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Maybe he was stoned?

MVP of the year : Brock Lesnar Match of the year : Angle vs. Benoit, Royal Rumble Raw wrestler of the year : Chris Jericho Smackdown wrestler of the year : Eddie Guerrero Rookie of the year : Tie: Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas Tag team of the year : TWGTT Feud of the year : Brock/Angle This feud has pretty much been going all year. PPV of the year : Wrestlemania XIX Storyline of the year : Rock turns heel Announcer of the year : Tazz

RAW BRAND RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS, NV The crowd was estimated at 80% full, and was hot all night, which reflected in the effort of the wrestlers, as they seemed to feed off the crowd’s energy. Coach is the host of the evening and asks the fans to rise for the National Anthem. Shortly thereafter La Resistance music interrupts and they do the usual anti-USA bit, enter Val Venis and Lance Storm. Match was batch and forth with solidly paced action. Finish saw Val pin Conway with the Hart attack clothesline. John Heidenreich pinned Nick Dinsmore. Pretty much a squash as Dinsmore really could not showcase his talents in this one due to John's inexperience. Lita/Trish def Jazz and Molly, when Lita pins Molly with the Litasault. Lita was way over with the crowd. Fans were very into this match and it showed as all 4 ladies turned it up another notch. Spike Dudley def Test w Stacy. Stacy threw a chair Test did the chair bounce off the rope spot setting up Spike for the Dudley Dog and the pinfall. After the match Test beat down Spike until Jindrak and Cade ran him off. They lifted Spike to his feet and gave him a beatdown saying what are you gonna do without your brothers, getting a decent heel reaction from this. An immediate challenge was issued to the Dudleys whom promptly responded. Dudleys def Jindrak and Cade in a Tag Team Title match with the 3D on Jindrak for the pinfall. Steven Richards w Victoria def Rico w Miss Jackie. Victoria was very over with the crowd as she and Stevie played the faces here. Stevie did a Crash Holly tribute by walking to the ring in the same manner as Crash did. Rico played to the crowd with his homosexual antics, which seemed to amuse the crowd as he has done in previous shows Hurricane def Matt Hardy. Matt got a huge face reaction when he came to the ring, but then turned the crowd with a heel promo. Finish saw Matt seemingly have the match won, until Lita came out giving Matt the Lita-curanna which allowed Hurricane to deliver the shining wizard for the pinfall. Again fans were huge into Lita and seemed to enjoy this match. Batista/Randy Orton def Booker T/Maven. All 4 seemed to have the working shoes on tonight as they all gave solid effort. Finish saw Booker T and Orton brawling outside which allowed Batista to give Maven the sit-down powerbomb for the pinfall. RVD def Chris Jericho and Christian in a 3-way IC title match. RVD was over HUGE had the 2nd biggest pop of the night(hint hint Vince!!!) Pre-match saw Christian Jericho and Coach cut a promo saying how proud they were they got rid of Austin. It was basically a 2 on 1 the whole way with Jericho and Christian double teaming RVD. Christian turned on Jericho when Jericho was about to make RVD submit to the Walls and they started going at it. Finish came when RVD was left alone in the ring with Christian and hit the 5 star frog splash for the pin. RVD got an even bigger cheer when he won, and took about a 10 minute exit as he walked around the entire ringside area shaking hands with as many fans as possible. Main Event for World Heavyweight Title Goldberg def Kane via DQ due to Orton/Batista interference. Match was very fast paced and was much much better then you would expect between the 2. Fans were very into Goldberg as he was over huge. Finish saw Goldberg have Kane setup for the spear and Orton/Batista ran in for the DQ. Goldberg speared Batista, then speared and Jackhammered Orton to a huge pop. This allowed Kane to get up and Chokeslam Goldberg to close the show. Show ended when it was announced that Goldberg was still the champ and the fans went home happy with that. All in all a very hot house show which as mentioned earlier the wrestlers fed off the crowds energy, and the crowd had a very enjoyable evening. Biggest pops were for Goldberg, and RVD by far. Lita also was very over with the crowd as was Victoria. Credit: 1Wrestling

