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You have a problem with that, youngblood?

Eh, I agree with whoever was saying that Ross was trying too hard with his pop culture references; they came across as lame to me. The main event was shit, as was pretty much the rest of the show, but at least I got a laugh out of the Little Bastard. Ever since that RAW vs ECW special, I can't look at him without hearing Styles' rant in my head: "I'M BEGGING YOU TO WATCH THE PRODUCT!" And, to the guy that asked who cares about women's wrestling... I do. Torrie and Candace, not so much, though.

He did. And you can more or less say that I did, too: I basically treated the Hardcore title like a Cruiserweight title, since we didn't have one at the time. I used weapons very rarely, and pretty much no blood at all.

Uhm... I'm pretty sure at this point that I misunderstood your previous post, but I'm also pretty certain that you misunderstood mine. It wasn't a question of win/loss record; it was more a matter of I don't want to be put in a position where I would no-show against a champion just because I don't want his belt, and I don't necessarily want to write myself to lose a title match against a guy I think I can beat, just because I don't want his belt, or even for storyline purposes: the last time I jobbed a title on purpose to advance a storyline, the guy I jobbed it to up and quit without dropping the belt, so I'm not going to do that anymore. - Dub "not that I'm still bitter, or anything" Cee

I wanted to speak on this real quick, and I know that probably everybody else in the fed is going to think the very idea is ridiculuous, but it actually happened to me my first year in the fed, so I want to ask in case it happens again: suppose that a champion decides that he wants to be booked against me in a title match... Why? Who knows: at the risk of sounding full of myself, maybe he wants to "cement his legacy" at my expense. For example, say Bruce Blank wins the WHC sometime in the near future: we've never been booked against each other and have no history, but WC is a well-established character, and Blank wants to "legitimize" his reign by starting off with a title defense against someone that's been booked for the past few years as a "perennial contender," so he asks CC to book him against WC in a title match... I think that I can beat Bruce, but I don't want the Heavyweight Title; I also don't want the loss on my record... do I have to accept the match? I'm asking mostly because, with the possible exception of Drea, I'm probably the only writer here who doesn't consider winning the Heavyweight Title to be an "ultimate goal," so it would probably never occur to CC if the WHC requested a match against another writer that the "challenger" might not want it. As a rookie, Craven asked to be booked against me for the US Title, and I didn't want the US Title, but I didn't want the loss. Eventually, since I was a newb and had no clout, I ended up being booked for the match... and no-showed. When I bring WC back, I haven't decided what I want to do with him beyond the very short term, but I know which way I'm leaning, and don't necessarily want to be "persuaded" to do something else. What are my options in this circumstance? - Dub "and it's entirely possible that I completely mis-read that entire remark in the first place" Cee

Bah! In my day, hills hadn't been formed yet! They were all still mountains, and we had to ride dinosaurs to school!

It does indeed... but then I get my paycheck on Friday, and it doesn't suck quite so much...

Speaking of Phila, I'm a Webber fan, and I hate to see him suffering with that godawful team... I was kicking around this trade proposal, and I was wondering what other people thought of it: Philadelphia: Chris Webber Louis Williams Portland: Zach Randolph Raef LaFrentz Phila starting lineup: Iverson Iguodala Korver Randolph Dalembert Portland starting lineup: Jack Webster Miles Webber Magliore Would you do it, and would either team actually be better off?

Yeah, but we won't have to play either Spain or Argentina until the Finals.

:: is never too old to kneel before Lord Zed ::

What the fuck? Where the hell do you live? Class started at 7:00 when I was in junior high.

How'd you manage that?

My son was telling me about this a while back, but I never took the time to look it over: is this acceptable fare for a nine year-old?

Bruce, at one point, I had a ton of heat on me from everybody else in the fed; everything that I said was taken the wrong way, and if I even tried to make a joke, it was misconstrued as me bashing whomever I was trying to joke with. Experience has taught me that when the rest of the fed makes up their mind that you're a prick, you're not going to change their minds by arguing with them. The only thing that got most of the heat off me from the fed at large was the fact that I did exactly that (points to bolded text) for about a year. And while I'm sure that there are still people here that hate me, I don't pick fights anymore, I try my best to avoid getting drawn into flamewars, and usually try to leave well enough alone. But, if you don't feel comfortable with that, feel free to try your own thing. I don't know if it'll work, but it can't be any worse than banging your head against a brick wall, like you're doing now.

This ad just sold 5,000 tickets... and we don't even know who he's fighting yet...

King, Pete and Silent only ever won one belt each? I find that impossible to believe...

Much respect for Fallout; the guy's been retired since before I even heard of this place (and I've been here for a minute), and he's still tied for ninth. Propers to Stevens, too; there are actually a grip of legends included in that list (Mags, Sacred and Flesher are just a start), but GSMS is the only guy besides Fallout whose title reigns all came before I joined the fed who's still in that Top-10. How did Sean Davis accumulate seven title reigns?

Yeah, I thought it was a term for druggie; oh well. I saw A Clockwork Orange once... nearly eighteen years ago... and it didn't leave much of an impression on me; when someone uses the expression, I usually know what they mean, but that's about it.

How so? Is Blank picking Crowe as his ultraviolent druggie?

Eh, I DVR everything; I refuse to watch anything live except for basketball. As to what I'll be watching: MONDAYS 8:30 - How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 9:00 - Two and a Half Men (CBS)/ RAW (USA) TUESDAYS 8:00 - NCIS (CBS)/ House (Fox) 9:00 – Scrubs (NBC) 10:00 – ECW (SCI-FI, if it’s still on) WEDNESDAYS Nothing THURSDAYS 9:00 - Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 10:00 - ER (NBC) 11:00 – TNA Impact (Spike) FRIDAYS 8:00 - Friday Night Smackdown! (CW) 10:00 - Psych (USA, if it's still on) SATURDAYS Nothing SUNDAYS Probably nothing

Can stuff be re-sent? I'll give marking a shot, if you need me to.

Macho's post-match promo is still one of my personal all-time faves: "THIS IS WHAT MAKES YOU TICK! This is what makes you tick... this is what makes you tick..."

As a long-time Kings fan, I'd just like to say... fuck you for that comment. Potential deals my ass. Do you know what we have to show for the Webber trade? Vitaly fucking Potapenko, that's what. The three guys we got for him haven't contributed as much combined as Webber has done in Phila on one fucking leg. Petrie's been stuck with this dead weight for two years: what the fuck "potential deal" is he waiting on?

Congratulations; now, if you ever come to the States, you can legally buy booze here, too. In other news, Muzz is a grizzled, surly old veteran in the fed, who also happens to be a year younger than my baby sister... god, I'm old!

And what, have MVS be booked against QMM at Genesis? That's not bad, but it's a little low on subtlety... I mean, I've been known to use the "Sledgehammer of Plot" from time to time, but there have to be some boundaries, right? I don't think that I've ever flat-out given a story away, no matter how obvious it might be to everybody... and I think I'd like to keep it that way, or try to at least.