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Having just seen the play in question, that may be the lamest suspension in NBA history.

Anderson Cup, Los Infernales bracket (2) America's Team vs (3) Theodore Moneymaker & Christian Wright Plus a major announcement regarding the X-title.

The Jazz were also without Boozer and had AK playing on a sprained ankle. Chin up.

Minnesota ended the Suns' win streak tonight at 17.

I know. That's why Nash had to be in it last year, I was just wondering what caused him to change his mind this year about not wanting to do it. On another note, these are the All-Star jerseys from 1980 in Washington

good cuz that scrub grossman needs all the preparation he can get!!~

Skills Challenge participants: Dwyane Wade Kobe Bryant LeBron James Steve Nash Jesus. How about getting some actual point guards in this thing, besides Nash. EDIT: Nash's participation also surprised me, as I just read an interview a few days ago that Nash didn't want to do it last year, but apparently it's in the new CBA that the All-Star Saturday event winners have to defend their titles.

Sun, Jan. 21 Dallas @ Miami, 1:00 ABC San Antonio @ Philadelphia, 6:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix, 8:00 Milwaukee @ Portland, 9:00 Mon, Jan. 22 Charlotte @ Toronto, 7:00 Orlando @ Cleveland, 7:00 Chicago @ Indiana, 7:00 San Antonio @ Boston, 7:30 New York @ Miami, 7:30 Memphis @ Denver, 9:00 Minnesota @ Utah, 9:00 New Jersey @ Sacramento, 10:00 Golden State @ LA Lakers, 10:30 Tue, Jan. 23 NO/OK @ Philadelphia, 7:00 Phoenix @ Washington, 7:00 Dallas @ Orlando, 7:00 Atlanta @ Chicago, 8:30 Denver @ Seattle, 10:00 Milwaukee @ LA Clippers, 10:30 Wed, Jan. 24 NO/OK @ Toronto, 7:00 Detroit @ Charlotte, 7:00 Philadelphia @ Cleveland, 7:00 Miami @ Indiana, 7:00 Atlanta @ Boston, 7:30 Phoenix @ New York, 7:30 Houston @ San Antonio, 9:00 ESPN Memphis @ Utah, 9:00 Milwaukee @ Sacramento, 10:00 Minnesota @ Portland, 10:00 New Jersey @ Golden State, 10:30 Thu, Jan. 25 Dallas @ Chicago, 8:00 TNT New Jersey @ LA Clippers, 10:30 TNT Fri, Jan. 26 Boston @ Toronto, 7:00 Cleveland @ Philadelphia, 7:00 Atlanta @ Orlando, 7:00 Miami @ New York, 7:30 Washington @ Detroit, 8:00 ESPN Sacramento @ NO/OK, 8:00 Memphis @ San Antonio, 8:00 Phoenix @ Milwaukee, 8:30 Portland @ Houston, 8:30 Denver @ Utah, 9:00 Charlotte @ LA Lakers, 10:30 Minnesota @ Seattle, 10:30 Sat, Jan. 27 Philadelphia @ Atlanta, 7:00 Toronto @ Indiana, 7:00 Portland @ Memphis, 8:00 Utah @ NO/OK, 8:00 Miami @ Chicago, 8:30 Sacramento @ Dallas, 8:30 New Jersey @ Denver, 9:00 Minnesota @ LA Clippers, 10:30 Charlotte @ Golden State, 10:30

30-man over the top rope Lethal Rumble match: winner receives a shot at the OAOAST World title at AngleMania VI Participants include: Landon Maddix Alfdogg "The Manitoba Mammoth" Deon Black Thunderkid Reject Brock Ausstin Colombian Heat Spanish Fly Cuban Wall Todd Cortez Jamie O'Hara Scotty Static Johnny Jax Tony Brannigan Dan Black Tha Puerto Rican Vitamin X James Riggs The Mad Cappa John "Rock Hard" Brickston Bohemoth Kenji Kawada El Esperito "It" Faqu Felix Strutter Christian Wright Charlie Moss Quentin Benjamin --2 SPOTS RESERVED--

The Indianapolis Colts have never won a championship. A few thoughts on the game, and apologies in advance if anyone is offended. Anyone who thinks that the Colts will blow the Bears out, or that this is an unwinnable game for the Bears, is a moron. I expect the Colts to win, but I'm still plenty nervous about it. If anything, if the game is a blowout, I could see it being a Chicago blowout before an Indy blowout. As was mentioned, if these two met at the time when both were undefeated, the Bears would have eaten the Colts for lunch. I don't see why that can't happen now, which is why I'm still nervous about the game. Besides, and I've maintained this throughout the entire playoffs, most people who predict the Colts to dominate a game just do it so that, in their mind, they have more justification to rip them apart when they don't come through.

Haven't really been following, as I usually don't until the tourney, but it's nice to see that college hoops seems to be on the rise in Indy again, with 3 teams in the top 25 last I checked (Butler, ND, and the Hoosiers).

The Celtics have now emerged as a frontrunner to land Pau Gasol, offering Al Jefferson and "several draft picks."

