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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 23, 2016 2:43:17 GMT -5
Taken out of context, SummerSlam 95 was a better match IMO. However, given the backstory, WrestleMania X wins for overall presentation.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 22, 2016 20:07:05 GMT -5
I used to do the same thing. Just bought basically every new movie when it came o DVD. Had around 4,500 DVDs (not counting wrestling) at one point. Have since dramatically downsized to about 300ish. Been working on converting most my media collection to digital. In the midst of the wrestling right now, with movies to follow. Gonna keep the most important discs as backups, but plan on getting rid of about half yet. I've saved so much space by doing this. And yes, some say the picture quality isn't as good. But in all honesty, with the speed of my internet, the HDX movies on vudu are barely noticable below blu ray quality. I'm not even that concerned with picture quality as I think DVD quality was pretty danged good. Heck, I still rock some old wrestling footage dubbed from VHS. Actually kinda like the nostalgia factor of it from time to time.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 21, 2016 23:14:16 GMT -5
Three I watch every holiday season...
A Muppet Family Christmas Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas The Muppet Christmas Carol
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 21, 2016 23:12:08 GMT -5
Impressive collection. I used to have a pretty nice collection. I would literally buy anything and everything. But I eventually realized that I rarely watched special features outside of certain films and decided to downsize dramatically. I utilized vudus disc to digital service and pretty much transferred my entire collection to digital. I have around 3000 digital movies and still own all the movies that are my favorites on blu ray and dvd. So if anyone has any digital codes lying around I'll gladly take them haha. Sometimes I miss the hobby but I love the ease of always having my collection on hand. I used to do the same thing. Just bought basically every new movie when it came o DVD. Had around 4,500 DVDs (not counting wrestling) at one point. Have since dramatically downsized to about 300ish. Been working on converting most my media collection to digital. In the midst of the wrestling right now, with movies to follow. Gonna keep the most important discs as backups, but plan on getting rid of about half yet.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 21, 2016 23:09:01 GMT -5
I'm absolutely fed up with out current cable company. We had Verizon FiOS, which was kinda pricey, but worked fabulously and if there ever was a problem, it was fixed right away. Then Verizon sold it's Florida FiOS service to Frontier. Problems ever since.
The initial switch came right around the time our contract and discounts were expiring, so we contacted them to see about re-upping the same deal and same packages we already had. We were told that would be no problem at all, but we needed to switch from Verizon's coding to Frontiers, so boxes would need to be changed and whatnot. Were also told that we'd save a little money by agreeing to a two year term with their middle tier HD TV package. Were told that that middle tier TV package was the same channel lineup that we had, just called something different. Well, a week later, the technician shows up to change the boxes, which he does... He exchanges the boxes we had for the exact same model set top boxes. Also took two away because we decided to cancel the service to my bedroom and the guest bedroom as they almost never got used.
After the technician left, the TV started to go haywire and began freezing/stuttering all the time on every channel. Three days later, another technician had to come out to fix that because the first guy didn't install things correctly (something about the OTA not being switch like it should have). The we find out that the TV channel package that was supposed to be the same thing we had was actually missing about a dozen channels that we watch very frequently. Needless to say, we wasn't so happy about that. Several hours of an online chat session later, we finally got the right channel package at a discount (though will still be paying $10 more a month than we were).
Since then, we have pretty regular hiccups in the TV service where the boxes need to be reset a couple times before working right again.
And our home phone went down for almost a week too.
At this point, it's just not worth it anymore. We'll be moving soonish and once we do, we're done with this company. If we can't get a good deal with someone else (I think Brighthouse in our area), we'll just cut the cord all together and look into something like Sling, PS Vue, etc... The big thing is being able to watch our shows mostly on demand or with DVR because we're rarely able to when the air live and a lot of them end up being on at the same time.
