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NO! Not this again. We've already established that this is an overly simplistic and slanted quiz, and have provided much better ones as well... http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=59240

Hell, in Uncensored 99 Flair beat Hogan by pinfall, in a first blood cage match with Flair bleeding no less. And in Uncensored 95, Hogan beat Vader in a strap match...by pinning Ric Flair. Shitty matches with nonsensical finishes were a WCW Unsencored tradition!

I thought the same thing when I saw Henderson!

Question: I just watched Pride 17: Championship Chaos on DVD (what an awesome, awesome show), but towards the end, Bas Rutten makes the announcement that he has begun training and will be making a combeback. Now of course this show was from 3 years ago, so can anyone inform me on Bas's comeback, or if there wasn't one why not?

Trust me, no you dont. I bought the tape off eBay out of curiousity and it was not only a BAD BAD show but really boring too. Anyway, here's the rant from some guy who DOESN'T POST HERE AND WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT: DOOMSDAY CAGE: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage v. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Z Gangsta, The Ultimate Solution, Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger, Meng and the Barbarian. I wish I could be making up that listing, but I'm not. They really did book Hogan & Savage 8-on-2. The heels are The Alliance to End Hulkamania, or TAEH. That of course is the opposite of heat. The idea here, if you can wrap your head around it, is that there's a three-story cage, with Hogan & Savage starting at the top with Flair & Anderson and moving downwards. Now keep in mind there's no actual RULES for this announced, only vague notations about Hogan & Savage having to "fight their way down". Michael Buffer actually has to introduce this mess with a straight face. Well, I guess that's why they pay him the big bucks. Hogan starts with Arn in the top cage and they fight it out, with Flair chopping Savage, and Arn clubbing on Hogan. The lighting is terrible and you can't see anything. They keep brawling and Hogan rams Flair into a pole and chokes him down. Flair & Anderson stop and work over Savage, however. Anderson goes after Hogan and gets a figure-four, so Flair does the same to Savage. Hogan and Savage use powder to escape, however, and move down to the next cage. Uh huh. So now it's 4-on-2, as it's Sullivan, Luger, Meng and Barbarian to contend wth. Hogan fights with Luger & Sullivan, while Savage takes on the Faces of Fear. The heels control, but Hogan fights off Sullivan and saves Savage, and then locks the Faces of Fear in their own cage, leaving it 2-on-2. Oh, such strategy. Flair and Anderson head down into the lower cage to try and help, and Hogan and Sullivan fight out to the scaffolding while Luger continues the thrilling brawl with Savage in the cage. However, soon all four end up on the floor, and into the ring. Hogan hits Sullivan with the big boot and stomps away. They switch off, with Hogan hitting Luger with a bucket and Sullivan ramming Savage into the cage. Tony, in an actual quote, says "This has been spectacular." Well, people describe car crashes the same way. Hogan brings Luger to the ring and gets a corner clothesline, then hammers away while Savage & Sullivan fight on the floor. Wasn't the point supposed to be that they were fighting in the CAGE? Hence the name, DOOMSDAY CAGE? Luger hits Savage with the STAINLESS STEEL FOREARM OF DEATH, but brawls out with Hogan again. You have to wonder what exactly the Horsemen and Faces of Fear are DOING while trapped in that other ring. Luger clubs Savage down with a chair and then goes after Hogan, but he makes the comeback and the heels get whipped together. And now the other heels, Jeep "Painful Constipation" Swenson and Z Gangsta (Zeus) head out and drag our heroes back to the DOOMSDAY CAGE, and into the ring on the bottom of that cage. Was there something wrong with the ring they were in before? Somehow, the match gets WORSE, as Permanent Vacation overpowers Hogan and Gangsta chokes Savage down. He pops up with a double axehandle, however, while Hogan goes to the eyes of Traffic Citation and then turns his attention to Gangsta. He gets choked down, which to Tony is the most thrilling thing to happen all match, and Notable Quotation press-slams Savage. Hogan comes back on Gangsta, but now the Horsemen rejoin the match (which of course makes no sense, but god forbid either of THESE goofs do the job when Flair is available) and things look bleak for the Megapowers. The heels pound away, as Catalytic Conversion uses the CLUBBING FOREARMS, but now Booty Man gives them powder (oh man, this stuff just writes itself) and frying pans. That's how you cook the crack old-school, I guess. Now Luger runs in as well and turns the tide, using a loaded glove, but it hits Flair by mistake and Savage pins him at 25:09. This would prove to be the last hurrah for Hulkamania, as fan reaction to this mess was so overwhelmingly negative that his heel turn was necessary to keep his career alive. Without a doubt the WORST PPV main event ever, lacking not only internal logic and interesting action, but the entertainment value of Heroes of Wrestling. This one gets the full negative monty. -***** The Bottom Line: You may stumble across this show and accidentally watch it, then, like a victim of prison rape, blame yourself for the pain, humiliation, and rectal bleeding, but DON'T. This was WCW'S fault, not yours! There are support groups for survivors of this PPV out there to help you, and I would advise you to make use of them. Other people have been through the same thing. We can help you. Strongest recommendation to avoid humanly possible.

