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Does anyone really use quicktime? I only ever use it when i have to really?

Before you get to 1000 posts, how is the phrase under your avatar get generated? Is it the same for everyone, and is related to the number of posts you have made, or is it generated by the number of posts you make in each folder of the forum?

I read the review, great work! I really liked it because i am new to the fwa, and it kind of helped me out as far as getting to know characters and gimmicks is concerned I would have to agree that a * Rating would be better, im just more used to that method. Also, how about "Curry's Coverage" as in.... Curry's Coverage .... of FWA: Volume 8 Curry's Coverage .... of FWA: British Uprising Curry's Coverage .... of WWE: No Mercy etc? ChUnK!

mIRC really annoys me. i gave it with it because i was new to it and no matter how much i asked people in there, nobody was willing to help me. Can you resume D/L's with mIRC? I dont think you can, can you?

Free Beer! Thats reason enough for me.

I definately won't be going to the one on Friday but may go to the December show. I hear it's there next big one, maybe some US stars? yeah, thats right. I dont know who they will have, if anyone, though? I hear Jerry Lynn was very impressed with the British fans, and so he coud be on his way back. The other thing is, that they are putting their ticket prices up for that show (and all others after it.) I hope they dont put it up to much, i think they will be shooting themselves in the foot a little bit if they do. ChUnK!

I would certainly go to that show if i could get tickets. does anyone have more info on it, like ticket prices etc. Like curry said, a link to their site would be good... anyone know what it is?

the trouble for me is the arena is like an hour and a half away, so i cant really go there unless i have tickets. thanks for you help though, ill try the net next time.

You make a very good point. The thing that affects me is the actual amount of british wrestling i can actually see. I mean how many shows are there that i can go to? I cant yet drive and so im at the mercy of some one whos willing to take me to a show. I would be at londons calling in a shot if i could get there, but i cant so i wont be there. The other thing is that i will watch anything, no matter how bad. I still watch raw for goodness sake Im a huge wrestling fan so theres no way im going to pass up the oppotunity to meet a big name that i remember fondly from my child hood. Can you honestly say you wouldnt sit through a bad fwa show, knowing that at the end you would have the chance to meet Jerry Lynn or Aj Styles? I agree with you that a lot of british fans (especially at the NWA-UK Show) are very limited in thier knowledge of wrestling, but i dont think that that will change, unless big american names are used. If the americans are used to attract fans to shows, then theres a chance that wrestling will make it onto tv again, and then people can start to re-learn what is good and what is poor. ChUnK!

People were quite good at helping out "cobainwasmurdered" with his question about ECCW, and i have a similar question. There is a "NWA-UK Hammerlock Wrestling" Show on near me soon. Has anyone ever heard of them? What are they like? Will it be worth going to> Who wrestles for them. Any help much appreciated. Cheers ChUnK!

Really. Is it much more possible to get tickets via the net then? Perhaps ill have to try that next time.

I checked out this show, and i finally got chance to write about what i thought of it. To be fair, it didnt touch on Uprising, and the wrestling quality was pretty poor through out the card. The only matches that contained enough offence to make me remember them went as follows: JP Munroe Vs A young guy i cant remember the name of. I think it might have been steve carlin, but im not sure. This match had some of the worst selling i have EVER seen. The young guy looked soooo nervous that it was really hard to take him seriously (every one has to start sometime i guess though). The match progressed and although not excellent, it wasnt that bad. Then came a Styles Clash by Monroe, which just infuriated me, blatant theft! Then the young bloke got straight up form it, slammed monroe and moonsaulted him for the win. And as if that wasnt bad enough, straight after the pin Monroe got up and beat the other guy down to get his heel heat back. Shocking! Technico Vs Some one i cant remember This match match actually started well, with a couple of good hammerlock reversal spots, i thought i was in for a decent contest. Was i wrong or was I wrong. The two just repeated the hammerlock spot over and over, and continued to work each others arms for about 5 minutes. They then forgot about the arm damage and the match ended with a leg submission . The first leg realted move of the match I might add aswell. DOH! The main event was a tag match with the champ and his body guard vs Jake The snake roberts and another guy. The match bascally went as follows: Jake gets beaten down for 10 minutes with a load of sleepers...yawn...! Which i thought was stupid, beacause considering his age and overness on the night, i would have had Jake Hot tagged in to clean house drop the ddt and get the win. Anyway, Jake eventually gets the tag and in comes his partner for a mini rampage before getting beaten down. THEN Jake comes in to drop the ddt and get the win. I swear I saw NO TAG, which kind of ruined it for me because Jake wasnt the legal man. Im sure there was not a tag. So all in all, it wasnt much to write home about. The only plus of the night is that i got to meet Jake and got my picture taken with him (for £5 i might add!) That saved the show for me There was one have decent tag match featuring a couple of Irish guys Vs a guy called Kurupt and his partner. I also noticed that they were using the old Trans-atlantic wrestling challenge ring. I think from that show that was on ITV a few years ago (which im having great trouble remembering). The ring was aweful and was literally falling apart. The ropes were a bit torn and were so loose that it made top rope moves look really messy. The mat was knackered around the edges and there was no matting under the canvas. A final point is the way in which the ring announcer acted after the show. Someone told me that on "faking it", the guys from this promotion tried to keep Kayfabe. Well after the show some kids bundled into the ring, which i agree was not on, but the announcer came down and shouted his head of at them telling them that the shouldnt backyard wrestle and if they wanted to get into the ring then he could introduce them to a couple of guys that would teach them what its like to be a wrestler. I really had no time for this and thought that considering the small audience that was there, he could have handled it a little better. Everyone knows wreslting is "fake" so he just came accross as a bit of an idiot really. He was in the right for telling them off, but i think he could have handled it a little better. When he shouted "what part of now didnt you understand", i was wondering if he was having a laugh. What kind of an advert for british wrestling is that? No matter how in the wrong the kids were, he should have realised that everyone was listening to him and his potenital future customers were watching how he was acting. The bottom line is that I liked the show purely for the fact that i got to meet Jake. I would go again if they had another "big" name that i could meet, get a signature and get a picture with, but i wouldnt pay just to see their talent. I still cant believe that the show cost me the same amount as my Uprising ticket. And I can say that I would willingly pay a tenner to see an all FWA talent card. cheers, ChUnK!

