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• Cooper creates....a picture!

  • From: Jason_Cooper
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    The highs, the lows and how I got here!

    14:28 pm Tuesday the 20th of December 1983 Oak park hospital Sacramento, that's where the roller coaster that is my life begun. First and only child of James and Eileen Cooper, Dad, C.E.O of Tratalic software inc, Mum a Nurse at the same hospital I was born, life was never a struggle for our family, I always had the best of everything, I was the never the boy who was bullied for the sneakers he was wearing or the pants he had on, when I was a kid all I had to do was point at something in a store and I had it there and then, though it was never my father who bought it for me, sure he paid for it but he was a busy man, he had a company to run he couldn’t waste time walking round toy stores when there was money to be made, so he said. I’m not going to sit here and diss the guy, I’ve had an amazing life and that’s most in part down to him, hell if it weren’t for my Father I wouldn’t be in this business today, My mother on the other hand was always there, I was her blue eyed boy, when I was born she never worked again, my father’s orders of course but she didn’t care, she was financially secure. She was the one who came to the ball games at junior high, who played soccer at the park, the greatest mother anyone could hope for. It was Friday July 30th 1990, a typical day, I went to school, last day before the weekend, in the middle of a lesson, my grandparents picked me up and took me home, they looked upset but didn’t say much on the drive back, I got home and Dad was there which was strange as he didn’t usually get back until 7 pm, he sat me down and told me that mum had died, he didn’t tell me the cause but I later found out she had a blood clot, I stayed with my grandparents for about a year after that, until one day Dad came to pick me up and take me home, he was a different man, he had appointed someone in his position to run the company. I always remember the day he sat me down, apologised for not being the father he could have been and promised me a fishing trip! He always made sure we had at least three a year, great times man.
    
    As I began high school in 94 I had been watching Wrestling for about a year, the Wrestling business was just becoming a global entertainment, Hulkamania was going strong and I had watched many episodes of it with the old man, The Rock’n’Wrestling connection on MTV! I was a huge Hogan fan and had all of the merchandise, when he left after the steroid drama I was distraught but I kept watching as I had fell in love with the show, every little boys dream at the time to be a wrestler and to fight beside Hulk Hogan against Ted DiBiase and Irwin R Schyster at Wrestlemania IX in Las Vegas, that was one hell of a show, hell I still walk past Shawn Michaels, Taker and Tatanka and remember watching them go at it all those years ago, it’s awesome to think I perform on the same card as them these days, the day I share the ring with any of them will be the day I know I’ve really made. Going through high school it’s all us boys really talked about, we used to get into so many arguments about who would win up and coming matches and who would kick who’s ass if put in a match, there was a kid at school by the name of Josh, man I hated this kid, we got into this argument one day about who would in a match between Taker and Shawn Michaels, this was around 97, it all got a bit personal and being the way kids are he took a shot at my Mother, man I pounded that guy so hard he was off school for two weeks, my dad had to come to the school to discuss what had happened and I got detention for about a month solid.
    
    After high school I got into American River College in Sacramento, taking a degree in Political Science, this is where my Wrestling career began really, Coach Paul branch was a tough guy to learn from but I owe him a hell of a lot, I went for six months undefeated on the freshman Wrestling team because of him and in my sophomore year I qualified for the State championships, I was the runner-up but my old man was so proud that he bought me my first car, A corvette woo! Although I enjoyed that style of wrestling I was always an adrenaline seeker, I used to watch guys like Rey Mysterio jr catch some serious air from a turnbuckle, the hardy boys flipping off ladders onto Edge and Christian, they’d say it set them free, flying through the air, a different high, we used to get a couple of guys together on the weekends and do some backyard matches, I was waiting for my match one day and thought I’d try some of these moves out, I was up against my good friend Brian, a stack of mats and a ladder is all we had but after that match I was hooked on the buzz of flying through the air and pulling off a big moonsault or a leg drop from a great height, it hurt like and you were sore as a you know what afterwards but the attention from the ladies made it all the more worth it. The last year of College I competed in the NCAA division but came second, as I left college I was seriously contemplating leaving my wrestling career behind and going a different direction, although I was good, I just couldn’t get to where I wanted to be and that’s the top! I had a long talk with my dad, I told him what I planned to do, he stood up walked over to me and slapped me across the face, “Don’t be so damn stupid son! Now you get out there and be the best damn wrestler you can be, make your mother proud!”
    
    Two months later I joined Supreme Pro Wrestling in my home town ( I know it’s like I’ve never been out of Sacramento) working with guys like Mike Rayne and Sir Samurai, they did one show a month and the fan base was crazy, we used to do St Peter’s hall a lot and my old man used to come and watch the shows and we’d go for a beer with the guys afterwards, sometimes it was the hospital first then the bar. It was with SPW that I perfected the Shooting star press which I use as my finishing manoeuvre to this day, I say perfected because I botched it more than a handful of times, almost broke my damn neck doing it, almost exactly like Brock Lesnar did against Kurt Angle and I busted a guy’s ribs up too. I also invested some money into the company and whenever I’m home or near it I always pop in to see how the guys are doing, it celebrated it’s nine year anniversary in April so we had a huge hardcore show on, I was in between TNA and FCW at the time so I went down and took part, man did I get busted up but it kicked ass! Anyway we had this show on in November of 2007, we went out did the match it went great, it was a great night all in all but it was to get even better, as I was leaving the hall, someone taps me on the shoulder, I turn around and stood behind me is Jerry Jarret, he offers me a try out for TNA and of course I accepted it without even thinking about it. I jumped in the car and tore up the road until I got to my Fathers, I told him what had happened, I’ll never forget the look on his face man, he stood up gave me a huge hug and told me he was proud of me and that mum would be too. A week later after a dark match on Impact I was signed to TNA. I left SPW a 3 time SPW champion and part owner and apart from my blood sweat and tears I left some amazing people and I’ve been left with some amazing memories.
    
    From then it’s been a whirlwind, back and forth, companies going bust, plans down the toilet, my life has been thrown around I once again contemplated leaving the business for good but luck struck a few months ago when I was resigned to FCW! I put my heart and soul into every match and it’s got me where I want to be and that’s on the flagship show of the greatest Wrestling company ever, as a small boy I dreamed of performing on TV, it may not be with Hulk Hogan but it is on WWE RAW! And I hope there’s kids out there dreaming to one day do what I’m doing and I hope they stick with it because there’s no better feeling than flying through the air in front of thousands of people in the arena and millions watching worldwide knowing that I’m not only making my parents proud but also myself. Cooper creates?
    
    Cooper is creating a dream!
    
    Peace!

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• AJ_Styles

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• Men In The Mirror: How The Cul

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    When i was growing up in New York in the 1980s and early 1990s, there was no bigger star than Michael Jackson, his fame and talent cannot be comprehended by many younger fans and people who'll read this blog. He was the Barack Obama of his age and yet, so much more. He was Obama and Elvis Presley all in one. He united black and white, young and old, gay and straight, Christian, athiest, Jew and Muslim all singing and dancing to the tune of all those great albums and works of genius such as Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal and Beat It. Michael Jackson was as much an American icon as McDonalds and Coca-Cola.
    
    Michael Jackson made world leaders listen far more than even Bono could imagine, just like when Presley met Nixon, Reagan wanted to be in the spotlight with Jackson. He was the first MTV megastar, standing alongsode other icons of that era from Madonna to Arnaold Swartzanegger and our own Hulk Hogan. From Motown to the Staples Center, the career of Michael Jackson was played out before our eyes. Before the watching millions, before the fans that loved him and adored him.
    
    And the fans that killed him.
    
    You see when it's all said and done, a heart attack or a drug overdose did not kill Michael Jackson... you did.
    
    Just like you killed Eddie Guerrero... and just like you killed Chris Benoit.
    
    And when it's all said and done, you'll kill me too.
    
    You see, Michael Jackson was the real world Truman Burbank, for anybody who's ever seen that movie The Truman Show. From birth right up until death, the camera and media were on Michael Jackson, he was watched 24/7, fans across the globe wanted a piece of the King, wanted to know every last fact about him. At what point do we stop being a human being with free will and freedom of thought and simply become a prisioner inside our own existance with you the fans and the celebrity obsessed media as our jailers?
    
    But it's not simply some kid wanting an autograph in a resturant, not simply some new story on TMZ, some new lurid false rumor in the New York Post, oh no, it's far more.
    
    You believe we OWE you something, that because you buy our merchandise, because you "pay our wages" you have a right to make a demand of us.
    
    Of course we all love to perform, we all become addicted to the adulation of the crowds, we become high on the love you all give to us and when that's taken from us, just like Ric Flair or Scorpio who signed for TNA, we'll do anything for one last injection of fan appriciation, we're as much to blame... but the fans... well the fans always want more.
    
    "Tell me, can you ask for a little bit more?" asked the song, and you do. You chant for Steve Austin to have one more match despite the fact most of you know he cant and would risk paralysis, you chant for 60 year old men like Ric Flair to have one more match, you beg Jeff Hardy to put his broken, battered and drug addled body through one more table. The sicker of you almost pray at night that John Cena suffers an injury, that CM Punk would break his neck. From "Die Rocky Die" to "Cane Dewey" the wrestling fans have shown that they don't really care about us.
    
