Cuban Linx

Shareef Abdur-Rahim returned tonight for Portland against the Lakers, conveniently just in time to show the rest of the league he's healthy enough for a trade, though Reef's been involved in trade rumors pretty much since the day he arrived in Portland and they haven't happened yet so who knows.

Eight cuts already, and from a quick count i still think Tennessee are a few million over the cap. I think it's very safe to say the Titans run of making at least the second round of the playoffs 4 out of 5 years is over, now it'll be 4 or so years of high draft picks and last place finishes.

I'm sure they'll have a TOD at some stage, especially with them focusing more on deathmatches again with the ultraviolent underground stuff. The CZW fans would probably riot if they didn't.

The Worst Team is in again, though i had changed my keepers before the deadline, swapping Mark Mulder and Billy Wagner for Alfonso Soriano & Adrian Beltre.

Hero's still a face in IWA Mid-South despite being a heel just about everywhere else, though with the losing streak angle one would think his turn there can't be too far away.

I always seem to miss out on Canadian Stampede but at least i got one 10 men tag i've wanted to see for a long time, much thanks.

Megadeth - Hanger 18

And results for Night Two, taken from the same place as the above: Skyade and Milanito Collection AT vs. Trik Davis and Emil Sitoci -Excellent match. Sitoci looked GREAT, Davis looked alot better than I remembered. Toryumon X wins, but I totally forget how. Beef Wellington and Bear vs. Version 2.0 and Darin Corbin -Very, very fun match. Version 2.0 is Matt Hardy lite, and he played the character perfectly. The Bear was as hysterical as you would think. Him & Beef win after an asspunch is followed up with the E-Coli Driver. Skyade and Milanito Collection AT vs Beef Wellington and Bear -Pre-match, THE BEAR MAULED THE REF, so Bryce comes out DRESSED IN HOCKEY GEAR convincing himself that "I'm not afraid of any bears!" Surprisingly, Beef & Bear dominated most of the match, including BEAR HITTING THE ASSPUNCH on Milanito. Toryumon X wins when Milanito forces Bear to tape out to a wakigatame. Fun, solid match. Necro Butcher and Mad Man Pondo vs. Anthony Franco and Matt Turner -Oh god was this stiff. Necro & Pondo beat the everloving shit outta the trainees...the crowd was (shockingly) firmly behind the RoH kids. Pondo pins Turner with...A MAJISTRAHL CRADLE! Mr. Zero and Shane Storm vs. Larry Sweeney and ShareCropper -Sweeney and Cropper got an insane amount of heat. Everyone but a select few just HATE these guys. They each had these bright gold ring jackets that were just ridiculous. Storm & Zero were their typical selves...Storm pins Cropper with a cradle to send the favorites home early. Necro Butcher and Mad Man Pondo vs Shane Storm & Mr. Zero -This just kind of seemed to be there. Pondo busted out a few more wrestling moves, including a ropewalk. And smashing Storm in the face with a STOP sign. The Death Match Kings advance when Pondo forces Storm to tap to an STF. Post-match, Pondo MURDERS Zero with Storm's STOP/SLOW sign. Jon Dahmer and DeeJay Hyde vs. Cory Kastle and Niles Young -This really sucked, probably the worst match of the first 2 nights. Team CZW wins after Dahmer's Move of 1000 Maniacs on one of the CKNY boys. El Generico and Kevin Steen vs. K-Murda and K-Pusha -Really, really good match. Generico was SO over, and Steen gained alot of overness with his sarcastic comments throughout. AMIL didn't really impress me a whole lot. Team IWS wins after Steen hits his Package Piledriver, rolls the guy through to Generico, who finishes him with a BRAINBUSTAAAAAAAAAAH. Jon Dahmer and DeeJay Hyde vs El Generico and Kevin Steen -A little better than the CKNY-CZW match, and that was all thanks to Generico & Steen. Generico played the face in peril for most of the match, and he eventually pins Hyde with a rollup after a Steen superkick. Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush vs. Eddie Kingston and Mickie Knuckles -Mickie got a GREAT pop as Kingston's partner. Eddie seemed less than thrilled, half-heartedly cheering her on, and constantly tagging himself in and out. This match got REALLY stiff, including Hero nailing Kingston with a headbutt that sounded like 2 bricks being smashed together. Mickie took a good beating, but kept coming back for more, but was eventually finished off by Hero's Hangman's Clutch. She got a standing ovation after the match, and actually looked kinda hot tonight. Hallowicked and Blind Rage vs. Private Eye and DJ Skittlez -The face team of Eye Candy was loved so much by the crowd. Unfortunately, the Night Shift's GENIUS occult-style gimmick was met with laughter. UltraMantis Black was ringside with his Night Shift stablemates, complete with digeridoo with bells on it. Night Shift wins after the super fisherman's buster by Hallowicked onto Skittlez. Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush vs Hallowicked and Blind Rage -Great match. Lots of submission work by Quack and Hero on the leg of Hallowicked. Mantis got involved, tripping Quack with the CANE OF DOOM a couple times. Eventually Hero came in and cleaned house, which led to Quack hitting the Quackendriver on Blind Rage for the victory. So the 8 teams left for tomorrow night are... -Team Osaka Pro, Ebessan and Billy Ken Kid -Arik Cannon and Claudio Castignoli -Jigsaw and Sabian -Knight Eye for the Pirate Guy, Lance Steel and Jolly Roger -The SuperFriends, Mike Quackenbush and Chris Hero -Team Toryumon X, Skyade and Milanito Collection AT -Team IWS, El Generico and Kevin Steen -The Death Match Kings, Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher

THE MAIN EVENT INTERCONTINENTAL-TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Landon "La Cucaracha" Maddix © vs. "The Urban Legend" Todd Cortez -> Todd Cortez “Hollywood” Spike Jenkins vs. "The Franchise" Mak Francis Special Guest Commentator: Toxxic © -> Mak Francis Cruiserweight Rules Non-Title Match Alan Clark vs. "The Critic" Scott Pretzler © -> Alan Clark Wildchild © vs. Sean Davis -> Wildchild OPENING BOUT "The Dean of Professional Wrestling" Jay Hawke vs. Danny Dagda -> Jay Hawke

Nas - N.Y. State of Mind

I think i own the video of that.

Results for Night One taken from the CZWFans board. Results: Block B: Gran Akuma and Icarus defeated Mana and John Cabbie -Mana is a beast. Block C: Dunn and Marcos defeated Shawn Hagadorn and Davey Andrews -Davey Andrews comes out with a Steve Blackman like duffle bag and has an ROH turnbuckle pad in it as well as 2 dodgeballs. Halfway through the match he turns it into a game of dodgeball. He was really impressive says my friend. Block A: Lance Steel and Jolly Roger defeated Mano Metalico and Crossbones -Supposed to be freaking hillarious. Roger and Lance come out with a treasure chest and Roger gives Lance a sword which he starts hitting Mano with in the metal hand. Supposed to rule. Block D: Ebessan and Billy Ken Kid defeated Shirley Doe and Darkness Crabtree (Hillarious Match) -Supposed to be in the words of my friend "the greatest thing ever." Crabtree pops pills to give him a burst of energy but has a heart attack. Block B: Arik Cannon and Claudio Castagnoli defeated Allison Danger and Alere Little Feather -Allison Danger took a sick ass Pyramid Driver/Warlock Combo for the finish. Block C: Jigsaw and Sabian defeated Rorschach and Ravage -Good match but too short. Block A: Jimmy Jacobs and Danny Daniels defeated Din Mak and Mat Bomboy -Mat and Din are not supposed to be good. They turn on eachother halfway through the match. *The Mystery Team Is Glenn Spectre and A Guy In A Box* -Supposed to be great. They name like 4 people only for the announcer to run to the back to get them, come back out and say they aren't here. Adam Flash was drawn but due to not being in wrestling clothes he was not allowed to compete. Block D: Super Dragon and B-Boy defeated Glenn Spectre and A Guy In A Box -My friend is sitting beside a guy who hates Super Dragon, meanwhile my buddy loves Super Dragon. Hillarity ensued during the entrance of Team PWG. Apparently A Guy In A Box was in like a six foot high box and had twigs all over him which Dragon went on to snap. Supposed to be nutty. Block B: Arik Cannon and Claudio Castagnoli defeated Gran Akuma and Icarus Block C: Jigsaw and Sabian defeated Dunn and Marcos -Supposed to be crazy dueling "Dunn And Marcos... Jigsaw and Sabian" chants. Block A: Jolly Roger and Lance Steel defeated Jimmy Jacobs and Danny Daniels -Jimmy tapped to Steel's Boston Crab. Block D: Ebessan and Billy Ken Kid defeated Super Dragon and B-Boy -Apparently fucking GREAT. Not a comedy match, Ebessan showed he can work. Crazy finishing sequence of reversals leading to a backslide on B-Boy from Kid for the win. Super Dragon came out with THE HEAD OF THE BOX. My friend said it was one of the funnest shows he's ever been to and he's going the next 2 nights. I'll have results for them as well. Going on to Night 3: Jolly Roger and Lance Steel, Jigsaw and Sabian, Double C and Arik Cannon and Ebessan and Billy Ken Kid.

