Wrestlemania 15, outside of the main event, a surprise HBK appearance, and Triple H's infamous heel turn, is really one of the biggest disappointments. The attitude era was great no doubt about it, but a lot of the wrestling entertainment here, seems to be non existent. I cannot stand Michael Cole either, I have always found him to be, a mediocre announcer, so I was really happy, that J.R got to announce the main event. Wrestlemania 15 is memorable though for me, because Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock are my two favorite wrestlers of all time, and seeing them put on one of the greatest brawling clinics in wrestlemania history, was fabulous.
Matches.
WWF Hardcore Championship. Billy Gunn|C| Vs Hardcore Holly Vs Al Snow. Big pop for Gunn, Nice heat for Holly. This is your typical hardcore match, that was airing a lot, during these days. Pretty unexciting, with only a couple of memorable spots. Holly wins, by taking advantage of Gunn's Fameasser.
1 1/2 /5
WWF Tag Team Titles. Owen Hart&Jeff Jarrett|C| Vs D'Lo Brown&Test. Big pop for Debra, why they find her attractive, is beyond me, I think she's highly overrated. Pretty lackluster to say the least, and much too short, to make any real impact. The Tag champs retain, with a roll up.
1 1/2 /5
Brawl For All Match. Bart Gunn Vs Butterbean. They should have made this go a few rounds, to make this look legit, but they took the knockout route, which is a shame. Bart was a good fighter, and it kinda irritated me that, he won so easily.
0/5
Referee match. Big Show Vs Mankind. Big pop for Foley. Boring throughout, with the only entertainment, sadly comes from Foley taking some sick looking bumps. Foley wins by DQ. Afterwards, Show turns face, by punching out the...
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...0/50 definitely. LOUD pop for Austin, with surprisingly a few haters in attendance. Wrestling wise, it won't appear as the greatest, but brawling wise, it's one of the most exciting, you will ever see. These two go all out, to give a memorable show, for the fans. Some of the bumps from these two, were quite crazy. Rock's usual hilarious antics, along with Austin's are great. After a Rock Bottom kick out, and a Stunner kick out, Austin finally wins the gold, with a stunner, when Foley comes in counting the 1-2-3. Loudest pop of the night, for Austin's celebratory victory.
5/5
Bottom line. If it wasn't for the main event, this may have rivaled Wrestlemania's 11,2 and 4, for being the worst of all time. It's really not that great. Die hard wrestling fans like myself, should see it once, for curiosity's sake, but the only true worthwhile thing, is the main event.
Surprisingly, many Americans share my point of view and enjoy this sort of entertainment. The WWF’s core market personality is an American male, between the ages of 12-35, very similar to professional football. The WWF provides high flying action, crushing hits, and exciting finishes; not much different than the NFL. Vince McMahon is attempting to extend the short NFL season and capture America’s passion for football while marketing more of his merchandise - not the best business idea in my view.
was excited to attend the show, but I didn't know what to expect. I had always thought
Of course, none of this is meant to imply that the film is actually any good. While entertaining in its ridiculousness, the entire genre was starting to get a little shoddy at this point, and this is obviously a very low-budget production with flimsy sets and excessive padding. Dr. Frankenstein provides some name value, but he could really be almost any generic mad scientist and Golem makes a rather poor substitute for Frankenstein's monster. It feels a bit like a television production, and many of these luchadore films would fit quite well next to campy productions like the 60s Batman series, though there's a lot less winking at the camera here.
The book that I read was "McMahon" by Jim McMahon. This biography was mostly about Jim McMahon's 1985 football season. McMahon was the quarterback for the Chicago Bears. He started eleven times out of the thirteen games he played in. McMahon emerged as one of the NFL's top quarterbacks while earning his first Pro Bowl appearance. He averaged 64% completion the first five weeks before injury had began at San Francisco on October 17, 1985. He threw a career high 15 touchdown passes. He threw 9 of them in the first four games. McMahon led the team with a 5.4 yard rushing average. He missed three games between November 10 through November 24 with shoulder tendonitis. He didn't start against the Vikings on September 19 due to a stiff neck. He entered the Vikings game in the third quarter and put on one of the best shows of the NFL '85 season, throwing touchdown passes on the first two plays and three in just no and a half quarters to turn a 17-9 deficit into a 33-24 win. McMahon was named NFC offensive player-of-the-week in the season opener after 23 of 34 for 274 yards, two touchdown effort in 38-28 win over the bucs. He passed for season-high 292 yards at Tampa on October 6. McMahon completed 13 of 19 passes for 160 yards and 3 touchdowns; caught a touchdown pass from Payton and rushed for 36 yards against the Redskins on September 29. He threw 3 touchdown passes in playoffs and scored the first touchdown against the Rams on a 16 yard run. He didn't throw any interceptions in 3 post-season games in 66 attempts. Jim McMahon's Super Bowl performance included 12 of 20 for 256 yards.
