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HHH wants Orton to look good, so Randy willl be put over huge. Orton wins by DQ via interference, or new Evolution member Shelton Benjamin costs Orton the match, either of which will prolong the feud. Could be alright. Trish doesn't need the belt, so Victoria will get it back here. Good, but throwaway match that will probably have the Commonwealth Connection going over. HBK works great with bigger guys, and can bump like a madman when he needs to, so I'm looking forward to this one. Shawn wins here, with a gimmick match possibly to follow at Survivor Series. Could be the show-stealer. Not only have they shown some great chemistry working together, but both also know how to use the ladder gimmick effectively. Winner will depend on if they pull off the Edge heel turn here, or decide to wait. This has had a good build, though the match itself will probably be forgettable. Team Extreme win the belts here, hopefully feuding with some other tag team soon enough. Heat match will probably be something like Rosey vs. Tomko.

I suppose I "represent" south Indiana, what with me being in Bloomington and all. Haven't been in North Indiana too much, let alone Gary.

I remember a Smackdown from October of 99, that had Vince literally growling "Suck it!" to the newly reformed D-X. I laughed for five straight minutes after seeing that.

Because it's "The Cage." "The Cage" has been involved in some of the greatest matches in wrestling history. But, who could forget "The Ropes," or "The Turnbuckle," or "The Mat?" "The Apron"'s a legend killer. It ended Steamboat's career. "BAH GAWD!!!! The Apron and the Cage are in collusion. Poor Kane doesn't stand a chance." King: Do you know what this means JR? It was the apron and the cage that took out "the ramp"! They were behind it all! JR: Those two are gonna rot in hell for what they've done tonight!

Because it's "The Cage." "The Cage" has been involved in some of the greatest matches in wrestling history. But, who could forget "The Ropes," or "The Turnbuckle," or "The Mat?" "The Apron" is a damn legend killer. It ended Steamboat's career.

"BAH GAWD!!! It's CAGE!!! He's back for the second time tonight!!!!" JR: That cage has no business out here, dammit!

Technically, Kane's last name would be Bearer, since he is Paul Bearer's son and all. Or Kane Undertaker, if the Sara storyline is any indication.

An Evolution run-in and beatdown is likely.

From my understanding, it will take up a half hour of the Smackdown timeslot on UPN. edit:GWN beat me to it.

It wouldn't surprise me to see them sign both Christy and Carmella.

So does the WWF condone trapping the mentally retarded in cages? only if you have a large enough stick so that you can thwack them from a safe distance. Vince McMahon: "All these policies, and more, can be found in my latest book, available for sale at the Republican National Convention: Why The Poor Should Be Blasted Into Space."\ To be co-released with the Fat Little Pig children's book.

So, will this become the official Raw thread or what?

I think the theme from last years SummerSlam with Metallica was MUCH better For my money the best was "Fight" from SummerSlam 2002.

Or throw Bush through a plate glass window.

I've heard them referred to as Tajyna. I kinda like that. Shouldn't it be Tajyno?

I've been lazy and calling them Rhyjiri.

*slaps forehead* I thought this angle was finished last Monday.

That was such a horrible contest. There were only two keys out of 40 that unlocked the casket. Basically, it was just an excuse to get Sunny and Sable on the PPV. Wasn't it Todd Pettingail's last appearance? (Yeah, I know I spelled his name wrong)

I thought the Rumble got close. Between ****1/2 and ***** I thought.

Rebuttal: Sometimes the better match isn't always the right decision. The company needs to build for the future. Randy Orton is RAW. Cena needs to be Smackdown! If Cena/Angle happens, does that mean we'll see Eddie/Taker as the other big Smackdown match, cause that's the only thing I can see. Even Vince isn't foolish enough to put Bradshaw near the top of the card, and the only other upper midcard wrestlers I can see near the main event are Big Show, Booker, and RVD.

His skits with Goldust were one of the few things to look forward to on Raw in 2002, so I would hardly call his mic work awful.

He sucks this year, I'll give you that. Booker, prior to Mania XIX, was all kinds of awesome, though, IMO. Give him someone OTHER than John Cena to work with. Maybe he's still because he's been working with Cena for more than three months. And we've still got another two months of that feud. Let him face ANYONE other than Cena (or RVD), and goodness will proceed. Give him Rey, Eddie or Haas and you'll get results. And Booker wasn't like RVD or Kane. Booker actually got a good match out of Triple H. In fact, he was part of Triple H's best match between his return and Dec 2003 (before the Shawn match). Not only that, the Mania match was a success entirely thanks to Booker. H is blown up in about three minutes, and is sucking wind for the rest of the match. Booker bumps and sells his ass off to get something out of Trips, and he succeeds. Again, no. Booker's singles run in WWE is very underrated. When he first arrived (keep in mind he had to get used to the bigger ring, and learn 'WWE style') he had a great series of tv matches with Angle. His match with Rocky at SS01 is another very underrated bout. He had a really good match with Jericho just after his debut as well. Then nothing happened for a while. In 2002 he had an AWESOME SD match with Austin, a good match with Rocky, and a decent one with Trips. Then he had a fun match with Edge at Mania. He got a better match out of Big Show at Vengeance 2002 than anyone had in a long time. He had some good tv matches with Benoit and Guerrero, a series of solid bouts with the Un-Americans. Heck, he got something decent out of Test. Like I said, at Mania he carried Triple H to his best match in two years. And then he was killed dead by the Triple H feud. I enjoyed his matches with Christian (IC Title win and the UK PPV). His WCW stuff was really good. He could get better matches out of Scott Steiner than anyone. The best of seven with Benoit is awesome (but I'm sure Benoit carried Booker in those), his matches with Jeff Jarrett were really good. He carried Shane Douglas to the best match of his WCW run. He constantly had very good matches on WCW's ppvs, his match with Bret Hart on Nitro in 98 (with Booker going over) FUCKING RULED ALL and remains one of the best tv matches I've ever seen, and it's one of of, if not THE, MOTY for 98. Superbrawl 98 features 2 awesome Booker matches, against Rick Martel and Perry Saturn, two completely different wrestlers, with Booker wrestling two completely different matches. Souled Out 98, he had an even BETTER match with Martel. Uncensored 98 he had a very good match with Eddie. Other matches with Benoit ruled, not just the BO7, plus he had some damn fine matches with Fit Finlay. Good match with Bret at BATB 98. He had some really good - great tv matches in 98. Mainly when TV champ. He had a very good match with DISCO INFERNO at Superbrawl 99. He got a good match out of KEVIN NASH in 2000. Oh, and he had a great math with Kanyon at BATB 00. In closing, Booker T rules you all! Some good points Dark Age. I just thought I mention that the everytime Booker's gotten some momentum, (His alliance days, The tag run with Goldust, the feud with HHH) he's been screwed over. Hell, the Tag Team Title loss to Regal and Storm practically killed the tag divison.

STATEMENT: Edge will turn heel soon, but he will not join Evolution.

edited for accuracy

Hogan would look a lot better if he just shaved off the damn facial hair. Bret Hart. (Though not really his fault)