Howdy Blog O'Doomers, I hope those of you in Canada are having a fine Thanksgiving and those of you in the United States are enjoying this Government holiday. As for the rest of the BOD universe, I hope things are well.
My only thoughts this week are wondering has there ever been a period where (at least in the eyes of the die-hard fans if not so much the actual numbers) where the WWE went from hot to cold so quickly.
They had a really good PPV in Payback and a tremendous RAW episode the following night (Mark Henry's faux retirement, Lesnar attacking Punk, etc.) and then Money in the Bank was tremendous fun followed by a Summerslam card with two legitimate MOTY candidates. Like we were all generally excited to watch the WWE at that point right? And now...at least personally speaking...I'm pretty much set until the build for the Royal Rumble. The main story is going nowhere...even the Punk-Heyman stuff has hit a stand still. Even thought they have completely fudged the main story it shows to prove how difficult it can be to keep an audience excited for one full year without a break.
Oh yeah, if you haven't heard Steve Austin's most recent podcast with JR, do it. They quickly skate around his "retirement" because no need to burn bridges. Ross said he'd be very interested in the UFC and maybe calling some college football. He also said he wouldn't mind doing some spot acting. He had some incredibly funny stories and it was just a good hour of listening. Ross in UFC may or may not work. Hard to say. I think his talents can translate through calling any sort of action however. Ross actually did a good job on the couple of XFL Games he was assigned.
Now I'm hoping Austin can get Bischoff and Shane McMahon on his podcast. Those would be two guys I would love to listen to.
Anyway enjoy the show or the baseball game or the Monday Night Football game. But whatever you watch come out swinging and keep it clean!
My only thoughts this week are wondering has there ever been a period where (at least in the eyes of the die-hard fans if not so much the actual numbers) where the WWE went from hot to cold so quickly.
They had a really good PPV in Payback and a tremendous RAW episode the following night (Mark Henry's faux retirement, Lesnar attacking Punk, etc.) and then Money in the Bank was tremendous fun followed by a Summerslam card with two legitimate MOTY candidates. Like we were all generally excited to watch the WWE at that point right? And now...at least personally speaking...I'm pretty much set until the build for the Royal Rumble. The main story is going nowhere...even the Punk-Heyman stuff has hit a stand still. Even thought they have completely fudged the main story it shows to prove how difficult it can be to keep an audience excited for one full year without a break.
Oh yeah, if you haven't heard Steve Austin's most recent podcast with JR, do it. They quickly skate around his "retirement" because no need to burn bridges. Ross said he'd be very interested in the UFC and maybe calling some college football. He also said he wouldn't mind doing some spot acting. He had some incredibly funny stories and it was just a good hour of listening. Ross in UFC may or may not work. Hard to say. I think his talents can translate through calling any sort of action however. Ross actually did a good job on the couple of XFL Games he was assigned.
Now I'm hoping Austin can get Bischoff and Shane McMahon on his podcast. Those would be two guys I would love to listen to.
Anyway enjoy the show or the baseball game or the Monday Night Football game. But whatever you watch come out swinging and keep it clean!
Why aim low for Shane? Austin/Vince wold be the Wrestlemania of podcasts.
ReplyDeleteJR's first podcast was interesting to say the least. His father sounded borderline abusive making him practice football tackling on their concrete living room floor and making him take a hammer to a bag of puppies when he left the gate to the pin open and two of his dogs inbred.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to sound ultra liberal but knowing what I know now it kinda irks me Columbus Day is a holiday. And all the rubbish they teach you in school is just silly.
ReplyDeletewhat's the date for this JR podcast, the only one I see on the page is before JR got fired.
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDeleteI'm not watching Raw right now, but I wanted to at least jump online and let everyone know that even if I were watching, I would probably be bored enough to say that I didn't want to watch anymore.
ReplyDeleteAlways happy to see someone I hate get superkicked
ReplyDeleteWhat did Stan do to you?
ReplyDeleteWMX7 to Backlash 2001.
ReplyDeleteAustin's heel turn was flat, Rock left, Triple H teased a much wanted face turn and stayed heel, Jericho was in a boring feud with Regal and didn't seem to be going anywhere, they just squeezed the last juice out of E&C/Dudleys/Hardyz and Undertaker/Kane become the top faces of the company. I never got the appeal of Undertaker riding a motorcycle and walking around like he has the biggest dick in the room.