Oh, and NHL games, but I think you can get those with an online streaming service they offer.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 19, 2016 17:40:54 GMT -5
Does this mean that Razor, Slaughter, Jake, Foley, and Dolph are possibly Wal-Mart or Hot Topic exclusives? They're pictured in the original image here: forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/331283/funko-catalog-teases?page=1Seems like Reigns was added in or possibly replaced someone? And, thank you for this! I came onto the boards today in hopes that someone had posted the case order. That pic was concept art from the Funko Catalog. Reigns was added since then and mysteriously, Ziggler, Foley, Razor, Slaugher, and Roberts have apparently gone MIA. There's been no announcement as to if they were just cut completely or will show up as exclusives somewhere. Series 1 had three Walmart exclusive figures, but there was never an announcement about them. Someone just happened to find them and post a picture online. So, it's kinda of a waiting game at this point. It's been confirmed that GameStop does NOT have exclusive as someone on a Funko forum found a couple cases at their GameStop and they were the regular cases. So, just gotta wait until they start showing up at Walgreens, Walmart, Target, Hot Topic, or Toys R Us as those would be the most likely stores to get exclusives.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 18, 2016 0:39:30 GMT -5
For what it's worth... My Brother's friend bought a '16 Civic and loves it. Gets great gas mileage and says it's super fun to drive.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 15, 2016 17:59:10 GMT -5
WWE gets crapped on (and rightfully so at times) for some really boneheaded decisions on occasion. But I tell ya, when they do something right, they do it really, really right and the entire Cruiserweight Classic tournament was done just about perfectly. Out of the whole 32 man starting roster, only a few guys genuinely felt like they didn't belong there and all but one got bounced in the first round. I truly can't say enough about how excellent this tournament was from top to bottom.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 14, 2016 6:49:51 GMT -5
This whole Broken Matt Hardy saga is ridiculously silly and utterly stupid... And I love every minute of it. Reminds me of some of the goofiness greatness that wrestling used to be. It's just plain fun.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 11, 2016 2:51:41 GMT -5
Just a heads up, we can expect the second series of WWE Mystery Minis very soon. There's a seller on Amazon who is selling loose figures from his case. They're all 1/12 and Nash is still sans pants. Austin M$M Bret Dusty Goldust Nash Roman Rollins Sting Cena Orton Brock Great to hear they're all 1/12. Hopefully Razor, Slaughter, Foley, and Jake The Snake are exclusive somewhere and not too hard to find.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 8, 2016 7:18:12 GMT -5
Take out Darr and add in Tony Neese and you've got a near perfect starting ten in the cruiserweight division. Personally, I'm a big fan of Tozawa (well, I'm a fan of all of them really, save for Noam Darr) and hope he wins the first title. But, I kinda think it'll be Kendrick as the first champion.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 2, 2016 1:44:19 GMT -5
Held off on commenting on this tournament because I was behind a bit and didn't want things spoiled...
WOW! I'm absolutely loving every episode.
I think my favorites have to be Tozawa and Gallagher (sad that neither is in it anymore), but almost everyone has some great potential. I really hope WWE takes notice and signs a good number of these guys for the Cruiserweight Division. Was kinda pulling for Kendrick to win it all once Tozawa was eliminated, but think I'll have to go with Ibushi now.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 2, 2016 1:31:17 GMT -5
I don't disagree with any of that. All I was really saying is that WWE clearly had big plans for Vader when he came in. Big plans that would have worked wonderfully had Shawn Michaels not been a complete asshat about it. Things absolutely went downhill from there for Vader. And yes, they certainly could have turned it around if they wanted to, but they basically plug Sid into that 'monster' roll they had planned for him so, Vader was kind of lost in the shuffle (this has happened to lots of guys over the years). Sure, they could have reignited the Vader flame if they really wanted, but a combination of factors pretty well led to that not happening. He was still working hurt and not fully recovered (I think he says himself he never really got back to 100% because he just came back from injury too soon and didn't have time to heal properly), he had a stigma attached to him from HBK not wanting to work with him or drop the belt to him, and most importantly, the business was changing at that time and guys like Vader really didn't fit in anymore. Don't get me wrong, the onus is mostly on WWE for basically ruining Vader's run in the company (some on Shawn Michaels and some on Vader himself). They messed it up (as they've messed up a good number of potential legendary runs over the years). I think had he come in a year or two earlier, things would have been different. Vader could have and probably should have been a dominate force in the WWE Championship scene for a couple years, but it didn't work out and that's a terrible shame because IMO, he's easily in my top fifty, all time greats (I think I'd put him somewhere around the 20-30ish slot if I were ranking them). I can agree with most, if not everything. Vader's run in WCW and WWF is still fresh in my memory. The best American's got to see of Vader was his run in WCW. WCW knew how to promote and book him. Harley Race was a far better manager for Vader then James E. Cornette. Bar none, Vader is one of the most agile big men of all time. Hell, I would even say Vader was ahead of his time. Same with Bam Bam Bigelow. What's sad is Vince McMahon had so many money guys who could have made him a much richer man. Vader was one of those guys who was easy to market. It is a crime Vader isn't in the WWE Hall of Fame.Danged right it is. Baffles me that he's not really. I'd whole heartedly agree that Vader (and Bam Bam) was way ahead of his time too. In fact, I'd go so far to say that if Vader were in his prime nowadays, he's be one of the biggest stars on the planet. It's an absolute shame that so many wrestling fans aren't really aware of his legacy because they only know him from his WWE run. I'd tell any of those people that if you can't watch a bunch of his Japan stuff, to at least head to the WWE Network and check out his work in WCW. He really was a uniquely gifted performer. Definitely have to agree with Vince and company missing the boat on a lot of guys over the years. Tis a shame he's always had a bunch of yes men surrounding him and allowed certain talents to dictate the product at times. Starting to see a shift now with the emergences of less traditional types of talents in the top roles of WWE and I, for one, really hope it continues.
