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[burtog]

So, I'm continuing my trend of watching random old wrestling instead of WWE's current product, and thus watched London & Kendrick (w/Ashley) defend the Smackdown tag titles against Idol & Stevens (w/Michelle McCool), from No Mercy '08:

Previews (not shown because one of the clips would include a spoiler about the result): http://imagebam.com/image/0f7fd7200984468

Link: http://www18.***************/v/21553251/file.html (you should be able to watch it via stream or download it from the page)

A couple of thoughts:
It's funny that "Aaron Stevens" is wearing pink tights, when he's now known as Damien Sandow ... who's often wearing pink tights.
I also laughed that both female seconds were wearing virtually the same outfit; they looked more like a tag team than McCool's duo, and as much a team as the Hooligans did.
I can't believe how much better McCool looked back then compared to the LayCool (post-Taker) era

All credit for the link & preview go to the OP. Thanks to them for sharing it, and thus allowing me to pass it forward

[lordbrandon04]

Kendrick and London I would have loved to see them against MCMG or the Young Bucks. That's was my dream match.

[Absent Friend]

Thoughts on SD.

1.) Rey Mysterio opening SD with a promo. Oh yeah! Rey was written off TV last year in his own hometown, by Del Rio. Totally forgot that. He said he's back, he's all happy, and then 'Berto interrupted him, no car. Del Rio wanted Rey out the ring, and wanted to talk about Sheamus rather than Rey. Chihuaha, ah yeah, good memories. Del Rio said he will be the next world champion, which has to be a Batman signal for Dolph to come out. Ziggler took issue with Del Rio's action from MITB, and Del Rio called his "trash" (in Spanish). It was funny. Rey said they should fight, but Dolph wanted a 2 on 1 over Rey, but then out comes Sheam-O. Sheamus made some funny about throwing the heels in the Pacific Ocean. Ziggler was left alone, and thank goodness he didn't get Brogue Kicked, or wasted. He escaped a 619. Nobody was hurt here, so it was a good segment. Ziggler and Sheamus scares me nowadays, because he would always get a Brogue Kick, and as MITB winner, that can't happen. He needs to gain relevancy and momentum.

2.) 8 man tag match, none of them are white. I'm just saying. Surprisingly good tag team match, highlighting all the guys very well. Titus O'Neil even showed what he should be showing, actual strength. I think more power moves would work in hiding his weakness. When Primo got the hot tag, everything went up. Primo is really standing out recently, making me think Colons turning face is a good idea. Titus shoved Primo from the top turnbuckle onto the two knees of Darren Young. That's a good tag team combo. Darren Young gets the pin, the Players escape being destroyed from Big Show, while everyone else, even the other heels, weren't so lucky. Ok...what was the point of that? All he said was "and...what?" Exploiting his ironclad contract and crap, but damn, pretty raw deal. Hell, after this, Primetime Players should get the tag team titles.

3.) RAW 1000: Jeremy Piven. He sucked. They didn't even recall his best moment. "SummerFest." HAHA! Classic, oh and Cena caught him in midair, whatever. Recapping Cena's "historic" MITB win. Hooray.

4.) Damien Sandow called Ryder a brainless broski. Haha. Ryder got some offense, but once Sandow got the advantage, it was all downhill from there. Sandow's knees, and finisher, all the same song and dance.

5.) Judging by the canned heat, it seemed to me that there is no plan to turn Bryan face, and the pop on RAW was just not intended. Peep Show, Bryan and AJ brought out a clip of their wedding planning. They were at a vegan restaurant! Yes! They were asked questions with the answer of "Yes." "Yes" to true love. Christian asked the Peeps if AJ and Bryan should get married, no, even though I bet there was a good deal of "yes." Does AJ have any idea what she's doing? Nope. AJ got mad and slapped mah boi Christian! Christian said Bryan will have to wrestle, against Kane. Labeled as "AJ's ex-boyfriend." Funny, I don't think they were officially an item (kayfabe of course). Well at least they reminded that Kane he's not boyfriend material. How this segment went down, there is heelish intentions for Bryan, and that calms be down after Monday's indication. I wish the segment wasn't just an interview basically, I wanted to hear a back and forth between Christian and Bryan.

6.) Well now, they opened up the possibility of Kane coming back into AJ's life. Kane and Bryan had a really good match, with Kane selling well for him. There was a dropkick to the knee that totally spun Kane around. Kane went over the top rope and AJ was off guard from that and fell on her butt. Back in the ring, AJ tried to jump Kane from behind and get a sleeper. Bryan tried to take advantage, but was chokeslammed while AJ was still on him. That was nice. To make indication of Kane/Bryan/AJ stronger, Kane and AJ shared a very resembling moment from RAW. AJ kissing him big time, but this time? Nothing, Kane's addled though. I guess Kane's got another wedding to ruin. Kane and Bryan at SummerSlam? I still want to see Bryan and Christian go for the IC title on RAW 1000.

