Bradshaw is in all the best stories. I can't believe he's gone.

HIS NAME'S BARNEY
HE EATS PIZZA

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Actually the Blackman fight happened at a luggage carousel, and Hayes being demulleted was when he passed out drunk on the Plane Ride from Hell, IIRC.

But Peanut is right, Styles v. Layfield was the best.

The only thing about that though is at that time, 95% of the WWE roster, especially the face side was juiced up dudes who couldn't work.

Accidental Oxy overdose.

Why did it have to be Test and not Rush Limbaugh?

Died from too much acne. :shake:

So, I watched the ME from 25 again, and it's even worse the second time through. I don't know who was responsible for booking the match's big spots, and I would assume that HHH was the one who called the match.

It was slow, plodding, and nonsensical.

There was no psychology, no pace, and it seemed like everything they did was at 1/4 speed. The bad thing is that the crowd wanted to pop for stuff (and they did for Orton's dropkick counter and his hangman DDT), but there just wasn't any story telling in the match at all.

It was like the complete opposite of a Bret Hart match. At no point did HHH look like he was in danger of losing, so the crowd never got up in arms for the possibility of a surprise. Even the moment of his greatest weakness (RKO #2) occurred after a ref bump, so as soon as that happened, any half-savvy fan knew that not only would Orton not pin him there, but that he was going to lose the match.

WWE rule #1 seems to be if you hit your finisher during a ref bump, you lose.

And after the match ended, I watched the crowd reaction (as I was too disgusted to do it the first time). It was even less impressive than I'd remembered. Most of the people turned and ran for the exits, and those who did stay mostly sat down. Some stood up, but there was hardly any applause.

Just an awful match for a PPV, let alone a WM Main Event.

That's why Warrior being singled out is so funny. He was that bad.

What did Meltzer used to call him, the Anabolic Warrior? lol

I knew a dude who was a world powerlifting champion who lifted with him one time when the WWF came through doing a house show.

He said he was the most physically fit person he'd ever seen in his life. That always carried a lot of weight with me given the background of the person who said it.

Over in the wacky world of TNA, Danny Bonaduce vs. Eric Young is apparently going to be a dark match. Not that anyone wanted to see it, but this says it well:

Watch this fat Canadian stiff Inoki and get knocked the **** out for doing so:

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That is such an awesome clip. It was in one of the original botchamanias, IIRC.

R.I.P. Great Antonio

Another one for the list.

Hope you losers remembered the draft. My DVR sure didn't.

The first five minutes have been TNAriffic. Let's bring out the faces and have them argue.

Nothing makes me happier than seeing Blahtista come back.

Two interesting matches at least, Cena/Swagger and Misterio/Bourne

Vince, Shane, and Stephanie are all tougher than Batista.

Dude has a belly button tattoo, after all.

Excuse Me!

SWAGGER WINZ! SWAGGER WINZ!

That would be my biggest markout since... I dunno, a long time. Y2J's debut?

It would totally top Punk cashing in or Edge winning the elimination chamber at No Way Out. Orton beating Trips at No Mercy 07 was probably my biggest markout since I started watching regularly again in 2006.

I think everytime they do one of these shows they do a Mysterio Bourne match is that their smark match of the night?

That would be awesome on so many levels.

I'm sure they'd give Swagger a win over Cena after he didn't get a Mania match because they don't think he's ready for live TV.

Hey, at least they're not having a four-way against Mark Henry and Kane. Count your blessings...

Holy ****, this is going to be awesome.

I'm surprised they're giving him a match at all, much less against Cena.

The best thing would be ECW winning every match tonight and then drafting all the Divas to become the new GLOW.

Using a three-hour Raw as one giant rib on the developmental brand sounds like a pretty WWE thing to do.

Even Bourne looks like he ripped off the Motor City Machineguns look...is he like the 3rd gun?

Well damn they pretty much didn't give that match much time.

time for the first pick

Yeah, let's job out an up-and-comer for Misterio.

Watch as everyone gets moved back to Raw...

WWE is turning into TNA.

Yes. Yes it does.

MVP on Raw could be fun.

MVP is coming to Raw, that locks up Mysterio back to smackdown betls and all.

STRAIGHT UP BALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIN'

Rey to SD confirmed.

It's such a shock that they had his entrance music ready.

These production guys are fast!!!

****. Sorry guys, this one's my fault, for mentioning Kane.

I seriously think they'll go back like it was before where basically everyone is on Raw while Smackdown has 2 guys and ECW has no one.

Yup

Mysterio was a major suckfest on Raw anyway they used him even worse than the Smackdown bookers.

It's more likely that the US title becomes what the IC title is now, and MVP gets lost in the shuffle because they're terrified of pulling the trigger on the next generation.

That probably has something to do with that guy with the H's in his name that still thinks he is the ****ing man.

It'll be stunning when he gets moved back to Raw I'm sure.

lol Vince is going to be on ESPN tomorrow

Aaaand Raw starts 2-0.

And Kendrick gets to do a job so Raw gets yet another pick...

This is looking pretty typical of the WWE drafts, Raw important other bands not.

And now they have Kane kill the big black guy, WTF?

Kane taking no crap lol

well that was quick

WWE, BUILDIN' NEW STARS

Yep Raw is gonna take everyone while the other shows get hosed.

gee what a surprise

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Maybe they'll do like they did that one year and take all of Smackdowns maineventers then give them back...Torrie Wilson.

I had a thought, and then lost it by the time I walked from the couch to the pc.

Oh, yeah. Means a lot to have Big Show back on Raw. It's been days and days since he was last on the show.

This would make so much more sense in the fall, when they haven't had all the main eventers on every program.

so who else will be coming to Raw from smack down tonight I wonder geez

CM Punk to smackdown, I'm calling it now.

I had a hard time watching SmackDown as it was. Now it's going to be horrible..

I'm calling Kofi Kingston to Smackdown.

Anyone who's a maineventer...I think Cena has to go since they can't have both champs on 1 show but outside of that Smackdown is gonna have like nobody.

Just please please please draft JR back to Raw so I don't have to listen to cole anymore.

wouldn't shock me at all

They always do that, it really makes no sense to me how they are the same company yet they treat the other shows like bastard children to Raw being the favorite son.

This is totally set for one of the heels to lay down for shane so orton can destroy him next week.

But I don't think WWE creative is that...creative.

Hey there was a time I really dug Smackdown, it involved Edge being awesome and not having to see any H's.

Randy Orton is the friggin man

I'm calling Chavo to Florida Championship.

Watch Smackdown is going to be Cena and Edge feuding for another year.

Let's have Cena mock Swagger for all these Raw fans who don't have any idea who he is.

I hear edge may be on the shelf for a bit. Not sure if it's true or not.

Of course, he's from ECW so he's a bum that can't hang.

And up next, a diva match, or as I like to call it "time to ignore raw for 10 minutes, unless i hear the words 'puppies' or 'wardrobe malfunction'".

:Lin::Lin:

Here is the match so the 14 year olds watching have something to jerkoff to.

Piss break this early in the night? Thanks for looking out Vince.

Time to go make a snack

Maybe it's just me but I find Michelle McCool utterly unattractive.

Maryse on the other hand, the things I would eat out of her ass.

If Raw takes this one I'm going to bust up at the absurdity.