tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2009://8/tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023- 2009-06-08T03:32:23Z Comments for Lapdogs, all of you Movable Type 4.24-en tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023 2008-10-19T17:03:37Z 2008-10-20T03:58:44Z Lapdogs, all of you Numerous fools have written to question my knowledge of snakes. Fools. Normally, I have no problem with correction but you guys clearly missed out on one of the great markers of a great era--80s professional wrestling, The cobra clutch is... Ta-Nehisi Coates cobra clutch is a wrestling move. See below. And save your know-it-all-ness for my grammar. Like I said before. Fools. How dare you question the repertoire?


]]> tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:133999 Comment from Doctor Jay on 2008-10-19 Doctor Jay So what you're saying is that Sgt. Slaughter is responsible for the stupid name, not you?

]]> 2008-10-19T17:20:27Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134000 Comment from dan on 2008-10-19 dan People seriously hadn't heard of the Cobra Clutch? What are they teaching in schools these days?

]]> 2008-10-19T17:32:37Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134002 Comment from jeet on 2008-10-19 jeet It's 2008. If you wanted the kids to understand you, you should have said rear naked choke.

]]> 2008-10-19T17:37:39Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134011 Comment from Matt J on 2008-10-19 Matt J The Iron Sheik's Camel Clutch vs Sgt. Slaughter's Cobra Clutch.

Discuss.

]]> 2008-10-19T18:35:21Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134013 Comment from Delacratic on 2008-10-19 Delacratic The Camel Clutch - it's not even close.
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Speaking of old school submission holds, the Abdominal Stretch never looked very effective/intimitading to me.

]]> 2008-10-19T18:43:49Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134015 Comment from sharky on 2008-10-19 sharky Just to point out--this actually upholds your jock cred, not your nerd cred.

I was letting that pass riiiiiight until this post.

]]> 2008-10-19T18:45:44Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134016 Comment from supertroy on 2008-10-19 supertroy "If you wanted the kids to understand you, you should have said rear naked choke."

Or, if you were shooting for real pro-wrasslin nerd credit, called it the Katahajime.

Which now that I think about it, just increases my desire to see Obama cut an old skool wrasslin promo on McCain....

]]> 2008-10-19T18:51:02Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134017 Comment from sgwhiteinfla on 2008-10-19 sgwhiteinfla Coates,

I thought maybe you were referring to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_xg5OsuqX8

]]> 2008-10-19T18:51:08Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134018 Comment from sharky on 2008-10-19 sharky ...you guys think that's nerd cred too?

Got to be generational. In my rather-recently-departed high school, the guys who watched wrestling were the sports-oriented guys prone to shouting random things at random times and snickering through biology.

]]> 2008-10-19T19:00:17Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134020 Comment from sgwhiteinfla on 2008-10-19 sgwhiteinfla Best submission moves?

What about

Rick Flair: Figure 4 Leg Lock

Kerry Von Erich: The Claw

Jake the snake: DDT

Lex Lugar: Torture rack

various: Old School Sleeper

And a shout out to my hometown of Memphis. From the category of "Most Awesome Wrassler You Never Heard Of" I present the original Road Warrior Lord Humungous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLqOwhOxpSw

]]> 2008-10-19T19:02:40Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134027 Comment from supertroy on 2008-10-19 supertroy sgwhiteinfla, how can you leave out the Crippler Crossface?

Just 'cause a guy goes insane and kills his family is no reason to dissappear an awesome submission hold....

]]> 2008-10-19T19:10:01Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134031 Comment from sgwhiteinfla on 2008-10-19 sgwhiteinfla Supertroy,

I liked Benoit as a wrassler but I honestly didnt think the Crippler Cross face was all that awesome. But I respect other opinions. I was about to put the Great Kabuki spitting out the green mist on the list but then I thought it didnt qualify as a submission move. Still awesome though

]]> 2008-10-19T19:24:33Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134036 Comment from Keith on 2008-10-19 Keith You guys didn't catch the World of Warcraft reference?

]]> 2008-10-19T19:53:03Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134042 Comment from dwhite10701 on 2008-10-19 dwhite10701 sgwhiteinfla, I don't think the DDT counts as a submission move. It was a fantastic finisher, but it wasn't a submission hold.

]]> 2008-10-19T20:06:13Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134088 Comment from Matt J on 2008-10-19 Matt J The Figure of 4 is the king of all rasslin' submissions.

dwhite is right - DDT is a finisher, Jake's submission was the classic Sleeper Hold followed by a meeting with Damien.

]]> 2008-10-19T22:23:50Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134106 Comment from AJ in Boston on 2008-10-19 AJ in Boston PLEASE post some of the comments you received from people who didn't get the Cobra Clutch reference. No names, no attribution, but let the words see the light of day where they can be held up and ridiculed.

I cheered as the Sarge slapped the clutch on that fool Bob Backlund at the Garden (the REAL one) way back in the day. He should have won the belt, but the damn ref got distracted, and...well, nevermind, it was a long time ago.

]]> 2008-10-19T23:58:42Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134110 Comment from sgwhiteinfla on 2008-10-19 sgwhiteinfla
sgwhiteinfla, I don't think the DDT counts as a submission move. It was a fantastic finisher, but it wasn't a submission hold.


Posted by dwhite10701 | October 19, 2008 4:06 PM

The Figure of 4 is the king of all rasslin' submissions.

dwhite is right - DDT is a finisher, Jake's submission was the classic Sleeper Hold followed by a meeting with Damien.

Posted by Matt J


Both of yous guys are fighting the straw man. I said finishing move not finishing hold. The green mist from the Great Kabuki did not always end the match. It usually allowed him to do something else dirty to end the match though. Nice try though lol

]]> 2008-10-20T00:18:05Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134139 Comment from Ta-Nehisi Coates on 2008-10-19 Ta-Nehisi Coates http://www.ta-nehisi.com Keith,

You are made one win. All win dude.

]]> 2008-10-20T03:59:38Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134203 Comment from Andrew Fly on 2008-10-20 Andrew Fly I'm waiting for the thread on misspelling in video games.

After finally finishing P.O.W on NES, the final screen says "Congragerations!"

]]> 2008-10-20T14:49:54Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134225 Comment from John Kanaka on 2008-10-20 John Kanaka who was the guy who would take out a python and drop it on his opponents- was that Jake The Snake Roberts?

]]> 2008-10-20T16:42:31Z tag:ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com,2008://31.53023-comment:134601 Comment from Bob Smith on 2008-10-21 Bob Smith Wow. That brought back memories. I am actually old enough to remember when Sgt. Slaughter was a BAD guy. Then in a rush of Reagan patriotism his image changed. I actually met Andre the Giant and, when I was 11 saw the Sgt., Quick Draw Rick McGraw and the Moondogs in action.

BTW-Surprised no one mentioned Adrian Adonis' Good Night Irene. same move.

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