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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX9F6_g0IoM

I don't think anyone except you thinks this. It's far from the best, but not anywhere near the worst.

For the most part, Summerslam usually turns out to be pretty good. The only ones I would really put down as bad would be: 1988: Historical yes, but boring otherwise. MOTN goes to Bulldogs vs. Rougeaus (with a bad ending). 1996: Good main event, and the Boiler Room Brawl has a great last couple minutes but a boring first 2/3. Everything else ranges from very average to bad (Lawler-Jake). 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 were all pretty mediocre. WWE needs to get back on track with good SS's. For the PYBO, I'm voting 1994 since it's the one SS I don't have on tape.

Green mist guy is Kwang (Savio Vega under a mask).

I've been home for nearly half an hour, and I still can't believe it. I turned Raw on during a commercial break and then see an empty arena wondering what they're doing with McMahon this time. God I wish it was some McMahon stuff... He was always one of the wrestlers I would've loved meet and talk to, even for just a minute. Easily my favorite wrestler of the last 10 years or so. He'll be missed. RIP Chris Benoit

I didn't think it was horrible, but just really average. Not one standout match on the entire card.

There was a tournament for the title when Warrior vacated it. Taken from the Wrestling Information Archive: Perfect eventually lost the title to Texas Tornado at Summerslam 90, but won it back on a TV taping in November that aired in December (from Cawthon's site). From there, he feuded with Big Boss Man leading to WM VII, and lost the title to Bret at Summerslam 91. Bret lost the title to the Mountie at a house show a few days prior to the 1992 Rumble, where Bret was scheduled to defend against Mountie in the first place. Piper was inserted into the match with Mountie at the Rumble where he won the title. Taken from Cawthon's site about the house show: And Bret regained the title by beating Piper at WM VIII.

Cena wins Benoit over Punk Edge over Batista Cade & Murdoch over Hardys Yang over Chavo Candice over Melina Santino over Umaga via DQ D&D over whoever... probably the Majors MVP over Flair (via roll-up while holding onto the ropes, of course) Batista pinned Edge on Friday, so I assume that means he's not getting the win. But Edge definitely isn't going over clean, so who interferes: Mark Henry or Khali? I'd pick Henry because you know they're dying to finally do that feud.

I'm glad Punk-Benoit will happen, but too bad it's happening on a stacked card with nine matches. Not that I see stuff like the Women's title, Cruiser title, or SD Tag Titles (whatever it ends up being) going too long to begin with, but god knows Vince's death needs to be recapped in between matches.

Custom ECW, with wrestlers and ring logos. I'm in awe.

For me, and probably others, the Katie Vick thing is offensive just for the fact that it is the dumbest angle I've ever seen in wrestling, especially as the main event angle on the A-Show, Raw. Nevermind just having your top face just being a top contender for the World Title... he needs to be accused of murder! And... fucking a corpse!

You know, with the right camera work, they might have been able to pass Nash off as Sting. The fact that "Sting" now enters the ring by just stepping over the top rope is hilarious.

Paul Heyman started managing the Dudleys again to get them motivated, and for whatever reason, they decided to kidnap Paul Bearer and the urn. Heyman apparently wanted Taker to join up with them, so he made the Concrete Crypt match for that year's Great American Bash, which was basically a regular handicap match, with Paul Bearer being held in a plastic case in the entrance with a cement truck looming. Leading up to the show, Heyman kept threatening that if Taker didn't do the "right thing", then Bearer would be put into the concrete crypt, in other words... die. Keep in mind, we never knew what the "right thing" was exactly. So, in a very boring handicap match, Taker beat both Dudleys. All through the match, Heyman talked on the mic while slowly filling Bearer's case with cement. Taker finally scared him off and took control of the cement truck, and he filled it, apparently killing Bearer. He later implied that he had to kill Bearer because it was obvious that Bearer was his only weakness, so he couldn't allow others to exploit it. As for the reason why it main evented a PPV, it was probably because JBL won the WWE Title from Eddie earlier in the night under bullshit circumstances, and they figured a Taker win, even under the circumstances, would be a better way to close the show.

Duh, he signed on in tribute to Vince. And Vince's death takes priority to the title.

What the hell...

And Smackdown is on a roll.

Smackdown's doing great!

According to the screen, Ron Simmons is part of Smackdown?

I'm trying to get hold of some of the ECW PPVs from about 1998-2001, and wondering if anyone has any suggestions about where to go. I've looked on Ebay, but obviously bootlegs are never listed, and anything other than the couple of Pioneer releases are never listed. There's one guy on there selling DVD copies of RF Video releases, but one of his feedback comments says the sound and video quality aren't good. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

In no particular order... Undertaker Rob Van Dam Samoa Joe AJ Styles John Cena I'm assuming this is to be done the 'smart' way, and not just picking favorites alone. That leaves guys like Benoit and Finlay out, as they may be over and have fans, but wouldn't draw money as much as others. Obviously, I am a fan of all the picks, though. Reasons for my picks: John Cena is money, whether Cena-haters like it or not. I'm not a huge fan of his character, but I enjoy his big matches and he has a huge fanbase. RVD has consistantly been, arguably, one of the most popular WWE since 2001. It's just a shame he was never pushed properly. I picked Taker because he's one of the most recognizable names out there and can put on good matches. His name alone can add alot of credibility to your promotion. And hey, I've always been a fan. Samoa Joe, pushed as a main eventer, I think could draw. It's hard to tell in TNA since he's yet to really have that one big push. Styles is just enjoyable to watch. I don't watch THAT much TNA, but watching on and off since last fall, I have yet to see him have a bad match. He's not the greatest speaker, but his in-ring skill makes up for it. And edited in the heck of it, Honorable mentions: - The Rock (forgot about him until Mole's post above, but he would be tough to get) - CM Punk (he definitely has the in-ring skills down, but I have yet to see him do real mic work, having watched little to none ROH) - Edge (I think he's best heel today, and always has his A-game for the big matches.)

While on the subject of Vladimir, what's the name of the other superfan who was just about always within a few seats of him? He has the long dark hair, goatee, and always wears sunglasses. I'm assuming it's not the Green Lantern Fan mentioned above.

When did they try and turn Finlay? They teased it a couple times last fall when Finlay was challenging for the World Title in the four-way match, but that's about it. It didn't seem like an elaborate turn, but rather a heel wanting to win the World Title.

I didn't mind the ending, but it was definitely surprising seeing as how a Vic-Shane confrontation seemed almost guaranteed. I'm glad Dutch and Danny finally got together, considering it was teased all the way back in season 1 and 2.

No arcades anywhere around here. The closest thing would be the movie theater that still has about 5-8 machines, including the Simpsons Arcade game. Everything else is either shooting or racing.