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Yet, no matter how big the ratings get, it's not getting WWE higher ad revenue.

"Funnily enough, I burst out laughing alot of the times, it wasn't the things happening, it was the weak reactions and convience in the characters." That's the impression I got from the trailers, and partly why I'm going to pass on the theater run.

Illusion of Gaia is like the Xenogears of the 16-bit era. I vaguely remember wading through tons of text and being bored out of my skull while doing it. This was back when I could tolerate that, too. I've got a Fatal Frame 2 sitting in a box in my closet that I'm holding onto for a friend. I'd give it a play through, but I've not got around to it yet and I'm working all weekend. Since I've played Minish Cap as it should be played--in bite-size chunks of playtime, I've yet to finish it. I think I'm pretty close, though. My issue with it is that the kinstone fusing can be really repetitive. It's overdoing it a bit to have to fuse some, so you can collect more kinstones to fuse more, etc. The early Phantasy Stars would be improved immensely with a better translation, and the ability to view and compare stats on items in shops before buying them. We're supposed to get a compilation of the revamped Phantasy Stars I, II, and IV, but I believe they having done them all over in Japan yet. However, currently PSIV still ages the best. I've currently been playing through the GBA Castlevanias lately. Aria of Sorrow is excellent still. My main gripe about Circle of the Moon (which, unlike Symphony, Harmony, and Aria, is from a different team although it mimics the gameplay) is having to dash everywhere, because you start out just walking everywhere. Oddly, it's the only 2D CV I can think of where not only do you not collect money (which was just for points back in the old days), but you don't get a recharge orb after beating a boss. I'm not liking Harmony these days. The controls suck. The music sucks. The whip is too short. The spell-book + subweapon setup is sort of similar to the DSS system, but instead of using a subweapon and any spell at will, you have to use one or the other and flick stuff off and on and pause menu. The boss AI is extremely retarded in Harmony, and making bosses take tons and tons of whip lashes to defeat isn't the same as making them smarter. And while it was obviously done to make it easier to see vs. Circle, the colors are really friggin' ugly, even compared to the sometimes fruity-looking Metroid Fusion. Speaking of which, I used to slag Fusion, but I like it a lot now. It's a great game, linearity aside. However, Zero Mission still blows, IMO.

People calling for the death of Blu-Ray forget that several other companies besides Sony helped develop it, and movie studios have pledged support for it. I think that ultimately HD-DVD will win, though. Supposedly the PS3 was going to support both, but HD-DVD support is out now, last I heard.

The SoR series was the best Final Fight clone games around for quite a while. First one is kind of average, the 2nd is a masterpiece, and the 3rd is flawed but still very good. Shame that the 3rd game's storyline is butchered all to hell and some things make no sense at all. However, whipping out the Game Genie and playing as Ash makes for plenty of hilarity. I was playing some of SoR2 this morning, actually. Supposedly the Japanese versions of Sonic Gems collection is getting all three Bare Knuckle games (SoR in the States). BOOO! Hope Sega changes their minds and puts it out here.

Next week: Hogan / Cena rap-off. RATINGZ GOLD!

X seems to have had Jericho's costume designer make his outfit.

"We went to the next dimension."

LOL Jericho shoot comment.

Marilyn Manson is so 5 years ago.

Without MXC-ish commentary, I'm not interested.

JR: "there's some unique personalities in there." I-RAW-ny returns!

Alexis knows something about wrestling? She's gone.

Ah ****. Cameron is an even worse version of Carmella.

The crowd is just eating this up.

Ashley lacks the ass to pretend to be ghetto.

"*That's* the color of leather I want for the couch!"

"Your first test--orally service this guy!"

It doesn't matter what their names are!

Okay, I wasn't expecting much, but that kicked ass.

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Yes, JR, I'm sure what hurts most is the lack of respect.

405 would be local to LA, so I'm saying Hogan. If it were Mysterio, they'd probably have said I-5... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hogan lives in Florida... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Isn't he still kayfabed as Venice Beach? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As of last run, he's from Tampa.

One of the Diva wannabes seems to think she's Anastacia.

Every Japanese wrestler knows at least one English word--"jackass".