Wrestlemania Main Events: Wrestlemania XXI

Lovingly crafted by TPrincess on March 8th, 2010

Well this was a forgettable card that shouldn't have been with Cena and Batista getting elevated. Unfortunately the wrong people were assisting with the elevating.

Surprisingly good undercard with a ***** HBK-Angle match but some poorly executed stuff at the top of the card.

Enjoy.

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Canadian Wrestler #4

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 8th, 2010

Here's the #4 Canadian wrestler of the modern era. http://bit.ly/aMOJqW
Man, I miss me some Owen.
Thanks again for all your help,
Gordon

 

Everyone here should know my feelings very well, of course.

HOF Plug

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 7th, 2010

Dear Scott,
I thought I could interest you in reading my latest blog in which I blast Vinnie Mac and the WWE Hall of Fame. I know, welcome to the club. :)
http://scalaaz.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
Brian

 

I think people get a bit too worked up over the Hall of Fame for what it is, but rant duly noted.

WM Main

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 6th, 2010

Scott,
I know you don't watch the product but this might at least intriguing enough to throw on your blog.
Who main events (Last match on the card) WM this year?
Cena/Batista
HBK/Taker
Edge/Jericho
You don't wanna send the fans home 50/50 with a Taker win.
Edge/Jericho doesn't have the star power of the other two matches
And Cena/Batista doesn't seem like a forgone conclusion IMO, now that the Bret association isn't in the mix.
So what do you think?

 

I think they would be fucking retarded not to end the show with HBK-UT, especially if they can get Jim Ross to call it.  You just don’t follow that.

Strap Fashion

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 6th, 2010

Scott,

I want to let you and your readers know about my blog, Strap Fashion. The simple premise involves posting photos of wrestlers and their belts, categorizing each by how the title is displayed:

- Over the shoulder

- Cradled in the arm

- Around the waist

Stop by and let me know what you think.

http://strapfashion.blogspot.com/

 

Vince would yell in your headset for calling them “straps”.  It’s championships or titles in the WWE universe, dammit!

Michael’s Impact Review

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 4th, 2010

Michael's Impact Review #9

March 4, 2010

The Impact Zone - Orlando, Florida

-  We begin with a video recap of last week's happenings between Flair/AJ and Abyss/Hogan.

"NEVER SAY NEVER"

-  Pyrotechnics and BOOM, let's cross the line.  Your hosts are Mike Tenay and Taz.

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The SmarK Retro Rant for UFC 25

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 3rd, 2010

http://www.heavy.com/post/smark-rant-ufc-25-ultimate-japan-3-4199

Ortiz v. Silva for the vacant Middleweight title in the final “Ultimate Japan” show.  The main event sounds better than it is, unfortunately.

Hart Family DVD

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 3rd, 2010

Thank god we’re finally getting the Steiners match on DVD.  Hard to fault them for quality or completeness here, although there’s a couple of repeat matches that were going to be tough to avoid.  Like really, the Summerslam 92 match AGAIN?  Still, looks like a winner.

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The Lost Thread

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 2nd, 2010

OK, after tonight’s episode we’re at the 1/3 mark of the final season, so I just wanted to discuss a couple of talking points.  Spoilers ahoy…

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Fun with Doink

Lovingly crafted by Scott Keith on March 2nd, 2010

http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-03-01T10_52_21-08_00

I just wanted to post this audio interview with Matt Borne to bring up the subject of rumors and the internet.  Because yeah, the so-called “Internet Wrestling Community” has been guilty of spreading bad info over the years, but I think part of the problem comes from the source.  Wrestlers themselves are just as bad for gossiping and hearsay, and even if someone on the ‘net gets actual verification from someone inside the business, odds are that the info is just as tainted.  Case in point, Borne here is talking about his time as Doink in 1993, and has the following exchange with interviewer Tommy Fiero (I’m broadly paraphrasing here, so no one quote this on Wikipedia or anything):

Fiero:  So how was working with Crush at Wrestlemania IX?

Borne:  [blah blah blah wonderful experience]  But originally I was supposed to be working with Hulk Hogan and he refused to work with me, so they called it off.  Then it was Davey Boy Smith, but he also refused to work with me and got fired over it. 

Fiero (later in the interview, following up on the original question):  I’ve never actually heard about the Hogan thing before.  What kind of angle did they present to you?

Borne:  Oh, no one actually SAID that I was going to be working with Hogan, Shawn Michaels told me about all this after the fact.  I never even spoke to Hogan about it.

Point being, these guys do the exact same sort of telephone game that us lowly internet fans do, except it’s worse with them because then you get silly backstage drama and political games coming out of all the “I heard so-and-so refused to work with me” stuff. 

So remember:  The only truly reliable source of information is Wikipedia.  Of that I’m 100% certain.