The Meme Event: Racially Insensitive Tensai

Posted on August 1, 2012 by 3mbooth
In The Meme Event, 3MB shares wrestling inspired Memes.

3MB is no stranger to Wrestling Memes. Last month, we brought you Kanetradictions; A 3MB created Meme that pokes fun at the many contradictions Kane has had with his character over the past 15 years. This time, we present to you “Racially Insensitive Tensai.”

This meme is based off the racially insensitive comment Tensai Touted on Tuesday regarding Mr. Sakamoto and his driving. We have more memes on our Facebook and Tumblr pages, so be sure to check them out. Also, while you’re there, be sure to like us/reblog us. We promise the only Vampire Requests we’ll send your way are comments about Gangrel.
Enjoy! Here’s one more for the road.

Oh, Tensai. Will you ever learn?
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Snapshots: Never Before. Never Again.

Posted on August 1, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Snapshots, Three Man Booth searches for images to share.
Only on Tout will Tyler Reks get top billing over John Cena!

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So, That Happened: 07/30/12

Posted on July 31, 2012 by 3mbooth
WWE brings up the #RAWFire from earlier today.

Opening Segment: CM Punk comes out to his regular music.

CM Punk calls out Jerry Lawler for saying “Punk turned his back on the WWE Universe.” Punk gets on the table to confronts Jerry Lawler.


CM Punk explains that The Rock disrespected him until he is interrupted by Big Show.

Big Show says CM Punk wouldn’t be champion if it weren’t for him and that he deserves a WWE Title Shot.

John Cena runs out and attacks the Big Show while CM Punk looks unimpressed.

CM Punk, Big Show and John Cena are interrupted by the new RAW GM, AJ Lee!

Courtesy of WWE.com

AJ makes John Cena vs. Big Show as the Main Event for tonight. Winner gets a shot at CM Punk at Summerslam.

Match 01: Alberto Del Rio vs. Santino Marella

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

Post-Match, Del Rio mentions that he is victorious.

Del Rio mentions  that Santino and Sheamus are beneath him and out of protest, he won’t be wrestling until his match with Sheamus at Summerslam.

Match 02: Brodus Clay vs. Damien Sandow

Vickie Guerrero comes out and tries to upstage Brodus Clay with her “dancing.”

Damien Sandow comes out and interrupts the foolishness.

Damien Sandow attacks Brodus Clay and leaves him laid out.

Winner: Damien Sandow (Or No Contest if you’re a Brodus fan)

Backstage: Daniel Bryan confronts AJ but gets told to shut up. AJ reminds Bryan that she’s his boss and calls him out on trying to get her committed to a mental hospital.

AJ says she’s wiping the slate clean by putting Daniel Bryan in a match with Sheamus. Bryan asks if it’s for the World Title and AJ starts a “No” chant.

After one (of many) Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar recaps, Cole and Lawler reveal that the Sheamus/Daniel Bryan match is #RAWActive and the fans get to choose the stipulation.

Backstage: Josh Mathews interviews Sheamus. Sheamus says he didn’t win many contests when he was younger, but he trusts the WWE Universe’s decision with the match.

Match 03: Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus (Street Fight)

Daniel Bryan tries to force the fans to stop chanting “YES!”

Winner: Sheamus

Post-Match, Sheamus celebrates till RAW comes back from commercial. Daniel Bryan is seen in the ring begging for a doctor while claiming his neck was hurt.

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (In a suit) come out and try to get Daniel Bryan to leave the ring.

Daniel Bryan asks to meet Lil’ Jimmy.

Daniel Bryan “Snitsky Punts” Little Jimmy!

Gifs courtesy of notrealtalk

Daniel Bryan tries to get R-Truth committed.

Unfortunately, AJ interrupts Daniel Bryan and informs him that he’s the one being committed. Not R-Truth.

Match 04: Kofi Kingston vs. Titus O’Neil

Winner: Titus O’Neil 

Backstage: CM Punk tells John Cena that he has no issue with him, and that he doesn’t respect him. Punk says he doesn’t wish Cena or Big Show luck and tells Cena to let go of the fact that Punk did to The Rock what Cena couldn’t do in one year.

Match 05: Heath Slater vs…?

Rather than call out a legend, Heath Slater calls out a Superstar on the active roster. Cue…

Match 05: Heath Slater vs. Randy Orton

Winner: Randy Orton

Daniel Bryan Psychiatric Evaluation 01: The Doctor keeps asking stupid questions until Daniel Bryan snaps and keeps repeating “YES!”

