I remember Dolph Ziggler calling an Elimination Chamber match (because everyone else forgot their spots) but making it look like he was yelling at them instead of informing them. I honestly believe that’s why he’s never been fired by the WWE; he’s smart.
I think Mark Henry’s chamber popped loose and he realized he would look weak if he waited for his spot, so he joined the match early and they all had to wing it from there.
It didn't really work, you could clearly tell he was directing traffic. And it wasn't everyone forgetting their spots, IIRC the guy running the pods fucked up and let out the wrong guy, so Dolph basically had to re-agent the match from scratch, while the match was ongoing. That match was a fucking disaster, and would have been even more of one without his quick thinking.
I found out that's why a lot of wrestlers wore their hair a little long: so they could lean in and call the spot, or lean over and blade without being seen.
The funniest spot I heard was DDP on Nitro.... DDP used to do a spot where he would put his opponent in the corner, slap them across the face and yell, "Wake up!!" before whipping them to the opposite corner. One episode of Nitro, and I don't remember the opponent, DDP went for the slap in the corner and delivered a huge POTATO - and, if I remember correctly his opponent looked a bit surprised. When DDP leaned in to whip the guy to the other corner, the camera was right there, and you could hear DDP say, "I'm sorry, man," before sending him off!! I've been looking all over for that clip.😂😂
I remember the first time one of my friends showed me a video saying "listen, he'll say DDT" and then the guy did a DDT. It was like catching my mom putting a gift box under the tree on Christmas night.
I remember watching WM 30 live and during the Taker - Brock match, just before the ending where Brock reverses the tombstone to the final F5, just as Taker leaned over to pick-up Brock; I heard him say "reverse to F5". I even rewound it (like right after) and could still hear it, but when playing it back later (on the network or TH-cam) it had been edited out.
that's what i liked about 80s wrestling. it all just seem to well put together and rarely saw anyone make a mistake, or do something stupid. worked like clockwork each and every time. then again if you worked with same person over and over again it would be easier. but now with everyone wanting to move so damn fast it's just impossible for anyone to keep up or slow down to the point were everyone is on the same page.
Seeing this reminds me of how MVP disguises calling out spots for Olmos as "coaching". It's a simple but believable explanation, and given Olmos skill level it's probably true.😅 In all seriousness I have been liking MVP's work as a manager, I liked him better with Lashley but Olmos clearly needs him more.
When I think "weird mouth noises" and "professional wrestling" my mind always goes to Jay Briscoe, may he rest in peace. Actually, watching enough of his matches, a fan would have a good idea about which spot was coming next based on what noise Jay was making, but in my opinion that was something that made his matches, especially when he was on offense with the crowd behind him, so fun to watch. Mark to an extent too, but that was more so Mark imitating Bruce Lee.
Silence during AEW women's matches reminds me that Allysin Kay and Marti Belle can communicate without speaking. This was discovered when they were part of rival factions and lead to them becoming a tag team once both of those were dissolved...not that I expect or even want AEW to sign them at this point. It'll take more than those two to turn things around even with that skill.
Cactus Jack said in his book that if two guys work with each other often, they do not need to call any spots. He said he never called spots with Terry Funk.
i was at a live event in peterborough ontario in 2010, i could hear Edge yell UP DOWN to i think Booker T, and sure enough Booker got up then ducked down as Edge jumped over him, made sense to me , i just laughed and thought yep hes a loud talker
John Cena Calling spots is louder than his entrance music I can't stop laughing when Brian said it is dead silence if it's one of the women's matches in AEW good one Brian 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I remember one of the exposes I'm the 80s the had footage of Larry zysbko and Bob backlund calling a spot while Larry had a head lock and you see Bob pinch Larry to confirm that he got it. They then told Vern Gagne and showed him the footage and he about shit himself. I think it was the prowrestling U.S.A. card at the meadowlands
Obviously Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk had to become masters of it to have an empty arena match, much like Jim Cornette had to basically become an auctioneer to make his point in the two minute promo segments. Pulling off an empty arena match also cemented Black Rose one of Howard Brody's favorite women wrestlers and mine. She and her opponent, Sienna Duvall, barely shared a language at the time but my admittedly untrained eye saw no issues and Brody saw fit to use her for another two years, until it was time to try and get Ring Warriors a television deal.
