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Post by Gary Roberts on Jun 15, 2007 12:16:20 GMT -5
#863 RULER OF THE NATION, 216 AND OVER, PART TWO, STARRING TOM NELSON, MICHAEL SELEARIS, BOB SHAFFER, ERIC WOELFEL AND ROBERT COPPLA, APPEARANCES BY BRIAN BRANDON, KENNY HUGHES AND RICK VARDELL WITH BEHIND THE SCENES (38 min) 6/9/07 #862 2007 RED BLUFF CALIFORNIA STATE RULER OF THE NATION, 216 AND OVER, PART ONE, STARRING TOM NELSON, MICHAEL SELEARIS, BOB SHAFFER, ERIC WOELFEL AND ROBERT COPPLA, APPEARANCES BY BRIAN BRANDON, KENNY HUGHES AND RICK VARDELL (30 min) 6/9/07 armwrestlingtv.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1181711351/0#1 |
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Post by Chris Gangi on Jun 15, 2007 14:04:11 GMT -5
GREAT FOOTAGE.......AWESOME MATCHES
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Post by Bill Collins on Jun 15, 2007 17:09:20 GMT -5
They want us back next year, armwrestling the high lite of the event! These were some of the best matches I seen in a long time..
Gary, thanks for your help on promoting this event
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Post by Dan Wardlaw on Jun 15, 2007 19:07:03 GMT -5
Hey Bill, looks like you had your hands full reffing those big guys! Any results going to be posted??
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Post by Bruce Urabe on Jun 15, 2007 21:08:27 GMT -5
Tom Nelson looked awesome this day. I've never seen him dominate people like he did. And Bob Shafer also made an awesome showing...he's the only one that gave Tom a good match. And You don't usually see people stop his shoulder press like that!!! I must say that I was very impressed with Tom. He thinks he can take Ron Bath too....I don't know about takin Ron, but it wouldn't be an easy match for Ron that's for sure. I'm not sure I like his attitude when psyching up...I understand it's just his way of getting himself worked up. But come down from it after the match...he seems to hold it for a lot longer than the match. But if it works...keep doing it right?
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Post by Gary Roberts on Jun 16, 2007 10:33:05 GMT -5
Whats up Bruce!!
No problem BC...keep me posted on next years!! T Nelson was a beast and congrats to him on such a dominating performance.
Another WOW prize goes to Mike Selearis for stepping into the Supers and making for some Funnnn armwrestling.
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Post by Kurt Howgate on Jun 19, 2007 7:30:18 GMT -5
I just finally checked out this footage.
Wow! Talk about some intense matches!
Who was that guy pulling Tom Nelson, that was up in Tom's face and giving him #$*%? That was entertaining for sure.
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Post by Mark Evans on Jun 19, 2007 8:33:54 GMT -5
Kurt that is Rick Vardell. He came back a couple of years ago after a long lay off from the sport. He pulls with the guys from central Cal. I believe him and Tom train together!!
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Post by Kurt Howgate on Jun 19, 2007 13:19:53 GMT -5
I keep watching that match-up over and over again.
Call me the devil's advocate but that is the kind of intensity this sport needs!
We don't always want to see happy, holding-hands, best-friends-pulling-each-other type matches! The spectrum needs to swing both ways to include ripping-your-arm-off and shoving-it-up-your-ass type pulling.
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Post by Jim Wagner on Jun 19, 2007 13:59:29 GMT -5
I agree Kurt. I dont ever want to see it escalate to punches thrown, but this is a combat style sport, and aggression has its place. Again, no violence, but some heat is sweet:)
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Post by Gary Roberts on Jun 19, 2007 19:52:37 GMT -5
I thought that with all that fire that it could escalate but they kept their cool when it mattered...so afterwards watching the video. It really does feel like I am watching a movie. That scene could have been right out of Over the ToP.
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