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I remember reading about Lance Storm's diet and workout program. Is there anyway that I could find the same info for Kenta Kobashi?

I believe the problem was when he tried to have his insurance cover it. Anyway, I'll be happy to see them both back, although it mean their workrate will have to drop again. Actually, I don't know if this will effect me as a fan because they're going to WWE as much as it will because they're leaving ROH. I might be done with WWE. I couldn't even finish Raw on Monday it was so bad. The GAB sucked the like out of me. Raw poured salt in the open sores.

Chris Jericho is expected to be gone from the WWE within 6 weeks, with SummerSlam being his last show. Jericho has a multitude of gigs booked for his band, Fozzy, including a ten-day tour of the UK in October. -- Wrestling Observer Newsletter (blatantly copy & pasted from TSM) This seems like big news to me. Jericho is still a HUGE name in this business. If he's going to go fulltime with Fozzy, obviously TNA isn't in his cards. Not to mention, after he was done touring or whatever, I'm sure he'd choose to go back to WWE before TNA. Still, "what if?"

Shit, with Smackdown going to Friday's and the UPN deal running out, and UPN telling WWE they can't use Hassan, Brock is too good for fucking Smackdown. I think WWE SHOULD shit on Smackdown. Let the shit end instead of sending Brock there to flounder like everyone else. I do agree that Brock is a better heel than face...but it doesn't really matter. He could be more like a tweener and just decimate everyone. I don't think a whole lot of people care about Benoit being in top programs.

You're crazy if you don't think Brock will be coming back as a face. All returning superstars get the return pop. WWE should capitalize on that. Let Lesnar be a face for awhile. Then all the people you said he won't feud with, he could. Also, if he was a face, he could be the one to break the Masterlock. HBK, HHH, Y2J, Angle, & Edge. Hell, he could even throw around The Big Show some more, although Show is kinda face right now.

I'd rather he was on Raw. There's nothing for him on Smackdown. They can build to Lesnar/Batista without them being on the same show. We've already seen Lesnar against Undertaker. What else is there? No one cares about JBL/Lesnar or Orton, Christian, Booker T. Vs. Lesnar.

I had to stop watching Raw last night. It was just too much to take. I quit watching right around the one hour mark. I got to see HBK come out and talk and the last thing I saw was the announcement of the Eugene Invitational next week. Just when I thought the shitty Angle Invitational was over. I knew that the Diva slop was still to come, I didn't care about another gimmick match between Kane/Edge. Ugh. I think I'm done with Raw. I'll prolly still download Smackdown and catch a "B" show every now and then. It's not like Smackdown is much better though. Especially since they killed off my favorite wrestler. Other than that, I'm sticking to ROH downloads and waiting for TNA to hit Spike TV. Actually, I think I'm more excited for the second season of Ultimate Fighter.

Man, I remember watching a Spivey match against Lex Luger in early 90's WCW. They were trying so hard to get Luger over. Spivey hit him with EVERYTHING. A Piledriver, A Tombstone, A DDT...just every damn move he could think of. Luger just kicked out of it all like it was nothing then went on to win the match. That's when I knew that Spivey wasn't going to have a career.

I don't even know. Who would've thought that Cena's wigger rapper gimmick would get over? Who would've thought that Eugene being a retard would get over? It's hard to tell what will stick. Shit, I didn't think 'Taker would still be around fifteen years later when he debuted at the Survivor Series. I'm banking on The Boogeyman failing.

