Bored

That's what I want representing my team! Those were Giambi's own words while playing with the A's. Sell out.

FUCK! I took him in my fantasy draft...and I was so happy today because I had drafted Kelly Holcomb.

Seattle wasn't the team that had eliminated the A's two straight years in the playoffs.

'72 - '74...the Oakland A's Mustache Gang win three straight World Series...facial hair equals championships!

Holy crap alkeiper and I agree on something! Anyways no A's fan would ever had had a problem with Giambi leaving and we were resigned to the fact because of our cheap ownership that it would probably happen. But then he went to their main competition, a complete slap in the face to his former teammates with just oozed of the ultra weak "if you can't beat em', join em'" philosophy. Then he bad mouthed the city of Oakland and us the A's fans. Then he went from "party like rock stars, bang like porn stars" look to a Gordon Gecko look. Greed is good...fuck em'.

One day reigns...gotta love them. God, I was happy when that reign ended. Ah, memories of Booker Wee... Off the top of my head I'd say no they didn't have a match but someone correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways on to the matches...recaps by CRZ: TRIPLE H v. MANKIND for the WWF Championship - Triple H is alone with Chyna still feeling the effects of her kabong. I have a tie just like Mankind's, you know. H starts punching away before the bell. Rock: "Who is booking this crap? The Rock against Billy Gunn. The Rock against Gangrel. I mean, next week the Rock will be laying the smack down on the Brooklyn Brawler, for Chrissakes." Mankind reverses, and lays in with rights. Running knee to the head on the seated Triple H in the corner. Into the opposite corner, off the ropes with a bulldog. Mankind covers, but Shane chooses that moment to warn Rock about getting involved in this match, conveniently avoiding a count. Mankind's ALREADY going for his sock. But the Mandible claw goes down deep into the gullet of SHANE and not to Triple H. Shane ends up going over the top rope. Mankind is distracted just long enough for Triple H to try for the Pedigree, but Mankind backdrops him. Triple H tries for a Sunset flip, but Mankind stops taht by putting on the mandible claw. Here's THAT SLUT CHYNA, but Mankind puts down Triple H and puts the claw on HER - then takes her outside the ring. There's an underhook into a DDT - the crowd counts to 10 but referee "BLIND" EARL HEBNER is there so late Triple H can kick out after 2. Mankind boots Triple H out of the ring and follows. Triple H reverses a whip, sending him into Chyna, who hiptosses him into the STEEL steps. Triple H takes Mankind to the commentary table. Mankind wanders over to a conveniently placed chair, but Triple H kicks it into his face. Repeated rights by Triple H. Rolled him back into the ring, Mankind manages a back elbow, and a headbutt. Triple H with a neckbreaker, but only 2. There's a facecrusher for 2. Triple H takes the sock off his hand and throws it out. Umm, can't he still do that move without the sock? Oh well - repeated stomping and then Mankind is driven into the corner shoulder first. Rollup for 2. Mankind is punching when he gets back up (Rock: "Mankind's coming back") but he falls after a high knee (Rock: "Mankind sucks") 2 count. Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, finally Hebner pulls Helmsley off of him. Time for a brief discussion between the two. Mankind tries to get in an shot, but Helmsley lets loose with forearms. Mankind manages another shot, but Helmsley put him into the corner. However, Mankind clotheslines out for 2. Headbutt from Mankind. Mankind clotheslines him over the top, and he follows over the top. Chyna gets on the apron to distract Hebner. Shane, who's FINALLY come to, takes a chair to Mankind's back - it doesn't do much to Mankind, who turns around - but it DOES distract him long enough to take a chair from TRIPLE H to the head. Then Triple H waffles the Rock one for good measure. Yow! Shane rolls Mankind into the ring, then pulls out Hebner and ko's him with a right cross. Triple H, meanwhile, hits a Pedigree and Shane makes the count. 1, 2, 3. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new WWF Champion. (8:43) WWF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: LITA (with Chef Boyardee presents SummerSlam!) v. STEPHANIE ONO (with The New Man & King Kurt Angle) - well, isn't THIS some kinda main event. The special guest referee gets intro'd last - "BLIND" LA ROCA is too good for stripes, coming out in sleeveless "JUST BRING IT" shirt instead. Rock tells Angle and H to stay out of it already. Lita starts off with a double leg takedown and throws some TERRIBLE punches, or elbows - shit, I don't know WHAT they were - that's how TERRIBLE they were. Picking her up - into the corner, elbow (I guess). Hairpull takeover. Running towards Stephanie in the corner, Lita eats a shoe. Stephanie looks for guidance, then runs at Lita - into a hiptoss. Lita with a scaryrana for....2?!? Angle on the apron, Rock makes him flinch - but behind his back, H pulls away Lita's ankles. The HARDY BOYZ are out and on Triple H, but Kurt Angle is over to make a save. Crowd chanting "Lita." Stephanie sidesteps a charge and Lita hits hard. Stephanie with a kick, kick, kick, forearm, forarm, forearm, whip into the oppostie corner, monkey flip (!), into the ropes is reversed, Stephanie ducks the clothesline, gutshot and DDT (!!). Cover - 1, 2, nope. Stephanie argues the count. Rock puts up a hand for her to talk to, then displays two fingers. Stephanie back over to Lita - slap, slap, stomp, stomp to the back, into the ropes, going for a...sidewalk slam maybe? But Lita turns it into a flying headscissors. Elbow by Lita, into the ropes is reversed, Lita ducks the clothesline and hits one of her own. Lita with a tornado...bulldog...yikes. 1, 2, shoulder up. Lita with a snap suplex...then dragging her into position for the moonsault. You KNOW that can't happen - sure enough, Angle shoves her out of the corner. Both Hardyz are over to wail on him a bit. H is over and now it's really broken down. Matt Hardy into the STEEL steps off a reversed whip, H ducks and puts Jeff into the barricade. Angle has the Women's title belt and trying to offer it to Stephanie - but Rock walks over to ask what's up. Rock pulls Angle into the ring. Right, right, right, right, right, NOW KISS THAT RIGHT! Triple H in the ring and taking down Rock with a clothesline from behind. Right, right, right, gutshot, putting him into position for the Pedigree...oops, bad idea - Angle flies in, but with no Rock there, he ends up waffling *H* with the title belt! Angle expresses disappointment...and fails to notice Rock creeping up on him to hit Rock Bottom. Stephanie has the belt, meanwhile...but Rock ducks the shot. Spinebuster for Stephanie. Rock asks Lita to go to the top and hit the moonsault - so she does. 1, 2, 3! Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new women's champion. (5:06) The Hardyz spirit her away - our last shots are of a jubilant Lita on the Hardyz' shoulders...and of Stephanie, H and Angle out cold in the ring. WCW CHAMPIONSHIP: LANCE STORM (with Earlier Tonight & RAW Credits & Transmitido En Espanol SAP) v. THE ROCK (with TV-14-DLV & CC boxes) - Rock rushes the ring and it's on - Storm ready for him with forearms to the back of the head - right, into the ropes, reversed, clothesline by the Rock, clothesline, into the ropes, Samoan Drop - 1, 2, kickout. Rock kicks the ribs, right, into the ropes, reversed, Rock ducks the clothesline, Storm ducks a clothesline, Storm with a superkick (!) and Rock goes outside. Storm outside, rolls Rock back in, 1, 2, NO! Clearasil Double Feature of the kick. Storm right, Rock blocks, right, right, right, into the opposite corner, but Storm gets an elbow up. Second rope clothesline gets 2. LIVE on TSN! Storm dares Rock to get up - kick to the head - another kick. One more boot to the head. Rock fires back, right, right, right, right, Storm blocks the next one, right, right, right, right, right, "Stay down!", but he doesn't - Rock meets him coming off the ropes with the spinebuster. Referee "Blind" Brian Hebner puts on the count - they stir at six - and are up at eight. Rock with "Iblockyourpunchyoudon'tblockmine," again, right, right, right, NOW KISS THAT NO Storm ducks - but Rock doesn't miss the second time. Into the ropes, Storm tries a reversal, Rock ducks the swing, gutshot, DDT, 1, 2, Storm kicks out! Storm manages a knee in the midsection, right, right, right, right, pulling out of the corner - Rock reverses and pulls Storm into ROCK BOTTOM - whoops, it's over. 1, 2, 3. (3:09) Replay of the end of the match. Rock calls to the back - BOOKER WEE, as Ross called him, comes out. Rock directs the midget into performing the People's Elbow on Storm - unfortunately, he trips over Storm as he comes off the ropes. Rock calls him back over - "next time, you JUMP - JUMP over him" Storm gets up - Rock gives him another spinebuster to keep him down. Here comes mini-Booker - and there goes an amusing variation on the People's Elbow. Play the Rock's music again! Rock demands another spinaroonie - this one isn't as good. Rock: "Nah, that's bullshit - one more!" So he gets one more.

