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Rebuttal: JBL fucking rules. He cuts good-great promos and his wrestling is stiff-and-beautiful. That's more than Yokozuna, Diesel, Sid, and Vince McMahon could offer.

Rebuttal: Outlandish Gimmicks have a very short shelf-life (as evidenced by Eugene) and if there isn't a proper transition from Gimmick to Legit then the wrestler will forever be in limbo (Val Venis). Though it may take a while, starting off just as a "wrestler" and then developing a personality is more rewarding in the long run.

Statement: The WWE is pathetically trying to make the dude who hosts Bottom Line into Jim Rome. Ok, that's not a bold statement... just an observation. STATEMENT: They have nothing for Christian to come back to and he'll be on heat within 3 weeks of his return.

Experience isn't hyped up enough for it to be a bomb. It's like... you have to try in order to fail, and they aren't trying at all.

Austin heel turn of 01 must be up there as well. Though it produced some classic momments, it ultimately fucked the company up and ignored the months of time dedicated to Austin/HHH. Plus it never really ended.

I... have no idea what you... are.... talking about. *takes LOTC aside and tells him he's a damned fool for bringing up long forgotten wounds that still hadn't healed properly*

Rebuttal: This is the WWE Forum Statement: The HUSTLE would get over huge in the WWE with Naoya Ogawa, Hashimoto, and Kawada leading the charge.

False. Though Jericho IS overrated, his uncanny ability to carry guys much lesser than him (Hogan, Nash, Steiner) to passable matches saves him from the distinction of _most_ overrated. Kurt Angle was voted into the Wrestler Observer Hall of Fame based on 5 years of work, that wasn't even the best work in the _company_ at any given year, let alone North American, let alone the world - THAT is overrating.

Statement: Rosie is the best actor and most underutilized wrestler on RAW (and in the WWE)

False. Flair is horrid now and has been for a significant period of time which people simply discount and ignore. He is and has tarnished any legacy that could keep him on top of the "greaters of all time" list - he should be penalized for not letting go. Edit: *that's also assuming that Flair was infact -at one time- the GOAL, which IMO he wasn't. His promos were fantastic, but I can think of some who did it better. His matches -at times- were great, but I can think of a lot who did it better.

I believe IYH was tied into a real estate venture that McMahon was involved in. It didn't last. WWE NY SPIKE TV Saturday Night Time Slot Mark Henry Billy and Chuck WBF Brawl for All XFL In Your House Zack Gowen / Mr. America Diva Search No Holds Barred InVasion Higher Power

*ding*

I think the sun made it.

There are certain subtleties of the guard that Doerkson was working nicely plus he did really well avoiding and rolling with Riggs' strikes. I too may have to watch the fight again -my Canadian bias may be showing- but I thought he did well for himself.... until he started dying from the poundage (swwwweeeeet fake by Riggs).

There was a shot of Couture after the second (I believe) round where he had Vitors blood on his belly. Goldies comment about the blood on his notes was hilarious and sick and wonderful. The blood on the camera was a nice touch and you could see the camera guy move in hoping for that to happen. Mmmm... And the music didn't annoy me tonight. ROCK ON!

SHIT! How could I forget about Edwards' high kick of DEATH! ? That had me going NUTS. That was a really fun fight with Thomson being a dick and controlling the whole fight until Edwards decides to say "Screw this... I'MAGONNAKICKYOUINDAHEAD!" His post match promo saying God loves him more was the shit. Pinoya Ogawa, I don't get your Doerkson hate. He had some good ground control and blocked really well. Riggs had some sick GnPdage. Watch out.

