King Cucaracha

"Do you realise how far it is to England on a boat? Really far, that's why we took the plane!" R.I.P Quake

Oh, the irony.

1) Is Scroby a wrestler? If not, can he please stop saying "in the business". Thank you in advance. 2) Why is everybody still blowing their load about Joey Styles "shooting"? He's shooting on the people who pay his wages and will continue to pay his wages. He's not about to leave. He's not wanting to leave. All he's doing is putting himself over. He proved he was a sell out by signing for Raw in the first place and yet one worked shoot smark pleasing promo later and he instantly restores his credibility? Tazz won't lose any credibility either way (and he won't, which 2a. is a dumb arguement in the first place) because obviously people are blind to everything ECW. 3) Big Show's "link" to ECW is so paper thin it's laughable that anyone's accepting it as even consolation. He's a WCW wrestler who went to the WWF, aka WWE. How does that make him ECW material exactly? 4) I'm so unenamoured with this "ECW" crap, I'm beginning to devlop near Leena like (plutonic) fanship for Randy Orton. 5) How sad is it that the only things remotely selling this PPV judging from this thread are Mick Foley (semi-retired, incapable of regular competition) and Jerry Lawler (semi-retired, announcer, 50 + years old)? 6) I didn't watch the show and watched ECW House Party '98 instead. It was a bit of a mess, but at least it was ACTUALLY ECW.

Ouch. Double ouch. Just for that, I'm gonna go start my match.

Not that I know of, but then again U.S time zones confuse me anyway. There's not a deadly strict deadline like the SWF, if that's what you mean.

I remember Final Resolution 2005 being a good show.

Oh, they showed one of the B shows on ITV through 92, 93ish. Can't remember what show but it was around the time Ron Simmons won the World Title. I remember the TV Title tournament and then it got dropped off the air soon after. WCW on 5 was fantastic. The way they covered all the weapon shots with Batman-esque graphics? Hilarious.

Man, you love your ROH. It even saves us by bringing about all those warm memories of regional wrestling. ROH, what can they not do? Eh, they can't hold a candlestick to Rip Rogers. You know who I miss? Albert. Oh wait, no I don't. I'm only 18 pushing 19 so I started getting into wrestling in probably '92, '93. But most of the stuff I saw back then were Colliseum Video tapes, being in England, so I somehow remember the late 80s fondly. I went through the Hulkamaniac phase right around the time he faded out of the wrestling scene probably. The best generation for me personally was the Attitude Era, because back then wrestling was more widely accepted. You had people speaking about it in the playground. I still remember the day after Owen died there being a huge talk about it around most of the kids my age, whereas by the time Eddie passed the reaction was minimal at best. It was 'cool' to be a wrestling fan, for once. And in terms of the product, it was a much more exciting time. The Monday Night Wars were the first time period I managed to get access to Raw and started to really get into the other avenues like ECW. If you like indy wrestling, the past couple of years have probably been the best time to be a fan, pretty much from when ECW and WCW went bust and unsigned talented started to swell up. I don't think the indies have ever had so much talent at their disposal as they have the past four, maybe five years.

I'd send you a vengeful promo if I knew who to send it to.

I rule that Toxxic be DQed automatically because he apparantly had the good sense to start before the card went up. Or he's just really fast. Either way, DQ please.

Because that skirt she wore last week just screamed "I'm a respectable teacher". That's continuity for you people.

Probably because the washed up nostalgia act botched it. Hey now, I wouldn't say he botched it. If you look back at it, the table was pretty far from the corner he was jumping from and from that distance, do you really think he, or anyone for that matter, be able to land correctly, put and hold the chair under their BUTT, all in mid-air? If anything, the table was put in the wrong place from where Sabu was suppose to jump from. Sabu was also hesitant from jumping, looked like he thought about it for a second. Problem is, in wrestling your taught something. Once you go up, you better jump and not climb back down. It would have looked really bad if Sabu climbed up the turnbuckle, looked at Cena, thought about it, climbed back down and went to another corner. Sabu went for it, he didn't hit the move correctly, but at least he went for it. Ah well, that's okay then. Can't wait for Sabu/Rey, should be awesome.

I'm in, but this is hell to navigate through.

Why is everyone so up in arms about Orton being on One Night Stand? IT'S NOT REALLY ECW! Wake up out of the blind ECW markdown people, it's not really ECW. It'll never be the real ECW, because it's dead. Orton being in "ECW" is no different to having Cena on the PPV, or Big Show on the PPV, or calling up CM Punk and making him World Champion and turning him into the biggest star in "ECW" history...IT'S NOT REALLY ECW! And anyone who thinks it is is kidding themselves. And all you're going to do is get up and arms every week when it deviates more and more from the ECW everyone's blindly expecting it to be a copy of. It's another WWE brand in an already oversaturated product. Why anyone's excited I honestly don't know.

Probably because the washed up nostalgia act botched it.

What's the deal with Ibrahimovic? People keep touting him as 'one to watch in the World Cup' and a danger man for England to worry about, but every time I've seen him play for Juve he's looked terrible. Watching Brazil against New Zealand last night, I'm a little more hopeful if we end up meeting them in the latter stages this time around. They looked vulnerable at the back from set pieces and that's where we're scoring most of our goals from at the moment.

Can't see it happening. I doubt the Italian F.A would risk dropping their two megapower teams from the top league for fear of falls in interest and/or revenue.

Phew. I was starting to get a little worried when Finlay didn't use the Shillal...the stick and gave it to the Leprechaun instead, but he came through for me eventually. They need to start giving points for catchphrases in the same way they give points for finishers. 5 points every time Michael Cole says "TV that's changing Friday nights" and that stupid Miz Hoorah crap and we'd be in the points.

