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*puts on tinfoil conspiracy hat* Could HHH be behind this, making Batista look pre-emptively weak by having him face a guy who's undoubtedly be the fan favorite in order to justify yet another "he's not over, give me the belt back" ploy a month after WM?

I guess I'll add my opinons on this list too: American Dragon" Bryan Danielson: never saw him in action. Mitsuharu Misawa: One of the best workers of all time, I fear for what shape he'll be in at age 60 after years of All Japan head drop mania. El Hijo del Santo: My only experience watching him is the feud he had with Octagon vs Eddie and Art Barr that led to the famous masks vs hair match. From what I saw he was a solid worker who had nuclear crowd heat, which I'm sure was partly due to his father being a small notch below God in Mexico. Christian: I was afraid that when E&C broke up, he'd end up jobbing to OVW guys on Heat. He's carved himself a nice niche on RAW and he might end up benefitting if Vince decides to punish Edge. Nick Bockwinkel: Of the "old school" champs of the 60's-80s', he's the only one you really could argue was still a solid worker in his 50s. His one hour draw with Curt Hennig was one of the best matches the AWA ever booked, and that was at the tail end of his career. Shawn Michaels:Great bumper and world class blader, but I never really was impressed by his ring work. HTQ said it best, he's a better Ricky Morton than Ricky Morton was. Few things in wrestling annoy me than watching him kip-up after taking an ass kicking for 20 minutes. Kane: One of the best big guy workers of the last 10 years, seems to have stopped trying after years of stupid angles and booking. People tend to toss him in the useless hoss pile but he can work well when motivated. Nobuhiko Takada: never saw him in action. Terry Taylor: One of the most underrated workers of all time, his whole career will always be remembered not by his solid work in the NWA but for that damn rooster gimmick. Honky Tonk Man: Not a great worker but a master of crowd heat. People wanted to see this guy get pummled for over a year.

Tonight they booked a Flair vs Batista match, and RAW is coming from Raleigh, NC. Why are they booking the guy they want to be the top face against a guy who'll get the pop of the night even if he kills a puppy in the ring?

It's probably the match I talked about, Hogan appeared to win the belt only to end up Dusty'ed.

Actually Hogan never won the title from Nick. In fact, they did a Dusty Finish that almost caused a riot because Hogan had atomic levels of heat and the fans were dying to see him get the belt. Unless of course you mean some belt other than the AWA title, then nevermind.

How is Comcast, the largest cable co in the US, not carrying this yet? I would kill to have WWE 24/7.....

Isn't it pretty much the biggest open secret in wrestling that Vince has banged every female WWF/E employee since he took over the company? Pretty much the only ones that I could be certain he didn't bang are Mae and Moolah. I think Vince even admitted as much when he almost got divorced due to his cheating ways.

Not to mention with HHH and Steph, no one was married. Remember when Bob Holly had an affair with that BB slut while he was married? They ended up firing her over it.

Most of you know Matt Hardy was posting cryptic messages about him and Lita breaking up, and his webmaster posted the following: The Torch is reporting the guy she was banging was Edge, which follows the "Johnny Ace tells married wrestler to stop having affair" story a little while back.

I think the years of drug abuse have aged her rapidly, which is what makes her look less hot to me. I guess as far as the weight issue goes, we can write it off as a case of different strokes. I've always been a fan of what Lane Bryant calls "curvy women". Mia Tyler> Liv.

I read somewhere that Taker got that teardrop tattoo when his first marriage ended, they got divorced due to him always being on the road, and the tattoo was his way of saying it was his fault.

I'm almost 100% sure the "Warrior is dead" thing started when Kerry Von Erich died. His "Texas Tornado" getup was similar to Warrior's with the tassels and I guess Kerry and Warrior look similar to the non-fan that people heard that the WWF guy who wore tassels was dead and assumed it was Warror. *on Edit* it also didn't help that Warrior dyed his hair a lighter shade and changed up his facepaint style when he came back which only cemented the belief that it wasn't the same guy because he "didn't look like the old Warrior".

Just because someone isn't so thin you can play xylophone on their ribcage doesn't mean they aren't healthy. I'd be willing to wager she's probably healthier now than she was in her OMGSHEZSOHAWT~! phase. It just bothers me when people think any female who isn't waifishly thin is a disgusting fat pig.

I think it all boils down to her wanting to stay clean, and if that means she's not the faptastic babe she was 10 years ago so be it. On the same token, my anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon.

Ain't nothing wrong with a little junk in the trunk. Skinny girls turn me off, I'd be afraid I'd break 'em if I fucked one.

It's not like she's bigger than Yokozuna, I mean shit, I'd still do her.

I think Chris Candido mentioned something about her weight gain having to do with her drug problem, I believe it was something like she gained the weight when she got off the drugs she was abusing as a side effect, kind of like people who get a pot belly after they quit smoking.

The Rockers: Their feud with Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for the AWA tag titles is one of the things that got me first interested in wrestling. It's really amazing how they were able to get some good matches out of the hoss-clogged late 80s-early 90s WWF tag scene. Especially when you factor in the amount of drugs they were on as well. Ted DiBiase: One of the all time "who did he piss off in a past life?" guys, he seemed to get screwed by politics everywhere he went. My vote for the greatest wrestler to never win a world title. Arn Anderson: One of the greats. Had the amazing ability to team up with almost anyone and have it click. Sid: I can't help it, I always liked Sid. He played the psycho gimmick great, and he did pretty much everything you could ask of a big guy in wrestling. Kevin Sullivan: The one who took the art of the crazy brawl and perfected it before ECW was a tingle in Paul E's pants. Seemed to suffer from what all brillant wrestling minds seem to suffer from: being completely batshit crazy. BTW, when he was doing the Satanist gimmick full bore in Florida, it was pretty close to his real life beliefs at that point. I think he's toned that part down these days but he's still an oddball. Psicosis: Honestly, outside of his crazy mask, he never stood out in the sea of lucha to me. I mean, I enjoyed his matches and all, but nothing really grabbed me as "OMG THIS IS GREAT~!". I was also disappointed to find out his crazy afro mullet was part of his mask. Ken Shamrock: He's responsible for one of my top RAW moments, when he stiffed the jobber he was facing and made the guy's nose explode.

