couldn't of been happier with the outcomes of EC
I like Batista as champ.. specially as heel batista
also Jericho winning the title has pretty much locked in the match between him and Edge

I really hope Edge and Jericho are the final match of the night at WM, but if Hart and McMahon are going to be involved with Batista and Cena's match instead of having their own then it probably won't happen..
I think it'd be a better choice to end the show with Edge vs Jericho.. 2 talented wrestlers who are both very over with the crowd.

At 2/22/10 12:39 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: So barring twists, Mania looks like this:

Taker vs. Michaels Mania match 2

Batista vs. Cena, WWE Title

Edge vs. Jericho World Heavyweight Title

Punk vs. Mysterio took another step forward

Dibiase vs at least Orton looks to have started as well

Intriguing card, I'm not a fan of Shaemus out of the title picture though, I hope they find something to keep him strong and get him back in the hunt post Mania here as I think he did a real good job.

A couple things, your missing Bret Harts involvement which is in no way clear yet.
On your card there is also no HHH or Seamus I wouldn't rule out triple threats/four ways for world titles.
Undertaker vs HBK might not happen and I really hope it doesn't.

If the MITB is not used at Wrestlemania then I hope there is a big tag title match, TLC anyone?

Wrestling is so fake hahahahahahaha... be a real man and watch UFC where they actually fight

At 2/22/10 10:31 AM, Mans0n wrote: Wrestling is so fake hahahahahahaha... be a real man and watch UFC where they actually fight

What is to say that we dont watch UFC?

I know I for one watch both, but do you know what is the driving force behind UFCs popularity? The Ultimate Fighter. Which is far more of an entertainment show then it is a fighting one. Along the same lines as WWEs "Tought Enough" and "NXT" programs.

We all know that wrestling is scripted or "fake" as you like to say but it is entertaining.

I wonder if WWE is reading this thread? I'm pretty sure we said to have HBK get involved and have Jericho win the title. Either that or they just went the smart route this time. I'm good with the results of the PPV as I think Jericho is good choice for a temporary champion since we all know Edge is going to get the win at Mania, and Batista getting the suprise win makes his actions make sense.

Isn't it weird that twice in a row thay have a suprise U.S. Title match? From what I hear it was a pretty good bout but still... A little promotion for title matches would be a good idea don't you think? I'll be honest and say I think Miz is doing a good job with the U.S. Title and is really benifiting from it. Not only that but because he is making such a big deal about being champion and defending it with some regularity I feel the title is starting to mean something again.

At 2/22/10 09:59 AM, Shaun wrote: A couple things, your missing Bret Harts involvement which is in no way clear yet.
On your card there is also no HHH or Seamus I wouldn't rule out triple threats/four ways for world titles.
Undertaker vs HBK might not happen and I really hope it doesn't.

I meant it as a "so far". They four hours to fill up, they're obviously going to have a bigger card then that. I was just typing up what I foresee the card as being coming out of EC, there's still stuff that has to be finalized or added in the interim, but that looks to be our top title matches and some of the undercard set.

Taker Michaels is happening, you don't do that angle last night unless it's to signal that that is happening.

If the MITB is not used at Wrestlemania then I hope there is a big tag title match, TLC anyone?

At 2/22/10 10:57 AM, Shaun wrote:

At 2/22/10 10:31 AM, Mans0n wrote: Wrestling is so fake hahahahahahaha... be a real man and watch UFC where they actually fight

What is to say that we dont watch UFC?

I know I for one watch both, but do you know what is the driving force behind UFCs popularity? The Ultimate Fighter. Which is far more of an entertainment show then it is a fighting one. Along the same lines as WWEs "Tought Enough" and "NXT" programs.

We all know that wrestling is scripted or "fake" as you like to say but it is entertaining.

Ohh. WEll i assumed you guys thought it was legit fighting.
And yeah I actually used to watch it alot from the ages of
4-9. Then i kinda figured out it was fake then quit watching it.

