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[–]TorkX 64 points65 points ago

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Mirror? Won't load for me for some reason...

[–]TorkX 8 points9 points ago

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In other depressing news, this is the most karma I've ever received on a comment..

..for just asking for a mirror. :/

[–]mrm3x1can 5 points6 points ago

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[–]TorkX 1 point2 points ago

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Gracias.

[–]RedAero 7 points8 points ago

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Ditto. Mirror want now!

[–]citadel712 782 points783 points ago

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[–]orly-OWL 305 points306 points ago

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The white power ranger did everything

[–]Smachimo 373 points374 points ago

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For some reason I read this as white power ranger.

[–]kodutta7 132 points133 points ago

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Too much internet.

[–]McDrawrHumperdink 12 points13 points ago

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White is leader and pink is, ummm

something, something pterodactyl.

[–]Xa4 41 points42 points ago

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Black guy was the black power ranger, chinese girl was the yellow power ranger and the white power ranger was the best. Man, Power Rangers was racist.

[–]ohhewoo 18 points19 points ago

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Black power ranger also had a gun.

[–]MRAGE87 28 points29 points ago

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[–]Decon 3 points4 points ago

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Wait... are you using double entendres? I still read that as white power and pink flashed vajayjay into my head,

[–]onlyblackredditor 66 points67 points ago

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Racist.

[–]TwoHands 38 points39 points ago

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Figures. You WOULD play that card immediately.

[–]JuniperJupiter 26 points27 points ago

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I'd say it was a token effort.

[–]McDrawrHumperdink 1 point2 points ago

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A gay jew? jesus christ

[–]TheThirdBlackGuy 1 point2 points ago

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Not true.

[–]Phallic 16 points17 points ago

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That's a great halloween costume right there.

[–]wristcontrol 1 point2 points ago

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[–]obviousoctopus 8 points9 points ago

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Yes, the white powder ranger, obviously.

[–]pauric 1 point2 points ago

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Look what the Internet has made you say.

[–]TheVastEarwig 1 point2 points ago

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Not too far from the truth

[–]LaJollaJim 1 point2 points ago

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I read it as white powder ranger.

Too much coke I guess

[–]yxhuvud 5 points6 points ago

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For some reason I read this as white powder ranger

[–]seriousbsns 1 point2 points ago

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As did I.

[–]bettareckognize 30 points31 points ago

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Yes, including hazing the guy who played the blue power ranger for being gay to the extent that he left the show and, I shit you not, being the guy who started the "Jesus Didn't Tap" line of MMA gear. That guy is a douche. Man, that guy was so much cooler when he was the green ranger. It was that damn talking scimitar.

[–]exus 4 points5 points ago

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More info? I'd love to cite how much of an asshole this guy was if true.

[–]IFeelOstrichSized 6 points7 points ago*

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Here's an article and video on the situation. It sounds like several people there were dicks to him. He doesn't name names though.

In the video he also talks about trying to "pray the gay away" and having a nervous breakdown.

[–]bettareckognize 45 points46 points ago

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I'll admit that I have no hard evidence that white power ranger was the specific person that harassed blue guy mercelessly, but considering that he comes off as the WORST type of evangelical Christian I'm going to make an educated guess. Here's an article about him beating the shit out of a guy AFTER an MMA fight for making a joke about his clothing line, along with a "holy crap that guy looks like a douche" picture for the lulz. Having trained in Brazilian jujitsu for a few years now, and having had the opportunity to speak to several great masters and MMA fighters (Royce Gracie, Hermes Franca, Pedro Valente, others - a few have come to my school and a few live near me and I've seen them at bars and such; mostly they're really nice guys), they make it a point to never, ever lose their cool when dealing with people. These are guys who are literally capable of killing people in seconds with their bare hands. Even I, who wouldn't consider myself a badass in the least, always back down in any non-super serious confrontation because I don't want someone to use the "he's a lethal weapon!" argument against me in court. Anyone with that sort of training who'd punch a guy that hard over a joke is manslaughter waiting to happen. He's totally unhinged and should be barred from the sport, which already has an undeserved bad image. It's a sophisticated, thinking man's sport, and dudes like this give it a bad rap.

[–]endofanera 1 point2 points ago

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hear hear an upvote!

[–]Geronimonster 1 point2 points ago

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I think it's funny that this guy is a homophobic douche, who spends his time in a sport that has him grinding on the mat with other sweaty dudes.

