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I'm just happy they kept Miz and Morrison together. This year seemed to actually legitimately shake the rosters up as opposed to last year. However, a year from now, all three brands will feel stale once again.

What's your basis of that? Other then that Jericho has a title and has no defense in line. You think he'll do a Highlight Reel segment and Punk crashes and challenges in an attempt to stand up for the injured HBK? They could do that with Mysterio (if he's cleared and it's not like that ever stops Rey from getting back in the ring). I don't think Jericho does a match at all on NOC. Maybe a brawl segment with Shawn but not an actual match.

It's not really a big issue. Punk appears "one last time" and passes the proverbial torch to Matt. Who will leave ECW? Benjamin or Kofi?

They usually do this, don't they? Have the departing wrestlers do a "farewell" match on their now former brand (which is a ridiculous premise since he'll be on ECW in about 3 weeks from now, against Morrison). Someone is moving to a new brand here.

Couldn't let Punk leave without one more match against Miz and Morrison.

There was an article in some newspaper similar to this about a month ago and it basically included the same songs on this list. Clearly, these are really hated songs. Some of those songs can be fine on their own as a road song but not in a bar.

Last year, ECW ended up as the big winner with the supplemental draft by getting Nitro and Miz. Maybe they'll have the luck again.

I spent a good amount of time debating Bodies and FBI but I figured that it wasn't likely I would get Cornette in the manager draft and to me..HB without Cornette feels wrong. Austin Idol was the biggest gut wrench that I eyed since the early rounds. Luckily, I have the original on my roster. Some good picks in this round overall.

Yeah. We all know who Rikishi really did it for.

If Chavo wins, they can simply say that Vicki met with the lawyers and got Chavo an permanent residence with Smackdown. That could play into the MVP situation about wanting his own restructured deal. In the past, they said ECW Title must remain with ECW but that was just to get Lashley over to Raw. They could easily have Vicki explain that the allure of having the ECW Champion isn't worth having Edge share the spotlight, so in order to make the deal for Chavo to stay on Smackdown, she gives up TBS to ECW. Miz and Morrison losing the titles to Finlay and Hornswoggle would be a near travesty after the greatness their reign has been, even if they been dealt with some lackluster challengers. If they do the supplemental draft, they should just move Miz and Morrison to Smackdown for good.

No. I mean, people have always been split down the middle about this particular topic and it never goes anywhere. If this report is true and they do indeed turn the World Heavyweight Title into a spinner belt, it'll open that discussion up once again. Ultimately, if they turn the Big Gold Belt into a spinner version, then so be it. Would they revive the previous WWE Title design? Maybe but it doesn't change who the champions are and the direction of the company.

Tremendous. The spinner belt outrage had died out lately but this should revive this irrelevant topic to its former glory.

Batista, Kane and Punk are all capable of being good heels to combat the others. Hopefully, Ted Dibiase Jr. can continue to improve and the new stable can infuse new life into the show.

John Cena was really quick to the scene to make sure that no one suspected him. I really dug that only the top three guys in the company tried to save Vince.

They'll just wait for Edge to kick Vicki to the curb by sleeping with the wedding planner and Vicki gets back at him by re-hiring the Undertaker or Vicki gets fired in some fashion and 'Taker will tombstone her off the show.

The most important thing that Czech touched on was that he is an ass. Many of these writers/voters are historically bitter about anyone that openly ridicules them to the extent that Schilling does and will continue over the next five years. He'll be in but he probably doesn't make it in the first time around.

Does our generation (as in, the people after Pryor/Carlin/Cosby) have any comedians that will generate that type of reaction when they die?

That'll never work. Even Russo wouldn't think of that. How about a cop frozen in the 1970's awoken in 2008 to stop the evil drug lord Masato Tanaka.

So you are going to ret-con them into something they never were before? I wish I would have gotten in this draft so I could have made Juventud Guerrera into an All-American, charismatic powerhouse, a la Hulk Hogan. Seriously, is this allowed? I would allow your plans for Juvi, but Stevie's Headbangers seem like too much of a stretch. He also told us to wait a litle while longer. Which wasn't necessary. Miracle Violence Connection will now be street-rapping genies.

The point is that you have always been able to draw people in with characters and personalities. TNA does all the stunts they want but it doesn't get them anywhere. WWE did big business with the Russo because of the characters they developed. Guys like Austin and Rock were as equally transcendant as Hogan and Andre were in the 80's. Andre and Hogan drew because of the immensity of their personas. Ratings aren't going to skyrocket with this new storyline with Vince. A key reason for the shift in viewing to the new attitude era is that it was such a departure from everything professional wrestling once was. However, that has passed. Instead, these stunts are merely poor efforts to recapture that aura that is no longer around.

Glad to see you're back on the board, Mr. Russo. If only Andre and Hogan involved some exploding boats and bastard dwarfs, maybe people would have went to see that match.

Why didn't the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry try to help?

Paralyzed Vince will be a fantastic gimmick change.

Chavo should do the William Regal finish here for ECW.

I think the battle royal will close the show.