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If we're talking all-time, that'd be pretty hard for me. I guess since you excluded Benoit, Jericho & Eddie, I'd go with either Liger, Mysterio or Malenko. If we're talking current, though, I'm going with James Gibson. He's had a phenominal '05.

...or at least not watching TNA.

I love when fans try to put themselves over. "I might get a lot of heat from this but I thought the Vince segment was better than the entire Bound for Glory PPV." Yeah, he's not trying to start shit at all. It kinda pisses me off that he uses to term "heat" to describe the backlash he's going to get from people for being an idiot.

Heh. So, who was the nurse in the skit anyway? A lot of people seem to be talking about how hot she was.

Who's that?

I just changed the channel last night during the Vince skit. To be honest, I wasn't paying close attention to the show anyway because I was playing World of Warcraft and discussing a planned trip to Philadelphia with a friend. That being said, I knew the skit was going to be bad, I knew I wasn't going to want to discuss it on message forums, so I just changed the channel to MNF, saw it was a blowout, then turned it to AMC, saw it was Scream 2 again, then went to Spike to watch some UFC. Eventually, I went back to the Raw show because I had said friend over to watch it, and since I wasn't really paying attention anyway, I turned it back. When The Ultimate Fighter was getting ready to start, I changed the channel back to Spike TV. I didn't care what happened in the WWE main event, and I still don't. I don't know who won or what happened. I just know I wasn't going to miss the first five-ten minutes of TUF again like I did last week. I'm thinking of just getting some more Puro tapes or something. I got twenty or twenty-five bucks or so to blow. Maybe I'll check out some non-Misawa/Kobashi/Kawada/Akiyami/Taue AJPW. I'm kinda interested in checking out Kojima and Ogawa. I wouldn't mind having that recent Kensuke/Kenta match either. Goodhelmet or someone wanna make some recomendations?

Eh, he won both of his fights, but they've also been the two worst fights of the season so far. I don't think it's a coincidence. Although I have heard the "counter-striker" argument before, so I guess if he gets in there with someone that "lets it fly" it could be entertaining.

I can't get into any wrestler, no matter how hard they're pushed, if they're the shits in the ring. Carlito, Nathan Jones, Heidenreich, Kenzo, etc. I fear Bobby Lashley will be added to that list soon too.

That was the best episode of TUF2 this season. The fight was really good and there was a lot of soap-opera type stuff, like the Hughes concern towards the end, that really stood out. I really thought that Luke was done. Him winning via knockout came, pretty much, out of left field. At least that knee did anyway. Sam was still out of it from a punch a few moments earlier but I certainly didn't think the fight would end the way it did. Sam BLASTED Luke with a punch earlier too. I thought the fight was over right there. I'm just waiting for Von Flue and Rashaad to go home. I can't stand them. I've hated Von Flue ever since he showed up in the house and said "you can't see me." I hate Rashaad because both his first two fights were terrible (although you can't put all the blame on him, especially in the second fight) and because of the taunting shit that he did in his first fight. Now he's acting like a baby because Hughes is going to be in his corner? Fuck him.

