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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 7, 2023 19:06:27 GMT -5
I was hoping to put my Tyler Bate figure head onto a new body and just reimagine him for my figure fed. The body he was attached to is in really bad shape, so I was trying to find the most pale elite figures.
So far I have found Sheamus Jack Gallagher Tyler Bate And Aiden English. I was hoping to find anyone else just to expand my options.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 7, 2023 3:00:42 GMT -5
Here’s a real kicker. Brock Lesnar, multi time world champion, first ballot hall of tamer, only WWE and UFC Heavyweight Champion ever, has not wrestled 500 matches in his 20 year career. And his most frequent opponent has been the Big Show. It’s insane to me how often I’ve found instances of 400+ pound wrestlers being insanely active compared to their peers.
I have found that 99 out of 100 wrestlers never become truly exceptional until they’ve wrestled at least 1000 matches or wrestled for ten years with little time off. It is truly insane how naturally good Brock was for his early years. He wrestled less matches in his life than legends like Bret Hart, Lou Thes, Bill Dundee, Nick Bockwinkel would wrestle in their first 6 years in the craft. And he’s on par with all of them as an exceptional worker. I don’t even like the guy personally, but you have to give him credit.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 4, 2023 23:35:45 GMT -5
http://instagram.com/p/CpZL49FsPB3 It isn’t my most ornate or complex work, but I thought it would be a great tip for the figure fedders. Use gold metallic paint, either from a brush or a paint marker, then select a Jada metal figure with the desired silhouette, and presto! Trophy for your personal promotion! I also make custom accessories if anyone is interested.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 4, 2023 2:52:38 GMT -5
I think I have found the fact to top them all. Abdullah the Butcher wrestled Giant Baba more than FOUR HUNDRED TIMES in their careers. That has to be a contender for most matches had with a single opponent.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 2, 2023 23:42:01 GMT -5
My bad, I always tell myself to not take cagematch.net as exact. Well, I found different info based off where I looked. But I do remember seeing a match of his from 91 I also just recently watched Harley vs Tommy Rich from GAB 1990 and was impressed with how good of a match that was and how good Harley looked, all things considered. I’m also kind of a Harley mark lol I am as well, I just focus on his 70s stuff mostly. Thank you for correcting me, it helps me know better🤜🤛
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 2, 2023 22:40:41 GMT -5
Mike Rotunda wrestled Harley Race’s last match in 1990 Bob Backlund was in a battle Royal that was Mike Rotunda’s in 2007 Bob Backlund wrestled Ken Patera’s last match in a singles bout in 2011 Ken Patera retired from wrestling in 1998, didn’t wrestle a single match of any kind in the 2000s, has a single match in 2011😂 Of the roughly 580 wrestlers that Baron Von Raschke faced over his 30 year career, his most frequent opponent was “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell with 118 matches accounted for. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure Harley wrestled in 91 Edit: Harley wrestled up until 93, I believe. Obviously not full time My bad, I always tell myself to not take cagematch.net as exact.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 2, 2023 20:45:48 GMT -5
Mike Rotunda wrestled Harley Race’s last match in 1990 Bob Backlund was in a battle Royal that was Mike Rotunda’s in 2007 Bob Backlund wrestled Ken Patera’s last match in a singles bout in 2011 Ken Patera retired from wrestling in 1998, didn’t wrestle a single match of any kind in the 2000s, has a single match in 2011😂
Of the roughly 580 wrestlers that Baron Von Raschke faced over his 30 year career, his most frequent opponent was “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell with 118 matches accounted for.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 28, 2023 23:52:40 GMT -5
D-Von Dudley is the only one of three WWE Dudley trio to not enter a Royal Rumble. Bubba Ray is the only one to actually wrestle in the match. Really?!?!
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 28, 2023 23:51:44 GMT -5
Okay, what did I post to warrant a troll post? Like, I went and double checked the stats I shared. There’s actually footage ofDusty and Dolph working on RAW. I’d reword your third fact if I was you cause it reads like you’re saying that Mach and Ric didn’t wrestle in the ‘80s at all not just against each other. Or maybe I’m just an idiot, who knows. You’re quite right. I just assumed and didn’t account for how people comprehend reading. It’s all good. Thank you for point that out. I have made the edit to specify that they didn’t wrestle each other which I still find insane.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 26, 2023 23:16:41 GMT -5
Brock Lesnar has never fought a long haired Undertaker. HHH switched to trunks in 1999 but didn't win a Summerslam wearing them until 2004. Shawn Michaels and Undertaker fought at Royal Rumble 1998 and wouldn't collide again until Royal Rumble 2007. Undertaker had a short Summerslam streak until losing to Mankind in 1996. Ryback and CM Punk fought at Hell in a Cell 2012 but at Hell in a Cell 2013 both collided again only this time Heyman was with Ryback instead of Punk. Edge's first ever title was won by accident when he defeated Jeff Jarrett at a House show for The IC title in 1999. Oh my god, he really didn’t have long hair in 2015😳 These were some great factoids!!! Thank you!!!