    Sat in your comfortable chairs, beer in hand, you demand that i perform for you like a monkey in a freak show or a puppet on your strings. You want me to perform in ever more athletic matches, giving our your little ratings and stars in dirtsheets, you chant "you fucked up" when i prove i'm human, cheer as my blood covers the canvas. When i'm injured, you feel sad for a few minutes... then you start to talk about who'll take my spot. You want matches with ladders and cages.. WWE are now even thinking about a pay-per-view all inside Hell in a Cell... all because you fans will pay a few extra bucks to see me lose few extra braincells. I have to perform like a machine every Monday night, you demand match after match, segment after segment, demand that i perform to your standards, that i serve you on your terms, you want me to be Michael Shane, WWE Superstar, 24/7 just like you demanded album after album from Michael Jackson, demanded he produce another Thriller, demanded songs and performances but called him "Wacko Jacko", mocked and ridiculed him when what he needed was help. Just like you disrespect me and the rest of us in this business whenever we don't come up to your standards or expectectations.
    
    See, Michael Jackson never had any hope of completing his stint at London's o2, it would have been a marathon for him in his prime let alone the man who died dependent on drugs to seemingly even get up in the morning. It would be like Ric Flair, no offense to him, main eventing WrestleMania 50 times in a single year and being expected to put on a thriller and potentially a match of the year each time. It's a ludricous suggestion.
    
    But Michael Jackson had to do it. Don't kid yourself that it was all about paying off debts, he had to do it because he, and you, believed he owed you one last spectacular, one last show, one last memory. Bigger, better, more, and more... and more... and more. Take, take, take. And the greedy music industry, the yes men around him were all to willing to let him kill himself for the money, the fans were all too willing to let him kill himself for one last show. It seems like a fair trade doesn't it... all your love and adulation in exchange for suicide, pushing the body beyond reasonable limits, pumping drugs into our vains to keep us going, our heads screwed up from every crazy little moment. Whether its through a concert at the o2 or just another match at a house show in some tiny town in Florida, this is the deal made between every celebrity and every fan.
    
    You people do not know us. You may think you do, you may watch the characters we play every week on television, read our books and blogs, listen to our music. You may see what you think we are, you may even believe you form a bond with us, like all those fans holding vigils for Michael this past week.... but you don't know us and you don't know me. You weren't there when i went to school, laughed with my friends, when i had my first kiss, lost my virginity or nearly died. You aren't there when i hold my girlfriend at night, when i kiss her goodbye, you aren't there when i share a moment with my parents, when i mock my brother or comfort a friend. You aren't there as i make bagels in the morning or do push ups, you aren't there as i watch TV, down a Coke Zero, workout or go to bed. It's the little things, the normal things we do offscreen that make us who we are, that make us human beings... and mean that you can never know the real us.
    
    You see, that was half the reason for us being in a state of shock and trauma over the Chris Benoit tragedy, we all thought we knew the man. Thought that what we saw of TV gave us a connection, led us to believe he wasn't capable of such an action.. but all we saw was what WWE and WCW before them wanted us to see, what Chris wanted to show us. We didn't know Chris Benoit, we don't know what he was capable of or what was going on inside his own head.
    
    So is it any wonder that Michael Jackson hid himself away inside Neverland and died pumped full of drugs just like Elvis Presley before him? any wonder that Kurt Cobain blew his head off or Eddie Guerrero pumped himself full of drugs as well? is it any wonder that Ric Flair just cannot ever have one last match or Amy Winehouse is drugged up in Jamaica, that Ricky Steamboat and Tommy Dreamer come back for one more chance, one last moment in the spotlight. That for every person we've already lost because of the demands of fame, dozens more are secretly already dying through drug habits and all manner of disorder.
    
    The pressures and demands that you the fans and the mass celebrity obsessed media put upon us is something that you cannot understand. While you think that we live an easy life, that we are rich beyond our dreams, that celebrity and money are a Godsend... it's not as easy as all that. We have to be perfect, beautiful and infallable, the new royalty. We are the World. One hair out of place and we're mocked, one move wrong and the message boards are calling us past it, too fat and WWE are sending you home, too old and you're consigned to TNA.
    
    So the next time Jeff Hardy is suspended for pumping his body full of painkillers and going off the wall.. the next time Mickie James is in the Observer for saying the wrong thing... or the next time i don't put on a 5 star match, or act how you expect... remember one thing - you don't know me. You don't know any of us, whats going on in our heads or our lives.
    
    So the next time you tell me i fucked up, criticize my performance in a match, shoot down my ideas and statements or demand that i perform for you, just picture Michael Shane aged 50, body shattered from years of abuse, pumped with drugs so he can make it down that aisle one more time. Picture his heart giving out before one last night in the sun at a WrestleMania.
    
    And realize... it would be all your fault.
    
    "I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways and no message could have been any clearer, if you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change"
    
    And to all the Michael Shane fans out there, please don't take this as a personal insult, you know you rock my world... but it's just the way you make me feel. Don't worry, no matter what.... I just can't stop loving you ;)
    
    Michael Shane (OWWW!, I'm bad, i'm bad, ya know it)

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• Backlash Predictions

  • From: Rob_Van_Dam
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    As I proved with my Wrestlemania 25 predictions, i am rubbish! But anyway, these are my predictions for Backlash:

     

    HHH, Shane McMahon and Batista vs Legacy: I am not sure about this match, I think it may be a great match, or a huge disappointment like the Wrestlemania Main Event. I can see Batista screwing HHH in this match but i think that they are going to want to make this fued last longer, so what i see is that HHH retains the championship after Batista gets the pin, then on RAW, HHH comes out and starts talking, then Orton comes out and demands a rematch, then Batista comes out saying that he deserves a title match as he got the pin. This will then lead to Vickie coming out and announcing that at Judgement Day, it will be a triple treat match. I think thhat HHH's team wins but i want Lecay to.

     

    John Cena vs Edge: Again I am not sure about this match, it could be a great match, or another disappointment.I can see 1 of 3 things happening.

    1. Edge wins and takes the title to Smackdown

    2. Cena wins and keeps the title on RAW until Judgement Day where he is in a match with another Smackdown Superstar.

    3. Cena wins then CM Punk cashes in the MITB

    I can definatly  see Edge winning this match, but even though I am aa huge Edge fan, and I hate Cena, I hope that Cena leaves acklash with the title. I think that it is stupid that at every PPV since Survivor Series there has been either a new WWE or World Heavyweight Champion so I hope that we don't crown a new one because if WWE do, then the world titles will not mean anything so I hope that Cena wins and think he will be lose it at the next PPV.

     

    Christian vs Jack Swagger: I am looking forward to this match! I think that this match will finally make ECW something. I can again see this match going either way. I would not be suprised if Jack Swagger wins, but will not be suprised if Christian wins. I think that Christian will win the title though for a few reasons. The first is that it would make the PPV better for the fans as Christian is now one of the most popular superstars in WWE. The second is that I think that they need to crown at least one new champion and I think this could be the match. The final reason is that with the other titles they need somebody to hold it for a while, but with the ECW, they have only had 4 diferent champions since Wrestlemania 24 so that title already means something, so again I hope that and think that Christian wins this. 

     

    Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy: I can only see this match going one way, a win for Jeff. Matt has two huge wins over Jeff in the past few wins but i think that Jeff will win this one. If Matt wins this, then I will be shocked a bit, but I think that if Matt does win, then WWE are trying to push him into the Main Event with some possible world title shots coming soon. I still think though that Jeff will win this one but will not be shocked if he doesn't as there has been some rumours...I won't say any more as it may spoil what happens over the next few months. If you want to know just post a comment and i will tell you 

     

    Chris Jericho vs Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat: I am looking forward to this match a lot. After seeing how good Steamboat still is at Wrestlemania, I think he may win this. If it had of been Jimmy Snuka or Roddy Piper in this match I think Jericho would win because they did'nt look good at Mania but steamboat was amazing. I hope that Steamboat wins because he isn't one of those legends who makes appearances every year, Steamboat hardly maakes appearances and that makes the ones he makes even more special. I want WWE to give him one last moment in the spotlight because he deserves it and I think that WWE will!

     

    CM Punk vs Kane: I am not looking forward to this match at all. I hope that Kane wins but this match just seems pointless. They threw this together at the last minute as they needed more matches. I am expecting a prtty boring match here with Kane winning.

     

    I don't get why they didn't make another title match. They could still have made a Diva's, Women's, IC, US and Tag team title match. They may announce some more on Smackdown and on wwe.com and even some at Backlash but overall I think it is going to be a disapointment. Only 3 title matches! I won't e watching this live and really, I don't mind. Out of these matches I want to see Matt vs Jeff, Jericho vs Steamboat and maybe the ECW and World heavyweight title match. I think they should have had it next week as they new that they only really had 2 shows to make matches because of the draft! 
    

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• Raw: Draft Special Review

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    The WWE draft is something that's sharply divided opinion but like with most things, I always like to take an objective view, look at things from all sides and draw mixed conclusions, the Raw draft is now different.
    
