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I thought that a WWE rep had told the Harts that their copies had been destroyed. I doubt it, however. I'm fairly confident that they kept a copy of the tape for liability purposes/any future problems. Like it or not, you can't just erase Owen's death from history, which is what destroying the tapes would signify. I'm not expecting to see the footage on WWE 24/7 or anything (any more than I would expect to see highlights of some random episode of 'WWF Spotlight' from 1993), but I don't feel it's right to omit that part of history. It's like when the families of 9/11 victims asked that the networks stop showing impact footage ad infinitum. The networks complied (in mid-November 2001, IIRC), but they didn't destroy the impact footage because, like it or not, it has some historical value. I'm not comparing Owen's death to 9/11, mind you, but in both cases tragedy was caught on film via multiple cameras and the tapes were saved.

Well, I meant that the title would only be referred to once a tour is coming up. The KOTR tournament winner wasn't always referred to as such for the next 12 months, it was only brought up when it was convenient. I'm not expecting the champ to carry the belt around for 5 months when he can't defend it.

WWE's overseas house shows do well (see: this past week of TV), but they will inevitably drop off due to the fact that they will be more frequent since making $ in North America is a tougher task than it was 3 years ago. To keep fan interest (in at least a minor way), I propose that WWE reinstate the European Title and create the Pacific Title. These championships can only be won/lost/defended in their respective areas (the European Title can only change hands in Europe, the Pacific Title can only change hands in Australia and Asia). This idea is kind of a take-off of WCW's European Cup, the difference being that WCW only went to continental Europe in 1993 and 2000, rendering the Cup all but useless. However, I think that having a 'regional' champion could be beneficial to house shows since the chance of a title change is very, very high, whereas the main WWE titles don't change hands off TV unless someone gets injured. Plus, this could be worked into storylines on TV (i.e. commentators talk about how the European Champion has to get ready for the upcoming tour, others challenge him backstage for matches at the upcoming house shows, etc.). The title could also be a feather in the cap of midcarders who are not in storylines/the IC Title hunt but are on the active roster. Your thoughts?

Real Pro Wrestling Basically, this is WWE meets the NCAAs, as all-star amateur wrestlers team up and wrestle one meet per week on PAX. This whole thing was taped as one dual meet in LA in October. Watch the preview video clips to see some highlights from the upcoming shows. What are your thoughts on this new show? Could this make HS/college wrestling a popular spectator sport?

You'd think we would know what they are, since they must've been taped months ago.

JBL = pwned.

JBL is awesome.

Does Torrie's cupping the ear make you miss Hogan?

Dayum, Hiroko got back.

Gotta love the fane popping for Hiroko throwing the salt. Good edit on the botched baseball slide.

What? I thought it was awesome.

Sign me up for that too.

That rap was weak even by Cena's standards.

Did that just happen? That was the best of them all.

JBL vs. Gojira is MONEY for WM21.

Listen to that 'FU-NA-KI' chant. This is the second-greatest moment of his career. Meanwhile, Carlito is talking to the head of HUSTLE.

Who does he have to job to? It's not like there's any storyline interest in the title or anything.

Congratulations, you attended WCW's last house show ever.

Ahh, well, I know it was Benoit's last PPV with WCW. If not Sin, then it may have been Greed. WCW Souled Out 2000.

Man, I totally forgot about Fuji. I dunno if you'd induct him or Toru Tanaka first though.

LOL I'm sure Harley Race, etc. will push for this to be overturned, especially in a state with such wrestling history (the Missouri State Title was the steppingstone to the NWA Title for many years).

I think it's not that they photoshopped out the thong, it's just that she tans with a thong on, so they're photoshopping out the untanned skin.

Well, hopefully this will be repealed soon.

I meant North American promotions, which has been the crux of the HOF so far. It would be nice to get Inoki in there in the future though. I'm sure that a lot of guys say he was one of the best wrestlers, but I feel that too much of his career was out of the North American spotlight, which is really what this HOF is centered on (presumably to make the fans care about the inductees). Otherwise, you'd think Inoki, Tenryu, Dr. Death, or Vader would have already been considered, and not even fans discuss putting those guys in.

Who is Buddy Rose? /casual fan mode