[–]orly-OWL 12 points13 points ago

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Relevant regarding the homosexual harassment. Heartbreaking, really..

[–]stevesonaplane 8 points9 points ago

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What makes you think he's a racist?

[–]kwh 2 points3 points ago

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I hate White Power Bill.

[–]gfixler 4 points5 points ago

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And then the yellow one died in a car accident :(

[–]ImSeeingRed 1 point2 points ago

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What the fuck

[–]TheGreatPastaWars 201 points202 points ago

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Dancing with the Stars in Mexico is quite a bit different, innit?

[–]Stands_w_Fist[S] 4 points5 points ago

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Enjoy that upvote

[–]deflective 124 points125 points ago

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[–]tylo[!] 35 points36 points ago

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There is not a card red enough to eject that player.

[–]Alafoss 19 points20 points ago

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Hooooly shiiiiit

[–]therealmikelane 7 points8 points ago

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That's a booking.

[–]gameraobscura 1 point2 points ago

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the booker doesnt usually plan the spots though.

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[–]8footpenguin 38 points39 points ago

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I always wondered what The Stig did in his off time.

[–]MurpleMan 1 point2 points ago

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I noticed this comment just as I closed the page and reloaded to upvote. Nice.

[–]Willis13579 70 points71 points ago

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How to perform this move:

x, right, back, x, o, , [], left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left right, left, right, up, down, up, down, up down, left, right, x, x, x.

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[–]Zantier 6 points7 points ago

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not enough "o, o, o"s

[–]PhDamnit 2 points3 points ago

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I think Lei Wulong had a similar move with less spinning.

[–]lolacrayola 1 point2 points ago

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i thought of nina williams personally

[–]PhDamnit 1 point2 points ago

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And Eddie Gordo has similar moves too, but he's crazy so it doesn't count.

[–]Farisr9k 5 points6 points ago

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Well duh.

[–]websurfer1232 65 points66 points ago

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Bar = Raised.

[–]tHeSiD 12 points13 points ago

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I think Raised is an understatement here.

[–]AugustusCole 6 points7 points ago

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It looked like they were going for the iron lotus at the end.

[–]Its_Mr_Pants 24 points25 points ago

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Penis = Raised

[–]ewest 12 points13 points ago

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Not-so Libre.

[–]vappolinario 7 points8 points ago

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[–]ricoza 4 points5 points ago

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This is the first time ever I've been glad to see a .gif rather than a flash video. That way I could see what was going on while the .gif slowly loaded.

[–]Stands_w_Fist[S] 5 points6 points ago

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Not gonna lie, that's pretty sweet.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Did that big guy just get raped?

[–]Sir_Meowsalot 1 point2 points ago

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All over.

[–]tachi-kaze 8 points9 points ago

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Youtube link of the same move by the same guy. Slightly different style without the last go around, but still awesome.

He's a Mexican wrestler called "El Mistico", the move you saw in the video is called "La mistica"

[–]tylo[!] 12 points13 points ago

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Spanish for...a whale's vagina.

[–]EWF_X29 1 point2 points ago

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It's called a Hurricanrana or flying head scissors. Mistico is in WWE now his name is Sin Cara.

[–]maximomore2 4 points5 points ago

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Pero pero PERO! Quieres mas!?!

If anybody gets this, i'll give you a karma zj.

[–]stevesonaplane 5 points6 points ago

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Goes perfectly with Yakity Sax.

[–]ughblah 1 point2 points ago

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I don't think there is anything that can't be made better with Yakity Sax.

[–]lifeformed 8 points9 points ago

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Look how dizzy he is after all of that. Can barely stand straight.

[–]aussieidiot 1 point2 points ago

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Did anyone else hear a Spanish commentator yelling excitedly in their mind?

[–]HaiEverybody 1 point2 points ago

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bar raised good sir

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[–]eirthepriest 143 points144 points ago

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It's not actually a takedown, just some fancy gymnastics. The guy getting thrown down does most of the work moving the girl around.

[–]scorpious 80 points81 points ago

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Yes. That "swing your head toward the floor, relying on your 'victim' to not bend down at all" maneuver could easily result in a broken neck with a less cooperative partner.

[–]YesShitSherlock 20 points21 points ago

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[–]pitted 21 points22 points ago

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What a dumass

[–]fungusamanous 7 points8 points ago

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It's pronounced DooMahs!