    The opening segment really held little interest for me, we've seen this before and it seemed a little flat. With the monotone Batista and uber-serious Triple H, it really didn't have a spark of life, I'd have much rather gone in with Mysterio vs Borne as a longer opening match, build the crowd up and given them the first big draft of the evening. Not a good start to the Show.. but it wasn't REALLY a disaster, 6/10.
    
    Rey Mysterio vs Evan Bourne. Everybody loved Bourne... and he has potential.. but.... to be honest I'm not feeling it. In ring ability is no guarantee of success, ask Shelton Benjamin, Bourne will also need to learn mat psychology and gain personality, he's rather generic in terms of look and isn't what WWE usually go for. With no cruiserweight division, where does he really fit in? could you really see Evan Bourne as WWE Champion? ... match was too short to amount to much, Rey won, which at this stage of Bourne's career was the correct decision. First draft MVP.
    
    MVP to Raw was a call I made in the run up to the Show and makes absolute sense. MVP is WAY over on SmackDown and needs to be moved to the next level, moving to Raw will do that without pushing him up as far as the main events. Equally, if he'd been pushed to the main event on SmackDown instead of on Raw, in my honest opinion it would mean far less. Raw has the bigger audience and the bigger appeal, its a higher accolade to be in that position on the red brand. I'm eagerly looking forward to MVP on Raw, though its hard to say who he'll feud with. I'm sure Matt Hardy will be in the mix as will Cody and Ted, though who else? maybe one of the later draftees such as Miz or anybody from the supplemental draft.
    
    Kane vs Brian Kendrick went as expected and I fear management has lost a lot of faith in Kendrick. Kendrick is in the same boat as Evan Bourne, talented in the extreme, with an actual personality this time.. but his size and style just do not allow him a chance. Send him to ECW possibly where the smaller guys seems to at least get decent airtime. If I was WWE, id reinstigate the CW title on that brand, make it one of the draws of it. Anyway, squash, Raw gets another pick.
    
    Big Show to Raw. This is called also... well.. I said either Edge or Big Show, with Vickie being on Raw it was obvious. This does bring a few new feuds - Big Show vs HBK? id LOVE to see that, HBK having a history with bigger men.. (that sounds gay lol), Big Show vs Batista, Orton, Triple H again, a good move.
    
    Orton's segments with Vickie = all kinds of great. I like how Orton basically doesn't care whether people are faces or heels, very Steve Austin.... now turn him face and keep it the same.
    
    Divas match - blah.
    
    Melina to SD, this did surprise me as Melina is one of Raw's better divas and of course the champion, sad to see her go :( to be honest, I don't see the point of the swap but more on that later.
    
    Cena vs Swagger: If WWE had the balls, Swagger would have gone over and become a major star in one event, just imagine the reaction had he beaten Cena? WWE have done it before like when Shelton Benjamin beat Triple H and it wouldn't have hurt Cena. In the end Cena went over but Swagger was allowed a lot of decent offense and looked good here, he wasn't buried and that's something. Trust, Swagger will be a star. A lot of people mention his lisp as a drawback, I disagree, I think its an asset, it gives opponents and crowds something easy to mock and is hardly crippling, like having one leg or something. Jack Swagger will be World Champion on day, etch it in stone, remember it, write it down. Match of the night certainly... and we get two picks for Raw.
    
    Matt Hardy: I call this one too lol, yup, expected, good move for Matt and I expect him straight into the US mix after his blow off with Jeff at Backlash
    
    Triple H: there was NOTHING shocking about this, I called it long ago. It was treated as a big deal as it should have been... but cummon guys, he's been on Raw all year lol. What does perturb me is the fact that we're back to a very familiar line up of Batista-Triple H-Orton-Cena-Michaels on Raw, it does feel like we've been here before and I have to ask what feuds there possibly is in that? the drafting of somebody like the Undertaker would have freshened everything up... but anyway, now Raw has two world titles again. Gee... I wonder what happened last time we had that scenario *que up horrific images of CM Punk pinning Edge*
    
    Santino/Khali = all kinds of greatness, even if Khali can barely keep a straight face during any of it. I do think there's potential for comedy in Khali as witnessed at last years draft with the telephone and a few other times since, this is defo the route they should take with him.
    
    Khali wins another squash, really just so SD gets a pick... and thank fucking God its Punk. I don't watch SD as religiously as Raw and often DVR it so I can just skip past him now lol, though it probably means Punk will be world champion soon to get a title on the brand... ugh.
    
    Can I also say at this point that Michael Cole was at his absolute worst during this Show, excruciatingly painful.
    
    Miz vs Kofi was a decent match... Kofi wins... and Miz goes to Raw.
    
    I have issues with what happened afterward, after so long of teaming.. Miz just turning on Morrison like that made little sense at all, no build up. The two should have gone their separate ways amicably or have been drafted together. Miz on his own is not going to be a star but at least Morrison gets a chance to shine again. Maybe he'll move in the supplemental.
    
    Next was the battle royal... and as I always say... I hate battle royals. They just seem so 1980's, there's no psychology or technical skill involved and seems a piss poor way to decide anything. This was always coming down to Edge and Big Show which made sense... Edge won two picks for SmackDown - blah, if you like battle royals I guess this was fine.
    
    Kane to SmackDown, not one of my pre-Show picks but I called it as soon as Big Show went to Raw. He's a perfect replacement for Show in the big man role. Kane is really the new Chris Ben**t in the fact that he gets swapped in every draft.
    
    Chris Jericho: To be honest... im a little sad at that as Jericho was a highlight on Raw over the past year but now he's new opponents and scenarios and I'm already thinking The Undertaker vs Jericho, I'd really like them to save that for WrestleMania however. Jericho has a lot more opportunity now with the thinner main event picture over on the blue brand, a good move for him.
    
    Shelton Benjamin vs Christian was a good match but again, not really enough time to make it special. I like both these guys and was hoping Christian would move to Raw to get in that US mix... not to be. Christian wins ECW a pick... and its Kozlov.
    
    Kozlov suits ECW, he's been buried a little recently so in ECW he can rebuild his reputation, squash some of the chaff like DJ Gabriel and build his way up. I can see Swagger losing to Christian maybe, Christian to Kozlov and the Kozlov vs Dreamer at Extreme Rules, the underdog story for Dreamer, something like that anyway. Good move for Kozlov.
    
    CM Punk vs Matt Hardy: Decent match again, nothing offensive here as you'd expect... Jeff's run in was good and I got a sense that CM Punk may bring it up with Jeff on SmackDown. Punk desperately needs to turn heel, he's MADE to be a heel, he was awesome as a heel in ROH... so whys he a damn face ffs. Have him beat the shit out of Jeff on SD please WWE :) I expect to see TLC at Backlash as the blowoff, Jeff getting the win. Anyway, Matt wins by DQ, giving Raw the win... and....
    
    Maryse to Raw. Obvious but ugh. Frankly I cant stand Maryse and swapping her for Melina = no buys.
    
    Jericho's out next... followed by Dreamer... which means SmackDown will win lol... and sure enough, Dreamer got some offense which is some consolation, but Jericho wins... and.... Rey Mysterio to SmackDown. Another of my calls, it became a lock when MVP went to Raw. And to the person who said "That's not very likely Mick, he was drafted in 2008" ... fuck off :)
    
    Draft makes sense, Rey will re add the Hispanic audience to SmackDown and frankly, he should never have left in the first place.
    
    And that's your lot. What let it down was the fact that the last draft was not last on the show and wasn't a huge name this year so it wasn't as exciting. Had the last draft been Triple H and been the last act of the Show... that would probably have left the audience with a better taste from those who disliked it.
    
    Anyway, still the Legacy shenanigans to come... and whadda ya know, Legacy lose again.
    
    Cody and Ted losing is becoming a farce, are they serious henchmen or jobbers? as they never win a match, why is Orton hanging with them? just what exactly to Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase offer to Randy Orton? an no, beating up the Colons doesn't count. Rhodes and Dibiase need to get their heat back, they've lost match after match recently are have zero credibility to me at the moment.
    
    The Batista/Shane/Trips uneasy alliance is a nice and interesting aspect but I think Batista needs to directly address the fact he'll be defending Triple H's WWE title. Why not have Vickie add a stip whereby if Batista wins at Backlash... HE will become Champion?
    
    Anyway, Orton vs Triple H next week? well lets hope its better than WrestleMania.

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• WWE Superstars themes

  • From: Rob_Van_Dam
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    I got really bored so i made this.

     

    Themes include:

     

    -Edge

    -Christian

    -Randy Orton

    -Batista

    -John Cena

    -HHH

    -RVD

    -Undertaker (Rollin)

    -HBK

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• Christian Theme

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    I got bored and decided to upload this song! It is called 'Close your Eyes' and I don't know who sings it

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• VWWE: Tribute to Christian

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    Video we made when Christian left WWE to go to TNA

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• 25 Years in the Making: Wrestl

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    So here we are WrestleMania 25, butterflies in stomachs, lights on bright, careers to be made and broken, titles to be won and moments that will echo through the ages to be created.
    
