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Post by lwffantrav on Nov 26, 2011 23:40:15 GMT -4
realistic wish list. I'm going to include guys signed by TNA/WWE, guys who would obviously want too much money (Hogan/Flair/Warrior)..and I'm getting pumped for Legends 11
No particular order... 1) Randy Rose - to complete the MX vs MX feud 2) Rocky King - one of my fav jobbers 3) Mr Wrestling II 4) Super Destroyer - team him with Superstar to battle the Road Warriors...one matchup I want to see 5) Ad Santel - To further the Gotch-Hack storyline 6) Masked Marvel - First masked man ever. Would be a fun edition 7) Dutch Mantel 8) Tommy Rich - Knows about the game...close friends are signed...maybe 9) Great Muta - my fav Japanese star 10) Gary Hart/Kabuki - underrated guys. Have almost all of the main 80s managers exept Akbar.
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Post by kingwiththeax on Nov 27, 2011 0:21:40 GMT -4
No particular order:
1. Dick The Bruiser 2. Nikita Koloff 3. Abdullah The Butcher 4. Honky Tonk Man 5. Sid Vicious 6. Scott Hall 7. Scott Norton 8. John Nord 9. Barry Darsow 10. Vader 11. Christopher Daniels
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Post by lwffantrav on Nov 27, 2011 0:27:33 GMT -4
No particular order: 1. Dick The Bruiser 2. Nikita Koloff 3. Abdullah The Butcher 4. Honky Tonk Man 5. Sid Vicious 6. Scott Hall 7. Scott Norton 8. John Nord 9. Barry Darsow 10. Vader 11. Christopher Daniels Would LOVE those first two!!!! Would love to get Darsow if we could get him and Eadie as "Demolition". To add to Nikita. I'm a Christian guy, however, could care less if others share my religious beliefs...as long as you aren't trying to blow me up, whatever then. Hell, my bro Travis (Savage T) is an athiest! However, while Tom wouldn't, and shouldn't, promote religious beliefs, I can't believe Nikita wouldn't find being in the game as positive for his message for his ministry. Google Nikita Koloff and you get his ministry site. Just getting his name out there more would seem to draw people to his site and message. Just my opinion though...
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Post by Peter F on Nov 27, 2011 2:02:40 GMT -4
Pedantry alert: I believe The Masked Wrestler, from France, pre-dated the Masked Marvel. I've seen dates as early as 1873 for him. That said, the Marvel certainly popularized the concept. Honestly, he's a guy you could probably issue card for without even signing--Lord knows about 7,000 other people have used that name. That said, it would certainly be the right thing to do to make every effort to track down Mort Henderson's family first.
My Realistic Top 10. I'm going to include 1 tag team and 1 manager. Not really in order except for #1...
1.) Terry Funk - Greatest in-ring worker ever, in my opinion. 2.) Henri DeGlane - Major French pioneer-era star, owner of a hugely controversial DQ victory over Strangler Lewis 3.) Jumbo Tsuruta - If Funk has competition for the #1 spot, it's this guy. 4.) Billy Robinson - An all-time favorite of mine; more versatile character than you'd think. 5.) Pat O'Connor - Sort of a forgotten NWA World Champion. From what I've seen, he actually showed more technical skill than Thesz. 6.) Horst Hoffmann - Okay, this guy appeals to absolutely nobody except me, but he was one of the biggest stars of continental Europe in the '60s and '70s. I once made contact with his niece--maybe not totally out of the realm of possibility. 7.) Raymond Rougeau - The Rougeau Brothers would be a fun addition, whether as babyfaces or doing their loudmouth heel act. 8.) Dick Murdoch 9.) The Rock 'n Roll Express - Can't really have the Midnights without them. Including them in the list despite Ricky Morton being a no in the past. 10.) Gary Hart - Pretty much every All-Time GREAT manager would be a part of the game if we were to land the Playboy.
The OP is a pretty great list. I wouldn't think Randy Rose would be too difficult of a get and being able to form virtually any MX tandem would be awesome. Rich would be a big signing as well--a LOT of people here in Ohio, even non-fans, remember him from his GCW days when he was one of the biggest stars in the country.
That said...which Super Destroyer are we talking about? Don Jardine or one of the Irwin boys?
