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Speaking of, where the fuck has he been? He hasn't been on Raw in like, a month. I was looking forward to his push, surprisingly. He has great facial expressions and a unique look. I wanted to see how his ring work was going to progress.

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Why couldn't WWE bring back Goldust to team with Shelton instead of his "mama?" At least then we'd get some decent matches out of it. Goldust was money in '04. I'm sure the segments would be more entertaining too. It worked for Booker T.

She's actually an accomplished actress with a better-than-usual resume for WWE hires. That's not saying much. Where's the acting creditials for those already employed by WWE? Besides, the skit sucked and it was largely because of her "acting." So regardless of her past work, this work, thus far, is bad.

A simple (or not so simple, depending on how you look at it) solution would be for TNA to have shows in front of different crowds. The Orlando crowd sucks and always have. Even if they rabidly cheer for Samoa Joe and boo Jeff Jarrett out of the building, which apparently they did, I still can't get past the "Abyssss...WHOAAAAH" chants and the like. Of course, it could backfire and the new audiences they wrestled in front of might shit all over Jarrett too. If TNA are going to stick exclusively to Orlando for awhile, they need to listen. Play up that Samoa Joe/Jeff Jarrett staredown. Have them run into each other backstage with Jarrett saying something about "noticing what Joe's doing." Then give them a match and switch the title. Joe can "forfeit" the X-Division title and then iMPACT! can run an X-Division tournament for a month or so to crown a new champion. It'd also give TNA the opportunity for a fresh building of guys like Strong, Aries, Shelley, Dutt, Bentley, etc. They want to start using a new X guy? give him some tourney dubyas. I didn't like the "funeral" skit and this skit will probably come off lackluster as well. It's never the same when you've already read what happens. That being said, TNA need to quit teasing Sting and have him show the fuck up already. I don't know, they seemed to like the Ric Flair skit from Monday. They were even "woo'ing" along when Edge was chopping the car driver. When they came back from the skit, there weren't a ton of cheers but I didn't hear a lot of boos either. It was pretty entertaining. Very true. I think the worst part, for me, is when you read the reports and shit like "amazing match" is thrown at you. It's like, now I'm expecting something really memorable and if it's just very good I'll feel let down. I don't know if that's a good idea. I mean, it'd come off better on TV and all but they certainly don't want to alienate the only fans that they perform in front of. If they do, it'll just get worse.

You know what the worst part about Shelton's mama is? She looks like she's only thirty years old. It's too unbelivable. The fake nails, the weave, the glasses, the moo moo...none of it compares to the fact that she only looks like she's old enough to be his sister. Well, that plus she seemed to be a terrible actress and Shelton certainly isn't going to help carry her through vignettes.

Both of Foley's Piper Angle DDP Edge Goldberg The Rock I started Flair's but stopped reading it. I think that's it.

I figured Steph would take a lot of time off when she gets preggers. So, I'd be more worried about someone else having too much say. Kevin Dunn or whomever.

Alright, this was a post made at another message forum. I can't even...come up with words to describe how ignorant it is. Anyway, just read it for yourselves. These are the types of people that I randomly get into arguments with. This is in regards to Samoa Joe: Seriously, what the fuck do you even say to that?

iMPACT! was really good tonight. Homicide showed up! Samoe Joe wrestled Roderick Strong and a lot of unanswered questions, like the Gayda situation, started to finally get some light.

Ya know, the mention of repeated suplexes is interesting to me. What'd everyone think of Taz during his last ECW run? He suplexed damn near everything. He had a really strongly booked character but he was never a great wrestler.

What was the word on the 2005 MOTYC DVD's? Goodhelmet, I believe, sad he sent them to Loss & Sek and that we should talk to them about the DVDs if interested? Something like that.

Is it sad that the best character to come out of OVW recently is Mickie James? Seriously, male cheerleaders? Simon Dean? The Boogeyman? I guess they can't all be MNM...of course that leads to rape.

