Wrestling

[Sabretooth]

Yes...chant my name!
FALLEN ANGEL *fap fap fap fap fap*

[Hunter Rider]

Umanga is just a Samoan version of Kamala

http://www.toydreams.co.uk/images/wwf/carded/kamala.jpg

It's wrestlecrap for 2006

Kane is wrestlcrap incarnate though and would you have preferred if he had came in with a baggy hockey jersey and played samoan public enemy ?

[LastSunrise1981]

I can't inderstand the support for a baldy choad who can't work and hears voices and yet hate for a badass samoan who looks like he can genuinely kill you:confused:

Kane is a very talented and has put on good matches with Austin, Jericho, Benoit, Undertaker, Angle, and moves very good for a man his size. I've always liked him and appreciated his presence in the ring.

[Addendum]

Kane is much better than Isaac Yankem DDS and Fake Diesel, even though Glen Jacobs was all 3 :o

[NDX]

Didn't I already banish you? :mad:

Again, you have no power.

[Capt Throbberson]

maybe but anyone else find the inclination of a blowjob disturbing ?:(
Come again?

[The FallenAngel]

FALLEN ANGEL *fap fap fap fap fap*That...that's a bit much.

[Sabretooth]

I can't inderstand the support for a baldy choad who can't work and hears voices and yet hate for a badass samoan who looks like he can genuinely kill you:confused:
The Rock isnt THAT bad :rolleyes: ;)

[NDX]

Looks like watch Samu with braids and tattoos.

[Hunter Rider]

Kane is a very talented and has put on good matches with Austin, Jericho, Benoit, Undertaker, Angle, and moves very good for a man his size. I've always liked him and appreciated his presence in the ring.

Oh i totally change my opinon thankshttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

seriously though he was carried by much superior workers in all those matches,and most of them were mediocre at best,look at his match ratings,the guy has barely ever stepped beyond ** 1/2

[The_Mystery]

Someone kills this gimmick please.

[Hunter Rider]

Come again?

The vince /Shelton thing with shelton on his knees was :(

[DOG LIPS]

I'm having trouble paying attention to this match. Maria is in my brain. *drools*

[Hunter Rider]

The Rock isnt THAT bad :rolleyes: ;)
ahhh for the Rock to be on a WWE show:( :up:

But Umaga is more like a headshrinker than anytihng else,very much an islander gimmick

[Addendum]

Plus, Umanga is just another ****ty monster Samoan. The Headshrinkers, Meng the Barbarian.

Samoan Joe and the Rock brought some respectability back to the Samoan wrestlers without doing the crazy native ****

[NDX]

Umaga gonna get DQed.

Damn referee is faster than my typing.

[Hunter Rider]

Plus, Umanga is just another ****ty monster Samoan. The Headshrinkers, Meng the Barbarian.

Samoan Joe and the Rock brought some respectability back to the Samoan wrestlers without doing the crazy native ****

They were all great heels and why should the other parts of Samoa not be represented ? not all are like Joe and Rocky who are american samoans.lots of samoans still wear tribal attire and have rituals and chanting as part of their worship

[Sabretooth]

ahhh for the Rock to be on a WWE show:( :up:

But Umaga is more like a headshrinker than anytihng else,very much an islander gimmick
Dude. His finisher is sticking out his THUMB. At least Kane has a respectable finisher.

[Capt Throbberson]

Is that his finisher?

The Thumb of Doom?

[Sabretooth]

God is PISSED.

[NDX]

CRAP! They really are doing this God ****! I was only joking! JOKING! ****ing WWE.

[Capt Throbberson]

Oh....my...god..

There actually going to do the God shoots Mcmahon with lightning bolts angle.

[Go Web Go!]

Did "God" just make his WWE debut?

[Mr. Socko]

Yeah lol, he's helping HBK

[DOG LIPS]

Ha ha ha... Go God!!!

[Hunter Rider]

Dude. His finisher is sticking out his THUMB. At least Kane has a respectable finisher.

Actually the Asiatic spike can kill a man legit where as a chokeslam involves the other wrestler springing up from the floor to get height while Kane holds their neck

[Jason Blood]

God is PISSED.
this is why smackdown is better

Umaga and the GHEAT KAHALAI need to both die though

[Capt Throbberson]

Did "God" just make his WWE debut?
Yes

[Addendum]

They were all great heels and why should the other parts of Samoa not be represented ? not all are like Joe and Rocky who are american samoans.lots of samoans still wear tribal attire and have rituals and chanting as part of their worship
Quit watching WWF and read up about Samoans. They're doing the stereotypical insane native ****.

[Jason Blood]

since we're going to see something later

Is Carlito the face or is he the heel?

[The FallenAngel]

I so called that fireworks ****. :o

[Sabretooth]

Well,by wrestling standards it just looks stupid and lazy. The chokeslam,while used a little too much,is an awesome finisher. Especially when Kane does double chokeslams.

[Addendum]

So god is just a bunch of special effects? :confused:

I figured that out years ago

[Go Web Go!]

Yeah lol, he's helping HBK

I hope he doesn't turn heel during the tag team match at Backlash. :(

[Hunter Rider]

Quit watching WWF and read up about Samoans. They're doing the stereotypical insane native ****.

why should they not have an insane samoan why does he have to be cool like Rock ?
I mean ppl are creaming over a guy playing a bad version of Jason from Halloween

[LastSunrise1981]

You know, this might have been cool in the 80's or early 90's. But now it's just plain ridiculous. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Sabretooth]

I so called that fireworks ****. :o
Hmm. It appears God took a trick out of one of Undertaker and Kane's book. :o

[The FallenAngel]

I hope he doesn't turn heel during the tag team match at Backlash. :(He might. He'd get some massive heat.

[Go Web Go!]

since we're going to see something later

Is Carlito the face or is he the heel?

I would think Carlito is the face seeing how NO ONE likes Chris Masters. He can pay everyone's entrance to the show and no one would like him. He's crap.

[NDX]

This RAW went from good to why the **** do I even bother anymore.

[Jason Blood]

*seconds later that limo explodes*

[LastSunrise1981]

Hmm. It appears God took a trick out of one of Undertaker and Kane's book. :o

So is God going to break out one of the major plagues like in the bible?

Locusts? The Great Flood?

[Capt Throbberson]

2006 is a good year for wrestlecrap

[NDX]

*seconds later that limo explodes*

I was actually expecting that to happen.

Hey, Matt Striker... in a sweatervest. He needs to wrestle again.

[Go Web Go!]

So is God going to break out one of the major plagues like in the bible?

Locusts? The Great Flood?

Perhaps even herpes? :O

[Addendum]

why should they not have an insane samoan why does he have to be cool like Rock ?

Tribal stereotypes in wrestling are the results of ****ty, lazy writers who lack the brain capacity to think of something with value.

If you want to defend that ****, go right ahead ****er. I don't buy that

[Go Web Go!]

I was actually expecting that to happen.

Hey, Matt Striker... in a sweatervest. He needs to wrestle again.

No he doesn't. :down

[Go Web Go!]

Carlito saves the day. Quickly becoming one of my favorites. :up:

[Jason Blood]

That answers it

Carlito is the face

Striker is pretty good on the Mic

[LastSunrise1981]

Perhaps even herpes? :O

Explains why Vince likes men on their knees. :eek:

[Addendum]

I guess Striker is thinking copying "Dean Douglas" is a good career move

[DOG LIPS]

Ha ha "Anal what?"

