On tap for tonight:
At 7:01pm EST on the WWE Network they will be streaming WrestleMania 25.
In the NBA tonight you can catch the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30pm EST on NBA TV.
On NBC Sports at 7:30pm EST you can watch the New York Rangers vs. Chicago Blackhawks.
Also, head on over to Place to be Nation for the debut of their brand new "Rewind Series" podcast as they take a look at the 2007 No Way Out PPV from the WWE. You can give that a listen by clicking on the link below.
http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-rewind-series-no-way-out-2007/
At 7:01pm EST on the WWE Network they will be streaming WrestleMania 25.
In the NBA tonight you can catch the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30pm EST on NBA TV.
On NBC Sports at 7:30pm EST you can watch the New York Rangers vs. Chicago Blackhawks.
Also, head on over to Place to be Nation for the debut of their brand new "Rewind Series" podcast as they take a look at the 2007 No Way Out PPV from the WWE. You can give that a listen by clicking on the link below.
http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-rewind-series-no-way-out-2007/
I will pass on 25. I've already seen Taker-Shawn 100 times and don't want to see anything else from that show
ReplyDeleteI prefer the WM 26 match.
ReplyDelete26 is a ***** match but I rank it behind HiAC and 25.
ReplyDeleteI don't think three singles titles is a bad thing, if they meant anything. But the hierarchy of the current title load out is wonky as Hell. The Intercontinental Title has long been the #2 belt in the WWE, and the U.S. Title was the same in WCW. Both titles are considered on the same level (I would almost argue the U.S. Championship is higher than the Intercontinental Championship now, but it's really semantics), and both are utterly interchangeable in their worthlessness.
ReplyDeleteWe need long, healthy IC and U.S. title reigns by top superstars who can then merge these two titles into an uberbelt to serve as the true secondary title, and create a lower-tier belt (a TV Title or reactive the Cruiserweight Title) for opening card guys.
When I first saw the match I really thought Taker was gonna lose.
ReplyDeleteSomeone breaking Honky's record is my favorite fantasy booking scenario.
ReplyDeleteIC and US titles were fine when there were separate rosters on Raw and SmackDown. But now? They're just vaguely similar except Rusev can hold onto his.
ReplyDeleteI've actually never seen it, and doubt I ever will.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that they never had Rusev turn the U.S. Title into the Russian Federation Title for extra heat. Really the U.S. Title hasn't factored much into Rusev's character at all; the 'defend America!' vein has superseded the title, even though the NAME IS IN THE TITLE.
ReplyDeleteThis company, man...
Cody should have done it in 2011/2012.
ReplyDeleteBring back the European title!
ReplyDeleteCody or I really liked Cesaro for that.
ReplyDeleteBecause I'm such a HBK mark. I don't want to see my boy go out like that.
ReplyDeleteHe goes out like a pimp.
ReplyDeleteThey remade the European Title a few months ago! Lana posted a picture of it on her Twitter feed, but then they never went anywhere with it. I chalk it up to Creative's (see: Vince and Dunn's) ineptitude on that one.
ReplyDeleteThis is really simple shit that "creative" should be coming up with. Once again they have really lost the art of booking to draw heat from the crowd.
ReplyDeleteWas watching WrestleMania 4 but got sidetracked by Billy Madison. Bridgette Wilson, yay
ReplyDeleteAs far as the HBK - Undertaker conversation below, neither Mania match even touches Hell in the Cell. Hell in the Cell is a perfect match and is truly everything I love about wrestling all in 1 match.
ReplyDeleteI was so pissed that his title run ended for the sole reason of giving Big Show a 'Wrestlemania moment'.
ReplyDeleteHe goes out with one of the best matches of all time.
ReplyDeleteTIL that a WWF title was defended at Starrcade 96. Ultimo Dragon defended the J Crown against Dean Malenko in a unification match. Among the titles unified under the J Crown was the WWF Light Heavyweight title.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to explain. For one, Taker is my least favorite wrestler outside of Jeff Hardy, and... I guess as long as I don't see it it didn't happen in my mind. This might sound dumb, but him retiring was like when the last of the old guys quit and wrestling went down the shitter.
ReplyDeleteThe cell match gets my endorsement for Best match of all time.
ReplyDeleteHe should have retired after WM 20 then.
ReplyDeleteI quit watching for a year after Mania 26.
ReplyDeleteIt has the horror movie formula in a match.
ReplyDeleteI cried.
ReplyDeleteIt writes itself. Every week, Rusev and Lana take turns desecrating the U.S. Title in increasingly brazen fashion to get their challengers good and cheesed off.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kane's still doing main event run-ins 17 years later.
