Quote of the Day - Scott Coker: "Look at Brock Lesnar, He Made the Crossover, Why Not Batista?"
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 10:05 AM EDT
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"They have the desire to fight in MMA and we’re trying to put together a deal that makes sense. Is he signed right now? No. But is he somebody we’d like to see in the cage in the future fighting for Strikeforce? It’s a possibility."
"Just like we did with Herschel (Walker), we’d have to put him into a gym. It doesn’t matter what gym, as long as it’s a reputable mixed martial arts academy. He has to go in there and train because if he didn’t, we’d probably have a short relationship."
"[A fight against Bobby Lashley] That would just be a fun fight to watch"
"We’re not the guys that are putting all the circus fights on. but in all fairness, look at Brock Lesnar. He made the crossover. Why not Batista?"
...
"I think Kimbo’s had his run, so to speak. He’s kind of had his time in the MMA business whereas Batista hasn’t and Herschel hasn’t. We already know how Kimbo will do, so, to me, there’s a little curiosity factor (with Batista)."
--Scott Coker, talking to Sherdog about his interest in signing former WWE superstar, Dave Batista.
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Not sure how Batista brings it up.
Thats what she said.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
SF has a strong roster.
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Bellisimo Strikeforce
Oy vero Lucian Cerrano
by Lucian Cerrano on Jul 6, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Bodybuilding is the best base for MMA, right?
(before this sets off an argument, there is no best base)
You started this
Belly button tattoos are the best base for MMA.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Long history of being prone to injury is an intangible I think we can all get behind.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Imagine if him James Irvin and Dave the soul assassin Terrel trained together and Tito owns the gym.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Thats not called a "gym"
That is a hospital
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Professional bouncer
That’s clearly the best base.
What about Batista’s total lack of formal training or fight experience makes Coker think it’d be a “fun fight”? Big muscley guys punching each other is fun by default?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
I agree with you guys,
but don’t get me wrong, when Batista comes in to MMA, I’ll be rooting for him..
Why? he has this certain tattoo on his shoulder that could explain things.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You are one biased S.O.G.
But I admire your honesty!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
What? If he fights Herschel,
I think he can beat him… simply because if you have two, not so skilled, old guys fighting, I’d pick the much bigger guy.
but yes, mostly cause he’s Filipino. haha :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Shit, I know real fighters that are Lebanese
And I can’t even root for them.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
in the tiny tiny chance that he becomes successful against a few of SF's bums.
it could be a bigger possibility for him to ignite more interest in MMA here in the country, therefore increasing the chance of the UFC coming here…
(not that this country lacks interest, cause people here love MMA more than most of the foreign countries the UFC is trying to break in to, but every little bit helps haha.)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
ofcourse
WWE did huge numbers here a few of years ago. Huge ratings, and huge crowds when they brought the show here.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
k
Had no idea, literally. I have zero knowledge on Filipino culture. I also have zero knowledge of pro wrestling, including its’ popularity outside the US.
Pro Wrestling is bigger outside of the US then it is here.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Really?
When I was a kid it was HUGE here. I was pretty much the only kid I knew who didn’t watch it.
when it was during the old DX era
it was GIGANTIC here.. it was still big a few years back also, but now, more and more people are converting to MMA I think.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
lol really?
I thought that whole “go back to watching WWE” was just an internet meme.
Then again, sometimes I wondered if some of these MMA fans were really just pro wrestling fans.
Interesting….
even in the US,
lots of WWE kiddie fans grew up and graduated to MMA.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
ding ding ding
We have a winner. I grew up wanting to be a wrestler, then I stopped watching, then I saw MMA and in the back of my head I knew I was equating things like “wait, these guys REALLY fight?…woah”.
And I’ve been a happy camper ever since.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 6, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
i did.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
it is like an evolution chart.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That's exactly it.
As kids and then teenagers most of this generation loved wrestling…then it got old and we needed something more like an actual sport. After finding out that wrestling was fake we always wondered what would happen in a real fight. TUF came along in 2005, beautifully programmed to come on right after the WWE flagship program, RAW, and that’s where we got our answer.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
I never watched pro wrestling
I always thought it was total shit.
I would have much rather watched any legit competition.
I would rather watch strength sports, track, tennis, boxing, kickboxing, real wrestling, cycling, and soccer over fake wrestling.
Of course all the above was behind football, baseball and basketball.
Right out of the Mir / Carwin playbook
:D
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I used to watch basketball and WWF as a kid.
then slowly started shifting to MMA when this channel started showing old UFC reruns..
I liked Shamrock too, but Marco Ruas was my first favorite fighter.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
the only good thing about pro wrestling was the women.
I remember when I was like 7 some chick named Sunny used to give me a raging clue.
She actually ended up busting out of wrestling and running a softcore porn site with Missy Hyatt.
She posed nude on her site for a while but gained a bunch of weight. Not sure what happened to her after that.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
i thought sunny died??
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, she is still alive.
She was actually in a 25 diva battle royal at WrestlMania 25.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
aw you are correct, i was confusing sunny with the one that was always with Macho man. cant remember her name (she died).
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
your wrasslin knowledge impresses me. good on ya!
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, the business side of it always interested me so I've read a shitload of books on the subject.
