RavishingRickRudo

Ixcuses? No, that's an "E".

Quite possibly the worst awards show I've seen since RAW X. *GASP* LIES! ALL LIES!!! I know not good nor evil anymore... the world is a blur.... upside down... can't see... must... NO! IMPOSSIBLE! The Balance of the Universe will be the thrown into chaos... it cannot handle the weight of something shittier than RAW X! IT CANNOOT!

"Tell me a Lie" = POTYC

Yes. But Randy spanked Tito Andre Arlovski, Kevin Randleman, Quinton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva would be the most marketable for Vince - MMA-wise. Unfortunately, 2 of them don't speak english, and the other 2 barely do (GREAT promos though)

Randy "The Natural" Couture. Current UFC Lightheavyweight Champion. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Greco-Roman Wrestler. Pan-Am Games Gold Medalist. Olympic Hopeful, never quite made it. I've had him in my sig a couple of times. Though it could have been Mark "The Hammer" Coleman - who Angle beat in the Olympic Qualifier. I believe Mark has done some pro wrestling over in Japan as well. Oh I've dreamed about an angle where Coleman, Couture, and Randleman show up in the WWE and Angle spots them in the crowd and they help elevate Angle to another level... Of course, in a shoot, Angles shitty punches would be no match for Coutures DIRTY BOXING~! Couture vs. Randleman... NOT dirty boxing...

I, on the other hand, DO care about when and how. It could be a magical moment, and those don't happen too much - Benoit deserves a near-perfect title win.

"He would also like to see some sort of shoot fight against a guy from UFC" WAH? COUTURE?! WAS IT COUTURE! I've been waiting for that match for like 3 years.

They restart it in the ring - it happened at UFC III with Yarborough and Hackney (the door opened and they fell out).

I believe the count is "0". Yeah, Cena is bigger than the US title. But he's already feuded with everyone on the roster worth a damn cept Big Show. They need to import someone from RAW and get them in the mix.

Well, we'll get Cena/Big Show at the rumble. Shows title reign can't even be considered as a bomb - it's non existant. So Cena will prob get it and defend it up to, I dunno, Judgement Day? Take it off him there, build up to a title shot at SUMMERslam? Kinda stupid given his current popularity but... *looks at Eddie*. Even though Eddie is a whole 'nother deal.

Tank's dickery in the early UFC's was fun... My personal favourite was trying to throw a guy over the cage wall.

And ya know what - I'd buy, or at least chip in and buy, WM *just* on the basis of Bret Hart being there.

Angle has been hounding Bret for a match. If I were crazy, I'd say that Angle knows Bret can't wrestle and doesn't expect a match. Instead, he's aiming high so that he can get Bret on a second offer - refin a match. Benoit vs. Angle with Bret as special guest referee, would be SWEET. I don't think Benoit/Angle can get better than the RR03 match, but dammit, it just "fits". Unless you want to do Angle/Shawn where Bret and Shawn kiss-and-make-up at the end, where Bret takes the high road and doesn't "screw" shawn (even though Angle wins). IF I were crazy, I'd say that's what Angle is doing...

I'll elaborate on that... Mania is for the Hogans and the Rocks. Benoit is not them. Benoit is not a posterboy. You'll never see him come down on a zip-line, or have pyro. He doesn't make ladies scream. There were several shots tonight that showed that Benoit ain't a pretty man (good camera work, good emotion by Benoit - you really see his "character" when he's in-pain. It's the Austin/Blood-factor.) When Benoit beat Cena tonight, the joy he showed - he was happy, he was proud, winning actually meant something to him. I dug the shit out of that. He didn't go into the crowd and celebrate, he didn't jump up on the ropes and have flashbulbs go off - it was more of a private moment.

RR - it's more significant given his match with Angle last year. Mania just seems too "not Benoit".

