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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 22:45:04 GMT -5
Has there been any pro wrestling promotion that wasn't WWE (and that wasn't/isn't a subsidiary/developmental promotion of WWE) to have bumpy ropes/square turnbuckles?
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Nov 22, 2019 23:33:34 GMT -5
Not sure, but... whenever I look at other turnbuckles that aren’t wwe, they look bootleg.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 0:29:17 GMT -5
Not sure, but... whenever I look at other turnbuckles that aren’t wwe, they look bootleg. It’s weird...even though WCW beat WWF in the ratings for 83 weeks, it still had turnbuckles that looked more bootleg. |
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Post by davie™ on Nov 23, 2019 1:40:50 GMT -5
Ecw back in like 95 (noticed during some mysterio/phychosis matches) had the same kind of turnbuckles? Don't know if they count
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Nov 23, 2019 6:20:26 GMT -5
Ecw back in like 95 (noticed during some mysterio/phychosis matches) had the same kind of turnbuckles? Don't know if they count ECW was a subsidiary of WWE, |
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Post by IRS on Nov 23, 2019 12:42:12 GMT -5
The "bumpy" ropes are just because of the tape WWE wraps them in. I can't recall seeing any other promotions using the same style, but the majority of promotions also use cable for their ropes instead of the rope WWE uses for theirs.
No idea about the turnbuckles.
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Post by davie™ on Nov 23, 2019 13:33:27 GMT -5
Ecw back in like 95 (noticed during some mysterio/phychosis matches) had the same kind of turnbuckles? Don't know if they count ECW was a subsidiary of WWE, Didn't they start doing business in 97? |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Nov 23, 2019 19:22:49 GMT -5
ECW was a subsidiary of WWE, Didn't they start doing business in 97? On-screen was 97. Off-screen, Vince was giving Paul E money from at least 1996, if not earlier. |
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Post by greenjack1992 on Nov 23, 2019 20:47:46 GMT -5
I don't understand what you mean about the ropes being bumpy. WCW's ropes would occasionally have a kink in them but that's part and parcel of them being steel cable running through the hosing which would sometimes kink. WWE is the only company on telly that has real rope with coloured electrical tape round it. As for the turnbuckles, I've always much prefered the style where the actual pad is holding the rope tight rather than being on top of a hook that's holding it in WWE.  |
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Nov 24, 2019 13:35:19 GMT -5
Has there been any pro wrestling promotion that wasn't WWE (and that wasn't/isn't a subsidiary/developmental promotion of WWE) to have bumpy ropes/square turnbuckles? Yes, AWA used a similar pad and used real ropes as did Portland Championship Wrestling under Don Owen. And most everyone before the 80s. The steel cable has more snap to it and is better for guys who use the ropes a lot, whereas I preferred real ropes because it kept my matches on the mat and I could use getting tied up in the ropes for effect and not break my shoulder. |
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Nov 26, 2019 6:47:03 GMT -5
With a title like that, I assumed you were talking about WWE 2K20.
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Nov 26, 2019 12:25:31 GMT -5
WWE still uses real ropes wrapped in tape. Most big time promotions (WCW, Impact, I imagine AEW) use wrapped steel cables.
People often say WWE's ropes are the worst to run because they hurt a lot more than the wrapped cables.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Nov 27, 2019 9:50:54 GMT -5
WWE still uses real ropes wrapped in tape. Most big time promotions (WCW, Impact, I imagine AEW) use wrapped steel cables. People often say WWE's ropes are the worst to run because they hurt a lot more than the wrapped cables.I've heard the opposite, at least from guys I know of who regularly work in cable roped rings and have done WWE TV spots. Granted, I wouldn't know personally, but I'd be curious to see how they feel. I once had an opportunity to do a sort of one day, coverall training session, and of all the things covered that day, I think hitting the outside of the apron (by accident) was the only thing that hurt more than running the ropes (and I took my first flat back like a sack of bricks). |
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Nov 27, 2019 11:01:01 GMT -5
WWE still uses real ropes wrapped in tape. Most big time promotions (WCW, Impact, I imagine AEW) use wrapped steel cables. People often say WWE's ropes are the worst to run because they hurt a lot more than the wrapped cables.I've heard the opposite, at least from guys I know of who regularly work in cable roped rings and have done WWE TV spots. Granted, I wouldn't know personally, but I'd be curious to see how they feel. I once had an opportunity to do a sort of one day, coverall training session, and of all the things covered that day, I think hitting the outside of the apron (by accident) was the only thing that hurt more than running the ropes (and I took my first flat back like a sack of bricks). I know Cornette talks about ropes often on the Drive Thru. Said of all the out to the floor bumps he got hurt everytime in WWF because of the ropes. He says the worst offenders are when people use steel cables wrapped with a sheath like a garden hose. If you neglect to tape them down properly the sheath can roll around the cable, making it very dangerous. I've heard the claim of WWF ropes being the worst from many shoots, and rarely the opposite. Who knows though, everyone could just be working. |
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Post by Thought Collector on Nov 27, 2019 11:59:28 GMT -5
The title of this thread sounds like a title to a new Mick Foley book. lol
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I dont know good luck 