The 'Jimmy King' Wrestling Thread

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HE WILL RULE YOU.

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I felt it wrong to not have a wrestling topic dedicated to one undeniable truth, which is that someone, somewhere, looked at Oliver Platt and went "You know, that guy can play a wrestler".

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Yes, Oliver and FORMER WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION David Arquette, that is the appropriate response to such a statement.
 
Memories. Jaw-dropping, headache-inducing memories.

I remember watching that episode of WCW Thunder, thinking something like, "OK, they're just teasing. There is no way they'd put the WCW World title around Eric Bischoff or David Arquette."

I saw the finish, and my dad walked past and asked something like, "What just happened?"
"David Arquette won the World title," I replied.
He looked confused, and asked, "Why?"
I didn't have an answer.

Fact: David Arquette had a longer World title reign than Andre the Giant.

I remember when World title reigns meant something. Things--like that--shit on the importance, and significance, of World titles. That, and Triple H.

I'm sorry to hijack an Oliver Platt memorial thread (he'll always be dead in my heart) with David Arquette memories. Here's something Jimmy King-related: With a beard, Oliver Platt looks like the spawn of Dave Prazak and Joel Gertner. Without a beard, he has John Larroquette's face and George Lopez's jowls.

High-five?
 
"I WILL RULE YOU!!!"

*Double Axe Handle to the head*

Worst. Wrestling. Movie. Ever.

I hope Courtney Cox takes David's WCW title belt in the divorce.
 
[quote name='Chase']
I remember when World title reigns meant something. Things--like that--shit on the importance, and significance, of World titles. That, and Triple H.

I'm sorry to hijack an Oliver Platt memorial thread (he'll always be dead in my heart) with David Arquette memories. Here's something Jimmy King-related: With a beard, Oliver Platt looks like the spawn of Dave Prazak and Joel Gertner. Without a beard, he has John Larroquette's Dan Fielding's face and George Lopez's jowls.

High-five?[/QUOTE]

First, I completely agree on the comparisons.

Second, to highjack your highjack, I highlighted that Triple H part. There's been an interview making the rounds recently where he wasn't all that positive about coming back. Something to the effect of "I'll be ready at the beginning of the year, but I don't know how regularly I'll be back." He then went on to mention that he and Shawn had a pact where if one of them held on too long, the other would tell them.

... so, I hate to be optimistic, but I like to believe that HHH may actually be smart enough to realize that his time is coming to a close as an in-ring competitor. I can certainly say that the product, though not great, hasn't suffered with him not being around, and he's really outgrown his usefulness. He hasn't lost as much as some older guys, but it's time to at least transistion into the 'special attraction' phase of his career, like I've been praying they start doing with Taker. I truly hope he comes back, has one final run, and then calls it a day. I'd respect him for that.

Problem is... anyone else even hold out hope that'll happen? :lol:
 
after hearing Pipers promo on raw... all i could think about was when David Arquette won the title in WCW.
 
As much as I dislike HHH. He is still better than quite a few main eventers. He certainly can put on better matches than Cena, Kane, Edge, Big Show, Jeff Hardy and Dreamer for example.

But if he only wants to work part-time, then he might be thinking that it's his time to drift down to the mid-card (WM26 was the first time in a long time he wasn't in a WM main event) and probably doesn't feel it's worth it to work at that level.
 
I don't mind HHH....I just dislike how he rarely really put people over

Like remember that title run where he would squash nearly everyone with that damn sledgehammer??? I remember it was I believe Booker T who was so over at the time....alwayas lost to that damn hammer

Then Kurt Angle...same thing.

I think even Orton was building up a lil momentum....fall victim to it

And those horrible 20 min promos squashing everyone to start off the show...

And the forced DX v.3.0 stuff...


Yea...HHH needs to come back in a limited capacity
 
[quote name='strongpimphand']I don't mind HHH....I just dislike how he rarely really put people over

Like remember that title run where he would squash nearly everyone with that damn sledgehammer???[/QUOTE]

I remember it quite fondly because it garnered me a moment of Internet fame for releasing this gem into the world:

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hhh rarely put anyone over??? hardy, brooklyn brawler, jericho, angle back in the day... he was the only guy putting anyone over back when it was the big 3... rock/austin/hhh
 
[quote name='dkreegz515']hhh rarely put anyone over??? hardy, brooklyn brawler, jericho, angle back in the day... he was the only guy putting anyone over back when it was the big 3... rock/austin/hhh[/QUOTE]

Putting someone over isn't just about getting pinned. Around 2003-2004 was especially awful.