COLE And now it's time, Coach! 30 men will compete for the ultimate prize, a shot at the OAOAST World Heavyweight championship at the biggest event in the business, AngleMania VI! Let's go to the ring! *DING DING DING* (All slow and dramatic like) BUFFER [i]LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLadies and gentlemen, it is now time for the MMMMMMMMMMMAIIIIIIIIIIN EVENT! It is the annual Lethal Rumble match, 2007![/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]Here to explain the rules of this matchup, the one and only Fink, HOWARD FINKEL![/i] *crowd cheers* FINKEL [i]Good evening, Providence![/i] *crowd cheers* FINKEL [i]Earlier today, those participating in the Lethal Rumble match drew numbers from 1-30 at random. In just a few moments, those men who drew numbers 1 and 2 will enter the ring, and the match will begin. Every two minutes thereafter, another participant enters the match, according to the number he pulled. Remember, in the Lethal Rumble, it is every man for himself! Elimination occurs when a participant is thrown out over the top rope, and BOTH FEET must touch the floor. The one man remaining in the ring after all 30 participants have entered, will be declared the winner, and will receive an OAOAST championship match at ANGLEMANIA VI![/i] *Fink hands the mic back to Buffer.* BUFFER [i]Ladies and gentlemen...there you have it. ARE YOU READY?[/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]Providence, Rhode Island, ARE YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREADY???[/i] *crowd cheers louder* BUFFER [i]Then for the thousands in attendance here tonight, and the millions and millions watching around the world...there's only one thing left to say. Ladies and gentlemen...LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRRRRRRRRREADY TO RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEE!!!!![/i] The crowd is silent, as Buffer and Fink step out of the ring. COLE Who's #1? Here we go! COACH I can't take this excitement anymor... [i]Magnum Opus[/i] hits, and the crowd gives a shocked reaction, then starts to boo. COACH No way! COLE Alf was very upset earlier, and now we see he had every right to be! Alfdogg, clearly upset, walks through the curtains and slowly to the ring. BUFFER [i]Ladies and gentlemen, here is the #1 participant in the Lethal Rumble match! Weighing 240 pounds, he is a former Heavyweight champion of the WORLD...ALFDOGG!!!!![/i] COLE So if Alf wants to repeat as Rumble champion, he'll have to go the duration of the match, Coach! COACH This is unbelievable, Cole! Alf snatches his arm from a fan's grasp, then climbs into the ring. He steps in and walks over to his corner, then leans back in it as the music stops. [i]Quiet[/i] by Smashing Pumpkins hits, and Dan Black gets a big pop as he makes his way out. COLE And it's another OAOAST Original, Dan Black! BUFFER [i]Here is the #2 participant, hailing from London, England, and weighing in at 243 pounds, he is regarded as the greatest tag team wrestler in OAOAST history...one half for Black T..."THE ICE HEART" DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLACK!!!!![/i] COLE What a way to kick off the Lethal Rumble match, Coach, with a pair of OAOAST Originals! Black climbs into the ring, and Alf pounces immediately! *DING DING DING* COLE And the Lethal Rumble match is under way! Black quickly gains the advantage and fires off right hands, backing Alf into a corner. Black stops, then whips Alf across the ring. Alf grabs the ropes, and hops backwards over Black as he charges. Alf comes at Black with a clothesline, which Black ducks, then delivers one of his own! COLE And the crowd is loving this action! Black picks up Alf, and delivers a vertical suplex! He then picks up Alf once again, for another suplex, but this time carries him to the corner! COLE Could be an early elimination attempt by Black here! Alf fires off right hands, backing Black off, then steps up to the top rope. He leaps off, as Black ducks out of the way. Alf sees this coming, however, and somersaults off the mat, ala Eddie Guerrero. He then rolls back down to his back, as Black approaches him, and kicks his feet up, catching Black right underneath the chin and knocking him to the mat! COACH And a nice prescence of mind by Alf there! Alf gets to his feet, and picks up Black, delivering a snap suplex, followed by a snap legdrop! Alf then plays to the crowd, drawing boos, before picking up Black in a slam and setting him up on the top rope! COLE And now it's Alf going for the early elimination! Alf has Black up as the crowd screams in terror, but Black blocks with his hands before going to the eyes. COACH What a cheater! COLE It's all legal here, though, no disqualifications! The only out is over the top rope! Black and Alf get to their feet, and Alf grabs Black and whips him into the ropes. Black leapfrogs Alf, then ducks a clothesline, and catches Alf with a spinning wheel kick! COLE And a great kick by Dan Black, as we come up on the two-minute mark! Black is PUMPED, as the countdown begins... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Dani California[/i] hits, and the crowd boos as James Riggs runs to the ring, escorted by Staci Robert (and the whistles of male fans which escort her). COLE And it's James Riggs, coming in at #3! Riggs slides into the ring, and levels Black from behind with a double axhandle blow. Riggs stomps Black as he lays on the mat, then chokes him on the ropes as Alf catches his wind in a corner. COLE And James Riggs doing a number on Dan Black following that sneak attack! Riggs stands up, and places his knee into the back of Black, pressing him against the ropes, as Alf gets to his feet, then spins Riggs around and delivers a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! And another! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! And a third! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! However, Riggs fights back, delivering rights, then whips Alf into the ropes and catches him with a high backdrop! Riggs then floors Alf with a dropkick, before making his way back to Black. COLE And James Riggs looking very impressive against two all-time greats, Coach! COACH Well, James Riggs is a tremendous talent, and has shown he can go with the greats of this business, as Zack Malibu can attest! Black is back to his feet by this point, however, and catches Riggs with an inverted atomic drop, followed by a back suplex! COLE But Black was able to catch his wind while Riggs was going at it with Alf! Black then makes his way back to Alf, driving a knee into Alf's jaw in the corner. He then picks Alf up and tries to dump him, but Alf hangs on and hops back through the bottom and middle ropes. COLE And Alf able to survive elimination that time! Alf gets to his feet and attacks Black from behind as he goes after Riggs once again. Alf then teams up with Riggs for a double-team Irish whip. However, Black ducks a clothesline, and floors both men with a double clothesline of his own! COLE And Black is running on adrenaline from the crowd here in Providence! Black picks up Alf, and tries once again to put him over the top. Alf struggles to stay in as the crowd cheers Black on. COLE And Alf close to being eliminated! Riggs gets to his feet and nails Black from behind, allowing Alf to slip back inside. Riggs and Alf double up on Black as the countdown begins... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Make Her Say[/i] by O-Town plays, and Scotty Static rushes to the ring. COLE And maybe some help on the way for Black! Scotty slides in, trading right hands off on Riggs and Alf. He knocks Riggs to the mat with a big one, but this allows Alf to jump him from behind. Alf whips Scotty to the ropes, and attempts a tilt-a-whirl, but Scotty hooks Alf around the head and takes him down with a spinning headscissors! Dropkick for Riggs! Dropkick for Alf! COLE Scotty on fire here! Black gets to his feet, and grabs Alf as Scotty gets a hold of Riggs. They set up Irish whips, both of which are reversed. However, Black and Scotty DOSIE-DO~! and deliver stereo clotheslines! COLE Lots of exciting action early on here in the Lethal Rumble match! Black hammers Alf in the corner, then charges, but Alf ducks out of the way! Alf then makes his way over to Scotty, and rakes his eyes from behind. He follows that up with a back suplex, then he and Riggs pick up Scotty and try to dump him! COACH And this could be a quick night for Scotty, Cole! COLE Scotty Static in major trouble here! Scotty goes over, but somehow manages to sneak back in through the ropes before they can force him to the floor. COLE And that was a very close call for Scotty Static! Black grabs Riggs from behind, and rakes his eyes. He goes for an Irish whip, but Riggs reverses. Black ducks a clothesline, then delivers a flying forearm! He then goes to Alf, who is choking away on Scotty in the corner. Black hammers him on the back, then he and Scotty each grab a leg, and attempt elimination on Alf! COACH And again Alf in trouble! After a brief struggle, Alf rakes both men's eyes and drops back into the ring as the countdown starts... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Tom Sawyer[/i] plays, and "After Hours" Felix Strutter jogs out to the ring. COLE And Felix Strutter makes his way down, and now it's Alf getting someone to watch his back! Strutter goes to work on Black, and is quickly joined by James Riggs. Alf stomps away on Scotty Static in a corner. COLE Well, we've had five men in, and no one has been eliminated as of yet! COACH We could have our first right now, Cole! Strutter and Riggs have Black in a compromising position over the top rope, but Black is able to struggle out and land on the apron. COLE But Black able to prevent elimination once again! Alf has Scotty up in the corner, as well, but Scotty is able to lift his leg up and give Alf shots to the head, causing him to let go. Strutter then goes after Scotty, as Alf again stops to take a breather. COACH And Alf trying to catch his wind here, he better pace himself if he wants to become the back-to-back winner! Alf looks on as Black and Riggs continue to tangle in a corner. Alf grabs Riggs from behind, spinning him around and delivering an overhead belly-to-belly! COLE And a great suplex by Alf delivered to James Riggs! Alf taunts the crowd, drawing boos. COACH And Alf's starting to get into his zone, Cole! Alf then works on Black, as Strutter attempts to dump Scotty over the top. Scotty gets his whereabouts, then thumbs Strutter in the eye and slides back inside. COLE Still no eliminations, and we're almost ready for #6! Riggs delivers a right hand to Scotty, and Scotty fires back. The two trade blows, until Strutter ducks down and delivers low blows to both men simultaneously! COLE Nice move by Felix Strutter, and it's totally legal! Black grabs Strutter and tosses him over the top, but Strutter barely hangs on. COLE And Strutter hanging on by the skin of his teeth! Strutter approaches Black, and does a jumping spin kick in front of him, then delivers a foot to the gut, followed by a DDT, as the countdown begins... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!!

