On tap for tonight:
On the WWE Network at 8pm EST you can check out "Santino Marella's Royal Rumble Lottery Spectacular."
There are just two games in the NBA tonight. At 7:30pm EST on NBA TV you can see the Oklahoma City Thunder face off against the Miami Heat.
In the NHL there are 8 games on the schedule with the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers starting at 7:30pm EST on the NBC Sports Network.
College Basketball has a few games on National TV tonight, highlighted by #25 Iowa vs. #6 Wisconsin at 9pm EST over on ESPN.
Also, if you haven't already, vote in today's "Greatest Song of the 90's" ballot over at Place to be Nation by clicking on the link below.
http://placetobenation.com/greatest-song-of-the-90s-tournament-round-three-day-four/
And as usual, talk about anything else going on tonight.
On the WWE Network at 8pm EST you can check out "Santino Marella's Royal Rumble Lottery Spectacular."
There are just two games in the NBA tonight. At 7:30pm EST on NBA TV you can see the Oklahoma City Thunder face off against the Miami Heat.
In the NHL there are 8 games on the schedule with the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers starting at 7:30pm EST on the NBC Sports Network.
College Basketball has a few games on National TV tonight, highlighted by #25 Iowa vs. #6 Wisconsin at 9pm EST over on ESPN.
Also, if you haven't already, vote in today's "Greatest Song of the 90's" ballot over at Place to be Nation by clicking on the link below.
http://placetobenation.com/greatest-song-of-the-90s-tournament-round-three-day-four/
And as usual, talk about anything else going on tonight.
Who's the bitterest man in the living room? The bitterest man in the living room.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm just not an NWA guy because I enjoyed SummerSlam 89 more than Great American Bash 89. NWA fans, COME AT ME BROS!
ReplyDeleteMy rearranged living room is awesome. It should have been really obvious to set up the room this way. I certainly am not excited for the Rumble Lottery.
ReplyDeleteMy only hurdle with watching Foley promos these days is that now that I've
ReplyDeletebecome a huge fan of Friends, I can't help but notice the fact that
Mick Foley and Ross have the EXACT same voice and Long Island accent.
I'm a WWF guy. I enjoy great WWF much more over great any other wrestling.
ReplyDeleteGoing to a new spot for an open mic blues jam tonight. They apparently have discounted chicken wings too. Seems legit.
ReplyDeleteReading about the concussion lawsuit filed against WWE, this got a chuckle out of me:
ReplyDelete"WWE has never concealed any medical information related to concussions, or otherwise, from our (performers). WWE was well ahead of sports organizations in implementing concussion management procedures and policies as a precautionary measure as the science and research on this issue emerged."
el oh fucking el
Yeah, every time I've tried to watch the heralded NWA stuff, I've enjoyed them but didn't think they were anything special. I'm conditioned on the Northeastern style of wrestling.
ReplyDeleteThe presentation means a lot of to me. Big, brightly lit arenas with Jesse > over small, dimly lit arena and Bob fucking Caudle.
ReplyDeleteWhen Paige debuted I didn't find her very attractive, maybe because she's not the "type" I typically swoon over.
ReplyDeleteBut man, she's really grown on me. Sexy as hell.
Her hair and fashion choices have helped. The all black outfits complement her perfectly.
ReplyDeletePausing Clash 8 to watch Pens/Flyers. Go Pens!
ReplyDeleteWatching hulu Raw. None of the legends picked Roman Reigns.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYtA2JFY9Xc
ReplyDeleteThe better version of Austin's theme from 96-late 98. Those drums make me want to kick somebody's ass and flip the bird.
She's been squatting and eating more. It's great.
ReplyDeleteAnother paper down, gotta walk the puppy then it's time for Rumble 10
ReplyDeleteWhich means he wins
ReplyDeleteShe's phenomenal
ReplyDeleteNothing like rigging a 4000 lb piece of equipment from 30' away and following that by rigging a 7400 lb piece of equipment to get the shoulders and back nice and loose.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, watch an episode of Friends, then watch a Foley promo, and then try to get the image of Ross tearing somebody up with barbed wire out of your head.
ReplyDeleteJust watched Foley's promo building ECW ONS 2006. Amazing.