The Undertaker ~ I loved me some Deadman Inc. To be honest, the only thing I like about zombie version of 'Taker is his entrance, especially at Wrestlemania's. I used to hate watching his "No Sell" everything only to sit up. I think people sleep on how good a worker 'Taker can be when he's "feeling it." I liked when he expanded his repertoire. He started using MMA style armbars and shit. He started doing the spot where he Irish Whips his opponent into the corner, charges in with a Clothesline, then bounces off the opposite side ropes to hit a Big Boot. I mark for that sequence. I also liked the leg drop on the apron that he started using. The armwork made the "Old School" spot make more sense. He was even using some Triangle Chokes and Dragon Sleepers for awhile. Hell, he still busts out a Plancha every now and then! I was sad when he went back to the zombie for Wrestlemania XX against Kane, although the buildup entertained me and it led to another fabulous entrance. I don't always like what's 'Taker is doing. I was a huge Hassan mark and watching 'Taker dispose of Hassan, five masked "associates" and Daivari was a little much to stomach. His undefeated streak at Wrestlemania seems to be one thing in prowrestling the people still consider somewhat important. Even if most of the wins were over jobbers like Kamala, Albert & Nathan Jones. I like The Undertaker. He pretty much defines what Sports Entertainment is. I thought he looked better with the short hair. I actually wanted to buy the "Deadman Inc." and "Big Evil, Red Devil" shirts. Arn Anderson ~ I like Double A. I liked the Brainbusters. I liked the IV Horsemen. I even liked his Dangerous Alliance stuff. Watching Anderson finish with a Spinebuster or a DDT is a treat. I marked out hardcore when he hit the Spinebuster on The Undertaker out of left field in 'Taker's Wrestlemania match with Ric Flair. For a second, I actually thought that Ric Flair was going to be the man to end the Wrestlemania winning streak. I think that Anderson was an underrated talker. His deep, raspy voice made for some good promos. "The beer's on ice!" Juventud Guerrera ~ Eh, I liked him better when he still rocked the mask in WCW. He always seems sloppy to me. He did provide me with some entertaining curtain jerkers during Thunder and Nitro though. I thought he made a decent enough Cruiserweight Champion. I'm really digging the Mexicools too, unfortunately, I don't care if they wrestle or not. I'm just a mark for their stereotypical entrance. I like how they just randomly beat the slop out of people then grab the mic and you can't understand a word they say. Ha! Blue Panther ~ I don't know who that is. Keiji Muto ~ Oh my God, where to begin? At one time, I thought he was the best worker in North America. The Great Muta was so original and ahead of his time in WCW, that you couldn't help but be drawn to him. He was doing Moonsaults and shit way before they were popular. He was fast, agile and original. He was something different and grabbed my attention. Now, his knees are trash but he can still be entertaining. I mark out for his robe during his entrance much like I used to mark for his various headgear. He was the first person I ever saw use Poison Mist, A Moonsault, a Hurricanrana and Headscissors. I love his elbow drop and I think that Low Ki does him justice. His face paint was great. I'm a big fan of the Shining Wizard and the innovative ways where he tries to connect with them.

How about Rob Van Dam and Val Venis? They've both phenominal at taking DDT and Piledriver bumps. Hell, RVD bumps huge for everything. I would've mentioned Trish Stratus, Mr. Perfect, Ted DiBiase, Shawn Michaels & Buh-Buh Ray Dudley if they weren't already mentioned. I'm also going to throw out Tito Santana. His bumping was the only thing that I ever noticed, since whenever I saw him, he was usually getting squashed. His match at Wrestlemania 6 with The Warlord stands out to me. I love the way he sold the top rope clothesline finish by stalling on his neck for just a second before completely flipping over.

I figured it was just to setup a 3-Way at SummerSlam between Batista, Bradshaw and The Undertaker. I assume that The Undertaker was going to lose to Hassan thanks to Orton. That was to lead to Batista Vs. Hassan and 'Taker Vs. Orton at SS. Instead, UPN pulled the trump card on Hassan, so WWE had to quick goat think and come up with some last second trash. Thus, we get Hassan killed off, no Orton and a DQ in the main event of a PPV. At least, that's what I assumed after reading the initial SummerSlam card line-up that was rumored.

You can't tell me that what The Undertaker did tonight wasn't at least AS BAD as what Hassan did on Smackdown a few weeks back. I don't give a fuck.

It's funny because Bagwell is coming to Terre Haute in a couple of days/weeks (can't remember, don't really care) for some SHITTY Indy show. I do mean SHITTY.

Well, Summerslam seems to be where WWE tries things with new people. Brock and Orton both won their first World Titles there, right? So, maybe Hassan will follow that trend?

