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Foley, old people, and techers wear flannel. EDIT: I guess rednecks as well, but around here, everyone's a redneck and not all of them wear flannel, so *shrug*. I just heard a rumor that the grunge look is now passe'. Allow me to go update my wardrobe.

God I wish the album would come out. I firmly believe it would silence most of the naysayers. Unfortunately, the departure of Buckethead will lead to Axl auditioning others, then hiring someone, then having them rerecord all of Bucket's parts. Who knows how long that will take...........

Saturday, April 17, 2004 Bell time: At 8pm Viking Hall (Swanson and Ritner Streets-next to Forman Mills) Philadelphia, PA (866) 228-0326 :MATCHES: MAIN EVENT: 3PW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!! #1 CONTENDER: Joey Matthews Vs. CHAMPION: RAVEN Joey Matthews has always had the potential for greatness. Whether he was being selected as a developmental talent at a relatively young age... being one-half of a tag team poised to dominate ECW just before it's sudden demise...even forming his own clique of "minions" in 3PW, glory has always been just within reach, but never a priority. Matthews was always too busy stroking his own ego or insulting Philly fans to truly get serious about his own career.... that is, until November 22nd, 2003. On that night, Raven made his first appearance as 3PW Commissioner, and almost immediately ordered Matthews into a match with one of most hard-hitting athletes in wrestling today, Low-Ki. With no escape and no time to prepare, a funny thing happened... Joey Matthews held his own, and came very close to getting a win. Even in defeat, a fire was lit within Joey, as he finally realized that he had the ability to be a top player, and set out on a mission to prove himself. First, he figured out a way to defeat Low-Ki and Ruckus in a three-way dance. Next, he got a clean victory over "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Finally, he beat the odds to win a #1 contender's match and earn himself this upcoming title shot, despite Raven's attempts to halt his progress. Raven, meanwhile, has been having the time of his life since weaseling his way into the commissioner position here in 3PW. Using and abusing his power at will, Raven has not only used his authority to win the 3PW title, but has since turned Pro-Pain Pro into his own personal playground. He teased, taunted and tormented The Sandman for months, survived the challenge of "Pitbull" Gary Wolf (all with the help of his appointed flunky, JACK VICTORY), and has now turned his attention to Matthews, even openly stacking the odds against him last month by adding Sabu to the Matthews/Jerry Lynn #1 contender's match. Raven is publicly taking the challenger lightly, but his actions reek of desperation, and indicate that the champion may believe that his days on top just might be numbered. This is, after all, a very different Joey Matthews that will step into the ring on March 20th. The old Matthews cowered like a frightened child in the face of Raven upon his arrival. The new one stood up to him in February, man to man. He has found a way to overcome every tremendous grappler in his path en route to challenging for the richest prize in 3PW. Raven has found a way to dispose of every challenger en route to defending it. On March 20th, 2004, will Raven finally figure out "The Future" and put an end to his ultimate dream? Or will Joey Matthews find a way to finally realize his potential....perhaps even his destiny? JUST ADDED! SPECIAL REMATCH!! Jerry Lynn Vs. SABU When it was announced that Jerry Lynn has been set to make his long-awaited debut for 3PW in January, wrestling fans rejoiced. So did Lynn, who recognizes the special bond that he has with Philadelphia. Truly, the City of Brotherly Love has been the site of Lynn's greatest career moments. Despite his success elsewhere in the country and around the world, make no mistake about it: Jerry Lynn is great everywhere, but in Philly, he is that much better, and he has an ECW Heavyweight Championship reign on his resume to prove it. So it was with great pride that Lynn accepted the invitation to join the ranks of 3PW, and he prepared himself for what looked to be the most balls-to-the wall, physically challenging phase of his career. That theory proved to be an understatement, as his very first match in Pro-Pain Pro pitted him against none other than Sabu, the former ECW AND 3PW Champ whom Lynn had battled through out the Midwest region in the early 90's. The man whom he battled on worldwide Pay-per-view. The man whose toughness and will to succeed despite relative lack of size is matched only by Lynn's own similar resolve. The match was just like old times, with the high-impact intensity igniting a fire within Lynn that took him to new levels of physical punishment and high-risk insanity. