Snapshots: We Did It (Again!)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Snapshots, Three Man Booth searches for images to share.

Since the start of Three Man Booth, We’ve Been Grateful for Each and Every Retweet, Reblog and Like. But Whenever we make it on the WWE’s radar, well we celebrate a little. When we made it to the WWE’s Day After RAW Tweets, We Thanked Carlito. Now, one of our Images from the So That Happened RAW Recap was Retweeted by the Queen of Harts herself, Natalya.

So there’s Only One Thing to Say: We Did It Again!
We Miss You, Owen.
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Snapshots: Kofi Cakeston

Posted on September 3, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Snapshots, Three Man Booth searches for images to share

WWE travels all over the world. The Superstars bounce from city to city, country to country, experiencing all different languages and culture. And sometimes – due to culture clashes or jet lag whiplash – things can get lost in translation. That probably explains Kofi’s tweet below.

It’s possible Kofi Kingston has not seen the Food Network Challenge episode about WWE themed Cakes but it seems that his Germany fanbase has. Or maybe they just check the ThreeManBooth Tumblr:

Either way,  something must have been lost in translation though they’re confusing the Kofi Cakeston above with the Kofi Kingston below:

Image Courtesy of WWE.com

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Highlight Reel: Game Over for Triple H

Posted on August 30, 2012 by 3mbooth

In Highlight Reel, 3MB will check out funny and interesting wrestling videos.

For anyone who hasn’t seen RAW this week, here’s a few things you should know.


Image courtesy of CMPunkIsNotImpressed
Triple H stood in the middle of the ring and gave an emotional speech to the crowd about how his loss to Brock Lesnar may be the end of career.Rather than show you the promo, ReyFearsPsychosis sums up Triple H’s retirement in 18 seconds.


It’s okay, Triple H. We’ve all had the “Game Over” feeling at least once in our lives, but the important thing is to dust yourself off, insert 2 more coins and try again. 

Image courtesy of GamingRing.com
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So That Happened: 08/27/12

Posted on August 28, 2012 by 3mbooth

Jerry Lawler says he wants an apology from CM Punk after being kicked in the head last week.

CM Punk comes out with a new look

Credit to WWE.com for photo

CM Punk apologizes to Jerry Lawler for being a failure in the ring and on commentary. This one’s worth checking out on your own!

CM Punk challenges to Jerry Lawler to a match tonight on RAW. Lawler says “He’ll think about it.”

Match 01: The Ryback vs Jack Swagger

Image courtesy of memegenerator.net

Swaggets gets some offense in.

Winner: The Ryback

Post-match, Jack Swagger claims “THAT’S IT” while fans comfort him.

Match 02: Layla vs Natalya

Vickie Guerrero interrupts the match and says she has an announcement to make.

Vickie Guerrero tells Layla and Natalya to hurry up so she can get to her announcement.

Winner: Layla 

Post-match, Vickie Guerrero tells Layla to leave the ring then starts making claims about AJ Lee being a terrible GM. Vickie calls her “Mentally Deranged.”

AJ Lee skips out

AJ Lee pounces on Vickie Guerrero and attacks!



Triple H Is Important Moments (Pt. 1):

Daniel Bryan in Anger Management Pt. 1 (Also worth checking out):

A kid comes in with a goat face mask and Daniel Bryan screams at him.

Jerry Lawler accepts CM Punk’s challenge

Match 03: John Cena vs. The Miz

Josh Matthews is out for commentary:

Match:

Winner: John Cena

RAWActive Poll for Jerry Lawer vs. CM Punk. It’s either a #WWENoDQ #WWETables or #WWECage

Triple H Is Important Memories (Pt. 2)

Daniel Bryan in Anger Management Pt. 2 (Featuring Harold and Kane):

Kane shows up to Anger Management.

Match 04: Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella

Aksana’s music plays and she comes out on the ramp to distract Santino.

Winner: Santino Marella

Match 05: Brodus Clay and Sin Cara vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhdoes

Damien Sandow introduces his tag team partner Cody Rhodes

Winners: Brodus Clay and Sin Cara

Post-match, Brodus Clay and Sin Cara dance with the kids.

Credit to WWEGifs for dancing gifs

Daniel Bryan in Anger Management Pt. 3 (featuring Harold and Kane):

Kane is asked to share his feelings and he goes through his entire life story

Kane says the “unmentionable.” No, not that guy. The other person:

Credit to actually-cmpunk for gifs

Anger Management concludes and Harold attempts to give Kane a hug. Kane almost chokeslam him.

More compliments for Kane:

Triple H Is Important Moments Pt. 3:

Match 06: Daniel Bryan vs R-Truth

Daniel Bryan and R-Truth fist bump.

R-Truth wants Daniel Bryan to pet Little Jimmy or something.

Kofi Kingston mentions Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel on RAW

R-Truth starts chanting “YES!” which pisses Daniel Bryan off.

Daniel Bryan snaps and gets into an argument with “Brock Lesnar Guy.”

Winner: R-Truth by countout

Triple H’s Decision Time:

Triple H gets “You can do it” chants.

Credit to Saturday Morning’s Main Event for photo

Triple H thanks the fans then poses:

Credit to WWE.com for photo

Not-so cynical Triple H comments:

Chris Jericho’s music hits but it’s NOT Y2J!

Credit to WWE.com for photo

Dolph Ziggler mocks Chris Jericho and says we’ll never E-EEEEEVVVERRRR see him again:

Match 07: Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton and Sheamus


#3MBActive:

Winners: Randy Orton and Sheamus

Kane comes down to the ring.

Josh Mathews flees for his life.

Kane goes on commentary.


