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I heard that on Twitter, but I didn't see it. It looked like they all hit the ringside area.

I suggested in a Vince thread he would have made a good Pat Patterson. It essentially would have been a similar role to the one he played in Moneyball, but a bit more syncophantic.

Was this episode particularly sleezy, though? If I recall correctly, UPN wanted a lot of the sleazier aspects of late 90's WWF cut out of Smackdown, so it might have legit earned a TV-PG rating. I heard Lawler's "puppies!" at least once, so I think it was. Too close for comfort for a TV-PG anyway. I can believe that WWF acquiesced to VIacom's request, but a toned down program feels at the height of sleaze when compared to today's product. I'm only bringing this up because I know that eventually some parent of a young WWE fan is going to come upon this stuff and be appalled, and bitch to the morality mob and brew up a shitstorm about it.

Their ratings are a little screwy. They are showing the first episode of Smackdown! right now which was at the height of the company's sleaziness yet somehow earns a TV-PG rating.

So is it safe to assume new VOD content will arrive every Sunday?

Ventura and Capetta are everywhere. As is Michael Buffer.

Hopefully all hands will be on deck to make sure this goes smoothly. I want this to succeed because it's a venture not worthy of being taken down by these kinds of problems.

I think that's accurate. There is frankly a depressing feeling I get watching the company from this period. The chips began to fall a few years before, but by this time it was really apparent how much of the soul was lost as you put it. Them losing Bobby was more of a blow to the product then Gene, because Bobby was the perfect foil for Vince and Gorilla. To me the real sad thing is what Bobby would say later in interviews, that the only guy on the roster who came up to him to say he was sad to see him go was Owen.

The look of horror on Regal's face just before the match starts is classic.

His hair is literally tragic now.

Since he hasn't been brought up here, who of the two do you think Flair had better matches with? I've actually seen way more of his matches with Sting, specifically from the first Clash and GAB '90, I also remember their matches on Saturday Night from '96 which are stellar from memory. I've heard Ric put over Lex's conditioning in his shoot, and saying they had some okay matches.

Just looked up Bret Hart's wikipedia page, and it said he played a prison inmate in Natural Born Killers but his scene was cut. Has anyone else heard this? I wouldn't be too surprised if it happened considering the Tatanka bit in the movie.

Watching the Legends Of Wrestling roundtable about awful characters. Dusty cracks me up a few times, especially the "three for them, two for me" bit.

I don't hide it much either. Me and my brother were tandem marks as kids so pretty much all of my family knows. My last girlfriend has become a huge fan (not through me) and the one before that said her father did some construction work for Vince, Sr. so on that front I've never really had to hide it either. I worry more about explaining my taste in complicated rock and jazz music to women.

I have to say, this is so good I'm in fear I'll forget the Hannibal premiere tonight.

Isn't there one on Regal coming, or is that going to be full-length? I hope it's something more extensive, I loved his interview on Austin's podcast and got a glimpse of his announcing abilities on NXT tonight.

The triple threat match happens, Punk goes over and Hogan (as I suggested earlier) comes out and makes a match with him and Bryan, in which the smarks pop huge and Bryan goes over.

Having a woman at Brock's side would just seem weird, and against the character they've been trying to create since he has come back. Then again a pen through the hand hasn't helped that much either so what do I know.

I imagine they'll put up shows from the 70's as well. They already have a few up on the VOD and aired one from '75 on the live feed last night.

The sections themselves have been a bit off lately, unless you go to specific events.

The way I see it, it wouldn't really matter if Punk was on his game or not for the lead-up. If he's somehow added to the Batista/Orton match, it'll add greater anticipation to it than what we're seeing now. And AFAIK, I wouldn't be too surprised if it was Punk's last hurrah if it were to go down like this.

"Superstars Of Wrestling" is not blurred out from what I've seen.

Did it say anything about the shows from Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto?

I was thinking about this last night. If what you're suggesting happen, happens they could absolutely salvage Orton/Batista if they put Punk in and have it be a Triple Threat match.

I gotta admit, the Mattel/Brodus Clay commercial BTS segment is quite charming.