Corey_Lazarus

Okay then. Vince Russo -> Fred Durst Vince Russo is not a wrestler, and is linked to wrestling by those that do not know any better. Fred Durst is not in a metal band, and never has been and never will be, yet is linked to metal by those that do not know any better. Both are hated EXTREMELY by their respective "audiences," and the few fans they have are outrageous fanatics that everybody wants to silence via piano wire. And my Flair/Maiden comparison is probably the best thing I've said since coming to TSM.

Nope. Most of the matches were very boring, and I didn't get into anything before the first intermission besides Whitmer's Exploder onto Stryker. After that? Very solid card, and makes me believe that if they just got rid of the Gauntlet series, the show could have been that much better (and it would have gotten out earlier to boot).

...and we vote WHERE?

Not enough love for Motörhead, either. Considering they're about as influential to heavy music as Sabbath is, that's something that is UNFORGIVEABLE. As for Shadows Fall not having a groundbreaking album, I agree. But give them time. They're being considered a newer, heavier Metallica, correct? It took three albums for Metallica to become GREAT (and two albums later, they become good, and then average, and now T3H SUX0RZ), so Shadows Fall will hit their peak within the next 5 years after releasing a great album. Innovative? Probably not, since just about everything has been done so far.

Where do you go? Because most of the places I've been to talk metal have been all gaga over death bands, and been like "fuck that noise" for power bands. And Fred Durst is...hmmm...think of somebody that people call a wrestler, but isn't at all, and is INCREDIBLY hated by the IWC...because that's who Fred would be...

Make it a faux-CK or faux-Abercrombie shirt. Or, hell, just a faux-"Hot Topic" (you know, the kind that's black and has the not-so-witty phrases on 'em?) one would do. Decent design, and better than ShopZone would come up with...but I wouldn't wear it.

Yeah, some dude that's buddies with Sheldon Goldberg (NECW President) told me about the Fall River Z1 show. Pretty cool dude, but I think he was hitting on me lass. I might need a ride, since Fall River is pretty fucking far from Franklin (and the only reason I went to the RoH show was because my girlfriend lives all of a mile and a half away, if that, and Saturday is our day). But yeah, VERY lacklustre show. Joe/Styles was very good, but most of the rest of the card seemed like Velocity fodder. Xavier was hilarious, though, and Yellow Hat Guy is my favorite prick.

Hence "core fanbase." And we've made it clear we'd like to forget everything about 2000 WCW...except for 3Count. You GOTTA love 3Count. In fact, in honor of 3Count's memory, I'd like to sing the song. Get up on your feet! Put your hands together! Sing along with 3Count! We'll party on forever! We like the Backstreet Boys *NSync too! Britney Spears Is kinda cute! We watch T-R-L On MTV! Everybody 3Count One, two, three! One! Two! Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

I'm actually interested in seeing what becomes of this. The idea of an online wrestling game that handles like a console grappler is great, as-is some of the things they're talking about (using your own music for entrance tunes, the battle royale idea, etc.). You do realize, Invictus, that the Poser 4 models are just to show some basic character designs, right? I highly doubt they'll try to use a Poser system to make the graphics...

Well, you can't sing along to Shadows Fall. That's my only complaint about Shadows Fall...the vocals. Rather ignorant statement, actually. Listen to the choruses of your average Shadows Fall song. VERY sing-along. That's where the BHC (Boston Hardcore) influence comes in huge, as most BHC bands have choruses you can sing (well, scream) along to. Fuck, almost every song by Shadows Fall has some part you can sing along to. Gimme another one.

Better analogies would be... Hosses -> Nu-Metal I agree on this one, since hosses usually don't WRESTLE at all, much like nu-metal bands very, VERY rarely play anything related to actual metal music. However, some hosses can go, as some nu-metal bands are very borderline metal (System Of A Down and Disturbed, primarily). HHH -> Metallica Both used to be GREAT for a while, but then took a leave of absence and came back with work that their hardcore fans hated, and their casual fans knew wasn't good. They've also done some things that fans of their respective professions have loathed (HHH's politics, Metallica's various lawsuits and St. Anger). Technical wrestlers -> Death metal The majority of the IWC loves technical wrestlers, just as the majority of the IMC loves death metal. Puroresu -> Power metal More of a niche, and definitely displays some better understanding of how their artform truly works (puro fans are usually longtime fans that understand in-depth psychology more, while power metal fans tend to know a LOT about music theory and such). Both are also hard to get into at first, but became great as you delve further into it. Benoit -> Zakk Wylde Probably the best mainstream performer of their respective professions. While both are overrated, and will be called such by nearly everybody at least once, there's something undeniably great about both. Benoit's in-ring style is a technical masterpiece, and Wylde's solo'ing abilities and songwriting skills make your average metalhead sit back and go "fuck that's good." Hardcore/Garbage wrestling -> Thrash metal While nobody likes to admit that putting on a good hardcore/garbage match takes a certain kind of talent, most of the IMC won't admit that a good thrash metal band has talent. Aside from a few select performers in this niche (Raven in hardcore/garbage wrestling, and Slayer in thrash), your average IWC'er/IMC'er will not admit that they like the style. Indy wrestling -> Black metal Both are underground, and both take some getting used to. "When it rains, it pours" best describes both, as a great indy match is undeniably great, but many are just very bland. A great black metal band is undeniably so, but many are also just very bland. Hulk Hogan -> Ozzy Osbourne Both need to retire for good, and probably never will. Ric Flair -> Iron Maiden They've always been great, save for a short period of time, and probably always will be to some extent. Even their bad work is still better than 80% of most others' work, and you can understand some of their negative sides.