Match 06: Chris Jericho and Christian vs Dolph Ziggler and The Miz

Winners: Chris Jericho and Christian


Post-Match, Dolph Ziggler attacks Chris Jericho with the MITB Briefcase.

Gif courtesy of steellove

Daniel Bryan Psychiatric Evaluation 02: Daniel Bryan gets an ink blot test, sees a Goatface then blames Charlie Sheen.



Touts on Touts on Touts:

Match 07: Tyson Kidd vs. Tensai

Winner: Tensai

Post-Match, Tensai continues to attack Tyson Kidd.

The referee reverses the decision.

Winner: Tyson Kidd (Via DQ)

Post-Match, Tensai abuses Mr. Sakamoto for no reason….

Daniel Bryan Psychiatric Evaluation 03:  Daniel Bryan is declared legally sane then attacked by his new “Anger Management Coach,” Kane.

No Divas Match Tonight: 



Match 08: John Cena vs. Big Show (CM Punk on commentary)

Big Show throws John Cena into CM Punk. CM Punk gets up, slides in the ring and kicks Big Show in the head.

Winner: Big Show (?) 

Post-Match, CM Punk declares no WWE Championship match because both John Cena and Big Show are losers. AJ comes out and makes a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship at Summerslam.

So, That Happened:

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Cheap Pop: The Celebrity Effect

Posted on July 30, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Cheap Pop, Three Man Booth Discuss Random Topics 
with a Slight Historical Bend

The WWE Legends of the Roundtable series (available On WWE On Demand, DVD or elsewhere *Achoo-Tube*) has been talked about as one of the must watch programs the WWE produces. After seeing “The Celebrity Effect” episode, I can only wholeheartedly endorse this series.

The roundtable in this episode consists of Mean Gene Okerlund, Michael P.S. Hayes, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and Jim Ross. The roundtable really belongs to the last two participants: JR does not hide his disdain for WCW’s use of celebrities during the 1990’s: Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone, Jay Leno and especially David Arquette, who won the the WCW championship on an episode of WCW Thunder. All these moments have one thing in common: DDP, who is immediately put on the defensive.

The theme of this episode that comes across the strongest is when Actors, Athletes, Musicians, or Personalities get involved with pro wrestling, coverage goes from No pages to the Entertainment pages: it’s a benefit to both parties to get that kind of coverage, which explains why celebrities still sign up to take on the squared circle.

During the glut of celebrity RAW GMs, I realized that even my wrestling fandom came with a celebrity endorsement. Without Al Bundy, I may not be a wrestling fan.

Image Courtesy of thefertileinfertile

Before Wrestlemania 8, they aired a Saturday Night’s Main Event on FOX, hosted by Al Bundy. My Saturday nights then consisted of watching sitcoms, so the choice was between watching Wrestling (which was on in place of Married with Children) or watching Perfect Strangers. Prior to this Saturday night, my Wrestling knowledge was limited to things gleaned from watching with my Grandmother: Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, The Macho Man Randy Savage, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Miss Elizabeth, Jake the Snake Roberts and a couple other characters from that Hulk Hogan cartoon.

Aside: Whoever’s Responsible for Airing Wrestling After Saturday Cartoons? Genius!

The only other thing I knew about Wrestling was that Al Bundy liked Wrestling. And since I liked Al Bundy, I wanted to see what Wrestling was. Admittedly, I also used to search the TV Guide for episodes of Psycho Dad, but I digress (Bring Back Psycho Dad!). And while Al Bundy got me to tune in, the WWF (yeah, I said it!) kept me watching. Just look at the results from that card, through my 1992 eyes:

3MB_SNME_HoganJustice

Image Courtesy of WWE.com
  • Roddy Piper (Guy I Knew) retains the Intercontinental Championship over The Mountie (Evil Dudley Do-Right) after revealing he’s invincible to electrocution (like Superman) only to further reveal that he was smart enough to wear a Shock-Proof Vest (like Batman).
  • Hulk Hogan (Guy I Knew) is betrayed by Sid Justice (Hogan Vouched for you, Man!) only to be saved by Brutus Beefcake (Broke-face Barber) from The Undertaker (Dead AND Wrestling?!? How is This Possible?!?) and WWF Champion Ric Flair (He Must Be Good: He’s the Champ)*

*Despite all these wrestlers, the real star of this match is Bobby “The Brain” Heenan on Commentary.

