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The biggest rock band of the past decade has broken up. After nearly 10 years together and more than 24 million albums sold, Creed have decided to put an end to their string of multiplatinum records and chart-topping singles. The choice was made months ago, when guitarist Mark Tremonti and singer Scott Stapp reconvened after a yearlong hiatus and ran into problems. "We had gotten together two or three times and nothing happened," Tremonti explained. "We got our instruments and played, but neither of us was taking it seriously. We were just running in circles. There wasn't a vibe like on the previous records. It felt very joblike. We knew that it would take us years to get a record out." The trouble wasn't that the collaborative couple — Tremonti was responsible for the music, Stapp for the lyrics — were clashing creatively. Personal issues, mostly between Stapp and the rest of Creed, caused an irreparable rift that ultimately led to the band's demise. "Scott and I hadn't been close for a while," Tremonti said, "and things just weren't working out. ... None of us really argued amongst each other. It was always Scott who had the problem." Stapp declined to be interviewed for this story. The animosity apparently began to churn two years ago, while Creed were promoting 2001's Weathered on a tour that Tremonti and drummer Scott Phillips described as long and grueling. For starters, to preserve his voice, Stapp sat out soundchecks, which had been where the bandmembers would goof around and playfully bounce new ideas off each other. So Tremonti was forced to germinate new ideas with Phillips and touring bassist Brett Hestla, who had replaced founding member Brian Marshall in 2000, and the collaboration got under Stapp's skin. Having to postpone several dates because of Stapp's April 2002 car accident, and a few more shows later that year due to his bout with laryngitis, only added to tensions in the band. Meanwhile, the other bandmembers got the sense that their singer wasn't as committed as they were, and his attention seemed fractured. "It's not fun to count on other people when they're not that focused," Tremonti said. "Scott wasn't in the mindset that we were. He wasn't as focused on the current tour. He had 800 things on his mind, and I think that distracted him from what we were doing." Among the ventures that Stapp was exploring was a clothing line called Screamline and forays into acting. "He definitely had his plate full, whether it was professional or personal," Phillips said. "He always had the cell phone going," the drummer added, with an eyebrow raised to relay his disgust. Well aware that something wasn't right in the band's dynamic, Stapp, Phillips and Hestla began talking about their situation, though they didn't figure a permanent split was imminent. "When every day just seemed to get weirder and weirder, it's natural to start discussing that with the people around you," Phillips said. "There wasn't ever a point where anyone was like, 'All right, I'm done with it.' It was more a question of what exactly is happening. What's going to happen tomorrow night? What's going to happen three months from now?" The pinnacle of Creed's problems took place in Chicago in December 2002. Whether Stapp was inebriated or simply sick, as he had claimed, his performance was so terrible that some members of the crowd sued the band for sucking. For a band proud of its reputation for exciting and passionate performances, such a show was inexcusable. Some fans even balked at Stapp's heavy-handed Christ-like poses, which he claimed symbolized that he "had some things going on in [his] life," "kind of felt alone" and "didn't think anybody had [his] back at the time." "My entire family was at that show," Tremonti said, "so I was very irritated. But I forgave Scott for it. I talked to him about it, [but he didn't] offer any kind of explanation. That's probably what bothered me the most. There was no closure on it. It was like, 'Let's keep moving on,' and I was like, 'Well, we've got to address these issues,' but we just never did." The guitarist wasn't really much help in explaining what caused Stapp's uncharacteristic behavior that night, since their strong friendship, on which the band had been built, had deteriorated. "We didn't really speak too much, so as for what he did on his personal time, we had no idea," Tremonti said. "We just knew that [over time] he would just slowly act a little more distant and do things that we didn't really approve of. So we really don't know what happened in Chicago, except that it was a low point in a long year." Following the tour, the band decided to take a break for the next year, a move spurred more by Stapp than by his bandmates. According to Tremonti, Stapp's outlook for Creed entailed making an album every couple of years and then touring for only a few months. To the workaholic Tremonti this wasn't acceptable, so he figured he'd vent his creative juices in a side project. Although the speed-metal-minded Downshifter never got off the ground (Tremonti had envisioned working with Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Slipknot's Joey Jordison), just the mere thought that his songwriting partner would apply his talents elsewhere bothered Stapp. "We kept having [personal] problems, and my side project turned into 'Creed is not working,' " Tremonti said. "And to keep performing, I had to make a decision to move on." The last time he spoke to Stapp was in February, when the two were still trying to rekindle their creative fires for the follow-up to Weathered. When collaboration and reconciliation proved futile, Tremonti introduced the idea of a world without Creed. "We just wanted it to be fun," he said. "And it just got to the level where it was so political and there was so much drama that it just drove us crazy and you just can't ... We wanted to do this for the music, and you're not supposed to be in a rock band to be miserable or have to walk on your tiptoes around people." Tremonti's side project took a more serious turn when he recruited Phillips and Creed's original bassist, Brian Marshall. The trio enlisted singer Myles Kennedy, formerly of the Mayfield Four, and Alter Bridge was born. Since February, the band had been working on its debut album, One Day Remains, at Tremonti's Orlando, Florida, home studio. The disc is due on August 10, with a first single, "Open Your Eyes," expected to surface later this month and a promotional tour of radio stations slated for mid-July. "I'm more driven now than I've ever been," Tremonti said. "If you've tasted it and been there, you need to get back. Rock and roll, to me, is like a drug. I need to get out there and perform and get the music out there. That's why we've been a band for only five months and we're coming out with a record in another two." Stapp is working on a solo album with hip-hop producer 7 Aurelius, according to a Wind-Up Records spokesperson. Before that is released, however, he'll contribute a track to an album inspired by the film "The Passion of the Christ," which the label will release August 31. "Creed was one of the most amazing journeys through music and friendship I am blessed to say I was a part of," the singer expressed in a statement. "I made memories I can never replace. I just want to thank the fans who supported us and became part of the Creed experience. We could not have accomplished anything without you!" While perhaps surprising, Creed's breakup is hardly unique. Often a band formed by the best of friends can self-destruct when confronted with the pressure and blinding sheen of success. "People in bands, at first they're high school or college buddies who just want to get out there and rock," Tremonti said. "But after it gets to a bigger level, it turns into a business where people have to make decisions about their careers, and people see things differently. You start to see your friends as somebody who might hold you back from something that you really want to do. Their opinions might not be your opinions, and a friendly disagreement might turn into a career-ending decision." Whether you loved them or hated them, Creed had always inspired strong sentiments in anyone who heard their music. Tremonti and Phillips just want the band's contributions to be recognized. "When Creed came out on the radio seven years ago, there was a lot of poppy radio music," Tremonti said. "I think 'My Own Prison' was the first song [in a long time] with a serious tone and a message behind it. After that, a lot of radio programmers started programming more serious-sounding rock and roll, and I think that's what I'm most proud of. Creed perhaps opened the doors for some other bands who may have had a message." "Even if you loved us or hated us," Phillips emphasized, "remember us." — Joe D'Angelo, with additional reporting by John Norris Credit: VH1.com

