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[Reply #160 on:]

I believe it's the 23rd, if so, then I'm going to order the pay per view.

[Reply #161 on:]

Thats right, its this sunday. It's still unknown at this point if Cena is going ot join team Angle but its pretty obvious.

[Reply #162 on:]

Wow, we have two five-on-five matches.

Remember when all of Survivor Series was teams?  Great PPV.

Oh, but then there was the Gobbldygooker!  Arrgh!

[Reply #163 on:]

Hey guys, for all you old-school wrestling fans, here's something you might be interested in.  January 31st, and February 1st, 2004, in Charlotte, North Carolina, there's going to be the mid-atlantic Legends Fest.  Here's a current list of wrestlers that are scheduled to be there.
 

Saturday: Magnum T.A., Masked Superstar, Greg Valentine, Ron Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Abe Jacobs, Don & Rocky Kernodle, Tommy Young

Sunday: The Rock-n-Roll Express, Tully Blanchard, Ivan Koloff, Johnny Weaver, George South, David Isley, Tommy Angel

Rumor has it that Ric Flair and Arn Anderson may show up, so, there may be a reunion of the 4 horseman.

I'm planning on being there, if you want more info. go to the website midatlanticlegends.com, where it's got the info.  It may be the last chance to see some of these former superstars, so aim for the top!

 

[Reply #164 on:]

Oh my sweet god..Magnum TA? Tully Blanchard? Those guys are waaay old now, Tully especially. Thats going to be a larf.

[Reply #165 on:]

Um, isn't Magnum TA like horribly crippled or something? I assume that he's only going to be there for autographs and the like.

[Reply #166 on:]

Yeah, he was hurt in a car accident. It's too bad too, he could have been something great, and I mean Hulk Hogan great.

EDIT: check this out http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosM/magnum_ta-can.html
really sad story.

[Reply #167 on:]

Sorry, I should have been a little more specific, but yeah, it's all about autographs and seing the mid-atlantic/nwa wrestlers again.  A friend of mine that used to work in that promotion has said that there are others rumored to be there, including Abdhullah the Butcher, Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express, Baron von Raschke, Paul Jones, and more to come.  The cost, I believe, is 38 dollars for 2 days, but, the autographs are free, they'll have a ring in the middle, and the old stars will do promos, like in the past.  Jim Cornette may do his promo,/stand-up routine(and he's funnier than most of the stand-up on Comedy central).  This is just a great thing to go to, for fans of old-school, and may well be the last time a lot of these folks are in the same area together.  As I find out more, I'll post it.

As for survivor series, who thinks Goldberg's going to lose the belt to HHH? I think all dad-in-law Vince has to do is snap his fingers for that.  It's kind of a shame, since Goldberg has been a pretty good champ.

[Reply #168 on:]

I rent WWE Smackdown – Here Come The Pain and I find the game very hard. I play as The Rock on Season mode and I wasn’t happy when I try to win the WWE World tile of HHH. The Bra and Panties match was good. I guess it’s something for the guys to play at all the time. I won it once as Tory Wilson.

[Reply #169 on:]

WWE Raw Nov. 10, 2003: The Legend lives on ... Will Stone Cold?

WWE SmackDown! Nov. 13, 2003: Pray for The Undertaker?

[Reply #170 on:]

Smackdown and Raw both showed the faces winning most of the matches. Which is weird as it was always my impression that the Heels should win before the PPV.

I'm glad they let Cena win with the chain. It's important for him to maintain that anti-hero type character, like stone cold.

[Reply #171 on:]

I think we're past the era of the faces coming good at the pay-per-view, remember they used to always have the face walk out of Wrestlemania main event as the winner, but after Triple-H buggered that up at WM16, that rule's not so hard and fast anymore.

Shame really.

[Reply #172 on:]

Yeah, the faces hardly even get a victory anymore. It's just the heels making them look like idiots over and over and over.

[Reply #173 on:]

Surely there's only so much that you can play the 'heel getting one over the face' angle before that'll get tiring.  Nah, it's tiring now.

The bad guys are supposed to eventually get their come-uppance.

Sheesh, I sound like Bret Hart.

[Reply #174 on:]

nothin' wrong with that....i miss WCW

[Reply #175 on:]

WCW wore out its welcome. I was a hardcore WCW fan ever since my grandfather showed me old tapes of NWA, which for those who don't know was the seed that created WCW.

After awhile I just couldn't take anymore NWO. But one of the best things about WCW was that it ispired WWF to take itself to new heights to compete. Sadly, they got too far ahead and there was no competition left, thus resulting in what you see today.   

[Reply #176 on:]

the NWO stuff did grow tiresome, but like you said, without the competition the WWE has lost much of its appeal. 

[Reply #177 on:]

Thats why I hope NWA TNA gets a deal soon. I don't like TNA a lot, but they have good storylines and great athletes. And competing with WWE smells like big success for the wrestling bussiness.

[Reply #178 on:]

Looks like team Bishoff won, Stone Cold's farewell to the fans was very touching. Let's hope that he doesn't return half the man he once was and tarnish his legacy (Hulk Hogan anyone?).