He did put over Cena and Batista later on. Bully for him. Dude is still boring as hell and I don't miss him one bit. He can stay out for all I care.

[quote name='JJSP']Have you seen No Holds Barred?[/QUOTE]

No Holds Barred was much better.

"MIZZ Tidings...

TAKE...

a LEAK."
 
[quote name='BlueSwim']Alex Riley, the apprentice of The Miz, was arrested for DUI. How do you say "future endeavored"?[/QUOTE]

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Maybe we can send him this .gif to use in his court case to show just cause for alcohol abuse?
 
on a side note....wouldn't it be very entertaining if E Jackson mentored Percy Watson?

That could be highly entertaining. And a great way to give Percy a push whenever he steps up to the big leagues....


And why is it that when I typed in percy watson in google....gay was the first thing autocomplete had??? Did nobody grow up with urkle?!?!?
 
[quote name='strongpimphand']And why is it that when I typed in percy watson in google....gay was the first thing autocomplete had??? Did nobody grow up with urkle?!?!?[/QUOTE]
Vaguely commenting on homophobia? What have you done with the real strongpimphand?
 
A.Ri is likely to go the Hurricane Helms route. I can see him getting destroyed on RAW next Monday by Miz as a final fuck you towards him for screwing up.
 
[quote name='JJSP']Vaguely commenting on homophobia? What have you done with the real strongpimphand?[/QUOTE]
I'm just sayin'....I never associated him with gayness

Obviously people did though if that's what google is autocompleting

Regardless...I think Zeke should be dude's mentor
 
[quote name='strongpimphand']I'm just sayin'....I never associated him with gayness

Obviously people did though if that's what google is autocompleting

Regardless...I think Zeke should be dude's mentor[/QUOTE]

You're probably my least favorite poster in this thread.

His whole gimmick was that he was a super flamboyant black guy. Flamboyancy is a stereotype associated with homosexuals... does that really not make sense to you?
 
[quote name='dkreegz515']hhh rarely put anyone over??? hardy, brooklyn brawler, jericho, angle back in the day... he was the only guy putting anyone over back when it was the big 3... rock/austin/hhh[/QUOTE]

Funny, of those three, I always thought the Rock was better at putting people over.
 
I was bored in class and started reading the Wiki page for Survivor Series 1989, and got to thinking about the feuds from back then. The majority of them lasted MONTHS (hell, Warrior feuded with Rude and the Heenan Family from roughly the Rumble on), and now we get Bryan/DiBiase with a week's worth of build.

My, how wrestling has changed. At least they still drug test - Tully Blanchard failed on on the day of the show and was replaced with Heenan.
 
[quote name='Chase']Fact: David Arquette had a longer World title reign than Andre the Giant.[/QUOTE]

You piqued my curiosity. Here's a list of WCW champs that had shorter individual reigns than Arquette (12 days):

Sting (3 times)
Sid Vicious
DDP
Jeff Jarrett 3 times
Booker T
Lex Luger
Kevin Nash 3 times
Ric Flair
The Giant
Vince Russo
Randy Savage twice
Kurt Angle*
Chris Jericho*

* = WWE-owned WCW

WWE hasn't even done that many with it's own (WWE) title - 16 people, one time each, over the last 47 years, including Dibiase, and Inoki, who I don't think was ever officially recognized.
 
[quote name='PhrostByte']You're probably my least favorite poster in this thread.

His whole gimmick was that he was a super flamboyant black guy. Flamboyancy is a stereotype associated with homosexuals... does that really not make sense to you?[/QUOTE]
....Ric Flair is gay?
 
Finding Hulk Hogan thoughts -

It was a gorgeously-shot, but ultimately an hour-long fluff piece. There was a lot of drama in the special, but it didn't feel genuine. Terry Funk seeing his doctor in Beyond the Mat felt reel, this felt like an act - calling the doctor "brother", saying the doctor snuck him in to see him, etc.

