DrVenkman PhD

Super news out of Tuesday's F4Wonline.com's daily update:

Honky Donkey Man is going to beat him for the title at Mania.

5 seconds playing Mario RPG with the Cube controller and it became really obvious that I need a Classic Controller for my VC games.

I did that learn that rather quick. Actually, a cool thing I noted about the board's top half recently was Dave was around answering questions and starting discussion topics.

I think Andrew likes it too.

Super Nintendo Chalmers was an awesome name.

I wasn't using that to dump on Midway. I like that game.

A bad opener sets a bad tempo.

That's a fair point (though you're forgetting about the Midway arcade classic, WrestleMania: The Arcade Game), but it doesn't mean people should run out and buy a crappy game because it's a "first attempt, so we'll let it slide".

WWE.com announced Michelle vs. Maryse for the Divas title at Unforgiven. Yikes.

More notes on the game courtesy of the F4W Newsletter: "The story mode is ten hours long, which apparently is considered very short (actually, 12 is considered short and 20 is "solid"). They left blood out of the game so they could market to kids. There are no rope breaks in the game because the developers didn't know what rope breaks were if you can even believe that. There are no referees in the game. Well, at least that's realistic since there may as well be no referees in TNA since they're all so damn incompetent. The Wii version has been delayed and will not support online play or downloadable content. It's believed the PS2 version will ship on time, but it also will have no online play or downloadable content. You will not be able to upload your own music for theme songs. Our source wasn't positive but believed that the maximum number of wrestlers that could be on screen at any one time was four, and that TNA/Midway wasn't releasing this info prior to release because it was rather embarrassing. That's the other reason there are no referees, because they apparently couldn't animate one ref and four other wrestlers at the same time. Our source concluded: "This game is DOA, and the more they actually talk and let people know what is in the game the more they bury it".

Wasn't it available in Europe like, 2 weeks ago?

That guy that loved TNA ("Jarean"?)

Cogeco officially changed the menu name of 24/7 to "WWE Classics" today (with the channel name showing up on the guide as "WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand"). Threw me for a loop for a second.

I thought this was going to be about Clu Clu Land.

Let's take it down a notch.

Someone always cries "FAKE!" and the posters always turn out to be legit. But this time, it really, really looks fake. This is why I gave an evidence list.

I don't really like this post. I'm still sore that BL or someone never took a "look, they assigned ANOTHER mod spot to someone" shot in the TSM mockery thread though.

That fall reminded of the Lita Bump from the end of 2004. I rewound this many times to confirm this, but I'm 99% sure Adamle referred to the ECW match this Sunday as the "Scrabble Match". I laughed. I also think Santino said "Honky Donkey Man", but it might have been Tonky. How can you not the love the Honk-A-Meter?

A few things with that poster: - No logos - No date - Linked from some random forum instead of wikipedia or WWEAffiliates (I list wikipedia because very often whoever uploaded the poster got it from WWEAffiliates). - Not at all in the WWEAffiliates image database. So, for now, I'm going to say it's not the actual poster. At the very least, not the final poster.

I was going to post that in the VC thread earlier, but apparently that hasn't been used since May and I didn't want to be a thread bumper. The significance of Mario RPG's VC release it that it's North American VC title #250.

It was distributed in 1989. That said, I loved the guys WWE run. Not so much WCW but the Millennium Man shtick (and Sid chokeslamming people counting as wins in his streak) sounds pretty funny. I only caught bits and pieces of that.

