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Awesome. I bet that'll get edited out of the DVD, though.

In fairness, he is the current company champion and he did win the title at Wrestlemania (even if the match sucked).

I that's more a reflection on Hardy's status than JBL's...plus there's no actual feud to go with this match.

Who owns the footage of the 1996 Olympics? If its NBC, then there might be a shot.

There must be some bizarro universe where people start "WCW" chants.

Are we talking in the last ten years (1995-2005), or are we talking this actual decade (2000-present)?

The "Hulk Still Rules" 2002 DVD has the WWE logo on it.

So the only way to win is to book shows the laziest way possible... Did the McMahons design this game themselves?

Its made 50 million this weekend and 66 million since it opened 4 days ago. Its not bombing, it just didn't benefit from a Wednesday release.

Apparently the reports of King Kong's financial demise were greatly exaggerated.

Hell, Raw might even work if they did THAT.

The hell it was.

Word.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43438

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/18/time.poy/index.html The "Person of the Year" was never intended to be an award, merely an acknowledgement of who made the biggest single contribution (good or bad) to the world (or sometimes just the news) over the last 12 months, hence the reason Hitler and Stalin have been given the recognition in years past. In recent years though, its become a joke as the "honor" has been given out like some sort of lifetime achievement trophy. Here's a list of people who've "won" it: 2000s 2004: George W. Bush For reshaping the rules of politics to fit his ten-gallon style 2003: The American Soldier The face of America, its might and good will, in a region unused to democracy 2002: The Whistleblowers Women who blew the whistle on Worldcom, Enron and the FBI 2001: Rudolph Giuliani New York mayor leads with his heart after 9/11 attacks 2000: George W. Bush 41's son elected President in the most controversial fashion 1990s 1999: Jeff Bezos Amazon.com founder changed face of business 1998: Bill Clinton/Kenneth Starr President, independent counselor waged public battle 1997: Andy Grove Intel CEO helps led digital revolution 1996: David Ho AIDS researcher pioneered treatment for deadly disease 1995: Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House spearheaded G.O.P.'s sweeping congressional victory 1994: John Paul II Pope traveled the globe to express his conservative views 1993: The Peacemakers Mandela, De Klerk, Rabin and Arafat found ways to break out from prisons of war 1992: Bill Clinton Wonder boy from Hope, Ark., broke 12 years of G.O.P. control of White House 1991: Ted Turner His Cable News Network revolutionized news coverage 1990: George Bush President acted decisively abroad; waffles at home 1980s 1989: Mikhail Gorbachev "Man of the Decade" became patron of change 1988: The Endangered Earth Jumpstarted a new era of environmental activism 1987: Mikhail Gorbachev Shattered Soviet lethargy 1986: Corazon Aquino Led peaceful revolution that ended Marcos years in Philippines 1985: Deng Xiaoping Reshaped China by embracing free-market reforms 1984: Peter Ueberroth Married Big Business to the Olympics with profitable L.A. Games 1983: Ronald Reagan/Yuri Andropov Deadlock failed to de-escalate cold war missile race 1982: The Computer TIME anticipated a revolution 1981: Lech Walesa Solidarity leader struck first blows against Kremlin's empire 1980: Ronald Reagan Americas leaned right, and The Great Communicator was born 1970s 1979: Ayatullah Khomeini Rarely has so improbable a leader shaken the world 1978: Teng Hsiao-p'ing Brought stability to China, long racked by extremism 1977: Anwar Sadat Dared greatly with surprise peace gambit and trip to Israel 1976: Jimmy Carter Played outsider status into successful run for White House 1975: U.S. Women Refusing to play second-fiddle, women asserted their equality 1974: King Faisal Saudi led OPEC price hikes that roiled world markets 1973: Judge Sirica Broke Watergate open by pursuing truth in the White House 1972: Nixon/Kissinger Master diplomats talked detente with U.S.S.R., visited Mao 1971: Richard Nixon Opened China's door, devalued dollar, quelled antiwar protest 1970: Willy Brandt West German tried to bring about enlarged, united Western Europe 1960s 1969: Middle Class Their silent but newly felt presence began to shape course of nation 1968: U.S. Astronauts Led the way as race to moon enters final lap 1967: Lyndon Johnson Vietnam turned him from architect of social reform into embattled leader 1966: Young People They shook up society, trusted no one over 30 1965: Gen. William Westmoreland Oversaw struggling U.S. grunts in Vietnam 1964: Lyndon Johnson President began to forge his Great Society 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. Led civil rights cause by arming troops with dreams and oratory 1962: Pope John XXIII Opened the windows of his age-old Church, sparks revolution 1961: John F. Kennedy Won battle for White House against Richard Nixon in squeaker 1960: U.S. Scientists Scored inpressive gains while struggling to keep pace with Soviets 1950s 1959: Dwight D. Eisenhower Rallied NATO allies by facing up to high-flying Khrushchev 1958: Charles De Gaulle Crisis in Algeria brought WWII hero back to power in France 1957: Nikita Khrushchev Scored an immense propaganda victory over U.S. with launch of Sputnik 1956: Hungarian Patriot Launched first revolt behind Soviet's "Iron Curtain" 1955: Harlow H. Curtice Helped steer U.S. into new age of wide-open affluence 1954: John Foster Dulles Secretary of State brought "brinksmanship" to cold war lexicon 1953: Konrad Adenauer Forced war-shattered West Germany to face the future 1952: Queen Elizabeth II Her coronation ushered in a new era for Britain 1951: Mohammed Mossadegh Rallied short-lived anti-Western government in Iran 1950: G.I. Joe Marched into history as cold war heats up in Korea 1940s 1949: Winston Churchill Named Man of the Half-Century 1948: Harry S. Truman "Gave 'em hell" with stunning victory over Tom Dewey 1947: George Marshall Secretary of State oversaw visionary Marshall Plan 1946: James F. Byrnes First Secretary of State to face the cold war 1945: Harry Truman Answered critics and proved his mettle 1944: Dwight D. Eisenhower Rolled back Germans after leading Allies into France 1943: Gen. George Marshall Oversaw vast war effort on two fronts 1942: Joseph Stalin The U.S.'s new ally in war against Hitler 1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt Faced two potent foes after preparing reluctant U.S. for battle 1940: Winston Churchill Britain stood firm against Hitler, who conquered five nations 1930s 1939: Joseph Stalin Paved the way for Hitler's war by signing secret pact with old enemy 1938: Adolf Hitler His figure strode over Europe with all the swagger of a conqueror 1937: Gen. and Mme. Chang Kai-Shek Japan's invasion of China imperiled them as "Man and Woman of the Year" 1936: Wallis Simpson Shook the British crown with her new husband, once King Edward VIII 1935: Haile Selassie Ethiopia's king fought an incursion by Italy's strongman, Mussolini 1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt The President battles the Depression 1933: Hugh Johnson National Recovery Administrator works tirelessly to revive America's economy 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt Takes over as President for nation facing economic calamity 1931: Pierre Laval His energy and vision restored France to the center of world events 1930: Mohandas Gandhi The pacifist mobilizes India to pursue its independence 1920s 1929: Owen Young U.S. businessman chaired second post-war Reparations Conference 1928: Walter Chrysler Rocked Detroit by buying Dodge and unveiling a new line, Plymouth 1927: Charles Lindbergh His solo New York-Paris flight made him a legend http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories/

