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White Castle is one of the first hamburger chains, primarily located in the midwestern U.S. They're renowned for their cheap, small, square, steamed "slider" burgers. Being that quite a few are open 24 hours, it's a favorite of late-night partiers, college students, stoners, insomniacs, etc. Given that WC is promoting it on their site, it must be official.

Yeah. It's a huge mega event clusterfuck which is maligned by 99% of readers, with good reason. In all honesty, I thought it was intriguing at first, and it was successful enough initially. But heads got too big and greed took over, to the point where it dragged far too long in an attempt to squeeze out a few extra sales. The whole thing ended up being a gigantic debacle. Anyway, read this.

Don't take this as the final word, since I'm as lost as yourself. Bankruptcy: The comics industry was in a creative and financial drought, with DC and Marvel feeling the biggest effects, resorting to short-sighted gimmicky hooks, their problems even being brought on by the hooks themselves. DC had Zero Hour and Electric Superman, probably others since I never followed DC too closely. But at least they had the Vertigo imprint. Under then owner Ron Perelman, Marvel was laboring, relying on overkill of their franchises and multi-book spanning crossover events. With these huge events which lured you into buying every issue having to do with it, lest you miss out on a piece of the story, came the chromium foil, holographic, skullfuck my eyes out on the price covers. I'd assume there were originally high demand for these covers. Again acting on assumption, I guess comic shops were ordering these things by the truckload. Suddenly the demand dropped off, and comic stores were left with a bunch of unsold shit, hurting them and Marvel in the process. This would be enough to turn consumers off, but the complete ass raping of Marvel's poster boy in Spider-Man had something to do with it, turning off even more people. Then they kept it going for ages due to initially high sales, eventually writing themselves into a corner, thus turning off even more people. Also of note in causing the bankruptcy is the backwards heirarchy and political system within Marvel. It was extremely hard on those having to do with creating the stories, as they were allowed very limited creative freedoms, often working on the whims of the higher-ups (which, again, leads to shit like the Clone Saga, or the overexposure of the X line). A lot of the books had a literal revolving door of writers and artists alike, leading to a lot of inconsistency. Toy Biz kept Marvel afloat for some time, I think, due to a consolidation of some sort. During this time, Marvel was trying to find its legs still, with restart after restart of its franchises, during the post-Onslaught stuff. Finally, largely due to the success of Marvel properties in theatres -- and through revamped heirarchy practices with new voices on staff (like Joe Quesada, who I'm not even sure is still around) and reshuffled comic lines, they pulled themselves out of it. Stan Lee: As far as I know, he only serves as a consultant of sorts. Hell, he's even done some stuff for DC, surprisingly enough.

SINGLES MATCH Rob Gilbert vs Hollywood Spike Jenkins - Spike. HARDCORE MATCH Austin Sly vs Ryan Dustin - Dustin. SINGLES MATCH Alan Clark vs Todd Cortez - Cortez. SINGLES MATCH Sean Davis vs Munich - Davis. SINGLES MATCH Manson vs Dace Night - Dace. TEN MAN TAG Tom Flesher, Landon “La Cucaracha” Maddix, Ace Lezaire, Edward James, and Petey the Irish Penguin vs Mike Van Siclen, Toxxic, Jamie Drazon, Martin “Big Country” Hunt and “The Icon” Max King - Team #2.

