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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Match of the Day - Special guest referee 4-way ladder match... must be WCW
Bret Hart vs. Scott Hall vs. Goldberg vs. Sid Vicious - Texas Tornado Ladder Match for the WCW US Heavyweight Championship WCW Nitro (1999)
Today is the first time I have actually heard of this match. It's a four man ladder match featuring Razor Ramon - I mean Scott Hall, Bret Hart (who was in the first WWF ladder match - though Hall's ladder matches are more recognized as firsts), Sid Vicious, and Bill Goldberg. Oh yeah, and the special referee was Kevin Nash because fuck it this is WCW and there needs to be a special referee in a match where one person wins by climbing a ladder to retrieve a belt hanging high above the ring and that's it.
One must also put into account that WCW at this point was essentially the Kevin Nash/Scott Hall show and lacked a lot of substance. So, in a not so surprising turn of event, Nash knocks out Bret Hart who has the title in his grasp with a nightstick at the top of the ladder... Nash then miraculously catches the title as Hart drops to the mat which allows Scott Hall to climb the ladder and snag the title from Nash's hands.
There was also a bit with Rick Steiner and his heel run as he comes out to attack his former friend, Sid Vicious. WCW wasn't the Rick Steiner show though so his little spotlight and impact was overshadowed by what Nash and Hall were really up in this match. Steiner, who was the TV champ at the time would soon lose the title at Mayhem because he was too injured to compete. The title was then given to, yep you guessed it, Scott Hall.
Scott Hall eventually throws the TV Championship away a week later...
Literally though, he throws it into a trashcan on Nitro.
All in all, this is not one match you will be seeing on a ladder match compilation anytime soon (unless the next Ladder Match DVD runs out of good or legitimate ladder matches).
It is however a hell of a good look at what WCW was like in 1999.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Song of the Day - Hairspray Heart
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Hairspray Heart from Cobra Juicy (2012)
Speaking of Goldust's not so PG antics in Japan from the match of the day yesterday, here's the gold one playing 'The Pink One' in Black Moth Super Rainbow's new music video for "Hairspray Heart".
Yep, that's a pink Goldust doing unmentionable things to a mask in a Jacuzzi.
"Like a fuckin' diamond"
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Speaking of Goldust's not so PG antics in Japan from the match of the day yesterday, here's the gold one playing 'The Pink One' in Black Moth Super Rainbow's new music video for "Hairspray Heart".
Yep, that's a pink Goldust doing unmentionable things to a mask in a Jacuzzi.
"Like a fuckin' diamond"
Last.fm
Match of the Day - Shane McMahon: which way did he go? Answer: Down part 1
Shane McMahon vs. Steve Blackman - Hardcore Championship match WWF Summerslam (2000)
This Hardcore Wednesday match has the claim to fame as that match were Shane McMahon, being the spot junky that he is, gets caned off the titantron via "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman and his lethal kendo stick (it's really a singapore cane but whatever). A year later we saw the same drop at Backlash (McMahon vs. Big Show) but this time it was Shane-O-Mac jumping off the titantron rather than falling. The latter gets remembered a bit more while this match is really only remembered as that one match were Shane McMahon had the Hardcore title and the 24/7 rule was suspended so these two "marvelous athletes" could actually have a real (hardcore) match.
The contrast or Steve Blackman's use of weapons with his martial arts background and Shane McMahon's never-stay-down underdog attitude is also very fun to watch.
This Hardcore Wednesday match has the claim to fame as that match were Shane McMahon, being the spot junky that he is, gets caned off the titantron via "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman and his lethal kendo stick (it's really a singapore cane but whatever). A year later we saw the same drop at Backlash (McMahon vs. Big Show) but this time it was Shane-O-Mac jumping off the titantron rather than falling. The latter gets remembered a bit more while this match is really only remembered as that one match were Shane McMahon had the Hardcore title and the 24/7 rule was suspended so these two "marvelous athletes" could actually have a real (hardcore) match.
The contrast or Steve Blackman's use of weapons with his martial arts background and Shane McMahon's never-stay-down underdog attitude is also very fun to watch.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Song of the Day - Black Haze
DJ Bahler - Black Haze from The Midnight Society (2012)
Workaholics fans will appreciate this one: it's a mash-up by DJ Bahler that includes the wizard rap, "Potion Mixin'" by the boys of Workaholics.
Also includes: YACHT's "Afterlife" (The xx Remix)" and Arcade Fire's "Black Mirror".
...but the Workaholics' song is what really matters here.
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Workaholics fans will appreciate this one: it's a mash-up by DJ Bahler that includes the wizard rap, "Potion Mixin'" by the boys of Workaholics.
Also includes: YACHT's "Afterlife" (The xx Remix)" and Arcade Fire's "Black Mirror".
...but the Workaholics' song is what really matters here.
Last.fm
Match of the Day - Muta/Tajiri vs Goldust/Hakushi
The Great Muta & Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Goldustin & Jinsei Shinzaki - AJPW (2007)
Some really nice contrasting styles in this All Japan Pro Wrestling tag team match featuring Great Muta, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Goldust as Goldustin for copyright reasons, and Jinsei Shinzaki AKA Hakushi.
Speaking of styles, it appears that Goldust seemed to be a little more homoerotic, if you will, here in Japan than he would in the states. My guess is that those sort of old school sexual mind games that Goldust puts on his opponents are more acceptable there than in America. It's definitely not acceptable on a product like the G rated Saturday Morning Slam on The CW where Goldust will most likely end up wrestling on now that he's back in WWE after making his 3rd or 4th Royal Rumble return.
This match is all fun and games until Muta and Tajiri gang up on Dustin, giving him a double dosage of mist while Shinzaki was known out of the ring, followed up by a shining wizard for the win.
PS: I would have loved to see the oddball team of Goldust and Tajiri in WWE. I'm quite surprised now that they were never a tag team...
Some really nice contrasting styles in this All Japan Pro Wrestling tag team match featuring Great Muta, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Goldust as Goldustin for copyright reasons, and Jinsei Shinzaki AKA Hakushi.
Speaking of styles, it appears that Goldust seemed to be a little more homoerotic, if you will, here in Japan than he would in the states. My guess is that those sort of old school sexual mind games that Goldust puts on his opponents are more acceptable there than in America. It's definitely not acceptable on a product like the G rated Saturday Morning Slam on The CW where Goldust will most likely end up wrestling on now that he's back in WWE after making his 3rd or 4th Royal Rumble return.
This match is all fun and games until Muta and Tajiri gang up on Dustin, giving him a double dosage of mist while Shinzaki was known out of the ring, followed up by a shining wizard for the win.
PS: I would have loved to see the oddball team of Goldust and Tajiri in WWE. I'm quite surprised now that they were never a tag team...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Song of the Day - Avantcore
Busdriver - Avantcore from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
Just noticed today that Busdriver's "Avantcore" samples "Turtles Have Short Legs" by Can - a very 'avantcore' song in its own right.
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Just noticed today that Busdriver's "Avantcore" samples "Turtles Have Short Legs" by Can - a very 'avantcore' song in its own right.
Last.fm
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