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Because that's just what we need: a feud where the heel keeps going over, even in the blowoff. I could understand Abyss winning the first match. I'm glad he didn't win Monster's Ball. I can understand Abyss winning the match at Genesis. But Sabu NEEDS to go over at Turning Point in order for the feud to come to its conclusion. Besides: after a barbed wire match, what's left to do to up the ante in their feud? An exploding ring match? Some CZW-style ultraviolence with lighttubes galore? Nothing that can top a barbed wire match will be seen in TNA, as it shouldn't be (not until they at least are a strong competitor to WWE, as in head-to-head), so if Sabu doesn't go over, there's no catharsis.

And if the guys can take it and make it look more devastating than it really is...which Joe can (and I'd presume Taz can also, seeing as how I never heard of too many Taz-related injuries to opponents).

The LWO theme.

I don't know about it being one of the best matches in a long time, but it'd certainly be a very fun match to watch. As long as Taz didn't do his bullshit no-selling constantly (that annoyed the fuck out of me with him when it was against people in ECW that were built as dangerous, ie. Tajiri, RVD, Sabu, Bigelow). I don't mind Taz popping back up after a big move early on and going "fuck you, punk!" before clotheslining somebody down, because that's just a cool spot to do...EARLY in the match. Not 14 minutes in when you should be worn down. That said...I'd expect ***, maybe even ***3/4 for Taz's charisma, Joe's awesomeness, and the stiffness.

Joe/Taz would be interesting...but Joe would totally outperform Taz in every manner except for maybe promo's and look. Taz had a perfect look for his gimmick, as he was short, EXTREMELY well-built (but not defined, which, to me, is much more impressive as it shows that the guy's focusing on strength and not looks), and just all-around intense. Joe tends to look very casual until the match starts, with an intense glare, but outside of that? Taz wins in the look department. ...and then Joe owns his ass with an Ole Kick, a Muscle Buster, and a Kokina Clutch. A match I'd love to see purely for the stiffness, though.

Vandalism would entail that the repercussions couldn't possibly kill anybody in the direct vicinity. Set a car on fire with a full gas tank, and that gas tank is likely to explode if the fire isn't extinguished soon enough. BOOM! Anybody within, say, a 50-foot radius that isn't dead or injured is a lucky motherfucker and should play the lottery that night. Okay...would you say that the woman whose bomb didn't go off in Jordan isn't a terrorist because she didn't kill anybody?

Re: accent Eddie was wrestling for over a decade in Mexico before breaking big in the States, so he spent most of his time going between El Paso, TX and Mexico. Mexican family, Mexico's his primary workplace...he's going to have a thicker Mexican accent. Chavo, I do believe, only worked a few years in Mexico despite being of the same family (IIRC, he was only wrestling for 3 or 4 years, if even, when he broke into WCW in 1998), so it makes sense for Chavo to have less of an accent than Eddie did. Also, throw in my vote for the old-school WCW/LWO theme. I LOVED that theme. So contradicting to normal entrance themes as it was slow, "chill" music, but it fit so well because of how slow Eddie's entrance was (he'd calmly stalk to the ring, I mean). Also, a Chavo/Benoit Tribute match is probably in order. I have little doubt that should Chavo request a tribute match he'd pick Benoit, seeing as how Chris was Eddie's best friend, and Chavo has to know how great of a match could come out of it.

But hasn't the Attitude era changed all that? Who made more money: larger-than-life Hulk Hogan, or every-man Steve Austin?

"I'm Jim Sokolove. I need a hug." Said by me during lunch today after seeing one of those terribly retarded Jim Sokolove commercials. For those that don't know, Jim Sokolove is an attorney that specializes in personal malpractice/accident suits on the prosecution side. The commercials are terribly acted and many of them are just flat-out retarded.

Only album that's come out this year I can actually listen to is Mezmerize by System of a Down, and even that's getting worn out due to how overplayed "BYOB" and "Question" are on the radio (since the van I do deliveries in at work only has a radio). I can't think of any metal discs that came out in '05 I really cared for, either. In fact, only disc that came out this year I haven't been bored with at all is the Tales Told By Dead Men split by Zombie Apocalypse and Send More Paramedics.

...but why? Wouldn't it stand to make more sense if your average fan (who is likely 6'1" and under) saw somebody on TV being hyped as a monster, and they weren't much taller than they (the fan) were? I know a big reason more of the smaller indy workers got into wrestling was because of the smaller guys getting pushed in the mid-90's, and those tend to be the guys who love the business the most, so why not advertise your promotion as the one that tells the fans the truth instead of bullshitting them? I mean, after all: seeing a 5'10" Rhino DESTROY somebody with a bad-ass tackle (GORE!) seems more impressive than a man built up as a monster doing it. At least in my book.

I don't wanna download it...but I do want the video of Eddie. Brought a tear to my eye. Wouldn't mind HBK/Rey and Angle/Benjamin either, as I missed both matches.

