Bix

That's never a good sign, right? Then again, they're holding this show in the middle of nowhere in north Jersey, about 2 hours from Philadelphia and not really close to New York City either, so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/h...t.asp?aID=22278

http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/5058/

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/h...t.asp?aID=22268 In honor of 5 terrible years, let's celebrate Dan Wahlers with this passage from his latest column, where he describes the image of a hole in the side of Steve Austin's head squirting blood. Err.

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/h...t.asp?aID=22269

It's vital to know that 1983 was a banner year for the business as far as attendance and revenue.

It appears that they're doing this for every recent PPV going forward, as the schedule says Armageddon is getting the same treatment.

The full LLT (minus 1 commercial break, aired a few weeks later on the WMC show) exists, I should be getting it soon.

They aren't making banner ad money from a wrestling site. It can't be a ton.

I'm sure he does, but it's an ad-driven site that in its design & style will siphon readers away from the Torch site (at least the free version). Maybe the idea is that the pay site users will stay put and the new site will have more readers because it will draw Torch readers and new readers/people wary of the Torch (which may not actually make any sense)? I dunno. It's still a strange move.

What does it say about WWE PR when this is something like the 27th stupidest thing they've said in the last year?

Jason Powell's ProWrestling.net is actually pretty decent so far. I have no idea why Keller is promoting it but it's worth checking out.

I think the crux of the problem here isn't that Cena thinks steroid abusers should go to jail. It's that Cena IS a steroid abuser, and thus this line is bullshit. Man, I can just see Bix drooling at the mouth in anticipation of Cena possibly getting caught some day. Probably already drowning by now. O...kay....

It appears that something may still be brewing... http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish...cle100314.shtml Meanwhile, at the subcommittee meeting... http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish...cle100311.shtml http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish...cle100312.shtml http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish...cle100315.shtml McDevitt is legitimately occupied, with an oddly coincidental case... http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish...cle100317.shtml

At this point I figure something isn't legit but I really have no idea what it is.

Wait. He's in Westchester, just north of NYC. Does he think Fight Network's available in the US or did the whole story just get weirder?

Cena's specifically an exercise physiologist, which in addition to being around bodybuilding and pro wrestling for years makes his uninformed outsider who knows nothing about steroids persona even more hilarious, because even if he's not using, he'd know a lot. Also, the internalizing of WWE/Vince talking points and buzzwords to this degree, using them in public with the media and such, is intensely creepy. Coming soon to a Cena interview near you: "During an episode of Raw, the flagship program in sports entertainment, I tore my right pectoral muscle during a very physically intense match. People still don't realize that Superstars get hurt during matches, y'know. So the producers tended to me and then I was taken to a medical facility with an escort by the authorities to keep traffic flowing. I had to take time off and thus was stripped of my prized spinner championship. The young fans love those toy spinner championships. All of the Divas were very sad that I wouldn't be around for awhile. It was heartbreaking that I wasn't able to put smiles on people's faces for 3 months."

Uh oh

The other may have been more HHH influence, but the use of the word "authorities" suggests Vince is talking through Cena on this point. It's just missing the phrases "In any event" and "Notwithstanding" ... You just gave me a Donahue flashback. Also, Cena being hypervigilant about TRT (anemia and terminal illness?!?!?!) to make it seem like he hates steroids more than his bosses hate black people is hilarious.

When he dies or retires, gets of steroids, and needs actual TRT?

ROH appears to be making up a sick fan as a way to help with their financial issues: http://www.rohwrestling.com/MessageBoard/t...?TOPIC_ID=39796 http://www.rohwrestling.com/MessageBoard/t...?TOPIC_ID=39797

I hate this shit SO MUCH.

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/f...t.asp?aID=22168

They've shown Nitros with minor breakups before, and shit happens, so I'm sure it's possible that the audio track could've gotten messed up.

They booked the Hammerstein Ballroom (same building, different room that's about 2x as big and considered much classier) for the next NYC show. What the heck? P.S. They also did an attempted rape angle. That got cheers.

I wouldn't necessarily say that. He doesn't harp on them, but he certainly seems to think that they were a factor.