[–]sacrimony 5 points6 points ago

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manly looking, but stangely attractive.

[–]blahquabats 1 point2 points ago

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As Lita and Christian appeared to be developing an on-screen relationship, so did Stratus and Chris Jericho. On the December 1, 2003 episode of Raw, however, it was revealed that Christian and Jericho had bet one another "one Canadian dollar" as to who could have sex with Lita and Stratus first. The revelation led to a storyline feud between Lita and Stratus and Christian and Jericho, with the males triumphing in a "Battle of the Sexes" match at Armageddon.

I am a little bit appalled at how similar professional wrestling is to a telenovela.

[–]donttakemywordforit 27 points28 points ago

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It's still real to me, dammit.

[–]TheMeatball 14 points15 points ago

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[–]bobbyhead 2 points3 points ago

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AKA uninitiated

[–]Hedegaard 1 point2 points ago

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hooooly fuck that's awesome :) Thank you :) Im now ready for the weekend!

Upboats all around :)

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

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IT'S A TAKEDOWN

[–]mcrbids 56 points57 points ago

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YEAH! AND WWF IS REAL!

[–]elegylegacy 46 points47 points ago

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[–]joculator 18 points19 points ago

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...went on to lead Tea Party rallies all over central Florida.

[–]smpx 6 points7 points ago

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Don't fuck around with the world wildlife foundation man, they'll send a goddamn bear after you.

[–]Numlocks 1 point2 points ago

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Its WWE. The WWF are dudes that fuck pandas.

[–]pgomez 2 points3 points ago

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We're Wildlife Fuckers.

[–]greatersteven 2 points3 points ago

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They pulled this shit with Black Widow in Iron Man 2.

I like absurd, physics-defying martial arts, but some of this stuff just doesn't make sense.

[–]duggtodeath[!] 8 points9 points ago

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BUT THE MAN ENCASED IN EXOSKELETON POWERED ARMOR WAS IN NO WAY PHYSICS-DEFYING TO YOU?

[–]FerociousImbecile 1 point2 points ago

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Why do you hate grrrl power?

[–]greatersteven 2 points3 points ago

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I like grrrl power! I like most of River Tam's stuff, for example. Because it doesn't look like this gif :-).

[–]4InchesOfury 102 points103 points ago

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A gif that doesn't load incredibly slowly? What is this sorcery?

[–]downboy 37 points38 points ago

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Open Sorcery.

[–]Knowltey 42 points43 points ago

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Why exactly is this linking to an IP Address?

[–]IsThisTheRealLife 17 points18 points ago

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So network configurations that block direct IP addresses without DNS lookup cannot access it of course.

[–]mockidol 6 points7 points ago

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Could you explain this? I'm not sure if it's sacrcasim or true and I know the terms just well enough to confuse me apparently but now I want to understand.

[–]h3p 12 points13 points ago

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It's sarcasm.

[–]mockidol 5 points6 points ago

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I honestly don't know shit about server managments/ security/ user-side DNS lookups but I hope you answer isn't sarcasim itself because the OP seemed full of shit to me. I mean, DNS means shit right? As long as you have the IP. It's like someone who is too retarted to type a phone number if their cellphone doesn'r have a contact name right?

[–]h3p 6 points7 points ago*

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He was making a joke. Some fail network admins might think that blocking DNS on their networks is a way to limit access. It is; for incompetent users. So he was making fun of the idea that this guy might be on one of those networks by saying that those with blocked direct IP access to that site would be unable to access it as well. Since, even if they had DNS available, it would still be inaccessible if the IP itself is blocked.

It's sarcasm with non-practical network administrative practices.

However, this site was linked with an IP because it doesn't have a domain name. (Fuck domain registration, get bitches)

Edit: clarity and I accidentally a word.

[–]mockidol 1 point2 points ago

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Okay. That's what I thought. DNS is a phonebook but if you still know their number...

[–]sje46 1 point2 points ago

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Probably because the server simply doesn't have a domain name associated with its IP. All servers have an IP address to them, which you can connect to if the domain were to go down, or whatever.

[–]emtcj 17 points18 points ago

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I've always like the one from Vegas PD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKUOEB1Nto

[–]ggk1 6 points7 points ago

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why the fuck is that music there?