Hey, a worst case scenario? He can always Steinerline somebody if they give him lip. Him as a member of the school board, maybe even a principal/head of discipline would put some fear and respect into some of these bastard kids that are growing up these days. Would you fuck around at school all the time if you knew there was the possibility your principal could break your neck with a simple clothesline?

I can't wait for the lot of these eco-fucks to become deathly ill and require medicine that has been developed through animal testing. Oh, wait, the head of PETA is diabetic, right? And wasn't insulin developed thanks to animal testing? Oh, I get it...others can't use these products, but you can. Fuck off and die, says I. It's time the eco-fucks wake up and realize that for every tree cut down in the forest, another is planted, and human beings need to survive more than Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Rabbit (which, you know, populate much of the earth still, and some are only bread FOR animal testing). As far as animal testing goes? My stance is this: if they're testing cosmetics? Then whoever's doing the testing needs to be kicked as hard as possible in the nuts/cunt. I don't care what a chimp looks like with blush and lipstick on, it's not important. But figuring out ways to treat cancer, HIV, and other illnesses that claim thousands of lives a year? Yeah, take that needle and stick it into that fucking dog right now.

That's what I remember, too. The only time I've ever truly hated Jarrett was after April 30, 2003, AKA "Destiny," and that's because how much he put himself over at everybody else's expense without even, you know, being INTERESTING like he was a year earlier.

Yes, because being offered better money elsewhere is ALWAYS a sign of having an ego. Jarrett went in-between WCW and the WWF all throughout the 90's, get over it. Yes, because shooting on people he was affiliated with in ANOTHER COMPANY is such a sign of an ego, right? Well then, I guess Benoit and co. must be egomaniacal pricks since they shot all over WCW and Bischoff when they left, right? Ahem...Russo's idea, Jarrett was for it, McMahon was originally for it, but Austin disagreed because he saw that the gimmick Jarrett had was a lame midcard gimmick and he wouldn't get over in the main event at all. It's true. Ummm...HIS CONTRACT WAS UP THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS SET TO DROP THE BELT TO CHYNA. The only way he would have done it for free was if he was FUCKING RETARDED. Dude, I hate Jarrett probably a LOT more than you do, but give the man his due: he wanted to get paid to put over a person with VERY LIMITED in-ring ability that was only over because she was the only woman booked to be even remotely strong and, to make sure he was paid, wanted the money up-front. That's not egomaniacal or egotistical: that's BUSINESS.

That one made me burst out laughing.

Modest Mouse - "Bukowski" Playing it at my friend Adam's house many times today after awakening from a drunken night. Fell asleep after listening to it for a quick catnap. Still in my head.

-Eddie yelling "GET 'EM!" to the rest of the LWO when Rey threw the shirt in his face at (I believe) World War 3 '98. -Eddie dancing with Too Cool following a match during his heel turn with Chyna as his mamacita, bailing out of the ring to grab a chair/pipe (I forget which), and them unmercifully beating the hell out of Scotty and GM. -The shrug he gave at Vengeance '03 when Rhyno GORE!GORE!GORE!'d Benoit before he covered him for the pin. -The visual of Eddie and Benoit hugging, both men reduced to tears, as they hold the WWE and World titles respectively at the end of WMXX.

No, Barber. He uses "Disposable Teens" by Manson. Similar in sound, though, but "Beautiful People" is much better. Good riffage, though. As an aside, that's one thing I really, REALLY miss about Manson: you always knew that Twiggy would come up with some catchy riffs (ditto Gidget before he left, and then John 5). Now it's all...boring. Just recycling riffs from past albums.

The trick is to not go with the obvious, but use the same reasons as the obvious choice. If that makes sense.

No, he really shouldn't. That's too damn expected and doesn't require any thought at all to put that song to somebody who's booked as a beast and/or has a "jungle" gimmick like Monty does.

They're the best for kegs and mixed drinks. Fill up a cup of keg beer, down it, and you're good to go. If it falls? Whoops, you spilled your booze. Go get more. If it were a glass cup and it fell? Spilled your beer and broke a glass. Now you have to go buy more glasses, sweep up the broken glass, AND get more booze. That's just too much of a hassle. I have, I believe, TWO pictures of me in my MySpace account drunk and/or with an alcoholic beverage in my hands, and one of is of me and my best friend (AKA my "sister") and we both have drinks in our hands, and one is of me after half a bottle of Jager and some shots of Smirnoff Blue Label (and it holds deeper meaning because that was the night I found out my girlfriend, as we weren't together then, was interested in me).

Benoit. Why? Two reasons: 1) He may not be nearly as charismatic as Jericho, but he certainly gets more respect by casual fans because of how hard WWE pushed him during his World title chase in '04. That and casuals realize that Benoit's matches are usually superb, and take the "Best Damn Technical Wrestler" moniker in 100% seriousness. 2) He could teach the younger guys who still just do highspots and weak brawling how to properly lay out a match, give 'em some pointers on psychology, and possibly help train new workers were he to retire while in TNA. Yes, Jericho would be better interview-wise, but his matches just aren't as good as Benoit's are, on average, and when he's not a sarcastic/arrogant/whiny heel? Jericho isn't that entertaining. Benoit is entertaining as both the sympathetic face and the vicious heel...as long as he doesn't have to talk.

