The Amazing Rando

They can NOT end the split. Not at this point. It just can't happen. I have been LONGING for Smackdown/ECW vs. Raw or Smackdown vs. ECW vs. Raw. I had an idea for the WWF/WCW invasion storyline that could have ran for YEARS, and now they have the ability to run something close to that and they just...don't. Sorry, I don't want to run this topic off into that topic, but it sort of fits. The brand extension hasn't been working to it's full potential. The only way it has really been working is that it is getting more guys on TV that deserve to be there (and some that don't). That's about it. Sadly, if WWE only had one brand over both shows, the main event and upper midcard (and the Divas) would be the only people on TV. The tag division, as craptastic as it has been lately, would be even more nonexistent, and it would just come down to the entire company falling into a HUGE rut that would make 1995 look like 1997 or 98 in comparison.

Jericho brings it up in sarcastic fashion.

It doesn't ruin Flair's retirement, per say, but why bring Flair back at all after a storyline was created to get rid of him? Part of me doesn't even like the fact that he got a "final farewell" since Vince seemed so happy to get him out of the company. Batista can still be a huge heel without doing anything to Flair. ...the more I think about this, the more I *hate* the entire storyline of Vince wanting Flair gone. None of this would matter if they would have just let Flair defeat HBK and then say he was retiring anyway. God dammit.

That's not very sensible.

Like I said in the Raw thread, this really is going to leave a taste in my mouth like them using Eddie to help Rey. They should have just had the big celebration for Flair and next week it would be business as usual, but no, just because it was Shawn Michaels that did it they have to create a storyline out of it. It hurts the retirement in general when it became a storyline with Vince, but now they are doing something with it after he is gone to do what, exactly? Make Batista a heel? There are plenty of other ways they could do that without bringing Flair into it. I guess it keeps Batista out of the title picture for a while, but they could have continued a story with Umaga a little bit if they would have wanted to. The only storyline I really have always been hoping for them to do but they have never really went full-tilt with using it is Raw vs. Smackdown (and ECW or vs. ECW). Yes, they play up "brand supremacy" every once in a while but it needs to get down and dirty and actually mean something. I'd rather have some fabricated brand competition over no competition any day. I want to see them get creative with it. A silly spring-time draft, a possible match at SurSer and a match at WM doesn't exactly scream to me that one brand is better than the other. The constant moving around of wrestlers from brand to brand just for one quick match here and there doesn't make sense either unless it's an ECW guy doing an SD match or vice versa cause of their "joining forces"

It was a much better team, is what it was.

We have tons of GMs. I'm the hype man. Also, the team I'm on got BLOWN OUT today, 44-7

Cena didn't wrestle at Backlash 2005.

I wish Taker would have had the belt with him to sort of "present" to Flair.

My offensive tackle will hopefully be a beast by next season, except i've spent more of my skill points on the advanced stuff rather than the basic numbers. My next level up will play to the basic numbers.

Man, at this rate there will be no place for me next season.

I don't think I like this Batista/HBK thing. I mean, I know in storyline it has some merit, but it's almost like Rey/Eddie. Batista is going to get face heat (not that he needs any) off of Flair.

Is it wrong that I want Colin Delaney to fluke a victory over Kane tomorrow?

I only noticed it during the Jericho/Punk match, and thought it was Jericho's vest hanging over the corner.

clap clap clapclapclap?

If you mute Santino promos...he reminds me of Sprockets from SNL.

I don't think that it's very good booking. There's no reason for Punk to get beaten clean the night after the biggest win of his career. It wasn't like he lost to some methodical set-up. He got out of the Walls and then fell victim to an out-of-nowhere Codebreaker. You'd almost consider it a fluke, but it's probably just to keep people looking strong. Punk won't need to look real strong right now, so long as he can regain whatever he loses once he makes his intentions towards a championship clear.

He believes in Courage, Wisdom, and Power?

I didn't know about the WWE.com poll. My bad. Still, I doubt most people know about it, so it was probably a shock to the general public.

"I was asked to do a job, and of course...i said no."

So it's been 20 minutes, and so far we've seen JBL and Matt Hardy randomly go after Randy Orton, and Cryme Tyme. This show is about a Vader and a random background dwelling Paul Bearer away from being one of the more fucked up ones of the past 15 years.

Very lovely Welcome Back chant.

Are we being punk'd?

The best heels are honest ones.

god dammit, I don't care if he does eventually come back ala Foley or whomever... i'm gonna cry.