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  1. Watching the Billy Graham DVD for the first time tonight and I'm checking out the extras.

     

    I cracked up during one of Graham's interviews before his match with Putski for the WWE title.

     

    Vince McMahon asks Graham if he will defend the title outside of the Northeast.

     

    Graham says he will defend the title all over the world...Canada, Mexico, the United States, CALIFORNIA...

     

    He then spots a photographer next to the ring apron.

     

    "That man is from Japan. (to photographer) I will defend it in Japan!"


  2. WWE has referred to the "World Wrestling Federation Championship" since circa 1987, without any 'World' or 'Heavyweight' descriptor needed. I'm sure that's partly because WWE has been reticent to acknowledge pro wrestling outside of their own universe, which would kind of make the 'World' descriptor redundant.

     

    ECW only referred to their title as a World title for marketing purposes, since it was defended almost exclusively in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts for many years.

     

    I'm pretty sure the World Heavyweight Championship is referred to as such solely to further distinguish it from its WWE and ECW counterparts.

     

    In WWE logic, since the Royal Rumble winner can choose to challenge for the WWE, World, or ECW Championship at WrestleMania, they are considered to be on equal footing.

     

    The "World title = defended worldwide" argument is a hollow one since there are about zero promotions in the world who allow anyone (contracted talent or not) to get a shot at the title.


  3. Saturn was in a match with some jobber who refused to co-operate because he didn't want to lose in his hometown. The story was that Saturn had to stiff him a bit then lock in a legit submission to get him to give it up. Parry Saturn is not the guy you want to get into a shoot match with.

     

    That would be Mike Bell in THIS match: http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/sa...bell_match.html

     

    From a 2002 interview:

     

    "Perry believes that reports of that match were overdone, and says it was a "freak accident", where Bell dumped him on his head twice during the match. Perry claimed he was "out on (his) feet", and swinging at Bell instinctively. He then threw Bell out of the ring so he could gain his composure. Bell wasn't prepared for that bump, because Saturn as swinging at him, and that was the bump that Perry got the most heat for. Saturn claimed that he was injured after that match, and had to go home with a stiff neck. He doesn't know what went wrong, and says Bell has been around for a while and is "an accomplished hand". He thinks he went into self defense mode. He claims that only happened to him one other time, when he was in ECW and teaming with John Kronus. He didn't remember the guy's name, but the match was in Salisbury Maryland, and a worker was very uncooperative with the Eliminators, trying to "bully" them."


  4. Royal Rumble: Royal Rumble Match

    No Way Out: Elimination Chamber

    WrestleMania: None needed

    Backlash:

    Judgment Day:

    One Night Stand: Extreme Rules

    Night of Champions: duh

    Great American Bash:

    Summerslam: Same as Mania

    Unforgiven: Scramble

    No Mercy:

    Cyber Sunday: Fan voting

    Survivor Series: Survivor Series

    Armageddon:


  5. To make it less confusing, I think they should have billed this match as 'Capture The Flag' or something where the person who scores a pinfall gets a red armband or something on them, then the last person to score a fall is the champion.

     

    That way, it can be made clear that the championship doesn't change hands during the match itself but rather goes to the last man to wear the armband. Plus, the armband is a little visual cue for the audience to keep track of who scored last.

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