ReplyDeleteI would maybe put Bret - Austin in there and Rumble 92.
ReplyDeleteThey should make an Asian title, seeing as how most of Russia isn't in Europe.
ReplyDeleteTechnically yet, but WWF didn't recognize it until 1997 anyway.
ReplyDeleteI'm still more dazed by a WWF wrestler (Tazz) beating a WCW wrestler (Mike Awesome) for the ECW world title at an ECW show.
Taker slamming him from the post to the cage to the post to the cage is great.
ReplyDeleteI can't forgive her for being a really fucking awful Sonya Blade
ReplyDeleteI think Tiger Mask had the belt in the 80's and had a couple WWF matches with Dynamite Kid and then the belt floated around Japan for several years.
ReplyDeleteHIAC #1 Bret/Austin is my #2
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Not making fun of you, but if you're not joking then you understand why I don't even want to watch it.
ReplyDeleteAngel doing everything to bring back Cordelia only for her to hook up with his ugly son is a real show killer for me.
ReplyDeleteI have an old comp tape that had Bret v Tiger Mask II for the WWF light heavyweight belt.
ReplyDeleteI watched that whole movie in perpetual fear that Johnny Cage was going to die (my favorite character). When he survived, I exhaled in relief. So of course he dies like five seconds into the sequel. Fuck.
ReplyDeleteThat is depressing.
ReplyDeleteThe piledriver on the stairs was crazy as fuck. Shawn's sense of panic and desperation is just something that cannot be duplicated.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that WWE had no idea the WWF LH title still existed and was defended around the world until they wanted to launch their own in 97 and recalled it. Chris Benoit is a former title holder! Liger held a WWF title!
ReplyDeleteWWE Eurasian Championship
ReplyDeleteGet your ass back to Eurasia!
ReplyDeleteTiger Mask never held it.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this, 1984?
ReplyDelete*pretends the sequel doesn't exist*
ReplyDeleteNo seriously, fuck that movie
I just checked the list, I swear I remember some Tiger Mask matches for the belt.
ReplyDeleteWhat's odd is that thehistoryofwwee.com has Les Thornton defending it in mid 1985 but he's not listed in the official title history either. So if Tiger Mask didn't hold it and Les Thornton didn't, what were they defending?
ReplyDeleteJohnny Cage was the best thing in the first MK movie. I like that in his ending in MK9 he becomes a badass warrior.
ReplyDeleteJunior Heavyweight title.
ReplyDeleteTiger Mask held the WWF Junior Heavyweight title.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5euVRTrMOc
ReplyDeleteWhich Tiger Mask, I or II?
ReplyDeleteno shit
ReplyDeletePerfect, thanks. I know there was a title for lighter wrestlers bouncing around the mid-80s WWF briefly.
ReplyDeleteI forget, who was II, III and IV?
ReplyDeleteLieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said........that's good! One less thing.
ReplyDelete2 was Misawa, 3 was Kanemoto, 4 was Yamazaki, 5 was Minowa.
ReplyDeleteFuck Crapple.
ReplyDeleteI was Satoru Sayama
ReplyDeleteII was Mitsuharu Misawa
III was Koji Kanemoto
I forget who IV is, but he's still doing the gimmick I think. He sucked compared to the others anyway.
Ah, I knew 2 of them were famous puro guys, couldn't remember who.
ReplyDeleteThat's all you have to say bout that
ReplyDeleteAnvil locking the cage door is fucking hilarious. I can't even explain it, you just have to watch it for yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe gimmick was a hindrance to anyone but the first one though. Both Misawa and Kanemoto said they didn't like doing it.
ReplyDeleteWWE could EASILY have a GREAT lightheavyweight division to fill up RAW time. One of Vince's most hard-headed decisions is not seeing the potential in lightheavyweight wrestlers aside from Rey Mysterio. It's ridiculous that they desperately want to appeal to international audiences, but they refuse to hire more lucha-style wrestlers to appeal to the South American market.
ReplyDeleteAll it would take is hiring a lucha NXT trainer.
"SHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUDAPPPPPP!!!"
ReplyDelete"SHUT UP!!!"
Tiger Mask IV probably loves it since he's the one with the longest run.
ReplyDeleteFuck them and their overpriced garbage.
ReplyDeleteDid you see they're trying to make a car? As if we don't have enough shitty cars that cost too much. God, I wish the Pippin would have bankrupted that horrible company.
I was really hoping they would do something like this with the first hour of Raw when they went to 3 hours. Evidently not.
