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Saturday Night’s Main (Flashback) Event – The Model

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Apr 142018
 

Good evening ladies and gentlemen! It’s time to get down to ringside.

Rick Martel was the quintessential baby face…until he wasn’t anymore. At Wrestlemania V, Strike Force reunited after almost a year where Martel had to take some time off, I believe, to take care of his ailing wife. I was jazzed to see him and Tito back together again. And they were facing the Brain Busters, another of my favorite teams (despite being heels). Then the unthinkable happened. Tito missed a flying forearm and hit Rick by mistake. After Tito got worked over Martel walked out on him and the heel turn began. He transformed into the narcissistic Model and I hated him. He was really good at being bad. He’s one of the only wrestlers I’ve met in real life and he’s really a class act. My hats off to The Model.

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Here’s Red Rich dressed as The Model. He was the perfect choice for this role.

Here’s the comparison to the original. The original was probably one of my favorite pieces of that set, but it’s so off…model.

That’s all for the flashbacks. Two new wrestling pieces coming up and we’re on to something new!

Oh No, Not Me, Oh No, Not Me!

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Apr 092018
 

Hey all! Time for a new blog!

The big news over the weekend was Wrestlemania. How was it?

First, the Hall of Fame on Friday. Wow was that needlessly long. As much as I like Hillbilly Jim as a person, he went on way too long. He was also trying to sound like he was saying something important and really failed miserably. They let the guys say what they want to say, but this was ridiculous. Dana Warrior should also be curtailed in her speeches. She’s inducting the recipient of the Warrior Award and she spent more time talking about her late husband than the person she was inducting. Those were the low (and I mean low) points. The high points were the Dudleys, Mark Henry and Ivory. The rest was somewhere in the middle.

Saturday night was NXT Takeover: New Orleans. What a show! The ladder match for the new North American Championship was insane. I was genuinely worried for EC3 at the end of the match. I didn’t really know who Adam Cole was before he hit NXT, but I see good things for him ahead…BABY! They really went above and beyond in that match. The tag match was really solid. The swerve heel turn hit really well. The women’s match was…okay. I don’t care for Shayna Bayzler. The main event between Almas and Black was so good. As always, NXT set the bar high for Wrestlemania even though they don’t purport to be the same kind of show.

Wrestlemania on Sunday was, as has come to be the tradition, long. The pre-show started at 5 and the main event ended just before midnight. That’s 7 hours of wrestling after an already heavy weekend. The pre-show matches were fine. Low spots: Naomi winning the women’s battle royal after spending almost the entire match on the floor, Jinder winning the US Title over Rusev who was clearly over, the entire main event. High spots, the opening IC title match (though I would have given it to Finn over Seth), Charlotte vs. Asuka, Ronda Rousey’s very impressive debut match (so much was done well in that match) and seeing Daniel Bryan back in action. The rest was somewhere in the middle. The match I was most looking forward to, Styles vs. Nakamura fell short of my expectations. I’m very curious where they’re going to go with Nakamura going forward.

In Animus news, I decided that they next mash-up theme will be something new, instead of doing a flashback. My plays of Armello last weekend really got me going so I’m giving it a shot. I’ve got two pieces drawn already. They just need to be coloured and shaded. I’m pleased so far with the results.

That will do it for this week. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.

Saturday Night’s Main (Flashback) Event – Big Boss Man

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Apr 072018
 

Saturday Night’s Main Event used to start at 11:30 on Saturday night’s, so it’s only fitting that I remembered to post just in time for that. NXT Takeover was truly spectacular.

The Big Boss Man was an honest to goodness prison guard before becoming a wrestler. The best gimmicks are drawn from real life. He was a dastardly heel who became a charismatic face. Then he left the company and when he came back he was back to being a heel. He remained that way for the rest of his career.

Here’s Big Oonch as the Big Boss Man. Are you ready to serve some hard time?

Here’s a comparison to the original. The lines of the original were too thin and they look especially shaky.

That’s all for this week. One more flashback before two new wrestling pieces.

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