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About that house show I've been mentioning....the last time I went to one at the same venue, I came fairly early (I forget when) but the line stretched out alllll the way to the boardwalk and down it probably at least several blocks. It got moving fast when they started to let people in, but by the time we got there it was crowded as hell and hard to move around. We did get to our seats in time, but the concessions and merchandise stands were so crowded around that it was nearly impossible to get anything. What time should I arrive at the show so I can get concessions and merchandise early (I could be lookin' to get a CM Punk shirt while there or somethin')? It starts at 8 PM.

They might let him do both. Writers have had onscreen appearances before. The Great Khali's translator is a writer.

Supposedly Punk has an injury, but this was advertised as being talked about on a radio show which is nearly over now, so I don't have anything to quote. It was at wrestlezone.com. I'm betting it's that broken nose. Damn that stiff Regal. Hopefully it isn't too serious and he should be fine.

"IT'S ME AUSTIN!"

Construction problems: they already have a Hell in a Cell match. How could they have an Elimination Chamber as well? Production is damned fast at setting things up. They could put the chamber above the ring, and assemble the cell live. At least I think they could... Or they could have a double HIAC with the card above, or just a six man match. But right now it feels like it's setting up for a Chamber match.

I have a feeling the new GM is going to announce an Elimination Chamber for Summerslam. Punk, Kane, JBL, Batista, Cena, and Jericho makes an even six.

Not til Punk defends his title clean at a pay per view. He needs the credibility.

Could be played that he took a stiff shit-kicking and still came out on top. I wish I had that much faith in their booking...oh look at that Punk ends up laid out yet again Has there ever been a champion that has been laid out this many times in succesive shows? Rey Mysterio. Rey Mysterio was tossed around by hosses and lost almost every match except title matches. On the other hand, has Punk lost a single match since becoming champion?

Could be played that he took a stiff shit-kicking and still came out on top. I wish I had that much faith in their booking...oh look at that Punk ends up laid out yet again Has there ever been a champion that has been laid out this many times in succesive shows? Hey look at it this way, they could be building for a SWERVE and have Punk overcome the odds at Summerslam in a fatal four way or something.

ZOMG PUNK IS BEING BERRIED AGAIN.

The 700,000 viewers were probably the overrun which usually gets a huge surge. Losing 80,000 viewers doesn't really mean too much, as opposed to say, Kofi Kingston & Mickie James vs. Paul and Katie Lea Burchill which lost 206,000 viewers. Small fluctuations in viewers are due to commercials and such, or so I've read.

If this warrants a thread, please feel free to move it.

Here's my house show lineup:

Is this getting stickied or no?

I've been reading a lot of complaints that the finish to the last RAW was unrealistic and enough to ruin the entire show, and I have to say I realise that there's a LOT of stuff that one could consider 'unrealistic'. Think about it. The Undertaker has a lot of crazy and supernatural and over the top angles (he comes out of a _flaming coffin_ at Survivor Series once, and let's not get into this...) Yeah, there was a camera there too. There are cameras EVERYWHERE. Okay, I suppose the 3 camera shoot does make it worse, but my point is there's cameras that have been the witness to 'attempted murder' before and nobody's done anything. Think about it. This most certainly wasn't the worst of them. Kane and Undertaker once 'shot flames' at each other. And how about Y2J's debut and return? Who did he get to put up all those mystery vignettes for him? And then there's Mae Young's pregnancy, I think you know where that ended up... If you think hard enough about it, everything in wrestling has some degree of unbelievability to it. I just don't understand why people are complaining this much about a crazy angle that supposedly 'ruins' an otherwise awesome show, the best RAW in years. It's a TV show, they've done way worse and far more unbelievable stuff before, why can't we all calm down and enjoy it?

Mysterio is not fully recovered yet AND is in contract squabbles with the WWE. I agree that Jericho should try and nose his way into the title scene since he believes HBK is retired. Punk needs a heel to play off of to establish him as a face. Jericho is real simple to get in... just have him try to lure CM Punk to the truth, since he has experience of being considered a transitional champion. He could play mind games and cut great promos. No good. Jericho might get cheered against Punk. Then again, after what he did to HBK... Still, I think you should establish Punk first, then put him into a program against Jericho.

I'll only go for EC if Punk comes out first and goes the distance to retain. It would be the perfect storyline to put him over at last and give him a convincing win.

On TV to me it seemed like the crowd gave both of them mild cheers at the start and remained dead until the match heated up later, and I thought Punk got some cheers for his near-falls...

Naaah...the Divas championship will be the piss break.

You mean my favourite wrestler of all time John Cena as a champ is more interesting than Cena as a contender? Not Cena in particular. Cena is a better chaser. Some people are better as champ some people chase better. Cena's character got stale so his reign too got stale.

A find...the story itself isn't the main thing, but it's the wording here... They say he is a 'former' writer. Did he quit? Or get fired? Is this why the writing has been drastically different? Or is this just wrong?

Edge vs. HHH for the WWE Championship HHH retains to carry the feud on to Summerslam. Batista vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship I'd like to see Punk retain personally and I think the booking shows that he will, but you never know...Having Boretista go over here is a blatant burial of Punk, and 'tista doesn't need another title run. So I'm hoping that doesn't happen. I'm gonna go ahead and say Punk retains in a close match, possibly with Kane getting involved. If Punk jobs here, it'll undo all the faith I have in WWE's booking team, who has been doing a good job for the past few weeks. Tommy Dreamer vs. Mark Henry for the ECW Championship Henry wins, Extreme Rules rematch on ECW next Tuesday. Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. Jesse & Festus vs. Hawkins & Ryder vs. Miz & Morrison for the WWE Tag Team Championships No clue. I'll guess Miz and Morrison. John Cena vs. JBL in a NYC Parking Lot Brawl John Cena wins after FUing JBL through a car or something. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho Jericho wins via interference by Cade. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy for the US Championship Matt Hardy retains. Michelle McCool vs. Natalya for the Divas Championships Natalya wins, though I still can't believe they're making another Women's title.

I have a house show on August 8th again and I paid 60 for a seat I think in the...5th row? The first time I was waay back and I couldn't see hardly shit. It took me a while to figure out where the wrestlers were coming from. It was terrible. This time, I'm also near the area the wrestlers are entering. So I'll actually be able to enjoy the damn show.

Waiting for people to blame Punk in 3...2...

No. Punk shouldn't need help retaining the belt. He needs to beat Batista clean this Sunday. Nothing else is acceptable, he needs a decisive win.