I wonder how this pertains to Brock. I don't think he calls...anything, really. From interviews from people who worked with him, it sounds like he decides to do a suplex and then he just does it, without your help
I always wondered how the good match callers did it. Obviously, you need cameramen and a director who know what not to focus on, like a wrestler's face when he's got the other guy in a rest hold. I was actually surprised to learn that Steve Austin called his famous I Quit Match with Bret Hart. If you're in ring with Bret, I don't care who you are, unless he okays it, he's calling the match. Everyone should have seen the Goldberg injury coming a mile away. He was a guy rushed out of the Power Plant and never learned how to have a match that lasted over 5 minutes. He did squash matches. He'd no-sell everything, spear you, jackhammer, 1-2-3. Why someone like that was calling an actual, non-squash match with Bret Hart in the first place just baffles me. Shouldn't it be the veteran calling things, if they're doing it on the fly? AEW is the worst for exposing their business. Almost every match you'll see a blade lying there or being passed to the referee or guys calling crazy spots. It's bad in WWE as well with guys like Cena. I don't hate John Cena, but I was never as big a fan as some people were either. His era was post-Attitude, so it was at least a step below the previous generation. In the Attitude Era, I don't know if any gimmick with John would have made him a main event guy. Granted, in today's WWE, he'd absolutely be the top guy.
Under normal circumstances, the heel calls the match, hence why Austin called the WrestleMania 13 match and if I'm not mistaken, I believe Goldberg was a heel in late 1999 as well. But in reality, should he have been calling that match? Absolutely not. WCW management was always incredibly overconfident in Goldberg's abilities, since day one, so I wouldn't be shocked if that was just another example of it.
With only see a handful of mark Briscoe matches, hearing him do that scream is it the same thing calling his spot under that or just a crazy man making noise .Either way I wish I would have seen him and his brother more , it was a shame what happened to them .
I wonder if the preparation of each spot in the matches nowadays is partially due to the quiet crowds, like Brian said. The fans aren’t clamoring to flay the heel alive or cheering the babyface, so the majority of wrestlers can’t call spots on the fly without completely giving it away audibly.
@@danielburger1775 Unfortunately. But then you still have some who can improvise on the fly, and others (like Shawn with Vader at Summerslam 96) who throw a tantrum when spot #58 doesn’t go as planned.
@@SirValdenn During the InVasion, DDP went up to Undertaker with the Script of the Match, and Taker tore it up. At WrestleMania 18, Rock went up to Hogan with the Script of the Match. Hogan said something like "There's no way I'm gonna remember all that", and called it in the ring.
@@SirValdenn He threw a tantrum at KOTR 96 too, because some chick in the crowd was heckling him the whole match. You can even hear him yell to the ref "Can you tell that bitch to shut up!" or something to that effect.
I'm gonna admit that I don't even watch for it. I will watch Botchamania or Promo Joe after and it sounds clear as day, but I didn't even notice when I was watching the match. I guess it's still real to me 😅
John Cena's spot calling is louder than his speaking
Ain't that the truth.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
And that why he's NOT the goat
“SHINSUKE NOW!”
I remember Dolph Ziggler calling an Elimination Chamber match (because everyone else forgot their spots) but making it look like he was yelling at them instead of informing them. I honestly believe that’s why he’s never been fired by the WWE; he’s smart.
Oh yeah I remember that they were all standing in a circle and was yelling and pointing at everyone 😂
I think Mark Henry’s chamber popped loose and he realized he would look weak if he waited for his spot, so he joined the match early and they all had to wing it from there.
It didn't really work, you could clearly tell he was directing traffic. And it wasn't everyone forgetting their spots, IIRC the guy running the pods fucked up and let out the wrong guy, so Dolph basically had to re-agent the match from scratch, while the match was ongoing.
That match was a fucking disaster, and would have been even more of one without his quick thinking.
What ur was that chamber match
@@rowdyjohnnada952 Not sure what "ur" it was but the match happened in 2015.
"You never hear Bret Hart talk. But that night (SummerSlam 1992) you hear Bret Hart talk" - Bret Hart
He was smart and work out the whole match before hand.
Yes because Bulldog was jacked up.
Davey Boy was such dog water. Even that match is junk because he's blown up two minutes in. Never understood the hype for that match.
