CanadianGuitarist

How about the droughts in Kenya and Zimbabwe? Always governments? No. Usually? Yes. It's been well documented, but damn me to hell, I lost the site, thats there's enough minerals in Angola and good famland in Kenya to feed all of Africa.

First, but not quite foremost, C-Bacon. I won't flame. Simply, I'd like to congratulate your brilliant Simpsons reference on the "pickled mush". Now, if i can ressurrect the debate. Yes, OBL should have been found by now. Yes, finding him would have wrapped up the election for Bush. No, finding OBL does not necessarily mean America is safe and secure. Killing OBL does not either. How do I justify that logic? Well, let's say I'd like to put an end to an organization, say, oh, Christianity. Well, if I go kill the Pope, is Christianity going to end? Nope. If I kill OBL, will Al-Qaeda crumble? Nope. OBL will be viewed as a martyr. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure he referred to the suicide hijackers as martyrs at one point. Now, OBL getting found and shot by a soldier hardly classifies him as a martyr, but to the thousands of people who view him as a leader, he will be seen that way. It seems to me that OBL's death would only incite more Anti-Americanism from those who cling to OBL's words. Let's say he's caught and killed. Most Americans will probably breathe a say of relief and say, ok, now we're safe. Know why? I don't mean to step on any toes here, and I'm sorry if I offend any of you, but many Americans are gullible, stupid, stubborn people who think what happens on the news is exactly and all of what happens. Many will think, oh, he's gone, so we're safe now. "We Got Him, Too" shirts will surface. Know what? You were pretty safe before hand from terrorism. Obviously, 9-11 was awful and tragic, but what has really happened(and I mean full plan gone through) since? And no, not all Americans fall into the category above. Yes, if they find him, make him do slave labour or something demeaning instead of up and killing him. While I do think he deserves to die, he deserves some kind of humiliation first.

Yes, I'd watch replacement players. I'd rather see Joe Nobody play for my Habs than Jose Theodore play for the Montreal WHA franchise. Quite frankly, if every players was fired, and a salary cap was put in place, I bet lots of the current NHL players would come back and play for 1 million and a half a year.

Every sporting event(for argument's sake, let's call wrestling a sport) has an announcer and a colour commentator. In almost every case, the announcer is a broadcasting graduate( or something along those lines) who loves the sport he calls, and the colour commentator is a former athlete. Wrestling- Jim Ross(announcer) Lawler(ex wrestler), Cole(broadcaster) Tazz(ex wrestler) Golf, for example, on CBS, has Jim Nantz host, and Davd Feherty, Gary Mccord, Peter Oosetrhuis and Bill Macatee are all ex golfers. To quote Seinfeld: "Maybe I could be an announcer or a colour man" "They tend to give those jobs to ex ball players, and people, you know, in broadcasting".

D-Lo Brown and someone I can't remember in a hardcore match, right after D-Lo and Austin were in a 1-800-Collect Commercial. Dlo hits his opponent with the phone and yells at him "Save a bundle by using 1-800 Colllect, fool!"

I always had when I was a kid, watching Hogan and Bret Hart on WWF tv. It started to become a realistic dream around 14, I began working out and found a local wrestling school when I was 16. Two problems arose: McMahon screwing Bret, who I legit idolized growing up. I vowed never to work for him. I figured WCW would still be around, and ECW would always be around. Also, my folks would have needed to sign a waiver till I was 18. They refused, and the wait, coupled with the demise of ECW basically ended that run. Im noticable skinnier now, i basically stopped working out at that point. The backyard has decimated my knees and back, but, at least college drinking has returned my weight 15 pounds back. My buddy ran an indy fed for about a year, so I definitely appreciate what goes on at shows and the work involved, for both backstage and in ring stuff. Im not saying I could have made it, but now golf has become a pretty realistic career too.

