Go WWE!

[slinger]

WWE closing the World restaurant

Press Release
2/25/2003

STAMFORD, CONN. - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. announced that effective today, it will close its restaurant located in New York City.

"We have ceased the restaurant operation as of today, but we will continue to operate the retail store until April 27, 2003," said Linda E. McMahon, Chief Executive Officer. "We will seek to sublease the facility and will work closely with the landlord's organization in this effort."

"We are reallocating resources to the continued growth of our global business, rather than focusing on a single, site-specific and local project," said Linda McMahon, Chief Executive Officer. "We will build shareholder value by continuing to create WWE branded products and programming which we can distribute on a worldwide basis."

WWE issued its third fiscal quarter earnings release today and will host a conference call Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Mrs. McMahon lauded the effort of the restaurant's current management and employees. "We would like to personally thank each and every employee at the restaurant and at WWE for their hard work, commitment and passion for the business."

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
He must've hated a lot of wrestlers who worked for him.

He must hate HHH! But knowing Vince he will use that lame excuse to serve his own purposes!

[Rogue]

Rhyno!! :applaud: :grin:

[MysteryStar]

yeah Rhyno came back to a huge pop! man it was sweet. I really want Benoit and Rhyno to team for a good bit that way when Rhyno turns it will mean a whole lot more.

[Kris Hodgson]

Originally posted by slinger
He must've hated a lot of wrestlers who worked for him.

He must've hated himself then too. Have you seen pictures (or do you remember) of how small Vince was up until 6 years ago or so. He was a management type. Now look at him!!! He's friggen HUGE. Has to be steroids.

[Link]

I remember the box art to the VHS tape of "No Way Out" (When Stone Cold faced Dude Love with Vince as a ref) and Jeez..Vince was.....well..big!

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by Kris Hodgson
He must've hated himself then too. Have you seen pictures (or do you remember) of how small Vince was up until 6 years ago or so. He was a management type. Now look at him!!! He's friggen HUGE. Has to be steroids.

vince was always a built guy even back in the 80's.

[Rogue]

OMG!!! Funniest thing ever!! :applaud: Rock and Hurricane..I laughed so hard I cried. :grin: When Hurricane acted like he threw Rock over the rope and then put his hand over his eyes like "where'd he go?". I LOVE IT!

[slinger]

Austin sure has it easy. Show up for the last five minutes of RAW throw some punches and give some stunners. Just think of all the RAWs and Smackdowns where he showed up at the end.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
Austin sure has it easy. Show up for the last five minutes of RAW throw some punches and give some stunners. Just think of all the RAWs and Smackdowns where he showed up at the end.

How about HHH?
Take a week off, show up cut a promo walk to the back, get on a plane bone the boss' daughter, get on a plane go to house show cut a promo... take 2 weeks off! Wait til PPV... collect Payday!

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
How about HHH?
Take a week off, show up cut a promo walk to the back, get on a plane bone the boss' daughter, get on a plane go to house show cut a promo... take 2 weeks off! Wait til PPV... collect Payday!

Yeah he has it easy, basically since he's always injured.

Another injury. Edge is already out. Orton and Batista appear to have injuries. Them not appearing last night supports that.Angle Injured (http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/news_story.asp?ID=31538&hubName=wrestling)

[Kyle Katarn]

Originally posted by Rogue
OMG!!! Funniest thing ever!! :applaud: Rock and Hurricane..I laughed so hard I cried. :grin: When Hurricane acted like he threw Rock over the rope and then put his hand over his eyes like "where'd he go?". I LOVE IT!

That was the funniest @#@! I've seen in a looong time! :grin:

[Rogue]

This whole Rock/Hurricane thing definitely makes Raw more enjoyable for me. These past two weeks seeing them have their little exchanges..it's been great. Last night I was laughing so hard I was almost in tears. :grin:

[kryptonian_boy]

Yeah, Rock's promos are better now that he's seen as a heel. He doesn't have to pander to the crowd with all the same old catch phrases, or say them the same way. That got boring, and so did he. He's much better as a heel than as a babyface.
Looks like Smackdown is going to have to make either Brock Lesner or Chris Benoit into the WWE champ, and fast. That show is really going to miss Kurt Angle while he's out for several months to a year. Is it just me, or are a lot of the bigger names prone to severe neck injuries lately (more than usual, anyway)?

[JustinCredible]

I've posted this in other places... but here yeah go..

hopefully WWE doesn't panic like it did last year and try to restart the brand extenstion like they did last year. This could be good news if you think about it. WWE can make a new star/angle out of the situation.

Frist Edge, Batista and Orton... and now Angle who is the person who is secretly attacking and injuiring the wrestlers on both shows... could it be one of the wrestlers hired or somoene on the way in... WWE has a mystery on its hands and it could play out over the course of a couple of weeks on both shows...

And whomever they decide is ready to take the spot of a monster heel... or upcoming star.... can be put in a sure fire attention grabbing angle!

Maybe bring Goldberg (yuck I know...) in as a heel... injuring everyone (I know it ain't a stretch...) Goldberg/Lesnar... would do well. It could be explained having Goldberg stealing Lesnar's WM dream... to beat Lesnar and win the title... Goldberg took his dream away... And why did Goldberg do it? Simple... as he was sitting on his couch... he saw Lesnar who reminds him of himself dominating the buisness... when it should be him on top... him dominating the buisness.

[slinger]

Well the WWE has three more Smackdown! episodes to tape. If they bring Goldberg in next week they could salvage the main event at WM19. I don't want to see Goldberg, but the situation now, he's got the upper hand. Was it ever revealed who injured Edge? It was made out to look like Team Angle, but it could've been 'Goldberg'. Maybe Goldberg is on a mission to take out all the King of the Ring winners. Edge, Angle and Lesner is next! Something like that. Benoit would be the perfect replacement wrestling wise but Benoit would have to turn heel and that don't make sense. Some kind of tournament could work. This sucks, not only do they lose him for WM, but for a entire year. This was the best angle they've done in a long time. Atleast we'll probably see the title match on Smackdown next week.

[MysteryStar]

I don't think Benoit needs to turn heel if he was going to take on Lesnar.

I mean they are not going to suddenly boo him because he is facing Lesnar, especially since he's earned the respect of everyone and everything.


I see them giving into Goldberg so he takes on Lesnar, Benoit and Rhyno taking on Team Angle.

But if it was Benoit, they could build it up as a respect thing between him and Lesnar say after a tournament or something where Benoit wins the spot at WM...

[slinger]

That would be good and wouldn't mind it, but it would be better with a heel vs. face match. Plus a Heel-Benoit is better than a Face-Benoit. Pretty much like every wrestler.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
Well the WWE has three more Smackdown! episodes to tape. If they bring Goldberg in next week they could salvage the main event at WM19.

They can't just surprise everyone... they have to promote his appearence. This is the buisness part of planning... you aren't going to waste Goldberg's appearence on a suprise when you can promote him coming in next week or WM and get a bigger rating or buyrate.

[Colorado Cajun]

I seriously hope they don't bring in Goldberg ever. He would be a waste just like BPP imo. Also I don't think Benoit has enough personality to carry SD and neither does Brock.

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
They can't just surprise everyone... they have to promote his appearence. This is the buisness part of planning... you aren't going to waste Goldberg's appearence on a suprise when you can promote him coming in next week or WM and get a bigger rating or buyrate.

Well if they sign him over the weekend, you can annouce it next week at the end of the show and then on the 20th he shows up and the match is signed. 27th he attacks Lesner. 30th is WM19. But I wouldn't want to see that.

Angle could be injured from a Lesner attack, thus the title is vacant and have a tourney. Benoit has lost cleanly to Angle twice perhaps they can use that.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
Well if they sign him over the weekend, you can annouce it next week at the end of the show and then on the 20th he shows up and the match is signed. 27th he attacks Lesner. 30th is WM19. But I wouldn't want to see that.


That wouldn't be enough time... hey it was just fantasy booking.


Also Benoit and Lesnar could carry the belt because although they may not cut the 20min promos... they can wow everyone with a 20min match.


what you want Hogan to be champ? screw personailty give me talent!

[Colorado Cajun]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
That wouldn't be enough time... hey it was just fantasy booking.


Also Benoit and Lesnar could carry the belt because although they may not cut the 20min promos... they can wow everyone with a 20min match.


what you want Hogan to be champ? screw personailty give me talent!
It doesn't work that way because it's not ECW man. You have to be able to carry the company on the mic and in the ring to be champion. They have to carry the entire show man and that is why guys like Rock, Jericho, HHH(although he's gone down since the joining with Flair crap),Kurt and Edge can carry the company. Benoit is good at what he does but he has never even come close to being the man in a fed. Brock is the same deal. It's a business first and foremost

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
It doesn't work that way because it's not ECW man. You have to be able to carry the company on the mic and in the ring to be champion. They have to carry the entire show man and that is why guys like Rock, Jericho, HHH(although he's gone down since the joining with Flair crap),Kurt and Edge can carry the company. Benoit is good at what he does but he has never even come close to being the man in a fed. Brock is the same deal. It's a business first and foremost

Thats why you give him a manager...

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Thats why you give him a manager...

Paul Heyman signs Benoit since Angle is injured? Team Benoit! Or Jimmy Hart just signed with WWE....
I'm sure after WM19, Austin will be traded or find his way to SD!

[Colorado Cajun]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Thats why you give him a manager...
Yeah but Paul is like the only manager around

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
Yeah but Paul is like the only manager around

No.... he's just the only one they use

DDP
Arn Anderson
Mike Sanders
Stacy Keibler

thats off the top of my head... I bet there are many managers available...

My choice would be Arn Anderson... with Angle gone... Team angle could join with Benoit and start a 4 hoursemen... wow that would be great.

[Colorado Cajun]

I meant Paul is the only one they use now. Stacy is a valet and I would actually ove for Benoit to Join Team Angle and go Horsemen with Arn

[MysteryStar]

Benoit is over huge without a manager and without having to cut promo's every week. I mean just look at the pops he has been getting each week on smackdown.

I think if they were going to give the belt to Benoit it should be now since of how over he is. But I don't see it happening, Lesnar is the one winning the belt next week and Lesnar is the one retaining at WM against whoever he goes against. It was obvious when they had Lesnar win.

If you have Benoit a manager Paul would be a good choice but then Benoit would have to turn heel and they are building him as a huge face. It would be such a waste of a push to turn him heel so soon.

You stick say Arn with Benoit everyone is going to scream for the horsemen and I don't think that is a good idea, Benoit was always better on his own, or just with a tag partner.




On Raw you need the mic because they are more sports entertainment.

I think with Smackdown you don't need to be great on the mic to carry that show, all you need is the wrestling skills. Smackdown is a wrestling show. Benoit or Lesnar could carry it, I mean look at Goldberyg, I know smarks hate him, but when you get down to it, this guy was the man in WCW for a long time and he hardly ever used the mic. It was his wrestling that got him over and had people cheering for him and not matter how much some of us hate Goldberg, he was over and that carried the fed.