Zack's continues to do a great job with the SWF infiltration build. Now if only he'd PM me like he said he would. Still no mention of Zack Jnr. either. Am I the only one who remembers it? Agreed with Tony, MMoM's match was an improvement on his earlier matches. Decent T.V match. Bruce going nuts with his promo, liked it but maybe the killfest went on just a touch too long. Just a touch though. Bruce and Alf alone could carry a Deathmatch division. Squash. I vaguely remember Gibraltar which makes me feel old, but I think it was only the comeback for War Games that I remember. Still a while ago though. Nice squash and Dominators > Judo Chops. Bruce's little skit for the S.I.T was a lot of fun. Some very funny lines and I'm interested in this evil group so much more because the promo was written with tongue slightly in cheek. Very good. "Slaveheart" was a 3 hour rushjob and I'm not sure how it turned out. Ditto The Body Shop, except it wasn't a rushjob, I just couldn't get into writing it for some reason. As Tony said, as good T.V Main Event with Alf and PRL. Could see the ending coming with the Thunderkid/PRL feud, but a good match nonetheless.

Six Man Tag Match Leon Rodez & D*LUX vs. The Beverly Hills Blonds & Gunner Sharps w/Mackenzie DeCenzo, Crystal and Jade Rodez EDIT: Actually, if we're in Canada, Crystal might be strangely absent.

That looks more like something Booker would wear during a face run than a heel run. I'm not sure why. Doesn't seem like the shirt one of the top heels on your roster would wear. That DiBiase shirt is fantastic.

If Rey gets a "Stop Being Eddie" chant, I'll take back everything I've ever said negative about ECW fans. I'd also settle for "You're Not Eddie". And a "Ruck FVD" sign. Just because it's terrible.

"Let's Do The Timewarp Again"

It's just a case of writing style. Realistically the HL Match would have been in the 20:00 range of action, it's just that somebody like me tends to naturally pad out the action more with description than you or Tony or EWC, making my matches look longer than they really are. Leon/Gunner would probably have been 7 minutes max of actual action.

Despite his semi-main event match-up being just moments away, Landon Maddix doesn't seem to have worried about any pre-match preparations for tonight's match. Which is probably a mistake, after his defeat last show. Still in his street clothes, Landon is busy reading the latest copy of Sports Illustrated as he lounges back in his plush armchair, unconcerned with his surroundings and therefore unaware that Megan Skye's head has just poked through the locker room door. "C'mon baby, it's time to go." Barely registering the words, Landon doesn't stand up from his seat and instead checks his watch. "It's a bit early, isn't it? Unless of course you've got something special waiting for me at the hotel that maybe can't wait much longer." "No, I mean it's time to go to the ring." Landon again looks at his watch for some reason. Finally Landon budges and sets down his reading material, but still Megan isn't satisfied as she steps into the room, glancing over at Landon's untouched bags across the other side of the room. "Uhm, Landon..." "Megs, is everything okay? It's a little late in the show for promo time...has something happened to the plan you haven't told me about?" "...Landon, you've got a match. Against Manson. Hardcore Rules, remember?" Looking down at his street clothes, Maddix certainly doesn't seem to remember. But, he's a proud guy. "Of course I remember!" he insists, lying through his teeth. "Heh...heh. Give me some credit here Megs, I've taken a few chairshots over the years but I'm not senile yet! I mean look at me, I'm all prepared, ready to go. I've got the street clothes for the street fight...maybe I'm just old school that way. I'm ready to go. You want me to start doing jumping jacks for you, because I can. I'm ready. And besides, it's only Manson. I've beaten that nobody more times than I can remember, it'll be no sweat. He's somehow one half of the Tag Team Champions, right?" "No..." sighs Megan. "...I guess that I can forgive you for forgetting that. But Landon, I'm not stupid." "Very true. Come on, let's go..." "You have a plan, right?" "Oh...yeah, of course. Great plan. Infact, I've got plans, plural. Plan A: Grab a stick and start swinging. That's all these Hardcore Matches are, bar brawls for people who can't wrestle. Plan B: ...uhm, well..." "You forgot, didn't you?" The non-commital silence damns Landon, the World Champion hanging his head. "For Todd's sake Landon, you've got to get your head sorted out, focus!" shouts Megan, pointing forcefully to her temple for visual impact. "You're still the World Heavyweight Champion you know. You already lost to Zyon and now you're not even preparing for matches because you're too busy thinking about this stupid Last Man Standing Match with Mich...with...with Toxxic. You got what you wanted. Great, reason to celebrate, exactly what you needed. But that's no excuse to cast off the rest of the shows until 13th Hour! Don't you watch any sports at all? Form is important, Landon. You can't just turn your form on and off and say that certain matches don't matter because you beat JJ Johnson last month when it mattered. If you go into 13th Hour on the back of losses to Zyon and losses to Manson, you're still going in on a losing streak! Just for a few minutes, a measly few minutes, all you have to do is turn that stubborn part of your brain that concentrates on Toxxic off and concentrate on Manson. Is that too much to ask? You've got plenty of time to worry about 13th Hour later. Plenty of time when it's not going to jeopardise other matches. Matches you're more than capable of winning if you just concentrated on them." "Yeah, I know. Relax, it's all under control." "Promise?" "Promise." smiles Landon, crossing his heart. Finally accepting, Megan shuffles off to make sure Landon hasn't already been counted out of the match, leaving Landon to go through his bags and find his World Title belt. "Manson!? Who books this shit, anyway!?"