strummer

because he'll do anything to promote his new show

you like to have confidence in your team and then you realize Tom Fucking Glavine is pitching. UGH

yeah, Beltran's slump at the plate has not affected his defense at all. The Mets have 2 potential gold glove winners in the outfield

don't know the exact date, I think it was the summer/fall of 95, and it feautured Shane Douglas v Marty Jannety and I think something to do with Sandman and Mikey. I remember seeing the Raven introductory vignettes and thinking " OMG is that Johnny Polo, it can't be!"

As Andrew posted earlier, Im positive that Torrie is going to be moved to Raw. but with Trish returning tonight, they might wait on it.

I still don't know how the Mets made the World Series in 2000 with a starting outfield of Benny Agbayani, Jay Payton and Timo Perez. The 99 Mets were a much better team and might have given the Yankees a better series.

i knew as soon as Scutaro came up the game was over. UGH

Im pretty sure the Dudleys are tight with Bradshaw and Ron Simmons. If you'll remember The APA "initiated" the Dudleys at Unforgiven 99 with a stiff beating and the Dudleys took it and didn't complain. Possible explaination

Around 98/99 a new wrestler to the company drugged a woman in a bar and went back to the hotel and had sex with her. A couple days (or weeks) later, Bradshaw hazed the wrestler by soaping him up in the shower to teach him a lesson and that "we don't do that stuff around here" The wrestler was said to have been bawling the whole time it took place and Bradshaw never said a word

JBL is certainly taking advantage of the fact that management loves him

notes from PWI:

will he say that he has had much better matches in WWE than he ever had in ECW?

I could have sworn that it was reported that all that stuff was Tommy's idea to begin with. It was playing off the real life stuff he did backstage at ECW.

from Rajah: Report by: Brent Gillett, rajah.com reader SMACKDOWN Michael Cole and Tazz come out, loud ECW chants can be heard throughout the arena, no surprise. A Video package airs, recapping the brutal Main Event at Judgment Day, most of the cowd was shocked at how much blood Cena had lost, as they were seeing these images for the first time. The credits roll and Smackdown is underway, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin!!! Carlito comes out, with his Cabana already set up anhd Matt Morgan by his side. Carlito got on the mic and said that his guest for tonight made the biggest impact at Judgment Day, his guest is?CARLITO!?! Carlito begins to celebrate his win, saying that he couldn?t have done it without the inspiration and support of Matt Morgan. Matt Morgan wanted to say a few words, but Carlito stopped him as soon as he started to stutter, saying that his actions at Judgment Day spoke louder than words. Carlito then has the video aired from Judgment Day, when Matt Morgan gave the F-5 to The Big Show. Once again, the live crowd was shocked at the sight, and there were quite a few cheers following the video. Suddenly, Teddy Long?s song hits and out comes the GM of Smackdown. Carlito said it was Uncool of Teddy to interrupt the Cabana. Long and Carlito go back and forth with some great one-liners, before Teddy finally announces the Main-Event of the evening, a ?Winner?s Choice? Battle Royal. With the Annual Draft-Lotter around the corner, Teddy wants to give one individual the chance to have a match of their choice for the final smackdown before the draft begins. Simply, the winner of the Battle Royal will get to choose any opponent for next week. Carlito volunteers his services to the Battle Royal, saying that he wants another match with John Cena. Teddy informs him that tonight, he will not only be in the battle royal, but he will have a rematch with The Big Show. In the first match of the night, Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas defeated MNM by DQ, after one of the MNM boys got a chair and rang Hardcore?s head. Hardcore was over big time in this match, which surprised me a little bit. MNM retain their tag team titles. We come back from the break, and Steve Romero is in the back with Rey Mysterio. Rey says that tonight, during the battle royal, he will get his revenge on Eddie Guerrero. Somewhere in here, there is an interview with Booker T and Charmelle, as they re-air the Charmelle attack on Kurt Angle at Judgment Day. In another rematch from Judgment Day, Paul London pinned Chavo Guerrero to retain his cruiserweight title. Not as good as their Judgment Day match, but a solid performance by both men. ECW One Night Stand Commercial is aired as well as a preview of the next segment?The Champ is Next!!!! Cena rolls out to an amazing pop from the crowd, with his a bandage on his forehead from Judgment Day. Cena got on the mic and cut a long promo, basically saying that his legacy will be remembered for the two words that he didn?t say?I Quit. Cena says that he has a gift for JBL, which of course brings out ?The Wrestling God?. Cena climbs out of his limo and begins to limp up the isle. JBL got into the ring and begin to cut his promo. JBL said that everything he promised came true at Judgment Day, except for one thing, Cena wouldn?t quit. JBL then went on to say that while he may never beat Cena in a singles match, he would one day burn out, like Kurt Cobain and Mike Tyson, he will one day run out of juice and he will be force out of the industry. Cena then says that he refuses to give JBL his gift, which is a tribute Video to JBL, after his unkind words. JBL then apologizes to Cena, as he really wants to see the video, Cena finally plays it after about five minutes of pleading by JBL. The Video starts up with JBL?s theme song, and a number of images in which he was victorious over the last year, then it switch to JBL saying ?I Quit? over and over again, which drove the fans wild and JBL out of the ring. JBL retreated up the ramp, with the fans chanting ?You Quit? to end the segment. Carlito vs Big Show is next! Big Show pinned Carlito after hitting the choke slam. During the match, Matt Morgan was ejected from ringside after getting involved. Afterwards, Morgan returned and put a beating on Big Show, ending the assault by putting Big Show through a table with the F-5?simply amazing. Big Show is helped out of the arena, he will not be in the Battle Royal tonight! A jobber comes to the ring for the ring, for the ?Kurt Angle Invitational?. Before the match, Kurt tells the world that it has been a really bad week, as he lost to Booker T, he got beat up by a gutterslut, and Vince McMahon announced that WWE is backing the ECW PPV which is garbage. Angle then goes on a five minute tirade, in which he blasts ECW and even mentions the night that he left ECW in the middle of the show after watching the infamous Raven-Sandman crucifixion angle. Angle then begins to step on the toes of Tazz, which of course leads to Tazz removing his headset and the fans going nuts for him. To wrap up the promo, Angle says that he plans on getting together a group of Smackdown! Stars to shut down ECW One Night Stand, much like Bischoff. Anyway, Angle beats the jobber, who never actually gets his name announced as he was attacked by Angle while he was speaking. Simple squash, tap out after a minute or so. After the match, Angle declares that the Battle Royal should get underway right now. I am assuming they take a break in here. Everyone comes down, and the last music to play is Rey Mysterio?s, but he is attacked from behind by Eddie Guerrero and a steel chair. Eddie lays a beating on Rey, seemingly ending Rey?s chance of winning the Battle Royal. The Match starts, and Eddie goes underneath the bottom rope and hides while wrestlers begin to eliminate each other. Halfway through the math, Eddie gets back into the ring. The final 6 are Angle, Eddie, Booker T, Doug Basham, Danny Basham, and Orlando Jordan. Rey comes running down the ramp and elimoinates Eddie, and Rey gets to stick around for the remainder of the Battle Royal, as he was never eliminated. Booker T elimates all the members of the cabinet, before Kurt Angle eliminates him, making the final two men Kurt Angle a Rey Mysterio. The two men had a classic encounter, with near falls, until Angle eliminates Rey with an Angle slam over the top rope!!! Angle wins the Battle Royal and gets to choose his opponent for next week. Angle talks about the one thing he has coveted is the WWE championship, and John Cena should feel lucky as next week he will have the night off. Kurt Angle then announces that next week it will be Kurt Angle vs?. Booker T?s wife, Charmelle!!! This brings out Booker who beats Angle around the ring, and sends him into retreat. The show ends there, as Booker celebrates in the ring. POST SHOW Nothing of note, as Booker T celebrates and Chimmel thanks the fans for coming out. The scheduled dark-match was John Cena vs JBL and Jordan, but obviously they were playing up the brutality of Judgment Day. OVERALL Good show, I saw three different shows in three different nights (Judgment Day, Raw and Smackdown) and this one was the worst of the three, but that?s not a bad thing at all. Match of the night was the Battle Royal. BEST POPS John Cena Booker T Hardcore Holly Scotty 2 Hotty MOST HEAT JBL and Angle Tie Carlito Eddie?s assault on Rey Orlando Jordan