That's pretty much the way I listen to some music. A lot of times I could careless what the song is about as long as the voice flows with the bands music. Especially when it comes to older rock and metal. I don't care if Axl, Steven Tyler and Robert Plant are singing about fucking a coconut as long as the vocals groove with the music. You don't always have to take music so serious. P.S. Suck my dick, bitches. 5400 post!

I been recording this at night. It's alright. I don't get mad over # placements. I just watch it for the segments and peoples comments. Like most hair metal, it's big dumb entertainment. Speaking of dumb, in July VH1 starts "I Love The 90's."

Son of a bitch. I was expecting to watch it today. I been excited all week for this. I checked to see if there was a preview for the show today and it wasn't listed so I came here to get info. Fuck all those wrestlers who think the Internet is bad for wrestling.

I'm never home to watch Raw & Smackdown, but last night was the first time I purposely didn't record Smackdown. I seriously think Thunder was better then the current Smackdown. At least on Thunder we would get a decent CW or Storm match.

What the fuck? I wanna know how the dog died. Jump out the hotel window? Hit by a car? Lita came home stoned and threw it in the oven? I need answers!

There are some seriously great one-liners and shit talking going on here, but it's also his opinion and he's not afraid to share it. Iann Robinson gives no fucks! It's his honest opinion and that's all we ever ask for. He's not pulling any punches here at all. Be prepared to be entertained! 1. What are you currently up to? As of right now I'm taking the summer off to actually enjoy my life. I spent most of the last three years with my nose to the grindstone, so it's nice to be able to take a breath and relax. I've been doing some writing, probably not as much as I should, hanging with my wife and raising our pug puppy Lemmy, who rules. I'm trying to figure out this Heavy Metal documentary I want to do. Kind of like the 8 part documentary done on NYC but capturing all of the metal world. From Sabbath to Lamb Of God and everybody in between. I haven't really seen a seriously well done documentary on Metal in a long time. I've also been catching up on my Law And Order, reading and playing video games. 2. We understand you left MTV. Did you willingly leave, did they try to make you leave, what exactly happened and how happy are you to be out of that hell hole? What can you say about MTV? It's a seriously flawed organization but on the flipside nobody forced me to work there. I got to meet heroes like Lemmy, Ozzy and George Lucas, I helped out smaller bands like Fireball Ministry, Lamb Of God, Mastodon and I was a huge part of bringing back the Headbanger's Ball-so I did some good work there. Was it all candy canes and gum drops, no, but that place isn't an art house, it's a money machine and I was a cog in that machine. I guess I tried too hard to change the machine and it started to gum up the works. When that happened the cog had to be replaced, that's just how it goes. I wouldn't say I was forced out, there were definitely things at work bigger than myself to drive me out of that place and I could've put up a fight to stay there but by that time I didn't care, I don't like being where I'm not wanted. The people that were part of that power play know who they are and I've lived long enough to know karma works, so I hope they enjoyed this round. Hey, I got out of MTV with my soul and my integrity intact, not many people can say that. 3. What are you thoughts on MTV 2's Headbanger's Ball? How would you improve the show? Hard to say because I don't ever watch it. I'd probably bring in some more smaller budget videos from bands trying to make it, maybe not repeat the videos so much. People give Jamey a hard time but I think he's stiff because they can be so over-your-shoulder there. When you talk to Jamey he's totally loose and flows and he's getting better on camera, I just wish they'd let him be more of himself, because he's a really great human being and very personable. I'd worry more about MTV taking Headbanger's Ball off the air for the 4 billionth hour of hip hop videos. 4. Any chance of you going over to FUSE/Much Music since they seem to back metal? I've learned in this business to never say never, so maybe it will happen, who knows. As far as metal goes they have Juliya, who I don't know but seems to be there flagship VJ. I've heard from people that she's an awful combination of ego and ignorance but I've never hung out with her so who knows. She is young enough to still think the "metal horns" matter, she digs the metal catch phrases and youth has allowed her to believe that metal is all there is in life, so she seems better suited for it. If you're going to interview Audioslave, Godsmack, Disturbed and bands like that, it's better not to think they suck like I do, makes it easier to seem genuine when dealing with them. Besides, I've already walked the path she's on, I want to do something else, something bigger. 5. Rank the following CDs on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being not worthy to be used as a beer coaster, and 10 being something that you would hold in the highest regard. Metallica - "St. Anger" = -1, they're a joke, have been for a long time. Cliff Burton's probably spinning in his grave. Probot - "Probot" = 6 or 7, some of it is great and some of it is average. The Darkness - "Permission to Land" = -1, fuck them and their ironic rock. I know, we'll wear silly costumes and sing in an over the top falsetto, that'll be funny and ironic-blow me. That may be what rock n roll means to the indie kids that embrace Spin Magazine and The Strokes, but it ain't real rock. The Haunted - "One Kill Wonder" = 7, not as good as "Made Me Do It" but a solid effort all around. The White Stripes - "Elephant" = 4, Jack White is a great guitar player but he needs to get over the whole novelty act thing. As of now, they are the great rock n roll swindle. Alien Ant Farm - "Truant" = Never heard it and never will. I wish that guy had broken his vocal chords instead of his back. Premonitions of War - "Left In Kowloon" = 8, good solid metal record. I think these guys have a huge future if they can reel in some of the boring parts. Fireball Ministry "The Second Great Awakening" = 9 (because 10 is for Maiden and the like). I know people think I jock them but I don't care, they are the fucking shit, the best new rock band out right now. Puny Human - "It's Not The Heat, It's The Humanity" = I can't put a number to this, too high and I'm an egomaniac, too low and I have no confidence. We're a good band, we put on a great show, that's all you need. Motley Crue - "Shout At The Devil" = 6 or 7, I never liked them but this is an ok record. 6. You play drums in your band Puny Human, which has released 2 albums to date and has appeared on a few tribute CDs. Any plans to put out an Iann Robinson solo album in the near future? Well I don't know how into a solo drum record anybody would be. I've been doing some spoken word stuff, ranting about this and that, maybe I'll sell that shit and make some dough. I'd like to learn how to play guitar and do this mellow surf project I always wanted to do called Harada, named after my friend Paul's last name. I don't think I'd ever want to do too much away from Puny Human, that band is a huge part of my life and my family. 