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And just to add on to this...what do you guys remember as the best/most memorable Nitros/Thunders ever?

1) Was Luger's face turn ever really _explained_, or did they just do a sudden transformation to American hero once he slammed Yoko? 2) Was the original KOTR 93 plan to have Bret vs. Luger for the title before Hogan demanded the title at WM? If that had happened, who do you think would have won the first KOTR? 3) What's the whole story behind Hogan demanding the title at WM? What about the "Savage punching Hogan out" story? 4) When did Giant Gonzalez leave the WWF? Did they just finally realize he was worthless? 5) Was it Savage's decision to go from the ring to announcer in 1993, or did Vince force him into it? It seems like he could have been a big draw to get over heels like Razor, Yoko, or Luger. 6) Was the Luger/Yoko Summerslam 93 match's result changed at the last second, or was it always booked as a countout? 7) When did the Quebecers enter the WWF? Thanks guys! I'm sure I'll think of more later. Cheers!

Brock vs. Eddy (WWE title) Bashams vs. Rikishi and Scotty vs. APA vs. WGTT (WWE tag team titles) Big Show vs. John Cena (US title) Rey Misterio Jr. vs Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Cruiserweight title) A-Train vs. The Cat (Hey, that's what it looked like on Smackdown, don't blame me!) Like I said, just some wild guesses. So after that...what does Angle do? Holly? Will Taker be back by then? Will Benoit still be with Smackdown? What about everyone else? Any ideas?

Taker will confront Kane on RAW and shoot lightning at him from the rafters. Simple booking, really.

Yep, pretty much agreed with all your assessments of the show. And that obviousy means that we're both right and everyone who thinks differently is wrong. Nice work Dames! Wish I was with people marking out for Benoit when I watched the damn thing.

Matt Hardy had a nice run until stupid Rene Dupree came along to do his "eliminate a guy, dance, get eliminated" spot. Dammit!

Eh, might have posted this under the wrong thread. Anyways, what the hell _was_ the point of the whole Heyman/Bischoff/Austin thing?

Maybe this was the reason for the Bischoff/Heyman confrontation at the Rumble? Otherwise I can't understand why the hell it even happened.

About the HHH/HBK match, just want to add that I didn't rate it low because it didn't have big spots - it just didn't have much meat to it whatsoever. If it's a Last Man Standing match why not crush the guy's ankle with a chair or the steps? Instead they just punched each other a lot.

Tables match - Blah - * CW title match - So short - * Guerreros - Same thing, anticlimactic - ** Lesnar/Holly - 3 bearhugs in 6 minutes - 1/4* HHH/HBK - after viewing it again, **1/4 - The first 10 minutes was just HHH punching Shawn. Shawn's bump through the table was dumb, because it's not like he jumped and then HHH moved out of the way. He just flat out jumped through a table. Lots of blood, but lots of blood doesn't make a good match. I was expecting a little more brutal of a match. Maybe a pedigree through the announce table that they teased, or Sweet Chin Music into a chair or a big double fall through a table. The finish was blah too. Rumble - Nice Rumble, especially picked up at the end. Slow start, but the end was really nice. ***3/4

Major League Wrestling is in negotiations to bring Ken Shamrock into the promotion. They have yet to finalize terms, but it appears he will be coming in at this time. They were actually hoping to announce his debut during the TV tapings in Orlando earlier in the month, but hadn't come to terms. If Shamrock comes in, word I get is he will be working heel. As I noted on my Premium hotline this week, after seeing the return episode of MLW TV, Teddy Hart and Steve Corino are absolutely working an angle, so they must have made amends after their spat backstage in Orlando at the MLW tapings. According to a press release sent out by the promotion on Thursday, this weekend's edition of MLW's Underground TV will feature Jerry Lynn vs. Mike Modest, Vampiro vs. Raven in a "Screwface" Match, Los Maximos vs. The Havana Pitbulls, plus a JJ Dillon interview and clips of the Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino Barbed Wire I Quit Match. Gary Hart, Court Bauer, and Jerry Lynn will appear on Eric Gargiulo's radio show this Saturday in the Philadelphia market. For more information, visit www.prowrestlingradio.com. The promotion will be releasing their 9/03 Wargames event from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on video and DVD in February. I was in attendance at that show and it was a really good live event.

Does anyone else think they're going to do some angle tonight so Cena enters the Rumble #2, so he and Benoit start together? Maybe it's already been discussed, but I don't get why in the storyline Heyman would make Benoit start at #1 but then not do anything to Cena. I was actually surprised he didn't make Cena #2 last week after the whole soap incident. What do you guys think?

And how did Rene get in, but not Rob Conway? Weird.

Yeah, I guess I just wondered from an in-character standpoint why if Heyman hates Benoit and Cena he assigned Benoit to be #1 and didn't do anything to Cena. Maybe he could only assign one number. I understand that Cena probably doesn't have the stamina Benoit has, and it would be nice to bring him out where his rap will be effective. And can anyone tell me why the hell the Cat is in this thing?

