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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 28, 2017 11:49:00 GMT -5
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 28, 2017 11:46:14 GMT -5
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 28, 2017 11:44:50 GMT -5
Cool contest... Thanks for hosting it.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 9, 2017 1:56:19 GMT -5
Got hooked on Forged In Fire last year. Never been big into weapons and their history, but I find the process of metal fabrication fascinating to watch. My second favorite reality competition show (right behind ALONE).
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 8, 2017 2:15:09 GMT -5
I wonder if the rumours are true about O'Reilly being signed or at least considering WWE/NXT. His Instagram suggests as much... Thought the same thing when I read he lost the ROH Title at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 11. They built him up for a pretty long time before he defeated Adam Cole for the belt, then he just loses it a short time later. Kinda screams that he's on his way out.
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 5, 2017 17:52:08 GMT -5
Am I the only one who wants to see him with a serious build and then eventual match against Brock Lesnar?? Nope. Well, not for a match against Lesnar because I'm completely over Lesnar at this point and wish he'd just go away and stay away. But, I've always been a big Jack Swagger fan and find it a shame that he's been relegated to the forgotten ones on the roster. Granted, it's kind of his own fault. A few years ago he was pushed pretty well (winning the Elimination Chamber for a shot at the title at WrestleMania) and rumor had it that he was slatted to actually win the World Heavyweight Championship shortly. Then he goes and get himself busted for DUI. Sure, some people have survived similar missteps in intelligence, but Swagger damned sure should have known better than do to something stupid like that. After years of basically nothing, he finally gets a push and blows it by being an idiot. Still, he's got all the in ring talent ones needs, so I do hope being on SmackDown eventually results in a push for the guy. Even if it's just becoming a solid, week in and week out, mid-carder with an occasional brush with the main event.
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Post by Quazimoto on Dec 7, 2016 4:02:00 GMT -5
I actually really like 205 Live so far, but the placement of it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
For one, why is a show comprised of RAW superstars on following SmackDown? More importantly, you have all these guys who (aside from Kendrick) are basically unknown to the vast majority of the WWE audience. Sure, plenty of us on this forum and similar online boards had heard of several of them before, but by an large, they are basically brand new superstars. There's no way they should be put on at the end of a show for the live audience as that audience is going to be worn out from two plus hours of SmackDown before the cruiserweights even show up. Now, I know the main target audience for 205 Live is the people watching at home, but they sure won't get into it much if the crowd is mostly dead during the show. Frankly, it's almost like WWE wants them to fail in some regards. I just don't get the decision to put them on live after SmackDown. Taped, sure, but not live. Honestly, the best thing they could do for the cruiserweight division is to move them to the first forty-five to sixty minutes of RAW and broadcast it on USA. WWE Monday Night RAW presents 205 Live, or something of the sort. Much easier on the travel schedule. Cheaper on the budget. No worn out audience, which gives the superstars a better chance to get over by performing in front of a fresh crowd. It's a win win all the way around.
That said, what they've put on in the first two 205 Live episodes has been pretty darned good, so I can't complain much.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 31, 2016 15:56:36 GMT -5
Just finished watching Hell In A Cell. Some thoughts...
- So tired of SuperRegins. Fans mostly are too. Apparently the powers that be in WWE are the only ones who actually think this crap is good. I don't even really have an issue with Roman Reigns as a wrestler. He's not great, but he's not terrible. It's just this whole SuperCena style booking that doesn't work anymore. People aren't buying it. And please, someone explain to me how he's the good guy in the feud? HE interrupted Rusev and Lana's wedding celebration to start the thing. How is that a good guy move? The match itself was fine. Nothing spectacular, but worth watching once. The accolade with the chain was awesome and Rusev continues to be one of the very bright spots in all of WWE. Sad that he, once again, had to fall victim to dumb and stubborn decision making.
- Dana Brooke vs Bayley, while not a great match at all, wasn't all that bad. Dana is still pretty green and probably should have stayed in NXT for a bit, but she is learning and getting better. The whole feud has clearly been a place-holder for Bayley, who will most likely begin a program with Charlotte soon.
- Gallows & Anderson vs Enzo & Cass - Nothing special here. Decent, but you won't miss much if you don't watch it.
- Rollins vs Owens was excellent in every sense of the word. Part of me does kind of wish it would not have had Jericho interference involved and part of me screams for a heel champion that doesn't have to resort of shenanigans to keep his title, but Jericho and Owens are soo good together (best part of RAW week in and week out), that it works.