This weeks RAW was quite good, I'm glad the horrible Springer show last week hasn't affected this weeks

I hated the fact that the Jericho/Edge segment got cut short due to Cena getting more time for the opening segment.. I get it cause it's a Smackdown storyline, but still.. It went way too quick
Though I loved it, anybody else see Jericho showing some Y2J character traits? He should of called someone Junior lol

I don't get why Maryse vs Gail Kim for the Divas Title was bumped last night then done on RAW without any notice.. ah well
I knew Maryse would win but Gail Kim winning would of made me happier.. Kim is a great wrestler and I like her new boot to the face finisher of hers, she deserves a title run.

It looks like Yoshi is officially a RAW wrestler now.. I had a feeling he'd end up on RAW.. shame really
It was a pretty good 6 man tag, Team Jobber actually was doing pretty good.. and ended up winning!
Also I guess Orton is on his way for a babyface run.. I bet he isn't happy about that. I remember in an interview Orton said he hated being a babyface back in 2002 and 2004 and enjoys being a heel way more. Also anybody see Orton after he gave DiBiase an RKO?.. he looked like a robot malfunctioning lol that's our Orton..

Well the match is on, Michaels v Taker II at WM
If Michaels wins, he breaks the streak.. If he loses, his career is over.. This stipulation has really started to make me wonder who is going to win.. But I have a feeling, win or lose, Michaels will probably still be around after WM.

While I'm happy that the MITB match is still on WrestleMania AND Christian is in it... It sucks that he's on RAW! Smackdown seemed like such a better home for him!
I'd really like to see Christian win the match, but we don't know who else is in yet.. If someone like Drew McIntyre is gonna be in, then he'll probably have the best chance of winning.. which will be stupid seeing as he's still too fresh.. don't want him to be the next Sheamus now do we?..

Bullriding segment was pretty much a waste of time... Big Show had me chuckling though, I reckon he should turn babyface soon.. seeing as he has a comedy movie coming out soon.. I like babyface big show so much better anyways.. he's too bland when he's a heel, when he's a babyface he has personality and he's easy to get behind.

Also I'm loving heel Batista.. he's pretty much the opposite of Big Show.. as a babyface, he's too bland but now that he's a heel, were seeing a whole new and very fresh Batista.. I like the little clap he gave to Cena when he won via DQ
Also Cena was in the EC match.. and sure he was selling it a bit in the opening segment, but now the guy is sprinting to the ring?.. Looks like he became SuperCena during those 2 hrs.. Even after Batista was beating the shit out of him, he still kept attempting to get up.. Reminds of that kid back in the day in the group you'd be playing with who keeps insisting that he beats everybody else without getting a scratch on him.

At 2/22/10 11:20 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: I wonder if WWE is reading this thread?

Oh man, that would be hilarious! I can just imagine Punk...
"Hey, a WWE Club? Cool...
...
This girl is insane. She actually wants me to get hurt. Just so she can laugh at me.
...
And she knows my birthday."
And I know your address too!!

- This has been a random post from school on my friend's laptop.

At 2/23/10 06:20 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: This weeks RAW was quite good, I'm glad the horrible Springer show last week hasn't affected this weeks

Huh, I thought it was a pretty lame episode.

Bullriding segment was pretty much a waste of time...

Yeah it really was. I wanted big show to beat the shit out of that fucking cowboy guy whoever he was. That would have made the show.

Also, when Jewel was like "You've got a tag team match" It should have been Jewel and Cowboy McGee vs Big Show.

That's my thoughts.

At 2/23/10 06:20 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: I hated the fact that the Jericho/Edge segment got cut short due to Cena getting more time for the opening segment.. I get it cause it's a Smackdown storyline, but still.. It went way too quick

It does almost make you wonder why they did it instead of just saving that for SD!. But I guess they felt like it would ruin the surprise and they really badly wanted a loaded show coming out of EC so they could finalize the Mania main events and start to just concentrate on building to them.

I don't get why Maryse vs Gail Kim for the Divas Title was bumped last night then done on RAW without any notice.. ah well

Yeah they really make the women such a joke these days. With the TV PG rating stopping them from just having D-Cups slung across the ropes and shit all the time it's like they've just given up trying to figure out how to make them useful.

I knew Maryse would win but Gail Kim winning would of made me happier.. Kim is a great wrestler and I like her new boot to the face finisher of hers, she deserves a title run.

