SuperJerk

*It turns out it was Dinsmore's idea* "OMG, Dinsmore's a GENIUS!" All good ideas belong to the wrestlers or Paul Heyman. All bad ideas belong to the bookers or Triple H. Didn't you get the memo?

Why is half the preview spent talking about what happened on last week's show? I could understand it if they were setting up a Edge/Orton rematch, but to use it as a segue to the Iron Man match?

The only time I've ever seen Nova wrestle was in a dark match last February, and I thought he did pretty well.

I'm glad that won the Tag Team Titles, but its too bad that never did. I think that were a good team. Hey, I bet that was a good match!

WWE really needs to pimp the house shows with a new round of "I was there..." ads. Imagine, if you will: I was there... ...When the Diva Search contestants got booed out of the building. I was there... ...When Bradshaw won a friggin' world title! I was there... ...The only time Triple H wasn't in the main event in the last 2 years. I was there... ...The night Lita agreed to fuck Kane. I was there... ...The night Ric Flair wrestled the same match for the 500,000th time. I was there... ...When someone got a cheap pop by mentioning the name of the city they were in. I was there... ...When Bischoff killed a crowd by teasing a big match then announcing it'd be next week. I was there... ...When Vince named a new General Manager for Smackdown. I was there... ...When Eddie Guerrero attacked a fan. I was there... ...When Eddie Guerrero attacked another fan. I was there... ...that motherfucker Eddie Guerrero better not put his hands on me again!

Thanks for clearing that up.

And here I thought Angle was fired as GM before he could get permission to award Booker T the title.

I find your grasp at the English language to be interesting as that made no sense. Let me explain the joke to you: -People on the internet are used to complaining that Benoit's career was being held back by whomever for whatever reason. -A news item reports that the release date for the first DVD about Benoit is being held back by whomever for whatever reason. -Therefore its "interesting" (meant in a non-serious way) that the internet is again talking about something of Benoit's being held back, even after he's become the World Champion of Raw. Do you understand now, or would you like for me to use crayons and finger puppets?

I find it interesting that once again the internet is abuzz once again that something of Benoit's is being held back.

Teddy Long as GM + Kurt Angle's return to the ring = Me watching Smackdown again.

This week's Best Buy ad (at least the one for the Kansas City market) lists the DVD as still coming out Tuesday.

Benoit/Angle were eliminated first at 13:08 (according to Scott Keith). Edge and Rey were not eliminated until the second (final) pinfall at 19:25. Compared to what was happening on Smackdown at the time it was nothing too spectacular, but watching it as a stand-alone match almost 2 years laters its pretty damn good.

Times like this I wish they'd bring back King of the Ring.

Agreed.

Orton's getting a lot of face pops, so I'll admit Angle was more over as a heel. He has (HBK, RVD, Jericho), but he needed to be carried. I'm sure I already said that. Yes, Angle >>>>>>> Orton, but Angle wasn't that good before his first World title win. (But, like I said, Orton didn't win the Olympics.) They can justify it by having him win a tournament or something. That's a good point, but guys have lost the IC Title then turned around and won a World title before. Its not unheard of.

I don't get the all the hate for the Survivor Series 2002 3-way Tag Match. I remember everyone was mad at the time because Angle/Benoit didn't win, but I rewatched it recently, and it was really good. I'd also like to see the RVD/Eddie ladder match again.

Shelton + Orton-style megapush = money.

I actually think they'll let JBL and Orton keep their belts for a while. Four more points... 1) Benoit retaining the title after the Iron Man match will probably help sell DVDs. 2) How are they going to justify giving Orton number one contendership when he can't even beat Edge for the IC Title? (This isn't that big of a deal, but they'll have to have him win it somehow instead of just awarding it to him.) 3) I can see Orton vs. Flair being Flair's retirement match if Evolution breaks up because of this. 4) In ring-wise, I think Orton is about where Kurt Angle was when he won his first World title. Before I get flamed, let me point out that I'm not saying by any means that Randy Orton is as talented as Kurt Angle. Angle had been pro for less time, and got 10x better within the next year...and Orton never won an Olympic gold medal with a broken friggin' neck!

^At least then we'll know the no smoking rules will be enforced backstage.^ Another winner from the McMahon house of ideas. By the time November rolls around, everyone's going to be so sick of hearing about elections that the idea will bomb hard.

Three points: 1) I remember Anglesault saying six months ago the real reason Benoit was on Raw was to put Orton over. I hate it when he's right. 2) Hasn't Benoit already gone over Orton on Raw? 3) An Orton/Jericho feud for the World Heavyweight Championship would be sweet.

What the hell's the AN? Anyone care to translate that sentence for me? I afraid I don't speak chauvinist.

Godfather II by a nose.

Prince Namor > Aquaman. Just saying.

The Empire Strikes Back Raiders of the Lost Ark The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Superman (1978) Star Trek 2: the Wrath of Khan Typical internet nerd stuff, I guess.

I just wanted to point out for anyone who didn't already know, both the Montreal match and the Summerslam match against the British Bulldog are already on DVD on the very underrated "Best of Confidential" DVD that nobody bought but me. The other great Bret matches already on DVD would be the steel cage match against Owen on the "Bloodbath" DVD and the Iron Man match on the also underrated Shawn Michaels DVD.