7.) WHAT?! I thought Slater was just going to get squashed by Clay, but out comes Road Warrior Animal. Scoop slam, a standing elbow drop, Slater jobs to another legend again. Short, but sweet. That "Road Warrior Pop" didn't sound canned.

8.) Vickie mentioned that the insult Del Rio said in the opening segment, means donkey. Ricardo Rodriguez and Vickie were arguing, some Spanish by both people, mostly English. Vickie ended up screaming Ricardo out the screen. That was funny actually.

9.) Ricardo was about to do his announcing, and Vickie interrupted it after Del Rio came down his car. Hehe. Ugh. The match was good. Rey Mysterio didn't look to have ring rust, but what's important to note is that Rey was wearing some underarmor. Hmmm, well, he was pretty smooth regardless. He did a really good and fluid DDT counter to Ziggler with some rotation on that. He was dominated for a good deal and Sheamus got the hot tag. He was on fire, but then things went downhill when Ricardo, just by grabbing Sheamus' foot, got the ref to call for the bell. I don't know, that didn't seem right to me. To make things worse, after Del Rio wasted Sheamus' arm, Rey not coming in for the save, Ziggler planned on cashing in. Well Rey finally comes in for the save, 619, and I was a bit bothered, but I'll let it go, right? Fuck no, here comes a Brogue Kick, the move that no WWE superstar has taken more than Ziggler. God, this totally contradicts Ziggler's seed planting in a feud with Jericho. That was put on pause for yet another Ziggler squash by the damn Brogue Kick. That's twice in a week: MITB, this SD. After Ziggler won the freaking MITB briefcase even. Stop it. Please, stop it.

Cody Rhodes wasn't on the show, he worked a Superstars match with Alex Riley. That's odd.

[bungle2317]

Originally Posted by Alan Kellerman

I think I saw his name mentioned a couple of weeks ago, but I'm not sure. Heath Slater will be his victim. He says he is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.

Heath Slater recalls his encounters with WWE Legends - YouTube
Words can't describe how good that was.

It won't be Bret.
Heath's tormentor in chief will be a certain Texan rattlesnake.......

Chris Pierce sent this item.

I am listening to the Cowhead show on 102.5 The Bone. X-PAC is in studio and he all but confirmed he will be on Raw Monday Night. "I can't foresee a DX reunion without X-PAC," he said.

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[Absent Friend]

There's an interview with Vince McMahon where he reveals keys to success. From Bloomsberg Businessweek.

As the chairman and chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, 66, oversees a global professional wrestling empire with programming in 145 countries. After almost singlehandedly redefining both “wrestling” and “entertainment” in the 1980s, McMahon has successfully steered the company—which has launched the careers of every buff, bold-faced wrestler from Hulk Hogan to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—through steroid scandals and even severe miscalculations such as the XFL. Around the ring, though, business continues to boom. In 2011, the company brought in $483.9 million in revenue. As WWE prepares to celebrate the 1,000th episode of its flagship program, Monday Night Raw, Bloomberg Businessweek asked McMahon for his managerial secrets to success.

Listen to Your Employees—and Yourself

“You can’t say, ‘Go do so-and-so,’ unless you’re willing to do it. You can’t ask someone to put in a zillion hours unless you’re willing to go do it. You can’t ask anyone to have a passion for a product unless you have it. Listening is a lost art. I have a unique ability to listen to myself as I’m talking. That’s somewhat unique, but I think that to listen is to learn. I think some of things begin from a natural standpoint, and you’ve got to work at them. You’ve got to let it evolve.”

Treat Every Day Like Day One

“Once you make a decision, you go with it, and everyone gets behind it. There’s no second-guessing. One of my expressions is, ‘First day on the job.’ That’s the way I like our executives to look at our business every day and what they do. When you do that, then it either confirms that what you did yesterday is the right way—or it’s, like, ‘Ooh, now that I have this new information. … There’s this new form of media, there’s a new way of thinking of things, you know, or I read a book last night, I read something in the newspaper ….’ Bringing that degree of intelligence and flexibility into the organization is very, very important.”

