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Please... no more... it hurts... (I will say that the movie is doing well beyond my initial expectations. However, after hearing how much Universal pumped into it and the ads surrounding it, my expectations became much higher.)

Meltzer said that recent word is that Goldberg turned it down. Given how much I didn't like the new guy announcing for the UFC Friday Night and how much this fucks over the WWE, I really hope this is true.

An Female Asian driver. Draw your own conclusions.

Strange, that's what I do too.

I don't know why they don't pick a babyface and do a sit-down interview with him based around the simple question of "Why do you wrestle?". There are so many answers that could be given that can then shape the character of the wrestler. It's much better than taking a look at the guys last name and then thinking "Hey, we can do something with that!".

But it didn't look like that. And appearance in MMA is just as important as reality... if not more. A few more fights against simple guys and you build yourself a contender.

Dana White explaining the Gannon situation was gold. The sleaze was laid on thick. Gannon did his job tonight, he got his ass kicked and BLH is on the radar in the UFC HW division. Nothin wrong with that, in my eyes. Hummer I didn't like. And I actually didn't didn't like Damon Perry. So that's saying something. The guy couldn't be more of a puppet. Lytle/Riggs was some fab GnP on the part of Diesel. He's been watching his Fedor tapes. Babalu looked very impressive against Sonnen, and Sonnen didn't look to bad himself suffering through that heel hook. It reminded me of Austin/Hart in some ways, in terms of the visual. But droppin Shoguns name like that? Bogus. Man, I wished Griffin/Sinosic went longer as it was DAMN good for how long it lasted. Elvis getting the better of Forrest standing, and Forrest having to go all out for the finish or else he would lose the fight was great storytelling. I liked Forrests post fight promo about fighting the best striker in the UFC... who would that be.... ??? BLH vs. Gannon had some sick GnP in it and the blood gushing out of Gannons face was a disturbing image. Feed some more guys to GLH and you could have a player in the heavyweight division. Arlovski/Buentello? It took me longer to, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, write this sentence. The italian guy looked very impressive in there both standing and on the ground - it would be interesting to see him against Forrest. His soccer-sell of the kick to the boys was classic. Dvon Dudley has NOTHING on him. Rivera should have unloaded on Hallman, as the target was there. Still, I loved the continuous body shots.

When McDonalds starts to pick up on a trend/style, that style is officially dead.

Goldberg directs the flow of traffic, so to speak, so he is the main guy. He calls moves, shills, but rarely provides insight or anything technical. That job is up to Joe Rogan (being fed lines by Eddie Bravo, I assume), who actually does a good job -imo- in that role. Though, Goldberg did offer up one of the more memorable lines in MMA history with "Ruttens taken over, Ruttens taken over!". Goldberg and Rogan are my favourite announce team goin right now, and are far superior to Ross and King, or Tazz and Cole. I think Goldberg is better than JR, but being unfamiliar (to the fans) is going to really hurt him because he comes off as a "regular announcer" - with the voice, the fake smile and enthusiasm.

Shamrock and Blatnick and Tazz. Blatnick and Tazz get into it every time someone does a suplex. "A nice suplay by Kurt Angle there" "You mean suplex, Jeff" "No Tazz, I mean suplay. That's the proper way to say it." "Oh no brutha, I think you mean suplex. All these years, I aint been doin Tazzplays..." "Well maybe you have" Frank: "Will you two cut it out." Both: "Yessir".

