Zack Malibu

CWM got self-banned. Basically, he grew sick of this place and asked that he be unregistered. He's mostly at WDI, and City Infinity (Rando's board, link in sig, hint hint). I hear ya on the work deal. I'm working a lot more too. Teaching now (well, teacher assistant) for handicapped/special needs children, and still got the job at the wrestling place. Hours suck (I work like 8-8 nearly every day), but it's money, that's how you've gotta look at it. I'm thankful for the upcoming break though, it's much needed. So is this just a cameo appearance, or will you be hanging around for a while on TSM and elsewhere?

You're already in it, and HOLY SHIT WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!?

It didn't suck. You take that back right now, Masshole! And I highly doubt Brown vs. Daniels would suck, since Brown vs. Jarrett kicked ass, and I'm not high on JJ as a worker.

I'm also guessing we get Watts/Raven/Page in a three way, or something similar. After last night, where are Abyss and Brown off to? Something inside me wants to see Monty Brown vs. Christopher Daniels built up for the PPV.

Bob, if you could, please link me to where you download them from. I've ordered both at a place I hang out at, but don't have a VCR or DVD recorder there to tape them (yet). I ordered last night down at the coffee shop I frequent and help out at, much like I did for Victory Road. Other than invited friends, we had a bunch of people, including cops from town come down and watch it. I can tell you this about the show...the people at the shop who didn't know certain faces were quickly into them. One cop only knew the veterans like Hall, Nash and Page, but was amazed at the Sabin/Petey match and the cage match. So last night proved to be a great way to get an older and/or casual fan hooked to TNA. My personal feeling is that the show was awesome. Save for the throwaway NYC match, everything clicked, with the exception of the Savage angle and "hot tag" that saw him use punches and a sleeperhold. I found this to be a better PPV than anything WWE has put on in months, and probably one of the top three PPV's of the year.

From Mitchell: Mitchell: "Got the correct time?" Servo: "Yeah, ten two...ten two your own damn business." (a few seconds later, Mitchell shoots a suspect on a golf course) Crow (in hushed tone):"...he's landed just short of the green..."

First episode I ever saw was Eegah!. Oddly enough, that's also the first one I ever got on DVD, as a Christmas gift four years ago. I've got all the Rhino releases save for Volume 5 (A Sci-Fi era pack. Already have the eps on tape so I'm in no rush), and numerous Sci-Fi eps on tape. I also still have the original airing of Mitchell around the house on tape somewhere, since it was Joel's last episode and also one of the funniest. The day the Essentials DVD came out, I had it with me at the coffee shop I hang/help out at, and popped it in the DVD player that the owner keeps there strictly for our use. Popped it in, my friends and customers got roped into "Manos" rather easily, and were dying laughing. Now Tuesdays went from "movie night" to "MST3K night" at the coffee shop. Awesome.

If anyone was going to pick up on that, I'm glad it was you.

Happy Birthday, Spoon-Fed. I'll send you some more music once I catch your cocked ass online.

Ripper's the one grabbing her boobs, right? The other one is Banky, isn't it?

Is that Kotz in the background?

I thought Superstar vs. Anglesault was our main event. ::has flashbacks::

I really don't like the Lawn Guy either. We don't even know WHY Marissa likes him, just that she does. If anything, he's just a rebound character. I can't see him being full-fledged. I have to admit, I like the whole "dueling nice guys" deal between Zach and Seth. Zach's not a guy you can hate...he's a likable dude. Makes the story more interesting. Lindsay and Ryan seem perfect for each other, I agree. For a minute I was afraid she and Seth would hit it off, leaving Ryan to have to feign happiness for his best friend.

I was just about to make mention of Jedi Mind Tricks when I saw this thread. Nice to see someone else has discovered them.

I've got it working, thanks for the help. The problem was what JJMc mentioned, about having to be connected with the coaxial as well as the A/V wires (which isn't specified in the manual for whatever reason...it just says to use the AV's.) So it's up and running. Thanks for helping me out guys.

Uh, Kelly didn't disappear. "Breakaway" is a Top 10 hit single, her new CD is out in stores, and the latest track "Since You've Been Gone" is getting major radio and TV airplay (it's always in the TRL rotation). Out of all the winners, she's the one with the most recognition still. Rueben just put out another CD, but damned if I heard anything about it, or any singles on the radio. Plus, you don't have to look far for Kelly, since "From Justin To Kelly" is on HBO constantly. God I love that movie.

Tony's got me covered. Booyah!

For once, my match is in early. A winnah is me!

That could be it, actually. I had the VCR hooked up to the TV by the normal wiring, not the AV wires, and the recorder hooked up to the VCR by the AV wires. I'll try that. Thanks.

It's a standalone DVD recorder, not a burner/computer related one. I have it wired in through my VCR. Every time I hit the record button, it refuses to do it for whatever reason.

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.