I know a bit about it. Thanks.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
its funny, over at my home base (MMAmania) we had a 200 comments WWF/E thread today
Im all amped up LOL
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Last I heard she got back in OK shape. I forget if she got back in the business though.
Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
http://www.sackmikegoldberg.com
Yeah, I know her boyfriend died from a surgery he had on his leg.
She apparently descended into drugs at that point and went to hell. I’ll have to look for a pic to see how she is now.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
What ever happened to Lita?
I always dug her because she could land a moonsault. But that whole Matt Hardy relationship thing was lame. Also, wasn’t that semi-real?
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
by Anthony Pace on Jul 6, 2010 4:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The (Internet) consensus is a shoot-turned-work
That is to say, legit infidelity, legit anger on Matt Hardy’s part… then when the ’E got wind of the whole drama, decided to make a storyline out of it.
When Fatt Hardy acted like an emo douche
and put their business out on the net trying to embarass Edge. He actually MADE Edge’s career.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 5:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Fronted a band called The Luchagors in 2007
After that, unknown.
Yeah, that whole Hardy-Lita storyline was real.
They dated for a long time and then when he went to Smackdown and she stayed on Raw she started banging Edge in real life. So of course the WWE turned it into a storyline and played it out on tv.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
I marked out hard for WCW during the NWO angle
but always defended the WWF. After WCW collapsed I grew up enough to not give a shit anymore. I wanted real combat. I still follow along for nostalgia purposes and the business side of pro wrestling fascinates me.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
my dad grew up on wrestling. I grew up on wrestling.
My pops (retired LEO) still orders most of the major PPV’s and i catch it on every so often and watch Wrestlemania. Ill always have a place for it.
Fuck the World Wildlife Foundation (:
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
If only Vince wasn't a moron and didn't completely botch the agreement he had with them.
That’s actually mostly when they went to shit. When they had the big campaign to change the name to WWE..Get the F Out.
Most of the fans took that advice.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
what was the agreement? and although ive come to terms with the "E" it wlll always be WWF to me
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
They originally had an agreement
that was something like..they couldn’t use the WWF initials overseas.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
The agreement was
The WWF was free to use the initials inside the US, but not across the world. They did it anyway and the real WWF bitchslapped them and told them to “Get the F out”.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
There you go.
It’s just not the same as the WWE. They haven’t had a really good storyline in years. I seriously have to think back to when Vince Russo was booking when it was called WWF for a good storyline.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Cha Ching
Yup, I grew up during WWF’s attitude era and then I converted to MMA as i get older and wrestling got all “kid friendly” and I started to view it as getting cornier and cornier. It’s probably why I root for Lesnar so much. When I was young, I was in love with wrestling because I thought it was “real” and there were submissions and slams and cages as well as the typical striking. So, when I found MMA and subsequently found out that it was a “real sport”…I was hooked.
Now if only every fighter had their own finishing move lol. GSP’s “Unimpressed Piledriver”
I always joke around with my brother that the UFC would be fucking awesome
if they had the pro wrestling style run in. If Koscheck is getting smashed when he is fighting GSP then just when GSP has the rear naked choke locked in and Kos is about to tap……here comes Fitch!!!
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
by Geno Mrosko on Jul 6, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
no kidding
i actually read they have a “no blood” rule now(who knowes how long itll last), and one of Undertakers recent matches (before leaving w/injury) was haulted 3 times to stop bleeding.
as i get older and wrestling got all "kid friendly" and I started to view it as getting cornier and cornier
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
They are trying really hard to replicate the UFC.
They have incorporated a lot of submission moves into pro wrestling. It’s kind of fucked up actually. Taker was using the gogoplata as a finisher for a while.
The no blood rule is because they are PG-13 now. They quit the whole Attitude Era thing and are now totally marketing to kids because their biggest star, John Cena, is hugely over with the young kids these days.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
yep i saw that (takers gogo).
the blood thing is BS, i LOVED the blood. Hell they used to have First Blood matches, Inferno, buried alive, etc. poor kids these days missing out.
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Hardcore championship matches were the ones I enjoyed before.
Ladder Matches with Jeff and Matt Hardy too.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't able to watch much of ECW actually,
but I did catch a few matches where saboo(? that dude who kicks steel chairs to people’s faces) first appeared on WWE when I was channel surfing one time. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
ECW was a bit overrated.
They weren’t available a whole lot. They were really hardcore with what they did though. Some of the shit those wrestlers did was just insane.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
I don't get it,
the ECW is still with the WWE right? so now that their PG-13, don’t they lose their purpose? haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
The WWE recreated ECW as a separate show on the Sci-Fi
channel but they booked it horribly. It was nothing like the hardcore original ECW. It was a watered down version that did horrible ratings and eventually became NXT.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
The Hardcore stuff was great.
The spotfest from Summerslam 2000 between the Dudleys, Edge and Christian and the Hardy Boys was insane.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Well, this just-past RAW
had Cena swinging the metal ring steps at Darren Young’s head. :)
The hapless "Nexus" guy that somehow was the last one left in the ring
Cena has to face them in a seven-on-one handicap match, so it seems his kayfabe decision was “might as well make it six-on-one while I can get away with that.”
