The Ghost of bps21

That's what I do. I reviewed Xplosion already and am halfway through this weeks IWA.

Well...it's not time now. He's stuck doing what he's doing for another 8 months or so.

Yes...that 5 minutes out of two hours they spend on it (despite being a good angle...just with bad wrestlers) clearly makes TNA worse now than when Cheeks was running things and Ken Shamrock was main eventing.

No, Game has an opinion. "I also wonder why he has a feeling Triple H doesn't like him. Might it be because he can't work a main event where he's not flopping around or bumping for a big man and HHH exposed him in a PPV main event? Could it be because he landed on Hunter's throat off a high place" This is ignorant, bad for business and clearly not RVD's fault in the EC match.

I just know we're going to get screwed. They're coming to Spencerport...and being IN Western New York my whole life...I don't know where that is. I'm sure they could get a good crowd in Buffalo...in fact I think they could get a great crowd... but counting on Rochester is way different. I hope they don't see the bad turn out in Spencerport and discount all of Western New York.

FROM THE INSIDE with Jeremy Borash October 17th, 2003 Greetings once again and welcome to another edition of From the Inside with JB. Like Rush Limbaugh is to Oxycontin, I just can't get enough of Total Nonstop Action. A great mix of strong storytelling and action made for another fun night at the PPV this last Wednesday. Lots of stuff to get to this week... so lets get to it. To say the last two weeks behind the scenes of TNA have been amazing is an understatement. With the NWA World Title match this Wednesday night between Styles and Jarrett, and all of the attention the Hulk Hogan press conference incident is getting, TNA looks be heading into a big swing of momentum as we head into the fall season. A very well respected writer once wrote that the only thing keeping TNA from being the number one wrestling company in the world is exposure. Thankfully it looks as though millions of new eyeballs are watching TNA with every passing week. There have been so many new markets for Xplosion over the past few weeks I can hardly keep up with them. Check out the newly re-designed nwatna.com for details. The line up for this week looks absolutely stellar. It will be a night of champions as all of the titles will be on the line this Wednesday night. Let's look at the line up… Obviously the NWA World Title match will headline this event. Styles defeated Jeff Jarrett four months ago, and since that time, Styles has faced everyone thrown his way, except Jarrett, who has yet to receive a rematch. This one will close out what I believe will likely be one of our best shows to date. The X-Division title will be on the line in a three way between Sabin, Christopher Daniels, and the champion Michael Shane. Look for this one to tear the house down. The NWA World Tag Team Championships will be on the line with Simon & Swinger taking on Doring & Roadkill, after they upset the champions in a non-title bout thanks to a little assistance from AMW. Speaking of AMW, Glenn Gilberti has promised a mystery team he has recruited to take them on this Wednesday night. AJ Styles is the focus point of the latest TNA commercial. We've gotten a lot of feedback from those who have seen it on Xplosion. The new TNA DVDs are selling rapidly. If you can't receive TNA PPVs, this is a must have, and make a great Christmas gift for any wrestling fan. Check out NWATNA.com for DVD line-ups and ordering info. TNA "Bound for Glory" will truly be an international event, with several countries outside of North America on board for the broadcast. I can confirm that Japanese sensation Tiger Mask will be appearing on the November 30th PPV broadcast. Details of location are being held for an announcement soon. TNA is also planning on our first fan convention to coincide with "Bound for Glory" on the Saturday before the PPV. It has been stated elsewhere that there hasn't been a fan friendlier promotion than TNA, and we intend to go all out to thank our fans for their tremendous support since our inception. Congratulations to Don West, who has been hired as the brand new afternoon talk host on Nashville's Sports Talk 560. West is on Monday-Friday from 3pm-6pm, and has one of the best sports shows I've ever heard. Yes, those darts were real two weeks ago when Slash was making a pincushion out of the back of fellow New Church member Sinn. For the past several years, Sinn has been part of a traveling freak show similar to the Jim Rose Sideshow Circus. All four of the combatants in the X-Division tag were very impressive. Hats off to El Fuego, Eric Young, Jarelle Clark, and Sonjay Dutt. Dutt will be back this Wednesday night, and I would be surprised to see all of them back sooner or later. Minnesota native ODB (One Dirty Bi%ch) has relocated to Nashville. She is one of the most muscular chicks I've ever seen, and can go in the ring as well. While I will say being in the wrestling business can be all-consuming at times, it is the little things that keep it interesting. A quick story to give you an example… I don't want to give too many details on this one, but from time to time, we will hear about a name on the indy scene or someone from an overseas promotion and have to try and get in touch with them to bring them in for a look. In wrestling, Kevin Bacon's six degrees of separation is usually dwindled down to one or two, with everyone in the business usually just one or two phone calls away. I was asked by a former employer to book a certain piece of talent that was requested for a segment. He wasn't an indy worker... or a valet from the pages of Swank... nope... that would have been easy. I was told to call Rocky, as far as I could tell, the nation's only performing boxing kangaroo. Yes, it seems that Rocky has entertained the masses by boxing his trainer at county fairs and special events all over the country. I was able to track down Rocky's owner at a county fair in Pennsylvania. After several messages, someone from the fair called me back with the number to the trainer. Of course, your first question has to be why in the world would they want a boxing kangaroo on the show... well, either they were looking for a sideshow comedy act, or Rocky the Kangaroo is one hell of a worker. My first thought upon entering this conversation was how we were going to work out the price... and in comparison to other sideshow acts, what is the going rate for a boxing kangaroo? It's not like he doesn't have a corner on the market. And, what happens if the kangaroo comes in with an attitude and one of the boys decides to crap in his bag? How would a kangaroo react to that? All these questions were in need of answers. After exchanging pleasantries and explaining what the six show deal would entail, the trainer invited me to cut right to the chase and talk turkey. The company was actually going to fly me in to see what Rocky could do in person, but thankfully we never got that far. Yes, I was almost sent to scout a boxing kangaroo. I repeat; I was almost sent to scout a boxing kangaroo. The trainer instead flat out demanded a price of ten thousand dollars per show for the five show deal. I repeat; ten thousand dollars per show, totaling a sum total of 50 thousand dollars for a week's work. I'm no P.Diddy, but I have to believe pulling in fifty grand a week for getting kicked in the chest by a kangaroo is pretty good ching if you can get it. I was a little taken aback by his monetary demand, but figured he was just starting out to see what he could get. I countered with one thousand a show, which I still believe has to be more than he makes at the county fair. Like the time I was goosed by Star Jones, playing hardball with a man and his boxing kangaroo was a traumatic experience I have yet to recover from. After all was said and done, we could not agree to terms, and negotiations with the boxing kangaroo came to a complete halt. That is all for this week… this Wednesday night will be a huge PPV and well worth checking out. Have a great weekend! Jeremy Borash

