Cheech Tremendous

Ha... this could be a lot of fun... I'll write back to 1998 Diamonddust So tell me, what's going on in my favorite sport of pro-wrestling? Let's see, according to the date on this letter, you are getting ready for Wrestlemania XIV. This event would kick off the era of Stone Cold Steve Austin, who would lead the WWF to unprecedented heights. They got so big in fact that they swallowed up all of their competition (WCW and ECW are dead). Subsequently, they got complacent, Vince put his daughter and husband (Triple H... yeah, really) in charge and the whole thing is now a mess. Oh and they lost a pissing match with the World Wildlife Fund and are now called WWE. Yeah, they went with that stupid name. Did Copeland (Edge) live up to the hype? In many ways yes. He sputtered around the mid-card for a few years before deciding to fuck his best friend's girlfriend behind his back. This turned into real life heat and the WWE pushed him to the moon. He's a 4-time world champ and is headling Mania this weekend in front of 70,000 fans. Did Austin retire because of the neck? Sort of. He went on a two-year run as the biggest draw in wrestling history before succumbing to his neck injuries. He made a brief comeback as a heel in 2001 but later called it a career. Did Owen ever clean pin Shawn? Here's the thing about Owen. In about a year, the fed will decide that it's a good idea to revive the Blue Blazer gimmick and have him propel from the ceiling. Unfortunately, the chord will break and he'll plummet to his death in front of a live audience. Down in Turner Land, what ever came of the "Disappearing Flair" situation that was beginning to brew? Flair came back. And then he stuck around for another ten years. Did Chris get the belt he deserved? Well Chris finally made it to WWE and won the world title in 2004. Then he went crazy and killed himself and his family. This will be an embarrassing moment for wrestling, but not as bad as 2003 when Scott Steiner and Kevin Nash were main eventing. When did their fossils retire? Most of them stuck around. Some pop up in WWE for nostalgia and others compete in this glorified indy called TNA (which tries to be WCW, with all of the problems and none of the history or occassional successes) Did Birmingham ever land a PPV? Hell if I know. What ever came of ECW? Did Paul's brainchild continue to gain popularity? Is it still around? Paul thought it would easier to run a indy promotion if he didn't pay his workers. That worked for about six months before the whole thing blew up and the promotion closed. Paul went to work for Vince, but that never really worked because he couldn't get along with anyone and his stuff only played to a niche audience. WWE resurrected ECW a couple of years ago. It's a sad, neutered version of the original that runs on Sci-Fi. Its workers are treated like third class citizens. Did I ever go to the arena? Probably not. That shithole stopped being important shortly after you wrote this letter. Is Terry (Funk) still wrestling? Maybe. Shows up now and again. Who's main eventing right now? Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, HHH (yes, this is 2008), Edge, John Cena, Batista and Randy Orton Is it (ECW) still big? Did a rising indy become the next ECW? ECW is dead. The indy scene is dead. There's this fed a lot internet nerds like called ROH, but their last PPV generated 19 buys.

Alright, seriously, no more Benoit debate or reference to the Benoit stuff in this thread. Next poster to mention it gets a play date with Leena. If you want to start a thread about it elsewhere (hint: DDCS), be my guest.

I'm just trying to hold a black man down. Honestly, I am sorry for that. In the future I won't be editing posts. Feel free to bag on Marvin and myself all you want in the Chocolate Socket.

As of right now, it appears that this Sunday will mark the end of the career of Ric Flair. Love him or hate him, his career has been one of remarkable durability and unbelievable accomplishments. Use this thread to reflect on Ric Flair, his career and his future. Has WWE handled his impending retirement properly? What do you expect out of this Sunday's match and what will be Flair's role in the future? Has this WWE run hurt his overall legacy or improved it? Can he really stay retired or this just another Terry Funk retirement? Other possible topics to discuss: -What's your favorite Flair match? -Is he overrated/underrated relative to his 80s and 90s peers? -Do the 21 (16?) world title wins mean anything to you? -Did he hang on too long?

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Sorry Dandy.

He was holding the picture up to address the media. Matsui held a press conference to announce he was getting married, but stated that his wife is shy and that he doesn't want to expose her to the media. The picture was his rendering of what she looks like.

Last poster was Smues. Here's a new one.

Who changed the title of the thread? I don't want the heat when this project inevitably goes up in flames.

What about TheDon/NYankees? Wasn't he just Anglesault v. 2.0?

Wonder what he's going to do with that epic porn stash.

Stay on topic folks. This is not the appropriate place to argue about Benoit.

Excuse me mod, your button doesn't work. I hit it and it didn't repot anything.

I've got the cattle prod ready if they keep this shit up.

Most of you already frequent the WWE Folder, so I won't rehash too much of what I said there. I have taken over moderating duties for the wrestling folders and plan to overhaul each respective folder in an effort to open up conversation and end the era of mega-threads. I am focused on the WWE Folder at the moment, but changes are coming here as well. The CWDWAT monster will be closed tomorrow. I will try to break out relevant discussion, but feel free to start placing new items in their own threads. You will have to bear with me in the early stages as I am not a current viewer of the TNA product. As always, I open for suggestions on how to make this folder the best for those you use it. Please feel free to use this thread for questions, comments and concerns. Thanks.

The team fell apart last year and didn't lose 100 games..theres more talent on the team now and a better bullpen that was absolutely horrendous. Theres no way they'll lose 100 games and they'll finish in 4th place again. Hardly irrational thinking or being a deluded homer. Bedard and Tejada are gone. Chris Ray is still hurt. Brian Robers is front and center on the trading block. What talent?

Just a reminder - The TSM Town Hall threads are designed for discussion and commentary on older topics. The questions posted are guidelines for what you might want to talk about in your reply, but one word answers don't offer much. Try expanding your post and explaing your respective answers.

There's being a homer and then there is totally irrational. Marvin falls in the latter category. Wouldn't be easier to accept the rebuilding project for what it is and watch some of the new talent blossom instead of deluding yourself into thinking that you are going to win games this year and compete in the near future?

This thread hasn't been updated in 3 months. Bye.

To be fair, there's not that much difference between you and this gimmick.

The spoilers thread is for pre-show discussion only. Use this thread to discuss this week's edition of Smackdown. Courtesy of WWE.com

No problem. Just in a day's work for the folder custodian.

This is what Leena was born to do. Get your popcorn ready.

It's been one day. There are suggestions threads all over the forums. If there is something that would make the place more fun, speak up.

If unnecessary topics are created, I'll close them. If certain posters show no discretion in starting topics, they'll get sent to the Gulag. Most of us are adults here and have been posting on the forums for years. The folder doesn't need a babysitter. As of right now, too many topics is the least of the forum's problems. Should an issue arise down the road we can re-evaluate.