TSM Board Name: KingofOldSchool Wrestler Name: Manson Nick Name(s): The Raging Bull, (Manson) The Stampede Height: 6'0" Weight: 240 Age: 24 Hometown: Denver, Colorado Alignment: Face Tag Partner: Arch Griffon Ring Escort: Griffon, if absolutely necessary. Weapons: Bullrope, Steel Chair Quote: None. Taunt: Metal Horns, Flipping the Bird, Spitting, Benoit's Snot Rocket Looks: White, with dark eyes, long black hair and thick, shaggy sideburns. Tribal flame tattoos run from his hands to his forearms. He's built well, possessing a fairly stocky frame, and is quite muscular and fairly well defined, but looks rather natural despite all his bulk. Quite imposing and intimidating. He wears faded blue jeans, with black boots underneath and black kneepads on the outside. Waist up he wears sparse white tape from his hands to his forearms and black elbow pads, and a sleeveless black t-shirt. Outside the ring he'll typically wear the same, along with a black leather jacket. Ring Entrance: As the house lights dim, Mastodon's "Crusher Destroyer" hits, complete with red strobes flashing in time with the music. The fans rise to their feet, the buzz in the arena reaching a fever pitch, and Manson emerges moments later, throwing up the horns to a massive round of cheers. He heads straight down to the ring, focused on the task at hand. After rolling in under the bottom rope, he pops up to his feet and goes to his corner. Attributes: Strength 6 (Surprising, explosive Benoit-like strength. Capable of routinely lifting most, with the exception of larger hosses) Speed 4 (His speed comes across more in his reactions, reflexes and running speed) Vitality 7 (He can take a lot of punishment. Although he never no-sells, it takes plenty to keep him down. He's just plain resilient) Charisma 3 (He can talk well enough, he just doesn't very often and if he does he keeps it short. Over more due to his actions, strong ringwork and recognizability. Has a raspy, gravelly voice, will curse.) Style: Manson is a serious, relentless blue collar worker who, despite his brute style, is deceptively smart in the ring. However, he is prone to occasionally losing his temper. He doesn't have much respect for his opponents, and may taunt and degrade them in order to get them hot headed, in hopes they'll make a mistake, or just to be a dick and have fun. This includes flipping them the bird, spitting at them, bitchslapping them, or delivering a snot rocket as they're down. He'll definitely fight dirty, and will cheat from time to time, but that's pretty much retaliatory eye for an eye stuff. Of course, chances are he'll get cheered for it. He isn't cowardly in the least and will rarely back down from a confrontation. His main fortes are brawling and power. Strikes and impact moves, basically. He just prefers to beat the shit out of someone and throw them around. He's okay at chain and mat wrestling, but it's often simplistic stuff, so he won't hold out for long against guys like Pretzler, Danny Williams, etc. His usual point of attack is the head, neck and back, or the legs, if only to slow his opponent down. Signature Moves: 1) STO 2) Northern Lights Suplex 3) Moss-Covered Three-Handled Family Gredunza (Spinning Fisherman's Suplex) 4) Tiger Suplex 5) German Suplex 6) Powerbomb 7) Rolling Elbow 8) Western Lariat 9) Gamengiri Common moves: 1) Backdrop Suplex 2) Side Belly to Belly Suplex 3) Hot Shot 4) Back Breaker 5) Shoulder Breaker 6) Shin Breaker 7) Dragon Screw 8) Suicide Dive 9) 2nd Rope Legdrop 10) Strikes (Punches, Elbow Smashes, Knifedge Chops) 11) Knees (Knee Lifts, Knee Drops, Running Knee, Triple H High Knee) 12) Short, Rapid Chops to Neck 13) Low Roundhouse Kick Rare Moves: 1) Dragon Suplex 2) Rated M (Muscle Buster) 3) Endsmouth (Elevated Half Crab, occasionally accompanied by Manson stepping on the guy's head) 4) Savage Elbow (Randy Savage's Flying Elbow) Finishers: 1) Consequences (Diamond Cutter) 2) M-Driller (Inverted Piledriver) Notes: Manson is an angry, bitter man, with a healthy amount of confidence. Although he isn't so on edge all the time anymore, and is often quite relaxed, he still turns it on in the ring and possesses and an intense work ethic and passion. He simply wants to prove he's the best, and will go through anyone