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[RBM]

Loved this guy in "the day"

20+ years ago I decided to surprise my wife with a snuka move. I exited the MBR at full stride and launched myself into the air while wearing nothing but my birthday suit. I was shouting "Superfly Snuka" as my wife groaned and yelled "Nooooooooooooooo"

I hit the bed and put everything Snuka would've into my move.

Unfortunately the bed exploded into thousands of pieces...

My wife was less than impressed.

It took a year and a half before I replaced the wounded bed and the stacked 4x4's that held her up. But to this day it makes a great cocktail story.

Very smooth

 

[stahbux]

Loved this guy in "the day"

20+ years ago I decided to surprise my wife with a snuka move. I exited the MBR at full stride and launched myself into the air while wearing nothing but my birthday suit. I was shouting "Superfly Snuka" as my wife groaned and yelled "Nooooooooooooooo"

I hit the bed and put everything Snuka would've into my move.

Unfortunately the bed exploded into thousands of pieces...

My wife was less than impressed.

It took a year and a half before I replaced the wounded bed and the stacked 4x4's that held her up. But to this day it makes a great cocktail story.

Very smooth

This confirms I am correct.

 

[Brady Marino]

"Look, I'm in the garbage business. If you think I'm going to be hurt by the revelation that one of my wrestlers is really a violent individual, you're mistaken." -Vince McMahon in response to a wrongful-death suit from the Snuka murder.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/28/book-review-wrestling-oped-cz_mm_0628wrestling.html

 

[RBM]

Loved this guy in "the day"

20+ years ago I decided to surprise my wife with a snuka move. I exited the MBR at full stride and launched myself into the air while wearing nothing but my birthday suit. I was shouting "Superfly Snuka" as my wife groaned and yelled "Nooooooooooooooo"

I hit the bed and put everything Snuka would've into my move.

Unfortunately the bed exploded into thousands of pieces...

My wife was less than impressed.

It took a year and a half before I replaced the wounded bed and the stacked 4x4's that held her up. But to this day it makes a great cocktail story.

Very smooth

This confirms I am correct.

Who the hell are you and what's stuck up your ###? It was a funny story.

 

[stahbux]

Loved this guy in "the day"

20+ years ago I decided to surprise my wife with a snuka move. I exited the MBR at full stride and launched myself into the air while wearing nothing but my birthday suit. I was shouting "Superfly Snuka" as my wife groaned and yelled "Nooooooooooooooo"

I hit the bed and put everything Snuka would've into my move.

Unfortunately the bed exploded into thousands of pieces...

My wife was less than impressed.

It took a year and a half before I replaced the wounded bed and the stacked 4x4's that held her up. But to this day it makes a great cocktail story.

Very smooth

This confirms I am correct.

Who the hell are you and what's stuck up your ###? It was a funny story.

Just some overrated fan of independent wrestling who thinks that story was more for the WWE fans than anyone with any sense of funny.

 

[mr fancypants]

Have HHH interfere so Rollins can beat Sting, end it with some sort of "you couldn't beat him on your own!" (HHH) or "I don't need your help!" (Rollins) and set them up for Mania? Or is it too early for that?

I'm actually thinking just the opposite. HHH interferes and costs Rollins the belt to Sting because of Rollins ego comparing him to trips legacy. This would allow Rollins to turn and set them up for Mania, plus give Sting the belt for a short time before losing it to Lesner also at Mania.

 

[SlaX]

Have HHH interfere so Rollins can beat Sting, end it with some sort of "you couldn't beat him on your own!" (HHH) or "I don't need your help!" (Rollins) and set them up for Mania? Or is it too early for that?

I'm actually thinking just the opposite. HHH interferes and costs Rollins the belt to Sting because of Rollins ego comparing him to trips legacy. This would allow Rollins to turn and set them up for Mania, plus give Sting the belt for a short time before losing it to Lesner also at Mania.

If Sting wins, he loses it the next PPV. No way they run with him as champion for that long. He's a hotshot nostalgia champion at best. But I doubt they put the belt on him at all.

