07-15-2004, 08:36 PM | #1002 (permalink) |
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1000 posts? man thats nuts.
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07-20-2004, 10:34 PM | #1003 (permalink) |
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Do you think Orton will get the title back and how soon? And I LOVE his new shirt!
Holy crap! Nobody probably cares about this, but Rosey finally has a new costume!! About a year too late, though. I think it would've gotten a bigger reaction if they revealed it after showing those S.H.I.Training videos. I'm really looking forward to the HHH/Benoit Iron Man Match next week! Both men are in great shape, and they will for sure put on a hell of a match. There'll probably be outside interference from Evolution, as well as Eugene. Oh well. |
07-21-2004, 10:19 AM | #1004 (permalink) |
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Triple H in good shape? He definitely seems to have chunked up recently. When he came back off his injury a year or so ago, he was mega cut. He doesn't look as impressive now. Maybe its because he is always next to Batista. He looks downright flabby next to my man Batista.
And Rosey looks great in his new costume too.
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07-21-2004, 10:27 PM | #1005 (permalink) | |
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And Batista is indeed a behemoth. I'd love to see him take control of Evolution. Seriously, the way he was booked against Benoit on RAW, it would make sense if he started to develop an ego, saying that he did to Benoit in 10 minutes what HHH couldn't even do in 45. |
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07-21-2004, 11:51 PM | #1007 (permalink) | |
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07-22-2004, 08:20 AM | #1008 (permalink) | |
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In order to be a great wrestler these days and get anywhere you have to have great mic skills and get people to pay to see you. Orton I think stands a good chance at that, in a few years he could be the next Rock. Batista though, I don't see having good mic, he's there to beat people in submission. My call is Batista stays a mid tier guy (or tag teamer) and never truly advances. He may get a shot here and there at something but I don't see him holding anything very long. It's like Benoit, the reason McMahon took so long to give him the belt was noone thought Benoit could handle the mic. McMahon looks for the mic guys that can pull people into a storyline, HBK, Hogan, MachoMan (OOOOOO Yeah), Austin, The Rock, even Triple H. McMahon's looking for the next one. Again Orton maybe in a few years but Batista never will. There's only one wrestler who lacked mic skills and has been around forever and that's Mark Calloway, The UnderTaker. But he sold his gimmick and developed a great base. The 2 wrestlers I think McMahon has shit on and has totally ignored their talent and fan base are RVD and Jericho. Those 2 wrestlers have it all the mic, the in ring, the charisma, the great fan base that can make them babyfaces or heels in a heartbeat. Let Jericho and RVD loose and those 2 could become as big as HBK. I could definately see Jericho being as big as anyone ever in the WWE. RVD works a little on the mic skills and cuts down the hardcore he'd be killer boxoffice. RVD I could see becoming the next Flair. But I also think Jericho is happy where he is, wrestles a bit but has a soft schedule and can be Fozzy. I think he doesn't want to go much further than where he is. RVD just gets shit on. I love the guy but for some reason McMahon keeps him in the background and buries him in stupid stories that go nowhere. Might be RVD is bad lockerroom politics/attitude or the big guys like HHH and others are keeping RVD down so as not to lose what they have. I think very soon we'll see RVD in TNA and shining bright.
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07-22-2004, 10:27 AM | #1009 (permalink) |
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The few times that Batista has had a chance to speak, I think he has done a passable job. I would like to see him get a bigger push and start to develope a personality of his own away from Evolution, or even within it. As of now, he's still just playing the big and dumb enforcer role.
As for Orton, I can't stand the guy. Every time he has the mic I cringe. His line always sound rehersed and forced. He's a terrible actor and not that great of a wrestler in my opinion. He has a great body and is still young. I think that he has potential, but to compare him to the Rock on the mic is just plain wrong.
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07-22-2004, 10:52 AM | #1010 (permalink) |
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Rock was not all that great at the mic either at first. I think I compared Orton mainly because they are both 3rd generation and Rock was horrid when he first started. It wasn't until he was with "Farrooq", Owen Hart and that group (can't remember the name) that he started to develop.
Thinking about it more Orton could be the next Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect). He could be huge or he could flop. You are right though, right now, Orton is too rehearesed and needs to work on his mic energy and find something that works. I'm not a big Orton fan either , and there was only 1 Perfect. But considering who the WWE has right now Orton seems their best young shot.