[NDX]

Now this is what I want to see. Carlito and Striker going at it.

DAMN YOU, MASTERS!

[Jason Blood]

and here comes Masters' lame ass to ruin everything :(

[The FallenAngel]

Carlito is cool. Masters is disgusting.

[Hunter Rider]

Tribal stereotypes in wrestling are the results of ****ty, lazy writers who lack the brain capacity to think of something with value.

If you want to defend that ****, go right ahead ****er. I don't buy that

lol flames over wrestling,grow up

The gimmick is based on savages who still exsist in the real world and the idea is that his manager searched the jungles to find a killer and brought him to WWE,there is nothing wrong with that

[Sabretooth]

That'd be awesome if his hairpiece fell out.

[LastSunrise1981]

Carlito is cool. Masters is disgusting.

Samoa Joe should kick Masters like he destroyed that door. :up:

[NDX]

I guess Striker is thinking copying "Dean Douglas" is a good career move

Well, it's either being Dean Douglas V.2 (although he was a real Social Studies teacher here in NYC, so it's not a far cry from what he did) or he can go back to being the gay lover of Mace from the Christopher Street Connection. That was one ****ed up wedding.

[The FallenAngel]

That'd be awesome if his hairpiece fell out.Carlito should rip it off.

[punishermax]

why should they not have an insane samoan why does he have to be cool like Rock ?
I mean ppl are creaming over a guy playing a bad version of Jason from Halloween
Jason is from Friday the 13th. Micheal Myers is from Halloween.

[Jason Blood]

What hairpiece are you guys talking about?

[DOG LIPS]

Yay! It's Mr. Sweaty in the crack!! :D:up:

[Hunter Rider]

Jason is from Friday the 13th. Micheal Myers is from Halloween.

oh,my bad,i was thinking of the one with the white mask

[Jason Blood]

okay...

RVD got high and painted his briefcase...

[Sabretooth]

I love the SS intro where they all say their names. :D

[Sabretooth]

Yay! It's Mr. Sweaty in the crack!! :D:up:
I never noticed that before. :eek:

[DOG LIPS]

I never noticed that before. :eek:
Liar! :mad:

[Jason Blood]

WHOA

RVD got REALLY High!

[punishermax]

In the SS intro, does anyone else think it looks like Mikey is constipated?

[Addendum]

lol flames over wrestling,grow up

The gimmick is based on savages who still exsist in the real world and the idea is that his manager searched the jungles to find a killer and brought him to WWE,there is nothing wrong with that
Ok then. Perhaps the WWF should have a tag team called "The Cottonpickers", that originate from the Deep South, who are trying to make a name for themselves after running away from "The Man".

Or how about a tag team called "The Beaners" that just made a run from the border? Or what about "The Brainiacs", a tag team from Japan? Or better yet "Two Honkies and a Trailer Park Slut?" Wait...they did that with Jaime Noble and Nidia already. So scratch that one.

That's essentially what having a guy prance around as a "wild Samoan" is equal to.

[Sabretooth]

With WWE's drug policy,I wonder if RVD is still smoking pot backstage?

[Go Web Go!]

Way to push Mr. Money in the Bank. Losing to 5 male cheerleaders...

[NDX]

Awww, poor Maria is confused.

[punishermax]

Maria and Trish......mmm.......I have to go to the bathroom now.

[LastSunrise1981]

With WWE's drug policy,I wonder if RVD is still smoking pot backstage?

Good question.

[The FallenAngel]

Women's division time. Yayz!

[punishermax]

Trish is freakin' hot as a brunette.

[Sabretooth]

The Spirit Squad is probably going to join the new DX. :(

[The FallenAngel]

She's hot period. I hope we get some great shots, like last week. :up:

[Sabretooth]

Trish is freakin' hot as a brunette.
How I'd love to see her jump like that on my bed....naked.

[Bull4]

The Spirit Squad is probably going to join the new DX.

I hope not DX is cool. Spirit Squd ain't.

[NDX]

Wasn't it announced that WWE won't be prohibiting wrestlers from smoking pot? Although I think it's during their off time, not during events.

[punishermax]

Trish, I want you. I think my time to become a stalker starts tonight.

[Addendum]

This is ****ed up. I like it.

"You *****es are crazy!!!" Line. of. the. night.

[Jason Blood]

who the **** is that?

Who the **** cares?

[punishermax]

Oh, its that guy. HAHAHA, *****es be crazy.

[Jason Blood]

THIS IS ****ING RETARDED

This is actually making me angry right now...

[punishermax]

Nice Spinebuster. Best move ever.

[Go Web Go!]

I do appreciate Trish's new love for short skirts...

[Jason Blood]

Nice Spinebuster. Best move ever.
*ahem*

[Sabretooth]

Lucky guy. Two of the hottest women in WWE fighting over him. Lucky bastard.

[punishermax]

*ahem*
No....spinebuster forever.

[The FallenAngel]

Boobahs rule! I love the women's division and I expect caps from that segment tomorrow. :o

[The FallenAngel]

No....spinebuster forever.Spinebuster: :down Diamond Head: :down It's all about the GORE!!! *****es.

[Addendum]

Beware the thumb :up:

****ing lol

[Go Web Go!]

Are we supposed to fear May 19th now? "Don't say that!"


:rolleyes:

[punishermax]

BOO the gore. BOO the spear. AA Spinebuster=Best. Move. Evah!

[Addendum]

That

[NDX]

A taped up thumb is ****ing dangerous. Dangerous I say!

[Jason Blood]

so if you say May 19th during Masters' entrance, Coach and King will both kill Joey Styles?

[Sabretooth]

Backlash is shaping up to be a good card :up:

[Jason Blood]

Cena doesn't have black hair...

wtf...

[Go Web Go!]

I like the fact that Lita's breastasis get more airtime than most wrestlers.

[Addendum]

A taped up thumb is ****ing dangerous. Dangerous I say!
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/516.gif

[punishermax]

When did SHH! get that emoticon?

[The FallenAngel]

BOO the gore. BOO the spear. AA Spinebuster=Best. Move. Evah!I see you use it as a finisher. I should come to Arpin and GORE you. :mad:

[Sabretooth]

The Fappinator finisher would seriously annihilate you,punishermax,and the entire backyard area. :mad:

[Go Web Go!]

It looks like Triple H's new theme last week was a one time only thing, which is ok with me. This one's way catchier and I'm already used to it.

[NDX]

Carlito's new theme music will actually be done by a musician by the name of Kaballon, not Tego Calderón (no relation to former MLB player Ivan Calderón) like it was originally reported. It will be called "Quien Soy Yo", which in English means, "Who I Am." The theme song will be available to listen to on the WWE's next music release, "Wreckless Intent."

[The FallenAngel]

D-x!!!

[Go Web Go!]

I hope the "Wreckless Intent" cd is worth listening to. There's usaully one or two good songs on the WWE cd's and the rest are CRAP.

How about Triple H being cheered every time he lays out Cena?

...ok, Styles. It's deafening in the arena, but only because everyone is BOOING!

[punishermax]

Two spinebusters, its like my birthday. Yay.

[NDX]

Never thought I'd type this, but damn I'm really looking forward to a DX return.

[punishermax]

The Fappinator finisher would seriously annihilate you,punishermax,and the entire backyard area. :mad:
You can't see this but I'm hulking up as I type this.

[punishermax]

I see you use it as a finisher. I should come to Arpin and GORE you. :mad:

I guess I'm walking around with a steel plate strapped to me for the next few weeks.

