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Yeah I'm watching right now! I just wish it was actually listed as such on the digital cable. Well, at least it's airing this week!

07.15.04 | ESPN CLASSIC CANADA TO AIR TNA! ESPN Classic Canada to Televise TNA Wrestling Nashville, TN (July 16, 2004) – TNA Entertainment ,LLC announced today it has signed a new one-year deal with ESPN Classic Canada providing the network with complete access to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s pay-per-view programming library. ESPN Classic Canada will televise the entire TNA Wrestling collection, chronologically, every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET (encores at 12 midnight ET, and Thursdays at 6 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET). The ringside action premieres Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. ET with TNA Wrestling’s first ever pay-per-view event from June 2002. "TNA Wrestling's popularity continues to grow around the world, especially in Canada,” said Dixie Carter, President, TNA Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to have ESPN Classic Canada as a partner." “Our new deal with TNA Entertainment offers wrestling fans a rare chance to revisit the birth of one of the sport’s most exciting and intense divisions,” said Phil Piazza, Director, ESPN Classic Canada. “It’s a perfect fit for our network’s Wednesday night wrestling lineup.” TNA Wrestling’s diverse roster includes such squared circle luminaries as three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett, veteran grappler Dusty Rhodes and ‘The Most Hated Man in America’ Jonny Fairplay of Survivor: Pearl Islands fame. Country music superstar Toby Keith, actor/comedian Chris Rock, NFL Pro-Bowler Brian Urlacher and NASCAR drivers Hermie Sadler and Sterling Marlin have made celebrity appearances during TNA Wrestling events. Wrestling legends Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Jackie Fargo, Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat and ‘Bullet’ Bob Armstrong have also appeared. The alternative for the true wrestling fan, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling prides itself on delivering quality, family programming that is clean, innovative, cutting edge and with the high-risk, high-flying athleticism that TNA Wrestling is known for. Available on pay-per-view every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on, iN DEMAND, and TVN as well as Viewer’s Choice, Bell ExpressVu and Shaw PPV in Canada. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling “Impact!” on Fridays at 3 p.m. on Fox Sports Net (check local listings). ESPN Classic Canada, where the legends come to play, features great individual performances, controversial victories, huge upsets, momentous comebacks and unforgettable team dynasties. ESPN Classic Canada has encore broadcasts of the most cherished classic games and moments from the world of sports. The network has all the bases covered with baseball, basketball, hockey, football, curling, golf, wrestling, boxing, soccer, tennis, skating, Reel Classics sports movies and much more. ESPN Classic Canada's Web site is located at www.tsn.ca/classic.

Glad to see the graphics added, good work ma boy! There's one with Jeff Hardy up, and 2 split graphics for the 6 sided cage match. Now hop to it...hop, I say! This was a card when they were running it down that I thought "eh, I can skip it"...and then they said it....SIX SIDED CAGE. Oh man, this is gonna be awesome. Plus Lynn/Styles vs. Kazarian/Shane makes it a lock fulfilling my "2 match rule" (2 matches I really want to see make it an order). Plus the Kid Kash interview could be VERY interesting if they decide to go worked shoot as rumored, and hey that wacky Jeff Hardy will be there too! TNA's been hot, let's see if they can keep the streak going...

I'm so excited to know that I'll be at RAW next week in DC and the only thing announced so far is the stupid Diva vote off. I can't wait for THAT to kill 20 minutes. Hopefully the crowd has the good sense to boo the shit out of it...

I always set my shows to run for 2 hours after the registered end time, like sports games (especially if theres extra innings/overtime), you can never be too sure.

If the US gets involved in a conflict, we are being opressive imperialists that are trying to impose our might and culture of superiority on other nations to further our own economic goals. If the US doesn't get involved in a conflict, we are being insensitive isolationists who are too selfish and aloof to use our vast resources to help liberate an opressed people since there's no economic advantage. We're damned if we do, and damned if we don't. Thus is the burden of being the world's superpower.

I don't know how that could have escaped me this whole time. I guess I missed the thread where this was revealed. No wonder him and Marney we're always fighting like a married couple!

When it started out as addressing media conglomeration it had me, since I agree vertical integration is getting dangerous, but it totally lost me once I saw the Saddam/Osama garbage. God, don't these people have anything better to do?