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07-22-2004, 04:15 PM | #1011 (permalink) |
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Meh, I haven't really been impressed by Batista. He's just big and looks mean.
Jericho and RVD have in ring talent and charisma. On a side note: what happened to Test and Scott Steiner? I don't miss either of them but I was wondering if they got fired or injured or what.
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07-22-2004, 05:08 PM | #1012 (permalink) |
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Test has a neck injury expected to be out for almost a year. Steiner I believe was very disliked (attitude) in the lockerroom and thought he deserved more so he was let go.
Here's a good link for great WWE and all wresting info: http://www.rajah.com/base/
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07-22-2004, 07:56 PM | #1013 (permalink) | |
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07-22-2004, 10:29 PM | #1014 (permalink) |
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Looks like the WWE is bringing Heidenreich (sp?) back to the front burner. I saw a commercial for him during Smackdown today. It was very reminiscent of those that ran for Brock when he first came aboard. Man do I miss Brock. I loved watching him hulk Big Show up for a big F5!!
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07-23-2004, 12:47 AM | #1015 (permalink) | |
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Ah yes, and that brings to mind one of the best bits WWE ever ran. HHH was Rock, X-Pac was Owen Hart (with a very large fake nose), and the rest of Degen-X were other members of N.O.D. and they spoofed them. It was hilarious. All HHH could say was "If ya smell what the Rock is cooking... " X-Pac would answer, "Hey with this nose it's hard not smell it." Fucking hilarious, almost as funny as Foley in the hospital with Vince and Mr. Socko. God why can't WWE do that stuff anymore? They need to add some real fun funny stuff.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" |
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07-23-2004, 10:21 PM | #1016 (permalink) | |
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I miss Brock too. Especially whenever he'd give the F5 to cruisers like Misterio and Moore, where they would end up completing 2 full midair spins. And don't forget the Stretch Muffler/Brock Lock! |
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07-24-2004, 12:45 AM | #1019 (permalink) |
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Thanks Evil, that brought back a laugh and some great memories of those Monday Night Wars.
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07-25-2004, 11:40 PM | #1020 (permalink) | |
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Owen Hart was played by Jason Sensation.
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07-26-2004, 11:02 PM | #1021 (permalink) |
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The ending of the Iron Man match was pretty good.
However the whole diva search thing was a tremendous waste of time. I muted the TV and made food.
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07-28-2004, 09:31 AM | #1022 (permalink) |
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You really have to wonder if the whole Diva search is just a scam. I bet they already have the next Diva picked out, but they're just trying to get the T&A thing over. Sadly, it's totally turning off the audience, it seems.
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07-28-2004, 10:41 AM | #1023 (permalink) |
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Yeah, my money is on Carmella. It seems dumb to hire anyone else when an ex PMOY is among the ranks. The audience was booing everyone but her. I want her to win, so the stupid shit will be over and done with.
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08-02-2004, 06:39 PM | #1024 (permalink) |
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Upon watching RAW tonight, I noticed that Carmella wasn't as "active" as the others. She didn't seem to be shaking her stuff for the crowd like the others were. I don't ever remember seeing her work the crowd like the others. This makes me think its already been decided even more.
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08-07-2004, 03:26 PM | #1025 (permalink) |
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My money's not on Carmella. WWE probably hired her to pump up the ratings, otherwise she might take the whole thing a little more seriously.
Edit: THen again, if she KNOWS she going to win, maybe she woudln't try so hard?
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08-08-2004, 02:47 PM | #1026 (permalink) |
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They are really wasting time on Raw with this whole Diva search...I'm enjoying the T&A, but how much would it have sucked to pay for Raw, and get two matches, and the Diva bit...
I just want to add that the Summerslam commercials are excellent, and I'm looking forward to next week.
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08-10-2004, 07:00 PM | #1028 (permalink) |
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I guess WWE called in reinforcements in the form of Randy Orton to help out the diva search. It appears to have worked, as the crowd booed Orton and cheered the divas when he came on. As I've said before, I want Carmella to win. She is the only one that appeals to me. I'm still convinced she won too. She didn't do anything during the "sell me an ice cream cone" skit. Everyone else was frantically whoring themselves out.
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08-14-2004, 12:57 AM | #1029 (permalink) |
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Spike is an awesome dickish heel! Gotta love the pie face shove! And for once, they were actually able to utilize the "wrestler goes up top and lands on lying opponent's extended boot" spot! Usually it's someone without a signature top rope manuever, who simply jumps and lands on his feet, while taking a boot to the kisser. Spike has the double stomp off the top, so London counters by sticking out his boot!! Brilliant! I may come off as sarcastic, but I was laughing my head off because it fit so perfectly.