My buddy pointed something out about cena and that dark Nexus guy
http://www.fcwwrestling.info/images/talent/darren_young.jpg
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
Wait messed up
The guy’s pretty much Black Cena.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
Black? He looks like a white guy with a porno tan.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
honestly he looks like the dudes
from staten island that hangout at the beach…fucking worst dudes.
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There's other pics with a greater resemblance
Eventually Young said out loud what a good portion of the Internet had been thinking about him.
Okay, my pictures weren't the best illustration
but really the guy looks just like a dark Cena at most angles, I really have no idea what race this guy is actually is.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
There are times where he looks like Cena in Blackface
On some C. Thomas Howell “SoulMan” shit.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 5:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Blood made Jimmy Snuka famous
He was the best bleeder ever
Root for the home team jack ass
by KING FEDOR on Jul 6, 2010 9:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not only do they have the no blood thing
you’re not even allowed to hit someone in the head with a chair anymore. Ol’ whats his name, I think Brian Danielson, got fired for choking a guy with a tie while he was supposed to be fake assualting him. Bottom line, wrestling is ass now and the only interesting thing is the NXT guys and you know they’re just gonna ruin that eventually. They already changed the guys names to Nexus which is…just terrible.
Now lets see where this comment ends up actualy landing.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
It's definitely a watered down product.
I’m also interested to see if hey botch the NXT angle. The Nexus name sucks, I agree there. They seem to be going the right way with it so far.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Kinda paint by the numbers
But they MUST get Bryan Danielson back ASAP.
I'm so confused right now
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Could be a lot worse
Could have been that the visa thing (in Barrett’s case) was longer-term, in which case the whole angle would have really been screwed.
I literally only watch to see whatever those guys are doing, once they’ve done their thing I couldn’t care less. It seems as though they’re setting them up to job out to Cena, and if that happens I’m gonna let out a big “Ugh” and proceed to turn.
Being such a huge fan growing up it’s just sad to see the company itself in such a stagnant state, one that they pretty much intentionally place themselves in. They claim to market to kids, but back in the attitude era when all kinds of adult shit was popping off everyone on the playground was watching it regardless. And TNA, well they’re pretty much the pro wrestling equivalent of Strikeforce.
And say what you will about Dana, I think one of the shrewdest business men out their is Vince McMahon. That dude pretty much screwed one of his biggest stars in Brett Hart and then unapologetically profited off of it for over a decade.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
The attitude era was the best time to be a kid
The Rock, Stone Cold, DX. It also was the Monday night wars where I’d run between rooms to watch the shows. Yeah, I wasn’t much on changing channels.
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No doubt
I remember not being able to stay up for the second hour of Raw so I would have to record it, not with Tivo like us ballers do today, on a freaking VHS tape and it would always cut off to early cause you gotta set that shit just right or it stops right a 11:00 when the end of the show madness was just starting to jump off.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
I used to watch Nitro first and RAW second.
But anytime a debate came up I always somehow ended up defending the WWF. For a long time there nothing was cooler than the Outsiders and the NWO.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Sting was the man when he was doing his crow routine
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If you liked Sting coming down from the rafters ten years ago in WCW, then you’d love middle-aged balding Sting coming down from the rafters currently in TNA. Seriously, TNA has pretty much turned itself into the WCW graveyard with Sting, X-Pac (fired again), Scott Hall (fired again), Scott Steiner, Booker T, Kevin Nash, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and Vince Russo on top just for fun.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
TNA sucks.
They are pushing ridiculously hard to bring in Paul Heyman to save them. Cagside Seats has been talking a lot about it lately. Heyman wants complete control, basically like Dana White, but TNA is reluctant to give it to him.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Give up control to Paul Heyman
I say they might as well, it’s not like whatever the hell it is they’re supposed to be doing with Hogan and Bischoff is working. Heyman is like one of the last guys to leave WWE that was still well competent afterwards.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
I would do it if I was them.
They don’t have shit to lose at this point. They are still a private company so I don’t know the state of their financial issues but they have to be bleeding money at this point.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Well
they could take a chance and finally gain the success that they’ve been so desperate to achieve for like closing in on a decade, or they can stay barely filling up the same studio in Orlando or wherever it is that they film. I honestly think Paul might be the guy to do it if he gets the chance.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
I don't know
he was given quite a bit of leash from Vince when they tried to remake ECW and he totally hung himself with it. Granted, he had a lot less to work with, but still it has to be taken into account.
What I think would be great in bringing him in is the elevation of younger stars. Guys like Sting and Jarrett would finally get phased out and young guys would get pushed to the top. This is essential to the growth of the business and something Vince almost never does. Who on the WWE roster right now is deserving of a big push? Quite a few guys but they never get it.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
No
Heyman was hampered from the beginning. SciFi wanted a science fiction elemnet to a wrestling show. It was stupid.
I hated ECW for the most part and think he’s overrated, but he booked some great TV for Smackdown during Brock’s first run.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 5:48 AM EDT up reply actions
TNA had great young wrestlers
and the X-Division and Samoa Joe…then they started signing all the old wrestlers and it sucks.
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Their bigger problem was not recognizing that
they were a niche promotion and just rolling with that… ROH did, and they’re still around and (publicly) stable.
Yes sir.
