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SOTF is a great show, as already mentioned. One of my favorites all year was Generation Next. It has great booking, a mix of styles, a good crowd, and lots of good/great matches. World Title Classic is also a good solid card. More recently, Joe vs. Punk 2 and All Star Extravaganza 2 are both must see. Midnight Express Reunion, ROH Gold, and the Weekend of Thunder shows are quite good as well.

Meltzer just said on WOL that this match is happening at Wrestlemania.

http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1X0XWRM...WE2UL24UQCR6Y16 Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels from King of the Ring 1997.

In the spirit of the season... http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2N6C5QE...7V35WVBF5A24281 That's the 1996 Royal Rumble, if you want to download it. But get it fast, the file only allows 25 downloads. http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12TTM0T...H60YARC4TO70NTD And there's the 2001 Rumble. Enjoy.

PWInsider said Pat was involved in a creative meeting recently, so maybe he'll help out. So aside from the winners, guys like Benoit, Flair, etc, and the ironmen like Kane, Martel, and so on, who are the guys that stole the show for you in Rumbles past? Matt Hardy in 2003 is a good example of one. Who else stole the show in your mind, even if they didn't win or last the longest?

1994 was Bigelow, who lasted over 30 minutes, one minute more than Shawn. Someone asked for the top 10 Ironmen: 1)Chris Benoit 61:30 2004 2) Bob Backlund 61:10 1993 3) Ric Flair 59:26 1992 4) Kane 53:46 2001 5) Rick Martel 52:17 1991 6) Rocky Maivia 51:32 1998 7) HHH 48:01 1996 8) Steve Austin 45:07 1997 9) Ted DiBiase 44:47 1990 10) Greg Valentine 44:03 1991 If you want to count Austin and Vince from 1999, they'd be tied at #4, and then you'd bump Dibiase and Valentine off the list.

97 - Austin 98 - The Rock 99 - Austin & Vince? (OK, maybe not) 00 - can't think of anyone 01 - Kane 02 - can't think of anyone 03 - Jericho & HBK? (I can't really remember) 04 - Benoit (of course!) --99 you could count Vince officially as the ironman, though he spent 99% of the match on the outside of the ring. If you went with guys that actually spent the full time IN the ring, it's Bossman, who came in at #22 (that's pretty sad), who lasted a whopping 18:53. -2000, the Ironman award goes to Test, who entered at #10 and lasted 26:17. --2001, Kane lasted over 53:00 to easily take it. --2002 goes to Austin, who entered #19 and lasted 26:46. --2003 it's Jericho at 38:54, with RVD second at over 32 minutes. Credit goes to www.prowrestlinghistory.com

What would your picks have been, Rudo?

Tito beat the Undertaker in 1991? Whoa!

Meltzer says the company wants JBL vs. Rock for the WWE title at Wrestlemania 21. I don't really get that, but I guess they're just looking to draw.

I remember watching that tape, and I don't think Flair vs. Dibiase is on it. Cawthon's site says the same thing.

So he can become the first Grand Slam Champion (World, IC, Tag, EC). Yeah, I know, he couldn't have waited until they got back to the US. Meltzer said in the Bret Hart screwjob stuff that the decision was last second and Bulldog was told that it was to build to a bigger confrontation in early 1998 in Bulldog's hometown where he would go over.

Go to www.thehistoryofwwe.com to find out what yours is. Mine: WWF @ Buffalo, NY - November 1, 1982 Charlie Fulton defeated Joe Abby Nick DeCarlo defeated Curt Hennig Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Black Demon Buddy Rose defeated Ivan Putski Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Was Backlund heel champion at the time? Who is Bellomo? Who is Demon? Fulton? DeCarlo? Hanson? Scicluna? Was Curt Hennig a rookie back then? What were his stints with the WWF?

My fav off the top of my head is KOTR 96, though I'd have to watch them all again.

Added some more tapes, check them out!

Not a match, but here's the old Austin/Pillman gun angle: http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=14ZE1A8...DM3MYFPEET7NBUA

What did he mean here?

The huge Smokin Gunns foam hats in "Someone Bought This?" made me laugh my ass off.

Between that and the Worm, these finishers fucking suck.

OMG! SHOW GONNA GET KURT! Aw, just more big tittied bitches.

Agreed. It's so stupid.

Anyone else think Big John should wear something than other than the red speedo? Tough to look like a badass in that.

A sign says "Carlito Caribbean Chump". OH, SNAP! YOU GOT HIM WITH THAT ZINGER!

Wow that was lame too.

God I hated that fucking finish.