The General Wrestling Thread

[IamMedellin]

In sad news, Scott Hall has left the hospital facility that he was in to return to his home in Florida. While Hall was getting treatment, he basically said that he just wanted to go home and checked himself out. While his closest friends (Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman) obviously have tried to help him, there is only so much they can do. He has to want to help himself first and it is fairly obvious he does not. Nash has noted that he now saves Hall's voicemail messages noting that he fully expects that one of them will be Hall's last.

...damn

 

[EmpireWF]

I agree with Bigpapa, Leftwich. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, so it's all good.

Heck, I still like watching HHH and I'm one of maybe two here, Empire?

I don't particularly like watching HHH.

If it's his older good stuff, sure though.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I guess im in the minority. But first off he is a ginger/pale as fuck. Secondly a bicycle kick is a fucking terrible finisher. That one guy from Right To Censor used it... the big dude.. But lastly im not a fan of big wrestlers other than Taker. You guys might like him but really he isn't my cup of tea. My reasons might suck to you guys but its just how i feel about him.

You're not alone, he's not my cup of tea either. He does nothing for me. I will say that i'd rather watch him than the tired old stiffs like Kane, Khali, and Henry that they always push.

 

[manchild24]

I've loved Sheamus ever since I saw him live at an FCW event when I still lived in Orlando. First thought was holy fuck that dude's white as hell...still stands lol. But he's a good worker, his mic skills are decent enough, and he's got the build. Also, he just cracks me the hell up in this video (skip to like :40 second mark):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfhke2UE_2E

that should be a Visa Commercial

Tank of gas $45
Ringside seats - $75
Sheamus's look - priceless

 

[EmpireWF]

Wrestlemania did 1 million PPV buys

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118036156?categoryid=4076&cs=1&cmpid=RSS|News|TVNews

All credit goes to Rock

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The Miz is a proven ratings draw.

Oh, and I assume Snooki has at least ONE buy credited to her of the millions...

AND MILLIONS of Pay Per View buys.

 

[s@ppisgod]

Sup queers. I finally gave up on TNA. They went from mildly entertaining garbage to shit-in-a-can fast under Hogan and company.

Wrestlemania does buys 70/30 on name power/star power. I think a ton of idiots just order it out of habit now.

Sucks about Hall, but what a jerkoff. Nash has been trying for years now to get him good, and Hall has done his best to undo any good anyone tries to do for him. I'm expecting to hear they found him hung in a closet any week now. Just doesn't seem to want to live at this point. It'd be a lot more sad if he accepted any sort of help...
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[EmpireWF]

Sup queers. I finally gave up on TNA. They went from mildly entertaining garbage to shit-in-a-can fast under Hogan and company.

Sucks about Hall, but what a jerkoff. Nash has been trying for years now to get him good, and Hall has done his best to undo any good anyone tries to do for him. I'm expecting to hear they found him hung in a closet any week now. Just doesn't seem to want to live at this point. It'd be a lot more sad if he accepted any sort of help...

TNA was shit long before Hogan got involved...

Hall is in awful health, has a bunch of psychological issues and then some....terrible to hear how he has fallen apart over the past few years. If Nash has started to give up hope...it's near the end.

 

[s@ppisgod]

TNA had it's moments, and even looked a little better to me right before Hogan came in. But now they have nothing. Look at Pope pre-Hogan and look at him now. Night and day. They could build one under 40 star to save their lives.

And it's just sad seeing Hall in that indy garbage from a couple weeks ago. Hard to remember built, confident Razor when Hall can barely walk without assistance...
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[FedEx227]

Well the reason he could barely walk is he was hammered out of his mind before the match that night.

 

[Bigpapa42]

TNA wasn't bad at all just before Hogan & Bischoff came in. Not great, but pretty solid. All Russo booking, too. Weird.

As for Hall... maybe it makes me a unsympathetic jackass, but I have a hard time generating a lot of sympathy for the guy. You cannot help someone who dones't want to be helped. There are options out there for him, like WWE-funded rehab. I am not going to claim overcoming addictions is easy, but a strong person can do it.

 

[s@ppisgod]

Hammered or not, the guy is on death's doorstep and has done irreparable damage to his body. Even if he accepted help, his liver and kidneys must look like hell...
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[Warner2BruceTD]

He can get free help through the WWE whenever he wants. Now it may be too late. Hard to feel bad for him.

 

[EmpireWF]

He was abused as a kid so his demons are much further than not being able to kick the drink. Not to mention his heart is fucked up (literally, not figuratively).

Not wanting to get better or seek help is terrible because his close friends have tried for years to help him out.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Is...is that the real sappisgod?

 

[Bigpapa42]

He was abused as a kid so his demons are much further than not being able to kick the drink. Not to mention his heart is fucked up (literally, not figuratively).

Not wanting to get better or seek help is terrible because his close friends have tried for years to help him out.

I think that's part of what bothers me about it. Obviously people care about the guy and have tried to push him toward getting things sorted. It just doesn't work. And yeah, there might be more there than just a straight up addiction, but lots of people use addiction to mask other issues. That's the kind of thing that rehab addresses. Not just the addiction itself but the root causes.

 

[EmpireWF]

When he does go, it'll suck, be unfortunate but tbh, people have expected it for years.

 

[s@ppisgod]

Is...is that the real sappisgod?

Yes, it would be even realer(?) if this site had password recovery. Oh well. You would think being one of the only guys to bring up TNA would be a dead giveaway.

Also, you ready to take some Golden showers at UM? Maybe we'll actually develop some talent now instead of seeing the same players play at the same level every year.
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[s@ppisgod]

He was abused as a kid so his demons are much further than not being able to kick the drink. Not to mention his heart is fucked up (literally, not figuratively).

Not wanting to get better or seek help is terrible because his close friends have tried for years to help him out.

I didn't know that. It sucks, but it's only impossible to overcome those demons if you make it that way. He may be in poor shape with the heart condition anyway, but he'd be worlds better than where he's at now presumably drinking himself into a coma in Nash's basement.
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[SHOGUN]

K-1 MAX fighter Yuichiro Nagashima (who knee'd Shinya Aoki into oblivion at Dynamite!!) is going to be making his pro wrestling debut for ZERO-1 on May 5th. My interest has been peaked.