[The FallenAngel]

I guess I'm walking around with a steel plate strapped to me for the next few weeks.Wise man.

[punishermax]

Never thought I'd type this, but damn I'm really looking forward to a DX return.
Yeah, it'd be nice. Not sure if its gonna happen though. HHH said at the PC that either he or Michaels would have to convert. Although, all the references lead one to believe that it has to be going somewhere.

[punishermax]

Wise man.

You misunderstand. A steel plate to your head would feel better than my abs of godliness. The plate is for your protection.

[NDX]

Yeah, it'd be nice. Not sure if its gonna happen though. HHH said at the PC that either he or Michaels would have to convert. Although, all the references lead one to believe that it has to be going somewhere.

HHH's face turn seems more and more leading into a reunited tag team with HBK. BUt who knows, this could be all about McMahon toying with us fans.

[punishermax]

HHH's face turn seems more and more leading into a reunited tag team with HBK. BUt who knows, this could be all about McMahon toying with us fans.
Yeah, he could just be toying with all of us. He is the leader of "Mcmahonism" so you never know.

[Go Web Go!]

Why would you even want a DX reunion? The WWE would run it into the ground! Remember a little something called the "NWO"? Remember how excited everyone was about Hogan, Nash, and Hall coming to "destroy" the WWE? Yeah, that went really well...

[Addendum]

It lasted as long as Nash's quad

[punishermax]

The nWo was a little different though, WCW had all ready run it into the ground. Fans pretty much saw 4 years of the nWo and were sick of the story, but D-X, in all three incarnations was around for what, two years, and the fans weren't sick of them yet. Plus nostalgia is always a powerful emotion.

[Addendum]

D-X: 1997-2000

nWo: 1996-2000, and then for a couple months in 2002

[punishermax]

D-X: 1997-2000

nWo: 1996-2000, and then for a couple months in 2002

End of '97-April '99, then when, late '99-2000 right. Can't remember it quite right.
For the NWO it pretty much was from Bash at the Beach '96-2000.

[Prognosticator]

I like the fact that Lita's breastasis get more airtime than most wrestlers.

Yes:up: :up: :up:

[Eric Draven]

Why would you even want a DX reunion? The WWE would run it into the ground! Remember a little something called the "NWO"? Remember how excited everyone was about Hogan, Nash, and Hall coming to "destroy" the WWE? Yeah, that went really well...

Don't forget, the nWo were made to look like huge chumps as soon as they debuted. Hogan left the group very soon and Hall lost to Austin, making the total victories the group had from their return to WM18 zero. The group lost their credibility very, very quickly.

I doubt the same thing would happen with a DX reunion though.....

[Eric Draven]

Oh, and that lightning and fire **** with Vince McMahon = stupid as hell. Talk about taking things a bit too literally....

[Prognosticator]

With WWE's drug policy,I wonder if RVD is still smoking pot backstage?

Was he at one point??

[Addendum]

Summer of '97 was the start of DX then ended when Triple H joined the Corporation at Wrestlemania 2000, or 16. Road Dogg and X-pac painfully kept it going, but they stopped after a while.

With the nWo, you're right.

[Prognosticator]

Trish is freakin' hot as a brunette.

I couldn't stand Trish pre-WM, and most fans were w/me... but her as a micky-poser!!! She's gaining points!

[NDX]

(a bit of an update) As noted on TNAWrestlingNews.com earlier today, TNA will make its debt in the Northeast on June 9th or 10th in the former ECW arena. Hermie Sadler's UWF promotion will be promoting the show, which will have all of the top TNA stars as well as the six-sided ring. Sadler is trying to take advantage of the weekend, as it is the same weekend of the ECW PPV.

TNAWrestlingNews.com is also stating that the weekend will be a doubleshoot with them also running Atlantic City, NJ. There are conflicting reports on the dates of the two shows but nonetheless, they will take place the weekend of June 9th and 10th with one being at the ECW arena and the other being in Atlantic City, NJ.

TNA will have their top names at both shows.

An official announcement from the company is expected this week.

I want to go to both shows.

[Prognosticator]

RAW Review: Vince McMahon needs to be struck by lightning for REAL!!! F
HHH didn't want to but couldn't help but feed the crowd out of his hand!!! -A
Shawn Michaels giving the fans some awesome energy! B+
Trish as a Brunette, B+
Carlito....Gaining points fast!
Edge; great facial performances! He's showing why he deserves to be in constant title contention!

Overall RAW: B-

[punishermax]

Summer of '97 was the start of DX then ended when Triple H joined the Corporation at Wrestlemania 2000, or 16. Road Dogg and X-pac painfully kept it going, but they stopped after a while.

With the nWo, you're right.

WM XV he joined the Corporation.

[Mister J]

I'm liking the trio promo deal and I was surprised that I liked what Cena had to say (though I don't know why). However, if it's Cena/Edge against Triple H next week, I will curse uncontrollably.

I posted this last Monday night. I'm watching the show now and I'm letting loose with the profanity as if I created the words.

By the way, Stone Cold may sue HBK for using that 'trash talking in the face after a finisher' thing that he helped to popularize.

OK, I'm gone. JR is about to get beat up...I mean interview Chavo.

[punishermax]

Smackdown Spoilers:

Credit: RingSideMayhem.com

Hey guys just got back from the Savvis Center here in St. Louis and wanted to pass on the results of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

Booker T defeated Matt Hardy (Lots of Hardy chants) when Sharmell interfered and Booker low-blowed Hardy then hit the Axe kick.

There were allot of Pirate Birchill and Regal segemnts through SmackDown until their match, and Regal was forced to try on different costumes.

Paul London defeated Joey Mercury via pin fall by a surprise roll up.

The Great Khali beat Funaki.

Beniot and Lashley defeated Orlando Jordan and Finley when (something happened but I didn't get to watch the whole match I was trying to get food but when I came back Beniot and Finley were gone) Lashley hit the Dominator on OJ for the pin fall.

Gemini defeated Birchill and Regal when Birchill refused to let Regal tag him in, then walked away from the ring. Genini hit their finisher for the pin fall.

Jillian hall then set up a Great American Celebration for JBL to honor him being champ. Well the champ came out to balloons falling all around to the beat of some really famous high school band. He then fired Jillian and kicked the band to the back. Then said he would challenge for the World Title, then Angle came out and defended Rey then said he would defeat Rey next week in a rematch for the world title. Then Rey came out and they all eventually brawled with Angle and Rey teaming up on JBL.

Also on a side note, the dark match for RAW was Undertaker vs. John Cena and Undertaker was beating Cena then The Great Khali came in and totally destroyed Taker.

Meh.

[NDX]

Poor, poor, little Funaki.

[TheVileOne]

I wonder how long it will before the great Khali is gone from the WWE.

How long did Heidenreich last? About a year?

[nite-owl]

About two I think.

[NDX]

I think Heidenreich was with WWE between 2 and 3, maybe even 4 years if you count his first stint with OVW before being released due to a series of 4 shoulder surgeries.

[Eklypze]

I don't know if this has been reported here yet BUT great news, everyone!

-The Boogeyman had surgery to repair his torn biceps on Tuesday, April 4th. The Boogeyman torn his biceps during a house show match with Booker T the week before Wrestlemania. The Boogeyman will be out of action until at least September or October. The Boogeyman's injury is the reason for the restraining order angle on Smackdown. The Boogeyman will turn 42 years old on Halloween, which happens to be the same day as his birthday.

anybody else find the way this was said funny??

