the hell demon
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i must possess all, or i possess nothing
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Post by the hell demon on Dec 30, 2009 1:19:26 GMT -5
Just watched The Rise + Fall of ECW DVD last night. Tons of respect for this dude. Great worker.
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Mirror Images
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fan since '92
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Post by Mirror Images on Dec 30, 2009 6:35:38 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer was an average worker who managed to jump on the ECW extreme/hardcore badwagon in the late 90's and rode it for the rest of his career. Fact.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2009 8:20:47 GMT -5
"My daughter's go to kindergarten, and they had that.. where they say, "what does your father, and mother, do for a living?" And my daughter Kimberly, said "My daddy falls down a lot." And my daughter Brianna says, "But my daddy always gets up." I thought about that, and Tommy Dreamer fell down a lot, but because of each and every one of you, and the millions at home watching, you made me get up."
That was beautiful, especially the part about his daughters. That whole paragraph really captures the spirit of Tommy Dreamer I think. I'm not gonna pretend I was ever a massive fan, but I always respected him as a dedicated and hard worker, and an inspiration to anyone who has a dream (no pun intended). Best of luck to the guy with whatever he pursues next.
Thank you Tommy, absolutely.
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Post by freedomfighter on Dec 30, 2009 8:35:11 GMT -5
Thanks for everything, Tommy. That speech last night was beyond awesome.
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Post by The Silent Flute (joepetree) on Dec 30, 2009 9:09:37 GMT -5
Im gonna miss tommy but its time as sad as it makes me to say it he needs to move on
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Post by shiftyeyes on Dec 30, 2009 9:13:54 GMT -5
Sad to see him go. Hopefully he hangs em up now.
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Post by XHW on Dec 30, 2009 10:29:01 GMT -5
I like him a lot, hope to see him wrestle again
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ecwwill
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Thank You Tommy
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Post by ecwwill on Dec 30, 2009 12:08:15 GMT -5
Dreamer is my hero. Fact.
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The Boglin
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Team Goldie.
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Post by The Boglin on Dec 30, 2009 12:17:34 GMT -5
Been a Dreamer fan since the mid 90's, always been one of my favorite wrestlers and always was my favorite ECW wrestler. A lot of people already put it better then I could but I'll just say I weeped a bit last night and I'm not afraid to admit it. Thank you Tommy.
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Post by Joey Cush on Dec 30, 2009 12:27:19 GMT -5
"My daughter's go to kindergarten, and they had that.. where they say, "what does your father, and mother, do for a living?" And my daughter Kimberly, said "My daddy falls down a lot." And my daughter Brianna says, "But my daddy always gets up." I thought about that, and Tommy Dreamer fell down a lot, but because of each and every one of you, and the millions at home watching, you made me get up." That was beautiful, especially the part about his daughters. That whole paragraph really captures the spirit of Tommy Dreamer I think. I'm not gonna pretend I was ever a massive fan, but I always respected him as a dedicated and hard worker, and an inspiration to anyone who has a dream (no pun intended). Best of luck to the guy with whatever he pursues next. Thank you Tommy, absolutely. That really was a great speech he gave. So said to see him go, but he did, and he did it in a great manner.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 30, 2009 12:30:05 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer was an average worker who managed to jump on the ECW extreme/hardcore badwagon in the late 90's and rode it for the rest of his career. Fact. Quoted for truth. I never liked him. Sure, he was on ECW TV every week, and he had a long feud with Raven, but that was it. I can't take someone who is over-emotional and cries a lot. I have more respect for Stevie Richards.
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Post by Joey Cush on Dec 30, 2009 12:36:57 GMT -5
Over emotional and cries a lot? The guy was away wrestling for all these years, away from his family and everything. Doesn't matter if he was as good as Jericho or as bad as Ortiz. He still did it for all these years.
If you dont have respect for somebody that WORKED for everything they got, then IDK where else respect should be given...
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The Boglin
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Team Goldie.
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Post by The Boglin on Dec 30, 2009 13:09:46 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer was an average worker who managed to jump on the ECW extreme/hardcore badwagon in the late 90's and rode it for the rest of his career. Fact. Quoted for truth. I never liked him. Sure, he was on ECW TV every week, and he had a long feud with Raven, but that was it. I can't take someone who is over-emotional and cries a lot. I have more respect for Stevie Richards. Good for you and you're less then admirable opinion, in case you didn't read this is an appreciation thread for one of the hardest workers who loves this thing we called pro wrestling, if you have nothing nice to say go post and say how much you love Cena in another thread.
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Post by MC2 on Dec 30, 2009 13:20:22 GMT -5
Thank You Tommy.
ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW!
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Captain d00m - Mr. 3000
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Bringing death and destruction since 2005!
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Post by Captain d00m - Mr. 3000 on Dec 30, 2009 15:41:08 GMT -5
"WHAT IS TOMMY SLEEPER DOING IN THE IMPACT ZONE!"
I kid. He may not have been the best wrestler, but he gave it his all everytime he went out. Best of luck Towards his future eNdevors, And i hope he does what he wants.
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Post by pitlord on Dec 30, 2009 17:11:59 GMT -5
"He'll show you he deserves an Appreciation Thread, You'll See!"
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B.D. & El G.
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RIP SNS 2/15/82 - 4/11/11
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Post by B.D. & El G. on Dec 30, 2009 17:38:00 GMT -5
I'm personally not a huge fan of the original ECW, but I feel that Tommy Dreamer shows all the best parts of it. I feel he is a decent wrestler and has a legitimate passion for wrestling. He is one of those people, to me at least, that you don't really think you'd miss, until he's gone. I think I found a new respect for him in his farewell speech last night.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 30, 2009 17:48:46 GMT -5
Quoted for truth. I never liked him. Sure, he was on ECW TV every week, and he had a long feud with Raven, but that was it. I can't take someone who is over-emotional and cries a lot. I have more respect for Stevie Richards. Good for you and you're less then admirable opinion, in case you didn't read this is an appreciation thread for one of the hardest workers who loves this thing we called pro wrestling, if you have nothing nice to say go post and say how much you love Cena in another thread. Nice comeback, Potsie.
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Post by ericbischoff on Dec 30, 2009 18:25:14 GMT -5
:-( Hope he have good life in the future. I can't see he go to TNA
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Post by Sam Hain on Dec 30, 2009 21:15:24 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Dreamer's. He may not have been the best technical wrestler, but he knew how to tell a story and has a passion for the wrestling business. He'll help any promotion he goes to.
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