7. You're a wrestling fan, plus you're not exactly skinny. Any thoughts of doing something with WWE at all? Who knows, maybe one day, I'd love it. I could be a great manager, I'm good at pretending to be a jerk, maybe go in there and screw up a match for Triple H, be part of Evolution. I'd also love to write for them, being that writing has always been my first love. I know people laugh at wrestling but fuck them, it's a great thing to be part of with an amazing history. 8. What are your 3 highlights and 3 lowlights of your time with MTV? Going to the Lucas Ranch and meeting George Lucas was amazing, especially having Josh and Jason there with me. Meeting Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler was wicked cool and so was being a zombie extra on the remake of Dawn Of The Dead. I'd also have to throw in making friends with Elijah, Corey and Serj, three people who I'm still good friends with to this very day. As for low points, I guess one would be when I almost got into a fist fight with the lead singer of The Strokes and then all these British music mags made it out like the whole thing was my fault, that was bullshit. I also hated playing the "Hey you really don't matter but let's make a big deal about you anyway" game I'd have to play during awards shows and lastly it'd be dealing with people like Sully Erna, Fred Durst, Courtney Love and the like, people who have no sense of humor and take themselves way too seriously. Check the egos people, it's just rock n roll. 9. How disgusted were you at MTV's Metallica Icon show when Avril Lavigne performed as well as Fred Durst? Did you want to kill anybody? At first I was pretty disgusted by the whole thing but once you look at what Metallica have become, it starts to make sense. Metallica were always timeless, until they started trying to be current, that's when the douche chills started. That feeling when your dorkey Uncle or parent tries to "relate to you" by using hip lingo, it's just embarrassing. Nobody at that show had anything to do with Metallica's history on any level. No Motorhead, Exodus, Testament, Anthrax, nothing of the old school, it was just a ratings grab and a way for them to try and sell that god awful St. Anger album. When I met them they were all really nice, except for Lars-surprise, surprise, but you could just feel that the guys who wrote Kill'Em All, Ride The Lightening and Master Of Puppets have gone away forever. With lyrics like "My lifestyle, dictates my death style" you know it's over. As for the show, Avril was a joke, so was Sum 41, they both brought a real High School Talent Show vibe to Icon. Limp Bizkit fucking butchered Sanitarium but was that really a surprise? Those chumps couldn't sing happy birthday without fucking it up. Korn, who I actually think can make decent music when they really try, just destroyed One and even the segment I was in, it was so forced that it was embarrassing. The highlight was when Fred Durst cornered me with his whole band, his bodyguard and like six people and tried to get tough. Once he realized I wasn't afraid of him he just seemed dumbfounded, as if he wanted to say "Yo yo everybody be all afraid of me yo". I feel bad for him because he's become a punch line and for anybody as insecure as he is, it must tear him apart. 10. The Last of Iann Robinson: Last book you read = Our Band Could Be Your life Last concert you watched from the audience = I don't go to shows much anymore, nobody really tours that I want to see. Last movie you saw in the theatre = Shrek 2 Last video game you played = WWE Smackdown Last band's video you really dug = Couldn't say, I don't watch video shows anymore. Last prank phone call you made = never made one Last amusement park you visited = I haven't been in ages Last Puny Human gig you played = On May 20th with Dozer, Solace and Borgo pass. Last drama you were involved with = A bunch of wanna be punk rock kids downtown in Manhattan, all done up in their punk rock uniform, gave me shit because of an article I wrote about there being no more punk rock scene. It's funny because those kids were acting like a bunch of frat jocks, the thing that punk rock always stood against. I guess they proved me right after all. Last time you talked to Ocean MacAdams = If MTV is a machine then Ocean is one of it's many mechanics and mechanics don't have time for parts that don't work anymore. It doesn't bother me, it's not like Ocean and I were friends or anything, in fact I made sure to not become close with most everybody who worked there, it just didn't interest me. 11. If you could go back in time and re-live any one year of your life, which year would it be and why? The last year my father was alive, if I knew then that he was as sick as he was I'd have spent more time with him. My father was my whole family for a long time. I only recently made things right with my mother. When he died it almost destroyed me. He never told me how sick he was until it was near the end and had I known then what I know now I'd have made it a point to see him every day. 12. Of the following, which do you prefer & why: VH1 or MuchMusic = Both get slapped by VH1 Classics. Where else can you see Flock Of Seagulls, Motorhead and Grim Reaper all in one day. Alabama Thunder Pussy or Throttlerod = That's a tough one. Throttlerod has more boogie to their songs but ATP is heavier. Let me hear the new ATP album and I'll get back to you. Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood = Mr. Rogers no doubt. Sesame Street was never as creepy as Mr Rogers. Plus Mr. Rogers was featured on a Noothgrush album. Scott Ian or Ian Hunter = Scott Ian, he's the coolest guy ever. We disagree on things but he's always totally cool to me. I have a lot of respect for that guy. Mark Goodman or Alan Hunter = Mark Goodman, he always seemed like he knew what he was doing was silly. Grand Theft Auto or Grand Funk Railroad = Grand Funk Railroad with out even thinking. Black Flag or the Circle Jerks = I love the Circle Jerks but Black Flag is one of the end all be all bands of my life, when I hear that band the world stops spinning and I just go ape shit. Robinson Crusoe or the Swiss Family Robinson = Neither because I had to hear jokes about both of those fucking titles my whole life. Himsa or Black Dahlia Murder = I'd have to say Himsa because I like the vocals better but it's a small margin that they win by. Twinkies or Ding Dongs = Oddly enough I don't eat either. 