chave, I have the sudden urge to rip out your entrails and play tug of war over them with Agent, redbaron, and Angelslayer. -Metal is responsible THE highest quality albums in music that can be considered even remotely "heavy." -Marilyn Manson has produced ONE metal album, their debut Portrait Of An American Family, and even THAT is borderline on whether or not its metal (varies from person to person). I'd also like to add that the lack of White Zombie, Opeth, and Dream Theater to this list makes me angry, but the lack of Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under makes me happy.

The following albums, I feel, should not be on here, as they are not metal. 4. AC/DC - Back in Black #13. Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction #18. AC/DC - Highway To Hell #22. W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. #30. Van Halen - Van Halen #42. Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry #45. W.A.S.P. - The Last Command #47. Def Leppard - Pyromania #48. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind #57 Led Zeppelin - IV #64. Van Halen - 1984 #67. Ratt - Out of the Cellar #71. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap #76. Van Halen - Van Halen II #78. Kiss - Destroyer #82. Skid Row - Skid Row #87. Twisted Sister - Under the Blade #88. Dokken - Tooth & Nail #90. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock #94. Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock & Roll #96. Van Halen - Fair Warning #98. W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol Also, the complete suckage of dick for Maiden and Metallica is just WRONG. The fact that Black Label Society has put out an album better than both Ride The Lightning and Kill 'Em All, and nearly everything Shadows Fall has recorded has been eons better than everything in Judas Priest's library, makes this list flawed. But still, it's probably the best "Top x amount Metal Albums" I've seen yet. Doesn't stop AC/DC from not being metal in any way, shape, or form, though.

I would've had... Spoiler (Highlight to Read): ...the jet drop a bomb on them. Then the movie could complete its homage to horror, since it already took ideas from The Crazies and Day Of The Dead, and could now take a scene from Return Of The Living Dead.

Where the fuck can we vote on the categories? It's damn near impossible to navigate this site...

And TNA is actually, I feel, pushing AWAY new viewers by having a semi-shoot storyline that the only people who would get it, the IWC, don't give a fuck about.

Well, considering I've seen only some select matches from RoH's first year, and they've mostly been way better than TNA...but this show was just very, very boring. The matches weren't that good, and the very fact that the only really good matches were on last was a bad plan. Since I don't know any of the current RoH angles (aside from "who took out Lucy" and the apparent Homicide/Corino feud), I'd have to say TNA's better.

