[Mr. Dashbee]

Week 3
The object is simple. You rank your top 6 performers of the week. Inverted points are awarded for 1-6 (6 points for your #1, 5 points for your #2, etc.). The top 12 point getters will comprise the Pun's House 12-Pack! Some fun will also happen with historical rankings and brand rankings, so keep an eye out for Serge, Lucky & Demko's contributions as we start to develop some history.

A few ground rules:
- Posting is preferred (with some comments if you can, they are very important to the rankings!), but you can also PM me your votes if you like.
- Feel free disagree and discuss your opinions. Try not to trash others' opinions, this whole thing is subjective. If you do disagree, present some great counter arguments and get the discussion going.
- Ties are okay. But you must skip the next spot if there is a tie. You can't have more than 2 per ranking (no 6-way ties for first place), either. And know that your points will be divided up amongst those who are tied. For example: if you have two tied for 2nd place, they share the 2nd & 3rd points (5 pts + 4 pts = 9 pts, or 4.5 per ranked competitor in that tie). The most you can rank is 7, if you have a tie for 6th place. A three way tie for 5th place (with no 6th place) is acceptable as well.
- Feel free to link to or post video evidence or campaign for someone if you feel moved to do so. Lucky also has a great online wrestling content thread going here.
- It’s okay to change your rankings. But please PM me to let me know. I tabulate the points as we go along, so I might not realize you changed something if you don't let me know.
- If you're unsure about something, check-out prior voting & result threads found nearby. As always, feel free to ask in this thread or via PM.

Week 3 Specifics
-Eligibility week: Monday 4/14 - Sunday 4/20.
-Voting closes at 11:59 PM Wednesday 4/23, Eastern time (9 PM, Arizona time for me). The results will be posted before you wake up Thursday (East Coast, at least).

Eligible shows from the "Big 3"
-WWE RAW
-ECW
-TNA Impact
-WWE Smackdown
-ROH Detroit & Chicago

Plus
-Any online content involving recent events that started airing this week, including an ROH VideoWire, WWE Heat, and TNA Today videos. Many indies put out online content as well.
-Any indy or international shows that took place during the eligibility period.

Have fun, and vote away! As always, please pimp this throughout the board (and anywhere else that has people might be interested).

[Mr. Dashbee]

Lucky is currently out of town, but sent me his rankings. Of course, he can modify them until the deadline if further time to reflect changes his mind!

Per Lucky's PM:

Weird week. I enjoyed everything but ECW well enough but no stand out performers I feel really happy ranking. It was just one of those weird group efforts or something. Just good flows to shows with nothing offensive, but nothing truly memorable either. I mean, Miz and Morrisson even half assed with their Dirt Sheet to not give me some 6th place vote I'm iffy on but who made me chuckle.

6) Chris Jericho - I guess. Can't say you really entertained me and I'm not loving your unnecessary and random involvement in a good story, but at least HBK and Batista called you out on being an annoying and unnecessary 3rd wheel. And you allowed the two of them to take a week off of yelling at each other before it got stale and punk your ass out. Good on you for being a valuable tool, I guess.

5) Kaz & Eric Young - Ugh. I can't say that match really did a lot for me but gotta give it to their character work. Super Eric isn't something I love and I outright hated the handcuffs but Kaz begging with Eric to drop the act to save their titles and Super Eric's lines were good. "Handsome tanned man"? "Commissioner Gordon?" "Son of Moltar, father of Zion"? They were kinda cheap and easy but I chuckled.

4) Shawn Michaels - Eh, Jericho's insertion into the story may not strike me as awesome or in the slightest bit necessary, but I loved HBK punking him out with the superkick and confirming that he IS in full blown opportunistic HBK mode. Completely with smarmy one liner that Zach Morris would be ashamed to say.

T2) Petey Williams and AJ Styles & Tomko - AJ may have found the only person in TNA goofier than him and outsmarted him. Too bad it didn't get your titles back but that might be best for the tag division. Petey was smarter because he got his title. Sure Edge did it first... and second. But a smart move is a smart move and a smart man learns from others.