 

[mr fancypants]

Have HHH interfere so Rollins can beat Sting, end it with some sort of "you couldn't beat him on your own!" (HHH) or "I don't need your help!" (Rollins) and set them up for Mania? Or is it too early for that?

I'm actually thinking just the opposite. HHH interferes and costs Rollins the belt to Sting because of Rollins ego comparing him to trips legacy. This would allow Rollins to turn and set them up for Mania, plus give Sting the belt for a short time before losing it to Lesner also at Mania.

If Sting wins, he loses it the next PPV. No way they run with him as champion for that long. He's a hotshot nostalgia champion at best. But I doubt they put the belt on him at all.

I stand corrected. I'm not up on when which PPV is scheduled when and didn't realize Wrestlemania is normally scheduled during the Spring. No way would Sting hold the belt that long, he would just be a placeholder for Lesner at whatever the next PPV would be. Also Rollins/HHH would have to happen a lot sooner to.

 

[Tom Servo]

And....with most journalism today, we don't get the whole story. What changed after 32 years?

The case had gone cold after she died, but prosecutors decided to present evidence from the case to a grand jury after The Morning Call published a report raising questions about Argentino's death and publishing an autopsy report that labeled the case a homicide, the newspaper reports.

More details:

This autopsy report, though, wasn’t made public until the Morning Call reported on it, because the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office refused to allow it to be released. Also finally made public by the Morning Call? Police records showing how Snuka changed his story. In his interview with cops, Snuka said that Argentino had slipped on the side of the highwaywhen they stopped on the highway to pee. He went on to reaffirm this in his autobiography. But it wasn’t what he told people the night Argentino died.

Less than a year after the Morning Call story, a grand jury was convened to investigate Argentino’s death by the district attorney’s office—the same office that had refused for years to release her autopsy. District Attorney Jim Martin said he decided to re-open the case after getting a letter from Argentino’s family. The grand jury presentment outlines why they recommended charges, and notes many of the same inconsistencies pointed out by the 2013 report, according to LehighValleyLive.com.

In the 30-page grand jury presentment dated July 17, the Lehigh County grand jury said it was recommending charging Snuka with homicide based on three sources of information:

• Medical and autopsy evidence
• Snuka’s “numerous statements” made to the media and in his autobiography, “Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story”
• His prior assaults of Argentino and his ex-wife

... “The weight of the evidence clearly indicates that James Snuka repeatedly assaulted Nancy Argentino on May 10, 1983 and then allowed her to lie in their bed at the George Washington Motor Lodge without obtaining the necessary medical attention,” the presentment says. “His asaultive acts and his failure to obtain medical attention resulted in her death by homicide at 1:50 a.m. on May 11, 1983.”

 

[Bogart]

I don't see a Sting/Brock match, and I don't see Brock having the title or winning the title at WM, unless in some strange way Taker has the title going into WM (Sting beats Rollins at NOC, Taker beats Sting at Survivor Series).

Brock is at the Taker level of not needing the belt.

 

[Cjw_55106]

And....with most journalism today, we don't get the whole story. What changed after 32 years?

The case had gone cold after she died, but prosecutors decided to present evidence from the case to a grand jury after The Morning Call published a report raising questions about Argentino's death and publishing an autopsy report that labeled the case a homicide, the newspaper reports.

More details:

This autopsy report, though, wasn’t made public until the Morning Call reported on it, because the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office refused to allow it to be released. Also finally made public by the Morning Call? Police records showing how Snuka changed his story. In his interview with cops, Snuka said that Argentino had slipped on the side of the highwaywhen they stopped on the highway to pee. He went on to reaffirm this in his autobiography. But it wasn’t what he told people the night Argentino died.

Less than a year after the Morning Call story, a grand jury was convened to investigate Argentino’s death by the district attorney’s office—the same office that had refused for years to release her autopsy. District Attorney Jim Martin said he decided to re-open the case after getting a letter from Argentino’s family. The grand jury presentment outlines why they recommended charges, and notes many of the same inconsistencies pointed out by the 2013 report, according to LehighValleyLive.com.