The Hart Foundation reforming, followed by Bret telling off American fans. The wall of fire at Kane's wedding when Matt and Lita tried to leave. ECW Reformation on Raw. I got a phone call at 130 am from a fellow ecw mark. I saw it the next day, at his house, even though I knew word for word what happened, I marked out when the music played. Mikey beating the Sandman. Benoit at WM20. I havent watched wrestling much since ECW folded, but I've always liked Benoit, and hated Michaels. I do recall screaming, in a crowded bar "tape you son of a bitch....YES!", a lot of it probably because my buddies are all HBK marks.

This came up at work with myself and another old school markout a few weeks ago. What's your all time favourite Vince McMahon line? He said "Not tonight, not any night!" Mine was "Austin, there is NO CHANCE IN HELL of you becoming the WWF Champion at Wrestlemania, AUSTIN NOT A CHANCE IN HELL!"

Concurred for Rocky V, Eddie, Juwanna Mann, Slapshot 2, Caddyshack 2 and Summer Catch. Idiocy to mention Space Jam, Little Big League and Rookie of the Year. They were kids movies, generally speaking. The Sandlot kicked ass. I'll not have another word about whether or not it was bad. But by all means, argue about the kids in it, that was some funny shit on here. And yes, even as kids movies, both Angels and anything with Air Bud or Most Valuble Primate in the title were pretty tough to swallow. By the way, Most Vertical Primate counts in that category. Major League Back To The Minors gets my vote. Though I've used a similar expression, how would you act out of a bag anyway? And furthermore, is this a huge bag or are the actors just shrunken?

I'd like to see Daniel Igali at Sydney, my number 6 all time favourite, and Saku Koivu's return game, my number 10, on the list as well.

I can't believe only one guy said Robert Clemente and Payne Stewart. I'd rate the Colombian soccer player very high up, when you consider what eh died over. By the way, it was the Zambian soccer team, in 1994. 18 players died. I believe it was in April.

I can recall a Raw two or three weeks before SS99 where he called himself the game in a promo.

The plan, according to documentary Wrestling With Shadows, was that HBK was supposed to take over Hart's heel duties, thus, the feud with The Undertaker. Hart just never caught back on as a face.

Have they ever considered sorting out the money matters of the league, so they won't need to try and improve the league's image? Nothing would help the league's image more than not locking out. Idiots. Bettman, I bet, will also try to change the beloved HNIC theme to the old NBA on NBC.

"Our second straight PPV in New York City, with my nuts on her chin(points to a scank in the audience) even THAT girl would look pretty. Oh, I'm sorry, I guess that was kind of shitty, I didn't mean anything by it, I was just trying to be witty, and I hope you're not offended, as that would truly be a pity, because I was gonna fondle those titties, and like that clitty" Gertner at Guilty as Charged 2001

I thought the guy who did the anthems had a great voice, and did a good job. But yes, he did look like a serial killer, or at the very least, some kind of criminal.

All from Heatwave 98 Joey Styles: "Big Dick Dudley with Total Penetration to Dreamer on the ladder! You know that move will pop on Monday Night Wrestling, they'll call it something else!" Joel Gertner about Bubba Ray and Dvon 3D-ing Beulah McGillicutty: "You saw, on ECW Television, Bubba Ray and DVon drive Beulah McgilliSLUTTY's head into the ring with such impact, she didn't know whether to urinate, defecate, or ejaculate!" Shane Douglas, doing guest commentary while his stablemate Bam Bam Bigelow fought Tazz, and Tazz drove Bigelow through the aisleway. "OH MY GOD! GET A REF DOWN THERE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE STILL OK! NO, I TAKE THAT BACK! MAKE SURE BAM BAM IS OK!" I also thought every Rhino(I will never use Rhyno) promo in ECW when he was on his own, especially towards the demise of ECW, were legitimatly intense. And there was a great MacMahon promo when he scheduled a great match on Raw between Funk and Foley. Anyone remember it? The only thing i remember vividly is "If you reach into his chest, and pull out his heart, and hold it, in front of his eyes, so the blood drips down, then you'd have made the sacrifice necessary to become the World Heavyweight Champion"

I'd be stunned if it wasn't Summit Series. And Steve, give me a call so we can hammer out plans for the nudies tonight.