[–]emtcj 1 point2 points ago

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Don't know but if you can find a copy without douchebaggery music added in, beer is on me

[–]acog 6 points7 points ago

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That cop was actually seriously professional. I've seen videos where cops are so amped up on adrenaline that once they have someone down they use excessive force. This guy just goes "now put your hands behind your back or I'm gonna have to Taser you." Not bad.

[–]digifork 2 points3 points ago

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That was some lightning fast shit right there.

[–]RyanCacophony 2 points3 points ago

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WTF Why won't that guy take his hand out of his pockets? That's something that really freaks out cops (guns, knives, etc). If he was going to be confrontational, he should've at least taken his hands out....

[–]Uncle-Dads-Whistle 107 points108 points ago

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That's some Rey Mysterio Jr type shit right there

[–]MilkDaddy 34 points35 points ago

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Hurricanrana

[–]nullcone 39 points40 points ago

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I got really nostalgic for WCW vs. NWO world tour wrestling for N64 when I read the word Hurricanrana

[–]MilkDaddy 13 points14 points ago*

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Scott Norton's haymakers were so cheap, yet so effective.

[–]tymyshoe91 8 points9 points ago

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THQ Man!

[–]nonstopcynic 6 points7 points ago

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I was partial to AKI man myself...

[–]randall82 4 points5 points ago

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That was the best wrestling game ever made. If anyone says otherwise, we're gonna have words.

On a side note, the new WWE All Stars game is very reminiscent of it, and actually pretty decent.

[–]lolninja 1 point2 points ago

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WWF Super Wrestlemania for SNES will always be my favourite wrestling game.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Wrestlemania 2000 for N64 owns all.

[–]MostNutsEver 1 point2 points ago

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NO MERCY bitches. (Or Revenge, either is acceptable)

[–]helpingfriendlybook 1 point2 points ago

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That game was AWESOME.

[–]onlyblackredditor 3 points4 points ago

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The greatest wrestling game of all time.

[–]pterodactyl12 10 points11 points ago

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619

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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wait... this is my area code. What is it and does it have any importance to me?

[–]fahdinho 3 points4 points ago

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Rey Mysterio Jr. is from San Diego.

[–]bronxbomber932 4 points5 points ago

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[–]donottakemeseriously 8 points9 points ago

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That also happened to me the last time I went in to hug a girl

[–]Lyan5 9 points10 points ago

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The main link isn't working for me, but I found the same picture here.

[–]z3ddicus 6 points7 points ago

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Someone has to know what this is from. We need context!

[–]cobrakai11 28 points29 points ago

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This is a standard wrestling take down...Pretty much everybody in the Cruiserweight division in WCW used to do that exact move (and a more intricate looking version) all the time. Just watch this for a minute or so and you'll get the idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPB1q2N_m7I

[–][deleted] 64 points65 points ago

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So pro wrestling is basically a dance performance?

[–]sifeliz 33 points34 points ago

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yes, full contact

[–]TechnoL33T 20 points21 points ago

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It used to be. Now it's a soap opera.

[–]barkbarkbark 5 points6 points ago

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It always has been. Even from the Georgia Championship Wrestling days. The production value, including the skill of the wrestlers, has gone through the roof.

[–]RyanCacophony 1 point2 points ago

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I am a swing dancer, and one of the moves in there is literally one of the aerial dance moves I practiced once time.

Look at 0:48. now watch this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9mY7eKGTs (this isn't me, but my friend.)

Actually, a lot of those moves are incredibly similar to a lotta swing dance aerial moves.

[–]Red_Dead_Rabies 1 point2 points ago

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It actually reminds me of Mortal Kombat in real life (with less fatalities).

[–]TheCid 16 points17 points ago

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I love how ridiculously implausible half of those throws are.

[–]Eighter 23 points24 points ago

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The trick in pro wrestling is to take something implausible and convince the audience that it's commonplace.

Pro wrestling has taught us that if you grab another person by the arm and pull on it, you will not only send them running full-speed towards the padded cables in that direction, they will inevitably turn and hit those cables back-first, bounce off them, and return in your direction. And audiences for decades have simply said, "Oh yeah, that makes sense!"

So a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown is implausible, but it's in a form of entertainment where implausible things happen several dozen times in the course of a match- so it kinda gets a pass.

[–]pocket_eggs 6 points7 points ago

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And audiences for decades have simply said, "Oh yeah, that makes sense!"