Every performance was presented with charm. The flashing, changing colors seem to go along with the performances. The director was humorous. The performers outfits were on point too. I liked the color coding of the vocalists, Jeremy, Jordan, and Rowan. Also, Julie wore a pretty suede dress and had a great voice. It was nice to see her come out for the 2nd time to sing. When Spencer kept playing his saxophone in some of the performances, it was just amazing. Some of my favorite performances were Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Ain’t too Proud to Beg, In a Sentimental Mood, and more. It really made me feel like I was in New Orleans all over again. I absolutely love Otis Redding and The Temptations music, so I wasn’t new to these songs they played. I was sitting in the back (R-125) where I felt comfortable to bob my head to the music. If I ever come back to see another concert, I will make sure to get a seat in the back again. I adore Jordan that did sung the Temptations song. I thought it was exciting to see his enthusiasm while on stage keeping us engaged, but everyone did great in their own way. The song by Duke Ellington made me feel melancholy, the piece was soft. I just couldn’t believe how well everyone contributed and gave an outstanding
Dempsey vs. Firpo was a fight were ended very quickly, one of the most and best quick fights in the boxing’s history. Dempsey fought very aggressive and without control at all, he just wanted to end it as soon as possible, after dropping Firpo 7 times, Firpo got up every single time giving all he got. The Argentine gave Dempsey a right punch in the chest, which made Dempsey a little bit more respectful and controllable, also gave him the encourage to fight more seriously where in the 2nd round put Firpo down in a second
Jack Dempsey was best known for his intriguing knockouts and his fists of steel (“Biography”). In his fight against Jess Willard, former champion, Dempsey knocked him down seven times within three minutes (Smith). This was the boxing match that began Dempsey’s reign as heavy weight champion of the world (Hadden 161). After the fight he earned the nick na...
“Raging Bull” is the most brutal and painful portrait of a man I have ever seen. You almost feel sorry for this animal of a wife beater whose sexual inadequacy and paralyzing jealousy drive him past the point of insanity. Jake LaMotta prided himself for not being knocked down in the ring. Even when being crucified by” Sugar” Ray Robinson you wonder why wont this fool just save himself and go down. By the end of the film you begin to get a sense of what was really driving him in the ring. Was it his animal instinct or his immovable pride? No, he was so deeply wounded inside that it hurt far too much to ever let the physical pain stop even for just a second.
I also think that most of the jokes in the movie were hit-or-miss. The good funny jokes balanced out the less successful ones. Basically, the parodies of The Ring and Signs were hilarious, but I definitely could have dealt without anything pertaining to 8 Mile or The President. These jokes just were not funny; they did not seem to blend very well with the other movies. In the first two of the series, the jokes were coming at you constantly.
Until the break of 1980, wrestling was primarily a big man's game. Sheer strength and intensity ruled the ring, forcing smaller wrestlers to take the extra leap to make a name for them. The real main-eventers were the Bruno Sammartinos, and the Bob Backlunds, and Killer Kowalskis. Men like Bret"Hitman"Hart, Tito Santana, Ricky Steamboat, and the "Macho King"Randy Savage had to add more excitement to their style due to the lack of strength. What they would devise became the most popular ring structure for over 15 years. Technical wrestling is best characterized by faster, moving confrontations with endurance to the end. A good technical wrestler, such as Bret Hart, will use a series of fast-paced moves that don't take much strength but rather his opponents' momentum. He will use the ropes to give him more speed but he isn't clumsy on the rebound. He's quick to counter just about anything and he definitely isn't afraid of taking his attack to the next level, such as ascending the turnbuckles. He will take risks but he can usually access second and third winds when endurance becomes an issue. The technical wrestler has a keen sense of his surrounding environment, and because he is always alert he usually finds himself controlling the situation.
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, echoes through my head as I walk to the middle of the mat. "At 160lbs Aidan Conner of La Junta vs. Rodney Jones of Hotchkiss." All I can think of is every bead of sweat, every drip of blood, every mile, every push up, every tear. Why? All of this: just to be victorious. All in preparation for one match, six minutes. For some these six minutes may only be a glimpse, and then again for some it may be the biggest six minutes of their life. Many get the chance to experience it more than once. Some may work harder and want it more than others, but they may never get the chance. All they get is a moral victory. Every kid, every man comes into the tournament with a goal. For some is to win, for some is to place, others are just happy to qualify. These six minutes come on a cold frigid night in February at a place called the Pepsi Center. Once a year this gathering takes place when the small and the large, the best of the best, come to compete in front thousands of people. I am at the Colorado State Wrestling Championships.
...he performance of singers James Brown and B. B. King in Zaire was really stirring. It contains footage of the "black Woodstock" soul music festival accompanying the fight, which highly makes the movie more worth-watching. I liked that the movie shows Ali’s daily life, which makes audience feel that the legend of Box King is a true story more than an old tale. From this movie, I found that Ali is not an undependable god. He is a talent but also common player, that is to say, he had to prepare for the game, and also he had to say something to the journalist as psychological warfare, and of course he had the possibility to win or lose the game. In this movie, Ali is successful, as well Don King. However, this movie is not to show how successful they are, in fact, the director of this movie just try to present the charm of real Boxing Game of the Century. Thus, I think
The main event is the best. That is where you get to see your favorite most of the time.
After 15 minutes people were starting to get frustrated because nothing was happening. It is a good thing. Suddenly there was activity onstage and the lights dimmed. the first support band, Slam Cartel, came on. The mosh pit went wild.
My favorite musical moment during the event was when the band explained the meaning of a few songs performed. Each song announced had a different meaning and a different reason for it being written. For example, the one song was written after the Cleveland Cavaliers won the championship game and how they felt. This was interesting to hear because if you’ve grown up in Ohio for your whole life, you understand what that game meant to everyone. To hear how a song/ why a song was created was a unique experience, especially when for once you are able to relate to it. Honestly, it made the songs more interesting, since you were able to feel the passion for that song along with them!