OOOOOOOOOOOH DADDY~!!! That was some fucking hotness! GHOJAHGKLJDSL:"GKSDJ!11! I thought this would be a good card, but we're talking Show of the Year right now - AND PRIDE IS TOMORROW! I was jumping up and down and yelling at the TV all night baby~! (the sign of true enjoyment... thank god I'm alone...so very...very...alone.. ) Parisyan/Diaz was the fight of the night and maybe the fight of the year. Just constant action on the ground and standing. It was like watching Sakuraba in his prime... but both guys were Sakuraba. FUCK, I wanted Diaz to win so we could see Diaz/St. Pierre. But hey, if GSP loses to Hughes we could still see it and it would rock! ASS! Liddell vs. White would have been fight of the night (and possible FOTY) if not for the swankass Diaz/Paris match. That was fucking BALLS OUT. There is somethign about two guys just throwing punches at each other that is exciting... I dunno why Liddell was HUGE over, which was suprising because you don't see guys that over in the UFC. His post match interview and him biguppin White was class. I tend to hate it when I'm wrong. But Terrell makes me love it. That was disgusting. And beautiful. So very, very beautiful. Eilers is SOOOO my favourite fighter now. Him saying he'd fight his mom made me a fan - but his post-match promo and heavy hands made me a worshiper. The psychology in Jhun/Lytle was better than any I've seen in the WWE. Lytle constantly going for the guillotine from the top (and Rogan constantly wondering why) and then finally finishing with it - just the awesome. STEIBLINGBLING in his corner was the swank. Couture/Belfort, again, had better storytelling and psychology than most WWE matches. It was the worst fight of the night, but I wouldn't call it bad. Couture playing the smart game, which was boring when they were standing but got better when he was working on the ground. Belfort ATTACKING THE EYE~! Couture getting the cut from a headbut and working it for the rest of the match until it was over. PSYCHOLOGY~! It wasn't the most exciting finish, but I was surprised the crowd didn't shit on it. However, it not being exciting made what happened next all the more... Silva coming out - majorly spoilerish, though everyone knew he'd kill Kondo (well... probably... Emelianenko Rudor is still spoiler free) - was fucking BALLS. I loved me a lot of that. I hope PRIDE doesn't do what they did last year w/ Takada and just talk, but rather actually make this happen. It would have to be in a PRIDE/UFC joint show whenever PRIDE debuts in the US - because it would be foolish for them not to take it into Japan because that's where the money is, but the US MMA scene would get a major boost from something like this. We can have this discussion another day, though. Right now, SILVA/COUTURE! CLINCHERIFFIC~! Heath Herring was there too. Fuck. They should have had him cut a promo on FRANK MIR (who was also there) and set something up there. There were some minor production problems (the show got cut off up here at 12:50) but other than that it was good. Goldie/Rogan were solid, but they weren't as good as they could have been. If Ranallo/Rutten step up tomorrow, we could see a shift in Best Commentary Team. There was a lot of filler, but I don't mind that as long as it is well paced, which I thought it was. Too many commercials. I paid to see this, so there shouldn't be all this crap. However, they have to do it some how, so I won't hate too much. Another TV show? SWEET~! Dana White is soooo sleazy - he makes Heyman look like the pope.

Billy and Chuck WBF Brawl for All XFL In Your House Zack Gowen / Mr. America Diva Search No Holds Barred ... Someone continue the list of things they invested a lot of time into and got little from. UFC is on soon. We'll all have fun ranking them later.

That's true. Though I missed Payback and it was really good. It's hard for the UFC to have a bad show nowadays. Let's look at their last 10 shows... Payback - worth it It's On - worth it Supernatural - worth it Revolution - not worth it Undisputed - worth it* Meltdown - worth it* Sudden Impact - not worth it (saw it, but illegally) Onslaught - not worth it Vendetta - worth it* The Warriors Return - not worth it ...and even the ones that weren't worth it had reasons to buy it. TWR had Cabbage and Sylvia beating the shit out of each other along with Baroni killing Menne and Coutures last heavyweight match. Onslaught had Sylvia beating Rico and a supposedly great Lindland/Baroni match. Sudden Impact had Ludwig vs. Sudo and Franklin vs. Tanner. And I'm thinking about buying Revolution on DVD just to see some of the fights that I missed. I feel _bad_ when I miss a show. I dunno about you or anybody else, but I feel like I'm missing out on something if I don't see a show in one way or another. There's like a 70% chance of this show being good, and 30% chance of it being off-the-charts (which is what the * represented). C'mon... if it's bad, you'll forget all about it during tomorrows PRIDE show

We'll call it Molecasm.