I went to the show last night and had a lot of fun. Little hung over today, so I'm not doing a full blown, song by song review. Anyway, the opening band, The Porch Ghouls are pretty decent. Dunno if their going anywhere in the big time, but their a good band. They kind of reminded me of a mix between The Doors, ZZ Top and Black Crowes. This was my third time seeing Kiss and it's always a fun show. "Rock and Roll All Nite" is always fun live and their other songs like "I love it loud" and "Shout it out loud" are fun. I was glad to hear them, because I saw KISS twice on the reunion tour and they left them out. "God of Thunder" I've never been a big fan of, but it really does come to life live and I always get caught up into it. Gene does justice on that song. "Beth" I've never really liked and I still don't. Sorry. Okay, I was there mostly for Aerosmith so hear it goes. They were on fire all night and feeling the groove. "Love in an elevator" kills live. This song was meant to be played live as the album version never does it justice. "Toys In The Attic" was great. You really feel this song from the get go when you hear Joe's opening riffs. I do have to admit I'm a little disappointed I didn't get to hear "Train Kept' a Rollin" or "Same old song and dance" but they made room, like every night it seems, for "Pink" and "Jaded." Now, I don't hate those two songs. I think their fun songs and come off much better live, but they obviously don't carry the excitment, groove and energy of the other two. They also kept "What It Takes" and "Cryin" in the sets and I didn't mind. Those are my two favorite "love ballads" by Aerosmith and they really do rock live and don't bring the concert down for me. Some Kiss fans might argue that though because some around were getting pretty bored with "WIT" since it followed "Pink." .. "Cryin" really keeps the energy of the show up since it comes off more as a rocker then slow ballad. Especially at the end where the song picks up and Joe rips the lead. There isn't much more I can say about "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On" and "Walk This Way" that hasn't been said 5 million times already by people. Except that those three songs never get old and are a must have on the set list and if Aerosmith ever took them out people would go home feeling robbed. No matter how many times I hear "Dream On" live it always makes me a little light headed. Very powerful feeling I get from this song. Now onto the fuckin' BLUES! They only played two songs and I don't think a lot of people were that into "Baby Please Don't Go," but I liked it and Tyler gets his voice nice and rough for this song. Joe Perry's "Stop Messin" had a better response with the crowd and that's probably because people are use to it since they been covering it for years. Joe and Brad rip it on guitar and sharing the leads. Joey, Tom and Russ get the groove just right in that song and Tyler plays the shit out of the harp. Good times! Well, I had a fun last night and this was the first concert I attended in a while. However, I really don't have anything against Kiss, but I hope Aerosmith come back around on their own. I felt a little empty at the end of the night and that's probabaly because I'm use to Aerosmith being on stage for two hours or more. I'm sure Kiss fans probably feel the same. 90 minutes for these bands just aren't enough.

If he starts busting out **** matches most will forgive and admit it. Remember when 90% of the board hated Edge and use to say Christian was better? Edge ended up getting on peoples good side. Except AngleSault, of course.

Vince should buy this house and let the Harts and/or others use it as a training facility for Canadian wrestlers. It would be a shame not to do something with this place for all the rich history behind it.

Best wishes, CWM. Get well soon. Unless you did something and you're being forced to take rehab. In that case, do your time and then step out and have some fun. BTW, I did 2 months in jail and I had no internet! How the hell does prison get the 'net and not jail?

Voodoo was a #1 album in 93/94, right? I have no idea how to explain the Stones except for "their the Stones." Their album don't sell like they did in the first 25-30 years of their career, but their still great live. It's true when bands say "the talanted bands will keep their following through playing live."

Imagine if Vince listened to Smarks in 84? Hogan would have never got the title.

I have to say I had a pretty damn good Thanksgiving. Got along with family. Food was great. Best of all, though. My uncle told me how he's getting a new 60 inch flat TV and asked me if I wanted, for FREE, his old 55 inch TV. It's a few years old and it's not flat screen, but it's free damnit and better then my 25 inch!

