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Fuck that. Tomko was one of the additions that made Christian suck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> BLASPHEMY!!!!!!! Tomko earned his keep by brushing the dirt off Christians shoulder at last years RR. The guy is a great straight man.

California voted John Matrix for gov., they deserve to be ranked low. Then again, Minnesota voted Captain Freedom for gov... and Ventura died first in predator... yet they're number 6. Hmm... This leads me to believe that the state which elects Bill Duke will probably be #1 within no time.

Clearly this is a sign that the WWE has totally changed and will now start to push wrestlers of all shapes and sizes.

The 3 way main event was one of the better matches they've done. HHH is not a heel. That promo was a face promo. And thats about all I could stand.

When it comes to HHH, the rule of thumb is nothing is set in stone, especially when it comes to him losing title matches.

The guys I would keep. Abyss AJ Styles Alex Shelley The Alpha Male Monty Brown Austin Aries Bobby Roode Chris Harris Chris Sabin Christian Cage David Young Eric Young Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels Gail Kim James Storm Jerry Lynn Johnny Devine Petey Williams Rhino Roderick Strong Samoa Joe Shark Boy Sonjay Dutt Team 3D Really, with the amount of TV time that they have, do they need any more?

Doood, FAQ... Dirty Boxing is clinching the back of a guys head with one hand and punching him with the other.

They should do a fight. I think it would be an awesome fight. Battle of the Pitbulls. RRR - All over UFC 96/97

It was a repeat. The neurosurgeon probably didn't even test or inspect fighters, or even talk to other doctors about the problems of head trama. He was working from the premise that "If you get hit in the head, it will effect your brain" and "if someone chokes you, it effects your brain", which is true enough (though I imagine the chokes in the UFC have very little effect given that I haven't seen anyone go the Inoue route in a while... well, Baroni maybe, but he doesn't really have much up there in the first place. I think it was a little extreme for the doc to equate it to a stroke), but the problem lies with demonizing fighting for head trauma, and yet saying Football and Boxing are ok (DD said he was a big boxing fan).

Oh man, I never realized how fucking good Randy Couture was back when he started. His use of knees makes me long for a PRIDE fight (or better yet, UFC allowing them). Has anyone had a better rookie year than Randy Couture did in 1997?

What if Vitor Belfort moved up in weight? Randy Couture? Chuck Liddell vs. Arlovski, Champion vs. Champion would be sweet. Would size be a factor here? Bringing back Rizzo or Rodriguez (what's the word on Ricco, I heard he turned down a fight with Arlovski - anything behind that?), would they be anything? What about BABALU? How about brining in a K-1 Fighter? Or would Arlovski go the grappling route in that case?

You make me cry, Lei. So who do you think would be good enough to face AA? Who would you build as a challenger? To me, the only guy who can beat AA is a good wrestler or an excellent striker. Looking at the UFC Heavyweight division... If you want a Top 10 in possibilities: 1. Frank Mir 2. Tim Sylvia 3. Assuerio Silva 4. Brandon Vera 5. Branden Lee Hinkle 6. Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz 7. Reshad Evans 8. Keith Jardine 9. Brad Imes 10. Mike Whitehead With an outside chance that Gonzaga gets brought back.

I've downloaded a bundle of UFC's (11, Ultimate Ultimate 2, 12, 13, 14, and 15) and I almost want to say that UFC 13: Ultimate Force is essential viewing. You get both Randy Coutures debut (fucking awesome performance, better than I remember) and Tito Ortizes debut (which is almost surreal to watch today), and Belfort during his Phenom days. This, of course, compliments the past year+ of UFC history. And you get to see Joe Rogan do post-fight interviews. What's that saying? The more things change...

I think it was. I see that match as the cumulation of so much and, like, every exchange -at least to me- is exciting. But then again, I'm a Fedor mark. I differ from a lot of people in that a match doesn't have to be a war, or even that competitive for it to be a great match. To me, a great enough performance can make for a great match. Fedor's strategy in that fight is sublime. I'm downloading the Bushido Tournament, I'll try to get some of those matches up within the next month. If MMA were judged like Pro Wrestling, Hansen would get considerable thought for Fighter of the Year given the quality of his matches against Uno, Edwards, and Sakurai. Even his match against Imanari was so much fun. Lei, have you seen his August SHOOTO match? Heard anything about it?

