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how bad is the quality?...scale of 1-5, 5 being the best.

I said, Bobby Heenan and JR. I don't really like the lame old, tired duo of JR and the King, so I think Heenan and JR would be different. Send Lawler to the office, and/or give him an agents job.

Canadian Press 10/23/2003 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) Excited fans screamed when rookie phenom LeBron James emerged onto the court. It turned out that's about all they would get to see. The much-hyped pre-season match between James and his Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors was cancelled Thursday night after the floor was deemed unplayable due to condensation. Police were put on alert and the teams were rushed out to waiting buses before the 7,500 ticket holders were told the game wouldn't go ahead. "I think we all were concerned once we came out and the floor was still slippery,'' said Raptors guard/forward Michael Curry, who's also the president of the NBA players' association. "They did a good job of trying to make the floor better, but I think it was just too dangerous of a chance to take to go out.'' Toronto set an NBA record last season for player games missed due to injury, and Curry said the Raptors didn't want anyone to get hurt playing on an inadequate floor. "We had a great crowd in here tonight so we're sad for them but unfortunately the court was not playable,'' Curry told reporters as the crowd booed in the background. There were long faces all around for fans, who'd been lucky to stumble onto the one of the hottest match-ups of the pre-season when the Cavaliers drafted the 18-year-old nicknamed King James. Basketball fan Larry Fawcett was disappointed. "But you can understand where the NBA and the teams are coming from simply because of the money they've got invested in these players....We'll be there whenever they come back.'' The condensation was apparently caused by humidity in St. John's - it was raining, foggy and 18 C during the day. The floor, assembled over the arena ice, had been slippery during the Raptors' shootaround in the morning. With the sell-out crowd squeezed into the arena, home to the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL, it only aggravated the situation. Raptors coach Kevin O'Neill said under the circumstances a player could get hurt. "My first concern always has to be for the safety of our players, for their welfare,'' he said. Richard Peddie, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, agreed. "We can go out there and squeak our heels against it but we're not playing above the rim, we're not trying to drive the lane,'' he said. "There's too many young men out there with wonderful futures ahead of them and we just didn't want to take that chance.'' Raptors GM Glen Grunwald addressed the angry crowd. "It is with great regret we can't play this game. I personally had been looking very much forward to playing this game because I had heard such great things about the people of this great city,'' Grunwald said, barely audible above the chorus of boos. "I hope you understand that it's a safety issue.'' He promised the Raptors will return within two years. They are already scheduled to come back next season. The game was to start at 6 p.m. EDT. The starting line-up was announced and the national anthems performed but O'Neill and Cavaliers coach Paul Silas complained to officials about the floor. The players left the court as an army of kids with towels on their feet shuffled across the floor to try and dry it up. But when the teams returned about 45 minutes the floor was still damp. About 75 minutes after it was to begin the game was cancelled. Peddie said officials at Mile One aren't as experienced in laying down the hardcourt over an ice surface as they do regularly at the Air Canada Centre. It's not the first time an NBA game in Canada has been plagued by floor troubles. The 1996 Naismith Cup game - the annual pre-season Canadian matchup between the Raptors and the Grizzlies before the latter left Vancouver for Memphis - in Calgary was postponed for 45 minutes because of glue seeping through the cracks in the floor. In St. John's, Sean Walsh and 10-year-old son Brett were disappointed. "I guess they can't play the game but the least they could do is have the players come out and sign autographs for the children that were here, that have been here for the last hour waiting,'' said Sean Walsh. -credit TSN.CA

Pearl Jam's upcoming double-disc rarities collection "Lost Dogs" will feature a personal tribute to late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley. Billboard reports the song "4/20/02," written by frontman Eddie Vedder, was penned on the day of Staley's death last year. The track isn't listed on the album but can be found several minutes after the last song on the second disc. "It was a real personal song wrote the night we all found out [he] died," Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard told Billboard last year. "He stayed in there, didn't work on anything else, and worked this song up." Featuring only Vedder on vocals and guitar, "4/20/02" attacks the singers of unnamed bands copying the style of Staley. "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." The album also contains alternate versions of previously released B-sides and outtakes "Alone," "Wash" and "Hard to Imagine." Bassist Jeff Ament makes his singing debut on the song "Sweet Lew." "Lost Dogs" will be released Nov. 11, the same day as the concert DVD "Live at the Garden."

Its always worth recording HartFan. That way you can Fast Forward through all the crap... (IE) Vince, Sable, A-Train, Vince, Bashams, Vince, Gowen, and Vince.

Me too, resulting in HHH getting the j.o.b treatment, and soon after drifting away.... Then, and ONLY then, we will have our precious wrestling federation back where it belongs!

