DrVenkman PhD

I became quite sad that I recognized the bar tender as one of the dad characters from "Ready or Not". I had not noticed this in any previous viewing of the movie.

Does COMMISSIONERHBK9 (what happened to COMMISSIONERHBK 1 - 8, I wonder?) not get birthday well wishes?

Well, considering there were 10 posts about the "real" subject and 35 about Mitch Hedberg, getting back on track may have been difficult. Don't expect this "one person bitches so Heaven and Earth gets moved" shit in the future either - more people seemed to enjoy dicking around and having fun than discussing a jobber's role to prominence before his bodyguard becomes the real focal point, and fun is what it's all about. However, I was worried this will become an ongoing runner that may sully the upcomingUnforgiven thread (I don't think we need a reminder about "The SummerSlam games" fiasco), so I did something.

Please continue, Porter. The shenanigans won't get in your way now.

Here's the ruling, kids. ONE GUY complaining about SEVERAL PEOPLE having a good time is generally not the kind of thing I or other mods should make a big ruling about. This is the internet for Christ's sake. This is not the first time or the last time a thread on TSM will veer off course with a running joke and some very funny threads were created that way. One of my favourite threads in TSM history started because someone mistakenly posted something about "NES Classics" in the WWE folder. But here's the thing - there was a good point made. If people wanted to continue a legitimate discussion about the future of The Brian Kendrick, it's kind of hard to pick up and continue said conversation after 30 joke posts. Likewise, I became a bit concerned the Unforgiven would become 4 pages of PPV discussion and 3 pages of Mitch Hedberg references... I'd prefer that DOESN'T happen. Ditto for SmackDown threads. I don't want to ruin anyone's fun and though this pretty much has nothing to do with anything at this point, I'll leave it here for you guys to go nuts. Just show some restraint in the "real" threads, k?

It's my 1st day.

I did give people a place to get that out of their system. Well, technically MVP did and they just ran wild so I re-named the thread.

I think it was on Volume 4 if it's the one I'm thinking of, and I know he used it a few times, but afterwards it was always Edge's music until the split. I didn't really like that theme. But while searching for the theme I'm thinking of, I found this, which I don't recall ever hearing (and it's pretty cool): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1SgHcsHiWE This would be the one I was thinking of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZINUb8EUno

I believe the storyline for the game was also written by Vince Russo:

Happy Birthday Dandy~! Who are we to doubt it?

Here is tonight's ECW thread. For those who wish to read the spoilers, they're here too - or you can just read the comments in CTDWAT From WWE.com: And spoilers, courtesy of F4Wonline.com

I just dawned on me that at 27 I'm the old man of the moderating team, replacing alkeiper (though we were - barely - born in the same year).

I don't recall that at all. I just remember this theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB323bn3K2E

The Marvelous Marc Mero theme (which is awesome) was production music. This is why it's not on the SummerSlam 98 DVD. WCW used it as Renegade's theme.

So did anyone sign up for this and get a birthday surprise?

Why? It ain't no make believe that someone could find it catchy. Wrestling music being a riff of something else makes it even more catchy!

I can't believe they took the time to semi-passably edit the sign the kid that won the SummerSlam 97 million dollar contest was carrying around the airport or whatever to say "WWE". Normally they just blur signs. It was actually pretty funny. Something I don't think I've noticed before about SummerSlam 97 (or may have years ago, then forgot) was when they talk about the other contest winner with the shaved head, they show a newspaper. The "Journal Courier" lists this man as the top headline, "Wrestling Fan Loses Sleep Over Contest". Apparently this was bigger news than the story they had to publish below - "15 KILLED IN BOMBING". I'm not sure if this is what you guys are talking about with the K-Mart double disc deals for recent PPVs, but I noticed a print ad noting that the previously UK-only concept of "Tagged Classics" is in the US now with a "Backlash 2003 / Judgment Day 2003" package (THOSE are tagged classics?). No Way Out 2003 is involved in this somehow too but I forget what exactly all the pairings are.

I like that his suit has a Two-Face type pattern with large claw-like rips on the back. I could never pull that off.

A Blue Mod Group Special! Both treble and VX celebrate their birthday today while moderator favourite Enigma also turns a year older.

They cut a minis match off of Bad Blood 97 before too. Who knows why - I wish they were more open about these things as the 24/7 online crew seems very subscriber friendly. I used to converse with a producer (he contacted me after some poor reporting went down over why an episode of Nitro from June 97 didn't air) and we had some contact but he made it clear his bosses frowned on it.

I don't think Maple Leaf has anything to do with tuna so I'm sure I'll be fine. I did get really sick after eating Swiss Chalet last night though, that was odd.

What if Evan Bourne's favourite match is ROH's Steelcage Warefare from December 2005

This is culled from CTDWAT but I thought, hey, this is a big experiment that WWE is trying and it probably warrants some discussion, especially with the zany of list of participants. Do you like this match idea? What do or do you not like about this concept? Is it being overused? Does Michael Cole stating 100 times "the champion can't possibly win" mean no one loses? Discuss!

Sometimes I hear "The Brian Kendrick" as "B. Brian Kendrick", like B. Brian Blair, which I often thought was "Bee Brian Blair". Not sure what that has to do with anything.

And the kids will still love him and buy his stuff. That's what matters.