Yeah, if you have high speed it's just like watching any other video on your computer - not DVD quality by a long shot, but not bad at all.

Interesting...

I like MLW from what I've seen - just more wrestling to see, and the last show was fairly fun, aside from the Dutt/Evans botchfest. Ever imagine, though, how confusing MLW must be to somebody who just flips by and starts watching it without following anything online? It must be impossible to do. They need to make things clearer to people, I think.

Man, I just registered. Wonder how long until I get myself banned... And Raven gave her an STD? Oh man...

Well, there's a copy of it on Kazaa, but it's HUGE, and I can only find one guy with it, so it's hard to get. I've heard of some other people who got it. Just wondering...

From livejournal.com Allison Danger picks up the inoccent looking Punk rock wrestling hooligan who hasn't slept on a Wednesday night in the past three months at the Baltimore airport. What follows is their story. Names have been mostly made up due to Punks hatred for officers of "the law"... So yeah, I let Allison drive my car, and she doesn't crash it, so we celebrate by me getting pulled over for (are you ready for this?)..... :drum roll: Driving too close to the vehicle in front of me. At least that's what the very clean cut looking officer who more than likely winds down his hard days "work" by downing a case of beer and beating his wife silly because he's embarassed he can't help his 8 year old with his math homework told me. I was told that I was following one and a half car lengths behind the guy that cut me off, when I was supposed to be following him TWO car lengths. Officer Douche Mcallister asks me the usual questions, and the entire conversation went exactly like this: Pig McBlueboy: Do you have anything in the car in the way of drugs or weapons? Punk: Nope. PM: Okay, i'm going to go run your license, just sit tight... Punk: No worries. ::Idiot cop walks back to his car:: ...in the meantime, another squad pulls up... Punk: Figures they'd need two cars for something as stupid as this. I can't believe he's writing me a ticket for something this stupid. Allison Danger (looking in the side mirror of my car): Um, Punker, I want you to keep calm. Punk: Huh? I am calm, I just think it's stupid that (Punk sees that the second squad is a K-9 unit) WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!? Allison: Punk, just keep cool! Punk: Fuck that, I don't....OH...OH! You've got to be kidding me! ::Officer #2 approachs my car with his DRUG DOG:: Punk rolls down passanger side window and yells at cop Punk: ARE YOU RIBBING ME? GET THAT FUCKING DOG AWAY FROM MY CAR! ::officer does'nt respond:: Punk: Serisouly, are you fucking kidding me? Hey! ::officer starts to knock on Punks car with his hands:: Punk: Okay, Okay! Honestly, you fucking DICK, get the fuck away from my car, or i'll eat your dog. ::Officer #1 approachs Punks car once the dog and officer #2 are dog circling the car:: Officer Dickhead: Can I ask you to step out of the car? Punk: Absolutely not. Officer Asshole: Well, I need to explain this to you... Punk: Do it with me in the car Officer Bitchass: Well, can you step out of the car... Punk: Ya know what, fine... Now this is where it gets fairly hilarious people. I literally step out of the car, and once i'm fully stood up, i'm at least a foot taller than this cop. The look on his face was priceless. He takes a step back, and I shit you not, gulps. I'd imagine i'm horribly frighting looking by this point, because i'm legit furious that this little bullshit profile stop of my car results in a drug dog harassment. He backs up, never taking his eyes off me, and I nearly back him into traffic... Officer Justshitinhispants: Um...this is your warning. Punk: Great ::turns to walk away:: Officer Banana Brains: You need to take this, but before I give it to you, what do you want to tell me about what's in your car? Punk (now turning green): What? Officer pleasedontkillme: Is there anything in the car you want to tell me about, I'll give you the chance to tell me the truth, why were you in Nashville? Punk::raising his fists right in the cops face:: What do my knuckles say?! Cop: Why were you ::gets cut off by a very angry Punk:: Punk: WHAT. DO. MY. KNUCKLES. SAY? a very sad looking police man: Drug free. Punk: Exactly, so i'm a little offended about the dog right now. Copper: Um...okay, well, here's your warning, have a nice day Punk: Go fuck yourself. Reading this back now, it doen't even do it justice. Allison was sure that I was going to jail due to the way I was freaking out Every day of my life is like this. Never slowing down, always topping the day before. Life is hard, and I hate politics. Jimmy Rave is going bald. Bill Behrens is a sonofabitch. And I, soon to be the leader of the world, am better than you. Go play in traffic. Also, R.I.P Sterling James Keenans girlfriends Iguana. XxX

So they brought him back...why?

Anyone know where I can get some WCW stuff?

Thanks for posting. What'd you think of the show?

That's it?

How was Fairplay on the mic? Is he going to be with Jarrett? Thanks.