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There is a role for Flair. It's called "Retired".

They need some low-level celebrity to challenge for the title. I elect Donnie Osmond.

Mad Dog, quit being so fucking stupid. Torrie Wilson is the ultimate contender for the title; she doesn't belong in the tournament. You gotta build that singular storyline up with Brother Love trying to hit on her and finding out that she hits back (~!)

HOLY CRAP! HARVEY WHIPPLEMAN!!! That is SOOOO money.

I forgot that Funaki and Paul London weren't big enough "names" so I switched em up. And the title gets renamed the "loverweight" title.

New Tournament Brackets: Quarters: Brother Love vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. Brooklyn Brawler vs. Billy Kidman Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jamie Knoble Michael Cole vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Semis: Brother Love vs. Sgt. Slaughter Michael Cole vs. Brooklyn Brawler Finals: Michael Cole vs. Brother Love Winner and New Cruiserweight Champion: Brother Love.

They put it on Brother Love.

That was horrible NY. Godblessya fer it.

Yeah, but there's a cut-off. Like you, or -ib-, or Rico. You guys at least have some sort of structure to your posts. This guy has the longest sentences on the board. He uses more "ands" in one line than a fucking novel. His posts are that of a 6 year old... "I went to the ice cream shop and I ate some ice cream and it was really good and I asked my mom if I could have some more and she said no and I cried and she said ok and I had some more and my tummy hurt and I threw up and then I played with my transformers and it was fun."

Nobody can be this stupid. It has to be on purpose.

Evil Blood - _you_ have to convince us that Flair could still draw because your hypothetical situation is not reasonable (hell, you're basically asking "what would you say if you were wrong?" ... A question is not a point, EB). Your premise is silly because there is no reason to assume that Flair would be successful with the title around his waist. He doesn't have _any_ credible looking offense, he is repetitive to the point of exposing the business, he looks horrible, his bumps are painful to look at (and that's not a good thing) and the only in-ring reactions he gets are when he does comedy or wooos. The only thing he has going for him are stupid fans and his promos. Hogan got MUCH larger reactions in 2002 than Flair does now. The crowd was going NUTS for him in every arena and his run still failed. Flair doesn't get a 10th of that reaction, so what makes you think he would be successful?

I honestly wonder if we're watching the same Flair wrestle. There must be somesort of filter on peoples tvs that doesn't make him look totally clueless in the ring.

From MELTZER: *Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Nino Schembri (yes, Sakuraba in the opener) *Quinton Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona (winner meets Wanderlei Silva in October for the title) *Semmy Schilt vs. Sergei Kharitonov (heavyweight tournament match) *Giant Silva vs. Naoya Ogawa (heavyweight tournament match) *Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Mark Hunt (judo vs. kickboxing) *Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring (heavyweight tournament match) *Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman (heavyweight tournament match)

That's a step up from regular WWE writing. Unfortunately.

Benoit isn't getting Steph hand lotion. He is just... what's the word? Oh yeah, Irrelevant.

That end match as horrible and the show was horrible. But I bet if you were a HHH or HBK fan -and loved womens wrestling and WWE formulaic tag matches -you loved it. The best thing -by far- was the Eugene stuff... Eu-fucking-gene? When the best storyline is based on the handicapped, there's a problem...seriously, the WWE is becoming fucking Life Goes On.

I thought it was a pretty poor representation of wrestling with really basic moves done and the premise was just... blah... It was interesting in concept and pretty boring in execution - IMO. Granted, I've only seen the episode once and that was in its original airing, so things can change. It's just, when I think of the episodes I really liked and go down the list, it ends up at the bottom.