In the 30-page grand jury presentment dated July 17, the Lehigh County grand jury said it was recommending charging Snuka with homicide based on three sources of information:

• Medical and autopsy evidence
• Snuka’s “numerous statements” made to the media and in his autobiography, “Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story”
• His prior assaults of Argentino and his ex-wife

... “The weight of the evidence clearly indicates that James Snuka repeatedly assaulted Nancy Argentino on May 10, 1983 and then allowed her to lie in their bed at the George Washington Motor Lodge without obtaining the necessary medical attention,” the presentment says. “His asaultive acts and his failure to obtain medical attention resulted in her death by homicide at 1:50 a.m. on May 11, 1983.”

So, in short, Snuka paid people off. Is that safe to assume?

 

[GoFishTN]

And....with most journalism today, we don't get the whole story. What changed after 32 years?

The case had gone cold after she died, but prosecutors decided to present evidence from the case to a grand jury after The Morning Call published a report raising questions about Argentino's death and publishing an autopsy report that labeled the case a homicide, the newspaper reports.

More details:

This autopsy report, though, wasn’t made public until the Morning Call reported on it, because the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office refused to allow it to be released. Also finally made public by the Morning Call? Police records showing how Snuka changed his story. In his interview with cops, Snuka said that Argentino had slipped on the side of the highwaywhen they stopped on the highway to pee. He went on to reaffirm this in his autobiography. But it wasn’t what he told people the night Argentino died.

Less than a year after the Morning Call story, a grand jury was convened to investigate Argentino’s death by the district attorney’s office—the same office that had refused for years to release her autopsy. District Attorney Jim Martin said he decided to re-open the case after getting a letter from Argentino’s family. The grand jury presentment outlines why they recommended charges, and notes many of the same inconsistencies pointed out by the 2013 report, according to LehighValleyLive.com.

In the 30-page grand jury presentment dated July 17, the Lehigh County grand jury said it was recommending charging Snuka with homicide based on three sources of information:

• Medical and autopsy evidence
• Snuka’s “numerous statements” made to the media and in his autobiography, “Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story”
• His prior assaults of Argentino and his ex-wife

... “The weight of the evidence clearly indicates that James Snuka repeatedly assaulted Nancy Argentino on May 10, 1983 and then allowed her to lie in their bed at the George Washington Motor Lodge without obtaining the necessary medical attention,” the presentment says. “His asaultive acts and his failure to obtain medical attention resulted in her death by homicide at 1:50 a.m. on May 11, 1983.”

So, in short, Snuka McMahon paid people off. Is that safe to assume?

Yes, it is.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Don't mind if Sting wins or not. I think the only way he wins it is if they plan on the ending building to HHH/Rollins (which I think they can do just as well by having Rollins also beat Sting.....with the Pedigree). I thought Rollins title run was absolutely horrific. Then they finally dumped that J&J Security & Kane crap and I've enjoyed him a lot more.

If you like podcasts/interviews, Vince Russo is running a $2.99/mo for life special (auto-renew). All his are video interviews/podcasts. Get 2 video interviews/week plus weekly live video reviews of Attitude Era Raws and 2-3 other video podcasts/week. Well worth the money IMO and really the only podcasts I watch/listen to anymore on a regular basis.

 

[Eminence]

Seth Rollins!!!

 

[Peak]

I know they won't let it happen, but I would love to see Charlotte beat NikkiBella cleanly when there is only 3 seconds left on the Bella Countdown clock. All that time wasted, leaving Nikki in shambles and questioning her own wrestling existence. Losing her friends as Brie becomes ashamed and leaves the business to start her family, and Fox slowly crawls back into the shadows only to join Team BAD after Sasha drops them like the flaming bag of crap they are...

 

[Jeremy]

That was a really good Smackdown last night. 2 segments of the New Day? Yes please.

For whatever you think of the Lana/Summer storyline, I thought It was really clever to dig up that footage from over a year ago that I'm sure 99% of us forgot about.

The Bo Dallas match was interesting. Seems his character may be taking a darker turn after his beatdown by Lesnar. I like the new finisher. Dude needs to step away from the buffet, though.

