LivingLegendGaryColeman

Although I am not really huge on Manu, I would mark out if he still goes after Randy and Legacy and at some point Orton gives him the concussion kick only to see him shake it off like any good Samoan would.

I read on another forum the week of the 27th they are adding a couple Bruce Springsteen songs for free for a week to promote his new album. After that, they are for sale, so go on Marketplace the week of the 27th to get some free songs from the Boss!

Got this from Rajah.com

Reading that list made me think whatever happened to Bam Neely? He disappeared around the time that Undertaker took out Chavo, but since then, Chavo has been back and no Bam Neely.

From Rajah via WON:

General Interest Questions 1. Who are you and what's your business here? LivingLegendGaryColeman. I found this board back in 2001 I think. I do know I read it for a while before I ever reigstered, then I registered because there was some topic I wanted to post in. I've been reading for a while, but just pop in here and there, a lot of times in the non-wrestling sections. 2. When did you discover an interest in wrestling? I know I saw it here and there in the early 90s but I think the point where I started watching religiously was 1993. I moved from the East Coast to the West Coast, so for a while I got to watch RAW really early and remember really getting into it around the time there was the Battle Royal for the IC Title. I know some of my earliest regular memories were taping RAW and waking up early for school on Tuesday morning to watch it. 3. The Company Line: A. Which companies have you actively followed in your tenure as a wrestling fan? I lived and breathed WWF when I was younger. That was it. I would catch WCW when it was on because Saturday night there was no WWF, but it was mainly WWF. As I got older, I'd just watch whatever was on. Watched every WWF show, every WCW show, once ECW went national I watched them, I catch TNA now. Anything that was on I would follow. B. What have some of your favourite companies been? Your least favourite? I think my answer on the last one kind of sums it up. While every show had something lame or embarrassing at some points, there was always some redeeming quality or talent on each show. C. What is your favourite company right now? Any reason why? Ummm.... I guess WWE. That is the main promotion I've always followed. Even in the time where WCW was "cooler", WWE was always my first choice. 4. (Not So) Favourites: A. Who were your favourite wrestlers (or gimmicks) growing up / when you first started watching wrestling? Sadly the first guy I remember really liking was Virgil. I like 1-2-3 Kid, Marty Jannetty, Randy Savage, Doink and then oddly Owen Hart. It was really bizarre because I was super into babyfaces and like a lot of people said "I liked who I was told to like" but even when I was a young mark, I really liked Owen. Gimmick wise, I remember the first PPV I ordered was WrestleMania X. I was so intrigued by a lot of things on the card but remember being so crazy about the ladder match that I built a ladder out of popsicle sticks for my action figures. B. Who were some guys you couldn't stand? Bob Backlund, Harvey Wippleman, Quebeccers, Crush C. Who are your current favourites (if applicable / different from A.) I like Punk, Kofi, Miz/Morrison, Evan Bourne, Edge, Christian Cage, Hardyz, Matt Morgan, Kendrick, London, Regal. Its weird because there are guys that I especially like, but I really wouldn't say I dislike anyone. As much hate as he gets, I like Triple H. I just don't like him with the belt. At this point, guys like him and Undertaker seem "above" the title, where a reign for them just really seems unneccesary. Specific Questions about your Interest 5. How would you gauge your current interest level in the product? Well, I still follow a fair amount, but I go in waves. Right now, every show WWE and TNA have on the air is set to record on my DVR. Sometimes I will sit and watch the whole show, sometimes I will fast forward through several segments. Being on the West Coast, until I got DirecTV, the RAW results were always online before they aired here. I used to read them to see if it was worth watching, but the show became much more exciting when I avoided them. Its strange though because sometimes I will sit through whole shows and then just fast forward through the main event. I guess just because I usually root for the guys who aren't as popular, I find a lot of top of the card stuff stale, even when it is new and exciting. 