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Thanks for the massive explanations, JasonX. Looks like I picked a good time to come back on board. I don't remember that part. When was it revealed to be mind control? I think his willingness to focus on other characters is the reason I like him. Even I thought "The Draco" sucked, though. Was this the arc that Silvestri drew? I remember "That Which Endures". It was going to use the Scarlet Witch as a host, the Avengers stopped it, and then Capt. America came at the end and made a big speech about how there had to be more to humanity than the host for a parasite (or so I recall).

They'd run the risk of people saying "Naw...I don't wanna watch that!"

I think we have Quesada to thank for that. Marvel's gone out of its way to chase the almighty Barnes and Noble dollar since he took over. So, what HAPPENED in the last Morrison arc, exactly? I quit reading after ""E is for Extinction", since I felt like he had no grasp of who the characters really were. (The opposite goes for Claremont, who has an excellent grasp of the characters, but bogs down the story with too much redundant dialogue that never really explains anything and just ends up slowing down the story.)

I really don't get all of the Austen hate. There are some storyline/continuity questions I'm not aware of the answers to that I hope someone can help me out with: -When did Magneto die? (This last time, I mean.) -When did Jean Grey die? -Who is Rachel Grey? If she is the same girl who was in Excalibur, why'd she change her name from "Summers"? -What's going on between White Queen and Cyclops? I'm guessing all of this was in "New X-Men", but since I didn't read that title, I'm out in the cold.

What got me was when Holly made fun of the kid for crying after he talked to DeMott about it the next day. Cuz, ya know, Sparkplugs never cry.

Are you talking about Edge or Torrie? OK, now that is beyond stupid. It clearly says HER. I think he was calling Edge a girl.

I remembering wanting to go to Backlash a few years ago, until I saw how much more inflated PPV tickets are.

That actually sounds like it'd be fairly entertaining. Are people in LA really THAT lazy that they can't just punch in the "6" and the "1" instead of holding down on the "up" button?

Thanks for the link, but it just proved my point for me. Marvel creators are more interested in tooting their own horns about how great they are without actually explaining what this "new direction" is. I know Marvel was offering a "Handbook to the Marvel Universe: X-Men" this week to ease the transition, but good luck finding a copy. I've been reading Ultimate X-Men since the first issue, so I have no problems following those stories. Unfortunately (usually when Claremont's involved) the X-books become a thick mess of unanswered questions and continuity shattering storylines. How the hell does Marvel expect to keep long-time readers if they completely change the direction of the books every couple of years and hit the reset button? (Witness the absurd relaunch craze that caused all the books to go back to #1 a few years ago...it didn't work then, and it probably won't work now.) I like the fact that they're wearing costumes again, as absurb an idea as that is, but I really can't figure out what happened between last month's issue and this month's issue to explain it. And apparently the X-Men are federally sanctioned authority figures now! This completely goes against what the book was always supposed to be about. I found out that the Austen/Larocca team moved to the "X-Men" book, so maybe I should look for answers there?

At least when Madusa was cruiserweight champion she had Spice accompanying her to the ring.

Dardevil was a good movie, although the fight scenes were weak. The cast, except for Jennifer Garner, I thought all did good jobs. Storyline wise it was great, but there were a few poorly conceived scenes that kept the movie from be as good as it could've been. Hulk could've been good, but the Nick Nolte character basically tanked the thing. The character was totally unneccesary, and it weighed down entirely too much of the film. Ang Lee's stylistic choices were bold (comic-like multipanels), yet often silly (i.e. the effects when Banner's hit with the gamma rays, or when Talbot dies) and ripped you right out of the movie.

I didn't realize that was humanly possible.

Gee, because that's NEVER been done before. Every third guest columnist at 411mania does that act. It's just basically a soapbox to brag about how much you marked out over certain things, and most of the time to yell or complain about 'smarks'. Not exactly trailblazing stuff here. Plus, since Raw has actually been, you know, GOOD! Guess what? MOST OF US AREN'T BITCHING ABOUT IT!! Imagine, when WWE is putting out a quality product and we compliment it. DAMN US CYNICAL SMARK BASTARDS!!! Well said. I love Raw right now. They're doing a good job with it, and I think most would agree. Hence the lack of bitching.

I'm not surprised the Backlash main event match didn't draw, since it was the exact same match as the main event the month before. Maybe if it had been a LADDER MATCH~!

Whaddya think, Ultimo? "Fuck you, Vince."

Stone Cold says, "Me too."

I'll say it again: Hirohito was emperor of Japan until 1989. That's a little too recent, in my opinion. Since I doubt most of the WWE's audience can tell the difference between different nationalities of Asians, they would be better off making him a descendant of Gengis Khan or something.

Christian needs to be in the main event like Stacy Keibler needs a boob job. He's just fine where he is.

That training segment was window-lickin' good!

For those of you who missed it the first time I said it: During the video recap for the HHH vs. RVD World Heavyweight Title match at Unforgiven (2002), a clip of Chris Benoit winning the belt was shown. Thank you, and good afternoon.

What Should Scott Steiner do when he returns ? Reinjure himself and milk his contract.

I'd argue that the implied lineage comes from that merging. Or, at least, I think the WWE thinks that the lineage comes from that merging. The WWE is assuming the WCW International title has the same lineage as the NWA title before 1991.

From WWE.com: OR would you rather watch... From my Directv menu: Sounds to me like either wwe.com doesn't think fans care about Benoit and Angle, or they yanked those pieces to show a fluff photo shoot.

During the video recap for the HHH vs. RVD World Heavyweight Title match at Unforgiven (2002), a clip of Chris Benoit winning the belt was shown. No shit. The WWE has more continuity problems than DC Comics in the 1980s.

^Word.^ THREE UNDISPUTABLE REASONS WHY THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE OLD WCW BELT 1. On the night Bischoff awarded the belt to Triple H, he said that Triple H had been the last person to wear that belt. Flair came out later and talked like he'd held that championship before. (Rewatch the episode if you don't believe me.) 2. WWE Confidential had a big piece about the World Heavyweight Championship the following weekend. In that segment, they talked about the former WCW/NWA champs, such as Flair, Rhodes, Hogan, DDP, and Goldberg. This segment is on the "Best of Confidential" DVD. 3. The WWE's website declared the title dated back to the early 1900's in the official preview for the last Confidential. I challenge anyone (i.e. Tawren) to come up with three facts to the contrary.