and everyone to do so. Bio, History: Born and raised in Denver, he went to the Hart Dungeon, travelled the world and made a name for himself, but suffered neck injuries in Mexico. After rehabbing, he makes his JL debut on Nov. 7, 2001 as 'The Mafia' Tommy Gunn, later shortening his name to Mafia. Stuff happens. Joins Havoc, only for it to disband. Forms The New Sound in May 2002, only to leave and watch it become become the sWo. Changes his name to Manson upon his return in Aug. and becomes a face, only to reinjure his neck in a match versus Wildchild. Comes back in March 2003 as a heel, turns face, turns back heel in December, when suddenly the SJL is absorbed into the SWF. After a stay in Japan he sets foot back in the SWF and turns face, eventually capturing the USJL Championship from The Masked Man on July 21st. At Ground Zero, he successfully holds off Max King. During the next show in Denver, King injures Manson, forcing him to don a knee brace for a time, though he's since gotten rid of it. King costs Manson the title, losing it to Vladimir Everheart. He gains revenge on King at Genesis in a Caged Fury Match. He attacks Kibagami pre-Ashes to Ashes and turns heel, but the match wasn't meant to be as Kibagami takes a leave and the whole thing is forgotten, resulting in Manson being a heel in name only as he continues to feud with Revolution Zero. He later turns face officially. At some point he forms a tag team with Arch Griffon, which goes on to have surprising success. On March 28th, he captured the Hardcore Championship from IL, but a few days later on June 1st, IL would win it back. ------------------------------ Partner: Arch Griffon Weight: 532 Alignment: Face Entrance: The house lights dim as Arch Enemy's "We Will Rise" hits, complete with red strobes pulsing and flashing in time with the music, when just as the lyrics begin... *BOOM!* A burst of pyro explodes from the stage and Manson emerges, immediately throwing up the horns to a massive pop from the fans. Arch Griffon silently follows behind him, and both head down to the ring, determined and focused on the task at hand. Manson rolls in under the bottom rope with Griffon sliding in after, and both immediately go to their corner for the start of the match. Style: There really isn't much difference between them or their power and impact strategy, which they'll use most of the time. Still, Griffon is obviously the bigger and stronger of the two, and he knows it. He's always confident his size and strength will pull him through, but can also hold is own on the mat. He's more calm and collected than Manson, and while he may take a cheap shot here and there, he doesn't go as far down the road as Manson does, but it's still not wise to push him too far either, for they both revel in violence and won't hesitate to dish it out. Meanwhile, Manson has the benefit of being more resilient than Griffon. He's also quicker and more likely to go to the top. Also more willing to take shortcuts and chances are he'll lose his composure and temper more, and is a bit more reckless. Moves: 1) Double Gutbuster 2) Double Snap Suplex 3) Double Stomps (In the corner or otherwise. Simple, yet effective, they'll just frantically stomp and kick the shit out of someone) 4) Backbreaker/2nd Rope Legdrop (Griffon hits a backbreaker and keeps the opponent arched over his knee, followed by Manson coming off the 2nd rope with the legdrop) Finisher: 1) Western Lariat/German Suplex (Griffon applies a behind waistlock, followed by Manson hitting the ropes and coming back with the Lariat, and the opponent is brought over in a German, bridge optional. It doesn't really matter all that much who does what, so the roles may be reversed from time to time) 2) Death Drop (Griffon lifts up the opponent, followed by Manson coming in with the Consequences Diamond Cutter) Notes: For a team that was basically thrown together, Manson and Griffon get along well and are awfully cohesive in the ring. Manson is more likely to speak for the team and is more outgoing. Meanwhile, Griffon is more laid back and stoic. He usually stands there looking mean, but will still chime in occasionally. Still, both usually hold to the 'actions speak louder than words' philosophy more often than not.

