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The initial diagnosis for John Cena had him out past WrestleMania, however according to his rehab reports; he is working like a demon trying to speed up his return date. Cena has a strong mind-muscle link from his years in bodybuilding which gives him a strong advantage for a faster and more effective recovery.

While nobody is expecting it is a given he will return by WrestleMania Stephanie McMahon and Brian Gewirtz are holding hope that he will be there at the show. If he does make it, it’s likely his first match back would be against Randy Orton, since he was credited in the storyline for Cena’s injury.

If Cena is not ready it is still likely he could show up at the event either advertised or as a surprise and play a hand in costing Orton the title. This would then lead to a Cena/Orton program immediately following WrestleMania.
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They better not fuck up my Wrestlemania by trying to squeeze RAPADOO into the mix.
 
[quote name='PhrostByte']I actually care about what happens to AJ's character, anyone else?[/QUOTE]

TNA? Character?

Feh. What suit is he dressed up in this week?
 
[quote name='Sporadic']They better not fuck up my Wrestlemania by trying to squeeze RAPADOO into the mix.[/quote]

Don't worry, they have plenty of other ways to do it.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Christ, listen to y'all. No wonder there's no wrestling on TV anymore.[/QUOTE]

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. The thread has been fairly stagnant until one minor line about playboy amongst other topics in a post spawns that.

...not that I'm complaining. Maria has gotten seemingly hotter every week. It was fucking retarded how good she looked at the tribute show earlier this week.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']TNA? Character?

Feh. What suit is he dressed up in this week?[/quote]
He has to choose sides but he has more than one allegiance to uphold! It's riveting. :cool:
 
[quote name='xcoax']Haha, I was thinking the same thing. The thread has been fairly stagnant until one minor line about playboy amongst other topics in a post spawns that.

...not that I'm complaining. Maria has gotten seemingly hotter every week. It was fucking retarded how good she looked at the tribute show earlier this week.[/QUOTE]

I'm not saying she's unattractive, but it says something when the most active this thread has been all week regards a WWE persona (I hate the "d" word) posing for Playboy.
 
Well, that was an okay little Impact right there. None of the matches were remarkable, but things actually made sense on a regular basis, which is a huge step up for Impact. They did a great job of building towards the PPV beyond just building up one match, which is another rarity in TNA, and the video packages worked well at building up 3D-MMG/Lethal match at the PPV and at showcasing the good and some of the bad of TNA's '07 run.

I could've done without them playing up last week's show as a mockery of wrestling given that it was sold as a serious show at times and was used to further a number of things we're supposed to be taking seriously, but at least they copped to how unbelievably stupid the show was... while building up MORE DISSENSION IN TNA as Morgan and Cornette argued.

The sitdown interview was... something. They recapped way too much of the story too quickly, but to TNA's credit, they didn't have a million camera cuts in this interview, which helped, and they didn't air it in two parts over one show, which is one thing that hurt the Mitchell interview. I still want this damned Abyss-Mitchell storyline over, so I'm glad they appear to be building to that at the PPV, and I like that the women's title match is going to be no DQ, but I fear they'll instead go with a count out ending, which would seem like a bit of cop out, but lead to more Kong-Kim matches, which I'm all for.

EY and Storm hanging out was odd - Didn't Storm just BREAK A BOTTLE OVER ERIC'S HEAD a month ago? Why are they pals now and why didn't we see anything that led to them being buddies again? EY's little rant about cereal and cell phones was cute, though.

The show ending without the promised conclusion of AJ making his choice irked me, as it just continued TNA's wonderful trend of misleading viewers/buyers, something that they absolutely should not be doing at all given their falling numbers, and something that TNA should strive to eliminate in '08.

