Guest mace Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Hi all - long time lurker, first time poster. I've been hanging around TSM for a while now and it's about time I got this off my chest. I'm Australian. Not American, not Canadian, but Australian. Yes, we do exist (and you know what? We're out in Iraq too but who knows it? Anyway...) We get relatively little wrestling down under. We get the latest DVDs, sure - but at the moment we get one WWE program - WWE Raw. Yes, one show a week. YES, it's Raw at that. Vince's love for the almighty dollar resulted in us losing Smackdown, which really is kind of unfair considering we managed to have one of teh biggest crowds for the WWE/WWF/WWWF ever. (56,000-odd. Nothing to sneeze at!) Hogan refused to come to that show. There were hundreds of kids in boas waiting for the Hulk, and he didn't show. Then, they left three matches off the DVD, making it a rather lacklustre affair. Can you see where I'm going here? Late last year our PPV provider couldn't come to terms with the WWE so now not only do we get no Smackdown, but we get no PPV's on Tv either. We actually DO get PPVs now - they're screened in limited sessions at cinemas (maybe 20 around the country) and it costs $25 for us to get in, per person!! Just six months ago you could order the show, watch it with mates, and tape it to watch later for a mere $30. So next time you have a whinge about wrestling please remember - there's folks out there worse off than you. Namely, me. Looking forward to contributing to thse excellent boards in the future. Cheers, Mace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted March 24, 2003 *puts it into perspective* Yep, still gettin screwed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chirs3 Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Yea, but we... ... uh... We, uh... Um... Shit, this guy's got us beat. The only way it could possibly get worse for him is if Jericho, Booker, and RVD went to Smackdown!, in place of Demott, A-Train, and Nathan Jones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Pretty cool first post. Welcome to TSM mace... ...and g'day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Someone else who hopefully appreciates Kylie as an Aussie, at least for her beauty if nothing else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Eh, I know your situation. We dropped cable entirely for DirecTV. We never got anything more than NBC/ABC/CBS in the way of local channels until January 1st, 2002, so we never had SmackDown. At the same time, WWF and DTV had a fallout over PPV money, so Vince took the PPVs away starting with No Mercy 2001 (which is, ironically, right about where buyrates dropped HARD) and never gave them back until No Way Out. So, from October to Feburary, all we got was Raw. I can't even fucking REMEMBER what the goddamn buildup for Vengeance looked like, since I honestly didn't give a rat's ass. I started paying attention when Flair came back, and then we got PPVs back. Sadly, right around that time, the world started spinning backwards and the shows began falling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RicFlairGlory Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I'm Australian. Not American, not Canadian, but Australian. Yes, we do exist (and you know what? We're out in Iraq too but who knows it? Anyway...) 150,000 Americans 002,000 Austrailians Shut the Fuck up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mace Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Pretty cool first post. Welcome to TSM mace... ...and g'day. Don't patronise me Downhome! And RicFlairGlory - ignorance like yours is why we should withdraw our troops FROM THE FRONT LINE immediately. Our country has 19m people - the US has quite a few more. Don't quote me numbers - instead tell me who our PM is. Tell me what "Bali" means. We're in there, and you guys don't even care - or want to care. Don't try to tell me an Aussie KIA is less important than a US soldier. Or a Brit - a chopper goes down and CNN sympathises with the "families of the four who lost their lives." Excuse me - there were 8 from the UK who died too! You can fight your own fucking war next time - there won't be any allies "willing" to help because you keep kicking them in the teeth. </rant> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted March 24, 2003 What the hell are you babbling about dude? How is the pussy-bombing in Bali or anything else at all relevant to wrestling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mace Report post Posted March 24, 2003 What the hell are you babbling about dude? How is the pussy-bombing in Bali or anything else at all relevant to wrestling? I said, </rant> . Only babbled cos it was brought up by RFG. Er... GO JERICHO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted March 24, 2003 thanks for the insight. Go Chris Jericho indeed mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FeArHaVoC Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I don't want to talk politics, I just want to thank you for the Foster's Beer, mate. I love that stuff. I don't mean that crap 40oz can you can buy in the stores either.... BOTTLE Beer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FeArHaVoC Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Oh, and AC/DC owns!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest THE MIGHTY THOR Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I heard that Fosters was made of kangaroo urine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Passenger Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Don't Australians get TNA?...If so, I live in England, and I'd gladly swap situations...I'd rather have Raw and TNA, than Raw and Smackdown... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2003 No Smackdown?? I honestly don't know how Jobber or mace could survive as a wrestling fan. And Passenger...preferring Raw/TNA over Raw/Smackdown is just insanity, in my opinion. Anyways, welcome to the board, mace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mik at Cornell Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Um, they don't really sell Foster's in Australia. I was there for the past six months, and they just don't sell it. I found out later that most of it is made in Canada. You've been fooled by advertising. If you want Australian beer you're probably drinking Victoria Bitter or depending on where you are...XXX, Cascade, etc... And mace? John Howard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Passenger Report post Posted March 24, 2003 And Passenger...preferring Raw/TNA over Raw/Smackdown is just insanity, in my opinion. And I thought you were a Raven fan...sheesh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I am. But that doesn't mean I prefer TNA over SD. So far, the only TNA I've ordered is the one Sean Waltman debuted on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Passenger Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I really don't like smackdown...mainly cos I don't really care for any of the wrestlers on it...either that or the blue ropes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Only Raw. I pity you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Look at it this way passenger, we get free PPV's thanx to the good folks at Sky. And mace, welcome to the board and wallow in the glory that only you out of all the people on the board appreciates Raw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Mace, Aussie for pist off smark You know you can download complete shows in newsgroups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