She does but I think she blew her chances when she did that interview saying she didn't want to leave TNA but just needed the money WWE could offer. You say that publicly, and even if WWE had big plans for her they're basically screwed into not pushing her because how do you push somebody who is publicly saying "I don't want to be here, I'd rather be with the competition"?

It looks like Yoshi is officially a RAW wrestler now.. I had a feeling he'd end up on RAW.. shame really

I think he's going to be Evan Bourned now...but then again SD! has some good lightweight guys they don't use either so....

Also I guess Orton is on his way for a babyface run.. I bet he isn't happy about that. I remember in an interview Orton said he hated being a babyface back in 2002 and 2004 and enjoys being a heel way more. Also anybody see Orton after he gave DiBiase an RKO?.. he looked like a robot malfunctioning lol that's our Orton..

If it's what the fans want (and it seems to be) then Orton should go with it. To be honest it's not like he'll really have to change his character much, he'll just need to attack heels now instead of attacking and trashing on babyfaces. If they try to turn him into a Cena like face then they'll just ruin it for him and the fans won't like him. I think the whole reason they're getting into him is BECAUSE he's a character that doesn't come off like he needs the fans, and because they just won't get behind his flunkies if they turn.

Well the match is on, Michaels v Taker II at WM
If Michaels wins, he breaks the streak.. If he loses, his career is over.. This stipulation has really started to make me wonder who is going to win.. But I have a feeling, win or lose, Michaels will probably still be around after WM.

I don't see Taker ever losing at Mania. I tend to think this stipulation is there to serve two functions:

1. To make people think there's a good chance Michaels could actually win this time.

2. To help make up for any defiencies in match quality by putting the focus and the story on who will wind up getting the victory over the other vs. how aesthetically pleasing it is from a work standpoint.

While I'm happy that the MITB match is still on WrestleMania AND Christian is in it... It sucks that he's on RAW! Smackdown seemed like such a better home for him!

Seemed that way to me too, but with any luck the idea was to push him and see what he has on his own vs. immediately sending him to SD! and reminding everybody he's Edge's brother. I don't really think Christian is a guy that will be world champion and be a draw, but he's easily a 1a short timer champion sort of guy.

I'd really like to see Christian win the match, but we don't know who else is in yet.. If someone like Drew McIntyre is gonna be in, then he'll probably have the best chance of winning.. which will be stupid seeing as he's still too fresh.. don't want him to be the next Sheamus now do we?..

What was wrong with Sheamus? He did a really good job and let's not forget that a MITB winner is able to cash in the title match at any time. It allows you to build a guy up so that when the he gets the title match he's ready to really carry the belt. Although the execution of it has tended to be cash in, win belt, lose belt quickly and then get belt back later if you handle the loss in the right way.

Also I'm loving heel Batista.. he's pretty much the opposite of Big Show.. as a babyface, he's too bland but now that he's a heel, were seeing a whole new and very fresh Batista.. I like the little clap he gave to Cena when he won via DQ

Yeah I thought Batista has been completely reinvigorated by the heel turn and has been doing some of the best work of his career lately. I do hate that we've got Cena vs. Batista 2 happening for a belt, since the belt was totally unnecessary in this issue, but at least it's a so far so good with the build.

Also Cena was in the EC match.. and sure he was selling it a bit in the opening segment, but now the guy is sprinting to the ring?.. Looks like he became SuperCena during those 2 hrs.. Even after Batista was beating the shit out of him, he still kept attempting to get up.. Reminds of that kid back in the day in the group you'd be playing with who keeps insisting that he beats everybody else without getting a scratch on him.

Yeah, that was crap. But WWE does that with so many guys lately either by design or by the ignorance of the performer that they just make the company and the announcers look stupid. If you sell a match as this horrible, damaging, career shortening thing...then guys can't be RUNNING to the wrong or acting like they either aren't hurt, or are barely hurt by it, it just comes off lame and advertises to people "you are watching a work!!!". Hey, people know that, they don't want to be REMINDED of it every few freakin minutes!!! Orton's been guilty of this too.

