Tonight on the WWE Network is a showing of The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling doc at 8/7c.
NFL PLAYOFFS begin tonight! The AFC Wild Card game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh is on NBC at 8:15/7:15c. The NFC Wild Card game between Arizona and Carolina took place on ESPN earlier, still going as of this posting.
Also, UFC 182 is happening on PPV, with Jon Jones defending the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Cormier. That's at 10/9c.
NBA schedule is highlighted by Atlanta @ Portland and Washington @ San Antonio.
NHL schedule is highlighted by Montreal @ Pittsburgh and Detroit @ Vancouver.
Also, check out my DailyMotion Channel at http://www.dailymotion.com/strangerinthealps. Four videos posted (three shows) and more posts to come in the next day or two. Bookmark it.
NFL PLAYOFFS begin tonight! The AFC Wild Card game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh is on NBC at 8:15/7:15c. The NFC Wild Card game between Arizona and Carolina took place on ESPN earlier, still going as of this posting.
Also, UFC 182 is happening on PPV, with Jon Jones defending the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Cormier. That's at 10/9c.
NBA schedule is highlighted by Atlanta @ Portland and Washington @ San Antonio.
NHL schedule is highlighted by Montreal @ Pittsburgh and Detroit @ Vancouver.
Also, check out my DailyMotion Channel at http://www.dailymotion.com/strangerinthealps. Four videos posted (three shows) and more posts to come in the next day or two. Bookmark it.
Thanks, Arizona!
ReplyDeleteDebating if I want to stay up to watch Wrestle Kingdom live. I wouldn't be able to go to bed until like 6 AM then I'd have to be up at 10 AM. I might just wait for the 7 PM replay tomorrow or watch it via other means.
ReplyDeleteSomeone tell idiot announcer that Carolina CAN host another playoff game. There was a #5 seed vs #6 seed not too many years ago.
ReplyDeleteI actually think Packers might be a worse matchup for the Panthers than the Seahawks. Either way, they're going to be murdered.
ReplyDeleteLions would have to win out for it to happen.
ReplyDeleteThey're beating Dallas. It isn't impossible.
ReplyDeleteLess than 1 percent chance that game happens.
ReplyDeleteNot the point.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Seattle doesn't have a dominating offense so that means the Panthers should be able to hang around and maybe steal the game. You have to score at least 3 td's to beat Green Bay
ReplyDeleteThis is a great rivalry, but with everything under the microscope this year I find it difficult to support either the team with the alleged rapist or the team that may have aided in a cover-up to protect a wifebeater.
ReplyDeleteThe Ravens were just being the Ravens. Don't forget about Ray Lewis and the murder.
ReplyDeleteI was reading some promo translations of NJPW, looks like Okada is threatening of showing a new move against Tanahashi.
ReplyDeleteAdam West Batman quotes.
ReplyDeleteAlfred: I'll get you some milk and cookies, Master Dick.
Who else is rooting for a Carolina/Detroit NFC Championship Game?
ReplyDeleteCan't happen. It's literally impossible!!
ReplyDeleteThat game was atrocious. Every time Lindley went down for a sack or got picked off, all I could think was, "Stop! Stop! He's already dead!"
ReplyDeleteOooh. I could not be more excited for this match.
ReplyDeleteTHAT MAN HAS A FAMILY!
ReplyDeleteThis word, I don't believe it means what you think it means.
ReplyDeleteDungy: "In one word: Antonio Brown"
ReplyDeleteThat's two words coach.
Have to give up for the panthers defense: allowing roughly 77 total yards to any team is rare in today's game
ReplyDeleteI have it on good authority that game won't happen.
ReplyDeleteAnd he's still probably the best former coach analyst working a table on the networks.
ReplyDeleteIt's not unprecedented for the Lions getting to an NFC Championship Game. They just get crushed when they get there.
ReplyDeleteWhat would that be, they did a terrific job making The Rainmaker a FirePro critical.
ReplyDeleteIf Vince is running the NFL, what teams would make the super bowl and what team has no shot ever because they are only a B+ team?
