NoCalMike

Weird that they are making a SE of Hellraiser 3......I liked it somewhat.

Also back in the day, tape trading websites were a lot more abundant. No buying from stupid RF Video that costs $20 or more per tape. I could get 4 ECW shows for about $10-$15 bucks from a multitude of wrestling sites, but then all of the tape trading sites stopped doing North American federations because of legal issues. I am not sure how many of you are familiar with highspots, it is a pretty big tape trader site now, but I remember way back in the day I was ordering ECW shows from him when it was ONE GUY making dupes out of his college dorm. Without sites like that, I would have never probably gotten into Wrestling other then WWE/WCW as much because my access would have been limited to going to RF Video and overpaying.

Is that Jenna Haze in your avatar? If So.....veeeery good choice. Jenna Haze = Work Rate.

People forget to, that in a lot of industries the companies that generate all this money, do more to damage to everyday life which should incur paying more taxes. Example: When I go to work, I drive approx 5 miles each way, in a standard 4-door sedan. Now, a big trucking company with the 18-wheelers, are driving all over the place 24/7, polluting the earth 400% more then I do, and those trucks are responsible for tearing up the road and putting pot holes everywhere. This is where I think it is reasonable that the owner of the company pay more in taxes because that money is needed to help fix roads and the enviornment that their company is destroying.

Oh and not to mention on Raw, they ended the Cena/RVD segment in the lamest way possible, with Cena throwing Nitro into RVD....I mean seriously WTF? If RVD is going to job to Cena which all indications point to, then RVD should be getting over on Cena leading up to the PPV, yeah I know he will probably lay him out in Pittsburgh but that is almost a given, more should have happened between them LAST NIGHT.

It's not that West Coasters hate ECW, but they just weren't exposed to ECW as much during it's heyday. Unless you were one of the few fortunate ones like me to have had an old-school tv that could pick up odd low-band channels, chances are you never saw or heard of ECW until the TNN years and by then ECW was half the company it was in it's prime. ECW did run a PPV in Los Angeles, and it was very successful, but that is because with one big show, they were able to draw the ECW fans from all of the West Coast via all the bus trip deals ECW used to have. As far as RVD goes, when Styles ripped WWE and it's fans, remember RVD came out and said he agreed with everything Styles said. If you ask my opinion RVD isn't exactly a face right now, and the writers are tying to make "ECW" the heel in this. While RVD isn't out ther spewing cheap heat catchphrases, he isn't exactly acting like a face either. There are plenty of ECW signs in the crowd. Plus the fact that the entire RVD/Cena feud has been so rushed, and it was put together poorly. It should have started sooner, but Vince had to keep the Cena/HHH/Edge thing going too long and it hurt the ability for a proper build to RVD/Cena. Quite frankly I don't even think the match matters anymore really since they have already let the cat out of the bag about ECW coming back full time. Before we rush to judgement lets check out the Pittsburgh crowd on Monday. I really hope Angle shows up too because that should jack up the crowd as well.

Enjoy or don't.....

If Taz ever got back into shape and wanted to, I am sure Heyman would throw him in a feud with Angle. Would be nice, seeing as how their mini-WWE feud was pretty hot, but it was over and forgotten about way too fast. Taz could come in and roll the footage of him choking out Angle, and say "In WWE that wasn't a legal move, but here in ECW I can lock you into any submission I want....beat me if you can...survive.......if I let you" yadda yadda yadda.

$39.95 would not be a big deal if my satellite bill wasn't already hovering close to the $100 mark per month. (I have the everything pak) As it stands right now, when it comes to WWE, I only get the big ones, WM, Rumble, Summerslam, Survivor Series, and now the ECW PPV(s). I also sometimes get TNA, but I try to limit myself to one ppv a month. I usually have people come over to my house and everyone throws down approx 5 bucks depending on how many people we get. It works out good.

So who will the Spirit Squad ME against next week?

Angle actually is the old vision of ECW, circa 1995, picking up where Malenko/Guererro/Benoit left off. People often over look some of the solid wrestling matches ECW had, because guys like Lawler always comment about how ECW was all about chairs and tables and barbedwire.

Well remember Kurt Angle was brought into ECW by Heyman as a guest in 1996, wanted to sign him, but Angle happened to be at the show that they did the crucifixtion angle and it offended Angle so he didn't sign with them....instead signing with WWE a few years later.......so there is a history here....!!!

I wouldn't be suprised if Cena's opponent ends up being RVD, and their match gets interrupted and it is a no contest. I mean, WWE really needs to work overdrive for the next two weeks(starting tonight) on hyping this title match.

Mickie James kind of looks like what Rachel Ray might have looked like in her early 20's.

No Matter what, this Kane angle is ending badly.

The Fake Kane's hair looked like Psicosis's hair when he wears his horned lucha mask.

Not suprisingly, the DX-redux angle is taking top billing over the ECW angle, which in my opinion is damn foolish, because the ECW angle is a lot bigger considering they are branching off an entire brand from it. It should be getting more then one segment/mention a night.

Well they've done UT vs. UT, no naturally they need to do a Kane vs. Kane match.