He was the shit in 97. Popular on the level of Stone Cold in 98.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
No way!
I’m going to show my age but I’ll take Bob Backlund, Sgt Slaughter, Superfly and Ray the Crippler any day.
Root for the home team jack ass
by KING FEDOR on Jul 6, 2010 9:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's a niche thing
In the sense of… well, how much are people our age paying their bills?
Vince McMahon is an animal just like Dana says he is.
He built the WWF all the way up to the top of the industry. And then he proceeded to bury it in the ground. It’s still around and gets real good ratings for USA but it’s nothing like what it was in the late 90’s early 00’s.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Could be that the conditions aren't there for it to reacht those heights?
Or ever would be again, unfortunately…
Yeah, I doubt it will ever reach the same levels it was at.
They say that wrestling is a business that runs in cycles so maybe it can get to the top again but I don’t know. They are marketing to kids now so they can keep them around for later. The issue though is that John Cena is not a great top babyface. The reason he has been there for so long is that he sells so much merchandise. Which really sucks cause I think they could make some good money off of a heel turn for him.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
One of the most interesting things they could do at this point is turn Cena heel, but they ain’t gonna risk their investment like that. I remember how long Austin was a face, not the cleanest face but still a face, before they finally turned him. I finally pinned down that my biggest problem with Cena is that he panders to the crowd. You can just tell that he desperately wants you to cheer for him with all the corny stuff he says and he plays up to their PG mindset to perfection.
Can I just say that this discussion has been just terrific, it’s like I finally have a place to ramble on about pro wrestling without having to feel the shame of signing up for a wrestling message board.
Oh yeah, and I could give to nuggets about Batista crushing turning over cans.
"Why don’t you stick to talking about the topic instead of stripping Sonnen lines in an attempt to fish for rec’s? I don’t really care who you pick, but I’ll argue your reasoning until my monitor burns out." -Blackout612 to Fake Emcee
Yeah, I agree totally.
It’s good to finally be able to talk some pro wrestling without doing it with kids. The in ring product these days is stale but I’m still very much fascinated by the business and the booking decisions that are made.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Not to say that Cena is a corporate sellout or ass-kisser
But think of it like why the UFC would get behind GSP but not War Machine…
Cena sells a ton of merchandise.
I can’t think of any other face that was so hated that they didn’t turn heel for this long.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
The GSP-Cena comparison greatly amuses me
Although I doubt that GSP would ever take pity on a 280-lb groupie to the point of sleeping with her…
If Cena turned heel, i think its too late now. This shit is working for them.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
They'll wait until it's too late to mean anything.
Then they’ll turn him heel.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Danielson did admit that he was upset over that
But complimented WWE for letting him get right back to the indy circuit so long as his exploits through August don’t make it onto video. :P
Though, there IS fan video of him choking the AIW ring announcer with a tie… and Danielson, on his indy return, being pelted with ties. :)
Pro Wres is kinda dead in Japan
Stagnant
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
That... so unfortunate, yet so believable
Reduced disposable income can’t help there, period.
I’d pick Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Walker via superior athleticism and legit combat training.
they said, Batista has been training MMA longer than Herschel.
there were a few highlight videos of him floating around the web years ago, so I don’t think Herschel’s “experience advantage” would matter.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
did it show even a little bit?
haha. those tiny footsteps would make his taekwondo teacher do a double facepalm.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
hes a beast and will show it again with another win
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
over another "talented" "fighter"?
*nudge nudge *
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
He's Filipino
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by Matthew Roth on Jul 6, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how they'll introduce him.
He’s not really “batista” he’s Dave Bautista.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Dave.....huh.
I always thought his name was The Animal Batista
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I was talking about his last name.
Bautista. (a common Filipino last name, but he never used it in the WWE)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I was just being a smartass. :{
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
is it considered for Filipino’s to follow/support any one that is part Filo?
just asking, we aussies will adopt anyone thats half decent ( lombard )and disown anyone who is a muppet. (tony G , poker player)
Tony G is a knob, but whatever they let you do at the table is fair game. If me acting like an ass makes you give me money that you wouldn’t otherwise, guess who’s going to act like an ass?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah; i play poker and i know that beiong a complete twat makes money, i prefer the Daniel Negreanu’s and phil ivy’s of the poker world…
is there a % of Filo they need to be in order to claim being Filo?
actually,
people here go crazy when any of their pop-culture idols from other countries come here… they just become even more interested if that person is part Filipino…
(also a reason why the UFC would surely sell here)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
There’s a pretty big talent gap between Ivey and Negreanu, FWIW.
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yeah,
Filipinos love the Fil-Am / FIl-whatevers, that gets famous in other countries.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
out of curiousity
is it really true that when pacquiao fights basically everyone tunes in, that even the crime rate drops?
Details, details, details.