Didn't care for it.

Quack won it on the last show 'Only The Strong' in a four-way against Shelley, Arsenal and Sexxxy Eddy. And is Necro/Klein going to be on the main show, or is it an Ultraviolent Underground match?

While i haven't seen it Petey Williams apparently has done a top rope Canadian Destroyer in Japan, i can't imagine it not looking sick.

Stryke has no plans, but then again i don't think i've ever had PPV plans so that shouldn't surprise. And Ash had a girlfriend? Poor woman.

They need to spice it up a bit. Add in Dennis Rodman, or Ron Artest, or some 7'5" European player with more Z's than vowels in his surname, or anyone that's played for the Portland Trailblazers the last 5 years. If it's a serious competition i can't see anyone giving a shit.

2/12 results taken from the ROH board, which were taken from somewhere. Full Impact Pro Wrestling Dangerous Intentions Report by Richard Trionfo On Saturday night, Full Impact Pro Wrestling completed its February tour of Florida with their debut show in Sebring, Florida. Here is what happened. The night started off with Mark Nulty telling the crowd that tonight is the continuation of the new FIP where thee are no bookers, no match makers, no general managers. It is the wrestlers running the asylum. Antonio Banks comes out for an interview. He says that he is excited to get an opportunity to wrestle at the Ring of Honor show next week for the FIP title. He also wants to talk about what happened last night with Scoot Andrews. He expected that his teacher would have shaken his hand after being beaten by his student, but Scoot Andrews did not do that last night. Antonio wants to settle things with Scoot right now. Scoot Andrews comes out and he says that he warned Antonio to trust no one. Scoot mentions again that he is one of the founders of Ring of Honor since he was on the first shows in the company history. He wants to be there next week at the Ring of Honor show and he wants another chance at Banks’ title shot. Banks says he wants to know why Scoot is doing this, and he will do it if Scoot shakes his hand. Scoot slaps Banks instead. The Heartbreak Xpress come out and cut a promo about how they will not risk their streak in FIP tonight, and say that there is nobody in the back to challenge them. Aaron Epic comes out and says that he has a partner and they will challenge the Heartbreak Xpress. Match Number One: Heartbreak Xpress versus Aaron Epic and Kahagas Epic and Kahagas each hit suicide dives on a member of the Heartbreak Xpress. The match was declared a forfeit by the Heartbreak Xpress by the referee because they left the ringside area. It looked like Kahagas got a three count with an inverted suplex on Phil Davis. Also, Kahagas and Epic followed the Heartbreak Xpress to the back, but were not forfeited by the referee. Match Number Two: Rainman versus Evan Starsmore Rainman got the victory with a modified Vertebreaker on Starsmore. Sal Rinauro came out for an interview. He talked about how he might not have the best won/loss record in FIP, but he is learning from every match. He says that he will get that big victory soon and makes an open challenge to anyone in the back. Sal enters the ring, and then Erick Stevens’ music plays. Match Number Three: Sal Rinauro versus Erick Stevens Rinauro gets the win when he hits a version of the Fameasser after leaping from Stevens’ back. Match Number Four: CM Punk (with Azriael and Naphtali) versus ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson Before the match, CM Punk comes out with Azriael and Naphtali. He talks about the earlier announcement that ‘the wrestlers are in charge’ so there are no rules, and anything goes. He threatens to punch Mark Nulty, if he wanted because ‘anything goes’. Then he suggested that he could go shave a fan’s head to make him uglier, if it was possible. He says that he could key someone’s car. He says that maybe he could shave off someone’s ‘Magnum P.I.’ mustache because it does not look good. Punk explains why the New Dawn is different than anyone else. They are governed by rules. He is a