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Post by lwffantrav on Nov 27, 2011 3:27:16 GMT -4
Good list. Unfortunately
1) a Facebook friend was looking through my wrestling drawings and was a huge Freebird fan. Theyre friends with Roberts son, wanted to give them to Buddy. I'm going to follow up since that could be a potential signing. They asked about the game when we were chatting and they knew Funk, said they just talked to him and would be happy to say something to him about the game
Same deal I heard with Tom in his conversation with Funk, thanks, but no thanks. Real bummer. That's why l didn't include Funk as he would be on the list.
2) A friend lives in Knoxville and goes to shows alot and just got Ricky Morton to sign the art I did of him, which he loved. He, as well, mentioned the game and Morton said it'll cost $$$$.
Randy Rose is no doubt a possibility. Pat Rose, his good friend and Southern mainstay, actually has the game.
Irwin Super D
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Post by gabe72 on Nov 27, 2011 5:05:47 GMT -4
My Top 10 in no particular order other than Nos. 1 and 2. I know I'm dreaming by including Bruno Sammartino but how cool would it be for him to be in the game.
1. Bruno Sammartino....not sure what the chances of him signing are but imagine the possible feuds with Buddy Rogers, Lou Thesz, etc.
2. Barry Windham....definitely should have been a World champion in the late 80s/early 90s. Would be a great addition to the game
3. Mr Wrestling II....another great technician. He could feud with the early stars such as Pesek and Lewis. Plus, his feud with Magnum TA in Mid-South put a young Terry Allen on the wrestling map.
4. Wahoo McDaniel....I grew up watching Wahoo beat the crap out of Mid-Atlantic wrestlers. One of my favorite wrestling memories was when Magnum beat Wahoo for the US title in early 85.
5. Hacksaw Butch Reed....Reed had a knack for getting the crowd to absolutely loath him. A Duggan vs Reed feud would be a nice touch.
6. 'Whipper' Billy Watson....It would be hard to dispute Watson being in the game. He was MLW during his long tenure there.
7. The Fullers....Since we have the Armstrongs in the game, why not add their forever rivals, the Fullers?
8. Bearcat Wright....Was all over the territory sysmtem in the US. Had a controverial feud with Freddie Blassie over the WWA World title. Some say Wright didn't follow the script and shot on Blassie to win the title.
9. The Nightmares....Kenny Wayne/Danny Davis would be a fun addition to the jr heavyweight ranks of LOW.
10. Tiger Jeet Singh....crazed heel with extensive runs in Japan and Toronto. Imagine a Singh vs Sheik blood feud. Also, feuded with Inoki and Baba.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 6:39:48 GMT -4
Here's my wish list
1.) Randy Savage - There's a few guys in the game he could feud with that he faced in the WWF (DiBiase, Andre, Duggan, Gang) and a ton of options with guys he'd never faced.
2.) Vader - Without a doubt in my mind, the greatest big man of all time. Could feud with Inoki.
3.) The Great Muta/Keiji Muto - With the exception of Liger and Tiger Mask, I don't think there's a more iconic gimmick form Japanese wrestling than this.
4.) Scott Norton - He's Scott Norton.
5.) Billy Robinson - This is a guy who doesn't have a ton of footage out there but what is out there of him is absolute gold.
6.) Bam Bam Bigelow - One of my favorite wrestlers when I was little, and he teamed with Vader. Was managed by Humperdink, too. Lot of stuff you can do with Bigelow.
7.) Barry Windham - Great wrestler, would love to have him in the game.
8.) The Big Boss Man - Loved this guy when I was little, would love to be able to reform the Twin Towers (sorta) in LOW.
9.) Jumbo Tsuruta - Probably the greatest wrestler to ever come from Japan, and also Baba's in the game so there's a tag partner for him.
10.) Kensuke Sasaki - You can have him as Power Warrior so he can team with Hawk and/or Animal, and as regular Kensuke.
11.) Takeshi Morishima - Probably the biggest Japanese star (literally, in some cases) to regularly come to the US in the past decade. Had a hell of a run as ROH Champion and his two main opponents (Danielson/Nigel) are in the game.
12.) Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon or Flyin' Brian, either way I'd be happy.
13.) Sid Justice - Yep, I used the WWF name.
14.) Gangrel - Always liked his gimmick, would imagine the art would look great.
15.) Barry Darsow - I'd prefer Smash (as well as Ax), but wouldn't object to Repo Man. No, seriously.
