I'm pretty bored with all the "Will he or won't he?" talk with Christian and WWE. Just show up on TV or don't, but enough with the speculation.

Has the stairwell attack on Jeff Hardy been mentioned much since he won the title? I thought that was Christian's "way in".

I'm pretty bored with all the "Will he or won't he?" talk with Christian and WWE. Just show up on TV or don't, but enough with the speculation.

Has the stairwell attack on Jeff Hardy been mentioned much since he won the title? I thought that was Christian's "way in".

 

Jason Powell reported in the last few days that it is and Christian and Jeff are wrestling at Wrestlemania.

Going through old ECW TV I have a question regarding The Public Enemy. What comedy act are they imitating. The Three Stooges? As a European I have never had the chance to watch old Three Stooges because they are never aired over here. And it's funny to see homages from other programming towards the Three Stooges (i.e. Home Improvement Halloween episode) and just look at the faces of other people watching the episode who are totally irritated at what the hell is going on on the screen

I don't know if it was intentional but to me it always seemed like PE was imitating Amos & Andy "feets don't fail me now" black stereotype comedy, with a wigger gangsta twist.

I still can't believe Rocco Rock was in his early forties when doing that gimmick. He pulled it off well enough. Nice braids.

Now I saw a sign that suggests they are not Lenny and Squiggy, who are apparently from Laverne & Shirley. At least that was broadcasted over here but before my times. Damn you pop culture references I don't know about

 

Other things I noticed:

- Paul Diamonds micwork is laughable and quite possibly deteriorated over the years when I think about his Memphis anti-drugs promo

- Cactus Jacks promo where he spits on the WCW tag belt is fantastic and so much better than his 1995/1996 run where he was too goofy for my taste - here he was just sad, ambitious and slightly deranged. He is a good goof of course, I just prefer his madman shtick

- I do not dislike Jay Sulli and Matty in the House and even most undercarders like Keith Scherer .... didn't think I'd like them

- I really like the Sherri/Shane Douglas combo (also Woman/Tazmaniac/Kebbin)

- I was suprised how much they tried to push the Bruise Brothers

 

All in all I think ECW is quite fun, people shouldn't put it down too much. Sure it's not the best wrestling ever, but it is a good tv show where you want to watch the next show/episode and thats all what counts, no masturbatory "I follow the current IWC trend and love/hate wrestler X" parrotting. But I am also a person who was like "Madman Pondo was in USWA in 1992? I gotta see that" 2 weeks ago so what do I know. I was not disappointed though with his match vs Jeff Jarrett

Strange that it's been 10 years now since the Fingerpoke of Doom.

They used that as the intro bumper to one of the shows on WWE 24/7. Ironically I think that's still the best bump Nash ever took.

Looking at screenshots of the new ROH DVD I notice that they apparently stopped darkening the fan area. Could this be a potential disadvantage if you think about the potential wankerous behaviour (+ retarded signs etc) you might get to notice?

 

How horrible can ROH signs get? Will there be a new generation of fans-with-names like My Chemical Romance Guy and Beret Guy?

 

Suddenly I don't really want to watch new ROH.... mon dieu!

Paul Diamonds micwork is laughable and quite possibly deteriorated over the years when I think about his Memphis anti-drugs promo

The drug promo is maybe the only good Paul Diamond Memphis promo the rest of them are laughably awkward and foreign.

Looking at screenshots of the new ROH DVD I notice that they apparently stopped darkening the fan area. Could this be a potential disadvantage if you think about the potential wankerous behaviour (+ retarded signs etc) you might get to notice?

 

How horrible can ROH signs get? Will there be a new generation of fans-with-names like My Chemical Romance Guy and Beret Guy?

 

Suddenly I don't really want to watch new ROH.... mon dieu!

I for one am a fan of this initiative, lest we be robbed of more moments like:

 

Strange that it's been 10 years now since the Fingerpoke of Doom.

And in a little more than two years, it will be the 10th anniversary of the death of WCW.

 

(No, I don't count the InVasion as WCW being in existence. The fed died the instant WWF bought it.)

Is anyone else as amazed as I was that Val Venis, who WWE released this weekend, hadn't been released many months earlier?

Is anyone else as amazed as I was that Val Venis, who WWE released this weekend, hadn't been released many years earlier?

No, you're not the only one, Bob. I figured he'd have been released a good three or four years ago. Has he had any role on WWE TV, other than occasional jobber, since he was Bischoff's Chief of Staff in 2003?

Figured I'd throw this out there.

 

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...22658/index.htm

 

An SI article about Marty Bergen, a catcher for the Boston Braves from 1897-1900. Bergen murdered his wife and children before killing himself. There are a few similarities here between him and Benoit.

Strange that it's been 10 years now since the Fingerpoke of Doom.

And in a little more than two years, it will be the 10th anniversary of the death of WCW.

 

Yikes.

 

John

Just saw the Dawn Marie Shoot and she admits to having an affair with a wrestler while in WWE but didn't say who.

 

The interviewer said that everyone (internet) knew who it was so she didn't have to say the name.

 

any idea who it was?

 

I don't remember reading that

Weren't there rumors about her and Angle?

Weren't there rumors about her and Angle?

 

That's who it was widely reported to be at the time, so I guess she pretty much confirmed it.

A long, oldish (2000) article about pitchmen, especially Ron Popeil:

 

http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_10_30_a_pitchman.htm

 

Lots of carny stuff that jives with pro wrestling. Monday Night Raw as a 2 hour serialized PPV infomercial comes to mind.

SmackDown’s up-and-coming Superstar, Scotty Goldman, covers the WWE in his new Video Original series like a schmeer of Nova cream cheese covers a poppy-seed bagel – with bite.

 

“What’s Crackin’ with Scotty Goldman” premieres today as WWE.com’s newest “Kosher” series, featuring the titular Goldman kibitzing about recent happenings in WWE. Some of this Superstar’s matzo ball-flavored musings are sly, some are caustic and some are downright schmeer campaigns irreverent enough to make a rabbi blush. Oy!

 

To see what that Goldman mensch is kvetching about this week, watch WWE.com’s latest Video Original series, “What’s Crackin’ with Scotty Goldman.” Mazel tov!

This books itself: Goldman beats the crap out of someone, causing an announcer to complain about "disproportionate response". Works equally well if he's face or heel.

That description had to be written by Cabana. Or at least I hope it was.

Let us all hold a moment of silence for the end of the WWE career of Bob Holly... after which you can feel free to say good riddance to a guy who stiffed the hell out of a lot of people (or worse) on the pretext of protecting the business.