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The King better not get in any offense at the PPV, and instead have him get beaten down and lose by ref stoppage. I'd have Hassan bathe in Kings blood, but they'll be keeping colour down for the Elimination Chamber.

You got the balls C-bacon?

CanadianChick... You're a chick. Chicks just can't punch.

Yes, even Molly. GOD OF PRO WRESTLING!

All the women throw shitty punches. They should consider BLOCKING.

1. Hassans promos are too good to be wasted with fucking debates. They need to have him destroying more guys, quicker. And he needs a nickname. And they need to get rid of his ridiculous headpiece. And his music fucking owns. He should have poured oil or something on the fallen JR and King or SOMETHING. Didn't they do this with the Unamericans too? REVOLUTIONARY~! angle here. Hassan and Davari could be so much more if the writing was smarter and more ballsy. 2. I liked Batista better when he was blonde and called Brock Lesnar. Brock did the same things much more impressively. They should at least give Benoit a basket for all the carrying he's doing. They're INTENTIONALLY making Batista a face, right?? 3. Who is Orton blowing to get all these hot finishes? First with Edge and now here, really well booked finishes with a smart progression. Batista came out because he's with Evolution, Benoit came out cause he lost to Batista earlier on, Shawn came out because the ref was out, Edge came out because he wanted to take HBK out before the PPV, Jericho came out because he lost to Edge earlier on. The crowd was dead until that finishing sequence and almost turned on Orton, but at the end of the show they popped huge. If Orton isn't blowing anyone already, he should be. 4. Someone give Grenier the title NOW. God he rules. 5. God that Benjamin is ATHLETIC! I so want to cheer his athleticism. Being able to run fast and jump high is COOL! 6. Why was the crowd chanting "USA!" and why did JR bust out "Love it or Leave it"? Really dumb stuff that Hassan should have been able to jump on and strike down.

Of course. *shines 7 iron*

I'm in section 320, so if you're near we'll start some chants together and start a wave. *Makes note to look out for Underquaker shirt* *Makes note to bring 7 iron*

It's considered an 04 event, just as last years (03) Shockwave is not in consideration. That's why we have the awards now rather than last week.

Ditto. Someone should have told Ivory to bring it down a few notches cause there were points during the 1 minute I was watching it that she was yelling and getting far too excited. And even then, I think she used the phrase "amazing chain wrestling" when Hurricane and Conway did like 2 counters.

Fighter of the Year BJ Penn. I was debating this. I think Fedor beat more "names" this year - he took Coleman and Randleman very, very quickly and showed a facet of his game which made him a complete fighter. He beat Ogawa, which isn't much fight-wise, BUT Ogawa is a huge name in Japan and was undefeated to that point. He tapped a judo silver medalist with a quick and easy armbar. He also bested Noguiera, one of the best fighters in the world. If there was any doubt who was the #1 fighter in the beginning of 04, Fedor silenced those doubts. He IS the best fighter in the world. But. BJ Penn beat Matt Hughes. Like. Really Easily. Moved up in weight, outpowered Hughes and tapped him in the first round. He also tapped Dwayne Ludwig and beat highly touted Rodrigo Gracie. In the end I think schooling Hughes was more impressive than anything Fedor did this year, so Penn is the Fighter of the Year. (Runner Up: Fedor Emelianenko) Fight of the Year Karo Parisyan vs. Nick Diaz (UFC 49: Unfinished Business) I only saw 1 round of it, but that one round was fucking amazing and enough to warrant this. (Runner Up: Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon White, Honourable Mentions: Nogiuera vs. Kharitonov, Hughes vs. St. Pierre, Silva vs. Jackson) Show of the Year UFC 49: Unfinished Business I never even considered this show until I looked back on it. Two MOTYC's, star-making performances by Eilers and Terrell, and the KO of the year from Yves Edwards. The only bad part was Belfort/Couture, and that wasn't even bad. (Runner up: PRIDE Total Elimination 2004. Honourable Mentions: PRIDE Critical Countdown 04, UFC War of 04 Breakout Fighter of the Year Sergei Kharitonov. I'd give it to David Terrell, but being the top of a dead division doesn't so-much stand out as what Kharitonov did. Sergei went from nothing to a player in the PRIDE heavyweight division in 2004 and had a great showing against Noguiera after destroying Ninja and Schilt. (Runner Up: George St. Pierre. Honourable Mention: David Terrell, Frank Mir, Takanori Gomi (he's been around for a while, but he started in PRIDE in 04 and went undefeated in his 5 PRIDE fights none of which has gone to decision PLUS he knocked Ralph Gracie the fuck out and put down Pulver) Upset of the Year Kevin Randleman over Mirko Cro Cop (PRIDE Total Elimination 2004). Randleman had just come off 2 straight losses in PRIDE and Cro Cop was expected to make it to the final 4. Not only did Randleman win, but he knocked Cro Cop out. (Runner Up: BJ Pernn over Matt Hughes) KO of the Year Yves Edwards kills Josh Thompson with a ganmengiri. (Runner up: Randleman KO's Cro Cop) Sub of the Year Nogiuera subs Yokoi and Herring with the Anaconda Choke (Runner up: Matt Hughes armbars GSP) *Finish tomorrow*