ReplyDeleteI don't care that it robbed Shawshank and Pulp Fiction, if I see that movie on I'm watching it pretty much every time. Tom Hanks was really in the miracle zone from 1992 to 2002 (A League of Their Own, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story, That Thing You Do, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away and Road to Perdition).
ReplyDeleteThe original ipod was just a fantastic invention.
ReplyDeleteWhere'd Steve Jobs steal it from?
ReplyDeleteMarge vs The Monorail is on now. Where's Mr. Snrub?
ReplyDeleteI can't defend it but I actually like the fake Undertaker storyline.
ReplyDeleteYou need to find an an anchor.
ReplyDelete(Homer looks at Bart)
Look harder, Homer.
You're getting a twenty minute promo, a match we saw last week, and then another tag team match that happened last week and you'll like it dammit!
ReplyDeleteWould you get a number of a woman off an AIDS walk list?
ReplyDeleteAdrian Neville, Daniel Bryan, Finn Bálor, Itami, Kalisto, Kofi Kingston, Solomon Crowe, Tyler Breeze and Tyson Kidd (among others) could all fit under the old '236 Lbs. and Under' rule.
ReplyDeleteI call the big one Bitey.
ReplyDeleteI forgot which cruiser weight, maybe Kidman, but he said Vince basically shuttered the idea of a lucha or high flying style division because everyone was getting hurt like crazy and it just wasn't worth both the injuries and the aborted starts and stops of pushes and champs if they were fragile
ReplyDeleteWhen he had one the weight limit was too low. It needed to be around 225-230.
ReplyDeleteDepends. Is she hot?
ReplyDeleteIt had the perfect buildup too and the whole storyline played into the match
ReplyDeleteIt's easy booking and easy money. That division gets the fans pumped up. If one of them eventually gets super over you can have him chase the world title.
ReplyDeleteNo less than an 8.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of cruiserweights, WCW should have brought in Taz as the cruiserweight killer. Book him like a cruiserweight Goldberg.
ReplyDeleteI imagine TJ Hawke's new Starrcade DVD review is gonna lead to some anger.
ReplyDeleteMerge the Intercontinental and U.S. Titles, create a Television Title and Cruiserweight/Junior Heavyweight Title and tier that shit out. Make the new light weight title prestigious with kick-ass talent and matches to eliminate the stigma of it being a jobberweight title. Let debuting guys and solid mid card acts run with the TV Title to gain exposure. Put your heir apparent in the IC-title role (as the title was meant to be), and then your lead guy as Worlds Champion.
ReplyDeleteRestore King of the Ring in the summer to build towards a title match at Summerslam, create a tag team tournament in the winter months leading up to Survivor Series or the Rumble (winning team gets to enter #29 and 30 in the Rumble). It isn't rocket science.
Hmm...yes.
ReplyDeleteGetting a woman's number through nefarious means like that will never end well.
ReplyDeleteNow, would I go an AIDS walk to meet a woman? Hell yes, I can't imagine any other reason I'd go.
Wasn't it 235?
ReplyDeleteThe vigorous constitutional?
ReplyDeleteFirst one was 215.
ReplyDeleteThe nickname of the two-main-players duo for Cal women's basketball is "Cornflakes and Milk"
ReplyDeleteThat might be the worst sports nickname ever.
The Crosby Show is pretty bad imo
ReplyDeleteIt's women's college basketball, doesn't even count.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe WWE never really did any major angles with Taker's druids over the years. The were a major staple of his character and such an easy way to debut someone.
ReplyDeleteRIP Mr. Nimoy.
ReplyDeleteCMIYC is fucking awesome; like Gump, that's a movie I stop on every time on cable
ReplyDeleteDidn't IRS steal them for a while?
ReplyDelete"Krusty wants out!
ReplyDelete"No! The world needs laughter.
But he didn't do anything.
ReplyDeleteDidn't he? *gets beamed up*
ReplyDeleteTaker's entrance at SummerSlam is cool as fuck. idgaf what anyone says. His new music is amazing too.
ReplyDeleteWhat's going on, Shelton?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/second-half-brawl-ends-southern-texas-southern-womens-game/ar-AA9xixp
No one is disagreeing with you. Nor should they.
ReplyDeleteEventually they stopped following the weight limit. I think the lightheavyweight was 210 and the cruiserweight was bumped up to 215, but guys like Gillberg, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lynn, Matt Hardy, and Chavo were all heavier than that.
ReplyDeleteIntercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan defending against Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, and NXT call-ups like Adrian Neville and Finn Bálor would make me jizz with excitement.
