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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 3, 2013 3:08:12 GMT -5
I just picked up a sealed Survivor Series BCA 4 pack w the Green Warrior, Goldust, Bret Hart and HBK in it. Cost me $10. I was thrilled. That Green Warrior I know was exclusive to this box set. Any of the others exclusives? Anyway cool set for $10. Will add a pic as soon as I can -- The green Warrior, I would retail out at about $20.. it's more sought after than the Series 2 blue Warrior and that much more harder to find. So yeah, ya scored with that deal!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 3, 2013 3:02:16 GMT -5
-- Atleast you have a TRU. I had to shop on the website for Cyber Monday, last night, and less than 1/2 of the figures were "ship to home". The only 2 that interested me was an elite Big Show w/ World title and a basic Mark Henry (still a good deal at Buy One, Get One 1/2 Off... plus the gifts I got my nephew & niece, it totaled more than enough for free shipping).
I'd shop on the site more often, if most of their figs were "ship to home".
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 3, 2013 2:55:23 GMT -5
-- Looks have a TON to do with it, in the eyes of a girl. I was actually looking up something interesting, last week in a search engine: what kind of body types do girls prefer... I came across an actual question of this, made about 7yrs ago on Yahoo! Answers and the most common response was: Skinny But Toned. I don't like to think girls are that shallow, but speaking from personal experience of being shot down time and time again... As a pretty decent guy who grew up with good morals, I happen to have a "stocky" build (not skinny, not fat, not muscular, just bigger than the average guy) and I really do believe that's what a lot of girls do NOT want in a guy - they want the underwear model type with cut abs...
And it could just be in my part of the country, but I think race has a lot to do with a girl's decision on whether to accept a date from a guy or not. Most girls will say they're not racist, and out-goingly, they probably aren't. However, internally, I also believe they dictate if a guy isn't of their race, they'll keep'em in the "friend zone", sorta speak, without any possibility of advancement. Take for example, several years back, I reconnected with an old classmate of mine on FB and I lost track at how many times I've offered to take her out, whether it was to just hang at a bar or out to grab a bite - she wouldn't accept. I even won tickets to UFC 129 from TapouT and asked her to go to Toronto with me, so she can see her favorite fighter GSP in action, and she STILL didn't accept! Fast forward, I recently found out she had eloped and I got a look at the guy and it was some guy who looked like he could be related to her... to me, it didn't take an Einstein theory to figure out she probably rejected all of my invites, because I'm mostly native, have the dark features, and have the stocky build (that most girls aren't into anyways).
So whenever a girl says "looks don't matter" - I have yet to come across one who's honest enough to admit that they really do!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 2, 2013 18:18:26 GMT -5
I Wouldn't Mind Seeing Chris Masters In TNA. He Was On The Verge Of Being Entertaining But The Failed Drug Tests ... He Did It To Himself, I Guess. -- That didn't stop TNA from using him during the A&8's ski-mask era.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 2, 2013 18:10:54 GMT -5
-- Maybe KISS, Deep Purple, Nirvana, and Yes - will be inducted into the Rap & Pop Hall of Fame (according to Seanzor's logic, that seems to be practical).
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 2, 2013 14:16:41 GMT -5
-- As a kid in the 80s, my favorite then was Tito Santana (only cause my mom had a crush on him, so it trickled down into me being excited to see 'Chico' - as Ventura used to call him).
As an adult looking back at the actual talent, I think now I can say Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect), although he came to the WWF in the later 80s, I was a fan of his when I learned he won the AWA World Title - and seeing his first couple matches in the WWF on Prime Time Wrestling, he was still known as Curt Hennig and to this day, is still fun to go back and watch.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 2, 2013 14:04:44 GMT -5
-- The first feud that comes to mind, is when the Bulldog came back in 2000 and feuded with Hunter over the title for a brief period of time. I was really pulling Davey would get the strap and become a WWE Triple Crown champ (Franchise, IC, Tag belts)... but it wasn't meant to be and the feud fizzled out like a bad fart.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 2, 2013 6:36:36 GMT -5
-- Normally there's a tape delay, when overseas. Not sure if it'll actually be "aired LIVE" there in Glasgow. If it's not aired LIVE, it's normal for the show to run without the time allowed for commercial segments (basically a 2hr show, will be cut down to 100min).... If it is aired LIVE over there in Europe, chances are you'll be sitting through the entire 2hr broadcast + the 100min taping of the following week's show).
That's my guess, I could be wrong thou.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 22:25:29 GMT -5
He's been good but I wanna see him vs a big name like angle, Roode, joe, -- That's the whole point behind his gimmick, is that Dixie is protecting him from facing the bigger names on the roster. From this, his ego is getting larger, and he's perspiring that sense of 'entitlement'. (Now remember, when Sting broke up the MEM, Sting said his new mission is to take care of the guys who feel they have a sense of: entitlement! I'm really hoping Sting is the guy who shows up takes EC3 off his platform.) So far, he can move but all we've seen are squash matches - which really don't show is potential, it just gets him over. For me, it's too early to assesmatize the guy yet, as far as his in-ring potential goes. His appearance looks pretty generic for today's standards, and his entrance music sounds like some boy band song that 12yr old girls go crazy over.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 22:14:14 GMT -5
-- Yes I would.
I've always been a fan of the LPWA and GLOW, an all female wrestling show would be awesome!
