DrVenkman PhD

I watched an episode of ECW on TV for the first time ever this weekend (hooray DVRs!) only to find that Global HD doesn't actually air the HD feed of the show. What the hell, Global?

I watched a full episode of Impact for the first time in... hmm... I don't want to say "ever", but that first episode on Spike was one of the first and only times I watched a full episode. The key is I finally got a DVR so that has become a great help (I watched ECW's Friday night broadcast in Canada for the first time ever and a full SD episode for the first time in ages too). TNA certainly doesn't make things easy on casual viewers - if I didn't know better (and I actually don't...), I would have assumed Booker was the champion. The announcers never mentioned it wasn't his belt. I enjoyed the MCM vs. Creed/Lethal match, but at the same time did not - I guess it's TNA's style and I'm sure I'm going to sound too "WWE", but doing killer moves that AREN'T the finish, then finishing with something simple like a roll-up (I don't recall the exact finish) doesn't help any of the moves get over. The sunset flip backbreaker / senton tandem move should have the finish, but it wasn't, it was just another move and it was quickly forgotten and probably not even replayed. MAKE THINGS MEAN SOMETHING. I really did enjoy the match though. The F4W Bryan and Vinny recap of the show was pretty funny and quite negative, and while I didn't think it was THAT bad, I really have nothing in context to compare it to. The main event was really stupid though and once again was an excellent showcase of how TNA refuses to have things mean something. The PPV is all hardcore / weapons based, so they do stupid gimmick matches on TV that don't set it apart from a show we're supposed to pay to see. I still can't believe they did not one but two glass table spots on free TV - it seems pretty damned simple to build and tease that for a big PPV spot people would pay to see, but then it might mean something and that can't happen. Karen's segment annoyed me about 4 seconds and quickly became a fast forward moment. That said, I do look forward to catching the good match TNA accidentally books for Impact from time to time now.

Audible "bullshit" chant from the crowd, too.

I hate these new movie ads that have the film letterboxed with either a red or yellow/orange line on the top border stating the movie's title and release date (or "In theatres now" if it's out). These look incredibly minor league and resemble something you would see on channel 1 in a hotel room a decade ago.

Now Dynamite Kid (with a CAPE~!) is wrestling Jerry Valiant. Same red style tights as Davey Boy (but wacky lightning designs) but no mention of a connection between the two yet, so I guess they hooked up as a team sometime in the next few weeks? Dynamite does that front handstand flip after the match - I always thought it was really cool when Bulldog did that during his mid 96/97 heel run but didn't make a DK connection.

Woah, a not yet British Bulldog "Davey Boy Smith" vs some guy named Goldie Rogers! I enjoy seeing guys on shows before their big gimmicks took place.

For ongoing discussion of the house shows featured in Big Ones. We either don't talk about them at all, briefly mention them in the schedule / random banter thread, or start a thread that gets 2 replies. Screw it, we're doing an Old School mega thread. I mark out in a nostalgic way for shows from Maple Leaf Gardens with ol Billy Red Lyons. When I started watching wrestling back in 1991 he hosted the live event news on the Canadian version of the weekend syndies on CHCH, always telling us "Don't ya dare miss it!". I thought I saw this show on 24/7 before because I recall the Andre/Kamala main event being shown, but as I don't recall "Brett" Hart vs Paul BUTCHER Vachon~!, I think the Andre/Kamala match was a Shortie of some sort. Edit: It was a different Andre/Kamala Maple Leaf Gardens match - a month after this show, they had a cage match. This is not a cage match.

24/7 Online is available to everyone with an internet connection, champ, no matter where you live. Unless you're referring to broadband capabilities.

Oh... I misread 1988 as 1998 and was really confused at the prospect of Big Jos LeDuc and Frenchy Martin taking the Attitude era by storm. 1988 makes more sense.

Maria being stupid again was good stuff in my book.

Oh by the way, he tells two versions, not that many. I would have preferred more, but I guess they didn't want to make a gag of it. But I do find the Joker a sympathetic character, as, you know, he doesn't have to be vulnerable to be lonely and tormented. He was going to tell a third to Batman.

Jos LeDuc was a Headbanger in 1998?

I think this thread is supposed to be serious business, guys. I didn't think a thread asking internet nerds how strong they were could be such a thing, but a bunch of real talk eclipsed what should have been praise for a reference to "The Mighty Hercules".

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/bethphoenix/photos/joker2/

After seeing that, I just imagine people in all kinds of disguises persuading Vince to do stupid things. Just to clarify, I meant "Shannon's wife from the make-up department", not his wife in some undercover disguise that involved make-up

How is V's release a surprise? He was asked to lose weight and since he's been that big forever, I doubt he did, so goodbye. At a quick glance, I often mis-read "Chris Harris" as "Charlie Haas" in the original thread title and actually I'm pretty surprised that he and the Highlanders made it out of this round of cuts (so far). The Shannon Moore deal is funny because, as I recall, his hiring was a scam (Vince got off on the idea that someone - Shannon's wife in make-up, I believe - told him that he just beat the TNA champ AJ Styles and was released even though it was some overbooked mess that meant nothing) and then was he not almost fired immediately after being put on TV for some behaviour issues or something? Normally I wouldn't miss him but the Moore/Wang team was good stuff but I guess with Jimmy seemingly in the job house for his recent suspension, that team wasn't coming back to prominence.

To be fair (to who, I don't know - me? You?), in the column of names of people who viewed my profile it says "The Ghost of ...". Come on now!

I often accidentally on purpose call them each the wrong name (I also wished the incorrect Franchise birthday wishes). That "joke" was retired as of that post, just getting it out of my system.

I normally have much strongth welling in my body, but from time to time I slip on this ring I found with a big "H" on it. During those times, I feel like I have the strength of ten ordinary men.

elmosmith sure bid his time, waiting 10 months to make the perfect first post.

Happy Birthday to bps and TheFranchise.

I would say bob speaks 'The Truthiness' but his antics have fallen off my radar. I guess he's just a normal guy now (plus I don't venture to TNA land). Wrestling fans don't need to be ashamed.

Shoot Em' Up is on TV here tomorrow. Exciting times!

Remember when they put the Olympics on pay tv? They should have done that for the HD era.

"Despite this thread's subject line, we at CCITY are not carrying the SS set"