What happened with UT/Kane and loosely DX and Savio Vega: As I'm sure you all remember, Kane debuted at Bad Blood in HIAC, ripping the door open in what was a pretty cool moment, and helping HBK win the match. Undertaker stated the following night on Raw he would never fight his brother Kane, and Kane said he'd go on a rampge, randomly attacking superstars at will until Taker agreed to fight. Come Royal Rumble time, Taker was set to fight HBK for the title. Two weeks before on Raw, a cocky HBK basically invited Kane to join DX. Didn't quite work that way. Kane stood atop the ramp while Undertaker snuck attack DX, and Kane extended his hand in a salute to the Taker afterwards. But it was, as JR put it, dastardly by Kane. During the title match at RR, Taker had HBK beat, but with the help of at least 6 or 7 different guys, such as Savio Vega, HBK regained control of the match. But Kane, we thought, came down to help. The heels, including HBK, cleared the ring, but Kane turned on the Taker, much to the chagrin of a great reaction from Ross. What likely hurt Michaels was a tombstone into the casket. Vega, since he played the most integral part of the casket match other than Kane or the two involved, was I guess a buddy of DX. More accurately, they needed a filler for a shabby match. Shabby, despite four of my all time five favourites on a team.....Only if Bret could replace Austin(foley, Funk, Austin and Owen vs HHH, Outlawz and Vega).

As I explained to a buddy yesterday, the yellows were worn during the 1920 Olympics, the first time hockey was an Olympic sport. In those days, the best amateur team represented every country on our side of the Iron Curtain. I'm still fairly sure pros were representing Communist countries at the time. I digress. In 1920, Canada's best amateur team was the Winnipeg Falcons. Thus, the team name on last night's jerseys. Anyone else hope to see the return of the 72 Summit jerseys?

In September, Undertaker, Kane, and Steve Austin fought for the title in a 3 way dance at Breakdown, in my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. Being in cahoots, neither could figure out how to finish the match(according to story, it wasn't bad wrestling) and a double pin resulted, both pinned Austin. Ken Shamrock won an excellent 3 way dance at Breakdown over The Rock and Foley to take the reigns of the Inercontinental title for the hurt HHH. Also, one of the most irritating feuds ever began, when, despite some creativity in the ring from Kai en Tai, they continually fought some combination of The Oddities, who, even with Sable, had a gimmick that wore pretty thin. Adding to their woes were the incredibly annoying Insane Clown Posse. In October, one of my all time favourite Raw moments took place, when, thanks to awful timing, Steve Austin drove a zamboni to the ring during a Raw from Detroit Rock City and ruined the World Title Ceremony, where Mr. McMahon would name the new champion out of The Undertaker and Kane. As a result, McMahon somehow managed to call both of Taker and Kane handicapped, resulting in a great looking beating to the boss. As McMahon was being carted to the hospital, Mankind followed him in the ambulance and silliness ensued, including a visit from Austin and a beating with a bedpan, and Mankind trying to cheer up McMahon with a sock puppet. Taker and Kane fought at Judgement Day with Austin barred from the building. Should he interfere, he would be fired. Which he did, resulting in a brilliant line from McMahon. "Stone Cold, Fuck You, You're FIRED!" The match went to a no contest, setting up a single elimination tournament at Survivor Series for the title. Austin would indeed return, when, a triumphantly reacting McMahon was upstaged by his son Shane, who said he re-signed Stone Cold and basically told off Vince in a 28, yes, 28 minute segment, which was at least 18 minutes too long. McMahon continued to have Foley as his replacement son instead of Shane. Austin would face Vince's bodyguard, the Boss Man at Survivor Series. The bracket was set up so Undertaker and Kane would fight in the second round. Mankind fought a mystery opponent, who most thought would be HBK, but turned out to be Duane Gill. Austin, Mankind, The Rock, and someone who I forget faced off in the final four. It looked like Austin had Mankind beat, but Shane McMahon refused to count, revealed he was siding with his dad the whole time, and Mankind got into the finals. Suffice to say, The Rock would get to the finals as well. It turns out the McMahons didn't like Foley as well, as an exact replica of 97 SS finish took place. I won't dwell, since I'm a Hart mark, but The Rock won the gold. December was a kind of bland back and forth month between Foley and The Rock, though the highlight of the month was, after an Empty Arena Match at Rock Bottom, Foley did win the title on Raw in a alleged impromptu match. Clearly, it was not impromptu, as Nitro revealed the Foley would indeed win the title. Even so, WCW was on the way down. After a match between Gangrel and Kane, Gangrel and Christian attacked Kane, resulting in Edge coming ringside, and, surprisingly, helping Christian and Gangrel, resulting in the Brood, one of my all time favourite stables, and definitely the coolest ring entrance ever. I don't remember the IC title or Tag Titles at all, so I can't help but think it wasnt very good.

