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I'll take it over "We don't get no respect" (even if ESPN never shuts up about Brady), "Peyton can't win in the post-season" or "Seattle? They have a football team?". It's a fun team to watch with good players and personalities and you're upset because of the hype? Every team will get hype. Be it natural or synthetic. I'd take the "God's Team" considering it really is a good story, much more so then the usual manufactured bullshit.

Czechisalunatic.

It is understandable in Tennis given the short shelf life they have but I agree the talk about the young ages of golfers is pointless and idiotic.

Who else wanted to punch the kid in the Steelers jersey?

I have a random question regarding the Super Bowl. What is the ruling on jersey selection? Are the NFC/AFC set as Home/Away by record or do the teams select the jerseys they choose wear regardless of record or stadium affiliation? I ask this because I was curious to see if SD would wear the powder blue jerseys should they make it that far.

Last week he claimed he had to work (while watching the game on the horror of non-HDTV).

Who wants the Bears to lose? Maybe next week, but against Seattle? No chance.

Hey! A touchdown.

Typical WWE. Good front (for 2 and 3) ruined by a dumb catchphrase.

Isn't Carolina thinking of looking for a new QB to phase Delhomme out? Quite frankly, Carr deserves to play with a real line and Houston obviously has no plan to provide him with one. I think he could be great for Green Bay.

I still can't shake the feeling that Mr. Automatic will finally miss a game winner FG next week and send NE back to the SB.

It might be halftime and only a 6 point difference but the look on the faces of the Ravens tell that they aren't in this as they should be.

Just eight more FG's.

Keep in mind that the Eastern Conference and the National League looked inferior and they won their respective championships.

Baltimore 17 Indy 28 Philly 20 New Orleans 34 San Diego 16 New England 21 Seattle 13 Chicago 27

I think it's better to just shrink it down to the four needed teams. I explained why it's better to stick with 4 teams since it's a regular format while including two teams that aren't spot taking machines isn't neccesary. CT would work best with a skit or getting involved in the match with a "stealing" the ladders bit as opposed to being in the match itself. I know we like Regal but don't expect to see him in a match.

Didn't Chuck already do a taping for Entourage? That could play in very nicely.

I think the MITB concept wouldn't work this time around because the last two times it paid off but like with Edge, whom used it to build it and delay the cash in by waiting for the best moment to strike or RVD declaring his intention right away...you can't do anything differently. A 4 way TLC match involving WGTT/MnM/Kendrick+London/Hardyz would probably be the most explosive and spotty ladder match ever and really it seems they are building that direction. I'd keep the titles on Kendrick/London and get the other titles on WGTT and insert them with the Hardyz and MnM whom are still feuding. It'd really work if Mercury's first match back would be the TLC match considering that was the type of match that shattered his face. If he played cocky but showed he was afraid of being in the match, that would be tremendous. They could easily stretch the dissension angle between London and Kendrick out and play that up as well. I'd have Cryme Tyme involved but not in the match itself. Have them do a bit during the match by stealing the ladders and stuff away from WGTT to prevent them from winning. They like having the TLC matches on the WM card and they already have a built in story for the match and can include new players instead of slapping six mid-carders with no direction in the match like the past two years. The card needs a big match. A match on the level of Andre/Hogan or Hogan/Warrior but they don't have that right now with the exception of Batista/Cena which gives you that WM6 vibe. Batista is a huge liability with his injury prone record and quite frankly, I don't think they can trust him to be healthy a year from now. They considered this match along with Batisa/Undertaker and it seems to me that the face/face with Cena pays off more right now. I know the arguement is that UT/Batista is limited but the Cena match can be saved. We keep assuming UT will be hanging the boots up soon but it never happens. I could easily buy UT still wrestling in three years on a limited schedule while Batista is chasing Mark Henry for "most stints on DL". I think you can establish other big matches and even save matches down the road by taking the titles off the current champions and putting Cena and Batista in the top billed match for Mania. My push is that R-RKO can and should take those two championships. Edge winning the Rumble would be great in that he could jump to SD claiming he doesn't want to waste his streak by beating John Cena once again. Orton can just as easily be named the #1 contender by the conventional methods (probably a battle royal, giving WWE history). I'd actually set up a double title change with the heels taking the titles leading to Orton finishing the program with Shawn and Edge facing UT which I think is a better option for WWE and the fans. UT/Edge is just as much a "big match" as Batista/UT is and by doing so, you could easily save UT/Batista to sell another PPV and make more money there. I don't like the idea that UT will be involved in the World Title scene just because it becomes a political nightmare since I still don't think he'll drop the streak. Batista doesn't need it and to a lesser extent, Edge doesn't need it but he'd gain more from it then Batista right now. It might work better for Orton/Cena, Edge/Batista and give UT the usual monster (Umaga, for instance). Let's stop the Benoit pleas. It'll probably never happen, or if it does, it won't be at WM but rather a secondary PPV. There are alot of ways to go right now but they seem dead set on Batista/UT but they have changed plans many times. I'm not saying UT/Batista is a bad decision as it would certainly appeal to the fanbase but there are other options to explore. I don't like the idea of Hogan/Khali. What's the point of paying homage when it'll just be an obvious desperation ploy to recapture that moment. Can Hogan even lift the guy? I'd be more worried about that. The whole appeal to that match is that and if he can't do it, the fans will be let down. If he is unable to slam Khali, it does make Khali look big time but it's Khali here. How long can they carry that anyways? He doesn't have Andre's charisma or TBS's ability to sell and put a match over through effort. I think using Lashley to slam Khali provides you with the homage and puts over someone who can give the company something better for the long run. I'm also bothered that Orton might finally get that one on one main event he was primed for the last couple years but didn't get but only to be against Cena in a program that'll likely only have 2 months behind it. I think they could get a little more out of Orton beating Shawn and finally living up to the destiny claims. Since Khali is off ECW, it seems like they might just do a 4 Way for that title. Probably involving Test and RVD. The wild-card would be Holly, Punk or Sandman (likely Holly).

