bob_barron

Was an exclamation point needed for that post? And thanks for bringing the bullshit Glenn, much appreciated.

Given what just happened in the UK, yea, they really shouldn't air this thing at all.

I had a friend who was in London just last week. Creepy.

The guy can work in the ring and would be a fresh face on the main event scene. I can't wait for him to be back.

A feud with MNM is something to do.

HBK is hated a lot more in Canada then HHH.

Maybe I'm missing something about the world of wrestling, then. Can they just fire these people for any or no reason? Or do they have to have legitimate reasons for firing, you know, like in the real world? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since they're independent contractors (I think) they can be fired for no reason

Well Rudo pretty much sums up what I wanted to say in three sentences.

I'm sure if they asked for their release, Meltzer would've said so. I don't see why you don't trust Dave Meltzer, a guy who wouldn't lie about this. He's saying he heard they were locks to be fired, so the odds were that they probably were.

I bow to your coolness. Why? Because he has a great reputation, rarely posts mis-information and generally knows what he's talking about?

If she asked to be released then fine, whatever. Dawn Marie isn't horrible or anything, I have no problem with her in the occasional titty match or something on SD!. And from Meltzer- Add Jackie Gayda, Charlie Haas and Dawn Marie to the list. The women were locks to be let go but Haas kind of surprised me. They also confirmed Marty Jannetty (that was a week ago). Sounds like they fired her.

If you notice on the web site, it says that they "came to agreements" on releases with these people. From what I understand, A] They have to pay out the remainder of their contracts, and B] chances are there was also a severance involved. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They get their downside guarantee for 90 days.

I'd want in on the Velocity stuff, don't know about Heat. Do I get a discount for helping put the list together?

...and we know this because? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought I read it somewhere.

Lesnar is getting his old deal back. I really liked the Haas and Holly team, so that one I don't like. I just think firing Dawn Marie is such a low scummy move.

Firing a pregnant woman. Nice.

Matt can get some more seasoning on the indies or try his luck in Japan and then come back. He's still young and has potential. But yea, Tomko is so fucked

A Dudleyz v. MNM feud writes itself and a blowoff of them putting Melina through a table would've been money for all involved.

Now that one is just stupid. Instant feud with MNM right there!

How sweet is that Kidman v. Basham match? Another underrated gem. Remember when the Dudleyz feuded with Benoit and Guerrero and seemingly went over every week?

Thank You Jesus!

CHEERIO! WE GET TO SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT WILLL ONLY LAST TWO WEEKS AND SINK US INTO DEBT!

Yea, the Dudleyz had been on a losing streak since Armageddon, and it was played up on Heat. Bubba was also happy b/c they were getting to wrestle in NYC. I didn't mind Bubba's push in 2002, I just didn't like that he was so protected, for no real reason.

Yea, that was a good match. And it paid off the Dudleyz losing streak gimmick they'd been having on HEAT, which was a nice touch

I found the matchtimes for some of the Heat/Velocity matches from 02. The following matches I listed are under 5 minutes (Which is the minimum I used for listing matches for the comp): Scott Hall v. Crash Holly (4/7/02) Mr. Perfect v. Dreamer (5/5/02- Perfect's only win in WWE) RVD v. Credible (5/5/02) (4:41) Trish v. Molly (5/5/02) Matt Hardy v. Mr. Perfect (5/12/02- Perfect's last match in WWE) Dreamer v. Eddie (5/12/02) RVD v. Goldust (5/12/02) Jeff v. Raven (6/16/02) Raven v. Matt (6/30/02) Shelton Benjamin (debut) v. Credible (8/4/02) Goldust v. Regal (My two favourites going at it in WWE for the first time) (8/4/02) Regal v. Shelton (8/18/02) (4:44) Shelton v. Credible (9/15/02) Raven v. D-Lo (10/6/02) Velocity- Test v. Randy Orton 6/8/02 (Orton does the job!) Chavo Guerrero v. Funaki 6/8/02 Jamie Noble v. Funaki 6/15/02 Hurricane v. Christian 6/29/02 Kidman v. Tajiri 7/6/02 Billy/Chuck v. Moore/Hurricane 7/27/02 (4:51) Funaki v. Mike Awesome (Funaki wins) 9/7/02 Chavo v. Crash 10/12/02 Funaki v. Crash 10/26/02- Funaki wins!