King Cucaracha

Eh, I'm not ordering/watching. Call it pesimism or whatever, but I'm so utterly convinced they'll mess this up somehow that I just don't have the desire to watch. Too many guys are there without matches and only there for run-ins and the inevitable clusterfuck which I simply don't care about. There's nothing 'new' on the show. I've got all the matches on DVD or video already, save for one. If it turns out okay, I'll buy the DVD, but they've not won me over.

Hoff finally got that pet rock he ordered.

Considering the WWE dumbing down process, I wouldn't be surprised if he used the Pepsi Twist (hammerlock clothesline) as his finish.

I still don't see anything 'special' in Abercrombie. Obviously Ian does, seeing as he won the Simply The Best flippy tournament and all. I just don't see it. Don't get me wrong, he's a decent wrestler. He's not going to be 'the next big star' though. Kingston rejoining -BLK OUT- doesn't make sense either. Kingston vs. Ruckus for the title would have been the sensible way to go. Looks like a decent couple of shows though anyway.

I never realised Prazak did any ROH. Man, that guy really gets around. He's probably the best indy commentator out there when he's straight up. Maybe he's a bit too 'smarkish' at times. I don't really mind that most of the time and it's no big deal when he's doing CHIKARA shows. Sometimes though, in IWA:MS, he tends to get a bit too goofy at times. Now all he needs to do is start doing CZW's commentary too. Gargulio does absolutely nothing for me, when he's not being carried by Eddie Kingston.

Ah, I see.

Uhm, why does it say 'Awaiting Authorization' under Eski's name? Odd.

Off topic, they should sign Cabana while they're at it. He's got a decent enough physique to fit in in the midcard, he's got a WWE suited style...and besides that, Punk would be best off as a tag team wrestler if he wants time and exposure on-screen. SCS vs. MNM would be good stuff.

As announced elsewhere, Punk vs. Homicide will be Punk's last match before joining the WWE.

It's nice his final match (EDIT: before joining the E, at least) was for IWA:MS, seeing as they 'broke him in' more or less. EDIT: Pity he won't be wrestling D'Lo on the 17th, that would have been an interesting match. As a fan, I wish him all the best of luck, because he's probably gonna need it.

I know someone who twisted their ankle and did ligament damage from their foot/ankle rolling to the side, which he can't find a reason for because there was no uneven ground in his path. All HHH really did was step forward awkwardly to tear his quad. Whever you call it 'stupid' or just 'innoccuous', depends on what's meant by stupid I guess. The only real 'stupid' one mentioned is Vince's second quad tear, because it was completely avoidable and only caused because he was too stupid and proud to not walk after the first.

Money. That would be the only reason, since he was (and regularly does) apparantly asking for a whole bunch. Although, how reliable that is, I'm not sure. I'm an RVD fan (probably because I enjoy spotfests), but RVD can only DREAM of being a fifth of Liger in terms of wrestling. What he did from 97/01 worked for him brilliantly. He was one of the top talents in America. He was never near best 'wrestler', but he was a very good entertainer and probably the best at entertaining in the ring. To compare him to Liger is pretty funny though.

When they tell you they 'don't do sports entertainment' every match, don't believe them. They've done plenty.

Can someone tell me what actual effect this whole X-Net thing has had? We had the Lord David guy, but other than that, I can't think of anything else, except that we had to have a website made.

Off topic, but needs to be said...Hoff's picture of Buff with the goatee made me cry laughing when I scanned the stats thread the other day. I'm not sure why, probably the smile, but it's funny as hell. On topic, Hoff's Rock-esque promo gets plus points from me.

The IWA card: And the CZW card for Violent By Design: Quite a few guys pulling double duty. Should be two damn good shows. Obviously, Joe/Necro is the 'big match' but Tracy Smothers vs. Castagnoli (has the CZW commentator done some research and stopped calling him "Constanoli" yet?) should be all kinds of awesome. Punk/Homicide was pretty good way back at "IWA Fairytale: Dragon vs. Hero"...it'll be interesting to see Punk in the 'ECW'/'CZW' arena anyway. CZW-wise, the Triple Threat and Hero/Kingston should be damn good. The Cage main event'll obviously have bumps galore, ditto the TLC with Nate and Bailey. IWA's belltime is 2PM and obviously, cards are subject to change, with people pulling double duty and therefore the possibility of injuries. Looks a pretty exciting double header, on paper anyway.

*obligatory beltshot*

We're still involved with them? Funny, I'd completely forgotten about them.

RVD's doing a shoot interview? Does he want to be fired or something? Seriously. Half the reason you're not getting pushed is because you keep shooting on the company, Rob.

Well, Sly/PFL wrote the Women's Match and I presume he watches CHIKARA, so there's Lucha influence, certainly Big-ups on that Women's Match, very entertaining stuff. I liked the Tag Title Match a lot too. A good show all in all.

Coy was Japanese?

Send everything to Hoff by 9PM Eastern Another HI-YAH update, as the semi finalists are announced. Depending on the scores, there may be tie-break matches this week. Plus, debutage. Kinda.

Hey, it didn't take as long as I thought. *sees everyone glaring at him* What? Yeah, important show, not telling you why, read. Yay me for surviving my first show post.

Ha, I guess you could say Hoff is from BURN~!sville. You'd look pretty lame, but you could say it.

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