For the 100th time, for people who skipped high school government class and don't know how anything works (i.e. netslob), Bush has nothing to do with it. So you can say Bush hates gays and want to send them to concentration camps all you like, but as the executive he has no authority to pass such a law other than to sign off on the law passed by both houses of congress, and it's already died there. Bush, like every other president in history takes a side on an issue (which is why Kerry couldn't be president, don't think he could handle that part), and acts as previously mentioned a "cheerleader" of sort for the congressmen on the side of the issue he agrees with. He has no other influence.

Shit, I missed Kamui. This is what I get for having to work/do other things and not sit online for 2 days. Oh well, I'm sure he'd be interested to know that as my deity, Jeff Jarrett condones of gay marriage....I mean just LOOK at some of the clothes the man wears!!! I've got to agree totally with KKK here. I have no problem with civil unions if gays feel theyre excluded from certain tax breaks and legal rights, but marriage is traditionally in all cultures understood as a man and a woman. You can't just change the definition of things to suit everyone's needs. It might sound insensitive but a blind person can't drive a car, a wheelchair bound person can't run in a marathon, a white person can't apply for affirmative action, a person who can't speak English can't hold a lot of jobs, and a man and man can't be "married". It's just the way it is. It has nothing to do in my mind with god, religion, grossness, or anything else. For the sake of stability we can't go around changing around the definition of things to please everyone when it doesn't make any sense. If the gay activists are too stubborn to accept civil unions which would give them every equal right status they want, without the label "marriage" under the law, then tough. Kamui's point about somehow calling them "marriages" would make everything all peachy in the eyes of people who don't like gays is such bullshit, call it what you will, but people will STILL look down on you, it's the way the world is. If you want to call it a marriage in your privacy, no one will stop you, but the spirit of the law needs to be upheld. You couldn't just "do away with the marriage label altogether" anyway since the taxcode is literally impossible to re-write and "marriage" is already etched in stone in that document. It would be far easier to just add "civil unions" than trying to take out anything already defined. Anyway, that's my opinion, I'm entitled to it. I don't think Im insensitive, and I like equal rights but I think this is much ado about nothing. Oh, and Jobber, did I miss something or did you say you weren't heterosexual?

This looks like a real good one. I'd give my strong reccomendations to order as all the matches look good and the Raven and Hardy stoylines are intriguing as well. 10 SUPERSTAR GUITAR ON A POLE MATCH NWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JEFF JARRETT, KEN SHAMROCK AND THE ELITE GUARD VS. 3LIVE KRU, DUSTY RHODES AND LARRY ZBYSZKO In a shocking turn of events last Wednesday on Pay-Per-View, Ken Shamrock cost The Truth his shot at becoming NWA World Heavyweight Champion, as the UFC legend vented his rage on Killings for being eliminated from the Gauntlet Match. As a result, The Truth and 3LK are hellbent on revenge, and will join NWA legends “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko to take on Jarrett. Shamrock and the Elite Guard this Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View in a Guitar On A Pole Match! The first team that gets to the weapon gets to use it on their enemies! DOUBLE LADDER MATCH NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NATURALS VS. AMERICA’S MOST WANTED The Naturals once again shocked the wrestling world last Wednesday, beating (some say robbing) AMW for the NWA World Tag Team Titles. Despite their impressive ability, Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas relied on battering James Storm with the title belts to get the quick win – an assault that Director of Authority Vince Russo was watching backstage. After the match, Russo informed The Naturals they would face America’s Most Wanted in a Double Ladder Match this Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View! Hanging above the ring will be AMW’s ring gear – which The Naturals recently stole. If AMW can grab their gear and win the match, they get a Tag Team Title rematch against The Naturals. But if Douglas and Stevens win, AMW lose their shot! X CHAMPION THE PHENOMENAL AJ STYLES COMPETES TWICE IN ONE NIGHT! AJ STYLES VS. MICHAEL SHANE w/ Traci AJ STYLES VS. KAZARIAN The human highlight reel of wrestling – AJ Styles – will compete in TWO matches this Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View against X Division rivals Michael Shane and Kazarian! Since AJ won back the X gold, Shane and Kazarian have been on a vendetta to eliminate Styles from the X Division and get the title back in their camp. Both sides finally confronted each other this past week, with the matches being made for the Pay-Per-View. The stipulations for the bouts are this: If AJ wins one or both, the loser must leave the X Division! However, if either Shane or Kazarian are able to defeat Styles, they earn a shot at the X Title! Can The Phenomenal One survive this X endurance test? Tune in and find out! WILL JEFF HARDY RETURN TO TNA? We hope to find out that answer this Wednesday night live on TNA Pay-Per-View! This past week, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes told the world that Hardy had seven days to respond to TNA’s offer. TNAwrestling.com has confirmed that Dusty’s letter was indeed delivered to Hardy, and the superstar has reportedly told sources he will deliver his response to the American Dream, TNA and the fans this Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View! THE AMAZING RED, CHRIS SABIN AND XXX (DANIELS AND SKIPPER) VS. TEAM CANADA w/ Coach Scott D’Amore The superstars involved in last Wednesday’s daredevil X Division Tag Team Tornado match have a chance to take it to the next level! The XXX team of Christopher Daniels and Primetime will join forces with Chris Sabin and The Amazing Red to take on the gifted superstars of Team Canada! Will the former Team NWA members and Red finally stop Team Canada’s dominance? Or, will coach Scott D’Amore and his team prove themselves to be the top force in the X division? Tune in and find out! RAVEN RETURNS - WILL SABU BE HIS TARGET? Raven has been mysteriously silent in recent weeks, unseen and unheard in the TNA Asylum. What has the superstar been planning concerning his ongoing war with Sabu? According to TNA officials, Raven will return to Pay-Per-View live this Wednesday night! With Raven and Sabu in the same arena, will all hell break loose? Tune in and find out! SABU AND SONJAY DUTT VS. ABYSS AND "BABY BEAR" SHELLEY w/ Goldylocks The newfound tag team of Sabu and Sonjay Dutt will join forces once again this Wednesday night on Pay-Per-View as they face Goldylocks' new stable of the monster Abyss and X newcomer "Baby Bear" Shelley. According to Goldy, she used Erik Watts' money to "purchase" the services of Shelley, who is a talented newcomer to TNA. In addition to the match, one has to wonder if Raven will make his presense felt during the night, as the war between Raven and Sabu could reignite! ALL THIS AND MORE THIS WEDNESDAY LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW!