Also the federation doesn't rely on one guy, it takes a bunch of guys to do it, like in WCW how they had Goldberg and Sting and Flair and Hogan, it was a mix of guys that carried the fed. No one guy can do it and shouldn't be made to becuse then you get into a Triple H glory hound thing.

[Colorado Cajun]

Goldberg was never the man in WCW imo. Sting was and is the only man WCW ever had

Goldberg was a joke who beat guys like Fit Finlay and Meng and Glacier and then I was told to think of him as a unstoppable monster. Yeah whatever!!!

I still say unless they make SD fully into like a ECW hybrid, that the champion needs to be a true all arounder like Kurt, Jericho, Edge, and The Rock

[kryptonian_boy]

I think a lot of people sold Goldberg short. Is he the all-around type that Sting is, or the technical expert that Angle or Benoit are? No, but that's not something you can hold against the guy. He's a powerhouse wrestler, a brawler. Less finesse, more intensity and power is his style. And he's good within those perameters.
In any case, he has to be better than Steiner, better than Nathan Jones, and better than guys like A-Train.

[HotBoy]

I've got a couple of questions:

1. When will Lita get back in the ring?(Although, I wonder if she'll ever be able to compete in the ring again)???

2. When will Kevin Nash return to WWE?? And if he returns, should he bring back the NWO???

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
Goldberg was never the man in WCW imo. Sting was and is the only man WCW ever had

Goldberg was a joke who beat guys like Fit Finlay and Meng and Glacier and then I was told to think of him as a unstoppable monster. Yeah whatever!!!


He was the man for a long while... he drew a considerable amount of money and was the go to guy during a period of time. It wasn't until Nash used the book to kill his run did he lose alot of momentum.

[Link]

The two parties are extremely close right now, but negotiations go on and off by the minute. WWE currently wants Goldberg to work around 100 dates yearly, although many are now calling the dates issue, while important, not something that could either make or break the deal. Goldberg has also asked for a vacation period each year, and creative control of his programs, things that WWE will likely have a difficult time handling, although will probably work out as well.

In an original meeting on Goldberg, Vince McMahon brought up Steve Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, and Kurt Angle as possible opponents for Goldberg in a feud. Brock Lesnar's name was not originally brought up, interestingly enough.



Yes well, Goldberg is a very intelligent man. He recognizes that the WWE has been insulting to him before (Gillberg) and some have treated him like **** (Triple H) but now he has the ball. The WWE is despertate into signing him and that enough let's him take advantage of the situation. Goldberg fooled around with this ordeal long enough to make alot...alot of money and control his storyline..If he does sign, I'd be glad to see him feud with Austin..Although it seems he really wants to feud with The Rock.

[Rogue]

More of the Rock and Hurricane! I love it. :grin: :applaud:

[Colorado Cajun]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
He was the man for a long while... he drew a considerable amount of money and was the go to guy during a period of time. It wasn't until Nash used the book to kill his run did he lose alot of momentum.
He wasn't the man though because at the time he arrived Sting was the main guy with the NWO right beside him. Hell even DDP was as big as Goldberg for the most part

[Rogue]

Ah hahaha! Hurricane's white boy dance up the ramp..gotta love it! :grin:

[Tardumb]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
He wasn't the man though because at the time he arrived Sting was the main guy with the NWO right beside him. Hell even DDP was as big as Goldberg for the most part

I have to disagree...

I was big on wrestling during that era, and I remember all anyone was talking about was Goldberg's streak. Who was gonna beat him? Who could beat him? It was all about Goldberg until they got sick of the streak and had him lose. His popularity went downhill after that..

He was huge though. No doubt about it...

[slinger]

Rock vs Austin III

Hogan vs Vince

HBK vs Y2J

Mysterio vs Version 1.0 [cwc]

Booker T vs HHH [hwc]

Lesner vs ???

Well even with Lesner/Angle gone the WM19 Card should have a good buy rate.

[MysteryStar]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
Goldberg was a joke who beat guys like Fit Finlay and Meng and Glacier and then I was told to think of him as a unstoppable monster.

yeah he was beating those guys when Sting was the "man" in WCW, that was called HIS BUILD UP

After he won the US title Goldberg took over because the whole thing shifted from Sting taking on the nwo to Goldberg going after Hollywood and the nwo. Then you had Goldberg beating the top nwo guys, I mean he did beat Hogan. With that Goldberg became the top draw in WCW, without mic skills or a whole lot of wrestling talent. They built goldberg up great at the start and the average fan loved it, because he was something that really hadn't been done before.

It's a similar build up brock has gotten and people do like brock, heck they are even giving Benoit a good build up as a face and people cheer for him. You just have to be over with the fans to be the champion.

[slinger]

SD! Rumour/Speculation/Spoiler

There are rumors going around backstage that Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar is back on for WrestleMania.

If you read the SmackDown spoilers, you know that WWE kept the Angle/Lesnar contact minimal, by making it a match that lasted all of a minute. Additionally, they used the Kurt Angle/Eric Angle trick storyline from Survivor Series 2000, to even further put off the Angle/Lesnar in-ring battle.

It now appears that Angle will risk doing the WrestleMania match and will drop the title to Lesnar at the PPV. He will then get surgery after Mania.


I didn't want to read, but I caved. Source - Wrestlezone.

[LordOfDarkness]

seems like that arent that many great matches set up for Wrestlemania this year, just:

Lesnar Vs Angle for Heavyweight Title
McMahon Vs Hogan
Rock Vs Austin II
Jericho Vs Michaels
and I guess Booker T Vs HHH for World Title

there aren't any gimmick matches are there? like steel cage, iron man, etc,etc... And whats up with Taker/Jones Vs Big Show & A-Train? Boring!!! Hopefully Taker will keep his winning wrestlemania streek of 11 - 0 this year.

[MysteryStar]

It looks like an interesting development on Smackdown, plus the match up's look good

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by LordOfDarkness
seems like that arent that many great matches set up for Wrestlemania this year, just:

Lesnar Vs Angle for Heavyweight Title
McMahon Vs Hogan
Rock Vs Austin II
Jericho Vs Michaels
and I guess Booker T Vs HHH for World Title

Lesnar/Angle
Jericho/HBK (If HBK jobs)
Rock/Austin III
BookerT/HHH (If HBK jobs)
Matt Hardy/Rey Mysterio Jr
Trish/Jazz/Victoria
Rhyno&Benoit/Team Angle/Los Guerroes (I wish the Guerroes where fighting FBI, so that it could be a regular tag match)

Bad matches:
McMahon/Hogan (a wrestling match with no wrestlers...)
Jones&Taker/Atrain/Show (3 bad wrestlers and one past his prime, plus Taker needs to forget his streak and concentrate on creating stars before he leaves)
Whatever: Test and Jeff Hardy are doing

Originally posted by LordOfDarkness
there aren't any gimmick matches are there? like steel cage, iron man, etc,etc... And whats up with Taker/Jones Vs Big Show & A-Train? Boring!!! Hopefully Taker will keep his winning wrestlemania streek of 11 - 0 this year.

There isn't a need with such a good top card and only 2 matches. Gimick matches are used to finish a fued... and Austin, HBK can't handle being in a dangerous match. And Lesnar and Angle have a gimck that already is a sure crowd pleaser... a wrestling match!

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Lesnar/Angle
Jericho/HBK (If HBK jobs)
Rock/Austin III
BookerT/HHH (If HBK jobs)
Matt Hardy/Rey Mysterio Jr
Trish/Jazz/Victoria
Rhyno&Benoit/Team Angle/Los Guerroes (I wish the Guerroes where fighting FBI, so that it could be a regular tag match)

Bad matches:
McMahon/Hogan (a wrestling match with no wrestlers...)
Jones&Taker/Atrain/Show (3 bad wrestlers and one past his prime, plus Taker needs to forget his streak and concentrate on creating stars before he leaves)
Whatever: Test and Jeff Hardy are doing



There isn't a need with such a good top card and only 2 matches. Gimick matches are used to finish a fued... and Austin, HBK can't handle being in a dangerous match. And Lesnar and Angle have a gimck that already is a sure crowd pleaser... a wrestling match!



Yeah I don't care how bad the matches are, as long as Angle and Lesner deliever. But most matches appear that the PPV will be good.

[Colorado Cajun]

i just hope Kurt isn't putting his career in jeopardy by wrestling at Mania. I mean his injury is said to be pretty damn bad

[slinger]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
i just hope Kurt isn't putting his career in jeopardy by wrestling at Mania. I mean his injury is said to be pretty damn bad

I would rather see him go out at WM, then on SD! Of course he would most likely agree. Trying to stay away from wrestling sites, but the whole Angle thing brought me back. They're saying he needs to have surgery again to fuse his vertebre. He can put that off for five years but then wouldn't be able to wrestle. He could still become a manager or have some role in WWE, but its a damn shame when the best overall peformer today has a injury that could cause him to retire when he has a few years left.

It will be interesting to see what happens at the GGW PPV tonight.

[slinger]

And Lesner suffers his second pinfall loss!

Two more Smackdowns left before Mania.

[Rogue]

I would have loved to have been in Trish's shoes..mmm Jeff!! :D

[jbailey84]

anybody watch the GGW PPV? how did it go? I heard that the WWE felt embarrassed about it for some reason.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by jbailey84
anybody watch the GGW PPV? how did it go? I heard that the WWE felt embarrassed about it for some reason.

Besides the fact that they aligned themselves with such low-brow entertaintment... I never heard anything about WWE being embarressed. Reports say they swerved the fans by not having any WWE superstar show anything (which any one with common sense would have known). Help promoting GGW PPvs isn't something that helps the company @ all... hopefully this is never brought up again.

Sidenote, I am really fearfull going into WM... Kurt Angle could seriously injury himself and Vince has allowed Brock/Angle to happen. Regardless of the payday, having someone potentially cripple themselves in the middle of the ring is not good for the company nor for ethical reasons. Dr. Youngblood, not only said that Angle shouldn't wrestle @ Mania, but that he should RETIRE from wrestling. Although I would hate to see him go, I would rather know the fact that he took the surgry, turned down the payday and be able to walk and play with his children and maybe in a year or two return to the ring for a match or two, then have him wrestle @ manaia and become paralyzed for the rest of his life.

[kryptonian_boy]

Yeah, this definitely smacks of potential Owen Hart level tragedy, only on the mat, instead of falling from overhead wires. I know that Vince McMahon isn't stupid, but I wonder about his thinking sometimes.

[Kyle Katarn]

I wonder about McMahon's mental processes too.....the thought hit me today when I saw a "HLA" shirt in WWE mag.....:rolleyes:

I am worried about Kurt now.....:( But as for being told to retire: well, most wrestlers with severe injuries are told that, and come back (Austin.) However, this is Youngblood, who has a ton of experience with wrestlers. And, they have had surgery and THEN came back......