VELOCITY & Dark Matches First up was a dark match, and Scotty 2 Hotty pinned C.M. Punk Up next was another match, but I am not sure if it was a Velocity match or not, as there were no announcers. Anyway, Billy Kidman pinned Nunzio after the Shooting Star Press. Josh and Steve Romero made their way down to the booth. Interesting note, Steve did not show up at the arena until well after 4:00, when most of the wrestlers had arrived by 1:00. Joy Giavanni (I Think) came out as the special ring announcer, which is a reoccurring theme for this Velocity. The Basham Brothers defeated Sho Funaki and Nunzio. Michelle McCool made her way to the ring, as the special ring announcer (What the hell is Chimmel?s job anyway). Booker T pinned some jobber (I think his name was Valentino). Interesting note, some people around me picked up a pissed off look on Charmelle?s face, which is a pre-cursor for later that night. Torrie Wilson came out as another guest ring announcer. Orlando Jordan pinned Mark Jindrak to retain his U.S. title and end the Velocity tapings

The Yankees are on their way to taking 2 of 3 from the Mets, but neither team can be happy with their play this weekend. Just awful awful baseball. Mets make 2 straight errors in 8th leading to the Yankees taking the lead. But the Mets wouldn't have had their first 2 runs if not for an E by A-Rod. TERRIBLE baseball

PWI:

oddly enough Benoit probably pandered to the crowd more in WCW with the snot blow and throat slash gesture. He doesn't do that anymore, it's all business. I can't think of a single wrestler in the company other than him who doesn't blatantly pander to the crowd

I think it's safe to say that Darrin Erstad is one of the most overrated players in the game. Watching today, no one on the team is hitting but Vlad

In the "Inevitable because he plays for the Mets" news of the day, Pedro Martinez will miss his next start against the Yankees due to an ailing hip. He will be getting a cortisone shot and it is unknown when his next start will be.

Oh God, Paula Pell has a show on network TV. I don't think she's starring in it or anything, but this is leaving proof that ANYONE can get their own show

Saw this at rajah, who got it from the Torch: -John Laurenaitis has gotten a lot of heat backstage and most recently for stepping in on a personal matter between a married wrestler and a female worker in WWE. Apparently Laurenaitis felt it was his position to step in and by doing so created more tension. He threatened to break the pair up and move them to separate brands and also said the wrestler wouldn’t be allowed to leave his wife. The wrestler then went to Vince McMahon to complain about Laurenaitis interfering with personal matters. Very cryptic. My guess would be Dawn, who was rumored to be cheating on Simon Diamond, causing them to end their long standing relationship.

but Mike DeJean does his best to let the Cubs win in it in the bottom of the 9th

It probably wouldn't have come to that if Mike Piazza could throw anyone out trying to steal. true, but I don't put much stock in stolen bases. DeJean still should have gotten out JJ F'N Hardy. Oh, and I 've never seen a catcher short hop 2nd base on a PITCHOUT, great job Mike! The 2 guys in the sig pic could make better throws

Mets lose the game to a .178 hitter. Sounds about right. Mike DeJean sucks