  • Sgt. Slaughter (Guy I Knew from G.I. Joe) & Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Guy I Don’t Know but Clearly LOVES America) defeat The Beverly Brothers (Guys I Don’t Know and Won’t Remember but had Cool Theme Music)
  • Macho Man Randy Savage (Guy I Know & Like) defeats Jake the Snake Roberts (Guy I Know & Don’t Like) and then goes crazy, leaping over referees to deliver top rope elbow drops to Roberts, protecting his wife, Miss Elizabeth (Girl I Know & Like). Then, Roberts (Guy I DEFINITELY Don’t Like Now) tries to sneak attack Randy and Liz (Couple I Like) only to be stopped by The Undertaker (a Demon with a Heart? I LOVE This Guy Now!)

And with this introduction, I begged my Dad to let us watch Wrestlemania 8, continuing my family’s history of wrestling fandom. Without Al Bundy, I may have never seen this Saturday Night’s Main Event. Keep in mind, I’m referring to Al Bundy of Married with Children, not Ed O’Neill, the actor who played Al Bundy. The distinction between Actor and Character is touched on a little in that Legends of the Roundtable episode. Al – an already outlandish character – watched wrestling, a program with personalities even more absurd than the Bundys. So the character, who appeared via taped segments from the Bundy-verse, interacted with fellow characters, protecting both businesses. That makes more sense than having actors appear on the middle of the ring in character, right? You’d have be like a Stooge to pull that off, right? Damn.

It’s probably why the celebrity endorsement for the 1000th RAW was so jarring. Charlie Sheen, the person, has become a larger character than any Charlie he’s played on TV: Charlie Crawford on Spin City, Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men or Charlie Goodson Anger Management. And while we’ve grown accustomed to seeing celebrities appear on RAW in person, in person or in character, Sheen was designated the Official Celebrity Twitter Ambassador, which is not a thing. Sheen, in predictably unpredictable fashion, quit Twitter shortly after the announcement was made. He fulfilled his obligations regardless, appearing via Skype instead of via the heavily promoted Tout or even via satellite. Even The Rock, the wrestler turned celebrity, brings it his via satellite. They made a t-shirt and everything!

Image Courtesy of Blippit

So how is Daniel Bryan, the wrestler who “interacted” the most with Sheen, supposed to bond with the hopefully new viewers Sheen might bring in? Maybe it’s a case of opposites attracting. Bryan can be summed up succinctly, with just 4 words:

  1. Wrestler
  2. Vegan
  3. YES!YES!YES! (One Word)
  4. NO!NO!NO! (also One Word)

a stark contrast compared to Sheen, whose multi-hour webcam rants were the partial catalyst for his Twitter following. A Sheen / Bryan scenario is a gamble with has both short term and long term ramifications. People will tune in to see whether or not Charlie Sheen’s gonna get his head kicked in. If they stay around after that, however, is the true test. It all comes down to what the Legends of the Roundtable refer to as “The Business.” Charlie Sheen, especially in recent years, has shown his natural aptitude for the business, his TV roles share the trait of a checkered past as a subtle nod to Sheen’s actual life. The sports entertainment mentality of the WWE, is in a constantly blurring the line of what is real and what is fiction. Sheen should fit in, provided he doesn’t pull a classic Sheen audible.

If this Celebrity Effect doesn’t work with Sheen, the WWE could always bring Ed O’Neill back out. If Al Bundy can score 4 touchdowns in a single game, imagine what the entire cast of Modern Family will do in the RAW spotlight. Gloria Pritchett = Ratings.

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Snapshots: Gotham City Street Fight

Posted on July 30, 2012 by 3mbooth
In Snapshots, Three Man Booth searches for images to share.

If you saw Christopher Nolan’s latest – and final – Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, you may have wondered about Bane, the film’s villain. Here are 4 things you may not know about him:

  1. He was created in the 1990s for DC.
  2. In the Comics, He Wears a Luchador-Style Mask.
  3. In the Comic Knightfall, Bane executes a Backbreaker on Batman so devastating that he breaks Batman’s Back.
  4. In Batman: The Animated Series, Bane is shockingly similar to Alberto Del Rio, only 10 years before.

Were Bane an actual person, given the statements above, he would have been signed by WCW to battle alongside their other masked marvels: Arachnaman and Mr. JL.

The Batman / Bane feud has endured over these past decades, depicted by different artists:

Art by Ramon Villalobos

and in different mediums, even finding its way into the squared circle.

WrestleCrisis, 2011, Toronto Underground Cinema. Photo by K Sawyer Paul

 The message is always the same, however: Batman. Does. Not. Tap.
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