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As someone who works in Quebec, I can say separation really is a non-issue. In the earlier part of the decade, there used to be a good number of separation-related protests every now and then. Not anymore.

Good point. I'd love to know the answer to that one. You don't have to live in a riding to be able to represent it in Parliament. Happens all the time. Yup! http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?sectio...;textonly=false It's why when Elizabeth May ran in Peter McKay's riding, it REALLY raised a lot of eyebrows. May has lived in Ottawa since 1985, but when she moved to Canada, she lived moreso in Inverness Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and NOT in the Central Nova Scotia riding, which is McKay's riding. A case of her being over her head, much like all of the Green Party.

Not to sound like a defender of the Bloc, but Quebec went back to them for a reason, IMO. Harper didn't blow a potential majority with anything to do with the economy (I haven't read enough of this thread to see if anyone holds that opinion) he blew it by announcing the arts cuts. It sounds like a minor political position, but it's one of those things that Quebec holds true and dear to its heart. It's things like this that gain votes for the Bloc; if they feel their culture is being shat on, they'll turn to them -- not necessarily to seperate, but to have a voice, if you will. Too bad, because the Conservatives had that opportunity to take some major ground in Quebec, which has been a very interesting province politically as of late. They were, quite possibly, the loudest province versus the Liberals once the knowledge of adscam came about, and the conservative ADQ gained some major ground lately, gaining major ground in Quebec last year. Granted, they have suffered some set-backs, but Harper still had an opportunity to gain some ground in a battleground province. (For any Americans unsure about Canadian politics, Quebec right now is the equivalent of Florida and/or Ohio.) He made that mistake, and it cost him a majority. (Despite that, last night is still a victory for the Conservatives, as they wound up with a stronger minority that before.)

http://www.kochcan.com/05_catalogue/videoi...tem=KOC-DV-9283 (Just a heads-up.)

Yeah, the record I have for Curt's DVD matches is 3 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws. Thing is that Hennig never really had many high profile wins that come to mind. Heck, he was only 1-3 at WrestleMania if memory isn't failing me, and that one win was in a sub-10 minute match. His better matches resulted in either draws or losses. Any other PPV win he had was over guys like the Red Rooster. I think it was a matter of including high profile matches where he had great performances, since his performance was something that was talked about more in the doc rather than his wins and losses. In retrospect, the fact that he never beat any real stellar faces on his way to feuding with Hogan may have hurt his drawing ability vs. Hogan. It's like, well who did Hennig beat? Blue Blazer. Red Rooster. Bret Hart before he became a singles star. Maybe an aging Jimmy Snuka. Maybe also a Tito Santana who was a JTTS at the time. Not exactly an eye-opening list.

Getting WWE DVDs a few to several days early isn't that uncommon, certainly if it's something like five days earlier. The big reason, I think, is that WWE DVDs aren't as heavily promoted as, say, motion picture DVDs and TV show DVD sets, where the release date is much more heavily advertised. Anyways, back when Music World was still going here in Canada, they were great as far as getting WWE DVDs on their shelves quite early. I think I got Mick Foley's Greatest Hits And Misses a good week to ten days in advance. It wasn't the only one, too. On the other hand, HMV tends to be more precise on release dates of WWE DVDs (or any product for that matter). Anyways, it's the one thing that I miss with Music World, as often at times, I wouldn't have to wait until the next Tuesday for a WWE DVD to hit the shelves. In the end, it depends on the store. If you live near a mom and pop store that would distribute WWE DVDs, you might get lucky on an early release. I have friends who have been able to get various video games early from those types of stores. Depends on the store, which may also depend on the town you live in.

Just checked KOCH Canada's website now, and they have a 3-disc Edge DVD scheduled for release on December 23rd. Also have a 3-disc Kane DVD scheduled for December 9th. (There's no real title listed for Kane's, but Edge's is "A Decade of Decadence".) This was obviously a very recent update, too, as I checked their site yesterday and these weren't listed.

As a fan, the music. I'm well used to the blurring, and people not saying "WWF" and whatnot. But I grew up on a lot of the old themes, so hearing them again is part of the memory experience. Not that I hate the WrestleMania Anthology, but I really did wish they had included the themes, especially since that set probably sold better than the other box sets have or will. I breathed a sigh of relief when Jive Soul Bro FINALLY got onto DVD (it's in SummerSlam 89).

Clips.

I'm having my doubts about the Edge DVD happening. WWE's coming out with IC title History and Eddie DVDs in November and IIRC that's when Edge's set was supposed to be released. KOCH Canada doesn't have any Edge set planned for the month of November. Maybe they'll make a go with it for December, but it wouldn't shock me if they change their mind, or have already changed their mind. Raise your hands, any of you, if you remember about a Starrcade set that was planned, but canned, because Vince felt like he could make more money off another Flair set instead. Agreed with Jericho getting a set.

As an owner of the set, I can confirm that, yes, "Bodies" is still intact as the PPV theme.

No problem. Wanted to mention that too that not all my discs have scratches, just the odd one, and even then it's hardly noticeable. Of course, things may depend on different sets.

