The Decemberists

Season 3 must be in the works. I can't imagine them releasing the first two and then just leaving it, regardless of how well it sold. But they might do what was done to Quantum Leap, which had loads of extras on the Season 1 set, but because I'm the only person on the planet who bought it, when they did Seasons 2 and 3 they didn't bother with making any extras.

I've never watched an XPW show, and based on what I've heard don't particularly want to watch an XPW show, but... This has all been extremely interesting. Thanks for making the effort and doing it, and I await the next part.

Well if an undead zombie with magic powers can get over and stay over for 15 years I guess this guy's got a chance...

[teenage girl]Hardcore is like so 1990s...[/teenage girl] Best of luck to him, but I can't really see it being much of a success. Does anyone know any of the wrestlers who are going to be in JOEY STYLES EXTREMELY HARDCORE? And can we only use capital letters when we mention JOEY STYLES EXTREMELY HARDCORE too?

Vince Russo = God. Right?

Who do we all think will be the first Prem manager to be sacked this year then? I'll be shocked if it's anyone but Graeme Souness.

Steamboat!? Yeah, so loved by the fans he gets booed in his series with Flair even though he's a face. Yes, I know it's against Flair so it's not exactly a normal wrestler he's working with, but if he really was the most loved face then he wouldn't have gotten booed against anyone.

On the Benoit DVD Todd whateverhisname is asks Benoit why he's so much bigger nowerdays than he was during his time in Japan. A *very* awkward silence follows. Before he saves himself with "Well, that's what working out for ten years will do to do." Hilarious.

No, I cant. Not until I see Bret kick Vince's ass all over [insert state name here] in a WM match. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> God, you are pathetic. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Brets my favourite. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But how would seeing Bret 'sell out' so to speak by working for Vince again and then beating him in FAKE FIGHT make you feel better about the situation?

Don't know why anyone would want Michael Bridges... does anyone know what his record is in the last FIVE years? It's.... It's.... Wait for it.... This is Michael Bridges, remember, the 'next big thing' at one point... In the last five years Michael Bridges can boast of.... 62 Games - 1 Goal Scott fucking Dobie has a better recprd than that for fucks sake. I know he's had injuries, but Jesus Christ that's appauling.

Our first team squad is; 1 Paul Gerrard (GK) 2 Nicky Eaden 3 Gino Padula 4 Gary Holt 5 Wes Morgan 6 Ian Breckin 7 Nicky Southall 8 Kris Commons 9 Gareth Taylor 10 Scott Dobie 11 David Friio 11 Marlon King (on loan to Watford for the season) 12 Ross Gardner 14 Jack Lester 15 Neil Harris 16 Paul Evans 17 James Perch 18 John Thompson 19 Eugen Bopp 24 James Beaumont 25 Kevin James (Transfer List) 26 David Johnson (Transfer List) 27 Alan Rogers (Transfer List) 28 Adam Nowland (Transfer List) 30 Spencer Weir-Daley (Under 20) 31 Justin Roberts (Under 20) 37 Vincent Fernandez (Under 20) 39 Matt Glass (Under 20) Which I make to be 1 'keeper and 18 players, but that isn't counting Marlon as he's at Watford, the four listed as they've been told they won't be picked, and the three kids who won't get a game unless desperately needed. So technically it's 1 keeper and 26 players, but in reality it's only 18.

YOU BASTARD!

Forest drew 0-0 against Danish Super League side Silkeborg last night. Apparantly our defence was excellent, and we could've won it in the last few minutes with a Morgan header from a set peice, which struggle to believe as I've never seen Big Wes win a header that wasn't in his our penalty area, and even then he struggles if there's anyone else in the same half. Gerrard has injured his knee though, which leaves us with the grand totl of 0 contracted goalkeepers over the age of 20. Which is worrying. The reserves are playing the mighty Shepshed Dynamo tomorrow afternoon, which is very close to where my mum lives. Annoyingly I'm working so I can't pop down there to spend some time with the family and then 'accidentally' discover the game's on and go along and watch.

The NWA had no problem with Rude being the Champ, what they had the problem with was that WCW didn't bother to tell them it was going to happen. This was when title changes still had to be voted on by the board of directors, even though this was by then little more than a formallity, but in protest of WCW not asking about the change they refused to allow it.

Wrestling X Div wrestlers doesn't strickly mean you're in the X Divison... They're just using the smaller guys who can bump like crazy early on for him to get him built up into a monster (and over like one) and then move him on into the ME I'd imagine. Not everyone who watches TNA watches ROH so many won't know him from any other indie guy so immediatly having him in the ME scene wouldn't work.

I'm sure that played a part, depending on the city. I just recently saw a fancam of their title win in Philadelphia and that crowd popped huge for the finish. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cornette put that huge pop down to the fact that the fans sensed that the title change wasn't supposed to happen - which it wasn't untill Arn and Tully told JCP that they were joining the WWF prior to the match. From that match onwards they were always faces in Philadelphia as the fans knew that'd got something special from them.

That would be... awfull. UNLESS they keep Simon Dean and Nova as semi-seperate characters and did have Nova constantly say he's not Simon Dean even though everyone knows he obviously is, except the bWo who are blind to it. Played for laughs that coud be quite fun. EDIT: Actually that doesn't seem such a great idea now I've thought about it... it's been a long day. Oh, and for those that keep asking, Regal/Benoit was on Velocity rather than the Crusier match I'd imagine it's because, as good as the match apparantly was, it's not part of a angle, whereas the cruiser 6-man is, and thus needs to be on the main show

Vince or JR or Johnny Ace or someone in a position to do something about it is hoping ROH will become an ECW-esque breeding ground for the WWE which they can take talent from, so in the same way Al Snow, for example, was allowed to work for ECW while under WWE contract, Matt Hardy and CM Punk are being allowed to work for ROH.

Anyone else think that it looked like Matt had been, shall we say, "working out" Scott Steiner-style? What more proof do you need that he's definatly still a WWE guy

I think the use of nigger, or nigga if that's how you're supposed to spell it these days, is being over analyised in this thread to be honest. I'm pretty sure Cornette isn't racist, it's not as if he refuses to employ black wrestlers or anything. Just what is the relationship between OVW and the WWE though at the moment? I was under the impression that the WWE couldn't decide on who was booking or anything, and that Danny Davis and Cornette made all decision as they own/run it. Have WWE bought it out or something that allows them to place Heyman as booker?

HBK's heel turn *would* have been a great surprise for me as I avoid the internet on Tuesday as I'm bit torrenting Raw... But when I was downloading the show a bastard friend of mine sent me a text saying "michaels as a heel! fucking ace!". Bastard Bastard Bastard...

Can Derby even afford £10 a week though?

Not yet, anyway...

Interesting...

God knows... I really hope Vince will let them keep the name. I mean, if Paul. E had wanted to he could've stopped Vince from using the Dudley name but didn't so maybe Vince will return the favour them now? Or maybe Paul London will beat Batista next week, as that's just as likely