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Post by Zincdust on Feb 10, 2016 10:49:14 GMT -5
Also, Main Event spoilers, if anyone's interested:
Heath Slater (with Adam Rose & Curtis Axel) def. Zack Ryder after an Impaler DDT. The C&P reports floating around the web right now are reporting that Ryder def. Slater, but that's not the case.
Natalya def. Alicia Fox via submission with the Sharpshooter.
Mark Henry & Darren Young defeated Fandango & Damien Sandow when Henry pinned Fandango after the World's Strongest Slam.
Also there was a dark match with Enzo Amore & Big Cass (with Carmella) defeating two wrestlers who they didn't announce.
After the Smackdown tapings, the Wyatt Family came back out and destroyed Jericho & Styles. The Lucha Dragons/Adrian Neville came out and made the save. They ran off Bray, Luke and Braun (a triple dropkick sent Strowman out of the ring), and then set up Erick on a table. Sin Cara splashed Rowan through the table, which was cool to see.
Before the Jericho/Styles VS. Rose/Axel match, the latter two discussed if their tag team name should be either "The Social Housecats" or "Axel Rose" (which was hilarious).
Also of note, the WWE had advertised Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, the Usos, Ryback, Ziggler, ADR, etc. on TV & online up until today, but none of them were there, as they were on their way to the European tour. I realize that they have that "Card is subject to change" disclaimer and all, but you know darned well that the WWE knew about this and still went ahead with the advertising, hoping to get more people in there. One or two wrestlers, I could see, but this was close to 10 of their biggest names. There were plenty of people there to see Ambrose, Reigns or Ryback who came away disappointed. The very LEAST that they could have done would be announcing that such-and-such wouldn't be there as advertised, and people could ask for a refund.
Oh, and also, they didn't play "The Star-Spangled Banner". Do they not do that at WWE shows any longer? I haven't been to one since a Smackdown taping in 2013.
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Post by Zincdust on Feb 5, 2016 10:47:24 GMT -5
Wait, wasn't Seth Rollins in there between Cena & ADR? He could be considered a light-heavyweight, also. Yeah, that slipped my mind. Although he was also the heavyweight champ at the time so that's kind of a contradiction I'm on board with that line of thinking. He didn't do much with the US title (although it was fun to see him beat Cena for it).
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Post by Zincdust on Feb 5, 2016 10:35:34 GMT -5
Uhh, the champions before Kalisto were Rusev, Cena, and Alberto. Wait, wasn't Seth Rollins in there between Cena & ADR? He could be considered a light-heavyweight, also.
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Post by Zincdust on Feb 4, 2016 15:52:09 GMT -5
All right, I'm probably in the minority here, but I'd like a set (possibly the worst-selling) with:
Harley Race (in King Harley Race attire) Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (in yellow trunks, with IC or tag title & shinguard) Don "The Rock" Muraco (blue trunks with tie-dyed shirt) and Koko B. Ware (any one of his colorful sets of tights, with dyed hair, entrance jacket, sunglasses, headband & Frankie)
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 29, 2016 12:26:18 GMT -5
My dad liked Tommy Rich, Barry Windham and Dusty Rhodes. My mom liked Jake Roberts and Roddy Piper.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 25, 2016 14:21:25 GMT -5
A question for all-What are your favorite Cobra troop builders? Mine are 1) BATs 2) Cobra Vipers 3) Crimson Guards I've always enjoyed the standard-uniform Cobra troopers & officers. I.E. these guys:
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 25, 2016 13:37:18 GMT -5
Some gems from over the years:
First time she sees Kevin Owens: "Who's Tubby McBeardo?"
First time she sees Stardust: "Who's that? He looks familiar..." Me: "That's Cody Rhodes" Her: "THAT'S Cody Rhodes?! He looks like he should be in Kiss!"
She can never remember Wade Barrett's last name, so she calls him "Handsome Wade".
Kane remasks during the thing with Ryder/Cena: "I thought that Kane was bald?!"
Live in the crowd for Kofi VS. Jericho: "I wanted to see Kofi do those high kicks like he does on TV, but all he's done is flop around like he's been shot."
