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Post by styckx on Sept 10, 2012 20:25:06 GMT -6
This is so awkward
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:25:10 GMT -6
no commentary....this aint good.
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Post by Smart Ass Monkey on Sept 10, 2012 20:25:58 GMT -6
No commentary
that a really fucking bad sign
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Post by hobblekitty on Sept 10, 2012 20:26:24 GMT -6
styckx: This is so awkward
It is awkward, and very strange not hearing any commentary at all.
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Post by sharktrager on Sept 10, 2012 20:29:07 GMT -6
Cole was talking to a production guy during the whole match.
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Post by Smart Ass Monkey on Sept 10, 2012 20:29:22 GMT -6
crap. now they're just doing whatever they can to fill the silence.
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:30:09 GMT -6
Ok, which one of you in the Man of PA
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Post by verbaltoxin on Sept 10, 2012 20:30:24 GMT -6
  Jerry with various versions of the famed Southern Heavyweight Championship. It actually began as the NWA Southern Jr. Heavyweight belt way back in the late 30s, then it was just the NWA Southern title, and then later switched to the AWA Southern belt. Jerry was Southern champ 52 times according to Wikipedia. The thing to remember is, even in the territories, rapid belt changes were much more common than we tend to think. Lawler routinely dropped the belt to his fellow rivals like "Superstar" Bill Dundee, but very common was his feuds with territorial journeymen, who'd come from the outside and challenge the King, while trying to insult the Memphis fans and its territory. There was no disputing, kayfabe or no, who the King was in Memphis. The Southern championship actually lives on as part of the Memphis Wrestling promotion, and Brian Christopher Lawler is a 26 time, and current, champion. A Lawler holding court in Memphis. It just makes sense. |
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Post by hobblekitty on Sept 10, 2012 20:30:39 GMT -6
DougieAXP: Ok, which one of you in the Man of PA
Man of PA isn't here.
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Post by hobblekitty on Sept 10, 2012 20:31:39 GMT -6
#PrayForLawler currently trending the US on twitter
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Post by verbaltoxin on Sept 10, 2012 20:32:23 GMT -6
I know I look like I'm being premature, but even if King pulls through, this part of his legacy is a must-know for any wrestling fan, and it's been horribly overshadowed by his recent WWE tenure. He's been the puppies guy for so long, that most don't know he is in fact a noted ring general and booker.
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:32:53 GMT -6
hobblekitty: DougieAXP: Ok, which one of you in the Man of PA
Man of PA isn't here.
He said he was with me in Japan....odd.
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Post by sharktrager on Sept 10, 2012 20:34:01 GMT -6
I know I look like I'm being premature, but even if King pulls through, this part of his legacy is a must-know for any wrestling fan, and it's been horribly overshadowed by his recent WWE tenure. He's been the puppies guy for so long, that most don't know he is in fact a noted ring general and booker. It's also a reminder of just how out of touch Vince is. He keeps trotting out guys who are well past their prime and really not in any condition to be in the ring. I hope King is OK, but eventually something bad was going to happen with one of these guys, and it's not even necessary. |
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:34:27 GMT -6
I say if the worse happens, we give king a "21 BAH GAWD KING" salute.
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:34:58 GMT -6
still no commentary.
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Post by Smart Ass Monkey on Sept 10, 2012 20:35:16 GMT -6
RT @bedgood5: #WWE fans --- confirmation that Jerry Lawler suffered a cardiac arrest. Has been rushed to hospital.