Those yellow jerseys were worn when they won the gold medal olympics in the 20's I think. Great game by Esche, he's the one reason why the score is much nicer than it is.

1998 for the WWF 2000 for ECW 2000 Overall.

Bret won the since vacant title at the Final Four PPV. To clean up the mess that HBK's fake injury created, Sid was declared the #1 contender, with the runner up of Final Four facing the Champion at WM13. Undertaker was named the #1 contender against whoever the champion would be at WM13, as UT came second in Final Four. Sid won the title from Bret Hart the following night on Raw, thanks to Austin hitting Hart with a chair while Sid was in the sharpshooter. Despite being a long time Hitman fan, I always thought it was great writing on Raw two weeks before WM, when Bret, scheduled to fight Austin at WM13, took on Sid for the title. Undertaker interefer and made sure Sid retained the title. Undertaker of course, went on to win the title at WM13.

I can give a little from WWF. Austin won the title at WM 14 from HBK. HBK took some time off after that to heal his back. The Rock was the IC Champ, The New Age Outlawz were tag champs. Austin and McMahon were supposed to have a match for the title on Raw two weeks after WM 14. Instead, Dude Love showed up and interfered before the match got going. I can't remember the name of the April PPV, but Dude Love beat Austin by DQ. In May, Dude and Austin continued feuding, with Austin winning their match at Over The Edge by pinfall, despite McMahon as guest referee, Pat Patterson as guest ring announcer, and Gerry Brisco as guest timekeeper. In June, Ken Shamrock won the King of the Ring by beating The Rock in the finals. Kane won the title from Austin at KOTR in a first blood match, after interference from Foley, who had just been beaten by The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell. Austin won the title back the following night on Raw. In July, I don't remember exactly how, but Kane and Mankind won the tag titles. Austin and Undertaker won the titles at the July PPV which the name escapes me. Also, The Rock drew Triple H in an excellent two of three falls match for the IC Title. In August, it started to look like Kane and Undertaker were in cahoots, after a 4 way tag dance on Raw for the titles, an excellent match, featuring the New Age Outlawz, The Rock and DLo Brown(subbing for Owen Hart, who Ken Shamrock attacked before the match) Austin/Taker, and Kane/Mankind, who won back the titles. At Summerslam, it was clear that Taker/Kane were in cahoots, although not yet officially revealed. During Taker's title match with Austin, Kane tried to interfere for UT, but he'd have none of it. Austin won cleanly. Also, Kane didn't show up for the tag title match with him and Mankind vs. the Outlawz. The Outlawz won what became a handicap match, and Kane showed up afterwards and beat up Foley. Triple H won a mediocre ladder match against the Rock for the IC title. I'll do more details later on some of the lesser feuds, even though they were basically hit or miss. Does anyone remember how great it was when DLo was the European champ? First, his brilliant, "I'm The Champion of Europe!" and huge smile, and coming out from a new European City each week? And to add to the miss category, remember when Val Venis had his dong cut off by Kaientai, or so we thought. It turns out he hadn't, when yes, the man, the myth, the legend, John Bobbit appeared next week on Raw and Venis revealed that he was still, um, hanging.