    WrestleMania 25 will emanate live from the huge Reliant Stadium in Houston, the arena that replaced the iconic Astrodome in 2002, host to WrestleMania 17. Over 70,000 will be on hand for the 25th anniversary spectacular (for 24th anniversay if you're pedantic) but what exactly will go down.... well here's my thoughts.
    
    Nicole Scherzinger is scheduled to open the show with America The Beautiful, Scherzinger for those not in the know is the lead Pussycat Doll and current girlfriend of Lewis Hamilton. She's probably a better driver than he is also... but singer? well we'll see. Either way.. I doubt she'll top Aretha Franklin last year. Being the complete MTV whore that I am, apparently Nicole was struck down by an illness this week and the Dolls had to pull out of supporting Britney in concert so who knows if she'll even show.
    
    But that's really irrelevant.. because it's wrestling we're here for, I'll predict in the rumored run order for the show but personally, I DON'T think this is how things will go.
    
    Rey Mysterio vs John Bradshaw Layfield: After this was given away for FREE on Raw, I have serious doubts this match will even. JBL has suggested he will do something historic at the event and will win "the most complete victory ever" this can mean a few things in my estimation - he will kill Rey Mysterio in the ring, it doesn't come more complete.. or more likely he will leave WrestleMania with more than he entered it with. I personally think that somehow he'll end up with either the United States Title, the MITB or the WWE Championship. With so little information, I cant really even make a guess as to what's gunna happen here... maybe he trades the IC Title for the MITB or buys it, cashes it in, leaves as IC and WWE Champion... for once, I've no idea. I count out JBL retiring at WrestleMania as some have predicted to return to the commentary booth, I don't feel that.
    
    The Money in the Bank Ladder Match: My original process of elimination went like this - WWE don't rate Christian, he won't win. They don't see Kane as a Main Eventer and he doesn't need the case anyway, Finlay, Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry? no chance by common sense. There's been "late betting" on Shelton Benjamin as many seem to think that he's in favor with Vince at the moment... but in favor enough to get a World Title shot? no. Which leaves two men - CM Punk and MVP. Originally I believed that CM Punk was a dead cert to win it back to back.. but I've changed my mind. Management seems to be back in favor and has a lot of momentum on SmackDown, he's over as a face and I think he maybe WWE's project for 2009 - your winner, MVP. Expect an insane splash off the ladder by Mark Henry, a bump by Tony Atlas and something nasty to happen to Hornswoggle.
    
    The Legends match: well the script has long been written for this one, Chris Jericho loses the match after interference by Mickey Rourke and as much as we've joked or speculated that Rourke may turn on the legends... no he won't. Rourke is a one shot deal. As a side note, what a class act of him to be at the HOF last night? I get the sense he genuinely respects this business and he's one of the celebrities who "gets it" like I mentioned in my other blog. We've joked a little about Jimmy Snuka and the state of his health but it is something I am seriously concerned about for both his health and the match quality. Snuka was atrocious in the Royal Rumble two years ago and in his promo with Jericho looks like he could barely walk. Maybe they should bring back the 80's gondolas that stood on to come to the ring as well as Jimmy getting to the ring will probably take longer than the match. Snuka will be eliminate quickly by Jericho and who's eliminated then will depend on how management feel about Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat vs Jericho has long been considered a dream match so MAY get the lions share but depending on ring rust, it's probably more likely to be Piper. Your winner however... will be the legends.
    
    The Tag Team Unification match: Ah, the excuse to get everybody on the show lol, at least it wasn't like at WM20 when everybody actually had matches. I think the winners here will fairly obviously be Miz and Morrison. WWE are building them as the best tag team of this generation and they're already on every brand almost anyway. I just don't see the Colons being high enough in managements estimation to be given the accolade of first undisputed tag champions, I've heard nothing to suggest managements opinion of Carlito in particular has changed.
    
    Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy: Smart money is on Jeff... but no, I'm calling Matt Hardy in a nod to Bret Hart vs Owen Hart at another anniversary PPV, WrestleMania 10 where Owen won. This is a feud that is NOT ending here, this is going to go on a lot longer than this and take in a ladder match or TLC before it ends. If Jeff wins, the need for the face to get the win isn't there, there's just no point in going on with the feud if the good guy has already won. Jeff I anticipate will also want to put his brother over and to be honest, I don't think Jeff needs this win while Matt does. A win over Jeff on a show like this will propel Matt into being a genuine upper midcarder player. Your winner? Matthew Moore Hardy.
    
    Next up we'll have an intermission with a medley of Kid Rocks hits. This is WWE doing the Superbowl halftime show frankly... and I like it. On a four hour show a break half way through for a piss and a change to grab snacks could be fantastic, giving the fans change to recharge their batterys. Like the Superbowl, Kid Rock will play four songs apparently... none of them however the ones I want lol. If he doesn't play American Badass and All Summer Long as well as Cowboy... that would be lame. I'd like him to play Fuck You Blind as well.. but that maybe too much to ask for.
    
    Back to the show and we'll now be onto serious business - the Divas Battle Royal, the reason we're all watching.
    
    The sheer fact that if anybody throws Mae Young over the top rope, she will die... leads me to believe Mae will most likely win this thing. WWE have a habit of Mae shenanigans and so long as she's not exposed.. we should be alright. I'd personally like to see Sunny win... but for no other reason than I still all these years on.. have an adolescent fixation on her... the same as Stacy Keibler.. but she isn't there :( I would like to see a few surprises even at this late stage like Stacy or somebody absurd like Bull Nakano just for a bit of fun. The winner could realistically be any number of people, Mae would be a good bet... but I've a feeling Trish Stratus will win... so I'll pick Trish.
    
    Triple Threat: This match really hasn't interested me too much to be honest. It's interesting... but doesn't interest me, if that makes sense. I just get the feeling we've seen it all before, Cena and Edge have feuded for a long time and Cena was involved with a Triple Threat  last year. The two have been constantly in the title picture for a while now and it seems like Edge certainly always has a title of some kind. I know I'm probably in the minority but just to be different and give us something new, I really wouldn't mind seeing Big Show leaving as Champion. No matter what happens - Vickie Guerrero will be instrumental in the finish. It'll most likely be John Cena leaving as champion after Vickie accidentally costs Edge the title... but as I say, id rather see it be Show leaving as Champion thanks to Vickie.
    
    Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. Simply for me, this is match of the decade. I'm concerned that we maybe hyping the match too much but I say that every year, I did last year with HBK/Flair. This match will be the match of the night and I think almost everything has already been said about this match. I really hope the feud doesn't end here but I suspect it will. WWE, as they did last year, have done a good job of making many believe that the Undertakers streak is in jeopardy, against Michaels, its believable in kayfabe terms the Undertaker faces his biggest threat. The build up has been absolute quality... and totally in HBK's favor... and if you didn't believe HBK will lose before, you should because of that fact. Shawn, realistically, stands no chance in hell... the streak continues.
    
    And finally....
    
    Randy Orton vs Triple H. This is hard to judge. Vince always likes to end the show on a positive note and WrestleMania especially. Its no coincidence that it wasn't until WrestleMania 16 a heel left Mania as Champion. Triple H has been abused big style in the run up and everything points to Triple H beating Randy Orton and retaining. The fact that Shane and Vince are now allied with him suggests the new McMahon-Helmsley faction will be facing Legacy at Backlash in a six man. Personally? I'd enjoy a WrestleMania 17 scenario with maybe Shane McMahon turning heel and joining Legacy, as a third generation Superstar he'd fit perfectly... but I'm calling Triple H to retain, i really can't see a swerve being in WWE's mind after Shane and Vince came out last week.
    
    So that's your lot... shenanigans with JBL, MVP to become Mr MITB, Miz and Morrison to win the undisputed tag titles, Undertaers streak to continue, Triple H to retain... and as for the triple threat? well i'd like Big Show, but it'll probably be Cena.
    
    Predictable? we'll soon see.
    
    See you at Wrestlemania folks.

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• Mania Predictions

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    My predictions are famously inaccurate hence why I rarely make any but given that its mania I shall endeavour to make the effort...

    Tag Team Unification Match.....

    In spite of every effort being made to make me give a shit about the Colons.....I don't. I'm sure it's a very respectable wrestling name but in this day and age having a tag team named after offal will enjoy no buys. With the only other credible tag team being preoccupied with the main event then hopefully Miz and Morrison will win and feud with Legacy down the line. I suspect I am hoping for too much here however.

    Rey V JBL

    Another difficult one. Rey has been boring for more years than I care to remember, I'm still haunted by the embarrassment of him being Heavyweight Champion. JBL clearly peaked around the Eddie feud period and despite somewhat of a renaissance against HBK I'd still rather see him back behind the announce desk. The outcome of this match probably hinges on the much vaunted 'Historical' happening we have been promised. I suspect this will be an almighty anticlimax however. I will hope it will be something positive for JBL and as a result he will lose this one prior to it. Rey for the win.

