Archive for August 2nd, 2009

SmackDown 7/31/09

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

A damn good week of WWE Television. RAW came across well with Shaq as the guest host. Because of his size and his reputation as one of the most dominant big men in NBA history he's able to go face-to-face with The Big Show and it not lose its believability because there's no reason to think that Shaq couldn't at least defend himself against Paul Wight in a legitimate scuffle. Plus he's got great natural charisma that any crowd would be entertained by.

Superstars was AWESOME too. Besides watch Morrison and Tyson Kidd get 15 minutes there was a terrific Orton-Primo match that should show that Orton is a decent worker when he's in with someone willing to do a little give and take. I think he's stuck doing matches Cena's way or HHH's way or Batista's way and it doesn't fit in with what he'd like to do. Well he did a good job with a young guy like Primo who needed to gain a little legitimacy with the audience.

Let's see if SmackDown can make it 3-for-3

BTW I voted for Best of Wargames and Best of Steamboat. I wrote in Best of "Underneath Wrestlers" a.k.a Jobbers. Because there's probably three wonderful discs worth of our favorites jobbers doing what they do best. Also add in goodies like the Mulkey Bros. one victory and the infamous Ric Flair/George South Worldwide "feud" the culminated in a pretty damn fun tag match.

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The SmarK Legacy Rant for Monday Night RAW – July 12 1993

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

The SmarK Legacy Rant for Monday Night RAW - July 12 1993

- Taped from New York.

- Your hosts are Vince, Bobby and Randy.

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UFC 5

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Ultimate Fighting Championship V: Return of the Beast! (April 1995)

- Live from Charlotte, North Carolina

- Your hosts are Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick.

- More tweaking of the rules, as we now have 20 minute time limits instead of the previous "fight until the death" format. Earlier tonight, Dave Beneteau and Guy Mezger won alternate fights to in case of injuries, and oddly both would become bigger names in the sport.

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