13. Who's the most overrated band today and why? It's hard to pin this down to one band, there's so much shit out there right now. Good Charlotte come to mind, a totally worthless band that hides behind an image they invented. If you've ever seen their first video they're all clean cut and now they're "punk" and dirty and it's just a fucking crime that anybody takes that band seriously. I'd say Limp Bizkit but we all know it's pretty much done for them. Godsmack are a silly bunch, especially Sully Erna, that guy has a Napoleon Complex like I've never seen. He actually takes what he does seriously, what a joke. I'll grab some two bit singer from up north and have him do lame Alice In Chains type songs, it's not that hard. Then you have bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jet, and all those Spin Magazine type bands, who are boring, pretentious and look like they were built on an assembly line. There's all this bad metal being passed off as HARDCORE, which is just a silly concept. When the fuck did eyeliner, faux hawks and wacky haircuts become part of hardcore? Let's not leave out the pussy Emo and Screamo shit. I'd like to cut the hands off of everybody in Velvet Revolver to make sure they never make music again, ever. I'd like to snap the necks of the guys in Maroon 5 and throw each member of The Vines into the ocean. Radiohead are definitely overrated now. The Bends and Ok Computer are brilliant albums but all the shit they've done recently is just a joke. The Sounds need to be slapped until they promise never to make music ever again. Melissa Auf Der Mar-the prom queen of rock-should be locked in a cage with Courtney Love to fight to the death and the winner gets to be killed. It'd be fun to grab Avril Lavigne by the ankles and use her to beat Ryan Adams to death. Unfortunately most of the black and death metal I hear nowadays is fucking garbage. STOP WITH THE CRAP PRODUCTION, it isn't underground, it's lame. Any band where one of their members wears a tie to be cool, they should be shot in front of people they care about. God how can I say one band is overrated when most of them are. 14. Since you no longer do your column for MTV.com, why not just do it at rock's biggest an most cutting-edge web site, Metal Sludge? Just ask me. 15. Yes or no, has Iann Robinson ever: Had monkey BUTT sex = nope Ran back and forth off the ropes in a wrestling ring = nope, but a man can dream. Thrown eggs at Carson Daly's car = nope Shared a hug with Nina Blackwell = nope, but a man can dream. Rode a mechanical bull = Yes, it was cool until it threw me off and I missed the mats. Barfed in a drinking fountain = yes Pissed in a sink = yes Shit in a urinal = nope Jacked off in a taxi cab = What could I do, I was young and needed the money Killed a pigeon with your bare hands = nope 16. Looking back at it all, of all the assignments MTV sent you on, what was your favorite and which one was just totally lame? My favorite will always be the Lucas Ranch because it was a dream come true. I got to see Episode II with my two best friends at the ranch with George Lucas sitting next to us-I'll carry that image to my death bed. Other than my marriage it was the greatest day of my life. As for lame, the worst was probably when they sent me to DC to interview Eminem. The idea was I'd spend several hours with Eminem touring Washington and talking about everything under the sun. Then ol' Slim Shady got all pissy about doing press and I sat around for 13 hours doing nothing until the label deemed me worthy to walk to the stage with him for 12 seconds. Don't get me wrong, I really like Eminem, I think he's a seriously talented dude but rock star bullshit like that pisses me off because it's part of their job. You don't like press, don't be famous. 17. Which of the following do you think will realistically happen within your lifetime: a) A massive arsenal of biological weapons will be found buried in the Iraqi desert Doubtful, but if they do it'll be-by a gosh golly coincidence-right around election time. Bush is a combination of incompetence, greed and egomaniacal tendencies-that's a scary thing to behold. b) Skid Row will reunite with Sebastian Bach and the resulting album will sell millions worldwide God I hope not. They'd have to change it to 118 And Life by now. c) MTV will stop producing reality programming and will play mostly music videos Never happen and it's not some grand conspiracy, you just can't sell ad time as easily with videos and MTV is about money, not music. d) KISS will stop touring and will retire once and for all One can only hope, I think Jim Rota put it best, when there's more toys than rock, it's time to hang it up. 18. Has Fireball Ministry ever charged you rent from swinging from their balls so much? Nah, it's mostly rent free. Besides, say what you want, they fucking rock. My one big piss off is that I wish I could've done more for them before the MTV thing fell apart. It's hard for me to get stoked on new music because most of it is so bad, even from the "underground" where everything is supposed to be so great-it usually sucks. Fireball, Mastodon, Danko Jones and a very few others keep the hope alive, that's why I go nuts to support them, because they're trying to keep the dream from dying. 19. Are you one of those guys who played Dungeons & Dragons as a kid and know everything possible about Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings? Oh yeah, I'm a geek. But I'm a real geek not a fashion geek or part of the geek chic bullshit. All the shit that it's trendy or cool to be into now I actually got my ass kicked for liking, but that's what the beautiful people do, they commodify the counter culture and strip it of it's worth. One thing that helped me a lot during the MTV fallout was that I've always been a social outcast, never pretty enough or cool enough and always into things nobody else was into. When you live that way it becomes clear to you that the things you're into and passionate about and the people you love ARE your life, nothing else. My wife Shelley, my band, my friends and my dog are my life and the rest of it doesn't amount to a hill of shit in my opinion. So when I was working at MTV I never got into being down with executives or celebrities, being invited to private parties or being part of the Schmoozers Of America. When the MTV thing fell apart and all those people I met suddenly turned a cold shoulder to me, it didn't affect me, not like it does some people. I actually feel bad for folks I meet who love being "celebrities" because when it goes-and it will go-it will devastate them. People can really leech when you have something they need and really vanish when you don't, it's human nature. So yeah I may be a big geek but my geek family is here with me no matter what happens. 20. Time for Metal Sludge's Word Association. We mention a name, and you give us your thoughts: Tommy Lee = Loser. Wife beating, hip hop one day-rock the next, bad tattoo having, loser. Murderdolls = Not my thing but Joey's a good guy so best to them. Michael Moore = Genius, I wish more film makers were like him, instead of the shit factory currently running Hollywood. Dave Grohl = Amazing drummer and great human being. Josh & Jason Diamond = Two of the best musicians out there and two of the only people I trust. Gideon Yago = Gideon, who's 25, always referred to himself as an "old school punk kid", think about that statement and you'll get a good idea of who he is. Elijah Wood = a good guy and really down to earth for being a giant movie star. He's part of my family now and I don't let people into my family easily. Kurt Loder = The man, a myth and a genius. He's one of the best people I know and one of the few at MTV I trust. Riki Rachtman = Good guy but he should let go the dream of being back on TV, it makes him seem old. Zakk Wylde = Killer guitar player and fucking insane. I interviewed him once and he did the whole interview with a sack over his head that said "I just fucked your mother"-now that's fucking rock. Credit: Metal-Sludge.com