I have the set but no real review to write. I am up to 1994, though. Anything specific you need to know? I'd like to know something if you don't mind. I heard the SS anthology has the dvds in cardboard sleeves rather than plastic trays like the RR or WM anthologies. If this is so , how do they look? I mean , are your discs scratched or were they packaged poorly? Thanks in advance. I'm in Canada, and I get the cardboard sleeve packaging for the discs, and I'm pretty sure those in the States get that too. The UK might be a different story. My discs have had the odd slight scratch on them, but that might not necessarily have been from the cardboard anyway. At any rate, they've been playing fine on some old player of mine that I really need to replace (and that player has had the occasional trouble with other WWE DVDs for some reason, but not this set). Other than that, they were packaged fine and well secured, but check your discs carefully, of course, when you get the set.

I have the set but no real review to write. I am up to 1994, though. Anything specific you need to know?

Here's an image of the beer cooler set (as is my new nickname for it) the WWE is releasing in August.

This one was funny, yet also very, very wrong: --- Who raised the briefcase at 1999 King Of The Ring?

The much-anticipated new Ric Flair set: --- http://www.silvervision.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=WWE1203 --- This is a three disc set with a comprehensive professional biography and more than two discs filled with matches spanning the 30+ year career of the ‘Nature Boy.” It’s filled with exclusive footage from WrestleMania weekend, as well as the emotional sendoff Ric received at Raw the night after WrestleMania XXIV, including footage that never aired on television. Features several matches that have never before been released on DVD, from Mid-Atlantic, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW, and more. Disc 1 Beginnings Plane Crash The Nature Boy Traveling Champion Slick Ric The Role of a Champion The Four Horsemen The Clash with Sting Slaying the Dragon Hardcore with Terry Funk From Crockett to WCW The Real World Champion Troubles in WCW Success in WWE Evolution WrestleMania 24 Weekend Farewell to Flair Flair Stories Too Many Distractions Buying Boots Bleaching His Hair Hanging with the Outlaws Ric’s Relationship with the Members of Evolution Key to the City March 24, 2008 Ric Flair Tribute Video Disc 2 Jack Brisco vs. Ric Flair Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (18/08/82) 2 out of 3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Kerry Von Erich vs. Ric Flair World Class Championship Wrestling (24/08/82) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Harley Race Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (31/08/83) Ric Flair / Arn Anderson / Ole Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes / Magnum TA / Manny Fernandez World Wide Wrestling (15/12/85) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Sting vs. Ric Flair Clash of the Champions (27/03/88) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk Great American Bash (23/07/89) Disc 3 Ric Flair vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper Madison Square Garden (28/10/91) WCW Championship Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat Spring Stampede (17/04/94) Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship Triple H vs. Ric Flair Taboo Tuesday (01/11/05) Career Threatening Match Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels WrestleMania 24 (30/03/08) Extras Ric Flair’s Farewell Address RAW (31/03/08) Promos Limousine Drivin’ Jet Flyin’ Stylin & Profilin’ – NWA World Championship Wrestling May 25, 1985 Take a Ride on Space Mountain – NWA World Championship Wrestling June 22, 1985 The Boss – NWA World Championship Wrestling August 17, 1985 Slick Ric – NWA World Championship Wrestling September 7, 1985 Real Men Stay Up – NWA World Championship Wrestling September 21, 1985 What’s Causing All This – NWA World Championship Wrestling December 20, 1985 Space Mountainettes – NWA World Championship Wrestling April 7, 1987 Golden Spoon – NWA World Championship Wrestling November 13, 1987

yea the new wwe magazine has the wm dvd ad in it and it says that as well. weird, considering the show wasnt in widescreen. Every single thing they shoot now is in widescreen which can be problematic for people not watching the HD feed due to their framing. I don't own a Blu Ray player so I was hoping at the very least WWE would put out widescreen DVDs. Even if it's just for Mania, this is a step in the right direction. Silvervision is also advertising the DVD release to be in widescreen. This is a nice positive step from the Rumble DVD, which was only released in 4:3 format in spite of the PPV originally shown in widescreen, which made for some poor frames. Good thing they're not fucking up Mania, OTOH.

Benoit never got involved in the match directly, just before it. It starts with Eddie cutting a promo, then shows Austin trapping the Radicalz in their dressing room with the forklift. The only possible footage of Benoit there might be through the window of the dressing room once they're trapped; however, it could very well (likely) have been just Malenko and Saturn shown. On another note, the Survivor Series match is shown in full until they make their way to the dressing room. Then it's clipped to what looks like Austin chasing HHH out, with HHH wondering where the chasing Austin went to, jumping into his car, only for, well, you know what happens. Really, it just looks weird with the clip-job.

The Hogpen comment was mainly sarcasm, although seeing HHH wallow around in shit would make a great guilty pleasure. I too am happy about the Cactus HIAC match finally getting on DVD.

Full listing for the HHH set, the much-beloved Hogpen match finally makes its way onto DVD:

Wow. I thought they never wrestled each other before! Sweet! It's great to know it happened at least once though!. http://slashwrestling.com/smackdown/001116.html It'll be very interesting to see how much (or, rather, how little) is shown of it, due to the angle that preceded the match at the time.

http://www.wweshop.com/Product_detail.asp?...ductId=35-00604 Seems like they're keeping everything in tact after all. Chris Who? Yeah, I saw that too. Aero, is the Hart-Kid match in full (that is, not clipped from its original televised form)?

In case you guys haven't seen it yet, here's the summary for Volume 4 of the Royal Rumble Anthology: http://www.wweshop.com/Product_detail.asp?...ductId=35-00604 Seems like they're keeping everything in tact after all.

Minor argument, but Bret's wasn't like that. However, you can throw in Rey Mysterio's recent set into the same category.