They have? This is really the part of pro wrestling I don't get. I can't imagine people not thinking "hey, let's have fun, let's pretend it's real like we do with the movies". It's all an elaborate way to troll 8 year olds, like Santa, right? Right?

[–]bigsol81 9 points10 points ago

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It's choreographed dramatic fighting, like what you see in the movies. Flashy, but quite unrealistic. Pro wrestling is about making an over-the-top dramatic story under the guise of a contact combat sport.

Complaining about how fake and unrealistic pro wrestling looks is like complaining how fake all action movies are because...

...bullets aren't stopped by car doors...

...you can't nonchalantly walk away from exploding buildings...

...cars can't drive through fences/fruit stands undamaged...

...you can't curve bullets...

...and so on.

It's a show. It shouldn't be taken at face value.

[–]Eighter 2 points3 points ago

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Especially these days, that "let's pretend" attitude is more prevalent simply because the facts are out there. For a long time, though, kayfabe was pretty strongly protected and children and adults alike were fooled. And none of them were tipped off by the Irish Whip.

That's not to say there wasn't always a strong undercurrent of "it's rigged"/"it's a show", but it was not as universally accepted. (Though some people today still believe what they're seeing is a legitimate fight. Those people are either called "children" or "idiots".)

[–]muffinmonk 15 points16 points ago

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The sport of Pro Wrestling is theatrics. Those wrestlers put their bodies on the line for our money, and put up a good show. nuff said.

[–]bigsol81 4 points5 points ago

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Agreed.

The actual fighting in wrestling may not be "real" in the context that both wrestlers are trying to actually win the fight (as opposed to putting on a show), but those guys still have to know actual wrestling technique and they have to be in excellent physical shape in order to perform the moves they use for up to 30-45 minutes continuously.

[–]Mark_Mark 4 points5 points ago

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I wonder if the wrestlers ever get confused about who was supposed to be hurt after the maneuver. I know I do. I sometimes think, "Wait a minute...shouldn't the other guy be writhing in pain? Which one of those fuckers just got slammed?"

[–]cobrakai11 1 point2 points ago

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As an audience member you grow up watching the moves and reactions, so you get a good idea of who is supposed to be hurt by what...but there are some moves that are so completely ridiculous that the guy doing the move should just never attempt it. One that comes to mind in particular is Chris Benoit's "Diving Headbutt"....he'd incapacitate the other wrestler, climb to the top rope, and the jump high in the sky and drive his head into the other guys shoulder.

Chris Benoit later killed his family and hung himself.

And then of course there are moves like this that are just confusing, but look great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YBs3I8kDuw

[–]rathe 5 points6 points ago

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First thing I thought of was Voldo from Soulcalibur

[–]b3378x 28 points29 points ago

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I've always been partial to this takedown

[–]eye_cup 8 points9 points ago

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I love how he switches back and forth between trying to escape and fist pumping, ahaha!

[–]d4mini0n 6 points7 points ago

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Don't try to interrupt a synesthete while they're singing.

[–]Disgrntld 2 points3 points ago

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Ahh yes, the flip to rear naked Maynard.

[–]Atario 1 point2 points ago

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I think the guy enjoyed it.

[–]eamonman2 2 points3 points ago

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[–]ChromeFuture 5 points6 points ago

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Huh, even if it was choreographed, I had no idea you could actually do that. Kudos tiny Asian woman.

[–]DanielKlavitz 3 points4 points ago

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By takedown you meant their server, right?

[–]DonovanCreed 10 points11 points ago

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Hurricanrana

[–]Sharun 6 points7 points ago

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I miss Lita

[–]SlimMaculate 3 points4 points ago

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Actually the move that is being done in the gif is a Flying Head Scissors. The Hurricanrana, though some what similar, is a different move that starts off with performer sitting either near or on opponent's shoulders. The performer then swings off, while keeping their locked ankles behind the opponent's head and then then performer arches their back to throw the opponent using momentum. A visual example.

/Pro-Wrestling Melvin

[–]agwblack 1 point2 points ago

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I thought that what was in the gif was a Hurricanrana and what you are referring to is a Frankensteiner. Clearly I don't watch enough wrestling.

[–]endofanera 4 points5 points ago*

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These take downs are a little more realistic. As in they can be used in an actual fight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpmGC1j9ysQ these are more judo and throw based.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2Y9Ue-fNA these are more wrestling and power based.

i still loved the gif that was awesome

edit:i linked the same video twice the first time! me dumb

[–]aterlumen 2 points3 points ago

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That's the same link twice there champ.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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WHAT IS THAT URL!?