[Hunter Rider]

Ok then. Perhaps the WWF should have a tag team called "The Cottonpickers", that originate from the Deep South, who are trying to make a name for themselves after running away from "The Man".

Or how about a tag team called "The Beaners" that just made a run from the border? Or what about "The Brainiacs", a tag team from Japan? Or better yet "Two Honkies and a Trailer Park Slut?" Wait...they did that with Jaime Noble and Nidia already. So scratch that one.

That's essentially what having a guy prance around as a "wild Samoan" is equal to.

Actually all Japanese wrestlers are usually given either sly devious gimmicks(inscrutible) or ones that involve dressing like they are from the 1600's
you missed that every gay character is always a chicken**** heel and Shelton's stereotypical "ma po' boy,i'll make him some corn bread and chicken" Mamma
The fact is that wild Samoans exist and are just as valid a character as a pseudo shootfighter Samoan
Let me ask you,if he was an islander but not a savage would that be fine with you ?

[Hunter Rider]

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http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7591/29yr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)

[3dman27]

trish is nice with dark hair
whats this about two divas duelling over a superstar?

[nite-owl]

Is it me or has Jillian Hall gotten hotter since the whole thing with the boogeyman.

[Sarge 2.0]

My thoughts:

-I had this sick feeling in my stomach that He Who is called I Am would "show up" to "help" HBK at some point. They better cover up next week and have the pyrotechnics guy say something like "Haha, yeah it was me." :o

-As much as Umaga sucks, Arrrmando Alejandrro Estrrrrrrada haha is awesome.

-Kane touched the heiny.

-Brunette Trish=awesome. Psycho Mickie kicking random guys in the head=even more awesome.

-Maria bounced alot, and I really liked it.

-Edge is great, but y'know what's better? The impending D-X reunion.

Also, I didn't think it would be a supershow. I wonder why Taker had to face John Cena, and not someone a little more conventional like Kane.

[The FallenAngel]

Wish I could've seen Taker beating down Cena, or heard the boos he most likely got.

[Hunter Rider]

Ignoring your swineish besmirching of Umaga:phttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

My thoughts:

-I had this sick feeling in my stomach that He Who is called I Am would "show up" to "help" HBK at some point. They better cover up next week and have the pyrotechnics guy say something like "Haha, yeah it was me." :o

This^^^

-Edge is great, but y'know what's better? The impending D-X reunion.

Will be linked to this,HHH has to know how to work the pyrohttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Hunter Rider]

The PWTorch Newsletter reports that Jim Ross worked very closely with Joey Styles while they were at WrestleMania 22. J.R. spent a large amount of time working with Styles backstage, and was noticed by several others as being the closest that J.R. has ever worked with anyone.

Apparently Joey got some heat on him from Mick Foley when he missed the low blow that Lita gave Foley and called it wrong, because he was looking down at his notes for the match. This was one of the things that J.R. worked with Style on, trying to get him to shorten his notes for going on the air. Mike Tenay is also known for having lots of notes.

Joey also got some heat on him from management, when he was overheard saying that he wanted to call the hardcore match at WrestleMania 22 by himself, since that's the way he did it in ECW. Somebody heard this and ran back to upper management to tell them about it, however nothing really became of it.

Vince is said to be more confident in Styles' abilities now, than he was when he first joined the company.

[Colossal Spoons]

Joey also got some heat on him from management, when he was overheard saying that he wanted to call the hardcore match at WrestleMania 22 by himself, since that's the way he did it in ECW. Somebody heard this and ran back to upper management to tell them about it, however nothing really became of it.

That person needs to be taught a lesson. Freakin snitch.

[LastSunrise1981]

That person needs to be taught a lesson. Freakin snitch.

I was thinking the exact same thing. :mad:

[3dman27]

me too

[Addendum]

Actually all Japanese wrestlers are usually given either sly devious gimmicks(inscrutible) or ones that involve dressing like they are from the 1600's
you missed that every gay character is always a chicken**** heel and Shelton's stereotypical "ma po' boy,i'll make him some corn bread and chicken" Mamma
The fact is that wild Samoans exist and are just as valid a character as a pseudo shootfighter Samoan
Let me ask you,if he was an islander but not a savage would that be fine with you ?

With the "gay wrestlers" - I never watched a match of "Too Much" or "Billy and Chuck". No matter how insane a push they were getting, those matches were the perfect time to hit the can. So I'm not familiar with any of their stuff.

I covered a black stereotype already. I didn't want to go double, but yes. Shelton's Mama was nothing but lazy writing.

I'd rather see Fatu doing something else instead of playing a role similar to so many others (The Headshrinkers; the aforementioned Kamala, despite him not being from the islands; Papa Shango, though that character was from the Caribbean Islands; Meng, when he stopped being a bodyguard and became "the wild man in the Dungeon of Doom"; and don't forget the Barbarian. Nothing says "fear me" than wearing antlers. oooooooooh scary :rolleyes:)

[Hunter Rider]

With the "gay wrestlers" - I never watched a match of "Too Much" or "Billy and Chuck". No matter how insane a push they were getting, those matches were the perfect time to hit the can. So I'm not familiar with any of their stuff.

I covered a black stereotype already. I didn't want to go double, but yes. Shelton's Mama was nothing but lazy writing.

I'd rather see Fatu doing something else instead of playing a role similar to so many others (The Headshrinkers; the aforementioned Kamala, despite him not being from the islands; Papa Shango, though that character was from the Caribbean Islands; Meng, when he stopped being a bodyguard and became "the wild man in the Dungeon of Doom"; and don't forget the Barbarian. Nothing says "fear me" than wearing antlers. oooooooooh scary :rolleyes:)

It's not Fatu it's Jamal:) anyway we disagree on the charatcer and thats cool ok ?

I think gimmick aside in the ring he is pretty good,he's mobile and agile for a big man and last night against HBK showed some stiff offense which to me at least is cool to see,i miss the days of hard hitting ****kickers

[Hunter Rider]

WON notes

Orton was fined as much as 5 grand prior to his suspension for abusive language to "undeserving people", tormenting Divas and anti social behavior

The 3/28 SD! Tapings had a incident that was the last straw and no one , his friends or Johnny Ace’s detractors were siding with Orton. The policy he broke didn’t involve dress code, and had no creative or economic issues involved

The WWE may have him seek help for his social issues

Rey needs knee surgery but is putting it off due to SD!’s depth issues

Beniot will face Malenko at ECW : ONS in a Eddy tribute match

Austin is still refusing to fight Hogan, the match is a way long shot at this point. The reason Austin said anything about Hogan at the HOF was so it wouldn’t appear he got punked out by Hogan

Bret Hart thought Hogan was a good guy who really wasn’t messing with his career in WWF in 93 and WCW 98 and on, until he was at WWE’s home office and saw Hogan’s already taped comments for the SCREWED Bret Hart DVD, which were anti Hart

Early WMania buyrate numbers are "disappointing"

The SD! 3 way was to go 20 mins but the show was running long by that point so it was cut in half

Flair is getting lens restoration surgery

Harry Smith is supposed to debut on RAW on June 5th

When Vince was a teen , he went to church all the time to be with Linda

RW Animal wants off the road and is angling for an agent’s job

NBC pressured Vince to put Ross on SNME due to Styles not being "network quality"

[nite-owl]

Here's four of Sean O'Haires awsome promos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3aTOwZEiZE&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0W6t1imEc&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCy3_cPKH3c&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU3lP2Wsb7s&search=sean%20o%27haire

[Addendum]

It's not Fatu it's Jamal:)

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/e/ekmo.html

Real name: Eddie Fatu :o

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/e/ekmo.html

Real name: Eddie Fatu :o
You killed Kayfabe:mad: :down :p

[Addendum]

You killed Kayfabe:mad: :down :p
Proudly :D

[Prognosticator]

Who all has watched the Bret Hart DVD? Is it worth checking out or is it just propoganda?