Jericho made Bryan look like a star. His reaction to Bryan's submission was great, and that jump through the ropes was brutal. I hope being paired with the Miz gets him better on the mic. He wasn't that bad, but he could go a long way with his in-ring ability and mic skills comparable to the Miz (unless his size holds him back and he ends up in a tag team with Evan Bourne).

Also, please can we not have Michael Cole involved in anything past being an actual commentator? He's bad enough at that, we don't need him involved in storylines as well. Hopefully this is a shoot and he'll get fired.

I loved Punk's reaction to his rookie, too. Hopefully he'll shave that stupid hair off. Otunga's character reminds me of MVP before he turned into a shitty pandering babyface and got buried.

So I'm watching clips of NXT from WWE.com and I'm seeing Jericho vs. Daniel Brian and aside from it being a great match (at least from what I saw) I noticed something weird, or rather heard something weird. Cole was being an asshole. I think that was the most character we have heard from him in years.

That dive through the ropes and into the table was brutal. Dude had one hell of a welt going after that. It was also good to see the old version of the walls of jericho being used too. Damn I wish I didn't have to work Tuesday nights.

Fuck, I forgot to tape the NXT premeir..... :( Haven't watched this week's RAW, either, as usual.

Can't wait to see Big Zeke finally have the chance to tear the house down; I've been waiting for this day ever since he first showed up. Now that he's getting the spotlight on him instead of helping someone else whose character just wasn't going anywhere get wins, I can easily see him getting the Heavyweight/WWE Title & just going nuts with it.

If there's anyone who needs a rocket strapped to them, it's him.

At 2/18/10 07:34 AM, TheD-LucksEdition wrote:

At 2/17/10 12:20 PM, MudkipsPiano wrote: I want to fuck Sheamus so bad it's not even funny.

Oh my.

Like Random-Hero said, that made my day. :P

At 2/20/10 12:55 AM, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 2/19/10 11:23 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: According to wwe.com, William Regal has replaced MVP as a Pro in NXT.
Regal is now mentoring Skip Sheffield while MVP is mentoring no one.

He pissed somebody off...had to have pissed somebody off at some point in time to be getting removed from any and all opportunities it seems to move up the card. I'd dearly love to find out what he did.

That's got me curious, too..... :( I mean, I'm all for Regal having something meaningful to do, but still, that sucks.

At 2/21/10 12:49 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: F4WOnline.com is reporting that since WWE has decided to run a Money In The Bank PPV of its own, the Money in the Bank Ladder Match appears to be scrapped from this year's WrestleMania card. Additionally, it's being said that a number of mid-card talents are upset that the match is being scrapped this year as the WrestleMania pay off is something that they don't want to miss out on, and with the Ladder Match not taking place this will leave several of those talents without a spot on the card.

That kinda sucks. I think MITB was best suited for WM and made sense to help build a potential future champion by winning that shot at the biggest PPV.

Well, if they are still keeping MitB on the WM card (at least for now), it wouldn't bother me if they did it twice a year - assuming they do it right.............which is always a problem for them.

At 2/21/10 11:29 PM, boloneyman wrote: Stop me if you've heard this one. John Cena wins a Elimination Chamber only to have the celebration cut short by Vince who tells him he must immediately defend a title against a new opponent who hits a spear and quickly pins Cena to become the new NEW WWE champion.

Anyone could see this 500,000 miles away. Same for Edge/Jericho - but not quite how I was expecting it (I expected Taker to win & Edge to somehow get it off him after EC).

At 2/23/10 06:20 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: It looks like Yoshi is officially a RAW wrestler now.. I had a feeling he'd end up on RAW.. shame really

Now Evan has someone to talk to backstage.......

Also I guess Orton is on his way for a babyface run.. I bet he isn't happy about that. I remember in an interview Orton said he hated being a babyface back in 2002 and 2004 and enjoys being a heel way more. Also anybody see Orton after he gave DiBiase an RKO?.. he looked like a robot malfunctioning lol that's our Orton..

I forgot.......Orton was actually a face at one point, wasn't he? At this point, I can only see him at where Edge's at (a 'face-tweener'), but nothing beyond that.

