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AGAINST : JBL's math. FOR : Batista's all "Get on with it" to Helms. FOR : JBL on Benoit: "I've never seen him happy." FOR : Miz trying to lock his hands to prevent the Crossface. AGAINST: Is it wrong that I just noticed Cherry's wearing roller skates? AGAINST : I didn't realize The Little Bastard was also a pervert. FOR : Melina's matching pants. AGAINST : Nitro's pink jacket. FOR: London's all "'Sup." FOR : Melina's timing on her kick to London's leg. AGAINST : I haven't missed that. FOR: This match. FOR: BK redefining the hot tag. FOR: Ashley tackling Melina at just the right time. AGAINST: The finish. Where'd London vanish to? FOR : Kennedy letting Undertaker boot Batista and the camera work afterward. AGAINST: Didn't this just fail miserably with Terkay? AGAINST : Wow. Two pointless segments back to back. They're really stretching for filler. FOR : Cole's pretty much nailed MV...

So I've now done twenty of these things? Interesting. My question: Is anyone actually checking them out? It's not like it's work on my part or anything, so it's not like I'm unwilling to do it even for only one or two people. But still...it'd be nice to know that *someone* out there pays attention to these things. At any rate, quality wrestling follows. Milano Collection AT & Skayde v. The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) - (CHIKARA - TWGP 2006, Night Three - 2.26.06) Jet was looking for some good KOW footage. This qualifies, whether he's seen it already or not. This is the finals of last year's Tag World Grand Prix, which is typically the biggest weekend of the year for CHIKARA. Of course, this year they're dumping that format and bringing a super funtastic TRIOS tournament instead. Killer. Anyway, watch Skayde school everyone, which is no small feat with all the legit talent in that ring... Chris Hero v. Necro Butcher - ...

So, the great MTV wrestling experiment has finally arrived on my television. What I expect going in: Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing. At best, it'll be stupid spotty fun that feels like it flies by in seconds. At worst, it'll be stupid spotty fun that's so stupid that it'll wrap back around to awesomeness. Seriously, I think this show is an absolute no loss formula. Great roster of young guys, a few vets that can still go and fuck…it's New Jack . NEW JACK! On MTV. In 2007. That's quality right there. -We get some goofiness right off the bat, as MTV doesn't seem to know which show it wants to play. We get a minute or so from the preview of this coming season of Two-a-Days, then switch to your regularly scheduled Wrestling Society X programming. Weird. Tonight, Matt Sydal squares off with Jack Evans and there will be a ten man WSX Rumble to determine the two men who'll go for the WSX title next week. Also, Black Label Society . -Speaking of BLS, here they a...

FOR: Kennedy's promo. FOR: Long addressing the controversy with Undertaker. AGAINST: JBL's outrage. Kennedy doesn't lose his shot if he loses tonight. AGAINST: Of all the things to boo, they boo Mercury choking Matt out with the tag rope? AGAINST: Nitro's run-in was almost too early. FOR: Melina's hair. FOR: Snapshot on the floor! AGAINST: Miz trying to make himself look good. FOR: Miz doesn't even turn around. He knows what's up. FOR: The Chavo-Benoit video package. FOR: This is a hell of a personality clash right here: Regal, Taylor and MVP? FOR: MVP selling the back burns. FOR: JBL: "It was at Delmonico's. You ever been there?" Cole: "Yeah." JBL: "No, you haven't." AGAINST: I don't think there's a Delmonico's in New York. FOR: Yeah, I was extraordinarily wrong. AGAINST: Way too much Vito in this match; not enough London and Kendrick (or shots of Ashley) FOR: Regal and MVP working toge...

I already posted this in the forum but Shane's post inspired me to clean it up and add comments. Perhaps this will lead to actual posting from me on this wonderful blog. And Shane, you are indeed a brain-dead douchebag. LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR) 1.) Tito Ortiz 2.) Bryan Danielson 3.) Edge 4.) John Cena First, the people I left out. I'm not a fan of Mistico's in-ring work. Chris Hero wasn't anywhere as good as Danielson in-ring and drew nothing, and that goes for anyone else wrestling in the US not in the WWE as well. Matt Hughes and Mirko Cro Cop both would've been serious contenders except they had a loss during the time period (12/05-11/06). It's hard enough to consider undefeated MMA guys vs. wrestlers, yet alone guys who got beat. Tito led UFC to a ridiculous year, drawing at the time their highest buyrate, starring on the most-watched of the sequels to TUF, and winning three of three fights. Granted, two of them were against Ken Shamr...