Everything felt forced, and that hurt the drama of a lot of the movie. It felt like a huge vanity project to get Hogan and his buddies some TV time on a highly-respect network in A&E and sell a "woe is me" angle for Hogan. The financial issues waver throughout between being all Linda's fault or the fault of the "10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 million dollar lawsuit", and Hogan takes none of the blame beyond saying he let spending get out of control for the past five years.

I thought it was a bit disgusting how, with the car accident, they misled you into thinking Nick was seriously injured in it by showing the wreckage, showing Hogan rush to the scene, talk about all of his ordeals to get to the car, and then throw up a quick blurb about John Graziano being brain-damaged as a result of the crash.

The whole "risking his health to come back for ONE MORE MATCH" seems to be completely aped from the Wrestler. Guy loses it all, is told he ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do a match, does it because it's the only thing he feels he can do, and then suffers as a result. Only instead of a fade to black, we get on-screen text telling us he needed more surgery after doing the match.

The gun stuff felt really tacked-on too. It was clearly a re-enactment, and that hurts it - I get that they wanted to visually show you his despair, but having a billion different dramatic camera angles of him with the gun was a bit much. The narration of his plight from Hogan himself did a better job of showing whatever the real Hulk Hogan is, if he even knows who that is, than the overly-dramatic gunplay.

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[quote name='strongpimphand']....Ric Flair is gay?[/QUOTE]

Apparently so was Shawn Michaels

Percy Watson does not look or act "gay". Like SPH said, didn't anyone grow up watching Family Matters?

He's nothing at all like Lamar from RotN like PhrostByte apparently thinks
 
[quote name='Sporadic']well he did pose for playgirl :whistle2:#[/QUOTE]

And supposedly Vince's boy toy. Who knows.

I think Dibiase just needs the right gimmick and find his own character. He's decent in the ring by WWE standards.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']well he did pose for playgirl :whistle2:#[/QUOTE]

I still get a god laugh whenever I think about the story from his book where he went to a Playgirl autograph signing and was shocked at the amount of gay guys that showed up :lol:
 
[quote name='strongpimphand']....Ric Flair is gay?[/QUOTE]

No.. Ric Flair's gimmick is that he's an 80-year-old man that still bangs 20-year-old girls... duh. :roll:
 
"Arquette was vehemently against becoming the WCW World Champion, believing that fans (like himself) would detest a non-wrestler winning the title. Vince Russo, who was the head booker for WCW at the time, insisted that Arquette becoming the world champion would be good for the company and for publicity. Arquette reluctantly agreed to the angle. All the money he made during his WCW tenure was donated to the families of Owen Hart (who died in a tragic accident), Brian Pillman (who suddenly died due to complications from an undiagnosed heart condition), and Darren Drozdov (who became a quadriplegic after an in-ring accident)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arquette
 
Now, read that and realize that someone is still paying Vince Russo to make those kind of decisions.

I mean, thank god for that, right?
 
[quote name='BlueSwim']Since everyone is posting a wrestling-related YouTube video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDuD5BJ94Xc

"Yes, that is a cigarette holder...":rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Is 'No Holds Barred' the movie where Hulk Hogan wrestles someone with a "Z" shaved into his head?[/QUOTE]
Yes. No Holds Barred was the movie where Hulk Hogan really flexed his acting muscles.:rofl: They tried to turn his on-screen rivalry with his co-star into an actual angle in the then WWF, if I remember correctly.

Suffice to say it didn't work out too well.
 
X-Pac:

"I dont know why I wasnt at Old School Raw. Maybe everyone should call them and ask them. (203) 352 8600. they are going to kill me for that. Dont tell them I told you to call though:) Not that they wont find out anyway, with all the wwe undercover operatives scanning twitterverse."
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Anyone call that number? I'm sure it's just their HQ, but it would be hilarious if that was Vince's cell or something.

EDIT - Looked it up, it's just the office.

...although thinking of that reminds me of when Al Snow was looking for his "lost dog" and held up a flier on Raw with Val Venis' cell number. That's a fucking rib and a half.
 
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