- Perkins vs Kendrick was okay. It seemed to lack a bit of energy (probably from poor placement on the card). I thought Kednrick should have been the first Cruiserweight champion anyway (though it made sense for the tournament winner to get it), so I'm glad to see him capture the belt. The finish was actually pretty good and made a lot of sense with the story they were telling. Yeah, fans could see it coming from a mile away as soon as Kednrick starts acting injured, but it makes perfect logical sense for someone like TJP to believe it in the midst of a match, given the history between he and Kendrick. And props to TJP for the after match facial expression. It's subtle, but clearly says "You got me... I fell for it like a dope, and while I'm disappointed not to be champion anymore, at least it's you who is."
- New Day vs Cesaro & Sheamus. Pretty good match here. And I liked the creative finish. Kofi wasn't an official part of the contest, so him hitting Sheamus definitely warrants a disqualification. The fact that Cesaro had Woods tapping to the sharpshooter at the same time is a fantastic way to further the feud and continue the New Day's reign (so they can beat Demolition's record, which they pretty obviously will). I, for one, love the pairing of Sheamus and Cesaro. The work well against each other and they work well as a tag team.
- Charlotte vs Sasha Banks. Great match between two women well deserving of being the first to main event a pay per view event. I thought they used the cell pretty well throughout. Not sure about the start to the match with the stretcher job. The table bump looked pretty brutal and I liked the idea behind the start, I just don't think they needed to go so far as actually getting the stretcher involved as it killed a little momentum. Banks is great at making herself look like a rag doll on some maneuvers and Charlotte is stellar at her roll as a ring general who looks like she's always in control, even when on the losing end of a move. There's a lot of people who didn't like the finish to the match. I'm not in that camp as I thought it was pretty well done if you look at the story told from the beginning. You have Sasha Banks take a pretty nasty bump before the match even officially begins. She valiantly guts it out only to take some additional beatings inside the cage. Sure, she dished some out too, but she was clearly taking the brunt of the punishment. After twenty minutes or so, she just didn't have anything left. Obviously the table was supposed to break at the end there (it was poorly positioned in the corner, need to be a bit more vertical). Regardless, it still worked as it told the story of someone who gave all the had, but just didn't have enough. Bravo to both ladies. I hope they (and/or other women) get the chance to main event additional ppv and weekly shows in the future. All that said and as much as I liked the match, Charlotte winning was absolutely, 100%, the wrong call. I suspect the aim is a Bayley/Charlotte feud and that's why she won, but she shouldn't have. Sasha needed a big match win. Yes, she has two title victories, but both came on RAW and WWE has made it pretty clear that PPV Events are what matter most. Sasha needed that major event win on the main roster and she should have gotten it here. There's plenty of other ways to get the title back on Charlotte for a feud with Bayley if that's what they wanted. Have some sort of match on RAW where Dana Brooke costs Sasha the championship and you instantly have a new title hold, plus something for Banks to do. More importantly, you built the live crowd up (and I suspect most of the at home audience) to see a superbly gusty, hard fought victory for Sasha Banks in her home town. And in the main event, nonetheless. Charlotte comes Ric Flair. She was born to main event. She was born for the spotlight. Sasha Banks was never supposed to be there. They had a real opportunity to tell a fantastic feel good story with Sasha Banks coming out victorious in front of her home town crowd in the biggest match in the history of women's wrestling and they blew it. It was a great match. It could have been a truly memorable moment.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 31, 2016 15:08:23 GMT -5
I honestly love it. We had 18 seasons of basically one off episodes (a few multi-episodes stories sprinkled in there) skewering various celebrities, athletes, and politicians. The formula worked and fans loved most of it. I've got to give Matt Stone and Trey Parker a lot of credit for deciding to take such a swerve and start going with a main story arch that runs through and entire season. IMO, it refreshed the show. Don't get me wrong, the previous formula was good too, but much like The Simpsons, it had gotten a little stale and predictable. Not bad by any means, just not on the level of their previous greatness. Changing the show's format really has breathed new life into the show and allowed them to come up with some creative and hilarious storylines that just wouldn't have worked in the old format.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 21, 2016 0:23:01 GMT -5
That happens every now and again with Funko things. For whatever reason, this figure just got skipped in the assembly line when hands were getting glued on and not picked out as an error on the final quality check. I recall a couple people getting a Jim Duggan in series one that was missing the 2x4. Sucks being the person to get a mistake figure like that, but it does happen every now and again.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 15, 2016 22:08:24 GMT -5
Easily the mishandling of CM Punk after he returned from walking out with the title. Not a shred of doubt in my mind that they could have had a Steve Austin like character and era again in WWE, but they bungled it so badly.
