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A double dose of good news there. Interesting. I guess the Rated-RKO split could start happening as soon as Mania.

Carlito, Flair, and Orton Triple Threat for MITB on Raw No surprise there.

Good call. I guess that means it'll possibly be Dustin: Dusty Flair: Perfect Heenan: Bockwinkel Russell (if King gets his way): Lawyer Ross (if he does end up getting inducted as expected)- Austin If the Von Erichs go in who inducts them? Hayes is really the only guy who comes to mind right now.

Would work for my MNM/Londrick/WGTT scenario at Mania.

I'm seeing an MNM/Cena-HBK match for the titles next week.

I had heard that been announced at some indy show that he was a future WWE Hall of Famer, so this is no surpise. And what the hell happened to Jim Brunzell?

Khali attacked Kane in his MITB qualifer against Booker. Why he did so; whether because the King paid him or simply because Khali wanted competition, was never explained.

I'm getting El Gigante flashbacks with Flair's chops.

I remember how last year everyone was convinced Carlito was going to be in MITB, even after he lost a qualifier, because he's the one who thought of bringing the match back.

Jesus Christ.

Can't be Maria. That might be construed as support for Punk.

Glad to see Ashley doesn't hate Mickie for the kidnapping and bondage from last year.

With Foley back, I now wonder about Nitro possibly getting a match with him at Mania. Probably too short notice but...

I'm expecting a Heyman appearance at this point.

Wait, what was Mick's job?

Its swerve night. Though it would be cool if Foley and Bischoff made appearances at Mania just to laugh at Vince.

Guess that means James steals Nitro from Melina for real and in kayfabe.

I'm curious as to whether the Austin announcement will get the main event slot or not. Yeah, Cena/HBK-Rated RKO has consistently gotten the main event, but with all the promotion for Trump/Vince and Austin's status, it wouldn't surprise me scored it tonight.

what's wrong w/the No? Lashley does not quite possess the most intimidating voice, and his overt enthusiasm while admirable, didn't help much.

The constant promotion for Vince/Umaga vs. Trump/Lashley makes complete sense, and is a smart business move, but damn, the smark in me is getting tired of all of it.

Sadly, not even dramatic music and video effects can quite cover up that "NO!"

I have no idea what Rosey has been doing since he was released, but whenever I see Umaga I often wonder if the former has any chance of returning.

Jake comes across in shoot interviews and in Pick Your Poison that he's pissed off about how Funk allegedly lied to him about Beyond the Mat, relating how both Terry and Blaustein indicated to him that the movie would be a made for TV film about drug use in wrestling.

Dark Match *Funaki pinned a local talent. Smackdown: *WWE World champion Batista came to the ring for an interview. He said that at Wrestlemania, it's going to get ugly. Undertaker appeared on the Titantron from a cemetary, promising Batista would rest in peace. *Matt Hardy defeated Joey Mercury in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match after a top rope bulldog. King Booker and Sharmell were guest commentators at ringside. *MVP promised he would win his Money in the Bank Qualifying bout tonight. *Ashley Massaro vs. Jillian Hall was announced for later. *Scotty Too Hotty & Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Chavo Guerrero & Gregory Helms & Daivari when Yang pinned Daivari with a moonsault. *Vince McMahon comes to the ring for an interview and brings out ECW World champion Bobby Lashley. McMahon tries to pay off Lashley, who refuses. McMahon slaps him. Lashley runs McMahon out of the ring. *Ashley Massaro pinned Jillian Hall after a top rope elbow. *They announced Chris Benoit vs. MVP in a Money in the Bank match is next. Kristal Marshall interviewed Benoit and he said its his right to compete at Wrestlemania. Finlay was added to the match, making it a Triple Threat match. *Finlay defeated Chris Benoit and MVP in a Triple Threat Match after cracking Benoit in the head with the shilegiegh. Finlay qualifies for Money in the Bank. Announced for next week: Undertaker vs. Finlay and Kane vs. WWE World champion Batista. *ECW World champion Bobby Lashley pinned Ken Kennedy with a running slam. Dark Match: *WWE World champion Batista pinned King Booker Huh, Four SD guys in MITB. Three different alliances in the match I guess: Rated RKO, the Hardys, and the Court.

From that link: PC ENGINE (AKA TurboGrafx-16) Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (Spike) Coooooooooooool. Let's hope for a stateside release.