Booker T: Solid worker who always seemed to get stuck in stupid angles/gimmicks. It's sad to see him resigned to the fact he'll never get much farther than he is in WWE. Bobby Heenan: Not only one of the great managers, one of the greatest announcers ever. Would Ric Flair's Rumble win be as ingrained in your brain as it is if Heenan didn't have 15 heart attacks every time someone tried to throw him out? Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig: Solid worker who never seemed to catch a break. Either the promotion giving him a chance at the top was going down the shitter (AWA), or he'd get injured as soon as he'd get a chance (WWF). Terry Funk: Watching footage of him as NWA champion, you can't even reconcile it as the same moonsault-throwing crazy old man we see today. His second career as a crazy brawler helped give street cred to the gargbage style that seemed to cap off with the rise (and fall, *cheap pop*) of ECW. Lex Luger: The poster child for the evils of wrestling politics. He was the hottest thing in wrestling circa 1986-87 yet never got the chance to run with the belt. Dusty Rhodes: I actually have a soft spot for everyone's favorite punching bag. It's funny how so many smart fans are marks for JCP era NWA, yet they hate the guy who booked a lot of it. Hell, anyone who comes up with Wargames can't be all bad. Rick Martel: Probably one of the most underrated heels ever, not to mention part of one of the most famous heel turns ever. Weird combo, yet it seems Rick Martel is never the first person thought of when it comes to good workers or good heels yet he was certainly both. The Great Muta/Keiji Muto: I'd say either Muto or Austin win the award for the biggest turnaround/revival of a wrestling career. High flying Muta and the Stone Cold-esque Muto are almost like 2 totally different people. The only bad thing is I think he has a contest with Terry Funk to see who's knees completely explode first. Sean Waltman (1-2-3 Kid/Syxx/X-Pac): I remember watching him as the Lightning Kid in the old Global Wrestling Federation, impressed at how this little dude could go. He probably should have retired after his injury, he's pretty much been a hanger-on with his clique pals since. Ric Flair: No doubt one of the greatest of all time, I feel he gets a pass from a lot of people who would normally bitch about politics because of his unquestioned ability.

I don't really think Steamboat had bad mic skills, it would have been weird to hear the standard "I HATE YOUR GUTS" promo coming from him.

Lance Storm: To me, he always seemed like a wrestler from the 70s transported to current times. Technically there was few better, but he never really had charisma even before it became his gimmick to be boring. Nikita Koloff: One of my favorites as a young NWA mark, his series with Magnum proved he was more than just a Soviet sterotype roid monster. Ironically I think making him the one to replace Magnum as the top babyface after the accident might have hurt his career as he ended up being Dusty's second banana instead of the feared Russian badass. By the way, I don't think it was injuries that ended his career, his first wife was dying of cancer and he found Jeebus and retired. Scott Norton: Most people (including people in this thread) dismiss him out of hand because of his hoss credientials and that his WCW work was fairly subpar. He had better work in Japan, becoming one of the most over gajin. Bam Bam Bigelow: I always was partial to Bam Bam, but he must have shit in someone's gym bag for the way he was always misused in the WWF despite having that hossality Vince gets wood for. Chris Benoit: This will probably get me crucified, but I never really got into Benoit. Yeah he has good matches, but very rarely do I actually get into his matches. He's another guy who would have probably been a multiple time world champion in the 70s. Raven: He reminds me of an in-ring version of Paul Heyman: absolutely brilliant mind for wrestling but can't keep from cutting his own throat. Seems like one of those guys who would rather be a big fish in a small pond than vice versa. Ultimo Dragon: I remember seeing him on Nitro busting out stuff I've never seen before, and he probably would have had an even better career if WCW's penchant for botching hadn't carried over to the operating room. Dory Funk Jr: Great worker from an era where workrate > charisma. Kinda sad to see him still getting in the ring when you consider people make comments about Terry being an old man yet he's the YOUNGER Funk Brother. Ricky Steamboat: My vote for the greatest US worker ever. Probably the only guy who's ever competed in pro wrestling that doesn't have a drugs/booze/whores story to his name. Him working for WWE as an agent gives me a small glimmer of hope that someone would actually seek him out for advice. Davey Boy Smith: I never cared for Davey. He only became who he was because Dynamite carried him, and he only stayed where he was because people like HBK would put their extra bumping gear on for matches with him.

I'm honestly shocked they haven't done one of Empire Strikes Back with Shane as Luke and Vince as Vader. "I *AM* YOUR FATHER" "NOOOOOO! ITS NOT TRUE!"

Barry Windham was one of the best workers in the NWA when he was motivated, he'd go 60 with Flair like it wasn't no thing. Sadly, once he got a taste of the upper card he got fat and lazy, and his workrate quicky circled the bowl.

I remember getting into huge flamefights with people because I dared to say something outside the Offically Accepted Opinon on things and have people just dogpile on me for the sake of it. So the evil side of online fandom Man in Blak spoke of does exist, we've just done a good job filtering that side out around these parts.

Maybe it's just me then. I just seemed to sense people turning on Batista now that it's offical he's facing HHH at WM. It's just a vibe I got.