I'm not an Observer subscriber, but that doesn't mean I can't fill out my own ballot, by god! Please...add your own vote, or at least call me a brain dead douchebag based on my votes. After all, your taste in wrestling might not be as refined as mine, rendering you unable to see why I'm always right. Or something. Lou Thesz/Ric Flair award for the top overall performer 1. John Cena 2. Bryan Danielson 3. Chris Hero I'd like to place Danielson on top, but I just don't think you can legitimately not have Cena in that slot. Hero is the MVP of the entire indy scene. Where he goes (which is pretty much *everywhere*), good things follow. Biggest Box Office Draw Abstention, if only because I'm not including MMA here and I've not seen enough from Japan or Mexico to judge fairly. Feud of the Year 1. John Cena v. Edge 2. Ring of Honor v. Combat Zone Wrestling 3. Samoa Joe v. Scott Steiner I've gotta go with Cena/Edge here. In an era of quick, meaningless feuds ...

News via Meltzer: The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the death of Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow at the age of 45. Bigelow, a major star in the 80s and 90s throughout the world, was found dead by his girlfriend at their place of residence in Hudson, Fla. when she woke up at 10 a.m. Police haven't been able to pinpoint the time of death nor a cause of death. Bigelow had severe back problems stemming from his years in pro wrestling, and was involved in a bad motorcycle accident that nearly killed his girlfriend a few years ago. At his peak, he was one of the top wrestlers in the world, including main eventing the 1995 Wrestlemania in Hartford, Ct. against NFL legend Lawrence Taylor. He also headlined in WCW, ECW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and virtually everywhere else he appeared. I was really hoping to not have to post any of these this year, but here we are, only nineteen days into '07. Bigelow was one of the better big men who ever laced a pair of wrestling b...

AGAINST: Kennedy's way too confident. FOR: Give Charlie half a point for "two of the guys named last week will fight each other." FOR: JBL: "The leprechaun was actually taller than Charles Robinson!" FOR: Matt trying to punch his way out of the Indian Deathlock, then trying to hold on through the clock. FOR: Kennedy's sigh of relief. FOR: The Mercury run-in. AGAINST: Mercury wants to wreck Matt's face? Didn't we do that angle with Jillian and Ashley last week? FOR: Benoit-Kennedy rematch tonight. FOR: Another rematch? Yang looks awful anxious. AGAINST: "Registered redneck?" AGAINST: Why is JBL taking credit for ratings? He's an announcer, for fuck's sake. FOR: The camera angle for Tatanka's avalanche. AGAINST: JBL using black people to debunk the redneck stereotype. FOR: The Armageddon ladder match video package. AGAINST: London and Kendrick are being set up to lose, right? FOR: Benoit pointing to the turnbuck...

FOR: Oh, the Sprint's over two weeks? FOR: Batista's all for it. AGAINST: You might want to get out of the ring, Dave. FOR: Chavo's not nearly as cocky in his entrance as he usually is. Kane has that effect on people. AGAINST: This isn't really new, as Cole and JBL are pushing it as -- they've done this on Raw to determine the entry order for the Elimination Chamber the last couple years. FOR: The clock. FOR: Chavo's suplex counter into the DDT. 7:53. AGAINST: Maryse? That's random. FOR: I honestly wasn't expecting this. FOR: LOL at JBL advocating cheating from the get-go instead of waiting. FOR: London's frustration after Kendrick scoots back into the ring ahead of him. AGAINST: So wait, the match just ends? FOR: Ashley. FOR: I'm a little surprised they're showing the actual "set on fire" footage. FOR: JBL: "And yet, you people cheer." Crowd: cheers AGAINST: TMI, sir. AGAINST: MVP's promo. Where...

This? Not ECW. *sigh* I'm now four weeks behind and, quite honestly, I can't see myself catching up because the show is just brutal to watch. And I haven't been, actually, as the last two episodes sit on a tape, unwatched and mocking me. This is like WCW Thunder 2000 bad, without all the unintentional comedy. Punk is the only reason to watch at this point and Lashley is making me yearn for the days of the Big Show. It might be time to move on to something else. TNA? WSX (hell...it'll only be 30 minutes long! Less when you count the band!)? Indy stuff? Old WCW TV? It remains to be seen. If anyone truly cares about the ECW recap and just couldn't stand to live without it...let me know. I need someone to point at and laugh. Anyway, let me post some nifty wrestling and we'll go from there. Paul London & Brian Kendrick v. William Regal & Dave Taylor v. MNM v. Hardy Boyz - Ladder Match (WWE Armageddon 2006 - 12.17.06) Watch a super fun spotfest! Watch Joey Mer...