[TheVileOne]

Prognosticator. It's an easy must buy. It's worth owning for the matches alone. The documentary feature is very well done.

I hope the #'s for Wrestlemania are poor since it was a garbage wrestlemania.

But buyrates aren't always as big as originally predicted.

[Hunter Rider]

Prognosticator. It's an easy must buy. It's worth owning for the matches alone. The documentary feature is very well done.

I hope the #'s for Wrestlemania are poor since it was a garbage wrestlemania.

But buyrates aren't always as big as originally predicted.

You said you didn't even watch it ? :confused: and it is still just your opinion,most of the matches delivered pretty well

[The FallenAngel]

WON notes

Beniot will face Malenko at ECW : ONS in a Eddy tribute matchI'm looking forward to this match. I hope Malenko isn't too rusty come ONS.

[Hunter Rider]

As far as The Bret DVD goes,the match selection lacks some good ones but it's worth it if your a fan even if the Docu is the usual Self marking from Bret

[Prognosticator]

Prognosticator. It's an easy must buy. It's worth owning for the matches alone. The documentary feature is very well done.

I hope the #'s for Wrestlemania are poor since it was a garbage wrestlemania.

But buyrates aren't always as big as originally predicted.

My friends and I were all entertained for the most part. It won't go down as a top 5 best, but it was decent:up:

[Eric Draven]

Ignoring your swineish besmirching of Umaga:phttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif



This^^^



Will be linked to this,HHH has to know how to work the pyrohttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

hahaha...yeah, I was kind of thinking the same thing. That it was Triple H who worked those pyros.....


But I agree with Sarge though that Armando Alejandro Estrrrrrada is the ****. I could see him lasting long as a manager-type character. Or even as the future Raw GM :o

[Spider-Nerd]

Carlito is the ****!

[Sabretooth]

What'd you think of Haas coming back,Draven?

[Eric Draven]

Oh believe me, I marked out. When they first mentioned that Shelton was going to fight an opponent handpicked by RVD I was going "Please let it be Haas, Please let it be Haas..." Then I heard the beginning of Haas' theme and screamed like a little girl.


Well everything except that very last part actually happened :o

[NDX]

WWE made the Sports Illustrated website yesterday, under their "Signs of the Apocalypse" feature. They wrote, "In promoting its April 30 pay-per-view event, World Wrestling Entertainment is advertising a tag-team match in which God will team with Shawn McMichaels (sic) to face Vince McMahon and his son Shane McMahon. The event, by the way, is on a Sunday."

[Sarge 2.0]

I don't know whether it will be awesome or appalling if some guy comes out dressed as God.

[Donnie Darko]

am I the only one that thinks Armando is like the most annoying character ever?

[NDX]

I don't know whether it will be awesome or appalling if some guy comes out dressed as God.

I would think a little of both.

Well everything except that very last part actually happened :o

We all know you scream like a little girl for Haas.

[The FallenAngel]

I just don't get how they can book God. Joe doesn't work for the WWE.


...


:o

[3dman27]

I just don't get how they can book God. Joe doesn't work for the WWE.


...


:o
LOL

[Eklypze]

I just don't get how they can book God. Joe doesn't work for the WWE.


...


:o

that was the greatest thing ive ever read hahaha

[Sarge 2.0]

Don't give FallenAngel too much love, guys.

It'll go to his head, and then he'll never leave you alone. Trust me.

[NDX]

Don't give FallenAngel too much love, guys.

It'll go to his head, and then he'll never leave you alone. Trust me.
Is it okay to kick him when he's down?

On his MSNBC show Countdown last night, Keith Olbermann ripped Vince McMahon for the storyline with God in his "Worst Person in the World" segment. It should be noted that MSNBC is part of the conglomerate that also owns USA, the home of Raw. About Vince Olbermann said, "Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment, the man who actually somehow worsened the reputation of pro-wrestling, has done it again, claiming that a week from Sunday his organization will televise a tag-team match featuring McMahon and his son Shane versus wrestler Shawn Michaels and God. Yes, all-mighty." Vince took third place in the battle of rotten people.

Charlie Haas made his long-awaited return to World Wrestling Entertainment last night on Raw with a win over his former partner in crime, Shelton Benjamin. Haas signed a WWE contract in late December 2005, however, it took him nearly four months to finally appear in a WWE ring. He had several indy bookings in which he vowed to commit to, which is why it took quite a while for him to finally return to WWE. He was released on July 6, 2005, along with his wife, Jackie Gayda. In interviews after his release, he often had harsh words for the WWE creative team. Also, he said that wouldn't return to WWE unless it was on his own terms.
Harley Race brought his wrestling trainees Ty Dalton, Deno Blade and Angelo Impell to last night's Supershow tapings. They had preshow tryouts.

The following is from WWE.com:

New McMahon DVD scheduled for August release

Just who is Vincent Kennedy McMahon? To some he is the sports-entertainment innovator and visionary corporate leader of a multimillion dollar company. To others he is evil personified - the manipulative sadistic boss of a corral of WWE Superstars who takes great personal pleasure in making others suffer. Mr. McMahon has achieved stunning successes and experienced humiliating defeats and yet keeps coming back for more. What other boss requires his employees to literally kiss his bare ass on national television? This 2 disc production takes a look back at what caused Vince McMahon to come out of the announcer booth and right into some of the most controversial moments ever seen on television. For the first time ever the onscreen and off-screen intrigues of the world’s most notorious boss are broken down by the people who know the man best. Exclusive interviews with Shane, Stephanie and Linda McMahon, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman and more. Mr. McMahon himself reveals when the seed was planted to screw Bret Hart in Montreal, what it was like to win the WWE Championship, the true story behind the battle against WCW, the XFL, his daughter Stephanie marrying and more. Plus you’ll see the Austin/McMahon rivalry, the infamous Kiss My Ass Club, and his classic matches versus Stone Cold, Shane McMahon, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Who is the real Vince McMahon? You decide!

Be sure to pick up your copy of "McMahon" everywhere on Aug. 22, 2006.

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

I reckon they should bring someone back IE: Hogan (example) who's had their name changed to GOD by deed poll.

OR, have explosions and lightning strike the McMahons down a la RAW.

[Sarge 2.0]

As stupid as the whole God angle is...it doesn't need that kind of press from Olbermann.

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Also

SPINEBUSTERS RULE!!!

[Sarge 2.0]

Did anyone see the video of Goldust and Snitsky trying to get Candice to "do things" with a hunk of cheese?

The cameo at the end made it all worth it.

[Eric Draven]

I guess he's managing the Freaks team or something? :confused:

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VLXM4Y8H

Taker vs Cena -dark match from last nights supershow taping

[Hunter Rider]

hahaha...yeah, I was kind of thinking the same thing. That it was Triple H who worked those pyros.....