Frankly, I think they should have done Angle/Lesnar sooner myself....BEFORE Lesnar had been beaten, even by screwjob. I think it's lost some of the heat now, though it may just be me...

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
I wonder about McMahon's mental processes too.....the thought hit me today when I saw a "HLA" shirt in WWE mag.....:rolleyes:

I am worried about Kurt now.....:( But as for being told to retire: well, most wrestlers with severe injuries are told that, and come back (Austin.) However, this is Youngblood, who has a ton of experience with wrestlers. And, they have had surgery and THEN came back

This is very different... during the injuiries to Austin, Kanyon, Lita, Edge, Rhyno... DR. Youngblood has SUGGESTED that they hang it up and call it a career.. but for Angle he is telling him to NEVER wrestle again... Dr. Youngblood even sent a memo to Vince telling him, don't let this man back in the ring...

It is very VERY different than Austin's case.

[Kyle Katarn]

Ah......:(

I have to resort to the old Star Wars line...."I have a bad feeling about this..."

[slinger]

Well Angle seems confident that all will go well. Maybe a little too cocky due to his Olympic gold medal wins with "a freakin' broken neck!", but what are you going to do?

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
Well Angle seems confident that all will go well. Maybe a little too cocky due to his Olympic gold medal wins with "a freakin' broken neck!", but what are you going to do?

I say Vince get some balls and put the kabash on this post haste... I'd rather lose Angle for a year than a lifetime. and Benoit Vs Brock would do just fine to replace it.

[2dman27]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
I say Vince get some balls and put the kabash on this post haste... I'd rather lose Angle for a year than a lifetime. and Benoit Vs Brock would do just fine to replace it. for mr angle's sake i must reluctantly agree .while i respect the courage of spots entertainers who return from such injuries their safety SHOULD take precedence.

[jbailey84]

here is something that i read at a source: "Apparently the cover of the May WWE Magazine is making its way around the internet and the person on it is none other than Goldberg. I actually received this cover in email a couple days ago from a reader and it basically had Goldberg on the front in front of fireworks with the wording: "WHO'S NEXT: Sparks Fly As Goldberg Hits WWE". I didn't post it as I had no way to confirm whether it was legit or whether someone with a lot of time on their hands decided to put it all together. Adding to my suspicions was the fact that the other day there was a fake Backlash poster with Goldberg on it circulating. The WWE Magazine cover with Goldberg is legit and that Goldberg has signed and will debut either at Wrestlemania or the week after. " Is it true or false? Guess only time will tell.

[slinger]

http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/20030322/goldberg_mag_53496.jpg

Most likely fake, but with Batista, Orton, Angle and Edge gone from 6-12 months wouldn't be suprised if he showed up on March 31st.

[Link]

According to the WrestlingObserver and various exclusive sources, Bill Goldberg and WWE have reached a deal.

The current plan is for Goldberg to show up either as a surprise at WrestleMania, or on the following RAW or SmackDown!

The original plan was for Goldberg to work against the winner of Rock/Austin, and as far as I know, that still is the case. Because of Goldberg and HHH tension, as well as Goldberg's personal statement that he would not job to Brock Lesnar, a program with either Austin or Rock is more likely. That could change, though.

[slinger]

Well I would like to see The Rock win and then maybe face Booker T and lose to him at Backlash and then let him go make his movie. But if Goldberg signs they would probably have him face The Rock while they can. Another question is what do they do with HBK, Y2J, and Austin after WM19? Move Jericho to Smackdown?

[Horace Jenkins]

I get all my news on this subject from http://www.ewrestlingnews.com... they usually know what they're talking about.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Horace Jenkins
I get all my news on this subject from http://www.ewrestlingnews.com... they usually know what they're talking about.

www.liveaudiowrestling.com or www.wrestlingobserver.com for my info and they are consistantly accurate.

And the Goldberg signing seems to be legit.

[jbailey84]

i check out http://www.rajahwwf.com or http://www.wrestlevenom.com

[Kyle Katarn]

Hehe....HHH was greeted with loud "NOSE JOB!" chants tonight! :D

[slinger]

So did Austin call Goldberg? Loved the Lakers/Kings line.

What's the deal with this extended garbage? I've already seen Smackdown, I don't need to watch it again. Vince and Hogan's ego is too huge.

[southern]

when did rock go bald?

[slinger]

Originally posted by southern
when did rock go bald?

Ask Rogue;)

Two months ago.

[jbailey84]

got this from wrestlevenom.com

'WWE announced that their June pay-per view for this year will be called "Bad Blood". Of course, every year before their June pay-per view was "King of the Ring", but due to the brand extension, things change this year.

As widely documented the past few months, WWE will be holding split roster pay-per view. The first is expected to be the June "Bad Blood" pay-per view which is tenatively scheduled to be a RAW pay-per view show. After that, each brand will have 4 pay-per views per year, with both sides coming together to hold joint pay-per views at WrestleMania, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.'

[JustinCredible]

For those outside of Canada who doesn't get TSN... go to:

Click Here: Eric Bischoff and Shawn Michaels Interviews (http://www.jerich9478.com/slh/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11442)

Very interesting... I'll work on getting the Brett one somehow available for you guys to watch... but after watching the Bret.... AND THEN watching Shawn... it makes you laugh.

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
For those outside of Canada who doesn't get TSN... go to:

Click Here: Eric Bischoff and Shawn Michaels Interviews (http://www.jerich9478.com/slh/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11442)

Very interesting... I'll work on getting the Brett one somehow available for you guys to watch... but after watching the Bret.... AND THEN watching Shawn... it makes you laugh.

You could try the TSN Website. They have Hogan, Lawler, and Bret.

this is the archive. (http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/feature.asp?fid=5824)

I like how they had Heyman state something about Lawler and then Lawler saw the clip and replied. Hogan made a comment about Hart and they showed Hart. Hart made a comment about HBK and they showed that to him.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
You could try the TSN Website. They have Hogan, Lawler, and Bret.

this is the archive. (http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/feature.asp?fid=5824)

I like how they had Heyman state something about Lawler and then Lawler saw the clip and replied. Hogan made a comment about Hart and they showed Hart. Hart made a comment about HBK and they showed that to him.

Bischoff bet Landsberg that Nitro would win the ratings war... Biscoff paid Landsberg this month:D

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Bischoff bet Landsberg that Nitro would win the ratings war... Biscoff paid Landsberg this month:D

American too.



raw world tag titles RVD/Kane. This has been bumped down to Heat apparently. With Americans at war and Lance/Morley being Canadians they'll let the mostly American fans cheer on new American champs.

crusierweight belt Mysterio Wins. I hope this match opens the show and sets the tone for the rest of the night.

taker/jones vs a-train/show Show and A-Train win. Jones will get pinned thus tarnishing Taker's WM record. Also Show has lost his last three PPV matches since winning the title.

triple threat tag titles Eddie and Chavo. Cheat 2 Win will then tangle with FBI. Team Angle's run without titles and Angle should be interesting. Benoit and Ryhno need to be in the singles division but this should be one of the highlights of the night.

women's tripe threat Victoria. Then next month have Jazz win it. But I've heard Victoria was injured so I don't know. Just not Trish. She'll probably win later this year but not at this PPV.

y2j/hbk Jericho wins. This has been brewing since December and they did have some great stuff in the Elimination Chamber. HBK doesn't retire right now.

world championship belt HHH wins. It would be great for Booker and I do hope he wins but after a clean win on RAW I don't see HHH losing twice in a row. Rematch at Backlash should happen. Hopefully Booker T doesn't end up like Kane, RVD and Stiener. After there matches with HHH there storylines have gone nowhere. Only now has RVD and Kane gotten a decent thing. But Stiener...

20 years in the making Hogan. Seems like Vince doesn't win too many Streetfights. But Hogan will win and then retire since he's done it all.

rock/austin III The Rock finally picks up a win over Austin at WM. If Goldberg does appear, he would have a match with The Rock at Backlash which would Goldberg would win.

wwe championship Lesner somehow leaves with the belt. Many possibilites of how to end this. It would be great if Angle walked away as the victor but was attacked by Lesner and then Team Angle since Kurt has neglected them for awhile. Then the belt is up for grabs so someone like Benoit or Jericho or Austin could grab it in a Triple Threat at Backlash. Thus keeping the belt off Lesner. He'll win it back at SummerSlam.

miller lite catfight Brunette. This has to close WM, everyone will walk away happy.;)

[2dman27]

if the wwe was going to have its own version of a miller lite catfight[besides the wrestlemania comercial ] who among the ladies of the wwe would they use my guess would be stephanie macmahoh vs lilian garcia i think lilians got a scor to dettle with steph after that coffe bath lilian got from her

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
women's tripe threat Victoria. Then next month have Jazz win it. But I've heard Victoria was injured so I don't know. Just not Trish. She'll probably win later this year but not at this PPV.[/B]

Why not Trish? I have no problem with any of the women in this contest wining the title... regardless of who wins... WWE needs to take time to develop Molly and Jacqie into distinctly heel or face roles.


y2j/hbk Jericho wins. This has been brewing since December and they did have some great stuff in the Elimination Chamber. HBK doesn't retire right now. [/B]

I disagree with the elimination chamber comment... to me outside of the Summer Slam fight, HBK has yet to show that he can wrestle in a wrestling match...


world championship belt HHH wins. It would be great for Booker and I do hope he wins but after a clean win on RAW I don't see HHH losing twice in a row. Rematch at Backlash should happen. Hopefully Booker T doesn't end up like Kane, RVD and Stiener. After there matches with HHH there storylines have gone nowhere. Only now has RVD and Kane gotten a decent thing. But Stiener...[/B]

RVD and Kane are in midard hell... but Booker is in worse shape because they totally screwed with his character to the point that if he doesn't win @ WM he'll look like a jobber. And also HHH lost 2X in a row to Booker. So either look for Book to win it and lose it 2 weeks later @ Backlash or Electrodust turns on him and costs him the title.


20 years in the making Hogan. Seems like Vince doesn't win too many Streetfights. But Hogan will win and then retire since he's done it all. [/B]

This match really has me pissed with the amount of time they are spending 'developing it'... the thing is already developed and doesn't need 20+ mins every show to 'build it up' spend that time with Team Angle, or Jericho, or the women matches (that 2min match was a blackeye for the division), or even the cruiserweights. Its going to get cheers before and after... but inbetween.. boring as hell. I hope this is short and Vince goes over.

[2dman27]

i don't have pay per view how'd 'mania turn out?

[jbailey84]

turned out pretty swell.

matt beat rey jr

taker beat big slow/hairy back 11-0!!

trish beat victoria and jazz

team angle won the triple threat tag

shawn michaels beat jericho GREAT MATCH!