1993 – no show 1994 – no show August 21, 1995 Men on a Mission def. Roy Raymond & Joe Adcock The 1-2-3 Kid def. The Brooklyn Brawler The Undertaker def. Tatanka Jean Pierre LaFitte def. Scott Taylor Diesel & Davey Boy Smith NC Men on a Mission August 19, 1996 Owen Hart def. The British Bulldog by count out Vader def. Freddie Joe Floyd Goldust wins a Sudden Death Battle Royale Shawn Michaels def. Yokozuna August 18, 1997 Owen Hart & The British Bulldog def. The Legion of Doom Flash Funk def. Brian Christopher Ken Shamrock def. The Sultan Jesse Jammes def. Brian Pillman by DQ The Patriot def. Vader The Undertaker & Mankind def. Shawn Michaels & Hunter Hearst Helmsley by DQ August 17, 1998 Dan Severn def. Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock (submitted) in a Triple Threat Match Bart Gunn def. The Godfather in a Brawl for All Semi-Final Gangrel def. Brian Christopher Disciples of Apocalypse def. Faarooq & Scorpio The Nation def. D-Generation X in a Street Fight Bradshaw def. Darren Drozdov in a Brawl for All Semi-Final Val Venis in a Gauntlet Match def. Teoh, Funaki, Togo and then lost to Taka Michinoku August 23, 1999 Al Snow NC Road Dogg; HC Title Match The Undertaker & The Big Show NC The Acolytes; Tag Title Match D-Lo Brown def. Mark Henry by DQ; Euro Title Match The Rock def. Gangrel Hardcore Holly NC Crash Holly Viscera & Midian def. Kane in a handicap match Triple H def. Mankind to win the WWF Title August 21, 2000 The Hardy Boyz def. The Dudley Boyz Val Venis & Trish Stratus def. Crash & Ivory Rikishi def. Kane by DQ Triple H & Kurt Angle def. The Acolytes Chris Jericho def. Perry Saturn by DQ; Euro Title Match Hardcore Crap Segment: Shane McMahon eventually pins Steve Blackman to win the title Road Dogg & X-Pac def. Edge & Christian by DQ; Tag Title Match Lita def. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley to win the Women’s Title; Special Referee, The Rock August 20, 2001 Lita, Jacqueline, & Molly Holly def. Ivory, Torrie Wilson, & Stacy Keibler A.P.A., The Big Show, Billy Gunn, Scotty 2 Hotty, & Spike Dudley def. The Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O’Haire, & Hugh Morrus Test def. Chris Jericho The Rock def. Lance Storm; WCW Title Match Matt Hardy def. Christian; Euro Title Match Tajiri def. Booker T by DQ Sara Undertaker def. Diamond Dallas Page August 19, 2002 Tommy Dreamer wins a Hardcore Battle Royale to retain his title Trish Stratus def. Stacy Keibler in a Bra and Panties Mud Match The Un-Americans def. The Undertaker, Booker T, & Goldust The Big Show def. Rob Van Dam by DQ The Rock NC Triple H in a No-DQ Match

It should be pointed out that it was John Miller not Gary Thorne. At any rate I agree with pinjocky when it comes to booing players. Us A's fans have every right to boo Jason Giambi for going to the A's #1 competition at the time and bad mouthing Oakland after he left.

U.S. Open coverage on USA. There is like four Raw's next week that were postponed.

Hey, I went to that show! It was in Atlantic City. I only have the main event on tape, which a friend taped for me. One of my favorite segments, as I loved the entire HBK-Taker feud. Recap by John Petrie on www.otherarena.com: SHAWN MICHAELS/HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY (w/ Chyna) vs. UNDERTAKER/MANKIND Shawn does his little dance in front of Chyna, trying to draw out a reaction. There was none (though I thought I saw her try and hide a smirk). Mankind fends off both HHH and Michaels, and the two bump machines are soon bouncing around like ping pong balls. The Undertaker tags in and Shawn and Hunter argue as to whom will face him. Hunter gets the nod. Shawn and Helmsley try some double-team tricks, with Michaels down on the floor holding the Undertaker's boot as Helmsley works him over. The Undertaker ends up sending Helmsley over the top rope, onto Michaels. Shawn then catches the Undertaker with a Superkick on the apron (into the ring) which grazes the Undertaker's head. Only then does Shawn tag in and lay in a few shot. He tags Hunter back in, but is caught by the throat by the Undertaker and tossed into the corner. Helmsley is knocked out of the ring. Shawn slides to the floor and signals for Rick Rude. Rude strolls out as they go to break. Hunter and Mankind are going at it. Chyna interferes by tripping Mankind when he's in the corner. Shawn then tags in and he hits Mankind with a flying forearm. Moments later he tags Helmsley back in and the two do a great move where Hunter clotheslines Mankind just as Michaels clips his knee from behind. Mankind is then sent out of the ring onto the steel steps. They then engage in some textbook double-teaming of Mankind in the corner, keeping the ref occupied by drawing the Undertaker into the ring. Following a snap suplex, Shawn drops an elbow off the top turnbuckle. Shawn the signals for the Superkick. Mankind messes the move up a bit by not turning soon enough, forcing Shawn to make an adjustment. Shawn throws the kick, but Mankind catches it, spins him around, and applies the Mandible Claw. Helmsley comes in for the save and starts to apply the Pedigree, but Mankind gets out of it by pulling Hunter's legs out from under him. Hunter then kicks Mankind into the corner. Mankind hits the buckles, is stunned, and drops-headfirst-onto Helmsley's groin. (This was a really nicely done sequence of moves). Mankind makes the tag and the Undertaker goes to work on Helmsley. Shawn takes a breather on the floor. The Undertaker clotheslines Helmsley over the top rope, then grabs Michaels by the throat. Shawn pokes him in the eye. He then throws a punch, but the Undertaker blocks it and nails Shawn, sending him off the apron onto the safety rail. Mankind and Helmsley duke it out on the far apron. The Undertaker, meanwhile, has followed Michaels to the floor to lay in more punishment. Rick Rude sneaks up from behind with a chair, but the Undertaker spins around and backs him off. Rude drops the chair. Rude climbs into the ring and the Undertaker follows. Shawn has grabbed the chair by now. Helmsley, backing into the ring on the other side, crosses paths with Rude. Helmsley spins just in time to receive a chokeslam from the Undertaker. Enter Shawn with the chair. The Undertaker turns and Shawn PLASTERS him with the chair, nearly folding it in half. A quick swipe with the left hand (hmmm) and the Undertaker is gushing blood from the forehead. Shawn measure him for a second shot, but pauses when he sees the blood. The Undertaker is slow to get up. A second shot with the chair and he goes back down. The bell rings, signaling the DQ. Helmsley and Michaels look over the Undertaker, both displaying looks of fear (as in "holy s**t man ... what did we do?") The Undertaker sits up and Michaels, Helmsley and Rude all head for the hills. The Undertaker staggers in pursuit as they go to commercial.