This doesn't belong here.

“They don’t ask me that, but I ‘m sure they are asking each other, what the hell can we do to keep this guy down?”

Baltimore (No) Dallas (Yes) Minnesota (Yes) St. Louis (Yes) Miami (No) New Orleans (Yes) Philadelphia (Yes) San Diego (Yes) Carolina (No) N.Y. Jets (Yes) Seattle (Yes) Tampa Bay (No) Buffalo (Yes) Kansas City 9-4 so far...which is better than I expected.

THE BLUES OWNS YOU!!!!!!!!!!

I will no longer be putting them into the same column...as I have realized that said column would be incredibly long. I'll break them into different recaps...and have just posted my first NON TNA PREVIEW EVER. Of course...it's Xplosion...which is just a TNA preview...

None of them really are... but I fail to see how anyone confuses Scream with a horror film. That goes for some critics too...a handful of which gave it bad reviews for not being scary...and they get PAID to not understand.

Don't forget carrying Jarrett's bags around. I bet he had to call the airline to get Jarrett a ticket to Japan too...

I say the opposite. It'll be a disapointment in sales but be terrific. I know the band is awesome, and I know Axl can write. I also know most people who buy albums have turned on or never heard of GNR at this point.

Actually...that's exactly what I think happens.

No. Not only because its only a two week difference.... but solely because if someone tells me to watch something in two months...I'm not going to remember anyway. If someone tells me to watch something next week...I'm all over it.

I know it wouldn't be good business...but man I wish RoH had DVDs (or even tapes) in stores. I'd buy them all without thinking twice.

I agree. Let's go back and replace Scream with the others...since Scream is not a horror movie.

Since they are all on within 24 hours of each other here...and I watch them all anyway... I'll try doing writeups for Xplosion, IWA and MLW. They'll all go under the same article though...it'll just be a big indy TV jumble

Next week ought to be fun. I'll be rooting for my team...but if they lose I won't be *too* upset as Northern Illinois will still be unbeaten...and that's good for the MAC

I'm glad my Falcons were ranked in the AP. The coaches poll has them at #26... All they did was beat one top ten team and there one loss is to another top ten team... but whatever. Next week...we beat Northern Illinois at home...and then we can't be denied!

Alien An American Werewolf in London Army of Darkness Demons Blair Witch Project Candyman Cemetary Man In the Mouth of Madness Creepshow Dawn of the Dead Dead Alive Evil Dead Evil Dead 2 The Exorcist Friday the 13th (choice) Halloween (choice) Hills Have Eyes The Howling Near Dark Night of the Living Dead (1968) Nightmare on Elm Street (choice) The Omen From Dusk Til Dawn Phantasm Psycho(1960) Re-Animator Return of the Living Dead Rosemary's Baby Event Horizon (I am forced to vote against one of my all time favorite movies, as it is not a horror movie) The Shining Suspiria Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Zero. That album won't come out for a long time. I actually think it's going to be a hella good album...I just think Axl is paranoid about releasing it.

Well...not every team gets the refs in their pocket like the one working the Miami coin toss today.

True, he's never actually spat in my face... but I wouldn't have been surprised to get screwed!