But I agree with Sarge though that Armando Alejandro Estrrrrrada is the ****. I could see him lasting long as a manager-type character. Or even as the future Raw GM :o

I think Estrada was smart to tone down his annoyance level a touch last night so it was easier to understand him

[Sarge 2.0]

I guess he's managing the Freaks team or something? :confused:That would be so awesome. :(:up:

[The Ghoul]

ihad to work & my tivo didnt record raw. can someone (i.e. HR... who is video god) see if they can find it... please :(

[Hunter Rider]

ihad to work & my tivo didnt record raw. can someone (i.e. HR... who is video god) see if they can find it... please :(

Here ya go

part 1

http://rapidshare.de/files/18295023/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_1of2_.part1.rar.html

part 2

http://rapidshare.de/files/18296386/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_1of2_.part2.rar.html

part 3

http://rapidshare.de/files/18297316/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_1of2_.part3.rar.html

part 4

http://rapidshare.de/files/18298168/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_2of2_.part1.rar.html

part 5

http://rapidshare.de/files/18299577/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_2of2_.part2.rar.html

part 6

http://rapidshare.de/files/18301065/WWE-RaW-04-17-06-XviD-_2of2_.part3.rar.html

[The Ghoul]

you rock

[punishermax]

Also

SPINEBUSTERS RULE!!!

Ha! Yes someone agrees.

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Ha! Yes someone agrees.


Dude... Its the only low level power move that looks cool anymore.

When HHH laid Edge (i think) out on RAW with it, he looked like the biggest pimp ever.

WHAMMO!!!!-"Get down b***h!!!"

[NDX]

Spinebuster has always been a move I marked out for, and still do, if done right. Rock, Booker T, I can't stand. Arn Anderson, HHH, David Young, those are spinebusters I enjoy (although Young could work on his a little).

[Eklypze]

spinebusters definately are a good move but there are so many better moves out there

[Prognosticator]

am I the only one that thinks Armando is like the most annoying character ever?

Don't worry, you're not alone!

[The FallenAngel]

Spinebusters are crap, dammit! :mad:

[GoldGoblin]

Do people even watch wrestling anymore?

[Eric Draven]

No, absolutely no one watches wrestling anymore. The 800 plus pages here are just nothing but blank posts......

[Spider-Nerd]

Spinebuster has always been a move I marked out for, and still do, if done right. Rock, Booker T, I can't stand. Arn Anderson, HHH, David Young, those are spinebusters I enjoy (although Young could work on his a little).
dude! Arn/hunter's spinebusters hurt like hell, they actually drive the guy into the mat with force.

[GoldGoblin]

No, absolutely no one watches wrestling anymore. The 800 plus pages here are just nothing but blank posts......

^I just don't hear people talking about it like they use too,that's all.

[Eric Draven]

^I just don't hear people talking about it like they use too,that's all.

heh, yeah, I think it kind of died down after the Attitude era peaked. But wrestling goes through cycles anyways. Eventually, there'll be another new thing that helps attract an audience to wrestling again.

[Addendum]

Ron Simmons did good spinebusters

[supraman]

am I the only one that thinks Armando is like the most annoying character ever?

O god I hate him so much

[Prognosticator]

Do people even watch wrestling anymore?

?? What the hell are we talking about on here?

[Donnie Darko]

good, that whole gimmick with him saying his own damn name all the time is so annoying, and his voice makes me want to choke a *****

[NDX]

Ron Simmons did good spinebusters

You are right, he did. Add him to the list.

- The Hardcore Homecoming November Reign DVD will be released in stores in May. Matches from the event that featured any members of the current TNA roster will not be included on the DVD.

This sucks. Just picked up the first Hardcore Homecoming dvd today. Still need to watch it. Was only able to watch the XPW bonus matches (Yay! Chris Candido!).

[Eric Draven]

You are right, he did. Add him to the list.

- The Hardcore Homecoming November Reign DVD will be released in stores in May. Matches from the event that featured any members of the current TNA roster will not be included on the DVD.

This sucks. Just picked up the first Hardcore Homecoming dvd today. Still need to watch it. Was only able to watch the XPW bonus matches (Yay! Chris Candido!).

Speaking of that, anyone ever get that Forever Hardcore dvd? I'm wondering if it's worth getting....:confused:

[Spider-Nerd]

good, that whole gimmick with him saying his own damn name all the time is so annoying, and his voice makes me want to choke a *****
ken kennedy, and he's the absolute ****.

[TheVileOne]

That's crap. Why can't they have those matches? Is it a distribution thing since the TNA guys can only appear on TNA DVD's?

TNA should give them special allowance or something.

[punishermax]

Speaking of that, anyone ever get that Forever Hardcore dvd? I'm wondering if it's worth getting....:confused:
I liked Forever Hardcore, it went more in depth than Rise and Fall did.

[The Ghoul]

This sucks. Just picked up the first Hardcore Homecoming dvd today. Still need to watch it. Was only able to watch the XPW bonus matches (Yay! Chris Candido!).

Mine's ****ed up. I have a "Disc:2" but it's another copy of Hardcore Homecoming.

Speaking of that, anyone ever get that Forever Hardcore dvd? I'm wondering if it's worth getting....:confused:

It's somewhere between ****ing awesome & kicks an old lady in the throat

[NDX]

I almost picked up Hardcore Forever while there, but I finally saw a Sonata Arctica cd, and priorities first.

I have no idea why TNA wrestlers won't be on the dvd, which I think will completely destroy the dvd. You don't see TNA doing the same to ROH. New information on this will hopefully be released soon.

Ghoul, do what I'd do, buy a new one, return the old one in it's place, tell them you don't want a replacement but rather credit and then pick up something else. It's a method that works well.

[3dman27]

I almost picked up Hardcore Forever while there, but I finally saw a Sonata Arctica cd, and priorities first.

I have no idea why TNA wrestlers won't be on the dvd, which I think will completely destroy the dvd. You don't see TNA doing the same to ROH. New information on this will hopefully be released soon.

Ghoul, do what I'd do, buy a new one, return the old one in it's place, tell them you don't want a replacement but rather credit and then pick up something else. It's a method that works well.
unfortunately the law states that after opening a cd/dvd you can ONLY exchange it for another copy

[NDX]

unfortunately the law states that after opening a cd/dvd you can ONLY exchange it for another copy

Some stores tend to not follow that strictly. I've been able to get store credit, at least, when I told them I don't want an exchange. I know it's not supposed to be done, but a lot of stores have done it.

Only once did I ever get my cash back, which surprised the hell out of me.

[NDX]

Source: PWInsider

-- Despite some people being against booking “God” at Backlash, nobody is stepping up to Vince McMahon to tell him how they feel. Speaking out against Vince’s ideas is considered pretty much career suicide.

-- A lot of people backstage were pleased to hear all the boring chants that Vince got at RAW during his long promo, as they silently felt the same way. Vince didn’t acknowledge the chants once he got backstage and acted like it didn‘t happen.

[Bad Superman]

Source: PWInsider

-- Despite some people being against booking “God” at Backlash, nobody is stepping up to Vince McMahon to tell him how they feel. Speaking out against Vince’s ideas is considered pretty much career suicide.

-- A lot of people backstage were pleased to hear all the boring chants that Vince got at RAW during his long promo, as they silently felt the same way. Vince didn’t acknowledge the chants once he got backstage and acted like it didn‘t happen.

Good. It's a stupid, dumb and idiotic angle/storyline to prolong the McMahon-HBK fued. It should've ended at Wrestlemania.

