The Wrestlemania Thread - 'It's Real Damn It!'

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Ouch!

A 60 year old Sting botches a table spot during the latest episode of AEW Dynamite

The incident starts at 2:00

Ouch I'm pretty sure his haw connected with the edge of the table.

[Susan Foreman]

Former WWE Star Darren Drozdov Has Passed Away / Wrestling News

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Former WWE Star Darren Drozdov Has Passed Away / Wrestling News

R.I.P Droz, he appeared in the Dark Side Of The Ring Brawl For All episode and hearing him talk out of character was a laugh as you expect him to have the tough guy voice.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

R.I.P Droz, he appeared in the Dark Side Of The Ring Brawl For All episode and hearing him talk out of character was a laugh as you expect him to have the tough guy voice.

I remember him from the Attitude Era when he was the 'personal piercer' for Prince Albert

[Susan Foreman]

The results from the Money In The Bank 2023 Pay Per View:

SPOILER:

• The evening started with the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match where Damien Priest reached the top of the ladder before Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, LA Knight, Santos Escobar, Butch and Logan Paul to claim the Money In The Bank Briefcase
• This was followed by the match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship where the title was gained by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez who defeated Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler when Morgan gained a pinfall over Rousey
• The Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship saw Gunther retain the title when he defeated Matt Riddle via submission. At the end of the match, Drew McIntyre, who hasn't been seen since WrestleMania returned and leveled Gunther with a Claymore before informing everyone "I'm back"!
• The only non-stipulation / title match of the evening was a singles match which ended when Cody Rhodes defeated Dominik Mysterio via pinfall
• There followed a surprise appearance from John Cena, talking up the London crowd before saying he was trying to bring WrestleMania to the fans. After delivering the message and teasing a London WrestleMania [which gained the biggest pop of the night], Grayson Waller interrupted, running down and making his own pitch for WrestleMania in Australia. After some trash-talking between the two, Cena applied the Attitude Adjustment to Waller and left the ring
• Next up was the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match which ended when Ivo Sky climbed the ladder to reach the main prize ahead of Zelina Vega, Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, Bayley and Trish Stratus
• The World Heavyweight Championship ended with Seth Rollins retaining the title when he defeated Finn Balor by pinfall
• The main match of the evening was the "Bloodline Civil War" tag team match which featured The Usos Vs. Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa. The match ended when The Usos delivered superkicks to Reigns and Jey hit a splash from the top rope to score the pin. This was the first time Reigns had been pinned since December 2019

So there it was - the return of the WWE to good ol' Blighty with a major PPV event in front of a reported 18,885 people at the 02 Arena.

The event is being described as 'the best premium live event of the Triple H regime', due to the consistently strong in-ring content from start to finish, some interesting storyline twists and two instant elevations for the winners of the Money in the Bank matches. It was a show that exceeded expectations!

The next WWE PPV event is scheduled to be SummerSlam which is due to be held in on August 5 at the Ford Field in Detroit

[Susan Foreman]

Former WWE Star Mantaur Passes Away / Wrestling News

No disrespect to the man, but this gimmick was almost as bad as the Gobbeldy Gooker!

[MrBarlow]

Always remember he debuted and the commentators asked what the audience were asking....How is he going to get it into the ring.

[MrBarlow]

Dark Side Of The Ring: The Tragic Fall Of Adrian Adonis.

Keith Franke from Buffalo joined AWA as Adrian Adonis who had a street fighting background that became his character. When he joined WWF he ditched the hard man persona for a gay character but also came his coccaine addiction. In 1987 he was sacked, rumours surfaced about his addiction. He was set for a comeback and went on a tour in Newfoundland Canada and was killed in a car crash, rumours circulated drink and drugs were the cause but those rumours were shot down.

Contributions from Bret Hart, Dave Meltzer, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Ricky Johnson, Dan Spivey, Mike Kelly, Anthony Gugino (childhood friend) Bea Franke Hall, Gena Banta and Angela Perides, Adrian's wife and daughters.

Next week on 18th next episode Abdullah The Butcher: Legacy Of Blood.

[Susan Foreman]

WWE 2023 UK dates

Sunday 29th Oct — London, Wembley OVO Arena
Monday 30th Oct — Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Tuesday 31st Oct — Glasgow, OVO Hydro

[Susan Foreman]

AEW Introduces New Safety Protocols / Comic Book .com

Banned Moves & Actions

• Chair Shots to the Head
• Chair Shots to the Back of the Head
• Buckle Bombs
• Moves Where a Wrestler Falls Backward into a turnbuckle
• Imitating Concussion or Seizure Symptoms While Selling a Move
• Spitting
• Bleeding While In The Crowd
• Using Weapons or Projectiles in The Crowd
• Throwing Anything With Blood On It Into The Crowd
• Taking Food & Drinks From Fans In The Crowd
• Making Contact With Fans In The Crowd

Moves & Actions That Require Pre-Approval

• Spots and bumps on the ring apron and outside
• Table / ladder / chair spots in and out of the ring (Only allowed with padding)
• Any elevated spots outside of the barricades (dives and ladder spots on stage, around the arena, and other places outside of the ring)
• All piledriver / tombstone variations, including: sit down drivers, inverted / poison hurricarana and vertebreakers
• High-risk dives or top rope moves (450, 630, double moonsaults, SSP, etc.)
• Intentional bleeding (of any sort, not just blading)
• Throwing people into / through / over ring steps, commentary table, bell table, or guardrails / barricades
• Weapon usage: Chairs, pipes, kendo sticks, hammers, ring bells, bats, chains, etc. Title belts, thumbtacks, skewers, barbed wire, and other sharp / puncturing objects or Powders, aerosol sprays, or liquids
• Throwing any weapons or objects - chairs, etc.
• Choking / strangling with hands or a weapon or hanging spots
• Injury spots or angles, whether or not medical is involved / called to the ring
• Any physicality in the crowd or crowd brawling
• Any physicality involving referees, managers, extras, celebrities, or special guests