That was where they choppy-choppied Val's pee-pee, right? Nope that was two weeks ago.

August 17, 2000 Perry Saturn & Terri def. Rikishi & The Kat Val Venis def. Eddie Guerrero; IC Title Match Crash & The Acolytes def. The Big Bossman & Kaientai Steve Blackman def. Chris Benoit; HC Title Match Edge & Christian def. Jeff Hardy & D-Von Dudley Road Dogg & X-Pac def. Too Cool by DQ Triple H def. The Rock August 23, 2001 Rob Van Dam def. Jeff Hardy; HC Title Match The Big Show & Billy Gunn def. The Dudley Boyz Kurt Angle def. Kanyon Booker T, Test, & Rhyno def. The Rock & A.P.A. The Undertaker & Kane def. Edge & Christian; Tag Title Match Ivory def. Lita Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho August 22, 2002 The Hurricane & Shannon Moore def. Jamie Noble & Tajiri Chavo Guerrero def. Matt Hardy Billy Kidman def. Kurt Angle by count out Rikishi & John Cena def. Reverend D-Von & Batista Molly Holly def. Nidia; Women’s Title Match The Rock & Edge def. Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero

They're going to turn him face because the WWE thinks we need to have HHH and Steph be faces for when they get married in real life. I'm dreading the on camera reunion...you know its coming.