Don’t Cultivate Fear

“Certainly the best way to fail in management [is to be distant and imperious]. You shut people down. If you have all the answers, why is anyone around you? If your ego is so big, then there’s no room for anyone else’s. The fear stuff—that is so rotten. You have to earn everyone’s respect. I have to do it every day. Sometimes I leave the office and I feel great. In military terms, I’ve got ‘scrambled eggs on my cap.’ I’ve got medals dripping off my chest. When I wake up in the morning, they’re all gone. You have to earn everyone’s respect in business every day.”

Clear Your Head and Find Your Zone

“I average about four hours of sleep. I don’t like to sleep. I’m missing something when I’m sleeping. From a personal standpoint, I’m aggressive by nature and I’m truculent by nature. So I need to have a socially acceptable outlet for that. That would be bodybuilding. I enjoy that. It’s a challenge to be stronger. I get a lot of enjoyment by training. Nutrition goes with it. I train for my head—not my body. The ancillary benefits are that I’m healthy as a horse. It really does clear my head. It’s an opportunity to wash anything from my head, business-wise or personal. That’s my moment when I can get into a zone.”

Don’t Settle for BS Answers When Interviewing Job Candidates

“My first question is: Why do you want to work with WWE? They don’t have to know WWE, by the way. They don’t have to be fans. Sometimes that gets in the way. If they give me a boilerplate answer, I look at them and I say, ‘That’s a boilerplate answer. It’s not what I’m looking for.’ I’m very straightforward and very honest with people. That’s what I want back. Don’t tell how to make the watch—tell me what time it is. Be honest. It cuts through a lot of crap. People know where they stand. They know where you stand. Life becomes a lot easier.”

Complacency Is Your Worst Enemy

“Indecision ticks me off, but complacency would be the biggest thing. I don’t take anything for granted. There’s no entitlement. I’m not entitled to take my next breath. I will never be complacent. If I climb a mountain, I want to see the next highest peak. Encourage employees by giving them other opportunities. I think if you see complacency, you say from an HR standpoint, ‘We find that you’re becoming complacent.’ So as a quality I don’t like, that’s strike one. Strike two is if they can’t change—if they can’t look at it as the first day on the job. Sometimes people need a kick in the butt for themselves—personally or professionally. Strike three is when it doesn’t work.”

I definitely believe the small amounts of sleep and not letting guys do stuff unless he's willing to do it. When Shawn Michaels made his Wrestlemania 12 entrance, Vince McMahon tested out the thing before Shawn did. On TV, as a heel, he's embarrassed wrestlers and personalities, but he always seems to embarrass himself the most.

I saw his profit for 2010 , he had to release his tax details because Linda is on an ego trip again and needs to lose another senator race. Some of us might think WWE sucks in a lot of ways, but the profits don't lie. He keeps making a shitload of money so fuck what I want.

After being pressured by the Democrats in Connecticut, Linda McMahon finally released her and Vince's 2010 tax return and boy are they rich. They earned $30.6 million in 2010. The vast majority of their income came from the dividends on WWE stock. They paid $4.7 million in federal taxes. They said that they will release their 2011 returns as soon as they are completed.

Do you think the Deadman will be there this Monday? He did main event the first Raw after all.

I think he will be there.

[Absent Friend]

Well Lawler indicated that Shawn and Hunter won't be alone in the DX reunion...

- During an interview with 101.7 Kiss FM, Jerry Lawler stated that “all of DX” will be opening Monday’s 1000th Raw episode.

So Vince and Linda got millions of dollars? Millions and millions, and billions, and millions of dollars?

In all seriousness, I think Undertaker will be on RAW 1000. I also think he will be the legend to squash Slater. Since AJ's going to get married, why not have a maid of honor? Why not invite someone who knows WWE weddings, but is also AJ's idol? Lita.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lkR1bzsMho8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lkR1bzsMho8

For some reason I was thinking, what if Matt Hardy appeared on RAW 1000? He's not contractually signed to any wrestling promotion, he's been doing indy shows, he's not burying his life as of late.

Weird .

it says the last post was at 12:12 (uk time obviously) and it says Seven Churches made the last post.

I can't see the post, my previous post is the last post . Is this happening to anybody else?

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edit

never mind. It is showing now. I'm not on drugs.

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I've heard a lot of unexpected names will be on Raw. Midcarders from years gone by. Why not have Damien Demento show up?

Lita as maid of honor and Matt Hardy as best man . That would be something.

How awesome would it be if Chris Jericho was the best man? he is helping Bryan out with the pre-wedding jitters and keeping him calm backstage. In theory it could work since Jericho now seems to be a good guy again and Bryan is pretending to be one. Surely he can't have turned into this new genuine man overnight, even in the crazy world of WWE.

it would be good TV