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He is the Tito Santana of his generation.

If youre going to keep the ECW angle...you need to make it work alot better. Incorporate the wrestlers into tv and ppv. Make the 'invasion' actually matter. This is also probably a good time to start posting Raw results as you are right into the the Monday Night War era now.

Lawrence Taylor beating Bam Bam at Wrestlemania 11.

The puking scene hurt my ribs.

Sorry if this a bit long, but I wrote myself, so check it out if your at all interested in this fight. In less than a week, Sat July 16, there will be a very compelling boxing card on ppv. The main event is Bernard Hopkins defending the undisputed world middleweight title against Jermain Taylor. Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 kos) has had a piece of the middleweight title since April 1995 when he kod Segundo Mercado (who was never the same afterwards) for the IBF title. He unified the middleweight division in 2001 with wins over Keith Holmes (WBC) and Felix Trinidad (WBA). The Executioner added the inherantly meaningless WBO belt by knocking out Oscar de la Hoya las September. For 10 years he has reigned as king of the middleweights. He has defeated an incredible list of opponents (de la Hoya, Trinidad, Holmes, William Joppy, Howard Eastman, Robert Allen, Antwun Echols, Glen Johnson, etc etc). He hasnt been defeated since losing a decision to Roy Jones Jr way back in 1993. Most anyone would agree that he is the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. His huge test this Saturday will be a fighter who is young, talented, and very hungry. Jermain Taylor (23-0, 17 kos) won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and has been running over his opponents so far as a professional. He stepped up his level of opposition as early as just his seventh pro fight when tkod veteran Undra White in 4 rounds. White had been in 33 fights at the time including 10 round points losses to Otis Grant and Eric Lucas as well as losses to Rocky Gannon and Vinny Pazienza. In 2003 he kod Marcos Primera and Nicolas Cervera in a span of 6 weeks before fighting his first 12 rounder in August of that year (a decision over Alfredo Cuevas for a minor belt). In January '04 he destroyed one-time world title challenger Alex Rios in 1 round. Two months later he kod Alex Bunema (who beat Vince Phillips a few months ago) in seven rounds. The remainder of last year saw Taylor scoring wins over former world champions Raul AMrquez and William Joppy. In his last fight, in February, he kod previously undefeated Daniel Edouard in the third. Jermain Taylor feels that now is his time to be king. "Bernard Hopkins is a great champion and I have a lot of respect for him, but I will not respect him once the bell rings. I have waited for this moment for my entire life, and I won't be denied on July 16. If Bernard won't pass the torch, I'll just take it from him." In my opinon, this fight has alot of similarities to Chavez-Taylor back in the day. A long reigning, highly respected, extremely talented champion meeting a young prospect with star potential at a crossroads. Some people have long complained that Hopkins style is 'boring' but I disagree. He is one of the most intelligent boxers ever and always finds a way to beat any opponent, no matter who. I dont find scientific boxing to be boring..but also, B-Hop has been in many exciting scraps over the years (Echols and Tito come to mind immediately). Taylor is always exciting, has definite ko power, and has proven that he can become champ. Can Taylor put all the pieces together and take the crown from the true reigning king? Will age finally catch up to the Executioner? Will Hopkins long road of greatness continue for another defense? My prediction - This fight really can go either way and thats what makes it so interesting. Hopkins will be tested like he hasnt been in years. He might even get knocked down. This fight will prove itself to be a worthy ppv headliner, I really think it should be a great match. I just dont think Taylor has been tested enough or seen enough challenges in the ring. Taylor will prove his heart but he will not win the world middleweight title. Hopkins by close (but clear) decision or late round stoppage. The undercard: -Oscar Larios (53-3, 35 kos) will defend his WBC super-bantamweight title in a rematch against Wayne McCullough (27-5, 18 kos). Their fight in February was a war and I think this fight will be equally entertaining. I think Larios will retain with a stoppage on cuts this time. -Fernando Montiel (30-1-1, 24 kos) defends his wbo super-flyweight belt against late-sub Evert Briceno (21-2, 17 kos). The original opponent was going to be Eric Morel but he has been suspended for being a little piece of shit. Briceno cant do any worse. Im sure Montiel will retain though. - Former world welterweight champion Vernon Forrest (35-2, 26 kos) returns to the ring for the first time in almost two years against the very inexperienced Segio Rios (6-1). This is scheduled for 10 but I dont think Rios is going to even get to the 5th. A free preview (I have no idea what the channel is for what cable/dish/digital systems) will feature live fights of 2004 Olympians Abner Mares and Vicente Escobedo. Anyone here going to watch this? Predictions? The main event is really good and the undercard should be pretty fun.

How much does Reading cost?