- What is your favorite singles match? Misawa Vs. Kawada (7/29/93?) I'm not positive that's the right date. The one where Kawada breaks his arm. - What is your favorite tag team (2 teams of 2) match? Misawa/Kobashi Vs. Kawada/Taue (I think the date is 6/9/95) It's the one where Kobashi gets his quad worked. - What is your favorite multi-person (2 teams of 3 or more on each side) match? Actually, I can't think of any. Probably a War Games match involving the IV Horsemen or some scramble spot fest from ROH. - What is your favorite type of wrestling? Japanese Strong Style. I like when people like Samoa Joe, Low Ki, etc. wrestle stiff too. - What is your favorite angle of all time? Sting Vs. nWo - Who is a wrestler you found to like because of the internet? Eddie Guerrero. On the flip side, a wrestler I found to hate because of the internet would be Kevin Nash. - WCW or WWF 1996-1998? WCW. I got into the overall card more. Cruiserweight curtain jerks, Raven's Flock, Goldberg's streak, Page's ribs getting beat with crutches and Sting Vs. the nWo. - Do you like Lucha Libre? Why? Not especially. From the exposure to it that I have, it's mainly a lot of botched spots. Admittedly, I haven't seen the true Mexican version of Lucha, just the bastardized American version that I've seen from ECW, WCW, etc. - If you could book a "Super Show" card with 3 matches with a guarantee to draw a huge crowd and maintain monster heat the whole night, what would it be? Make this show from matches that actually happened or just pit together three matches I'd like to see? If it's from matches that actually happened: Rey Mysterio Jr. Vs. Eddie Guerrero from Halloween Havoc to curtain jerk. Hot, fast-paced match that'd get the crowd going if they weren't already doing so. Of course, you made the crowd stip. so whatever. Mikey Whipwreck & Yoshihiro Tajiri Vs. Tony Mamaluke & Little Guido from ECW on TNN. This happened after Whipwreck/Tajiri won the tag titles in a 3-way on PPV. The Undertaker Vs. Jeff Hardy Ladder Match from Raw because it was great at making you suspend disbelief. I actually thought Hardy was going to win the match towards the end. There was no line in the sand about whom was heel or face either. I really liked 'Taker's Undisputed title run, although I know I'm in the minority on that. A good cruiserweight match to start things out and put on a good match. A hot tag match with innovative spots and a final? that has a lot of entertainment that makes the workrate no longer matter. If it's just making matches I'd like to see, I wanna see William Regal work American Dragon in Ring of Honor. That's the only thing that instantly springs to mind though.

That's what I was thinking too. I was always a fan of Bam Bam Bigelow as well. Stan Hansen comes to mind as well as Bruiser Brody. What if we were to talk about current big men though? Would someone like Abyss get a mention?

Well, the way iMPACT! played out last night, Raven could just fight for the title instead of Nash and they could say that Raven took out Nash to get his shot. Raven's lackey was on iMPACT! and said that "Raven will be at Bound for Glory." So, it'd make sense from that perspective. It would also make sense for Raven to be the first person to get a rematch since he just lost the belt to Jarrett.

I've really, really enjoyed Ring of Honor in '05. It's the most fun I can remember having watching wrestling since the Monday Night Wars, that's for sure. Actually, it's probably what I'd put as my favorite but there's still a couple of months left. I'm just a mark. I liked ECW up until right before they started the Network angle. I loved all the Raven/Dreamer shit anyway. I was high on Steve Corino too. WWF in '98 was fun with DX, Austin & The Rock all in full swing. WCW around the same time with the nWo Vs. Sting and cruiserweight curtain jerks, Raven's Flock & Goldberg squashes were fun too. I've not seen enough Puroresu to compare them on a yearly basis. I know that 90's AJPW put out some good matches but I've just seen the matches not everything surrounding them.

Well, since I'm the only one to vote for Christian (so far) I guess I have to explain myself. I never really got into Owen. It's not really a knock against him, I just wasn't real big into WWF when he was actually being used. The only Owen I have seen was a little bit of his heel run when he was feuding with Bret, some of his tag team matches with Yokozuna as a partner and him teaming with Jeff Jarrett. Christian, on the other hand, entertained me a lot. All the TLC/Ladder matches. All the Edge & Christian backstage skits and shit, like the kazoo's, etc. In the ring, it's a no brainer. Owen blows Christian away. Mainly because Christian seems to rest a lot. Overall though? I had to pick Christian.

