[Jack Quinn]

So, from what I read of the spoilers GAB sucked completely. Not surprised. Then I read this nugget:

tonight on Raw, Cena & Candice team up to take on Umaga and Cade & Murdoch in the first-ever Champions Only Match

I am sure it is purely coincidence that it comes merely a week after TNA did the very same thing. Fuck you on two counts WWE, 1: being lazy as fuck and ripping off TNA, 2: giving us a horrible match, if anything other than Cena and Candice getting shitkicked happens, you can kindly eat a dick

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Basically a 3 on 1 Handicap Match for Cena. He'll go over easily.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Thank God I bought a Wii today and therefore will be spending my time playing that instead of watching Raw.

I am sort of glad Edge got injured in one respect. The last reason for me to keep watching Wrestling is gone. Until Triple H, Edge, and Taker return I don't need to watch.

[DevSop]

I think Candace has improved so much in the last year or so, but by gawd I want Umaga to fucking kill her. But we all know what's gonna wind up happening is Cena will single-handedly eliminate Cade and Murdoch with a Double FU, seconds before saving Candace from Umaga's corner move and then letting her pin Umaga.

Cena gets to beat all 3 other champions and he gets the girl. What could be better??? Well besides a sniper ready to take Cena out or maybe Benoit comes back and gives Cena the fatal "Fragile X" finisher.

[Jack Quinn]

Dammit Sop, I wish I thought you were exaggerating, but sadly, I don't.

Do you work for the WWE?

[Lucky]

I think I'll watch just to hear JR declare that match something unique and awesome you can only see in WWE!

I will never call it a ripoff. TNA didn't invent that match. I've seen it a ton in many companies. Its completely logical to put all the champs in a tag match. And I guess there are no titles on the line here so its not the same idea. But the timing is certainly curious and I have no doubt that JR will go so far out of his way playing it up as unique that he'll make it clear he's very aware of the recent TNA match. I love it when they do that. Its not them being afraid of TNA or ripping them off or anything. Its just them being comically self conscious and ridiculous.

[Jack Quinn]

yeah TNA didn't invent it, I just think it is hilarious that a week later the E is doing nearly the same match.

I can't wait until after the next TNA ppv when they have Cena win the tag titles and Lashley win the IC title and have an "ALL TITLES ARE ON THE LINE MATCH" that has never been done before

[Jack Quinn]

Raw sucked

I am really surprised so many people seem to be happy with it, and I really don't understand the appeal of Booker.

Maybe I am just finally burned out on WWE

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Me too Moose. Me too.

[DevSop]

I didn't think the show was good either, but Bookah is fucking gold. Him and Edge have carried long dry spells just based on their promo abilities in their current gimmicks. The regal King Booker throwing out ghetto talk anytime he gets pissed is great.

[Jack Quinn]

Yeah I don't hate Booker or anything, I just don't love him as much s some do. He has done well with the King gimmick, better than anyone else saddled with that, but I dunno, his in ring stuff has really suffered in the last few years.

To me, he is an average wrestler with a very well done gimmick. Which in today's WWE, is really all you need. It just doesn't do anything for me

[creepy]

-Bookah is a soljah. Or however they spell soldier these days.

-And Raw did suck. I kept wondering who was going to be the #1 contender after watching the matches. Coachman said he was going to decide on one based on the matches that night (or he was going to at least "watch carefully"). So, unless I'm forgetting something, it was down to these guys:


The Nopes:
Hacksaw - Lost (And besides, it's freaking Hacksaw Jim Duggan)
The Sandman - Lost (And besides, it's the freaking Sandman)
Regal - Didn't do anything
Carlito - Whatever heat he had, he's pretty much lost it. Especially feuding with rejects like the Sandman and Duggan. Oh, and then he got the shit kicked outta him by Lashly.
Cody Rhodes - Nope.
Shelton Benjamin - Nope.
Charlie Haas - Nope.
London/Kendrick - Nope.
Cade/Murdoch - Nope. (I wonder which one is Heath Ledger and which is that Gyylenhall guy. Wait, I actually don't wonder that.)

The Possiblys:
Kennedy - Just lost via count out.
Jeff Hardy - Almost broke his neck and had to win the pussy way, via count out. (Doesn't that hurt a face more than help him? It's totally acceptable from a heel, but it shows that the face is a weak little bitch. Nice little match, though.)
Snitsky - Didn't crap on another jobbers dreams. Just an easily ff-able promo from that tard is ok, I guess.