ReplyDelete"I blew the son of a bitch up in Japan and he hugged me! I set him on fire in Philadelphia and he put his arm around me"
The strange thing is, Foley actually hates that promo.
ReplyDeleteI was never able to stand Kurt Cobain even at the height of his popularity, but that Unplugged album is very listenable.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that in one of his books. He just seemed really upset overall with how the angle played out.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Hardcore Diaries. Vince put the kibosh on a lot of their ideas.
ReplyDeleteI'm watching Friends right now and just watched that Foley promo. I just don't hear it.
ReplyDeleteIs this a good thing, a bad thing, desperation, what?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newsarama.com/23276-the-marvel-universe-is-ending.html
Neck down, I'm on board.
ReplyDeleteAIC's unplugged album is very good too.
ReplyDeleteI always hated that one. Really generic. I like the "evil" remix of his main theme more.
ReplyDeleteBest of the Unplugged's.
ReplyDeleteGood thing for me as I was considering jumping back in to comics and didn't know where to start.
ReplyDeleteI think it's more noticeable when he's speaking in his whiny Mankind voice.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely my favorite Austin theme. Rock's theme from 98 is also his best.
ReplyDeleteThe big pre-'90 NWA shows don't always really capture the excitement of their TV product. All steak--not enough sizzle.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it does seem to be a good jumping in point. I might actually check this out, and I haven't read comics in years.
ReplyDeleteYou base your wrestling on what you grow up with. I started with St. Louis, then NWA and WWF. I loved WWF as a kid, but even then NWA felt more real. Looking back I have trouble watching much old WWF. The matches and angles are by and large horrid. I ignore them for the commentary.
ReplyDeleteThe one he debuted at Summerslam, right? That one is the fucking best. Fit his overblown, narcissistic character perfectly.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it would kinda suck for me because I was thinking of getting Marvel Unlimited and new comics don't show up there for 6 months.
ReplyDeleteStill haven't bought in with that app. Although I have it, and keep checking it for old stuff periodically.
ReplyDeleteI think we're thinking of the same one.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/Z73sM7GBQho
With JCP you had to see the angle unfold. Their angles would span years so the PPV wasn't always a blowoff.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I haven't yet is that it supposedly sucks on a lap top and I don't have an ipad.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching all their major shows since Starrcade 83 and I don't really find that true.
ReplyDeleteStarting up No Way Out 02. After homeruns in 00 and 01 I feel that this will be a let down.
ReplyDeleteI've been mulling over whether to get the Unlimited App or not. I've got an iPhone im just really cheap so any money spending endeavor takes forever for me to decide whether to get it or not.
ReplyDeleteIt... kind of is.
ReplyDeleteThe Rock says.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the worst show but it's up there as one of my least favorite shows ever.
ReplyDeleteSmackdown tapes in Austin tonight. Good choice.
ReplyDeleteWhys that?
ReplyDeleteWhose hands didn't the Ascension guys shake to get buried like that on Raw last night?
ReplyDeleteAnd there were like no matches on Hulu Raw today.
Same. Probably my second favorite non big 4 behind Backlash 2000.
ReplyDeleteThere were like no matches on USA Raw either.
ReplyDeleteI loved Pearl Jam's. It was done before their songs got all weird.
ReplyDeleteI fell asleep for a little bit during the opening promo (cause I'm, you know, human) and woke up with HHH and the Outisders and Shawn doing a backstage bit. I'm not going to bother going back to rewatch and see if the Daniel Bryan/Bray Wyatt match made the cut.
ReplyDeleteIf you were following the end of WCW this WWF nWo debut comes off as awkward. At least it did for 14 year old me.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I actually filed the police report. Has anyone done this before? It says when the report gets approved, they will e-mail me with a .pdf copy of it and go from there.
ReplyDeleteNexus angle had such a potential, then CENAWINSLOL.
ReplyDeleteI like that idea... when it was called Crisis on Infinite Earths and DC did it 30 years ago.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, Joe Quesada did an interview like 10 years ago and said the day the regular and Ultimate Marvel Universes cross over is they day they've run out of ideas.
Marvel: The House (Out) of Ideas.
