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So where the fuck are the Smackdown spoilers? It's been over two and a half hours since the show ended.

Benoit won the belt and then was stripped of it. So it counts I believe. Arn Anderson said the next night on Nitro that he made a bad call, and it wouldn't be fair to Benoit to just give the title back to Sid because there was a chance Benoit could have still beat him, so the title change was being nullified and the title vacated.

Well, WWE recognizes Benoit as a former WCW Champion, and they're the authority nowadays.

It was "soup bone".

Yeah, seriously. Benoit is one of those guys like Jericho & Guerrero that will always be those 1-time champions. People need to realize he won't ever get it again.

Not really. Batista's 2nd run with the belt was abysmal due to the utter shittiness of his matches with people not named The Undertaker. I don't even think Batista warrants an emergency title reign.

A lot of that stuff with The Mountie in jail totally went over my head as a 6-year-old. Was that the first official middle finger on a televised WWF show?

March 24-August 3 isn't that long. It was his longest, but definitely not to the standards we're used to today. * * * Did Kennedy just step into a title reign or what? I knew there was something off about him doing that promo on Raw, since he's a Smackdown guy and all. I would have liked to see Kennedy end a longer UT reign, but the situation calls for it. It's a shame UT went down. I can't remember the last time he was severely injured since the neck injury in 99-2000. As far as I know, the absence in 03-04 was just to build up the gimmick change.

That type of injury knocks you out for 3-4 months. When Kane tore his biceps in 2002, he was out for 4 months.

I'm shocked that you really expected RVD to continue to look credible when his contract expires in 3 months and he hasn't re-signed. He's getting the Jericho/WCW treatment.

After the match, McMahon was shown backstage gloating in front of the ECW originals and they just stood there like retards.

I really enjoyed Cena until he scrapped his original personality and tried to become Rock II.

I'm sure this is totally what Rob Van Dam had in mind when he suggesting bringing ECW back.

In Flair's book, he said that back in the early-80s when he was the NWA Champion, he, Terry Funk, and some other wrestlers were drunk in his backyard, and it got the point where he crawling around wearing nothing but the title belt. At that point, Flair's wife came home with a new female friend with her. She pointed at him and said, "Yes, that's my husband, the world's champion naked crawling around with Terry Funk."

And boy did it work.

There's only 6 matches announced, so likely there will be an unannounced match on the show.

Wasn't Orton sent back to Raw last year because of attitude problems?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA

Jesus Christ, someone needs to feed Michelle McCool some cheeseburgers. I don't remember her looking that rail thin.

Nice reference. Flair totally lost me in that promo where he was naming off all these WCW legends that Vince couldn't hold in his hands, and screamed "BAGWELL" at the end of it. Although Bagwell was there for a goddamn long time. At least 10 years.

It doesn't matter what this has done for the mid-west indy scene. The bottom line is all this "great work" done used WWE-owned intellectual property to make it happen. WWE & Vince have every right to sue and win for some delusional fuckhead making a buck off of what they rightfully own. Dale Gagne/r doesn't have any right to use any of that stuff, but thinks that trademark and copyright law doesn't apply to him because he's related to the people that once owned it? Me & my mother own a pet store business that we spent years getting a great rep around here for, and I would call bullshit on someone related to the previous owner making a buck off something I now own.

Because it would look horrible. To who? It's not like the match was being taped for TV. So what if a few thousand foreigners see something that looks weird.

STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN ON HOWARD STERN TO PROMOTE MOVIE, TONS OF WRESTLING TALK Here are the highlights: -- He's been on the road promoting the movie for 3 weeks. -- His main goal in life was to be a professional wrestler, but realized you can't do it forever. -- Howard asks if Austin banged any of the hot chicks in the movie. He said no. -- The movie character is more along the lines of his real personality, not necessarily the Stone Cold character. -- He can't legally talk about his messy relationship with ex-girlfriend Tess Broussard from a few years ago. -- The Condemned took two years to make. -- He originally wanted to be the bad guy, but Vince said he wouldn't fund the movie unless Austin was the good guy. -- When Howard asked about Austin walking out in 2002, Austin said he had creative differences with the writers and he "hauled ass". No mention of Brock Lesnar was made. When he was asked why, he said he "didn't want to look at the lights," a reference no one in the studio understood and was met with confused silence. He said what they wanted him to do made no business sense whatsoever, and he refused. -- When Howard expressed concern for Austin leaving since there was no other wrestling company to go to, Austin said he saved every penny he ever made and is "very comfortable". -- He respected Vince for calling him first and not holding out after the walkout. -- Jim Ross sent him a card saying that if he ever needed anything, he was there for him. -- The Condemned's budget was $20 million, but it looks more expensive. -- Vince paid him for the movie upfront and Austin will get a cut of the "back end" money. -- When Howard asked if he could really trust Vince to pay him, Austin said Vince is a straight shooter who honors his word even if it's just on a handshake. -- Howard steers the conversation to Austin's new girlfriend. They split time at each other's house and don't live together. -- He is not a clubhopper and prefers to stay at home. -- Howard then brought up Hulk Hogan. Austin said while he doesn't hate him, he's not interested at all in working with him. He believed that a Hulk Hogan vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin match would not come anywhere close to living up to the hype it would generate because of a "style clash". Austin was trying his best to say that Hogan is a shitty worker without actually saying it, but no one caught on. Howard said it would be hard to decide who wins and loses and Austin agreed. -- Austin talked about TNA for a little bit. He says it's great because it gives more wrestlers work. He wishes them well, but believed Vince will never have any real competition anymore. He said WCW kicked their ass for two years, but then when Vince got back ahead, they were smoking WCW worse than what WCW ever did to them to the point that AOL Time Warner kicked them off TV and sold it. And since they had no TV, the only person that would buy it was Vince. He says that competition is good for everybody. -- He talked more about his new girlfriend, saying she has been a special education teacher for 18 years. Howard replied, "18 years? That means she's old." Austin said she's a few years younger than him. When Howard asked "Why not have a 20-something-year-old?" Austin said he wants to be with someone he can actually have a conversation with. -- Howard asked if his previous divorces left him penniless. Austin said he was broke and just starting working for Vince during his first divorce, so that wasn't a problem. And on his second and third marriages, he had a pre-nuptuial agreement. He said the divorces were "smooth sailing". -- Howard remarked that Austin looked in really good shape. Austin said he had to improve his diet on the movie set. -- Howard steers the chat towards The Rock. He wants to know what happened to him. -- He says he hasn't talked to Rock in a long time. Howard tried to stir some bad blood between Austin & Rock, but Austin said there is no feud, and Rock was one of his favorite people to work with. -- The only wrestling people he keeps in touch with are Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, and some WWE guys who call him for advice. -- He can't see himself ever wrestling again unless it was a really huge match and the payday was nice. He also doesn't see himself as a regular on TV anymore because WWE needs the time to get over new talent. -- When asked who he likes coming up, he only mentioned Mr. Kennedy by name. He said some other guys are good but are having trouble putting it all together and didn't name names. He says it's hard to do and it took him 7 years to finally put it all together, and they need to realize that it's just not going to happen over night. He said you need to be smart when putting your character together, and to remember that the laws of physics and gravity apply as you get older. -- He says his neck is 100% healthy but both his knees are in really bad shape. -- A caller asked Austin if it was true that he refused to lose to Lesnar and that Lesnar is now banging his ex. He said he was correct on one part, but dead wrong about the ex. He clarified he never dated Sable. -- Another caller asked if Vince was gay. Austin said Vince is about as straight as you can get. -- Another called asked if Austin ever fucked Stacy Keibler. He said no, and then Artie Lang started reminiscing/fantasizing about Keibler's ass. -- When Howard asked Austin why he never has celebrity girlfriends, he says it's because he just doesn't go to parties. He said the movie was filmed in Australia and there, he's monogamous. -- Another caller asked if Austin was pissed that his Stunner on Donald Trump at WM23 looked terrible. He said you have good days and bad days, but gives Trump a lot of credit for even getting physical with his flying tackle of Vince outside the ring and taking the Stunner since he has tons of money and didn't have to if he didn't want to. He said Trump has been a huge wrestling fan for decades and had a lot of fun working with Vince & WWE. -- Howard mentioned how Vince called him and wanted to work with him for SummerSlam 2002. He told Vince to send him some ideas, but he said all the ideas were wacky and involved Howard mixing it up in the ring. -- Howard mentioned Chris Kanyon. Austin said he never worked with him, but knows him and says he's a good guy. He said he knew him for a long time and had no idea he was gay. He said he found out he was gay from DDP and his response was, "So he's gay. Who gives a shit?" The interview then wrapped.

I've always been skeptical of that story. Why didn't Mabel just roll off of him?