Your hate gives me joy. Enough joy that I shall live a long life, fueled on your hate. Yes, fuck me indeed.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=1308 Here are some of the pictures (w/ Adam and Gina, w/ Joss)

You do NOT no-sell Firefly in here Mole. I have pictures of you! Pictures with Bunnies. I WILL show them to Anyanka if I have to. Don't force my hand. I watched HITW and Shells back to back yesterday - which is not a good idea, because half-way through Shells I was done. At this point in time, I'd rank Season 5 Angel like so... El Supreme-o Episode-o (1) 5-22 Not Fade Away ***** The Gold-Star Playaz (2) 5-15 A Hole in the World ****3/4 (3) 5-8 Destiny ****1/2 (4) 5-20 The Girl In Question ****1/2 (5) 5-5 Life of the Party ****1/2 (6) 5-12 You're Welcome ****1/2 These... These were the quality. (7) 5-19 Time Bomb ****1/4 (8) 5-16 Shells **** 1/4 (9) 5-17 Underneath **** 1/4 (10) 5-18 Origin **** 1/4 (11) 5-14 Smile Time ****1/4 These are not bad... they're just... not _as_ good. (12) 5-10 Soul Purpose **** (13) 5-1 Conviction **** (14) 5-21 Power Play **** (15) 5-4 Hell Bound ***3/4 (16) 5-13 Why We Fight ***1/2 Not Horrible. They just had some bad in em. (17) 5-7 Lineage *** (18) 5-11 Damage *** (19) 5-9 Harm's Way *** (20) 5-3 Unleashed *** (21) 5-2 Just Rewards *** Should have been gone from the Season... (22) 5-6 The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco **1/2 Looking back, there's a TON of good shit here. ***** = Best Episode Ever (Angel) **** 3/4 = Best Episode Ever Candidate ****1/2 = Episode of the Year Candidate ****1/4 = Between Excellent and *&^%*&^(*^~~!!!! **** = Excellent ***3/4 = Very Good ***1/2 = Really Good *** = Good ** = Not bad * = Bad

That would work ONLY if Edge wears the tooth around his neck and it leads to a Ladder match with both the tooth and the title up for grabs.

If they build the "Benoit has to tap Kane" storyline, then Benoit should follow it up with a promo saying "There isn't anyone in the back that I can't tap out" - which brings Edge out asking Chris "what's the deal? We're friends and then you punk me out like that." Of course, I don't really like that because it's a pretty weak reason for a feud - but with Edge vs. Benoit, it's probably the best you'll get.

