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Originally Posted by Brak This Michaels / JBL angle is completely unrealistic...

But it is entertaining. At least to me.

Originally Posted by Chase But it is entertaining. At least to me.

Me too.

The popping corn that was firing out of my television screen was pretty tasty, I guess...

WTF? Santa Claas?

Mmm. More popping corn!

JBL/HBK is somewhat unrealistic given that it's HBK, but it is very plausible given how many ex-WWF stars ARE doing the whole high school indy thing and have fallen very far. He's the wrong guy to have in this role in some ways, but damn is he awesome on the mic with it.

Dolph Ziggler is Biblical.

Originally Posted by Brak Dolph Ziggler is Biblical.

Like Sodom and Gomorrah?

I'm with Brak. The JBL storyline *is* smart, and *should* work.

But a good idea with the wrong person involved is no longer a good idea.

Wow, Raw ran super late tonight.

Apparently TNA is getting another 1-hour time slot to air "TNA Epix", a best-of/greatest moments show weekly that will show classic and memorable moments from TNA's past.

That could be interesting, but I can't help but think that no one's going to watch it.

Raw thoughts -
This was mostly a boring show, with nothing standing out as far as matches except for the world tag title match, which was quite good, and the handicap match, which meandered along until Orton got in, hit the RKO, and hit the PUNT! to knock Batista out. While it bored me a lot, tonight's show did move things forward - the Legacy claimed a new victim partially with the help of Steph (who made the match), and they announced a mini-tourney with former champions (seemingly meaning World Heavyweight champions, but including ex-WWE Champions like Kane and JBL), and including guys who were also in the IC title tourney, which seems a bit strange, but furthers the whole "bringing prestige back to the IC title" deal they're doing by having World title-level guys also go after the IC title.

The stalking stuff got old fast, but was hilarious thanks to Kelly hiding from Kane behind glass, Kane hilarious promo about reading way too much into what Kelly said at the Slammys last week, and then Kelly continuing to try and act. Just awesomely bad stuff. Jericho refusing to wrestle Duggan was somewhat interesting, and Santa Cla-Haas vs. Ziggler was hilarious due to Dolph's rejection of Santa's gift and constantly yelling "I'M DOLPH ZIGGLER" while kicking his ass. Also, this week's DX shilling skit was the funniest yet - with each poking fun at their shittiest merch, receding hair, and horrendous fashion sense.

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Key Quotes definitively proving that Michael Cole sucks -
Cole - It’s the DANGEROUS BULLY! Mike Knox!
Lawler - What a slap in the face of Jim Duggan!
Cole - AND THE WWE UNIVERSE!
Lawler - …absolutely…
Lawler - If I was a chick, I’d be into Morrison’s hair. I love what it does during his entrance.
Cole - WHAT ABOUT PUNK’S HAIR!?
Lawler - Well…
Cole - YOU ARE WATCHING RAW, THE LONGEST-RUNNING EPISODIC TELEVISION SHOW IN HISTORY! WE HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR LONGER THAN GUNSMOKE, ER, AND THE SIMPSONS!
(after Kane attacks Miz)Cole - WAS THAT OUT OF JEALOUSNESS!?
Cole - THE LONGEST RUNNING EPISODIC TV SHOW HAS COME TO THE STEEL CITY!
(after Dolph throws away his gift)Cole - SANTA SAYS HE DESERVES COAL AFTER THAT!
Lawler - No one deserves Michael Cole…