Never said make Albert a face - it's more relevant when a _heel_ says it. Then logically, if we follow this line of reasoning, then Brock goes over Benoit clean via submission at RR. Because the storyline of the feud is Brock trying to prove himself to a glorified upper midcarder by making him tap out. Not Benoit's yearly quest for the title. I look foward to that finish. The story can go both ways - which is what makes it good. Since the WWE doesn't have anything that can TOUCH that in terms of feelgoodness and depth and Benoit IS the most deserving for that title and the fans SO wanted him to win that match, Benoit going over Brock would be the best thing... of course, I'm a bit biased. Brock vs. Holly doesn't need to be for the title, Angle is coming back near rumble-time, I'm thinkin Benoit vs. Angle, Brock vs. Holly at NWO would be just fine . Angle comes back and says "what the hell? Chris Benoit is champion? Well, I beat him last time, I'll do it again" - Benoit goes over, thus cementing his status as champion. A Benoit title reign freshens things up - you can work numerous possibilities. Benoit vs. Eddie, Benoit vs. Cena, Benoit vs. Angle, are the main ones.

I beg to differ. Ryan Gracies "break-Shungo-Oyamas-arm-and-kick-him-in-the-face-when-letting-go-then-gloat" is the dickiest.

That is SOOOOOOO a new level to this feud! They want the opposite. Benoit has tapped out Brock, but isn't satisifed with that. He wants the title. Brock has the title, he isn't satisfied with that. He wants to tap out Benoit. OOOOOOH this is so good - fuck - please don't screw it up.

Brock doesn't have to prove anything... "You tapped out! You tapped out! You tapped out!". ... I think he does. And he hasn't done it yet.

The more I think about it, the more I LOVE Albert betting on Benoit. They really made the match out to be important. I'm really, really, really, REALLY, surprised. The only thing against Brock vs. Benoit "I Quit" is that they just did it with Vince vs. Steph.

I'm not feelin the love for Cena's sell-job. More love. Love that shit down. "Smack your TV" started tonight... good lord. Cole and Tazz were a lil bit annoying. They should have been sucking on Benoit a lot harder than they were

I'd like for next week, to have Albert look for benoit - "WHERES BENOIT!" he asks as he bullies around staff and wrestlers. Build it up as if he wants his money back. When he finally confronts a distraught Benoit, he stops and shakes his hand. Even though he lost 10, 000, the performance Benoit gave was priceless. To Albert - to the fans - Benoit never lost.

Benoit didn't "lose" to Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar did not "beat" Chris Benoit. Brock Lesnar's intention in that match was to make Benoit tap. Brock Lesnar's intention in that match was to never tap again. He tapped to Benoit, he couldn't tap Benoit out. He "won" the match, but he did not "beat" Chris Benoit. Next week have Tazz interview Brock in the middle of the ring, have Brock brag about tapping out Benoit and have Tazz say "Brock, you may have won that match, but you did not tap out Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit never gave up." then have Brock go nuts. Benoit yelling in pain and then going completely silent was a nice touch. I would have liked to have seen a "no no" finger wave that slowly dies down, for the visual - but that's just me. Brock Lesnar is the guy who has, thus far, been given everything. He's the spoiled rich kid (yeah, I know, grew up on the farm). He's physically gifted. He doesn't know defeat and he doesn't want to know it (yeah, I know, he's been beaten). Benoit is the poor lil rat from the wrong side of the tracks who was taken under the wing of one of the greatest wrestlers who ever lived (yeah, ok, dunno if he was poor and Stu Hart was legendary, but his status is debatable). He's worked his way up. He suffered. He paid the price. He knows the value of that championship. To Brock, the title belt is just another trophy. To Benoit, the title represents everything that he has worked for in his 17 years in the business. He has never been handed anything, and when he gets something - it gets snatched from him. But not now. He tapped out to Angle but he will never tap out again. Time is short and he needs to get it done NOW.

I hope they tie in "A Picture Paints a Thousand Words" for next week. And show stills of the match.

Frank Mirs Elbow twister thingie on Petey Williams.