Jebus

So...the point of that Edge title reign was?

While I'm psyched for Miz & Morrison... Pretty shitty title reign for Punk and Kofi. Like Rock/Taker bad. In the end, it's like "Why did we make these guys the champs?".

I was thinking along the same lines with a shot of Charlie Haas backstage with his fingers crossed going "Please, please, please..." and jumping for joy out of shock once he won.

Yeah, let's do it!

Beaten to it... Lashley is as close as I've come to want a wrestler's push to fail.

In.

TNA is advertising the Best Buy sale on their website so it's a collaboration. I got Global Impact, Bound For Glory 2007 & Lockdown 2006 for 18$...not bad.

DAMMIT! Beat me to it!

Don't know how it started but...No, the MCMG are not MEM. They're the A-Holes of the Frontline, though.

Haven't seen much this year but I'll give this a try... BEST OF: A. Performer Of The Year - the best overall combination of someone who can back it up in the ring but can entertain on promos. 1. Chris Jericho 2. Shawn Michaels 3. Kurt Angle B. Wrestler Of The Year - the wrestler who can best work a technical match. Though part of "working" is the ability to entertain a crowd (this is why Hulk Hogan can never be called a bad worker - bad mat technician yes, but the man could work a crowd), this is meant for those who may not be over with Casual Joe, but Hardcore Henry says he's the greatest of all time. 1. Evan Bourne 2. Shawn Michaels 3. Bryan Danielson C. Entertainer Of The Year - while everyone is eligable of course, the idea here is that just because all their matches are about * or less, you find them to be a guilty pleasure or hilarious or what not. I already know who the winner is but we'll go through the motions. 1. Santino Marella 2. Cowboy James Storm 3. Alex Shelley D. Tag-Team Of The Year: 1. Beer Money 2. John Morrison & The Miz 3. Kevin Steen & El Generico E. PPV Of The Year: 1. WrestleMania XXIV 2. TNA Turning Point 2008 3. ROH Driven F. Match Of The Year: 1. HBK vs. Flair (WrestleMania XXIV) 2. Team USA vs. Team Japan vs. Team Mexico vs. Team International (TNA Victory Road) 3. Bourne vs. Chavo (ECW - Oct. 14) G. Best Television Show Of The Year: 1. ECW (by default) H. Smart-Mark Out Moment Of The Year: 1. CM Punk cashes in MITB and wins World Title I. DVD Of The Year: 1. Edge - Decade of Decadence J. Feud Of The Year: 1. HBK vs. Jericho K. Angle Of The Year: 1. The Main Event Mafia L. Non-Match / Segment Of The Year: 1. Ric Flair’s farewell on Raw M. Female Of The Year (either for wrestling ability or because you find them hot, I don't care): 1. Awesome Kong 2. Beth Phoenix 3. The Beautiful People (tie) N. Announcer / Colour Commentator Of The Year (one or the other): 1. Matt Striker WORST OF: A. Least Entertaining Wrestler (Don't use the "Best Of" classifications, this is for the person who you hate to see in the ring because you find no redeeming entertainment value with them - it probably goes without saying they can't wrestle): 1. Bam Neely 2. Ricky Ortiz 3. Snitsky B. Worst Interviews/Promos/Non-wrestling Segments: 1. Braden Walker C. Worst Tag Team Of The Year: 1. Ryder & Hawkins D. Worst PPV Of The Year: 1. Survivor Series E. Worst Match Of The Year: 1. HHH vs. Kozlov (Survivor Series) F. Worst Television Show Of The Year: 1. AAA G. 2008's "Embarrassed to be a Wrestling Fan" Moment: 1. Hornswoggle (in general) I. Worst / Most Disappointing DVD Of The Year: 1. Life & Times of Mr. Perfect J. Worst Feud: 1. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane K. Worst Angle: 1. So Cal Val predictably turns on Jay Lethal in favor of Sonjay Dutt L. Worst Announcer / Colour Commentator (one or the other): 1. Michael Cole M. Worst Non-Match/Segment Of The Year: 1. Taker sends Edge to "Hell" N. Worst Female Of The Year 1. Candice Michelle

Best Movie: Wall-E Best TV: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I was also pleasantly surprised at the "In Bruges" love in general. Great flick.

Just sayin' that the Globes, unlike what you wrote, aren't the only awards show with both TV & Film in the same room. What does being on cable have to with it anyway? Also, People's Choice Awards...

SAG Awards?