Coker is a big picture guy. There’s no need to worry about such minuscule matters as “formal training” and “fight experience.” You, my friend, are killing Coker’s buzz.
by Cannon Jacques on Jul 6, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I like the “probably” during the whole “if he didn’t train” thing – so you’re saying there’s a chance…
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Have you accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as your personal Heavyweight Champion?
by Ubernoober on Jul 6, 2010 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 15 recs
Cocker is alot like
I'm from Canada, and they think I'm slow eh!
by Simboy on Jul 6, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
This is Simple Jack
Coker is the director trying to keep the inmates from running the asylum.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Have you accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as your personal Heavyweight Champion?
by Ubernoober on Jul 6, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
He was actually part of the Fedor suicide pact we covered on Fightlinker last week. Very tragic.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Coker is digging a big hole
The guy says he doesn’t want to compete with the UFC yet he is constantly referencing the UFC in his interviews lately. Making retarded comparisons doesn’t seem to be smart business.
If CBS gives them another show, Dana can just counter with UFC 116 on Spike. How embarassing would it be for CBS to lose out to a repeat on cable vs their live show? Maybe it wouldn’t be beat but I could see it being close. That’s a failure.
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
But the 18-34 demos end up real close
Closer than they shuld be considering SPIKE lack of market penetration.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions
LMFAO
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 6, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I try to enjoy Strikeforce and give them a chance and then Coker begins talking.
by seanerk88 on Jul 6, 2010 12:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Holy shit
Dick punch for Scott Coker.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:24 AM EDT reply actions
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by Matthew Roth on Jul 6, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I didn't see the bottom until I scrolled down
So happy it didn’t just say “Bangkok”
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
So Scott Coker is retarded right?
Like legitimately retarded. Cause that’s the only thing that makes sense about someone who was running a company that was making a profit turning it around in a year to be the biggest joke in MMA.
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Flagged for promoter bashi… oh wait, we can do that.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Really isn't much basis for comparison, I'd say.
by Broke Lesnar on Jul 6, 2010 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
You'll have to forgive Scott Coker.....He's a little slow!
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
LOL
That movie is our generation’s Citizen Kane.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
nah that's Soul Plane
Dumb and Dumber is our generation’s Casablanca
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by Matthew Roth on Jul 6, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Been trying to forget about Soul Plane for a long time
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
someone called it the next generatiions Friday
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Who is this someone and how can we make them stop?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Def at a Funeral
was our generation’s Weekend at Bernies.
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Anyone ever seen “Webs” with Richard Greico? I redbox’d that shit. Its super shitty awesome.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
What's up Greico?
Jonny Depp going to meet you here later?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
What generation are you talking about? I want to know if I should get a double barrel cocked and put my toe on both triggers or not.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Hot Tub Time Machine made me load one bullet, but Kick Ass made me take the bullet back out.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Really? Kickass was a huge failure to me, casting was fucked
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
It was the first thing I could stand Nicholas Cage in since basically ever.
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
What? You didn't like Family Man?
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Everyone else failed
especially the little girl.
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I must be completely off my rocker here but I thought she was great in that movie. They almost overdid it for me though i will admit
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions
It's not the best movie,
but I enjoyed it… people in the internet have got to lower their expectations once in a while. It’s not meant to be great. It’s just a feel good movie
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
That McLovin kid is becoming the Michael Bisping of movies
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
You can only play the same F'ing character so many time before I hate you
What’s up Michael Cera?
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Lucky for Michael Cera
Hollywood found Jesse Eisenberg…dude started taking those awkward dude guy roles.
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How bout the Michael Cera rip off in Zombieland?
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That's Jesse Eisenberg!
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Zing!
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Honestly I had no idea that was him, I only kept watching that movie because 1 the girl seemed cute but I dont know why 2 Woody 3 Bill Murray and 4 Bill Murray in zombie status
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Yo that girl is mad cute
She picked up where Lindsay Lohan left off after Mean Girls.
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Didnt see that one
but yeah she’s worth having your life ruined.
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Yeah...and you're friends and family would understand.
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Your friends will if you share the homemade videos
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This is why I read your lawblog
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what are you talking about?
I LOVED superbad. (but yeah, I don’t dislike Bisping either so…)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Zak & Miri > Superbad
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
far greater
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I know that the Al Bundy stuff is down there --------v
But I just got my haircut and I am in fear that it is a cross between Marcy Darcy and Randy Quaid in Kingpin
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions
the best Al Bundy moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8t5c_pod20
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by Matthew Roth on Jul 6, 2010 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd.
Not the best moment, in my opinion, but fucking epic.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
I have a soft spot for GrandMaster B.
Especially because it was a rib on David Faustino’s real life rap aspirations
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Shot down those aspirations pretty fast and at the same time made the world a better place. Big ups Grandma B.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I have a Grandma B and I always laugh and think about Bedwetter B everytime i see her
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
dude
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I know
sorry Gramma
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions
The only bareable thing I’ve been able to watch Nic Cage in was Leaving Las Vegas (I admit it I teared up a little at the end), and Raising Arizona cause he was the least Nicolas Cagey in those. I could also grit through Con Air and Face/Off but that’s more for the cheesy enjoyement of both.
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I enjoyed both movies,
but I enjoyed hot tub time machine, mostly cause it was stupid. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Well I'm 25 so I'm in between generations
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Hmmm I too am 25 salesman
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It came out when we were 4?
We’re inbetween generations.
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Im 28 so that means I have to bear residual blame for this too.
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Class of 2000?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Yes Sir
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
If I graduated I would still be jealous, I blame it on being 2003 not a good year. For the record I dropped out junior year because I had to pay for an apartment.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
That'll do it.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly I tried and the worst part is I blew a chess scholarship while I was at it.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
They have those?