I found out that's why a lot of wrestlers wore their hair a little long: so they could lean in and call the spot, or lean over and blade without being seen.
The funniest spot I heard was DDP on Nitro....
DDP used to do a spot where he would put his opponent in the corner, slap them across the face and yell, "Wake up!!" before whipping them to the opposite corner.
One episode of Nitro, and I don't remember the opponent, DDP went for the slap in the corner and delivered a huge POTATO - and, if I remember correctly his opponent looked a bit surprised. When DDP leaned in to whip the guy to the other corner, the camera was right there, and you could hear DDP say, "I'm sorry, man," before sending him off!!
I've been looking all over for that clip.😂😂
I remember the first time one of my friends showed me a video saying "listen, he'll say DDT" and then the guy did a DDT. It was like catching my mom putting a gift box under the tree on Christmas night.
always liked it more when the wrestlers made it look like they were openly trash talking instead of trying to cover it up
I remember watching WM 30 live and during the Taker - Brock match, just before the ending where Brock reverses the tombstone to the final F5, just as Taker leaned over to pick-up Brock; I heard him say "reverse to F5". I even rewound it (like right after) and could still hear it, but when playing it back later (on the network or TH-cam) it had been edited out.
Thank you for answering my question about Cactus Jack's "Atttattta" punch noise, etc....
that's what i liked about 80s wrestling. it all just seem to well put together and rarely saw anyone make a mistake, or do something stupid. worked like clockwork each and every time. then again if you worked with same person over and over again it would be easier. but now with everyone wanting to move so damn fast it's just impossible for anyone to keep up or slow down to the point were everyone is on the same page.
Seeing this reminds me of how MVP disguises calling out spots for Olmos as "coaching". It's a simple but believable explanation, and given Olmos skill level it's probably true.😅
In all seriousness I have been liking MVP's work as a manager, I liked him better with Lashley but Olmos clearly needs him more.
I’m only on here to say how amazing the song at the end of the podcast was. 🤯
Brian: The big difference is the audience isn't into it any more.
😂😂😂😂
That's why they spend 500 for tickets 😂
Sid asking Brian Pillman in the war games while choking him in the corner “You Ready?”
Then the next spot happened 😅
Jim as King's puppet! Classic!
Jerichos always talked a lot of trash louder than the spot calling to cover it up.
Looking at the art work for the video, all I can say is , The King is lucky Jim had that Colonoscopy done. 🤣😂
Lmao
When I think "weird mouth noises" and "professional wrestling" my mind always goes to Jay Briscoe, may he rest in peace. Actually, watching enough of his matches, a fan would have a good idea about which spot was coming next based on what noise Jay was making, but in my opinion that was something that made his matches, especially when he was on offense with the crowd behind him, so fun to watch. Mark to an extent too, but that was more so Mark imitating Bruce Lee.
Silence during AEW women's matches reminds me that Allysin Kay and Marti Belle can communicate without speaking. This was discovered when they were part of rival factions and lead to them becoming a tag team once both of those were dissolved...not that I expect or even want AEW to sign them at this point. It'll take more than those two to turn things around even with that skill.
Cactus Jack said in his book that if two guys work with each other often, they do not need to call any spots. He said he never called spots with Terry Funk.
i was at a live event in peterborough ontario in 2010, i could hear Edge yell UP DOWN to i think Booker T, and sure enough Booker got up then ducked down as Edge jumped over him, made sense to me , i just laughed and thought yep hes a loud talker
Like what Bianca does with all her Neo "come at me" hand gestures.
John Cena Calling spots is louder than his entrance music I can't stop laughing when Brian said it is dead silence if it's one of the women's matches in AEW good one Brian 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Will Sasso plays Jerry Lawler in his biopic
He was great as Steven Segal
Is it possible there ever be a hearing impaired wrestler in the business based on their talent?
I remember one of the exposes I'm the 80s the had footage of Larry zysbko and Bob backlund calling a spot while Larry had a head lock and you see Bob pinch Larry to confirm that he got it. They then told Vern Gagne and showed him the footage and he about shit himself. I think it was the prowrestling U.S.A. card at the meadowlands
"take a powder.."