Well since one of those matches was mentioned in a previous post I'll just squeeze all the recaps into one post....recaps by CRZ of course. THE HURRICANE & SHANNON MOORE (410 pounds) v. JAMIE NOBLE & TAJIRI (406 pounds - with Nidia) referee: BRIAN HEBNER Later tonight, Nidia gets a shot at the Women's title! It'll be Moore and Tajiri to start - lockup, Tajiri with the arm wringer, Moore rolls through and kips up - reversal - Tajiri pulls the hair. Tajiri kick, into the corner, Moore up and over, superfluous backflip, armdrag, viscera, and gets 2. Tag to Hurricane, Moore backslide, second rope legdrop by Hurricane - Noble in and Hurricane punches him, and he rolls out. Hurricane climbs up - plancha onto Tajiri for 2. Into the roeps, head down, kick by Tajiri, tag to Noble - runs into a hiptoss from Hurricane - there's the "flying wizard" kick, 1, 2, tag to Moore. Moore from the top rope into a huracanrana - Noble goes outside, Moore follows with a pescado. Noble put back in, but Nidia stops Moore with a big ol' tongue stud massage...then draws a line down his chest all the way to...Tajiri in with a kick over Nidia's head and onto Moore's! Rolled in to Noble, 1, 2, no! Tag to Tajiri - held down for the kick. Snapmares him over, big ol' kick to the head...and grabs a headlock. Moore taken to his back but the shoulders aren't down. Moore tries to fight back...right, right, right, Tajiri elbows the back of the head, elbow, elbow, up and Moore shoves him off - Tajiri tries to come off the ropes with the handspring elbow but Moore ducks and gives Tajiri a death suplex! Both men are down and both corners have a man eager to tag. Tag to Noble - HOT TAG TO HURRICANE! Right for Noble, elbow for Tajiri, right for Noble, into the ropes, flying clothesline. On the second rope - Buff Blockbuster-alike - hooks the leg - just 2! Eye of the Hurricane is ducked - Noble puts him in the ropes, Hurricane ducks - Hurricane tries to grab him for the chokeslam, but Noble elbows out of THAT...tag to Moore - gutshot by Noble on Hurricane, whip is reversed, Hurricane down, Noble caught into a fireman's carry by Moore - whipped around into a neckbreaker by Hurricane! Moore covers - 1, 2, Tajiri saves! Tajiri punches away on Moore while Hurricane works on Noble - now Noble reverses it - Tajiri whipped into the corner, Noble takes Moore down from behind, then shoves Moore into the corner where Tajiri is now waiting - tarantula on Moore! Noble likes it, but his back is to Hurricane - Eye of the Hurricane! Tajiri has released the hold - but walks into the chokeslam! Hurricane watches Tajiri roll out and now HIS back is turned - Noble clotheslines him out. NOble with Moore - Moore on the shoulders - dropped into a hot shot - gutshot by Noble, going for the powerbomb but Moore rolls over and down - rolls Noble up - 1, 2, 3! (5:07) Poor Moore, he takes the fall and they STILL play Hurricane's music - Noble's back up with a blindside clothesline, and Tajiri joins him for a stomp - Hurricane back in, I punch you, I punch you, I punch you, Noble tossed, Moore tosses Tajiri before MATT HARDY makes a dramatic entrance to help...or...I dunno. Hardy raises their arms, then convinces them to put him on their shoulders (ha!) which they do, with some confusion. Now Hardy poses on the ropes! MATT HARDY v. CHAVO GUERRERO - Hardy fistdrop, into the corner, climbs up for a Ten Punch Count Along and gets nine...backs up and there's ten. Guerrero reverses the whip, head down, Hardy kicks - but Guerrero manages a drop toehold through the ropes to the floor. Guerrero out after him - stomp - driven into the mat, rolled back in, slingshot into the press. Euro uppercut, stomp, stomp, stomp, stands on the face. Guerrero stays on him with a forearm, Hardy comes back with a right, right, right, right, into the corner, elbow up by Guerrero - Guerrero with a death suplex for 2. Hardy right, right, Guerrero knee - hey OCTOPUS! Hardy manages to start a reversal, so Guerrero rolls him up - 1, Hardy rolls through and reverses - 1, 2, no. Guerrero ducks a clothesline, double clothesline and both men are down. Both men up at the same time, Hardy with "Iblockyourpounchyoudon'tblockmine," Guerrero right back with a right, Hardy right, right, right, into the ropes, big back body drop...headlock takedown, 1, 2, no. Whip into the corner is reversed, but nobody's home on the knee attempt. Hardy runs into a boot - Guerrero leaps but Hardy catches him and delivers the Side Effect - lax cover, 1, 2, no! Right by Guerrero, Hardy ducks the next swing and gives Guerrero a sidewalk slam. Hardy going up for the ahhhhhhhhdrop - and hits it. Calling for the "Twist of Fate" - gutshot - but before he can deliver, the Kane pyro hits and everybody in the ring is surprised. We read the same message we read Monday (read the RAW report) and when we finally come back to the ring, a surprised Hardy gets rolled up in a schoolboy for 1, 2, 3! Man...these days, guys NEVER win at