Best Motion Picture - Drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Frost/Nixon (2008) The Reader (2008) Revolutionary Road (2008) Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Burn After Reading (2008) Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) In Bruges (2008) Mamma Mia! (2008) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008) Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008) Sean Penn for Milk (2008) Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008) Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008) Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008) Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008) James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008) Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008) Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Rebecca Hall for Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008) Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008) Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008) Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008) Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008) Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008) Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008) Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Amy Adams for Doubt (2008) Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Viola Davis for Doubt (2008) Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008) Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008) Best Director - Motion Picture Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008) David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008) Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008) Best Screenplay - Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan The Reader (2008): David Hare Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy Best Original Song - Motion Picture Bolt (2008)("I Thought I Lost You") Cadillac Records (2008)("Once in a Lifetime") Gran Torino (2008)("Gran Torino") WALL·E (2008)("Down to Earth") The Wrestler (2008)("The Wrestler") Best Original Score - Motion Picture Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman Best Animated Film Bolt (2008) Kung Fu Panda (2008) WALL·E (2008) Best Foreign Language Film Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008) Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008) Gomorra (2008) Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) Waltz with Bashir (2008) Best Television Series - Drama "Dexter" (2006) "House M.D." (2004) "In Treatment" (2008) "Mad Men" (2007) "True Blood" (2007) Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy "Californication" (2007) "Entourage" (2004) "The Office" (2005) "30 Rock" (2006) "Weeds" (2005) Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Bernard and Doris (2007) "Cranford" (2007) "John Adams" (2008) A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV) Recount (2008) (TV) Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007) Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" (2008) Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV) Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) Tom Wilkinson for Recount (2008) (TV) Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007) Catherine Keener for An American Crime (2007) Laura Linney for "John Adams" (2008) Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV) Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007) Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006) Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005) Kevin Connolly for "Entourage" (2004) David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007) Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002) Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007) America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006) Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006) Debra Messing for "The Starter Wife" (2008) Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005) Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment" (2008) Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006) Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007) Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004) Jonathan Rhys Meyers for "The Tudors" (2007) Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) January Jones for "Mad Men" (2007) Anna Paquin for "True Blood" (2007) Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV) Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004) Blair Underwood for "In Treatment" (2008) Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" (2007) Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV) Melissa George for "In Treatment" (2008) Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment" (2008)

Kane vs. Big Show have feuded more than once and faced each other numerous times...not a good match in the bunch.

Not gonna start an SNL thread for it but here's last night's AWESOME Digital Short:

As the guy running it, I blame myself. Near the end of the draft, I moved from one coast to the other. I had to cut off my internet in mid-July and, as much as I tried, couldn't really keep up with this draft.

GROUP A "Respect" by Aretha Franklin vs "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye GROUP B "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival vs "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles GROUP C "My Generation" by The Who vs "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys GROUP D "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan vs "Gimme Shelter" by Rolling Stones

