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I find it very weird that you guys have time slots for it. Anyways, for the Okotokian kids, it is Sunday night. Most kids start around 5:00 or so and the teenager losers who don't even dress up and thus don't get candy from me because they are such douches stop straggling in at around 9:30.

That ball is nothing. You need to play hockey and see some goddamned sock tape balls.

A box. A big, brown box.

They need to make a SoCal wrestling pill so those of us who don't live in SoCal can get our SoCal wrestling fix. Did I say SoCal enough? Anyways, I can't wait to get in that iron man match. I loved the Super Dragon/Joey Ryan Guerilla Warfare match and this sounds even better. I'm also a Kazarian mark, so Kazarian/Reyes should be something I like too. I'm surprised that the Chikara match wasn't that great, because from what I've seen of these guys, they are really good.

Homer Goes To College, Homer At The Bat, or the one with the 25 greyhounds.

Might as well add my match by match thoughts, seeing as I started the thread. -2004 Royal Rumble Benoit doesn't get enough attention in this, and while that may sound like fanboy-crying, it isn't. The story of the match is Benoit lasting #1 to the end and overcoming the monster (Big Show), but for most of the match Benoit is in the far background. Add to that my hatred of Foley and lame moments like The Cat as well as the overall limitations of the match, this is barely a solid match. -Eddie Guerrero vs Brock Lesnar (No Way Out) Probably the best of the "big name" matches from early 04. Both are really on their game. I don't like the interference at the end, but they felt it was needed. That and the ref bump drag this down a bit, but the rest of the match is really really good. ***1/2 or so. -Jamie Noble vs Paul London (Velocity) These guys just tear it up here. Both are at their crispest and this is easily Noble's best match in ages. The ending sequence is incredible. ***1/4 -Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero (WrestleMania) The better of the world title matches from WMXX. I really like the first half of this, as they build for what should be a good conclusion...but then they hit typical finisher-city. The boot ending is smart but comes off flat. **3/4 or so. -Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (WrestleMania) I still don't like this match. Triple threats are inherently screwed because the formula they almost have to go with makes the match seem dumb right from the start. Add to this that we have a ton of spots that I just hate (double table suplex, HHH stops HBK from tapping, and so forth). HHH and HBK are really sloppy for most of this match (fatigue my ass, they are sloppy from the start) and the blade jobs by both are dumb. **1/2 generously. -Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Misterio (Smackdown gauntlet final) I've only seen this twice, but I remember really liking the arm-work and how it played into the finish. I'm going to re-watch it soon. -Triple H vs Shelton Benjamin (Raw - the first upset) Again, only seen twice, but this one I didn't really like. -Mick Foley vs Randy Orton (Backlash) I hate this match. I watched it on PPV and hated it, saw all the praise, still hated it, and re-watched it recently and hate it more. A ton of disjointed weak bumps that take forever to set up between mindless brawling and horrible selling. Woop-dee-doo. -Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (Backlash) Seen twice, didn't mind it. Don't remember much, though. -Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (Raw: Showdown in the Desert) Only saw once, but I remember not liking it because of HBK doing his usual no-selling crap. Not going out of my way to see it again. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero (2/3 Falls and SummerSlam) Didn't really like the SummerSlam match, but the 2/3 falls was fun. Hated the finish, though. Chris Benoit vs Randy Orton (Raw and SS) Only saw each once and wasn't paying much attention, so no thoughts on them. Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio (SD) Don't remember. Paul London vs Billy Kidman (NM) Good stuff, but Kidman really isn't that good and London isn't quite good enough to do a great carry job. Kidman's SSP looks terrible next to London's. Maybe **1/2. Paul London vs Nunzio (Velocity earlier this year) Don't remember.

Looking at some early 2004 WWE cards, I have compiled a list of the matches that many people here at TSM considered ****+ at the time: -2004 Royal Rumble -Eddie Guerrero vs Brock Lesnar (No Way Out) -Jamie Noble vs Paul London (Velocity) -Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero (WrestleMania) -Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (WrestleMania) -Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Misterio (Smackdown gauntlet final) -Triple H vs Shelton Benjamin (Raw - the first upset) -Mick Foley vs Randy Orton (Backlash) -Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (Backlash) -Chris Benoit vs Shawn Micheals (Raw: Showdown in the Desert) So I'm wondering, is there anybody who still considers these to be classic or really good matches? Aside from Guerrero/Lesnar, London/Noble, and Guerrero/Misterio, all of which I really liked (***1/4-***1/2 each), I don't think any of the above matches were all that good. Now that we have some distance from them and can be a little more objective, do we like these matches more? Less? The same? Were there any better, forgotten matches from early 2004?