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 26, 2023 22:36:05 GMT -5
Okay, what did I post to warrant a troll post? Like, I went and double checked the stats I shared. There’s actually footage ofDusty and Dolph working on RAW. Only half of that was a troll post. You wanted the facts. I gave you some. I've already done the research. I did see some of those that were facts. That’s fair.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 26, 2023 14:44:11 GMT -5
Hogan was a legit 6'10 before the injuries. Goldberg hurt everyone he worked with. Ric Flair never won a match with the Figure 4. Dolph Ziggler hasn't won a match since cashing in Money in the Bank in 2013. WCW paid The Westminster Dog Show to go long so RAW would be pre-empted. Rick Steiner was even slated to appear as a contestant one year as the dog-faced gremlin but was pulled because of safety concerns due to the show taking place in mating season. Ric Flair once sent Halle Berry to Space Mountain. Vince & Linda have been seperated since 2006. Goldust & Hornswoggle were once booked to become tag team champions. Virgil, Lanny Poffo, Robert Fuller, Andre the Giant, 2 Cold Scorpio, Robert Gibson & Tatanka are said to have had some of the biggest Johnsons in the history of the business. Michael Hayes used to date Rosa Mendes. Vince McMahon didn't known Asian porn existed until he was told by JR. Chris Benoit's former tag team partner whom the Rapid Wolverine previously held tag titles with, passed away the same day Chris did. It was thought by fans at the time including on this very forum that this was the reason Benoit missed the Night of Champions show. Before the truth came out. Okay, what did I post to warrant a troll post? Like, I went and double checked the stats I shared. There’s actually footage ofDusty and Dolph working on RAW.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 26, 2023 0:43:56 GMT -5
I meant for this to go in classic wrestling and I botched it. Off to a swimming start per usual with my threads😂😭
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 26, 2023 0:43:08 GMT -5
Hi! I haven’t been on in a while, so I wanted to try and make a fun thread. I recently was doing research and discovered that Dusty Rhodes last traditional singles match was against DOLPH ZIGGLER in 2006.
Also, his last match to ever happen in the month of February was I a tag match for TNA with Vader in 2002. These esoteric facts made me contemplate the kinds of facts that sound like they shouldn’t be true, but are. So, I thought it would be fun to compile a thread of weird facts like this.
For example, Randy Savage and Ric Flair wrestled more against each other in the 2000s than in the 80s. (Because they never wrestled each other in the 80s at all, and had one match in 2000) it’s true, but it feels weird and as though it shouldn’t be true at all.
I’m going to add more facts as I find them, and I was hoping you all had random weird facts you have discovered over time.
Supposedly, Andre the giant was Hulk Hogan’s most frequent opponent, with 116 of their matches accounted for. Just edging out Ric Flair with 115 matches with hogan and Randy Savage with 110.
Roman Reigns father, Sika, never wrestled any man as much as he(Sika) wrestled Andre the Giant with 81 matches. And Roman has wrestled Big Show 82 times so I found the number being so close to be a novel discovery.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 24, 2023 11:09:36 GMT -5
I’m glad to hear that. I’m used to dealing with fans who have no knowledge of anything outside of what was current for the time to the present. Are you referring to the TV matches or the footage of the house show matches? Because it’s fair to not be entertained by much simpler presentations, but you still need a baseline for booking plausible shows that allows you to do more exciting things later. If every match tries to be 7 stars, then no matches are 7 stars. Idk, Jim Cornette. Cool, thought this was an open discussion. What is the point of saying something if people are never expected to consider things beyond the surface level?
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 23, 2023 22:07:40 GMT -5
Because they actually appreciated wrestling presented as a sport, and they weren’t overstimulated like us. Like, it’s fine to not like it, but it needs to be acknowledged that modern wrestling has been polluted with so much horse manure from bad booking to hot shotting, to the boys learning the wrong crap, that it had raised a generation of fans who are distinctly different from the previous 70 years of fans. And this later crop is not as capable of appreciating wrestling as it was intended, because they’ve been educated to never be able to take wrestling seriously as a rule, but instead as an exception. I started watching NWA in the 80s and I still stand by what I said. 60s and 70s wrestling is boring as sht but that doesn't mean I don't respect the legends. I’m glad to hear that. I’m used to dealing with fans who have no knowledge of anything outside of what was current for the time to the present. Are you referring to the TV matches or the footage of the house show matches? Because it’s fair to not be entertained by much simpler presentations, but you still need a baseline for booking plausible shows that allows you to do more exciting things later. If every match tries to be 7 stars, then no matches are 7 stars.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 23, 2023 14:51:38 GMT -5
Look, I respect the hell out of the wrestlers from back in the day. They laid the foundation. But I will never understand how fans didn't die of sheer boredom in the 60s and 70s. Because they actually appreciated wrestling presented as a sport, and they weren’t overstimulated like us. Like, it’s fine to not like it, but it needs to be acknowledged that modern wrestling has been polluted with so much horse manure from bad booking to hot shotting, to the boys learning the wrong crap, that it had raised a generation of fans who are distinctly different from the previous 70 years of fans. And this later crop is not as capable of appreciating wrestling as it was intended, because they’ve been educated to never be able to take wrestling seriously as a rule, but instead as an exception.
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GUNTHER
Feb 14, 2023 22:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 14, 2023 22:19:36 GMT -5
He’s the most perfect, as in flawless, wrestler of his generation. He would draw absolute MONEY for every good promoter in every decade since the 1890s, so he deserves this and so much more.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jan 14, 2023 22:14:43 GMT -5
Honestly, I don’t mind most of these. I want the rumble to make sense. The problem is when they just refuse to use the ground rules as the launching pad for creative spots and short stories to fill out the match. And over the years they have grown to abuse the rules and ignore the smarter points that Patterson developed and used to make past rumble matches really well executed.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jan 11, 2023 21:04:01 GMT -5
Got my 3 AJ's yesterday, think it's Phenomenal that Mattel took a TNA Promo Shoot image and spruced it up for the packaging Capitalism really is a joke. Like, this multi million dollar company out here using free cartoonify level photoshop and ripping off other photographs. Like, I hope they at least paid the photographer for use of this.
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