I bought the VHS because looking at the card it seemed interesting. But everything is either boring or disappointing.
ReplyDeleteNWO debut was weak. Rock and Taker have anti-chemistry. Angle vs. HHH was decent. Austin vs. Jericho was pretty crappy and all three of those matches are long too. Then there's some random matches like a Tag Turmoil which is a gimmick I dislike.
Overall I am left bored by the show.
Just when I think that they've used up all the colors for Cena merchanside, they debut another color. Carolina blue, I guess?
ReplyDeleteYou bought a VHS in 2002!?
ReplyDeleteHogan almost crying before he's about to speak seemed legit.
ReplyDeleteBecause of Cena, we can't have anything nice.
ReplyDeleteSomeone give me some good music ideas. I finally got an iPod Touch cord in the mail so I can add some new stuff to my iPod. I listen to everything.
ReplyDeleteTurn heel Cena, just look at Batista and his wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteYou damn right I did! I think the last VHS I bought was No Mercy 2002 lol.
ReplyDeleteCena(Vince).
ReplyDeleteDave Matthews Band.
ReplyDeleteGoddamnit, now you've got the paper trail built for when nothing happens and we're forced to make this guy's life hell.
ReplyDeleteMouserat.
ReplyDeleteBeirut, never gets old
ReplyDeleteRun The Jewels
ReplyDeleteDiamond Head
Shit I forgot about Rock Taker. I REALLY hated babyface HHH. And then he turned heel and somehow I hated him more.
ReplyDeleteIt was flirting with *** but they took TWO commercial breaks during it, and disappointing finish.
ReplyDeleteThe Murder City Devils
ReplyDeleteMurder By Death
Interpol
Metric
The Sounds
Larry and His Flask
Foxy Shazam
Cadaver Dogs
Scarecrow Boat
ReplyDeleteYep. It was just a bad time for the company and all the "big" matches/moments on the show fell flat.
ReplyDeleteTaker/Rock goes 18 minutes!
Four Skin.
ReplyDeleteDo you realize it took them nearly two months for the Big Show's most recent heel turn to lead to a Cena/Big Show match? That's like a record.
ReplyDeleteGod Hates Figs
ReplyDeletePunch face Champions.
ReplyDeleteYeah i watched the **** version last night from the 2014 Rumble, so why bother.
ReplyDeleteJust the Tip
ReplyDeleteRVD vs Goldust is surprisingly awesome!
ReplyDeleteName one heel who made a surprisingly good babyface. I will throw Curt Hennig out there
ReplyDeleteI really like Five for Fighting.
ReplyDeleteDaniel Bryan.
ReplyDeleteI think Rick Rude would have made a great face had he not got hurt.
ReplyDeletePenis Pendulum.
ReplyDeleteHe's great at everything.
ReplyDeleteBullshit.
ReplyDeleteHrrrm.....bit SOON to be putting this out there, but whatever, WWE.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/wwe-the-destruction-of-the-shield-blu-ray-disc/2240424.p?id=3332290&skuId=2240424
Puppy Pendulum
ReplyDeleteHis feuds with Michaels and Luger weren't anything special.
ReplyDeleteUndertaker. That turn he did on Jake was EPIC.
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of Jake....
That's nuts. Rude was the ultimate heel.
ReplyDeleteOle.
ReplyDeletePossum Pendulum.
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered Amon Amarth. I dig them.
ReplyDeleteWhenever Razor was on TV, my mom would be surprised when I told her he was the good guy. So maybe Razor?
ReplyDeleteIt's association with somebody I'm utterly sick of obscures the fact that My Time Is Now is actually a dope song
ReplyDeleteKurt Angle.
ReplyDeleteThe Shield.
ReplyDeleteI was referring to this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kFTwX-0Xo
ReplyDeleteNothing Rhymes With Orange
ReplyDeleteThat ones great too.
ReplyDeleteBooker T
ReplyDeleteEVERYTHING rhymes with Orange.
ReplyDeleteThis dog is lucky it didn't get named Sloppy Wet Nose Scrunchy Face Adorable
ReplyDeletecuz that's what I call her.
