If you go to dailymotion dot com and search WWE raw and put it set at most recent, you can actually watch raw. WWE.com should do this for all their shows because sometimes people are some place during their shows and they miss the shows.... like smackdown.. I can never watch smackdown because i'm always at work friday nights.

Avie that is cool you are going to get to hang with CM Punk, although I would be really jealous if it was Jeff Hardy. Jeff going off the ladder was the only good part last night. Benoit tapping was the worst ending to a main event I have ever seen. I hope Cena dies in a plane accident.

What hell happened? Avie, is there any way you can delete my previous post? Now, more news..

- Major drug testing took place at the TV tapings today. You can likely expect many suspensions in the coming weeks.

- WWE was aware that this story was coming, so it wasn't a big shock to them.

- Shortly before the story broke yesterday afternoon, Vince McMahon's mood totally changed backstage. It wasn't so much anger as it was concern.

- When TNA wrestler Kurt Angle was named in the investigation a few weeks ago, some people in WWE said stuff along the lines of, "Serves him right, he was a jerk when he was leaving here." However, when the tables were turned on WWE with some of their wrestlers being named, a few people were shook up to say the least.

- Many in WWE are starting to wonder if the Wellness Policy will return to being how it was before where a number of guys were suspended.

- The wrestler who looks the worst in all of this is obviously Randy Orton. He's been linked to eight drugs and there's no reason to be using that many unless you are indeed abusing them, even if you have legal prescriptions for everything.

- If nothing else comes out from all of this, at the very least the wrestlers named will now be painted with the "Oh, he's the guy named in the steroids thing" from here on out. WWE could have a problem with even more fans going along with the steroid chants and that sort of thing at events, and they obviously don't want that

So if the WWE does indeed hand out suspensions... What happens after WM? Does this mean that big pushes are in store for people like Carlito, Nitro and Matt Hardy? Or will Vince just go about his business as usual?

And you can flame if you want, but I have to say it.... Orton needs to go! This has nothing to do with my disdain for the guy, but he's been suspended twice before, one of those was allegedly because of steroid use. I mean, the guy has hurt the WWE more than helped it since his debut, both in the ring and out if it and now he's linked to eight different drugs?? This guy has problems, plain and simple.

Wow, Steph's hatred of Paul is pretty irrational these days now ain't it? Like me and others have said, there's no way in hell Paul Heyman is stupid enough to go to a show and be a petulant little kid and turn the fans against the product, it would cost him his job and those fat checks he gets for doing nothing. Love Paul Heyman or hate him, the one thing you have to give him is that he is one of the shrewdest men in the business, and he never makes a move without making sure he's protected in the end. The smartest thing for Paul to do is to continue to just sit at home and make his money, and not be involved with an ECW product that has disenchanted the hardcore audience and isn't really drawing like WWE would want, though I must admit they've made some good steps towards at least making the show better. Though we need more guys from the NB and Originals stables getting wins and loses over each other I feel. Right now it's like "RVD with his gang continues to try and destroy Elijah Burke with his gang". I understand they don't want to give away the Mania bout, but there's other guys who could be working each other, or working with Burke and Van Dam.

I didn't like the Benoit finish as a hardcore fan, but looking at it from the perspective of John Cena is going to headline the biggest show of the year, and Benoit isn't, it makes perfect sense to show that when Cena is up against a veteran, Cena can beat the guy and make him tap. I think the STFU is a crappy submission hold because I just don't see very many guys tapping to STF's but I thought the finish was in the end good booking.

At 3/20/07 08:49 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: I didn't like the Benoit finish as a hardcore fan, but looking at it from the perspective of John Cena is going to headline the biggest show of the year, and Benoit isn't, it makes perfect sense to show that when Cena is up against a veteran, Cena can beat the guy and make him tap. I think the STFU is a crappy submission hold because I just don't see very many guys tapping to STF's but I thought the finish was in the end good booking.

I understand it makes sense from a business persepective, but the wrestling fan in me (emphasis on the word wrestling) believes that they WWE could have gone in a different route. Maybe have a run-in with Michaels or even have Benoit lost to the FU and its not just that Benoit tapped, its also that Cena got absolutely no offense in the match, he does his usual set of moves and makes Benoit tap. If Cena had been made to look strong in the match, the hardcore fans wouldn't be as pissed, the fact is Cena git his ass handed to him (even more so than usual) and managed to dispatch one of the best WRESTLERS in our generation with only a handful of moves.