1) William Regal - For a minute there I thought that Regal might have been taking a jab at Angle and Joe on Monday night. Then I remembered that if I were to list the names of wrestlers I'd say could pull off a match like that very well Regal would be one of the first. It was fun and its nice to see him get a good showing in England. Now make me very happy and have him take Burchill under his wing and set him up to be the King of the Ring.

Honorable Mentions: Jim Cornette - I enjoy exasperating straight men dealing with idiots and messes. James Storm - I enjoy people putting Kip James in his place. Mickie James - I enjoy women I like and who can wrestle getting to feud for the women's title, even if their match ends up sloppy and not very good.[/i]

Really, don't think me ranking Regal #1 or Petey #2 means I loved them like that. In another week (any of the past weeks) they would have been fighting it out for one of those final slots. This was just a week for them to rise. And not a bad week, just an uneventful one.

[Mr. Dashbee]

This one's from me...

1. Mickie James - Mickie wins the WWE women's title, and should really have some children fathered by me while she's at it! I've bene wanting her to get back into the spotlight of the women's division, and I hope this leads to something bigger for her (although I doubt it).

2. Petey Williams - "Petey Pump" has completed is initiation, and is an official freak. While I was unimpressed with his mic work during his surprise attack on Lethal, I'm glad that he's not only a champion, but has a persona a stable that will keep him relevant.

3. TIE Kaz & Super Eric and AJ Styles & Tomko - From Super Eric calling Kaz a "tall, tanned handsome young man" to AJ's legitimateyl believing he has a gripe, these guys did an awesome job making less than desirable angle look good.

5. Kurt Angle - I really enjoyed Angle's promo time on Impact this week. Angle rising out of the stage with his suit & sunglasses really made him look bad ass. I'm pining for them to move Angle on to something different, but if he puts Joe over one more time, I'm all for it.

6. William Regal - Give Regal a haircut and a push, and I'll be a happy wrestling fan. I love his work as GM, but he's got so much in-ring talent, too. It was great to see him beat on Randy Orton, and it would be great to see him either have an I-C title run, or a tag run with Finlay.

Honorable mention:
- Motor City Machine Guns - 2 great ROH matches this weekend, including putting over the Age of the Fall.
- Speaking of AOTF...The entire Age of the Fall, LAcey & Austin Aries - They're involved in one of the more outside-of-the-ring-drama driven storylines in ROH, and they eleveate dthings expertly this weekend.
- Awesome Kong - Pay close attention to her facial expressions & mannerisms during Roxxi's title shot on Impact. She's a true pro.
- Scott Steiner - It's nice to see him putting over people like Joe & Petey...yet another TNA veteran doing so.
- Jim Cornette - He absolutely cracked me up a few times this weekend. I originally had him in, but ended up making some changes.
- Chris Jericho - Doing a good job interfering in a storyline that he shouldn't even be near.

[Byrntrigan]

6. Kurt Angle: Goes from intense and incensed to pathetic and back again in the span of a minute was awesome. He didn't wrestle but stood out for his promos this week.

5. Cowboy James Storm: Awesome zinger on Kip James and stood out in a meh match this week. His profile is rising all the time.

4. AJ & Tomko: AJ still appears to ride the short bus, but his argument with Cornette on outside interference on their tag loss made sense in a "Get Smart!" sorta way. Kudos to Tomko for smirking and backing up AJ in a "WTF?" way.

3. Kaz & Super Eric: Kaz begging Super Eric to give up his secret identity so they could keep their new belts, Super Eric not giving anything away, and naming his lineage. Goofy, but funny. Sets up a nice feud with Tomko / AJ and perhaps a breakup with Kaz turning him heel (which at this point would actually help Kaz).

2. Little Petey Pump: He steals a page from Egdeward's playbook this week but at he least stole the right page.

and Number One, Numero One, the Big Kahuna...