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite enough, as Sabu managed to get the victory after putting Lynn through a table after both men had beaten the holy hell out of one another. In February, unexpected circumstances placed both men in a triple threat match to determine a new top contender in 3PW, with third-man Joey Matthews letting the bitter rivals counteract each other en route to getting the win. Now, both "The new F'N Show" and the "Homicidal, suicidal, genocidal maniac" want one more opportunity to prove their superiority over the other once and for all. No titles are on the line, and no fancy stipulations will be in effect. Just two men... in one ring... in the place that helped make both men great... who will prove to be the best? Return Grudge Match: RUCKUS once again goes up against DAMIAN ADAMS! For over a year, Damian Adams has done everything in his power to make a name for himself in 3PW. He improved his physical conditioning: noone seemed to notice. He got new tights: fans couldn't care less. It wasn't until his huge upset victory over "Pitbull" Gary Wolf that Adams began to finally earn some attention. In January, Adams looked to kick off 2004 with a big win over the gravity defying phenom known as Ruckus. Unfortunately, after a tremendously competitive encounter, it was Ruckus who had his hand raised in victory. Suddenly, the frustration that Adams thought he had left behind was slowly creeping their way back into his psyche. In February, during the Adams-Ruckus rematch, Adams absolutely snapped, grabbing the microphone and denouncing any desire to please anyone but himself from then on. Suddenly, the clean wrestling match everyone had anticipated had degenerated into an all-out war, with both men simultaneously falling from the top turnbuckle they were fighting on and plummeting through separate tables at ringside. Both men had to be pulled from the battlefield and taken to a nearby hospital. Now, Ruckus wants revenge, and the "new" Damian Adams wants to finally get a win over the popular foe that represents everything he USED to be. Who will win? More importantly, who will survive? ROB ECKOS calls out STRIKER! Last time, "HOT STUFF"... sorry, "MACHO MAN" Matt Striker made his return to 3PW in grand fashion, rescuing the now-former slave girl TALIA from the clutches of "Sugar Daddy" Tod Gordon and Jasmin St. Claire. Now, sources say that ROB ECKOS is demanding that Striker confront him face-to-face on April 17th. Since being united under the tutelage of Joey Matthews, it's no secret that Eckos has become increasingly frustrated with Striker's lack of focus. Now, with Matthew's loosening the reigns on his former "training", will the, um, "Minion-powers" explode on April 17th? Meanwhile, "Sugar Daddy" TOD GORDON and JASMIN ST. CLAIRE may have been stripped of their sex slave AND their pride last month, but nevertheless they WILL return on April 17th with another edition of the "SUGAR SHACK". No doubt, these two have a LOT on their mind, and with a live microphone and no censors, who knows what they will say or do on the 17th? GEORGE FRANKENSTEIN TO APPEAR!!! When last we saw her, after watching her swap spit with Jasmin St. Claire, she left happily arm in arm with Sugar Daddy and Jasmin with Slave girl (now Miss Talia) closely behind. What is bringing her back? Find out April 17!!!! Plus... the PHILLY DEBUT of "THE AMAZING" N8 MATSON! You've heard the name. You've seen the tapes. Now, be there LIVE as N8 Matson FINALLY makes his way to the wrestling capitol of the world. Hailing from Detroit, MI, this eight year veteran has dominated the Michigan area and beyond for a good while now, especially in various junior heavyweight divisions. Competing frequently on both sides of the Canadian border, the man who trained the likes of Chris Sabin, Gabriel Brimstone and many others looks to make a name for himself all over again, this time in 3PW! ALSO ANNOUNCED: "Pitbull" Gary Wolf, The Blue Meanie, Roadkill, Monsta Mack, Rockin' Rebel, Jack Victory, CJ O' Doyle, Ron Zombie, Mikey Batts, Mike Kruel, Derek Wylde, Ricky Vega and more **CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