The Invasion storyline, while not bad, could have been better and I think they missed a huge opportunity to keep WCW around as a separate brand following it.
There were also a good handful of guys who deserved bigger pushes in the Hogan era.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 10, 2016 23:44:27 GMT -5
My Target flippin' sucks, so I'm gonna put this out there...
If anyone is able to find the Jake Roberts, Razor Ramon, and Sgt Slaughter minis, I'd happily pay $15 per figure for those, so let me know. Wouldn't mind a second Bret Hart either.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 9, 2016 12:08:57 GMT -5
I'm not really into customizing figures, so I didn't know. So far, it's holding up nicely. Not faded at all and doesn't rub off a bit. I'm not too worried about it. If it does lose it's luster over time, I'll just redo it with something. Only reason I mentioned nail polish is that I have that on hand regularly anyway. it's not going to "lose it's luster". it's going to turn blue, sink into the plastic, and turn any areas near it blue. You've likely already ruined the Nash. Okay. Don't know why it bothers you so much what I do with my figure, but whatever. Not like I can't easily find another one if needed.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 9, 2016 8:24:31 GMT -5
Huh... Didn't know that. Guess I can just re-do it if/when it starts to fade. Was kind thinking some black nail polish might work. Otherwise I'll just find some decent paint that doesn't cost too much. it's not going to "fade", it's going to sink into the plastic. and if it touches anything else, it'll rub on everything too. Testors paint is about $2 a bottle, cheaper than any nail polish and actually meant for plastic. I'm not really into customizing figures, so I didn't know. So far, it's holding up nicely. Not faded at all and doesn't rub off a bit. I'm not too worried about it. If it does lose it's luster over time, I'll just redo it with something. Only reason I mentioned nail polish is that I have that on hand regularly anyway.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 6, 2016 7:02:22 GMT -5
Are people seriously complaining about this? Isn't this better than seeing Sheamus vs. Cesaro #75? Frankly, I'd rather watch Cesaro vs Sheamus for the umpteenth time than EVER see Goldberg or Lesnar in the ring again. WWE has wasted enough time and money on Lesnar as it is (time and money that could have gone towards someone who actually gives a crap about the profession, it's fans, or putting on a good show). It's an absolute shame that they'd even consider doing the same with Goldberg.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 6, 2016 6:54:29 GMT -5
Soooo...they had Lashley keep the belt over EC3, and had Eddie lose to Aron Rex at BFG...just to have Eddie go over Lashley the next night? Seems legit. Well, from reading spoilers, it does kind of make sense... I forget how it comes about exactly, but somehow, Lashley is given the choice between three people to defend his title against. He picks Eddie Edwards with the idea that he can easily beat him, having done so before. Then Edwards upsets him and wins the title. Personally, I'm thrilled about it. Been a big fan of Eddie Edwards since his ROH days and he's, without question, one of the most consistent performers in TNA. Well deserving of a championship run IMO.
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Post by Quazimoto on Oct 6, 2016 6:51:41 GMT -5
Stephanie is the problem not Foley. If he was there by himself doing his own thing it would be like his 2000 run again which was great. Also it's not permanent and once HHH and Steph are opening Raw's with 30 minute promos you will be begging for him to return. So true. Foley's fine in his role, but his role isn't really GM. He's basically Stephanie's messenger boy. Very seldom has he been shown to have any real power or influence. And the few times he has, they've made a major point of making sure we all know Stephanie wasn't happy about it.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 27, 2016 0:21:09 GMT -5
Quazimoto I think black sharpie fades to a blueish purple. A lot of people stay away from using them on figures. Huh... Didn't know that. Guess I can just re-do it if/when it starts to fade. Was kind thinking some black nail polish might work. Otherwise I'll just find some decent paint that doesn't cost too much.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 26, 2016 13:26:23 GMT -5
Got my case of minis in the other day. They all looked awesome... Except for Kevin Nash. Couldn't get over the singlet, so I fixed it... Looks so much better, plan to do the same. Did you just paint the legs? Actually, it's even easier than that. It's just a regular old Sharpie Permanent Marker. Work like a charm. I found it best to start on the inside of his legs as that's the toughest spot to reach. Once you get that colored in nicely, just color in from the waist line to the boots. Go right over the black trunks and knee pads and you'll get a nice uniform look. Even gives it a almost shiny, leather pants type look. Wait a few minutes for it to dry all the way and you're done. Don't even need a top coat or sealer. Once it's dried, it'll stay nicely for display purposes.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 24, 2016 11:27:02 GMT -5
Got my case of minis in the other day. They all looked awesome... Except for Kevin Nash. Couldn't get over the singlet, so I fixed it...
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