Zack Malibu

From RAW To Smackdown, I'd move: -Batista. Break him away from Triple H and make a star out of him away from the shadow of Evolution. Could have great matches with Eddie and Rey, as well as Angle if Batista were to turn face (which I think he could pull off well). -Steven Richards. Joins JBL's staff using pretty much his RTC gimmick. It's not much, but you could pair him off with Orlando and make team out of them, at least adding to the division and giving them something to do. -William Regal. Break him away from Eugene, send him to Smackdown. Could work well as an upper midcard face or heel (preferably heel). Eddie/Rey vs. Regal/Angle could be gold. -Chris Jericho. DESPERATELY needs a fresh run as a face or heel somewhere. Get him off RAW, as he's taken on the entire roster several times over already. -Rhyno. Could easily be shifted into an upper midcard role reminiscent of his arrival in the WWE. From Smackdown to RAW: -Big Show. Another challenge for Triple H, a foil for Snitsky (yikes). If heel, Benoit has worked decent matches with him before, and I think Shelton/Show could be enjoyable. -Chavo Guerrero. Doesn't have to be relegated to cruiserweight division. Could make an awesome heel tag team with Christian, IMO. Could also have great matches with Shelton, Benoit, Hurricane, Tajiri, Simon Dean (I think), etc. Good in a midcard role, but if people get into him, he could hang higher on the card. -Charlie Haas. With Evolution down to Flair/Triple H for now, he joins Evolution as the "best pure athlete in the sport today". Feud with Benjamin inevitable. -Jackie Gayda. If for anything, just because WWE won't split them up as a couple. -Hardcore Holly. I hate the guy, but he'd just be around for Heat duty and the occasional RAW tag match.

It was a storebought video tape, with TV shows that I taped on it.

Uh oh, some faceless putz on an internet message board spites me for a comment I made about another faceless putz? Send me to the firing squad, I need to die now.

Backstage yet again, we catch up to Zack Malibu and Black T, who have taken up shop in a conference room in the arena. Malibu leans back in his chair, his feet up on the table and a smirk on his face, as T-Bod and Dan sit on the other side, looking very serious. MALIBU So, let me get this straight...you want my help with something? BLACK It's not like that. MALIBU Oh, riiiight...you're just trying to get ahead by finding a way to latch on to me, right? Guys, you've been here as long as me, but let's face it...you don't know what it's like. Not one bit. T-BOD Oh no? MALIBU Not a clue. T-BOD Then let me refresh your memory Zack, because the three of us are more alike than you think. You pride yourself on being our "savior", our Franchise if you will, correct? MALIBU True statement. T-BOD Well, what about us, huh? What about me, the good ol' boy, running errands for the network, the upper brass, playing devoted company man? What about Dan, working his ass off to try and make something out of IntenseZone once they threw the brand split on us? Where was our appreciation, our just due? It wasn't until we grew bitter, jaded, and forged this team of ours that we realized we were being held back by our true potential. We were so blinded by what the company wanted us to do for the company that we lost track of what we needed to do for ourselves. MALIBU Touching, it really is. But, remind me...this affects me HOW? I could have told you long ago that being a company man wasn't going to get you anything. BLACK Think about it, Zack. The three of us, as different as our attitudes may be, are very similar in character. Three superstars, born in the days before the GPX, Crystal, Panther, Drek Stone...go back a little further, and we were here before the Foshi's, K-Money's and Spider Poet's. We were here for it all...the aWo to the Underground. The In Crowd ring a bell? We have seen it all in this company. We have bled, we have broken ourselves to keep this place afloat, and people don't commend our efforts. They hate us for what we are, when all we are is honest with them. It's not greed, it's not pride, it's FACT that this company owes it's soul to you, to me, and to Tony here. So, when the GPX got in your business last week, it set off the lightbulbs over our heads. That B-rate boyband has something that belongs to us, and we planned on taking it back at Thanksgiving Star Wars, but unfortunately the man upstairs blessed me with a sore knee and a pair of crutches. MALIBU I'm listening. T-BOD And that's all we wanted you here for. What I'm proposing, Zack, is that you take Dan's place this Sunday. MALIBU You want me to team with you? BLACK WE want you to team with him. MALIBU And what's in it for you, Dan? BLACK The satisfaction of getting the belts back on men that deserve them. However, there is a catch... MALIBU Of course there is. BLACK You see, being a company man, you'd know that a substitution, should he win the title, is obligated to hand the belt over to the person he took the place of. However, I'm a fair man, and I don't expect you to just hand that belt over to me once this knee heals. So, here's the deal. You and T-Bod vs. GPX, belts on the line. You guys win, we Freebird the belts. MALIBU Freebird them? You mean any three of us can defend them at any given time? T-BOD Old school style, baby. The way I like it. MALIBU I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it. BLACK So, you're in? MALIBU I'm in. But so help me God, you cross me, or use me in anyway...I'll have you guys working indies in Bumfuck, NC for $50 payoffs. Get me? T-BOD We get you, Zack, as long as you get us. This is business for us...but destroying the GPX...that's personal. You just save enough of them for Dan here to get his hands on. All three stand up, and Malibu reaches over, shaking the hands of both men. MALIBU It's about time someone realized who I am. After uttering those cryptic words, Malibu walks off, leaving a pleased Black T to softly converse with each other, as our scene fades to black.

