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Dane Cook? The fuck? DoCock, stop ruining the thread.

As Lushus said, for what it's worth, this was FBTG's best incarnation.

You know, I've seen lots of pictures from the 1950s and 1960s. I don't recall ever seeing lots of upside down black people with forks sticking out of their asses. I think Kramer was lying.

Found it. Excellent. Unfortunately, they still have the Bolshoi Booze episode as the latest one. When do they update?

That's what I heard, but damned if I can find any episodes on there. Do I need to friend them or something?

No, putting it on Show was stupider. Wrong. When they put it on Show, that was supposed to be the catalyst for an Originals vs. New Blood feud that would carry ECW through the rest of the year. It wasn't quite successful or even popular, but they did have a game plan in mind when they made the switch. Plus they originally assumed Van Dam would come back to seek revenge and eventually dethrone Big Show as the face of ECW once more. The title switch to Big Show was logical, even if it seemed infuriating at the time. Now, putting it on Lashley is different all together. They're throwing away a six-month storyline with RVD's revenge for this thrown-together plan. They're pushing a man that does not have the overness to deserve such a push, and they're sending him into an environment that does not support him. Lashley has never been pushed as a hardcore, extreme-type superstar that will do what he has to in order to win. In fact, Lashley really hasn't been pushed as anything. He's as bland as they come. A musclebound guy that some feel is the black version of Goldberg, the black version of Brock Lesnar, WWE's answer to Monty Brown....but not the type of superstar that could stand on his own merits as simply Bobby Lashley. The same guy that they were afraid to place in a Main Event on his own LAST MONTH because they felt it wouldn't draw. They're going to throw away the most established storyline of all three brands for him and hope, once they put the title on him, they can then begin to build him up. It won't work -- that line of thinking almost never works. Again, keep in mind. With the Big Show title reign, they had a plan. With this proposed Bobby Lashley one, they do not. They are throwing shit to the wall in the hopes of getting Lashley the fan support that has eluded him and subsequently trying to punish RVD for a sin they will never forgive him for. Ultimately, it's going to be the brand that suffers when they book themselves into a corner and have to run with Bobby Lashley vs. Test as the main ECW feud in January. This shit isn't flying on Raw or Smackdown, so why the hell do they think it will work in WWECW? It's pure laziness and it will damage them.

Now Muggy, let's not pretend that you're some kind of desirable, popular, lady-killing stud either. Marvin, you need to shit or get off the pot with this one. If this relationship is ever going to bloom into something, she'll meet with you sometime soon. If not, and she keeps stalling time after time in favor the anonymity of the Internet, you need to start ending this and move on. The both of you are misleading one another.

He should have turned to the cookie.

So my VCR decided to fuck up on me tonight and didn't bother taping the episode. Excellent. I'm trying to find a BitTorrent of the episode, but maybe it's too early considering how terrible that search is going. It hasn't been put up on YouTube either like last week's. Unfortunately, as a result, I'm aware of most of the stuff that has already happened tonight. And yeah, I think Kellerman is getting ready to turn good -- until the Company kills him, anyway.

So TNA totally fucked up an unfuckable concept with Joe/Angle then.

Sorry all, I really botched the buildup for this. It might come down to my total lack of organization skills but I haven't developed a storyline the way I wanted. I'm considering scratching the thing at this point since I had this big, huge, exciting idea in my head...and I feel like I won't be doing the match justice with the job I've done building it up. There are plenty of other matches for November Reign that could very easily slide into the Main Event slot...but that's up to you. We could still do this match if you all think it'd be best to, but I'll readily admit that I would need at least one person to help me put it together. The more people who want to write, trust me, the better. It seems I pitched the match a little too late -- once everybody had their November Reign PPV matches already set -- to get the kind of participation I wanted. So just let me know. ...and PK, I think it goes without saying that slipping in James Riggs wouldn't be a problem if we do go through with the match. As if I have ever, ever started a match before the day it was due.