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Only those that are a hinderance and annoyance to the board in most eyes and offer nothing at all are being banned, although it is a bit of a slippery slope. All in all though, it's people that have had it coming, and it's clearly stated in the rules that these bans can and will happen. The only problem I have with it is that it's made unnecessarily into a game or show for the board's amusement, when the mods should just ban and be done with it. Secondly, Dames has been around. There's no way this initiative isn't being taken without him knowing about it or endorsing it. The only ramifications this has had was a mod stepping down, but it isn't like it was a big blowup. I really doubt anything that's going on lately is going to swallow the board and cause us to move.

Arcarsenalflow.

Yeah. Truthfully, King, I don't know what you were thinking by not picking it. --- The Rosenblatt Stadium sits in wait for the first match, as the latest edition of SWF SMARKDOWN comes off the sleep-inducing opening promo. "(Comet) Welcome to SWF Smarkdown, LIVE from Omaha, Nebraska! We have a big show lined up for tonight, including a Cruiserweight Title defense for new champion Austin Sly, a Boiler Room Brawl for the ICTV Championship, and a battle for the Number One Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title between Danny Williams and Toxxic! In addition, our main event tonight features Johnny Dangerous versus current Contender to the World Heavyweight Title, Tom Flesher!" "(Riley) Nebraska? Whose bright idea was this? I've been to rest areas that were more scenic than this place." "(Comet) I'll bet! But to kick off our festivities, we have a triple threat!" The crowd snaps to attention and roars, as “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones kicks up on the PA! Munich saunters out and soaks in the cheers, as he stops at the head of the ramp. He pulls out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, and carefully places them standing up, before lifting his shirt up over his head. He tosses the garment to the side, as he begins his brisk walk to the ring. "(Funyon) The following contest is a triple threat match! First, making his way down to the ring, hailing from Dallas, Texas -- standing six feet, four inches, and weighing in at two-hundred and sixty pounds! MMUUUNNIIICH!" Munich slides in under the bottom rope, and as he pops up to his feet, he points to the crowd, who cheers for the fan favorite once more. Taking the top right corner, he goes about jogging in place, anxiously waiting on his opponent. "(Comet) Well, Munich was part of another triple threat just a show ago, as Ryan Dustin overcame both him and Manson to acquire the Number One Contendershp to the Hardcore Title." "(Riley) Didn't that match seem a little short to you?" "(Comet) Perhaps it was edited down from the taped version…" "(Riley) Wasn't the show live? And weren't we there, just a few feet away?" "(Comet) Yes. What is your point, Bobbo?" "(Riley) I'm not sure." Munich begins to stretch out against the ropes, as the house lights dim, the void filled by multi-colored strobes and the sounds of "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" by Prong! The fans deliver a modest ovation, as Manson emerges through the entryway and immediately starts down the ramp. "(Funyon) And his opponent, hailing from Denver, Colorado -- standing six feet even, and weighing in at two-hundred and thirty pounds! MMAAANNSSONN!" Manson rolls in under the bottom rope, and as he stands, turns just right, where he takes the corner opposite of Munich. "(Comet) Speak of the devil. Citizen Manson didn't fare too well in his return, stumbling out of the gates, but he has spent a ludicrous amount of time training and wresting during his time in Japan. I have all confidence that he'll be able to find his rythym." "(Riley) He looks better than ever, in my opinion. I get excited just thinking about what he can do with that body, and if he does find his rythym, oh man…." "(Comet) Wait, what?" Manson stares down Munich through strands of black hair, and Munich eyes Manson just the same, as "Nice Guys Finish Last" by Green Day hits. Rob Gilbert walks though the curtains, a smug look on his face and arms outstretched, followed close behind by a large, imposing man. The fans, not sure what to make of him, heckle him