The Ghost of bps21

I've been enjoying the storylines alot lately. But none of the feuds are set up for real good matches. They've gotten more out of Kash/Vaughn and Gilberti & Young/Diamon & Swinger than I thought possible. And how cool was the almost XXX reunion? I wish Mantel would use his powers for good instead of evil. Write me something that involves a nice long Sabin/Juvi feud or something.

I hate change so much. Where's my quick reply? Why is the mark forum read at the bottom of the page? I've only had this skin one minute and my entire posting habits have been flushed.

Then he ought to do much better with the Raiders. ... He's walking into HELL.

Right...then the next year he called the plays and they sucked ass... They took the playbook away and they turned it around.

I agree with eirej. That's why I was in favor of the Hogan idea as it was presented. If you want to put on the same show (with an extra hour) and treat it as a "big event" all you're going to do is lower the purchases of your regular show. That's why you shouldn't do weekly ppvs...and they shouldn't think about doing a "big event" unless they have a free TV show. If they are determined to do it anyway...they just have to get something that they don't usually have.

1. The Gamecube loads much faster...than the PS2...not the Xbox. They load about the same...which is a result of not having hardware as old as PS2's. 2. You can compare Online to Connectivity for as long as Nintendo continues to ignore one in favor of the other. Giving people who own both something extra is fine...but (even as an owner of both)...I'll take the extra ability to play people online in my games instead.

I like that match...I also like the match Cactus had with Shane Douglas that set it up. That was Douglas' one match in ECW that I would call real good. Not only was it a nice match...but it had the great ending with the handcuffs/Mikey chair shot of death.

They can bring Hall back whenever they want. Nash is the one I don't care to see...ever.

They didn't reverse the decision they stripped him of the title. From gerweck.net's recaps of shows: "A video clip of Arn Anderson from earlier in the day was shown. The Enforcer said that he was sick to his stomach because he realized that Sid's foot was under the rope when he tapped out to the Crippler Crossface. Tony Schiavone then announced that the world title was vacated" Not still vacant as a reversal would mean...vacated. Which explains why PWI, wrestlingtitles.com and wherever else keeps track lists Benoit as champion than explains that the title was stripped from him when he walked.

Well...I'm sure they came up with an alternate signal for that match if there was a real injury to protect the workers... but it bothers me that they would do it on a throwaway show when it could probably be a big angle on a larger venue.

Does this bother anyone else? I hate that they take all the stuff that people actually believe, and work that too. Fucking Christ.... It bothers me.

True, but WWE makes a point to never mention that he was the WCW champion right before he went to the WWE. In all the time he's been there, they've never mentioned that he's had the title once. Which leads me to think that they want to push him like they did Jericho, as the best wrestler to not win the big one. To be fair they did mention his title win when he first went to the WWE. It was actualy HHH who said it. He went to Benoit and said "The last time I saw you on TV you had a Big shiny gold belt with you." He then holds up the WWE title and says "But this is the WWE and this is the true measuring stick." What makes it funny now is that it's pretty damning to the title he's holding himself now... IF you buy the company line that is.

They wanted to have one World Champion so they unified the WCW World and WWE Championship titles into the Undisputed Championship. Both belts were carried by Chris Jericho after he won that tournament at Vengeance. After HHH won it from him, he had the two titles formed into one brand new designed belt. They decided to do the split and the title changed hands from HHH to Hulk Hogan to The Undertaker to The Rock to Brock Lesnar. Kayfabe-wise, Stephanie signing Brock exclusively to Smackdown for a large sum of money and the former WCW World title was resurrected by Bischoff on RAW and he gave it to HHH. So basically, they split the belts apart, but they kept the UDC design for the WWE Championship. That's how I look at it. Again...even if so... 1. Benoit already won that title 2. A title that needs all these footnotes is in no way better than one that doesn't. According to the WWE, the WCW title still has the NWA lineage in it...

Also true. Plus they used a pretty legit basis for the crowning of Rogers, as he lost a one fall match for the title...when all title matches were supposed to be 2/3 falls. Of course...WWE then went on to never use 2/3 falls for title matches...but whatever. Thinking back to the HHH title "win"...what made it more ridiculous was that he wrestled a match for the title THAT NIGHT. (I think it was Flair...correct me if I'm wrong). No reason that couldn't have been to crown the champion.

To be fair...the WWE title was handed to Buddy Rogers too...but it's had the benefit of DECADES of use.

It stopped being the WCW title the day WWE bought the company and took over the booking and ownership of the title. The World title was to the WCW title as the International title was to the NWA title. The NWA pulled their lineage out...and WCW's lineage dies when WCW did. That's my opinion anyway.

Jericho was the first undisputed champion...up there with the biggest Icons in the WWE (Hogan, Rock, HHH and Taker) to hold it. He's still seen on that level. Right?

Of course...if Benoit wins the RAW title...I'm sure HHH will step aside and let him be the focus of the show.

The US title and IC title's have been pulled back out of it. So I guess Benoit can be a two time WCW champion. Champion of a company that doesn't exist. Hoorah!

History is written by the winners. Unless the brand extension lasts forever...the RAW title will end up on the heap...it's holders nothing more than names in the PWI almanac under defunct titles. It also doesn't change the fact that this "world" title has only been defended against half the roster...for...what? a year and a half? At least the WWE title has some around the world defenses against non-contracted people deep and far back in it's history. The RAW title is the TV title.

There's the rub that ends this discussion. There is NO WAY HHH vs. Benoit is the last match on WrestleMania XX.

Also...they don't have to worry about advertisers not likeing the ratings.

4. Benoit has been world champion before just saying

Ahh...the optomism of someone who's favorite wrestler hasn't worked a program with HHH since his return from injury

It's actually a really clever way to jump rosters. Guaranteed a title shot...but can NEVER have a shot at the title. Unfortunately what is a pretty good idea will end with a pedigree. Most good ideas usually do.