That opening promo by McMahon was one of the most boring in awhile. It just seemed to drag on and not really have a point to it. Of course letting everyone down by not naming a GM and instead giving Coach an on-air spot, didn't help matters.

I dunno if X-Men will fall off too fast. At my showing on Friday morning it was a packed house, but the crowd was mixed with all age ranges and types, it wasn't the typical opening day "geek" crowd that you usually see.

Whoever it is, Vince needs to understand that the "heel" GM" gimmick is so fucking old and tired. If anything, we just need a guy who stays backstage in his office and makes matches according to the shenanigans going on in the ring, and not cutting deals with the newest "flavor of the month" heel.

I got the scoop from a Meltzer staff member........He was traveling with an underage boy, when WWE officials found out, he was sent home and then promptly released.

I have a pool and can swim, but oddly I hardly ever actually "swim" in the pool. Like if I am playing volley ball with someone and they hit it to the other side of the pool, instead of actually "swimming" to the ball, I sort of just do this weird hybrid dog-paddle technique....LOL.

Hughes Wins and Leaves No Doubts with Stoppage of GracieRelated News UFC: Gracie's return marks debut Sport's rising star Hughes to face mixed martial arts legend Gracie Hughes prepares for Gracie match It’s On – Hughes and Gracie Ready for Battle Saturday Night Royce Gracie Pre Fight By Thomas Gerbasi LOS ANGELES, May 27 – The party line before the UFC 60 main event between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie was that the sport of mixed martial arts had passed the Brazilian legend by and that he couldn’t compete with the new breed of mixed martial artist. Yet while Hughes was dominant in a first round stoppage victory before a packed house at STAPLES Center, there is no doubting the toughness of Gracie, who not only made his return to the Octagon for the first time in over ten years, he did it against the premier welterweight in the game. And you’ve got to respect him for that. But the night truly belonged to Hughes, who may not have had his UFC welterweight crown on the line, but who fought as if it was his last bout as he dominated from start to finish against the jiu-jitsu ace from Rio De Janeiro. With father Helio, the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, directly behind him, Gracie made his way into the Octagon for the first time since 1995 to a rousing ovation from the assembled crowd. Conversely – and surprisingly – Hughes’ entrance was met with boos scattered among the cheers. But the crowd wasn’t going to decide this one – the UFC’s first superstar and a modern day one were going to, and there was a thick tension in the air before the opening bell. Gracie opened the fight with a couple of range-finding kicks. Hughes answered with an overhand left that briefly jarred the Brazilian. Gracie quickly regained his bearings though and kept kicking at Hughes, who drove him into the fence. With 3:45 left in the round, the fight went to the mat, with the crowd erupting as Gracie looked for a submission. Hughes kept his cool though and worked his strikes from the top position, eventually locking up Gracie’s left arm. After some tense moments, Gracie escaped, but soon Hughes got his back and opened up with elbows and strikes. Seconds later, after a series of unanswered blows to the head, referee John McCarthy had no choice but to halt the bout at 4:39 of the frame. And then the boos turned to cheers for Hughes, and rightfully so. World-class grappler Dean Lister made his long-awaited UFC debut a successful one as he stopped the run of hard-hitting Alessio Sakara with a first round submission victory. As expected, Lister took the bout to the ground almost immediately, nullifying Sakara’s striking. ‘The Boogeyman’ immediately grabbed an arm, but after a few dicey moments he was able to get loose. Moments later though, Lister struck again with a triangle choke, and this time there would be no escape for ‘Legionarius’, who tapped out at the 2:20 mark. Diego Sanchez survived the toughest moments of his UFC career en route to an unpopular three round unanimous decision over Canadian vet John Alessio, who fought a disciplined fight from start to finish but wasn’t rewarded by the ringside judges, who saw it for the ‘Nightmare’ by scores of 30-27, and 29-28 twice. It was a cat and mouse game in the first round, with neither fighter pushing the action. In the second minute Sanchez attempted some strikes and a couple of takedowns, only to be rebuffed by the veteran Alessio. The takedown defense of ‘The Natural’ continued to be strong throughout the frame, but neither fighter did enough offensively to take a big advantage, save for a solid right hand by Alessio just before the bell. Alessio continued to turn back Sanchez’ attacks in round two, and the effects of his strikes started to show on the face of the ‘Nightmare’, who was cut over the right eye and who had to be frustrated by his inability to crack Alessio’s armor. Perhaps sensing that his unbeaten record was about to get marred, Sanchez came out fast in the final frame, pushing the action and getting more urgent with his attacks. With a little over three minutes left, he finally got a hold of Alessio, sinking in his hooks while Alessio stood calmly holding Sanchez’ left arm. Sanchez tried to free his arm with a series of rights to the head, but Alessio kept his grip as the crowd roared. With under 20 seconds left, Sanchez finally freed his arm, but he was unable to sink in a choke, settling instead for a few haymakers until the fight ended. Maybe Brandon Vera was telling the truth all along. In a highly anticipated heavyweight bout, Vera showed off his submission game in the UFC for the