I have a Comcast DVR, and I honestly don't know how I lived without it. Just remembering to set it is the only difficult part. Watching sports games are a breeze, as I can start at the beginning while the game is still going on live and skip through the commercials. Not to mention to luxury of pausing live tv...

Spend it on a huge national advertising campaign and a primetime timeslot.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH D-RAY 3000 Fear The Fro! TNAwreslting.com contributor and TNA referee Andrew Thomas recently sat down with newcomer D-Ray 3000 to discuss his background, wrestling over the years, his hair and so much more in this exclusive first-time interview with the new TNA superstar! AT: So where are you from? D-RAY: I’m from Detroit, Michigan, born and raised. I lived there all my life until I was 18. When I started in the wrestling business I started there. AT: How old are you now? D-RAY: 21….I started training and wrestled for my first year in Michigan, then I moved down to Pensecola, Florida. I wrestled there for another year. Then I moved to Pennsylvania, near Phili, and wrestled there eight months. From there, I went back to Michigan, which is where I was at when I got my chance in TNA. So, I've been all over the place in the last few years. AT: Talk about family life growing up D-RAY: I lived with my mom. My parents got divorced when I was very young. I had a stepfather, but as the story goes no one likes the stepdad, you know? I had that same kind of situation with my stepdad growing up, but it was cool. It wasn't bad between us or anything. It’s just the way it is with a lot of kids and stepfathers. It’s like you have a substitute father. Any kid knows it’s not your real dad. I’m not trying to say stepfathers are bad or anything. It’s a big responsibility for a man to step up and take care of a woman and her child. AT: So you got along with him ok? D-RAY: I got along with him somewhat. We had our differences, but it was alright. I didn’t have a bad childhood or anything. AT: Any brothers or sisters? D-RAY: No brothers or sisters. I’m an only child. AT: Did you grow up watching a lot of wrestling? D-RAY: I loved it. I had a lot of cousins and I would go over my grandmother’s house a lot and watch it with them. They got me into wrestling. I’d be there playing with my toys and they would turn it on the television. When I was six years old, my stepfather took me to see wrestling for the first time. After that first time at a live wrestling event, I fell in love with it. That’s when I had a dream of being a wrestler when I grew up. Since the first time I went to a live event, wrestling has been an addiction for me. AT: Any particular wrestlers you idolized? D-RAY: There were a lot of wrestlers I liked. Everyone has their favorites whether it’s this guy or that guy. But what got me into wrestling wasn’t so much the wrestlers, but the sport itself. The moves and the action. A lot of people will say they loved the characters like Hulk Hogan or the Ultimate Warrior, but for me, my favorite was Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig. He was “THE WRESTLER” to me…the man. AT: What made you like Curt Hennig so much? D-RAY: As a kid, I didn’t look at wrestlers by how lavish their character was, or if they were popular with the fans or even a champion. I liked wrestlers based on skill, and to me Curt Hennig was the best at the time. When it came down to having a solid match and getting a reaction from me based on the match, it was always Curt Hennig. He kept me on the edge on my seat when he wrestled. Even to this day, he was still one of my favorites. If I could take someone’s in-ring wrestling knowledge and pour it in my mind, it would have been Curt Hennig. AT: How would you compare wrestling as you remember it as a child to how you see it today? D-RAY: I would say I feel it’s an era you can never get back in the wrestling business. A special time you can never get back to. In my opinion, the kids of today who watch wrestling are cheated, because when we were kids and wrestling was big in the 1980s you never really heard or read anything “insider” about the business. There were no specials on television or internet reports about the inside workings of wrestling. When I was a kid, the closest thing to that was