6. At what point in wrestling history (if it's not now) would you consider your interest to have been at it's peak? I think probably back in 2000-ish. That was when the seemingly the most original, big match programming was. I used to go nuts and watch every little show on TV way back when (Action Zone, Mania), but 99-2000 had the most "big show" seeing it was no longer the era of the unknown jobber. You had RAW, Smackdown, Jakked and Heat with Nitro, Thunder, Saturday Night, ECW was national. There was so much too watch. WWE was in one of my favorite eras at the time, WCW was so bizarre you had to watch and ECW was putting on solid shows. 7. At what point could you tell your interest was dipping and why do you think this happened, or what specific event(s) triggered the decrease? I know in late 2002 I had a decline. There was interesting stuff on the show, but I really just had a lot of stuff going on around me that I wasn't watching much of anything, let alone wrestling. I still followed the product, just not extremely closely. When I did, I was seeing Katie Vick and Al Wilson... just too much. 8. Have you ALWAYS stuck with wrestling even during times of low interest, or are there any lengths of time you stopped watching for a period only to come back at a later date? Yeah. If nothing else I would read websites just seeing what would happen. Certain things I would make sure to try to catch. It's weird, I go through spells where I hardly watch any, then I go and watch everything on TV and old PPV DVDs. 9. If applicable, at what point did you decide to pack in the wrestling fandom? Haven't yet. Interesting Questions of a Somewhat Random Nature 10. What style of pro wrestling best resonates with your personal tastes? Has it always been this way, or have your tastes changed over time? Once again, I have appreciation of just about everything. Sometimes I like crazy gimmicks and sometimes I like just straight forward. I guess it depends on the event. I ordered the One Night Stand 2006 just because I thought a lot of the matches with gimmicks would be fun, but I hate when Wrestlemania is overblown with gimmicks because I feel that should just be a traditional show. 11. Where do you "draw the line" with the whole "suspended disbelief" deal? Do you tell critics to "relax because it's just wrestling and you should enjoy the matches" (aka TNA fans about everything that happens on Impact!), do you come up with solutions that the writing team didn't bother to think about but you figure "it's there if you read between the lines" (aka "WWE Apologists"), somewhere inbetween, or do you take your greatest joy in watching wrestling to deconstruct everything that makes no sense? Sometimes I get frustrated in the product, but I never worry about it. Sometimes I come up with scenarios I would have liked, and sometimes, especially this year, things come out of the blue to surprise me (Punk's title win). 12. Do you attend live events? And more specifically, do you get a thrill out of big arena shows, do you prefer the smaller 'intimate' settings of the local indy show, or would you rather forget the whole thing and watch everything unfold on your HDTV without dealing with 'the marks'? I usually catch the WWE when it is in town. I went to Cyber Sunday this year, and it was an okay show, but I really felt like it was the worst crowd I have been in attendance for in a very long time. Its fun to go and get interactive with the show, starting chants, but no one could get on one page in the crowd. I also get annoyed sometimes listening to marks. I don't find myself to be an elitist, but some of these people are just proof of why it is embarrassing to claim to be a wrestling fan in the general public. I had to listen to one guy go on and on about how Macho Man is on the outs because Miss Elizabeth is Vince's sister. I remember at Judgement Day 06 people in line were going on and on about May 19th cuz that storyline was either going on or just ended. 13. If applicable, what are the best and worst experiences you've had going to a show live? I would probably say either Summerslam 03 or Judgment Day 06. 14. What are your favourite matches, moments, or events? I was a big 1-2-3 Kid mark as a kid, so matches that stick out to me were Kid/Jannetty beating the seemingly unbeatable Quebeccers for the titles, as well as Kid's title match on RAW vs Bret. I was always a huge Jericho fan, so his debut in WWE was awesome. 15. Freestyle I just realized I didn't put Jericho in my favorite wrestlers after talking about how huge his debut was to me. I know he is on a roll right now, but for some reason, I'm not as huge of a fan of his anymore. Maybe its because most of that group of guys I always wanted to join WWE from WCW have turned out depressing in the end (Eddie, Benoit), but since his return last year, I don't get as hyped up for him as I used to get. I mean he was my absolute favorite in the attitude era, but I just don't know why I am not as into him these days.