Abyss: Dimmu Borgir - "Progenies of the Apocalypse" At least the intro for it. The faster parts and the power metal-y breakdown wouldn't fit, so just loop the intro riff over and over again. Has a nice war-ish classical score around it with driving guitars and drums, perfectly fit for an entrance. AJ Styles: Avenged Sevenfold - "Chapter Four" Fits in a couple of ways. Starts off very dark, and then lightens up with some great melodic and harmonic fills over a good background riff. The song's also about the murder of Abel by Cain, and since AJ's a reborn it'd fit (not his gimmick, but he himself). Plus, A7X is growing in popularity thanks to endless touring and the success of "Bat Country," so it'd be something to go "hey, we've got our top wrestler using an older song by a very popular band!" Also a good entrance theme once the melodic/harmonic part comes in. Alex Shelley: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Whatever Happened To My Rock N' Roll" Because he uses it in RoH, so fans of his from RoH would instantly pop for it. "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown: some tribal stuff Would it be kinda racist to have a black wrestler enter to tribal music? Yes. But would it fit his gimmick of an in-ring predator that makes countless references to the African Serengeti? Yes. America's Most Wanted: Nashville Pussy - "Wrong Side of the Gun" Southern rock band. Southern tag team. Fits. Apolo: Puya - "Oasis" A nu-metal song that came out back when nu-metal was still SOMEWHAT listenable (ie. 1996-1998) all about how much the boys love their homeland of Puerto Rico. He's Puerto Rican. Yeah. Austin Aries: Marilyn Manson - "Personal Jesus" See "Shelley, Alex." BG James: Motörhead - "No Class" I don't know exactly 100% why, but it just fits him. Hell, have it be an instrumental for him and let him "rap" over it, or something, I dunno. I was tempted to give 3LK a group theme, but it'd work better if they came out to individual songs and then used the current theme song they have for tag/6-man matches. Chris Sabin: Unearth - "Zombie Autopilot" It'd be a great entrance song, that's why. He'd get it because I think every wrestler should have a video package of their highlights set to their entrance music, and a video of Sabin's highlights would be mint set to this song. Also, a "HAIL SABIN!" should play before the opening notes of the tune. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels: Marilyn Manson - "Disposeable Teens" Because he uses a ripoff of it right now, and uses the actual song everywhere else he works. Gail Kim: Zombie Nation - "Kraftwerk 400" She should have a techno/dance song as a theme, and don't ask me why. Why not go with one of the catchiest? Jeff Hardy: keep current I can't think of anything else for him. Jeff Jarrett: Kid Rock - "Cowboy" Meh, why not? Better than his current "MY WORLD" song that makes him come across as a ripoff of HHH (with the "My Time" slogan/theme in 2000). Kip James: Gwar - "Billy Bad Ass" Haha, just for shits and giggles. Konnan: some Spanish rap song, I dunno Beats me... Lance Hoyt: Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get Retarded" Just for hilarity's sake. Matt Bentley: Black Label Society - "Stillborn" That's the song that his theme reminds me of, oddly enough. It'd be cool to see him come out to it, too, doing his faux-HBK twirl and whatnot. Raven: keep current I like his current TNA theme better than I did his WCW ripoff of "Come As You Are" or his ECW song ("Come Out And Play" by The Offspring), as I feel it works for him better. Maybe change the "chorus" part (where it sounds kinda happy) and just keep the same riff/lick going over and over again. Rhino: Dope - "Debonaire" Bring back the ECW Rhino theme, or heads will roll! Roderick Strong: Mozart - "Requiem" Would be very interesting to see a wrestler come out to nothing but classical music. Ron "The Truth" Killings: hrmmm... I'm torn. Gang Starr's "1/2 & 1/2" and NERD's "Lap Dance" would both work equally well...so one of those two. Sabu: keep current "Huka Blues" was his best theme in ECW, and since this is a ripoff of it, why not? Samoa Joe: Six Feet Under - "War Machine" Only the intro/chorus riff looped over and over, much like Taz used to use (only his was the original by Kiss before Harry Slash re-did a little bit), with the Godzilla intro beforehand. Shark Boy: Jaws theme Duh. Sonjay Dutt: Dream Theater - "Overture 1928" Why not? It'd be...interesting. Sonny Siaki: keep current The drum beats with that little techno "blip" in the background works. HUH! Team 3D: Biohazard - "Dogs of War" Ray is all about NYHC. There ya go. Team Canada: keep current Team Canada's rock remix of "O, Canada" is good. The Naturals: God Lives Underwater - "No More Love" A good intro song, and it'd prolly get a decent face pop just for how damn catchy it is.