Here's an interview with Tim Sylvia from Insidefighting.com; the UFC really needs to give this guy a mic more often... I'll try to get up another Fight Profile today - ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TILL THE DOUBLESHOT! Exclusive Interview: Tim Sylvia Gets Raw for UFC 48 - 6/11/2004 by Tony Caiazzo For a guy like Tim Sylvia, time off is not something that is enjoyable. It has been ten months since we last saw the 6’9 Sylvia in the Octagon. A suspension due to using a banned substance, a last minute cancellation at UFC 47 due to trace elements of the banned substance remaining in his blood, and Sylvia is more than ready to resume his position atop the UFC’s heavyweight division. Next Saturday night, at UFC 48: Payback, Sylvia is ready to put his recent dark period behind him and reclaim his title. Tim took time off of training to talk with InsideFighting about his upcoming fight with Frank Mir, the upcoming UFC reality series, and more. Oh yes, he also gets raw on the subject of Ken Shamrock and Kimo. Without any further delay, here is Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia. InsideFighting: Frank Mir is a guy that you have wanted to fight for awhile. Are you feeling excited about the chance to finally get in there with him? Tim Sylvia: Oh, most definitely. IF: What’s the biggest reason for your excitement? Tim: Probably because Frank Mir has been babied up through the ranks. He really hasn’t had a huge, tough fight. He lost against (Ian) Freeman – that’s only tough fight he’s had. And now that he’s the number one contender? I just think I’m a whole different fighter from some of the fighters that he’s met. I’m gonna show him what it is to fight against the number one fighter in the world. He’s just had an easy go, and he’s made a lot of money in the UFC by not fighting anyone tough at all. That really burns my ass because I bust my ass and I don’t get paid shit! IF: What do you think about his ground game? Tim: I think he’s very good on the ground, as long as the fight is going his way. But he couldn’t finish Wes Sims, and that creates some problems because Wes Sims sucks. IF: Word has it that he’s not focusing on his ground game in his training nearly as heavily as he used to. With that in mind, would you be surprised if he tries to stand up with you? Tim: I’d be very surprised. IF: How have you changed your training for this fight as opposed to your last fight with Gan McGee? Tim: Nothing at all. I never change my training for who I fight. I work on everything all the time. Nothing changes. I’m ready to go 25 minutes if needed. I don’t see that happening, but you never know. IF: I’ve heard a lot of people who are involved with the sport say that you train as hard as anyone in the game. How do you maintain that level of intensity in your training and stay relatively injury free? Tim: Nobody ever hears about my injuries because we keep them quiet. [laughs] Interview me again after the fight and I’ll you what’s wrong [with me - we both laugh]. IF: Ok, as you know, there is talk about a new UFC reality series in the works for SpikeTV. What are your thoughts on that? Tim: I haven’t really heard much about it. I’ve heard some rumors, but the rumors are disgusting. I’m disgusted with some of the trainers they are going to have doing it. I’ve heard rumors about Ken Shamrock and [Phil] Baroni. I love Baroni, awesome guy, funny guy, great entertainer, but you can’t have him teaching people. You need people like Randy Couture [as trainers]. I’ve heard rumors about them asking Pat [to be one of the trainers]. Pat hasn’t spoken much about it. You need guys like Chuck Liddell, and maybe bring in a specialist on the ground like a Gracie or someone like that. I mean, I don’t know. I think they are heading in the wrong direction with something like this. Let’s bring out the respectable people - people who haven’t screwed anyone over in the past. Bring out stand up guys. I mean, Ken Shamrock is known for screwing everyone he could to get to where he is today. The WWE? They hate that guy. Japan? They hate that guy. So, anyway, I’d like to see them take some different routes and bring in stand up people - people that you can look up to. You know? I mean, I don’t look up to Shamrock. IF: Speaking of Ken Shamrock, why doesn’t anyone seem to be talking about the fact that he’s only won twice since he left the WWE? And the two fighters he beat are not even close to having a .500 winning percentage? Tim: I don’t know. He’s horrible. And I’m really disgusted that he and Kimo are the main event over Frank and I. Frank and I both deserve more respect than that. Frank could beat either one of those guys. I know I could beat either one of those guys. Their fight is a three round fight, and I’m surprised that the old farts can get up out of their wheelchairs long enough to fight. People ask me who’s going to win, and I tell them “whichever guy loses his crutch first.” The mistake Kimo and Ken are making is that they are stepping into the heavyweight division. They are stepping into MY division. That pisses me off. That’s wrong. If they want to try to work their way up through the ranks, feed me one of those pieces of crap. Let me make an extra 80 grand on slapping the piss out of one of these guys. I mean, I love the UFC. They’ve done me well. I just don’t agree with some of the marketing things they do. IF: Ok Tim, well that pretty much covers all my questions aside from two that have nothing to do with Mixed Martial Arts at all. Tim: Okay. IF: Lakers or Pistons? Tim: Lakers. IF: Yankees or Red Sox? Tim: Red Sox. IF: Is there anything you’d like to add? Tim: I’d like to thank my sponsors because I couldn’t make it happen without them, and also thank all the fans who have stayed behind me. IF: Alright Tim, good luck in the upcoming fight, and I’ll be in touch with you after the dust settles. Tim: Ok Tony, talk to you then.

It looks like he wrote "Unger"... OH MY GOD!!!!!! He wrote "Unger"!!!1 RON GLASS PLAYED FELIX UNGER IN THE "NEW ODD COUPLE"!! This is *not* a coincidence!

I thought we weren't going to talk about this... ...this... horrible HORRIBLE thing.