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The NWA International Championship Belt My biggest problem with the ROH belt is how similar it looks to the UWF belt:

For those who have watched the MSG show: Without spoiling the result, is the Mascaras-Graham match as craptacular as it sounds?

That lineup looks craptastic. Another fucking night of American Idol? Oy vey.

Women's Murder Club has some potential, as I read a couple of Patterson's book in the series and they're pretty good reads. I will also give Pushing Daisies a shot. So much for hoping Cavemen was a rib. *sigh*

Sports Night: Dana and Casey share their first kiss Sorry, I mark for this show.

Zack's gotta learn to keep that left hand up. That's going to hurt him in the later rounds.

"EC-fucking W! EC-fucking W!" To Cactus Jack at November to Remember 95: "Hate the shirt, Cactus, hate the shirt!" CLAP CLAP

I'm still pissed about Sports Night getting cancelled. "So it was a hooking left jab?" "Yes." "And he used his right hand?" "The man's got skills."

Funny how your computer is out of action the night I'm scheduled to win the World Title. ::realizes match result isn't official until posted:: How's that computer doing? Need money for a replacement?

If the show's opening with a broadway, can the rest of the word limits be knocked down to 500?

I know there's a main event because I showed. It's up to Tom to finish marking it. I want a result by the time I wake up in the morning (working nights is starting to get to me).

A couple I'm in the minority on simply because nobody seems to ever heard of them. "Brain Donors" - Marx Brothers style movie starring John Turturro in the Groucho role and comedian Bob Nelson in the Harpo role. Highly underrated and funny as hell, but if you're not a Marx Brothers fan I woulnd't go out of my way to find it. "The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human" - David Hyde Pierce narrates a documentary telling other planets how Earthlings mate. Featuring Carmen Electra as the female lead and Lucy Liu as one of her best friends.

Not your fault. They had about a ten year stretch where they ignored it altogether. Another little known rule: Technically the tag is only legal with both feet on the apron while reaching over the top rope (at least in the States). This has not only been ignored for ten years or more, but it's been seemingly ignored in every women's tag team ever with the lone exception of the Jumping Bomb Angels-Glamour Girls match at Royal Rumble 1988.

It could be classified as insubordination depending on the comment.

I knew Hollywood was out of original ideas, but a remake of a remake? Hoo boy.

Found it hiding, and while it didn't last long enough to be a classic, it's still freaking hilarious. Guess what tonight is...

The TSM Wiki links to my favorite thread ever (Next Saturday I'm Going To Do It), but does anybody know what happened to the follow-up thread from after O.J. Hart supposedly did it?

While I agree Cornette should have been fired for slapping Carelli, the fact remains that Carelli should have been fired on the spot for completely blowing a fucking angle before it had the chance to get going. Instead, three years later he's Intercontinental Champion despite not doing anything to warrant it (like, you know, be on TV first, in past years a prerequisite).

Napoleon Dynamite. You can't call it a cult classic since everybody and their dog quotes the movie (and it is very quotable), but people seem to forget that the movie isn't even the least bit funny.

I think you're remembering the HBK-Benjamin match from the Gold Rush tournament. A former co-worker of mine is convinced Shelton Benjamin is actually dead after that superkick and we're actually seeing his ghost team with Charlie Haas on Raw every week. I found myself trying not to cry when they tolled the bell for Eddie but got through the rest of the show OK. What was with the random skipping of When World Collide during the Santo/Octagon vs. Eddie/Barr match? The piledriver spot is the spot the entire show was essentially centered around with the multiple mentions of Angel Azteca retiring from one, and they completely skip the spot and just move along the closing Eddy-Santo sequence.

1. Ric Flair 2. Bobby Heenan 3. Jim Cornette 4. Bret Hart 5. Vince McMahon

I've got two Morales matches, Tiger Mask-Estrada, and the L.A. show so far. That's it. If it's not fixed by the time I get home from work, I'm making some phone calls.