That might be the case, too, yah. The scenario being a RAW star wins the rumble and Taker, Kennedy, Booker, Finalay meet in a hell in a cell match whilst Batista is in a different match (against whom would be the next question then). Batista Vs MVP could work as a time filler feud. Unless they have Edge winning the Rumble to jump over to SD to challenge Batista, I guess they would need this match to be the #1 contenders match. I'm almost 100% certain that Orton is taking the Rumble.

Tonight's espisode was good. Not great but it built things along nicely and finally added some background on some minor characters that needed it. Saracen is still my favorite character but Smash was pretty good here. I was sad about the lack of Riggins+Landry this week. They needed to keep that going.

It was a Goalie.

It wasn't Screamin' A. He wasn't swinging off Iverson's nuts. It was some retired player, I can't bother to remember who it was.

The players didn't care this year and made the playoffs. Might as well give it another go.

Kobe was included. They mentioned a hockey player but forgot about him as it went into a full blown Jeter Vs Brady debate between Phillips and Salisbury. Phillips claim was "BUT BRADY WASN'T IN THE PRO BOWL" and Fat Boy replies "Well, who does Tom Brady have to play with" while some guy kept shouting "81 POINTS!" in support of Kobe and the mullet just sat there stunned he was on tv in the afternoon. It was a mess.

Here Look around, at the last couple pages and you should find a few ROH matches sprinkled in for DL. ROH creates themes around the shows and breaks their history into chapters Chapter 1: 2/23/02 "Era Of Honor Begins" to 2/8/03 "First Anniversary Show" Chapter 2: 3/15/03 "Expect The Unexpected" to 3/12/04 "At Our Best" Chapter 3: 4/23/04 "Reborn: Stage One" to 12/26/04 "Final Battle 2004" Chapter 4: 1/15/05 "It All Begins" to 6/12/05 "The Future Is Now" Chapter 5: 6/18/05 "Death Before Dishonor III" to 8/12/05 "Redemption" Chapter 6: 8/13/05 "Punk: The Final Chapter" to 2/11/06 "Unscripted II" Chapter 7: 2/25/06 "Fourth Anniversary Show" to 4/22/06 "The 100th Show" Chapter 8: 4/28/06 "Weekend Of Champions: Night One" to 12/23/06 "Final Battle 2006" That's where you would start to be right up to date as of right now. In this fourm (Other Promotions), there should be a thread called "ROH DVD's". Those will indicate which shows that are the most worth getting. It helps greatly if you have a certain style that you like as some shows can cater more concisely with your likings.