Stones Lick Up $300 Million In Milestone Tour The Rolling Stones' 2002-03 Licks world tour posted the second-highest gross ever, Billboard Bulletin reports. The tour grossed nearly $300 million and played to more than 3.4 million people, putting it behind only the Stones' marathon Voodoo Lounge stadium tour, which grossed $320 million in 1994-95. For Licks, the Stones played stadiums, arenas and theaters -- sometimes all three in the same market -- and filled venues to 99% capacity over 116 dates. Billed as the band's 40th-anniversary tour, Licks began Sept. 3, 2002, in Boston, and ended Oct. 2 in Zurich. "This tour is finished," says tour producer Michael Cohl, but he adds that another may follow in 2005. "I'm always ready." As previously reported, a comprehensive DVD chronicling the tour, "Four Flicks," is being sold exclusively at Best Buy. Credit: Billboard.com

Only thing I'm hating on is the term "wigger."

Shut up

What's all this stuff about Yokosuna being heatless? Yeah, because Brock is that bad. Get over it!

Here's another little interview

I also missed the show so I found this quick report. The Stone Cold Truth Report by Doug Brown (Note: I missed the first 15 minutes of the special due to VCR difficulties.) Joined in progress Steve Austin and his ex-wife Jeannie are telling the story of how he got the Stone Cold nickname. Austin says that he watched a documentary on TV called the Iceman, which was about serial killer Richard Kuklinski, and that he wanted to take on the personality trait the guy exhibited of not caring about anyone. He pitched the idea to creative team about being a character that was cold blooded. They came back with all these really bad nicknames (Fang McFrost, Ivan the Terrible, Ice Dagger etc.) Jeannie was making tea for them one night, and she told him to drink it before it becomes stone cold. They both looked at each other and she said, "That's it. Your name will be Stone Cold Steve Austin." They show clips of Austin raising hell in the ring. Austin does a voiceover that states although they refer to it as sports entertainment, in the ring everything he does is 100% real. Vince McMahon says that no one in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment has wanted to succeed as much as Austin. (Commercial Break) Next, they start discussing Austin singing. Austin says that growing up KISS was his favorite band. One day he was singing one of their songs with headphones on, and his brother Kevin comes along and slaps the headphones off his head and tells him he sucks. Austin listens at himself sing without the headphones on and agrees. Austin's brother Kevin Williams says Steve can't sing worth a lick. (That's Texan for he's not very good.) Vince says Steve does a lot of things well except for singing. Austin's sister Jenny, brother Jeff, mom Beverly, and father Ken all agree. They then show clips from back during the WCW Invasion angle when Austin was singing "I am the Champion," to Vince in the locker room and the Williams family is laughing the entire time. They then show more clips of Stone Cold singing on TV. The program then shifts towards his three ex-wives, Kathy (who is shown but not mentioned by name), Jeannie, and Debra. Each one is mentioned only briefly. Austin then discusses recently calling up his daughters and found it odd that they were now speaking with British accents. (Their mother Jeannie is from England and they are currently living with her over there.) Austin's oldest daughter Stephanie, who's 11 years old, says they mostly communicate by telephone or e-mail. She says that she watches him on Raw Saturday and Sunday nights. However, Stone Cold mentions that if he ever sees one of his girls flip somebody off they are going to have a conversation. Because if his parents would have seen that him do that when he was a kid, "They would've whipped my ass." Austin says he was there for Stephanie's birth, but was working a show when Jeannie went into labor with their second daughter Cassidy. Austin got a call that her water broke, and headed back to Georgia to be with her. 20 minutes after he arrived, Cassidy was born. Jeannie said that Steve told her it was like the baby was waiting for him to show up so she could be born. Cassidy, who's now 8, says she wants to be a wrestler. Austin says that Stephanie is turning into quite a little athlete and that she is currently running cross country. Stephanie claims that her sister looks more Austin, but that she has more of his attitude. Austin says he wishes they lived closer to Texas, but the fact