The More Than Likelys:
Umaga - The logical choice. Not that I'd care, but I figured it would be him with a solid beatdown against the over-powered and out-manned Cena. Of course, being logical and all..........
Lashley - Thought that maybe Coachman might throw him another bone so he doesn't go all ape shit on anyone else. Nope. Lashley/Carlito feud is pointless.

The Dear Christ No!
Randy Orton - Wow, he just beat the same rookie two weeks in a row. And cheap shotted a rasslin' Legend HoFer. So, of course, he's the natural fit. Outstanding, WWE.

Bunch of idiots over at that company.

-Even through all of the crap, I still relish our time before HHH comes back. Man, do I hate that guy. I wonder if anyone would ever get the push Cena is getting if HHH wasn't involved?


As for ECW:

-Digging John Morrison. He looks like he's trying to look like Val Kilmer trying to look like Jim Morrison.
-Why do people like this CM Punk guy so much? I don't get it. Tattoos? People like a Tatted Up Scummy Scabs?
-Big Daddy V makes me want to stop watch wrestling. Seriously, that's one of the reasons.
-Stevie Richards clean over Thorn? Really?
-How come I knew Burke was going to be the one sacrificed?
-15 Minutes. Nice. I like it. And didn't Jim Morrison know Andy Warhol in some capacity? Nice little nod.

[Jack Quinn]

I really like the John Morrison character too, I liked Nitro before he was in ECW and this only makes me like him more. I know a lot of people don't think he is ready to hold the title, but really, other than Punk, who else in ECW would be a better choice right now?

As for Punk, I like him, and in all honesty, I don't really know why. I guess it is the look and the attitude, and I know he can go in the ring if the E would let him. I think Punk-Morrison could be a nice long-term feud if the E were interested in going that direction.

I missed most of the rest of ECW (stupid Bronx is Burning - shut up Lopez) I did see Stevie get the win, I love that, I have been a Stevie fan for a long long time now, and I can only hope this is the start of something for him. I could care less about Thorn, so him losing means nothing to me. I would move him to SD and have UT take him under his wing or something, move Taker into a more manager position for now, and eventually have Thorne turn on him for that one last feud or something.

Vis is disgusting, glad I missed that. And when the jobber came out from RIGHT HERE IN FRESNO!! I wanted it to be FF Capslock SO bad

[creepy]

I guess they are in this big Morrison/Punk feud now. Punk isn't getting that shine, though.

I doubt they would ever let Thorn and UT be connected in anyway. Maybe if they have Thorn totally dismantle everyone. But I doubt it.

I'm pretty sure I get that Fresno/FFCapslock reference. I mess around here way too much.

[Jack Quinn]

Well, if they decided to go the old school Raven-Tommy Dreamer route with Punk-Morrison, it would be a lot of Punk losing close matches to Morrison before he finally gets the big win. Though, ideally, a feud like that would have to build over months and months, and I have no faith in the E to take that long to tell a story

They probably would never connect Thorn and UT, but I think it would be kinda cool to go the whole Teacher/Protoge route with this. I don't know how much UT has left, or what the E thinks of Thorn, but having Taker take him under his wing, team with him a bit and all that, then eventually Thorn turns and UT gives him the rub would be kinda cool.

[creepy]

It would be cool to see Punk as the lovable loser and finally win the belt god knows when, but you are defin right about the WWE not telling that story correctly. Threy could fuck up a wet dream. And have, coincidentally. They might think they have long term plans on certain storylines, but then it seems like things change for any number of reasons (most of which don't matter). It seems that they have a booking meeting 30 minutes before each show and only remember what happened last week from remembrance. It seems no notes, no continuity, "no bigger picture," no rhyme, no reason. Still trying to care.

As for Thorn/UT? It'd be kinda cool, but I don't think that UT would want to go the teacher route. He also probably knows that they would build up Thorn really well while he's with UT, but then after a year or two, Thorn might be back to doing what he's doing now. Mark is probably smart enough to not go along with it, based on nothing else than the E's track record.



Gotta go back to playing the Twilight Princess. Been putting it off way too long.