Alright guys, 2004 is done and it's time to look back on a great year of MMA. A lil blurb following each response would be cool. Here are the Categories: Good Awards: Fighter of the Year Fight of the Year Show of the Year Breakout Fighter of the Year Upset of the Year KO of the Year Sub of the Year Bad Awards: Worst fighter of the year Worst fight of the year Worst show of the year Biggest fall Biggest Disappointment (fight) Biggest Disappointment (card) Worst decision "What the fuck?!" 2005 Most anticipated (potential) fight "Watch out for"

I'm planning on cheering for Hassan. I expect he'll get the pop of the night.

Angel 2,3,4 (Plan on getting 5 next month, I see no need to get Season 1.) Futurama Season 1 (This is the series I plan on getting when I get to the point of "Hey, I want to spend money on something... but I already have everything I really want... hey look, Futurama is on sale. Sweet!) Simpsons Season 4 (Plan on getting Season 5 and 6, with 3 and 2 coming eventually) South Park Season 4 (I plan on getting every season afterwards, and won't get any of the seasons before. This was when the show started to own hard.) CSI Season 4 (I've seen the first 3 seasons so many times on television and plan on doing the same with Season 5. So unless S5 has some awesome special features -cast commentary, behind the scenes, outtakes, etc.- I won't be getting any more.) Monk Season 1 (Definitely plan on getting Season 2, don't much know about Season 3) Trailer Park Boys 1, 2 (I've had this for MONTHS and am still on episode 3 S1, so I don't plan on getting any more until I'm finished) Gargoyles Season 1 (Hells yeah, this show rules beyond the nostalgia, I'll get em right up until they get whacky with the boat episodes.) Arrested Development Season 1 (This is like CSI where it largely depends on the special features. I blew right through this, so a lil more commentaries and extras are needed to get me to buy. However, the replay value is there as I am going through it again and laughing even harder.) Firefly ( - I'll buy the DVD of the feature when it comes out, and hopefully the subsequent remastered trilogy boxset) I'd like to get the Star Treks (cept the 60s version) on DVD, but they are ridiculously expensive. Astroboy would be sweet to have, though I'm still not done watching the VHSs that I already have. Seinfeld is a must, but I'm waiting until it becomes lost in my mind before I get it. LOST on DVD is a must. I'd get the Buffy DVD's, but much like Seinfeld I need to forget it before I get it. I keep thinking about getting the Farscape DVD's, but that'll come when I'm really bored.

That's like, so the best story ever, relating to Brian Gerwitz. Fucking scripts, though. Jeez, I want my wrestling shows to be outlined on cocktail napkins and palms. I actually can't believe it's 2005 and only now has this story been busted out. I also can't believe it's 2005 and someone thinks that only NOW is the beginning of the end for the WWE.

That's it, I am officially calling HHH "The HHH". Steph may be called "The Stephanie" in the future, though I am not exactly sure how far I will go with it.

You really can't rationalize what Flair does when _the announcers_ point out the absurdity of him continually going to the top rope.

To reword that, Heyman works better without restraint or having to compromise. And that is not to say his work is better, but rather he operates better. In ECW all he had to worry about was pleasing the fans. The Wrestlers themselves were secondary. In a WCW-like environment, that completely changes. If he thought TNN was bad, this would be so much worse. He'd be wholly limited and wouldn't be able to function - his whole style would have to change, HE would have to change. S&P's psychological effect would be its greatest damage on someone like Heyman. Heyman would have to second-guess himself, limit himself, worry about what THEY think. He wouldn't at first, and then for every 10 storylines or matches he'd pitch, 7 would get thrown out or altered. That would fuck him up. It would frustrate him. He'd spend most of his time playing that game, which he wouldn't want to deal with. His confrontational style, his aforementioned abrasive personality, would only serve to screw him over even more. Think of Joss Whedon with Fox, and how he thought of them. This would be 100x's worse.

