a kid?:rock::rock::rock::rock::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You forgot Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. Greatest manager ever :rotfl:


http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/b/bobbyheenan/03.jpg


"The worst officiating I ever saw! One, Two! The shoulder is up! Never before have I been so humiliated!"

:rotfl::rotfl:

"If the late, great Gorilla Monsoon couldnt shut me up, throat cancer wont either"

[Bertgang]

Hulk Hogan is the only one I remember; maybe because he was a sort of giant, maybe by Rocky III too.

In a general way, wrestling seems me more theater than sport.

[fatty]

Of course! Who can forget:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Savagebelt.jpg

"Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Fun fact: Macho Man attempted to launch a rap music career in 2003 with an album titled Be a Man. The titular track demanded Hulk Hogan to be a "man" ("Be a man, Hulk!").

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Randy_Savage_-_Be_A_Man.jpg/200px-Randy_Savage_-_Be_A_Man.jpg

[Kapitan_Phillips]

"Oooooooooooooooooohhhh yyyeaaahhhhhh!" :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


What was up with he and Vince McMahon falling out?

[August]

I went to a pro wrestling match when i was a kid. This mustve been around '71-72. Some dude named Chief Jay Strongbow gave me a noogie as he walked by.

I was more into the Roller Derby back then though.

[sonar732]

Snap into a Slim-Jim!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[The Avon Lady]

I saw the thread title and thread author and worried about the fate of that nice red-haired girl.

Otherwise, I'm outta here.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I saw the thread title and thread author and worried about the fate of that nice red-haired girl.

Otherwise, I'm outta here.



:doh: :rotfl:

[Polak]

The old days where always better. ;)
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