Zack Malibu

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.

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?

Just bought one yesterday, and am trying to put some VHS on DVD. It's wired through the VCR, everything visually comes up fine, but when I hit record, the recorder won't do it, and that little "stop" symbol comes up on the corner of the screen. Did I miss a step somewhere?

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

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.

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.

IIRC, Flair was grooming Austin for a feud with him, and they hadn't yet figured out what to do with Pillman. Then Hogan's arrival ruined it all.

First off, this isn't WWE material. Secondly, they're the greatest tag team that ever lived. Thirdly, at the time they were equals. Both were getting shafted by WCW, got thrown together (neither one was keen on being a team), but made the most of it, bonded in real life and became arguably the top team ever.

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