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Personally, while I find this information sad, learning about the real personalities behind anything I enjoy is fascinating.

I've often wondered why WWE doesn't announce on one week's "Raw" what next week's main event will be. They can hype it all week and then during the live telecast still stick in whatever storyline stuff they want. This would give them a better idea of who is drawing rather than their current model of trying to figure out how many people changed the channel.

I finally watched this a few months ago after years of hype. Most of what I read pointed out that the match was horribly edited to where day turned to night leaving me expecting it to look like clips from 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. What I saw just looked like slightly different times of day cobbled together. I couldn't even tell where the blood was that resulted in both men getting fired. Match was boring as shit, too, though I recall thinking it might be pretty cool when I was thirteen years old and WCW was pushing it pretty hard.

Wow, I remember when they used to act as if those weekend shows mattered.

They also did a great job pushing the match with the traditional wrestling angle (McMahon pissed at Austin for "ruining" his big announcement, Tyson joins DX, odds stacked against Austin) and also plenty of PURE SPORTS BUILD~! with those 10-minute biography pieces they were producing for both Michaels and Austin, probably to help get over to new fans why they were a big deal. For me, that was the first time WrestleMania really felt like the Super Bowl of professional wrestling.

"What did they name their show after? Some uncooked eggs?" Not on the DVD but I remember it pretty well from the second or third Nitro.

I can't remember, did Mould work for WWE or WCW? And the gas stuff doesn't surprise me. I remember Marc Lloyd and even the Coach growing pretty rapidly before our eyes.

What's up with them keeping him in the dark? They ran a storyline where he was married and didn't possess any mythical powers for a bit and there are times he's appeared in a semi-shoot video clip (i.e. the old "Deja Video" of the first HITC match), yet he doesn't do the tribute shows because he can't break character?

I love that DVD. I love Triple H saying Shawn wasn't going to get over as a tough guy coming to the ring looking like the cop from the Village People.

May not be "most historic" of all time but still pretty damned important: WrestleMania XIV. On one night, the WWF got everything right. They crafted the Mike Tyson angle perfectly and the night ended with the guy they were going to push into the stratosphere having his hand raised by one of the most controversial (and at the time white-hot) figures in sports. It made just about every sports media outlet in the following days and really kicked the wrestling boom into high gear. Also on that night they produced, to quote Kevin Nash, Hollywood movie trailer style promo videos to hype nearly every match. Oh, and that Dwayne guy cut his first real breakout promo.

Tony's from that generation that found that kind of stuff amusing.

Maybe the guy's a big pothead? I was surprised to learn George Zimmer of The Men's Wearhouse is a long-time pot user and advocate. Or it could be pain killers. I remember he got his skull cracked pretty hard by Steve Austin at WrestleMania XV. I'm sure the guy's taken a few pretty stiff shots in his day.

What I like about the angle, aside from some fun promo work, is that the title is being treated as important. I mentioned this in another post as a throwaway line but I really believe it: WWE likely will not get behind someone unless Triple H feels they take the business as seriously as he does. Hunter has complained in interviews that no one is a "student of the game" or has any appreciation for the sport's history like he does. Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, and the Rock didn't exactly bleed WWE and I don't doubt that some on top use this to their advantage. For those reasons I imagine WWE will continue as usual: People like Miz and Punk will get a few token pushes here and there until ultimately being gobbled up by the two guys who are still left from the "Attitude" era until the next overnight sensation shows up.

The time I remember just being sick of Schiavone altogether was at Uncensored 1999. During the hardcore three-way match Tony instructs Bobby and Tenay to "Be quiet and listen to the whacks." He then laughs uproariously each time one of the other wrestlers hits someone in the head.

With what WCW became I can't blame him.

Vince didn't trademark that or he let it expire?

It's a used video store. They probably have big fat sweaty guys pawing through the racks every week in an endless search for hentai porn and serial killer documentaries. Trust me, the Benoit DVD is probably not even the weirdest thing that cashier sold that day. Lol! Dimple Records here in Sacramento actually caters more to an underground rock fan; most of the employees are goths or hipsters. They just happen to get a shit-ton of wrestling DVDs. But, yeah, it was probably not the weirdest thing they sold that day.

Maybe Triple H will decide that Punk "really wants it" and isn't another person who's going to bail after getting a push and actually give him some rub? I think he just doesn't like to put over anyone he doesn't think takes the business as seriously as he does.

I'll blame Triple H. Bodybuilding is his "thing." He's a veritable Gordon Solie when he's doing commentary on the Mr. Olympia telecasts.

It makes sense to me. I do feel a little dumber after watching his promos. This post should not be slept on. Nice work. I laughed. I'll second that.

What's up with them blurring out the old "Superstars of Wrestling" logo on some of the DVDs?

Awesome.

I imagine this will be typical WWE: When someone like Triple H is just not getting over (most of his initial heel run in 1999) they'll give him every chance in the world until something finally clicks. When someone like Rob Van Dam doesn't turn the entire business around in four weeks (fall of 2001) they give up and toss him aside until they really have no other choice.

I bought the Benoit 2-disc set last year at a used video store here. While watching it I forgot for a moment that it was done in 2004 when his childhood friend says near the beginning, "Knowing Chris like I do I'm not surprised he did what he did." He was referring to him winning the title at WrestleMania, but for a moment I did feel a little uneasy.

I just watched the promos from Monday's Raw and I laughed at Hunter calling Punk "skinnyfat." That's a derogatory bodybuilding term for people built, well, like Punk: Lean but not well-defined and without visible abs. Are moments like this, much like calling Chris Jericho "that sawed-off midget", just Hunter getting caught up in the moment and saying something off-script or him purposely trying to take a dig at someone?