It was nice they found something for the Ascension. I wonder who Neville will recruit to help even the odds. I'm thinking Lucha Dragons.

Another short Diva's match, but with Tameka I think that's best. Hopefully Charlotte and Nikki will have a much longer one. I'm thinking they main event Raw a week from Monday which will be when that clock gets close to zero. If that was Cena's suggestion when he supposedly talked Vince out of putting the belt on Charlotte right away, it would seem like a pretty good plan. Nikki's turn to "beat the clock".

 

[Tom Servo]

#ProWrestlingHasTaughtMe is trending on twitter.

#ProWrestlingHasTaughtMe that it takes an hour to climb a 15 foot ladder if he's challenging for a title.

 

[purplehaze67]

As noted, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Braun Strowman will face Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and a mystery partner of their choosing at this month's WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view.

Click for potential spoiler:

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0905/600353/possible-spoiler-on-wwe-night-of-champions-six-man/

 

[RBM]

As noted, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Braun Strowman will face Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and a mystery partner of their choosing at this month's WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view.

Click for potential spoiler:

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0905/600353/possible-spoiler-on-wwe-night-of-champions-six-man/

Weird time for him. He's kind of slumping right now. Has been getting booed the last few months and just lost a feud as a heel to Samoa. I don't buy it.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

6 man:

Spoiler

Anyone but Rowan. ANYONE. And I just read a potential spoiler today it may be him joining Ambrose/Reigns.

I'd be good with Corbin. He never should have lost to Samoa Joe. He's not ready yet but I think he could get over huge if he improves and gets good storylines.

 

[GoFishTN]

I love the Flair podcast. Mainly because, somehow, he can actually remember what has happened to him in his career.

 

[Tom Servo]

Steve Austin and X-Pac discuss the Razor Ramon- 123 Kid rematch via Botchamania

 

[fred_1_15301]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

 

[fred_1_15301]

And for Big Show to be called "the world's biggest athlete", he really needs to be an actual athlete. HTH

 

[fred_1_15301]

So Rollins taps out within a half second of being put into the scorpion death lock? Yeah ok

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

So Rollins taps out within a half second of being put into the scorpion death lock? Yeah ok

A tag match isn't important to him, so why wouldn't he? Rollins needs to keep himself fresh for double duty on Sunday.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Sting still hasn't mastered the sharpshooter So ####### sloppy and lazy. Dude can't keep his balance for 5 seconds?

Yay for Nikki being the greatest Diva ever. Pee Mode.

 

[fred_1_15301]

So Rollins taps out within a half second of being put into the scorpion death lock? Yeah ok

A tag match isn't important to him, so why wouldn't he? Rollins needs to keep himself fresh for double duty on Sunday.

It looked ridiculous

 

[SlaX]

Yay for Nikki being the greatest Diva ever. Pee Mode.

I cheer Nikki for breaking the record so they can finally take the belt off of her and put it on someone credible.

 

[Tiger Fan]

cancelled the network finally

 

[UOFI_316]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

I flipped on Raw just in time to hear Cole say "This really shows how far we have come, 2 men who were headlining WCW in the late 1990's Monday Night Wars are now entering the ring on RAW!!!"

Really, how does it show how far you have come as a company that you have two washed up wrestlers headlining your main show.

 

[soothsayer]

A while back someone here mentioned that you can always see Cena calling moves in the ring. I've intentionally tried NOT to notice along the way but last night it's like they had a closeup on his face every time he called something. It's all I could see!!!!

 

[RBM]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

 

[Bogart]

I know it wouldn't happen, but last night would have been a perfect spot for Nikki/Charlotte to Main Event RAW with the BellaTron counting down to the last few mins and then AJ Lee's music kicks up and she stands at the top of the stage. Nikki is distracted and Charlotte gets the roll-up.

I hate the distraction pin, but it would have been perfect. AJ wouldn't even have to go to the ring. Just smiles knowing her record is safe and walks back to the back. Maybe, just maybe, a nice check for that appearance starts healing the CM Punk wounds and he comes back once he doesn't make it in the MMA ring.

 

[CBusAlex]

Did you guys know that Charlotte is Rick Flair's daughter? I have no idea why they haven't mentioned that on the show.