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions
And you don’t even have to pass a pee test man
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Chess Varsity Jackets?
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Wow I am high
I typed that and expected you to read it in Chong’s voice.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Roid rage during a heated chess match is no bueno. There is a lot of little pieces to pick up if you go off.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Coming down from a four day coke binge and still not being able to feel my teeth was no bueno
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Bob Boblaw After Dentist
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions
It was nothing to be jealous about. I heard enough “New Millennium” bullshit to make me wish the world would end via Y2K destruction.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure how much of a value-add Dave Ba(u)tista is.
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you underestimate how many casuals would tune in for a "real fight" between any combination of Lashley/Batista/Herschel.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Kimbo would be better off filling Bob Sapp's bad ass black dude shoes in Japan.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo would be fucking huge in Japan.
If he went over there he might not ever come back.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
yep, the ufc wasted time with HIM, SF wont make that mistake.
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
It would add a good deal believe it or not. The only problem is that CBS wouldn’t even promote it so it would be a moot point. One thing I learned from wrestling is that the hardcore fans will always be there. Numbers may decline some but they are always there. They are in business to bring in casual fans and make them hardcore fans. That is who you cater to. Not the hardcore fans. Same thing with MMA.
Take it away Jimmy...
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by RobertGBP on Jul 6, 2010 12:36 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
on the upside,
Maybe Batista will smuggle in a blade, and show off all his knife fighting skills….
by Broke Lesnar on Jul 6, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
*tips hat* @ name
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Good Heavens
it’s spreading!
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Dibs on Barack Lesnar
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Brock LesRAN!!!!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions
you son of a bitch just can’t help keeping me in your shadow can you?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I thnk we are in a hell of a battle here almost daily
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions
dibs bro
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
you respect dibs right?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Im trying to hurry and create it uggshhsfadsflkashefrasoifa
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Handle your business son.
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Got it
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
what exactly did you get?
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Barack Lesnar
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
So now there is two of you. Nice.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Two?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
You have 2 accounts now?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions
oh wait oh shit
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Did you Danica Patrick GoDaddy that shit?
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Hard to think of something funny while balls out laughing
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I just wish my net handle could be an audio gif of The Brock Lesnar Buffer 360.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I already posted this
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
Don’t worry, they’ll send you a check.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
from their money making rankings?
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 6, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry, but I didn't see your original post when I made this.
I’ve been swamped with work recently, and I just checked the front page, if someone else had already covered this.
I’ll add an HT to the post though. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 6:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, you're good.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Scott Coker: "Look at Brock Lesnar, He Made the Crossover, Why Not Batista?"
Brock lesnar is a 4 time divison 1 all-american and divison 1 champion…thats why he can make the transition and batista cant
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by GOLDIGGAH on Jul 6, 2010 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 15 recs
Batista powerbombed JBL on the SOLID STEEL STEPS BAH GAWD! Did Brock Lesnar ever do that? I dont fucking think so!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
When I first read that....
I thought you said Batista powerbombed JLB, Jerome Le Banner, on the solid steel steps.
Brock Lesnar, suplexed the big show,
and destroyed the entire ring.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
All jokes aside...
Brock did some extremely impressive stuff in the WWF.
I saw him (in person) almost break his neck doing a backflip off the top rope at the “No Mercy PPV” in 2002. It was a “Hell in a Cell” match against the Undertaker.
I was 16 and hadnt watched wrestling in a few years, but Im from Arkansas and WWF PPV’s had never come here before… just Raw/SD and mostly house shows.
For the record, it was fucking awesome!
A true MMA fan from the great state of Arkansas.
Batista banged every broad in the WWF, that's gotta count for something
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Is there a Scabies World Championship Belt?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
TWO TIME D-1 aa and two time community college AA
He only wrestled for Minnesota for 2 years. The other 2 were at a NJCAA school
by Darren Watkins on Jul 6, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Scott Coker is singlehandedly going to run Strikeforce out of business
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
Don’t you dare take anything away from M-1 Global. Give them the credit they deserve!!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Got to give them their props as well
Also the Gracie camp for starting a brawl on live TV.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
Respect.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
He's trying to copy Dana's success and failing miserably
As soon as he attempts a PPV they’re doomed.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
thats NOT what they're doing...sadly its what you zombies claim...but in fact strikeforce just wants exciting fights, not a competition with the UFC..
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Really?
Then why is Coker trying to justify signing a guy with no business getting into MMA by riding the coattails of the UFC HW champion?
I have accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as my personal Heavyweight Champion!
Baptized in Coors Light and Jack's Links jerky!!!
Dressed in my heavenly DeathClutch robes!!!
Al Bundy should be in MMA....
Cast iron chin, one helluva knockout punch, great ground game and this is what he would do to Batista:
My avatar has Bas Rutten and Terry Funk in it...therefore it's the manliest avatar on SB Nation.
the suspense is killing me dude come on!!!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Ed O'Neill is a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
This is absolutely true
If you score 4 touchdowns in one game they just mail one to you.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you score 9 touchdowns in one half they not only mail a black belt
But you get a free Brazilian hooker delivered to your door. I think her name is Randjob Gracie….