That collapse last year was just pathetic...and still not as bad as the football Badgers down the stretch or Green Bay in the playoffs. Fucking ugh. But the Brewers look VERY promising for the second half of the season. Lyle Overbay and Geoff Jenkins are finally hitting the ball they way they should. Ben Sheets is back on the mound and getting better with each start. It doesnt look like anybody valuable will be traded away. The pitching has been quite decent. If Lyle/Geoff can continue the vast improvement in the second half, Rickie Weeks continues his really good start to his MLB career, and Brady Clark and Carlos Lee continue to put up lead-leading stats...an over .500 season is quite likely. It was nice to see Milwaukee go into the All-Star break with a winning road trip to Florida and Atlanta as well.

Im very dissapointed in the sudden jobber status of Vader.

What are some quintessential tracks by this Saul Williams fellow? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.saulwilliams.com Download everything available there. All 3 records are worth getting...Amethyst Rock Star, the EP, and the s/t. Also, check out his one-poem book Said The Shotgun To The Head. He also freestyles live.

Carlos Lee breaks a Brewer record with 76 RBI before the all-star game.

Maybe Saturday Nights Main Event will return... or, NBC will have nothing to do with Vince's current retarded product.

All of Flair's turns on Sting. Curt Hennig turning on Flair Alot of Royal Rumble winners

Oh fuck yeah! I thought I'd try a few of his tracks based purely on the fact he's on this years line-up. The guy fucking rocks. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And he is just powerfully good live. I got to see him at the Bonaroo fest, waited for almost 4 hours to be in the front rwo, missed the Dave Matthews Band and it was completely worth it...best performance of that weekend and one of the best I have ever seen. He is THE poet of this generation right now...and also a stellar mc.

No matter what, do NOT miss Saul Williams.

Especially if you have the IQ of aluminum.

And if Hassan is gone within a year...then the wwe will have (again) turned off more of their fans (paying customers) for something that was a complete waste. Sgt. Salughter as an Iraqi didnt work, Col Debeers didnt work, etc etc. The Iron Sheik was a bit of a draw because he had 'patriots' to work against (Hogan/Slaughter), he was at least a competent worker, and the entire face/heel thing was different. The situation now has changed...so many people have been affected by terrorism worldwide. The crowds are either quiet for Hassan or disgusted. The attendance isnt any better and the ratings arent either. This can only be a bad thing for the wwe, and its only happening because Vince clearly does live in a bubble with his few remaining blind fuckpuppet followers who 'defend' sophomoric bullshit angles like this one.

I wouldnt be surprised at all if the Marlins win another championship this year. All I can do now is hope that maybe Milwaukee can do something similar to the '03 Marlins club. Theyre hovering around .500 right now, Sheets is back in the rotation and getting back into form each start, and Lyle Overbay and Geoff Jenkins are FINALLY hitting the baseball. Again, as for the Marlins, I dont think anybody should bt against that team pulling crazy shit off in October.

Bret had more **** matches than Shawn as well. Im not going to bother looking it up but Randy Savage may have had more as well.

Again.... Why do it if it will not draw any money and will alienate some your audience? It has no upside and a big downside...so, why is it a good angle? Why is something no redeeming value 'ok'? Im glad my sandy vagina isnt filled with Vince's dick.

For the moronic booking marks who are defending this angle - What is the point of doing this if it wont draw any money and will only lose fans? You dont possibly think that there might be more reasons to dislike this angle than just hurt feelings do you? Are you just 13 year olds with no perception of how the same fucking scenario played out in 1991? Maybe its just my sandy vagina but I still hate it when retarded 'fans' defend the kind of booking that makes the rest of the world think that all wrestling fans are just toothless brainless hillbillys with no morals or sense. Thank you, dipshits, for living up to that perception for the rest of us. Now please, fit yourselves for helmets before you hurt yourselves.

Nice to see the Brewers stopping the offensive downward spiral after just a couple of games.

I always found it odd that with Rivers Cuomo being so obsessed with the 'perfect pop song' that he kept that binder of Beatles, Oasis, etc songs and analyzed them so deeply...that he never was able to write anything really good.

Fuck Rick Scaia. And fuck the wwe for doing something that is both a)retarded and insensitive and b) really really bad for business. Nobodys buying tickets, nobodies buying ppvs, and the ratings arent getting any bigger with Hassan...its a failed angle and its exploiting a real life tragic situation. It is stupid on every single level. It has zero redeeming merits whatsoever. If it made money, it could be argued for...but it doesnt. TV shows and movies make money...these angles in wrestling dont. There is absolutely nothing good that can come of this. Vince lives in a bubble...but so did Verne Gagne and the WCW. Nobody bothers to learn any lessons in this business. Dumb.

Does anybody know the sales figures for this set? I hope its successful enough to warrant a sequel...this thing is incredible, and they left out so many workers. Andre, Albano, Warrior, Rude, Roberts, Luger, Bockwinkle, Jimmy Hart, etc could all fill up another 3 discs. That JYD bio was really cool too.

Maybe this means there will be more boxing coverage...