16.) Scott Hall - Make all the drug jokes you want, he was one of my favorites and you could team him with Curt Hennig.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 9:18:30 GMT -4
1. Low Ki - Here is a guy whose been everywhere and is one of my favorite guys I first saw in TNA... 2. CW Anderson - I really liked his run in NWA Charlotte and I checked out some of his past matches in ECW and what not... 3. Scott Norton 4. John Nord - Norton teamed with Nord in the AWA and he teamed in WCW with Bagwell the 2nd best tag team in the nWo... 5. Chris Champion 6. Sean Royal - The New Breed in NWA/WCW were awesome but short lived, I'd love 2002 style in my LOW... 7. Danny Hollie aka Damaja 8. Doug Basham - I honestly liked these two as a tag team in the WWE... 9. Chase Stevens 10. Andy Douglas - The Naturals were one of the Top teams in TNA and I liked them as a team overall...
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Post by tax on Nov 27, 2011 9:19:47 GMT -4
1. Vader-no doubt, he is my number 1 choice. 2. Dick the Bruiser-probably my favorite wrestler other than Randy Savage when I first got into wrestling. 3. Randy Rose-for more MX shennanigans, as much as anything to let me team up Rose and Condrey...Phil Hickerson or Norvell Austin would do as well. 4. Farmer Burns-my number one choice for a vintage guy. 5. Marty Jannetty-other favorite from my youth 6. PG-13-for more tag team fun hardcore or not 7. Barry Windham-don't know his availability, but would enjoy seeing him in the game..maybe with his brother and father 8. Stevie Richards-because he'd work in a lot of angles for me. 9. Dr. Benjamin F. Roller-another vintage guy I'd love to see in the game. 10. Devil Masami-with Molly already in the game, my number #1 choice for female wrestler Also would enjoy Warren Bockwinkel, Helen Hild and Brother Jonathan
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Post by lwffantrav on Nov 27, 2011 10:10:04 GMT -4
7. The Fullers....Since we have the Armstrongs in the game, why not add their forever rivals, the Fullers? My friend that lives in Knoxville...we were just talking about Robert Fuller the other day. He attends alot of cards in the area and is going to keep a look out for Fuller contact info Not mentioning anyone, but looking at the list...I see a signing.
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Post by MT on Nov 27, 2011 12:14:18 GMT -4
Not mentioning anyone, but looking at the list...I see a signing. Yes, PG-13. It's not a real well kept secret and I'd rather have them in the game than about four or five other cards I've seen released in the past few editions. Giant Bernard, Blue Meanie, PG-13, and a few others make for a real solid potential additions to the game just "waiting in the wings".
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Post by toasterboy on Nov 27, 2011 12:20:31 GMT -4
This isn't a wish or even a guy I'd use but in the latest Art of Wrestling podcast Tommy Dreamer mentions how he used to play the, I believe, Superstar Pro Wrestling game like crazy as a kid. He'd make his own wrestlers and run his own fed. Seems like someone who'd love to be part of this game. He'll be at WrestleReunion in Jan. if he's not asked by then I'll give it a shot
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Post by maddog1981 on Nov 27, 2011 12:26:09 GMT -4
I see a couple of names mentioned that were nos that I know of. Anyways, a realistic list for me would be:
1. Tommy Rich 2. The Fantastics (Fulton and Rogers) 3. Randy Colley - I would be cool with the Moondogs but I want Colley as the Nightmare too. 4. Bill and Scott Irwin 5. Nikta Koloff 6. Barry Darsow 7. Jack Brisco 8. Billy Robinson 9. Jumbo Tsuruta 10. Rick Martel
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Post by lwffantrav on Nov 27, 2011 12:49:30 GMT -4
This isn't a wish or even a guy I'd use but in the latest Art of Wrestling podcast Tommy Dreamer mentions how he used to play the, I believe, Superstar Pro Wrestling game like crazy as a kid. He'd make his own wrestlers and run his own fed. Seems like someone who'd love to be part of this game. He'll be at WrestleReunion in Jan. if he's not asked by then I'll give it a shot I had the podcast going on my phone while doing yard work and thought the same thing. I was hoping Cabana would mention the game. If you took the Cabana card, and reminded Dreamer of the story on the podcast, I think he'd be game to sign
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Post by tyguy on Nov 27, 2011 13:04:24 GMT -4
The Briscos never responded to me after I was put in touch with Gerry following Jack's death and gave them dvds of his career. The Funks did the same thing. Aside from the name Double A is talking about there's one more signed that has been listed in this thread.
So a guest on Colt's show is talking about a wrestling game, any game, and he doesn't say anything about his own card or the Chikara or Legends game. Not a very good job of promoting the game as it was said he was to do.
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