MegaGold's top five wrestlers this week.
1. DX
Really entertaining, and score an amazing victory over Vince and Shane.
2. Edge
Competed in his 11th ladder match, even though he lost, he did AMAZING.
3. Nitro
Even with all odds against him on the Six pack match, still managed to win.
4. Lashley
Won the match to go against King Booker at no mercy.
5. Candice/Maria
They know french, if you know what I mean.

Report Card for ECW on Sci-fi 9/19

Little format change this week, usually I break this down segment by segment, but since we had the Booker T segments run throughout the show, and they are largely interconnected and they'll all get the same grade for me, I'll do them all in one section towards the end. Also, I'll be posting the results of who beat who instead of just laying out who fought who, this way it becomes a bit more clear So with that said, let's go to the tale of the tape:

Six Man Tag match: Sau, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman over Mike Knox, Test, and Matt Stryker via disqualification: What a fun, fun match to kick off the show with. One thing you can say about the brand thus far is that they always give you at least one really good bout, and these three ECW originals always deliver. Test has really been working hard to improve, and did a good job carrying his end of things, Knox looked better this week, but that may just be because of how little he had to do. Stryker knocking out Sandman was a perfect spot, and this is a good way to build the feud, as the crowd will be frothing to see Sandman finally kill Stryker. The finish wasn't really a problem for me since the idea of this match was to make everyone look good. Grade: A

Kevin Thorne w/Ariel over Balls Mahoney w/Francine via pinfall: WELCOME BACK WELCOME BACK!!! I cannot tell you how indescribably awesome it felt to see the Queen of Extreme back last night. It was a perfect use of her, and after all the sick bumps and crpa she took in the old ECW, she absolutely positively deserves a spot within the new company. Also great to see her "catfight" with Ariel, as it creates that great "feud within a feud" aspect. Thorne and Balls had a good match while it lasted, and I think Thorne is really continuing to improve, and I dig the character as I'm a big fan of vampires in general, Balls continues to be an underrated worker who is really showing his stuff when you put him in the ring. Not quite up to the level of it's prior match, but in no way subpar or boring either. Grade: B+

CM Punk over Shannon Moore via submission: This was another squash for Punk, but I liked that they had Kelly out on the ramp there as they continue to plant the seeds for a Punk vs. Knox feud. I'm wondering if Moore isn't ultimately going to be turned into a CM Punk follower, as it just dosen't seem like they have a lot planned for him, even after all those vignettes. Grade: B

Rene Dupree promo: Nothing new here, just WWE wanting us to remember Dupree, and that he's supposedly "extreme", felt like they could have just left Dupree off this week, and given those two minutes to something I found more interesting. Grade: D

Booker T segments: Top to bottom? I absolutely loved this. I hope Vince was taking notes, because this is exactly what a story like this should do, they made Booker look important, and it gave all the ECW players a chance to cut some promos and stand up to the champ. His reaction to Balls was priceless, and CM Punk looked like a top tier guy in standing up to him. They also managed to quickly show us that hey, Trinity is back! Hopefully now my favorite pizans the FBI will get some TV time. I kind of figured they were holding off on pushing them till she got back. Also, it was great that Paul Heyman was then trying to make the sales pitch to Book about coming to ECW before RVD interrupted. It's absolutely the right idea that if an on air authority figure gets a guy from another brand to come to his show that he should absolutely be trying to recruit that person, especially someone like King Booker who is a world champion. Grade: A +

King Booker w/Queen Sharmell over RVD via pinfall: Book and RVD had a solid competitive bout, which is absolutely what I expected. Van Dam got in all his signature stuff, and proved that he really works best under conditions where he can freely incorporate plunder into his move set, Book is always good in the ring. The Holly finish was predictable, but absolutely the right call, the champ is not going to do a job he can't get back (nor should he) and Holly and Van Dam still have an issue to push. My only complaint was that with Holly taking so long about nailing the Alabama Slam, he looked sort of dopey in dropping RVD so close to a chair without actually landing him on it, wouldn't he want maximum damage on his hated enemy? Oh well, can't neccessarily bitch about them trying to work safe, unless you really don't care about the workers that is. Grade: A

Overall: The show was a vast improvement from last week's "spinnin our wheels" edition, the storylines are in a holding pattern right now, and the builds are very long, but without PPV to build to, that's just the nature of the beast. I agree with Dave Scherer that while that's not a big problem yet, ECW still needs at least 4 quarterly PPV's, as well as a good prescence on the co-brand shows so that they can actually have beginnings, middles, and ends for their feuds. Because right now they're doing a pretty bad job at letting us know when they're stories are ending, but with Survivor Series coming up, and then the December to Dismember after that, that's a problem that should clear up in the next couple of months. A very good show this week, I give it an overall A-

Thanks for reading as always, this report card brought to you by Professor aviewaskewed, Professor of Extreme Studies. This report card delivered in the name of the Funker, The Sabu, and the Holy Heyman.