home, do they. (4:15) Hardy is suitably stunned - commentators are quick to point out that Hardy could have won the match earlier but for his grandstanding. Hardy calls over Chioda and we eavesdrop. "What do you think you're doin'?" "What?" "I did not..." "...your shoulders were down, Matt, that was three!" "That wasn't a three, everybody in here knows that if an explosion goes off in the building, the match automatically ends, it ceases, it stops, it's over!" "It was three. Matt, that was three. Your shoulders were down." "This is North Carolina! This is my hometown, Mike." "It was three, Matt." "Mike, they love me in Fayetteville!" "Your shoulders were down, it was three." "This is the biggest travesty since Earl Hebner screwed Bret Hart in Canada - you screwin' Matt Hardy in North Carolina..." we cut from here to KURT ANGLE (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 237 pounds - with SmackDown! is brought to you by Whacko Tobacco, Foot Locker, and Blockbuster!) v. BILLY KIDMAN (Allentown, Pennsylvania - 215 pounds) referee: Hebner Lockup, Angle with a fireman's carry to an armbar - Kidman back up - fireman's carry but Kirman lands on his feet - runs the ropes, Kidman with a head scissors, dropkick, but Angle grabs a single leg and immediately puts on the anklelock - Kidman grabs the ropes. Angle stomp, stomp, argues with Hebner. Kidman on the apron with a head through the ropes - back to back over the top back into the ring, off the ropes, Frankensteiner (!) but runs into an elbow from Angle - and there's a German suplex - holding on for two - and holding on for three. At this point, the pyro hits and RAYMOND STEREO pops up from his entrance. Angle leaves the ring and goes after Mysterio...who goes backstage. Meanwhile, Hebner is up to six but Angle's back in...but runs into two boots from Kidman. Angle right back with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. Head to the buckle, right, right, right, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. We are told that Angle received (how many? "a number") stitches last week from his encounter with Mysterio. Scooped up...and a backbreaker. Leg is hooked - 1, 2, no. Somehow, Kidman MAGICALLY transports from close to the ropes to the centre of the ring (or, more likely, they edited to cut out some action between near falls here). Stomp by Angle. Stomp. Stomp. Kicks the ribs, stomp. Stands on the neck. Kidman fires a right, right, right, right, right, left, right, left, right, into the ropes is reversed, but Kidman is up and legs on the shoulders - head scissors puts Angle on the outside! Angle is dazed...then backs up, spying a Mysterio mask in the front row! It's only a "fan" as Angle unmasks him, piefaces him and tosses the mask. Meanwhile, Kidman's up top - plancha from the top to the floor! Kidman puts Angle back in...and follows. Angle up first with a right hand, right, right, right, into the ropes, but Kidman comes off with the forearm smash! Clothesline! Rolls up Angle - and gets 2! Angle right back, knee, knee, Kidman flips out and manages a tornado bulldog - 1, 2, no! Angle put into the ropes, no there's a reversal, but Kidman counters again with a DDT! 1, 2, no! Kidman on the shoulders - victory roll - no, Angle comes up with the anklelock! But Kidman manages to roll out! ENZUIGIRI! Kidman moves Angle into place and climbs the corner - will he hit the shooting star press? NO! Took too long climbing, Angle pops into the corner and throws off Kidman with a superplex! Angle hooks the leg - 1, 2, NO!! Angle is stomping mad - waiting for Kidman to get up - goes for the Olympic Slam but Kidman shakes it and lands on his feet - Angle runs in with a clothesline - Kidman ducks but Hebner is right there - ooh, full flip on the impact! Angle tries to run at Kidman with the ref out...but Kidman lowers the bridge and Angle goes outside! Angle decides to bring a chair back into the ring with him - swing and a miss - Kidman dropkicks the chair into Angle's face! Cover...Hebner stirs - 1 - 2 - NO!!! Kidman waits for Angle to get up - gutshot, into the corner sternum first - Kidman tries to come off the ropes...but Angle catches him with the Olympic Slam! But RAYMOND STEREO is out again - leaping off the top with a cannonball! Angle goes out after Mysterio - the chase is on outside the ring - Mysterio actually doing some Conquistador rolls as he leaps over the STEEL steps - now up the ramp - now leaping off the ramp to the floor in front of the stage - ANOTHER Conquistador roll - he's gone - oh oh, Hebner is counting to ten (station ID here) and he ain't gonna make it this time. BIG (kinda) WIN FOR KIDMAN! (COR Santa Cruz 8:31) Angle can't believe it - then focuses his rage on Kidman - ANOTHER German suplex! Angle mounts and punches away - that's ten big right hands. Angle dares Rey to come back out and try him again. Back over to Kidman, tossing him over the top rope to the floor! Play HIS music, 'cause he LOST!