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Post by Quazimoto on Sept 1, 2016 17:03:44 GMT -5
I disagree. Vader came into WWE with a bang. Big time. He looked like a legit monster in his first few appearance. Unfortunately, when he signed with them, he was injured and needing some time off, hence the attack on Gorilla Monsoon and subsequent suspension. More unfortunately, when he did return, he wasn't fully healed, which ultimately cut his career short. Despite that, WWE had big plans for Vader as he was supposed to win the WWE Championship from Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam in 1996. HBK, who by his own admission was a colossal arse at the time, refused to drop the belt to Vader for whatever reason (that's why Sid got into the title picture late that year, because Michaels didn't want to work with or do the job for Vader). Many people don't know, but despite his appearance, Vader is a supremely kind hearted individual and his accomplishments in the wrestling industry mean a great deal to him. Being told he was going to win the title and coming back from injury earlier than he should have in order to get into such a position in the storylines, but then finding out that Shawn had vetoed it really hurt Vader and I think he kinda lost a lot of his passion at that point. IMO, Vader would have been way more out of place in the NWO era of WCW than he ever was in WWE. Frankly, was too nice for his own good to survive in that world. If you weren't one of Hogan or Bischoff's boys, you really didn't go anywhere in WCW at that time. Had Vader not have gone to WWE, I think he would have just gone back to Japan to end his career. Of course the WWF introduced Vader on a bang. That is expected. Hell, look at how they brought in The Big Show in 1999. Off with a bang. However, they had him job to Steve Austin right out of the gate. Back to Vader, they made him this big monster right out of the gate. They continued this streak but after SummerSlam 1996, all of the steam Vader had was lost. Soon after, Vader became a mere supporting player. After the Fall of 1997, things went downhill from there. If the WWF knew what to do with Vader, they would have put him in high-profile programs. They had a few chances to rehab him but it was too late. Guys losing passion because of their position is nothing new. CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio are more recent examples. I don't disagree with any of that. All I was really saying is that WWE clearly had big plans for Vader when he came in. Big plans that would have worked wonderfully had Shawn Michaels not been a complete asshat about it. Things absolutely went downhill from there for Vader. And yes, they certainly could have turned it around if they wanted to, but they basically plug Sid into that 'monster' roll they had planned for him so, Vader was kind of lost in the shuffle (this has happened to lots of guys over the years). Sure, they could have reignited the Vader flame if they really wanted, but a combination of factors pretty well led to that not happening. He was still working hurt and not fully recovered (I think he says himself he never really got back to 100% because he just came back from injury too soon and didn't have time to heal properly), he had a stigma attached to him from HBK not wanting to work with him or drop the belt to him, and most importantly, the business was changing at that time and guys like Vader really didn't fit in anymore. Don't get me wrong, the onus is mostly on WWE for basically ruining Vader's run in the company (some on Shawn Michaels and some on Vader himself). They messed it up (as they've messed up a good number of potential legendary runs over the years). I think had he come in a year or two earlier, things would have been different. Vader could have and probably should have been a dominate force in the WWE Championship scene for a couple years, but it didn't work out and that's a terrible shame because IMO, he's easily in my top fifty, all time greats (I think I'd put him somewhere around the 20-30ish slot if I were ranking them).