Is RAW even on now?
ReplyDeleteVince in 2025 :"Hey guys, ever heard of this Marc Maron guy?"
ReplyDeleteHB Shizzle? As dead a catchphrase as I've ever heard.
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDeletebut he's king of kangaroo court!
ReplyDeleteI see Randy Orton's mic abilities remain in abeyance.
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDeleteDisqus crashed, still acting a little wonky here where I'm at...
ReplyDeleteDid Miz spray tan his teeth?
ReplyDeleteI think he's improved tons
ReplyDeleteHE CAME TO TAN!
ReplyDeleteIs October the best sports month of the year? Playoff baseball, NFL, and even the beginning of the NHL season.
ReplyDeleteI'm still shocked they decided it was a great idea to go nearly 2 months without a champion. Yeah, they've made titles meaningless but do they really want EVERYONE to think that?
ReplyDeleteCountry style Deliverance with Miz's dad would go a long way to getting their heat back
ReplyDeletesorry i did not mean to post that so many times. It was glitching out.
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDelete#HBSHIZZLE
ReplyDeleteyou HBShizzled the server!
ReplyDeleteY'ALL HERD?! LOW KI RETIRED
ReplyDelete9/24. It's on the new family-friendly podcast not unleashed
ReplyDelete...that a fucked up snap mare or a lousy stunner? Whichever I hope Santino drops it
ReplyDeleteDid Santino just hit Fandango with a Stone Cold Stunner? A shitty one to be sure but still.
ReplyDeleteTwo bills were on the house floor of the Senate, both of which were legislation on dirt sheets.
ReplyDeleteA senator looks over the first bill and says to a colleague, "I think this bill is pretty apt for the societal change we're trying to affect."
His colleague holds up the other and says, "This bill is apter."
#JokesInsteadofFandangoMatches
ReplyDeleteThat was his finisher before the Cobra.
ReplyDeleteHotshotting the tag-title match already? Figures, the one time in ages that a tag-title match that could actually draw interest for a ppv match and they throw it out there on Raw with no promotion.
ReplyDelete#StephanieMcMahonDonkeyShow
ReplyDelete(please let it trend....)
WWE
ReplyDeleteEven We're Not Sure Why We're Doing This
Really? Well if it's better for his health good for him. Question for you btw, I get kinda confused with name changes, are you Lobster Head or whatever the name is?
ReplyDeleteThe Rhodes are as hot a face team as we'll see for sometime. They should absolutely get a run with the belts.
ReplyDeleteWhether Santino's out with an injury or on Raw weekly I forget he's there.
ReplyDeleteThe reasons for Punk to keep fighting Heyman guys are getting thinner.
ReplyDeleteI need to get dieting advice from "reasons" then.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this backstage segment being filmed this way? The lighting, the position of the camera. I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, i'm over this feud. Paul E is great as always but Ryback & Curtis Axel just aren't great opponents for CM Punk.
ReplyDeleteThere you go guys. It's what we all wanted for years... Heyman booking Raw.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for something to happen worth commenting on...
ReplyDeleteKevin Dunn's being doing the exact same sleepwalking shit for 15 years now.
ReplyDeleteHello folks. Was doing some late work, then had trouble finding a (ahem) perfectly legal way to watch. Is a LOVE CENA video what's showing now?
ReplyDeleteAlways makes me smile when the WWE photoshops the NWA name out of lil John Cena's homemade title belt!
ReplyDeleteYes, the second coming, in technicolor
ReplyDeleteWell, at least I'm up to speed. HBK superkicked Orton?
ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase Lorne Michaels: We don't go on because the show is ready. We go on because it's 8 o'clock on Monday.
ReplyDeleteOh, crap. I'm gonna get something to drink. Damn midget bull.
ReplyDeleteAnd now los matadores...it's like they knew you'd be watching
ReplyDeleteThis gimmick is still alive after being DOA 2 weeks ago? Points for persistance i suppose.
ReplyDeleteAnd fuck these guys. Zayn should get to give em both top rope BRAINBUSTAAAHHHs.