I always liked Rikishi, even in the pre-Rikishi days, but after his run in TNA (if you could even call it a run), I could care less if I ever see him again. I would love to see some of the 90s guys show up, but like many others on this board, one of my favorites, Val Venis, remains on the roster and remains unused.

I'm watching Impact right now and I really hate it when Tenay gets tough with the wrestlers. He starts acting all tough with Bashir, Bashir should have just broke him like a twig.

So with Super Crazy asking for his release from the company, does he still get released as downloadable content, or do they just make him disappear. It is one thing to remove a guy never in the game, but does his in-game character never see the light of day now? Also, with alt costumes in this game, I hope there is maybe a download to update "Londrick-era Brian Kendrick" to THE Brian Kendrick with attire, entrance and theme.

Apparently CM Punk's farts smell like Mike Adamle's commentating and he finds the most annoying Superstar in the WWE to be Lilian Garcia.

I'd go with the Living Laser. If you go to Wikipedia, the list of Iron Man rogues is: Fin Fang Foom could make a cool movie. Superhero movies make money. Dragon movies make money. Superheroes vs Dragons? Money.

Well, I know we talked Iron Man stuff before, but I started a new thread because the actor has been named. Robert Downey Jr. will be playing Tony Stark and Iron Man. Credit: SuperHeroHype.com

from Rajah.com via WON:

I remember hearing something about the UK getting both the RAW is Eddie as well as the Smackdown and having the main event from Smackdown of HHH/Benoit being cut and the Benoit promo from RAW. I just can't remember what footage he is on from CDSL and if they would go back and cut a pre-existing DVD.

I'm curious as to what kind of run they are going to give him. He does look out of shape right now, but last time they were looking at him, they were going to give him a run as a top heel against HHH on RAW. I doubt he will really get high up the card, but I have always had a soft spot for Dust.

I'm torn on spending money for the 7 disc set. I am usually the type to get the best version available and don't remember getting to see the tribute show, but I have CDSL and NWO04. Kinda disappointing after getting excited for the 7 discs, but I will probably still get it. Plus, the CDSL set will probably have Benoit edited out. Right?

Kaz isn't out due to injury. He's out because he is playing the Suicide character from their video game, which they are still going through with despite the game being pretty close to a comericial failure, all the promos for the character in the game beign voiced by LowKi who isn't in the company anymore and generally not making sense to fit in any current storylines.

The Olberman skit was funny, but I agree with those who said that it went on too long. There were some funny parts late, but that sketch seemed to go on forever. I enjoyed Night School Musical too but mostly for Casey's "I'm gonna smoke that test like Cheech and Chong, then I'll smoke some weed like Cheeh and Chong, then I'll smoke some meth cause I'm addicted to meth"

off the top of my head, official shirts: Warrior shirt from his 96 return nWo Wolfpac shirt Macho Madness WCW shirt (one with him in prison bars) Outsiders WCW shirt nWo Red, White and Black (from when they joined after fingerpoke, got at THE NITRO GRILL~!) Chris Jericho Jerichoholic Rey Mysterio's first WWE shirt Hurricane logo shirt (and mask and cape) HBK's brown one from like 06? Edge's R Rated Superstar (got the sweatshirt/beanie combo) AWA logo shirt I know I have a few others and then some others that weren't official shirts, but wrestling shirts, like one with the New Age Outlaws, one of Rock, one of Kane and a bunch of others.

I'm kind of curious with how they are going to do the Main Event Mafia angle. The one thing I thought when they came out last week though was that it is Kurt Angle and WCW. Now with Steiner, it becomes even more like that (although the only guys around that fit this group are either ex-WCW guys and Angle, so that's why)

I pre-ordered the Guitar & Game Bundle because I don't have a wireless guitar from having the first Rock Band and Guitar Hero II. I haven't picked it up yet, but I have been hearing less than glowing reviews on this. I'm pretty busy all the other games and was pretty happy with Rock Band 2, so I may just cancel my order and pick up game only if it gets a little cheaper after the holidays. There are a few songs I am pretty interested in with this game though.

I totally agree with that. It's strange to see Honkey Tonk Man getting face pops right now.

So Spider-man Web of Shadows came out this week. It seems like an awesome game from everything I have seen and heard, yet I am still not seeing too much about it anywhere. You can jump between red suit and black suit Spidey with the click of a button and it is the first ever Spider-man game where your choices reflect the outcome. The guy I talked to in the game store said it seemed almost like a Spider-man version of Fable. Lots of characters are in the game and one of the trailer shows versions of them with symbiote, including a Venom-esque Wolverine. I picked up the game today, probably won't get to play it until tomorrow, but I figured I would start a thread to get everyone's thoughts and reactions on this title, or to find out if this title is going to be lost in the shuffle for people due to all the major releases surrounding it.

Last night I saw a commercial for Blitz II saying it is priced to own at $39.99, but I have seen no where that has it that low. I'm in no rush to get the game, but it seemed weird seeing every where I have seen it, it is tagged $59.99.

I've been hearing mostly good on this. This is in my huge backlog right now. I picked it up on the Toys R Us sale, but I still have to get down and switch it. I wanted it on my 360, but they were sold out so I have the PS3 one sitting here to exchange once they get the 360 one back in.