Quotes -
(on the Cage/Angle Alliance)Tomko - This is ridiculous.
DW - Tonight, THE PROFESSOR MIKE TENAY HAS A VERY REVEALING SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE MONSTER ABYSS!
Tenay - IT HAS BEEN RARE WHEN SOMEONE HAS MADE AN IMPACT LIKE JUDAS MESIAS IN TNA! THE SON OF JAMES MITCHELL! WE’VE HEARD THE STORY OF CHRIS PARKS WATCHING WHILE HIS MOTHER SHOT HIS FATHER IN THE BACK THREE TIMES, BUT ACCORDING TO MITCHELL, THAT’S ONLY THE SURFACE OF THE STORY!
DW - There’s something about Judas Mesias that just SHAKES YOU TO THE CORE!
Tenay - THOSE DEAD EYES OF JUDAS MESIAS SIGNIFY TO ME THAT HE HAS NO SOUL OR CONSIOUS!
Tenay - At Final Resolution, it’ll be Abyss versus Judas Mesias - THAT’S A MATCH WE’VE ALL BEEN WATING FOR!
(J.B. is in front of a pantsless Kurt Angle’s crotch)Karen - J.B. I knew you were sweet on him, but I had no idea you were THIS sweet!
J.B. - Karen, if you did your job as a wife, I wouldn’t have to do this. THE MAN’S CLOTHES ARE WRINKLED!
Tenay - CHRISTIAN CAGE IS ON HIS WAY TO THE IMPACT ZONE, I CAN’T WAIT TO HERE FROM THE INSTANT CLASSIC!
Cage - You know what I hate? I hate indecision - that’s when someone is unable to make a decision and stick to that decision. Let me give you an example, let me paint you a picture. There are three ways to achieve greatness - some earn it, some have it thrust upon them, and some are born great - I AM ONE OF THOSE SELECT FEW! This is where I’m going with this - at a young age, I decided to embrace my greatness, and I stand before you as the GREATEST STAR IN THIS COMPANY. I stand before you as a two time world champion, and as simply THE CHAMP! So now Tomko, AJ, the time has come for the two of you to make a decision. TNA is not big enough for Christian Cage and Kurt Angle, so let me know exactly where your loyalties lie!
Cage - AJ, you forgot the big guy, you know, the guy with a long beard, looks kinda like a goat! AJ, I don’t know how many times I can get this into your head, I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I CAN SAY THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN - you owe everything you have to me. All the TV time you get is due to me, all the Pay-Per-View time you get is because of me, that big check you get every week, that’s due to me, the tag title that sits pretty on your shoulder, that’s due to me, the two world championships…
AJ - Three.
Cage - Okay, three, I know they happened a few years before I came to TNA, but I’m taking credit for them, too.
DW - HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!?
Cage - AJ, Angle’s using you!
DW - LOOK AT THE CONFLICTION ON THE FACE OF AJ STYLES! HE STILL THINKS HE CAM PLAY ON BOTH TEAMS!
Angle - Using AJ, for what? Muscle? Brains? No, because I happen to be the most intelligent man in TNA. The only one that’s been using him is you, which means AJ’s coming with me, let’s go, AJ.
Cage - He’s coming with me.
Angle - No, he’s coming with me. He’s big enough to make his own decision, LET’S GO AJ! (Angle goes to hit Cage with the belt, but hits AJ instead)
Booker T - IT’S ON LIKE NECK BONE!
Roode - Isn’t in funny how things work out here in TNA? I had to go on TV to embarrass his horse of a wife to get a main event spot. The era of veterans, or washed-up has-beens, ENDS TONIGHT!
Brooks - WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?
Roode - Are you going to support the king and queen? You work FOR ME, you exist here to take orders from ME!
DW - OH NO, THERE’S ROBERT ROODE’S NUMBER 1 FAN - SHE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO GET IN HERE!
Tenay - Look at the perfect shape Booker T is in - FOR ROBERT ROODE TO CALL HIM A HAS-BEEN IN RIDICULOUS!