ReplyDelete4 vs. 6, Arizona vs Philly, IIRC
ReplyDeleteAnd Indy hosted the conference title game as a 3 against 4th seed NE, too.
Why would they protect a sleeveless shirt?
ReplyDeleteRay Lewis is atrocious on tv but man does every NFL player love and respect him or what? Putting him on live tv is just the wrong vehicle for him
ReplyDeleteThe Browns and Jaguars would have been future endeavored by now.
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked he never went to jail
ReplyDeleteLiterally?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, we can eliminate any team with a black quarterback. Sorry, Seattle.
ReplyDeleteObvious.
ReplyDeleteRay Liota's movie choices post-Goodfellas are awful.
ReplyDeleteAny team with a coach that has the stones to argue with him about anything is out. So, there goes New England.
ReplyDeleteI'm not. The judicial system is all about taking plea deals and testifying on someone. It doesn't even matter if you actually witnessed the crime.
ReplyDeleteAny team with Marcus Mariotta on it would make the super bowl because he is samoan
ReplyDeleteThe Oakland Raiders would be shoehorned into a game with Green Bay and Denver.
ReplyDeleteI like this new NFL.
ReplyDeleteAll the southern teams are jobbers, like those WCW guys.
ReplyDeleteLiberal west coast areas like Seattle, Cali teams are the lazy bums in the middle.
New York, New England always at the top. Like baseball. Vince really isn't that different from other rich jerks.
I think Cleveland would have a shot at getting there, because Vince would ram Johnny Football down our throats no matter how terrible he is.
ReplyDeleteHe's a polarizing superstar.
ReplyDeletewould any team with Payton and Brady be good just because they have been on top for 15 years?
ReplyDeleteIf Vince was running the NFL...it would have a far more solid moral foundation. That's pretty horrifying.
ReplyDeletecleveland teams have no shot at the big one: see Ziggler and Miz
ReplyDeleteI wish Pittsburgh would go back to the block numbers.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to chime in and say that Carolina/Arizona may have been the worst playoff game I've ever seen. It's three and a half hours of my life that I'll never get back.
ReplyDeleteOutta nowhere, Vince decides to give the CFL's Calgary Stampeders the championship in a Superbowl in Saskatoon.
ReplyDeletelegit lol
ReplyDeleteSteelers should win by double digits.
ReplyDeleteBlow the fuckin whistle!
ReplyDeleteEvenin', gents. Let's watch some goddamn playoff football!
ReplyDeleteSparano makes Fox forfeit the game via Yes Lock.
ReplyDeleteMichaels & Collinsworth would be in the booth like this.
ReplyDeletehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6dSMg_CcAEtTpv.jpg
After going up 27-14, Carolina should have just done 3 kneel downs and then punt every time
ReplyDelete#COWBOYSWINLOL
ReplyDeleteI liked Wild Hogs and Blow. Plus, he was Tommy Vercetti (not a movie, but close enough).
ReplyDeleteNo Escape was all right.
ReplyDeleteTommy Vercetti was his best role after Goodfellas.
ReplyDeleteYou damn skippy hippy.
ReplyDeleteCarolina dies next week, no matter where they travel.
ReplyDeleteStampeders line up for a game winning 112 yard field goal. Ref gets distracted mid kick. 30 seconds later, he sees the ball lying beyond the uprights, and calls the kick good.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll be watching football or UFC tonight.
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously what old thinking NFL coaches should do since they're so obsessed with turnovers.
ReplyDeletewhat you got going on?
ReplyDeleteThat's all of football, 13 minutes of actual play time buried in literally 3 HOURS of commercials, terrible waste.
ReplyDeleteNot being much of a fan of UFC, I forgot about the PPV tonight. So I updated the thread intro.
ReplyDeletePunk is on Fox Sports One. Dana better fucking hope Punk doesn't get rocked in his first fight.
ReplyDeleteAl Michaels > Everyone at ESPN combined
ReplyDeleteIts popularity is sputtering. Much like NASCAR, it got to a certain point and it's clear it's not getting any farther.
ReplyDeleteI honestly tried a few years ago. For some reason, I prefer the fake stuff.
ReplyDeleteAt this point, I just want a good game to de-stress and unwind.