One of the problems both WCW and ECW had were with communication. Heyman under the Ted Turner system would be an absolute disaster. For one, Heyman wouldn't be able to deal with the standards and practices. Bischoff brings this up in the ECW DVD and he was spot-on. Heyman works best in a smaller setting. Two, Heyman would have to be in constant contact with Turner's guys, and anyone who knows anything about Heyman is that the guy is not very reliable when returning calls. Heyman is still very much a carny promoter, and that doesn't mesh well with a corporation.

Fuck. I ripped off Banky.

I don't think Bischoff gets enough credit for the stuff he did. To say he had 1 good idea is absurd. Hell, that "1 good idea" itself was more than 1 good idea. When it's all said and done, Bischoff will probably be one of the 20 most influencial men in wrestling history. I would say "10", but I haven't exactly thought this through

Spoilerish stuff below. Basically which shows focus on who for the rest of the season. LOST!! Learn When Hurley’s Secret Origin Airs!! I am – Hercules!! “Hurley’s just a nickname I have. Why? I’m not tellin’.” “Back home? I’m known as something of a warrior myself.” “I am very good. I took 17th in a tournament once.” “Lost” returns from its month-long hiatus on Jan. 5 (the first episode of 2005 leads into the fourth-season premiere of “Alias”), and there’s loads of intriguing elements to which we can look forward. Claire and her abductor will remain hidden, Jin’s wife will vanish, the giant monster will return in three episodes, we’ll learn a shocking truth about Shannon and Boone’s past, and Drew Goddard is scripting the next Sawyer-centric ‘sode. How things appear to shake out now, flashback-wise: 1.1/2 Flight’s End 1.3 Kate 1.4 Locke 1.5 Jack 1.6 Jim & Sun 1.7 Charlie 1.8 Sawyer 1.9 Sayid 1.10 Claire 1.11 Jack II 1.12 Kate II 1.13 Boone & Shannon 1.14 Michael & Walt 1.15 Charlie II 1.16 Sawyer II? 1.17 ? 1.18 Hurley That’s right. Hurley will be the last of the regulars to get a flashback episode. And he doesn’t get it until Jack, Kate, Charlie and likely Sawyer have had two. Series co-creator Damon Lindelof visited the Fuselage fansite Tuesday night and promised we’d get “a SHOCKER of a flashback” for young Hugo Reyes. So what could be so shocking about Hurley? Some theories: * COP. Were it not for the sluggish investigative abilities he’s demonstrated, one could see Hurley in Australia on the trail of a drug kingpin. * WALL STREET LAWYER. In a suit and a ponytail, his savant-like legal savvy has saved the tobacco industry billions. * MICROSOFT MILLIONAIRE. He’s been writing code for Bill Gates since he was a teen, and has accumulated many Microsoft stock options. * TRUST FUND BABY. Don’t let his hair fool you. When he's not jetting to Australia for dogshows, he’s an undefeated polo champion. * CLERGYMAN. Outreach minister in Venice, Calif. * SABOTEUR. We saw Hurley on the plane behind Jack in the pilot. What if he sabotaged the plane, aware somehow that he would survive its crash? * PORN STAR. Producers seeking tha more svelt Ron Jeremy had him hard at work, porking for pay. * JOCKEY. He’s let himself go a little following a career-ending back injury, but it turns out he’s still the winningest rider alive.

Happy 1 year Anniversary, thread. In honour of this special occasion, a message from Cappy.

Heyman in the WWE and Heyman out of the WWE are pretty much the same thing when it comes to the end-WWE-product.

YES! "LOST" is now atop Googles search list! Preview for next weeks show... Wednesday, Jan. 5, 8/7c "Whatever the Case May Be" Jack, Kate and Sawyer fight over possession of a newly discovered locked metal briefcase which might contain insights into Kate's mysterious past. Meanwhile, Sayid asks a reluctant Shannon to translate notes he took from the French woman, a rising tide threatens to engulf the fuselage and the entire beach encampment, and Rose and a grieving Charlie tentatively bond over Claire's baffling disappearance.