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Did anyone see the press conference when the reporter asked Vince if Eddie's family would get any sort of pension? It look like he almost shit his pants, and all he could do was stammer something about them getting royalties forever. I'm sure Vicki will be able to send all 3 daughters to college based on DVD sales.

I'll probably get dogpiled by the Bret Fan Club again, but this kinda showed how self-centered Bret is. He may not have been close with Eddie but you'd think he of all people would know what it's like to lose a relative at a young age. It just seemed like he was all "Yeah, that sucks about Eddie, and boy that Shawn was a jerk to me in 1997". What's funny is people tell HHH to get over things from 8 years ago...

I could see them offering Benoit another lowball deal thinking he'll be too upset to fight them over a contract.

Raw show: Smackdown: I have to say it sounds like WWE handled this as best as they possibly could.

I guess that pretty much confirms that HHH and Rock never really liked each other.

PJ Polaco, aka Justin Credible.

From TNAwrestling.com: In a business as scummy as wrestling can be at times, it's nice to see sometimes it can take a backseat to saying farewell to a true great.

Meltz updated his posting:

Just wanted to add this photo, that I'm sure everyone's remembering now: At least he, and the fans, got to have this moment.

Although it's certainly not the most important aspect, but this screws over Smackdown pretty good too. Not only does it mess up the Survivor Series main event, it messes up the title picture since you have to think Eddie was going to get the belt if Batista missed time with his injury. A great way to fix the SS main, and for WWE to show a rare sign of class, would be to have Chavo drop the stupid Kerwin White nonsense and take Eddie's place on the team for the family. Or give one of Eddie's brothers a one night deal to take his place. No one on the current roster deserves to fill his boots.

Actually, most wrestler deaths (that aren't the results of accidents) are usually ones you see coming. You usually knew the guy was living a lifestyle that would lead to an early death. When a guy turns things around and still die young are the ones that get me.

Fuck. This sucks for many reasons, the most being his kids losing their dad so young. I wonder if this is like what happened to Hawk, even after kicking his habit his heart was just worn out from all the years of abuse. Who would have thought that Eddie, being so much younger than his siblings, would be the first to go.

I think WWE still goes by the policy since Smackdown is still on a Viacom network and they do so much inter-brand stuff.

I'm not saying Bret having one more match would be a good idea, I'm just saying that Benoit would be the one guy who could make it work and not come off as embarrassing. I agree that Bret would be better in an agent or creative role, but I don't think he'd be terrible in a manager role. If nothing else, it'd be someone fans would pay to see, and TNA can't have too many of those.

Loss is right, if this isn't a work, it's pretty telling that guys don't even care if they get punished anymore.

I just happened to end up talking about this with people on IRC. I think people on Smackdown are getting tired of being treated like the B-show. Look at when SD guys invade RAW, they might beat up some jobbers or mid carders, but the top guys usually get away scot free. When RAW guys invade SD, it's usually mid card RAW guys destroying most of the SD roster like we saw yesterday. It's got to be demoralizing to the SD roster, when the company so blatantly favors one brand over the other. Tazz and Cole better watch out, cause anyone who speaks truth in WWE ends up getting humilated, de-pushed, or fired. Sometimes all three.

I think it pisses off Vince, or at least people that have his ear, that there's people who think ECW offered a better product than WWF/E. If they release DVDs that only have garbage (figuratively and literally), they probably think that will prove that WWE product is better.

Knowing Vince, this is probably an attempt to convince newer fans that WWE is the best promotion ever by releasing a DVD of bad ECW garbage matches.

This strikes me as odd, seeing as though they can't even say the word "violent" on WWE programming anymore. I wonder how they'll pimp this on TV, call it "ECW's Most Physically Intense Matches"?

I would think if WWE was dumb enough to let Benoit's deal expire and he went to TNA, Bret would go there to have a final match so he can end his in ring career on his terms. If Bret's still in any kind of shape (and it appears he is), Benoit would be able to carry him if he had to. I'd wager that's what the discussion was. Bret probably told them to give him a call if they land Benoit. I agree that Bret would be a good manager type, since TNA seems to be the only place left that still incorporates old school male managers.

When Kane and Show first attacked, they laid Batista out with a boot or a clothesline and Dave was holding his arm in a way that made it look like he was hurt and was trying to shake it off.

Did anyone watch Smackdown tonight? I paid close attention since I knew about the injury, and it looked like Batista was holding his arm kind of funny after the start of the 2 on 1 attack as if he felt something wrong and was trying to survey the damage while still selling.