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Post by philschneider on Oct 12, 2022 13:50:25 GMT -5
Going to be doing a Wrestling as Horror Movie piece for the Ringer, anybody have any suggestions? I am thinking crazy W*ING Leatherface matches, gothic Joshi spectacles. Going to do Kane vs. Undertaker Inferno match. Fenix vs. Mil Muertes for sure
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Post by elliott on Oct 12, 2022 16:14:23 GMT -5
OH that sounds awesome! I compared Vader vs Tamura to a Horror Movie here forums.prowrestlingonly.com/topic/32721-kiyoshi-tamura-complete-and-accurate/?do=findComment&comment=5718435Some of the big Joshi spectacles are the others that immediately come to mind. Dump Matsumoto vs Yukari Ohmori 3/20/86 where Dump comes out dressed as a samurai and eventually stabs Ohmori in the arm with scissors. Really anything with Dump works. She's the Michael Myers/Jason/Freddy of Joshi. Devil Masami vs Mayumi Ozaki 12/13/93 JWP is a more obscure pick but Devil is doing the Super Heel Masami bit so she's the worlds greatest Undertaker and Ozaki is the crafty final girl who has to figure out how to chop down the monster. Finish is insane as Devil just chokes Ozaki out and is dragging her limp body around by the hair. Final girl didn't win this match. I was thinking maybe Funks vs Abdullah & Sheik (probably 12/77 fits best). Abdullah easily could have doubled a slasher movie villain in the 70s and its weird that it never happened. You mentioned the Kane vs Undertaker inferno match but if you wanted a good fire match to go with it - Carlos Colon vs Hercules Ayala (Fire Match – WWC – 9/10/88 You might not want to step on Dean's toes but there's always the STOP THE MATSUNAGA feud. Speaking of Matsunaga there's the Otsuka match which is a great Uber Jock vs Final Boss Horror Movie Fight sort of match with Otsuka trying all the great athletic wrestling stuff he can think of while just getting stabbed in the face & wrist repeatedly. La Parka vs El Hijo del Santo the Monterrey Bloodbath. Lots of blood and a skeleton. Something with Halloween? Maybe the Christmas Barbed wire cage match the lesson being always watch through the end credits you might get something extra  More of a Halloween than HOrror idea but you could probably make a fun comparison between the big M-Pro 10 man tags being like the kids dressed up in costumes going out trick or treating. KDX are the bullies trying to take candy from these little kids who just wanna be dolphins, crabs & power rangers. Gran Hamada is the single dad trying to keep up. Lawler vs Dr Frank and Papa Shango making Warrior throw up are there for honorable mentions. If I think of anything more I'll let you know! Looking forward to it. |
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Post by nintendologic on Oct 12, 2022 17:14:59 GMT -5
I got horror movie vibes at the 18-minute mark of the video when Kansai no-sold a destiny hammer and Takako had a look on her face like a camp counselor being stalked by Jason.
On the lighter side, let's remember maybe the most polarizing match from the DVDVR Memphis set.
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Post by kas on Oct 12, 2022 19:14:22 GMT -5
Kane vs Mankind from Survivor Series 1997
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Post by rah on Oct 13, 2022 1:31:06 GMT -5
Chainsaw Charlie vs Tarzan Goto (there's a lightsabre duel with a chainsaw and a chair!) The match is quite surreal even beyond it being Terry Funk's only match as Chainsaw outside WWF. Glass shards, barbed wire, blood and hellacious punches. It's quite literally the embodiment of wrestling's own Texas Chainsaw Massacre. youtu.be/Uq3SdY8mySUIf you're more into the imagery than quality, I can upload a Demonio I/II vs Black Mummy/White Mummy match. |
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Post by rah on Oct 13, 2022 3:24:36 GMT -5
Also, I get that Kane/Undertaker has more mainstream appeal but it doesn't have fiery clotheslines  |
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Post by philschneider on Oct 31, 2022 20:05:32 GMT -5
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Post by elliott on Oct 31, 2022 20:07:54 GMT -5
Great stuff as always!
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