wrestler, and when he faces Bryan Danielson, the ‘no rules’ rule will be thrown out the window. He will wrestle the way it was done ‘old school’. He does not need to cheat, he does not have to use chicanery, tom foolery, shanghai anyone, Pearl Harbor anybody, hide anybody under the ring, or use outside interference. He tells the rest of the New Dawn to go to the back and he knows the ref will call things ‘right down the middle’. A fan tells Punk that he sucks, and Punk tells the fan that the fan has no right to tell him what to do when he wrestles; and Punk says that he does not go to McDonald’s and tell him when to drop the fries. Punk tells the ref that there are rules in the match and to pay close attention to things. American Dragon comes out and cuts a promo before the match as well. Bryan says that he is excited to be in Florida in FIP. He says that he is looking forward to a classic grappling match up. He also challenges whoever wins the FIP title match later tonight. Punk gets on the turnbuckle to play off the crowd. Then Danielson gets on the turnbuckle and puts over his beard. Collar and elbow tie up and Danielson with a clean break. Punk with a go behind, but Danielson with an arm bar. Punk reverses with an arm bar of his own. Danielson with a drop kick that sends Punk outside the ring. Punk and Danielson shake hands. Punk with an arm bar. Danielson escapes with the help of the ropes with a back flip, and he puts Punk in an arm bar. Danielson stomps on Punk’s elbow. They shake hands again. Punk and Danielson with a test of strength, with Punk gaining the advantage. Danielson bridges and then he flips punk and floats over. Danielson works on Punk’s arm. Punk with chops, but Danielson responds with chops of his own followed by a European uppercut. Punk with an arm bar and a hammer lock. Danielson with a drop kick followed by a series of kicks and then he throws Punk out of the ring. Punk gets back in the ring and tells the ref that he is injured. Danielson checks on Punk, but Punk clotheslines Danielson and then kicks him. Punk with a knee to Danielson’s back followed by a kick. Punk slams Danielson and then chokes him in the ropes. Punk with a European uppercut followed by a chop. Danielson responds with a chop of his own and then the exchange continues until Danielson hits a European uppercut and some more chops. Punk with a back body drop followed by a hard Irish whip. Punk with a belly-to-back suplex followed by a bow and arrow. Punk tries for another belly-to-back suplex, but Danielson floats over and gets a cross body. Danielson with a European uppercut. Punk kicks Danielson on a back body attempt, and then Punk relaxes on the turnbuckles. Danielson with shoulders to Punk followed by a head BUTT and European uppercut. Danielson throws Punk outside the ring. Danielson with a European uppercut followed by a series of kicks that send Punk onto a table. Danielson tries to cover Punk on the table, but the ref does not count. Danielson with a slingshot suplex. Danielson with a surfboard. Dragon with head butts to Punk’s gut. Punk with a pile driver, but he only gets a two count because Danielson’s foot was on the ropes. Punk goes up to the second turnbuckle, but he misses a leg drop. Danielson chops Punk followed by a back elbow and snap suplex. Danielson goes up top, and hits a diving headbutt (after adjusting some ceiling tiles). Danielson puts Punk on the top turnbuckle and gives Punk a European uppercut. Danielson with a superplex. Danielson announces that it is time for an airplane spin, but Punk with a sleeper. Danielson with one of his own, into the airplane spin. However, he knocks the ref over shortly after takeoff. Tonight’s flight lasted for 39 seconds. Danielson is so dizzy that he drop kicks the middle turnbuckle. From out of nowhere, Azriael comes out with a 2x4 and Punk hits Danielson in the leg. Punk puts Danielson in the figure four. The ref recovers, and Danielson taps. After the match, Danielson says that he wants a rematch with Punk for the next Sebring show, and he wants it immediately. Match Number Five: Scoot Andrews versus Antonio Banks (winner gets FIP title shot at next Ring of Honor show) This match was similar to their match on Friday night, and Banks got the win again with a crossface. After the match, Scoot Andrews did a promo. He wanted to clear the air in FIP. He says that when you wrestle as long as he has and you get to the twilight of your career, you do some crazy things to get back to the top. He is not going to apologize for what he did, but he wanted to explain it to Antonio Banks. He has been wrestling for 11 years, and has wrestled all over the world. He wants to raise his two children. He tells Antonio that he deserves the shot in Ring of Honor because he is the future. He says that he didn’t take him under his wings to screw him over. He did it because he knows that Banks is the only one who had what it took to have the same fire in the ring that he did. Scoot wants Antonio to come down to shake his hand, so that he can pass the torch. Scoot then announces that this was his last match with FIP because he is retiring. Antonio comes down and shakes his hand. They hug and then Antonio raises Scoot’s hand. Match Number Six: Austin Aries versus Vordell Walker for the Ring of Honor World Title Before the match, Vordell Walker with a promo where he says that the Ring of Honor title is the most prestigious titles in the independent wrestling scene. Austin Aries with a promo of his own before the match. He says the fans in Sebring should be honored to be here to watch him wrestle. Walker and Aries shake hands before the match begins. Aries with a clean break, but Walker pushes him down. Aries with a go behind and take down followed by a front face lock. Walker with an arm bar followed by a double leg take down. Aries with an arm bar take down on Walker. Walker with a front face lock, but Aries backs him into the corner and connects with a shoulder. Aries chops Walker, but Walker responds with chops of his own followed by a spinning heel kick. Aries punches Walker, but Walker with an atomic drop followed by an inverted atomic drop and a clothesline. Walker clotheslines Aries over the top rope to the floor. Aries pulls Walker outside the ring and chops him. Walker sends Aries into the ring apron. Walker slams Aries’ head into the railing and then slaps him outside the ring. Back in the ring, Aries with a forearm, but Walker with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Walker with a slam and then he goes up top, but Aries hits the ropes and it crotches Walker. Aries chokes Walker in the ropes. Aries with a back rake followed by a neck breaker. Walker with a small package, but Aries comes back with a clothesline. Aries with an elbow to Walker and then he starts to work on the leg. Aries continues to work the arm and has Walker in an arm breaker. Aries with a DDT, and then he goes up top. However, he takes too long and gets press slammed by Walker. Walker with three clotheslines, but he misses a jumping side kick. He does not miss with the Pele kick. Aries tries for a suplex, but Walker blocks it and he responds with a suplex of his own followed by the standing moonsault. Walker does a Lionsault, and then he tries another, but he lands on Aries’ knees. Aries with a running drop kick in the corner. Walker misses an enzuigiri and Aries with a knee breaker. Aries sets up for the figure four, but Walker with a small package. Aries with a suplex. Walker with a modified Rock Bottom, but Aries has his foot on the ropes. Aries with a brainbuster for the three count. Match Number Seven: Fast Eddie versus Azriael (with Naphtali) versus Puma versus Jerrelle Clark Fast Eddie is out first, and he cuts a promo that focuses on his feud with Jerrelle Clark. Eddie mentions that his manager, Dave Prazak, went home because Dave injured his back last night when Jerrelle Clark attacked him. Azriael comes out next and cuts a promo where he says that he could give two ****s about ‘Daredevil’ (referring to Fast Eddie) and will win the match. Puma comes out and he does not say anything. Jerrelle Clark is out last and he does a promo about