Doesn't mean he wasn't a good babyface.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sometimes I have trouble remember that Bryan is the same sniveling asshole he left Samoa Joe for dead in the ROH/CZW Cage of Death match
ReplyDeleteBatista.
ReplyDeleteWhat one thing should WWE get rid of to improve their product?
ReplyDeleteI think just getting rid of these bullshit handicap matches would improve things exponentially.
20 minute promos, ta~da I saved the show!
ReplyDeleteThe writing staff.
ReplyDeleteAnybody on the payroll that was never in the wrestling business previously.
ReplyDeleteI'm pissed at Shawn for not staying heel in 2005. He was so great as a heel at the time.
ReplyDeleteWCW Rude definitely had an anti-hero bent to him.
ReplyDeleteThe writing staff because they can turn potential stars into nothing.
ReplyDeleteWatching this Santino Rumble thing, already got three pauses in less than a minute, does not bode well for a Rumble...
ReplyDeleteI'm perplexed by this comment given the setlist for that show. Songs about murder (Once), abortion (Portch), and Alive (incest) are the NON weird portion of their catalog?
ReplyDeleteInsisting on always having a heel GM or authority figure that dominates the show.
ReplyDeleteRick Rude's "Simply Ravishing" WCW theme is stuck in my head. Probably the best WCW theme song ever.
ReplyDeleteThat Montreal promo is one of the best ever and if someone said the best ever I wouldn't have a problem with it.
ReplyDeleteI like The Pic Called Sting personally.
ReplyDeleteThat song is in regular rotation at my buddy's house when we are drunk.
ReplyDeleteMalice In Chains
ReplyDeleteKevin Dunn.
ReplyDeleteOr who never watched wrestling ever.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about buffering? I'm watching on Roku 3 and it's seamless.
ReplyDeleteI'll say it's the best ever. "WHO'S YOUR DADDY MONTREAL!"
ReplyDeleteHe had such control over that crowd. It was masterful.
That song is the tits. I have it on my iPod list for the gym.
ReplyDeleteI listen to that while running every so often.
ReplyDeleteOh it's not on their end, I watch in my garage so I'm miles and miles from my router, usually it works ok but sometimes randomly it just starts to suck.
ReplyDeleteJust popped that on myself.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the Hollywood Blondes theme.
ReplyDeleteNo shit, I didn't know that. Well i know I'll get my money's worth tonight
ReplyDeleteHmm, you got an hour? Well first...
ReplyDeleteSo, is the garage your private area for wrestling watching?
ReplyDelete1993 was excellent for WCW themes.
ReplyDeleteHow can you deny the awesomeness of "With a tear in my eye" by Flair.
ReplyDeleteStone. Cold. Steve. Austin.
ReplyDelete"Well, they call him The Natural.
ReplyDeleteNaturaaaaalllll"
Seriously. Who the fuck blasts Soulja Boy from there apartment as loud as they can?
ReplyDeleteFirst Aid Kit is nice and relaxing
ReplyDeleteMostly to smoke weed in because I hate the way it smells in the apartment, but yeah, that too. I've got a TV and stuff down here so generally the guys with kids in the building will come down to watch football and stuff, I'm like the most single guy in whole building lol.
ReplyDelete16 year old kids..............................in 2006
ReplyDeleteI both love and fucking hate that Santino/Del Rio Rumble spot.
ReplyDeleteI hated that song, and I was 14 then.
ReplyDeleteIdiots.
ReplyDeleteI ain't denying it. But no promo has ever matched the genius of "Who's your daddy MONTREAL?"
ReplyDelete"The first time sure, maybe I'm cruel, but the second time you just proved that Canada is everything I ever said it was."
I just checked to see if WCW Slam Jam was in the iTunes Store.
ReplyDeleteIt was not.
All the upvotes.
ReplyDeleteGillberg sighting! The piped in Gillberg chants in his music is still hilarious.
ReplyDeleteFred Soulja when he's feeling down?
ReplyDeleteRinaldo is fucking terrible.
ReplyDeleteNo problem.
ReplyDeleteSantino should have won.
ReplyDeleteNo question. It's in my top 5 of all time.
ReplyDeleteI love how the crowd got so pumped for it, and how Santino was into the moment as well.