ReplyDeleteFight? Hahaha, that guy's not making it through camp.
ReplyDeleteExcept for Dallas. They would get a three or our year Stone Cold run taking on the evil authority/comissioner and winning a Superbowl.
ReplyDeleteI did too. I ordered 100 where Lesnar cut a wrestling promo which - oddly enough - reminded me why I prefer wrestling.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually kind of surprised at how many people care about the fight tonight for this exact reason.
ReplyDeleteI think Dana has to put him out there at least once to save face.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sure Dana has very high hopes, I'm just saying, I bet he doesn't even make it to his first match before deciding getting hit for real isn't fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the biggest fights they can do at this point... this is what we get.
ReplyDeleteI wanted Jones/Gustofson 2 though. I still think Gustofson is the uncrowned champion.
I know everyone agrees with this, but Angle/Benoit is work of art, it's a perfect match. The submission game is phenomenal, Angle goes for the ankle lock, but Benoit keeps countering, so he does the heel hook as a final chance to make him submit.
ReplyDeleteWhich match, BP?
ReplyDeleteAre they ever planning on doing that rematch? I'm not much of a fight fan but Jones/Gustafson was like the greatest fight I've ever watched live.
ReplyDeleteHe's going to have to bank HEAVILY on his BJJ skills. Punk doesn't look like he'll ever develop knockout power in his hands, and I'm sure he knows that.
ReplyDeleteThe royal rumble one, forgive me.
ReplyDeleteI can't see Romo not getting the Cena push.
ReplyDeleteI think their Unforgiven match is best.
ReplyDeleteGood choice.
ReplyDeleteBuffy!
ReplyDeleteI cannot remember a better fight that that one... it was amazing. Gustofson should get Jones next no matter what.
ReplyDeleteSame goes for Bret/Owen at WrestleMania X
ReplyDeleteI just think anytime they hook up is gold. The 2 out of 3 falls match, with the ladder match as the final match, is their weakest, which is still a **** match.
ReplyDeleteRodrigo Damm- UFC midcarder.
ReplyDeleteOddly, Cena's more like an Eli, only ever good in the big moments. Whereas Romo is the opposite of that.
ReplyDeleteShucky ducky quack quack!
ReplyDeleteUltimate Submission match, don't forget that one.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I loved the takedown and then Gustafson just kind of lets him up like, "Haha, I can take you down fucker, but let's keep beating the shit out of each other, that's cooler."
ReplyDeleteYeah, but the Cowboys have the America's Team team thing going on and we know how much Vince loves the America stuff.
ReplyDeleteSo far this Ishii/Ibushi match has basically been Ibushi getting murdered.
ReplyDeleteThere are more people in the ring beating up Taker to get him in the casket than there are in any point during the actual Rumble.
ReplyDeleteNASCAR sanitized things too much and people quit giving a damn about it.
ReplyDeleteCowboys vs Patriots in the SuperBowl...
ReplyDelete...Indy seems like a B+ team...
You know you've got a great series when **** is the worst match.
ReplyDeleteThat fight was insane. Much like Silva/Sonnen it was amazing experiencing the moment of "HES HUMAN!"
ReplyDeleteHoly fucking god this beatdown on Taker goes fooooooooooooooooooooorever, like serioulsy 7 or 8 minutes of people beating him, Taker getting up, people beating him up, Taker getting up, urn works, urn stops working, urn works again...
ReplyDeleteObviously this was a big angle but holy god get to the Rumble already
'94?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think Punk lasts long either.
ReplyDeleteI like BJJ and all that, it's interesting but nothing beats two guys just standing in the middle of the cage going punch for punch like they did. Big KO's will always be a draw, I miss the old Liddell/Rampage days.
ReplyDeleteELITE FALL.
ReplyDeleteYeah...they're still beating him up....fucking hell
ReplyDeleteHow is Ross' commentary so far? Any good?
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Rumble one gets ***** from me because you thought you saw everything before, and then they go out and get the crowd to give Benoit an impromtu standing ovation in a loss... just a half hour after sitting through that Triple H/Steiner stinker.