Fast Eddie. In the match, Clark hits a handspring moonsault on Fast Eddie. Naphtali was at ringside in the wheelchair like last night in Lakeland, and he was able to get up from his chair (it is still a miracle) and he attacked Puma. Puma returned the favor by knocking Naphtali out of his wheelchair three times. Fast Eddie has Jerrelle up for a power bomb and Azriael hits a missile drop kick. Azriael and Fast Eddie combine to pin Jerrelle Clark when Azriael hits a drop kick while Fast Eddie hits a snap belly-to-back suplex. Fast Eddie gets eliminated by Puma on a rollup. Puma gets the victory when he eliminates Azriael with a German Suplex with bridge. Match Number Eight: Rocky Romero versus Homicide for the FIP World Title Romero comes out first and cuts a promo where he talks about how Homicide contacted him about coming to wrestle in FIP. Romero with a kick to Homicide’s leg as they feel each other out at the start of the match. Romero with a go behind, but Homicide with a take down. Romero with a side head lock, but Homicide with a take down and arm bar. Romero with a clean break. Romero with an arm bar and Homicide backs him into the corner for a clean break. Romero with a full nelson and hammer lock. Homicide with a single leg trip and then he works on Romero’s legs. Romero pushes Homicide and then kicks him in the leg again followed by a snap mare and a kick to the back and a side head lock. Homicide with a hammer lock, but Romero escapes with a snap mare. Side head lock take down by Romero. Homicide with three arm drags and an arm bar. Romero with chops to Homicide, but Homicide with an Irish whip. Romero with a head scissors take down followed by a hip toss and then he kicks Homicide in the leg. Romero continues the attack with a kick to the back and elbows to Homicide’s neck. Romero tries for a tilt-a-whirl head scissors, but Homicide counters with a sit out face buster. Snap mare and a kick to the back by Homicide. Homicide chops Romero and then connects with an eye gouge and then he starts to work on Romero’s ‘bad’ ear. Homicide puts Romero on the top turnbuckle for a superplex, but Romero knocks Homicide off the turnbuckle and hits a cross body from the top. Homicide with a knee followed by a choke. Homicide with an arm breaker. Homicide tries to suplex Romero, but he blocks it and then Romero kicks Homicide in the leg. Romero kicks Homicide out of the ring and then hits a tope onto Homicide outside the ring. Homicide with an Irish whip, but he runs into an elbow from Romero. Romero sends Homicide into the ring post, shoulder first. Romero drops Homicide’s arm on the top rope, and then goes up top and drops a knee on Homicide’s arm. Romero continues the attack on Homicide’s arm. Homicide with an abdominal stretch. Romero escapes with a hip toss and then he puts Homicide in an octopus. Homicide with a back slide followed by a butterfly power bomb, but Romero counters with an arm bar. Romero chokes Homicide on the ropes. Romero continues to work on Homicide’s arm, but Homicide with a chop. Romero kicks Homicide onto the apron. Homicide blocks a suplex attempt back into the ring, and counters with a suplex onto the apron. Homicide and Romero exchange chops on the apron. Homicide flips Romero back into the ring. Homicide throws Romero out of the ring and then hits a somersault suicide dive onto Romero. Homicide with an Ace Crusher followed by a pump handle suplex. Romero with a choke on Homicide. Romero with a rana to Homicide. Homicide tries for a clothesline, but Romero kicks his arm. Homicide with a clothesline. Homicide tries for a Cop Killer, but Romero flips out of the hold and knees Homicide in the head. Homicide with a rollup for the three count. After the match, CM Punk and Azriael come out and attack Homicide. Punk takes the FIP title belt and says that it belongs to him right now. From out of nowhere, Bryan Danielson comes out with a 2x4 and he attacks Punk with it, hitting him numerous times before clotheslining him with the 2x4. Then he does a Hacksaw Jim Duggan imitation. Danielson picks up the FIP belt, but he