Okay, I played a copy tonight. GOOD 1) The total control concept is a good one. I do think the addition is welcome. 2) The ladder match layout has been improved. I like that more skill is required to grab the title, and the whole running-up-the-ladder thing is impressive. It's not perfect but it's very good. 3) The changes they have made with the tables. Great idea with giving special moves through the table, and little touches like slowly unfolding the table to set it up and dragging it around add to it. Nice touch-up to the thing. BAD 1) Glitchy. Unbelievably glitchy. The commentators constantly -- not just once or twice, but constantly -- mentioning wrestlers not even in the match. When it's RVD vs. John Cena, I don't know why they're talking about the Undertaker and Chris Benoit. Lillian Garcia's voice announcing wrestlers to the ring but, when you see the announcer in the ring, it's suddenly Tony Chimmel. Wrestlers magically transporting to the top of the ladder and superplexing someone off despite previously just standing on the mat and pressing L1. This game clearly wasn't tested and I can't remember a Smackdown game with this many technical errors. 2) I think the controls are flawed. I don't like the idea of using the right analog stick to grapple people. It seems to have totally thrown off the collision detection. I can't count how many times I tried to grab a wrestler and had my hands magically go through them. Totally frustrating. 3) Stamina/Pain -- Now I know these factors were included to provide the game with more realism and in previous games they worked, but in this one, I think they pushed it a little too far. To the point where it actually damages the fun factor of the game. If the match goes long, your stamina meter will go to zero -- despite being full -- if you connect with a weapon twice. You get hit with a simple dropkick, you're down on the mat for a full thirty seconds, if not longer. It winds up making the matches a total chore to get through. 4) I had the same problem with the top rope moves as I did with the game last year. I don't know if it was just my issue but the guys didn't stay down when I went for a frog splash or an elbow drop. No reason why this wasn't completely fixed up to be the way it was. 5) I hate the little man/big man thing. Hate it. Even if I'm Rey Misterio, my punches should damage -- at least to a minor extent -- somebody like Mark Henry. 6) The general laziness Yukes showed with this project. The celebration for winning a Buried Alive is exactly the same? Guy directs bulldozer to lower, dirt falls, guy holds his arms out, lightning hits, guy spits on the grave, guy holds his arms up, end scene. For fuck's sake, come up with a new step or something. To just regurgitate the same exact celebration from the last game is crazy. And no music for Bam Bam Bigelow? I thought we were done with that whole "have the legend walk down the ramp to silence" thing. Give him some cheap knockoff music. Something! Little touchups like these could have helped improve the game but things like this make it seem like Yukes simply didn't put any effort in this one. I didn't get a chance to play the CAW mode, so I can't provide an opinion. Horrible game? No, not by any means. But it's not an improvement over 06. Not by any means. It's become the wrestling equivalent of Madden. Add a few bells-and-whistles every year without any fundamental game changes and expect people to still buy the product. Except Yukes actually removes options every year for reasons nobody knows. They don't care about improving the product anymore or making it a must-buy. They just want to get it ready for that November deadline, even if it has to have outdated rosters, noticeable glitches, and poor mechanics. If you have Smackdown vs. Raw 06, it's not a buy.

See that? You made me go and edit a spelling mistake because of my disappointment with you.

I'm not joking, this thread is absolutely not a genius moment for you.

This is seriously the first Smackdown game that I don't think I'm buying. There are pretty much no improvements from 06. They removed countless moves from the CAW system, have a terribly outdated roster, moved to a season mode with preposterous storylines, apparently altered the system to the point where it's near impossible for cruiserweights to defeat the super-heavyweights....but oh yeah, they made it possible that you can run up a ladder and clothesline someone off. Sorry. The idea that you could catch someone in mid-air and manuever them through a table is cool and all, but certainly not worth my money. Yukes needs to make more drastic changes in between games -- adding the GM mode was a positive step last year, removing the Triple Tag Tornado Ladder Match in favor of a Money-in-the-Bank match this year is not. I just can't justify buying this when it seems almost identical to 06.

I've pretty much deduced that Leena is asexual anyway.

This thread was absolutely not a genius moment.

Yes spman, because I'm sure none of the people on the line have eaten since Tuesday. I'm with Youth. Fuck the PS3 and the Wii for making me go into work early to set everything up. I can't wait to see the fights that break out once we sell out both.

I had John Tenta.

So what did Hoff spend $10.39 on...?

That Irwin one is just odd. Diddy Kong Racing was cute though.

This Lashley thing is going to be a huge mistake. The guy does not have the amount of fans necessary to jump to one brand and immediately win the Heavyweight Title. If they go through with putting the title on him, and stubbornly refuse to pay off the past six month storyline with Van Dam, it's going to blow up in their face.

Hmm..nice try. Ive seen her pictures..shes not obese. Shes not a skinny beanpole either but I have nothing for a skinny beanpole with bones sticking out...its disgusting. Well, I guess it's not like anybody on TSM has ever been fooled by a fake picture of a girl before.

She's fat. Not overweight. Fat. It's even possible she might be obese. That's all she meant.

Hey wait, you're not stopping in New York.