Here is another quick interview with Vince Recap of The Score's interview with Vinnie Mac.... Credit: Mark Cawthorne & PWInsider.com, 411mania The Score in Canada aired an interview with Vince McMahon today. Here are the highlights: Q- Now that TNA has a TV deal is it a good thing that the WWE has some competition now? A- TNA is not competition. They're in the wrestling business, WWE is in the entertainment business. It's a difference of philosophy. They figured the only true competition was themselves, hence the roster split. Q- Would he consider the split a failure at this point? A- Absolutely not. When they were together 70% of their audience watched both shows. Now 30% watch both shows. Claims maybe they did TOO well with the competition they created. [Commentary: not sure how that helps Vince's point] Q- Is Smackdown the weaker show? A- No. Production-wise it's far more polished. You see far more divergent styles of wrestling (mentions Rey, and Angle by name). Q- Wrestling has seen a lot of tragedies over the past few years. Does Vince have a help program in place? A- Wrestlers in the 80s and late 90s lived like rock stars. Today's wrestlers are seen playing video games, reading or surfing the net after shows as opposed to partying in bars. Vince claims today's wrestler is a lot smarter than those of yesteryear and that many wrestlers were sent to counselling. Some graduated, some didn't. Q- We just passed the 5 year anniversary of the death of Owen Hart. Does Vince want to comment? A- Owen was a wonderful human being and called it one of the most unfortunate accidents ever. Interesting enough, Vince made a point of blaming the equipment manufacturer claiming that they admitted guilt.