All yours, PK. Zack/KC/EWC, if you want, you guys can skim through it and just either let me know if I need to change something, or just fix it yourself or whatever.

A man is heard screaming, which leads in to [i]Speak to Me/Breathe[/i] by Pink Floyd. COLE Oh my God... "The Manitoba Mammoth" Deon Black walks through the curtains and down to the ring. COACH Something tells me the "mass of bodies" is about to be thinned out a bit! COLE And what if this man goes on to face Drek Stone, Coach? COACH I don't know, but at this point, that might just be what happens! Brock Ausstin stands in mid-ring waiting on the Mammoth. COLE And Brock Ausstin wants the first crack at him! COACH That guy's crazy! Black climbs onto the apron, then over the top into the ring, and Brock fires off a few rights, but Black floors him with a big headbutt! Meanwhile, Jay Richards has PRL locked in the CROSS-FACE CHICKEN WING~!, but Black gives him a big chop between the shoulder blades, causing the break! COLE And what a shot to Jay Richards! Black delivers a big right to Richards, then grabs him and pitches him to the floor! COLE And Jay Richards can hit the showers! Faqu attacks from behind, but Black knocks him to the mat with a right hand right to the mush! COACH That's got to be like getting hit in the face with a bowling ball! Black tosses Faqu into a corner, and hammers away with blows to the midsection and side of the head. He backs up, and crushes him with an AVALANCHE~!, then grabs him by the head, and tosses him to the floor! COLE And another casualty at the hands of this monster, this time it's the HI-YAH champion Faqu! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15th elimination: Jay Richards time in ring: 18:33 eliminated: Charlie Moss eliminated by: Deon Black ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16th elimination: Faqu time in ring: 24:52 eliminated: The Mad Cappa eliminated by: Deon Black Left in ring: Alfdogg, Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Brock Ausstin, Johnny Jax, Deon Black ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Black poses as the crowd boos, then Bo hits him with a clothesline, which staggers him. He hits him with a second. COLE And now Bohemoth trying to chop down the big tree! Bo hits a third clothesline, but no success. Heat flies off the top rope at Black, but gets caught! COLE And Heat is caught! Fly comes off the other side as Black turns around, and he gets caught as well! COLE And Fly gets caught! He's holding two guys right now, amazing! TK is the next to go up top, as Brock gets on all fours behind Black. TK hits a MISSILE DROPKICK~! into the back of Fly, and Black topples over Brock and down to the mat! Brock hops on top of Heat and Fly, followed by PRL, TK, Landon, Jax, and Bo! COLE It's a dogpile on the Mammoth, as we're ready for another one! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! The buzzer sounds, but no one comes out. COACH What's the deal here? COLE We don't have an entrant here...I'm being told now that this is Jamie O'Hara's turn to enter, and he won't be able to go as a result of that HEINOUS attack by Drek Stone! COACH Well, that's what he gets fo... Coach is cut off by [i]Getting Away With Murder,[/i] and an ERUPTION from the crowd. COLE OH MY! COACH ...no way! Zack Malibu slowly pulls himself to the ring, as the crowd is going ballistic! Landon Maddix is SHOCKED standing in the ring. COACH Is he actually going to take part in this match? COLE It appears that way, Coach! COACH And I thought Brock was crazy! What is this guy's problem??? Zack pulls himself under the bottom rope, and Landon pounces immediately, stomping away. Zack pulls himself to his feet, and begins delivering right hands, enciting another explosion from the crowd! COACH I can't believe this! Zack backs into the ropes, and floors Landon with a flying clothesline! He gets up slowly, then grabs an approaching Colombian Heat and tosses him to the floor! COLE And Zack eliminates Colombian Heat! This is a courageous performance we're seeing here, folks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17th elimination: Colombian Heat time in ring: 42:58 eliminated: none eliminated by: Zack Malibu Left in ring: Alfdogg, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Brock Ausstin, Johnny Jax, Deon Black, Zack Malibu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deon Black comes from behind Zack. COLE Oh, no. Black grabs Zack around the throat, but Zack delivers a KICK TO THE BALLS~! COLE But Zack escapes! Bo and Brock come at Black with a double clothesline, which only starts Black over the ropes! COACH Oh, they could have him here! Fly, PRL, TK, Jax, and Zack all lend a hand, as they push Black OVER THE TOP AND TO THE FLOOR~! COACH THEY GOT HIM! COLE Deon Black has been eliminated! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18th elimination: Deon Black time in ring: 3:18 eliminated: Faqu, Jay Richards eliminated by: Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Brock Ausstin, Johnny Jax, Zack Malibu Left in ring: Alfdogg, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Brock Ausstin, Johnny Jax, Zack Malibu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLE It took seven men to get it done, but he is out! Landon jumps Zack from behind, and stomps away, as the crowd chants LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! COLE And the chants ringing from the hometown crowd for Zack Malibu! Jax comes from behind and attacks Landon, hitting him with crushing forearms. COLE Johnny Jax coming over to Zack's aid! Jax hits a dropkick, sending Landon back into the ropes. Jax charges, but Landon ducks, and Jax goes flying over the top to the floor! COACH Not for long, there he goes! COLE And Johnny Jax eliminated, as we're ready for another one! