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Post by LAWraith on Dec 14, 2021 6:31:04 GMT -5
I've already done leaping Lanny poffo ... for me it's the genius or not using the card that's why I was leaning that way
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Post by Ken West on Dec 14, 2021 8:11:17 GMT -5
Maybe the next expansion could be a best of very serious territory lumninaries like The Battman, I would mark out for a Tony Marino Battman card! |
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Post by Ken West on Dec 14, 2021 8:24:05 GMT -5
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Post by guiltyparty on Dec 14, 2021 8:36:22 GMT -5
I'm so happy we're getting a color Lanny! Wish he was in his suit of armor though.
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Post by Travis605 on Dec 14, 2021 9:02:10 GMT -5
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Post by whlineup on Dec 14, 2021 9:40:13 GMT -5
Lanny Poffo! Awesome! One of my top wants from the B&W days to get to color! Super stoked with this announcement.
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Post by natureboi on Dec 14, 2021 11:01:07 GMT -5
Looks like the chance to get a pre Macho Man Randy Savage Card is getting bigger? 😉 Doubt it. Randy was known as the Macho Man in his papa's outlaw mud show promotion. 😉 |
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Post by natureboi on Dec 14, 2021 11:13:35 GMT -5
I've actually heard this a few times today after the announcement. Memphis Lanny was good...I'm not sure what attachment people have to the silly WWF gimmicks... ..... "Silly WWF gimmicks" must have a lot of people with an attachement to them because the WWE and the wrestlers themselves sure to this day make a lot of merch money off of them. The Genius character I would not be able to find a use for in my game and I think anyone who hasn't seen Lanny as a heel in Memphis IS missing out on what I believe to be his best work (AND THIS IS ALL DOWN TO PERSONAL OPINION AND TASTE, NO HARD TRUE "FACT"). On the other hand, Koko in WWF was far more entertaining, more colorful, and had an enduring presence that "mean mug Koko" would not have had. But he's basically the same except he danced to the ring with a bird and wore colorful outfits. It's not like they made him a literal BIRD! When the bell rang he was still the guy who could believably look like he could kick @$$....except he got paid a lot more to do it. Again, IN MY OPINION. And I would never go out of my way to disparage someone else's opinion. Maybe the next expansion could be a best of very serious territory lumninaries like Dr Frank, The Mummy, The Battman, The Wrestling Beatle George Ringo, or any of those other legends of yesteryear before Vincent Kennedy McMahon made all of those silly gimmicks and ruined the integrity of the sport. I will once again refer to my usual stance "One person having an opinion does not invalidate yours" and, most importantly, "let people enjoy things". 100 percent. I'll enjoy my Memphis Lanny and my Memphis Koko, if I get him. So where's the clamor for Big Jim Morris aka Harley Davidson? I thought he was signed. 😉 |
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Post by TTX on Dec 14, 2021 11:21:04 GMT -5
*laughs* I may well use him in my Memphis but it will still be as Hillbilly Jim.
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Post by Carlzilla on Dec 14, 2021 16:53:51 GMT -5
Haha, apparently I touched a nerve by calling The Genius a "silly gimmick".
I think you misunderstood me, I'd love a Genius card at some point. But The Genius doesn't really fit the theme, and Lanny's work in Memphis was very good. I also do like some of Koko's work in the WWF, but I think his actual ring work was so much better in Memphis. You definitely have a point that he wasn't anywhere near as much of a character. No one was doing the whole "killed the business" thing, I was just calling them silly because, well, they're silly...for better or worse, but it was by no means meant to be taken like there was never any silly gimmicks anywhere else.
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