1. James E. Cornette: His character added to EVERY segment he was in and made them better. You can't ask a wrestler to do better, and usually, figureheads at best stay out of the way, and at worst, detract. Jimmy has figured out how to add.

a rather weak week in my opinion. A let down after the orgasmic week we had last week.

[Batman]

1) William Regal - He had an amazing match where he took a World Champion to his limit. He also had a really impressive match where he managed to get me to enjoy the work of a guy I generally think of as a talentless dolt. It was the same match, but you get my drift....

2) Chris Jericho - When the two guys involved in the hottest feud going finally run out of interesting things to say to each other after four straight shows in two weeks, here he comes to save the day! Also, he came out on top in a great, hard-fought Intercontinental title defense.

3) Randy Orton - While I certainly give the lion's share of the credit to Regal, I can't deny that the boy managed to keep up. As an added bonus, he interrupted a miserable main event.

4) Umaga - He had a heck of a match with Jericho, and still manages to convince you that beating him is a Herculean feat.

5) Mickie James - She beat the unbeatable Pheonix to become Women's champ. Afterwards, she reminded everybody that she's still a psycho.

6) Undertaker - He did some nice work on Batista's left shoulder in the main event of SD!--the headbutts to the shoulder were sweet.

HM) HBK, Batista - Their feud is still cooking along nicely, but primarily via Jericho's intervention this week. London & Kendrick - Looking awesome every week, but fell short of #1 contender in a division they're already too good for. Eric Young - Chose his secret identity over tag gold--good for him! Jim Cornette - Said "By Gum" while giving a "back in my day" speech. Fucking hilarious. Beth Phoenix - Great at seeming unstoppable. Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe - They came accross as bad-ass, and they both cut two good promos. But I think I expected a little more from the beginning of the Joe era. Next week....

[National Champion Chris Cole]

I watched Raw, Impact, and Smackdown this week. Hooray for more balance.

1. Chris Jericho - He might not be needed in the Batista/HBK feud but he was good in his role this week. It was cool to see shades of the heel Y2J in the Highlight Reel Segments. And his match against Umaga was my favorite match of the week.

2. Petey Williams - Wins the X Title in Edge-like fashion. I still love seeing the Candian Destroyer.

3. Kaz/Eric Young - This was my first time seeing Super Eric and I hated it during the first segment when they won the titles. But by the time the next two segments were over I loved it. I loved the denial by Young and Super Eric all while Kaz pleaded for reason.

4. Tomko/Styles - They are probably the bigger reason that the Eric Young/Super Eric stuff turned around for me. Seeing Stylers bitch and moan while Tomko seemed embarassed was awesome.

5. Mickie James - She slayed the beast to win the Women's Title. She would have been higher on the list if they didn't have the stupid segment following where she screeched with the other Divas and kissed Todd. That was pretty dumb.

6. Santino & Carlito - became the number one contenders. Here's hoping they relieve Holly & Rhodes of the belts in short order.

[bdbdbd]

6. James E. Cornette - I'd have liked to ranked him higher, but this is technically about wrestling, ya know? Still, every time he showed up on iMPACT! he was hilarious, talking to AJ, then Eric backstage, then with all three guys in the ring. Screwing up his line about sticking something through his carotid artery only made me love him more.

5. Roxxi Laveaux - Almost the second I asked (in chat) how they could make Awesome Kong look beatable, Roxxi started laying into Roxxi and made me wonder for a second. I'm still one of the few not into her finish, but I'll over look that.

4. Mickie James - Champion of a division only slightly more important than either Tag division! Hooray for you!

3. Petey Williams - Thinking about it more, the fully transformed Petey Williams and his no-nonsense badassery to take the title really was a high point of the week.