Any early Summerslam predictions? Kane/Matt Hardy: Death do us part I'm hoping Hardy lets Kane win, so he can get rid of Lita. I mean, there was a chorus of boos when he signed that contract. Pretty much everyone in the audience wanted him to just dump Lita. Otherwise, he's going to come out looking more whipped than this bowl of meringue. However, he does have surgery coming up, keeping him off RAW for 6-8 months!! =( So I'll go big and say Shawn Michaels makes his return and decapitates Kane. Edge/Jericho/Batista: IC title Batista all the way baby!! I love all three of them, but I gotta go with the big Deacon. Push him with the belt as the ultimate monster, and really put over the belt strong. Unless if they have Edge turn and have him and Jericho fight over the strap for a while. I've been longing for an Edge and Christian reunion!!! HHH/Eugene: I've been trained to believe that HHH will never lose anything, unless it's a bare knuckle brawl with Regal. Eugene gets the pin after HHH suffers Regal's Revenge. Orton/Benoit: World Title I've been reading a lot of rumors and news all over the place, so my head is already accepting Orton as the new Champ. I would hate to see Benoit lose the strap with such a lame buildup to the PPV. So for the sake of a better buildup and a few more Hard Knocks DVD sales, Benoit holds onto the strap, and drops it at No Mercy in a rematch. Dudleyz/Cruisers With Spike's new turn, I'd like to see him get as much momentum in the CW division as possible. I say Spike pins Rey after some Dudley shenanigans, setting up 2 title matches for No Mercy. Cena/Booker I heard this was part of a "best of _" series, ala WCW between Booker and Benoit. I'll rush it and say Booker has a nice long reign, while Cena regroups and moves on to bigger things. JBL/Undertaker: WWE title I'm actually starting to dig JBL, as much as I hate to admit it. He used to be my favorite wrestler as part of the APA, and now with his new Chief of Staff Orlando Jordan, I see him keeping the title at least until No Mercy, and possibly building up his "staff." Chief of Staff OJ with the distraction, and JBL with 2 huge LARIATTOOOOOOSS~~~!!!! |
08-14-2004, 07:31 PM | #1031 (permalink) |
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EvilBeef some interesting predictions, here's mine
+++++++++ Kane/Matt Hardy: Death do us part I see Matt winning and dumping Lita, then going on a soul search (surgery) OR the very lame and usually very unsurprising, unoriginal twist of Lita setting Matt up and walking out laughing with Kane (ala Trish with Christian). The first would be my preference BUT McMahon likes to go with what has always worked in the past even if it has been done to death so.... Lita turns on Matt, she's not preggers (just used that to get into Matt's head, and Matt gets "injured" and disappears. ==== Edge/Jericho/Batista: IC title The rumors I have seen have Edge joining Evolution and Orton turning face so, another double cross prediction where Edge looks to be Jericho's friend, gets "hurt" then as Jericho is about to beat Batista Edge comes alive and beats the Hell outta Jericho then lies down for Batista and joins Evolution. ======= HHH/Eugene: I agree with you Regal comes back and beats HHH and helps Darsow... I mean Eugene. I also see Eugene getting hit in the head and becoming a genius. That would be another predictable twist but one I could stomach ==== Orton/Benoit: World Title Easy prediction (if the rumors of Orton turning face are true), HHH interferes hits Orton instead of Benoit and sets up Orton's face turn and a Benoit/Orton rematch. If the rumors are false then Orton wins with Flair's help, again setting up a rematch. But the twist is HHH expects Orton to lie down for him and Orton refuses thus Orton then becomes a face.... not much else can honestly help if McMahon is truly trying to push Orton as a star. ======= Dudleyz/Cruisers I agree with you... plus I truly don't find much to be excited about in this match. ===== Cena/Booker I can see Cena winning, Booker is looking to retire and work backstage as an agent and booker. So I see Booker losing and disappearing except for a few "filler" matches. Cena is another big bucks prospect and McMahon is cleaning out a lot of the old timers for the new guys so... ====== JBL/Undertaker: WWE title Taker all the way. McMahon owes Big Mark Calloway bigtime for not leaving when everyone else went to WCW. People love the Taker and it gives him one last hurrah before he drops the belt to someone like Cena and retires. ==== There's my predictions and opinions. I will say this the WWE needs this to be a big seller and really grab people because McMahon is in negotiations to renew his SpikeTV contract and unlike a few years ago wrestling isn't as big as when he first got there so he needs to get ratings up fast or face a big paycut in the contract. Plus Ted Turner/AOL's no compete clause from WWE's WCW buyout ends at the end of this year and there is talk Ted Turner may buy up Jarrett's TNA-NWA franchise, which would again create competition for WWE and again, McMahon is not ready for it.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" |
08-15-2004, 08:10 PM | #1032 (permalink) | |
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Well here are the Summerslam results:
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08-16-2004, 12:11 AM | #1033 (permalink) |
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Man, I'm never good at these predictions. Oh well. The PPV sounds decent, although I'm still not even sure why they bothered with the Diva Dodgeball. They should've just taken those 5 minutes and added it to the IC title match. And I'm actually shocked, shocked I say, that Orton won CLEAN~! I'm considering ordering the replay, for that match as well as the Angle/Guerrero one. I'm hoping it's worth it.