Well the match is on, Michaels v Taker II at WM
If Michaels wins, he breaks the streak.. If he loses, his career is over.. This stipulation has really started to make me wonder who is going to win.. But I have a feeling, win or lose, Michaels will probably still be around after WM.

For once, this is a match that's nearly impossible to predict.

Bullriding segment was pretty much a waste of time... Big Show had me chuckling though, I reckon he should turn babyface soon.. seeing as he has a comedy movie coming out soon.. I like babyface big show so much better anyways.. he's too bland when he's a heel, when he's a babyface he has personality and he's easy to get behind.

Also I'm loving heel Batista.. he's pretty much the opposite of Big Show.. as a babyface, he's too bland but now that he's a heel, were seeing a whole new and very fresh Batista.. I like the little clap he gave to Cena when he won via DQ

Agreed on both points. Show has always made a better face, and Batista's been on the biggest roll of his career, IMO. Some people just have their niches.

At 2/23/10 12:15 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Yeah they really make the women such a joke these days. With the TV PG rating stopping them from just having D-Cups slung across the ropes and shit all the time it's like they've just given up trying to figure out how to make them useful.

Which is why TNA will always be on top in that department until WWE gets a clue finally. Maybe that'll change when Steph takes office.....

She does but I think she blew her chances when she did that interview saying she didn't want to leave TNA but just needed the money WWE could offer. You say that publicly, and even if WWE had big plans for her they're basically screwed into not pushing her because how do you push somebody who is publicly saying "I don't want to be here, I'd rather be with the competition"?

Thus proving what I just said.

Seemed that way to me too, but with any luck the idea was to push him and see what he has on his own vs. immediately sending him to SD! and reminding everybody he's Edge's brother. I don't really think Christian is a guy that will be world champion and be a draw, but he's easily a 1a short timer champion sort of guy.

.......

Wait, he's related to Edge? Somebody really needs to start telling me these things!

What was wrong with Sheamus? He did a really good job and let's not forget that a MITB winner is able to cash in the title match at any time. It allows you to build a guy up so that when the he gets the title match he's ready to really carry the belt. Although the execution of it has tended to be cash in, win belt, lose belt quickly and then get belt back later if you handle the loss in the right way.

For not being on very long, Sheamus did quite well; so despite the circumstances of his push, it ended up being justified enough. Same for McIntyre.

At 2/25/10 03:08 PM, Swackman wrote: Fuck, I forgot to tape the NXT premeir..... :( Haven't watched this week's RAW, either, as usual.

SyFy already confirmed Saturday Night replays. Check out your guide to find out when that's on. Shows how much SyFy is behind the concept since they had the option to do ECW replays for years and never did it, but NXT got the nod before the first episode even hit the air really.

That said, good first night, I thought the commentary was off, but I popped for Josh Matthews talking about Cole "still being mentored" that was awesome, and true.

Can't wait to see Big Zeke finally have the chance to tear the house down; I've been waiting for this day ever since he first showed up. Now that he's getting the spotlight on him instead of helping someone else whose character just wasn't going anywhere get wins, I can easily see him getting the Heavyweight/WWE Title & just going nuts with it.

I think he'll get a very good push. I think they sent him to SD! so they could create another Shaemus or somebody over here, a dominant heel that could become a headliner pretty soon. I think that could even have been the reason for moving Batista back to RAW, to even that playing field even more.

Well, if they are still keeping MitB on the WM card (at least for now), it wouldn't bother me if they did it twice a year - assuming they do it right.............which is always a problem for them.

I like the idea of just doing it the once and a guy being able to cash in whenever. I know some people suggested if it's done as a PPV it can help boost Summerslam up, but then I'd be afraid it would become kind of like the Rumble where there'd be a glass ceiling and only already established guys could win. The best thing about MITB to me has been it can be put on a guy who's just about to get to that next level and it can be used as a way to put him over the top for it.

Anyone could see this 500,000 miles away. Same for Edge/Jericho - but not quite how I was expecting it (I expected Taker to win & Edge to somehow get it off him after EC).