I'm a little shocked Vince would admit taking himself off TV was for the good of the business.

From Blabbermouth, Metal-Sludge Go Godsmack!

Second report from 411mania

This is from Pwbts.com where he does his rants and columns. Here is the part where he mentions TSM.com. The actual page/site Hunger4Unger Rant

As if Vince and Bret getting together isn't weird enough.....

Man, of all the recent Aerosmith abortions (Fly Away From Here, Sunshine, Hole In My Soul) you pick that song? Just about anything from recent Sting Sheryl Crow - - Sweet Child Jagger/Bowie - - Dancing In The Street What was that song Bono did with Wycliff, or whatever his name is?

I'm glad Pink's last album has done shit. That's what she gets for dumping Linda Perry 1/4 of the way through the album and jumping on the pop punk bandwagon by working with the idiots from Rancid. Now that failed, she can go crawl back to praising artist like Aerosmith, GNR, Bon Jovi, Zeppelin, Janis, etc,.

Did anyone go to this show? Was Dupree the crowd favorite in the match against Rey?

Special falls flat.... The Eddie Guerrero special on UPN last night finished with a 1.1 rating. That was good for last place among the major networks. Credit: WrestlingObserver.com/411 Smackdown did an overnight rating of 3.7 with a six share this week. The final rating will be available later today. Credit: PWInsider.com/411

In pure WCW fashion..... Mordecai will show up on the beach of Florida and blow up Stings million dollar yacht which will bring Sting out of retirement.