CRZ recap: DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE (with Clarasil presents Unforgiven - 23 September!) v. SARA (with Taker - on That Beautiful Rude American Bike) - Page is a little gimpy - and by "a little" I mean "a whole bunch." Funny, they can usually roll out the ride without having to remove the stage...can that be it? Page has a mic. "Hold on, sport. Before you start this, I got something I wanna say to Sara. C'mere, c'mere - I'm not - hey - I wanna talk to you. Just wanna talk to ya. Come a little closer. Since I'm such a sport myself, and you want to get PHYSICAL with me...I'm gonna give you the first shot. Right here, baby. Right here, I'm BEGGIN' ya, right here. You wanna get it in?" Slap. "HA ha ha ha ha ha...Ohhhh - thank you Sara. May I have another?" Another slap puts him down - he pops up and shoves HER down - Taker on the apron, but Sara tells him to get back down. Sara assumes the Ken Shamrock fighting stance - swing and a miss, swing and a miss, Page grabs her head and walks her over to the corner - Taker on the apron AGAIN and this time Page sneaks in a back elbow to the mush, putting him on the floor. Referee "Blind" Earl Hebner (yep, this is a main event) now spends a lot of time talking to Sara - behind his back, Taker pulls Page out by his ankles - soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, left, soupbone, soupbone, soupbone, soupbone, soupbone. Page tries a swing...and misses. That's a chokeslam on the floor, folks. Taker puts Page in, and says "ring the damn bell" - and there's the bell. Sara folds up Page's arms, Undertaker style and does a pushup over him - 1, 2, 3. No bell, oh well - call it (:06). ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'