Like a lot of people or saying, Cena Batista doesn't need to be about the title. But Edge Jericho I'm fine with being about the title especially considering some things I'm hearing for post-Mania. It makes sense to give Edge and Jericho that shot to kick off the feud at Mania and carry it forward for the next few months.

Now Evan has someone to talk to backstage.......

Don't forget Primo and Chavo!!!! They can form a group! "The Backstage Buddies" that'll be money.

I forgot.......Orton was actually a face at one point, wasn't he? At this point, I can only see him at where Edge's at (a 'face-tweener'), but nothing beyond that.

That's the way I'd go. That first Orton face run really sucked since they made him look like a bitch throughout it.

For once, this is a match that's nearly impossible to predict.

Nah, I say Taker goes over :)

Which is why TNA will always be on top in that department until WWE gets a clue finally. Maybe that'll change when Steph takes office.....

It's possible, but in no way certain. The biggest issue is they have to start hiring females who can work first, and look good second. As long as the idea is "well as long as they're hot and shit...we'll teach them to work later" then you'll always have a joke of a division. TNA has got some focus on the Knockouts, but I haven't heard a whole lot out of that division since D'amore left and Hogan and crew took over. We'll have to see, I do think TNA should try to maximize every difference from WWE they have though. Especially as they go head to head.

Wait, he's related to Edge? Somebody really needs to start telling me these things!

In the storylines, he's Edge's brother. In real life, they're life long best friends who broke into the business together.

For not being on very long, Sheamus did quite well; so despite the circumstances of his push, it ended up being justified enough. Same for McIntyre.

McIntyre is progressing very well. If you're going to build a young guy, then you really have to build them and give them every opportunity to succeed. People can bitch about how Shaemus got to where he did, but Batista did the same thing, and it's worked out pretty good for WWE in both cases I believe.

At 2/23/10 12:15 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Seemed that way to me too, but with any luck the idea was to push him and see what he has on his own vs. immediately sending him to SD! and reminding everybody he's Edge's brother. I don't really think Christian is a guy that will be world champion and be a draw, but he's easily a 1a short timer champion sort of guy.
Seemed that way to me too, but with any luck the idea was to push him and see what he has on his own vs. immediately sending him to SD! and reminding everybody he's Edge's brother.
he's Edge's brother.
Edge's brother.

...
Holy. Effing. Crap. You ruined my childhood. I used to like Edge. I became part of the Edge Army since I started watching wrestling. And now, you say he's related to Christian. Holy crap. I mean...holy crap. This is almost worse than when Jeff left.
That reminds me, how is Jeff doing on TNA? Wikipedia's being a jerk and isn't telling me.

It looks like we witnessed the Michael Cole heel turn on NXT
WWE on twitter reported that Cole shut down his WWE Universe page.. also apparently Styles said that Cole's rant on NXT was 100% real.. and who could blame him, the internet isn't exactly Cole's biggest fan.. I'm actually looking forward to this Cole vs Internet storyline.. but I can see Cole becoming the new Johnathan Coachman.. the announcer heel who is embarrassed every week.

If Bryan Danielson (whoops... I mean 'Daniel Bryan') doesn't win NXT, then the show is rigged
Don't get me wrong, a lot of these guys are actually pretty talented.. I hear that Justin Gabriel guy is pretty good, he's a high flyer who is also quite big so you know Vince won't pull a blind eye on him. But Bryan is just so skilled.. Vince himself was very impressed with his match with Jericho and said that he pretty much became a star in one night.. EVEN THOUGH HE'S TINY.. and we know Vince hates tiny guys just ask Bourne, Primo and the rest of the Backstage Buddies (heh nice one Avie)

****SPOILER ALERT****
Watched Smackdown.. 3 new wrestlers are in the MITB ladder match
Dolph Ziggler, Kane and of course.. Shelton Benjamin
I'm glad Ziggler's in.. I thought he might of been thrown to the gutters, but cheers to him, Kane just seems to be in the match because there's nothing else for him.. and Benjamin is a MITB Veteran so of course he's in
****SPOILER ALERT****

At 2/25/10 07:05 PM, MaraquanWocky wrote: Holy. Effing. Crap. You ruined my childhood. I used to like Edge. I became part of the Edge Army since I started watching wrestling. And now, you say he's related to Christian. Holy crap. I mean...holy crap.