ReplyDelete(sigh)
ReplyDeleteI'm just gonna bend over for mini bull now....
The only reason the Tito Santanas are a thing is to get that damn bull over.
ReplyDeleteStarted late, but I think attempted/Orton got out of ring
ReplyDeleteCould they at least stab the shit out of the bull like real matadores?
ReplyDeleteIsn't this the 3rd week in a row this has happened?
ReplyDelete3MB again? Fuck Me. Is there not another heel tag-team available?
ReplyDeleteYes, and they wrestled against each other on at least one Smackdown in there as well.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't they just get a couple guys from NXT, stick them in masks and call them 'Team X' or something?
ReplyDeleteWith all these ondemand commercials talking about redbox and netflix, it just makes me realize how much I miss VIDEO STORES.
ReplyDeleteThere's this glorious smell that doesn't exist anymore that you can only get from a video store. Popcorn, plastic, and filtered air.
And then there's perusing as a kid, which was an event in itself, the careful consideration involved in the choosing, because you didn't want to pick wrong and end up Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge as your only company that weekend. Damn, I miss video stores.
(Much like any rant, this was apropos of nothing and compelled by even less, so apologies if it proves obnoxious)
Is there any full-time position in WWE lower than 3MB?
ReplyDeleteJTG
ReplyDeleteBeing Zack Ryder
ReplyDeleteDel Rio?
ReplyDeleteDidn't they do that last friday on Smackdown? Los Locales or something?
ReplyDeleteYoshi
ReplyDeleteYeah, I do miss generic jobbers, they served their purpose well in the early days.
ReplyDeleteSin Cara
ReplyDeletePecking order:
ReplyDeleteProduction Assistant
Ring Crew
Coffee Machine
3MB
"Well put your little hand in mine..."
ReplyDeleteAnd the fun of cruising the Horror section and gambling on some awesome cover art that may or may not have anything to do with the movie
ReplyDeletethanks! didn't realize they were two separate pages until now.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen him in months.
ReplyDeleteThis is the laziest shit in the world, autobooker would book this segment better
ReplyDeleteRing Crew are all the referee's aren't they?
ReplyDeleteAnd the feeling that you're not being rushed to get your damn movie and get out, like you feel with any Redbox station that has more than one person looking to rent something.
ReplyDeleteYeah they did now that you mention it.
ReplyDeleteThe other heel teams are the Shield, the Wyatts, and the Real Americans.
A Real Americans vs. Matadores feud would kind of make sense...maybe after they've gotten Los Matadores 'over' by wrestling 3MB a few hundred times.
Still under contract, so I was considering him full-time
ReplyDeleteI miss brunette Rosa Mendes shaking her ass during these matches. Cut bait on these 3 jobbers already.
ReplyDeleteThat needs to be a gimmick account here, post-haste.
ReplyDeleteI was referring to guys that are at least on TV on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteIS IT ME, YOU GUYS, OR HAS JBL TURNED INTO SUCH A SHIT COMMENTATOR?
ReplyDeletePeople just like to see a little person with talent after watching Hornswoggle for about 7 years or so
ReplyDelete"The magic of El Torito...."
ReplyDeleteFuck you, Cole.
Fuck you.
Holy cow, Los Matadores are over like a 4 leaf clover!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteThis video is like a Hard Copy segment.
ReplyDelete"Rowdy Roddy Peeeeper."
LIKE NO LIE, COLE IS THE BEST GUY OF THE 3. COLE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB SINCE HE TURNED FACE
ReplyDeleteGood god, I can't stand her voice
ReplyDeleteAre you having a mid-life crisis?
ReplyDeleteCurt Hawkins.
ReplyDeleteAutobooker says input competitors.
ReplyDeleteComputing....
Computing...
Computing...
Distraction and roll up.
I could spend an hour in Blockbuster. I feel the same about music stores. I used to go to a record store with no idea what I was going to get and just browse. It was actually something I looked forward to doing.
ReplyDeleteMy penis shrivels when she shrieks.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me laugh how quickly Cole pissed away the good will he got from Lawler's heart attack.
ReplyDeleteI think I might be. I'm cool with it though.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the heel mini to show up, to justify the bull's existance. Either than or for Sin Cara's write-out, he's gonna turn heel and lose a feud to it. Hey, I might actually pay for that.