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19th elimination: Johnny Jax time in ring: 5:47 eliminated: Deon Black (co) eliminated by: Landon Maddix left in ring: Alfdogg, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Brock Ausstin, Zack Malibu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Stars and Stripes Forever[/i] hits, and Quentin Benjamin runs to the ring. COLE And a good luck of the draw for the other half of America's Team, Quentin Benjamin! Benjamin slides into the ring, and goes after Alf. COLE So, nine men in the ring now, and two to go! Eleven men are currently eligible for a shot at Drek Stone at AngleMania VI! Benjamin delivers a suplex to Alf, as Fly and PRL tangle in a corner. Landon continues to stomp on Zack, while TK and Brock slug it out. Bo is gaining his wind sitting in a corner. COACH Who haven't we seen yet, Cole? COLE Well, as I look at the list, we've still yet to see the other half of Black T, T-Bod, Tony Brannigan... COACH And who else? COLE And the former X-champion, Reject, has yet to appear as well! COACH Two men who could easily come out here and win this thing late! Benjamin moves over to work on Zack, as Bo goes after Alf. COLE And yes, Alfdogg still in there, as we pass the 53-minute mark of this match, he's been through it all tonight! COACH And what a main event that would be at AngleMania if he pulls it off tonight! Benjamin and Landon pick up Zack, and attempt to dump him, as the crowd screams! COLE But a man with just as big of a hill to climb is Zack Malibu, who is in big trouble right now! They force him over the top rope, but Zack scoots back in under the bottom. Benjamin then goes over and assists Brock, who is being stomped by TK. PRL puts a foot on Zack's throat, as Bo hammers Landon from behind, and Alf stomps away on Spanish Fly. COACH And there's another guy who's been out there a while! COLE Another courageous performance, as Fly has been out there over 40 minutes! Bo whips Landon into the ropes and gives him a powerslam, as the count begins: 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! He's Simply Ravishing! OWW~! COLE And it's Tony Brannigan, the other half of Black T! COACH Dan Black got #2, and Tony gets #29! Talk about getting the breaks! COLE So that means that the final entrant will be Reject, who tries to bounce back from losing the X-title earlier tonight! Tony climbs into the ring, and assists Bo in working over Landon Maddix. COACH You want to pick me a winner, Cole? COLE Well, I think you've got to like Tony's chances at this point, Coach! Reject will be the last entrant, but Reject also had the match earlier tonight with Jamie O'Hara! COACH I'm still gonna go with him, though! I think it's Reject's time to rise here in the OAOAST, and it starts tonight! And Drek Stone vs Reject would be a tremendous main event! As much as I love Alf and PRL, those guys have been out there a long, long time! COLE Well, if you recall last year's Rumble, Reject lasted over 50 minutes in that one! He won't need that endurance tonight, as he'll be the final entrant in the Lethal Rumble match! PRL lifts Zack up over the top rope! COLE And Zack in trouble once again! The crowd is panicking, but Tony hammers PRL from behind, allowing Zack to scoot back in again! Tony is then attacked by Alf from behind. Alf attempts an Irish whip, but Tony reverses. Tony drops down, then attempts a clothesline, which Alf ducks, and then both men clothesline each other! COLE And Alf and Tony both down! With everyone else paired off in corners or down on the mat, Brock and Bo see this as a good time to face off again, as the crowd cheers. COLE And these two look headed for another face-off! This time, it's Bo who throws the first punch, as the two trade blows! Brock gets the better of the exchange, then attempts an Irish whip, but Bo reverses, then catches Brock with a foot to the gut, and sets up a powerbomb! However, Brock counters with a backdrop, then scoops Bo up onto his shoulders! COLE Could be F-STUNNER-5 time! Brock carries Bo over to the ropes, but Bo hangs on and slides over the back, then attempts to dump Brock as the count begins. COLE And Reject will enter the match in ten seconds! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Renagade[/i] hits, and the crowd boos as Reject walks through the curtains with a smile on his face, and jogs towards the ring. COLE Reject looking awfully confident, and why not, he got the #30 draw in the Lethal Rumble match! Reject stops when he gets to the apron, then sneaks in as Bo and Brock are still tangled on the ropes, and DUMPS BOTH TO THE FLOOR~! COLE And opportunity knocks, and Reject answers, Brock and Bo both gone! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20th elimination: Bohemoth time in ring: 22:22 eliminated: John "Rock Hard" Brickston, Deon Black (co) eliminated by: Reject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21st elimination: Brock Ausstin time in ring: 12:22 eliminated: Felix Strutter, Todd Cortez, Deon Black (co) eliminated by: Reject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Benjamin attacks Reject from behind, then hits him with a SUPERKICK~! Reject rolls back to the ropes, and Benjamin goes for another SUPERKICK~!, but this time Reject ducks, and Benjamin crotches himself on the top rope! Reject gets to his feet, and sends Benjamin to the floor with a high roundhouse! COLE And Reject on fire in there, as we're down to eight men! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22nd elimination: Quentin Benjamin time in ring: 4:49 eliminated: none eliminated by: Reject Left in ring: Alfdogg, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Zack Malibu, Tony Brannigan, Reject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The eight remaining men back off to the sides of the ring, as the crowd starts to cheer. For the most part, everyone stands off by themselves (shades of grey, 81tch), while Tony stands in front of Zack, who leans on the ropes on his knees. COLE And it's come to this! Tony and Zack, the faces of this company! Zack brutalized earlier tonight by Bruce Blank, (camera pans over) and that man, Landon Maddix! The camera pans over to Alfdogg. COLE This match has gone over 57 minutes, and that man has been out there for every second of it! He's going to be sore in the morning, but will he be able to ease the pain by saying he won this match, and now has a shot at becoming the first three-time OAOAST World champion? Pan to Spanish Fly. COLE Or could it be this big-time underdog, who has lasted nearly 50 minutes in his own right? Could Spanish Fly challenge Drek Stone at AngleMania VI? The bodies start to move around the ring, as the camera now focuses on PRL. COLE Or Tha Puerto Rican, who is so obsessed with the fact that he has never held the World championship? Does his vindication come tonight? Back to a wide shot. COLE And then you've got the two former tag partners, the two former Deadly Alliance running buddies, looking for the ultimate in singles glory, and HERE WE GO! TK and Reject, the just-mentioned former partners, tangle, while PRL and Tony go at each other. Alf stomps away at Zack in another corner, while Fly and Landon zoom around the ring trying to land blows. Landon manages to hit a spinning wheel kick! COLE And a nice kick by Landon right there! Landon charges Fly, but Fly catches him with a drop toe-hold, sending him into the ropes! The crowd gets to their feet, as Fly shouts out "6-1-9!" then runs to the ropes, and drills Landon, knocking him to the center of the ring! Fly celebrates, but walks right into PRL, who drills him with the CORPORATE NIGHTMARE~!!!!!11111 COACH YEAH!!! COLE The Corporate Nightmare, and Fly is out like a light! Reject has his hands on his knees behind a cocky PRL, then spins him around and drops him with the EULOGY~!!!!!11111 COLE EULOGY~! PRL is out of it! Reject does the arms outstretched pose, drawing boos, then Tony spins him around and delivers a foot to the gut. He sends Reject into the ropes, and gives him the OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE~!!!!!11111 Meanwhile, Alf scales the top rope. COLE Alf going for it all here... Alf sizes up Landon, and drills him with the FIVE-STAR ALF SPLASH~!!!!!11111 Alf flips over on impact onto his back. He then lays on the mat for a couple seconds, before KIPPING UP~! and taunting the crowd, to boos. COACH Look at Alf! He's been there around an hour, and he's... As Alf holds his arms out, Zack levels him with SCHOOL'S OUT~!!!!!11111 The crowd goes BERZERK~! Tony goes at it with TK, then whips him into the ropes, and TK comes back, and the two hit heads! COLE And look at the carnage in the ring! BUZZ~!!! COLE What? [i]Black Sweat[/i] by Prince hits, and MISTER WARRIOR runs down the aisle, arms in the air the whole way. COACH What the hell is this goofball doing out here? WARRIOR runs all the way around the ring, then rolls in and hits TK with a clothesline! He bounces off the ropes, and hits Reject with a clothesline! WARRIOR repeats this on Tony, Alf, Zack, Landon, Fly and PRL, then flips over the top rope, landing on his feet on the floor and running to the back, all as [i]Black Sweat[/i] continues to play! COLE ...um... COACH Yeah, that's pretty much my response! After a few seconds, everyone starts to stir. Alf gets to his feet first, and clotheslines TK to the floor! COLE And we're down to seven now, Thunderkid eliminated! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23rd elimination: Thunderkid time in ring: 22:37 eliminated: Vitamin X, Deon Black (co) eliminated by: Alfdogg Left in ring: Alfdogg, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Zack Malibu, Tony Brannigan, Reject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRL and Fly do battle, as Landon chokes Tony with his foot. Alf approaches Zack, but stops on the way to pat Reject on the back. COACH What do we got here? Reject looks up at Alf, then gets to his feet and gets in his face. Alf raises his hands, as if to say "easy!", then talks Reject into doubling up on Zack. COACH Oh, I LIKE this! COLE Could we be seeing an alliance forming here between Alf and Reject? Reject eventually nods, and the two stomp away at Zack in the corner. The crowd chants once again. LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! LET'S GO ZACK! Alf and Reject cease stomping to taunt the crowd, who showers both with boos. The two then lift Zack in the corner. COLE And Zack in trouble once again! Zack miraculously fights back! COLE But look at the fight, the courage, in Zack Malibu! Zack trades right hands off on both, until Alf gets a thumb to the eye. Alf and Reject then set up Zack, and execute a double back suplex! Both men stop to pose once again, as Reject raises his hands in the air...then quickly turns around, places them on Alf, and TOSSES HIM OUT~!!! COACH WHOA! COLE Alf is GONE! A double-cross by Reject! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24th elimination: Alfdogg time in ring: 61:06 eliminated: James Riggs, Kenji Kawada (co), Christian Wright (co), Thunderkid eliminated by: Reject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reject looks down on Alf, with his hands on his hips. Alf looks up at him, shocked, then stands on his feet as Reject shrugs his shoulders. Reject then waves goodbye to Alf...as Fly dropkicks him from behind, sending him TO THE FLOOR~! COACH NO! COLE And now Reject eliminated, and Alf letting him know about it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25th elimination: Reject time in ring: 6:26 eliminated: Bohemoth, Brock Ausstin, Quentin Benjamin, Alfdogg eliminated by: Spanish Fly Left in ring: Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Landon Maddix, Zack Malibu, Tony Brannigan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alf points and laughs at Reject as he walks back to the back. Reject throws a fit on the floor. COLE Down to five remaining, and Spanish Fly is one of them! Can you believe it? COACH I can't believe it, but I actually think Fly has a chance! Fly stares down PRL, as the crowd cheers. PRL goes for a clothesline, but Fly ducks, and starts delivering right hands! Fly goes to the ropes, and dives