2. The Undertaker - He did his Undertaker thing well on SmackDown and ECW, can't ask a whole lot more than that.

1. Steven William Regal - Almost killed the champ, didn't ya Sunshine?

Honorable mentions: Edge, Edge, and Edge: Didn't wrestle, but acted the part of the spectator during the Taker/Tista match so incredibly well that it almost made the match for me, Eric Young and Kaz: Again, I'm the last person to dig something, but I still like Super Eric so much, James Storm: I tried to get him into my 6. Tried real hard, but the tag match wasn't up to snuff. Cantino: Tried to get them in there too.

edit-I did some reconsidering on Petey Williams' actions on Thursday, it got him into my list.

[jetskid48]

You keep forgetting Heat! Heat matters!

1. Chris Jericho - It's funny, because all the things that have been brought up by Jericho this week, and all the problems that Michaels and Batista have with each other could also be said about Jericho. He always wants to be the center of attention, he could be opportunistic (got himself in this), and maybe he wanted to be the one who retired Flair in the end of all this (he could have thought of the idea and told McMahon in a case of irony, that he now accuses HBK of). He's heel one minute, he's face another, and we still like him a lot. Extra points for a great match with Umaga on Monday.

2. General Manager Sir William Regal - If he's not going to get points in England, he'll never get points. Brings another good match out of Orton. Always fun to see someone incredibly over, no matter who or where it is. Great ring technician that automatically gives us a different type match than we're used to seeing. I just wish he would have gotten DQed for hitting Orton with Brass Knucks or something and get him the final laugh in his home country.

3. Miz and Morrison - Slow week, but lets face it, they're the best non-crappy, non-injured, non-stripped tag team champions in the business. They got a nice little jump to the big leagues against the BoD, and like other tag teams that face the big time in tag competition...got murdered...but they made it look....okay. Negative points for the Dirt Sheet, good thing there's nothing that great this week to beat them.

4. Mickie James - Lets not pee all over ourselves here. A belt was changing hands in England. Am I happy that Mickie got the belt? It's nice. Do I think she'll be holding it past this week? Not really. Either way, one of the better performances against Beth that anyones really had, and if they make something of this crazy crying chick act, maybe it'll be a little interesting. This surely was a popular move to make, but Beth Phoenix wasn't exactly a bad choice as champion before this. I do wonder what another diva that is a little more matched for power with Beth (maybe Victoria) would do in a match with her and if it would look cleaner? Guess we'll have to wait for a Nattie face turn to see.

5. Scott Steiner - My TNA pick of the week. Opening promo was great and reminded me that, oh yeah, Scott Steiner used to be really really entertaining. Ha, Samoa Joe is fat. Although it does make it more impressive that a guy with Joe's physique moves and wrestles as well as he does.

6. Randy Orton - Other half of the championship match and...well...its a slow week.

HM:
Noble, because he makes jobbing look good.
Chavo, because he's not great, but he's not bad either.
Cornette, because he's plays his part perfectly and a great example about how experience makes great great performers.
Angle, because he's entertaining, but needed to do something more to get a vote.
Styles, because he's always good.

[Tommy]

1) Jim Cornette - Absolutely hilarious in every sketch. I can't remember the last time I laughed at a "management" character in a very long time.

2) Mickie James - Mainly because I have an unhealthy obsession with her.

3) Kaz and Eric/Super Eric - TNA READ MY 12-PACK FROM LAST WEEK! (cause they totally did something with Kaz. Of course, he botched the Flux and was stripped of the tag titles 10 minutes later, but he was still a TAG CHAMP!)

4) Roxxi Laveaux - Is it me, or did she look insanely good in that match vs. Kong? Ok, it's prolly just me, but she looked insanely good against Kong.

5) Lil' Petey Pump - Gets the X Belt in a way that totally suits his new character. Nicely done.

6) James Storm - Sorry 'bout your damn Cowboy Gimmick, Kip.

[Ultimatejobber]

6. Chris Jericho: For being a tool not once, but twice on WWE TV this week and calling out Michaels and Batista. Definitely freshened the the story for me this week.

5T. Shawn Michaels and Batista: For superkicking and powerbombing the tool back into the woodshed.

