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I've had it in mind for maybe the last three rounds or so and figured it could wait until the end. With the pick of the carbon rod, though, I figured I should play it safe.

I couldn't find a picture, but my next pick, in the spirit of the inanimate carbon rod, is... The DJ 3000 Featuring THREE distinct varieties of inane chatter! "Hey, hey. How about that weather out there?" Woah! That was the caller from hell! Well, hot dog! We have a weiner!"

Seriously though, Unforgiven, No Mercy, and Armageddon are all pretty decent. Everything else is bleh.

December to Dismember was probably the best PPV outside of WM 17.

Dwight's perfect crime story at the end wins.

I had Surly and another one-shot character in mind for my pick and I figured Surly would likely be picked before the other. Looks like I was probably right.

I'll take... Surly Bart is hanging for dear life from handlebars of a roller coaster Selma: "Can't you do something?" Surly: "Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy -- Surly." Selma: "Hm, sorry, Surly." Surly: "Shut up."

You're spot on with 2006 being worse than the other two. 2006 was a huge disappointment. I am excited for this year's show, partially due to the elimination matches, but I'm not going to be surprised if they screw those up too. But if they do suck, at least we have Jericho vs. Cena, which should be great if their last two matches in 2005 are any indication.

RONNIE NOOOOOOOOOOO! And Claudette's gone crazy... that's a shame. When Vic inevitably finds out that Corinne was working with the police, him turning in Ronnie will just feel just a little bit worse.

Ron Howard was my next pick. I tried to find the picture of him holding up the two $ sacks at the end of his first episode but couldn't find it.

Oh, he was on my list...

That's another match that I've only been able to see once, and that was when it initially aired on TV. But, I did just find it on Dailymotion, so I'll probably watch it later.

I would think... Finlay, Dreamer, Noble, Carlito, & Yang or Primo vs. Kendrick, Knox, Swagger, Zeke, & Santino But I assume there's no room left for it, unless Knox and Zeke just destroy everyone, and Kendrick gets to take credit for his team surviving.

I was expecting Sgt. Haas.

I'm surprised he wasn't taken yet. My next pick... Squeaky-Voiced Teen Bart plays a slot machine with a quarter he finds Bart: "Woo-hoo! Jackpot." Squeaky Voiced Teen: "Wait a minute, are you over 21?" Bart: "Are you?" Squeaky Voiced Teen: "I'm not authorized to answer that."

Wasn't there a Raw sometime in 2003 where during Goldberg's entrance, the name graphic said something hilariously different than Goldberg? Or am I just imagining this?

No, he was only suspended for violating the wellness policy.

I was about to say that they must really love Bourne, but then Mike Knox wanders out, and well... YEAH MIKE KNOX!

I feel like we should have gotten more out of that segment... something like, say, a question from Jim Duggan or Val Venis.

The camera cuts in the action scenes were a little annoying, but I didn't mind them much. I thought it worked well for the opera scene, for instance. I went in not thinking it was going to be as good as Casino Royale, so I wasn't let down when it wasn't. That said, I still really enjoyed it, and Daniel Craig continues to impress as Bond.

Ryder. Thanks, couldn't remember. FWIW, I was talking to someone a couple weeks ago that was so convinced Triple H's real name was Hunter Hearst Helmsley, I didn't have the heart to tell him what a fool he was. In a completely random thought, I wonder what new WWE fans think Triple H actually stands for/means? I can't remember the last time someone has actually said Hunter Hearst Helmsley on WWE TV, other than maybe Steph calling him Hunter on occasion.

Because she's lovin' life. Duh.

My next pick is... GABBO! GABBO! GABBO!

1. The Rock vs. Steve Austin – WM 17 2. HHH vs. Cactus Jack – Royal Rumble 2000 3. Brock Lesnar vs. Eddie Guerrero – No Way Out 2004 4. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit – Royal Rumble 2003 5. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – WM 23 6. HHH vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels – WM 20 7. The Rock vs. HHH, Iron Man Match – Judgment Day 2000 8. Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker – No Way Out 2006 9. Dudleys vs. Hardys vs. Edge & Christian, TLC II – WM 17 10. Haas & Benjamin vs. Mysterio & Kidman – Vengeance 2003 I might catch some flack for throwing that last tag match in the list, but I love that match to death. Just about every move in it was executed near perfectly, it had a hot crowd and great finish. I actually prefer it to any of the tag matches from the SD Six series. Austin-Rock from WM 17 gets my #1 vote since it was basically the pinnacle of the attitude era and featured everything that I love in a big match: hot crowd, drama, intensity, great action from bell to bell. Some people fault the finish for going on too long, but it's the complete opposite for me. It's pretty rare that you ever see any wrestlers just completely destroy someone else with a chair like that, and it just adds to Austin's desperate state. Same goes for the McMahon alliance. It's just a shame the latter didn't work out very well in the long run. FWIW, a few matches that I considered but didn't put in the top 10: Cena vs. Umaga, LMS from Royal Rumble 2007 HBK vs. Benjamin from Raw, May 2005 Lesnar vs. Undertaker, HIAC from No Mercy 2002 Edge & Mysterio vs. Angle & Benoit from No Mercy 2002 I remember the Austin vs. Benoit matches from TV in 2001 being amazing, but I haven't seen either since the initial airings, so I couldn't really consider them.

I was last row of the floor section next to the aisle, furthest away from the railing at No Mercy 04. It really wasn't that bad, actually. It did involve a lot of standing of course, but there weren't any signs in the way all night or anything. At Survivor Series this year, I have row 2 on the floor in the aisle section next to the camera side. I'm either going to be seated very close to the railing or very far, depending on how the seat numbers are organized. So Venk, are you on camera side for the Rumble?