They aren't really brothers. Just in storyline. This was when they were both in The Brood together, and and this also came into play when there were three brother teams all going for the tag titles. The Dudleyz, The Hardys and Edge and Christian. The only real brothers in this mix were The Hardys obviously.

Breaking News
Maria, Hurricane & Paul Burchill have all been released

Maria I'm quite surprised about, but at the same time i'm not
She had to be off TV anyways due to the apprentice so i guess they felt she was easy to cut.

Poor Hurricane.. If that incident never happened he would still be in the WWE.. I have a feeling he'll be re-hired again if he doesn't end up on TNA, which actually could seem likely.. (Shannon Moore is there, Jeff's on the verge & he's dating Velvet Sky)

Paul Burchill... oh well..

Also little known fact, Maria was the current longest reining Diva in the WWE.. Gail Kim could of been if she were not released back in 2004..
Now That she's gone, I guess Mickie James would be the longest now.

To answer the Jeff question, I've heard it's a situation where they want him to handle his legal issues first and then he'll have a contract waiting. That first night I think was to help TNA get buzz and to help him get his buddy Shannon Moore some work.

At 2/26/10 06:51 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: Breaking News
Maria, Hurricane & Paul Burchill have all been released

Maria I'm quite surprised about, but at the same time i'm not
She had to be off TV anyways due to the apprentice so i guess they felt she was easy to cut.

It's the playboy curse. Every diva that does playboy gets fired. There are no exceptions.

Poor Hurricane.. If that incident never happened he would still be in the WWE.. I have a feeling he'll be re-hired again if he doesn't end up on TNA, which actually could seem likely.. (Shannon Moore is there, Jeff's on the verge & he's dating Velvet Sky)

I saw this coming a mile away. Such a pitty too. I actually like the guy. His actions are to blame though as WWE is not really in the wrong here. Helms needs to clean up his act and rethink things before he has a chance there again. TNA will take him I'm sure.

Paul Burchill... oh well..

Such a waste. Why WWE never bothers to push the talented ones is beyond me. They could have tried to make him a pirate again. That was at least a fun gimmick. His firing is the one the confuses me though. At least with Maria and Helms I can understand the logic behind letting them go. But Burchill, to my knowledge, has done nothing wrong. My guess about him os that spring cleaning came early.

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Chavo Guerrero suffered an ankle injury this past weekend. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time, and it has not been said whether or not Chavo will miss any ring time.

At least he isn't in the ring with Hornswaggle... For now... Though now that DX is no more I guess they'll have to figure out something new for Hornswaggle to ruin. Maybe he can pin every new wrestler in NXT just to piss off all the hardcore fans and have Chavo in SCUBA gear for no damn reason.

At 2/27/10 02:19 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: (Maria)It's the playboy curse. Every diva that does playboy gets fired. There are no exceptions.

But wait what about Chy... no wait... Sab.. ummm... Torrie Wil.... ok... Ash... yeah, looks like you got a point there..

(Helms) I saw this coming a mile away. Such a pitty too. I actually like the guy. His actions are to blame though as WWE is not really in the wrong here. Helms needs to clean up his act and rethink things before he has a chance there again. TNA will take him I'm sure.

Yeah I think TNA will try to grab him as soon as they can, he'll probably go with them..
I can see Helms there

(Burchill) Such a waste. Why WWE never bothers to push the talented ones is beyond me. They could have tried to make him a pirate again. That was at least a fun gimmick. His firing is the one the confuses me though. At least with Maria and Helms I can understand the logic behind letting them go. But Burchill, to my knowledge, has done nothing wrong. My guess about him os that spring cleaning came early.

I know he was very agile and athletic for a big guy.. but I think since being booted off ECW, WWE had nothing for him.. Hell, they've only used Katie once since.. Even if I were one of the writers I'd have no idea what to do with him.. I'm not very surprised about this release.. Actually wouldn't be surprised if Katie were next..

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Chavo Guerrero suffered an ankle injury this past weekend. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time, and it has not been said whether or not Chavo will miss any ring time.