(Karen attacks Sharmell, Kurt runs into the ring to attack Booker)DW - Angle and Roode are stomping him with their feet!
Booker - I knew you couldn’t do it one-on-one, so I’m gonna get me a partner tonight!
Tenay - LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH JB AND AJ STYLES!
J.B. - AJ, AJ, you’ve got to make a decision tonight.
AJ - What would you do, JB?
J.B. - AJ, I’d go with the Angles, you don’t want to be on Christian’s B-Team.
AJ - B-Team? I’ve never been on a B-TEAM… except for Gainesville Vocational.
Ad guy - STILL TO COME, MIKE TENAY SITS DOWN WITH THE MONSTER ABYSS!
Tenay - TELL US ABOUT THAT SECRET, CHRIS!
AJ (to Don and Mike) - WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHO SHOULD I JOIN?!
DW - DO WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU, AJ!
Tenay - It was last week when the Motorcity Machine Guns won the DOUBLE NORTH POLE match and earned the right to have an Ultimate X match at Final Resolution.
DW - CHRIS SABIN CATCHES HIM WITH THE FACIAL - THE DROPKICK TO THE FACE!
Tenay -W HY IS ERIC YOUNG OUT HERE? I GUESS AJ REALLY IS TAKING ADVICE FROM EVERYBODY! WAIT A MINUTE, I’M HEARING THAT THERE’S A COMMOSSION IN JIM CORNETTE’S OFFICE, WE’LL TRY TO GET A CAMERA POSITIIONED BACK THERE!
Ray - LOOK AT US, CORNETTE, we’re too finely tuned and too muscular (rubs Devon’s shoulders) to be climbing those cables like a couple of monkeys!(Devon glares at Ray)
Cornette - IF YOU’RE GONNA JERK ME AROUND, I’M GONNA MAKE THIS MATCH!
Ray - If anyone’s gonna jerk you around, it’s gonna be yourself, now if you’ll excuse us, IT’S ALL YOU CAN EAT KING CRAB NIGHT AT SIZZLER!
Cornette - ENJOY YOUR CRAB!
Morgan - You’re welcome, by the way.
Cornette - NOW YOU’RE COPPING AN ATTITUDE? Go take a walk for 30 minutes outside the Impact Zone and come back before I say something we’re going to hate to hear!
DW - At Final Resolution, THERE WIL BE A WINNER between Gail Kim and Awesome Kong, as it’s a NO DQ MATCH!
(Angelina dives off the top to the floor, camera cuts away right after)Crowd - TNA! TNA! TNA!
Cornette - Matt, did you or did you not make the following matches last week - a cage match with 10,000 Christmas lights, a women’s match with a toy box, a match with tacks, glass, a BARB WIRE CHRISTMAS TREE, and a ladder match involving a reindeer head! WHAT DOES ANY OF THAT HAVE TO DO WITH PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING!
Ad guy - UP NEXT, SAMOA JOE FACES PRIME TIME ELIX SKIPPER… WILL HE SHOW UP!?
Tenay - Abyss, the last time I spoke with Father Mitchell, I was left with more questions than answers. He said that your name was Chris, can you confirm that that’s your name?
Abyss - Abyss is Chris Parks…
Tenay - I was under the impression that your relationship with Mitchell started after you were released from prison - how long have you known him?
Abyss - Too long…
Tenay - He made it seem like your father raised you, is that accurate?
Abyss - MY MOTHER RAISED ME, MY MOTHER RAISED ME!
Tenay - Please, Chris, calm down. Tell us about THAT SECRET, Chris.
Abyss - The secret lives with me, and it dies with me!
Tenay - BUT CHRIS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US…
Abyss - I WILL NEVER TELL, NEVER!
Tenay - REMEMBER WHAT MITCHELL SAID, THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE! (Abyss gets up and stares)
Tenay - BOY THAT WAS A TENSE SITUATION, DON!
DW - JOE HAS THAT LOOK OF UTTER DESTRUCTION! HE THINKS HE SHOULD BE USED BETTER IN TNA! HE ISN’T EVEN WEARING HIS RING GEAR!
Tenay - That’s a look and an attitude that we’ve seen FOR SEVERAL WEEKS!
DW - I think this all started when he found out that Christian Cage and Angle were in the main event at Final Resolution - he thinks that spot should be his!
Tenay - JOE JUST PUSHED THE REFEREE! OH NOOOOO!