Elite Combat Project Episode #1 The show kicks off with nothing more than a graphic as we are live from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. And we begin at ringside with Jonathan Coachman, who welcomes us to the show and announces that the ECP World Heavyweight Championship tournament will begin next week. He then interviews one of the favorites for that tournament, Kurt Angle. Angle discusses not only the tournament, but also his match later tonight with Randy Savage. Angle says that while he respects Savage, he'll do whatever it takes to win, including breaking the Macho Man's ankle. Oh, it's damn true. Cut to Joey Styles and John Bradshaw Layfield at ringside, who talk about not only Angle vs. Savage, but also the main event featuring Eddie Guerrero against Barry Windham in a two out of three falls encounter. One fall with a 15-minute time limit: Mike Awesome vs. The Amazing Red Certainly a clash of styles, as it's power vs. speed. Red has control for the opening couple of minutes, but once he's caught, Awesome uses his power to dominate the match, and Red is being thrown around like a basketball. Awesome dumps Red to the arena floor and begins to celebrate. Red climbs back onto the apron, and he sunsets flips Awesome from the apron for the surprise pin at 9:43. Maria is backstage interviewing The Rock 'n' Roll Express...Ricky Morton and Stevie Richards. They discuss the intense training they've been doing in preparation for their opportunity at the ECP World Tag Team Championship. One fall with a 15-minute time limit: "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Kurt Angle Savage attacks Angle before the bell, but Angle quickly gets control and suplexes Savage out of his shoes, forcing Savage to roll out of the ring. The bell immediately rings, and security is quickly there to separate the two combatants and drag Savage away from ringside. Angle is announced as the winner via disqualification (JBL: "You can't disqualify Savage when the bell never rang!"), and a substitute opponent is quickly named. Kurt Angle vs. Paul Roma Angle wastes absolutely no time, hitting an Angle Slam for the pin in just 22 seconds. Almost immediately, Savage tries to make his way to the ring and is stopped by security. Joey Styles makes his way over to Savage, who cuts an extended promo about wanting to settle the score with Angle. He also notices that "If the bell rang, then they need a bell I can actually hear, dig it?" Coach is backstage interviewing the tag team of Kensuke Sasaki and Tajiri, managed by Paul Heyman. Heyman vows to make the tag team championships their priority, but they especially want to keep a close eye on the Rock 'n' Roll Express, who happen to be competing in the next match. One fall with a 15-minute time limit: The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Evan Karagias & Lance Cade A short but fast-paced contest, ending in just 4:10 when Ricky Morton pins Evan Karagias following the double dropkick. A disgusted Cade levels Karagias with a lariat after the match and storms off. Maria is backstage interviewing Booker T. Booker T has just found out he's scheduled to be in an 8-man ladder match next week to crown the first ECP TV Champion, and he plans to represent FX and all of TV Land. Now can you dig that, sucka? One fall with a 15-minute time limit: Tajiri (w/Kensuke Sasaki & Paul Heyman) vs. Shelton Benjamin An even match in the early going. Paul Heyman hops onto the ring apron to distract referee Jack Doan, enabling Tajiri to spray Shelton Benjamin with the green mist. Doan turns around and sees the green on Benjamin's face, calling for the bell and the DQ at 2:58 despite not seeing the actual infraction. EMTs immediately attend to Benjamin as JBL interviews Heyman and his men at ringside, disputing the decision as Doan couldn't have possibly seen anything without his bifocals. Joey Styles and John "Bradshaw" Layfield run down the eight competitors in next week's TV Title Ladder Match: Booker T Rey Mysterio Jr. Alex Shelley Owen Hart Dynamite Kid Chris Sabin Amazing Red Marty Jannetty They also announce the first match in the World Title tournament will be next week, with full brackets being announced at that time. Two out of Three Falls with a one hour time limit: Eddie Guerrero vs. Barry Windham FIRST FALL: Feeling out process to start. Some solid wrestling, with each man choosing to wear their opponent down. Guerrero takes offense to referee Tommy Young not falling for his illegal tactics, and as a result the match remains clean for the majority of the fall. Eddie finally begs off when Windham has control, then uses leverage to dump Windham down hard to the concrete floor. Windham makes his way back in, but he's favoring his ribs, which remain a target for Guerrero for the remainder of the fall. Windham makes a couple of failed comeback attempts, but Eddie wins the fall with a Frog Splash in 31:02. Between falls, Lance Cade bumps into Stan Hansen backstage. Hansen likes the way Cade took care of business on Evan Karagias, and he suggests forming a partnership. SECOND FALL: The fall is completely dominated by Guerrero. Sensing Windham's ribs are completely shot, Guerrero climbs to the top rope for another frog splash and celebrates to the crowd. The celebration allows Windham to climb up and meet Eddie on the top rope, and Windham gets the superplex in for the pin at 39:21 to even the match, but Windham's ribs are worse for wear. Between falls, Evan Karagias challenges Lance Cade and Stan Hansen to a tag team match next week, and he introduces his partner.... VADER! THIRD FALL: Windham takes control for a few minutes, but one solid kick to the ribs changes the momentum. After a series of solid moves that target the ribs, Guerrero nearly gets a submission with the Lasso from El Paso, but Windham just manages to make his way to the ropes. Guerrero celebrates, but Tommy Young lowers his arms. As Guerrero complains, Windham takes him down from behind with a bulldog headlock. Wndham crawls into a cover, but the bell rings, signifying a time-limit draw. The show ends with a old school promo montage. The Powers of Pain (w/manager Bobby Heenan) vowing to win the tag team championship. Madusa (w/bodyguard Nicole Bass) challenging Gail Kim. Promos from Roddy Piper, Raven, and Rick Martel about the World Title tournament. Gail Kim accepting the challenge of Madusa. The show goes off the air with Ken Shamrock not only vowing to win the World Title, but threatening to sue Kurt Angle, claiming he copyrighted the ankle lock. Confirmed for next week: Evan Karagias/Vader vs. Lance Cade/Stan Hansen Madusa vs. Gail Kim Ladder Match for the TV Title: Booker T, Rey Mysterio Jr., Alex Shelley, Owen Hart, Dynamite Kid, Chris Sabin, Amazing Red, and Marty Jannetty Plus the beginning of the World Title tournament

I'd better edit that. I like 24/7 too damn much. If they ever drop the old NWA shit I might reconsider that. But PPVs or DVDs? The DVD would have to be something special, and fuck their PPVs.

McMahon as ECW champion (and not getting it off of some fluky finish) has officially killed the ECW brand... ...and officially ruined my faith in WWE ever getting it right. That is the last time I'll spend my money on anything with the WWE logo on it in the near future.