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Generally the heel calls the match, but there are always exceptions to the rules. Like if you have a veteran babyface like Steamboat in there with a rookie heel like Santino, then Steamboat would call it. Atleast that's the impression I've gotten from watching Raven talk about match pyschology. I've also heard a guy like Austin always called his matches in the ring because he had a hearing problem, and wouldn't be able to hear the guy out there.

I played it a few times during school actually. Kindergarten, 6th grade, and 9th grade in Science Class. Guess my teacher didn't have a lesson plan that day.

Ahh I used to love the random hugs on McMahon from Austin.

I second the Cactus Jack/HHH feud in that retired Foley from a full time schedule. I'd have to say reading that Sting signed to TNA online shocked me. I was all but sure he was done, and had read rumors that he was open to a dvd from WWE and a match with The Rock like a month before. Shawn Michaels returning to wrestle at Summerslam 02 surprised me, but him then returning to an active schedule surprised me even more. I figured he'd work a Hogan like schedule showing up a few times a year. Reading that the nWo was coming to WWE and seeing the teaser pics online. Then seeing how fast they killed the angle when they could have doubled the heat by having Hogan show his ass and get more heat for the angle.

you can buy the book on highspots.com. I just found it there for like 35 bucks.

This makes me wonder how many other statements supposedly made by wrestlers, or things supposedly done by wrestlers over the years are blown out of proportion. It's like that game you played in high school where you started with a fact on a piece of paper and passed it by whispering it to the person next to you. By the time it reached the end of the room you went from saying something like the baboon likes bananas to something along the lines of a banana gave birth to a baboon.

I just read he's trying out to be an agent.

I bought that Heroes of World Class, and a few of the angles leading to some of those matches are discussed. Glad to see I'll be able to see the payoff in a few cases.

I don't mind a lot of the stuff mentioned in the thread, and hell I don't even mind the whole get up and freeze when you see your opponent perched on the top rope as the deer in the headlights mentality is a good excuse. However, I cringe whenever I see a group of guys blatanty standing outside of the ring for a suicide dive, doing some weak brawling and looking over their shoulders waiting for the move.

Yeah now when I watch it it's annoyingly slow, but when I was ten and marking out because my favorite wrestler of all-time is wrestling again after a year layoff, I just really didn't notice that it was slow.

I echo some of the above sentiments. I'd say Sting winning the World Title a week or so ago really surprised me after reading retirement/Kurt Angle power play rumors. The first few months of the nWo angle were chalk full of surprises. Ultimate Warrior returning at Wrestlemania to help Hulk Hogan fight off Sid and..I think it was Papa Shango haven't watched that particular angle in awhile. Ric Flair's comeback to the WWE was surprising. Hearing that WCW was bought by WWF was surprising and depressing in a way. Tazz standing up to Austin several times to pretty good pops was a surprise the few times it happened. I remember the one time Austin was picking on Cole and Tazz said something to the effect of "Either apologize or I'll beat it out of you." Probably one of the last times I thought Tazz might get a push. Luger winning the WCW Title on Nitro in 97 was a shock/cool mark out moment. As a kid I didn't notice that the fast count was really slow in the Starrcade 97 match between Hogan and Sting. I probably looked away for a brief second during the count. So I was pretty surprised that the match didn't end on Hogan winning.

The point I was talking about in regards to her skill level was I feel bad that she got injured as I think she is still learning, and getting better every time. I think she's in a very high spot for still being a rookie, and I hope her career isn't in danger because of a routine spot gone wrong.

I'm surprised at the way she hit the turnbuckles when she fell, I guess that is the danger of on the job training in pro-wrestling.

That was fucking horrible looking, hope all is ok with her spine or head.

I'd probably give it to Santino. I can't think of any one that's debuted recently having any sort of impact. Santino is probably the closest. Edit: Does PWI consider guys like Snitsky and Big Daddy V as new wrestlers when WWE seems to?

Santino is slowly winning me over with his promos. It's too bad that he'll probably get a stunner sooner or later.

primetimecentral.net or .com can't remember which anymore probably has a good amount of links still up for various efeds. They used to have a large interfed, but are now just a set of forums. Also I believe fwrestling.com hosts a lot of feds.

Wasn't he released recently as well?

They went with Junior Fatu because he's quite simply the biggest named Samoan that wrestles still.

I think they split last year a few months after dating.

So according to Jim Ross, the World Class dvd is still on track to be released. Has anyone heard anything about the Mr. Perfect dvd?

Source: Wrestling Observer - Junior Fatu is already asking for more money from TNA. The belief is that the former WWE star is currently working without a contract. - As posted last week, Sting has been telling people backstage at the iMPACT tapings that he plans on retiring at the end of this year. Sting and TNA are currently negotiating for a one year extension on his contract. Many within TNA aren't sure if Sting will resign or not. Dixie Carter is said to be very high on Sting and wants him to stay with TNA. If Sting signs the new deal, he would make $500,000 per year and only have to work TV and PPV dates.

Wow I missed the whole them not being brothers thing on WWE.

That's pretty funny, maybe they'll look for bookings if they are ever out for PWG. The only ROH wrestlers I've met are Nigel McGuinness and I talked about Joe vs Kobashi for a few minutes with Julius Smokes, both were nice guys. That and I guess I bumped into AJ Styles on the way out of Better Than Our Best, and my friend then got his autograph. I'm a working out, fitness nut since I want to be a wrestler, and AJ is about 20-30 pounds lighter than me, but my shoulder felt like I just hit a brick wall. Judging by the attendance, does anyone think they'll return to the west coast next year for one more try?

See here is the one thing that continues to dig into me when I hear about this wrestler did steroids straight from their mouth. I've been busting my but for ten years since I was fifteen to get to 250 pounds at 5'11. I'm starting my wrestling training with Dan Severn hopefully since he's the closest to me in probably the next six months. I hope if I'm lucky enough to ever work for the WWE I wouldn't give into the pressure and use steroids. As of right now I say I won't, and hopefully the fact that I'm not coming in small in terms of muscle and weight means I won't feel that pressure. Anyways aside from all that this is probably the book I've been wanting to read the most since I heard about it being written years ago.