King Kamala

Not sure, there are a good half dozen posters though in that list of posters that I'd vote for. This should be an exciting tournament this tournament. At least, before the inevitable Kinetic victory. Oh and I've decided on my campaign slogan. Plan to reveal it momentarily.

I'm all for a TSM NIT for some reason. I love tournaments and lists and shit.

Yeah but The Mabel feud did lead to The Undertaker's Phantom of The Opera mask...which was kind of cool, I guess...in a cheesy way, sort of. I shudder to think that as bad as the Spring/Summer of '95 was for WWF, WCW was as bad and arguably worse during that time period. Given my lack of alternative options, it's no wonder why I abandoned wrestling for about a year.

I hope the news of my death never reaches the board. I shudder to think of what razzing you'll give me after I'm gone!

I don't think anybody else here is fan except me and maybe Czech but Fountains of Wayne have a new album coming out this Summer I believe. They're previewing new songs from it on they're upcoming acoustic tour. Those guys haven't let me down yet so I'll definitely be picking up that one. In other bands that only Kamala seems to like news, Guster has an album coming out this year as well.

I can't really remember why Sid joined The Million Dollar Corporation either. All I know is it led to The Sid/Tatanka superteam at King of The Ring '95. Oh and I remember DiBiase siqued Sid on H.O.G. after Godwinn turned face by slopping DiBiase. Edit: Looking up wikipedia, it appears Sid joined The Million Dollar Corporation to take Bam Bam Bigelow's place after he left. Makes sense since that would set up the aforementioned Sid/Tatanka Vs Diesel/Bam Bam Bigelow match.

I know it's a stretch since it isn't a one on one feud but The Royal Rumble '95 thread in the 24/7 subfolder just reminded me of The Undertaker's absolutely terrible battles with The Million Dollar Corporation. Match with The Fake Taker? Terrible? Matches with IRS? Abysmal. Matches with King Kong Bundy? Awful. Matches with Kama? Boring as hell. I'm not sure if he had matches with "Nickel and Dime" Volkoff but they probably weren't very good either. I'd argue that the feud was not only the low point of Taker's career (though he's had a career filled with them) but the low point of Ted DiBiase's career. He really just seemed like he was there for the pay check during his managerial run in the WWF. Even his evil laugh felt kind of half hearted. The only highlight was him humiliating Nikolai Volkoff. Because the thought of Nikolai Volkoff falling into hard times after the end of The Cold War and forced into indentured servitude can't possibly be not funny.

I have an odd feeling that I won't get as far as last year but Kinetic's shout out is good enough in case I don't make a Cinderella run. I'll nominate alkeiper, CanadianGuitarist, and MilleniumMan831 since I don't think they've gotten shout outs yet.

Ouch! "The Front" and "Bart The Daredevil" were my two top choices for the next round. Both should have gone awhile ago IMHO. Glad I made a list of 10-12 potential late round picks a few days ago.

Your thoughts on The Beach Boys? They're one of the very few classic bands that me and my pops disagree on (I love 'em, he hated 'em---despite liking the incredibly similar but more poppy Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons). Hell that brings to mind a bonus question... What bands did you enjoy as a youth and young adult that your parents absolutely hated?

Excellent pickup. That was one of two backup choices for this round. Lisa: You're a latter day Clarence Darrow! Lionel Hutz: Uh, was he the black guy on The Mod Squad? I'd also like to commend BlackFlagg for the bang up job he's done running this. 15 rounds really is the perfect length. I'm sure there will be some good episodes left unpicked but I'm glad we'll be done drafting long before we're forced to go through the dregs of the show.

I think the second and third segments aren't exactly bang your fist on the table funny but they are very accurate spoofs of what they're parodying (zany '60s sitcoms and cheesy '70s variety shows). Just reading on wikipedia, it seemed that the writers would be concerned that their spoofing of bad writing would be misconstrued as actual bad writing. Again, I see both sides of the argument but IMHO, it's a perfectly acceptable late round pickup.

Thank you, KOAB.I'm glad you think I should have been voted Second Best TSM Poster of '07

The episode I'm picking next has gotten a lot of mixed reviews, even finding its way onto some worst episode lists. I disagree. This is a very good parody of very bad television. For my next pick, I take... Season 8, Episode 24 "The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase" Grampa: Son, it's me! I floated up towards Heaven but got lost along the way. Homer: (gasps) Dad, is that really you? Grampa: Darn tootin' you lousy creep! You buried me naked and sold my suit to buy a ping pong table. What kind of lousy son-- (Grampa's tirade is interrupted by Homer pulling the plug) Homer: (Leaving) Call me when you get a karaoke machine. (Studio applause) (Moe plugs Grampa back in) Grampa: That's the second time he's pulled the plug on me.

Alright...two songs enter, one song leaves. It's time for The Battle of The Song...Rainbow's 1979 classic "Since You Been Gone" Vs Kelly Clarkson's 2005 smash hit "Since U Been Gone". "Since You Been Gone" "Since U Been Gone" So which one is it?

I wonder what Pitchfork's thoughts are on Rainbow. I doubt they have any but hey, they did review all of KISS makeup era albums back when they were reissued in the late '90s.

