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The one thing that I liked about this at all; Randy Savage stating the obvious that this should be Bret Hart's match.

Heenan first started on PrimeTime because Jesse was shooting Predator, and the rest is history. I think for SummerSlam '89, Gorilla couldn't make it because of health problems. I know at an MSG show sometime before that, Vince filled in because Monsoon was recovering from a stroke.

I think the Genius also read a poem/MC'ed during the Macho King coronation on Superstars.

This makes me wonder if Vince ever tried to get Arnold to appear on WWE programming back when Predator and The Running Man came out.

I'd imagine if they were still married then, even suggesting Liz do some of the more risque stuff the women on the show were doing would probably bare not too well on whomever would have suggested it. I'm sure getting Randy to OK Liz taking off the dress to reveal the bikini at the first SummerSlam was akin to pulling teeth.

Do you have more on this or is that the extent of it? It's odd that someone who was strictly a non-ring performer left on bad terms.

It shows. Strangely enough I think his last big show, SummerSlam '97, was also the debut of Michael Cole.

It makes sense. BTW, a fellow by the name of Craig DeGeorge (real name Minervini) came before Sean, so I guess you could say they got it right the 2nd time. It certainly made Tony Schiavone's employment seem a bit redundant, unless they had some concern Sean couldn't pull off doing TV or PPV's. I'd say Josh Matthews is that guy right now, except for being way more youthful than Sean, Todd, and Michael combined.

Wouldn't be surprised if he left, actually. Last I heard, he was working with Fox Sports out of Phoenix. And for all the shit people throw at Michael Cole, Todd was way more deserving of it.

That's beside the point.

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.