Obviously Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk had to become masters of it to have an empty arena match, much like Jim Cornette had to basically become an auctioneer to make his point in the two minute promo segments. Pulling off an empty arena match also cemented Black Rose one of Howard Brody's favorite women wrestlers and mine. She and her opponent, Sienna Duvall, barely shared a language at the time but my admittedly untrained eye saw no issues and Brody saw fit to use her for another two years, until it was time to try and get Ring Warriors a television deal.
When they get ahold of that Britt vs Tay house show match😂
I wonder how this pertains to Brock. I don't think he calls...anything, really. From interviews from people who worked with him, it sounds like he decides to do a suplex and then he just does it, without your help
I always wondered how the good match callers did it. Obviously, you need cameramen and a director who know what not to focus on, like a wrestler's face when he's got the other guy in a rest hold. I was actually surprised to learn that Steve Austin called his famous I Quit Match with Bret Hart. If you're in ring with Bret, I don't care who you are, unless he okays it, he's calling the match. Everyone should have seen the Goldberg injury coming a mile away. He was a guy rushed out of the Power Plant and never learned how to have a match that lasted over 5 minutes. He did squash matches. He'd no-sell everything, spear you, jackhammer, 1-2-3. Why someone like that was calling an actual, non-squash match with Bret Hart in the first place just baffles me. Shouldn't it be the veteran calling things, if they're doing it on the fly? AEW is the worst for exposing their business. Almost every match you'll see a blade lying there or being passed to the referee or guys calling crazy spots. It's bad in WWE as well with guys like Cena. I don't hate John Cena, but I was never as big a fan as some people were either. His era was post-Attitude, so it was at least a step below the previous generation. In the Attitude Era, I don't know if any gimmick with John would have made him a main event guy. Granted, in today's WWE, he'd absolutely be the top guy.
Sir, this is Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru. There are no rest holds here.
The attitude era was when Eminem first got huge so I think Cena would’ve been just fine getting over as a jacked white rapper
Under normal circumstances, the heel calls the match, hence why Austin called the WrestleMania 13 match and if I'm not mistaken, I believe Goldberg was a heel in late 1999 as well. But in reality, should he have been calling that match? Absolutely not. WCW management was always incredibly overconfident in Goldberg's abilities, since day one, so I wouldn't be shocked if that was just another example of it.
@@Michiganfan105 It's not Lucha Libre where all the heels are seasoned veterans.
Those were the days...girls were girls and men were men....those were the DAYSSSS
With only see a handful of mark Briscoe matches, hearing him do that scream is it the same thing calling his spot under that or just a crazy man making noise .Either way I wish I would have seen him and his brother more , it was a shame what happened to them .
I love Mark's crazy man yells. If he's calling spots underneath that, it's brilliant and in character.
@@BBoy4040 I agree
BLEHHHHHH!Bler bler bler bler!!
Natalya is one of the worst ones . You can always hear her. Bianca too sometimes.
I wonder if the preparation of each spot in the matches nowadays is partially due to the quiet crowds, like Brian said. The fans aren’t clamoring to flay the heel alive or cheering the babyface, so the majority of wrestlers can’t call spots on the fly without completely giving it away audibly.
Many people script the entire match, move-for-move now...
@@danielburger1775 Unfortunately. But then you still have some who can improvise on the fly, and others (like Shawn with Vader at Summerslam 96) who throw a tantrum when spot #58 doesn’t go as planned.
@@SirValdenn
During the InVasion, DDP went up to Undertaker with the Script of the Match, and Taker tore it up.
At WrestleMania 18, Rock went up to Hogan with the Script of the Match.
Hogan said something like "There's no way I'm gonna remember all that", and called it in the ring.
@@SirValdenn He threw a tantrum at KOTR 96 too, because some chick in the crowd was heckling him the whole match. You can even hear him yell to the ref "Can you tell that bitch to shut up!" or something to that effect.
@@danielburger1775 thats why matches come across as looking fake,esp when they stand still for as much as 5 seconds waiting for the next move...
Jeff Dunham!
Game ain't like it use to be.
I'm gonna admit that I don't even watch for it. I will watch Botchamania or Promo Joe after and it sounds clear as day, but I didn't even notice when I was watching the match.
I guess it's still real to me 😅
It would be really hard to hear Jerry yell those spots now. Too much spitting.