This is a genuine Mandela Effect moment for me. I could’ve sworn she was one of the very first celebrity inductees.

If you were to ask me who was in the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame, she would’ve been in my top 3 with Pete Rose and Mr T

It's possibly the biggest omission from the WWE Hall of Fame considering how important she was.


I remember Lance Strom posting on twitter that the WWE asked her but she turned them down. She ended up replying "that's news to me"

In the words of Bon Jovi; Whoa, we're half-way there.

:(

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back where we don't want to be. Please pray for Jim and his doctors as he has emergency surgery this morning. Thank you, Debra <a href="https://t.co/U7DmqIgE3U">pic.twitter.com/U7DmqIgE3U</a></p>&mdash; Hacksaw Jim Duggan (@OfficialHacksaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1450839134411509770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Boy did Hacksaw ever age after his heart issues.

I think they honored her around Raw 1000.

She did a thing with Wendi and Heath Slater

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They over there doing ANYTHING ������ <a href="https://t.co/HRs78clJ75">https://t.co/HRs78clJ75</a></p>&mdash; Bourbon Meyer (@CeeHawk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CeeHawk/status/1450946523005702144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

2 legends in this business

That is still so funny. Why would he be there in his gear for 1. Why is Dana Warrior there is 2. Why isn't Michelle McCool in her gear for 3.

It's got to be one of the most random appearances ever :rofl:

Undertaker is still under some sort of contract and seemed to be a big part of the Saudi deal. He’s probably paid out the ass to show up and do publicity things. He may be on the Saudi show in some capacity, or off air.

He was paid to make an appearance by the team. He had to wait an uncomfortably long time to meet LeBron.

https://i.imgur.com/SKQe6zX.gifv


love this stop.

Lol so great. 1984 WWF baby!

Man, if Blitzkrieg would have stayed in wrestling....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This small package reversal from Blitzkrieg to Dean Malenko is practically hypnotic. <a href="https://t.co/n4ryIzNGZ6">pic.twitter.com/n4ryIzNGZ6</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts (@DeepCutsWCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepCutsWCW/status/1450648486899224577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And this is why I love WCW syndicated shows. The wrestlers would just do whatever. This is so fucking great.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In August ‘99, Barry Darsow was hit in the head with a Tag Team Title belt during a match with Harlem Heat.<br><br>This gave him a head injury that made him think he was a different gimmick weekly.<br><br>Rumor is they wanted to do Demolition Smash &amp; Repo Man, but the WWF threatened to sue. <a href="https://t.co/jI0QynrSFF">pic.twitter.com/jI0QynrSFF</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts (@DeepCutsWCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepCutsWCW/status/1450460667903942664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Find the famous wrestler

I was there for his Nitro debut. Made an instant fan out of me. Guy was in one of the greatest cruiserweight divisions of all time for only like 5 minutes, but people still talk about him to this day. Says a lot.

Still remember his match vs THE JOOSE BABY to open Nitro one time. Was like the best WCW cruiser match ever.

Damn @ Ibushi. Hate to see the G31 Climax finals end that way.

I caught Blitzkrieg on Spring Stampede ‘99 on VHS from the video store. Memories.

I caught Blitzkrieg in Deutschland, at night.


It was tremendous.

I’m not trying to be an ass here, but doesn’t it sound like the guy is always hurt? I know he was out with illness at one point, but hasn’t he had two major injuries in 2021? He’s getting to Samoa Joe levels.

He's getting older. You can only take insane bumps for so long before it catches up to you. Same thing is starting to happen to Will Ospreay, though he at least modified his style a bit after moving up to heavyweight.

Today I learned in that infamous Doug Gilbert promo where he aired out Jerry Lawler raping a 13 year old girl, Doug was working as the face on that show. Yikes.

Lol yeah. He and Brian Christopher were doing "worked shoots" on each other and Brian said something about Doug's family that really upset him.

I don't really recall the previous injuries as I don't follow that promotion very much, only occasionally watch some matches here and there. He did have pneumonia I think back in the summer though which sidelined him for a couple months, and he wasn't fully back to strength when they brought him back.

This particular injury doesn't seem like it will be too major in the long run though. He apparently wanted to finish the match but the ref decided against that and called it off. Dunno if you've seen it, but he did the Phoenix Splash from the top and Okada rolled out of the way and when Ibushi braced himself for the miss something happened to his arm. It was speculated that he had broken his arm at first, but now it seems as though he just had a fluke dislocation of his shoulder. Will prob miss a couple months of action I imagine.

I “respect” Ibushi. He’s clearly over and whatever. His style has always been “too much” for me though. As a main event guy, he’s several major steps behind Tanahashi and Okada. Haven’t seen that much of what he’s done in the past year though.

It would suit him well to stop acting like he’s 30 and trying to get over and more like he’s 40 and is over though.

If it’s a freak thing, I get it. Thanks for the details. It just seems like banking on him right now is just too unwieldy though. If he makes Wrestle Kingdom, I’d be all for him going over deserter Kenny Omega in a match that a lot of people want to see, but I don’t think I’d use him near the top of cards right now. He’s so stop-start.

If Omega isn’t an option because of Covid or whatever, I’d put someone like Jay White or ZSJ over him to build them as Okada contenders. Maybe even just a solid win for Tanahashi to get him back into the picture.

I had only seen the brief clip of him saying the rape part and then laughing about it and like yeah total heel move. But seeing the whole segment where the crowd was cheering him was so bizarre. And he also accused the promoter of smoking crack backstage! What a babyface!

It was a pretty bad promo.

He disgusted Dave Brown.

Suspended until Royal Rumble.

Adam Pearce is gonna die. RIP Adam Pearce.

You're in the wrong thread, SlickyTrickyDamon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seems like a cool, normal, happy, and healthy work environment that nobody would ever want to leave. <a href="https://t.co/V6WIDA97lr">https://t.co/V6WIDA97lr</a></p>&mdash; David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1451746956276027395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah, Ibushi isn't in Tanahashi and Okadas league. Never seen him branch out and tell wildly different stories across multiple matches the way previous aces have. Ibushi is certainly a spectacle to watch, but you know what you're getting every time.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/v053qEiCuM">https://t.co/v053qEiCuM</a> <a href="https://t.co/aBGqCUK9ma">pic.twitter.com/aBGqCUK9ma</a></p>&mdash; Mansoor (منصور الشهيل) (@KSAMANNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/KSAMANNY/status/1451787837074980865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I was starting to like Mansoor.

Now I love him.

Just read some results. Seeing the amount of wrestlers they are bringing back, they will soon start digging up dead ones.