Well, I don't think they'll put the title on Jericho and Cena isn't a very good worker, so that match will be lackluster. To be honest, I think the build-up has been horrendous too. "Y2Cheap?" C'mon, is that the best they can come up with? I'll mark out harder than hell is Muhammad Hassan wins the World Title at Summerslam. I'm a big fan of his. Big Dave and Hassan are both the shits in the ring, so that shouldn't keep him out of the title picture. Hassan is a better talker too and seems to have a lot of heat. I don't know though, Batista just went over Triple H three straight PPV's in a row and he's going to go over JBL at the Great American Bash. Having Hassan beat him might make HHH and JBL look weak by default and you know HHH isn't going to stand for that shit. HBK/Hogan will be fucking trash. The match shouldn't even be happening. When the "respect pop" is done to follow suit, something is wrong. Maybe that's just the way that I'm seeing it? It doesn't matter who goes over here, since it won't mean anything come the next day. UT/Randy in a Casket Match? I assume that means Orton is the reason that UT loses to Hassan at GAB? Oh well, I still have high hopes for Randy Orton. He has the "superstar look." He just looks like a cocky, arrogant, son-of-a-bitch that people would pay to see lose. Too bad I don't think he'll beat UT in a Casket Match. Not unless he gets twenty jobbers to do a run-in and help, ala Yokozuna. Edge & Snitsky Vs. Kane & Hardy = snorefest. I'm already tired of the Hardy/Edge shit. Snitsky is trash. Kane/Edge is beyond stale. I don't know how this match could be made out to be important or worth watching for me. All the Carlito stuff is leading to just a street fight? I was hoping for something better than that. Of course, with the random cage match on Raw last night, I knew that it wouldn't be that. Oh well. I don't know who's going to win but I assume it'll be Shelton so that the feud can continue. Otherwise, Carlito looks better than Shelton and Shelton will have no direction. Shelton has been botching a lot of spots lately and Carlito isn't a good worker, so hopefully they'll use a lot of weapons. The Big Show Vs. Kurt Angle? Where'd that come from? So, is The Big Show going to break the Masterlock, or what? Where does this all fit in with Chris Masters and Matt Striker? I'm not seeing it. Eddie Vs. Rey could be good. Other than the chance that Hassan might win the World Title, this is the match that will decide if I watch the PPV or not.

YES!

I think I'd like it better if Jeff Hardy came out to the Hardy Boyz' old music and then walked to the top of the ramp to provide a distraction to the crowd, security and wrestlers. Then Matt strikes from behind. Of course, that kinda throws the "real" element out the window.

What about Bad News Brown? I always liked him. Hell, Homicide in the indies seems better than all of them to me.

No, not at all, and that's the problem. They're just throwing tons of shit at the wall and moving forward with anything that seems to stick. Cena, for example. They also have too many motherfuckers with input...most of which is either ignored or written off by the McMahon's. That's another problem. Why would Daivari not be allowed to do his flying carpet splash? It'd certainly get over. Maybe that's why he can't do it, because he'd get over? That's a problem. They should be letting anyone do anything they can to get themselves over. Instead, they don't let anyone do anything and everything is boring. I think that they need to get John Cena, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Randy Orton and Muhammad Hassan on the same show. Make those four the focus. Maybe Chris Masters too. Most of them are the shits in the ring but they all have the look and seemingly have charisma. It's like the Rock. It's easier to learn to work than it is to learn the unteachable. The Rock turned out to be the best thing for WWE ever...and he was a bad worker for quite some time. Athletic, yes, but not a good worker. Right now, WWE are just spinning their wheels. They're going back to the same dry wells. Hell, last week we had Cena/Bischoff in a Vince/Austin situation. They have got to get new ideas. As far as the Boogyman is concerned, it's a joke. It worked for the Undertaker fifteen years ago but he was booked as a monster for years. The Boogyman will be more like Papa Shango in that he'll be a laughing stock.