WHOO! I have this show on tape! ::looks over card again:: ....damn. Whoo! I have this show on tape too! ::looks over card again:: Well, at least the opening and closing matches were good (with the infamous HBK "leap" over the top rope to attack HHH). Recaps of the main events for those two shows. '95 show by Kevin James Posiadilk on the RSPW message boards and '02 show by CRZ (slashwrestling.com): Diesel and Davey Boy Smith vs. Men who may... oh, you know. Both teams have gotten really chatty, the result being the match still hasn't gotten underway yet. Lawler asserts that Mabel can't wait to get at Diesel, but is quickly contradicting by Mabel's exit from the ring, leaving us with an opening match up Diesel vs. Mo. Seen it! Mo starts a rap version of "You Can't Always Get What You Want", thereby forcing Diesel to engage him in self-defense. Lockup, well, not quite, as Diesel sticks his knee out instead of his arms. Mo, duly crossed, takes that, a chop to the upper back, and a side of fist to the temple. Back up, he gets cross-corner whipped (the best one yet tonight), with a clothesline in the corner for second course. Mo gets seconds of that, and Diesel follows it with an assortment of further abuse pressing him up against the turnbuckles. Davey Boy wants in on this action, but Diesel is content for now to whip Mo into a big boot. Jackknife, anyone? Mo starts rolling away, Mabel comes in uninvited. As everyone expects, Davey Boy enters as a counter-maneuver. As no one expects, Davey Boy promptly plants a clothesline to the back of Diesel's neck, sending the champ straight into a Mabel body slam. Either Davey Boy caught some of that glaucoma from McMahon, or... Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a heel turn! Hmm. So the faces got Godwinn, while the heels got Smith. Unless Godwinn's more of a prospect than we know about, I'd say the heels made off like bandits on that trade. Diesel is brought up to his knees by Mabel, in order to have a little conversation with Davey Boy, but the details of it will likely never be known. Meanwhile, James E. Cornette has mysteriously materialized on the ring apron, presumably staking his claim to Davey Boy and possibly MOM as well. The referee signals for the bell, in a demonstration of his complete impotence in the situation. As Smith begins to taunt Diesel a second time, Diesel finally finds it in himself to bust out of Mabel's hold, only to have Davey Boy take it to him with a running slam. Mabel adds a leg drop for flavor. After much discussion, he adds a second one, but the cooks seem to have a little problem reaching a consensus on the best way to destroy Big Daddy Cool. This is all rather fortunate for Diesel, as for some reason neither Michaels, nor Ramon, nor even Bam Bam are on call at the moment. Talk about lousy planning! Mabel takes the belt and waddles off to rejoin the rest of the gang, currently whooping it up with Jerry Lawler. McMahon promises to have Oliver Stone in to discuss his theories on this apparent conspiracy, following the next TRIPLE H (Greenwich, Connecticut - 272 pounds - with Foot Locker's House of Hoops presents SummerSlam SUNDAY!) v. THE ROCK (Undisputed Champion - Miami, Florida - 275 pounds) with no disqualifications referee: EARL HEBNER Entrances burn off about four minutes. Well, let's see what they got. Staredown. Now some words are being exchanged. Finally, H puts up a hand for Rock to talk to...then steps back and makes the international "just bring it" sign. More words - another beckon from H - so Rock pops him, right, right, right, right, right, right, into the opposite corner, reversed, Rock clothesline out, clothesline, clothesline, right, right, right, right, into the opposite corner, reversal attempted but Rock pulls him back to the original corner, taking H over the top to the outside! Rock out after him...running clothesline. Scooped up - H down, scoops up Rock - and drops HIM on the barricade! H in and out - another drop on the barricade for Rock. H in - Hebner in - H out. Rock rolled back in, now everybody's back in. Rock comes up punching - right, right, off the ropes but H buries the knee and Rock flips. H with a stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. Knee. H outside, pulls Rock over the edge of the apron, and throws an elbow. H back in the ring. Rock comes back, right, right, H with a knee, knee, shoulder in the corner, shoulder, shoulder. Into the ropes, elbow in the gut. Into the ropes again...and there's the old abdominal stretch and why not add a little leverage with the pull of the rope? We check outside - lots of security still hanging around where Lesnar and Heyman are seated. H lets go of the rope as Lawler decides THIS will be the time he mentions that it doesn't matter if Hebner sees him or not since this is a no-DQ match - gee, way to go to all that trouble to hide it from him, Triple H. Rock executes the hiptoss after powering up. Rock right, right, right, right, right, NOW KISS THAT no H pokes him in the eye. Running double clothesline and both men are down. Hebner puts on the count. Both men up at eight. Rock with "Iblockyourpunchyoudon'tblockmine" but goes down afterwards. Both men up again - Rock again manages "Iblockyourpunchyoudon'tblockmine." Rock right, right, right, right, right, NOW KISS THAT RIGHT and down he goes. H into the ropes, belly-to-belly throw, 1, 2, H kicks out! H goes back to the eyepoke...but Rock pulls H into the spinebuster! There goes the elbowpad - let's see if we get it - off the ropes, off the ropes, People's Elbow DOES land, Rock clutches his ribs but eventually makes the cover - 1, 2, Hebner does that annoying hitch so you know it's NO! H begging off in the corner...then hits him with an uppernut (Hebner STILL decides to pretend he's not seeing this stuff even though it's a no-DQ match - arrgh). Rock tossed outside. H out - has the steps - BONG. H puts Rock back into the ring, then goes outside to retrieve Ye Olde Sledghammere. For no good reason, Lesnar's over the rail now...well that draws the attention of all the Security folk, anyway. Hebner tries to stop H, but he knees him and tosses him through the ropes to the outside. H awaits Rock getting up...but before he can swing, MR. WHYSPYR is in the ring! Right hand, right hand, right hand, running start - H ducks and LESNAR takes the hit on the apron! Michaels turns back and H levels him with a clothesline. Here comes the Pedigree - no, Rock is back up - right, right, right, right, into the ropes, H counters with the facebuster. H with a choke...now *Lesnar* is back in and trying to get Michaels, but after he spins him around it's Michaels - right, right, right, right, superkick! Commentators are way "WHOOOOOOOA WHAT A KICK" but really it wasn't. Lesnar back over the rail and Security works on escorting him outta here. Back to the ring - Michaels is holding his back (oh puhleeze) and now over to H and Rock - Rock right, right, right, H walks into ROCK BOTTOM! and Rock runs to the corner, climbing up and asking Lesnar AGAIN to Just Bring It...but he's being escorted out. So Rock decides to go out after him. We look back at Triple H with a security guard under each arm - looks like he's trying to direct traffic, guiding them? Sure enough, Michaels decides to try a tope, catches one of his legs on the top rope but STILL manages to land on the pile. Security tries to keep them separated, taking H up the ramp - actually more like he puts a guard in a headlock and backs up the ramp as if he's being pushed except he isn't (ha) - now Michaels runs after and jumps - Michaels right, H, Michaels, Michaels winds up and H rolls down the ramp! Ross is uncharacteristically restrained as he says "FOUR YEARS MY ASS!" Well, I'm kidding about the "restrained" part. HEY RAW Zone credits are up and I guess we're outta here! Umm oh and stop the clock (N[itr]o contest? 10:25)