    MITB

    This may well be down to my personal preference as much as anything else here but unsurprisingly I'm going for Christian to win Money in the Bank. I suspect this alleged dislike of Christian by Vince is a smokescreen, I can't see why they'd bother hiring him just to bury him and its better for them to strike while the iron is hot and the fans are hot for the guy than later when he's probably a bit stale. As for the other competitors, Shelton is just there to provide this years spots as I suspect is Kofi. Henry.....Well I'm not sure that requires comment, they may as well have put Yokozuna in a ladder match ffs. Finlay is increasingly becoming an irrelevance particularly as he is seemingly shackled to little bastard for eternity. An argument could be made for any of the others winning I suppose but a win for any of the rest bar Kane just fills me full of meh so Christian it is.

    Jericho v Legends

    Seems to be nailed on this one. Jericho will beat two legends, get cheap shotted by Flair and Rourke and then end up losing. Probably to Piper as I suspect the Superfly would be the deah of Snuka. Legends win.

    Hardy v Hardy

    Come on Matt!!! Jeff wins, just because he and the bookers like to annoy me.

    Divas Match

    I fear Mae Young. On many levels. Having her win this would just be pissing on the efforts of all the other Divas so hopefully common sense prevails and Trish or one of the leading current Divas wins leading to a decent feud. I'll go with Trish.

    Triple Threat

    I really couldn't care less who wins. The feud bores me. Shows KO punch is a dreadful imitation of the punt and frankly he's looking a lot worse than when he returned. Cena needs better than this, Edge needs better than this. The whole thing just needs to die and be forgotten by Backlash but I fear that won't happen. Apparently Cena has filming to do, Show looks dreadful so I'll plump for Edge but in all honesty Vickie could win for all I care about this 'feud' right now.

    HBK/Taker

    Prior to this I really couldn't see myself having much interest in this. Silent Taker was boring me, HBK seemed on to a loser from the start but over the last few weeks Taker has opened his mouth and made me care again and HBK's mind games have been very, very well done so I'm now thoroughly looking forward to this one. If JBL is to do something relevant then he may have some involvement here but barring that I imagine after a hard fought brawl HBK will get Tombstoned and pinned leaving Taker the winner. Again.

    Orton/HHH

    I would sell my Grandmother for an Orton win. She's a bit senile now and thinks I have a daughter called Jack rather than a son called Jake so i wouldn't get much for her but that's neither here nor there. I am going to go against any sensible logic and predict an Orton win, presumeably with Vince screwing H and revealing that it was the plan all along. I suspect I'll be worng and H will win in a predictable manner without anything unorthodox happening but I live in hope.

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• WrestleMania Memories

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    As I take a (well deserved) break from writing Raw, I thought I'd blog on WWE matters and what else could I possibly talk about other than WrestleMania?
    
    I'm going to do two pieces, one on my personal memories of WrestleMania (that's this one), and secondly, my predictions and hopes for this years event.
    
    In the beginning... Vince created WrestleMania.
    
    WrestleMania at the beginning really wasn't seen as "the Superbowl of professional wrestling", it really wasn't as grand as all that. The NWA had already promoted their Starrcade supercards and WWE had produced Showdown at Shea, make no mistake, WrestleMania was the answer to Starrcade.
    
    Vince McMahon is the kind of man, much like myself lol, who has to do everything bigger, better and badder than the opposition. Vince will have looked at Starrcade and thought - how can we blow that out of the water. At this time Vince was at the forefront of new innovation and technology, something WWE is NOT in 2009. Vince looked at cable and MTV in particular, he looked at the 1980's political landscape and gave us Hogan, Volkoff etc... he looked to pay-per-view.
    
    PPV was the single invention that changed wrestling forever, talking it out of local arenas and barns and into the front room, the revenue allowed companies to suddenly become major TV players and increase production values and wages tenfold. People like Hulk Hogan became mainstream celebrities, all from this one event. Vince apparently figuratively stakes the family jewels on this being a success... and it was. The celebrity endorsement brought in new fans and exposure and WrestleMania, in one night, made the WWF the hottest thing in America, burying the NWA in the process.
    
    My first WrestleMania was apparently WrestleMania III though I remember nothing of it. My father was allegedly something of a fan in the 1980's and literally everybody watched WrestleMania 3, I was allowed to stay up for it. Even though I don't remember it, maybe it left a subconscious memory that led me to VWWE some 15 years later lol. What follows next is my own memories of the events I saw live at the time. Many of these I, in truth, haven't watched fully again since then, so I'm just remembering off the top of my head what I can (I nearly forgot the ladder match at WM16 for one lol, so sorry if I miss anything really important out)
    
    My first actual memory of a WrestleMania is WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace with those absurd toga costumes. All I remember remembering is how much Hulk Hogan sucked and at that time I'd wished Bret Hart had left with the title lol. In truth I probably still believe that, Hulk Hogan winning the title at WM9 being the moment Hogan Jumped the Shark in the WWF, it was one of the most shameful power plays ever seen. Bret should have left WM9 as champion and although it didn't hurt his career, it could easily have done.
    
    WrestleMania X I remember a lot more, by this point I was watching the WWF regularly with the likes of Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Razor Ramon etc being my favorites (even Bret Hart). WrestleMania X is still one of my favorite PPV's and one of the best ever WrestleMania's with Owen Hart going over Bret and the infamous Ladder Match. This was imo the PPV where the New Generation really came into their own. The main event, like last year and next year was forgettable however - Bret vs Yokozuna and I don't think imo that WrestleMania had really reached its "Superbowl" status yet and wouldn't for a long time.
    
    WrestleMania XI and the involvement of Lawrence Taylor I remember, funnily it's really only the celebrities I remembered from this PPV, Pamala Anderson of course being there with Jenny McCarthy. I didn't remember a thing about any of the matches which says everything about the quality of the show. This was a PPV where they tried to mask the lameness of the card with the celebs. Did it work? nope.
    
    WrestleMania 12 was the Ironman match and of course the Warrior vs Helmsley, losing in 12 seconds which is hilarious now... but I was pissed back then. Not for Helmsley who I hated but if there was one person I hated more it was the Warrior. I was a total New Generation freak at the time and ANYBODY who I saw as being from the 80's I hated - Hogan, Warrior, Slaughter. An Ultimate Warrior return filled me with dread, luckily it didn't last. I haven't seen the Ironman match in ages but it's always been one of my favorite matches.. yet thinking back to it, I really think HBK has had better matches since. Id certainly rather watch his Flair match or Jericho matches. Maybe I've just forgotten how great it was, I'll have to rewatch sometime.
    
    WrestleMania 13 came at a time I was becoming exasperated, for want of another word, with the WWF. I'd been watching WCW a lot in the latter half of 1996 and it was on fire, the WWF was in transition but mostly lame and WrestleMania 13 didn't buck the trend. I remember little of it and haven't seen it since first broadcast I don't think. I really had little interest in it. The only match that stands out is Bret Hart vs Steve Austin... and i'm gunna leave my thoughts on that for my 1997 history blogs lol.
    
    What a difference a year made... WrestleMania 14 and it could have been a whole different company. This was the "official" start of attitude with Tyson, Austin and Michaels being so memorable. Throughout that match it really felt like the end of an era but HBK was in such visible pain its still amazing they had the match they did. The final punch by Tyson and the 3:16 T-Shirt over the face were absolute perfect. There was much more to this PPV though, the DX Band murdering America the Beautiful was perfect for this era, LOD and Sunny was great, the dumpster match... great PPV and at this point, my favorite of them all.
    
    A year later and the WWF was now trouncing WCW... but in my own opinion, WrestleMania 15 wasn't as memorable as the year befores and all that stands out is the very poor Hell in a Cell match and the main event. The HIAC really was a snooze fest from a feud undeserving of the stipulation, it seemed tacked on and there simply to build on the reputation of the Taker/Mankind HIAC. The main event however was, like last year, genuinely the best two guys in the company and the hottest acts in wrestling. The right result with Austin again being champion led to the main event for the second year in a row being particularly memorable.
    
    WrestleMania 2000, XVI, 16, whatever you call it... it was shoite. Possibly the biggest disappointment in WrestleMania history for me, WrestleMania 16 should have been so much more. With the roster they had, the total domination... they decided for some reason to simply stick as many people as they could on the card. I'm struggling to remember much about the event, its another I haven't seen in a long time despite buying the DVD a few weeks back. Ice T I remember of course and there was the Angle/Benoit/Jericho match that was very good but could have been more. Plans I've always presumed originally featured the Undertaker who'd been scheduled to return at the 2000 Royal Rumble but in the end they had the four way that was excellent all told. Mick Foley's return however was lame and he should never have been in the match. Mick's career ending so close to WrestleMania was a perfect tragic ending to a career, it told a story. Coming back for this one match ruined that and would only have worked had Mick won the title for the fairytale ending. In the end we broke with tradition and Triple H won when many were expecting the Rock to do so. The ONLY great thing on the show as the triple threat ladder match, that's all that saved this card from being a disaster. That alone and the fact that all the matches, while not stellar, were good ranks it over WM15. Not my favorite event though....
    
    But the next one was.
    