I still remember the first time I tried to get into Puro. I'm sure a lot of people made the segway the same way that I did. You hear that a certain wrestler that you know of works overseas and you're curious what he's doing. In my case, it was Vader, Bam Bam Bigelow & Scott Norton because I was a huge "big man" mark. So, I hopped onto some old mIRC channels and checked out some matches. Nothing fancy. Pretty much just squash matches that left me unimpressed. Bad experience for the most part. Then I started reading more message forums and looking to branch outwards in my wrestling. I'm sure a lot of fans have done it. I even went out of my way to get Fire Pro Wrestling D on Dreamcast because I'd read so many people say it was the "best wrestling game ever." I got the game and, naturally, I couldn't figure out the controls since I was used to Wrestlemania 2000 controls and whatnot. The whole concept of breathing and hitting more than one button at a time to do a move was foreign to me. Once again, I hit up mIRC. I found a Fire Pro channel and went in asking for help. Basically, I was run-off and talked down to. Presumably it was because I wasn't real knowledgeable of Puro. I believe the final comment before I left the channel was "have fun watching Jackhammers on Nitro." Another bad experience. Thankfully, Goodhelmet made me a comp. tape of 90's AJPW or I would've given up on Puro altogether. I'd already had two bad experiences. The first was due to my lack of knowledge about the product and, really, workrate in general. I mean, I was looking for Scott Norton matches! The second, well, I just ran into an asshole. Instead of just answering my question, he had to attempt to belittle me. I can certainly see, if my experience is any indication, why people would be quick to stereotype Puroresu fans. They're just like any other wrestling fans though. There's good and bad. I guess the argument comes from which fans you consider good and which ones you consider bad. It took me a real long time to figure out what I do actually like in wrestling. I got Super J Cup '94 & '95 and didn't like either one. I couldn't bring myself to admit that I hated AJ Styles. It took me a long time to realize that I'm just not a huge fan of high-flying moves. I like when women are involved in the storylines. I like clean finishes but I hate false finishes. I don't like when wrestlers use one anothers finisher. Just a bunch of things that you really don't put your finger on right away.

Homicide: I love everything about him. His entrance music, his look, his gimmick, his promos, his wrestling, his tattoo on his arm, his finishers, etc. He's the reason that I have fifteen gigs of ROH on my computer. He's the only wrestler that I can think of that I actually go out of my way to watch.

And to me, that's the big difference. It's the reason why I can watch wrestling and enjoy it moreso than I can watch MMA or Boxing. It's because it's worked. It's because you know it's all leading somewhere. If something sucks, you don't always have to blame the wrestlers, sometimes you can blame the writing or the bookers. In MMA, if a fight sucks, it's the fighters' fault.. Look at this season of TUF. There's been AT LEAST two TERRIBLE fights. If it was worked, that wouldn't have happened. Not to say there's not been bad matches in wrestling but you can usually see them coming. Like, if you pit Kamala Vs. The Undertaker, you can't expect a 4-star affair. You can see that shit coming. In MMA, you just never know. It could end in three seconds or it could be a three-round, roll-around-on-the-ground armbar attempt fest.

The biggest difference being that prowrestling is worked....

*Sigh* I knew it was all coming but to hear about it this early? Fuck, it's already started. That's why I hated Raw being on USA back in the day. Of course, WCW was on the air during a lot of it, so that helped.

Well, it's certainly not Piper or Dusty. I could see a case being made for any of the rest. I voted for The Undertaker because even people that don't watch wrestling know who he is, like my mom.

I'm assuming it's because it's the re-debut of Raw on USA. They need people to tune in and watch Raw. Not just for the ratings and whatnot but because those are the same people that they'll be selling their PPV's to. If no one watches Raw, no one watches the PPV. This needs to be a huge show.

I guess that's where we disagree. I thought he was fantastic on the mic, got good heat and was decent in the ring.

That's from PWInsider. What do you guys think about that?

It's funny because out of all the comments that WARRIOR made, the only one that anyone ever cares to say anything about is his negativity towards The Brain. I guess it's because people actually like Bobby Heenan as opposed to not giving a fuck about Mark Lloyd, Droz, etc. whom he called queer, crippled and so on.