ReplyDeleteAutobooker says book TAG match.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson of Cody and Show? Get fired and you get more airtime and video time than ever before
ReplyDeleteFamily Video is still around in the midwest, and doing well. I go about once a month on average.
ReplyDeleteSteph looks more and more like Vince with each week.
ReplyDeleteI'm scare-oused.
Where were these rumors of the condition of HHH?
ReplyDeleteBlockbuster is where it went to shit! Mom n Pop all the way!
ReplyDeleteDEPENDS WHERE THE WIND BLOWS
ReplyDeleteI don't think HHH ever got over that concussion Lesnar and/or Axel gave him
ReplyDeleteYou have a point. For the record, I don't hate the guy, or his work. He just annoys me from time to time. At least he's not doing that horrible "heel announcer" gimmick anymore.
ReplyDeleteHHH's dream world. He's kind of a big thing there
ReplyDeleteHA! YOUR OLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
ReplyDeleteSo has anyone actually tried these Mighty Wings? I wanted to give them a shot, but I'm completely mortified that they aren't actually chicken, or some shit.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he ever got over being punished for the MSG Clique Incident.
ReplyDeleteMIGHTY WINGS ARE PEOPLE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's in the Teddy Long "HOLLA HOLLA!" DLC. Only $4.99
ReplyDeleteHe's just such a whore. There is nothing sincere about anything that comes out of his mouth and it is so obvious that Vince's hand is up his ass to make his mouth work.
ReplyDeleteNOW WITH 60% MORE GIRL.
ReplyDeleteBut he kept plugging away for the next 17 years. What a warrior
ReplyDeleteGoing all Inception and hacking into HHHs dreams would be a scary thing.
ReplyDeleteor are you really worried a wild Larry Bird will appear and steal them?
ReplyDeleteVince = Stephanie
ReplyDeleteLike:
Michael Jackson = Janet Jackson
He'll get his big push... eventually.
ReplyDeleteI see what wwe's plan was here. Start the show with Miz/Orton match to really get people in a fever pace that will carry the rest of the show. The classic confrontation of douchebag hair vs. Moron tatoos is always a crowd favorite.
ReplyDeleteMine engorges.
ReplyDeleteI imagined you going all Charlton Heston on us
ReplyDeleteA lot of muscles and ass play.
ReplyDeleteWell, yes. He's more of a puppet than puppet H.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid that they ARE Larry Bird.
ReplyDeleteLarry Bird uses Wing Steal.
ReplyDeleteIt's super effective!
Hey, I was betting on separate entrances.
ReplyDeleteSo....between us....normal flaccidity?
ReplyDeleteANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN WWE!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame there's so much baggage from the past. They're very good at this
ReplyDeleteThe Ultimate Warrior never shook his hand before their Mania XII match. The company has been obsessed with handshake protocals ever since!
ReplyDeleteMy life is one long mid-life crisis.
ReplyDelete#28YearOldsProblems
Yup. :-)
ReplyDeleteGet your hands off me you damn dirty ape!!
Maybe they can squeeze in another Los Matadores vs. 3MB match tonight!
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for that Randy Savage chant when she is out there
ReplyDeleteIn certain cities, HHH wouldn't get crowd sympathy if he announced he had cancer. Some cities, he'd be booed, others just silence.
ReplyDeleteyep. I actually have no problem with their on-screen persona.
ReplyDeleteI never understood the whole "chant what happened to you" thing that crowds do to heels.
ReplyDeleteI'd prefer "You fucked Macho" but I think they tore the ECW arena down.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that's how debt collection works...
ReplyDeleteThose. Bastards.
ReplyDeleteI would cheer for cancer then.
ReplyDeletePhilly might throw a chair.
ReplyDeleteYou tapped out is good for a guy who never taps but finally had to, like HHH at WM20, for example.
ReplyDeleteFLOG HIM FOR HIS INSOLENCE!
ReplyDeleteShhh, they don't have to make sense, the audience is full of idiots
ReplyDeleteFuck you. Yes, it is.
ReplyDelete-WWE Creative
Shhh, they don't have to make sense, the audience is full of idiots
ReplyDeleteThe should bring back Repo Man.