John Stossell from 20/20 asking “Dr. Death” David Schultz if wrestling was fake, and Schultz knocked his head loose. When I was a kid, I was so into the stories and matches. You truly believed these wrestlers led these lives outside the arena, which made you more emotionally attached to them and their revenge. You know what I mean? That’s why today, I feel like the younger wrestling fans are cheated because a lot of them have seen these specials or read the insider stuff on websites. I wish it could go back to the way it was when I was a kid, but with all the specials and articles and internet reports these days, that’s impossible. But like I said, that’s an era in wrestling locked in time that I don’t think could ever return. AT: Did you play any sports in high school? D-RAY: No, not really. I was the average high school student. I took karate for four years when I turned 11. I had a passion for it, but I always wanted to be a wrestler. I started training to be a pro wrestler when I was 16, so I was still in high school at the time. My mom had to sign a waiver to let me train to wrestle – something I had to beg her to do. So as far as athletics, wrestling training would be it. AT: Where did you get the name “D-Ray 3000”? D-RAY: When I was training to be a wrestler, I came up with the name of “Don Crisis”. When I came here to TNA, they said I looked like Andre 3000 from Outkast. So they approached me and said “Think of something that goes with 3000”. So I’m walking around the locker room trying to think of a name and 3000, and Christopher Daniels started helping me out. Then out of the blue he just said “D-Ray 3000”…and I thought that sounded cool and it worked. So I went back to management and they liked it. So that’s how it came about. AT: You’ve had a Cinderella success story in TNA. Personally, I got my start with TNA by appearing on the syndicated TNA Xplosion show as a referee. I can count on two hands in the last two years the number of wrestlers that were hired by TNA after appearing on Xplosion. It’s a rare thing to get that. So I wanted to know how you felt to be chosen? D-RAY: It’s a real honor and a dream come true. There’s a lot of guys out there that want to be here and wrestle for TNA and become big stars. But I’ve been truly blessed by God. Before I step through the curtain, I always say a prayer. Words can’t describe how I felt when I got that call that they wanted me to be a part of TNA. My dream became a reality. I’m still in awe. I’ve been here for three months and I’m still in awe. AT: Last subject – we need to talk about the hair. D-RAY: Ah yes, the hair (laughs). It’s not like when I was training I said to myself “Ok, I’m gonna grow my hair out all nappy and act all ghetto crazy trying to be like George Jefferson”. That wasn’t my plan, it kind of happened. It came natural. I wanted to be different. My hair was already kind of big and I really didn’t feel like cutting it. It kind of came out of laziness to be honest with you. I dyed it blonde once, but that didn’t last because it damaged my hair after one match so I cut it and had to grow it again. The way I come out and talk, that’s the way I really am. You’re seeing a lot of the real me out there, but not totally. I like the character a lot…D-Ray 3000 is fun and crazy. That’s how I am in life. Thank God that the powers that be at TNA like it. AT: So how often do you wash your hair? D-RAY: (laughs) Well, since I’ve been with TNA I’ve been a lot more cautious with my hair. I’ve been taking care of it a lot more. I inspect the conditioners I buy and make sure they have the right nutrients. I wash my hair two to three times a week. My mom helps me out with it. She’s got long hair and knows what to do with it. AT: Your mom doesn’t have hair like you, does she? D-RAY: No, no! (laughs). I don’t think anyone in my family has hair like me. AT: So now you’re wrestling on Impact at Universal Orlando Resort. How has that treated you? D-RAY: Great, it’s been a lot of fun doing the skits in the park with Shark Boy. Just to go around the park and have fun at the attractions is a real blast. So I’ve been having a lot of fun doing that. But I still want to go into the Nickelodeon attraction – I haven’t gotten the chance to do that yet. AT: Thanks for your time D-Ray 3000! D-RAY: No problem!

