Placebo Effect

Just when I thought I was going to start heading out there for the shows.

Again, I would actually wear this if the back was blank. But "That's how I roll Christian"? What the hell does that mean? I typically wear a zip-up sweatshirt or jacket, so I might have to go for that one since the back won't be exposed.

The Borat character it the best character that Sascha does. I can't wait to see this.

Yes, in a way. Noble went to the doctor and, to get the office to pay for it, submitted the bill to the WWE. The problem was that it was for an infection at the site where he was injecting his steroids and the doctor listed it on the paperwork that Noble gave the office. The WWE was forced to fire him because they had medical documentation that he was using steroids. They didn't want to, but having the proof in writing meant that they were exposed legally unless they took action. Exactly, which sparked that fun adventure where everyone bitched, moaned, and complained immediately about how the WWE are terrible, terrible, people and that they don't know true talent, etc. And once the truth was revealed, the thread pretty much died.

The announcers didn't take it seriously. And the bookers didn't either, as despite it rocking, there was never another one after that.

Ciclope - Was involved in the absolutely awesome Luchadore Hardcore Match if I remember correctly. Damian - Went under the name Galaxy during Sting's time hanging in the rafters, as having two guys with black facepaint was apparently bad. Roadblock - He actually carried a roadblock down to the ring with him. He wrestled without a shirt once or twice, but mercifully, that stopped. He was a really bad wrestler who made rookie mistakes despite having been wrestling a couple years once he came into WCW. High Voltage - To fulfill their one-sided deal with NJPW, WCW sent High Voltage over to Japan for a year. Kenny Kaos was part of that Tag Title debacle with Bagwell and his mother. Rage was released in the winter of '99. Mike Enos - Got attacked by Scott Hall during the historical Nitro. Was thrust into the Tag Team Title Tournament, teaming with Bobby Duncum, Jr. Prince Iaukea - Had quite the nice career, as won the TV Title from Regal, was pushed heavily for two or three months, then became a JTTS for several years, and got the brief push from Sullivan and Russo. He was released in the summer of 2000 if I remember correctly. Barbarian - "What you say... Eat your lunch!" My fondest memory is him saying that, and then delivering the Kick of Fear to Chavo for a quick pin. Jack Boot - All I remember is him being used a jobber. Pittman - WCW paid him an obscene amount of money to train for a UFC appearance that never happened. Was absolutely hilarious during his appearances destroying jobbers.

Piper's book would've been great had he not wrote off the last six years of his career. It ends terribly. Death of WCW is tremendous. Flair's book rocks. Foley's books are great. Avoid Hogan's book. Full of his usual revisionist history. As for Lawler, Lita, Hardys, etc., it really depends on a couple factors. a) Reading capacity - I'm a fast reader, so a mediocre wrestling book isn't so bad since I get it done in less than two days typically. b) What you read for - Some people read to indulge in the grand scheme of things, others read for bits and pieces of great info. The aforementioned books would only be interesting if you like bits and pieces of info. c) Price - If you really desire to read them, borrow them from the library or buy them off Half.com. Not worth the full price.

She's a lot hotter during her later (ROH, TNA) indie appearances. Those pictures are probably from when she first started out. She learned how to apply make-up and dress appropriately, thus became much better looking.

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To put it lightly, I kicked your ass last weekend at the flea market. Some guy's son (I guess) taped every WCW and WWF PPV up until the end of 2000. For $1 a tape, I got two events on each tape. I've been meaning to pick up all the WCW 2000 PPVs, so this was a goldmine for me. Wound up getting 12 of them, as the other stuff was all from 1998 and I didn't really want to relive those days too much.

I think we're all forgetting the two most important questions concerning The Puppy Channel? Will it be filmed with a wide angle lense? And will they be wearing hats?

Best part was the note about it being hand written.

Speaking of, I just noticed in passing that there's a tour coming to my area in a month or two that will feature The Juliana Theory and Zao on the same show. Now there's a combo.