Those special kids have that retard strength.

Segment One: Chris Nowinski Joined by the cerebral assassin junior! How is his head? It’s still attached to his shoulders, but not much else. Dr Tom reminds us that he was former Tough Enough mates with Josh and begins to mock Nowinski’s amnesia by reminding him of the time Maven and Josh connived to make him look bad. Nowinski’s physical condition? He was kicked in the chin last June and received a concussion. He didn’t take care of it and continued to wrestle matches which actually caused him brain damage and increased the post-concussion syndrome. He has had constant headaches since then, although they are getting better now. He has had sleepwalking problems as well, and gives us the example of a time when he dived off the bed into a wall, breaking a lamp on his way down. It happens all the time, as he acts out his dreams, moves around furniture and chases imaginary burglars. He has tried to get back in the ring and run the ropes – but it didn’t work out. Doctors have told him to not ever bother until the headaches have subsided. He has recently had 4 botox injections in his neck to help out the problematic nerves. On whether he is looking forward to getting back in the ring, Nowinski thinks that it depends on the mood he’s in at the time. He is in better shape than ever before though, he is 15lbs lighter and can now do a lot of things he could not do before. Everything below his neck feels good. To keep himself busy, he has been getting involved with the Smackdown Your Vote stuff. Recently he participated in a 45 minute ‘rap session’ with high school students. He has also been researching the concussion issue for American football players to be published in a book. He is working on getting a publisher now. He has a lot of research done already, and believes it could help a lot of people. He spoke to one 12 year old kid who, due to concussion, has no recollection of his entire life. Edgefan03 from the Instant Feedback Room (the coolest place to be on a Thursday afternoon, kids!) asks Nowinski about his memory problems. For the first 6 months Nowinski couldn’t remember certain things – life was like a blur. Things are better now, and he has a lot of techniques to remember stuff. Josh starts talking about Memento while Dr Tom asks Nowinski if he remembers when Josh put German Sheppard faeces in his bed. Jeff from Stonersville, Atlanta asks Nowinski how he got involved in the wrestling business, pointing out that it was an unusual choice considering he attended Harvard. Chris was not allowed to watch wrestling as a child, but after watching WWF with friends the year before he went to University, he realised what a great business it would be and enrolled in Killer Kowalski’s wrestling school. Although he was a ‘late bloomer’, he thinks it was a great choice to make. Dr Tom asks him if he would like to be re-teamed with his ‘intellectual equal’ William Regal on his eventual return. Nowinski considers it a privilege to have been teamed with him in the first place, and would love to do it again. He has seen Regal’s new protégé Eugene and is very impressed! He wonders where WWE found him, to which Dr Tom replies that it was the same street where they found Josh. Nowinski has also been taking improv. classes. He likes Bradshaw’s new gimmick as it is as close to the real person as possible. He also doesn’t remember the time Josh scratched his car with keys. New feature on Byte This – the RAW Rebound! You don’t need me to recap this bit so I’ll tell you to get as many naked pictures of your girlfriend as possible. You can use them as bribery cards to get some lovin’ after you’ve broken up. Josh thinks that Bad Blood is going to be ‘off the chain’. There is no other way to settle the HHH/HBK match other than Hell in a Cell. After this match, one of them has to say ‘no more’. Segment Two: Rob Van Dam Joined by Mr Thursday Night, who admits that although the weather isn’t so sunny in California – it’s still better than anywhere else in the world! Everything is going well with Five Star Comics and they are celebrating their one year anniversary in July with Stacy Keibler! He is hoping to open another store outside of Cali in the future, but at the moment he’s concerned with getting the internet store open. He needs someone to put the products up there but has been assured that it will happen within the next few weeks. He gets to go to the store about once a week, and us really proud of it. He thinks that if he was not the owner he would walk in and say “woah, this place is sweet”! Smackdown has been the better show for him, travel wise as there have been a few cancelled house shows which have enabled him to spend more time at home. The recent PPV in LA helped a lot as well. When will he receive a title shot? He’s not the one to ask, although he will be persistent in kicking ass – RVD style. He thinks Eddie is a great wrestler, and that a chance of getting a title shot will be much greater on Smackdown than RAW. Peter, who must have been on Byte This at least 4 times since I’ve started this, says that he has missed the hardcore style and asks about that. RVD agrees, and believes that is the best way to showcase his talent. He answers the rumours surrounding ECW and says he hasn’t heard anything about starting up the promotion again. He wishes that they would do one ECW style PPV a year though, with all the talent that used to be in it. It would totally kick ass. RVD misses working with Jerry Lynn and Sabu, but was happy to bring back the tag-team Rolling Thunder move with Rey Mysterio Jnr. He had crossed paths with Rey for many years but this was the