that Jeannie is a great mom makes it a little easier to swallow. He closes the segment by saying that everything he has goes to his girls. (Commercial break) Steve Austin vs. Owen Hart from Summerslam 1997. Austin says after taking the tombstone piledriver he couldn't feel anything. He whispered to referee Earl Hebner to tell Owen not to touch him because he can't move. While Earl is checking on him, Owen starts messing with the crowd to buy time. When Austin starts moving around they jump ahead to the finish, which was five minutes sooner than they had originally planned. Austin called it the worst looking cradle ever. Jeannie said she received a call from the hospital that Steve was in bad shape. Austin's brother Kevin says that he called her to ask if she heard anything and she was crying. She called him back at 3am the next day and said that he was hurt badly. Austin's mother Beverly said they didn't know if he'd ever be Steve again. Austin said he still feels the effects of that piledriver to this day. Jeannie says that he would watch the tape of that incident over and over again. Austin said the reason he watches it is that it makes him feel lucky he's no longer in a wheelchair. He wishes Owen would've at least called him to check on him, and apologize, because if the roles were reversed he that's what he would have done. Stone Cold says that Owen was great ribber, and they remained friends, but he no longer found him as funny after that. They then show J.R. from that infamous night in Kansas City making the announcement that Owen had died. Austin said that guys were asked to wrestle the next night and/or give their comments about Owen. He didn't really want to do either, so he came up with the idea of going out and giving him a toast. (Commercial break) A portion of this next segment aired a couple of weeks ago on WWE Confidential. Austin describes the process of shaving his head. He shows a big scar on the back of his head that is courtesy of a Vince McMahon chairshot. Mick Foley says a lot of people tried to copy the look. Austin says he originally had a really short haircut, but then just decided to shave it all off. His daughter Stephanie and sister Jenny both liked the shaved look better. The segment closes with clips of Austin drinking beers in the ring. (Commercial break) The next segment is Austin at the Survivor Series in Dallas. Austin is shown hanging out backstage talking at various times to Gerald Brisco, the Dudleys, VInce McMahon, Hardcore Holly, the Undertaker, Mark Jindrak, Chuck Palumbo, Shaniqua, and Shelton Benjamin. They show Matt Morgan coming up and introducing himself to Austin. Austin says that it is alright for the younger guys to come and ask him for advice. He states that he wants to see them get over, and help the business get hot again. Footage is shown of him backstage preparing for the match, followed by clips of the in-ring farewell. Somebody asked what he's going to do now, and he says he doesn't know. (probably the only kayfabed thing on the show) Mick Foley says that Austin gave folks a chance to live vicariously through his anger, which was a positive anger. Austin's mother Beverly says that it's still her boy with that attitude. The Rock says that Stone Cold revolutionized the business, and that he is proud to Austin his friend. Kurt Angle claims that Austin is one in a billion. Austin's daughter Stephanie says that she is happy that he's happy at his job, and is doing what he really enjoys. Austin says his daughters are the biggest positive in his life, and that he is looking forward to more good times. The special ends with him driving around in his truck. Credit: 1wrestling

I bet Lita never works in Hollywood again. Last show she was on she broke her neck and the show got canceled.

I always thought Raven carried Dreamer through his "best" work.

Jesus, they weren't that bad. I wasn't rolling around on the floor laughing, but they weren't as bad as you make them out to be. Well, you make everything out to be the "worst ever."

What made this show sound so bad, Power?

I'd hit it... one more time.

Can you really call Angle/Cena a feud? They were more or less killing time for the Raw PPV. Either way, Angle is boring right and I would like to see more comedy and edge back in his character.

I guess his best days are ahead of him as a serious babyface?

Captain Oates comes out of the closet tonight and professes his love for Luke!

My point is WWE doesn't make poor little Kurt Angle do the comedy, goofy heel character. He enjoys it and has more fun with it.