I'm now convinced the GM mode is unwinnable. The rating a show gets seems to depend on how popular the gimmick match you do is, and the opposing show does at least 3 gimmick matches per episode. However, if you go to do a trade you'll notice that everyone's fatigue meter on their roster stays at zero every single week, no matter how many gimmick matches the wrestler has been in. Plus, if you look at their results, their cards have no rhyme or reason to them.

What episode was that?

Of course they are. But are they so opposed to it that they are willing to actually educate themselves about what candidates are going to do about it, and then vote accordingly? Or to make it a more important issue than gay marriage, abortion, or prayer in schools?

It hardly even makes sense to me. The angle seems to be, to me, the long time TNA members vs. all of these new guys from WWE/etc..., but the apparent "invaders" are the faces, and the actual TNA vets are the heels. With that setup, why in the world would fans who just started watching three months ago care at all about the heels in this feud? A feud like this is fine, but a little more time should have been given to getting the fans used to the normal TNA guys. They could have at least done a bit more in those three months to really get that heel team over with the new viewers. The heels get their importance in this feud because their the one's holding all the belts. New viewers want to see the faces win the belts, so they care for that reason. So long as the belts are made to look important, the feud should work. The thing about Jeff Jarrett is that, despite the fact every bitches about him, he's the only heel they've got that can consistently get heel heat. The crowd was shouting "boring" at him before he even started talking. That's not X-Pac heat. That's legit "we hate you and we'll pay money to see you get your ass kicked" heat. It'd also make more since to me if TNA did 1 hour of TV a week, and only did a PPV every 2 months. I don't think their roster is strong enough to sustain 2 hours of good TV every single week. One big thing that attracts me to TNA is that at NO TIME during that program last night did I say to myself "this is stupid" or "I can't believe they just did that" (in a bad way). I ordered some of their weekly PPVs, and watched a couple of times on FSN, and have followed the results, but I've never really been much of a TNA fan until they acquired guys from WWE like Christian and the Dudley Boys. I'm a pretty happy viewer when I watch Impact. Its not the best wrestling show I've ever seen, by any means, but its so much better than the repetive garbage that WWE spews out for 4 hours every week. I actually look forward to watching Impact. I can't say that about Raw or Smackdown.

I don't think illegal immigration is a big enough of a problem that you can get a big national movement against it, especially when the business lobby can spend a big pile of money on persuading Congress to do nothing.

Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. Since I actually, you know, LIVE HERE then I didn't get the joke because I've heard more than two stories about the area in my life. In fairness, we also decided we preferred a dead guy over him, too.

That's barely enough to make me buy the DVD next month, but not to order the show.

I'm not sure where I stand on this "should Impact be 2 hours" question....it seems like their talent pool isn't deep enough to sustain 2 hours a week without repetitive match-ups. And "Leave them wanting more" is a good rule of thumb. Still, 4 hours of weeklly programming to build to a 3 hour PPV isn't enough.

Sting's sure earning that $500,000 so far.