BurningHamster

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Self" data-cite="Self" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I'm not a typical wrestling fan. I know that. </p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You seem like WWE's dream fan though, whenever they do something so stupid or pointless I think that there can't actually be anyone who likes that stuff I come online, and there you are Self <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ah well, it takes all sorts.</p>

See to me it really depends on how the match is worked. In FMW for example they had a lot of the garbage and weapons but they still kept moves strong. The Fire Thunder Powerbomb would still be used to put guys away, it may have to be used a couple of times but it was still a strong finisher. The hardcore stuff was kind of a way of wearing the opponent down as strange as that sounds and beating him up so bad that when the finisher is hit, he won't be able to get out of it. I can see the argument against the style, but the people making that argument are usually the ones who have little problem believing that referees are all blind all the time and title belts are the most powerful weapon on the face of the earth. Also the most violent matches were saved for big shows with streetfight type and barbedwire type matches being their main garbage matches while they toured. Linsolv's comment about bringing a gun is something I have often thought. When you have guys openly using ridiculously dangerous weapons it gets to the point where you wonder why they don't just bring firearms into it. Pretty sure one of the hardcore midgets pulled a gun on Jeff Jarrett during the early days of TNA.

Haha, an intergender light tubes match too? You are taking the softly softly approach Not that there is anything wrong with that. There are certainly some matches you could have watched that may have been a bit too violent and put you off immediately. I personally cannot stand the older CZW garbage matches, they seem closer to some kind of weird sadistic fetish video than a wrestling match to me. Out of curiosity, how did you find the original ECW if you've seen much of it?

I love me some garbage wrestling but hate how predominant light tubes have become. When Onita was in his prime they had exploding barbed wire, Matsunaga had scorpions, Kanemura got the crud burnt out of him on a burning table and they showed the ambulance take him away. Now guys hit each other with easily breakable light fixtures. Not saying that I really endorse the extreme danger guys in the past put themselves through, but at least it was spectacular. A bunch of broken glass is still kinda dangerous but doesn't bring in the crowds. Shame how garbage wrestling, with the exception of Big Japan, is pretty much dead.

Maybe that's a hint to go do something else.

People who say THIS grind my freaking gears and have obviously never spent a significant amount of time dealing with the mentally ill.

Never tried forcing myself to drink anything in any given amount of time, but the fact drinking soda is part of an obstacle course and proved to be the hardest part of it on a televised wrestling show just blows my mind.

Tell that to Big Show.

Since when is drinking soda so difficult?

Yeah, I love his stuff like the phobos story which is why the thought of Paul London being into Hoagland seemed so awesomely strange yet somehow fitting. Him and Brian Kendrick just hanging out being stoners and discussing ridiculous theories about artificial moons, amusing times.

Did I say they were? I just recognized a correlation between above average marijuana use and a propensity to take an interest in outlandish conspiracy theories. I popped for it though because I was somewhat familiar with the Hoagland theories and know they are hilariously odd.

That is a bizarre but very entertaining shoot but also covers a lot of pretty interesting things. I popped huge for London talking about Richard Hoagland conspiracy theories (why do stoners ALWAYS go in for that sort of nonsense?)

They are also awkward and goofy looking when they try to move around. Kind of like tall people.

Don't be dissing 5'10, it's average You are just an abnormally large, ungainly, almost giraffe-like woman.

Hold up, if the Brits are pansies why are people always complaining about them violating human rights and being bullies?

Yeah seriously, that's gross. Everyone knows head is the limit in movie theatres.

I tried to watch both transformers films twice. I fell asleep within the first 20 minutes of both films both times. Bare in mind I studied film, I've had to sit through tedious experimental films in class where virtually nothing happens for 20 minutes. Not nothing happens as in "this is a little slow" but nothing happens as in it's a static shot of a room that might as well be security footage. Also Megan Fox has never done it for me. I think she is just such a blackhole of charisma that all her attractiveness is somehow sucked back in before it can reach me thus making her the most attractive woman I have no interest in having sex with.

I got given tickets for when they come out to Australia ... I knew not all those guys would survive but my deal breaker was Punk. If he got traded those tickets would be on ebay so freakin' fast. Looks like I am still going at this point though.

Okay this reminded me of another one which I am probably alone in considering how many people wear these like a freaking cop wears a badge. Flip Flops. If you aren't at the beach or on your way to or from the beach or in a super duper tropical climate then get some real shoes. You look like a lazy slob. You might as well wear slippers or a bathrobe out in public. Also on the football/soccer debate. It's called soccer and I hate it. Not so much the sport itself (although it is unbelievably boring) but the continued attempts to establish it in Australia. Take your sissy foreign sport and get out of my sight. I like my football where the violence is between the players, not the spectators.

That's your opinion, I disagree. I think more people should be encouraged to keep their mouths shut. I am bored of people debating things like religion on a sim game forum. I've heard debates like this since I was 13 and they haven't gotten any more intelligent. Someone always gets upset, there is always the holier than thou athiest (which is hilariously ironic but still gets old fast) and it always seems to lead to the same conclusion. Begrudging agreement to disagree ... which is pretty much where they would have been if the debate never started. No offence to the people who are debating religion, but seriously ... is this the best place for it and do you REALLY think your views on this are any more valid than anyone elses? I think there is a difference between being ignorant and being smart enough to know when to stay out of something and just let it go.

Well depends how you define intelligence. If arguing at length about things which you know others will disagree with and probably take offence at is more intelligent than choosing your time and place to discuss these things a little more carefully ... well I guess the world is full of geniuses then. I'd still rather be the happy idiot over in the corner minding my own business.

Here's three more things that bother me. Religion, politics and people who think their views on either need to be heard.

None actually, I haven't owned a TV in over two years I do watch DVD's or downloaded stuff once in a while but even then, since I am studying and working in that industry I can justify most of it as research. I'm not saying I don't waste time doing things with no practical purpose beyond having fun, but I've always found MMO's to be massive time sinks which lots of people, particularly those who like a challenge or are achievement-oriented can become addicted to due to the whole grind away and get rewarded nature of the games. And, like my earlier post on people taking their hobbies too seriously, I've met a few too many overly-defensive MMO players who take themselves and their hobby too seriously and unlike you, Remi, don't keep as balanced a life outside the game.

So how much of your life do you have to waste to be considered "hardcore"? Yeah, I guess MMO's and MMO players are on my list of things that grind my gears.

Yeah, man I have been REALLY trying to enjoy NXT but it just keeps getting more disappointing. I like that they have tried something different and I don't even mind the stuff like Keg Carrying contests, but Daniel Bryan is losing way too easily and way too often. It's bizarre, I am almost suspecting them to do a "he has been losing intentionally" storyline because I don't think I have seen anyone in the WWE in recent memory job so easily and so frequently. Trying to build up a guy as a wrestling machine who always loses is like trying to build up a midget as a monster heel. I've heard the "this is all leading to something, why would WWE bury someone so talented?" argument, but well ... they've done it before and unless they have something really creative in the works, this isn't going to turn out well.