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08-16-2004, 04:02 AM | #1034 (permalink) |
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Except for the "taker match they all ended cleanly. (Although I didn't see the Dudley match).
My predictions weren't that far off. Cena won. Orton winning clean surprised me but now the face turn is definately happening. HHH actually didn't have to blade himself for a match. Biggest surprise for me was Taker looking BAD during the match and losing. He looked OLD, beat up and to me seemed to just go through the motions and didn't have his heart in the match. Angle/Eddie G match was far better than I ever thought it would be. That was a match I didn't even care about but once it started WOW. Was probably my favorite for the night. It was worth the $5, wings, unlimited soda, and shrooms at BW3.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" |
08-16-2004, 06:15 PM | #1035 (permalink) |
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Everyone wants to boot off Carmella, but Michelle took a hike. ha! I love it! I voted for her, because she is the only one that isn't a boring vapid whore. I like how Evolution dispatched Randy Orton. RKO did a good job of selling his disbelief when HHH gave him the thumbs down. I do like that they are going to turn him good guy this way, rather than have him be better than everyone else.
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08-17-2004, 02:11 PM | #1036 (permalink) |
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WWE has again ruined a good storyline opportunity. The plan is to have HHH vs. Orton at this years Wrestlemania (9 months away). Now instead of tip toeing around Evolution turning on Randy over the next 4 - 6 weeks they go ahead and do it right away? What the hell. Pisses me off. That's why I don't waste my Monday nights watching anymore.
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08-17-2004, 03:37 PM | #1037 (permalink) | |
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For HHH/Orton, I'd have had Orton in a few matches and HHH and Evo. interfere and cause him to win by interference and not on ability. That would get him upset and wanting to prove himself, while HHH keeps telling him he has the belt ONLY because HHH lets him have the belt. Then a PPV or 2 before WM have HHH and Evo come out to interfere and Orton instead attacks them with his opponent. This draws out the face turn and makes it more legit. Keeps fan interest because as the storyline builds you see Orton go through phases of doubting himself and then realizing he doesn't need HHH and Evo. A big problem now is the WWE's writers don't know how to write storylines and draw them out. Everything happens now and if there's a problem they ignore it. It does get very predictable and boring. But I also see the WWE's side and that is right now especially on RAW they lack a true face and Orton (like him or not) is getting good pops. I just think he needs a little more seasoning on the mic and he might be as big as Rocky or Austin. But nobody for a very long time will be as big or mean as much to wrestling as Hogan in his prime. If anyone thinks Orton can do that.....I don't think it'll happen.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" |
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08-20-2004, 08:40 PM | #1038 (permalink) |
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You know...with HBK coming back at the next PPV, maybe he can get involved in the HHH/Orton feud...I just hope HBK doesn't come back to take care of Kane. It would have been great if he would have interfered at Summerslam, but now it would be just plain BAD.
With all of Orton's boasting, I keep hoping that Rocky will come back to challenge him again... |
08-21-2004, 03:46 PM | #1040 (permalink) |
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Great, HHH is about to be back in the spotlight. I hope that HBK comes back and kicks a lot of ass. The Rock too.
**edit** As much as I love to see the Rock, he did look a bit shoddy on the mic last night. Looks like they brought him in to try to raise interest in the Diva Search, and help Carmella in particular. She still has my vote, aside from Traci, she is the only one that I find attractive.
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