first time, forcing Brazil’s Assuerio Silva to tap out in the first round of a scheduled three. Vera started fast behind a series of kicks that drew a smile from Silva, who responded in kind with a high leg kick of his own. At the 3:30 mark, Silva complained of a thumb in the eye, bringing the doctor in to check out the Brazilian. Once action resumed, a kick to the midsection by Silva put Vera down to the mat and the unbeaten phenom looked to be facing serious adversity for the first time in his young career. ‘The Truth’ responded in style though, surviving a slam by Silva while locking in a tight guillotine choke that produced a tap out at 2:39 of the opening frame. Rising middleweight contender Mike Swick once again lived up to his nickname of ‘Quick’ as he submitted perennial contender Joe Riggs in the first round, running his unbeaten streak of first round endings to four. “I thought Joe was going to come out and bang,” admitted Swick. “I didn’t think I was going to catch him with a submission.” Surprisingly, the first 1:30 of the bout saw little action as the two strikers looked for the opening that would end the fight. Soon, Swick saw that opening, landing a right leg kick to the head that stunned Riggs. Riggs immediately looked for and got the takedown to try and clear his head, but the alert Swick locked in a guillotine and forced Riggs to tap at the 2:19 mark. “I don’t talk the talk but I walk the walk,” said Swick, who won his second consecutive bout by what he likes to refer to as the ‘Swickotine.’ In undercard action… It may be safe to say that Jeremy Horn has Chael Sonnen’s number as the veteran beat Sonnen for the third time in their middleweight bout, forcing a submission in the second round of their three rounder. Sonnen got a takedown almost immediately, but Horn stayed close enough to keep the Team Quest standout from mounting any serious attack early. Sonnen stayed focused though and was finally able to break through on some strikes. But just when Sonnen appeared to be making some headway, the crafty Horn locked in a guillotine choke that the patient Sonnen eventually broke free from. Still looking for submission attempts, Horn was nonetheless losing points as Sonnen continued to pound away. With less than 30 seconds left in the round, the fighters were stood up, only to have Sonnen take Horn down again and keep him there until round’s end. The second round began like the first, with a Sonnen takedown. This time though, Horn was able to grab Sonnen’s arm and try for the submission. Sonnen got out of trouble, but Horn quickly transitioned back into the arm bar, and this time Sonnen wasn’t able to escape and he tapped out at 1:17 of the stanza. Spencer ‘The King’ Fisher continued his march up the lightweight ranks with a second round knockout of Matt Wiman in an entertaining bout that almost saw the late replacement from Florida almost pull off the upset with a first round guillotine choke. In the end though, Fisher’s power and accuracy proved to be the difference. Fisher got to work immediately with a series of knees on the inside as Wiman worked for a takedown that finally came 1:15 into the bout. Wiman worked effectively on the ground, sinking in a guillotine choke that drained Fisher, who barely escaped. After escaping, Wiman got Fisher’s back, sunk his hooks in and worked for a rear naked choke, but ‘The King’ was able to break loose and get back to his feet. After a jumping knee while in the clinch brought a roar from the crowd, Fisher got Wiman on the mat and looked to pound him out but the bell intervened – not before Wiman went back to his corner with a gash on his forehead from a Fisher elbow. The fast pace continued in round two, but after the two traded strikes, it was Fisher starting to open up on the ground with both hands. After the two stood, Fisher’s knees and punches started to land with more accuracy, and after stunning Wiman with a right hand, a flying left knee ended matters at 1:43 of the round. “He started to do the chicken dance and I knew he was hurt,” said Fisher, who rebounded from a close loss to Sam Stout at UFC 58 in March. Heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga improved to 2-0 in the UFC with a solid effort in stopping fellow Brazilian Fabiano Scherner in the second round. After some standup by both men, Gonzaga succeeded in taking Scherner to the mat twice. On the second time around, Scherner was able to get the upper hand briefly, only to stand up on the wrong end of a bloody nose. The action fluctuated between the ground and feet for the rest of the round, with Gonzaga the busier of the two in both areas. The between rounds period was extended as the ringside physician took a close look at Scherner, and within seconds of the beginning of the second round the arena found out why after a left and right by Gonzaga staggered Scherner and he toppled to the floor. After a brief follow up, referee Steve Mazzagatti halted the bout at 24 seconds of the second frame. In the opener, Melvin ‘The Young Assassin’ Guillard made a successful drop to the 155-pound lightweight class, knocking out UFC debutant Rick Davis with a single right hand at 1:37 of the opening round. Guillard shot out of his corner on a mission, throwing punches, leg kicks and knees with bad intentions. With 3:40 left in the round, Guillard dropped Davis with a left hand, and though the Californian rose, seconds later he ate a flush right hand to the jaw that sent Davis down to the canvas face-first, prompting an immediate stoppage from referee Mario Yamasaki. In attendance tonight, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, James Caan, Kazushi Sakuraba, Gary Goodridge, Paris Hilton, Nicholas Cage, David Spade, Everlast, Paul Walker, and Marlon Wayans

Of course, if the cure is just temporary then will Mystique be back in X4?