    WrestleMania 17 from the Houston Astrodome was simply the greatest night in the history of wrestling, I'll not hear otherwise. This show was the final act in the attitude era, the last hurrah before the onset of a dark period. From top to bottom the card was utter quality. I remember watching this one live with some mates from college as everybody was still into wrestling at this point, something unthinkable just a year later. This night for me personally was the peak of wrestling's popularity even though ratings had already started to fall, but in terms of quality, passion from the fans, productions, talent, everything on this night was aligned.
    
    We had the TLC match, the gimmick battle royal, that awesome Limp Bizkit theme song, Undertaker and Triple H, the great garage brawl with Kane, Show and Raven, Angle and Benoit.
    
    McMahon vs McMahon for me at the time was just absolutely brilliant, it had been built perfectly with Shane buying WCW and on the night it was amazing storytelling with Linda rising up and kicking Vince in the balls, Shane going coast to coast - it was a fine start to the Alliance feud that sadly never lived up to these heights.
    
    The match of the evening however was Austin vs The Rock and frankly, this was one of the best built matches of all time. Austin and The Roc in the run up to this contest put in some of their finest ever performances, from Austin's NEED to be champion to the Rocks quest to actually win the belt from Kurt Angle, it was all brilliant and on the night they gave us one of the greatest WrestleMania main events ever. I loved them stealing each others finishers lol, you never seen that these days.... but the finish was what always made this special. I knew very little of backstage happenings at this point so it was a complete shock, Austin turning heel was the greatest swerve of all time, that image of Austin shaking hands with McMahon was one of the great pictures in wrestling history, played perfectly by JR and Paul Heyman. As much as I'd loved King, this event wouldn't have been quite as good without Heyman imo. It was a perfect end to a perfect show. The greatest WrestleMania of em all.
    
    For me, WrestleMania 17 was the moment that WrestleMania became WWE's answer to the Superbowl. Unlike other recent Manias, the crowd was huge, over 70,000, I cant remember the exact number. Every match on the card was fantastically built and a huge collision, the performances were off the chat as was the production. WrestleMania 17 heralded a new dawn for WrestleMania.
    
    WrestleMania 18 the year after was the first of the VWWE era, for many of our younger members, that must seem an age ago lol. The problem with WrestleMania 18 is that it followed 17 and could never live up to the previous years event despite the fact that WWE followed exactly the same formula almost. There was the big arena and crowd, the massive set, a live band... the problem? the matches.
    
    I'm as big a Chris Jericho fan as anybody but the decision to put the belt on Jericho at Vengeance in December 2001 was one of the biggest mistakes in WWE history. Following what happened at WrestleMania 17, the logical and poetic finale to the year 2001 was The Rock vs Steve Austin for the Undisputed Championship with The Rock winning and avenging his loss at WM17, possibly going on to WM18 to face Triple H. However... WWE threw us a swerve and had Jericho win and the had him hook up with Stephanie McMahon. In just a year WWE had gone from some of the greatest TV ever seen... to shoite. Jericho was a poor champion, a weak champion.. and there was never any doubt in anybodys mind that Triple H would roll over him at WM. That said, Triple H's return at the Rumble had been awesome.. but the whole fake pregnancy? not so. And Steph really looks a slut at this point as a side note lol.
    
    Steve Austin was completely wasted on this show and I've never understood why. From being the biggest draw in wrestling just 6 months previously, Austin was reduced to facing Scott Hall (no disrespect to him) in an undercard match... why? Personally, I'd have gone for - Nash and Hall challenge for the tag titles, Hogan faces The Rock, Austin faces Triple H, Undertaker faces Ric Flair. THAT would have been a challenger to WrestleMania 17.
    
    But the show wasn't a complete disaster, The Rock and Hulk Hogan was as well built as Austin/Rock had been the year previously. Who can forget "Yes.... or no?", one of the great promos of the decade? the match was absolutely electric, a magnificent example of psychology and working a crowd. This was the final answer to the idiots who believe that the likes of American Dragon have what it takes to be stars. These two men held the crowd in their palm and, frankly, out of an average match in the ring, gave us an ICONIC match through the manipulation of the crowd and the audience. The told a story and THAT is what this business is all about.
    
    Often forgotten on the card tragically is the Undertaker vs Ric Flair. Another fantastically built match, I LOVED this heel Undertaker, demanding respect and taking it if he didn't get it. Taker was awesome in the run up to this match with his beat down of David Flair for example. The match is a great street fight, another example of great storytelling but in truth, also the best actual match on the card. I MARKED for the run-in of Arn Anderson in the match, that was a WrestleMania moment for me.
    
    The main event as I mentioned... was crap. The crowd burned themselves out with Hogan/Rock which should have main evented, but besides that.. it just wasn't a good match. I never believed Jericho stood a change and frankly... his ring attire was vile. This match really marked a MASSIVE downturn in the quality of the main events in WWE for about the next six months. We had the atrocious Triple H/Hogan and Hogan/Undertaker in the moths that followed and ratings plummeted.
    
    Over all.. a letdown of a WrestleMania, but maybe not as bad as many people remember.
    
    WrestleMania XIX the year later was a return to form and a big improvement all round. WWE once again were following that formula of the past two events - big arena, live music, even Limp Bizkit returned this time.
    
    Matt Hardy vs Rey Mysterio started us off if I remember and it was a great opening match, Limp Bizkit played Taker to the ring.. Fred Durst looking an absolute midget next to Taker.
    
    This was the first WWE branded PPV and the first with the two titles. The WWE Championship match was poorly and offensively built with a vaguely racist Angle built around Triple H and Booker T which I thought was beneath Triple H and Ric Flair and even if they'd gone there, Booker T had to win the blow off... which of course he didn't. This match really held little interest for me or anybody else as I remember, there were three other matches on the card of prime importance - Michaels vs Jericho, Lesnar vs Angle and Hogan vs McMahon.
    
    There was always a sense in the early days of HBK's return, as far up to this match at WM19 that we should expect too much from him, his back could give out at any moment and going into the event, although we expected a good match, we didn't think it'd be a classic as this was. This was the moment we realized "Michaels is truly back" The ending where Jericho kicked him in the balls was great storytelling again and really got Jericho over as a heel at that point.
    
    Lesnar vs Angle was a match where Lesnar had to step up, it was make or break for him. Luckily he and Angle had a great match but what everybody talks about is that final moment where Lesnar was supposed to win with the Shooting Star Press and botched it. There was complete shock both in chat and the arena, a moment of silence where the whole world thought "he's dead". Luckily he wasn't and recovered enough, Angle has the intelligence to work a finish on the fly and all was well, but that was nearly the worst possible moment in WrestleMania history.
    
    The big match promoted here however was McMahon vs Hogan, twenty years in the making. In one way, it would have been cool had they held this off to WM20 but as it was this was built fantastically with a lot of great promos from both Hogan and McMahon on who was really responsible for the success of WrestleMania. In WWE, few people really are as good at this type of street fight as Vince McMahon, he's really pretty much mastered it over the years. The ladder and bloody Vince with the pipe were both great moments but the return of Roddy Piper was just brilliant. Very similarly booked to Undertaker vs Flair the year before in many ways.
    
    One year later and the WWE was really up shit creek. Raw had been poor, SmackDown had descended into shit central and VWWE was closed nearly, my own interest in WWE was dwindling a little, one of the few saving graces WrestleMania XX on the horizon from the iconic Madison Square Garden.... but WWE really dropped the ball here. WrestleMania 20 should have been the greatest card of all time, yet like at WrestleMania 16 WWE decided to simply cram the card with as many people as possible. There were a few saving graces going in - Evolution vs Rock/Sock, Angle vs Eddie, The Triple Threat and Christian vs Jericho.
    
    Christian vs Chris Jericho had been one of WWE's better booked programs going into the event with Christian playing the Creepy Little Bastard to perfection, perving after Trish Stratus. It was an excellent match with a great swerve finish with Trish turning on Jericho... and watch this space for VWWE ripping that Angle off soon enough :)
    
    The Rock and Sock Connection vs Evolution was a match that let me down on a lot of levels and I know many in VWWE were angry about the match and in particular by the performance of The Rock and Mick Foley that was just not up to standard. A lot of backlash went against The Rock after this in some quarters while Mick salvaged a lot with his excellent match against Orton at Backlash. However, watching iMPACT this week and Mick's words about WrestleMania... fuck him. And talking of TNA wastes... Kurt Angle. In seriousness, Angle and Eddie were on top of their games at this point, it was the height of both men's careers and after the euphoria of Eddie Guerrero winning the title at No Way Out, I think a lot was expected of this match... and for me... it failed to deliver. The match was excellent and certainly one of the best on the card... but it wasn't quite the 5 star match we were expecting and it was something of a letdown as well. After 5 hours almost, I was tired and exhausted by the main event but what happened next certainly kept me awake.
    
    The triple threat WAS a 5/5 star match. I remember the early talk in the locker was about how awesome Triple H's combination of white boots and black trunks was... which gives you an idea how "Queer Eye" Sam was back in those days lol. The match was another masterclass and an answer to the critics who'd been out in force for Triple H for well over a year. What happened after the match however is something that has changed since then. When Eddie came out to congratulate Chris Benoit in 2004, it was a poetic finale to the show, the two friends who were like brothers after all these years, champions together at last. Now it's a symbol of tragedy, the two friends locked together by a fateful future. What was once the most joyous end to a WrestleMania, is now the saddest.
    
