Heart Punch

AGAINST: Why's Batista coming out in his gear? AGAINST: That's not Finlay. AGAINST: Is Heyman trying to recruit Batista? FOR: ECW thumbs up? Oh, no. ECW THUMBS DOWN. FOR: Good way to finish the Tatanka heel turn there. AGAINST: MVP begging out of his match with Kane. FOR: Teddy replacing him with Kennedy. AGAINST: That Hardy/Helms video recap could've been longer. FOR: This match. AGAINST: JBL taking credit for the ratings. FOR: Matt's reversal out of the Nightmare on Helms Street. FOR: The finish. AGAINST: Who the hell are those guys? FOR: Oh, it's London and Kendrick. FOR: London: "You stole my costume!" FOR: Kendrick rendered speechless. AGAINST: That inevitable yet awkward Benoit-Vickie conversation. FOR: It's rare that Kane's one-day title reign even gets acknowledged. FOR: JBL: "Nice tie, by the way." FOR: MVP pressing down on Kennedy so Kane can't kick out. AGAINST: JBL's wrong about that - Kennedy ha...

FOR: JBL breaking out 'temerity'. AGAINST : MVP calling for time. AGAINST : A French maid outfit? FOR : JBL: "It's the Flying Nun." That even cracked Cole up. FOR : Cole: "You're in a good mood tonight." FOR: Terkay kicking Vito in the head and acting like nothing happened. AGAINST: Cole not being more specific and saying that The Marine had a Top 10 opening last week. (#7, I believe.) FOR : Matt and Helms's back and forth. FOR : Teddy's super hearing. FOR : Matt's enjoying this news way too much. AGAINST : Where'd they dig up Dave Taylor from? FOR : JBL on Scotty & Funaki: "IF they were a stock I'd short 'em." FOR : Regal and Taylor aren't exciting to watch or anything, but they're fiercely methodical and effective. FOR : Regal letting Scotty tag in before kneeing him in the head. FOR : A floatover double underhook suplex? Neat. AGAINST : Giving away an I Quit match. FOR: The pop for Rey. FOR: Ch...

I just discovered that CZW does an online show, so I figured that I might as well post them here (because the world needs more Kings of Wrestling), even if CZW in 2006 largely sucks. Haven't watched any of these so I have no idea how badly matches are clipped apart, though judging by the times of the files it looks pretty severe. Of course, as always, it's wrestling. For free. Can't beat that. Check out the other assorted stuff I dug up as well. My boredom is your entertainment... CZW Fake You! TV Online - Episode 1 (8:58) Features: Eddie Kingston v. Claudio Castagnoli Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner & Drew Gulak) v. New Jersey All-Stars (Lucky & JC Ryder) CZW Fake You! TV - Episode 2 (20:57) Features: Larry Sweeney v. LuFisto H8 Club v. Christopher Bishop & Lionel Knight CZW Fake You! TV - Episode 3 (19:47) Features: Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) v. Tough Crazy Bastards (Necro Butcher & Toby Klein) B-Boy v. Austin Aries v. Jigsaw Necr...

K-Fed taking an FU on Raw? Quality entertainment. Steve-O forgetting to sell for friggin' Umaga (have I mentioned that Umaga is AWESOME and should be your favorite wrestler on Raw? Because it's true...) and getting the shit kicked out him because of it? Even higher quality entertainment. Raw was bringing the awesome this week. Unfortunately, Mr. Spears and Steve-O won't be on next week's show and things will go back to normal. Sadness. Actually, I'm digging the Orton/Edge team and, uh...Cryme Tyme teaches me how to relate to the black folks (and also how to spell!), so Raw does have a purpose, I guess. -Opening montage. To open the show. How fitting. -We have a super duper special double main event tonight. Big Show squares off with Rob Van Dam. Also, Sandman and Matt Striker meet in a Singapore Cane on a pole match. With Russo in TNA, I'm hoping the "on a pole" match once again becomes a staple of his booking. Because really...what else could Judy B...

FOR: Any card rearranging that gets us a Benoit match. FOR: Kennedy claiming victory, regardless of the dubious methods. AGAINST: I don't think he realizes that Long's not going to let him take the title with him if he leaves. FOR: Now who is this? FOR: Benoit! (I'm sort of ashamed of myself for not figuring it out.) FOR: JBL: "Welcome to hell." AGAINST: JBL: "Bicuspids that shine!" AGAINST: JBL's hyperbole. Did he just compare Kennedy to Jesus? FOR: This match. FOR: The match and the music still going WHILE UNDERTAKER WALKS OUT. FOR: Benoit wins! That's how you bring somebody back. FOR: Regal's robe. AGAINST: Vito adding a shrug to the ensemble. AGAINST: Shrugs in general. FOR: Cole: "You know what I mean!" JBL: "No I don't, you freak!" FOR: JBL calling for PETA. FOR: Cole: "And he hangs out in bars like that." JBL: "With YOU!" FOR: Regal's half-Nelson uranage thingy. FOR: ...