ReplyDeletewait, HHH's jaw was wired shut?
ReplyDeleteso does that make Show the biggest babyface ever, or the biggest heel for meaning we get more Steph on the mic?
Legal Repercussions! Thrilling!
ReplyDeleteThat tapout is in Abeyance.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was refurbished, and the new owner just wanted nothing to do with wrestling.
ReplyDeleteCANT BELIEVE THIS ASSHOLE ISNT SELLING BIG SHOW'S PUNCH
ReplyDeleteAnd now, let's watch the splooge hit her in the other eye...
ReplyDeleteThey should have Flair as technical consultant...
ReplyDeleteThat. Bastard.
ReplyDelete"HHH ruled the Attitude Era!"
ReplyDeleteಠ_à²
All the Mom n Pop's around here closed up and the few places that didn't were owned by the same guy who I had a run in with - I was taking my friend to look at video games so my sister asked me to drop off her overdue videos. I did, he ran them through the system and then came over to me demanding I pay the close to $100 in late fees. I told him they weren't mine, he told me I probably watched them, I told him "I don't have the faintest idea what that movie's about", he told me if I didn't pay I couldn't rent there anymore, I told him I didn't have a membership there, he told my friend he wasn't allowed to rent there if I didn't pay my sister's late fees, my friend told him to go fuck himself and we went to Blockbuster.
ReplyDeleteOooo...nice.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe there two are STILL the focal point of all storylines. Do you think if Andre in 87 decided to get mad and feud with jack Tunney for the lack of title shots and the small trophy that wrestlemania 3 would have done the same business???? This is getting ridiculous now
ReplyDeleteI laughed when the next week on Raw, they chanted "You Tapped Out" at Cena after Bischoff forced his hand to tap the mat.
ReplyDeleteIt means HHH is going to start rapping.
ReplyDeleteWe broke Paul.
ReplyDeleteHe mentioned the walkout, but nobody seems interested in doing it again. It would solve all this Corporation mess, you'd think.
ReplyDeletehey, he no-sold death back in 2000...
ReplyDelete...don't quote me but I think that lasted for like a month and it's not being used (maybe torn down?) now
ReplyDeleteYES, TRIPS. You're a heel. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYawn.
ReplyDeleteWeak threat. Big Show begs and grovels each week these days.
ReplyDeleteAs COO, I will personally murder their family if they don't respect me!
ReplyDeleteThis promo needed to happen after Summerslam
ReplyDeleteNo Hunter, Razor Ramone is Da Bad Guy!
ReplyDeleteShit, even Johnny Ace got him to beg.
ReplyDeleteActually, I'm kind of enjoying Trips right now. First time during this angle, aside from the KO punch. Which he sold like a champ.
ReplyDeleteI should clarify: HHH's promo should have happened. Steph should never been on TV
ReplyDeleteI'm still amazed that Bryan got chanting 'YES!" over
ReplyDeleteWondered who would say that.
ReplyDeleteDel Rio? Can't say I saw that coming.
ReplyDeleteAh fuck. ADR? This feud really needs Cena?
ReplyDeleteHm, way out of the Cena match?? "no match as a reward"???
ReplyDeleteUm. Cause Mexicans don't like long ass beards?
ReplyDelete(I got nothing)
In fairness, I think Miami had a huge hand in making it a 'thing.'
ReplyDeleteI'm always for heels acting like heels.
ReplyDelete....they should really piss on the belt and have him beg not to have a match tonight either
ReplyDeleteAnd ADR makes sure no fucks are given.
ReplyDeleteIt won't be, but this is a good time to add a couple of names to the corporate team, and Del Rio isn't a bad choice.
ReplyDeleteUgh, time for football I think.
ReplyDeleteEveryone's favorite bowl-lee is WALKING.
ReplyDeleteGuess not, another second coming video
ReplyDeleteIt could make sense - ADR realizes he pissed off one 'upper management' person last week (Vickie) - so he decides to kiss up to HHH & Steph to make up for it.
ReplyDeleteOr they're just throwing people together randomly.
SOME SMARK YOU ARE
ReplyDeleteThat promo was so unnecessary.
ReplyDelete"Sewn back together. Now he returns."
ReplyDeleteJeezus, it was just an elbow!