    WrestleMania 21 had a theme - Hollywood, despite not actually being held in Hollywood. The commercials for this WrestleMania were probably the best thing about it with the "You lookin a me" one actually helping to build up Batista's character at the time I think. My personnel favorite was Austin's Gladiator one, being a big fan of that film but the Braveheart one with Flair falling off the donkey was hilarious. The event itself really marked the beginning of a new generation in WWE with Randy Orton, John Cena and Batista all in prominent singles matches for the first time.
    
    The build before the show was all about Batista, it had been going on for about six months and was the best turn WWE probably ever did. It was so subtle and Batista and Triple H played it to perfection, each week Tista got a little bit further away from Evolution. When he finally turned and powerbombed Triple H through that table, a viewing audience cheered in unison. It really seemed that Batista was the next big thing at this point, everybody was behind him. Unfortunately after his 3-0 winning streak over Triple H he got sent to SmackDown and was found out very quickly, he never reached these heights again which says a lot about Triple H's fantastic ability and is the final word to people who believe Helmsley wont do what's right for the business.
    
    Batista's victory was met with a massive response.. but on the undercard, Cena's wasn't. At this time Cena was over as a face, not to Batista's level at that time but certainly over. His win over JBL was more expected I think, the program was nowhere near as good, the crowd were bored of JBL as champion, the match was atrocious for a World title match at WrestleMania and Cole completely, as usual, failed to get the moment and its significance across. The Cena era started with a whimper.
    
    Elsewhere on the card Undertaker downed Randy Orton in a great match that's started their excellent feud and Shawn Michaels faced Kurt Angle in the match of the night, Shawn against stealing the show. To be honest though, I cant remember off the top of my head who won here, I'm pretty certain it was Angle but I wouldn't bet on it. I could go and look it up on Wiki... but I'll leave it lol.
    
    WrestleMania 21 marked a move back away from the big arenas that had made WrestleMania's 17 to 19 so great, 20 being excepted due to it being MSG and WrestleMania 21 to me always seems far smaller and less grand than many other manias, even WrestleMania 22 which was at just a small arena.
    
    WrestleMania 22 marked WWE with the Cena era in full swing and again, this isn't one of my favorite WrestleMania's. The Edge vs Mick Foley match was the highlight and an excellent match as Mick always manages in that environment, nothing less was expected. There were some great touches with the barbed wire, fire and Lita and it probably stole the show. However, there was some crap here too - the Boogeyman's involvement, Undertaker being landed with Mark Henry, Rey Mysterio winning the World title. Cena vs Triple H was excellent and I remember everybody was rooting for Triple H, having turned on Cena in the proceeding year... yet Cena won. Shawn Michaels vs Vince McMahon was another excellent match.. yet with two street fights on the card, it may have been overbooking in retrospect. Though the elbow off the ladder onto the trash canned Vince = WrestleMania moment. At the time I was caught in the atmosphere of WrestleMania and the good points outweighed the bad... but in retrospect, this was an average WrestleMania I'm sad to now say. The theme song rawked though, it was also the first web era WrestleMania for VWWE.
    
    WrestleMania 23 felt somewhat different to WrestleMania 22 to me, it was nearer WrestleMania's 17 -19 in terms of scale. WWE went back to the big arenas for it and the build up was brilliant. I've always put over the three months of Raw prior to WrestleMania 23 as some of the best Raw's ever and I still think that. With Cena, Orton, Edge and Michaels, the four of them gave us great match after great match in the build to Mania that year, coupling that with The Donald and you already had a great lineup and in truth, I was a little disappointed when Orton and Edge were put in the MITB as I thought they deserved to be in singles action after their awesome performances.
    
    Undertaker vs Batista was again, very well built on SmackDown.. even if nobody believed for a moment Batista stood a chance. Undertaker winning the title was an added bonus. Much of the build however surrounded that hair vs hair match. The less said about Bobby Lashley the better but the match was decent enough, an enjoyable clusterfuck and the crowd got what they wanted with Vince being shaved, a nice added epilogue to the McMahon/Austin feud.
    
    Much like WrestleMania 22 the main event featured John Cena, as a face, squaring off against a man who most people wanted to beat him, this time Shawn Michaels. Original plan seemed to be Triple H vs John Cena again but Helmsley of course got injured. This was really the best opportunity WWE had to put the belt on Michaels at a time most fans believed he deserved it, a lot of people thought he'd win... but no. Excellent match however and the trend of great main events continued. WrestleMania 23 was overall an excellent PPV... the feel and format of which WWE's again followed last year at WrestleMania 24 and again tonight for WrestleMania 25.
    
    WrestleMania 24 is probably my favorite WrestleMania since WrestleMania 17. The outdoors nature gave it a unique look and the set looked absolutely awesome as well. Those great images of the pyro,  a lot of the entrances couldn't have been done indoors. A decent opener from Finlay and JBL, nothing spectacular but it warmed the crowd up. The MITB, which I haven't mentioned at all this blog, was fucking amazing. Remember that Morrison bump? and Kennedy with the Green Bay Plunge to Hornswoggle? Batista vs Umaga = passable and Kane defeating Chavo, while disrespectful possibly to Chavo... was funny as hell.
    
    But now it was down to serious business - namely Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels. When thinking of my favorite match of all time... I can't think of anything better than this. Is it either mans best match? no. Was it the best ACTUAL wrestling match of 2008? no. Was it probably the best wrestling match of the decade? oh yes. This was about spectacle, about that storytelling and that psychology. That image of Ric Flair getting up, begging Michaels to finish it and Shawn telling Ric he loved him before pulling the trigger was THEE most memorable moment in the history of WrestleMania for me personally. For most its probably Hogan slamming Andre or some huge moment... this was so different. Subtle almost, quiet.. but just as emotional. It was the death of a career and an era, Michaels and Flair told the perfect story, the perfect ending to a perfect career and no true wrestling fan can have watched that without a mix of emotions. Delight that Flair had gone out in such style, sadness that it was all over and so much more. A rollercoaster and in my humble opinion, the greatest 30 minutes in WrestleMania history and why these two men are and were peerless in this industry.
    
    The Triple Threat was excellent and somewhat unexpected as I think many believed Orton would lose the title, The Undertaker and Edge giving us a hell of a main event, definitely deserving of the spot after Taker got bumped last year, winning the title for the second year in a row.
    
    Like WrestleMania 23, much of the hype and advertising centered on the celebrity involvement - this year being Floyd Mayweather Jnr. I'd always been a fan of Floyd, getting even bigger when he beat the crap out of the annoying Ricky Hatton. Mayweather and Big Show were excellent in the run up to the event I thought, building it like they would a boxing contest. Celebrities either "get" it.. or they don't, Pete Rose for example "got it" as did Kevin Federline and Mike Tyson all those years ago, while other celebrities remain aloof backstage and believe they're above the business. Mayweather luckily "got it" and was said to be very willing to learn and very sociable. Mayweather totally performed above my expectations and his match may actually be my favorite celebrity match of them all.
    
    So... there ya go, my memories of WrestleMania. I expect WrestleMania 25 will follow the format of the past two years and I think we've seen that already - big arena, big set, celebrity, big matches, well built. The event is fitting into a predefined template almost and now at the 25th anniversary, is truly... the Superbowl of Wrestling.

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• Wrestlemania 25 Predictions

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    These are my Wrestlemania 25 Predictions :D

    Tag Team Unification Match: I reckon Miz and Morrison will come out on the top in this one. They have a load of accomplishments and are the best Tag Team going around so it would be fitting for them to be Unified Champs. I wouldn't rule out Primo and Carlito though except that I don't really see them being the Unified Champions. I don't like the added part of a Lumberjack Match and thought they should've found something else for the other stars. I also think the build has been alright for this match over the past month or so and I'm looking forward to watching it.

    Rey vs. JBL: I reckon this one is fairly obvious in that JBL will retain, this is the match im probably least looking forward to but im keen to see what the historic thing JBL is going to do. Hopefully the match doesn't go for too long and I also thought that the build was horrible for this, all of a sudden the match is there, hardly any interaction between Rey and JBL before the announcement, with a better build the match could've been a bit better.

    MITB: Hmmm, a tough one. I'd like to see Christian win it but apparently Vince aint to happy with him but that could easily be a lie. Mark Henry has no hope, hopefully he doesn't kill someone in the process lol. Finlay I hope to hell doesn't win and I don't think he will, hopefully Hornswoggle will get squashed some time during the match. Kane is another good contender and I would like to see win because a good World Title run for him would be awesome. MVP is a posibility but I'm not too sure, if he were to win however I reckon he would probably do what Jon said and sell it to JBL. Shelton can fuck off he bores me to shits and if he wins I riot lol. Kofi hopefully does some sick moves and I wouldn't mind him winning but I don't see it happening. Punk is also a good chance but I would absolutely hate it if he won for a second time in a row. I was also thinking bout Kennedy earlier, maybe he'll play apart but I doubt it and also Evan Bourne could play apart some how...hopefully. Overall however I'm going to say Punk will unfortunately win it :(

    Jericho vs. Legends: Most likely will see the Legends win, I'm not gonna think too much about this match, just sit back and see what happens. I would mark out for Rourke to come in and Ram Jam Jericho though =D

    Hardy vs. Hardy: I'm actually looking forward to this match despite the shitty (IMO) build. Hopefully they will pull out alot of 'Extreme' moves and put on an entertaining match. I see Jeff coming out on top in the end however and I'm pretty dead set on that decision. If this match had the right build it would be an awesome match but they have just been out shone by the likes of HHH/Orton/HBK/Taker.