ReplyDeleteMy least favorite match of theirs is Backlash 2001 the Ultimate Submission match.
ReplyDeleteThere's one thing to protect a guy, but this is a case of going over the top in that protection.
ReplyDeleteWhat wrestler had the best NFL career (don't say mongo or LT or greene; I mean a real wrestler)?
ReplyDeleteI'm watching their match from 25 May. I'll be watching Wrestle Kingdom at 4:00 PST tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMost people shit on that. And any version of Petuka past 21 years old would have hated it. But... I have a soft spot for it. To a young me, it was high drama with Taker becoming more and more desperate as his chances got slimmer and his opponents multiplied.
ReplyDeleteFuck Sonnen. In the rematch he got what he deserved.
ReplyDeleteProbably Wahoo.
ReplyDeleteBronko Nagurski. No contest.
ReplyDeleteLeo Nomellini.
ReplyDeleteFucking hell, Ishii hits SO HARD. I can't believe Ibushi is still standing, let alone trying to mount a comeback.
ReplyDeleteBronco Nagurski, too.
ReplyDeleteDidn't this lead to Underfaker? Or was that next year?
ReplyDeleteYou're right.
ReplyDeleteBackstage says Ishii is a legit tough guy.
ReplyDeleteNever actually knew that he wrestled.
ReplyDeleteYeah... too many falls in that one.
ReplyDeleteGod-damnit.
ReplyDeleteI decided to watch the US version of Wrestle Kingdom 9. I am going to watch it tomorrow afternoon. Gonna be really weird hearing JR call NJPW matches.
ReplyDeleteI believe that. He has that Haku build and "I'll rip the eyes out of everything" look to him.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but he is also know to be a legit nice guy.
ReplyDeleteYep. He dies, rises to heaven, Dibiase claims he knows Taker's whereabouts and has bought him off, Underfaker debuts, Leslie Nielsen gets involved, and then Taker-Taker happens at SSlam 94
ReplyDeleteThis is still happening....
ReplyDeleteAnd the become too beholden to the stip and end up working holds that aren't over and it drags.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping we get the real Jim Ross for this show. He won't stand for Jarrett yelling buzzwords in his earpiece.
ReplyDeleteModified german suplex
ReplyDelete*Ross and Striker* OMG!
If a team misses a field goal so badly that the ball doesn't even make it to the goal line, where does the ball get spotted for the other team?
ReplyDeleteMaybe not valid due to technicality... but how about Ernie Ladd?
ReplyDeleteit would have been really funny if the underfaker was marty janetty
ReplyDeleteOh GOD hahahaha, I forgot all about Neilsen coming in as Frank Drebin, holy jesus
ReplyDeletebecause he played in the afl?
ReplyDeleteI'm curious how much Striker and Ross know about the New Japan guys. I have a feeling they only know names, signature moves, and a tiny bit of back story.
ReplyDeletein college, they can catch it and run it back. see auburn-alabama from last season
ReplyDeleteWhere the field goal was kicked, like all of them that miss.
ReplyDeleteThat just makes me wonder why he wouldn't just do that EVERY FUCKING TIME HE APPLIES THE HOLD.
ReplyDeleteBill Watts,Hacksaw Jim Duggan,Dick The Bruiser,Big Van Vader,Bill Goldberg,Brian Pillman,Paul Orndorff,Ernie Ladd,Lex Luger.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how many played an NFL game or were simply just drafted.
Knowing Striker, he'll explain who everyone is in the form of a novel.
ReplyDeleteI bet JR doesn't know nearly that much about their product, this is the same guy that could remember the names of guys in WWE that he personally hired.
ReplyDeletePros too
ReplyDeleteMore tomato can fights in the prelims.
ReplyDeleteI think JR is positioning himself to be GFW's first commentator. He may look at this as a tryout of sorts.
ReplyDeleteYeah... still 4 AFL Championships.
ReplyDeleteHey, Bones,
ReplyDeleteAbout your field goal prediction...
Doesn't Suggs' face look like he's an Orc from Lord Of The Rings?
ReplyDelete"I'M MARKING OUT BRO!!!!!!!!!"
ReplyDeleteWonder why Undertaker choose to miss Mania X.