3. Mickey James: Winning the women's title over the Glamazon was a pleasant surprise.

2. Petey Williams: Winning the X division title in devastating fashion. I love the angry Maple Leaf Muscle.

1. William Regal: I went OMG workrate! for my number one this week. William Regal is one of the most underrated guys around. Regal makes anyone he works with better in the ring and made the match with Orton very watchable.

Honorable Mention:

Eric Young/Super Eric: I can't wait for the inevitable confrontation between these two. Their match will blow the roof off the arena.

Kurt Angle: Made sure we didn't forget about him after his big loss.

MCMG: For two good showings in ROH this week, particularly getting their win back on the Briscoes. Too bad the tag titles weren't on the line...

Randy Orton: Has shown marked improvement in the ring, and I am noticing that I hate him less as champ this time around.

[Mr. Dashbee]

Apr 20, 2008 22:41:29 GMT -5 jetskid48 said:

You keep forgetting Heat! Heat matters!

Go back and reread the first post in the thread...

[creepy]

1. AJ & Tomko - For the first time in forever a wrestler(s) acted on my first thought. It's like they read my mind with the outside interference stuff. I felt wrestling smart without dumbing myself down.

2. Petey - Smart play, son. Now teach the lesson to the supposed leader of your group.

3. James Storm - Thanks for the interview with Kip. Awesome to see heels dislike, but help each other. And funnily, too!

4. William Regal - For entertaining me in the ring for the first time in a loooong time. Been too long, Sir William, too long.

5. Team 3D - For acquiring the numbers, than provoking Xtian & Rhino, than beatin' 'em down. Negative points, though, for A) Enlisting Kip James and B) Sfarting a new version of the Enevitable Never Ending Tag Team Breakup Feud.

6. Jericho - Way to be an idiot, Junior. Stick your nose in others bidness and get it kicked and bombed off. You lengthed out this slapped together gay feud for another week or two until the PPV, though, so this week and next week wouldn't be the same "Why?" "He asked." "But WHY?"

[Mr. Dashbee]

10 ballots so far...

#1 & #2 separated by 1.5 pts...and if you told me those two would be competing for #1 when we started this here, I would have laughed at you. I was wrong for would have been doing that.

5 different talents got first place votes so far...including one person who got 2 first place votes, 1 6th place, and nothing else.

This will be fun to watch over the next 3 days. 1 point separates positions 8-12, with 2 more talents being 1 point away from being in.

Get those votes in, this will be a close vote!

[psmitty]

This will be quick 'cause I'm on Vacation overseas, but without any comments here are my quickfire rankings.
1. William Regal
2. Mickie James
3. Kaz and Eric Young/Super Eric
4. Petey Williams
5. Chris Jericho
6. Tomko and A.J. Styles

[Demko]

6T. Roxxi Leveau - Made Awesome Kong look uh awesome-er, but pulled herself up by her bootstraps to be a continued contender, I believe. I LOVE how TNA is taking the ADD-riddled TNA fan favorites, and incorporating them into bigger feuds with Kong. And I also love how Kong continues to dominate. TNA Knockouts are a big part of why I'm a TNA fan right now.

6T. Mike Adamle - Okay, now hear me out. I read Paul Heyman's vicious tear into Adamle this week for his piss-poor performance as the 'voice of ECW' this week. But he's got a serious point... not only did the WWE pass over Josh Matthews for this potential promotion (who admittedly deserved it more than anyone else), but Adamle can't possibly be THAT bad. So I'm agreeing with Heyman that this is a shork or a woot or whatever you guys are calling it these days, to garner some new interest in ECW. How can you NOT watch this week to see what other horrible jokes he'll break out, or if he'll wind up calling a match for 'Testicles Mahoney'. Who knows?! Well played, Mr. Adamle. For now...

5. A.J. Styles - I was in chat, watching TNA delayed by my DVR (had about 2-3 minutes to catch up). As soon as 'Super Eric' won the match for Kaz & Eric, I started spouting off about how Super Eric was never in the match to begin with. In an era where logic and continuity is continually thrown out the window, when a wrestler starts arguing my own logic for me, they go on this list!