HHH beat booker t

hogan beat vince Return of Hot Rod Roddy Rowdy Piper

rock beat stone cold

brock beat angle. brock attempted to do a Shoot Star Press on Angle but it looked as he landed it wrong and angle didnt move on time.

overall pretty swell. and they showed a commercial of the next pay per view and it showed none other than....GOLDBERG

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by jbailey84
matt beat rey jr

It was a pretty good match... rey was wearing a Daredevil inspired outfit... it was only 8mins... (it should have been longer) good... not WCW Cruiserweight action good...

Originally posted by jbailey84
taker beat big slow/hairy back 11-0!!

Limp Bizkit 'performed' (and I say that mildly) 'Rollin' for Taker to come out to... the match was garbage... but better than most Big Show/A-Train matches... should have been shorter... or on heat... or not @ all.

Originally posted by jbailey84
trish beat victoria and jazz

Good 3-threat match... should have been longer, but it good enough. Trish got her Wrestlemania win (finally... still wondering what happened last year).. Victoria was very vocal which increased the drama throughout the match.

Originally posted by jbailey84
team angle won the triple threat tag

Too damn short... and it should have been an elimination tag. Pretty good... but with 8 or 10 more minutes would have been amazing.

Originally posted by jbailey84
shawn michaels beat jericho GREAT MATCH!

Excellent match... Y2J looked strong... so did Michaels... unfortunately Michaels still has trouble jobing to Canadians, people in need of a push and those who aren't his friends. Jetricho should have went over and Michaels could have taken credit for cementing Jericho's superstar status... unfortunately for Michaels... old habits die hard.

Originally posted by jbailey84
HHH beat booker t

Booker... join the club... join the 'HHH buired me alive club'... RVD, Kane and Jericho greated Booker backstage and took him to a bar to get wasted because they all know, once you job to HHH... kiss main event status goodbye. *(That didn't happen.. but I could see them doing it)

Booker T, who had his very character tarnished, put in a racial angle... and was positioned in a situation that if he didn't beat HHH... he would look like a jober... and what do they do... have him lose... not via a screwjob or any time of questional call... with a pedegree in the middle of the ring clean... Poor booker.


Originally posted by jbailey84
hogan beat vince Return of Hot Rod Roddy Rowdy Piper

Too long... was pretty good for what it was... but I thought it was WRESTLE mania.. not geriatricMania... Piper made the surprise run-in... I prey we don't see Piper/Hogan... neither of them can put on a match. Shane came out @ the end to look @ his father...

Originally posted by jbailey84
rock beat stone cold

Good match, not as good as X-7, but good none the less... Rock picks up his win... expect him to plan to retire tomarrow... but will be cut off by the drums... (I'll leave you to think about that)

Originally posted by jbailey84
brock beat angle. brock attempted to do a Shoot Star Press on Angle but it looked as he landed it wrong and angle didnt move on time.

EXCELLENT match... wow... mat wrestling... psychology... in a MAIN EVENT... could have been better if Angle was @ 100%. Brock was too far from Angle to do the Shooting Star. He has done it from that distance... but... the ring always looks biger @ wrestlemania. Brock landed on his head and was messed up. Angle quickly attempted a pin and helped Brock kick out of it... Brock still whobbily got up pulled an f-5 and won.

After the match, Brock was so messed that he couldn't really grab the title... when he wasin the corner... look @ the replay... look @ his eyes... he was in nowhereland... Angle checks to see if he is alright... and they hug.

Great wrestlemania... no X-7, but way better than the garbage X8. It was annoying with the time they spend doing 'America, The Beautiful' sung by Ashanti (yux)... with the images from the war... I felt like packing up and going home... so damn annoying. They are lucky they didn't pull that **** last year. Limp Bizkit sucked playing their crappy songs... the Miller Light girls put together a better match then Hogan... if they took out the Taker match and cut down on the time for the Hogan/Vince fiasco... then alot of the matches would have had enough time... but a wrestlemanai worth watching...

[Rogue]

Originally posted by slinger
Ask Rogue;)

Two months ago.


:applaud: :D

[HotBoy]

As y'all probably saw at the end of Wrestlemania, the promo to WWE Backlash officially announced that making his WWE debut will be none other than.....

GOLDBERG!!! GOLDBERG!!!

[Oasis]

Originally posted by HotBoy
As y'all probably saw at the end of Wrestlemania, the promo to WWE Backlash officially announced that making his WWE debut will be none other than.....

GOLDBERG!!! GOLDBERG!!!

Goldberg will kick ass

As for Wrestlemania I watched it today, I got a friend to record it because I wasn't sitting up to 4am watching it

The match between Brock and Angle was amazing... It's a shame that shooting star didn't work, would have been amazing... They were a good match up. Booker T and HHH in my opinion was the worst match in it.... It was obvious HHH would win

[jbailey84]

where are you from Oasis if you dont mind me askin? i live in the U.S. so i watched it at 7pm-10:48pm

[Oasis]

Originally posted by jbailey84
where are you from Oasis if you dont mind me askin? i live in the U.S. so i watched it at 7pm-10:48pm

I live in the UK

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Good match, not as good as X-7, but good none the less... Rock picks up his win... expect him to plan to retire tomarrow... but will be cut off by the drums... (I'll leave you to think about that)

[Link]

Readers are reporting that there was an incident of sorts at last night's RAW. After HHH's match, he reportedly remained in the ring while the Goldberg vignette aired. He then gave the middle finger to the Titantron. Then, while walking up the ramp, he pointed to the screen, then to his crotch, before flexing. # With preliminary buyrate numbers for WrestleMania from DirecTV due in on Friday, many employees in Titan Towers are in fear that their positions with the company are jeopardy. From the preliminary numbers, World Wrestling Entertainment higher-ups will be able to project an overall number of buys for the pay-per-view. With the WWE's history of laying people off after WrestleMania, and the recent releasing of Kevin Kelly, it is believed that anyone's job could be in danger.

# Tito Ortiz of the UFC has not signed with the WWE. There is definite interest on both sides, but it is not known where the parties stand at this point.

# There is talk that Kurt Angle was displeased with Brock Lesnar's response to some of Angle's ideas for their match at WrestleMania. Apparently, Lesnar has been somewhat hardheaded backstage, and he was not very receptive to what Angle had in mind for the match. Sources say that the frustration between the two carried over into the match itself.

Also, Lesnar was upset that he was asked to job to The Rock at a March 15 house show in Florida. Brock ended up doing the job, but agents had to actually call Vince McMahon at home and get him involved.

# In a poll that was taken in February, Bret Hart was voted the greatest WWE Champion of all time. The latest issue of WWE RAW Magazine shows the results of the poll.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Link
# There is talk that Kurt Angle was displeased with Brock Lesnar's response to some of Angle's ideas for their match at WrestleMania. Apparently, Lesnar has been somewhat hardheaded backstage, and he was not very receptive to what Angle had in mind for the match. Sources say that the frustration between the two carried over into the match itself.

I'm siding with Brock... Angle shouldn't have been in the match in the first place. Secondly... Angle probably wanted to put Brock in a more compromising position... where a mistake could jeaporidize Angle's career.

Originally posted by Link
Also, Lesnar was upset that he was asked to job to The Rock at a March 15 house show in Florida. Brock ended up doing the job, but agents had to actually call Vince McMahon at home and get him involved.

Brock, keep it up... you show more backbone, you might escape the wrath of HHH.

Originally posted by Link
# In a poll that was taken in February, Bret Hart was voted the greatest WWE Champion of all time. The latest issue of WWE RAW Magazine shows the results of the poll.

It had to either be him or Austin...

[Tardumb]

Well, watched Raw last night and saw Goldberg come back, that was cool.

And Bischoff firing Austin? Now, I know dramatization is probably the biggest thing in pro wrestling nowadays, but this seemed pretty real to me. I guess I could be wrong, but when that chic was interviewing Austin outside his locker room, he sounded actually choked up. And then JR snapped, and Lawler seemed actually shocked, so I took that as all BUT acting. So, someone a little more keen in the wrestling world (I'm not into it near as much as I used to be a few years ago), was Austin getting fired the real deal??

[Tardumb]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
It had to either be him or Austin...

Damn straight, Bret Hart's my all-time favorite...

"Best there is, best there ever was, and the best there ever will be"

Damn skippy! ;)

[Kyle Katarn]

Tardumb: I'm pretty sure it was all "show..." If he wasn't cleared to wrestle at Mania, then he wouldn't.....

Then again, if Angle WAS cleared to wrestle, must not take much to get cleared! :eek:

I think Lawler was shocked at JR's cussing....gotta avoid network trouble...*cough* HLA *cough* :p

[Tardumb]

Well, if it was just part of the program, then Austin did a pretty good job of sounding and looking like he was about to shed some tears. And ol' JR did a good job of sounding pissed off! heh

[Kyle Katarn]

It's all in the job description! :D

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Tardumb
Well, watched Raw last night and saw Goldberg come back, that was cool.

And Bischoff firing Austin? Now, I know dramatization is probably the biggest thing in pro wrestling nowadays, but this seemed pretty real to me. I guess I could be wrong, but when that chic was interviewing Austin outside his locker room, he sounded actually choked up. And then JR snapped, and Lawler seemed actually shocked, so I took that as all BUT acting. So, someone a little more keen in the wrestling world (I'm not into it near as much as I used to be a few years ago), was Austin getting fired the real deal??

Austin is on his way out... and due to his nagging injuries (which have become more of a problem as of late) and the lack of programs for him to be in... his depature from the WWE might be sooner than later.

Although rumblings have been occuring saying he might continue as only an on-air character capacity...

Oh... just read the Smackdown spoilers... Jesus... is the WWE's calenders read 98? Sheesh...

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by 2dman27
i was watching trish stratus wrestle jazz on RAW last night and i noticed there was something DIFFERENT about ms stratus for some reason she didn't quite LOOK LIKE trish or were my eyes playing tricks on me

I didn't see the match yet, so I can't comment.

[2dman27]

thank you justin, for quoting my thread here. i made a new one instead of originaslly posting it here because i though most of the posters prefferred discussing the male wrestlers


now to my original question did trish stratus look DIFFERENT last night than she usually does or was i imagining it[ unless the wwe's trying out an "impostor trish" storyline]thanks again

[Colorado Cajun]

All I can say is Nash is back and he looks healthy and in damn good shape for once. Wolfpack in da house

[slinger]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
All I can say is Nash is back and he looks healthy and in damn good shape for once. Wolfpack in da house

Well to me it'll be HHH/Nash at Backlash. Booker T will be pushed away and will face Ric Flair and of course win that. Jericho will continue with HBK and Goldberg/Rock will be the main attraction.

Only saw a few bits of RAW in the Chili's restuarant in the Calgary airport last night. So no comment on Trish.