DW - Look at the blood in PRIME TIME’S MOUTH, THE REFEREE’S DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO TRY AND PREVENT JOE FROM KILLING HIM!
Joe - Cornette, THIS IS YOUR FAULT, I’M GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL I GET WHAT I WANT! If you’re tired of me trashing TNA, I’VE GOT OTHER PEOPLE I DON’T LIKE…
DW - OH THEY CUT HIS MIC!
Tenay - I JUST GOT WORD THAT WE’VE GOTTA GET OFF THIS!
EY - AJ, who better to take life advice from - yesterday, I woke up at the crack of 10, I had to decide between Count Chocula or Frankenberry. On one hand, you’ve got Count Chocula, which has lots of sugar, which as we all know is good for you, and Frankenferry, which has BERRY RIGHT IN THE TITLE, so you know it’s good. Or burgers, do you want two patties or three? I know there’s a button for four patties BUT THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IT! How about cell phones? There are flip phones, slide phones, does it accept e-mails, does it allow you to send photos? What kind of phone do you have, JB?
Steiner - PETEY, YOU CROSSED A LINE, YOU ARE A SMALL MAN TRYING TO MAKE IT IN A BIG MAN’S BUSINESS. THAT VEIN IS BIGGER THAN YOUR ARM, YOU TAKE YOUR X DIVISION TITLE, I’LL TAKE THE WORLD TITLE!
Petey - I’m not sure what protein powder you’re high on, but I’M MAPLE LEAF MUSCLE. I guarantee 100, no, 1000 percent, THAT I WILL BE THE NEXT TNA WORLD CHAMPION.
Steiner - I’ll tell you Caroline, I’m gonna get my case back!
Tenay - IT’S DUSTIN RHODES, THE SPLIT PERSONALITY OF BLACK REIGN!
Dustin - Kaz, I know that I’m not supposed to be out here, but last week, you attacked me, and I don’t even know you - why did you do what you did, because I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND!
Tenay - WELL I’VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH SPLIT PERSONALITIES, BUT DOES DUSTIN RHODES NOT REMEMBER THAT AS BLACK REIGN HE PUT A BAG WITH HIS RAT IN IT OVER THE HEAD OF KAZ!
Kaz - I don’t know what kind of reindeer games you’re playing Black Reign, but if you know me, you know that I don’t like rats.
Dustin - I don’t know any rats other than the ones who are around you in the back, are those the rats you’re talking about? I’m gonna give you one opportunity to apologize to me?
Kaz - Well, Dustin, I’m gonna give you an opportunity to kiss my…(Dustin slaps him)
DW - DUSTIN SOUNDS PRETTY CONVINCING, MIKE! (Kaz and Dustin fight, Kaz does a balcony dive)
Tenay - LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH AJ!
AJ - Kevin, I know you don’t know me very well, but you’re so good at helping the young guys… what would you do, Kevin?
Kevin - Well, I’d…
AJ - Oh, and Turning Point… that was just in the spirit of competition.
(during best of ‘07 video)Ad guy - They make you laugh…
Tenay - BIG FAT OILY GUY!
(Roode fan is shown on-camera)DW - SHE’S HIDING IN THE IMPACT ZONE!
(Booker is by the corner, Cage calmly leaves the ring)Tenay - CHECK OUT THE BODY LANGUAGE BETWEEN BOOKER T AND CHRISTIAN CAGE, IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE THEY’LL HAVE ANY PROBLEMS TONIGHT!
DW - AJ’S GOT A CHAIR, WHO’S HE GONNA GIVE IT TO, OH HE THROWS IT DOWN, COME ON AJ, GROW SOME BALLS!
Tenay - WHAT A LOW BLOW BY ROBERT ROODE ON CHRISTIAN CAGE!
Cage - AJ, I WANT A DECISION!
Angle - HA HA HA, HE’S MY BOY! Your boss is telling you to get your ass out there right now!
Tenay - Come on AJ, you’ve received advice from everyone from Kevin Nash to Don West, are you going to be in the corner of Christian Cage or the champion, Kurt Angle?!
Tenay - COME ON AJ, MAKE YOUR DECISION, WE’RE SHORT ON TIME, WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON IMPACT, WE HOPE T HAVE HIS ANSWER THEN! (Impact ends early for a Spike TV movie preview show)
 