Shit, anyone would be better then Soriano right now. Even Zach Gowen?

Man, as bad as WWE may be right now... the World Series can kiss my bum.

Only time will tell. Tune in tonight!! [/wwe shill mode]

Uh, why wasnt this started yet? Oh yeah, the desire for wrestling is deminised. The good ol' SmackDown! thread isnt like it used to be, anyways here it is..... Tonight will be a SmackDown! of historic proportions as a new era will begin. Mr. McMahon’s victory at No Mercy over Stephanie McMahon means there is currently a vacancy for SmackDown! General Manager. That vacancy is not set to last for long as there will be an announcement tonight as to who will be the next GM. Will it be Sable? Will Mr. McMahon take the position himself? Could it be an unexpected surprise to occupy this new role? The answer comes on SmackDown! Also on SmackDown!, just four days after losing the U.S. Title to the Big Show at No Mercy, Eddie Guerrero has to rebound to help Los Guerreros defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against the Self-Proclaimed World’s Greatest Tag Team. Benjamin and Haas are seeking revenge on the team they lost the titles to and have a golden opportunity for yet another run atop the tag team mountain. Speaking of revenge, will the Undertaker have revenge on his mind after Mr. McMahon cost him his match against Brock Lesnar at No Mercy? Taker, Lesnar, and Mr. McMahon will be in the building at SmackDown!, and that can lead to an explosive situation. Find out how the Undertaker handles the fallout from No Mercy! Also in action, Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit face John Cena & A-Train; and Zach Gowen squares off with Tajiri in Gowen’s first match since scoring his first singles win as a contracted SmackDown! Superstar at No Mercy. For all this and more, tune into SmackDown!, 8/7 CT on UPN! WWE.COM

Who cares, I changed it.

Eh, Flair has lost to worse. Like Shane Douglas, for example. or Rico.........on RAW.........for no reason.

More than likely, but if they were SMART they woudl go that route. You know, considering it is the SURVIVOR SERIES and all. Silly WWE..

Here it is. So please, voice your opinions.

No, he never. Thanks guys.

Well, I don't actually know. Thats why I said, the card I would LOVE to see.

The Survivor Series Card, that I would LOVE to see: WWE Championship Match BROCK LESNAR © vs CHRIS BENOIT World Heavyweight Title Match GOLDBERG © vs TRIPLE H Buried Alive Match THE UNDERTAKER vs VINCE MCMAHON RAW Survivor Series Elimination Match TEAM AUSTIN BOOKER T, ROB VAN DAM, LANCE STORM & THE DUDLEY BOYZ vs TEAM BISCHOFF CHRIS JERICHO, SCOTT STEINER, CHRISTIAN & LA RESISTANCE RAW Survivor Series Elimination Match TEAM EVOLUTION RIC FLAIR, RANDY ORTON, BATISTA & MARK HENRY vs TEAM HBK SHAWN MICHAELS, MAVEN, MARK JINDRAK & GARRISON CADE SMACKDOWN! Survivor Series Elimination Match TEAM ANGLE KURT ANGLE, MATT HARDY, EDDY GUERRERO & CHAVO GUERERRO vs TEAM CENA JOHN CENA, A-TRAIN, THE BIG SHOW & RHYNO SMACKDOWN! Survivor Series Elimination Match TEAM MAFIA TAJIRI, JIMMY YANG, NICK SAKODA & FUNAKI vs TEAM MYSTERIO REY MYSTERIO, BILLY KIDMAN, JAMIE KNOBLE & ULTIMO DRAGON

Can someone post the quick and dirty results of tonights show? I never seen the show tonight, although I'm interested in the outcomes, besides JJ/AJ (which I already know). You can't tell much from the One and Only NWA:TNA Thread, in terms of outcomes and such. So if someone wouldnt mind, thanks.

Thanks Bob!

I know bob.. I couldnt frickin' find it!

I have a feeling he won't be back for XX. But again, ya never really know. Vince is the biggest hypocrite alive. It really doesnt matter to me, Hogan or not, its still gonna be WRESTLEMANIA~!

Two perfect examples of how WWE superstars act like babies. GOLDEBERG has to understand the ethics and routines in wrestling before he cries havoc everytime something doesnt go his way. Its obvious he isn't a true wrestler. MARK HENRY just seemed stubborn at that point. Kudos to FLAIR. Hopefully he'll say something backstage one night that causes HENRY to leave forever.

I'm getting most of those matches at the end of the month. But for now, I'm gonna have to settle for the ones I have on my site.

*bump* Anyone have any ideas? I've started to work on this tape again.