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I often wonder if Ric Flair will end up the American Baba when it's all said and done: a guy who most people will remember as a flabby old man who everyone says was good decades ago but is most remembered as a guy who worked to the point of almost exposing the business due to age/decaying skills.

People will probably snark at it not being the best match technical-wrestling wise, but I'd say it was one of the best worked matches if that makes any sense. The end of the match going into the final reunion with Liz payoff was one of those moments that will never be able to be reproduced.

I was still chuckling at Maria doing the Jeff Hardy Shuffle during their intro and somehow managing to look more like a doofus doing it than Jeff usually does.

Besides Carlito's speech about the Rosie/Donald skit, the bit with Rated RKO taking everyone's DX sign reminded me of the bit in either this week's WON or last week's where Dave mentioned they were cracking down on signs at a house show and how silly it was.

I just hope for the continuted health of Kennedy's head and neck area that Batista doesn't try to power bomb him again.

I couldn't tell if Dave was just being dismissive because he just assumed it was a prank caller, or if it was because he agrees with AJ's viewpoint.

I love how AJ reacted like having a following in the gay community is some horrible insult.

Both please! PM'd you. -- Loss, 1/15

I was under the impression AJ was one of those "gays burn in hell" christians.

I just watched Impact and I noticed that in the PPV promo packages, they're using a picture of the NWA tag team belt in the world title match. Does Russo think the NWA title is too old school looking or something?

That's the same guy. It seems cheesy now, but what from the 80s doesn't twenty years later? However this very well could be where Vince got the "we're not in the rasslin' business" line. "Kevin Von Erich when he's HIGH AND FLYING"..........OMG Fritz must have nearly had another fake heart attack hearing that.

So considering how Teddy Hart was prominently featured in the Wrestle Society X promo video on MTV.com, what are the odds that Vince will sign him up just to be a dick?

So has the December to Dismember PPV replaced Bash 91 and WM IX as the worst PPV ever? I don't recall hearing about a show so poor it caused a wave of complaints to the providers.

This could be funny, cause Trump has proven with his Rosie O' Donnell feud that he can cut an effective wrestling promo.

I'm a bit of a MMA n00b, but I'm finally going to start trying to get caught up with the scene. I had a question about DVDs. In the WON, Dave will mention from time to time how WWE makes assloads off their DVD sales and that's one thing UFC can't compete with since there's some sort of copyright issue with the older footage. Was the footage not part of the deal when Zuffa bought UFC?

Considering it was during the holiday week, that's not too bad. TNA's ratings have been pretty good considering they've really only been on nationwide TV for like a year or two. You can make the case the ratings should be higher to justify some of their signings, but all in all I don't think Spike or TNA could have asked for much more.

(second post since "edit" wasn't working for me) I feel compelled to add another point as well. As much shit as Vince gets for being out of touch (not entirely undeserved), the biggest problem that WWE faces is that their head of talent relations spends more time signing clueless bimbos who end up pissing off the entire roster. I mean seriously, it's amazing how much Johnny (I won't even try to spell his real last name) Ace's stunning incompetence gets forgotten about. There's tons of guys flailing around with nothing to do, and his pet project is hiring 20 more models like Kelly Kelly. He's managed to make half naked women boring to wrestling fans. That takes a special kind of failure. Has anyone in the history of WWF/E gotten more heat for fucking things up and remained employed? Does he have nude photos of someone or what?

Agreed. If they had the same amount of people in creative, but they were actually fans of wrestling rather than guys in between sitcom gigs, there would be no problem. I kinda like the balance they have on their creative staff now where they have guys like Michael Hayes and Dusty along with the Hollywood rejects. While the main storylines are still made to please Vince, at least we get some good TV along the way on occaison. BTW, what happened with HHH supposedly being an 80s NWA mark? You'd think he'd be able to steer things away from the bad comedy and soap opera stuff. Maybe he's just biding his time until Vince kicks it and he gets a bigger say?

Also, the stigma of wrestling would mean most entertainment writers would think wrestling writers are dogshit even if RAW was the greatest program on TV.

The thing with WWE writers (and probably TNA now) is that if you come in with an actual love for the business you get ridiculed for being a silly mark and not taken seriously. WWE has created an atmosphere where you have to almost hate wrestling to get a job there. There was an interview posted over on DVDVR with a guy who used to work in the video department, and it even extended there. I mean, I kinda get why they wouldn't want drooling fanboys working for them but who the fuck would want to be around wrestling that much if they weren't a fan on some level?

As heartless as it may sound, you can't really expect TNA to pay for Konnan's transplant if they can't afford to pay guys for their rental cars and hotels.

"Assy McGee" is like most Adult Swim shows, a ridiculous premise that somehow ends up funny. Also, they get away with the more risque humor because they don't start airing those shows until 11:30 or 12 at night (AS technicaly starts at 10:30 but they usually have shows like Futurama on then). There's also a disclaimer that starts every block that warns people of what they're in for. In fact, some episodes of certain shows even warranted a second disclaimer (Fullmetal Alchemist and Ghost in the Shell both have episodes that have extra violent themes), so they're still definately covering their asses at Time Warner/Turner.

Man, this Vladimir Kozlov push is going to be brutal. They couldn't even put him on TV in Deep South yet he's gonna get the big push at the top level because he's a big guy. Seriously, what's the point of having a developmental system when they completely ignore any feedback they get? They'd be better off just sending a few agents to some indy shows and signing anyone over 6 feet tall. At least then they might accidentally sign someone good.

Even better still was Jimmy Wang Yang staying as far away from her as possible. I can imagine him, an asian dude dressed like a cowboy, trying to act invisible while Amy was getting her bitch on at Steph.

The story in the latest WON about the events that led to Amy's firing are the most hilarious things ever written. The first strike was her being a general bitch toward the other divas, asking Layla El if it bothered her that she (Amy) got a push while Layla the Diva Search winner was "collecting dust". Strike two was her making sarcastic comments about Vickie Guererro, asking why she's a diva and having generally no clue who she was or why the company was keeping her around. The final strike was while her and Jimmy Wang Yang were doing a segment and when Stephanie offered up some suggestions Amy (who didn't know who she was talking to) played the old "who are you to tell me how to do my job" card. Stephanie proceded to inform her who she was and that was it for her. What's funny is Johnny Ace went to bat for her after the Vicki thing but nothing could save her after that.