Full Quotes - Lawler - LAST NIGHT, JEFF WON THE BIG ONE!
Cole - AND WE LEARNED THAT HBK IS BROKE!
Lawler - Santino says they’ve named the Slammy, Slamantha.
Cole - Santino’s got a Christmas CD.
Lawler - I heard it wasn’t released, it escaped.
Deuce - I would like to be called by my real name - I’m the son of Jimmy Snuka, and I’d like to be called Sim Snuka.
Lawler - Well, we’ve got Rhodes and Manu out here watching, if it’s true, another second-generation wrestler.
(after a reverse leg lariat from Snuka)Lawler - The face of Rey has become a face-magnet!
(after a no contest due to Priceless attacking)Cole - RHODES STARTED IT!
Cole - It’s the DANGEROUS BULLY! Mike Knox!
HBK - You know the key to cold weather? Layers - lots and lots of layers.
HBK - There’s also the HHH King of Kings bear, I guess that was from the Conan the BarBEARian collection.
HHH - And if that’s not enough, you can get this HBK Village People Bear - look at the hair, it even has a button in the back to make it all fall out!
Jericho - I am the superstar of the year, and I’ve been carrying this show on my back for the past 12 months, and it’s a slap to my face that I have to compete against someone like you! If Lebron misses a shot, does he get banished to the end of the bench the next night? No! I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT I DO TODAY! AND I REFUSE TO LET MYSELF FACE A BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TALENT LIKE YOU, JIM! I REFUSE TO WRESTLE IN THIS RING AGAIN UNTIL IT’S FOR A TITLE OR I FACE SOMEONE WORTHY OF THE SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR!
Lawler - What a slap in the face of Jim Duggan!
Cole - AND THE WWE UNIVERSE!
Lawler - …absolutely…
Cole - For those of you just joining us, THIS IS THE WWE UNIVERSE AND THIS IS RAW!
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Lawler - If I was a chick, I’d be into Morrison’s hair. I love what it does during his entrance.
Cole - WHAT ABOUT PUNK’S HAIR!?
Lawler - Well…
Cole - YOU ARE WATCHING RAW, THE LONGEST-RUNNING EPISODIC TELEVISION SHOW IN HISTORY! WE HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR LONGER THAN GUNSMOKE, ER, AND THE SIMPSONS!
(after Kane attacks Miz)Cole - WAS THAT OUT OF JEALOUSNESS!?
Cole - THE LONGEST RUNNING EPISODIC TV SHOW HAS COME TO THE STEEL CITY!
JBL - Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you to watch the comments made last night by my newest employee - Shawn Michaels.
Cole - IT’S SANTA CLAHAAS!
(after Dolph throws away his gift)Cole - SANTA SAYS HE DESERVES COAL AFTER THAT!
Lawler - No one deserves Michael Cole…
(while kicking ass)Dolph - I’M DOLPH ZIGGLER! DOLPH ZIGGLER!
Crowd - LET’S GO SANTA! LET’S GO SANTA!
(during a chinlock)Ref - Santa, do you wanna give up!?
Lawler - IT WAS NEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD - JEFF HARDY BECAME WWE CHAMPION!


Hogan from TMZ on Monday -


Hogan doing the big boot led to him being compared to...


IGF 7 stuff -
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. First Tiger Mask -
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q3OA2R36

The Predator (Sylvester Terkay doing a Brody impersonation gimmick) vs. Necro Butcher -
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TW5OCGXB


The 2006 Hall of Fame issue of the Observer, with a rundown of Eddie's life, and his career (including his incredible ratings drawing power in the past few years of his life).-
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5V5B5089

It includes this great line -

Edouardo Gori Guerrero in his far-too-short life, left behind a complex legacy in wrestling.

New downloads, nice. Thanks, Jay.

You're welcome. Sayama is a physical marvel - I've watched other matches of his from this decade, and it's amazing to see that no matter how much time has past since his physical prime, and how much weight he's put on since then, he can still move swiftly from time to time. You'd think the pounding on his knees alone would render that an impossible task.

Raw Thoughts/Misc:


Tyson Tomko had a dark match before Raw started, against Paul Birchill. Tomko got a pretty good pop.

It sucks going to a live event and having it be 80% backstage crap and Armegeddon results. The Tag Team match was really well done, however.

The few matches they did have, most did not have a real finish, another negative.

After Raw went off the air, Y2J and Cena had a street fight for the title, which was the best match of the night, by far. Cena won after dodging a chair shot and delivering the FU.

RAW Pictures:

JJSP, I posted about the new TNA show - they aren't "getting" another slot on Spike - it'll be shown in syndication.

err...does Orton's tron video have him getting the barbed wire bat across the head?

Why does Orton have to have a theme that causes him to walk to the ring at 1 mph?

I have to admit, I'm starting to like that song Orton has for his theme. It's awful for his character right now, but I like the song itself.