Hunter's Torn Quad

Stevenson in Round 2 or 3, probably 3, by TKO.

I'd agree with that. If we were talking about Saved By The Bell.

I don't remember if this actually happened, but Raven talks on one of his shoots about Brian Gewirtz's idea to turn Hurricane heel. Hurricane would team with Trish Stratus in a mixed tag match, and they'd win. Trish would hug Hurricane after the match, and he'd read more into it than there actually was. Hurricane would leave Trish a note asking her out, but Trish would politely turn him down because she had a boyfriend. Hurricane would then turn heel.

Triple H pinning Goldberg after one move in the EC at Summerslam 2003. The finish to Triple H vs. Booker T at Wrestlemania 18. Pretty much everything in WCW that revolved around Nash and Hogan, because they treated the promotion as their own personal playground from the moment they arrived.

While that's probably an accurate assessment, Russo would definitely not have booked an angle along the lines Storm laid out. In Russo's scenario he would probably have had Kong beat Angle clean then hire a lawyer and have the lawyer be all "No man can touch this woman, that is the law!" or something. And it's the way Russo would have approached the idea that people would have 'shit all over', rather than the basics of the idea itself. If Storm or anyone else had given a Russo-esque idea about presenting Kong vs. Angle, it would have got ripped, and rightfully so. But that seems to much like a common sense approach to things for some people.

I don't see Hardy getting the title, even short-term, because it's going to wind up around Hunter's waist and he's big on protecting titles that he's set to win. If Hardy isn't going to get the title, then fine. But now is not the time to beat him, and they can afford not to and have a non-finish in the Hardy-Orton match because the Rumble is probably going to end the show.

Because SMW and OVW under Cornette's watch were just dullness personified and had no 'entertainment factors' about them...

I'd be fine with D'Amore getting the book, as long as he stays away from the X-Division, as he's not a big fan of it. It's also worth remembering that D'Amore's stint as booker was during the time TNA had no national TV, and were forced to keep things very basic and simple as they didn't want to run any major angles. Whether D'Amore could be as disciplined and focused when booking a full, two-hour show, remains to be seen. Cornette knows how to book logically, make the most with the least, and hide weaknesses and accentuate strengths. By any reasonable booking standards, that makes him great.

Drawing a laugh is something I won't deny Hornswoggle does, and you're right that, as a short segment, it's not too bad. The issue I have is when people take that reaction as an indication that Hornswoggle means more than he actually does. The Worm got a huge pop, but it, like the Hornswoggle reaction, ultimately meant nothing when the segment was finished.

It doesn't have to be 'realistic' as such, but it helps to be able to suspend your disbelief over what's going on, and it's impossible to do that with Loony Tunes-style 'comedy' such as spray painting a hole onto a wall and running through it. Something so beyond belief doesn't even fit into something as inherently wacky as professional wrestling. It entertains a vocal minority, sometimes a majority, but so does a lot of stupid stuff that wouldn't belong, for a variety of reasons, on a wrestling show. He's so 'over' that his segments perform the most poorly of any pushed member of the roster, losing viewers just about every time, and WWE had to pre-tape his training skit for the Great Khali match because they knew people would crap all over it. It's good to see the myth of the pop lives on.

It's long since come out that Russo was secretly helping write TNA during their formative months. It was one of the reasons Waltman and, as a consequence, Scott Hall left before the end of 2002.

You're pretty much right, but I would say Meltzer is USUALLY right. I'd say Meltzer has about a 80-85% success rate overall. Which is pretty good considering that Vince changes his mind so often for the slightest reason that you'd be hard pressed to be any more accurate when the plans Meltzer hears about get changed so frequently by the time he goes to press.

That would be generally accurate. It would also be a more sensible opinion than to just dismiss everything Meltzer says out of hand.

NOAH, 12/2/07 (NTV/G+) Tokyo Nippon Budokan 17,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy Kobashi and Takayama versus Misawa and Akiyama The undoubted highlights of the match are Kobashi hitting the moonsault, and Misawa getting booed out of the building when he hits Kobashi in the kidney area. As a match, is pretty good, but the whole emotional spectacle of Kobashi returning is off the charts. The fans cheer everything he does throughout the entire match, and he gets a standing ovation when the match is over. You need to watch this match,

Xplosion: *ODB & Jackie Moore defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky. Impact: *The Motor City Machineguns defeated Senshi & Elix Skipper. *Judas Mesias defeated Chris Harris. *Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated VKM. Scott Steiner came out during the match and switched briefcases with Petey. Petey abandoned Dutt because of it, but Dutt scored the pin after VKM had a disagreement. *An announced match between Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks did not take place as Jim Cornette wouldn't allow it. Cornette threatened to suspend Roode, but then said he wouldn't because he wanted to give Booker T a chance to get revenge. Brooks was attacked by Roode's "number one fan." *LAX defeated Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt. *The Angles have an in-ring coronation naming AJ Styles their "Prince." Christian Cage interrupts and it goes back and forth on the mic until Samoa Joe hits the ring. *Awesome Kong defeated Gail Kim to win the TNA Knockouts title in what was described as a "good match."

Add in the Puroresu DVD Sampler disc for a quarter: If you've never seen Japanese wrestling, or if you simply haven't seen any of the above matches, there's no reason not to get either of these discs.

The crazy stuff still has to make sense for it be a good thing. Your idea is lacking in that department.

One of those matches doesn't fit. I'm picking Tanahashi, Angle, Nakanishi and RISE to win.

Working out his notice. Probably a wise idea, so as to leave on the best possible terms.

I believe the current plan is HHH vs. Regal at the Rumble, with Hunter winning EC next month to get his WM title match. That being the case, I pick Kennedy to win the Rumble, but get screwed out of his title match somehow.

Nobody wants to believe something that might end up not being true and then feeling like a fool. Much better for the ego to dismiss everything as a lie out of hand. Plus, you get to feel superior for not believing in a dirty 'internet reporter' while a lot of other people do. Nash got the book right before WW3.

What exactly do I need to be able to make use of the various FPR game saves out there?

ONGOING TNA IMPACT SPOILERS by Alex Hernandez - In-ring promo with Christian Cage, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle. Christian and Angle brawl and AJ gets accidentally hit. Christian says that AJ and Tomko have to choose between he and Angle. - A match between Booker T and Robert Roode was interrupted by Kurt & Karen Angle. Booker then laid out a challenge for a tag match later in the show with a mystery partner. - Gail Kim, Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated ODB, Roxxi & Jackie Moore. - The Motor City Machine Guns defeated AJ Styles & Tomko in a non-title match. AJ kept getting distracted by Eric Young, who was trying to deliver a message to him. - In-ring promo with Jim Cornette. Samoa Joe interrupts and asks why he doesn't have a match at the PPV, but the Outsiders do. Kevin Nash interrupts and Cornette says they can be each other's partner at the PPV in a Tag Team Title match. - Petey Williams won an X-Division Gauntlet match when he pinned Senshi. - Christian won a Heavyweight Gauntlet match when he pinned Samoa Joe. - ODB won a Knockout Gauntlet match when she pinned Roxxi. - Tomko comes out and calls out Kurt Angle to make his decision. He says he is with neither Angle or Christian and from now on he only takes orders from himself. - Booker T and his surprise partner, Christian, defeated Kurt Angle & Robert Roode. After the match, Booker & Christian called out AJ Styles to make his choice. AJ came out, but then he just screamed "Tomko" and ran to the back.