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| Topic | Board 8 Match of the Week - Week 1 [wrestling] |
| NBIceman 09/14/20 2:25:44 PM #23 | I actually like PWG commentary. Unless you're talking about the early days, I guess. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Board 8 Match of the Week - Week 1 [wrestling] |
| NBIceman 09/14/20 1:20:40 AM #18 | Dragon Gate Tag I've always loved tag wrestling, and Dragon Gate's always managed to do it better than most. I agree with Bidoof that this match does seem to have been unfortunately forgotten, and a lot of that probably has to do with the talent on the challenger side. The thing about this match is that it was really a big step in the coming out parties of T-Hawk and Eita, but, well... T-Hawk just never really caught on despite the considerable effort put into him - he had to leave DG to become awesome - and Eita, depending on who you ask, has only recently found his legs with RED or still hasn't at all. They were damn good here, though. The Millenials era, for my money, has been the best run for either guy in the company. They were still new, felt exciting, and always put in a hell of a lot of effort. Shingo and Tozawa still feel like the stars, because of course they do, but part of that is because the youngsters do such a great job of helping them come off that way. Steiner mentioned the 1-count kickout, and yeah, a well-placed one of those will always pop me just like it did the live crowd. Heh. Remember those? I will say that I never really felt like this match did enough to differentiate itself from the laundry list of great DG tags to be truly memorable, but that's less an indictment here and more of a testament to the consistent quality of the Twin Gate division. And it's not like it feels out of place among all those examples, either, which is a hell of a compliment in itself. I wasn't tracking my star ratings when this match happened so I don't remember what I'd have given it, and rarely do I give retroactive ratings, but I can guarantee it would've gone in the spreadsheet for me at 4+ and it definitely still holds up today. WALTER/Thatcher I'd have to think a bit to determine whether I agree with Steiner about this being PROGRESS's best match ever, but it's a strong contender. It was a top 15 match of 2018 for me at 4.75 stars, which is saying something considering I had an Iceman all-time high seven matches at the full five that year. The word "brutal" gets thrown around a lot in wrestling, and while I wouldn't go so far as to say it's often undeserved, I do think that when you put some of those thusly-described matches against this one, you'll see a clear difference. In concert with my previously mentioned love for tag wrestling, I've always loved partners facing each other, especially when it's presented like this. No animosity - just so much respect that they know they can't give anything less than their best shot. I've never been as down on Thatcher's stateside work as many (that doesn't mean I wanted to see his long EVOLVE reign any more than anyone else, mind), but there's an obvious difference when you see him in Europe, and it's on full display here. He always gives the impression of a guy who'd be called a film junkie in other sports, coming into his matches with a dedicated game plan and executing it to perfection. WALTER does a great job playing off that, selling limb work the way it always should be done - his hand isn't completely useless and he doesn't ignore it, either; it's just less effective. Both guys really bring it here, and there's some awesome spots that I still remembered perfectly prior to my rewatch that will continue to stick with me after now. The backdrop countered into a lariat, the stomps to the head, the chop to the face... They're all expertly placed and do a great job tying this match into its violent little bow. Fantastic stuff and it deserves all the praise it's ever gotten. Oh yeah, by the way, I'd forgotten how terrible PROGRESS commentary was, so that was a fun reminder as well. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Raetsel's third annual music ranking topic! [Nominations] |
| NBIceman 09/12/20 4:54:43 PM #116 | Alright, I changed my mind - I'm going Neutrality. >_> ALBUM The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise https://open.spotify.com/album/0TCkVVN1AfEtMP3IjVD1Zi And I'll go ahead and repost the seven extra songs from before in this post just so it's all in one convenient location. Avantasia - Runaway Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrtwoQRQVAQ Electric Light Orchestra - Tightrope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpLTRiJyRA Evan Carson - Otriad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KscSw_t-6Yg iamthemorning - Lighthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f4K88dqi1A Savatage - Gutter Ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIFVzhWRjDM Subsignal - La Muerta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S-hTpKJoWo White Moth Black Butterfly - Tempest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpKz_pb4NLU --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Name a user and I'll tell you why they suck. Right after I finish mowing. |