[jbailey84]

cool to see nash back but whats up with J.R. 'quitting'?

[slinger]

Originally posted by jbailey84
cool to see nash back but whats up with J.R. 'quitting'?

Part of the Austin storyline. I'm guessing Austin will somehow become RAW G.M. and then J.R. will be his first business deal. Also J.R.'s BBQ Sauce will be out soon and it would make sense if he was on TV to sell it.

But the thing with the Austin/JR Friendship is remember when the heel Austin beat JR in his hometown in the middle of the ring? Just turned him on like that! But a few months go by and they are best buddies on air. JR was attacked by Eric and Morley and dispises them but he still is friends with Austin? I don't care if Austin is a face, that act is one of those can't forgive things. He could accept it and act professional but to quit your job for a man that 'kicked the crap' out of you two years ago? Makes no sense, but so does a lot of things in the WWE.

Can't wait to see Piper's Pit.

[Kyle Katarn]

LMAO!!!! :applaud:

"I stand for truth and justice - BE-YATCH!!!"

"Jet flying? Some of us don't NEED jets to fly! WOOOOOOOO!"

[Kyle Katarn]

long live the Kliq!!!! ....maybe! :D

[A+]

Goldberg Rock? What's the point? Rock is the best at spoiling potentially decent matches. Was good to see him plant Austin multiple times though. But where's Austin gone? Is he just fired like that?

More shooting star press attempts form Lesnar!

[Halofan1]

GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG!

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by A+
Goldberg Rock? What's the point? Rock is the best at spoiling potentially decent matches. Was good to see him plant Austin multiple times though. But where's Austin gone? Is he just fired like that?

More shooting star press attempts form Lesnar!

Spoiling potentially decent matches? Are you talking about The Rock.. Dwayne Johnson? because spoiling good matches and Rock don't really compute. Now if you ment GOLDBERG... who has probably only had one match that was decent that went over 7 mins... then I agree.

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
long live the Kliq!!!! ....maybe! :D

Yeah... all they needed was Hogan in the ring and you have 4 of the biggest backstage manipulators all together (HBK, HHH, Nash and Hogan)...

Yeah its good news their back on top...:rolleyes: Yeah I can really see Booker winning the title now...

[A+]

Rock sucks, is dull and jaws on for far too long. He never realises that he's the only person that wants to hear his voice say the same damn thing over and over again. His matches are always far too predictable, he's too much of a golden boy.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by A+
Rock sucks, is dull and jaws on for far too long. He never realises that he's the only person that wants to hear his voice say the same damn thing over and over again. His matches are always far too predictable, he's too much of a golden boy.

Rock can do what many cannot... put a match over. Say the same thing over and over again? That might be Rock last year... not this year. He has breathed new life into his character. Out side of the Rock concert, he hasn't 'jawed on' very long at all... his promos have been around 5 - 6mins.. rather than Hogan/Vince/Piper stuff that take 10 - 15mins. And involdve younger talent... like Hurricane or Jeff Hardly.

His matches are indeed often predicatable... but at least it isn't sloppy, or completely garabage. Goldberg... he only has 4 moves... the spear, jackhammer, legsubmission and kick (which has been known to injury his oppenents).

[jbailey84]

i like the rock's new heel character better than his old heels. i dont like him as a wrestler when he does wrestle, but i love how he entertains as a heel!

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by jbailey84
i like the rock's new heel character better than his old heels. i dont like him as a wrestler when he does wrestle, but i love how he entertains as a heel!

I'd rather see Rock in the ring then, HHH, Goldberg, Nash, Hogan, Bradshaw, A-Train, Big Show, UnderTaker, Nathan Jones, The Dudleys, 3MW, Maven, Torrie, Stacy, Piper, Vince, Steph... who did I leave out....

[slinger]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
I'd rather see Rock in the ring then, HHH, Goldberg, Nash, Hogan, Bradshaw, A-Train, Big Show, UnderTaker, Nathan Jones, The Dudleys, 3MW, Maven, Torrie, Stacy, Piper, Vince, Steph... who did I leave out....

Scott Stiener

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by slinger
Scott Stiener

Thank you... definately not Scott Steiner.

[2dman27]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
I'd rather see Rock in the ring then, HHH, Goldberg, Nash, Hogan, Bradshaw, A-Train, Big Show, UnderTaker, Nathan Jones, The Dudleys, 3MW, Maven, Torrie, Stacy, Piper, Vince, Steph... who did I leave out.... you left out molly holly and trish stratus

[A+]

I'd rather see Trish Stratus personally. And I agree that Goldberg sucks more.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by 2dman27
you left out molly holly and trish stratus

Actually Molly and Trish are pretty good wrestlers... I was only bunching up the BAD wrestlers...

[0ne chance]

Originally posted by A+
Goldberg Rock? What's the point? Rock is the best at spoiling potentially decent matches. Was good to see him plant Austin multiple times though. But where's Austin gone? Is he just fired like that?

More shooting star press attempts form Lesnar!

they are bringing Austin back in a manager type role.. like a GM or such

and J.R.. he might possibly be turning 'heel' angle. I have read that they might have him be the one who was responsible for getting ahold of Austins 'medical records' and giving them to Bischoff

[Kyle Katarn]

Oy vey.

[2dman27]

is it possible that perhaps mr. ross RETIRED and his quitting was just a plot device. ?

[HotBoy]

Originally posted by 0ne chance
they are bringing Austin back in a manager type role.. like a GM or such

and J.R.. he might possibly be turning 'heel' angle. I have read that they might have him be the one who was responsible for getting ahold of Austins 'medical records' and giving them to Bischoff That wouldn't make too much sense seeing that J.R. quit right after Bischoff fired Austin(as far as plots go)!!!

[HotBoy]

Oh, and in case you guys missed tonight's Raw, Lita was ready to announce her return to the ring, but Bischoff tried to intimidate her into posing nude for him, so that he would consider having her pose for Plaboy. Lita told him to go to a certain firery place, and walked away, while Bischoff announced that she was fired!!!

Don't be surprised if she ends up on Smackdown!!!

[Colorado Cajun]

I liked Raw tonight Rock was incredible and Lita is yummy as always. I love how Christian helped Rock beat the crap out of Goldberg as well:D

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by HotBoy
Don't be surprised if she ends up on Smackdown!!!

Except Nidia there is no one to wrestle... maybe Dawn Marie... but thats it.

[0ne chance]

Originally posted by HotBoy
That wouldn't make too much sense seeing that J.R. quit right after Bischoff fired Austin(as far as plots go)!!!

hey genius..

seeing as how Austin isn't fired (It's just a storyline) and Austin will be back in a GM type role soon.. It makes perfect sense

[slinger]

Originally posted by 0ne chance
hey genius..

seeing as how Austin isn't fired (It's just a storyline) and Austin will be back in a GM type role soon.. It makes perfect sense

But why would JR quit? If he leaked the medical files, and saw Austin fired that would be his goal. Why quit? If Austin comes back as a GM you know he'll hire JR back and if his heel thing is true he would just fire JR anyway.

JR has a new BBQ sauce so I don't think they would have JR as a heel. Better image.

[slinger]

http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/news_story.asp?ID=38715&hubName=wrestling

While not totally suprised, it was just he seemed to have something with Trish. Thier book just came out too.

[Colorado Cajun]

I honestly can't believe they got rid of Jeff. I mean I've met him a few times and he was a great guy and well liked backstage. The last while he also had stepped his game back up and was doing well

[Kyle Katarn]

Originally posted by 0ne chance
hey genius..

seeing as how Austin isn't fired (It's just a storyline)

I think he knows that with his saying "(as plots go)." ...genius! ;)

As for Jeff.....@#$!! :(But then again, wrestling wasn't his life, and he has other things to keep him busy and let him express himself....(thanks for the link slinger!)

So maybe it was mutual....I really can't beleive they would just up and fire him without good reason. I've long read that Matt lives, breathes, eats and sleeps the biz, but Jeff is FAR more diversified in interests, and talents. I hope he does well whatever he chooses to do.

[JustinCredible]

It's about time with Jeff...
I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it's been a long time coming. He has been very sloopy in the ring and it was either give him time off (which should have been option #1), send him to OVW (which should have been option #2) or fire him (which should be the last option).... it seems WWE jump to number 3... because no one can get time off unless your name starts and ends with H or unless you take your 'ball home and get blasted for not loving the buisness'... or if you make movies...

Jeff Hardy, the best of luck to you.

That being said.. Mattitude still exists and is still shining!

[Sicy]

http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/otn/wrestling/naka.gif

[kryptonian_boy]

Okay, so am I the only person who posts on the internet that actually LIKES Goldberg? I just wonder.
Sure, Goldberg isn't as diverse in the ring as Chris Benoit or Kurt Angle (or several others), but he isn't called to be. He's there to be intense, use power moves effectively, beat the crap out of his opponents, and intimidate others. He does that very effectively, and he doesn't bore you with too much talk.
Can he shoot promos like The Rock? No. But at least he doesn't talk long enough to put me to sleep, like alot of others that have no talent for promos, but yak away anyway.

[methos]

Goldberg rules. He is going to kick ass...

[Kyle Katarn]

For the 1 or 2 PPV's he wrestles in for a pretty penny.....I don't see him around for the long haul.

[Rogue]

:waa: I MISS JEFF!!!!!!

[Tardumb]

Uh, I like Goldberg. Just thought I'd let you know since you thought you were the only one...

[2dman27]

Originally posted by 2dman27
is it possible that perhaps mr. ross RETIRED and his quitting was just a plot device. ? i think i've figured this out mr ross may have actuall y been PROMOTED to an off camera position and the "iquit" bit WAS for storyline purposes

[2dman27]

i've got a question on the smackdown front whats the scoop on this wrestler billed as mr. america it sounds to me like a combination of sgt slaughter and the hurricane i didn't catch the show last night so i wouldn't know . also the name mr .america DOES sort of remind people of CAPTAIN america so anyone got any input on him

[jbailey84]

I have no idea on the Mr America dude

[Kyle Katarn]

Originally posted by 2dman27
i think i've figured this out mr ross may have actuall y been PROMOTED to an off camera position and the "iquit" bit WAS for storyline purposes

JR is already a VERY important man backstage....I think his title is "Head of Talent Relations?" He is one of the guys responsible for the hiring and development of wrestlers for the WWE - at least the way I understand it. I just know that the majority of his work is backstage, and the announcing - well, that's because he's one of the best announcers in the biz, IMO.

I don't know about the Mr. America dude either....is he coming to Smackdown? (missed it last night...) And those 2 pompus French guys - they coming to Raw or Smackdown?

[kryptonian_boy]

Originally posted by Rogue
:waa: I MISS JEFF!!!!!!
Jeff, I'm sure, will be fine. The trouble is that, in the wrestling business, your full attention, time, and effort are required. It's hard to stay in the business if you're burned out or have divided interests. I understand Jeff Hardy was a victim of both burnout and waning interest.
Sorry for your loss, though.

