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I still think they do because they saw ECW pulling it off so well and they were looking at whatever would work at the time. But remember, Vince first got into bed with Heyman because Nitro was starting to kick his ass due to the NWO. I think Bischoff still tries SOME version of the NWO even without Hall and Nash since it was an idea he'd been kicking around for a while, probably by turning Hogan and going the route he did, but Hall and Nash's introduction was booked SO well and drew so much attention that it's tough to say if any other idea would have taken off like it did (aside from probably Bret Hart jumping, but he probably wouldn't have pulled off that bad ass, "We're taking over!" persona that Hall and Nash did). EDIT: And remember, WCW ulitimately ended up fucking up the NWO, so what makes you think they wouldn't fuck up pushing guys like Benoit and the cruisers?

Maybe I should have thrown it lower.

The steal that started it all.

In Vader's case it was just that Hogan was done with him and they really didn't have much to do with him anymore. Foley and Austin weren't thought of as anything more than expendable mid-carders and Mero was probably thought of less (look at the gimmick they stuck him with). I think Mero and Austin were injured at the time of their releases as well.

Maybe, but I think that without Hall and Nash jumping and the resultant NWO angle, WCW would have folded about 3-4 years before it actually did. It was the first instance of Bischoff taking WWF stars that were actually relevant to the time instead of all of Hogan's 80s buddies and showed the rest of the WWF locker room that there were greener pastures out there. Without the NWO, Nitro doesn't take off, Hogan's career wouldn't be rejuvenated and Vince and the WWF wouldn't have gotten the kick in the ass they needed to shake things up. Hell, North American pro wrestling overall would probably have a fraction of the popularity it has now without the fans created during that period. Those signings were the most important thing to happen to the industry since Vince went national. EDIT: Ok, thinking about it more, maybe WCW doesn't fold because its Ted's baby and all, but it certainly would wallow in mediocrity.

I don't really know the validity of this (because they didn't have Titantron videos back in the mid-90s), but here's what is listed as Shawn Michaels' first Titantron with a completely different version of Sexy Boy that has neither Shawn or Sherri on vocals. It sounds like the absolute original version of the song.

Why did NBC give that Looney Tune that disrupted the Athens marathon any screen time? And he lives in London, too.

Are people still in for this? Guitarist and I planned on playing a game the other night, but it was late and I was playing my Franchise. I'll be available the next few days for games.

Sometimes I get those hiccups as well. It only seems to last a few minutes, though.

I'm taking that same approach with Mercenaries 2. I LOVED the first one, but I'm going to check out Metacritic before I plunk down the $60.

Didn't overusing him end up screwing the Indians in the LCS last year?

It's only video as far as I can tell. I had my best game so far against the Chargers earlier. It was a close 17-14 affair until late in the 4th when Maroney found a hole in the D and broke one 80 yards for a score (I'll upload the play later). They scored a late TD, but I recovered the onside kick to win.

The second game of preseason is always meaningless, but it's even more so when Sterling Sharpe and Marshall Faulk are commentating. My head hurts.

Greatest catch in the history of our sport

I decided it was time to upgrade my bedroom TV, so I bought a Sharp 19" LCD TV from work for just north of $200 when all was said and done last night. It's smaller than the TV I had (which was 21"), but the picture is so....well...sharp, I guess that it doesn't matter. Burnout Paradise in 1080i is something to behold.

So what the hell was all that with Savage, Hogan and Sting in the cage about? They all stand around for 3 hours and then Macho suddenly clotheslines Sting and leaves.

Oh God, I can't believe I actually liked reading that guy's stuff. Looking back at it now, it's just brutal.

Yes. And I saw that VX could as well.

Only one ranked team this year and I'm facing a lot of newcomers. Seems favorable.

I'll be available for games late Saturday night (like after midnight Eastern) because I work until 10:00 and am going out for a bit after, Sunday and Monday night.

I restarted my Pats franchise because I started it before getting the roster update and am 2-0 with easy wins over KC and the Jets (including a Pick 6 of Favre).

Because your standing at TSM triumphs all other things, right?

It's supposed to make your Rivalry games and playoff games harder. What it actually does is makes your defensive line and secondary completely useless and lets opposing DBs magnetically attract your passes.

With me it's kind of timing the "click, click" of the sticks at a steady pace. I've gotten around a 4.5-4.7. Friendly bit of advice for everyone: Until you get better at the game, turn off the "Clutch Games" setting. I should NOT be getting torched by the fucking Dolphins' passing attack.

Botchamania #50. Might be the best one if only for three simple words: American Males theme.