I'm in a really poor mood today. Work has been absolutely kicking my ass over the past week or so. I have no desire to do a traditional "Shane" recap, so we'll switch things up a bit this week. To something totally original. What? You think this resembles the witty stylings of one Matt Spaulding? I'm hurt. This is obviously different. I mean...really. He does for/against. I'm doing +/-. It's not even comparable. Heh. - They warn us that week's show will contain "sexually explicit material." Please. Nothing on this show will be either sexual *or* explicit. Unless you count the way that this show is pandering to the 12 year old fanbase. That's certainly explicit. + Balls Mahoney is your dealer. He even busted out the green visor. At any rate, he's suitably lecherous for this role. ? Ashley is wearing a blood stained tank top that says, "Fuck love." Does this cause me to dig her more or less? I'm honestly not sure. - The ga...

Open: new Logo: modified Stage Setup: same Butch: Aw. Cole, JBL: Hiya. SmackDown Fans: What the-- Tazz, Styles: What's up, bitches. Cursing is EXTREME! ECW Fans: What the fuck!? Girls: SQUEE! Guys: BOO! Cena: saLUTE! This is a reminder: Edge sucks. I got my bling, I got my mixed reaction, God is in his heaven-- King Booker: And the champ is here. Cena: I sure am. King Booker: ...I was referring to myself. Cena: I doth mock you! For as I entered the ring, I made it very clear. I am the franchise of RAW, and the champ is here! Big Show: Well, sure. Now. You're not British. You're not black. And I'm a movie star. King Booker: Excuse thou. I was in Ready To Rumble! Show: ... Cena: ... Show, Cena: BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHA! King Booker, and a certain resident of Stamford: Awww... Cena: Shall we? Show: You really are retarded. clears ring Teddy Long, Coach, and Paul Heyman: self-promoting sound and fury signifying nothing Kane: You go to SmackDown!...

FOR: I'm something of a prophet. FOR: The "Josh introduces Helms as The Hurricane" story. FOR: The Poetry In Motion into the 619 setup. AGAINST: Nitro and Melina get a commercial? FOR: Burke's corner dropkick. FOR: Whatever... that was. FOR: Tatanka as MVP's opponent Sunday. FOR: Cole correcting JBL on Burke's unbeaten status. FOR: Regal avoiding the question and getting out of Dodge. AGAINST: JBL's outrage over the Pick Your Poison match. FOR: Booker snapping. FOR: JBL noting the 'Finlay' chant. AGAINST: Cole has yet to mention that Booker had the same choice to make and put Lashley against Batista. FOR: About time, Cole. Where was that two minutes ago? FOR: The Little Bastard producing a mouse. AGAINST: Batista needs to shave. FOR: The strength/power battle in the early going. AGAINST: Booker's going after Finlay? What? AGAINST: A Fatal Four-Way? FOR: Batista: "Can't we all just get along?" FOR: Wang's...

-Paul Heyman and Hardcore Holly watch the footage of Holly's injury last week. Despite being all bandaged up, Holly wants RVD tonight. Eh eh, says Heyman, who's worried about Holly getting injured and subsequently suing him. Holly isn't amused. He shoves Heyman into a locker and tells him that if he doesn't get the match, he'll give Heyman a reason to sue *him*. WHAM! Someone nails Holly with a chair. That someone is Test. Tonight, it'll be him who gets a piece of that RVD action. -Opening montage. Sandman & Sabu v. Matt Striker & Big Show - In a true show of dedication to one's profession, Striker actually has a pair of knee pads that MATCH his argyle sweater vest. That's so badass that I'm not even sure how to describe it. Show and Sabu start. They have the same match they've had 103 times in ECW. In other words, Show kills him. Tag Striker. Sabu reverses a corner whip and catches Striker with a springboard lag lariat on the rebound. He...

FOR: Is this the 200th post? FOR: The recap of the Cena/King Booker and his Court angle for those of us who don't watch RAW. AGAINST: They couldn't mock up a Smackdown chyron for Cena? FOR: The way Chimel says Cena's name. FOR: Cena to JBL: "Hell, last time I saw you I was whipping your ass." FOR: Burke and Terkay switching off again. It's a better matchup for Rey. AGAINST: They're not an actual tag team, JBL. FOR: Falls Count Anywhere? When's the last time we had one of those? FOR: This London/Kendrick video package. FOR: Michelle's interference paying off and making JBL prophetic. FOR: Matt/Chavo! AGAINST: Kennedy's Undertaker tribute is falling flat so far. FOR: Ah, he's playing the respect card to mask his fear. FOR: I sense an objection coming. FOR: Taker shorting out the mic. FOR: JBL: "Mr. Kennedy, I suggest you leave the area code." AGAINST: We're already recycling Miz opponents? AGAINST: Replaying ...