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Errr that's probably because Blake isn't really a scrambling quarterback....I mean not every black qb is a scrambler. Warren Moon wasn't.

If your team was a loser then how valuable can you really be? Like I alluded to its MLB's fault that no one cares about the Hank Aaron Award because it was a good idea and really defines the MVP as a seperate award on to itself. At any rate the award obviously no longer applies that way as just look at recent examples in '98 where McGwire gets only two first place votes for MVP because his team wasn't in contention and Sosa's was. In '95 Barry Larkin won the MVP as the Reds won their division and the next year he hits 18 more homeruns and 23 more rbi and he finished TWELTH in the voting in '96 because the Reds only finished at .500. And of course last year...I'm biased obviously but Tejada had huge after huge hit last year and was the deserving winner of the MVP. Oh and one more thing if the MVP was truly about the best player no pitcher would ever win the award, which is a whole other argument, and to this point we haven't gone entire decade without a pitcher winning it.

Well I don't think so and I think the history of the award shows that it isn't about the best player. Like I said they have an award now that recognizes the best player, the Hank Aaron Award, but MLB is run by morons so no one even knows about it. Last player to win an MVP on a team with a losing record was Cal Ripken in '91 and I don't expect it to happen this year.

This was already mentioned in the sports forum but since it is Madden related, the cover jinx struck once again as Michael Vick broke his fibula tonight and is out for at least six weeks.

You don't deserve the MVP if your on a last place team, period. It might not be his fault but I have a serious problem with a player from a non-contending team winning it like Andre Dawson in '87. PLENTY of people realize A-Rod is great and I don't think there is anyone who denies it. Besides there is an award for the best hitter in the game and its the Hank Aaron Award and if MLB would get their head out of their asses they'd actually make people think of it as a major award. A-Rod won it last year in the A.L.

Preseason should be two games at the most as players get plenty of work from training camp. Number one problem with preseason is it only REALLY ends up meaning something when a star player gets hurt. Fox executives are crying tonight because the Falcons/Cowboys game in week 1 was going to be their featured game.

Considering A-Rod isn't having as good a year as last season I seriously doubt he'll get major consideration this year. Now that I think about it Carlos Beltran might be my pick for A.L. MVP.

Cubs acquire Randall Simon for a minor leaguer.