I have to ask... Was I seeing things or did Ariel's boobs look bigger? Not that I'm complaining or anything, but there seemed to be something different.

Aslo we got to hear a CATFIGHT! call from Styles, without a doubt the best moment of the night.

At 9/20/06 08:44 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Rene Dupree promo

Geez, still? I'd figure they'd give up with that already. The should more or less promote feuds between certain wrestlers as to gain sides for them. Or that's my bit on it anyways.

Thanks for reading as always

I'll be reading these from now on due to the fact that I'm either sleeping or sleeping due to early morning work hours.

At 9/20/06 09:56 PM, pepeatumi wrote: I have to ask... Was I seeing things or did Ariel's boobs look bigger? Not that I'm complaining or anything, but there seemed to be something different.

You aren't, some people have certainly commented that Ariel seemed to be just a bit more well endowed this week...I'm not complaining...the girl is still dirty hot! (haha, and you thought I wasn't gonna say it this week, didn't you?)

Aslo we got to hear a CATFIGHT! call from Styles, without a doubt the best moment of the night.

Absolutely, A screechy "OH MY GOD!!!" and "CATFIGHT!!!" are my absolute favorite calls in wrestling, because while it's schtick, it's schtick that dosen't detract from what's going on, but adds to it. Certain people on the RAW announce team who wear crowns should probably take some notes on that.

At 9/20/06 09:56 PM, pepeatumi wrote: I have to ask... Was I seeing things or did Ariel's boobs look bigger? Not that I'm complaining or anything, but there seemed to be something different.

She recently got breast implants.

At 9/20/06 10:18 PM, LordKooler wrote: She recently got breast implants.

She really didn't need 'em, but I won't complain : )

At 9/20/06 05:20 PM, pepeatumi wrote: I'm The Boogeyman and I'm coming.... to the unemployment line..

From WWE.com:

WWE has come to terms on the release of Boogeyman (Marty Wright) as of today 9/20/06. We wish Marty the best in all future endeavors.

I'd be lying if I said I was either surprised or unhappy by this news. I was never a fan of his and considering his lack of skill in the ring it was really only a matter of time.

At 9/20/06 10:17 PM, aviewaskewed wrote:
You aren't, some people have certainly commented that Ariel seemed to be just a bit more well endowed this week...I'm not complaining...the girl is still dirty hot! (haha, and you thought I wasn't gonna say it this week, didn't you?)

I thought something was missing in your recap. Like you said, she didn't need breast mplants but again, I"m not gonna stand (sit actually) and complain about it.

Ah, shit, sounds like I missed a great show. :-(

Sounds more like a huge mark-out show for original ECW fans, anyhow, though, so eh.

I have some big spoilers involving TNA's announcement at No Surrender.

As reported earlier, TNA is set to make an announcement at the No Surrender PPV that they claim will re-write wrestling history.

It appears that announcement will be the return of Vince Russo who has been hired by TNA in a panic move due to the recent decline in Impact ratings. The move is a surprise since WWE and UFC ratings are also down, not just TNA. The booking team will now be Russo, Jeff Jarrett, and Dutch Mantel. Mike Tenay and Scott D'Amore have been removed from the team.

Interestingly enough, TNA has told Russo that he can't book any sleaze on TNA shows.

Wrestlers will be told about Russo's hiring this weekend.

Russo was the main WWE writer back in the glory days of the Attitude Era, coming up with much of the "Crash TV" aspect of WWE programming back then. Since then, he had a stint in WCW that was a faliure and even worked for TNA early in the promotion's life.

Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com

Why the hell is TNA bringing back Vince Russo? He'll just do harm to the promotion just like what he did to WCW.