4. Petey Williams - Petey MADE an X-Division storyline this week, taking the division from clean high-flying matches into a future where rules go out the window. The ultimate opportunist. Not only did he wait until Lethal had just completed a match (like Edge did), but he beat him senseless with the case BEFORE demanding the title match. I'd say he did Edge one better.

3. Mickie James - She brightened up a Diva's scene that has become a little stale. I'm hoping this will mark the dawning of an era where there are some storylines for the women more interesting than 'who's hotter?' or 'who gets to be in this month's Playboy?'.

2. William Regal - Simply for making a match with Randy Orton more entertaining than any other match on the Raw card. That happens once in a blue moon.

1. Chris Jericho - Jericho takes the #1 spot for me this week, basically because he made my random and illogical prediction come true. He's going to be serving as the special guest ref in the match between Batista and HBK, and it makes me wonder if the WWE actually took my suggestion to heart.

[Deadly]

Where could I find these ROH matches with the Guns? I can't even think of 6 people to rank, but I have a feeling seeing those matches would help.

[Batman]

Apr 21, 2008 8:11:49 GMT -5 Demko said:

1. Chris Jericho - Jericho takes the #1 spot for me this week, basically because he made my random and illogical prediction come true. He's going to be serving as the special guest ref in the match between Batista and HBK, and it makes me wonder if the WWE actually took my suggestion to heart.

You called it? Awesome. Link please!

[jetskid48]

Apr 21, 2008 0:39:56 GMT -5 Mr. Dashbee said:

Apr 20, 2008 22:41:29 GMT -5 jetskid48 said:

You keep forgetting Heat! Heat matters!

Go back and reread the first post in the thread...

Oh, don't worry, I did. I just wanted to advertise Heat over and over again. Haas and DH Smith, Haas and DH Smith!

[Demko]

Apr 21, 2008 10:59:11 GMT -5 Batman said:

Apr 21, 2008 8:11:49 GMT -5 Demko said:

1. Chris Jericho - Jericho takes the #1 spot for me this week, basically because he made my random and illogical prediction come true. He's going to be serving as the special guest ref in the match between Batista and HBK, and it makes me wonder if the WWE actually took my suggestion to heart.

You called it? Awesome. Link please!

Here you are! :-)

[DevSop]

Dead, you won't be able to see the Guns matches anywhere for a few weeks...ROH may put up a video wire within the next few days that has a few clips, but the full shows normally take a month-6 weeks to come out on DVD. Normally you just have to take into account the names within ROH and try to get an idea from reviews of people who went how the shows/matches were...which is why, just on reports, my ballot will look something like this.

1. Jimmy Jacobs
2. Machine Guns
3. Aries/Lacey
4. Briscoes
5. Mickie James
5. Roxxi
5. The Rest of The Age of The Fall (Black, Matthews, Necro, Gowan, Wonderland)

[Mr. Dashbee]

Apr 21, 2008 8:11:49 GMT -5 Demko said:

So I'm agreeing with Heyman that this is a shork or a woot or whatever you guys are calling it these days, to garner some new interest in ECW. How can you NOT watch this week to see what other horrible jokes he'll break out, or if he'll wind up calling a match for 'Testicles Mahoney'. Who knows?! Well played, Mr. Adamle. For now...

If you're right, it's brilliance on the WWE's part. If you're wrong...then Adamle should be kept off of WWE TV forever if it continues.

[Mr. Dashbee]

Apr 21, 2008 11:24:45 GMT -5 DevSop said:

1. Jimmy Jacobs
2. Machine Guns
3. Aries/Lacey
4. Briscoes
5. Mickie James
5. Roxxi
5. The Rest of The Age of The Fall (Black, Matthews, Necro, Gowan, Wonderland)

I know you said it will look something like this...is this your ballot?