But then it is Cena, and Vince is hell-bent on making Cena look like Superman, and we all know that Vince knows what the fans want more than the fans do.

As for Stephanie, she's a bitch who knows nothing about wrestling and quite frankly I don't care what she thinks... Hell, wasn't she the one who wanted to push that Rodimer guy to the moon? And now he's back in th developmental brands... That just shows you how little Steph knows about the wrestling business.

I was going to go on a whole explanation of Vince wanting Cena to look that way, but looks like I don't gotta now. All I'll add is that Vince likes to book a champion who basically follows the Hogan model, gets beaten half to death and then comes back and wins. Personally, I think that only really works when the opponent is much bigger then you, but that's what Vince wants, and with Cena being seen as the "main" champion because he's champion of RAW, that's what you're gonna get.

Nice to see them using different players in the opener here on ECW on Sci fi, and I like that RVD and Sabu are being used here, though obviously this isn't like the wild tag bouts they used to have when they were ECW World Tag Champs.

At 3/20/07 10:10 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Nice to see them using different players in the opener here on ECW on Sci fi, and I like that RVD and Sabu are being used here, though obviously this isn't like the wild tag bouts they used to have when they were ECW World Tag Champs.

It was a pretty good match, minus the miscommunication near the end. And a memo to Styles... That wasn't a cross body block, it was a Pooooounce!!!

Really they need to start calling it something, and Sabu sold it like if he was hit by a truck... Sure looked good though.

At 3/20/07 10:15 PM, pepeatumi wrote: Really they need to start calling it something, and Sabu sold it like if he was hit by a truck... Sure looked good though.

I agree they need to call it something here, Sabu also did sell it well, but I dunno, to me it looks less impressive on the replay, like it grazed Sabu. I understand working safe, but it'd look better if Corvon actually ran straight into the guy, less risk of it looking fake.

so unpredictable that lashley would beat masters on ecw.... /sarcasm
That was a load of crap.
Cena and Lashley need to lose sometime soon... or i'm going to stop watching wrestling for awhile.

Funny how no one here really complains about Batista not losing much huh? Wonder why that is. Course the wrestlers on SD are doing the complaining for us it seems.

lol... I knew there was something familiar about Sabu's attire last night... It was Daivari's.

For those wondering why Sabu was wearing Daivari's tights last night on ECW, I am told he didn't arrive at the venue until close to 7 PM, claiming his luggage had been lost by the airline. WWE performers are required to check in at TV tapings in the early afternoon, so you can imagine how much that endeared him to management.

At 3/21/07 10:04 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Funny how no one here really complains about Batista not losing much huh?

I tend to think that that is because some people here still actually like Batista. Funny how it's only the guys people hate that they scream need to lose more. At this point, none of the world champions should be doing jobs to anybody, they need to be kept strong as all three of them are in the main pushed matches at the biggest PPV of the year. Why can't some of you guys understand that? You don't start burying or making guys look weak that you expect people to shell out an extra 10 dollars on top of the 40 they normally pay to see them compete on the biggest show of the year.

So frankly, I don't see how any of you can bitch about the way the main champions are being presented right now, it's absolutely what WWE needs to be doing, and Lashley is really trying to make the most of his oppurtunity, and I hope he goes all the way with it and gets better. Yes the match with Masters was just to put Lashley over, but why the fuck not? Masters is going nowhere, he's Lex Luger '07 so you know what? Job him to the guy with the potential to be something better and make money for them.

Mania is not the time to have your best guys looking weak, or putting over new guys, maybe after they can start with the elevation of other deserving people...but ya know? With only one or two exceptions, I'm not finding a whole hell of a lot of guys on ANY of the brands who can really carry their show or be elevated over a Cena, or a Lashley, or an Undertaker (Fuck Batista, that friggin guy has proven he dosen't have the fire).

WrestleMania 24 is going to be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on March 30, 2008. Click here for the full story.

I don't like Batista... I don't mention him because I don't care for him. Persoanlly, I think Batista is the worse out of the champs (even worse than Lashley) he does things half-assed, is incredibly sloppy in the ring and more often than not you can tell that he just doesn't want to be on Smackdown..

I don't respect him either, I don't talk about him because he's a waste if time and space, and from what I've been hearing... He won't beat Taker at Mania and he shouldn't.

That's all I have to say about the guy.

At 3/21/07 04:27 PM, pepeatumi wrote: more often than not you can tell that he just doesn't want to be on Smackdown..