Class is in session this September with a 7-part series hosted by Matt Striker. Sounds interesting. Matt Striker's History Lesson: WWE in the '80s September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 78 mins. Matt Striker returns to his teaching roots and welcomes you to his seven-part class on the territories that used to make up sports-entertainment. Your first lesson looks back at the most profitable and successful company in the ’80s: World Wrestling Federation. From Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant to Saturday Night’s Main Event, it will be important to keep your notepad handy because you’re about to learn the most important facts about WWE in the ’80s. Matt Striker's History Lesson: The AWA September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 38 mins. The American Wrestling Association was at times an extremely dominant promotion. With the likes of Hulk Hogan, The Midnight Rockers, The Road Warriors and Nick Bockwinkel, it’s a no-brainer why. Matt Striker features some of his favorite AWA matches of all-time, and you will see why fans still beg to see as much as possible from the AWA. Matt Striker's History Lesson: Jim Crockett Promotions - World Championship Wrestling September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 72 mins. Before WCW formed, the National Wrestling Alliance was the main alternative to WWE. From Ric Flair to The Rock-n-Roll Express, learn from Matt Striker all you can about Jim Crockett Promotions. There are even a few uncovered matches that haven’t been seen on WWE 24/7 ever! WWE Live Event from Boston March 8, 1986 | Approx. run time: 127 mins. Catch this classic event from Boston for the first time ever on WWE 24/7 Online. A gem is discovered on this show as Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat challenges Bret “The Hitman” Hart. In other classics, Randy Savage defends the Intercontinental Championship against Tito Santana, and WWE Champion Hulk Hogan teams up with The Junkyard Dog to take on Terry and Dory Funk Jr. Raw: Episode 44 December 20, 1993 | Approx. run time: 41 mins. The long anticipated re-match between Tatanka and Ludvig Borga occurs on Raw. Tatanka wants revenge on Borga for taking him out of action for an extended period of time. Will The Native American put an end to Borga’s undefeated streak? Also, check out the in-ring debut of Double J, Jeff Jarrett. Will his debut live up to the hype? Raw: Episode 45 December 27, 1993 | Approx. run time: 33 mins. Get a brush-up on French because The Quebecers are guest commentators on Raw. In action this week, Johnny Polo makes his wrestling debut as he challenges Marty Jannetty. Also, catch Crush and Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon. Plus, Raw visits Undertaker’s workshop, where he’s preparing a casket for Yokozuna! Wrestling Challenge: Episode 9 November 2, 1986 | Approx. run time: 36 mins. The very first Intercontinental Title defense on Wrestling Challenge occurs on this episode. Randy Savage defends the title against Billy Jack Haynes. And if you want controversy, look no further than The Snake Pit, as loud-mouth Roddy Piper attempts to shut up host Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Wrestling Challenge: Episode 10 November 9, 1986 | Approx. run time: 40 mins. Going back to “old school” doesn’t get any better than reliving Wrestling Challenge. On this edition, The Junkyard Dog and George “The Animal” Steele team up, and the WWE Universe will get a glimpse of Butch Reed, Hercules and The Islanders. History of the Intercontinental Championship: Part XV September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 59 mins. Shawn Michaels’ championship reign is tested this month. First, Shawn tackles the undefeated Tatanka at WrestleMania IX. Then, the WWE Universe witnesses how Monday Night Raw affects the legacy of the Intercontinental Championship. Stay tuned for this can’t-miss episode! Introducing: CM Punk September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 8 mins. CM Punk is a life-long wrestling fan who accomplished his goal of becoming the World Heavyweight Champion at an extremely quick pace. Watch an exclusive interview with CM Punk about his debut in WWE, and how he’s truly come a long way since. Then, watch his debut match from ECW. Bonus Features: Exclusive Interview with CM Punk Wrestling Hot-Beds: Popular Venues in the 1980s September 1, 2008 | Approx. run time: 78 mins. Josh Mathews leads you on a great trip around the United States to visit some of the most popular locations WWE ever visited in the 1980s. From Madison Square Garden to the Philadelphia Spectrum, we have left nothing unturned. Don’t miss all the classic matches Hot-Beds has to offer this month!

I am absolutely fine with people discussing random notes about WWE's past or comparing old events to relevance in the modern day (like the Undertaker/Mania discussion that broke out in the August CTDWAT thread). Coming up with some sort of properly named thread with well defined parameters was (still is, I guess) something I had brewing in my mind. Might as well mention another new idea (which is basically an old idea re-visited): WON notes are coming back tomorrow. Often times, especially now that it's online, I'll see someone randomly copy a news tidbit from F4W or WON and, because they don't think it's worth a thread, discuss it here. The new plan is to summarize some news bits from both newsletters (but no C&P theft jobs here) in a thread, titled something like "Weekly F4W and WON Notes - September 1, 2008". Ditto TNA folder. Someone who isn't me can feel free to do so for the Indy scene (or even WWE and TNA if I'm slow to get it). General Wrestling will get summarized notes from the historical WON series.

Some quick research shows he won back to back matches against Masters on September 4 and 11, 2006, and on the 25th Carlito and Super Crazy defeated Orton and Masters in a tag match. However, there was a 6 person IC title match on the 18th that he didn't win (but didn't lose), so the streak may be in question!