MAIN EVENT - Heavyweight Championship Bout Andrei Arlovski - 236.25 lbs. vs. Paul Buentello - 251 lbs. I am looking forward to this as I think Buentello has a real chance at taking it. Both guys have tremendous upper-cuts and there will be heavy leather exchanged - can Arlovskis accurate punches put down The Headhunter? Or will Buentello connect with one of his wild ones and put out The Pit Bull? Heavyweight Bout Branden Lee Hinkle - 234 lbs. vs. Sean Gannon - 265 lbs. The man beat on Kimbo. KIMBO!! Light Heavyweight Bout Elvis Sinosic -203 lbs. vs. Forrest Griffin - 203 lbs. Hey, it's Forrest fighting. So there's that. Plus, Sinosec is good fun. Though, I find all Australians charming, so maybe I am biased. Welterweight Bout Joe Riggs – 170 lbs. vs. Chris Lytle - 170 lbs. Can Joe Riggs fuck up in another weight class? WATCH AND SEE! I'd write "I've never seen a bad Lytle match", but then when I say that, it usually proves false. Light Heavyweight Bout Chael Sonnen – 198.75 lbs. vs. Renato Sobral - 205 lbs. Babalu is scary. I hope they build him up because he can be a legit top 3/5 fighter if given the chance. Middleweight Bout Dennis Hallman - 185.25 lbs. vs. Jorge Rivera - 184 lbs. I don't really see the purpose to this fight, other than perhaps to introduce Hallman in the UFC to the Middleweight division, or maybe they expect Loiseau to beat Franklin and want to have a rematch for the title between he and Rivera. Heavyweight Bout Keigo Kunihara - 228 lbs. vs. Marcio Cruz - 232.50 lbs Light Heavyweight Bout Ron Faircloth - 204.75 lbs. vs. Alessio Sakara 204.25 lbs. I dunno who these guys are. Hopefully by the end of the night, I will.

I hope you mean Matt Lindland and not Live "Randy Couture was our 2004 Fighter of the year despite being 1-1 and only fighting a low-ranked Vitor Belfort" Audio Wrestling

Well, who would be standing next to Frank Shamrock?

To be fair to Goldbreg, there are -at least- a million gracies involved in MMA. Granted, Carlson Gracie is one of the bigger ones, but he could have easily said "Renzo Gracie". http://bjj.org/tournaments/ufc32-20010629/...ers_995x644.jpg Here's a pic of Goldberg, for those who haven't seen him (middle).

Knees are more common in PRIDE, with Chute Boxe doing particularly well with them. (Wanderlei Silva kneeing Quinton Jackson 17 times comes to mind)

There isn't a single person qualified for the Raw announce team. There are much less great announcers for wrestler as there are great wrestlers. It is a rarety to find the right combination for the job, and even if there are people who are able to find that combination, that doesn't necessarily mean they will gravitate towards professional wrestling, since there are better options available. Understand this and move from there and try to find the "least sucky".

I got dibs on the jew.

He ditched an Sunday night, 11pm wrestling radio show for a weekly mid-day gig which was one of the stations big shows. Plus, UFC runs 6-8 shows a year, so it's not exactly a time-consuming position that would take him away from radio. ... I just miss Marek.

You know who I would have to replace Goldberg? Jeff Marek. The guy knows his MMA, he has tons of radio experience, and if he can have chemistry with Dan Lovranski, he can have chemistry with anyone (preferably Randy Couture )

So... Mike Goldberg to WWE?

Could Quardos and Rogan get along? I am surprised by this, which should be obvious given my initial sentiments (which seems to be based on MMA misinformation, not exactly a new thing ). I hated Goldberg at first, but sometime around UFC 40 he got good and I became Pro-Rogan. The guy is very good at what he does. He is able to keep the flow, he is able to shill, he can defer to experts (which would be needed for him), he can bring excitement and emotion to a match (but I don't think his style would mesh well with the WWE) and his voice -while standard announcer fare- isn't annoying like so many of the alternatives. I don't thing Goldberg would work well with King, though. With Tazz?? That's another story.

My people and Dangerous A's people have been in talks, I can't promise anything, but... you may be hear RRR or something like RRR on the Danger Zone sometime soon. Really, if the talks break down, its DA's fault. Blame him. Dames needs to be a permanent fixture on the show. He is sooo the Bryan Alvarez to your Dave Meltzer.

The word I have heard for years was that Goldberg turned down the NHL to announce for the UFC. And this was during the lean years of the UFC.

Guys who've watched Gilmore Girls have been hit by a bus. And that bus was full of quick wit and snappy dialogue that only a young mother and her teenage daughter can share.

I heard Goldberg was offered a chance to do be an announcer for an NHL team but turned it down to commentate for the UFC, and this was when UFC wasn't nearly as successful as it is today. I doubt he'd jump to the WWE as he seems pretty loyal.