first time he was able to be in the same ring as him as a tag team partner. He looks forward to eventually facing Rey Rey, but doesn’t want to have to kick his ass. RVD enjoys writing abut thinks that he will have to leave the business before he releases his autobiography… He thinks the fans can relate to him as he is down to earth and has gone through his experiences as a ‘normal guy’. He has had a lot of new movie offers, including a script being written for him by a ‘Hollywood producer’ friend, but his schedule is pretty full at the moment. The comic he wrote will be released, but they take a long time to produce. He hasn’t spoken to Alfonso in a long time – but it is on his to do list. Ah, the trappings of celebrity. A phone caller tries really hard to remind RVD of the time he met her and her father, but to no avail. She asks him for his thoughts on the idea that Smackdown is the B Show of WWE. RVD thinks there is some validity to the argument, as RAW is live and has a majority of the veterans and established stars compared to Smackdown. Although Rob sees advantages to that, as a lot of the Smackdown guys are still trying to prove themselves and are therefore producing a higher work rate. He misses being on RAW due to the fact that he used to receive phone messages congratulating him on his kick ass match on a Tuesday, whereas he has to wait until Thursday now. Okay, best phone call guy ever now, as John manages to air his sour grapes on not getting an autograph signed by RVD, as Dr Tom looks appalled in the background. RVD’s answer to John’s question was that unless he has a hardcore title to defend every night he will be held back. It takes a hardcore environment to bring out his hardcore moves. These types of matches are special occasions in WWE, whereas in ECW they were every night. He adds that on the night John didn’t get his autograph, he signed for every fan before the event. Silly John. Matt asks where he came up with the name ‘Mr Monday Night’. RVD says that it came from his ECW days, back in 1997, where he was seriously considering an offer from WCW. Paul Heyman used his connections to keep RVD, but give him exposure on WWF television as well. At ECW’s first PPV he cut a promo telling the fans how he believed he was above ECW and should be on the Monday Night shows of the main two promotions. So on Mondays he worked as an outsider-heel in WWF, and used that as momentum for his heelness In ECW as well. He enjoyed teaming with Booker T and believes that they have unfinished business to settle. One of the ICP guys wrote in his autobiography that he thought that when he came into WCW that RVD would take it easy on him, but instead Rob burst his eardrum. Although many of his opponents would consider him ‘stiff’, RVD never wants to injure anyone or bust them open. He was trained by the Original Sheik, and when he entered AJPW he couldn’t be stiff enough! So he learnt to give it right back when they would kick him on his ass. Dr. Tom points out that he never received a ‘potato’ from RVD though. RVD leaves. Segment Three: Chavo Guerrero Chavo Classic joins the show! He watched the documentary on his brother and is more proud of him than he has ever been. Chavo wrestled all his life and even represented Mexico in the Olympics. He turned pro in 1972 and won the junior belt in NJPW from Kenji Kemura. Now in WWE he has won the cruiserweight championship! Dr. Tom says that the Guerrero’s have always been prominent in wrestling, and now his brother is the WWE Champion, and he himself is in the spotlight again. Chavo feels like a kid in Disney Land, and that he could be one of the best workers in WWE. He feels honoured to be there, and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. He is received well backstage, and feels they have the proper respect for him and the other old-schoolers. He is impressed with the cruiserweights of WWE, many talented people. The students in his school reacted well to his win, and feel proud to be part of his family. Josh asks about the Royal Order of the Chicken, causing a number of clucks from both Dr Tom and Chavo. It was an elite order in Texas, where Dr Tom was the rookie. Dr Tom believes it was Chavo and Mondo who put him on his path to destruction. The Guererro’s love Dr Tom and his family, and Chavo points out that he could have actually been a Guerrero, as he was dating a Guerrero sister… Was Chavo nervous watching his son perform his first match? Chavo reacted as a father after the match, but a trainer during. He sees a father-son tag team in the near future, as long as they are able to keep their heat under control. There are a few jealousies boiling under the surface. Chavo Jnr has to accept that he is the cruiserweight champion now! Before he leaves, Chavo would like to issue a challenge to Dr Tom, who replies that they will have a match the day Chavo takes off his shirt. Chavo doesn’t want to embarrass Tom in front of his wife by showing off his Herculean muscles… They end the show by insulting feedbacker blobster17. Next week’s guests are Hurricane and THE ROCK! Yeah! End of Show! Credit: 411mania.com

One down.... Strokes are next!!!!

And her dancing isn't all that bad. When she first broke into the business she was a cheerleader, then she was one of the Godfathers ho's. She has the shake and jiggle down. She knows how to dance.

You can ask "How come they don't ......?" for pretty much every move and spot in wrestling.

She still has the best finisher in WWE.

Her feud with Molly and Gail Kim doesn't help. I'd rather see mental Victoria in the face role against evil slutty Trish. At least those two entertain me when they wrestle.