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Wrestling Thread 7: FTR Baldhausen • Page 702

Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by Henry, Nov 29, 2021.

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  1. KyleK

    Let's get these people moving faster!

    I genuinely can't remember wrestlers in the past decade who so seamlessly nailed heel and face characters. And to transition without some kind of dramatic turn too - mostly just great ring work, humility and some well timed interviews.
     
  2. Nolessthanblink

    Are You Watching Closely?

    Awesome man. thanks so much
     
  3. KyleK

    Let's get these people moving faster!

    Am I alone in not enjoying Tanahashi matches? I get that he's been a rockstar for ages now, and he physically can't go like he used to given his knee and back injuries. But perhaps partly because of the latter, I just can't get into his stuff. I'm sure language is part of the barrier for me to get into his character, but there are plenty of other Japanese wrestler that I find more compelling storytellers in and out of the ring too.
    None of that is to say he's any less of a legend, or that I wouldn't have enjoyed his older work more if I'd been introduced to NJPW sooner, but I've been consistently meh about him for the past 5-10 years, watching a few of NJPW's biggest shows each year.
     
  4. oldjersey

    Pro STREAMER ON TWITCH Supporter

    Yeah I can agree, he is a legend and deserves the respect but there doesn't seem to be much charisma there anymore.
     
  5. blast0rama

    Internet human. Supporter

    Varies with Tana. He's definitely now in the "pick and choose his moments" phase of his career.

    Last night, he chose a moment.

    Last year, he had a banger of a Never title match with Shingo, where he chose a moment.

    But otherwise, yes, he's given all of himself to wrestling, and is held together with bubble gum and hope.
     
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  6. PeacefulOrca

    Prestigious Prestigious

     
  7. Oddpac87

    Trusted Prestigious

    Who is donating $555 to a good cause to have Liv dunk on Dan?
     
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  8. JoshIsMediocre

    oklahoma's #1 dodge hornet guy Moderator

    A couple of my friends got me a cameo from Kurt Angle a couple of years ago and it was great. No idea how much they spent
     
  9. JoshIsMediocre

    oklahoma's #1 dodge hornet guy Moderator

     
  10. man once Omega returns this is gonna be one of the best stories in all of wrestling
     
  11. KyleK

    Let's get these people moving faster!

    I was annoyed in real time because they cut away from the ring and that moment had hinted that more was happening between them.
     
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  12. JoshIsMediocre

    oklahoma's #1 dodge hornet guy Moderator



    Here's a better video!
     
  13. oldjersey

    Pro STREAMER ON TWITCH Supporter

    Moxley doesnt have a concussion per Alvarez
     
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  15. preppyak

    Elite Supporter

    Might be smart to write their interim champ out of B&G's though, with how cursed the injuries have been

    On replay, it looks like the 2nd to last sequence he takes a bump on his shoulder and it just goes dead. He basically ducks every bump after that (including ducking the Rainmaker), and its why he does that shitty little half kick out (its that same arm/shoulder).

    Wasnt the rumor that he has a torn labrum? Kinda would make sense if it just went dead at that spot and they rushed an ending
     
  16. oldjersey

    Pro STREAMER ON TWITCH Supporter

    Alvarez also mentioned Cole has had a bad shoulder for a while and he is likely going to be out. Yeah I guess, and it's perfectly understandable, Cole was doing damage control and maybe couldn't communicate with Okada that he was really messed up?

    I felt like if he took that last Rainmaker nothing would have been questioned, that was just a weird final sequence. Cole made the right call, hes a tough motherfucker and prob knew he was entering really dangerous territory. I'm sure he will touch on it soon.
     
  17. iamNex

    www.instagram.com/sadsongsalbumcovers

    It is so weird that aew's roster homepage still lists FTR as part of The Pinnacle.
     
  18. J.C.

    adorkable Prestigious

    Not sure how the rest of the match was supposed to play out in theory, but having him miss like eight rainmakers didn't look great.
     
  19. oldjersey

    Pro STREAMER ON TWITCH Supporter

    Even any of us geeks could dodge a rainmaker, you just fall
     
  20. JoshIsMediocre

    oklahoma's #1 dodge hornet guy Moderator

    Yeah Prince Devitt taught us that
     
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  21. M.Lee

    man, I'm pretty Prestigious

    They are, in kayfabe, still part of the Pinnacle. MJF talked about it briefly before he left. Just another AEW story thread left twisting in the wind
     
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  23. Awesome photo

     
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  24. atticusfinch

    Together We'll Fight the Long Defeat Supporter

     
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  25. devenstonow

    Noobie

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