General Interest Questions 1. Who are you and what's your business here? Jebus here. In my early stages of "internetdom" (late 1998), Scott Keith's wrestling rants led me to the Rantsylvania forums, which became The Smarks and, finally, The Smartmarks (I believe that's right). What's my business here? Good wrestling discussion, I guess. Movie & TV forums don't hurt. Mostly just a habit of visiting this forum that hasn't gone away. 2. When did you discover an interest in wrestling? 1993. I'm 10 years old. My cousin rented WrestleMania IX. Cause he wanted to see Hogan (whom we knew well...it's Hulk Hogan! He transcends wrestling) face the big fat guy on the cover (Yokozuna). We saw the show, enjoyed it but that was it. Then, not too long after, my father tells me a rematch is happening RIGHT NOW on PPV (we had The Box). I run to the living room to watch it...and Hogan loses. I am SHOCKED. And that's where they got me...now I had to see what happens next. I was hooked. 3. The Company Line: A. Which companies have you actively followed in your tenure as a wrestling fan? WWF/WWE, WCW, TNA, IWS (Montreal Indy Fed) B. What have some of your favourite companies been? Your least favourite? Faves: WWF 1997, WCW ('96-'99), TNA ('04-'06) Least: WWF 1999. Wasn't a big fan of Crash TV (Russo TM). Short matches, too much shock stuff, too much talking... C. What is your favourite company right now? Any reason why? None, really. WWE is stale, complacent, homogenized, etc. The wrestling and the wrestlers themselves are great but, creatively, I just don't care. TNA is frustrating. Don't have the budget to follow Indies I'd like to (PWG, ROH). 4. (Not So) Favourites: A. Who were your favourite wrestlers (or gimmicks) growing up / when you first started watching wrestling? My formative years were '93-'97 so... Owen Hart, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Davey Boy Smith, Undertaker, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon, Diesel B. Who were some guys you couldn't stand? Stone Cold Steve Austin (he was against my Hart Foundation and corrupting our sport DAMMIT ) Hollywood Hogan (although I thought the rest of the nWo were damn cool) C. Who are your current favourites (if applicable / different from A.) Kevin Steen, El Generico, Chris Jericho, Santino Marella, Miz & Morrison, Christian Cage, Matt Hardy Specific Questions about your Interest 5. How would you gauge your current interest level in the product? Not very high. Really, I only watch today's wrestling when I'm channel surfing and decide that nothing else is on. 6. At what point in wrestling history (if it's not now) would you consider your interest to have been at it's peak? 1997. WWF had the Hart Foundation vs. Austin. WCW had the nWo storyline and plenty of great wrestling (Benoit, Regal, Cruiserweights, etc.) 7. At what point could you tell your interest was dipping and why do you think this happened, or what specific event(s) triggered the decrease? The first cracks came with the botched Invasion in 2001. Such bad booking. Then, the Draft in 2002 came and RAW ended up sucking hard. I didn't get UPN so I couldn't watch Smackdown. Watching WWE started to become a chore. Don't make me relive 2003. Guerrero & Benoit becoming the Champs got me excited again but their reigns didn't change the quality of the shows. In fact, SD! in 2004 became just unwatchable. In 2005, I stopped watching WWE regularly. I just didn't care anymore. I still watched TNA though but, after the creative team was changed for the worse in late 2006, it wasn't long before I was GONE. 8. Have you ALWAYS stuck with wrestling even during times of low interest, or are there any lengths of time you stopped watching for a period only to come back at a later date? I'm as out as I can be without being out completely I stopped watching WWE regularly in 2005 and TNA in 2007. If I read online that I missed something awesome (For example: Punk winning the ECW title in a great match or just Santino being comedy gold), I try to look for it on YouTube or find a torrent. 9. If applicable, at what point did you decide to pack in the wrestling fandom? I may not like today's wrestling (well, to be fair, I don't like the wrestling I have access to) but I'll always be a fan. I still watch old wrestling tapes and DVD's from my collection regularly. I get psyched about new WWE DVD's with classic matches in them. I wish I had WWE on Demand (I'm looking at you Time Warner). I'll ALWAYS love the old stuff. Good times. Interesting Questions of a Somewhat Random Nature 10. What style of pro wrestling best resonates with your personal tastes? I'm a man of many tastes but I've always leaned more toward the "technical" style of wrestling. Matches like Bret vs. Owen/Hennig/Davey Boy OR Steamboat vs. Savage/Flair/Austin. Guys like Benoit, Guerrero, Malenko, Regal and so forth... 11. Where do you "draw the line" with the whole "suspended disbelief" deal? I was doing well with the "suspending disbelief" until the WWE completely embraced their "Fakeness". It then became one of my biggest pet peeves. What's with the invisible camera man in the shower with Melina? How come we can see Bob Orton's face bleeding but Randy can't? EDIT: Reading Aero's survey made me remember Hornswoggle's magic door *shudders* 12. Do you attend live events? Not anymore. I'd go to WrestleMania (or even the Royal Rumble for the match itself) for sure but, other than that, not much interest in my part. 13. If applicable, what are the best and worst experiences you've had going to a show live? Best AND Worst: The Montreal Screwjob. "Best" cause I witnessed one of the biggest moments in wrestling history LIVE and "Worst" cause the Hitman was (and still is) my fave...after Owen. The car ride back home was SILENT. Two 14-year-old Hart fans just in shock. 14. What are your favourite matches, moments, or events? Owen vs. Bret (Mania X), Hart Foundation 1997, Savage getting bitten by Jake's snake, the nWo angle in '96 & '97, Foley's first WWF Title win, Edge & Christian shenanigans, Heel Jericho in WCW (1998), Paranoid heel Steve Austin in 2001 and of course, at the time, Benoit & Guerrero's back-to-back PPV World Title wins... ...Oh! and Trish Stratus in general

GROUP A "Respect" by Aretha Franklin vs "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Cream "The House Of The Rising Sun" by the Animals vs "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye GROUP B "Hey Jude" by The Beatles vs "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles vs "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison GROUP C "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley vs "My Generation" by The Who "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendriz Expierence vs "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys GROUP D "Venus in Furs" by The Velvet Underground vs "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan "Gimme Shelter" by Rolling Stones vs "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

Happy Thanksgiving:

Why not? I'm in as well.