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Does anyone else find it ominous the same week this document comes out, ABC announced the cancellation of both All My Children and One Life To Live?

Guessing this is from the Observer, but can't be sure Never thought I'd say this, but some actual good news about TNA.

Makes sense. I wasn't a fan of the trashy style during that period. There's no doubt that there were bright spots, but those were sometimes outweighed by the stuff done purely for shock value. I'm not a prude, but I didn't feel it fit in with what I loved about wrestling. Plus it made me a little uncomfortable, even as a teenager, knowing that there were children in the audience being subjected to it.

It's in pretty stark contrast to the first one Rock hosted 15 years later, which is still one of the funniest episodes I've ever seen.

The really strange thing about that episode is that other than the monologue, the only other skit they appear in (other than the one as themselves with Billy Crystal as Fernando) is one where they are used as essentially Jason rip-off's if I remember the skit right. Just really odd because it went against their image so much.

Bret Hart-Diesel from IYH Feb. '96 and Mankind-Hunter from SummerSlam '97 come to mind.

Don't know but I would guess Hogan/Bundy. I'm pretty sure the last time it was used was in that Austin/McMahon match from '99 at the PPV before that year's WM, and it was painted black.

The blue cage wasn't very sturdy from what I've heard as well.

Hell In A Cell probably warranted the change back to a more traditional cage.

Meltzer said when he saw Arn on RAW last year, he's looking more and more like Ole.

The History Channel in the U.S. launched an American version of the program last fall. There's one in Australia, and one in China of all places has started.

And that he even had a knee injury at all is debatable.

Yeah, I saw that too. I've never seen him work before that, so I was too blown away by the high spots to worry about it too much. Haven't seen anything like that in a major company since I first saw Rey in WCW.

My first guess is that Del Rio and Christian will headline Extreme Rules and the winner takes the title, but that's old school thinking kicking in. I was floored by the announcement tonight. I knew it was really real when he said Ross hired him, and it was concrete during the next segment when everyone backstage applauded and hugged him. I have to say I've never been a huge fan of his, but I can appreciate the passion he has for the business. And as he said himself, I can't imagine a better way for him to have gone out. I looked this up for no real reason a few days ago. This might still be his finest promo, ever.

Well, as he put it himself I can't imagine a better way for him to have gone out. Regardless of it being the first match, it was still a good showing by him and Del Rio.

Actually, how it is now is shaping up to be is how I originally envisioned this angle would end. Cole/Swagger lose, Swagger beats the hell out of Cole after and Lawler makes the save.

Yeah. Not too familiar with Sweeney's work.

Wow, didn't see that coming.

Oh I'm sure there's one, utilizing his Slammy performance.

Tonight Cena used the term "Sports Entertainment" twice I believe. Who ever thought that would be a step up?

How Christian of him.

One thing I will give him the benefit of the doubt for is how he left WWE, and how he said back then there was no such thing as 2 weeks notice. It's not the most moral thing he could have done, but he certainly wasn't the first guy to leave without a trace.

One could put the blame on Arezzi. I could easily since I loathe talk radio blowhards.

I really identify it nowadays as keeping tabs on a childhood obsession. The closest thing on televsion nowadays that captivates me like WWF and WCW did as a child is Top Gear (British version, of course).

Or dig Ric Flair out of the ground...