MikeCampbell

The first time that I remember the proverbial light bulb turning on in my head as far as the idea of booking went, was when I was 11 watching the WWF Tag Title tournament. And I noticed how every match set up another between good guys and bad guys. By the time it was wrapping up, my reaction to watching the Heavenly Bodies vs. 123 Kid/Bob Holly was "I know that Kid and Holly are going to win, even though I want the Bodies to, because Bigelow and Tatanka are already in the finals." I wouldn't be online another 3 or 4 years. All the internet really added were some terms to concepts that I already knew, like selling, juicing, etc.

For the longest time, I thought KENTA was legitimately the best in the world. Then, I saw this match. It's the best KENTA match I've ever seen, but it's all SUWA.

Honestly, looking back, I don't really see any good alternatives to Roma. They clearly wanted someone young, but still experienced, who didn't have anything else going on at the time. It's easy to jump and say Dustin, but, there's too much history between the Horsemen and Dusty (which was even brought up after AA turned on him at BATB the following year), and he had his own program with Rude going on. Bagwell was young, but couldn't work his way out of a wet paper bag. Austin and Pillman would have worked, but that breaks up the Blondes. Bobby Eaton had nothing going on, but doesn't add the youth factor that they seemed to want. What about Johnny B. Badd?

Included at the end of the episode when the Madness meets the Mania, is the Piledriver Music Video!

I didn't have the SNME on my Roku this morning. But, I logged out and logged back in, and there they were.

"The world's toughest pumpkin did it! (Bobby Heenan - When Malenko dressed like Ciclope and won the Cruiserweight Title from Jericho)

The Justin Credible ECW Timeline is, to use a Cornette term, plain as toast. You'd think that there would be all kinds of good stories from Justin about how shitty the morale was with them not being paid, or how horrible the company was being run. But, if those stories are out there, then Justin isn't telling them. His only story about the PPV where XPW tried to run in on them was that he was wrestling Dreamer and Dreamer just said to him "Francine is fighting with a fan."

I may be really late to the party with this discovery, but I just happened to read it while surfing the web. Chris Benoit's longtime tag partner, Biff Wellington, actually died the same day as the whole Benoit incident.

That's really a great idea. A sort of This Week or Today in WWE History, with a few clips, and then a quick message saying that you can see them on the WWE Network. Edit: Or make it Today or This Week in Wrestling History, and they can also promote ECW, WCW, AWA, WCCW, etc.

Scherer saying that he wants to call Brian's job and get him fired just shows what a total, classless, douche bag he is. I'll fully admit I thought this whole ordeal was funny at first, but now it's gotten out of hand.

I don't know how you guys feel about including a lot of Benoit, but 1999 seemed to the year that he finally got some respect from the WCW bookers, so I'd think the following matches should be included: Benoit/Malenko vs. Windham/Hennig from UnCensored Benoit/Saturn winning the tag titles from DDP and Bigelow from Thunder Benoit winning the US Title from David Flair Benoit vs. DDP from Road Wild (not a great match or anything, but everyone KNEW that Benoit's title reign was ending here, and WCW actually got one over on them) I'd guess that the famous Spring Stampede tag match is already earmarked for inclusion. I'm also recalling a Nitro match from June: Benoit/Bagwell/Malenko/Saturn vs. Flair/Piper/DDP/Kanyon that ends with Bagwell pinning Flair to a huge pop. That's probably the pinnacle of Buff's popularity.

I've really been surprised with how little editing has been done on the network. Aside from the copyright music edits. The only big one I've come across, is Benoit's final WCW theme (which begins with him saying he's silent, but violent) being dubbed over. But, Heenan's F-bomb is intact, Heenan asking who's side Hogan is on is intact (and they always mute that on DVDs).

Scott should just call his bluff and tell him to go ahead and sue. I imagine the hearing transcript would be the judge reading the complaint and asking "Is this joke? What's the real case?"

All those years of listening to Gorilla, Jesse, Mean Gene, and Lord Alfred did wonders for my vocabulary as a child. I used to routinely use words I'd heard them say, in the correct context, and impress my teachers.

What about Patterson/Slaughter in the Alley Fight?

When exactly did Vince get so uptight and feel the need to micromanage everything? I've been watching the classic RAW's on the network, and he's just so relaxed and having a good time with Bobby. Bobby: Is (random jobber) related to the boxer Tommy Morrison? Vince: No. He's actually getting up off the mat.

I just caught the trailer for the RF Cornette shoot. It sounds like it's pretty much going to be a rehash of Breaking Kayfabe with Jim. At least from the clips that they opted to put in the trailer.

Sean Oliver has said that the ideal guest for 1981's timeline was Bob Backlund. I guess they couldn't come to terms.

I'm figuring an Ambrose/Reigns run-in during the match to screw Orton out of the title. Just a thought, has there been any news about how the powers that be feel about Sami Zayn being ready to come up? It'd be a neat bit of continuity if he were to replace Rollins in the group, given that he'd made some pro-Shield tweets not long after they formed.

I guess it depends on how exactly you define "give a shit about" in regards to Orton. Plenty of people cared about him after Summerslam last year, but they hated him with a passion for his part in screwing Daniel Bryan. And, most of the hate was for HHH, with Orton being his puppet. There have been periods that I've enjoyed Orton matches, like the series with Christian and Mark Henry, but I haven't cared about Orton as a character in years, probably not since the days of the Legacy group, come to think of it. I've said it before, Orton has been around, and done the same shit for so long, that he's stale no matter what.

One of the jokes in the ECW locker room was that anyone who passed a drug test would be fired.

Loss, this may sound old-fashioned, but, please consider *not* having a comments section a la 411, Inside Pulse, Keith's blog, etc. Unless they're heavily moderated, it's pretty much a breeding ground for trolling and flame wars. Either delinate a section of the board to it, or just have the writer's email linked, so people can send feedback that way.

How did the stream on the network hold up for everyone?

I can see where ECW might have been profitable from 1994-1997 or so, when they were truly seen as an influence, had a roster that mostly worked cheap, and probably didn't run a ton of house shows. But, Paul E. spread himself, and the company, too thin to try to expand. Their TV taping method was outdated in an era where fans were used to either live shows, or shows taped a few days in advance. Not, a few weeks, and they catered to the internet fans, who knew what happened mere hours after each taping.

Guest Booker with Bruce Prichard is a really interesting interview, but the booking itself is fucking abysmal. The idea is supposed to be getting from points A to B without having to screw Bret. But, Prichard is just all over map with ideas and, there's nothing realistic. He talks about bringing in Hogan (like they could afford him when they couldn't afford Bret) and then having Bret's sendoff be working UT at WM14, when UT/Kane was already started by the time Montreal happened. But, the actual interview itself, getting his take on what happened, and getting some insight as to how Vince's mind works (including what made Vince come up with the Red Rooster) is great stuff.