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Kobashi/Joe, deserves a mention as well.

That, and for looking much better then she did last week. Although, Rudo was accurate in his complaints about the lack of boobage. Don't conceal them, Katharine.

Why are we saving anyways? Explain this to me. We save til we're too old to enjoy things anyways.

Canadian Stampede and Raw-Dallas '00 10-man tags are obvious.

Pretty shitty month, no?

You aren't helping me in my quest to mature and grow up. I can't wait to have my mid-life crisis at age 22.

The woman's finals was much better then any of the three F4 games for the men. Maryland wins in OT after a 13 pt comeback.

In March, Orton had this generic heavy metal theme music by some unknown band that he used for about 2-3 weeks. But, it was so horrible they went back to HEY! very quickly. Killswitch Engage, is hardly "unknown".

Because two years of a hot rivalry wasn't enough.

Wait, did Katharine completely shut Simon up there?

Okay, yeah. YES

Vince just needs to pay off Austin's current GF to antagonize Austin and Austin will handle business, his usual way. This will force Austin to cave and take the job to cover court expenses.

I usually refuse to admit this, but Kellie actually pulled this one off well.

Paris doing Trisha Yearwood, wasn't exactly what I expected.

Sigh, they need to let out their brokeback mountain frustrations.

I thought Randy and the others said to stop using safe choices and branch out, Mandisa is do her same old thing.

Will Ryan and Simon, stop flirting with each other.

So basically everyone who paid $50 bucks got scammed when just about every SD match has a rematch the next week.

Vickie would gladly sell her daughter out to Randy, there is no question.

Which was completely unrelated, Austin is a wife-beating drunk and they still promote him as an unbeatable bad-ass.

I'm used to disappointment, and I really think that if they're pissed enough to suspend him for two months, he may have fucked something up badly enough to kill the push. Most likely, they aren't really "pissed" but rather had to play it safe and suspend him. If it was completely bad, word would have broken by now. If it was criminally bad, they wouldn't just suspend him.

The problem with the 2000's, they just sang songs they liked and that put them in a comfort zone, something they dont need to be doing. Doing country, will force them to be creative and find something that suits them to be different. I just know Chris, will do "Friends in low places"

It'd have to be something that would be publically damaging because the typical stuff like causing fights, public drunkeness, shitting in bags didn't even get a slap on the hand. It'll be interesting to figure out what happned.