 

[KiddLattimer]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

 

[Jeremy]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

It's gotta be a real badass. I'm thinking Samoa Joe. Possibly Kane, but that would be disappointing.

I agree the shows have been terrible the last couple of weeks. They still have a ways to go to get to the level of crap that was the last days of WCW, though.

 

[mr fancypants]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

It's gotta be a real badass. I'm thinking Samoa Joe. Possibly Kane, but that would be disappointing.

I agree the shows have been terrible the last couple of weeks. They still have a ways to go to get to the level of crap that was the last days of WCW, though.

I think it was on yahoo somewhere where it said it would be the Rock.

 

[D in the D]

Did you guys know that Charlotte is Rick Flair's daughter? I have no idea why they haven't mentioned that on the show.

She kind of looks like him in a wig, so eventually folks might have figured it out on their own.

 

[Bogart]

The third member of Shield 2.0 is going to be a disappointment to me. Orton, Rowan (still hurt), NXT Talent, Samoa Joe. All will be a major disappointment.

The only, ONLY partner I want to see, that I will mark out for, in full Shield gear, will be....

Spoiler

Bo Dallas.

 

[JMon348]

I'm 7 minutes into this episode of Table for 3 featuring The New Day and it's my favorite thing I've watched on the network. Highly recommend. These guys are great together.

 

[Tom Servo]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

It's gotta be a real badass. I'm thinking Samoa Joe. Possibly Kane, but that would be disappointing.

I agree the shows have been terrible the last couple of weeks. They still have a ways to go to get to the level of crap that was the last days of WCW, though.

When they put the belt on me, then we'll have reached last days WCW.

 

[RBM]

The third member of Shield 2.0 is going to be a disappointment to me. Orton, Rowan (still hurt), NXT Talent, Samoa Joe. All will be a major disappointment.

The only, ONLY partner I want to see, that I will mark out for, in full Shield gear, will be....

Spoiler

Bo Dallas.

Yup I don't see anyway it's not disappointing. Just nobody I can even think of fits. They need to go outside the company/active roster for this.

 

[RBM]

I'm 7 minutes into this episode of Table for 3 featuring The New Day and it's my favorite thing I've watched on the network. Highly recommend. These guys are great together.

Really good show. That's 2 for 2 with that show now. Hope they do more.

New Day is really killing it right now. They have to go over The Dudleys.

 

[mr fancypants]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

It's gotta be a real badass. I'm thinking Samoa Joe. Possibly Kane, but that would be disappointing.

I agree the shows have been terrible the last couple of weeks. They still have a ways to go to get to the level of crap that was the last days of WCW, though.

When they put the belt on me, then we'll have reached last days WCW.

That would definitely be cause to celebrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcUrzHUYrYA

 

[Tom Servo]

Big Show/Sting main event on Raw?

New low point. They are trying to rival WCW before they folded for worst booking ever right now.

56 year old with an 0-1 record in WWE headlining a PPV in a title match. Think I'll tune in to NOC to see who The a Shield gets and for Cena-Rollins but that's probably it. ####in awful.

Honestly this is really all I care about in the whole PPV, and it will probably be something terrible like Mark Henry or Rowan and I'll cancel the network for good

It's gotta be a real badass. I'm thinking Samoa Joe. Possibly Kane, but that would be disappointing.

I agree the shows have been terrible the last couple of weeks. They still have a ways to go to get to the level of crap that was the last days of WCW, though.

When they put the belt on me, then we'll have reached last days WCW.

That would definitely be cause to celebrate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcUrzHUYrYA

 

[Tom Servo]

Kurt Angle's brother has been arrested & charged with the murder of his wife.

 

[Bogart]

Anyone even excited about tonight?

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

I wouldn't pay 50 bucks for it, but I'm expecting a good time.

Owens opening for the IC.

New Shield member.

Charlotte moving the women in a new direction.

Back to back matches from Rollins.

 

[Bogart]

Lesnar/Taker in Hell In A Cell next month. Pretty big news.

Makes me think that Sting/Taker at WM might just happen.