This is a show that will dictate the next year of the UFC. The Lightheavyweight division is -by far- Zuffas strongest one and its champion will be decided here. If Couture wins, then who's left for him to face? A Liddell rematch? If Belfort wins, then you have new opportunities. This is a history making match that you might be sorry to miss. PLUS, it has been my experience with 'no name' undercards that they tend to turn out to be a really positive experience. You will see half of these guys in the future, so you should start seeing them now before they get into some really important fights. And it's a change of pace. 2 MMA shows in a row? That's heaven.

The amount of time and money the WWE is putting into the Diva search compared to the results it's getting... it's a pretty damn big flop. Not XFL levels, but it's top 10 material.

I fucking rock-out to Noguieras theme. It's all upbeat and quasi-christian rockesque and has an influx of english meshed around with some japanese and shit - it's fabulous. Fedor's is perfect. Hell, Taker probably wants it bad right now. I'd kill to be there live in the arena when "Oh Ah Oh... Oh Ah Oh - Oh.."* plays. That'd be fucking epic. Shit, I'm watching his entrance right now from PRIDE 25, and that -along with the music, the commentary, and the blue lights (which looks like a bright whiteish blue sun) - I am fucking PUMPED! "The two best heavyweights in the sport right now .. about to step in the ring and clash... no match.. in the heavyweight division has more drama - these guys both have technique standing and on the ground; they have a different attitude; and they both come from the top team, THAT MAN, from the RUSSIAN TOP TEAM... FEDOR.. EMELIANENKO~! "wow, whatta music too huh?" *Camera shows Fedor standing in the ring and the lights immediately go out for Noguiera* It's about creating an atmosphere, creating excitement, through the use of lighting, music, commentary and CAMERA WORK. The WWE is too formulaic with their camera work. They use shitty quick cuts when guys punch and don't sustain a shot for any long period of time and it all looks the same. They need to use zooms A LOT more. Spaghetti Western that shit down. Dolly that shit down. There's a shot that I'm watching right now of Noguiera coming to the ring - it starts off with a 20 second establishing shot zooming into the entrance way (which is a standing cylindrical video screen which rises up and separates from the base as the competitors come out from under it on an elevator). It then shows a close up of the screen which basically has Noguieras name flashing on it and the music playing "No Way Out" and dollys away while Quadros is listing off all the guys Nog has beaten as Nog comes up with his fists in the air and his hooded robe on. After 10 seconds of moving away it starts to curve and move back in as Nog is just about to fully rise to the top. The camera shot gets in almost up to Nogs top half as the lights fully comes on and reveals Nog in-full. About 30 seconds have ellapsed already and its still the same shot as they once again pull out as Noguiera walks along the elevated ramp (20 feet above the crowd, which you see as he walks along) and he moves past the camera shadow boxing (hood off) as the ramp lowers. The final part of this one shot is showing Nog's back. Infact, just over his shoulder is the ring and his opponent. This shot has gone on for ONE MINUTE. You'd never see a one minute shot from the WWE. You'd never see the quality of shot from the WWE. They worked in so many angles from that one crane - so many perspectives. Just absolutely amazing. It created this beautiful image of the champion. So much symbolysm conveyed. All of it was unconventional. The WWE tries too hard following the rules in their production that it goes against what wrestling is. The whole point of production and set design is to convey a message - it's to say, without words, what they (the WWE) is all about. A picture can paint a thousand words - it can create an everlasting image - it can draw someone in or send them away. If you were to turn on SPIKE or UPN and see the WWE's sets... what is the impression you get?? Does it accurately represent what the WWE is trying to do? Does it intrigue you? Does it get your attention? Does it even have a message?? It's an area where the WWE is playing it safe, and when is the WWE about playing it safe??? How about they take their own advice and "Break the Rules" and "Smack (their) TV". Hell, when was the last time the WWE made you want to write about any of their wrestlers entrances in-depth?? (*Enae Volare Mezzo by ERA)

Yeah. From what I've heard -and I've been religiously avoiding spoilers (can I use religiously here?)- that it was an amazing show. Which is to say, Meltzer heard that...

It helps that Nog and Fedor have the two best themes EVEAR. Shit, I made a Nog/Fedor highlight vid that was half entrance