cheers curry. I will do that.

Also Curry, if i ever get any money behind me (why wont you people employ me dammit ) Then I am looking into buying some Lucha as well. Im 95% sure that my VCR is NTSC compatable, so providing i am not breaking the law, and you send me the dosh for the blank videos, then i could tape it off to PAL and send it to you if you would like. ChUnK! Also BOB: I noticed on your site you charge $20 for your Lucha tapes. Do you only take dollars? Or would you accept £Sterling? If so, then how many £'s do you charge for your $20 tapes? FInally, how much do you charge to ship to England? Thanks, ChUnK!

Yeah. id read them for sure. Id like to see the shows even more than that. BAR: I was pursuaded to go to a FWA show by listening to Alex SHane pimp it on the radio for about 3 months solid I have to say i was very impressed. The show was awesome. Jody Fleisch monsaulted of a balcony that had to be at least 20 foot high, and i got to meet Balls Mahoney and AJ Styles. I Strongly reccomend you going to there next show (this friday and then after that in december) if you can. You won be dissapointed. ChUnK!

Yeah, that sounds reasonable, i would have snapped them up myself if it wasnt so far away from me. How did you score those tickets off your friend? How much do tickets that close sell for? Every time the wwf comes to within my area, i always try and get tickets. I use the phone, and me and my mates just literally site there for 4 hours constantly redialling in the hope that we will actually get through. Ive only ever got through twice. The first time, i got 3 tickets for Insurextion 2000 fr a total of £75. The second time i asked the person on the other end for tickets and she said "sorry they've all gone, try the other line" owww sooo close The shows usually sell out in about and hour, so it always baffles me how people manage to get tickets every time there over here. Is ther an easier way to get tickets that im missing out on or something?

Ive just bought 5 videos and 2 dvds from them, and so far everything has been ok. I got one of the dvd's last week and i got 4 of the videos today. I got confirmation messages (I didnt realise you could order more than one thing at once - DOH!) via email, and so far everything has been fine. The only thing i would say though is be patient. I ordered all of my stuff within a couple of hours of each other, and yet they have all come in at different times. SO just be patient and they should arrive. I know that it sucks that it takes a while to get to you, but just remember you got that at asuperb price and you should be able to over look the waiting time . I got: Wrestlemania 1 (Just for the sake of having the first one) Wrestlemania 3 (Hogan/Andre, Savage/Steamboat) Wrestlemania 13 (Bret/Austin) Wrestlemania 17 DVD (Rock/Austin etc ....) Wrestlemania 18 DVD (Hogan/Rock) Royal Rumble 1992 (Flair winning it) Canadian Stampede all for £65! Considering HMV charged me £16.50 for Wrestlemania 10 a few months back, i was well pleased ChUnK!

ok, no worries. Do you have a listing for the Jake one? How long does it go on for?

I see. Out of interest, how much did they go for and how good where the seats. Ive only ever been to one WWF show (Insurextion 2000) because the shows over here sell out soooooo quickly! Has any one else had better luck with getting tickets? ChUnK!

ok, thanks for the help.

Im heading to Houston Tx, next year for two weeks holiday in April. I have a limited knowledge of American Indy's and the geography of America. I was wondering what promotions there are in Houston and what the chances of getting to a show while im out there would be. Can anyone help?

Ive thought of EBay, but its not the same as being able to choose what you want and buy them new. It will probably be my own option. I am trying to buy as many as i can, but the thing is i have only just started to collect videos, so i dont have many at all. NTSC would still be OK for me, as my vcr is NTSC compatible, the shipping might cost load though. ChUnK!

In the UK, Silvervision will no longer be selling WWF tapes (i.e. the old ones before the WWE era). Guys in the UK will be aware of this! However, does this apply for the USA? Will you still be able to buy old wwf tapes in the usa? If so then there is still a chance that ppl in the uk coud buy them over the net. Anyone know?

would you excpet 7 of my english pounds or would you only take dollars?

Make sure you post your thoughts on londons calling i wish i could be there. ChUnK!