I'm going to be honest, like was suggested in the feedback folder. I think ten at a time with this is way too much. I know I opened the thread anticipating a reply and then when I saw ten names instead of three-to-five, it sort of ran away my will. Anyway, I'll still do a couple: Booker T - It's interesting that you mention Booker after it's been a hot topic of conversation for me over the past couple of days. I believe that his best singles match to date is his burial loss to Triple H at Wrestlemania XIX. Not because it buried him, in fact, I think he should've went over. I just thought it was a really good match. I've never really been high on Booker. I don't think he's the best worker. I hated Harlem Heat. I wasn't impressed with the best of seven series with Benoit. He doesn't offend me when he's on TV (or at least he didn't before his wife showed up) and I wouldn't mind him winning gold. I've just never thought of him as anything special. I look at him the same way I look at people like Rick Martel and Paul Roma. I like them but they don't really do a lot. Tito Santana ~ By the time I was able to start following Tito he was a glorified jobber. Not a lot can be said about him by me. Hulk Hogan ~ Hogan was a big reason why I became a wrestling fan. I loved him in old WWF and I loved him in WCW when he was "Hollywood" and running the nWo. Hell, I even liked him when he came back to WWE for awhile because of the nostalgia. Now it's all wearing thin. It's old hat. I don't want to see him at Summerslam against Shawn Michaels because I don't care about either of them anymore. Hogan definitely had an impact and I respect that. Of course, you could argue about all the harm he did too. It's time for him to fade away. He's in the Hall of Fame, leave it at that. Mike Awesome ~ He gave me some legitimate "holy shit" moments during his matches with Masato Tanaka. It was mainly because I didn't think things like that would happen in wrestling. A running powerbomb over the top rope through a table on the concrete floor? That's not wrestling, that's murder. It was some crazy shit. I think he's decent for his size but without weapons and tables he's painfully average. Everyone can do a frogsplash nowadays. WCW killed his career. The Rock ~ I think he was the best thing to happen to wrestling since Hulk Hogan. Moreso than Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart putting on great wrestling matches. Moreso than Austin getting monsterous ratings. He made it fun to watch again. He was entertaining but in new ways. WWE needs him.

Paul London looks like Christian Bale.

**SPOILERS** Eh, I don't think I'm being negative. It was a good match, I just point out what I don't like moreso than what I do. I think the commercial breaks hurt the match a lot. I recorded it and cut out the commercials though, so I'm about to watch it again. Then I'll watch it a third time on MUTE to see what I think. I think the biggest downfall of the match was having to listen to Josh try to put the match over as the best wrestling clinic of all time every thirty seconds. He did name drop the Pillman Memorial encounter though. Upon first viewing, I'd say it was about ***1/2. Also, when I said that the crowd didn't care about the match, I think that was just because of shitty camera work and the fact that it was a taped show. They seemed to give a standing ovation in the end but I can't tell if the cameramen were just showing people standing up or not because the camera was zoomed in. Regal got busted open hardway which I liked. Benoit did a shoulder move before the Crossface, which I also liked. It just seemed like he could've done more shoulder work. He slapped on the Sharpshooter and Regal struggled to get free...but the Crossface was auto tap. Also, even though it's a taped show, you can tell that the wrestlers were stalling because of commercial breaks. Five minute knuckle locks don't interest me anymore, so I'm sure the live crowd didn't want to see them do if while the TV audience was at commercial.

Aiight, when the commentators of a WWE TV show tell you the match was a "five star instant classic" you can pretty much bank on the fact that it wasn't. The ending was abrupt and seemed to have happened simply because they were out of time. The crowd didn't care about the match which I assume was because of all the chain wrestling at the beginning. The two commercial breaks took me out of the match. Seeing a Crossface Chickenwing and a Dragon Suplex were nice, not to mention a Tombstone being reversed into a Shoulder Breaker. Just throwing in a couple of moves that you don't normally see on WWE TV doesn't make the match a MOTYC though. It was a decent match. It just had a bad flow and seemed a little sloppy.

The match is up next, after the current commerical break. Just reminding you jobbers.