These were to be on HeldDOWN~!, but since we didn't have HD!, here ya go so you know the deal heading into tonight's PPV. In the inner workings of the arena, former Tough Enough standout and all around metro-ish guy JOSH MATTHEWS is strutting through the halls, looking dapper as always. Josh, en route to his next interview assignment (or perhaps the nearest mirror to check his frosted hair) turns a corner, when who should he run into but Scotty Static and Johnny "Jam" Jackson, the OAOAST World Tag Team Champions! SCOTTY Jiggity Josh, whassup brah? JOSH Heh, hey Scotty. 'Sup, Johnny? JACKSON Yo, Josh, we just want you to know that last week, well it ain't no thing. Zack Attack ain't been feelin' right in the head since that Crystal deal, we all know that. Just goes to show what a big man he was to be frontin' on you. JOSH Malibu? Please, that psycho thinks he writes my checks. Thinks this company is his and his alone. He's too into himself that he doesn't even realize that... Suddenly, Matthews feels a presence behind him, and Static and Jackson look over, their eyes squinting into a disapproving glare. Matthews turns around, and the crowd in the arena "ooooh's" as the camera pans to the side, showing the former two time World Champion standing right behind the diminutive announcer. MALIBU What don't I realize, Matthews? JOSH I...I uh... SCOTTY Yo, Malibu, why don't you take your babbling ass on over to your Thrillogy headquarters and work on your situations there. Ain't no need to be steppin' to my homeboy J. Math. MALIBU Excuse me? I don't even know what the hell you just said, but apparently you need to be reminded of who I am. Those belts on your shoulders...they belong to me. Your contracts, they belong to me. Your very careers belong to me, because you were nothing when you got here, and if it wasn't for me this place wouldn't be standing to house your god damn pop culture stupidity. JACKSON Stupidity? Bro, let me tell you something... MALIBU Tell me what, Jackson? Face it, you guys, you're flavor of the month. You got by in a division that was weaker than day old coffee. Nowadays the tag scene has no constants, no domination, no... All of a sudden, Malibu does a double take, similar to Josh just moments ago. When he turns around, he's face to face with Tony "The Body" and Dan Black, the two longtime OAOAST stars that combine to make the tag team Black T. T-BOD Hold your thoughts on the tag scene, Malibu. We need to talk. MALIBU Oh yeah? Try asking, not ordering. T-BOD No need to get hostile, Zack. Me and Dan here, we've got business to tend to, and it's business that I think you might want in on. MALIBU Business, huh? T-BOD Nothing but. MALIBU Fine. Lead the way. Black, on his crutches, gets a head start, followed by T-Bod. Malibu turns back to Josh and the GPX, delivering a cold stare to the three of them. MALIBU We're not done with this. Not by a longshot. Malibu walks off, following Black T to another part of the arena, as GPX reassure Josh Matthews that they've got his back, as the scene fades out.