regardless, only to be met with indifference from Gilbert as he continues down the ramp and nears the ring. "(Funyon) And finally, being accompanied by Mitch Duncan and hailing from Chappaqua, New York -- standing five feet, eleven inches, and weighing in at one-hundred and sixty-five pounds! ROB GIIILBERRT!" Gilbert turns the corner, continuing to ignore the fans as he heads up the ring steps, as Duncan hops up on the apron and sits on the middle rope. Gilbert steps into the ring through the opening, and holds up his left hand, as the crowd gets the message and begins to boo. Both Manson and Munich turn their attention to the newcomer, as Gilbert turns to his left and takes the corner, and Duncan hops down to the floor and heads toward his associate's corner. Gilbert carefully strips off his dark coat and folds it neatly, and hands it to Duncan, who places it on the ring steps. Funyon escapes the ring, and referee Matthew Kivell calls for the bell… ::DING DING!:: However, immediately afterward, Kivell points Duncan to the back, sending him away! Gilbert's jaw drops, as Duncan heads to the back, defeated, but with enough anger to argue his way up the ramp. "(Comet) From what little I know about him, Rob Gilbert grew up with influence, every whim and desire at his fingertips, before finally using that influence to get into wrestling. He's accompanied by Mitch Duncan, or at least he was, as Matt Kivell sends him to the back!" "(Riley) That's not very fair. How does Kivell know Duncan was going to do anything?" "(Comet) He couldn't take that chance. With three men to keep track of, Kivell didn't need another one to worry about. I doubt you could handle three guys." "(Riley) You'd be surprised." Gilbert curses Kivell, but Kivell ignores him, as Manson and Munich emerge from their corners and meet in the center of the ring for a stare down. Gilbert doesn't budge, only bothering to nervously look at his two opponents as they lock up. In the lock up, though Manson is able to hold him off for a few moments, Munich is able to gain the advantage, as he pushes Manson back. Manson puts a stop to that, with a knee lift to the gut. Now with the upper hand, Manson tosses Munich to the ground. Munich gets back up immediately, and Manson follows up with a clutch of his wrist, and a whip to the topside ropes. As Munich springs off, Gilbert makes his move, with a jumping forearm, which sends Munich to the mat. Manson doesn’t look too pleased, as he heads after Gilbert, who begins stomping and kicking away on Munich. "(Comet) Gilbert capitalizes on Manson's advantage with a flying forearm!… Which Manson doesn’t look very happy with!" "(Riley) Huh… surprising that Manson would be upset with that." "(Comet) Undoubtedly, but while Manson definitely isn't helping Munich, he's a proud individual who doesn't appreciate Gilbert getting in the way of his attack." Munich rolls away from the attack, as Manson lumbers toward Gilbert. Building a head of steam, Manson stretches an arm out, and takes Gilbert out with a lariat! Manson bends down to lift Gilbert up by the head, but Gilbert swats him away and ducks just outside the ring, where he takes a knee. Manson now reaches down to bring him back in, but Gilbert is out of his reach, as Munich rolls outside and clobbers him from behind with a forearm! Gilbert hits his feet and stumbles away from Munich, getting distance between himself and his pursuer. Gilbert rolls in underneath the aisleside ropes, confident that he had gotten out of harm's way, but he feels the weight of Manson crash down on the back of his neck, as Manson drops an elbow! Manson rolls Gilbert onto his back and goes for the pinfall, complete with a fist clenched to the middle rope… "ONE!" "TW--" But Munich slides into the ring and breaks it up! However, as he touches Manson, the POWER OF MANSONOSITY CAUSES HIM TO EXPLODE INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES! GILBERT STANDS UP! BUT HIS EYES FALL OUT FROM THE SIGHT! HOLY SHIT!! MANSON ROLLS THE BLIND GILBERT UP! KIVELL COUNTS OUT OF FEAR OF DYING AT THE HAND OF MIGHTY MMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSONNNNNN! "ONE!" "TWO!!!!" "THREE!!!!!!!!!!" ::DING DING!:: "(Funyon) Your winner, MAAANNNSSSOOOOONN!" "(Riley) Wow. I've really gotta stop with the LSD..." "(Comet) LOLLERSKATES! WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE SMARKDOWN. WTFWJD!"