Has anybody else noticed a change in the way Batista cuts promos now? Before he got injured, and just after he got back (on the hunt for the title again) he seemed to have passion and was enthusiastic, but recently, he just doesn't put any effort behind his promos. His words get the fans going, but he just doesn't satisfy me.
I dunno though, it could just be the fact that he's facing Taker at Mania and he can't be the super face at the risk of fucking Taker's status up.

I don't understand how anyone can think Batista will win at mania. Ask yourself this: If you were a top veteran in WWE for 17 years (like Taker), and you had just won your first Royal Rumble (Like Taker), and you have and incredible undfeated streak at mania (once again like Taker) do you seriously think they would make you lose. I'm pretty sure that if Undertaker is supposed to lose (which would be retarded ) he would purposely shoot the match and steal the gold. WWE would get mad at him, but what the hell would they be able to do about it? Firing Undertaker would be the worst idea by Vince and I'm sure he would know that. If you take what i say into consideration you'll understand that Taker aint walkin out without that title.

Y'know, I used to like Stephanie McMahon, back when she was SD's general manager; but as of late, I see nothing more than a complete & utter bitch. You think you know somebody........

At 3/19/07 11:29 PM, pepeatumi wrote:

At 3/19/07 11:20 PM, Outlaw88 wrote: Due to life in general I missed all of Raw. Can anyone do some kind of re-cap?

Here's a recap... http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/
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It was a pretty crappy show and just when it couldn't get any worse... Benoit tapped out the STFU.

Well, at the very least, JBL got Sweet Chin Music, so all wasn't lost. :P But yeah, Cena or not, BENOIT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO TAP TO ANYONE! I remember when he faced Brock Lesnar one time; Lesnar wanted him to tap, but DID HE? NOOOOOOOOO! He passed out, because he is Chris Benoit, and HE DOES NOTTAP!!!

At 3/21/07 04:23 PM, LordKooler wrote: WrestleMania 24 is going to be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on March 30, 2008. Click here for the full story.

FUCK. The ONE time Wrestlemania's remotely close to where I live (the St. Petersburg area), and I DON'T HAVE ANY FUCKING MONEY!!!! WAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

At 3/21/07 05:18 PM, Clownshock wrote: I don't understand how anyone can think Batista will win at mania. Ask yourself this: If you were a top veteran in WWE for 17 years (like Taker), and you had just won your first Royal Rumble (Like Taker), and you have and incredible undfeated streak at mania (once again like Taker) do you seriously think they would make you lose. I'm pretty sure that if Undertaker is supposed to lose (which would be retarded ) he would purposely shoot the match and steal the gold. WWE would get mad at him, but what the hell would they be able to do about it? Firing Undertaker would be the worst idea by Vince and I'm sure he would know that. If you take what i say into consideration you'll understand that Taker aint walkin out without that title.

Uh, dude, the only person who thinks Batista will win is some noob that might've only had one post here. Everyone else has already read the SPOILER saying that TAKER WINS AT MANIA.

So, you're right, but you were late to the party.

At 3/21/07 05:18 PM, Clownshock wrote: I don't understand how anyone can think Batista will win at mania. Ask yourself this: If you were a top veteran in WWE for 17 years (like Taker), and you had just won your first Royal Rumble (Like Taker), and you have and incredible undfeated streak at mania (once again like Taker) do you seriously think they would make you lose. I'm pretty sure that if Undertaker is supposed to lose (which would be retarded ) he would purposely shoot the match and steal the gold.

Taker would not shoot and steal one, especailly not at Mania. And no matter how long someone is with the company, they will fire them if they do something bad. Take that ref Earl Hebner who was with the company for years, but got fired for selling merch at a cheaper price and keeping the money.

I agree that Taker is the right guy to win though.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TNA is interested in signing Chavo Guerrero, whose WWE contract will be expiring this summer. WWE gave Chavo the Cruiserweight title to convince him into staying. However, he doesn't really care about the belt all that much.

At 3/22/07 04:18 PM, LordKooler wrote: Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TNA is interested in signing Chavo Guerrero, whose WWE contract will be expiring this summer. WWE gave Chavo the Cruiserweight title to convince him into staying. However, he doesn't really care about the belt all that much.

That might finally put an end to the exploitation of Eddie's name. I hope he does get signed, and I think Jimmy Wang Yang would make a great champ.

WWECW Interviewer Rebecca DiPietro just got released. Read below for the whole story.

Source: PWInsider.com

WWECW interviewer Rebecca was released this morning by World Wrestling Entertainment. No word yet on what lead to her departure.

