Pro Wrestling Discussion - Page 72

mstipendiary · 16th March 2025, 09:15

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

Episode titles (not necessarily in order of appearance):
The Scream Queen: Daffney: “With her piercing scream, Shannon Spruill becomes a cult star as Daffney in the squared circle; outside the ring, Daffney fights a much more punishing battle with bipolar disorder.”

Shit this has the makings of being the most depressing one ever. Famously Daff got fucked up by moves done wrong in TNA, ending her career, then she spiralled into the mental health crisis that ended with her untimely death, part of her breakdown she live streamed on Twitch (or one of those sites).

I guess only the circumstances around the death of Japan's Hana Kimura, who died a few years earlier, was equally as awful.

Lonewolf · 16th March 2025, 18:59

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Originally Posted by mstipendiary

Shit this has the makings of being the most depressing one ever. Famously Daff got fucked up by moves done wrong in TNA, ending her career, then she spiralled into the mental health crisis that ended with her untimely death, part of her breakdown she live streamed on Twitch (or one of those sites).

I guess only the circumstances around the death of Japan's Hana Kimura, who died a few years earlier, was equally as awful.

I'm waiting... imploring... Vice to do an episode on Cornette vs. Russo. If they do that one, I can die a happy man.

Thing is, five seasons in, how much is left to cover? And they have to balance that with ratings... I can't imagine an episode on Chris Colt drew big ratings, especially since even the "average" wrestling fan knew nothing of him.

Rick Sanchez · 16th March 2025, 21:07

Daffney was one of the first women to really make me take an interest in women's wrestling (the other was Lita). She was one of the only bright spots of WCW in the final couple of years. I followed her career from WCW to TNA. Watching her was a delight, whether in the ring or in non-wrestling segments.

I was one of the many the witnessed her final livestream and tried to contact her through her Instagram. When the news broke the next day, I was distraught for weeks. Every now and then, her revealing her gun toward the end of the stream still gives me PTSD.

mstipendiary · 17th March 2025, 21:36

^ Understandable. She was pretty much off my radar though I'd been a fan / booster through the years, she was unique and like many of her era, probably would have been a much bigger star if she'd come around just a few years later when women were valued more, partucularly post the 2014 NXT Paige-Charlotte-Becky-Bayley era.

Her epitaph "my brain goes to Boston" is utterly chilling in its bluntness and I've never really looked at the footage - I don't know if showing much of this footage in Dark Side will be in good taste, it IS kind of key to the story though. I don't think I will ever forget just reading what people wrote about what went down that sad evening.

Rick Sanchez · 29th March 2025, 22:33

Been watching AWA clips and I love Nick Bockwinkel's promos.

Rick Sanchez · 3rd April 2025, 12:05

I watched the latest episode about Ludvig Borga and they pretty much said everything I expected them to, because I did watch Savox's first "Most Evil Wrestlers" video. Jim Ross perfectly summed it up when said that Borga was an asshole.

HoHoinc · 3rd April 2025, 23:06

Honestly I learned alot about Borga during the Episode this Week he's just not a guy I really looked up on in the past. Dude has a Nazi Tat on him First Wife when was he ever a nice guy I wanna know because it seemed like he was the Hulk if didn't get his way. I don't know why they didn't put a Manager with him the way he talked back then I remember and like they said he didn't stand out as a Wrestler. Pretty crazy it their was enough people in Finland who loved his Politics but he was a Ticking Timebomb he was going to last so long with his bs. I can only imagine the chaos he would of been causing if he was still alive.

16th March 2025, 21:07	#713
Rick Sanchez Registered User Clinically Insane Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth C-137 Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 4,355 Thanked 6,489 Times in 1,621 Posts	Daffney was one of the first women to really make me take an interest in women's wrestling (the other was Lita). She was one of the only bright spots of WCW in the final couple of years. I followed her career from WCW to TNA. Watching her was a delight, whether in the ring or in non-wrestling segments. I was one of the many the witnessed her final livestream and tried to contact her through her Instagram. When the news broke the next day, I was distraught for weeks. Every now and then, her revealing her gun toward the end of the stream still gives me PTSD. __________________ "Weddings are basically funerals with cake." July 17, 1975 - September 1, 2021. Dark Humor Enthusiast

29th March 2025, 22:33	#715
Rick Sanchez Registered User Clinically Insane Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth C-137 Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 4,355 Thanked 6,489 Times in 1,621 Posts	Been watching AWA clips and I love Nick Bockwinkel's promos. __________________ "Weddings are basically funerals with cake." July 17, 1975 - September 1, 2021. Dark Humor Enthusiast

3rd April 2025, 12:05	#716
Rick Sanchez Registered User Clinically Insane Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth C-137 Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 4,355 Thanked 6,489 Times in 1,621 Posts	I watched the latest episode about Ludvig Borga and they pretty much said everything I expected them to, because I did watch Savox's first "Most Evil Wrestlers" video. Jim Ross perfectly summed it up when said that Borga was an asshole. __________________ "Weddings are basically funerals with cake." July 17, 1975 - September 1, 2021. Dark Humor Enthusiast

17th March 2025, 21:36	#714
mstipendiary Registered User Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 5,324 Thanked 419 Times in 39 Posts	^ Understandable. She was pretty much off my radar though I'd been a fan / booster through the years, she was unique and like many of her era, probably would have been a much bigger star if she'd come around just a few years later when women were valued more, partucularly post the 2014 NXT Paige-Charlotte-Becky-Bayley era. Her epitaph "my brain goes to Boston" is utterly chilling in its bluntness and I've never really looked at the footage - I don't know if showing much of this footage in Dark Side will be in good taste, it IS kind of key to the story though. I don't think I will ever forget just reading what people wrote about what went down that sad evening.

3rd April 2025, 23:06	#717
HoHoinc Registered User Addicted Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Training with Ahsoka Posts: 187 Thanks: 930 Thanked 285 Times in 96 Posts	Honestly I learned alot about Borga during the Episode this Week he's just not a guy I really looked up on in the past. Dude has a Nazi Tat on him First Wife when was he ever a nice guy I wanna know because it seemed like he was the Hulk if didn't get his way. I don't know why they didn't put a Manager with him the way he talked back then I remember and like they said he didn't stand out as a Wrestler. Pretty crazy it their was enough people in Finland who loved his Politics but he was a Ticking Timebomb he was going to last so long with his bs. I can only imagine the chaos he would of been causing if he was still alive.

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