Say what you will about Herrings record, but who have you listed that has a better one? Vovchanchyn and Erikson are fuckin worlds beyond the vast majority of the shmucks that occupy most of these guys' records. Vera looking good against that sort of competition doesn't hold a lot of weight. Put him in a big match scenario agianst world class fighters - the ones where Herring has been in numerous times - and see how he performs. I think Herring is a good enough wrestler to take AA down. The guy is one of the better grappling heavyweights out there, and managed to turn over Fedor but the bell stopped him before he could get anything off. That he gave up positioning doesn't really concern me, given his ability to get out of it. He knows he can get out of it. I think he can get in close with Arlovski and put him against the fence and bring it down from there. Ricco didn't and doesn't like to get hit in the face, whereas Herring takes more risks. That's a key factor when facing Arlovski. Vladdy went for, like, one half-assed takedown attempt on Arlovski. Not much of a test for the pitbull. He has yet to be put against a good wrestler. Just because Heath doesn't get to use elbows in PRIDE doesn't mean he couldn't use them in the UFC. Given Heaths arm strength, I'd say his elbows would be pretty dangerous. He obliterated both Yokoi and Takahashi with some strong strikes (the Takahashi finish included some good GnP, btw). Herring took some sick shots from Fedor and still was in the fight. Arlovski doesn't have near that kind of power, so I can't see him putting down Herring. Arlovskis success comes from accurate punches and I just don't see him being able to tag Herring. They've been feeding Arlovski all strikers. Mark Coleman, Tom Erikson, hell, Mike Van Arsdale, come to mind right away and would be a threat at this point to Arlovski given their wrestling ability. Until they put him up against a wrestler, the guy is untested. Edit: Oh shit, sorry, wrong picture...

The Rhyno video was, like, fucking awesome. More of that stuff.

Vera?! Oh man, this Herring hating is too much. Herring has faced better competition than any of the UFC heavyweights, bar none. He has beaten bigger, harder fighters than just about every UFC heavyweight out there, and that counts for something. He could crap out better opponents than Vera has faced. Until I see something more from Vera -who I do like and hope to see more of- I don't think its fair to say he'd take Herring. Despite his win over Maty, I still don't think Arlovski could handle a good wrestler, which Herring is. Herring could be very effective in the cage working GnP up against the fence, plus he can still knee to the body and get to work elbows as well. I can easily see Herring taking AA down at some point, pushing him against the fence, and from there the options are plentiful. Standing, Herring hasn't been knocked out. His losses have come from cuts, which is a possibility but I don't think Arlovski can inflict that same sort of damage against him, not with his current style, at least. And I also don't think AA can kick like Cro Cop. Is it an easy win for Heath? Of course not. But Heath would be AA's toughest challenge in the octagon, and is a much better choice than guys like Buentello and Eilers. But then again, UFC is protecting AA like crazy and feeding him strikers and keeping him away from wrestlers, so I doubt we'd see Heath or anyone like Heath against him in some time. Sylvia, in general, is a tough test for anyone given his size and boxing ability. I think he'd be a much tougher test than Arlovski. That Herring took so long to finish Giant Silva cause he wasn't able to deal with the size issue doesn't bode well up against someone like Sylvia.

Mir would have lots of problems with Heath, so I'd like to know who the 3 HW in the UFC are that could take him.

*Lip synchs and dances to a song that's playin on a jukebox in the middle of a diner*

LOTC. There's no day But today. *dances on table, clearly living life to its fullest* *high five*

Did you NOT see the anagram?!

I agree with the Ana Lucia thing, but it did serve a purpose and got the dude from Gross Point (Drawing a...) Blank in it. The whole baby thing gives clearity to what they were building before. We know why she's so untrusting now, as well. And then there's her relationship with Sayid and the "Dead Inside" bond they share. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. And I dunno if this has been said before but, Ethan Rom is an anagram for "Other Man"

There are two ways to look at it. Either ROH was trying to cash in, or they were making a really shitty, hollow, token, gesture to Eddie Guerrero. It's the equivalent of wearing a ribbon. It was pretty much the least they could have done. If that's your standard for a "nice tribute", then, well, you have pretty fuckin low standards (but then again, this IS ROH we're talkin about).

Read the review on WO.com and count how many times the reviewer references the fans.

I hate a lot of you. Jins flashback episode helped make you understand his first episode, which helped you understand Suns episode. When he was on his own, he wasn't willing to compromise certain ideals - letting the kid in the hotel, for example. Letting the hotel owner demean him. Then, to be with Sun, he compromised a lot more than that. This is the reality of their old world. Remember when you first saw Jin? Do you see him _at all_ in the same way now? So go fuck yourself if you think nothing has happened or its meaningless.