Whoa! Maria naked? I'm gonna buy six!

Also, I hate how there was no resolution to the AJ Styles thing. I wish they would just have him tag with Christopher Daniels again.
 
Nah, Brak was on the money again. AJ Styles needs to be a cocky-as-fuck RVD style heel. Sure, most heels think they're the cats pajamas, but RVD conveyed it in such a sickening way - and backed it up with his innovative in-ring style as well, that it worked incredibly well. I don't think there's anyone comparable to that in today's wrestling.

Of course, it didn't help that RVD beat virtually everybody for 2-3 years straight; I don't think modern wrestling allows for that luxury.
 
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:rofl: He's just that strong.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I'm not saying she's unattractive, but it says something when the most active this thread has been all week regards a WWE persona (I hate the "d" word) posing for Playboy.[/quote]
However, the weeks of Christmas and New Years are the slowest time of the year for wrestling. WWE does Iraq Raw and Smackdown is a best of 2007. Who knows how many episodes TNA taped in a 1 or 2 day period right after the PPV. This is a great opportunity to watch some RoH!:)

[quote name='CouRageouS']:rofl: He's just that strong.[/quote]

It looks like the peaks cramped up on him.
 
Hustler is horrible.

- In what is a very tasteless move, publishing nude photos of an innocent murder victim, the upcoming March 2008 issue of Hustler magazine has a two page spread of nude photos of the late Nancy Benoit. The photos were taken when she was married to Jim Daus. Apparently when she was younger, she was doing bikini competitions in Florida when one of the hosts told her she would be in Penthouse magazine. The host setup a photoshoot for her and then videotaped the shoot. Nancy chose to never submit the photos and later on destroyed them, but never knew about or got the video, which is now in the possession of Hustler magazine.

There is also an ad for it in the February 2008 issue in the "Coming Next Month" section.
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[quote name='mykevermin']Nah, Brak was on the money again. AJ Styles needs to be a cocky-as-fuck RVD style heel. Sure, most heels think they're the cats pajamas, but RVD conveyed it in such a sickening way - and backed it up with his innovative in-ring style as well, that it worked incredibly well. I don't think there's anyone comparable to that in today's wrestling.[/quote]

This must have been ECW's RVD... the WWE version is (was) like a modern-day Ric Flair, where every match is the same.
 
Totally tasteless @ Hustler.

Also, everytime I see Schmo' Joe, I think about what Samuel L. Jackson says about Samoans in the beginning of Pulp Fiction. ;)
 
With all of us having random wrestling DVD's, would some of you be interested in borrowing? Basically, I send you a DVD, you send me one, watch, and send back. I really wanna see the Rumble DVDs, but I don't want to fork over that much money for them. If you guys are interested in doing the borrowing thing, here's the DVDs that I'd have up:

Royal Rumble 2004
Wrestlemania Anthology 2000-2004 (XVI - XX)
Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind
From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
nWo: Back in Black
Monday Night War
Rise and Fall of ECW
No Way Out 04 (Eddie beats Lesnar for the strap)
ECW One Night Stand 05
ECW One Night Stand 06 (Comes with ECW Barely Legal)
ECW: Path of Destruction (Uncensored)
Hardcore Homecoming (I had no idea they did Hardcore Homecoming 2)
Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
ECW: Cactus Jack
ECW: Extreme Rules
ECW: Barely Legal
WWE: Wrestlemania 22

Want:
Royal Rumble Anthology
Wrestlemania I-XV
 
Um, Flair's been working the same formula for oh... 30 years now, as has Lawler - MANY people have had basic match formulas, including those men, Nick Bockwinkel, Hulk Hogan, the Rock, Steve Austin, and just about anyone who has main evented on a regular basis.

I cannot wait to see Maria's Playboy, as her ass is fantastic and will certainly be on display even if it's a non-nude spread (which is a possibility). Either way, it should result in some comedy gold from Santino.

As for Hustler, that's a very classless move, and I can see that issue being pulled off the shelves quickly due to that.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']I can see that issue being pulled off the shelves quickly due to that.[/QUOTE]

You don't know Hustler's m.o., evidently. What series of events do you foresee happening to get an issue of Hustler pulled from shelves?

:rofl: Look at you all turning into vanguards of morality within twelve hours of going apeshit over the news that Maria was posing for Playboy! :rofl:

I agree with you that Hustler is detestable, but I've thought that for years, and think that what they're doing here is quite tame compared to what they've done in the past.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I'm not saying she's unattractive, but it says something when the most active this thread has been all week regards a WWE persona (I hate the "d" word) posing for Playboy.[/quote]

I hate the word "Diva" as well. It makes me think of "The View".
 
[quote name='mykevermin']You don't know Hustler's m.o., evidently. What series of events do you foresee happening to get an issue of Hustler pulled from shelves?