Fuck, I love RevPro. Battle of the Pimps sounds great. Whole card sounds great. Bosh/Disco Machine? Fuck yes. Ronin/Hook Bomberry? Fuck yes. Sanchos/AXP? Fuck yes. It makes me sad that I'm never going to get to see RevPro live. No way I'll be able to road trip my way down there for either of the remaining shows.

God, I can't stand Q-107. "The story is in the music". Blegh. * > Peak > Power > Q

Calgary: FAN 960 for sports talk (local and ESPN radio) CJAY 92 for "rock". It's mainstream but decent.

Right...and how much Super Dragon have you seen?

Canadian prices. Famous Players: $10.50 Local crappy theatre: $7.00

ROH did have TV, for the record. And it sucked mighty ass. Meltzer has said that ROH has lost over 500 grand since 2002. And don't confuse me for being an ROH hater/TNA lover. I dislike them both.

Awesome preview, PsychoDriver. I say this every time I post in a SoCal thread, but I hate you SoCal bastards for getting this. Looks like it could be PWG's best show ever, out of the four announced matches I can't think of one that won't rock.

Say WHAAAAT? Can't wait to see this.

Good episode. Not fan-fucking-tastic like last weeks, but still really fun. Spoilers within! 1. Jack finds the waterfall. It's another miracle! Holy crap. 2. Anyone else hear Jack's last name? SHEPHERD~! (Or Shepper? I hope Sheopard). 3. Locke is so the man. His motivation speech to Jack in the jungle was great. 4. Sawyer = awesome. Giving Kate the "sherriff" badge = awesome. Hoarding cigarettes = awesome. Sawyer = AWESOME. 5. Locke DID SEE THE MONSTER. HOLY SHIT. "Beautiful"?????!?!?~!? Not enough Sayid, though. You can never get enough Sayid.

Hell no, I have all 6 of Buffy and all 4 of Angel. All displayed on my shelf beside my Firefly set.

I really don't get any Snitsky love. He sucks in the ring, he can't do an interview, he is involved in one of the worst angles ever, and he is the same generic hoss as all the other OVW call-ups. I don't see how anyone can like him.

Just because a huge event is on doesn't mean it is OK to put on a crap show and blame it on the other event airing. If all these people are so enthralled by Yankees/Sox, then it is up to the WWE to put on a better show and get those people enthralled in them and not baseball. A low rating is a low rating - "something better is on" is not a good excuse.

Excellent review PsychoDriver. While this may not be the best looking show ever, I am looking forward to getting the tape. I hate you SoCal guys for getting good wrestling.

A guy on the EWBattleground forums also got this call. Here is the thread http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/index....topic=11126&hl=

Avril Lavigne is more important to Canada than the guy who INVENTED TIME ZONES. WHAT THE FUCK.

"We meant to call tails, dammit! Recount!"

Taken from the SoCalUncensored boards: Rev Pro - 16 October 04 - Quick Results First Round Scorpio Sky defeated Scott Lost Jason Styles defeated Wild Storm Super Dragon defeated Dante UK Kid defeated Disco Machine Chris Bosh defeated Hook Bomberry Joey Harder defeated Hijo de Chupacabra Quicksilver defeated Human Tornado JJ Perez defeated Dana Lee Semifinals Scorpio Sky defeated Jason Styles Super Dragon defeated UK Kid Joey Harder defeated Chris Bosh via forfeit (Bosh was too hurt too go on from his injuries at PWG last week, although Bosh wanted to be part of at least the first round of the Rev J). Quicksilver defeated JJ Perez Steel Cage Match for the Revolution Pro Tag Team Championships Los Sanchos (American Wild Child & Angel) defeated Bigg E. Biggz & Lonestar Finals Scorpio Sky defeated Quicksilver, Super Dragon and Joey Harder to win the Revolution J tournament. Order of elimination: Super Dragon eliminated Joey Harder Scorpio Sky eliminated Super Dragon Scorpio Sky eliminated Quicksilver Apparently there were no stand out MOTYC, but everything was solid and up. Looks like a good tournament. http://www.socaluncensored.com/board/showthread.php3?t=7151 - The SCU thread on the show http://www.socaluncensored.com/article629.html - A review of the show

If we're going to do a DVD club thing, we should start at the beginning. Buffy Season 1. I'd like it.