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Post by LucklessWonder on Sept 10, 2012 20:35:53 GMT -6
From The King's wikipedia page:
Championships and accomplishments
American Wrestling Association
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)1[65]
NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 times)[66][67][68]
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (10 times) – with Jimmy Valiant (1), Bill Dundee (3), Mongolian Stomper (1), Jos LeDuc (1), Austin Idol (1), Plowboy Frazier (1), and Big Bubba (1)[2][69][70][71]
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[72]1
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bill Dundee[73]
CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
CWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[2]
CWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Austin Idol (1) and Tommy Rich (1)[74][75]
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[76][77][78]
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (7 times)[79][80]
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version) (10 times)[79][80]
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[81][82]
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 times) – with Jim White (7), Plowboy Frazier (1), and Bill Dundee (1)[83]
NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version) (1 time)[84]
NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (2 times) - with Steve Lawler[85]
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) - with Jackie Fargo[86]
CWA Lord of the Ring (1988)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mr. Wrestling II (1) and Don Greene (1)[87][88]
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jim White[89]
International Wrestling Association
IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[90]
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[91]
Maryland Championship Wrestling
MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[92]
MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Bruiser[93]
Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[94][95]
Memphis Wrestling
Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Memphis Wrestling Television Championship (1 time)
NWA Polynesian Wrestling
NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[96]
NWA Virginia
NWA All-Star Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[97]
Power Pro Wrestling
PPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bill Dundee[98][99]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (1992) with Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs[100]
PWI Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Hart[100]
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1993, 1995)[101]
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1988)[102]
PWI ranked him #56 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Bill Dundee in 2003[103]
PWI ranked him #12 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991[104]
PWI ranked him #23 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003[105]
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
(Class of 2011)[106]
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
SMW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[107][108][109]
Traditional Championship Wrestling
TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Riviera[110]
United States Wrestling Association
USWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[111][112][113]
USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 times)[114][115][116]
USWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Jeff Jarrett (4) and Bill Dundee (2)[117]
World Class Wrestling Association
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[65]
WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[118][119][120]
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
Slammy Award for I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up (1996)
Slammy Award for Most Embarrassing Moment (1996) Kissing his own foot
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)[121]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Feud of the Year (1987) vs. Austin Idol and Tommy Rich
Feud of the Year (1992) with Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs
Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Hart
Worst Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Doink the Clown
Worst Worked Match of the Year (1994) with Sleazy, Queasy and Cheesy vs. Clowns R' Us at Survivor Series
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)[122]
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Post by verbaltoxin on Sept 10, 2012 20:37:00 GMT -6
Next week will probably be RAW IS KING if he doesn't make it.
They better show the Kiss My Foot match in its entirety.
And regarding my Bret Hart fandom, in house shows the King and Bret were known to do 60 minutes with each other, night after night. And when they showed up to Memphis, you bet your ass there was some major blading in those ones.
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Post by hobblekitty on Sept 10, 2012 20:37:21 GMT -6
DougieAXP: hobblekitty: DougieAXP: Ok, which one of you in the Man of PA
Man of PA isn't here.
He said he was with me in Japan....odd.
Then he's an alt then. I can be wrong. :-)
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Post by Smart Ass Monkey on Sept 10, 2012 20:37:22 GMT -6
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Post by sharktrager on Sept 10, 2012 20:38:35 GMT -6
They don't know what to do.
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Post by morrius on Sept 10, 2012 20:39:00 GMT -6
This is creepy.
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Post by hobblekitty on Sept 10, 2012 20:39:42 GMT -6
sharktrager: They don't know what to do.
No, they are flailing desperately. Jeez, Cole is all broken up.
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Post by Smart Ass Monkey on Sept 10, 2012 20:40:09 GMT -6
crap, no more commentary?
that's an insanely bad sign, even if they say he's breathing
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Post by DougieAXP on Sept 10, 2012 20:40:11 GMT -6
KING IS BREATHING!
LONG LIVE THE KING!
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Post by verbaltoxin on Sept 10, 2012 20:40:15 GMT -6
This seriously went from being a slapdash, throwaway show to being total chaos.
I will mark out forever if the King runs down to the ring with Andy Kaufman.
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Post by sharktrager on Sept 10, 2012 20:40:19 GMT -6
This is not good. Also, apparently Cole is more human than much of the company.
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Post by slamjack on Sept 10, 2012 20:41:14 GMT -6
Verbaltoxin/Lingualvenom: This seriously went from being a slapdash, throwaway show to being total chaos.
I will mark out forever if the King runs down to the ring with Andy Kaufman.
That would be the only way that I would ever watch WWE again if they faked this whole thing.
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Post by LucklessWonder on Sept 10, 2012 20:41:41 GMT -6
This is not good. Also, apparently Cole is more human than much of the company. He was a real journalist once upon a time, he should know how to cover a potentially tragic situation appropriately. |
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Post by verbaltoxin on Sept 10, 2012 20:41:54 GMT -6
This is not good. Also, apparently Cole is more human than much of the company. For the TON of crap we give Cole, he is just playing a character. |
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