(of course, as others have stated here, some major tweaking would have to transpire, but if all systems were a go, I'd definitely tune in!)
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 22:08:35 GMT -5
-- I haven't watched a RAW since the Old School edition in 2010, and yeah... it was horrid to watch. I remembered why I stopped watching WWE full time, back in 2005.
IMPACT for sure!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 16:13:03 GMT -5
-- I don't know about eyelashes, but I'm pretty sure guys have longer 'ring' fingers than girls do (but girls have longer index fingers, than guys do). Actually that's just a sign of masculinity. Feminine hands have ring fingers longer than index fingers. Masculine hands have index fingers longer than ring fingers. Both men and women can have it either way around. -- I just remember seeing some TV show about it lol
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 15:36:38 GMT -5
-- I don't know about eyelashes, but I'm pretty sure guys have longer 'ring' fingers than girls do (but girls have longer index fingers, than guys do).
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 14:39:39 GMT -5
-- And this would be awesome as well!!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 14:38:40 GMT -5
-- This would be awesome!!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Dec 1, 2013 14:29:40 GMT -5
-- I appreciate the feedback, everyone. Thanks!!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 30, 2013 2:26:27 GMT -5
-- I'm just now getting into the Mattel line, to collect the Legends namely. And the belts from Mattel look more authentic than the Jakks belts do. My only concern is, are they worth the $10-$25 I've been seeing them priced at? Also, are they in-scale for most of the Jakks figures (BCA/TTL/R3/RA-CS/UF) ? If you had to rate the quality? And how well do they compare to the Toybiz/Marvel belts from WCW & TNA ?
Any and all help would be much appreciated, thanks everyone!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 30, 2013 0:25:20 GMT -5
-- None.
I HATE 80s movies remade!
I'd much rather see movies from the Golden Era of Hollywood, get redone.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 29, 2013 12:55:51 GMT -5
-- The angle lacked heel / face turns. It was great seeing Wes & Garrett turn, but that was just 1 occasion. Bully's turn was good as well. When Anderson joined, it wasn't a quick turn, as it was played out a few weeks. Devon's revealing was nice, but wasn't a quick turn. So you really only had 2 heel turns. And nobody from the faction, defected to TNA. Had DOC still been around, it would've been nice to see him turn face. The only time an A&8's member turned face, was after the fact Anderson was booted from the group. Plus, where's Wes been?! You would think by now, he would've extracted some sort of revenge on the group, and the fact that TNA hasn't used him for that purpose - knowing how talented the guy is, is just poor writing & booking. Another thing that killed the gimmick (for me), was when they stopped entering/exiting through the crowd. Using the same entrance as the rest of the TNA roster, it highly watered down the gimmick. In closing, the Aces & Eights had a TON of potential, but lack of creativity, that potential went frail to the wasteside. And now thanks to that, the group will forever be known as a 3rd rate nWo knockoff. I can't see how that's only '2 real heel turns' if you have Bully, Devon, Garrett and Wes turning. Plus I'd never go as far as saying Wes is as talented as you're saying. He botched so often, was awful on camera and couldn't speak/act convincingly for the stories that he was involved in. He was more like a wet blanket. I'd take Bischoff over Brisco for those reasons. -- Had you comprehended what I said in my post, Wes/Garrett was 1 occasion (technically 2 individuals, but 1 heel turn as a duo), and I acknowledged Bully's heel turn as the other. Devon wasn't so much as a heel turn, as it was a revealing when he as unmasked @ BFG'12 (remember, it was thought that Devon was gone completely from the company prior to this, so there was technically no character to turn... just a revealing). And calling Wes Brisco a "wet blanket" - you must've missed his GutCheck match with Garrett... the guy impressed me - I'll take a great in-ring performer over a great segment actor any day, but that's just me. And we didn't even see him at his best, during that match! I hardly recall Wes botching spots, as he always seemed to have good ring timing (in my eyes), but if you noticed something I didn't, I'd chalk it up as to having to work in jeans during matches. When I used to train at Severn's camp, I worked a match with a buddy of mine on a non-training day, wearing jeans... I have a whole nother respect for guys who can work in jeans, because it makes it that much tougher for maneuverability. So before you resort to calling him a "wet blanket", I'll tell you what I tell any other critic: try it before you knock it.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 27, 2013 10:13:00 GMT -5
-- The angle lacked heel / face turns.
It was great seeing Wes & Garrett turn, but that was just 1 occasion. Bully's turn was good as well. When Anderson joined, it wasn't a quick turn, as it was played out a few weeks. Devon's revealing was nice, but wasn't a quick turn. So you really only had 2 heel turns.
And nobody from the faction, defected to TNA. Had DOC still been around, it would've been nice to see him turn face. The only time an A&8's member turned face, was after the fact Anderson was booted from the group. Plus, where's Wes been?! You would think by now, he would've extracted some sort of revenge on the group, and the fact that TNA hasn't used him for that purpose - knowing how talented the guy is, is just poor writing & booking.
Another thing that killed the gimmick (for me), was when they stopped entering/exiting through the crowd. Using the same entrance as the rest of the TNA roster, it highly watered down the gimmick.
In closing, the Aces & Eights had a TON of potential, but lack of creativity, that potential went frail to the wasteside. And now thanks to that, the group will forever be known as a 3rd rate nWo knockoff.
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