At 9/21/06 04:45 PM, LordKooler wrote:
Why the hell is TNA bringing back Vince Russo? He'll just do harm to the promotion just like what he did to WCW.

lol. you beat me to it. But I agree with what you said, its bad enough that TNA's has been importing former WCW wrestlers but Vince Russo? YOu can do better than that TNA, let's just hope he doesn't ruin TNA the same way he did with WCW.

Great news, folks. The Boogeyman was realeased by the WWE, no more worm eating freaks. W00t!!!!

Dude, calm down.

We've been members for a good while, and if you look through recent pages, you'll see there's a healthy TNA fanbase here, too. This is the one and only wrestling club, and it now covers all the brands.

And if you'd pay attention, you'd know that the whole Kurt-wanting-to-take-time-off thing was just an initial attempt to preserve his image...but it's well-known now that Angle was forced to take time off due to physical and emotional stress.

what stress? u guys think U WORK WITH WWE U DONT!!!!!! Y THE HELL DONT GET THAT U GUYS DONT KNOW EVERYTHING ADMIT IT OK???????????????? Y DONT U ACCEPT IT U MOTHERF*CKING KNOW IT ALLS and stop double-posting peptami or watever your bad name is

The WWE has signed another wrestling veteran... and I love this signing.

World Wrestling Entertainment has signed former ECW, WCW, and WWF star 2 Cold Scorpio to a three year deal, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

The former ECW World Television and Tag Team champion had a tryout match a few weeks back in a dark match against Rene Dupree. King Booker had been pushing for Scorpio to be picked up by the company. There's no word yet as to what brand Scorpio will be assigned to yet.

In recent years, Scorpio had been a regular for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan, where he held the GHC Hardcore championship and was living out of Germany. I believe he is in the process (or just completed) moving to Florida, Scorpio had been working for a number of independent companies over the past summer, including IWA Mid-South and Pro Wrestling Unplugged.

As if Booker T wasn't already a great talent, like the report says he was the one who pushed to sign Scorpio... So without further ado... All Hail King Booker!!

queen booger an king sharmell r a royal pain in the ass. sorry about b4 i snapped i wasn't having a good day and i was stressed

At 9/21/06 06:21 PM, pepeatumi wrote: World Wrestling Entertainment has signed former ECW, WCW, and WWF star 2 Cold Scorpio to a three year deal, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

A great pickup for WWE. I always felt that 2 Cold Scorpio was underrated. In my opinion he should'ive been ECW Heavyweight Champion. He had a great match against Chris Benoit from WCW Superbrawl III which I felt was one of the most underrated matches of 1993. I know it's banned but WWE should let him use the 450 Splash. I'd like to see him on Smackdown or ECW. If he were to wrestle Chris Benoit again in a Two out of Three falls match or King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship, I'd die a happy person. I have a question to ask, Will 2 Cold Scorpio return as Flash Funk?

BTW, Here's a 2 Cold Scorpio music video from WCW.

So wat is this club for??? lol
if u dnt mind me asking?

uuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lets see.......... wrestling?

At 9/21/06 06:55 PM, LordKooler wrote:
A great pickup for WWE. I always felt that 2 Cold Scorpio was underrated. In my opinion he should'ive been ECW Heavyweight Champion. He had a great match against Chris Benoit from WCW Superbrawl III which I felt was one of the most underrated matches of 1993. I know it's banned but WWE should let him use the 450 Splash. I'd like to see him on Smackdown or ECW. If he were to wrestle Chris Benoit again in a Two out of Three falls match or King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship, I'd die a happy person. I have a question to ask, Will 2 Cold Scorpio return as Flash Funk?

Well, when he had a dark match a while back he wrestled as 2 Cold Scorpio so i'm guessing (and hoping) that he'll be Scorpio and not Funk. To be honest the only match I remember from his WWF days was when he wrestled Sabu on RAW, back in the days when ECW and the WWF were cross-promoting.

Also it should be noted that he wrestled Rene Dupree in his dark match so maybe he'll be going to ECW, but like you said I wouldn't mind seeing Scorpio against Booker or Benoit or Finlay or someone like a Matt Hardy. Like I said I love this signing..

At 9/21/06 07:02 PM, The-Great-Saint wrote: So wat is this club for??? lol
if u dnt mind me asking?

I don't know whats a wwe?

I've heard it's entirely possible that Russo is not the big announcement for Sunday, that no one in TNA is saying that to anyone, so we'll see. Given his track record, this is an absolutely stupid idea, and there's also the fact that Cornette hates Russo and I don't really know how they're going to coexist.