OH HAY D00D! U THINK U CAN BEAT ME!? ID LIEK 2 C U TRY! I LAUGH AT UR F00LISH ASSUMPTION! THIS IS ME LAUGHING = ULL FALL 2 TEH POWERS OF MANSONOSITY! AFTER WHICH ILL TAP DANCE ON UR MANGLED CORPSE!! LMAO! THIS IS ME LAUGHING AGAIN = P.S. DUNCAN AND WATLEY ARE TEH SUX!1 /promo Edit/Correction. /my best promo ever

I prefer not to think of Lita in a sexual manner.

I'm suddenly urged to challenge Lita to a barfight should I ever see her. Though I'd probably lose. Lita looks like she can take multiple punches, pool cues, beer glasses and bricks to the face before going down.

Meh. He didn't say anything most of us didn't already know. Personally, I don't care about graphics and presentation upgrades. I don't care about extending the season. I don't care about the legends. Anyway, things they need to fix... The absurd amount of time it takes to build your CAW into something formidable. Not a problem when you make only one CAW and are done with it, but for those who make multiples and don't want them all to have the same stats as the original, it is a problem. Yes, I am aware of the other option: running through the season and not spending the SP, and cloning however many times, but that's also a hassle. The emphasis placed on the (unbalanced) strength stat, when compared to the rest of the attributes. This whole stupid layers and textures thing for CAWs. It's stupid that some patterns in the game on existing wrestlers aren't even there for CAWs. I essentially have to make my own clothes, only to get something not even close to looking real, basically to the point of looking ridiculously out of place (in addition to the CAW model itself). Of course this was partially because in the making of HCTP, they just transferred most of what they had from SYM, since they were wasting their time with those worthless legends. The submission system. Why hasn't the high-flying been fixed yet? On some moves you zero in on your opponent, but on others you always have a fixed location you fly to, always missing him. Though it's been this way for years and I can't see it being fixed anytime soon.

Prince Paul? whoa whoa whoa...i've been Black Lushus and Black Lushus only for however long the smarks, wrestleline, rantsylvania etc. etc. has been around...if you don't like me, fine, but don't tell me you think i'm someone else...hate me for me, don't hate me because you think i'm some guy named prince paul...i don't even know who that is... Only Prince Paul would say such a thing in defending himself and his alias. BaNpLz

I'm pretty sure I registered back then, but only happened to catch the tail end of it and was banned before I even posted.

As far as this board goes, I'm pretty sure it goes back to when the porn folder was transformed into LSD, becoming a big, whiny hugfest. CJ despised this, being the porn guru and all. So when stardust sort of took over in the folder, giving advice and what not, CJ began calling her out on her weight, going so far as suggesting she stab herself to improve her looks, as Inc said. Eventually he was banned, and went on to form SNKT.

Trivia.

Didn't get a clear look at the slain Anya in the series finale? I liked that part of the auction the best.

He's fit for an analyst job with ESPN.

I hear ya. I mean, seriously... Go-Bots? I bet Snarf could kick Leader-1's mechanical ass... Fucking Snarfer could kick his ass.

I went with Voltron. However... no Thundercats. Boo.

While they might've been able to get a 1st round pick and a solid roleplayer or something along those lines from another team, it's still a smart move by the Nuggets.

Kinetic is what I dream about.

Resurrection is more or less a name change, from the K++ before it. There are minor upgrades, among them the interface, IIRC, but that's it. The name change was brought about during a legal battle the people behind Lite had with the "real" Kazaa.

I don't have a good excuse for no-showing. Let's just say my recent sleeping patterns finally caught up with me yesterday, when I was too out of it to put in a real attempt at writing. Naturally, I could've won had I bothered to tack a sloppy and unreadable finish onto what I already had, but oh well. Maybe I'll be productive and bust out some comments. We'll see.