| NBIceman 09/11/20 1:12:12 PM #11 | |
| Topic | Raetsel's third annual music ranking topic! [Nominations] |
| NBIceman 09/10/20 1:02:46 AM #72 | I'll get my other 8 in for Chaos soon. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | B8 NFL Suicide League: Week 1 |
| NBIceman 09/08/20 6:37:05 PM #55 | |
| Topic | What is your favorite R.E.M. song? |
| NBIceman 09/08/20 5:40:58 PM #3 | Without thinking about it too hard, probably Man on the Moon. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Board 8 Match of the Week - Week 1 [wrestling] |
| NBIceman 09/07/20 8:55:40 PM #5 | I like the format Bidoof just came up with so I'm stealing it. Iceman's Match Recommendation (Week 1) Roderick Strong vs. Zack Sabre Jr. EVOLVE, EVOLVE 45 - July 10, 2015 Match Link: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av19712863/ These two wrestled a few times in 2015, and while they were all fantastic matches, two of them took place in PWG and had a completely different dynamic, laden with story and emotion and animosity because Strong was playing a fairly long-reigning shitbird heel champion there at the time and Sabre was the most popular act in the promotion. This match was, on the other hand, thrown together at literally the final hour. Another talent booked on the show had travel issues, so the whole card had to be reconfigured. This bout had no feud, no story, not even any real stakes. It was just two great wrestlers trying to decide who was better. And ordinarily, that would tend to be a bad thing. But in this case, what all those missing pieces actually did was give them freedom. Without any confines, they could literally just do whatever they wanted. And what they did was to put together one of the smoothest and cleanest matches I've ever seen, in the conversation as one of the best indie offerings of all time. Roddy Strong has spent his entire career being the most unassumingly incredible wrestler in the world - unbelievably consistent but never flashy or popular enough to be widely thought of as one of the greats, 2015 was his magnum opus, and outings like this made him my personal pick for 2015 Wrestler of the Year. Zack, for his part, was smack in the middle of his big breakout period - he won his first Wrestling Observer award for Best Technical Wrestler the year prior and has picked up five more since. All of those considerable talents were on display here between two consummate professionals who knew exactly how to play to each other's strengths and build a match with all the brutal beauty that makes up pro wrestling. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Raetsel's third annual music ranking topic! [Nominations] |
| NBIceman 09/06/20 1:30:32 AM #52 | Alrighty, I think I'm likely going the CHAOS route, but I'm gonna start with just seven in case I decide to pivot to NEUTRALITY later. Avantasia - Runaway Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrtwoQRQVAQ Electric Light Orchestra - Tightrope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpLTRiJyRA Evan Carson - Otriad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KscSw_t-6Yg iamthemorning - Lighthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f4K88dqi1A Savatage - Gutter Ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIFVzhWRjDM Subsignal - La Muerta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S-hTpKJoWo White Moth Black Butterfly - Tempest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpKz_pb4NLU --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome??? |
| NBIceman 09/05/20 10:52:04 PM #449 | FTR could be another in the somewhat long line of wrestlers who looked way better than they actually were due to the amount of rehearsing NXT did for their matches. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Are you a metallica fan? |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 11:29:21 PM #3 | As James Hetfield would say... Yeah --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Raetsel's third annual music ranking topic! [Nominations] |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 8:58:35 PM #20 | Thanks for the list, I'll get my noms in soon enough! --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Scarlet Rates and Ranks User-Nominated Characters |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 5:45:30 PM #19 | Steiner posted... "the fiend" bray wyattdamn it steiner these are two different characters don't you pay any attention to the lore at all --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Scarlet Rates and Ranks User-Nominated Characters |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 5:28:17 PM #6 | |