I'm not sold on Morphoplex buying TNA as being a good thing.

I'll wait to see how this one plays out before I pass judgment on it. It's not as bad as the Tim White shit to me. Not even close. Afterall, Melina is the heel, so we're supposed to assume that she's lying anyway, right? Boy, I hope so.

So what's CM Punk using as his finisher now? The Anaconda Vice? Obviously he can't use the Pepsi Plunge.

So, since Haas is re-signed with WWE, what's that mean for Jackie Gayda, his wife, whom has been seen on TNA recently? They going to work for different shows? Gayda hasn't been on TNA for awhile and I don't believe she was in any of the spoilers for the rest of the month. This was actually expanded on from what I read earlier. It said that Christy was sent to OVW as a way to get her to quit. She actually didn't mind since she wanted to learn how to work anyway, so it backfired. Then WWE said they had to let her go because she was too expensive. Christy offered to take a big paycut and then WWE just said you're fired because we don't have anything for you. The Diva Search is always a waste of time. They'll never get anything better than Christy out of it. She was attractive, had a lot of enthusiasm and was willing to learn how to work, ala Trish. It makes you wonder how long Ashley will last.

I actually haven't seen Noble since he's been back. I need to go to WWE.com more often to check out how he's doing. I read the other day that he'll be touring with the Smackdown crew again. Hopefully he'll be back on TV soon. I'd like to see him dethrone Kid Kash and have a good run with the CW belt. Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing him win the US belt. Who knows what'll happen with that belt now that Booker T. is hurt. I think Noble & Burchill would be good additions to the US title scene. Actually, you know what? If WWE brought back Nidia just to stick her with Noble again, I'd be happy. They lead to some damn entertaining TV. I'll never forget when Noble won the belt so they played up that he had more money. He bought a new trailer. Noble: "Look Nidia." *walks towards sink. Turns on water.* Noble: "Runnin' water!" *Nidia starts crying* Noble talking about his Nidia being pure class was always gold. I'll make sure to check out the match. Thanks for the heads-up.

Kurt Angle ~ He's entertained me a lot in the past. I liked his Royal Rumble match with Benoit. I liked a lot of his Smackdown 6 shit too. Hell, I even enjoyed his feud with Edge which led to him getting his head shaved. For the most part, however, Angle has always entertained me outside the ring more than inside it. His Team ECK crap was gold. I liked his storyline with HHH & Steph. Nowadays, since he's the "intense" Angle with a mouthpiece he doesn't really do it for me. People talk about how Angle sucks as a goofy, funny character but that's when I like him the best. Shawn Michaels ~ He had a good year in '05. It's pointless to pick apart his matches because they've been the same for his entire career and they're never going to change. We know that he's going to kip-up and no sell all the previous work done in the match. Outside of that though, he's pretty entertaining to me. At least in the ring. Outside the ring he hasn't done anything for me since D-X. AJ Styles ~ I'm not on the bandwagon. He's bland to me and blows a lot of spots. I don't think he's some phenominal worker like a lot of other people do. I don't think he's the guy TNA should be building around. Christopher Daniels ~ I think he's better than Styles but his gimmick is so hokey. I like him in the ring though. Kenta Kobashi ~ One of the best workers I've ever seen. Had a great '05 in my eyes and was my third vote for Wrestler of the Year. His ROH match with Samoa Joe, the tag match the next night and his NOAH match with Sasake put him up there for me. I still like him and don't relive his glory days because he's still better than a lot that we have here in the States. Necro Butcher ~ Drizzling shits.

It's tough to say because it's all speculative. I will say that Hogan had a good look was a great talker and oozed charisma, so it's hard to disagree. His matches, although not technical masterpieces, were built well and unfolded with a lot of drama so that by the end of the match, you were pleading for Hogan to kick out. Then he would, Hulk Up, Legdrop and you were happy.

