Zack Malibu

Which one of us power-trippers got the ban clock off and running, anyhow? My guess would be Agent, but...nah. Had to be treble. Tim's all about the troublemaking these days.

It'd be awesome if it were something like Jushin Liger or Ultimo Dragon (but I don't think the conditions of Dragon's release allow him to work for TNA).

Nitro probably is just going to spend more time in OVW getting seasoned in-ring wise. My guess on Mack is that he'll probably be shifted to Smackdown, although I have seen his name on recent house show reports.

I deleted the other one for you guys.

Given the fact that they were doing more of the "main event brawl" style due to the Attitude era coming to fruition, as well as helping protect certain weaknesses (Austin's neck), I think that Pillman could have easily maintained a top tier position in the Attitude era. I'd be willing to be that had he been alive, Austin/Pillman would have been the big feud right out of the gate once Austin won at WM14. Then you could have done a whole deal with McMahon backing Pillman, but Pillman not selling out to "the man", or pretending to do so and then still doing things "his way". Then the way UT and Kane could be brought in could be just like they were originally, only to be more of a "troubleshooting" duo for McMahon to also make sure Pillman didn't get out of line. Then Brian could go tweener/face and team with Austin to take on UT and Kane for a month or two. Would've ruled, that's for sure.

The latest Observer had a quick blurb stating that TNA was somewhat interested in Chavo Classic, although it wasn't said what role he'd play. That leaves him open as a possibility, if only just to say Styles won against a former Cruiserweight Champion and member of a famed wrestling family.

Nuh-uh!

Well, they haven't really feuded since early to mid-2002 because both have been heels for the better part of 2 years. True enough. Maybe it was just part of me not wanting to see Triple H go over on Jericho...AGAIN, lol.

The fact that it says "it's not about weight limits, it's about no limits" leads me to believe Dallas will take on Styles.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was the same as Jeff Jarrett's Stroke, just done with more snap to it (as Jarrett tends to just look like he's falling forward lazily when he does his version of it).

It's entirely possible they could run with Benoit/Eugene at Vengeance. Eugene wins tonight, and Benoit offers him the chance to fight for the title. Triple H offers to "coach" Eugene going into the match, much to Regal (and everyone else's) chagrin. This could be explained further that Triple H is using Eugene for his own means, and if by chance Eugene were to get the title, he'd be a "weaker" opponent for Triple H to have to overcome due to his slowness. Then during Benoit/Eugene you have something happen where Triple H interferes, his true colors are revealed, and Eugene realizes he's using him. Of course if they ran with Benoit/Eugene, while Eugene is pretty over, that's not a match with drawing power. You could make a case for HHH/Jericho if they fight at Vengeance, but we've seen that a ton of times over the past few years.

Awww..... no Nova. No spotfests. Awwww. No, sometimes falling into that Teddy Hart catagory of "I Invented wrestling" type shit. Awww. Meh, WWE loses nothing from not having Nova. And they would gain nothing for having him. Nova is actually much, much better than he ever was thanks to OVW. More well-rounded, a good cocky heel, and very good on promo's. Can't always judge someone on their past. People can and do improve, y'know.

Yeah, it was Victor The Bodyguard. Anyone know how old he was? I'm assuming 40-ish, since he's been around seemingly forever.

I'm also in the category of people who think Eugene will win tonight. IMO, if they did an interview with Michaels this soon into the angle, it's just going to desensitize it. Let him be silent for a few weeks, with speculation as to what his condition is, then have him do the interview (if that's what they wanna do). Or just have him show up on RAW in a month or so and have him smash Kane's head in with a chair, setting up their Summerslam match.

Agreed, that pic is horrible.

I thought this was going to be about Nova/Idol getting called up, which I would have been all for. Magnus and Snuka? Eh, I don't know about that. Haven't seen any OVW stuff past April yet, so I haven't been able to see them trying this out. I'm also all for Alexis coming up to the main roster.

Most of you probably remember earlier this year when I took a field placement class as part of my education major, and did work study in a school as a teacher's assistant. Since the semester ended I've continued to work voluntarily at the school, and had constantly been told to apply, although at the time there were no positions available. Lately, the school has lost several people and are under-staffed at the moment, so a few weeks ago I went to a conference with all the teachers, and what do I find in my packet? An application. So I hand it in, and I'm waiting to hear back (because the school is overseen by an agency, and it's the agency that has to file the application, interview you, etc.) and several weeks back, I got the call for an interview, which went very well. I already had everyone at the school pulling for me to get hired due to my enthusiasm and willing to learn (since this is what I want to do as a profession), and I figured it was in the bag. Well, it was. As of last week, I was officially hired, and will start pending the completion of some paperwork (background check, medical clearance, etc.) So in about a week or two, ol' Zack will officially be a part of the education system. I'm not sure where in the school I'll be working (it's a mix of both typical and special needs students, right now I volunteer in a special needs room with elementary age kids, as well as the kindergarten), but I've heard rumors that I might be put in with the pre-school group to start. The atmosphere at the school is great, I get along with everyone there (and it's not a large school really, so I do know mostly everyone), the benefits are a huge help to a kid in college like myself (medical, dental, vision, plus tuition assistance, etc.). I've really lucked out, and I'm on cloud nine because of it. I'll also be keeping my job doing the wrestling merchandise thang part-time, because right now I'm just trying to start up a nest egg, so filling the bank account in a major priority. Another plus is that when I return to school in fall, the work study course allows you to use your job (if you have one in a school/social service agency) for the credit for class, which means I won't have to take any days off, and can go to the afternoon evaluations once a week at campus. Just figured I'd share, since I do talk to a lot of you, and figured you'd be interested to hear about this latest development.

Well they did make that really ugly looking puppet thing with the time key or whatever. Orko didn't have to float (since I would understand the poor effects at the time), but a little attempt at trying to make the character would have suited me just fine. Hell, I would have taken fancy to Dolph riding on a tiger that was just spray painted green. Gwildor wasn't a puppet. It was a midget actor in makeup/costume.

It's not a full school during the summer. Like I said, during the summer it's mostly the kids whose parents work during the day, or the handicapped kids who benefit from being there often. There are several week long vacations during the summer months, however.

Nevermind, Frigid, you're safe. Just found this when I Googled them to see if I could get some info on it. Justin Guarini, who cut off his hair, says he and Nicole Richie aren't engaged. The wedding registry that suggested American Idol's Justin Guarini and The Simple Life's Nicole Richie were getting married was just someone's idea of a joke, Justin says. He tells the Philadelphia Inquirer (last item) that the news was "hilarious" but is not true. Justin also says that he cut off his massive, shrub-like hair: "I just didn't feel like dealing with it anymore. It's not like it was some big, momentous occasion.... I'm making a lot of changes in my career and the direction in which I'm going."

I read it in one of the recent gossip mags at my aunt's a week or two ago.

Correct, Parka. Two rings set up, raised ramp as per all the PPV's.

She's also currently engaged to American Idol's Justin Guarini.

Sanders would be perfect in an "instigator"/"intimidator" tag team (what I mean is that he could be the promo-guy/shit-stirrer and the big guy backs him up), but that role is taken by Kid Kash and Dallas, who will no doubt go the Shawn/Diesel route at some point.

Dammit, Agent, I shoulda known better. Any clue what it was before you nixed it? I'm going to just put it back and slowly walk away from the thread now.