:rofl: Look at you all turning into vanguards of morality within twelve hours of going apeshit over the news that Maria was posing for Playboy! :rofl:

I agree with you that Hustler is detestable, but I've thought that for years, and think that what they're doing here is quite tame compared to what they've done in the past.[/QUOTE]

Myk, in fairness, this is really two different situations.

Maria is getting paid by Playboy for the spread and will be promoting it. I don't see anything wrong at all with this (though, in points of fairness, I have absolutely no moral objections to pornography at all, if you want to do it and put it on tape, I see nothing wrong with me watching it. I won't do it myself, but if you want to for the money, go right ahead).

Nancy didn't know about this, and she's getting nothing for this exposure. If this was being released by her family to raise money for something, that would be different. This is just someone cashing in on a tragedy.

So, I don't see anything wrong with being outraged by one thing while enjoying the other.

(I'll also agree that Hustler has done many dispicable things in the past, I'm mearly just arguing this one here, whether Hustler should be allowed to continue or whatever is really best left for another thread on another day).
 
All I remember is Larry Flynt refused to pulbish topless pics of that female solider that was captured in Iraq a few years ago (I forget her name). You would think he could do the same for Nancy.
 
[quote name='Scorch']With all of us having random wrestling DVD's, would some of you be interested in borrowing? Basically, I send you a DVD, you send me one, watch, and send back. I really wanna see the Rumble DVDs, but I don't want to fork over that much money for them. If you guys are interested in doing the borrowing thing, here's the DVDs that I'd have up:

Royal Rumble 2004
Wrestlemania Anthology 2000-2004 (XVI - XX)
Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind
From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
nWo: Back in Black
Monday Night War
Rise and Fall of ECW
No Way Out 04 (Eddie beats Lesnar for the strap)
ECW One Night Stand 05
ECW One Night Stand 06 (Comes with ECW Barely Legal)
ECW: Path of Destruction (Uncensored)
Hardcore Homecoming (I had no idea they did Hardcore Homecoming 2)
Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
ECW: Cactus Jack
ECW: Extreme Rules
ECW: Barely Legal
WWE: Wrestlemania 22

Want:
Royal Rumble Anthology
Wrestlemania I-XV[/quote]

I've got the old D-X dvd and Shawn Michaels Heartbreak Kid if anyone is interested in borrowing those for some of theres..
 
Went into GameStop yesterday to look for some B2G1 fodder, and I found the original Degeneration-X dvd for $1.99! Haven't checked out the main feature yet, but it has some great bonus matches. I was stoked to see HBK vs. Owen Hart on there - that was from the first Raw I ever saw live! That one wasn't mentioned on the back of the case, so it was a very pleasant surprise when I saw it in the chapter selection.

It's always nice when you get matches from RAW on a DVD... those tend not to repeat as much, whereas you usually get redundant PPV matches on the various DVD collections out there. I think the only match on the dX one that I already had was HBK vs. Taker from the Royal Rumble '98.

EDIT: lol weird... as I was posting this, the same d-X dvd was just mentioned two posts up
 
Woah. The first match on the WCCW DVD from WWE is Ricky Starr versus Duke Keomuka. It doesn't list the year, but shit's gotta be from the 1950's. I'd love to see a DVD of nothing but classic old-timey B&W wrestlin' matches.
 
[quote name='PhrostByte']Like what?[/QUOTE]

Go buy a Hustler. You'll see it oozing off of each and every page. It's not just porn for porn's sake, it's over-the-top nauseating "humor" and whatnot. It's Larry Flynt's effort to redefine the boundary each and every time someone pulls a "censorship" card at him.

lordxixor, I understand your argument, but still disagree with it.
 
Here's a rundown of planned WWE DVDs, apparently from the Observer -
2/12 -- The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
3/25 -- Triple H: The King of Kings
5/6 -- Evolution of the Hardys
6/3 -- The Rock
7/8 -- Best of Starrcade
8/5 -- 20-disc SummerSlam Anthology
8/5 -- Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
11/4 -- Edge
11/18 -- RANDY SAVAGE: MACHO MADNESS
12/9 -- STING
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These could potentially all be tremendous sets, although the Savage set will be hurt by a lack of Memphis footage. I'm really looking forward to the Starrcade set, as that event has been largely forgotten by time despite being historic many, many years ago. The Sting set is intriguing, as it would seem like they'd want to wait until he was at least out of TNA before releasing one. Fortunately, even if it hits that December release date, and assuming Sting stays in TNA until the very last possible day of the year, it wouldn't be promoting a TNA-signed talent in a WWE production for very long.
 
