Ricky Jackson

...and so begins the internet-only side of the angle. HHH vs. Punk at Mania is a possibility (but not the only one).

Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in. Awesome show, crowd, match, angle...everything. It may end up going nowhere, but as of right now, it's pretty fun to be a wrestling fan.

In a night of name dropping, Vince wins most obscure with his "Sky Low Low chair" comment. Crazy finishing segment. They could be on to something with this. It now seems like a bad business move for Punk to actually leave just as he's getting over on such a special level.

An old school example would be Blassie vs the Sheik from LA in'69. Of course I wasn't there, and I don't think any footage exists (but if it does Id love to see it!), but from what I've read I think the big attraction for fans, and what made the match work, was seeing two crazy, bloodthirsty motherfuckers tear each other apart. Blassie, being the hometown guy, was cheered, but I don't think he deviated very much from his heel back of tricks in the matches. But again, I wasn't there, so I'm just guessing.

Regarding Slaughter action figures/dolls, apparently LJN (who made the classic 80s WWF figures) had a Slaughter figure ready to go in '84 when the whole falling out with Vince happened, and instead of scrapping it they sold the design to Hasbro (makers of GI Joe) who turned it into a special give away. The ad is hilarious: Sarge owns Hulk Anyway, here's a totally random question from a newbie for somebody out there who might have some insight: Why did the Rockers stop using their Rocker-Plex finisher from the AWA once they joined the WWF? Was it decreed from above or something? It's something I've wondered about for years, because as an eight year old watching AWA on TSN I thought the Rocker-Plex was the coolest finisher around and was always disappointed they never busted it out in the WWF.