ReplyDeleteI know the streak was a non factor at this point but Mania is still Mania. Seems like a bad time to go on vacation.
I'm also fearing that we'll get the tired-from-travel-and-new-accommodations JR who mixed up Matt and Jeff Hardy constantly instead of someone who is focused on calling an epic.
ReplyDeleteThey can do that in NFL too. See Antonio Cromartie.
ReplyDeleteHe was hurt and his wife was pregnant and due about that time.
ReplyDeleteHe was dead. Yokozuna and a bunch of heels killed him at RR '94.
ReplyDeleteHe had been on the grueling road schedule for....two years by then, he deserved a six month break.
ReplyDeleteActually she had the kid the year before. But it was a factor.
ReplyDeleteI think that if no one from the D picks it up it gets spotted where it normally would.
ReplyDeleteJust be happy Balor isn't in NJPW with his Joker paint anymore, otherwise we may have gotten another alive and well quote.
ReplyDeleteHow many broads has he married?
ReplyDeleteHas his kid/kids? ever show any interest in entering the biz?
I wonder about Ron Simmons, too. I could swear he played for several years
ReplyDeleteVern was drafted by the Bears. Don't know if he played or not.
ReplyDeleteSuggs looks like the dumbest man that ever lived.
ReplyDeleteThey are actually in Japan? I assumed they would call it from the States.
ReplyDeleteMcCool is his third wife. I've not heard anything about his kids, but the first one is the only one older than about 12 and the others are all girls so there'd be less chances for them anyway.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Striker has done an insane amount of homework on this. JR, much less.
ReplyDeleteThey are ringside in Japan.
ReplyDeleteThat used to be a typical hit in games between these teams.
ReplyDeleteThis shit has become faker than wrestling.
ReplyDeleteJR told Jarrett on his podcast that he wants to be drinking some alcohol at ringside to loosen up for the broadcast.
ReplyDeleteThe Steiners are such dumb shits that they couldn't even keep the two on one going for more than one elimination...amazing.
ReplyDeleteAnd Owen just entered fresh off the kick to the leg from out of the leg.
Fight, tomato cans, fight!
ReplyDeleteThe weather changed...I thought it was still going to be raining
ReplyDeleteArizona/Carolina had more action than this game... but no-one's complaining.
ReplyDeleteFuck yo big market team bias!
A big payday?
ReplyDeleteDo you guys see there ever being a time in the WWE where the tag division gets a PPV main event?
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, in hockey, Sidney Crosby whines about getting a penalty for tripping defensive juggernaut Tom Gilbert. What a schmuck (except for two weeks in February every four years.)
ReplyDeleteA beatdown.
ReplyDeleteMark Briscoe respectfully disagrees.
ReplyDeleteI'ts weird because in 1994 all the banners in the arena say Royal Rumble on them, almost like this...is the Royal Rumble or something.
ReplyDeletefew years ago with DX v legacy and DX v jerishow
ReplyDeleteNot the tag division per se... but a huge tag match to main event a PPV... especially with them all being Network Specials now... yes.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that game. Watching Keuchly and Davis was a thrill.
ReplyDeleteOverall Owen did pretty shitty in Rumbles.
ReplyDeleteThe loser gets to fight CM Punk.
ReplyDelete2000 could've been headline be E&C/Hardyz/Dudleyz in a TLC match.
ReplyDeleteno wrestlemania sign pointing?
ReplyDeleteAll it takes is one team to change things. Just like making the IC/US belt takes just one feud to reestablish importance. JeriShow became big enough to main event one with DX
ReplyDeleteYou recall incorrectly. It was #5 Arizona hosting #6 Philly.
ReplyDeleteif they had a tlc ppv, I could totally see that
ReplyDeleteYeah he's already out, instant victim to the '94 Diesel super push
ReplyDeleteSteiners were still there at Rumble 94? Only adds to my beef that it should have been Steiners/Harts.
ReplyDeleteSure if you have a wacky tag-team partners who hate each other made up of 2 Main Eventers.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, absolutely zero chance.
The only thing that saves the 98' rumble is how much storylines they crammed in the match.
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