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 31, 2016 23:18:28 GMT -5
When Vader left WCW he was actually one of Hogan's bitches. Vader had seen the light, and was on team Hogan with Savage and Sting for War Games, to face the evil group of The Dungeon of Doom! So I honestly see Vader up and leaving once his contact expired. He would have either went to the WWE then, or went to Japan. But he would have not stayed in WCW. I am feeling this as well. I am sure Vader would have has a run in Japan post-WCW. The WWF didn't know what the hell to do with Vader. Vader along with the Steiner Brothers and Lex Luger fall into that category of ex-WCW talents who the WWF didn't utilize properly. To be honest, Vader looked out of place in the WWF. I disagree. Vader came into WWE with a bang. Big time. He looked like a legit monster in his first few appearance. Unfortunately, when he signed with them, he was injured and needing some time off, hence the attack on Gorilla Monsoon and subsequent suspension. More unfortunately, when he did return, he wasn't fully healed, which ultimately cut his career short. Despite that, WWE had big plans for Vader as he was supposed to win the WWE Championship from Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam in 1996. HBK, who by his own admission was a colossal arse at the time, refused to drop the belt to Vader for whatever reason (that's why Sid got into the title picture late that year, because Michaels didn't want to work with or do the job for Vader). Many people don't know, but despite his appearance, Vader is a supremely kind hearted individual and his accomplishments in the wrestling industry mean a great deal to him. Being told he was going to win the title and coming back from injury earlier than he should have in order to get into such a position in the storylines, but then finding out that Shawn had vetoed it really hurt Vader and I think he kinda lost a lot of his passion at that point. IMO, Vader would have been way more out of place in the NWO era of WCW than he ever was in WWE. Frankly, was too nice for his own good to survive in that world. If you weren't one of Hogan or Bischoff's boys, you really didn't go anywhere in WCW at that time. Had Vader not have gone to WWE, I think he would have just gone back to Japan to end his career.
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 31, 2016 14:23:01 GMT -5
Lucha Underground Season 4 will see the return of El Patrón perro! I hope so... My TV provider just added the El Rey network so I can finally watch LU
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 30, 2016 22:38:00 GMT -5
Bummer. I really like Del Rio. IMO, he's one of the most underrated there is. Can't really blame him for using the opt-out clause if the reports of WWE promising him a main event push were true (they obviously didn't deliver on that).
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 24, 2016 17:41:15 GMT -5
IMO, Bret Hart is the greatest of all time, but I do have to disagree with him. Samoa Joe's Muscle Buster has (as far as I know) only seriously injured one person the entire time he's used it, so I'd chalk that up to a freak accident (much like Yoshi Tatsu breaking his neck on the Style's Clash). However, I do think the Buckle Bomb might need to go (funny how they ban Rollins from using the Curb Stomp, which never injured anyone, but still allow the Buckle Bomb). I don't think it's Rollins' execution of the move that's the problem though. It's more that the move itself leaves very little possibility for the person on the receiving end to protect themselves.
Bottom line is that professional wrestling has always been a risky career path for anyone involved. Add in the fact that nowadays matches are much faster and (arguably) harder than they were in Bret Hart's day, accidents are going to happen to even the best competitors.
It's unfortunate that Finn Balor got injured and forced out of action, but I've watched the moment several times now and I can't see how it was solely Rollins' fault. Both he and Balor made a slight mistake (Rollins being a bit too far when launching him and Balor putting his arm back) that could easily happen to anyone in any given match.
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 24, 2016 3:33:58 GMT -5
Is there a link confirming razor and Jake are Wal-Mart exclusives...? I haven't read anything about it. Probably just speculation being that... Roman Reigns as added since the initial concept art was shown in the Funko catalog earlier this year and... Mick Foley, Sgt Slaughter, Razor Ramon, Jake Roberts, and Dolph Ziggler were not shown in the official glamor shot photo depicted with the announcement on Funko's blog (and later on other sites). As far as I know, no official word as been handed down as to what happened to those five figures. So long as it's not a licensing issue, I can't see them not making Foley, Jake, Razor, and Slaughter (can definitely see them deciding that Ziggler wasn't needed and replacing him with Reigns though) as they would be hugely sought after figures. I'd imagine that they'll show up as exclusives somewhere and that most people are assuming Walmart being that Walmart had the last exclusives. Frankly, I hope to hell there aren't any Walmart or Walgreen exclusive as both are mind numbingly hard to find in stores and crazy expensive online. I kinda hope three of those four are Hot Topic Exclusives and that the other is a GameStop exclusive along with two unknown characters (Triple H and HBK would be my bet, kinda shocked neither has been made yet).
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Post by Quazimoto on Aug 23, 2016 21:23:00 GMT -5
I like both designs. Especially like the blue background on the Women's.
I do, however, feel like they should have differentiated the brands more with completely different championship designs on all the belts (ie not RAW and SmackDown championship should look similar to it's counterpart on the other show). But, since they apparently aren't keen on doing that, this works pretty well.
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