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A second hour in their current timeslot would mean the show wouldn't end till 1 AM, and I don't think you're going to get many folks to stay up that late other than the diehards.

Spike is considering giving TNA a better timeslot, 10 PM Thursdays, since they've met and surpassed pretty much all expectations so far.

I'm still betting Angle completely falls apart before Mania, so Rey might end up in a big match yet.

From WO: TNA set its record on Saturday night doing a 1.1 rating for the debut of Sting and his farewell speech.

I'm probably going to get banned at DVDVR now since some of the posters there seem to think the ROH title is a world title, and their argument why can be summed up as "ROH IZ TEH R00XORZ". I saw a post saying that just because a company doesn't have TV or PPV, that's no reason that their belt can't be a world title. ROHbotz, god love em.

Best Street Clothes: Not the best, but I liked how they would constantly mention how Andre had his clothes custom made but he was always in those 70s tweed suits that looked like the seat covers from a Chevy Nova. Best Slide in the Ring Run in: I love how Jake Roberts would slide in the ring like a snake and sit in the corner. Best at taking/giving the Irish Whip: Trish, since she's the only woman who seems to understand the phyiscs behind the move. Interacts Best with other talent: The Rock, he could be talking to Vince or to the Hurricane and you always felt whoever was on the same level as he was. Favorite Illegal objects: Terry Funk's plastic bag. Nothing says heel like attempted murder. Merchandise you wouldnt be ashamed to wear: Probably a Japanese shirt, since no one would know what it meant unless they were a fan themselves.

Clothesline finishers are good when it's done like Hansen or JBL (or Nikita) where they really lay into them. When Barry Windham did that flying lariat, it looked pretty weak, just like flying forearm finishers like Tito and Terry Taylor used.

Coach talking to Joey Styles like he's a newb is really annoying, to the point where it's distracting from the match at hand.

I was watching WM 13 today, and I really dug the HHH vs Goldust match. Goldust's one of my favorites and he made HHH look like a million bucks in his first competitive WM appearance after getting squashed by Warrior the year before. Chyna whipping Terri like a rag doll ruled too, and it made me remember how awesome Chyna was before she got her jaw shaved off and showed everyone her she-penis. Then Goldust showed up on RAW tonight and made me mark out. Someone book Goldust vs Shelton's Momma for the next PPV. The promos alone would be worth the $35.

I believe he did use it as a finisher for a time. Lets not forget Sgt. Slaughter's Death Noogie he used during his Iraqi sympathizer run. Yes noogies hurt, but it's weak seeing a guy in pro wrestling using a move that you did to your little brother when you were kids.

Bob Backlund's Atomic Drop of Doom was pretty lame even by 70s standards.

The Vertebreaker, hands down.

I can't believe Kevin Von Erich's son wants to get into the business. I guess they must not talk about his uncles very much. Isn't it ironic that DiBiase has heat for being too 80s, yet they wanted to team up Dean Visk with the WARLORD? Who's more 80s than him?

Good thing WCW's still not around or Benoit-Rey would be an Eddie-on-a-pole match.

All Randy has to do is point out that the fans aren't really cheering for Rey, they're cheering for Eddie. There's potential there, but Randy doesn't have the charisma to pull off the needed promos.

Edge's title run is offically the most pointless ever. Did someone just have a panic attack when they decided to have Cena drop the belt or what? All they've established is that Edge can't win straight up against Cena and the fans still don't want to see him as champ.

Ok, so JBL, a guy that totally revamped his character into a highly entertaining heel who held the WWE title for a year....gets squashed by the circus freak. Really, I'd LOVE to hear the apologists' defense there. And apparently the Rumble match is now, so I guess the winner will use his title shot tonight. Which apologists? People who like JBL? Or the Boogeyman? I don't get who you're mad at there.

Interesting tidbits: - Kurt Angle is said to be working through a back injury, in addition to his regular neck problems. Shawn Michaels, who seems to be working in pain, says he is not retiring any time soon. - Rene Dupree has suffered a second hernia and his career is in jeopardy at the young age of 22. - Chris Benoit's wife Nancy ("Woman") had neck fusion surgery in December from Dr. Lloyd Youngblood. (sek note: is Benoit practicing Germans at home?) - Backstage, wrestlers have been talking a lot about shrinking physiques since plans for a drug testing and wellness policy were announced. Even "cut" wrestlers that still appear so on TV aren't as "thick." - There is a split within WWE on the philosophy of WWE.com -- breaking stories before other IWC sites do vs. staying kayfabe. - Shelton Benjamin's negative push late last year was due to him copping an attitude with a veteran agent. (sek note: Dean Visk was recently released from OVW when he was asked by WWE agents who his role models were in wrestling and he said Ultimate Warrior and Kerry Von Erich. Ted DiBiase pointed out that those probably aren't the best guys to pattern after and Visk publically blew him off) - Ric Flair was recently seen making out with his younger girlfriend in a parking lot at New Year's Revolution. Woo! - WWE is hiring seat-fillers for empty on-camera seats at the TV tapings and PPV events. They are told to be polite, brings signs, and not drink too much, among other guidelines. - Vince told workers they could not work a planned Eddie Guerrero tribute show on December 16. Meanwhile, Johnny Ace let the Mexicools wrestle at a December 23 show in Guadalajara in front of 1000 vs. Chuck Palumbo and Crazyboy. - WWE is considering doing a movie on Eddie Guerrero's life.

I don't know if this is a wrestling thought or a video game thought, but I hooked my n64 up to my living room TV and now I'm enjoying VPW2 in 25 inch goodness rather than the tiny ass TV in my bedroom.

That photo of Vince is Exhibit A why people will never take a WWE drug policy seriously. Also, after reading that History of the WBF article on East Coast J's blog, seeing Vince on the cover of a Joe Weider mag is like seeing Sting on the cover of WWF/E Magazine

Someone had a feed of Smackdown up before it aired in the US, and that was pulled. Other than that, I haven't heard of anything getting removed.

Watching all the puro I obtained lately, I'm confident when I say Giant Baba may have been the most weirdly shaped human ever.

As far as I'm aware, you don't download things from YouTube, it's a streaming video kind of thing. I'm sure there's a way to do it, but it probably involves some kind of extra software. I don't know if that makes a difference when it comes to the TOS of the board, but I just wanted to throw that out there.

I don't get how Henry holding a title devalues it. Even if he's just holding it for someone like Rey to win it from him, that alone makes it a worthy effort. I say if Angle can't go, have Henry beat him and build up Rey winning it at Mania. Have Rey win the rumble and build the chase. Talk about your Wrestlemania Moments, having Rey win the title in memory of his friend (and if you want to go for maximum emotional effect, have Benoit, Malenko, and Chavo come out and have a tearful embrace and not leave a dry eye in the house).

You wanna talk about business-exposing moves, how about all of Rey's opponents always happen to find themselves laying across the ropes in perfect position for the 619? At least the People's Elbow only required a guy laying on the mat, and not some elaborate setup that a five year old could see through.