[slinger]

Originally posted by 2dman27
i've got a question on the smackdown front whats the scoop on this wrestler billed as mr. america it sounds to me like a combination of sgt slaughter and the hurricane i didn't catch the show last night so i wouldn't know . also the name mr .america DOES sort of remind people of CAPTAIN america so anyone got any input on him

Probably will end up being Hulk Hogan. I haven't watched SD! since the first show after WM, but Hogan is this 'American' icon and is a way to bring him back.

[JustinCredible]

Mr America is defintately a reason to NOT watch Smackdown... so I'll leave it as that!

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
It's about time with Jeff...
I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it's been a long time coming. He has been very sloopy in the ring and it was either give him time off (which should have been option #1), send him to OVW (which should have been option #2) or fire him (which should be the last option).... it seems WWE jump to number 3... because no one can get time off unless your name starts and ends with H or unless you take your 'ball home and get blasted for not loving the buisness'... or if you make movies...

Jeff Hardy, the best of luck to you.

That being said.. Mattitude still exists and is still shining!

They did give him time off. I can't remember when exactly. If I recall it was when The Undertaker was a heel and "injured" the three of them. It's just as well they let him go he was getting really sloppy in the ring and I was getting worried for him and his opponents. Watching him wrestle these past few months I could never shake the feeling that I was watching the Jake the Snake Roberts or Scott Hall story unfold in front of my eyes.

[kryptonian_boy]

Originally posted by obi wan jabroni
They did give him time off. I can't remember when exactly. If I recall it was when The Undertaker was a heel and "injured" the three of them. It's just as well they let him go he was getting really sloppy in the ring and I was getting worried for him and his opponents. Watching him wrestle these past few months I could never shake the feeling that I was watching the Jake the Snake Roberts or Scott Hall story unfold in front of my eyes.
Hopefully without the substance abuse that tragically was a major part of both Roberts's and Hall's downhill slides.

[Tardumb]

Yes...and two of my all-time favorites too...such a shame..

[kryptonian_boy]

Yeah, drugs have had a large affect in the lives and deaths of quite a few in that business (the last big name being Curt Henning, who died not long ago).

[jbailey84]

hey what do you all think of Backlash yesterday? I personally thought it was alright. the goldberg/rock match was too short.what was it, like 12 minutes or something?hopefully May's PPV will pull it off, since it will be the last Raw/Smackdown PPV.

[Colorado Cajun]

Goldberg is such a waste of flesh it makes me ill. He did an entire three moves all match and then got the win. Makes me sick

Cena and Brock tore it up in a great match and hopefully the feud will continue on. Cena is going to be so huge!!!

[Kyle Katarn]

ROTFL - Hurricane mocks the Valbowski! :applaud:

[Tardumb]

Did Cena beat Brock?

[Kris Hodgson]

Originally posted by Tardumb
Did Cena beat Brock?

No he lost, but he beat the crap out of Brock pretty good before finally losing.

[jbailey84]

cena will probably eventually get the gold sometime down the road.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by kryptonian_boy
Jeff, I'm sure, will be fine. The trouble is that, in the wrestling business, your full attention, time, and effort are required. It's hard to stay in the business if you're burned out or have divided interests. I understand Jeff Hardy was a victim of both burnout and waning interest.
Sorry for your loss, though.

*sniffle* Jeff...so hot. I really enjoyed watching him wrestle because he was so quirky and he'd do just about anything. Ah well, you can't keep 'em forever.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
Goldberg is such a waste of flesh it makes me ill. He did an entire three moves all match and then got the win. Makes me sick


I thought I was the only one that noticed that.


Goldberg really gets on my nerves..I've NEVER liked him and don't understand why everyone thinks he's so great. He doesn't have anything special about him that would make me even want to watch him. He's like the rest of them..he's big, yes. He's strong, yes. But he has the personality and IQ of a rock. I don't get it. :confused:

*runs from Jerry for speaking out against Goldberg :D*

[Kyle Katarn]

May I belatedly add that the Rock concert 2 had some of the funniest stuff I've seen in months?

Rock: So "Goldberg," what's on your mind?

Gillberg: *Tasmanian Devil impression* #$$@#$#%##%$*#@)$*)$!!!!

[jbailey84]

i cant believe that i missed that part of Raw two weeks ago! gillberg was awesome

[JustinCredible]

Oh tonight... turn of your TVS around 9:50 (10:50 for those in the states...) help make a message loud and clear to the WWE... that crap like that will not be tolerated!

[Kris Hodgson]

What happens at that time?
And also, why do you have that link as your sig, when it takes you to a forbidden page?

[slinger]

Miss Elizabeth passes away (http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/news_story.asp?ID=39807&hubName=wrestling)

& Lugar arrested on drug charges

TSN.ca Staff

5/1/2003

(with ABC News Files) - Larry Phokl, known to wrestling fans as Lex Lugar, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with violating the controlled substance act.

He was booked at Cobb County Jail. Detectives apparently found something in his home during their investigation Thursday morning.

Phokl was arrested on an unrelated charge following the mysterious death of Elizabeth Hulette, also known as wrestling star Miss Elizabeth. Police say they are at a standstill as far as investigating her death.



Details to follow.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by Kris Hodgson
What happens at that time?
And also, why do you have that link as your sig, when it takes you to a forbidden page?

SPOILER
Its Old McHogan's Return to below medicore matches and boring promos
END SPOILER

Why I have the link? Because in life, alot of things are forbidden... really I took down the banner and I didn't put it back.

[2dman27]

my condolenses to miss elizabeth's family

[MysteryStar]

it's really sad when any wrestler dies..but this is like the first big valet to die...to my knowledge but it's a sad loss

[Rogue]

Undoubtedly, it's terrible. RIP, Miss Elizabeth.

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Oh tonight... turn of your TVS around 9:50 (10:50 for those in the states...) help make a message loud and clear to the WWE... that crap like that will not be tolerated!

Aw man, it was just to funny though. Why can't they give Austin such a fun angle? Instead they out him in the same overplayed angle that's been going on for the last 4 years.

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by slinger
Miss Elizabeth passes away (http://www.tsn.ca/wrestling/news_story.asp?ID=39807&hubName=wrestling)

& Lugar arrested on drug charges

TSN.ca Staff

5/1/2003

(with ABC News Files) - Larry Phokl, known to wrestling fans as Lex Lugar, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with violating the controlled substance act.

He was booked at Cobb County Jail. Detectives apparently found something in his home during their investigation Thursday morning.

Phokl was arrested on an unrelated charge following the mysterious death of Elizabeth Hulette, also known as wrestling star Miss Elizabeth. Police say they are at a standstill as far as investigating her death.



Details to follow.

Miss Elizabeth dies and somewhere Goeorge The Animal weeps green tears. :(

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by obi wan jabroni
Aw man, it was just to funny though. Why can't they give Austin such a fun angle? Instead they out him in the same overplayed angle that's been going on for the last 4 years.

Because Hogan is such a work horse and don't you forget, this is his last run.... :rolleyes: and Hogan is such a big draw because he's so good in the rin... he's puts people ove.... where was I?

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Because Hogan is such a work horse and don't you forget, this is his last run.... :rolleyes: and Hogan is such a big draw because he's so good in the rin... he's puts people ove.... where was I?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by obi wan jabroni
Miss Elizabeth dies and somewhere Goeorge The Animal weeps green tears. :( [/QUOTE

He was interviewed on LiveAudioWrestling...

Click Here to Go to the website for the interview (http://liveaudiowrestling.com)

click the link 'The First Lady of Wrestling' thats where it is...

[Kyle Katarn]

sniffing some paint fumes maybe? ;)

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Because Hogan is such a work horse and don't you forget, this is his last run.... :rolleyes: and Hogan is such a big draw because he's so good in the rin... he's puts people ove.... where was I?

Not sure what your'e getting at exactly? Are you responding to my post or someone elses? :confused: I didn't say anything about Hogan being a draw or putting people over.

It's sports entertainment not everything on the card as to be nor should be four star classics. I enjoyed the segment last week. To bad you didn't.

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by obi wan jabroni
Not sure what your'e getting at exactly? Are you responding to my post or someone elses? :confused: I didn't say anything about Hogan being a draw or putting people over.

It's sports entertainment not everything on the card as to be nor should be four star classics. I enjoyed the segment last week. To bad you didn't.

Why my post? It was general ranting... It is 'sports' entertainment... but it doesn't mean you have to trot out dribble like Necrophelia Angels, HLA, gay wedding swerves or putting nostaliga acts in the spotlight...

It insults my intelligence as a wrestling fan and as a human being...

[HotBoy]

Originally posted by Rogue
Undoubtedly, it's terrible. RIP, Miss Elizabeth. I wholeheartedly agree!!! Miss Elizabeth was the original WWE Diva!!! She had a certain sort of elegance that no one in the world
of pro-wrestling could touch. :( :( Godspeed, Miss Elizabeth!!!

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by JustinCredible
Why my post? It was general ranting... It is 'sports' entertainment... but it doesn't mean you have to trot out dribble like Necrophelia Angels, HLA, gay wedding swerves or putting nostaliga acts in the spotlight...

It insults my intelligence as a wrestling fan and as a human being...

Well I'll agree with ya there except for the nostaligia acts part. I think they've doing the right thing with Hogan lately and keeping him away form the "real" wrestlers." Just have him feud with Vince and Roddy and it works for me.

You forgot shampoo feuds and "You killed my dog" feuds" ;)

[JustinCredible]

Originally posted by obi wan jabroni
Well I'll agree with ya there except for the nostaligia acts part. I think they've doing the right thing with Hogan lately and keeping him away form the "real" wrestlers." Just have him feud with Vince and Roddy and it works for me.

But nostaligia acts aren't supposed to take up so much TV time... because it can sell itself... Also you are spending that much time when you should be focusing on the cruiserdivision more, focusing on pushing younger talent... and use that talent as the main focus of the show... thankful 'Hot Rod' hasn't done a wrestling match (that one with Rikishi was hardly a match)... too bad Hogan can't take a hint from Marty Jenetty and disapper!

[2dman27]

have you noticed this threads been kind of slow the last couple of weeks? not much to discuss so let me try to shake it up with this question. that bit with lita getting fired was probably a story line so lita could start training for her return to competition when do you think she'll be back

[jbailey84]

maybe in time for Summer Slam

[JustinCredible]

The reason people aren't posting is maybe they are appalled by the pathetic showing that the WWE is presenting...

This PPV seems to be lined up to be one of the worst...

[slinger]

Yeah, I'm one former superstar returning/injury to current young superstar to giving up on WWE.