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 6, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Not even gonna try to top that one.
Well done sir.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
He is – he got it from Rorion Gracie.
You don't like wrestling in MMA? Go watch K-1.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Jul 6, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
This is for real?
I’ll rec this shit till im dead if they’ll let me.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I remember a vid of him speaking out about how the UFC has changed.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 6, 2010 5:52 AM EDT up reply actions
wow
Wow i just lost what tiny little scrap of respect i had for this guy. He’s been JUST getting by remotely sounding like he has a tiny clue about MMA and that shred just went out the window. These guys really have NO business being in MMA what a joke and bunch of amateurs.
Coker please sign the youtube phenom that is Dan Quinn
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
and yet EVERYONE will watch this fight.
"I’m not going to stop yelling because that would mean, I lost the fight!"-Kenny Powers
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yes I will..
and I will root for batista even… but that doesn’t make the whole “well look at Lesnar” comment any less silly.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions
But what if he fights a fellow countrymen
Where will your allegiance fall then?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I doubt there'd be a "real" HW from here that will be talented enough to be at UFC/SF level. haha.
but if there was, especially a guy who’s home grown, I’d definitely root for that guy.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Super Hulk II
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions
If Minowaman knocked up a fine Filipina your country might have a chance.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Dude
Batista will be like 74 years old by the time the Minowapino baby could fight him………………
Book it Anton!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions
also Red Bull in glass bottles is fucking tits
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I haven't tried the watered down ones
in big ass cans in the US… But I did like that Jimi Hendrix energy drink. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Get after that Steven Seagal Energy Drink man
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions
there must be a chuck norris version of this right?
hahaha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions
The energy of Chuck Norris cannot be contained in a can
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
people look at me funny when I tell them this but I refuse to drink out of metal, been that way since I was a kid
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Pacifico ftw
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
PBR son
The only beer I’ll touch out of cans. Four Loco doesn’t count right?
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There is a bar here that does $1 PBR and free pool on tuesdays
I like tuesdays occasionally
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a place similar to that
$5 pitchers of PBR and free bowling on wednesdays
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you should all try Red Horse.
the one on the right only appears 1 per case… and it tastes much different than the one on the left.. they also say (I can’t be sure haha), it’s stronger than the normal one (which is already much much stronger than most beers). :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:56 AM EDT up reply actions
where can I try said beer?
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Philippines.
or maybe some people import it there. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions
they also say that it's illegal to sell these in some countries if they call it beer.
because it’s too strong. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Did Zima ever make it to the phillippines?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL Zima is the original Mikes hard lemonade freshman bitch beer
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I remember being a little kid and taking a sip of my mom's Zima and thinking to myself that it was shitty shitty fluids
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:03 AM EDT up reply actions
It went from Zima to Mikes Lemonade to Rolling Rock to Smirnoff ice and now everyone just wants to snort oxy contin so yeah Darwin man Darwin
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
nah Smirnoff ice is making a comeback
with bro’s icing bro’s.
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Sounds like Icelandic gay porn, no homo
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
by Bob Boblaw on Jul 6, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
best placement of “no homo” I have ever seen
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
remind me of it in the future good chance I won’t remember this once I fall asleep and by fall asleep I mean black out
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
write a note on your hand to come back and look at this.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do hope this lasts.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions
It's pretty close to what it is
If you present your bro with a smifnoff ice he has to get down on one knee and chug it. If he has one to block it you gotta chug both.
Also best placement of no homo.
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There was this one party,
where a few Americans visiting the Phil thought it was just like their regular beer, and started drinking a lot of Red Horse… you know how that turns out..
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions
yep
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
just to add to the story. you could see the difference of the horse pics. the right horse is already stoned and drunk.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But look at the pupils of the right horse I know that look
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I dont do any drugs and very rarely get drunk
I recognize nothing
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
haha I've made one.
Thanks, man.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I will be there
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Dont hate me too hard dude
I only got to go to the 116 weigh ins and autograph session. I had to watch the fights at my moms house.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Make sure you enjoy Chael’s head bouncing from the mat. Or Silva’s ballroom dancing.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
I really hope I get to enjoy Chael with the ridiculous upset.
I am much more looking forward to Guida v. Dos Anjos and JDS v. Big Country. and Fitch v. Alves II. and Boestch v. Silva……such a great card.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Following Silva’s fight patterns it’s not going to be a good night for Chael.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Is he due for a dismantling?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Well look at Forrest after that boring fight, Maia f’ed Chael in the A twice now.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
All I care is that Anderson doesnt do a one man Jabberwockees impression for 2 minutes
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:36 AM EDT up reply actions
*25 minutes
2 minutes might be fun
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions
more like the artist was so drunk,
he started drawing like a three year old.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 4:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m afraid of horses
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Kathy Griffin scares the shit out of me too
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I still would.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Rosie O
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
for the story.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I think if Kathy Griffin fucked John Elway they would have a centaur for a baby
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t that Amy Winehouse?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
you know you still would
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ahhhhh ginger
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
a soulless, surgically enhanced and preserved woman is something I am down with
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Like a hunter keeping his pelts
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hunting cougs is totally 2004
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Hunting cougs never goes outta style
Specially when they get the boat in the divorce
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youre so two thousand and late
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 3:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I was 16 in two thousand wait a second…
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
boom boom pow
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:00 AM EDT up reply actions
YOU LEAVE ELWAY OUT OF THIS
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 4:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Arena Football
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Back to back
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 4:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Didnt Kurt Warner take some Arena League job too?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:26 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean volunteered right?