I'm also excited as hell to see Scorpio signed, he's been working in Japan for awhile now, and if you put him in ECW, he is another great worker who can help get young talents over more, and he and CM Punk could have some really good matches I think.

There's definitely been discussions between Kurt Angle and UFC I'm hearing. The concern about him passing a physical and a drug test so he can compete. On the off chance anyone close to Kurt Angle is reading this, please talk to him, stop him, something. Kurt is hurting, please make him stop doing anything until he is healthy and ready to go, I don't want to see him crippled or worse.

wwe's ok but some of the matches are too boring.

At 9/21/06 08:13 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: There's definitely been discussions between Kurt Angle and UFC I'm hearing. The concern about him passing a physical and a drug test so he can compete. On the off chance anyone close to Kurt Angle is reading this.... I don't want to see him crippled or worse.

If Kurt can get back to normal I believe he'd fit quite nicely in with the UFC guys since his and their styles are very similar. He'd have more challenging opponents that's for sure. I would be a shame if he didn't pass the drug test, he'd more than likely pass the physical with no problem. But yes, he needs to rally his strength.

At 9/21/06 06:00 PM, The-DuDe-of-DuDes wrote: what stress? u guys think U WORK WITH WWE U DONT!!!!!! Y THE HELL DONT GET THAT U GUYS DONT KNOW EVERYTHING ADMIT IT OK???????????????? Y DONT U ACCEPT IT U MOTHERF*CKING KNOW IT ALLS and stop double-posting peptami or watever your bad name is

Dude! FUCKING take a breath! I doubt they know everything, but they know enough. Just calm down! Don't go postal because they're trying to explain something to you. YOU accept that they may know the truth, and that YOU don't know everything either. With a carrer as Kurt Angle's, there is stress. Physical, most definitely. Emotional, well that happens.

Just take a damn breath and eat a candybar!

At 9/21/06 08:13 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: I've heard it's entirely possible that Russo is not the big announcement for Sunday, that no one in TNA is saying that to anyone, so we'll see. Given his track record, this is an absolutely stupid idea, and there's also the fact that Cornette hates Russo and I don't really know how they're going to coexist.

Most of the problems between Cornette and Russo come from a skit that Russo did back in the days of WCW in which he mocked JR and his Bell's Palsy, this angered Cornette (who's tight with JR) and he's hated Russo ever since... Not to mention that Cornette is a wrestling genius (almost as good as Heyman) while Russo is more like Vince... only worse.

There's definitely been discussions between Kurt Angle and UFC I'm hearing. The concern about him passing a physical and a drug test so he can compete. On the off chance anyone close to Kurt Angle is reading this, please talk to him, stop him, something. Kurt is hurting, please make him stop doing anything until he is healthy and ready to go, I don't want to see him crippled or worse.

Word is Angle has gained some weight and he's looking a lot stonger, so he's been training for whatever it is he ultimately does. I much rather see him stick with wrestling, than go to UFC. The risk of a life-threatening injury us just much higher in UFC that in pro wrestling.

At 9/21/06 08:22 PM, cheesemarshmellow05 wrote: wwe's ok but some of the matches are too boring.

Yeah, TNA.

Well, they signed 2 Cold Scorpio, did they? I'll be damned. I didn't see that coming from WWE. Now, if only they use him like they should, then all the world will be right...

At 9/21/06 08:13 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: I've heard it's entirely possible that Russo is not the big announcement for Sunday, that no one in TNA is saying that to anyone, so we'll see. Given his track record, this is an absolutely stupid idea, and there's also the fact that Cornette hates Russo and I don't really know how they're going to coexist.

Well, you heard right....

For those who are wondering, sources within TNA are stating that the hiring of Vince Russo and the creative team changes have no bearing on the planned announcement from TNA this Sunday at No Surrender.

One source at SpikeTV noted about an hour ago to PWInsider.com that discussions continue about "upgrading" TNA on Spike, although whether that means a new timeslot or a longer show remains to be seen.

Maybe TNA wull expand to two hours.. at least I hope so.

At 9/21/06 10:01 PM, pepeatumi wrote:

At 9/21/06 08:13 PM, aviewaskewed wrote:

Well, you heard right....

.

Maybe TNA wull expand to two hours.. at least I hope so.

Me too, then there can actually be more than 3 matches.