This is the only way you can justify liking a 'fantastic band'? It's enough for me to like The Stooges and The MC5... What makes Jet any different? They suck We obviously have differing opinions on rock and roll. I hardly think that The Stooges or The MC5 suck. Quick, defend Wolfmother next! What am I defending them from? I dunno. So I'm a fan of Sabbath and Zeppelin, why wouldn't I like Wolfmother? I think they are fantastic. What do you listen to anyhow? What Gary Floyd listens to (the answer is a lot of random stuff)

I'm going to mildly contradict what I said before my previous pick about Lisa centered episodes being my least favorite because I'm going to go with my second Lisa centered episode pick in a row. I don't think this is the funniest episode left on the board but it's very well crafted and answers a question that had been posed long before it by Simpsons fans. For my twelfth pick, I'm going with... Season 9, Episode 17 "Lisa the Simpson" Homer: I rounded up every Simpson in the Tri-City area so I can prove to you that there's nothing wrong with The Simpson genes. This is your great uncle Chet. Go ahead, Chet. Tell her what you do. Chet: I run an unsuccessful shrimp company. Homer: (Nervous) Oh...but you...RUN it...right? Chet: Oh yeah Homer: Okay...uh...this is your second cousin, Stanley! Stanley: Um, I shoot birds at the airport. Homer: (More nervous) Everybody hates birds, right? (Desperately looks around for a successful relative, finds a dapper looking fellow smoking a cigar) Well, you look pretty successful! Guy: Thanks! I play a millionaire at parties. (Face drops) At least I'd...like to. Bart: You probably should have researched this first, eh Dad? Homer: What about you? Guy 2: Well, sir, I step in front of cars and sue the driver. Guy 3: I beg celebrities for money. Guy 4: I'm a prison snitch. Guy 5: Jug band manager Guy 6: My legs hurt.

Ditto. Though I did drink one beer that was left over in the fridge a party my brother had a couple nights before. And I watched American Teen. Not very good.

I have a feeling the Serial Pillist may be involved.

I haven't seen it in five or so years but I recall thinking that this Bret/Diesel match would have been a hell of a lot better if they shaved 5-10 minutes off of it. It's not a bad match by any stretch of the imagination but you really shouldn't put Kevin Nash in a near half hour long match. It also didn't help that this match left the fans kind of confused because Bret and Diesel were both faces and I don't remember them setting up any tension between the two, let alone a feud. I remember the crowd for this show being really lousy. Granted '95 WWF didn't give fans much to cheer for but I don't remember them going wild for anything save maybe for the false Rumble finish that our compatriot, cabbageboy loves so much.

I was originally going to go with a much older episode but then I watched this episode on TV last night and realized that it had not yet been picked. Well I'm not going to let it go unpicked much longer, one of my favorites as a kid. Even though, generally speaking, Lisa centered episodes are my least favorite, there are a few of them that I really enjoy. This is one of them... Season 6, Episode 22 'Round Springfield Krusty: Hey kids, it's story time! (laughs) I'm gonna tell you the story of Krusty's new expensive suit. His sexual harassment suit! (begins to laugh, groans) Anyway, as part of Krusty's plea bargain, he has a new court ordered sidekick, Ms. No Means No! Whoa! You're hot! Let's get some dinner after the show! (Ms. No Means No blows her whistle and brandishes her 'No' sign at Krusty) Krusty: But I have dinner with all my employees. Right, Sideshow Mel? Mel: We've never spoken outside of work. Bart: (Watching on TV) I'm surprised he doesn't blame all of his problems on his Percodan addiction. Krusty: (Back on the show) It wasn't my fault! It was the Percodan! If you ask me, that stuff rots your brain. And now a word from our new sponsor...(reads card) PERCODAN!? Ah crap!

I vaguely recall a 20 man battle royal shortly after this event on Superstars that Davey Boy Smith won. Anyways- what stuck out in my mind is everyone going after Shawn Michaels at the beginning of the match and Michaels jumping over the top, not wanting to get pummeled. Really wish I could find it on YouTube or DailyMotion!

Been a while since I've asked a question in here but I figure you ladies could help me figure this out. So I was in the 24/7 folder and was reading the thread on the SNME show up there and misread the Crown Match between Jim Duggan and Randy Savage as a casket match. After being amused at the thought of such a match. I wondered; has WWE ever done a casket match that didn't involve The Undertaker? Have any of WWE's past and present competitors (WCW, ECW, TNA) ever done one?

Hey now, I like Royal Rumble '93 but I attribute it mostly to it being one of the first few tapes I rented when I got into wrestling. Still it's by no means a bad show. The under card is rock solid, I'd put Steiners-Beverly Brothers, HBK-Marty Jannetty (even though it was kind of a disappointment even as a mark), and Bret-Razor at *** or higher. Bam Bam-Bossman is a glorified squash that's just kind of there. And The Rumble is probably in the bottom half of Rumbles but like Venkman, I even kind of like the crappy Rumbles (I wouldn't rank '95 or '99 below **). In fact, '93 is really comparable to '95. Solid but not really memorable undercard and a mediocre Rumble.