| Topic | Raetsel's third annual music ranking topic! [Nominations] |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 5:10:14 PM #11 | Steiner posted... me too pleaseMe as well, if you don't mind. I can barely remember what I've nommed before. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary Direct |
| NBIceman 09/03/20 11:08:07 AM #70 | The limited run is just a FOMO thing, I imagine. Like, I don't really have any interest in the collection - I can play 64 any time I like and I don't really have a strong connection with Sunshine or Galaxy - but the fact that it's limited almost makes me want to buy it just for posterity. Not quite, but almost. And I'd expect there are folks sort of like me that will be swayed. Still not sure it makes a whole lot of sense, but if that is indeed their thought process I guess I can kind of understand it. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome??? |
| NBIceman 09/02/20 9:40:53 PM #375 | scarletspeed7 posted... @NBIceman You're missing a good meltdown.Darn. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Do you like this character? Day 1222: Sans (Undertale) |
| NBIceman 09/02/20 2:30:44 PM #15 | Yes I don't care much for Undertale and I'm sick to death of the memes surrounding the guy just like everybody is, but that doesn't stop him from being a really interesting character. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Super Mario 64 - hardest star in the game? |
| NBIceman 09/01/20 11:55:18 AM #16 | Rainbow Ride 100 coins Wing Mario Over the Rainbow gets an honorable mention. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | So when does Tales of Xillia 2 pick up? |
| NBIceman 08/29/20 7:58:09 PM #21 | xp1337 posted... i will not let this xillia 2 slander standCan always count on my boy xp to back me up where Tales is concerned. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Do you like this character? Day 1220: Eleven (Stranger Things) |
| NBIceman 08/29/20 7:18:01 PM #9 | GenesisSaga posted... Yes though Season 3 was a bit rough on most Stranger Things characters --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | So when does Tales of Xillia 2 pick up? |
| NBIceman 08/29/20 5:42:30 PM #8 | I'll be the dissenting opinion to KCF and say that I do think Xillia 2 does find its footing eventually and hit some real emotional highs by the end of the game. I have my issues with the story and I couldn't tell you exactly when it picks up - it's been a while since my last playthrough - but I think it sticks the landing really well all said. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Best Link fairyish companion? |
| NBIceman 08/28/20 2:31:32 PM #3 | I voted KoRL but will note that I think Fi gets more hate than deserved. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Do you like this character? Day 1218: Disco Inferno (WCW) |
| NBIceman 08/28/20 1:11:06 AM #22 | |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome??? |
| NBIceman 08/24/20 11:33:41 PM #211 | I love when I get a notification that there's twenty new posts in this topic and I only see, like, 5 of them. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Worst DC Extended Universe movie? |
| NBIceman 08/22/20 6:53:01 PM #21 | LinkMarioSamus posted... Suicide Squad's whole premise is a plot hole. What exactly are Harley Quinn and Deadshot supposed to do against a "Superman-level" threat? I know what the Squad was meant for in the comics and it wasn't this!People misusing the term "plot hole" is so unbelievably annoying. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | B8's Greatest Wrestlers Ever Ranking Top 10 |
| NBIceman 08/20/20 1:37:38 PM #79 | Whiskey_Nick posted... I still think I should have done the HBK write upI mean, no one's gonna stop you from posting one if you feel so inclined. This list is for discussion as much as anything. I know I didn't cover everything there is to cover about HBK - I didn't try to. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Marble League topic |
| NBIceman 08/19/20 11:45:57 PM #69 | Yep, 12 open spots for the qualifiers. And Greg Woods doesn't have a favorite team - says he likes them all equally. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | B8's Greatest Wrestlers Ever Ranking Top 10 |
| NBIceman 08/19/20 6:20:04 PM #64 | That was my writeup, by the way, so if y'all think it's subpar like I do, you can direct your critiques here! --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome??? |
| NBIceman 08/18/20 3:10:26 PM #17 | Okay, yeah, that perspective makes sense. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | I rank VGM soundtracks (...sort of) [ranking] |
| NBIceman 08/18/20 2:26:41 PM #93 | Great soundtrack to a very underappreciated game. This was in reference to Sonic Shuffle. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome??? |