Never, were you in section C or B? Joe, which section were you in (or were you in General)? I arrived during the start of a promo outside with Julius and Homicide. Decent promo with Julius being INSANE. Brrrah! Backseats vs. TWA (Hotstuff Hernandex and some schmuck) was decent. Backseats were awesome, and my girlfriend threatened to leave me for Kashmere. What a cunt... Hotstuff botched some spot where he was supposed to suplex his partner over the top rope, but they were too far from the ropes, so it looked more like he was trying to push him over the ropes and onto BSB. End came when the Backseats hit the T-Gimmick on Hotstuff's partner. Decent opener, *1/2. Special K vs. SAT/Devito/Loc/Slugger...ugh. Slugger is worse than I am, and I wasn't trained. My girlfriend threatened to leave me for one of the Special K kids (the one in the green shirt with the AWESOME facial expressions; I haven't seen any Special K besides their match from Scramble Madness, and they look different, so yeah), so that's cunt count #2. Special K busted their asses while I was surprised Joel and Jose didn't botch much. This one kid (who I will now refer to as YELLOW HAT GUY) kept ragging on the SAT all throughout the match, and yelled to Jose "TRY NOT TO FUCK UP AND KILL ANYBODY TONIGHT, OKAY?" He = teh w1n. Decent ** encounter, but Slugger fucking sucks. CM Punk vs. Jimmy Rave was decent, but the three dicks in front of me (one looked in his 40's, one in his 20's, and another in his 30's) were trying to sound TOO smarky by going "a new direction for Ring Of Honor: an entire show completely lacking highspots." That made me wanna choke 'em all out, but my girlfriend was leaning her head against my shoulder, and I didn't want to disturb her. Hell hath no fury like a Framingham woman scorned! Anyways, decent enough match. Excellent, EXCELLENT psychology, but since most Rave work I've seen has been high-flying encounters, and most Punk matches I've seen were brawls, I was a little disappointed. Again, GREAT psychology, and the finish was pretty good. ** CM Punk vs. Stryker was...meh. Stryker looks like a physically fit Vince Russo with a hockey player haircut (wild, untamed, but thin hair), and I was surprised by how much I actually got into him considering everybody rags on him for having no psychology. Really good moves and decent psychology as Punk kept egging Stryker to go for his knee, and then waffling him with elbows and forearms every time he did. I dig the Strykerlock. *1/4 Stryker vs. Colt Cabana was okay. Colt had TONS of heat, and didn't capitalize on it at all. Pretty bland match with nothing happening too much. Too much stalling, and barely any real action. *1/4 Stryker vs. BJ Whitmer finished the Gauntlet off...and Whitmer makes me wanna hit him. I understand the entire point of this was to give a taste of the Field Of Honor finals, but...nothing happened. Some standard warm-up shit, and then the "injured" angle. Whitmer's Exploder was fucking GREAT though, and his actions post-match were good. * OVERALL GAUNTLET RATING: *. Nothing too good happened outside of Punk's selling of the knee and Stryker's solid moves. Slyk Wagner/April vs. OCK was...meh. April is about the equivalent of Chyna when talking in-ring ability, but she's 1000x hotter (post-surgery Chyna). Slyk moves pretty good, but this match felt too Velocity-ish. *1/2, just for April's boobs and Slyk's coolness. Xavier vs. John Walters was, as Never and Joe said, VERY MUCH SO full of heat. Yellow Hat Guy was like "XAVIER, YOU'RE THE WORST FUCKING CHAMPION EVER," and Xavier went "yeah, well I'm your Mother's champion." This has prompted Yellow Hat Guy to bring a homemade title belt called the "Mother's championship" to the next RoH show. Walters seemed to be doing his best Benoit impression, right down to his attire. Decent match, **1/2. Briscoes vs. Prophecy was VERY good. Daniels' heat was PHENOMENAL, and I think I might have been the only person giving him the XXX symbol. Meh, it's gravy. Yellow Hat Guy was about to lick Maff's asshole he was so into him (he was the one that yelled "MAAAAAAAFF!!!!!" all the time). Solid match, and the I marked the fuck out (as did most) for the Angel's Wings and the J-Driller. *** Samoe Joe vs. AJ Styles was AWESOME. No other way around it. Both men busted their ass, AJ did his usual "jump the guardrail, dive back over" spot, and a STYLES CLASH TO SAMOE JOE~!~!~!~ Solid fucking bout with a bad finish (FUCK the Choke Sleeper), but not bad enough to warrant a bad rating. ***1/2 It took FOREVER to set up the barbed wire, and my girlfriend decided to go into full-on cunt mode. "This show fucking sucked, the last two matches were bad, and there's nobody on this show that's nearly as good as anybody in NECW." That last statement made me go off on her, as I told her that AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels are two of the best wrestlers on the fucking planet right now, and that it's obvious I won't take her to another wrestling show again. Corino vs. Homicide...oh my. GORE!! GORE!!! GORE!!!! Corino didn't bleed as much as he used to, and REALLY needs to get back in shape. I know he's never been the best physical specimen, but he could at least put down the Whopper and do a few sit-up's. Brutal fucking match that saw Homicide do the majority of the bumps into the barbed wire, and the finish came when Corino used Guillotine's gloves and wrapped barbed wire around Homicide's neck before applying the Cobra Clutch on the mat, and Julius threw in the towel. Solid fucking match. *** OVERALL SHOW RATING (average match quality): **3/4 OVERALL SHOW RATING (enjoyment): 5/10. I liked half of the show, but the Gauntlet was VERY dull (and waaaaay too long), Slugger fucking sucks, and nothing special happened before the intermission at all. I wish I brought a pen or a marker to the show last night. Why? Because AJ Styles was signing autographs by the food table during the set up of the barbed wire. Dammit! Decent show, and I might come back on 2/14. For the 2/14 show, I say we organize a TSM section in the General Admission bleachers.

After playing Halo for nearly 5 hours straight with my buddy Drew at his house, I'm in the need of some really good first person shooters. The problem? I don't own X-Box, so Halo's out. I have a PS2 and an N64 (and I don't have an expansion pack, so Perfect Dark is out, and I already have Goldeneye). Know of any really good FPS'ers for PS2? I know Medal Of Honor is supposed to be a really good one, but it doesn't look like it'd interest me too much, as I'd rather kill some zombies or some aliens over Germans and Japanese.

Dope covered it for Felons And Revolutionaries.

Damn...no Masshole TSM'ers with me? Shoot...

Well, I'm leaving for Framingham now. Me and my girlfriend will be there, so if any TSM'ers wanna meet up, I'll be wearing a Black Label Society shirt with a leather jacket (a wrestling fan liking BLS? NOOOO!).

I don't want trade-in. I just want more copies of one of my favorite childhood films.

My bigger gripe with the DDT is how it seems nobody knows how to sell it or deliver it properly anymore. It seems only RVD can sell it right...

I think the problem with Michael Shane is that he doesn't know how to do more than the basics, and isn't putting forth the effort to make his matches too good. If you've seen one Resthold Kid match, you've seen them all.