Can't forget about the little stable that seemed to be forming in late '97 with Jarrett, Wright, Guerrero and Goldberg, before it was ultimately dropped with no explanation.

He just handed you guys an obligatory gay joke, and you missed it. You guys are slipping.

Happy birthday, slut.

Since HD hasn't been posted yet, I know a lot of people (myself included) were counting on it being up as a lead-in to the PPV. So, instead of posting the PPV tomorrow, I vote on postponing it until HD is actually up, that way nothing gets lost in translation.

Oooh, lol. I was gonna say, did someone do a segment I didn't know about. My bad.

What the hell do you mean I have four partners?

I'm for your idea, I just pray that I still have Hoff's PM's saved from when I sent him my segments.

That's one of the few songs I don't have, so I'll check it out. My music taste is all over the place, so it's not really about what I'm into, just what strikes me as a good song. Given my recent history when it comes to these guys, I'm sure I'll dig it.

I just downloaded some stuff from these guys on a recommendation, and I've got to say I'm impressed. I was counting on some whiny emo stuff (basing this on the taste of the person who suggested them), but I'm definitely digging them. "Your Stories, My Alibis", "Promise", and "Stay Tonight" are all great songs. This was the first I'd ever heard of them, so I just wanted to know if anyone else has heard their stuff, your opinions, and any other possible recommendations.

JAxl rules the school and rocks the party that rocks the body and all those other happy cliches.

We just put it up on the site this past week.

Zack Malibu will have words for the Global Party Exchange.

Tori wasn't a bad girl. She just, well, sucked.

I picked up on the Nat thing too. Would have been funnier if the place was called "The Pit" or something. I doubt Seth's boss is going to be a long lasting character, and I'm willing to give the new girl a shot.

Abyss belongs to Steviekick, not me. So deduct those points from my score if you would, kind sir.

Another good episode. I cringed when they went with the obvious "Julie as CEO of the Newport Group", figuring Caleb would repay Sandy for all he's done by naming him (I thought of this especially after the law firm fired Sandy). I'm content with the whole Julie working under Kirsten thing though, because it'll make for some good stories. Seth stole the show again, and I like how they're making him go the extra mile for Summer, but she's still not cracking under it all. The new girl seems like she could be the perfect love interest for Ryan, as they have the whole "outsider" tagline to them. Looks like Yard Guy is back next week anyways, so you know Marissa won't be with him anytime soon.