Wrestling Classics. http://www.wrestlingclassics.com Lots of other message boards that have nothing to do with this one. There are other message boards besides this one?

Exactly. Christianity has reformed. Its practiced in the mianstream differently than it was when it was first incepted. Judaism (which has from my view always been the most tolerant and peaceful of the Big 3 anyway) has certainly been updated and adapted to the modern world. ISLAM HAS NOT. So, my point was if someone points out a serious defect in another culture, it serves no one any good to immediately trigger a "But we're just as bad..." counterargument. Because its not true and it dilutes the issue in the name of being PC. Nothing (at least on my end) to do with the religions themselves, but how they have evolved and are practiced now.

har har har. Seriously though, I have no tolerance for something as reckless as drunk driving. You might have thought you were doing the right thing, but in reality you were just as impaired and are lucky you didn't hurt anyone, including yourself and your friend. Either call a cab or designate a sober driver to come pick you up. Driving is a privelage not a right, I would have no problem with the penalty for a DUI being a revokation of license. Permanently.

Because we all know eventually someone will come in and say something stupid. Not you, just making the statement that someone will. They always do. slaps a $20 down for INXS

Considering women have rights in Christianity and Judaism and are to be treated with respect, I don't see what point your trying to make besides sticking your head in the sand to prevent offending somebody...

I don't hold my breath for it either, but a reformation in Islam would do far more to win the War on Terror than any amount of weaponry.

Touche. I seem to have accidentally stumbled into the world's smartest wrestling forum. I have a B.S. in History with a minor in Sociology. All my grad work's been in Education, though. I am also a Navy vet. I'm glad to see a forum where people can back up what they say. **Offers olive branch to keep from looking like even bigger jackass than he already does.** Even though I AM just a college kid talking shit, I accept your olive branch on belhalf of the group.

You know what I WOULD buy? A Steve Austin wifebeater, wifebeater. Everyone knows the rattlesnake loves to keep his women in line, just like he used to keep the other WWE superstars in check. But sometimes, bitches be trippin', and just deserve a good ole' rattlesnake beatdown. Now, if you feel the same way, you can tell the world "hell yeah" by wearing this snug cotton tanktop, with a depiction of a smiling Stone Cold standing over a helpless blond diva. This one's sure to be a real "stunner".

Except Fox News which is a conservative hit squad for and by the RNC.

I think it had more credibility when we thought it was just from truth.org

When Long first put the picture of Martin Luther King up next to Mcmahon it was also an episode where JBL was talking about John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan as great American heroes, and in that week's Observer I remember reading Meltzer write that it wasn't a coincidence because Vince Mcmahon's biggest heroes are Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. So there you go, Vince admires the guy and in his own strange world, putting his picture side by side with his is Vince's own way of acknoledging that...

This has got to be a rib that someone in marketing has taken too far...

I've been sick of the whole GM authority figure concept for a long time now. I wish we could go back to the time where matches were made off camera, things are settled just amongst the wrestlers and say, Vince shows up only on rare occasions, so you know when he does its a really big announcement...

Fashion Plate, the animated currency in your sig is really cool. Did you make that?

I think we should open this thread up to all time sports tragedies, since its hard to confine past a certain year. The 1972 murder of the Israeli Olympic team in Munich by Arab terrorists was sickening and tragic.

I'm still a little lost on timeframes, I wasn't sure if Clemente was before or after but he'd be an EASY #1 if he's eligble and near the top on an all time list.

No, I saw it too, and I found myself talking over her in a mocking voice like Michael Savage. "Wee have an obliiigation to help each other as people, lalalalalaal" she wasn't listening to even one of Bill's arguments which were very on point. Oh, and its nice to know we'll be electing Kerry's crazy wife to ennact policy on the country too. I don't where in the constitution that's granted of a first lady. I saw all I needed to saw in her manifesto at the DNC, and I don't want this woman in charge of ANYTHING. It's really funny, if it weren't for the likes of Thereasa Heinz and John Edwards I'd be more open to Kerry, but because of the people he surrounds himself with I can't even approach him with serious consideration...

I heard on the TV that he was detained at 2 am. Who's running around with a large knife at 2 in the morning?

Fine, how about that umpire that dropped dead on the field a few years back?

How far back are we going? Lou Gehrig is right at the top for me... I guess I'll mention the death of Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler in last year's spring training due to heat exaustion and ephedra use...