Meanwhile, former WWE diva Joy Giovanni (last seen as Big Show's friend on Smackdown) posted on her MySpace blog that while no contracts have been signed, she and WWE have come to an agreement that they will work together and she'll make a return when the time is right.

At 3/22/07 04:18 PM, LordKooler wrote: Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TNA is interested in signing Chavo Guerrero, whose WWE contract will be expiring this summer. WWE gave Chavo the Cruiserweight title to convince him into staying. However, he doesn't really care about the belt all that much.

And neither does WWE!!!!

I can't see going to TNA really helping Chavo huge amounts, because I think he'd either be seeded into the X Division, or into something with his uncle Hector, and it'd wind up being just like his WWE character, or that period where he was working with his father. TNA is an alternative place for guys to work, but it's not going to really make anybody a star from what TNA has been showing us lately.

At 3/22/07 08:32 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Take that ref Earl Hebner who was with the company for years, but got fired for selling merch at a cheaper price and keeping the money.

stealing is a completely different thing to the taker situation.
taker will never lose at mania, ever.

At 3/23/07 12:38 AM, madknt wrote: stealing is a completely different thing to the taker situation.
taker will never lose at mania, ever.

No, if we're talking about the idea of Taker shooting, you're right, they are two different things. If Taker or anybody shoots on another guy, he would not only be fired from WWE, but he'd be blackballed from the business, shooting on somebody is a pretty serious deal, and shooting on a guy to the point that you basically turn the match into a shoot fight is the end of you. Occassional shooting is sometimes forgiven (right Hardcore Holly?) but it would not be forgiven to turn a whole match into a shoot start to finish.

Who's eager to see Michael Cole chew out JBL tomorrow for being a pussy on RAW? Tee-hee.

At 3/22/07 04:18 PM, LordKooler wrote: Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TNA is interested in signing Chavo Guerrero, whose WWE contract will be expiring this summer. WWE gave Chavo the Cruiserweight title to convince him into staying. However, he doesn't really care about the belt all that much.

Now that's quite the development. Well, since Eddie never got the chance to go to TNA, at least Chavo should. I hate to say this, but screw the WWE; when the opportunity arrises, TAKE IT. At least until we can get rid of Vince.

At 3/22/07 05:35 PM, boloneyman wrote: That might finally put an end to the exploitation of Eddie's name. I hope he does get signed, and I think Jimmy Wang Yang would make a great champ.

Oh, thank you for saying that! SOMEBODY needs to give him that push, and that's JUST what could do it. Not to mention Vince could make a shitload of cash by making him Cruiserweight Champ, considering he'd need somebody good with Chavo in TNA.

At 3/22/07 05:46 PM, LordKooler wrote: WWECW Interviewer Rebecca DiPietro just got released. Read below for the whole story.

Source: PWInsider.com

WWECW interviewer Rebecca was released this morning by World Wrestling Entertainment. No word yet on what lead to her departure.

Uh-oh. Sorry, Avie; I know you wanted to bang her.......

Meanwhile, former WWE diva Joy Giovanni (last seen as Big Show's friend on Smackdown) posted on her MySpace blog that while no contracts have been signed, she and WWE have come to an agreement that they will work together and she'll make a return when the time is right.

Ah, I was wondering what became of her; I liked the whole Joy/Show thing. Maybe they could put her in ECW back with him.

I'd like Chavo to stay with WWE, but if he feels TNA is better for him then I guess it would be ok.

I have been hearing rumors about Jericho wanting to come back to the ring, but he doesn't want the hectic scheduel. While he would prefer WWE, TNA is an option if the money is right.

At 3/23/07 12:38 AM, madknt wrote: stealing is a completely different thing to the taker situation.
taker will never lose at mania, ever.

Shooting in a mtach and changing the finish is like stealing. Either way it's not a thing to do.

Looking forward to SD this week.

If Cena and Lashley both win at wrestlemania... i'll probably stop watching wrestling for awhile.

I read both Edge and Helm's responses on their myspace pages about the steriod thing.

Helms

Thats probably the better of the two. He worked that match with Benoit while sick with the flu.

At 3/23/07 11:46 PM, YoinK wrote: If Cena and Lashley both win at wrestlemania... i'll probably stop watching wrestling for awhile.

Best find a good recap site then buddy...because unless those two pull an RVD/Sabu, they're going over at Mania without question in my mind. Not even Shawn Michaels can kill Cena's push at this point.