will not give it to Homicide. Homicide grabs the 2x4. Eventually, Homicide drops the 2x4, and Dragon gives Homicide his belt back. Dragon with a forearm to Homicide and puts the belt on top of Homicide before he leaves. Dangerous Intentions Thoughts: I know that I was very critical of some of the logistical issues with the show on Friday night. Tonight things were definitely different because the show started much closer to the 8:00 p.m. bell time (and it was a good thing because traffic from Orlando was horrible to get to the main road to get to Sebring). . . If there are no match makers in FIP and the wrestlers are running things, how could the guy who is playing the music know who is wrestling before they come out when there is an open challenge? Maybe he is psychic? . . . I am glad that they did not have Scoot or Antonio attack each other after Andrews announced his retirement from FIP. However, it was in the back of my head after seeing Mike Shane get attacked by Ron Niemi, Rod Steel, and Bruce Steele when NWA Florida had a ceremony for Mike and Todd Shane before they left to start working for the WWE. . . Puma’s two matches this weekend were probably his two best matches that I have seen from him. . . Naphtali was hilarious when he was being kicked out of the wheelchair because he was trying to get back up like a turtle put on its shell. . . The Danielson/Punk match was worth dealing with the traffic conditions to get to Sebring. I was actually surprised it was the fourth match of the night, but after seeing them wrestle for 25 minutes, I didn’t care where the match was placed because I got to see it. . . I was told of the legend of the place known as the ‘middle of f**king nowhere’, but after this show, I know this place exists. . . Considering how finishers are now treated as transition moves, it was good to see the sleeper and figure four used as finishers on consecutive nights. . . The ring was set up in the ‘dance floor’ area of this facility (similar to the Lakeland facility), with railings separating the crowd from the ring. It was weird to watch people walking in that area because it was the only way to get to the rest rooms. I thought it would have been funny to see one of the wrestlers ask the fan if they enjoyed the show as they walked past the ring. . . It was sad that people left during the main event, and I hope it wasn’t because Romero and Homicide were not involved in a spot fest and had a solid give and take match. . . Of course, when the ceiling is so low at these facilities, it is hard to have spot fests because people cannot do too much off the top rope. . . There are two champions that could learn a lot from the promo work and the way they work off the crowd from people like CM Punk, Austin Aries, and Homicide. When people yell at them or they get flustered, they do not repeat a line because they have to. They move on, and even appear to make fun of themselves for the ‘perceived’ mistake. Since they just move on, it might actually appear that they meant to make that ‘mistake’ in their promo.

Regal and Edge definately. That feud was DEATH, yet the WWE still dragged it out over 4+ months and they never came close to looking on the same page in any of their matches.

Throw in the tag and cruiser title matches, something utterly random like Orando Jordan vs Hardcore Holly, and some garbage with all the diva search rejects and you have a card, not a particularly good one but a card nonetheless.

One day someone's just going to get fed up and knock Bowen the fuck out.

Raekwon The Chef - Incarcerated Scarfaces

A few seasons ago a team with both Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning would've been damn near unstoppable. I guess the Heat better hope adding Dwayne Wade to an older, slower Shaq and a Zo that's one kidney ailment from being done for good will be something close.

I'd include Brad Miller among the snubs, i'd take him over Yao for sure, though if Amare was on the ballot as a center i'd take him over both of them.

I say give all the titles to me, that's just as good as retiring them.