RavishingRickRudo

So really, if I were put in a bad position in an MMA fight, all I would have to do is point to my eye and I'd be free from danger?? That's bullshit. Bobish was a pussy. When fighters get hurt they BLOCK and suck it up and DEAL with it, not act like they lost a contact. "OH MY GOD! HE HIT ME! MY EYE! TIME OUT! TIME OUT! TIME OUT!"

And sometimes things are their fault. Kinda like when Vince told Owen "Hey, hows about you jump from the ceilin?"

Jackson wasn't doing nearly the damage to Silva as he was with Liddell . He was not in the position to finish the fight nor did he try to advance the fight beyond beating on Silvas ribs. Silva wasn't doing a lot either. Sakuraba, however, kept on going for the triangle choke - which also sets up for armbars. It's about trying to finish the fight - which makes the fight more exciting. They could have kept Silva and Rampage on the ground a little more, but what good would it do if they weren't going for anything? So they stood up and Rampage was tired and clueless and Silva capitalized. The only "what if" here is "what if they fought in a regular fight where Jackson wouldn't be nearly as gassed"

Starship Troopers had an awesome one. It started out with a death toll, then blur and a whole lot of shootin.

It's used better in the Ray Sefo and Quinton Jackson highlight videos

Blah. I need someone to cheer for. When I can't cheer for anyone, I get frustrated (see, Being John Malkovich).

"Helen recalled McMahon's speech as a breath of fresh air. 'Vince made clear right away where he stood. He said: 'I am responsible for Owen Hart's death. I want to do right by his family. I know nothing can ever bring him back'" Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring

Who is Ultimo Dragon?? I remember some guy back a few months ago who was coming to smackdown and then disappeared shortly after he debuted... is that the same guy??? Man, people had some high hopes for him... what fuckin morons...

Vince McMahon controls the wrestling environment. He could make an easier schedule, he could have scrict drug regulating policies, and he could set an example of a *high ranking* superstar who takes steroids or drugs and fire them. Of course, Vince won't do that. To say he is free from responsibility when he *had the power to stop it, or at least try*, is ridiculous. Vince benefits from drugs-in-pro wrestling, so why would he stop it? Martha Hart said that Owen was worried about the stunt. Vince McMahon thought of it, Vince told Owen to do it, Vince hired the crew to set it up, Vince is responsible and he said so himself. Owen was put under pressure to do it, and that's a fact. People here have a "pulling the trigger" mentality where if someone didn't outright pull the trigger, they didn't have anything to do with a death at all; but in reality, handing someone a gun is just as bad. And so is putting someone in the position where that's the only option they feel is left. Vince would completely depush Owen if he didn't see him as a team player anymore. I mean, look at Vince's mentality at that time - he did that blue blazer thing to *make fun of WCW*, and someone died because of it. He was completely paranoid over the WWE/WCW feud and wouldn't want to give them any leg up at the time (he did it to Jeff Jarrett by having him job to Chyna). And the Droz/Dlo incident is way fucking off base. Don't compare a powerbomb to jumping off the roof of an arena.

Because Angel is the *hero*, duh.

They turned Austin at the wrong time. The fans were becoming a bit disinterested in him, but they weren't ready to outright boo him. They should have had Austin continue his schtick throughout the spring and let the fans get tired of it, while HHH gets hotter and hotter (though he was a heel, he was getting increased fanfare)... then you do a doubleturn.

Reverting to the Blue Blazer gimmick was a push? He was going to win the IC title. and it wasn't as if Owen was ever going to have a problem feeding his family, he had a decent guaranteed contract and was never colourful enough to ship a lot of merchandise or warrant a long term high card position to top it up anyway But he still had a "spot", and could have easily lost that spot. There's also PPV money - kinda like the PPV he did the stunt on. He could have been sent to just doing house shows and being squash material for lesser guys. Owen just had a home built and was in the process of moving into it. With the way WWE contracts are made it's mainly on a performance basis. There were all sorts of pressure put on him to perform that needless stunt. and if he did lose his job WCW would have employed him almost instantly And who is to say the WWE would fire him? He probably would have been driven into the ground before the WWE would "let him go" to WCW. It was his choice, he thought it was safe, Vince thought it was safe, everyone thought it was safe So it was a choice completely uneffected by Vince McMahon or the WWE? No pressure at all? Come on! Owen didn't think it was safe either and had to be "convinced" into doing it. Just a dodgy harness, Vince is no more responsible than he would be if he had asked Owen to do a charity parachute jump and the chute failed And Vince would be responsible for sending up an inexperienced parachuter up to do a STUNT like that. There's a reason why beginner skydivers don't go on their own.

And what if Owen said no? "He's not a team player" "Let's give his push to someone else" Vince and the WWE has created an atmosphere in the locker room where you have to (1)Take drugs (painkillers, steroids), (2)Take physical risks to succeed, (3)Go along with Vince's whacked-ass ideas. Vince pushes the roided up guys, that's clear. Look at Hunter when he got his first big push - this doesn't directly say "Take roids now", but it does strongly suggest that. Vince knows this and doesn't do a thing to stop it (cause he does it too). They promote a schedule that is simply unreasonable, which leads to the use of painkillers. Vince knows about this too. He does nothing to prevent this. They just wait until someone gets fucked up and send them to Rehab. IT IS THE EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES... oh wait... the WWE aren't employers and the Wrestlers aren't employees. All independent contractors... no health care plan, no retirement packages, no union, no responsibility, no one to stop it...

And I mean, AS, do you think that the WWE will ever push Angle correctly? I mean, they've failed, what, 4 times now?

She is an example of how the WWE stacked the Alliance with *WWE GUYS* and pushed *the same guys* rather than anyone new. Test, Dudleys, Austin. It was classic Vince McMahon "If I didn't create it".

WWE sucks. It has very little redeeming value. Be ashamed of it. Base your presentation round that.

AS, just to clearify, do you think they will ever book Angle right?

The Invasion was DOA.

Plus their pupils were bigger in the older eps, along with their eyes in proportion to their heads. There was less definition in their faces when they spoke or reacted. The colours themselves are more vibrant - almost electric yellow. You can tell the differences between seasons (or at least, animation eras). I don't understand what's so stupid in not liking the animation in an animated show...

Wow, and Shane McMahon owning WCW didn't?? Thus making it McMahon vs. McMahon rather than WCW vs. WWE?? Even Steph owning ECW didn't?? Even putting the Dudleys and Test along with Ivory and Austin in the Alliance didn't? Wow, you just cling to hope like it's going out of style doncha?

Bret's selling - I found there was some flow problems - it was a bit disjointed. It could have been worked smarter.

How so? Animation is key in an ANIMATED SHOW. It looked funnier in Season 3 and 4. The eps where Homer gives up god is a perfect example - the look on homers face when he's trying to trade off biblical references with Rev Lovejoy is hilarious. They don't allow for that in todays animation.

Aside from the music, I thought the package was pretty bad. But that's mainly cause the feud itself was bad.

I have that same relationship with WM 7. Not because it was the first WWE video that I owned, but because I had gotten the tape a day after the PPV - I treasured that motherfucker.

Those Japanese are soooo crazy. They are probably have hidden cameras around the locker room and are toying with Booker to include it in their commercials - for that reality feel all the kids are talking about today.