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
I dont know what I mean. I just heard something i think. or something.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:28 AM EDT up reply actions
All these comments are supporting my theory that nerds have a hard time sleeping.
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Go listen to my post
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 6, 2010 4:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Forensics Files is on. That is some f’d up s.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Commenting is getting in the way of my zombie kills
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
Eh…..zombies schmombies
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Solo is fun I don’t care what anyone says
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
i play hello kitty island adventure!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude's this comment count is getting insane.
And it’s a total of like 18 people. That’s just epic.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
People will appreciate this tomorrow when they are bored at work.
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:44 AM EDT up reply actions
liar. :)
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to be available at all hours so my sleep schedule is a constant mess
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
also in this boat
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2010 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions
people will think that Batista is such a huge draw that he garners 400 comments.
if they just look at how random all these topics are. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions
What's all been covered here tonight?
Pro wrestling, energy drinks, movies, sleep patterns, beer, Al Bundy. Fuck, this thread has been insanely awesome.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
you're forgetting about Batista and Strikeforce.
the entire point of the article. hahaha. oh and this is comment #400.
damn, do you guys sleep??
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 5:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Might as well just do it
Would be a nice train wreck
Hey buddy
"We are entering the last phases of the Farewell Fedor tour, and I, for one, am looking forward to the future." - subo -
batista was trained under the same wrestling lineage that the rock was trained under
just a lil factoid there
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 6, 2010 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions
“We’re not the guys that are putting all the circus fights on. but in all fairness, look at Brock Lesnar. He made the crossover. Why not Batista?”
Because Brock had a background in legitimate competition before he was a pro-wrestler. Batista is also older(about 40, 41 right now), and has a history of muscle injuries from performing in the WWE.
saku
sakuraba came into mixed martial arts with the same base that batista has.
saku only had training in catch wrestling
batista has been trained in catch wrestling under the maivia lineage which is a very respectable lineage and he also has been trained in whatever the fillapino martial art is.
that being said
batista is forty years old and doesn’t have the athleticism or intellect that sakuraba had
my point is only
people have discounted the chances of pro wrestlers in mixed martial arts dating back to the very beginning of the sport and time and time again people have been proven wrong.
mixed martial arts and pro wrestling are kissing cousins and as long as both are around
there will be crossovers
some more successful than others
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 6, 2010 7:28 AM EDT reply actions
If I remember correctly, that Filipino martial art he trained in was Arnis..
I doubt this will help much in MMA:
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 6, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
wrestling and MMA may be kissing cousins however....
Dave Batista doesn’t have the same martial arts tools that Brock, or for even that matter Bobby Lashley has.
They both have a strong wrestling background from college. Hell, even Hershal Walker has a background as a black belt in TDK.
I don’t know coming so late in the game if Dave has the time to learn what he needs to learn to survive in the cage.
Hell, I’d take Kimbo over Batista for that matter if it came down to who’d win in a match. At least with Kimbo he legitimately knows how to fight.
I’m not trying to come across as someone that hates Pro-Wrestling… Far from it. Although not so much these days, but I was a huge wrestling fan from way back when.
But I was more of a fan from the athleticism, in the sport more so then these jacked up body builders that seem to dominate the pro-wrestling landscape these days.
I was fans of Bret Hart (the best), Ultimo Dragon, Chris Beniot, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio Jr, etc. Wrestlers who had a background in college, grappling or lucha libre.
Not these jacked up idiots that look like they shoot steroids in their butt, five times a week.
If Dave had that background like a Brock or a Lashley, then I’d be all for it, but I MMA is quite a different animal then wrestling is these days. I don’t think he’d get very far in this business
If Coker really wanted to make Strikeforce grow, then he needs to litter his organization with top fighters, like Hector Lumbard, Eddie Alverez, Kid Yammamotto, Hornbuckle, etc.
Fighters that can put on exciting bouts that will eventually promote themselves.
Not name brands that are new to the sport. Let the fighters, worth speak for themselves. Then and only then, will Strikeforce grow….
I’m half-tempted to write a fanpost about it, but StrikeForce does not have many options right now if they want to compete at a national level. They need to keep what credible fighters they have, but StrikeForce cannot hope to even come close the UFC when it comes to credibility in the divisions that they both promote. One thing that they can do that the UFC shies away from, in addition to promotion women’s fights, is doing freakshow matches.
There’s been a long history showing that pro-wrestling fans will follow pro-wrestling stars to MMA. Does anyone seriously think Batista will ever be a force at HW, or even an interesting prospect like Lashley? Not really. Would I wanna see what he can do (or what can be done to him) in a real fight? When it comes down to it, StrikeForce is a business. They need people to watch and buy tickets to survive. So yeah, why not? Sandwiching legit top-flight matches in-between freakshow fights certainly worked for Pride. Just as long as the freakshows aren’t fighting the legit fighters, I think it’s fine.
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