    Divas Match: SANTINO! It would be awesome to see Santino crowned Miss Wrestlemania but alas I don't think it'll happen. There are too many options to really pull out a winner in this match however. If Mae Young wins it though, I'll be one pissed off fan lol. I'm going to take a guess and say Beth Phoenix winning it, possibly screwing Santino over if he enters it lol.

    Triple Threat Match: Even though the competitors in this match aren't particuarly my favourites I'm looking forward to the match, I always like a Triple Threat match. I've started to like Cena over the past few weeks as well. I don't really mind who wins it however. If Cena wins I see Orton winning later on in the night and if Edge wins HHH will win later on. I don't really see Big Show winning but ya never know. I think I'm going to go with Cena however, maybe picking up the win when Edge and Show are arguing over Vickie lol.

    HBK/Taker: Taker will win it, no doubt. The WWE have done a good job of making people believe HBK can win it and certainly have sucked me into thinking that but deep down you know Taker is going to win. If the match went last it would've made me think further that HBK would win and it is in his home state. I'm looking forward to an Epic match however and one of the matches im most looking forward to.

    HHH/Orton: Well, this is the match I am most looking forward to. I think the build has been absolutely brilliant and right up there, if not above HBK/Taker. From the whole Punting McMahons to the house attack, the hand cuffs etc. etc. I have enjoyed it all the way. I've also started to like HHH more and more in it so I don't mind if he wins it but I would prefer Orton to win. I reckon it could go either way to be honest but seeing as it is the last match on the card I see HHH winning it.

    Well, thats me Predictions, I got a bit lazy towards the end in reviewing them etc. but oh well lol.

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• The Founding Fathers

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    I was reminded by Tone earlier that today marks the 7th anniversary or the first ever edition of VWWE (or VWWF as it was then) Raw, you can read whats left of the show here:

    Tony then said that there are only 3 survivors of that show still in VWWE... so lets now take a look back at what became of the VWWE Founding Fathers

    Nightmare: Nightmare went on the become a VWWE Hall of Famer and icon, winning a record 8 WWE Titles, being a member of the nWo, the Horseman and Kliq. He is an icon of the game.

    The Nick Show: Didn't do anything more in the game and really has no claim to fame.

    Edge: The original Edge went on to be a star on SmackDown following the brand split, winning four WWE Tag Team Titles with Mick as Christian and winning two Intercontinental Championships. The character will make a splash in 2009 in ECW.

    Reaper: Reaper was one of the first "indy characters" and while finding leittle success in VWWE, he had success elsewhere, notably XIW

    Phoenix: A life long enhancement talent Phoenix was another with little claim to fame other than a never ending feud with Blizzard and Angel. In 2008 his character was retconned in the VWWF Retro Fed and controlled by Nath.

    Manny: Vanished from the business but made a little impact in FWC's Crusierweight Division i believe

    Ultimate Warrior: His one and only VWWE appearance lol

    Stevie Dragon: Famous as VWWE's first ever member, this Welshman may get into the Hall of Fame one day for that alone. Hey... Vince's driver got in. One and only appearance.
    
    Banshee: One of the original members of VWWFs four man board with Jon the pervert, Tony and Mick she became one of the most controversial figures in history and regarded as a threat to VWWE's security. Her relationship to Jon has been questioned and some suspect she may have been a work.
    

    Mallory: My own then GF, i press ganged her into joining lol, the name was taken from the film Natural Born Killers and the couple Mickey and Mallory. Went onto success as Lita before we broke up.

    Rogue: The story of Fi is well known. Going on to become VWWE Womens Champion and later James Steele, Fi left in 2007 after an incident with FWC. She now lives with Mike aka Goldberg.

    Venus: One of the biggest womens stars of the era, Venus will probably be retconned into being Venus Vulu at some point lol. A far bigger star in FWC and elsewhere however, she never really got over with the VWWE crowd.
    
    Randy Savage: Seen as a potential headline act for years to come, Marty or the ginger tosser as he called himself had a major falling out with VWWE in late 2002 following the "WWWF Incident" as it's generally refereed to. Became a Bruno Sammartino like figure, bitter about what happened. He returned only once - to object to his inclusion in the HOF. A tosser indeed.

    nWoKane: Despite his objections that he did, this man later went on to play Booker T and become KOTR 2002 and United States Champion. Seen as a major breakout start for later that year and 2003, he unfortunately vanished. Was a tennis prodigy who played in national youth tournaments and for i know, may very well have been Andy Murrey lol
    
    Rob Van Dam: Irish Rob went on to be World and WWE Champion. He is a Guinness delivery man and makes sporabic appearances in the chat and VWWE. Also winning Intercontinental and tag gold in VWWE and having success in many other feds of the era, he is a Hall of Famer.

    Sandman: Gary went on to major success in FWC, becoming FWC Champion before making the switch to VWWE and taking up the mantle of William Regal. He is now VWWE Chief of Staff.

    Pimp: Became on of the most beloved superstars in VWWE history and one of VWWEs only Asian members. His debauched evenings of weed and women set the tone for the whole of VWWE. Becoming the greatest hardcore champion ever, he also won tag gold and a HOF spot. His legacy will forever live on.

    Steve Austin: Tone went on to be the face of VWWE for a generation. Main eventing three WrestleManias, having the Icion vs Icon match, leading the Monday Night Wars and becoming a great friend. Tone was the centerpiece of VWWE for the attitude era. Tony MAY be haaving one last match at WrestleMania 25... watch this space.
    
    Triple H: Possibly the most eventful career in history. Will was always the insurgent in the midst, ready to attempt to seize power at any moment and comically failing. As Triple H he main evented the first WrestleMania but never rose to that height again thanks to his backstage attitude. He took over the WWWF E-fed and absurdly allowed VWWE on board while VWWE made him 49 percent owner of VWWE, a meaningless gesture. He was involve in scandal after scandal and generally became to be considered as the plaything of the Kliq. Made numerous comebacks an attempts to takeover or subvert VWWE till finally just leaving. The characters was taken over by Mark who finally led him to the WWE Title in 2007. In 2009 he will return under a new controller on the ECW brand.

    Angel and Janus: Both men went on to be life long jobbers in VWWE, though Angel did carve out a short lived career in the indies of the day. He is also responsible for the worst VWWE angle of all time - Mr America, being the "fake" Mr America to Sam's "real" one.

    Craig Gilbert: Seen as a sort of Paul Ellering figure, he did little after VWWE's first month and vanish as quickly as his nWd charges.

    Unforgiven and Forsaken (New World Disorder): Made more famous by Morten than they ever were as themselves, the nWd were the Road Warriors of March 2002. They did little and vanished quickly. The were resurrected in 2008 by Morten and have had a little backstory added to them. Quite random.
    
    Nitro: Debate rages over whether Kyle was black or not. Originally conceived as being white, he was retconned into being VWWE's (and WWE's) first ever African-American champion in 2007. He went on to be World and as mentioned, WWE Champion. Many in hindsight consider him the 2nd worst VWWE Champion of all timebut he never lost his sense of his own self importance. Formed TNA in 2002 and has rarely been seen since then.

    Paz: God knows what became of him lol, i really have nothing to offer here. Did nothing, ever.

    Kane: Danny was an icon of the business in 2002 and was what Neal is to VWWE now. Beloved and popular, he could promo, write and was great in the chat. Winning four WWE Titles at that time was a stunning achievement and he is rightfully one of our first Hall of Famers. One of the biggest ever losses to VWWE. The character of Kane of course lives on in the excellently capable hands of Stu, one of the few members i know can carry on Dannys legacy.
    
    Chris Jericho: I dont remember much of the original Jericho besides the fact he was Intercontinental Champion and a star in FWC as well. He vanished in mid-2002.

    Ringmaster: Formerly Physio in WWW, Ringmaster cursed himself with his character that was never going to survive next to Steve Austin. An intelligent and popular member however, he was good friends with SA and Banshee and from what was gathered at the time had a falling out with them and was done away with. Not seen since then.

    HBK: Well this is me obviously, you don't need me to tell you what happened... well... OK then. HBK went on to win 5 world titles and have some of the greatest matches ever. Mick went on to win the Monday Wars and make VWWE the biggest and greatest name in all E-Feds. You know the deal :)

    SA: Became managements right ahnd man in 2002. A schemer, he always looked for ways to consolidate his own power. AFter trying to seiaze power in E-Feds in 2003, the relationship changed and faced terminal mektdown a year later afetr one famous argument. Jon's once glorious career became akin to that of the Warrior.

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