I dislike Shelley Long, Kristie Alley, and Woody Harrelson, so as much as I like the jokes, I can't get into it as much as I'd like to. Ted Danson rocks though. I TiVo "Becker" everyday.

If you read RD Reynolds' Death of WCW book, there's a great line in there about how WCW.com handled the ominous title change situation. There was a star next to Lenny's reign, and it simply said... Lenny Lane had the Cruiserweight Title taken off of him after the West Hollywood Blondes angle was dropped. Not exact wording, but gold nonetheless.

Yes, you are correct, the NBT were those 6. Whats happened to all of them? Reno went back to being a bouncer if I remember correctly. Stasiak is a chiropractor. Sanders began to hate wrestling (not the sport as a whole, just the wrestling itself), and through his short WWE and TNA runs, wanted to be an announcer so strongly that both companies booted him. Jindrak is obviously in WWE. Palumbo and O'Haire, I can imagine, are (or will be in Palumbo's case) taking Indies and Japan bookings.

Goddamn you, don't lump Billy Talent in with the Emo crowd. I outta beat you. then what do you want me to call Billy Talent then? It's a hybrid of rock and punk pop. This is the same type of shit that happened with nu-metal. When the label was first introduced, only bands that combined metal and rap were called nu-metal. By the time nu-metal "died," every single "pussy" metal band that came out on a major label was classified nu-metal, with the term being thrown around so ridiculously that groups like Three Days Grace were called nu-metal. Now it seems like every band that becomes popular, but not huge (ie, Simple Plan), that sings songs about love or heartbreak, is getting the emo term attached to them.

I see nothing wrong with My Chemical Romance (minus that "I'm Not Okay" song, which is just tailor made for whiny teens) and Atreyu. Funeral For a Friend as well, though I can't get into some of their songs. Taking Back Sunday is rather hit or miss, and I haven't listened to Avenged Sevenfold or Underoath enough to make a judgement. Bands like Dashboard Confessional, though, are pretty worthless. Except for, of course, getting the girl you brought with your free tickets riled up and in the mood.

All I have is Alias Season One, Millenium Season One (which is a terrible, terrible show), Will and Grace Season Two, two or three of The Simpsons Seasonns... And the crowning jewel... Some stupid radio station came to my college, and they were broadcasting from the cafeteria. Of course, it's filled with apathetic County College students, so when the opportunity for a trivia contest came, only myself and a friend were willing to come up and participate. The question was what product Anna Nicole Smith now endorses. Having seen the commercial 80ty billion times, I naturally responded with Trimspa, and thus got my prize, which is still sealed, sitting on my shelf.

I can see it happening, but it will be YEARS from now.

I doubt they flew everyone of them in, as there are guys like The Gambler who never made it onto Thunder or Nitro during his entire stint as a jobber in WCW. I do, however, imagine that they were crazy enough to fly everyone in that was semi-important, plus the heaping load of jobbers to the stars under contract (Marty Jannetty, Rick Fuller, Public Enemy, luchadores, etc.).

No Pogo?

I was actually planning on making this thread tonight. I finished it within 24 hours of the Borders here finally getting it. Great book, though for me, a lot of it (especially the Invasion period) was a rehash of what I've read for years.

Jerry Flynn also gave Bret a stiff kick that, along with Funk's thrash can shot and the Goldberg kick, killed Bret's career.

For those of you in NJ, you just may be buying your pizza from the protector of Marianna. After blowing out both his knees, Thrasher now owns a Papa John's in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Apparently he's living quite well thanks to his few years with WWE. Funny story to accompany this. Apparently one of the delivery guys showed up at a party where the owner was very obviously drunk. He was going to pay with a credit card, and when he was handed the receipt, the guy, for whatever reason, just refused to sign it. So after ten minutes of arguing, Thrasher was called. He showed up to the party, screamed at the guy, and then fucking headbutted the guy. Thrasher, with the guy's blood on his face, told one of the guy's buddies who stepped up to sign the receipt to add a $10 tip to things, and that was that.