Match 08: Zack Ryder vs. David Otunga (With Kanemmentary)


David Otunga Theme Appreciation:

Match:

Winner: Zack Ryder

Post-Match, Kane grabs Zack Ryder by the throat.

Kane puts Zack Ryder down then chokeslams Davis Otunga instead.

CM Punk is backstage preparing for his match against Jerry Lawler.

Josh Mathews announces the RAWActive is a steel cage.

AJ Lee’s music hits and she skips out. She has an announcement to make.

AJ Lee chooses John Cena as CM Punk’s opponent for Night Of Champions.

Match 09: CM Punk vs Jerry Lawler

Winner: CM Punk 

Post-match, CM Punk locks himself in the cage with Jerry Lawler then asks Lawler to call him the Best In The World. Lawler disagrees and gets pummeled.

John Cena runs down to save Lawler. He tries to get the door open but can’t.

John Cena tries to get one of the tech guys to raise the cage.

The cage is raised as John Cena checks on Jerry Lawler. CM Punk walks off triumphant.

So, That Happened:

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Cheap Pop: Saturday Morning Slam

Posted on August 26, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Cheap Pop, Three Man Booth Discuss Random Topics
with a Slight Historical Bend

When the WWE first announced that they were returning to Saturday Morning television, the first thing that ran through my head was the familiar twang – familiar because it was a Monday Night Football ripoff – of the song affectionately referred in my house as as “Diesel: Cool. Undertaker:”

The fondest memories I have from this time when Saturday Mornings consisted of Cartoons, Wrestling and bowls of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Cereal are also the most random, mostly likely due to the sugar consumption: The Ultimate Warrior bleeding black goo, puking uncontrollably due to a Papa Shango curse; The British Bulldog, defending the Intercontinental Championship against the Repo Man “hours before” facing Shawn Michaels on Saturday Night’s Main Event in a second title bout; Bret Hart – the WWF’s fighting-est World Champion – giving a Title Shot to Virgil (Seriously! THIS happened!); Cursing whatever baseball teams that week preempted WWF Superstars, Papa Shango style. The adventures in the World Wrestling Federation blended nicely with the fantasy moments on found on Saturday mornings. It was effective then; it makes sense that, with Saturday Morning Slam, the WWE would try it again.


Saturday Morning Slam combines WWF Superstars with some of the other Saturday morning incarnations, namely Livewire (remember Todd Pettengill?) and WWF Mania (remember Dok Hendrix?). Like Livewire, which was originally a live fan (and sometimes Paul Heyman) call-in show that later became a recap show, Slam has “The Third Degree,” a segment similar to the the Inbox on their YouTube channel. Like Mania, which was an in-depth look into the lives of the Superstars before later becoming a recap show, Slam featured a trip to Planet Funk where Brodus Clay and the Funkadactyls taught us all how to “Walk the Funkasaur.” As a really nice touch, the WWE linked the Funkasuarus segment into a “Evolution of Dance” feature, showcasing the fleet footed Superstars from WWE’s History: 2 Cold Scorpio, Rikishi, Too Cool, The Disco Inferno and The Junkyard Dog. The Bootyman was blissfully left out of the segment.

Even with all this, Saturday Morning Slam also had wrestling! Kofi Kingston faced Heath Slater in a one on one match. Since, Slam airs between Justice League Unlimted and Dragon Ball Z Kai, leading with Kofi and Slater makes sense: Kofi flies around the ring like a Superhero, leaping tall wrestlers in a single bound, whereas Heath Slater looks like Raggedy Ann, employing the same ragdoll physics when getting thrown around the ring. Even their match announce looks like comic panels.

Santino (and the United States Championship) came to ringside to join Josh Matthews on commentary. The WWE put their more colorful characters in this one show, making it one that needs be watched more than listened to. This is not a slight on Josh Matthews who, as the play-by-play announcer, balances dispensing factoids and engaging with Santino, who commentates like he’s hopped up on Mountain Dew. The match itself was more amped up with the comical elements of wrestling. Kofi and Slater did some criss-cross ring work, resulting in a winded Heath begging for some water. Both Kofi and Slater stopped mid-match to gesture the crowd: Kofi with his “Boom, Boom, Boom” Handclaps and Heath with what he thinks is air guitar-ing. Kofi was the winner of the contest, utilizing a high-cross body instead of his Trouble in Paradise kick.

According to Internet reports, there is a no “Head or Neck moves” rule for the show. Kofi’s mid ring adjustment seems confirm this. Also, there was a moment mid-match where Kofi was driven chest first into the turnbuckles; instead, we were shown Santino and Josh Matthews reacting to the ring action. I’m less upset about this change than I was about the changes in the JLU episode “Initiation” that preceded it. A group of thieves are robbing a grocery store only to be foiled by the Green Arrow. However, their guns made laser pew-pew-pew sounds instead of gun sounds. If these robbers had lasers, Why would they be robbing a grocery store? They’d aim higher. But this shows that all of the Saturday morning cartoons need to be modified to reflect a more PG environment and a less imitable style. If that means less Ultimate Warrior throw-up on television, then I’m all for it.

WWE Saturday Morning Slam took a step toward recreating that connection from the Saturday Morning cartoons of the 80’s and the 90’s. Wedged between JLU and DBZ Kai, the tales of good versus evil, when plainly told by Superstars like Kofi Kingston and Heath Slater, fit with the themes of the other shows. There’s even unintentional synergy when Supergirl uses the phrase “Alpha Male Smackdown,” which could also apply to the world of wrestling. Actually, it does, especially since Smackdown is one of the WWE’s many contributions to popular culture. There’s something calming about kids having both Superman and SuperCena to look up to while devouring bowls of the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cereal.

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