If so, then...
- I'm counting Jimmy Jacobs separate from AofF for now, unless someone else votes them all in as a group (including Jacobs). If that happens, they all get the first place vote, and Mickie & Roxxi share the 5/6 tie, with 1.5 pts each. If so, feel free to add a third person for the 3-way 5th place tie if you choose, or leave as is.
- Aries & Laecy will be considered together, much like wrestler/valet.

I entered it as your ballot for now. If you need me to change that, just let me know.

[Attitude Adjuster]

This week is really wide open, with not much separating No. 1 from "Other Considerations." Here goes:

1. AJ Styles. The best piece of wrestling of the week was the AJ/Tomko vs. Kaz/Young tag team match and all that followed. I, too, called out the "Super Eric isn't in the match" idea immediately after the pin, but didn't think TNA would care. I was estatic to see AJ call it, especially since he's usually the dumb one of the AJ/Tomko team. What a great piece of wrestling knowledge! And then the chaos began... Cornette calls out Young, gets Super Eric and...

2. Eric Young/Frankie Kazarian. Eric Young leaves me sputtering with laughter with the Supeer Eric gimmick, claiming he has no idea who Eric Young is. Jim Cornette is exasperated (man, I wish there was a spot for Jimmy as well in my Top 6), Kaz is frustrated, and AJ proves his intellect. At least until Cornette takes the belts away, in another piece of solid wrestling logic. That was one of the best angles I've seen in a long time, and now I can't wait for the decision from Cornette next week. Tourn-a-ment! Tourn-a-ment!

3. Mickie James. The new women's champ, in what was a pretty decent match. Loses points for being a blubbering idiot after the match.

4. Petey Williams. Now that's how you cash in an "anytime" title shot. First you kick someone's ass, then you announce the shot. Not the other way around! Everyone else hs done the Batman Bad Guy routine: "First I'm going to tell you how I'm going to rule the world, then I;m going to kill you." And then Batman escapes and foils the plan. NO!!!!!! First you kill Batman, then you rule the world. Good job, Petey.

5. James Storm. He'd get this even if he didn't wrestle. "You're just pissed because your cowboy gimmick didn't get over in the 80s" was the best understated insult I've heard in years. And to follow it up by calling Sting a "clown with bad acne" was priceless.

6. John Morrison. I know this is usally my Lacey spot, but John deserves it this week. I read about the Undertaker/Kane vs. Miz/Morrison match, so I watched ECW. Blah match thata would havae really disappointed me if it wasn't for Morrison. From the pre-match promo pushing Miz into the ring first against Kane (I love chickenshits) to the amazing sell jobs and offense (clotheslining Undertaker to the floor during his apron legdrop was so cool), Morrison became the only reason I was glad to watch the match.

Other considerations: Lacey/Age of the Fall (Apparently a good match against MCMG, and because Lacey's hot); Chris Jericho (had him ranked as high as No. 2 at one point--that's how close all this was in my mind); JBL (Clothesline to ORTON!); and Bubba Ray Dudley (calling a spade a spade by claiming rhino is a shell of his ECW self); Motor City Machine Guns (If they'd gone 2-0 against Briscoes and AOTF they would have been way up there.)

[Tommy]

Mickie crying is pretty much part of her gimmick now.

[Deadly]

Thanks for the heads up WoodSop. I'm just gonna go ahead and include them because I'm a mark like that.

6. Roxxi - She's been impressive every time she's stepped into the ring lately.
5. Jim Cornette - I second what everyone here has been saying. He plays the "flabbergasted boss" thing too well.
4. James Storm - The man is just funny. Period.
3. MCMG - Yeah, I didn't see the matches, but they are supposed to be damn good and I can't help but vote for these guys.
2. Petey Williams - Little Petey Pump is your new X-Division Champion. Way to pull an Edge on Black Machismo.
1. A.J. & Tomko - From A.J.'s animated plea to Tomko's indifference, these guys deserve the #1 slot this week.

The TNA Wanktitude continues, I guess...

EDIT: Changing #6 from Mickie to Roxxi. (I know I could have them tied, but I hate ties.)

Honorable Mention
Mickie James
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Scott Steiner (for mangling a promo)