I've always been a Nikita mark. I've talked about it in the past I'm sure. He was just so damn intense. He'd be cutting a promo, acting like a normal guy, dressed well, "I'm glad to be back in WCW." Three minutes later, his shirt would be ripped off, Luger would be laying beside him bloodied and he'd be screaming into the camera that Luger had his US title and then stick his tongue out and flex. It's like he'd just snap. It was great. He was a psychopath. I'm really interested to hear his shoot interview. I didn't know it existed.

Of all the wrestling forums that I go to, this is probably the best topic created right now. It's a really thin line, however the differing opinions on the subject make it interesting. I've thought about it before. I've thought about both sides of the argument. If I didn't talk about wrestling on-line and read about the "insider" shit and all that, there's a chance I wouldn't even watch anymore. However, there's a chance that might still be a "mark" and enjoy damn near everything that's thrown at me. Instead of looking for psychology in a Benoit match I'd be looking for a Tombstone in an Undertaker match. I don't know, it's tough to say. If I didn't talk about wrestling on-line, how would I vent after a skit like the Armageddon Tim White suicide angle? Would I even need to vent about it? I remember watching WCW when I was still a mark. I liked Goldberg, however I wanted Nash to end the streak. Nash ended the streak and after that PPV, I went home happy. When I found the internet, shortly after that, one of the first things I read about was Nash's backstage politics and Goldberg's inability to work. Instantly my enjoyment of both guys went down as I was "enlightened." If I never would've read that, maybe the nWo or Goldberg coming back to WWE would've been a bigger deal to me. I don't know if I wanted to be enlightened but it wasn't like I could forget what I read. Without the internet, I wouldn't know about Puro. I probably wouldn't know about ROH. TNA would be a "second rate WWE." However, I'd probably not even care because I'd most likely find all the stuff WWE threw at me more entertaining. I don't know how well this relates to the topic at hand but one of the worst things I've encountered after being smartened up to the business it trying to talk to someone that isn't. I went to high school with this kid named Shane. We both watched wrestling, were big marks for the Wolfpack and all that. Then, we graduated and didn't see each other for several years. I got on-line, kept following wrestling and got smartened up. Shane kept following wrestling but didn't get smartened up. We ran into each other a few years later at a bowling alley and were catching up on things when the wrestling conversation started up. His favorite wrestler was Triple H. Now, it's not like I can sit there and start talking about him being married to the head of creative or being the son-in-law of the owner or playing backstage politics. All that mattered to Shane was that Triple H was a bad guy and he won a lot. Just like when we both marked for Hollywood Hogan. Watching wrestling shows with other smart marks, I think, makes the show less enjoyable too. The atmosphere is generally just a lot more negative. Personally, when I watch with a couple of friends, it gets really frustrating when we're watching WWE. It's like, we know what WWE brings to the table. We know that they're more about "entertainment" than wrestling. So, it doesn't make sense for you to complain about the lack of wrestling and talk through all the promos. Raw is pretty much all about the storylines and promos. When we're watching ROH we don't complain about the lack of promos and talk through the matches. It's weird though because I like listening to wrestling related radio shows after a PPV or whatever. I don't mind getting differing opinions but I want to hear them after I form my own opinions. When I watch shows with friends, I think I sway their opinions on the show and vice-versa. I'm curious how they'd turn out if I watched them by myself for awhile. I'm curious what I'd think about the product if I didn't read the internet for awhile. Would I become more positive or do I already know too much? It's not like I can just forget what I've read. I don't know. I liked being a mark but I like expanding my knowledge of the business too. I want all the information that I can get, I guess. I can't just "turn it off" when watching though. To answer the question asked in the topic title: Does "inside" knowledge sometimes hurt? Most definitely.

I think Carlito has shown the charisma.

1997 WCW with the nWo and Sting running wild. I never missed Nitro or Thunder for several years. 2005 ROH with great matches, entertaining shows and a couple of storylines I even got engrossed in.

Well, Rocky Miavia & The Ringmaster didn't interest me either and I missed the boat on them. I don't want it to happen again. I want to be able to say "I saw them from the beginning."