ReplyDeleteUm...that was dumb. Hogan used the chair first and the ref called a double DQ? What a stupidly booked tournament.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, and yes. You'd think the popularity of Rey Mysterio would've made them think otherwise, but just like Vince thinks the "Yes!" chant is over and not Bryan, he probably thought Rey's mask was over but not Rey himself.
ReplyDeleteVentura must've loved that.
ReplyDeleteThen he celebrates for 20 minutes like he won the title
ReplyDeleteThis match really should have been Taker squashing Brian Lee in 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you don't tell your best friend who in-turn will tell his fiance.
ReplyDeleteUsually I'm good with player puns, but I've been out of the loop on hockey for a while so I was struggling to come up with one, so I at least wanted to rep my boy Sid the Kid
ReplyDeleteWMIV livewatch? All right then. Love that long entryway.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that entrance was awesome with the spotlights and the silhouette, and the 94-95 version of his music is the shit.
ReplyDeleteI still think they should do something similar today with Undertaker and Baron Corbin only have Corbin retire the Undertaker and carry on the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteIgnorance seems safer here.
ReplyDeleteThe mere thought of this would cause Vince to run and hide under his desk, where he would tearfully call Mason Ryan and tell him how much he misses him.
ReplyDeleteI agree. But my favorite was his spooky music he used with Big Show at Summerslam 99
ReplyDeleteNo way.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Undertaker's music, the videos in the leadup to SummerSlam 1996 have an interesting prototype version of his Ministry theme from 1998.
ReplyDeleteSome of those older shows may suck in hindsight, but the Gorilla/Ventura commentary team (and later, Gorilla/Bobby) made it interesting enough to sit through. I'd take WrestleMania Bore over the current shit show we get every day and twice on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThey could always hire a cruiser NXT trainer to have the guys work a safer style. Heck, the might not even need to. You didn't hear about Neville, Kidd, Zayn, and Breeze getting hurt during their NXT matches.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I don't even remember too many of the cruisers getting hurt, at least not anymore than the heavyweight guys did. But Vince does what he does.
I'm at 1:55:36
ReplyDeleteI always had a soft spot for Wrestlemania 4, the only big fuck up was not doing Savage - Steamboat 2.
ReplyDeleteYup. Then they both do the hesitant handshake after Savage wins.
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck is Hogan celebrating for? Motherfucker you got eliminated.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Ventura just pointed out DiBiase is breaking his chokes on 3, "not even holding 'til 4, being extra careful for this tournament." What a nerd, Maggle!
ReplyDeleteSavage needed his win back and Vince was clearly done with Steamboat.
ReplyDeleteThat should have been Big Show's music instead of "WEEEEELLLLLLL....".
ReplyDeleteFit's a gigantic motherfucker ready to kill people.
I'm amazed it took as long as it did for the fans to turn on Hogan given how he was booked.
ReplyDeleteJesse was right all along. We should've listened to Captain Freedom!
ReplyDeleteVince finally got what he wanted .It's not wrestling anymore, it's a freaking soap opera. They don't even pretend to keep kayfabe alive for the youngest of viewers these days; openly talking about the business in those Austin podcast deals on the Network.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty proud of my Letang Bang name.
ReplyDeleteWhat a douche
ReplyDeleteI like when Hogan acts like a complete dick and slams Andre.
ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase Shawn Michaels, at the end of the tournament, Hulk should have gotten the fuck out of the ring and let Savage have his moment.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to guess, not enough Japanese guys and Indy flip flopping for him.
ReplyDelete"But there's a TON of guacamole in here."
ReplyDeleteOkay. And the problem is... ?
Randy got Wrestlemania 8, but I agree. Shake his hand after the match, raise his hand as an endorsement then get the fuck out.
ReplyDeleteNothing, gotta love guacamole.
ReplyDeleteThe Rock vs. 1988 Ted DiBiase, what a dream match!...wait, what's that? Ohhhh.
ReplyDeleteWatching some season 2 TNG before bed. It's the one that spawned the gif of the black redshirt dying.
ReplyDeleteThat was what was awesome about Ventura. Comparative to Heenan, who would say stupid shit to protect his guys, Ventura was generally talking sense. He'd razz on the 'goody two-shoes' of course, but he would at least keep things in the realm of reality.
ReplyDeleteTimestamp for WM IV?
ReplyDeleteHe'd give babyfaces respect as athletes, but that was it.
ReplyDeleteSummerSlam 94 is a stealth great PPV.
ReplyDeleteI wish more guys in the WWE could afford to be like HBK and just refuse to do stuff that doesn't make sense. His story about the Raw pre-show last year is absolute gold.
ReplyDeleteWorf has the gold uniform now, but he's still stupid S1 Worf.