| NBIceman 08/18/20 12:35:32 PM #12 | Maniac64 posted... So the "random teams" tourney ends with the two actual teams in the final.No, this is how it should be. Actual, established teams should go over two thrown-together singles workers 95% of the time. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Marble League topic |
| NBIceman 08/16/20 10:24:10 PM #59 | --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Currently on episode 22 of Trigun |
| NBIceman 08/16/20 9:29:20 PM #5 | Wolfwood is such a fantastic character. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | B8's Greatest Wrestlers Ever Ranking Top 10 |
| NBIceman 08/15/20 8:56:17 PM #52 | The hardest part of this entire project was trying to decide on which matches I should list for Okada, especially which one of the Tanahashi matches. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Has anyone checked out Infinity Train? |
| NBIceman 08/14/20 2:31:31 PM #6 | Loved Season 1, haven't seen Season 2 yet. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 500: The Posting Business |
| NBIceman 08/13/20 10:00:10 PM #450 | For fucks sake, people, just put him on ignore. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Marble League topic |
| NBIceman 08/13/20 4:07:42 PM #52 | --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | FE3H fans, was Cindered Shadows worth it? |
| NBIceman 08/13/20 11:35:57 AM #13 | |
| Topic | So.... I bought a reverse blade sword. |
| NBIceman 08/12/20 11:22:03 PM #4 | A very good purchase, indeed it is. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | B8 - pick my Pokemon Blue team |
| NBIceman 08/12/20 10:18:51 AM #10 | Rapidash Actually, scratch that, I forgot Ponyta shows up too late in Blue for that to really be fun. And I'm late anyway. >_> --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Worst person with the first name, Day 2: Michael/Mike/Mikey |
| NBIceman 08/11/20 10:10:52 PM #17 | You might as well just change the series to be Worst Republican with the first name etc. If Danny Masterson is losing on the first day I don't know if you're gonna get much variation. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | FE3H fans, was Cindered Shadows worth it? |
| NBIceman 08/11/20 6:09:35 PM #1 | I'd ask on the actual game board but I trust the opinion of people here much more. I played one route of the game and loved it. Getting the urge to do another run now and am kinda tempted by the DLC, but that $25 price tag seems a little hefty for what it is. Anybody have strong thoughts? --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 500: The Posting Business |
| NBIceman 08/06/20 10:23:25 PM #162 | I continue to be baffled that we've got WWE, which just signs everyone; Impact, which is pretty much hanging its hat on the strength of its women these days; and AEW, which desperately needs female talent, especially young female talent with potential. And none of them seem to have any interest in AQA, Hyan, or Alex Gracia, who are all just sitting around doing next to nothing in a promotion owned by BOOKER T of all people, so it's not like they don't have visibility.Two of them even worked that Impact/ROW joint show and Impact still didn't sign them. What am I missing with women's wrestling these days where you'd rather have Cameron than some twenty-somethings who are already good enough to be, at worst, among the upper tier of AEW's female workers. It's not even like they don't have marketable looks or anything. They're all attractive, they're athletic... They could be legitimate stars. What are we doing here, wrestling companies? --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 500: The Posting Business |
| NBIceman 08/06/20 10:00:00 PM #154 | re: the "Many women don't care about women's wrestling" thing, I can only assume that was a nod to the fact that a focus on women has historically not shown any movement in ratings for female fans at all. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 500: The Posting Business |
| NBIceman 08/06/20 8:34:54 PM #125 | Okay, the Brandi tweet may have been kinda silly, but this guy that capped it is an even bigger moron with that reply. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Marble League topic |
| NBIceman 08/06/20 3:19:43 PM #35 | --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | I'm going to do a blind 120% speedrun of Spyro 1 remake! |
| NBIceman 08/06/20 3:09:59 PM #6 | "Speedrun" literally just refers to trying to beat a game as quickly as possible. There's no minimum level of skill or game knowledge etc. required. Blind speedruns, while kind of a weird term on their face, are definitely a thing. Don't get too caught up in the details, y'all. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 500: The Posting Business |
| NBIceman 08/05/20 3:14:52 PM #44 | I don't really think Brandi actually gets pro wrestling. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights |
| Topic | Dan, Rose, Oro and Akira coming to Street Fighter V |
| NBIceman 08/05/20 1:26:50 PM #12 | |
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