[Colorado Cajun]

I haven't watched for a few weeks now. Thank god for the playoffs because they've given me stuff to watch

[obi wan jabroni]

Here's the latest Bret Hart column fromt eh Calgary Sun. I thought Slinger and Justin Credible would get a kick (no pun intended. ;))out of it. ;)


According to the poll on my website (www.brethart.com), some of your favourite columns I've written have to do with behind-the-scenes stories about wrestlers.

Here's one I heard just last week. It kind of reminds me of David and Goliath.


Making his way back into wrestling circles is Bill Goldberg, who is most famous for his incredible undefeated string of victories in the WCW. Not to mention he's the guy who accidentally kicked me in the head in December 1999, causing my career-ending concussion.

He kicked me much like a wild bucking horse and nearly knocked my head off my shoulders. I still, even now, have a tear in my neck muscle the size of a quarter that will never heal to prove it.

I was told by a former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, who coached Goldberg, if he had a whole team of Goldbergs, he'd win the Super Bowl every year.

People ask me if sometimes tensions in the ring ever carry over into serious fights in the dressing room. Not usually because nobody wants to fight and get hurt -- and not get paid for it.

But, now and again, sometimes the best wrestling matches take place in the dressing rooms or showers. One such incident happened a couple of weeks ago when Goldberg made some less than kindly remarks about young Chris Jericho.

Goldberg's wrestling ability often resembled the gorilla in those old Samsonite luggage commercials. He had a tendency to injure everybody he worked with and took his own publicity a little too seriously.

My sense about Jericho, a local Calgary kid, is he's always been easy-going with an even disposition.

The one little thing Goldberg didn't take into account is Jericho was trained in my dad's dungeon. Although I'm sure Jericho doesn't pretend to be a shooter, he does have a decent wrestling background.

As I understand it, Jericho approached Goldberg in the dressing room and asked him politely if he'd come out in the hallway where they could talk in private.

Heads turned when Bill suddenly broke into character, bizarrely growling like he does on TV.

Goldberg suddenly gripped Jericho by the throat in a furious rage. The little scrappy Calgarian, who is nowhere near Goldberg's size, nonchalantly wrestled him to the floor, clamping on a front face lock, which is every shooter's last resort and is comparable to having a bear trap clamped on your head.

For the next several minutes, Goldberg did everything he could to shake Jericho off but no doubt all those long sessions in the dungeon paid off for Jericho. He choked Goldberg outright on the dressing room floor, in front of everybody. A reality check for Goldberg that's been long overdue.

I know when I talk with my dad, he has a bottomless pit of these kinds of stories going back 50 years and I know he's gonna love adding this one to his repertoire.

Maybe Goldberg should come up to Calgary and spend some time with Stu in the dungeon learning how to wrestle.

[slinger]

Yeah I read that. Amusing.

[obi wan jabroni]

Originally posted by slinger
Yeah I read that. Amusing.

Yeah, I can't wait for the eventual Goldberg Jericho feud. But I know it's gonna piss me off because there's no way they'll let Jericho go over.

[jbailey84]

yea

[Kyle Katarn]

I used to get pissed when I had to close on Monday nights. Now....feh. :(

Lol....I've read Foley's book too many times! I had a biopsy done on an area of my scalp Thursday. I was numb up there, so I didn;t realize the doc had cut a blood vessel until I felt something pouring down the back of my head! :eek: My thoughts:

1. "I'm busted wide open! ...cool."
2. "HEY! I just got this shirt! Thank God for Oxi-Clean!"

I kinda cringed when he stiched me up, I was numb but could still "feel" it. I was like "Must...think of....Foley! HE wouldn't wuss out over THIS little cut!" :D

[jbailey84]

thoughts on tonights PPV?

La Resistance vs. Test & Steiner T&S win

Sable vs. Torrie Sable

Jericho wins IC title

Chris Benoit, Spanky, & Rhyno vs. Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, & John Cena Benoit,Spanky,& Rhyno

Mr. America vs. Roddy Piper Piper

Jazz vs. Trish Stratus vs. Victoria vs. Jacqueline Victoria

Triple H vs. Kevin Nash Nash

Brock Lesnar vs. The Big Show Brock

[slinger]

Forgot about this PPV. Thats how much I care now. Seems like it sucked. Every prediction you had was wrong, except the Lesner one.

[obi wan jabroni]

Actualy I heard the PPV was fairly decent. Not great but decent. I'm really really glad to hear Christian won the IC belt. He deserves it the most. He realy helped put Goldberg over and as been kicking some major ass for quite sometime lately. Plus we should get a really good Booker T Christian feud now. And I'd love to see a Jericho Christian match tonight.

[jbailey84]

yeah that sucks. all my predictions were wrong except for the lesnar match. wow

[Kyle Katarn]

WOOOOOOO!!! I thought Naich would make it 17 times tonight! :applaud:

[slinger]

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
WOOOOOOO!!! I thought Naich would make it 17 times tonight! :applaud:

Fans really made that match. Would've been great for him to win, since I'm tired of seeing Triple H walk around as champion. Maybe if his feuds and matches were better but they aren't. Flair vs HHH vs Nash - Hell in a Cell with Flair taken out or leaves the ring due to a run in to leave Nash and HHH. But whatever. I only watched the tag title match, goldberg's and the main event.

[Colorado Cajun]

I taped it and watched Christian and Jericho and that was about it

[Rogue]

I didn't even watch it..lately wrestling has totally sucked.

[Danzig]

i agree, the only things i liked were Hogan & LOD returning (until i saw their matches)

[2dman27]

i wish molly would be on tv more lately they HAVE gotten a tad boring

[MysteryStar]

Christian looks pretty hot with short hair, I'm glad he won the belt but a pretty lame way to do it.

lol and I only saw that cause my dad was watching raw when I came out to watch queer as folk..

smackdown looks to be good this wee, spanky vs cena and benoit vs hardy should be good, I hope they are!

[Kyle Katarn]

WTF happened to Austin's face???

LOL....Lillian is boozing it up! :eek:

[Kyle Katarn]

Never thought I'd say it, but....DAMN YOU FLAIR!!!!! :mad:

I'll probably buy Bad Blood to see HBK and Ric have it out now! :D

[2dman27]

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
WTF happened to Austin's face???

LOL....Lillian is boozing it up! :eek: i missedraw last night what happend?

[2dman27]

Originally posted by 2dman27
i missed raw last night what happend?

[HotBoy]

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
Never thought I'd say it, but....DAMN YOU FLAIR!!!!! :mad:

I'll probably buy Bad Blood to see HBK and Ric have it out now! :D I had a feeling that something like that would happen. Flair didn't get to the top by being a nice guy!!!

I have a question: Is the WWE still trying to sign Sting? If so, how close are they to signing him? I think it would be cool if he showed up at "Bad Blood" in the HBK vs. Flair match. It would irk Flair!!!

[HotBoy]

Also, I liked Raw last night. Austin, and Lillian Garcia singing??!! :funny: LOL!!! But I've got to say this: Austin's right!!! He can't sing worth a damn!!!

[slinger]

Originally posted by HotBoy
I had a feeling that something like that would happen. Flair didn't get to the top by being a nice guy!!!

I have a question: Is the WWE still trying to sign Sting? If so, how close are they to signing him? I think it would be cool if he showed up at "Bad Blood" in the HBK vs. Flair match. It would irk Flair!!!

Well they need this PPV to succeed or else its back to the drawing board.

HHH/Nash Hell in a Cell
Jericho/Goldberg
HBK/Flair
Booker T/Christian Inter-Con Title
The RAW GMS Do Something
Tag Titles
A Women's Match (they need new blood. Trish/Victoria can go on for only so long.)
Stiener/Test

Maybe Rodney Mack w/Nowinski vs Dudleys Table Match, No.1 Contender for Tag Titles.
Have Val Venis do something for the ladies.


I think they need as many matches as they can get.

I've heard that Sting could appear sometime this summer with a big match at SummerSlam.

[2dman27]

Originally posted by HotBoy
Also, I liked Raw last night. Austin, and Lillian Garcia singing??!! :funny: LOL!!! But I've got to say this: Austin's right!!! He can't sing worth a damn!!! ms garcia IS a profesional singer

[jbailey84]

sting vs the rock would be a cool match. but why always the rock? i'd still like to see Goldberg Vs Brock Lesnar some how.

[2dman27]

goldberg vs lesnrar ?hmmm

[HotBoy]

A Women's Match (they need new blood. Trish/Victoria can go on for only so long.)

I couldn't agree more. I can think of a few ideas:

1. Bringing back one(or both of)the ladies who won "WWE Tough Enough 2" to face Jazz. (She still has the title, right?)
2. Bring Lita back to face Jazz. She has only had the Women's Title once, so she's definately going to be gunning for it.

[A+]

They can't bring in Sting. There isn't room for the egoes of Rock, Austin, Goldberg and Sting in one company. It's fit to busting with just Goldberg really. Though seeing him vs Lesnar could be interesting. As long as Lesnar wins.

[Kyle Katarn]

I'm pissed...I have to go to a meeting the 15th...and miss the PPV!!!!! :evil:

It'll be on DVD, right? :(

[slinger]

Originally posted by Kyle Katarn
I'm pissed...I have to go to a meeting the 15th...and miss the PPV!!!!! :evil:

It'll be on DVD, right? :(

Two months later.

So it appears that Foley will return. Just waiting for Bret Hart to make a run in, cut a hole in the cell and cost HHH the title. ;)

The Rock tonight for one night only, helped Christian and Jericho.

[Kyle Katarn]

Thanks, you reminded me I'll miss Foley's return too! :p ;)

Whatsup with Kane?

[jbailey84]

foley is coming back? no sheit. yeah it'd be sweet to see Bret Hart come back.

[slinger]

Originally posted by jbailey84
foley is coming back? no sheit. yeah it'd be sweet to see Bret Hart come back.

It isn't confirmed but all the WWE Refs said to the GMs that they won't ref the match. Austin said he would call some crazy guy who would do it for sure. Foley chants were heard briefly.

Flair can still do great promos.:D

[2dman27]

i just read at wwe.com that wrestling legend classy freddie blassie has passed away. my condolences to his familyand friends

[jbailey84]

thats sad that he died. first curt 'mr perfect' henning, then miss elizabeth, now blassie...

[jbailey84]

any one that lives in the Houston area, there are STILL PLENTY of tickets for badd blood. i went to ticket master and did best available and it came up with:FLOOR LEVEL SEATING
SEC 4 Row:D Seats: 6to7 REGULAR PRICE $301.35 and the pay per view is in less than two weeks! thats bad. i would like to go but its a loooooooooooooooong drive from abilene to houston. plus i'm starting a job friday, dammit.

[slinger]

I know that if RAW or SD! ever came here that it would be a sell out or near sellout, since the major reason nobody goes to house shows is that house shows suck and they would rather pay money for something that will be memorable.

[Kyle Katarn]

Hmmm.....I would NEVER lie to my superiors to get out of a meeting to see what's shaping up to be a killer PPV....

