tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post3940210238717821864..comments2024-03-26T14:14:14.607-04:00Comments on Ringside at Skull Island: Yes / Um, Not So Much 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-64046142842626941702014-02-09T07:36:13.262-05:002014-02-09T07:36:13.262-05:00Interference that leads to disqualification bums m...Interference that leads to disqualification bums me out, too. Interference that draws swift and merciless punishment hots me up. Not being a wrestler, I have occasional fantasies of being a heel manager (in a turban and a sequined jacket--so NOT me in real life and beyond my actual capabilities as an actor), interfering in my man's match and drawing fire as a result, creating enough of a distraction that my client (always big and hairy ... okay, always Rick Rude, in fact) wins!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931398523674902390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-84563750870748072482014-02-09T07:31:05.727-05:002014-02-09T07:31:05.727-05:00I'm ready to concede on the Irish whip. It can...I'm ready to concede on the Irish whip. It can be thrilling, as I said even in my critique of it. The chair thing only makes me laugh, or rather smirk, which changes the match from erotic ritual (I'm pretty sure I channel my lapsed religiosity through wrestling these days) to 3 Stooges slapstick. But that's just me, I know. I'm overly serious about the spectacle, even though, yeah, I know it's only entertainment. I'm glad chair smashing has its fans because there's a lot of it. As for 2-on-1 beatdowns, I try to be openminded (I'm not opposed to 3-ways in other areas of life), but it's not one of my fantasies and the ones I've seen that have worked have worked because I mentally erase one of the competitors (or simply replay a one-on-one segment of the bout, pretending that it's all a singles contest). Again, different strokes for different folks, but I'm happy to hear people are still out there stroking.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931398523674902390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-59760452357004715732014-02-06T01:24:19.086-05:002014-02-06T01:24:19.086-05:00I was about to respond similarly about the chairs!...I was about to respond similarly about the chairs! I don't like chair shots to the head, or honestly, I'm not a fan of head or face punches even though that's such a big part. But I am highly aroused when a nice rack of pecs, abs and crotch gets opened up from smack on a broad back.<br /><br />For DQ endings, I do love instances where a hero just gets gang beaten and overpowered. It reminds me of triple threat matches that are more 2-on-1 because of predetermined alliances. For instance, I really loved the infamous loss of the British Bulldog on his home turf, when Shawn Michaels beat him with the help of HHH and Chyna. I hated Michaels back then, but secretly loved seeing his scrawny butt get the better of studyly mountain that was DaveyEli Javhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496749756421010588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-61498796564485823532014-02-05T00:42:29.714-05:002014-02-05T00:42:29.714-05:00I despise interference. I don't know how many...I despise interference. I don't know how many excellent matches have been ruined, with several instances of the heel "beneficiary" as puzzled and pissed as everybody else. It's almost more as if the intent wasn't to aid one side or dis the other, but just to ruin what was a match everyone felt was almost a classic. I've felt that the rules and refs were largely irrelevant since the early '60s, so what's a little interference?<br />TabelettesdeChocalathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687401813231263094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-47504280187732392632014-02-04T12:50:01.004-05:002014-02-04T12:50:01.004-05:00I especially agree with the points about folding c...I especially agree with the points about folding chairs, etc., and footplanting.TabelettesdeChocalathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687401813231263094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-48860165188408489672014-02-04T10:28:59.734-05:002014-02-04T10:28:59.734-05:00"DQs, countouts, no-contests, and draws"..."DQs, countouts, no-contests, and draws" - Thank you for this one.<br /><br />May I add interference? Just as you say I kinda need closure, but after watching two guys go at it for 30 minutes it just makes me mad to watch any type of interference to the advantage of any side, no matter the situation.<br /><br />I actually like to see some type of cheating and rule-bending, but interference just makes me "shut-the-tv-off/turn-off-the-computer" angry.Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083256702595006001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897648734607335225.post-22880812497257814662014-02-04T07:58:00.763-05:002014-02-04T07:58:00.763-05:00Interesting list. This time, I'm 4.5 out of 6....Interesting list. This time, I'm 4.5 out of 6. All your yeses are great, especially the under-appreciated fireman's carry.<br /><br />I like the Irish Whip, not because of the whip itself, but so much can happen after it - cross body, shoulder block, back body drop, countered back body drop attempt with a kick, hair pull or leap over the back, power slam, dropkick, clothesline, duck under the clothesline then sleeper, full nelson, neckbreaker ... the list goes on. I like the surprise and anticipation of what's next. There are so many things I like that come out of the whip and I think that it's a great way to change the momentum of the match.<br /><br />And the .5 is for folding chairs. I'm with you on all other foreign objects, which normally lead to blood, but there's something fun and stupid about these random chairs lying around. The surprise attack and smack of a folded chair across a broad muscular back is something that takes me back in a good way.AlexMiller72https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342817979573894992noreply@blogger.com