I would've bought it and wore a flannel over it so no one could see the lame back of it.

That's a very major thing to me, so yeah. I'd still like him as an entertainer though. Wasn't The Big Show arrested for this years ago? Yeah he did, I think Tazz did also. I remember a story about him, a 17 year old and a tanning salon, where he whipped his piece out or something similar.

Hey how come that bastard apologized to Lisbon, but STILL hasn't apologized for no showing in Philly? Fucker............

Haha yeah, that was definitely my favorite part too. That's like Scott Weilland criticizing someone for being a drug addict.

Press Release Source: Sanctuary Records Group Guns N' Roses Not Able to Perform at Rock in Rio Tuesday March 30, 6:00 am ET A Message from W. Axl Rose LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004--Guns N' Roses will not be performing as scheduled at Rock In Rio - Lisbon. The band has been put in an untenable position by guitarist Buckethead and his untimely departure. During his tenure with the band Buckethead has been inconsistent and erratic in both his behavior and commitment - despite being under contract - creating uncertainty and confusion and making it virtually impossible to move forward with recording, rehearsals and live plans with confidence. His transient lifestyle has made it impossible for even his closest friends to have nearly any form of communication with him whatsoever. Last time I talked to Bucket, he called to tell me he had bought a bootleg DVD off EBay and how proud he was to be in Guns and how impressed he was with everyone's performance. Then, in February we got word from Brain that Bucket had called him and said he was back in Guns!? Apparently, according to Bucket he had been "Gone" but had turned himself around and was really excited to do Rio-Lisbon and a European tour. Somewhere in the following month things changed once again. According to those who have actually spoken with Buckethead it appears his plans were to secure a recording contract with Sanctuary Records which I encouraged my management to make available to him, quit GN'R and to use his involvement in the upcoming Guns release to immediately promote his individual efforts...Nice guy! There is not a member of this camp that is not hurt, upset and ultimately disappointed by this event, and more to the point - if not this individual, certainly this individual's choices. Regardless of anyone's opinions of me and what I may or may not deserve, clearly the fans, individuals in this band, management, crew and our support group do not deserve this type of treatment. We as a whole, definitely feel that we afforded Bucket every accommodation perhaps so much so that it may be that we or more precisely, I may have done Guns a disservice and unintentionally allowed Guns to be put in this position. On behalf of Guns N' Roses and myself I apologize to the fans who planned to see us at Rock In Rio - Lisbon. The festival and its tradition mean a lot to me personally and I sincerely do not enjoy being robbed by one of our own of the opportunity to be the first artist to play it for the third time. I would also like to express my gratitude to those who chose to embrace Buckethead's role in Guns and support our new line up. We greatly appreciate Bucket's contributions and remain open to "discussions" as there are obviously several issues to resolve. In the meantime rather than dwelling on the negative, Guns will be moving forward and surprisingly (without giving away any details) this unfortunate set of circumstances may have given us the opportunity to take our recording that one extra step further. Regardless we hope to announce a release date within the next few months. Sincerely, W. Axl Rose I can't believe Axl commented. It's his first statement in what......like 16 months?

Yeah I had a friend put those tracks together on a CD the way they were meant to be.........complete and utter brilliance.

How 'bout a tribute show like the one for Freddie back in the day at Wembley... Get a bunch of guys to do different songs - Axl, Elton, Timberlake, Dawkins, Vedder etc etc...maybe a Josh Todd if Axl cant make it by 3am... Ever hear Axl and Elton's version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" from years ago? They did a really good job.

30th Anniversary show to feature Justin Hawkins on vocals In a move that's sure to piss off a lot of people, Justin Hawkins, lead vocalist of The Darkness, will be filling in for Freddie Mercury during Queen's 30th Anniversary show. The show, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Queen's first chart hit, is a charity benefit, with all proceeds going to Terrence Higgins Trust and/or Children in Need. For those of us not in England (and not willing to travel all that way), a charity record will be released featuring the concert. An official announcement is set to take place May 11th, following the 2nd anniversary of "We Will Rock You", a stage musical about the career of Queen. [credit: Blabbermouth.net]

Beautiful. She is a flower, a diamond in the festering shithole that is TSM. I rarely think about this board when I'm not it, but when I do, two things spring immediately to mind: 1) the whereabouts of Treble Charged, and 2) buffybeast. I even dreamed about her once. I took her to dinner--the drive-thru at Wendys (she loves the 99 cent menu)--and a movie. When we got back to her place...well, though it was a dream, I must keep some things to myself. Clever..........yet hideous.

Well, as said earlier, it did work for Rick Steiner.

"This guy's got retard strength"----Jim Ross I dunno, it doesn't sound that bad. The sadistic prick in me might find it funny,

At least with Russo everyone was at least semi-over and had a reason to be out there. On this topic though, could Vince not see how this is going to offend 70-75% of the population? "Let's see, we've got Guerrero for the hispanics, RVD for the potheads, Christian and Austin for the wifebeaters........You know what we need Gerwitz? We need a character for the retards to get behind!" "Right away Mr. McMahon!"

I would think that there would be way too much travel involved in that for Heyman.

At the very least, Hall should've been put over Austin at Mania to keep that feud going. Instead we had superman Austin beating the hell out of all 3 of em, and taking Hall hostage and making a fool of him. Then during the actual match, he proved he could beat both Outsiders at the same time.

He must have seen how well that worked for Christian with Trish Stratus.

Hurricane uses a super hero gimmick. There's a guy in OVW who once used a similar gimmick. What should we do with him? HMMMMMMMMM HMMMMMMMM! I think the WWE scripts are written by a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters.

You know, if you're gonna be attracted to guys who look like chicks anyways, why even bother being gay?

It was a good article, but the only shocking part to me was the revelation that Jeff Hardy might use drugs!

Oh c'mon, that's just a part of natural aging.......... .................... .....................

Well, how do we know he can't play guitar now? He's supposedly been learning for several years, plus he did play on a couple of Use Your Illusion songs (Dead Horse and Shotgun Blues). It's just not Axl unless he is swaying and spinning and running around stage (even if he can't keep his breath).

I think an Angle-HHH alliance could be interesting..........

$10 says the teacher planted it on the kid.