ECW "One More Time" Some date, 2004 Eminating from the ECW Arena The opening contest was an International Four Way Dance, as Yoshihiro Tajiri scored a victory over Psicosis, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Little Guido. Before the match, Scorpio heeled on Tajiri, telling him he'd better never go back to Japan, because there's no room for "cartoon characters" there. -Scorpio was outsted first at 9:39 after an awesome three man combination. Guido hit the Sicilian Slice (fameasser from the top rope), Psicosis followed with his top rope legdrop, and a groggy Scorpio got to his knees moments later, and struck with the Buzzsaw Kick, enabling Tajiri to pin him. -Guido was next to go. After hitting his head on the guardrail doing a tope, Psicosis rolled him into the ring and hit a brainbuster to get the pin at 14:22. -Tajiri defeated Psicosis at 20:41 after dodging the top rope legdrop, spewing green mist in his eyes, and hitting a three kick combo to KO Psicosis and get the pin. (****) Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger came out and Simon said he had a problem: that he felt they were incredibly underrated and unappreciated by the ECW fans. Diamond and Swinger said it was an open challenge to any ECW tag team in the back that wanted to come out and prove them otherwise, and the crowd popped huge when Rick and Scott Steiner walked through the curtain! -The Steiner Brothers defeated Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger in 7:02 after the Sky High Bulldog. Scott was in full Big Poppa Pump mode, and the crowd ate it up. Highspot of the match was Rick backdropping Simon out to the floor, and Scott press slamming Swinger down onto him. (*1/4) -Jerry Lynn defeated Eddie Guerrero via pinfall in 25:22. (**** 1/2) Both men worked as babyfaces for the most part, with Lynn showing signs of heeldom later in the match by using a ringpost figure four (storyline of the match saw Lynn trying to take out Eddie's legs, disabling him from doing his patented frog splash). Eddie eventually tried climbing to the top, but was too slow in doing so, and Lynn recovered, charging up the ropes and hitting his cradle piledriver from the middle rope to get the pin. When Eddie came to, the two men shook hands and embraced. StevEN Richards came out, dressed basically in his old Right To Censor wear, and saying that he was too good for ECW, and he wasn't going to let anyone else get corrupted by the filth and vulgarity anymore. Paul Heyman came out to confront Richards, and this led to 911 hitting the ring to chokeslam Steven...until Brian Lee ran out and jumped 911! -911 pinned Brian Lee in 4:56. Thankfully kept short, it was mostly brawling around ringside. Lee got a near fall after a big boot, but 911 made the comeback and hit the chokeslam for the win. (DUD) -Chris Benoit defeated Steve Corino in 18:47 via submission to the Crippler Crossface. (**** 1/4) -In a battle of the hardcore icons, Masato Tanaka pinned Mick Foley in 15:24. (*** 1/2) Both men juiced heavily, and Foley took some STIFF chair shots, doing his head no favors. After the match, the two men shook hands until the lights went out, and when they came on, Mike Awesome and Raven were each in the ring, and each one nailed Foley and Tanaka with chair shots. The beating on the two prone superstars continued until "Man In The Box" hit, and Tommy Dreamer ran out for the save. Dreamer wound up getting pummelled as well, but then "Enter Sandman" hit, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Sandman ran in and started caning both Awesome and Raven, and challenged them to a a match on the spot. -Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman defeated Mike Awesome and Raven in 10:02. (**) -Dean Malenko tapped out to Taz and the Tazzmission in 13:42. (***) -The Dudley Boys, with Joel Gertner and playing total babyfaces, won a TLC match over The Impact Players and New Jack and Perry Saturn. At one point, Sign Guy Dudley ran out of the crowd to help the Impact Players, and was 3D'd. Rhino also came out, goring everyone in sight before Spike Dudley hit the ring and took him out with a Dudley Dog. (*** 1/4) -Sabu pinned Terry Funk in 11:00 with an Arabian facebuster. (** 1/2) -In the main event, ECW's two biggest stars of all time faced off in singles action, as "The Franchise" Shane Douglas battled Rob Van Dam. The two men went to a 30:00 draw, with the crowd chanting "five more minutes". At this time the locker room emptied out and surrounded the ring, pounding on the apron and rallying behind the two wrestlers to give it five more minutes. They did, and Van Dam was able to kick out of a Pittsburgh Plunge and eventually hit the Five Star Frog Splash with only 15 seconds left in overtime to score the pin on the man who started the extreme revolution. After the match, all the wrestlers poured into the ring and put Douglas and Van Dam up on their shoulders. Match wise, it was what you'd expect, but the atmosphere and crowd heat really added a lot to the match. (****)

The Blondes were split up long before Hogan arrived. I was talking about the Flair feud. Trust me, I know all about the Blondes. I've been a mark since age 12. At what point was Flair grooming Austin for this feud ? Late '93-Early '94. Was mentioned in an old Observer, and I think PWI did a story to kayfabe it, talking about how Austin's time had come and he wanted Flair to step aside. Flair having to turn heel for Hogan ruined it though, and Hogan also crapped on Pillman by having him turned into "California Brian" with the "Blondes Have More Fun" Theme song. Thankfully his stint as Hogan's little buddy didn't last.

The Blondes were split up long before Hogan arrived. I was talking about the Flair feud. Trust me, I know all about the Blondes. I've been a mark since age 12.

The sheer fact that you've touched upon certain elements in your prediction make me believe you could very well be on the mark with parts of this. Oh, and my kid'll be named Zack, not Frankie. I'm Italian, but not that Italian.