"I'm going to call Sheamus 'Human Mayonnaise' from now own."
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 7, 2016 12:24:14 GMT -5
I got these fellers at the Fred Meyer near my new house for $1.99 each!
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 29, 2015 21:12:46 GMT -5
I think it'd be swell if they brought back the Gold Rush Tournament!
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 28, 2015 0:08:52 GMT -5
Tons of stuff, but I got just a few pro wrestling-related items; WWE 2K16 for the XBone, a WWE Stackdown semi truck set (that came with the Rock, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry & CM Punk), and Smackdown Portland, OR taping tickets in February.
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 17, 2015 12:00:26 GMT -5
Had you peeled the stickers off of the back to see what's under 'em? Or was that done in another thread?
Super-stoked, I might add, as I live in the Portland area, also! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 10, 2015 10:07:35 GMT -5
In case anyone else lives on the west coast and has a DD's Discounts near, you may want to check 'em out... I got the Shield SWAT Truck set there for $7.99. They also had the set with Kane/UT/Paul Bearer there for the same price. I don't think we have DD's Discounts in Vegas, but those are two sets I need, and those prices RULE! Looking into this now. Thanks for the heads up! EDIT: Or perhaps we DO! Just googled it. Looks like they are "closed", but I think that just means for the night. Good luck! They are like a Ross store, and (usually) in just as miserable condition (items laying everywhere). The DD's close to my office (downtown Portland) also a few of the smaller sets (Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Undertaker biker), plus the one with Sheamus and Rey Mysterio. I've also seen the truck set (with Punk, Henry, etc) but already owned all of those. Earlier this year I bought the ring with Cena, Triple H, Bryan and Rock for only $15 there!
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 9, 2015 16:46:18 GMT -5
In case anyone else lives on the west coast and has a DD's Discounts near, you may want to check 'em out... I got the Shield SWAT Truck set there for $7.99. They also had the set with Kane/UT/Paul Bearer there for the same price.
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 8, 2015 17:32:07 GMT -5
I bought all six MOTU Giants (He-Man, Skeletor, Beast Man, MAA, Zodac & Stratos) on Tuesday when they went on sale for 50% off + free shipping... Anyone else own any of the Giants? Got my Giants today... Even though you can see unboxing videos online, I imagine that you're never FULLY prepared for how massive these things are!!
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 3, 2015 14:20:56 GMT -5
I bought all six MOTU Giants (He-Man, Skeletor, Beast Man, MAA, Zodac & Stratos) on Tuesday when they went on sale for 50% off + free shipping... Anyone else own any of the Giants?
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 21, 2015 23:55:39 GMT -5
Picked up a mini figure blind box from one of the Wal-Marts in Vancouver, WA and got the Macho Man!! Happy as heck with him.
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 11, 2015 15:23:15 GMT -5
Howdy folks; The night before Halloween, we had a fairly bad rainstorm up here in the Portland/Vancouver area. I bottomed-out my 2001 VW New Beetle fairly hard, causing considerable damage. My insurance company's adjuster decided that it would cost more to repair it than it was worth, cut me a check on the spot, and then went on his merry way. The GOOD news was that they paid out a lot more for it than I'd guessed a 15-year-old Bug was worth. I immediately put it all as a down payment on my new baby, a 2016 Jeep Patriot Sport (shown here, with me and my ACTUAL baby, my daughter): We've named him "The General" (after General Grievous. The grill and headlights remind me of his face). Factory-fresh, and only 2 miles on the odometer when this picture was taken. I test drove a gray Patriot, but decided that I liked the dark blue best out of the colors that they had available (blue, gray, red & green). So what are YOU driving at the moment?
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 11, 2015 14:44:12 GMT -5
I'm a forensic technician. It's not nearly as interesting as Hollywood would lead you to believe.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 29, 2015 13:21:29 GMT -5
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If I'm reading this right, RALPHUS was making $78K/year.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 29, 2015 10:26:23 GMT -5
Howdy folks;
For those interested, it appears that the $14.99 Stackdown Hauler is now in stock for shipping at Kmart.com! Just ordered mine!
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