Wrestling: The Action Soap Opera Thread

[Superark]

Below is the trailer of the new "WWE: The Very Best Of WCW Monday Nitro" DVD. It features Dallas Page talking about the night he lost and then won back the WCW Title.

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I loved this match and it is probably in the top five of my favorite Sting matches. I actually still have this Nitro recorded on VHS tape. It was great match! Sting and DDP had really good chemistry togther

 

[Lead Cenobite]

I've always liked DDP, though I think his heel turn in WCW and his treatment in the WWE were ill advised. But I've been under the impression that he's not very popular with the wrestling afficionados. I know some don't like that he got where he is because of his friendship with Bischoff, but besides that, what's wrong with him?

There's a lot of wrestlers I think are pretty good, not just based on their kayfabe winning streaks, but simply how well they perform in the ring, but have terrible reputations with smarks. What am I missing when I watch a Lex Luger match and don't automatically think he's awful?

 

[Phatman]

I'd much rather see her be her own person and beat the snot out of the whole woman's locker room.

Seconded. Kong is strong enough to carry herself. I'm just eager to watch divas broken and left for dead in the ring. Stretchers,neck braces and wheelchairs will be icing on a sweet cake.

 

[BlackLantern]

I've always been a DDP fan, solid wrestler and the Diamond Cutter looks 10x better than the RKO on its worst day

 

[E-Man]

I've always liked DDP, though I think his heel turn in WCW and his treatment in the WWE were ill advised. But I've been under the impression that he's not very popular with the wrestling afficionados. I know some don't like that he got where he is because of his friendship with Bischoff, but besides that, what's wrong with him?

People who would hate on a legitimately good guy for that reason are usually elitists anyway. It's one thing not to like him. Nothing wrong with that opinion, but the guy has talent and offered something good for WCW. So what that he was friends with the boss. Triple H's entire career is based on being friends with the right people, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a damn good performer. I hate backstage politics as much as the next guy, but good talent is good talent. DDP was a good performer.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Anyone remember back in WCW when Vader was starting to make a name, they would show these "territory/indie" wrestling videos where Vader would go in and demolish all the wrestlers in their rings? I would like to see that as how Kong/Kharma is introduced. Just show the women's locker room and everything destroyed and Diva's laying everywhere.

 

[Wheels]

I've always liked DDP, though I think his heel turn in WCW and his treatment in the WWE were ill advised. But I've been under the impression that he's not very popular with the wrestling afficionados. I know some don't like that he got where he is because of his friendship with Bischoff, but besides that, what's wrong with him?

There's a lot of wrestlers I think are pretty good, not just based on their kayfabe winning streaks, but simply how well they perform in the ring, but have terrible reputations with smarks. What am I missing when I watch a Lex Luger match and don't automatically think he's awful?

I wouldn't say Luger was awful, but he certainly wasn't that good. His ring work was average and his promos sucked. He had the body and that's about it.

 

[StarkvsRogers]

Lex Luger joining NWO was when WCW jumped the shark.

DDP was the man at pretty much any point prior to WCW closing. When he was a heel feuding with face Eddy back in the day was so much fun.

 

[Wylie Times]

Lex Luger joining NWO was when WCW jumped the shark.

If you want to point to one mistake that started the downward trend for WCW it was that Hogan/Sting Starrcade match. It was THE most anticipated match in all of wrestling at the time and they completely screwed it up (partially because they wanted to take a jab at WWE).

 

[Wheels]

Luger joining The Wolfpac never made sense. The guy fought the nWo from the begining, He was the first guy to take the belt from Hogan after the heel turn, and he joins up with Nash? Did he get tired of getting his ass kicked? Does he prefer the color red to white? They never showed his frustration with WCW.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Luger joining The Wolfpac never made sense. The guy fought the nWo from the begining, He was the first guy to take the belt from Hogan after the heel turn, and he joins up with Nash? Did he get tired of getting his ass kicked? Does he prefer the color red to white? They never showed his frustration with WCW.

I started watching wrestling after the Wolfpac formed so I don't know all the circumstances behind it's formation, but I was always under the impression that they were a face stable. But I suppose it was the same thing as the Horsemen, they were the lesser of the two evils so they became faces by default.

 

[Wheels]

I started watching wrestling after the Wolfpac formed so I don't know all the circumstances behind it's formation, but I was always under the impression that they were a face stable. But I suppose it was the same thing as the Horsemen, they were the lesser of the two evils so they became faces by default.

Luger and Sting feuded with The Outsiders after the formation of the nWo, but Luger forgets all that because Nash split off from Hogan? He left the nWo because he wanted to be leader and took some boys with him; it's not like he became noble all of a sudden. Hall and Nash were the ones who started the nWo in the first place. Most promoters seem to be against logical progression of storylines for some reason.

 

[StarkvsRogers]

Luger was just the lamest of the lame. Most generic, boring character ever. He just wanted to be cool so bad that he joined the NWO, which then made NWO not cool, and thus everything crumbled.

Sting joining was also ridiculous. Like AntMan said, these guys were doing everything to stop the NWO, and then all of a sudden just joined? Illogical, and horrible.

 

[louiebling$]

I honestly like the RKO over the Diamond Cutter

 

[Johnny Drama]

Does anyone want to join an e-fed? I'm recruiting new members. It is a tn of fun.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Luger and Sting feuded with The Outsiders after the formation of the nWo, but Luger forgets all that because Nash split off from Hogan? He left the nWo because he wanted to be leader and took some boys with him; it's not like he became noble all of a sudden. Hall and Nash were the ones who started the nWo in the first place. Most promoters seem to be against logical progression of storylines for some reason.

That's most face turns for you. You can damn near be a homicidal maniac who brutally attacks your opponents with a sledge hammer or tries to run them down in a car and then then next week, you're saving a face from a heel beatdown and all is forgotten.

 

[BlackLantern]

I honestly like the RKO over the Diamond Cutter

uncultured swine

Does anyone want to join an e-fed? I'm recruiting new members. It is a tn of fun.

hey...1997 called and even they don't want to be a part of your e-fed

 

[louiebling$]

uncultured swine

Yo Momma

 

[Nightwing 52]

I'm with louie and I've always been a fan of DDP.

 

[venom892]

Does anyone want to join an e-fed? I'm recruiting new members. It is a tn of fun.

I can vouch for that. It is fun.

 

[MoPlaYa]

Is Extreme Rules on yet?

 

[louiebling$]

No it comes on at Five

 

[Dr. Evil]

at the weekend opening for the Rock's latest movie. That's crazy.

 

[Project862006]

rko is better imo it also has to do with orton being younger,faster,and far more athletic than ddp

 

[louiebling$]

at the weekend opening for the Rock's latest movie. That's crazy.

Yea they really knocked it out of the park....if you guys haven't seen it yet get your ass' to the theaters it is an awesome movie

And make sure you stay after the credits