I suspect that it's going to be an "Ultimate Warrior" style WWE DVD. Good for the matches, but revisionist history that ignores his contributions to wrestling.

That list looks pretty boring to me, really. Summerslam set notwithstanding, only 3-4 dvd sets compiled from their enormous archive, and yet a continual slew of moneymaking upon the "WWE Attitude" era?

fuckin' hell, man. I guess the WWE doesn't think there is an era of wrestling outside of 1997-2003 WWF. I hate to say it, but someone, ANYONE, else, would have done light years more with the WCW/WCCW libraries than WWE has.
 
so rumble tix go on sale tomm huh?

now to contemplate whether to attempt to get tix or not.. im guessing i could always sell them if i dont make the trip over there
 
Sting is a WCW icon that just happens to be working for TNA right now. If he doesn't get royalties off a DVD about him I wouldn't want to see it released. BTW, when was the last time he was on Impact? It's been several weeks, I think.
 
I think Sting's being teased by both companies right now. It's not a well-kept secret that Flair wants to have his retirement match against Sting, and ideally at Wrestlemania.

Though I believe his "retirement match" will mean as much as Terry Funk's.
 
WWE's done a pretty good job with the WCW footage - they made great use of it during the Rey DVDs, and it came in handy for Benoit's and for 24/7. They just got the WCCW library within the past year, and I don't know what more you could expect WWE to do with it than what they've done (already showing the TV shows on 24/7, and releasing a 2-disc DVD for the promotion). Kevin had the footage for years and did nothing with it beyond license it for Heroes of World Class, so I think WWE's definitely done a good job with it, and they even remastered it a bit, making it look even better than the master tapes used on Heroes.

The AWA footage has been massively squandered though, as they've owned that footage for about 8 years now, and have only put it to good use on ONE DVD set, sparingly used it for HBK's DVDs, and for that '80s and Greatest Families DVD.

As for Savage and Memphis, he had a big run there as a main eventer, and his time there was quite historic as it led to him being the first ex-ICW guy to make it big after that group of outlaws (himself, his brother Lanny, his father Angelo, and a slew of guys who just couldn't get booked in major groups like Bob Roop and even Bob Orton Jr.) had to disband once the company folded, leaving Savage to go to Memphis after basically hyping up a match for YEARS on ICW TV, leading to some big business being done for the Lawler/Jarrett Memphis group with Savage and Lawler on top, until Savage left to go to the WWF.

Despite the promotional war being so bitter that Savage actually broke the jaw of one of Memphis's top draws (Bill Dundee) outside of a gym with brass knucks, he was still protected and pushed as a major act because he drew money, and as long as he did that, he was forgiven to some extent for his past actions. Some of the footage of him in Memphis is on DVD thanks to the Wrestling Gold set, including a match where Savage does a flying elbow off the top of a cage (and by cage, I mean something that loosely resembles a fence tied together with some pipe and string).

There's also some Savage footage from the USWA that could be used for his set, but it's also likely tied up in legal red tape, and would be better served for a master tape-quality compilation from WWE about the USWA-WWF war that led to the prototype of the Mr. McMahon character.

The Flair-Funk retirement match comparison has some validity to it, although Flair's only retired once before (Halloween Havoc '94 cage match against Hogan), while Terry's retired about six times, and ironically, actually retired the ONE TIME he didn't hype it up to the hilt. He simply did ONS '06, finished up his indy commitments, and quietly retired. ...so far, anyway. It has only been about a year and a half after all.
 
got one rumble ticket. had 2 decent lower level tickets but jumped on them too late (my plan was to sell one to recoup cost) and stupid ticketmaster started glitching out.

ended up with probably a better solo ticket though on the floor
 
I got two of the $90 tickets, and was pretty content, until I went back (I don't know why I did; going back after you've bought your tickets is never a good idea, since chances are you'll wind up feeling like crap) and saw that there was a seperate section for American Express cardmembers. :'(

That's what I get for trying to be fast and not reading. I could've had even better seats for the same price. Oh well.

Can I get a hug?
 
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