Giambi out, Tejada in! The participants: Lance Berkman, Astros Rafael Palmeiro, Orioles Hank Blalock, Rangers Sammy Sosa, Cubs Barry Bonds, Giants Miguel Tejada, Orioles David Ortiz, Red Sox Jim Thome, Phillies Should be fun, post your thoughts in this thread, I guess.

Enough bitching....who wants to see a gallery!?

EDIT: Yeah Cory reminded me, start with either Capitol Punshiment which is a greatest hits or Rude Awakening which is a double live album. Both give you a good sampling of material. My advice for anyone getting into Megadeth is really simple. Buy both Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction together. These are their 2 best albums, and it can be debated all day long which is better, but both are slightly different in style. Decide which one you like better. If you like Rust better, than work down and get So Far So Good So What, Peace Sells and Killing Is My Business which are the thrashier albums. If you like Countdown better than work up and get Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings and The World Needs A Hero which are simpler but heavier albums. Then get Risk, which takes some getting used to. I for one am PUMPED for the re-release of all the albums totally remixed and remastered. I've DLed the songs they've put up at www.megadeth.com and some sound quite different and all are much clearer. I will be replacing my whole collection, hopefully Best Buy puts them on the 9.99 first week sale like they usually do. Then in Sept, it's the final Megadeth album...Blackmail The Universe!

Anglesault, Im happy cuz my guy won, so there's no use arguing, but really they were just letting Reggie run his mouth and they didn't challenge him at all. It was a Yankee lovefest, but actions speak louder than words. Thanks to Giambi for not feeling up to it btw!

Well, if you don't count Joe Morgan calling Tejada the best shortstop in the league about eight times, sure. I was more referring to them letting Reggie hijack the broadcast with his "Jeter is a true gamer" blabber....

No offense, but to that offer I say kindly fuck off! You can keep your chronically injured shortstop, we'll keep our modern day "Spanish Cal" active consecutive games leader

I loved every single moment of it. Forget that the announcers were completely ignoring Tejada to blow Jeter and the Yankees with Reggie Jackson and talking with Frank Robinson about everything under the sun while Palmeiro hit, the O's spoke with their bats tonight. Was rooting for an all Os final, but Raffy made his stand with more homers than Barry Bonds in both rounds. And what can I say about Miggy? Setting record, blasting moon shots out of the stadium, I love this guy. YOUR 2004 Home Run Derby champion and record setter:

Through an odd coincidence, I'm going to be in Toronto the weekend of Summerslam staying in a hotel blocks away from the Air Canada Centre. As long as Im there, I'd love to stay an extra day and see the show...but it's sold out (although ticketmaster is showing a few upper deck tickets avaliable, but I'd like to do better than that). I only need 1 ticket, but looking at those sold out ticket brokers online, the prices are ridiculous (literally approcahing 1,000 [American] a ticket) and eBay seems to only be selling in pairs. So for those of you who have gone to events in Toronto, hows the scalping scene like? Would I be able to get a decent ticket the day of the show (for a decent price, say no more than 100 Canadian for the floor)? Furthermore, anyone have an extra ticket they're selling? Anyway, do you think I'll have any luck finding a ticket the day of the show?

ah, ok. Ive only been to RAWS/Smackdown so usually the best seats aren't more than 50-70 American, so I guess I was off. Still would be looking for something in the main concourse. Maybe, I'll just get the upperdeck seat from Ticketmaster, and then I'll at least have a seat and I could find a scalper and see if I can trade up...

His manager is Goldylocks. Get it now? ... *Groan.* What is it with TNA and stupid names? I mean, I like the fact that they're using Shelley, especially since he'll still be working RoH, but come on now, BABY BEAR? Yeah, I would prefer "The Next" to "Baby Bear" anyday. *cough this is not Ring Of Honor, TNA could care less what they do cough* *cough THAT'S NOT THE FUCKING POINT cough* Yes, it is. He's called "The Next" because of a stable and storyline in ROH, that has no relevance or meaning in TNA. That's the point.

His manager is Goldylocks. Get it now? ... *Groan.* What is it with TNA and stupid names? I mean, I like the fact that they're using Shelley, especially since he'll still be working RoH, but come on now, BABY BEAR? Yeah, I would prefer "The Next" to "Baby Bear" anyday. *cough this is not Ring Of Honor, TNA could care less what they do cough*