[LastSunrise1981]

Source: PWInsider

-- Despite some people being against booking “God” at Backlash, nobody is stepping up to Vince McMahon to tell him how they feel. Speaking out against Vince’s ideas is considered pretty much career suicide.

-- A lot of people backstage were pleased to hear all the boring chants that Vince got at RAW during his long promo, as they silently felt the same way. Vince didn’t acknowledge the chants once he got backstage and acted like it didn‘t happen.

Vince is definitely losing it. I don't think he cares anymore and wants to continue putting out crap product.

The whole career suicide explains why Shawn is going along with this, which is quite unfortunate really, it's a shame no one can voice their disgust. So we were right, Vince only wants people to agree with him 24/7. :rolleyes:

More than one person needs to speak up against Vince. I bet if the whole locker room stood up and voiced their displeasure, he'd more or less stop this direction, since he can't fire everyone in the backstage area. Although knowing his state of mind these days with crap booking, crap ideas, and overall crappy product, I wouldn't put it by him to fire the whole locker room for disagreeing with him.

[NDX]

- As noted, The Boogeyman had surgery to repair his torn biceps on Tuesday, April 4th. The Boogeyman torn his biceps during a house show match with Booker T the week before Wrestlemania. He'll will be out of action at least 4 months but it could end up being longer.

Well, this is actually a good thing. WWE can now focus on actual in ring performers on Smackdown! instead of pushing Boogeyman. Too bad WWE can't go back to before his in ring debut when he was just a nut with a clock instead of a supernatural smoke spewing worm eater. Those were entertaining segments.

[Spider-Nerd]

Well, this is actually a good thing. WWE can now focus on actual in ring performers on Smackdown! instead of pushing Boogeyman.
what's wrong with boogeyman? The guy's more over than "better" in ring "performers" like london or spankey could hope to be.

[Hunter Rider]

Boogeyman should not wrestle at all,he is obviously gonna get hurt all the time and sucks like a 2 dollar ho so they should keep him for skits

[TheVileOne]

How did the Boogeyman injure himself in the ring? He doesn't do jack **** in it. A restraining order is a bad explanation as well.

I'd be happy to hear if its true that people actually think this Vince McMahon crap is disgusting.

[NDX]

I would like to know how Ted DiBiase feels about this storyline as well.

So, I guess no luck on that Yamada v. Owen Hart match, huh?

[Addendum]

Since Ted works for the WWE, if he said anything he'd be let go.

I would ask Slick, but he's been a minister since the early 90's so he probably doesn't watch

[Hunter Rider]

Foley is Blog: The Story Behind the Melina Photos
By Mick Foley
April 18, 2006

Damn. There’s really no reason for a story like this. If not for my propensity to run good things into the ground, my blog page could have been the go-to place for random Melina (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/melina/) photos for years to come. Then, I had to go and ruin it. Instead of random mentions and photos, they became commonplace, almost mandatory, to the point that “Foley is Blog” readers could have become almost immune to Melina’s photographic charms.

I should have heeded the lessons learned from “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/jimmysnuka/), back when I was in high school and the “Superfly Splash” was the hottest move in the business. Many was the time that I stayed in on Saturday nights, missing out on potential romantic humiliations, just to see Superfly do his thing at midnight on Channel 9, right after horse racing from Yonkers. Except Superfly didn’t always do his thing. Sometimes, instead of climbing to the top and delivering the coup de grace of all wrestling moves, he’d simply climb to rope No. 2 and drop a headbut on a helpless foe for the victory. Sure, it was cool, but it wasn’t the splash, and arguably wasn’t worth staying in for a weekend when I could have been out on the town striking out with the ladies like the rest of my loser friends.

But that next week, I would once again be sitting on my couch at midnight, glued to the tube, awaiting that seminal moment in sports entertainment, and … getting it! Well, occasionally. You see, Superfly knew enough to make me wait. He knew it would keep his fans coming back for more.
I guess I too knew that I should make people wait. After all, that was myhttp://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/344364/150melinafoley2.jpg originally slated plan. A Melina photo here and there strategically placed for maximum effect. So what if no one knew what a SmackDown (http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/) girl was doing in a RAW (http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/) guy’s column? Would it really matter? No, not at all. Then I had to ruin it all. Keeping in mind the words of an old Billie Joe Shaver song, “it’s best to leave the party when it’s happening,” I will do my best to explain the story behind the photos. Then, I’ll leave you WWE fans free to enjoy both my future columns and Melina’s considerable talents.
It all started back, back, way back at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C., the site of a WWE Supershow on Feb. 27, 2006. There was a meeting that I apparently forgot about, as I showed up an hour late to find that every single WWE Superstar (and Al Snow) was there but me. I tried to sneak in and act like I’d been there all along, but my attempt at subterfuge fooled no one.
At the conclusion of the meeting, I prepared myself to meet new people. As a very sporadic RAW Superstar, there were actually quite a few people on the SmackDown roster that I had never met. Fortunately, I still watch both brands pretty regularly. So, I at least knew I wouldn’t be saying hello to complete strangers — getting away with calling people “champ” or “pal” the way Val Venis (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/valvenis/) did to me for the first eight months of our acquaintance.
Of the entire SmackDown roster, there was really only one person I was apprehensive about meeting: Melina. Don’t get me wrong, I was a big fan, and I found her character fascinating. But man, she was kind of mean on television. And that entrance! When watching SmackDown with my kids, that entrance would often put me in the unenviable position of having to pretend to be not nearly as interested as I actually was.