Well, it might be a good thing if he gets time off.. he needs a break
besides it's not like he's in line for a title shot any time soon.. a possible break could be good.. the writers might come up with something for him when he comes back.

At least he isn't in the ring with Hornswaggle... For now... Though now that DX is no more I guess they'll have to figure out something new for Hornswaggle to ruin. Maybe he can pin every new wrestler in NXT just to piss off all the hardcore fans and have Chavo in SCUBA gear for no damn reason.

Yeah.. I could see him get into a fued with someone like Zack Ryder.. Woo Woo Woo.. You Know It
Also I wouldn't write ideas for Chavo.. WWE could be reading and might get ideas

PWInsider.com has confirmed that WWE has released senior referee Scott Armstrong. This has come as a big surprise to many in the WWE locker room as he was reportedly very well liked amongst everyone in the company.

When WWE is firing Ref's you know something is up. Maybe they are predicting low numbers in the future or something.

SD was pretty good last night. Miz and Edge seem to work well together as the main event as great. We now know that Ziggler, Kane and Benjamin are going to be in MITB. Ziggler is a suprise to me but at least it gives him a chance tp show off his skill on the biggest PPV.

I know its such a long shot but I'd like to see Benjamin pick up the win this year. He's been in all of them hasn't he? I know its wishful thinking since they just put him in there to be a highspot guy, but it would be nice to see him at least get a chance at the big time.

I think it's just that house cleaning WWE does pre and post Mania really. Firing a ref makes me scratch my head since to me that seems like a position that pays pretty low and the more seniority and experience someone has the better. I don't know, maybe the guy had a bigger contract then I thought, or WWE sees that as a position it's pretty easy to get replacements for.

As far as the rest, pretty much agreed with the general sentiment, Burchill is the one I feel truly bad for losing as there is so much potential there and they never even started to tap into it. He'd be a smart pickup for TNA.

Who else do you think WWE will lt go? There are a lot of guys they hardly use on TV such as Knox, Haas, Primo, and Jimmy Wang Yang (Who I forgot was even still employed) that could be cut. Thing is, no matter who they let go, they can't all go to TNA. I really haven't been following it but it sounds like their roster is pretty full as it is, so they can't really take them all.

Also on that note, who else should be in MITB this year? They have 4 so far. I'm not sure if its going to be a seven of eight person match though.. I'm sure we'll find out more on Raw.

At 2/28/10 10:31 AM, Outlaw88 wrote:
Also on that note, who else should be in MITB this year? They have 4 so far. I'm not sure if its going to be a seven of eight person match though.. I'm sure we'll find out more on Raw.

The site says there are four spots left. I think Morrison and Kingston for sure based on just talent, but I think Morrison could be in the running to win it this year. I'd like to see Bourne get a spot and do something really memorable in the match, that is all the WWE really uses him for now anyway. He was in the rumble long enough to do the shooting star press and was gone minutes later. Swagger is my last pick, if Dolph has a shot, I don't see why Swagger can't get in on it as well. If not, maybe MVP, or another veteran like Matt Hardy or Regal.

I get the feeling like Dolph may some how lose his spot in a match or something. I hope I'm wrong.

Yeah, MITB will have 8 slots this year.

I can tell you Charlie Haas won't compete in it, he's been released.

At 2/28/10 08:08 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: I can tell you Charlie Haas won't compete in it, he's been released.

Yeah that sucks, I always liked that guy..
Ah well from what I heard a while back TNA was interested in taking him, which is kind of the reason why WWE kept Haas for so long without using him.. I hope he does go to TNA, seeing as Angle is there they might treat him right.

Thats pretty bad when I muse about Haas getting fired and then he is. This is his second time being fired by WWE, though at least this time around he was on better terms with the company.

Some fun news for a change:

This Wednesday night at 8:30pm John Morrison and The Miz will be facing each other on Cartoon Network's show "Destroy Build Destroy".
They are billing it as an "explosive" WWE showdown. Obviously a play on words since, if you've never seen the show they will basically each lead a team to build stuff and then blow it up.

I've never seen this show but I might tune in just for this.