I'm pissed. I was so sure I would write some scathing review about tonights PPV. That won't happen, because it delivered to an extent. I'll post my original predictions before writing up my reaction to the show... TBS/Kane Vs Carlito/Masters Winner: Carlito and Masters (DQ) Time: 5:30 Rating: *1/4 Actual result Winner: Kane and TBS Time: 6:00 Rating: *1/4 Thoughts -A pretty short squash match. I was expecting them to extend this feud out another month for Backlash but they went ahead and had the champs squash the challengers with ease. I'm not sure if it was the best choice for opener but the crowd was feeling it and Carlito, is bound for a face turn sooner or later. Money in the Bank Winner: Flair Time: 18:00 Rating:***3/4 Actual result Winner: RVD Time: 12:00 Rating:***1/4 Thoughts -This was your basic spotfest ladder match. It hardly had anything memorable that'll be spotlighted for years to come, but the crowd was all for RVD and RVD showed up. Shelton avoid the botchy jitters for the big stage and probably was the highlight reel, once again with his springboard onto the ladder being the most memorable. I was expecting Flair to win, only because of the promo he cut last week. RVD, was the only other legitimate choice and probably, the right choice. Batista's brief cameo interupting Orton's promo looked to set up Orton/Batista, where Orton will probably be the champion by the time Batista returns this summer. Chris Benoit Vs JBL Winner: JBL Time: 13:50 Rating: ***3/4 Actual result Winner: JBL Time: 9:00 Rating:**1/2 Thoughts -Incredibly rushed as this match needed another 5-8 minutes. I was expecting this to steal the show and it didn't. It was a passable Smackdown or lower-tier ppv match, but not WM. I was disapointed to see JBL resort to mocking Eddie for cheap heat. The good news is that JBL is carrying the title, he should have held all along. Hard-Core Match: Edge Vs Mick Foley Winner: Edge Time: 13:00 Rating:**3/4 Actual result Winner: Edge Time: 15:00 Rating:***3/4 Thoughts -I was expecting a paint by number effort by Foley and I was wrong to underestimate him again. I still think the build for this match was horrid but they delivered on this match. Foley using the wrap-around barb-wire was a nice touch as they incorporated the usual (tacks, stairs, barbie) but the match was still stiff but not contrived. Lita, looked really good and I enjoyed her efforts tonight as the barbed wire socko was gusty to take and the bleeding from the mouth was a good visual. Foley, did a excellent blade job as he looked like Two-Face Harvey with the crimson mask convering only the left side of his face. Expected finish but it was hardly an unimpressive sight. Foley, delivered his best WM performance and is something to be proud of. Now stay home, Foley and just blog. The T's segment in the hall was gold, I really can't add anything else to that statement. Booker and Sharmell are a very consistant comedy duo and they deserve better then what came after this, we also need more Booker/Goldust reunions. It's also great to see Dibiase getting air time again. Boogeyman Vs The T's Winner: Boogeyman Time: 3:45 Rating:*1/4 Actual result Winner: Boogeyman Time: 5:00 Rating: DUD Thoughts -Booker T deserved better, although I'm glad he gets a WM paycheck. This was expectedly bad and probably worse then bad. One of the worse Mania matches ever. Thankfully, Boogeyman is injured and likely isn't working matches for a bit of time. Trish Stratus Vs Mickie James Winner: Mickie James Time: 8:20 Rating:**1/4 Actual result Winner: Mickie James Time: 9:00 Rating:***3/4 Thoughts -No, seriously. This was an excellent match that completely went beyond my expecations. Easily, the best woman's match in WWE in years. The heat was incredible for a woman's match and Mickie completely shined in the spotlight. Maybe the high rating was because the woman's stuff is rarely ever that good, but this match was. Maybe it'll drop in a year from now but right now it was the most memorable match. The finish is being talked about alot and people are focusing too much on the botch. Mickie, covered up pretty well and played it off with the skill and intelligence of a seasoned veteran. The most talked about part of the match, was easily the "Camel Toe Clutch", that was something new for a woman's match and it really, really fit with Mickie's character. The pose, after that spot was tremendous as well as Mickie's expression The McMahon family prayer, comical if only for Stephanie's attempts to stifle her laughter. Undertaker Vs Mark Henry Winner: Undertaker Time: 10:25 Rating:*3/4 Actual result Winner: Undertaker Time: 9:00 Rating:*3/4 Thoughts -Essentially, the match I was expecting. It wasn't a total stinker but it wasn't good either. Taker busting out the plancha, is always a good sight to see. Hopefully, Taker gets his first (and final) WM classic, next year. Vince McMahon Vs HBK Winner: HBK Time: 20:30 Rating:*** Actual results Winner: HBK Time: 18:00 Rating: ***1/4 Thoughts -Fairly good SE match, as Shawn completely dominated Vince. The SS run-in was great if only for Doane's bumping. Shane, was useful in his comical selling. The story they told, was excellent (although it was completely ignored by the commentators). Rey Mysterio Vs Kurt Angle Vs Randy Orton Winner: Rey Mysterio Time: 17:30 Rating:***1/2 Actual result Winner: Mysterio Time: 9:00 Rating: *** Thoughts -Criminally short. This match had another 10 minutes in it and the rapid-fire finish didn't help. The crowd completely turned against Rey, and some are angry about that. Look, Rey had been booked as a joke and the constant Eddie exploitation was irritating. A backlash, had to be expected. Torrie Vs Candice Winner: Candice Time: Too long Rating:DUD Actual results Winner: Torrie Time: 4:00 Rating: DUD Thoughts -Who gives a shit Triple H Vs John Cena Winner: Triple H Time: 24:45 Rating:**1/4 Actual results Winner: John Cena Time: 21:00 Rating: **1/2 Thoughts -I've covered the entrances enough in the WM thread. They were both embarassingly bad. At least, It was nice to see CM Punk appear at WM in his home-town. The crowd heat against Cena, was nuclear to say the least. Triple H, had a big grin inside him as the crowd was completely behind him. The match, probably wasn't really that bad and might look better on later viewing but you can't deny the crowd just really sucked you out of the match and forced you to focus on the surreal aspect of a crowd 100% behind Triple H. This was a no-win situation as neither men aren't what they need on top right now. Over-all, the show was very solid but not a classic WM but it gave a couple very good matches, a good comedy segment and nothing atrociously bad aside from what was already expected.

Even Sting went "I could have seen that coming".