But I'll strech the truth for ALL IT'S WORTH!!! :twisted: *cranks up "Sexy Boy," throws off lab coat and shakes ass!*

[slinger]

Well I'll watch this PPV. Wasn't expecting Mick to take a beating. For awhile it looked like HHH vs Foley Hell in a Cell 2, not HHH vs Nash Hell in a Cell, Special Ref Mick Foley.

[logan350]

Anyone hear about this weeks Smackdown? Apparently Sable goes topless. Isn't that the reason she left because she didn't want to be topless in the ring?

Also why don't Stacy and Torrie train to wrestle?

[jbailey84]

well on SmAcKdOwN, Brock suplexs Big Show from the second rope and the ring collapses! yeah Sable flashes Vince and Steph plans on bringing back the U.S. Title. I heard Sable left because she didn't want to do a lesbian angle with whomever. She practically went topless at SummerSlam few years back in that bikini contest against Jaqulene, however you spell her name.

[HotBoy]

On Smackdown, the Basher Bros. came out with Sheniqua!!! Is that Linda Myles, one of the Tough Enough 2 champions??

I don't know where she's been, but she looks almost like a chocolate version of Chyna!!!

Also, when is Ultimo Dragon set to appear in the WWE???

[Kenny McCall]

Yeah! That's Linda Miles!, I thought she had been in OVW.

Hot Mocha is Back!

Now if we can get Victoria on Smackdown to provide a counterpoint to Torrie, and send "Sheniqua" to RAW to deal with Jazz.

[logan350]

How about just a full smackdown of Torrie and Sable making out. :D

[Halofan1]

Originally posted by jbailey84
well on SmAcKdOwN, Brock suplexs Big Show from the second rope and the ring collapses! yeah Sable flashes Vince and Steph plans on bringing back the U.S. Title. I heard Sable left because she didn't want to do a lesbian angle with whomever. She practically went topless at SummerSlam few years back in that bikini contest against Jaqulene, however you spell her name.

It was at Fully Loaded in '98.

AND HOLY **** WAS THAT NOT AWESOME WITH BROCK AND SHOW!!!!!

[IamMrDJ]

Originally posted by HotBoy
On Smackdown, the Basher Bros. came out with Sheniqua!!! Is that Linda Myles, one of the Tough Enough 2 champions??

I don't know where she's been, but she looks almost like a chocolate version of Chyna!!!

Also, when is Ultimo Dragon set to appear in the WWE???

Yeah that was Linda, she was busy at Ohio Valley training more to get better in the ring. Last time she was in the ring it was a pretty bad match.

Ultimo Dragon is set to make his debut at the Raw or Smackdown at Madison Square Garden in a little over a week. It should be a sight to see.

[HotBoy]

Originally posted by Kenny McCall
Yeah! That's Linda Miles!, I thought she had been in OVW.

Hot Mocha is Back!

Now if we can get Victoria on Smackdown to provide a counterpoint to Torrie, and send "Sheniqua" to RAW to deal with Jazz. That's a good idea. I think it should work like this:

Teddie Long turns on Jazz, and "Sheniqua" gets Long as a manager, which means that Jazz would make an "about face"!!!

[IamMrDJ]

I'm sorry but they need to get Jazz to a plastic Surgeon.

[Kris Hodgson]

So who's watching Bad Blood tonight? I am.

[IamMrDJ]

Don't you mean tomorrow night. I will be ordering it. I hope Nash can put on a good match in the cell tomorrow night because if not then he has been a disappointment since he came back from injury.

I am looking forward to the RedNeck Triathalon I wonder what the other 2 events are gonna be.

Mick Foley is one of my favorite wrestlers of all-time not only because of his in-ring skills but also because of his hilarious Mic Skills. I know he is only gonna be around for just a little while I wish he would stay longer.

I am just excited about Vengeance next month cause I got my tickets last Saturday as well as Torrie's autograph.

[Kris Hodgson]

Oops! Yeah, tomorrow night. Got my days screwed up.

[IamMrDJ]

OK is anyone surprised that Jamal was released by the WWE yesterday? Since Three Minute Warning's first appearence a few months back they have been horrible. Now that Rico had left them they had no point at all to stay in the WWE. I am wondering if Rosey will be re-packaged and given a new gimmick or if he will be let go as well.

[Kenny McCall]

Rosey and Jamal would have been better off with Rikishi on Smackdown! since they're part of the same family.

[Kyle Katarn]

News to me...

Can't wait till tonight - my 2 heros, HBK and Flair! I sorta wished they hadn't made Flair a heel again, but I guess that makes things more interesting.....

And screw the "smarts!" :p This match is what sold the PPV to me!

[Colorado Cajun]

I'm just waiting for the return of Sting wed night!!!!!!! That's what I'm talking about

[IamMrDJ]

I ordered one of those PPV's once to see Jarrett and them but it wasn't what I was expecting. If they can get some better shows in and some other talent I might order up adn see Sting adn them perform more.

[Kyle Katarn]

LMAO.....the look on Austin's face when Bischoff sung! :lol:

Damn screwjob ending to HBK/Flair! :evil: Poor Ric got some wood, tho! :eek:

[Colorado Cajun]

honestly this ppv has sucked ass yet again

[Kyle Katarn]

HO-ly @#$!! The HIAC is getting brutal!

Heh...I missed the "pie eating...." pity! ;)

[Kyle Katarn]

aaaaaaaaand.....HHH wins. Again.

Reminds me of something a Hype poster said jokingly: "This is a slobber knocker! Uh oh! Booker T pulls out the .45 and shoots HHH in the face!!! 1...2...th-NO!!! HHH kicked out!!!!! :mad:

[Tardumb]

HHH is one of the most boring characters, and really old now too. WWE needs to get a clue.

[Colorado Cajun]

He was so the best they had when he was the Cerebral Assasin and taking on Foley only like two years ago

Now he is boring as hell

[slinger]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun
He was so the best they had when he was the Cerebral Assasin and taking on Foley only like two years ago

Now he is boring as hell

His last match in that great tag match against Jericho/Benoit was when the 'Cerebral Assasin' died. He's come back and its never been the same. He puts his body on the line, but the few great matches he has are outweighed by the terrible storylines, borring promos and bad matches.

Time for the title to change hands, but if Nash or Goldberg are the only options...

The 3 main events were worthy of being on the PPV. The other stuff seemed like medicore RAW matches. the Christian/Booker T ending sucked. Have Christian cheat, but have him pin Booker. DQs are terrible.

Flair looked like he was done after the table incident. Just his moans and the constant checking the back of his head.

The SD! PPV should be better than this. Could they possibly use the Elimination Chamber in July? One this would put six stars and be used as the headline match (save Lesner vs Angle at SummerSlam) and continue the RAW vs SD! feud, since Eric Jerkoff created the Elimination Chamber.

Lesner, Angle, Show, Benoit, Cena, Undertaker or Rhyno instead of Taker.

[IamMrDJ]

Originally posted by slinger

The SD! PPV should be better than this. Could they possibly use the Elimination Chamber in July? One this would put six stars and be used as the headline match (save Lesner vs Angle at SummerSlam) and continue the RAW vs SD! feud, since Eric Jerkoff created the Elimination Chamber.

Lesner, Angle, Show, Benoit, Cena, Undertaker or Rhyno instead of Taker.

The Chamber would look awesome but I don't think that Cena is Main Event enough to be in that type of match yet. Take Out Cena and keep in the other six guys listed and that could be a good match.

I am also looking forward to a Cruiserweight match w/ Rey against my hopes Ultimo Dragon.

Mr. America vs. Vince will an interesting match, eventhough it is a replay of thier Wrestlemania which was pretty good in my opinion.

There should be a US Title match at the PPV as well so it will be interesting who they give the title to.

I hope that the SD PPV will be longer then this one. I will be in attendance, the first ever WWE/WWF PPV ever in Colorado. I went to the WCW PPV a few years ago but I was disappointed then. This one has to be better.

[2dman27]

considering that tnn was legally barred from changing its name to spike tv this week as planned do you think the wwe will have a storyline with them trying to keep spike dudley from performing under the logic of if they can't use the name spike he can't either?

[IamMrDJ]

That does sound like a good possible story line especially since he needs to get back on Television since his brothers are gonna be feuding w/ the Tag Champs now.

[Kris Hodgson]

I was dissapointed with this PPV. WHEN THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE BOOKER T SOME RECONGNITION AND GIVE HIM A BELT. Having him lose to Christian? Come on. HHH has held the title for FAR too long. Hell in the Cell was good, except HHH should lose for a change. Foley bringing out Socko was great though.
Is he going to be in WWE again, or was this just a one shot?

[IamMrDJ]

At first it was going to be a one-time deal but I do know he will be on Raw tonight because Austin won't be there and a www.RajahWWF.com they have a report posted that says Mick will be around for awhile and be involved in a possible match as well. This excited me very much because Mick is one of my all-time favorites and Triple H hasn't had a good feud since the ones he had w/ Mick a couple years ago.

[jbailey84]

Austin is there

[IamMrDJ]

Yeah I read a post about 30 minutes before the show saying that he was going to be on it tongiht. I report I read about him not being thier tongiht was sometime over the weekend. Just goes to show you that things can change at the last minute.

[jbailey84]

yup. thats how the wwe is, last mintue.

[slinger]

Only watched roughly the last hour of RAW and have to say it was good. The tag match was much better than the Bad Blood effort. Orton and Maven put on a show. Rico and Spike performed to "Boring" chants so who knows how that's going to pan out. HHH made Kane quite an offer. Much better than Booker T joining the nWo. Should be interesting next week.

[IamMrDJ]

I highly doubt Kane will win next week. I would liek to see him feud w/ Triple H though for the summer. They would put on better matches then Nash or Goldberg would w/ Triple H. Orton looks like he has been training since he was last injured hopefully he has more skills it was just awful watching him and Batista wrestle earlier this year. I have heard rumors that Mark Jindrak might become the 4th member of Evolution. I don't know if this would be a good idea. I think that they need someone who has more of a name for themselves in the WWE to be the 4th member. I doubt it will be Test now because it looks like he is going to be Eric's B**ch now. Kane or Booker T would be good but I can't see either of those 2 going heel or atleast going to Evolution. Kevin Nash is out because he is just looking to slow in the ring lately. RVD would be a good person to join Evolution he is already well-known and he is a more aerial guy which would be good for them. Especially w/ him and Kane losing thier titles I can see him adn Kane feuding and then Triple H and (big wish here) Mick Foley feauding and an HBK, Randy Orton feud. Theat would set-up the old bad guy stable vs. the good guy stabe that we have been w/o for quite a few years now. What do you guys think?

[Halofan1]

The Austin/Storm bit was funny as hell. I loved Austin's commentary.

[HotBoy]

Question: Who is this Gail Kim that the WWE keeps showing in those promos?