into PRL with his legs hooking around PRL's waist, then pushes himself up, and delivers an armdrag to PRL! COLE And he's got PRL going here! Fly charges PRL, who ducks and backdrops him over the top, but Fly lands on the apron! Fly leans through the ropes and shoulderblocks PRL, then springs to the top for a HURRICANRANA~!, but PRL catches him and carries him to the ropes. He tries to dump him, but Fly holds on and 'rana's him over, as PRL BARELY holds on, with one hand grabbing the middle rope and one grabbing the top. Fly thinks he secured the elimination, but PRL swings his legs around and drags himself back in. He then flattens Fly with a clothesline! COLE And Fly thought he had eliminated PRL, but he thought wrong! Fly gets back up by the ropes, and PRL clotheslines him over to the floor! COLE And Spanish Fly, after a REMARKABLE showing, has been eliminated by Tha Puerto Rican! The crowd boos loudly as PRL celebrates, then, as Fly gets up, the crowd gives him a standing ovation. Even T-Bod, warm-hearted SOB he is, gives Fly a little applause as he passes to the entrance. COLE And listen to the crowd in Providence respond to the Spanish Fly! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 26th elimination: Spanish Fly time in ring: 51:28 eliminated: Deon Black (co), Reject eliminated by: Tha Puerto Rican [b]FINAL FOUR: Tha Puerto Rican, Landon Maddix, Zack Malibu, Tony Brannigan[/b] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[i]God of Thunder[/i] hits, and the crowd gets to its feet as Thunderkid walks through the curtains, then runs to the ring. COLE And here comes the Heartland champion! TK slides into the ring, and starts hammering away on Alf! COLE And right after his former mentor! TK then floors Strutter with a clothesline! Then one for Cortez! He gives PRL a foot to the gut, then lifts him overhead for a PRESS SLAM~! COACH Oh, no! COLE And look at the power of Thunderkid! TK tosses PRL right on top of Jay Richards! TK is PUMPED, but Faqu decks him from behind as Heat and Fly hit Bo with a double dropkick! Jay Richards assists Faqu in stomping away at TK, while Alf applies a foot to Bo's throat, as Strutter stomps away at him. Fly and Heat go back over to PRL, and again attempt elimination! COLE And will PRL finally go out here? Alf stays on Bo, kicking away in the corner, while Strutter attacks Heat from behind. PRL slides back into the ring, and thumbs Fly in the eye. COACH Still safe! Cortez grabs Faqu from behind, and executes a back suplex! He then chokes away on the mat, while Faqu reaches back up to attempt a choke of his own. Jay Richards goes for a slam on TK, but TK slips behind the back and delivers a belly-to-belly! COLE And a nice suplex by Thunderkid! Strutter gives Heat a foot to the gut, and drops him with a DDT! COACH Well, we've got ten guys in the ring, Cole, I think that's the most we've had! COLE And we've still got four of the first eight entrants, including Alfdogg, who started this match out as the #1 entrant! Alf picks up Jay Richards, who gives him a low blow, and attempts elimination! COACH He may not last much longer, he's in big trouble here! Alf slides back in under the bottom as the count begins... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! Ch-CHING~! Come and take your Vitamin X! COACH All right! Here comes some help for PR! COLE It's "Prince Vitamin", the 22nd entrant! X jogs to the ring with a big smirk on his face, then rolls into the ring. As X starts doing the Shane O'Mac, Thunderkid, who was about to set up PRL for elimination, spots him from behind. He drops PRL, then stands behind X with his hands on his hips. He looks out to the crowd, before grabbing X by the head and pitching him over the top rope! COACH Oh, NO! COLE And back to the courtyard for Prince Vitamin! That could be record time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12th elimination: Vitamin X time in ring: 0:10 eliminated: none eliminated by: Thunderkid Left in ring: Alfdogg, Felix Strutter, Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Faqu, Jay Richards, Bohemoth, Todd Cortez, Thunderkid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X is dumbfounded on the outside, as the referees usher him to the back. He is taunted by several fans on his way back. Meanwhile, in the ring, Felix Strutter sets up Spanish Fly, and executes a Falcon Arrow! COACH I'll tell you, Cole, how about Felix Strutter? This guy was a virtual unknown just a few months ago, he came in #5, he's been in there well over half an hour! COLE Definitely a coming-out party of sorts for Felix Strutter, whose partner, Ken Pantera, suffered a very serious knee injury in the first round of the Anderson Cup tournament, and underwent successful surgery just about a week ago! We certainly wish him a speedy recovery, and his partner certainly making the most of his singles opportunities! Strutter then assists Alf as the two of them try to dump Bo over the top! COLE And the 24/7 champ hanging on for dear life in there, as Alf and Strutter have him on the ropes! Bo manages to get back to the mat, then grabs Alf and Strutter and rams their heads together! COLE But he comes out of it nicely, with a double noggin-knocker! PRL comes from behind Bo, and gouges his eyes. Jay Richards joins PRL in the assault, as TK and Heat work over Todd Cortez in another corner. COLE Todd Cortez, one of the "Wildcards" who came in last year, in trouble right now, dealing with TK and Colombian Heat, as we're ready for #23! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! REACH OUT AND TOUCH FAITH! COLE (disgusted) Oh, no. Landon Maddix walks through the curtains, as the crowd gives him a standing BOO-vation. (lol, see what I did there?) COLE And here comes the man who attempted to end Zack Malibu's storied career in the OAOAST earlier tonight! Landon walks halfway down the aisle, then jogs the rest of the way and rolls into the ring. He attacks TK from behind, and delivers forearms, then executes a snap suplex. He then backs into the corner, and executes a neck snap as TK sits up! COLE And looking good in there so far, Landon Maddix! Cortez hits Heat with a low blow, then gets to his feet. COLE And the former Martial Law teammates looking to take control of the Lethal Rumble match, and I shudder to think if one of these two came out with the win here tonight! As Landon hammers away on Spanish Fly, Cortez applies the HOOK UP~! to Colombian Heat! COLE And Cortez has the Hook-Up! COACH And that's not Master P and AJ Johnson in there! As Cortez has the hold applied, Landon comes from behind, and delivers a kick between Heat's legs! The crowd audibly groans. COACH And I don't think Heat's gonna be having any hook-ups for a WHILE! Alf chokes away at Faqu in a corner, as Cortez picks TK up off the mat. Cortez measures, and goes for a right hand, but TK blocks, and starts firing off rights on Cortez! COLE But TK's not going to go for this! Landon knees TK in the back from behind, then hooks him for Cortez. Cortez backs into the ropes...but TK escapes Landon's grip, and Cortez decks Landon with a clothesline! COLE Uh-oh! Cortez looks at Landon for a second, then goes after Faqu. Landon gets to his feet and spins Cortez around, then gives him a shove! Cortez shoves back, then the two begin exchanging rights! COLE And the two former partners going at it, and listen to the fans! Bohemoth breaks up the slugfest with a big double clothesline, as the count begins... 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Punishment[/i] by BIOHAZARD hits, and the crowd erupts as Brock Ausstin walks through the curtains. COLE And you talk about a favorite to win this thing... COACH I think business just picked up, as a certain BBQ-loving former colleague would say! Brock does his dance in the entryway, then walks down the aisle. He jumps on the apron, as Landon and Cortez look on at him. When he steps in, Cortez throws Landon to the wolves, and Brock floors him with a clothesline! Brock mows down anything that comes at him, as he levels Richards, Strutter, Heat, Faqu, and PRL with clotheslines and forearm shots! COLE Brock Ausstin a MACHINE in there! Brock then is attacked from behind by Cortez, who jumps on the back of Brock and tries to choke him out. Brock walks around the ring trying to shake him off, then gets a hold of him and slams him forward to the mat, before taking him right over the top to the floor with a BELLY-TO-BELLY~! COLE So long, Cortez! Brock then grabs Felix Strutter by the throat. COACH Oh no, not Felix! Brock scoops Strutter on his shoulders, and sends him out on top of Cortez with an F-STUNNER-5~!!!!!11111 COLE Yes, Felix! Brock Ausstin on FIRE~! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13th elimination: Todd Cortez time in ring: 8:52 eliminated: none eliminated by: Brock Ausstin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14th elimination: Felix Strutter time in ring: 39:02 eliminated: Kenji Kawada (co), Christian Wright (co) eliminated by: Brock Ausstin Left in ring: Alfdogg, Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, Tha Puerto Rican, Faqu, Jay Richards, Bohemoth, Thunderkid, Landon Maddix, Brock Ausstin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brock is FIRED UP, as Bohemoth stands behind him. Brock turns around, and spots him. The ring almost comes to a standstill. COLE And look who awaits him now! COACH I like this! Brock walks closer to Bo, then steps in his face as the two take a flashbulb shower. Bo shoves Brock off, then Brock shoves back, and throws a right as Bo comes back! The two trade rights as the crowd goes crazy! COLE And Brock and Bo hammering it out, a true heavyweight fight! Listen to the fans! The two tangle up in a corner, as Faqu stomps on Landon Maddix in another corner. Meanwhile, Alf drives a knee into Bo's back from behind, then kicks away at Brock in the corner. Brock turns it around, however, and pounds away on Alf! COLE A historic rivalry re-kindled, as it's Brock with the advantage, as we're ready for our 25th entrant! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!! [i]Make Her Say[/i] hits, and Johnny Jax runs to the ring. COLE And it's the other half of the GPX, Johnny Jax! Jax slides in the ring, as Brock has Alf on the ropes! COLE And Alf could finally go! Jax goes over wisely and helps out on Alf, but Richards jumps Jax from behind. Bo reaches over to give a hand on Alf as well, as Heat goes underneath the ropes to pull. Alf is over the ropes with his back facing the floor, but frees a hand, and quickly pokes Heat, Bo, and Brock in the eyes, then falls between the top and middle ropes back in. COACH Is this guy amazing or what? COLE Coming up on 47 minutes now for last year's Rumble winner! Jax stomps away on Landon Maddix, while PRL takes Brock down from behind. Heat and Fly double-team Jay Richards, as Alf executes a T-BONE SUPLEX~!! on TK! Faqu hammers him from behind, then delivers a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!! And another, which sends Alf to the mat! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!! Faqu backs up, then falls forward with a headbutt! Jay Richards comes up from behind Faqu, and stomps on his toes, then delivers a dropkick! COACH Now, Faqu's been in there over 20 minutes, why hasn't anyone else thought to do that? Brock is hammering PRL on the mat, until Richards delivers a sliding dropkick to him! COLE Nice dropkick by Richards, and again, two former S.H.I. mates going at it! Richards stomps away on Brock, and PRL joins him, but then PRL thumbs Richards in the eye! COLE Can't trust anyone in this match! PRL attempts a piledriver, but Richards counters with a backdrop! Richards then clotheslines PRL, and slides underneath the bottom rope to the apron. Richards springs over, attempting a hurricanrana, but PRL catches him with a powerbomb! COLE Great counter by PRL, and we're ready for another man in this mass of bodies! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6!!! 5!!! 4!!! 3!!! 2!!! 1!!! BUZZ~!!!

