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Au contraire... I thought Enid (Thora's character) was more sad and pathetic than loatheable. She tried so hard to alienate herself from the entire town, and when she finally succeeded, she realized it still didn't make her happy. I loved her character, even as she was driving both her best friend and her secret love away from her. If you want to talk about loathing, Evie from Thirteen made me wish she would just kill herself. What a whiny petulant waste of life. (Truth be told, though, I hated the writing in general moreso than her character. The whole movie was just so unbelievable that it detracted from everything else I could have liked about it.)

In one fell swoop, this film broke into my Top 3 Favourites of all time. From beginning to end, I was mesmerized. At the risk of playing spoiler, the scene where Lil Zé first confronts the Runts (I think that's what they were called) is one of the most disturbing scenes I've ever seen. I've recommended this film to everyone, and hopefully when DeepDiscountDVD runs another fire sale, I'll snatch it up lickety-split.

Re: Waltman's heartfelt retort BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a fucking pathetic loser.

Yep. Why people can still cling to has-beens and never-weres is beyond me. And Chyna is definitely not D-list... maybe J- or K-list: recognizable only to fans of wrestling or Howard Stern. I doubt the average man on the street would know or even care who she was.

Helms was on RAW because it was his birthday. I'm sure jobbing to Flair was just some sort of weird gift that only those in the "business" would understand. Don't count on a super push for the Hurricane any time soon.

I like using the other guy's finisher on him, especially Tajiri's. I usually wait until his head is all the way in the red. That way, when I hit him with the Buzzsaw Kick, BLAMMO! Blood everywhere!

Why would you need to get a DQ win over Tajiri? He's such a relatively weak character that you should be able to beat him with no problem. Since you know he uses a lot of strikes, you should be able to counter him easily.

So far there are only two submissions I know of that get the tap out everytime (with the submission meter). One is Rodney Mack's Blackout. As long as your opponent's head damage is bright red, you'll get the submission. The second is the Trailerhitch. If your opponents legs are completely damaged, hit the move and you won't even need to tap the buttons for the submission. The Special Anklelock pretty much gets an immediate tapout everytime, but that's not tied into the submission meter.

I don't understand how people can say, "If you're going to criticize, maybe you should think of some ways to make the product better." That's not the job of the fan. We as an audience have every right to shit all over what we don't deem entertaining. It's the people who are putting out the product that are charged with responsibility of improving it. The whole "shut up and like it" mentality is demeaning and patronizing, and is indicative of a company that refuses to understand the problems with their product, let alone do something about it. And not for nothing, but no matter how much you candy-coat the sport (notice how they always refer to it as a "business" and not a "sport"), pro wrestling is still a seedy underhanded business knee-deep in politicking and palm-greasing, where even the most talented of the bunch are overshadowed by those with more pull and influence. Try finding positivity in that.

Yes. I don't think anyone on WW_ TV ever called it the "Hollycaust". It's called the coccyx. Just thought I'd point that out.

HHH still bores me to tears, workrate or not. And though only marginally related, I was amazed at how many "Let's Go Orton" chants there were last night. If the proposed HHH vs. Orton storyline does take place, I can almost see Orton being the one ousted from Evolution and feuding with them from the face side. Almost. But maybe because I just can't see HHH as a face.

Beating Lesnar is easy, if you have a CAW with all 10s. I think I've beaten Lesnar using guys like Shelton Benjamin and Rhyno. Just hammer at the specific body part for their finishers and then finish him. Use lots of running strikes; don't let Lesnar grab you unless you're good at reversals. As for reversals, it's all just a matter of timing and intuition. You can usually tell which wrestlers like to strike and which to grapple, and then adjust your blocks and reversals accordingly. From what I've noticed, Booker T, Triple H, Austin and the Rock strike a lot more than they grapple. Benoit, Angle, Lesnar and Jericho are the opposite. Also, some guys tend to do their strikes in succession, so if Trips throws a punch, more than likely he'll follow it up with another punch, so be ready to do a strike reversal. However, sometimes, guys like Booker T will throw a punch and then follow it up with a grapple, so be wary. Again, it's just a matter of timing and knowing who you're up against. Or, if you really want to be cheap, grab the table from under the ring, set it up in the corner, and then when the other wrestler is near you, run into the table. More than likely, your opponent will try to grapple you, which automatically makes him throw you into the table. Instant DQ.

Yes to the first. The second is more or less an indirect ejection of the person. You're not directly saying "Get the fuck out", but the implication is there. The actual hitting of the door means nothing. My favourite variation is "Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya."

After seeing Lauren in Badder Santa, the choice was simple.

What Would EDDY~! Do?

Yet another reason JBL as World Champ was a horrible shitstain of an idea.

Top Secret... if only for that smidge of a wrestling scene they had with Chocolate Mousse. "Vive le France!"

Can't go wrong with the Go-Go's. And yes, I'm serious. My favourite mostly-girl band is That Dog. Awesome indie rock with 3-part harmonies and the occasional violin thrown in. Their experimental punk counterpart is Bonfire Madigan, who have to be seen to be believed. Great stage presence. On the harder side, you've got Kittie, Babes in Toyland, the Lunachicks, and Daisy Chainsaw. Some poppier all-grrrrl or female-fronted bands: Velocity Girl, Letters to Cleo, Bettie Serveert, the Fastbacks, Tiger Trap, and of course, Shonen Knife.

Cena's riff on Suzuki made me switch to Celebrity Poker Showdown* two minutes into it. And I never looked back. *Maura Tierney beat Lauren Graham, Michael Ian Black, Dule Hill and Rosario Dawson. I picked Lauren to win... damn.

I can't wait to hear about Mr. Asshat appearing on Impact! as "The One Monty Sopp". Yeah, that'll put asses in the seats.

Don't blame him... he's in detox. Jim Ross is the last person I want to evaluate anything, much less the company's PPVs. All he's doing is dragging his credibility further down the pike.

That was a joke right? (Yeah, I chuckled a little.) RIP Stanley.

HBK is set to feud with Kane at SummerSlam. And besides, HBK in the title scene is played out. Keep his boring Jeebus-lovin' Clique-glommin' ass out of it. Benoit NEEDS to beat HHH one-on-one. No ifs, ands or buts. No one-month reign for HHH. If they're serious about Benoit as champion being taken seriously (which I doubt given the last few months), then that is what they need to do. Having HHH beat him for the belt will only send RAW two steps back.

Truer words were never written. I too see this ending with HHH on top as usual, and Eugene being cast off into the lower mid-card by SurSer.

The joke might go over better if you used the actual punchline. You know, the one that goes, "She Ain't Heavy, She's My Sister." You see, it's a parody of an actual song called... oh nevermind. Kids.