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WWE doesn't like to have Savage matches on their DVD releases unless they were at Wrestlemania or involved Hogan somehow.

Not bad, considering the limitations I guess. The Cena match just looks way out of place with some of the other stuff though.

Loads of Dusty speak will be in my head at work son of a plumber man

It was just Dusty and Dustin plainly discussing how they let a woman get between a man and his son for like 5 years. Hearing Dustin talk about hugging his dad after so long is just a great moment for anyone who's ever been close to their own father. Kinda reminded me of the famous Field of Dreams scene.

Vince needing to push small guys in a hurry due to his trial helped a bit too. Actually there's the idea that HBK became a superstar overnight after leaving the Rockers, but he was opening and mid-carding for quite a while before he got his groove with Diesel and Razor.

Sucks considering his segment on Dusty's DVD was one of the best things ever seen on WWE produced video. I hope he lands in TNA, as "Goldust let go by WWE" has become wrestling's version of Gangstalicious getting shot again.

What he said. I hate how people act like it's some hypocritical statement on steriod use when it's pointed out that HBK is built like an old lady but is booked like a superhero that can beat five guys at once.

I noticed that too, I guess it's just another sign that they totally cheaped out on the WM set. I love how everyone kayfabed around the "was the polka dot thing a rib?" question with the final answer being "yeah, pretty much, but Dusty made it work". I love how Dusty pointed out that it was the most money he made in a year with a "stick that up your ass" look in his eyes. Also, Bruce Pritchard's Dusty impression is as shockingly accurate as his Roddy Piper impression. He's like wrestling's Rich Little. The stuff with Dustin was wrenching, and a textbook example of Bitches Be Trippin' as you'll ever see. Nice to see them get a mention of Cody Runnels and his athetic background in as well, since he's in (I think) OVW right now.

Yeah, the old ECW syndicated shows that were basically an hour of Taz, Raven, and Shane Douglas promos were much superior. The more I see people bitch about the new ECW, the more I think they never watched the old ECW.

Being hypocritical isn't something unique to ECW fans. You see it in pretty much any group of fans.

They need to have the first ECW TV show start off with RVD throwing down the spinner belt ala Shane Douglas and declaring himself the new ECW Champion.

BAH GAWD, BIDNESS IS AHBAHT TAH PICKUP!!

JBL might be the greatest heel in wrestling right now, and Foley's probably not too far behind.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to be in that building if Cena wins tonight.

Cornette is on the new Greatest Wrestling Managers DVD (and shown in a positive light no less) and he's still a co-owner of OVW, so I'm guessing that James E. and Vincent K. can still do business no matter how hard Corny rails against WWE in his "shoots". Apparently right after "significant" became "promotions that guys who became stars for us worked in previously".

That kinda ties in with my next unpopular opinion: Vince McMahon might actually know something about professional wrestling, at least the business side. You'll get no argument from me that Vince is a flop in pretty much every other enterprise he tries, and that he's probably got a first class ticket to Hell already punched, but the guy seems to know a thing or two about pro wrestling. It seems to really get under a lot of people's skin that his brand of SPORTZ ENTERTAINMENT has taken over the industry in North America. East Coast J had an excellent post at DVDVR about how the territory system wouldn't have been able to work on a national TV level, and that the way WWE does televised wrestling is pretty much the only way it could succeed on a 24/7/365 basis. Individual angles or gimmicks may be lame or pointless, but by and large the WWE does wrestling on TV better than anyone else has ever done from the 70s on. I don't know the exact date he retired, but I wouldn't be surprised if the decline in the product of late started around the time Pat Patterson stepped aside as Vince's #2 guy. No one since has had the career confidence Pat had (he had the reins when Vince was on trial, after all) to tell Vince when something is flat out stupid. The only people who have the security to step up when something's idiotic usually don't unless it involves them directly.

Synn hasn't been around OVW since before Cornette left as booker, and Cornette pal and former top OVW heel manager Kenny "Starmaker" Bolin hasn't been around since right after Heyman took over.

People who stop watching WWE because of the wrestling quality confuse me. Match quality has never been a priority since Vince Jr has run the company, hell good matches tend to come from people who had nothing else to lose than to go out and bring the house down. Think about it, what's the most lasting memories of WWF/E and how many of them involve wrestling? Piper hitting Snuka with the coconut, Quake squashing Hogan, Warrior's insane promos, Jake's creepy promos, etc. Hell, wrestling quality in the WWE has never been higher than it is now. Don't believe me? Watch the houseshows on WWE 24/7 one day and see all the endless jobber vs jobber matches and complete borefests that filled up most cards from the 80s up til the Monday Night Wars era.

The only thing that bothered me about it is how Lawler had like a 10 yard running start into that punch. The old ECW Taz would have ducked that and dropped him squarely on the top of his head with a sick ass suplex.

Why is everyone upset about Tazz "losing his cred" because he got punched by Lawler? How long has he been retired? It's been long established that once a wrestler retires he loses his "super powers" as it were and becomes like a normal person in terms of being beaten up by others. Especially if they retire to become an announcer.

HHH certainly has the benefit of having the booking center around him, but he's more than capable in the ring. I'm of the opinion he came back from his quad injury too soon, and the crap matches he had when he returned seem to have set the framework for a lot of people's opinions of his in ring ability. I notice that a lot of times HHH's opponents get praised for having a good match, yet somehow HHH is still some stiff who's only pushed because he's boinking the boss's kid.

Loss said it best: There might have been someone as cool as Rude, but there was no one cooler than Rude. No matter if he was banging Jake's wife or being DX's bodyguard, Rick Rude just reeked of awesome. As far as unpopular opinions go, I've always been entertained by Kevin Nash, so any excuse to get him back on TV is aces in my book.

I would think the recent comments Foley made about Hunter on his blog seem to suggest there might still be some ill will.

Holy crap, Lilian getting knocked off the apron by Charlie Haas tonight and hearing her muffled screams over the PA mic was one of the most brutal things I've ever seen in wrestling. I rewound that on my Tivo a few times and I was amazed to see her walking off under her own power with assistance.

At least I got a time frame for Comcast getting 24/7. I went into my local office to replace a broken remote and when I asked the lady behind the desk she had no clue what I was talking about.