ReplyDeleteA great song, but it's no American Males, Mr. Wonderful or He's Smokin'.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Males... American Males... American Males... American Males...
ReplyDeleteJinx. Buy me a Coke.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he could have dropped the spot to Del Rio at the EC PPV, him winning the Rumble would have been a cool moment.
ReplyDeleteOr Punk.
ReplyDeleteI should have some new Primetime uploaded to the channel by tomorrow night. I'm skipping the 10/4/86 SNME because it's on the Network.
ReplyDeleteSo now I need to track down a piggy bank that appears to only be available in Australia.
ReplyDeleteI liked it the first hundred times I heard it. Now it makes my head hurt. Basic Thuganomics still goes hard though
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for their bumblefuck legal department, I could be watching wrestling right now but I much prefer a much, much, much longer version of the Rumble by the Numbers video.
ReplyDeleteIs the Santino special just clips from old Rumbles or will wrestlers be drawing their number for this year's Rumble as well?
ReplyDeleteJobber or not, fans loved Santino and he could get them on his side. Very few guys can do that nowadays.
ReplyDeleteSo far just old clips.
ReplyDeleteI will admit that the line "you all pay homage to the man!" Is a close second.
ReplyDeleteLet freedom ring with a shotgun blast, good sir.
ReplyDeleteI like the Four Horsemen and Harlem Heat themes.
ReplyDeleteHarlem Heat is awesome. So great WWE didn't do much to change it.
ReplyDeleteIt has "Lottery" in the title, but the description on the Network schedule makes it seem as if it's just a clip show.
ReplyDeleteWell, this thing keeps pausing, going to start up Rumble 10 and pray the problem is with the live stream lol
ReplyDeleteI know! It's like acting like an asshole is so natural to him!
ReplyDeleteThe marching trombone bit... I hate myself for how much that makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteSantino has probably been a bigger draw over time than Del Rio.
ReplyDeleteSomeone trying to cover the sounds of sex from their roommate who's reach an unfortuate spot on their playlist.
ReplyDeleteSolid.
ReplyDeleteFriday's episode of TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America drew 387,000 viewers. This was the first episode for the Friday night time slot.
This was up from the 359,000 viewers that Impact drew on Wednesday, January 7th, which was the Destination America premiere.
All time favorite Santino moment for me was the Chamber match with he and Daniel Bryan the final two. I totally bought Santino pulling off the upset.
ReplyDeleteIf you wanted to make WrestleMania good, then sure.
ReplyDeleteCole: Bryan hasn't wrestled in over a year!
ReplyDeleteMe: Gotta call bullshit there. The weather sucks in Buffalo, but it ain't 16 degrees outside in fucking May.
That's pretty good news. I was worried they'd lose a lot when they switched back over to Death Night.
ReplyDeleteBucktooth Dunn
ReplyDeleteI always find the opposite for some reason, weird.
ReplyDeleteSkillet
ReplyDeleteCat Stevens
Owl City is the only one that's real good at auto tune
Rise Against
Shinedown
Thousand Foot Krunch
Reliant K
Five Finger Dearh Punch
And if you're not opposed to other languages, One Ok Rock, Rookiez is Punked, Noisemaker, and Flow aren't bad either.
That would have been an awesome use of the Network, wouldn't it?
ReplyDeleteSo yeah don't expect that.
I haven't had as much as a hiccup. Have you tried restarting from the beginning, then jumping ahead to just a bit behind the live feed? I started from the beginning instead of joining live.
ReplyDeleteDixie was told by Desination America that it's the best spot for the show because of the +3 ratings or something like that.
ReplyDeleteClips. Like he just drew "3" and they're showing Stone Cold's 3 Rumble wins.
ReplyDeleteFuck your finisher, Hennig! Vince loves my big beefy thighs Hulkamania is the most powerful religion on Earth, brother!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe FOR A MUTHAFUCKING SECOND that they are cracking eggs back there at McDonald's when they make an Egg McMuffin.
ReplyDeleteI was at a bar before the Celtics game Friday night and I kept seeing advertisements for the show.
ReplyDeleteGet in 1/3 of the viewers they got on Spike is "solid"? Yeah, Spike was totally fucking them over...
ReplyDelete