ReplyDeleteI hate Troi as a character, but her in the skirt and go go boots? Outstanding.
ReplyDeleteWhat story?
ReplyDeleteSavage's first 2 WCW title wins had Higan crashing the party too? Even challenging him on the spot!
ReplyDeleteWorf didn't get particularly good until the Klingon Bloodlines Plot in Season 3 really picked up. That's when he started rounding out into a more developed character in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think that was only in the pilot. But you're right.
ReplyDeleteHogan = Poochie
ReplyDeleteI'm on DailyMotion, in the middle of Muraco-DiBiase.
ReplyDeleteWell, guys. We are going to see real soon how good Chip Kelly is.
ReplyDeleteHer and Dr. Crusher. *swoon*
ReplyDeleteTasha Yar can take a long walk off a short pier as far as I'm concerned.
Dream Team 2.0! lol
ReplyDeleteIt's sad we never got a Muta/Taker match.
ReplyDeleteSeason 2 of TNG, outside of a good Data episode or two, is really only noteworthy for the Borg coming to the party. Keith said it best: badass heels worthy of the flagship.
ReplyDeleteTroi
ReplyDeleteYar
Crusher
Entrances alone would've been outstanding and take up at least 15 minutes.
ReplyDeleteA few months back he was asked to come to Raw, then told upon arrival that the show was rewritten and they no longer had anything for him. Basically jerking around a hall of gamer.
ReplyDeleteThey asked him to do some live stuff after the show. He refused because hes retired and didn't want to get home at 2am.
Then they asked him to do the presume because it was really important. He said something along the lines of "if it's so important, why are X and Y hosting it?" They told him to have a safe trip home and he left before the show started.
My explanation doesn't do it justice. It's on Austins podcast.
Frank Gore to Philadelphia? When the fuck did that happen?
ReplyDeleteI like redheads.
ReplyDeleteDiBiase to the finals. No "Money, Money, Money" yet.
ReplyDeleteDid Ultimo Dragon appear on WCW Nitro with WWF Light Heavyweight Championship?
ReplyDeleteI like Gore but how much can they milk out of him?
ReplyDeleteYar was the first woman I noticed back in the day. Don't let the short hair fool you, she filled her starfleet uniform well.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me that 1988 was the last year that a bunch of their guys had no entrance music.
ReplyDeleteI do too, Crusher's not bad.
ReplyDeleteToday and just recently the news about Maclin going to the Chiefs.
ReplyDeleteSavage-Valentine.
ReplyDeleteColor: Pink
Shit, I would've hit Yar, Troi or Crusher in their primes.
ReplyDeleteMega Bucks was good stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnd he's like 4 years older than McCoy.
ReplyDeleteOh god, upstairs neighbors have a baby. Worst nightmare comes true.
ReplyDeleteI would still take 2 over 7 and large parts of 6. At least it still feels fresh.
ReplyDeleteJust be glad it's not you.
ReplyDeletehttp://weknowawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/baby-sleep-in-meme.jpeg
ReplyDeleteSeason 6 kind of collapsed in on itself after the two-parter where Picard got captured by the Cardassians, though Relics with Scotty returning immediately elevates that season.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad. He is happy to destroy what he built as long as he doesn't have to admit to what it really is
ReplyDeleteIt's about time KC got a good receiver
ReplyDeleteWhat is Roddy's best match?
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine it's not this match at Mania8 I'm getting ready to watch
Maclin to the Chiefs? I'm having trouble keeping up with all the moves and rumors of moves right now. This has been the craziest offseason I can remember in quite some time.
ReplyDeleteGorilla and Ventura discussing whether Valentine heading to the top for a forearm smash was smart. Gorilla says no, as Macho's closeness didn't allow for that much speed coming down. Ventura argues that since it hit, it was effective and there's no need for debate.
ReplyDeleteNERDS
Probably.
ReplyDeleteVince was fucking up the simple booking for over 25 years
ReplyDeleteIt'd be another couple years before he got that.
ReplyDeleteThat match is amazing. No match is more undeservedly forgotten in the pantheon of Mania classics as that one is.
ReplyDeleteIt's either that or the Valentine match, which really is only good by the standards of the time.
ReplyDeleteImagine Cole and JBL having this discussion.
ReplyDeleteWrestlemania 8 against Bret or Dog Collar against Valentine.
ReplyDeleteThat's his best WWF match for sure. He had some really good shit in the NWA and Portland. Check out his matches vs Buddy Rose from the late 70's early 80's if you ever get the chance.
ReplyDeletetheres gotta be a vhs somewhere of a great piper v flair match. other than that, against bret is his best
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