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Question of the Day: Who is the Greatest Tag Team Worker of All Time?
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I think the best tag team worker of all time is Bobby Eaton.
Best tag team worker of all time? The man pictured above, Arn Anderson.
I concur, Bobby Eaton also a great pick Souz. And sadly, we have to say Billy Gunn.
I concur with Cesaro. Goldust should also be in the mix.
Also, this…
http://www.tmz.com/2017/08/08/mighty-ducks-goalie-shaun-weiss-busted-meth-possesssion-jail/
Goooooooldberg
He was also Louie in Boy Meets World.
I think Cesaro is in the conversation for greatest tag worker ever…
WWE of all promotions?
GWWE Update: I have updated the google doc with a list of content (podcasts, pod blasts and written articles) created, including links. It is at the bottom of the doc. As a reminder, the doc also included all the rules and list of nominees.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11_CDj7NYjZiiK2lobC-FZKPE8rFiEf0NB-6DO4vOpE0/edit
Watched 205 Live this mourning. Was that actually Mark Thomas against Noam Dar? One of the enhancement guys from the Superstars and Challenge days.
Has to be a different guy I would think, no? That was forever ago.
He was from Connecticut. Poor bastard.
No idea.
What’s everyone’s thoughts on adding a Cruiserweight Tag title to 205 Live? I know its only a 1 hour show and 2 segments maybe at best on Raw, but there are some guys not doing anything. Surely a tag title would give guys like Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado, and give something else for the guys to go after. Even add in a Lucha Dragons reunion!
There’s enough guys on the roster to make it work I reckon between the main show and some NXT guys.
I like it, they have the depth to pull it off. I like 205 Live so much and am constantly in fear it’s gonna get shit canned.
So am I, I’d hate to see it get chopped. It’s such an easy watch and a great platform for the guys on it
they absolutely should, it would add a sense of purpose to some of the guys. Let the Bollywood Boys dominate for a while.
I could easily see Metalik and Dorado, the Bollywood Boys, even team Gulak and Nese up again – they had 32 cruisers on the roster last year, they could use them if they were worried about numbers
They need less titles, not more.
Plus, they have make the titles they have now mean something first.
I would argue they have with the CW title. 205 is way more focused, I think it would work there.
That’s a good point.
Neville plays a huge part in that though.
They do need to make the title mean more, but they need to give these guys something to do at the same time – a cruiser tag would at least do that
Viewing Recommendation: This 11/23/81 MSG House Show is pretty good. Two title changes (well one belt was vacant), Dusty/Mosca and a hot crowd. Not a long show as a couple matches were cut out.
Players Weekend jerseys and nicknames unveiled https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7f9a95202e66291ac524b1c06d7c9e5dd418a9644e463a44be8734b3e425cad8.jpg
Yankee nicknames:
Aaron Judge: “ALL RISE”
Dellin Betances: “D. DAWG”
Aroldis Chapman: “THE MISSILE”
CC Sabathia: “DUB”
Masahiro Tanaka: “MASA”
Didi Gregorius: “SIR DIDI”
Todd Frazier: “TODDFATHER”
Gary Sanchez: “KRAKEN”
Jacoby Ellsbury: “CHIEF”
Sonny Gray: “PICKLES”
Speaking of adding Belts does anyone think NXT should add a IC or US type Belt?
They could definitely do it with all the talent at the PC – a TV title sort of thing, or one that’s defended on all the live shows and highlights shown each week
LFCS playlist is a hoot this week… will be up Friday.
Billy Gunn is the greatest tag worker.
Anybody watch Hard Knocks last night?
Anyone remember which RAW featured the interview where Maria calls Edge “The Edge” by mistake and he freaks out on her?
Trying to look for it to no avail so far.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eba6b700c40d80a955445318a41623cb5594dfc1190e6807980fd1ef114bd3f3.jpg
Just fired up the first half of WM X-7…was going to start it tomorrow night but it’s a pretty long show so decided to split it to a couple nights.
I dissagree that X7 is a slam dunk for greatest mania of all time. I think 19 has just as much good on it.
THANK YOU! Me and you alone on the hill, Aaron.
19 isn’t as iconic, but match for match I think it’s even better. Doesn’t have the lulls.
Agreed, really just the cat fight and Taker, but even that isn’t awful.
The Taker matches for me are almost a wash on both shows. Both kind of blah.
Also to answer the QOTD: it’s def Arn.
I don’t dislike Jinder Mahal as Champion because he came out of nowhere or he was a jobber the week before; (although those are good enough reasons) I dislike him as champion because he hasn’t had a good match as Champion. Every match has the exact same ending. I saw him at a house dhow last week against Sami Zayn: Sami’s winning, Singhs jump in, Sami fights them off, sneak attack finisher from behind. He’s one of the purest indictments of their creative bankruptcy.
I’ll give him a tiny bit of credit for each of the Orton matches being incrementally better than the previous one. I’m not sure I’d call any of them capital-G Good — Orton has a pretty low bedrock of quality to begin with — but that’s something at least. On the same note, there’s a lot of creative bankruptcy wrapped up in there, but I’m at least relieved that they’re not doing Jinder vs. Super Jingoistic Cena (yet).
Also, Orton might get partial credit for the repeated Bollywood Boys finishes based on his sell job for the first one.
Instead we’ll get the hero Nakamura beating him only for Corbin to cash in.
I’ll give them credit for trying to make the guy a star but yeah he just isn’t great in the ring. I think he could be fun in a JBL’s cabinet way if they have him keep escaping with the belt and upping the chaos but JBL had more impressive offense, specifically the CFH.
It’s like the major players in that scenario got a downgrade. JBL > Jinder, Eddie > Orton…wait, does that make Nakamura Undertaker?
I’ll say the Bollywood Boys > Orlando Jordan and the Bashams.
I would like to give them credit for making a new guy but they seem to have forgotten how to do it.
Well I did say trying…
Aaron where are you on Shameless?
Waaaaay behind. I was watching pretty solidly a few years back, up until the baby with the cocaine? Not sure what season that is. I’m going to dive back in once I finish GLOW. Which is excellent.
Megan wasn’t into GLOW so I am way behind on that. We are late in S5 of Shameless so ahead of you, I will stay quiet.
Gotta catch up. Niki busting my balls about hoe good it is.
Really fucking good, we are full on addicted… just like Frankie G.
I was too the first time. I was also in love with Mandy Milkovich…so there was that…
Which one?
Both really.
Strong answer.
I will gladly watch as many Oney Lorcan vs. Danny Burch matches as they care to book.
Hache mache
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Yankee bullpen is gonna kill me tonight.
Phew.
That half empty balcony when Shane introduced the WCW guys is so embarrassing to see.
Christ I’m now a year younger than Shane was (31)during this match.
Sounds like a deal for Jay Bruce heading to Cleveland is in the works.
The need another bat for sure.
Seeing the buildup on TV of Vince being such a leech makes Linda kicking him in the junk even better.
Yeah that was a worthy pop, he fucked around with her for months and months.
Actual Vince v Shane part of the match is shorter than I remember..guess bc the Linda stuff takes up such a big chunk of the back end
Ronnie Baseball!
Toe!