Hunter's Torn Quad

Daniel Rodimer, who Stephanie was super high on, has been released according to Bryan Alvarez. It was a mutual decision, and he's going back into real estate.

Against Batista.

Whenever a wrestler goes to the top rope for a move and leaves himself completely open to attack by deciding that this is the perfect time to ignore his opponent and start talking to the ringside fans It's more a Ric Flair-centric gripe, but it's a spot I really hate.

Why the fuck do any of you care whether or not Orton can be trusted as the main guy in the company? Because some of the bigger WWE fans might not like it if the face of the company decides to throw another tantrum that gets the company more bad press. It's not as if the company needs help with that right now. Stop acting like it will be terrible for you if he fucks up again. YOU DON'T WORK FOR WWE. No, they're just fans of the company and would rather they not get anymore bad press than they've already got. It has no impact on you whatsoever if Orton is an immature douchebag backstage. You do realize that backstage nonsense can, and usually does, carry over into the on-screen product, right? Which in turn can dampen the quality and enjoyment of the product. What if they put the belt on Orton and he decides to screw up again and they decide to keep with the reliable Cena for another year or so? I'd say that would impact on people. All that should matter is his in-ring character. That's incredibly shortsighted. If the best in-ring character on the roster has behavioral issues, it's a risk to put them in a position that requires impeccable behavior. Granted, Orton seems to have calmed down now, but I wouldn't chance it with him just yet. He should get the title because there isn't really anybody else right now Well, that's always a good reason to put a title on somebody(!) and it needs to come off of Cena. It probably does, but I'd rather it go to Triple H than Orton. why the hell does it matter whether or not he makes it a year? Because it would be a major milestone and something historic at a time when such feats are rarely achieved?

There was a dispute of some kind between the person who ran the original site and the person who owned the domain name. They were friends and had a falling out over something. Thanks HTQ, you seem to be full of knowledge today, that's not to say you never did. And because I'm bored...

There was a dispute of some kind between the person who ran the original site and the person who owned the domain name. They were friends and had a falling out over something.

Not that I noticed. He kinda rubbed his head after Snitsky was announced as the opponent, that count? Shame really. One of the best looking visuals in weeks/months and it now means nought. And if they do take the belt off Cena, it was the perfect 'out' for him to lose the title and not look weak. They could have teased him not showing up and then he does but he's got a neck brace on because of what happened, and then end the show with Orton RKO'ing Cena in the neck brace. That would have been a much better visual.

It was to do with Montreal. When WWF signed Bulldog back, they filmed an interview with him an Diana and it was basically going to consist of them talking about Montreal with Bulldog attacking Bret's position. I think at the time Bulldog was on bad terms with Bret and the WWF were more than happy to use it to go after Bret. I don't know why it never got shown, but I think the Owen Hart lawsuit might have had something to do with it.

From various shoots and the two ECW documentary DVD's, Angle was pissed at the crucifixion angle because he found it offensive and Shane Douglas was angry because he'd been the guy who brought Angle in and still wanted Angle do work with ECW. According to Raven, Taz was upset as well and there was also the comment that it could be seen as anti-Christian because Raven, Todd Gordon and Heyman were all Jewish and it was asked why they didn't put Sandman on a Star of David; Raven joked that they would have, but Sandman would have rolled away.

As useless trivia goes, it's interesting.

I'd like to see Cena hit the one-year mark as well, but I don't think it'll happen. I don't really care who wins at Summerslam, but an Orton title win would be good purely for the impact of finally having the WWE title change hands. With Cena having the belt for almost a year, a title change should be major news. If Orton wins the title at Summerslam, I can see him dropping it by Survivor Series because I don't see them trusting Orton with a Wrestlemania main event just yet.

3.8 (F4W), which I guess is good. It'll be interesting what the rating is next week, both coming off of the PPV and being on Sci-Fi. Did Cena sell the RKO on the chair at all?

He can find out the sex of this unknown person but he can't find out who it is? And have they explained why Stephanie knows and he doesn't or why he doesn't just force her to tell him who this person is?

WCW fans used to cry that all the time in the last year or so of their existence; whenever the company got criticized, they'd bitch that the people complaining should shut up and just enjoy the show. Nobody's complaining about WCW programming now. If whatever TNA does isn't entertaining enough to start getting more PPV buys, which are their main source of income and are falling by the month, then Bob Carter and Panda might just take notice of TNA and one day decide they've had enough of throwing money away on a venture that has never made money and isn't even close to making money on it's own. Even the densest, and richest, of money marks wises up one day and stops pouring their money away, whether it's because they want to fund something else that might make money or because they're tired of absorbing the losses. And when that happens, the TNA supermarks won't have to worry about anyone bashing TNA.

A couple of notes from the latest F4Daily: Mark Henry's contract is up soon and at this point he's not expected to renew, though it's not known if he does intend to leave or if it's a negotiating tactic. Undertaker will return at Unforgiven against Mark Henry. Vince had debated on whether to have Undertaker return at Summerslam, but decided to go with Unforgiven, partially because it was felt it would send a bad message to talent regarding coming back too soon from injury.

I might just tune in for the main event to see if it really is that bad.

People said the same thing about the Eugene gimmick, but that worked fine until they overpushed him. The impact of the 'internet fan' is greatly overrated.

Did they explain why the Steiners would even want five minutes with Karen Angle to begin with? Has she had any interaction with them at all and screwed them over some way so they would want to get their hands on her? We'll ignore the fact that man-on-woman violence is not allowed anymore.

For Summerslam 2003, I'd have Lesnar beat Angle for the SD title, Goldberg wins the EC for the Raw title and then keep them strong to build to a Champion vs. Champion match at Wrestlemania XX.

Kurt does not like Connecticut

An interesting note from the latest F4Daily, is that Booker T's new contract, which he has yet to sign, has a stipulation that he would be allowed to sit in on production meetings. And something funnier, from the latest F4W:

Joe against Angle and/or Lesnar would have meant something a year ago, when Joe was still special.

If you mean Pacman, then it's probably because he's a 'celebrity' in Nashville and if you're a name in Nashville then chances are Jarrett and company will use you at some point to try and get attention.