[Reply #179 on:]

newhook, this is professional wrestling we're talking about here. He'll probably return before the year is out, either to feud with Bischoff or be over on Smackdown. When was the last time a "loser leaves town/federation/whatever" actually pulled off?

[Reply #180 on:]

Yeah I know, but I had heard rumors that he was retireing permenitly anyway, so what better a time than what happened last night?

It's like the time Mr. Wrestling 666 lost a match where he couldn't wrestle in Newfoundland anymore and he was back like 4 months later.

[Reply #181 on:]

Wow, Matt is on RAW. 

I am glad that he will be traveling with his girlfriend Lita but I just don't think there is alot for him on RAW to be honest. 

[Reply #182 on:]

 

Originally posted by newhook_1:
Looks like team Bishoff won, Stone Cold's farewell to the fans was very touching. Let's hope that he doesn't return half the man he once was and tarnish his legacy (Hulk Hogan anyone?).

I will miss him even though I don't watch WWE much.

[Reply #183 on:]

The Rock is SOOO fine!
other fine wrestlers-
~Kurt Angle
~Jeff Hardy
~Mavin
~lots more!

[Reply #184 on:]

Jeff Hardy is no longer a wrestler sadly.

Anyway, Goldberg was waaaay over on sunday, I hope they don't just fire him after WMXX

[Reply #185 on:]

 

Originally posted by Coop:
Jeff Hardy is no longer a wrestler sadly.

awwwww....what happend? i havent wached it for years!

[Reply #186 on:]

 

Originally posted by LaVaLaDy:
The Rock is SOOO fine!

Yeah He is sooo sexy        

[Reply #187 on:]

 

Anyway, Goldberg was waaaay over on sunday, I hope they don't just fire him after WMXX

why? what happened? i missed it.

[Reply #188 on:]

 

Originally posted by LaVaLaDy:
 awwwww....what happend? i havent wached it for years!

He quit to play music with his band and to get away from the hectic schedule.

He later apeared in Ring of Honor(a small east coast wrestling promotion) and was heckled with chants of "You got fired" and "We want Matt." Needless to say he is pretty hated for reasons unknown.

So he has given up wrestling for awhile, and now he is only focusing on music.


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[Reply #189 on:]

Eh, better put on Spoilers for people who havent seen the recent Survivor Series..

Show spoiler

It was ashame that Undertaker lost the Buried Alive match against Vince. What with his constant winning streak in that type of match.

It was good to see Hardcore Holly though.   

[Reply #190 on:]

Taker losing the buried alive match is a pre-cursor to going back to his 'dead man' gimmick, we believe.

[Reply #191 on:]

You don't have to put spoiler, if they missed it, they probably aren't ever going to.

Alot of rumor is circulating around the issue of the dead man returning. I for one don't believe it will happen. But time will prove me wrong/right.

[Reply #192 on:]

If your referring to the Dead Man early in his WWF career, I'd love to see it back.

Remember the grey sleeve-less shirts & purple hats, entrance with cloaked 'beings' and the beloved 'Casket Matches'. 

Not so much as that, though.   

[Reply #193 on:]

Vinnie-Mac is a big fan of old-skool gimmicks, and 'Taker's "Biker Dude" gimmick was shite.  I'd love to see him return to the dead man, certainly as a final-round to his career, be fitting to return to the gimmick he had when he started (except when he was Mean Mark).

[Reply #194 on:]

I think Takers biker gimmick is fine. Its important for gimmick wrestlers to evolve thier gimmick, so that they can be practical. People were only going to accept that Undertake was a demon for so long and taking Taker to the next level was a cool thing to do. I liked Biker UT from the begining.

My only hope is that he doesn't go completely back to the dead man gimick and keeps some elements.

[Reply #195 on:]

 

Originally posted by Coop:
I think Takers biker gimmick is fine. Its important for gimmick wrestlers to evolve thier gimmick, so that they can be practical. People were only going to accept that Undertake was a demon for so long and taking Taker to the next level was a cool thing to do. I liked Biker UT from the begining.

My only hope is that he doesn't go completely back to the dead man gimick and keeps some elements.

What about 'Kane', and his gimmick change?

[Reply #196 on:]

Kane's new one just sucks.

[Reply #197 on:]

I liked the direction they were going with Kane. Its important for a guy like Kane to stay interesting and new. And repackaging is something that the WWE does with stars from time to time. In this case, they evolved Kanes character, and I can say my only complaint is his inability to beat Shane without a struggle, I found this profoundly stupid.

Would you guys have them evolve the Katie Vick angle? I think not. I think that a world title feud is exactly what he needs right now.

[Reply #198 on:]

I was on holidays when 'Kane' was just able to speak. Remember when he had to use that voice-box thing on his throat? What happened?

Magic or a 'higher-power'?   

[Reply #199 on:]

 

Originally posted by eggsandwich:
I was on holidays when 'Kane' was just able to speak. Remember when he had to use that voice-box thing on his throat? What happened?

Magic or a 'higher-power'?   

Stem cells