Well thankfully the fans don't or we'd be in trouble. Yao Ming would be MVP every year if that was true. Grant Hill would have been the MVP in his rookie season.

1. Which team looks like the best bet to win the East? Detroit 2. Which team looks like the best bet to win the West? Dallas or Phoenix. Yeah, I'm chickening out on this one. 3. Which team looks like the best bet to win the NBA title? See 2. 4. Which dark horse has a legitimate shot at surprising us and winning it all? Houston or the Lakers, I suppose. It just depends on what qualifies for you as a darkhorse. 5. Who's been the best rookie this season? Brandon Roy 6. Who's the MVP so far? Kobe Bryant 7. Fact or fiction -- the Phoenix Suns are the greatest offense you've ever seen. Fiction 8. Fact or fiction -- the Toronto Raptors will hold on to their lead and win the Atlantic. Fiction 9. Which will happen first -- the Knicks will win 50 games in a season, the Celtics will win 50 games in a season or the Lakers will win an NBA title? Lakers will win a title 10. As we sit at the midpoint of the regular season, which story line or situation interests you most? I'd say just the Eastern conference as a whole. I picked Detroit to win above, but it's really wide open. There's about six or seven teams that I wouldn't be surprised if they did make the Finals.

Yeah, this should go over well.

Well, that game far exceeded my expectations. Cuttino Mobley ends up winning it with a 3 with 0.6 left, but the Nets almost converted on a lob play right at the end. Tough loss for the Nets, they fought really hard to come back in the second half.

If Carter was still in Toronto, that play would have put him out for two months.

Updating my reserves. East: G: Jason Kidd G: Richard Hamilton F: Caron Butler F: Jermaine O'Neal C: Dwight Howard WC: Ben Gordon WC: Vince Carter West: G: Steve Nash G: Allen Iverson F: Dirk Nowitzki F: Carlos Boozer C: Amare Stoudemire WC: Shawn Marion WC: Josh Howard WC: Deron Williams Three WC's in the West because of Yao's injury, of course.

Re: Rumble I'll probably write up to the final four and then turn it over to you, like last year, if that's OK.

Larry Brown made over $1.2 million for each Knick win last season. That's awesome.

Yao won't be ready to go when the game rolls around, so my guess is that Amare Stoudemire will get his start. Who would have guessed at the beginning of the season that he would be the Suns player to start in the All-Star game? Unless they move Duncan to center and start Dirk.