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So, when I saw Melina approaching me, I prepared myself for the quick brush off that was all but inevitable before I met with other SmackDown Superstars who weren’t nearly as scary, such as the Boogeyman (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/boogeyman/). Instead, this beautiful woman said hello with a warmth and sincerity that left me dazed and confused. Was I feeling the effects of so many chair shots, or had the mean girl on TV just been really nice to me?
I walked into a dressing room, and seeing longtime friend and Disney fanatic Scotty 2 Hotty (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/scotty2hotty/), sought out his insight on this most confusing of subjects.
“Scotty, what is Melina like?”
“She’s really quiet,” Scotty said.
“Is she nice?”
“Yeah, she’s nice. But she’s really quiet.”
I turned to another wrestler whose name escapes me, attempting to verify my inquiry.
“Is that true?” I asked.
“Yeah,” the unknown wrestler said. “She’s really shy. She doesn’t talk much.”
I was no longer just confused. Now I was baffled, feeling like a guest star on my very own episode of “The Twilight Zone.” First the mean girl was nice, and now I was expected to believe that the loud girl, the screaming girl, was quiet and shy.
Well, I spoke to the mean, nice, loud and quiet girl a couple more times that night. And I’ve got to be honest; I’d have to go back to the summer of 2001 to the initial Mick Foley (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/mickfoley/)-Katie Couric meeting to find a time when I was so thoroughly taken with someone on first impression.
One of the cool things about having a weekly Web log is that my thoughts, once written, instantly become a matter of public record. Once they’re in the log, they can’t be taken back. So, in my next entry, I thought I would at least acknowledge the fact that I had met Melina and was very impressed. So, I inserted two simple words that fairly accurately summed up my feelings: Holy Crap!
Now, had it not been for WWE’s misleading marketing of that entry, I very likely would not have spoken of Melina again in my Web log. Little did I know that my entry was being augmented with little teases such as: “See what Mick really thinks of Melina.” I don’t want any of my readers to think that I consider my column all that important — at least not on a regular basis. But I did consider that week’s effort to be fairly substantial. After all, I had written about meeting my sponsored child, an international incident at the Manila airport, which may yet see me blackballed from the Philippines, and even my historic 20 hours with Ric Flair (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/ricflair/) on our return flight home.
Yet, in spite of all this, WWE chose to focus on my two words about Melina — even including a revealing photo of her to hype the column. I never actually saw the photo. As some of you know, I don’t even know how to turn a computer on, so although I do the writing (by hand), I very rarely see the finished product on the Web site.
I was a little concerned, however, about offending the poor girl by taking our first meeting and exploiting it.
I asked RAW announcer Joey Styles (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/joeystyles/) for his opinion.
“Actually, I think she’d be flattered,” said Styles.
I also sought out the opinions of a couple of people at WWE.com, they pretty much echoed Joey’s opinion and also added that in its own little way it would actually help Melina, that in wrestling vernacular, it would “put her over.”
That was pretty much all I needed to hear. Keeping in mind that my track record when it came to pleasing beautiful women was a little shaky, I decided to do what I could that next week to both flatter her, and “put her over.” So, yes, I came up with a vague reason to mention her name and asked WWE to slap another picture of her on my blog.
Now, I swear that I fully expected Melina’s column No. 2 to be my last public mention of her, but unfortunately I received word that she had been through a tough time on the most recent SmackDown overseas tour. It seems that some people had mistaken her shyness for arrogance (not the first time I’ve seen someone suffer for that same mistake) and had taken it upon themselves to make her life a little harder than it needed to be.
I wish I had been there to right the wrong, but I wasn’t. I was about 10,000 miles away. So, I did the next best thing: I vowed to continue to post sexy photos of her on my blog as a sign of support. That’s right; it was my own shallow, self-serving immature way of letting her know that I cared.
I’ve talked with Melina several times since that initial meeting, and the mean, nice, loud, quiet girl has made a pretty rapid climb up my list of favorite people in the world (the whole world, not just the wrestling one). In fact, I believe she shot right past Al Snow based on our first “hello,” alone. Not that Al was all that high on the list anyway.
I don’t really know when I will see Melina again. Next WrestleMania (http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/) would be my best guess — almost a full year from now. Sporadic RAW guys and SmackDown people don’t tend to run into each other all that often. I do know that I will look forward to that next meeting with the wide-eyed anticipation of a child awaiting a visit from St. Nicholas on a snowy Christmas Eve. Alright, I know that comparison was a little wimpy, even by my standards. But, truth be told, Melina’s ring entrance has kind of made Santa’s whole sleigh-and-reindeer, bag-of-toys-down-the-chimney thing seem really second rate.
So, until we meet again, I will remain a big fan of what she does around the ring — and an even bigger fan of whom she is away from it.
Author's note: Look for an expanded, updated version of this entry in my as of yet untitled, upcoming autobiography, which is due in bookstores everywhere next spring.

[NDX]

Mick looks like Balls Mahoney in a suit in that photo, only with black, curly hair.

[Spider-Nerd]

Boogeyman should not wrestle at all,he is obviously gonna get hurt all the time and sucks like a 2 dollar ho so they should keep him for skits
how does he suck like a 2 dollar ho?

[TheVileOne]

how does he suck like a 2 dollar ho?
He's garbage in the ring. Does that put it simpler?

[Hunter Rider]

He's garbage in the ring. Does that put it simpler?

:up:

[Mister J]

Once Boogeyman gets in the ring, you've already seen the best about him, his entrance. That's even starting to get stale.

[Prognosticator]

Once Boogeyman gets in the ring, you've already seen the best about him, his entrance. That's even starting to get stale.

Yes!

[LastSunrise1981]

:up:

Your avatar makes this straight male smile like a kid in a candy shop. :up:

[NDX]

Once Boogeyman gets in the ring, you've already seen the best about him, his entrance. That's even starting to get stale.

Indeed.

[Capt Throbberson]

Your avatar makes this straight male smile like a kid in a candy shop. :up:
What about mine?

[Donnie Darko]

ken kennedy, and he's the absolute ****.

oh ****, I wasn't even thinking of Kennedy. He is actually great. He was a really good wrestler before he got hurt, and he has great mic skills... I was talking about Armando Alejandro Estrada or whatever his name is... that guy just sucks

[Sabretooth]

Anybody hear about the Vince McMahon DVD coming out later this year?

[LastSunrise1981]

What about mine?

Yours makes me laugh and scared at the same time.

[Sabretooth]

Here's four of Sean O'Haires awsome promos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3aTOwZEiZE&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0W6t1imEc&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCy3_cPKH3c&search=sean%20o%27haire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU3lP2Wsb7s&search=sean%20o%27haireNice finds,dude. I hope he comes back with that gimmick again. :up:

[Eric Draven]

I liked Forever Hardcore, it went more in depth than Rise and Fall did.

I heard there's like no actual ECW footage or anything in it though....but I may pick it up just to hear what guys like Douglas, Gordon, Raven, and others have to say about ECW :up:

[Eric Draven]

Boogeyman should not wrestle at all,he is obviously gonna get hurt all the time and sucks like a 2 dollar ho so they should keep him for skits

I'm thinking they're going to eventually release Boogeyman before he even returns. I kind of liked the gimmick when it was first "crazy guy who thinks he's a Boogeyman". But once all that weird **** happened like the rain of worms, I kind of lost interest in the character....

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Sabretooth has the best Avvy on this site period. MO NAKED HOS is my new catchphrase around the house. (its quite annoying).

I missed the Boogeyman fight....WHY does he suck?


Interesting how fiction mirrors real life in the WWE (with Vince anyway).

[Capt Throbberson]

Sabretooth has the best Avvy on this site period. MO NAKED HOS is my new catchphrase around the house. (its quite annoying).

I missed the Boogeyman fight....WHY does he suck?


Interesting how fiction mirrors real life in the WWE (with Vince anyway).

Because he sucks in the ring and his gimmick is getting old and dumb.

[Hunter Rider]

http://img128.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-32008/loc128/83521_Melina_0007_104.jpg

Ricky Steamboat there just helping out Melina:confused: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Colossal Spoons]

That's nice.

[Sarge 2.0]

My innocence just shattered. :(

[Hunter Rider]

My innocence just shattered. :(

The big question is why was Steamboat writing his name on Melina's ass and will she let me write mine on:O

[punishermax]

Based on the not-so-subtle hints on WWE television and backstage discussion, PWTorch.com reports that there is some chance that WWE will bring back the DeGeneration X faction.

As with other recent WWE teases and storylines, however, one cannot be sure the company will actually go forward with such an idea.

And, due to HBK's religion, there is a limit to how far WWE would go in its reformation.

Due to their relations with TNA and WWE's disinterest in their ability, Kip and BG James would not be brought back for the faction. There is some possibility, however, that Sean Waltman would be considered if the WSX promotion does not take off.

[Colossal Spoons]

Maaan. DX ain't the same without the New Age Outlaws.

[Eric Draven]

I've always liked the Shawn/Hunter/Chyna version of DX better than the Trips/X-Pac/NAO/Chyna version of DX. Some of the stuff the original DX did, especially with Sgt. Slaughter, were ****ing hilarious.

[Colossal Spoons]

I did like that they never got out of control with their members. Wouldn't want 50,000,000 people like NWO(yawn).

[Donnie Darko]

I gotta say the original DX was by far cooler that the later additions