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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gifbin

[–]Stands_w_Fist[S] 1 point2 points ago

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this is true.

[–]mojoheartbeat 2 points3 points ago

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Welcome to korean girls.

[–]dr_mike_rithjin 2 points3 points ago

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Death by cunnilingus.

[–]mrm3x1can 2 points3 points ago

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[–]concussedYmir 6 points7 points ago

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This is the kind of awesome shit that isn't choreographed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=267i7rKeECA

Especially hilarious because Anderson Silva had the fight in the bag, and it kind of looks like some ingrained survival instinct kicked in when Silva threw a hook... if you look closely, Ryo Chonan seems not to be fully aware of his surroundings directly following his takedown.

[–]Stan_Sakai 1 point2 points ago

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I will watch this over and over until I've mastered it.

[–]ImSoOriginal 1 point2 points ago

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Looks impressive but wouldn't do anything in real life. You can see how he actually does most the work.

[–]Spagneti 1 point2 points ago

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I had to watch it 4 times to figure out who actually did what.

[–]firemelon0 1 point2 points ago

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How about just a kick to bring em down?

[–]inuyome1008 1 point2 points ago

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Scarlett Johansson did this in Iron Man 2... I'm not bi, but it was pretty sexy when she did it.

[–]Aurash91 1 point2 points ago

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/megusta

[–]Dropbear88 1 point2 points ago

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Cant.... stop.... watching

[–]thedickens 1 point2 points ago

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DAMN.

[–]gauravity 1 point2 points ago

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All that's missing is bullet time.

[–]acangiano 1 point2 points ago

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These tele-evangelists are getting out of hand.

[–]sizeXLundies 1 point2 points ago

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Is that Rey Mysterio Jr. with his mask off?

[–]unofficial 1 point2 points ago

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We do this a lot in Vovinam: http://youtu.be/OV7iBWBlW6g

[–]TheGreatPastaWars 12 points13 points ago

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"ARGH, EAT MY PUSSY."

"OK, I WILL DO IT! COME AT ME!"

"I WILL COMMENCE THE COMING OF AT IN JUMPING MOTION."

"OH NO, THE SMELLLLLLL."

Takedown.

[–]not_from_chattanooga 5 points6 points ago

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Is that male-on-male ballet or some odd kung-fu?

[–]yyoo 51 points52 points ago

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That's a woman doing the takedown. It's part of a demonstration by the Korean Secret Service. The takedown is at the 2:20 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIZOp6x6ouE&feature=related

[–]not_from_chattanooga 7 points8 points ago

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Note to self--do not mess with Korean women.

[–]JimmyHavok 7 points8 points ago

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Not unless you want to be a broken man. My apartment building is full of broken ex-GIs, their Korean wives, and every relative they can sponsor. I see them hanging their heads in the elevator every day.

[–]Stands_w_Fist[S] 1 point2 points ago

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I was taught by the grandmaster that helped structure the S. Korean police team.... He never taught me any of these secret service spins, though the traditional take downs are very familiar.

[–]Britzer 1 point2 points ago

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Korean Secret Service. They have to be the best, considering what they are up against. I guess they rank right up there with the US Secret Service.

[–]not_from_chattanooga 4 points5 points ago

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That video was really impressive looking.

[–]DedHeD 20 points21 points ago

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That thar's a woman, hoss.

[–]not_from_chattanooga 2 points3 points ago

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And apparently I'm a hoss as well.

[–]kwip 1 point2 points ago

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I blame it on the ten-gallon hat you're wearing.

[–]Heaney 2 points3 points ago

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Ya win sone, ya win some.

[–]Stands_w_Fist[S] 4 points5 points ago

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I don't know. I hope it's martial art. I'd love to pull that in a bar fight.

[–]robdobi 3 points4 points ago

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wake me when she can do this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Zr1jUhbOY

[–]Birdoftruth 5 points6 points ago

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I'm more impressed with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YBs3I8kDuw

[–]oogaboogacaveman 2 points3 points ago

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that is a short version of the Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors Takedown.

Took me long enough to find it -_-

[–]inknade 0 points1 point ago

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Didn't this happen in a movie? I think the woman was scantily clad.

[–]ewest 0 points1 point ago

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Whoa.