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Congratulations, CM Punk. You just beat a 50 year old referee. I hope you're proud of yourself. "Oh, you should have done your job, why didn't you do your job? If you did your job I would be a four-time Straight Edge heavyweight champion! Wah wah wah"
See why I hate him?! I don't care if he pulls a Jericho when I insult him, I'm just gonna do it!
Thank god grampa got those SmackDown! tickets.

Wow I'm so out of touch I didn't even realize CM Punk turned heel.

I don't watch Smackdown :C

Just watched the Batista/Rey segment
for the first time in years they actually brought up Eddie Guerrero's name..

at times like this i wish eddie were still alive.. he would of made a good part in this new feud, whether he was heel or babyface

SD was good last night. I thought the Jericho/Kane match was better than I had expected and now Jericho is in the title match. Interesting turn for the tag champions.

I wonder where CM Punk will go from here? He's not part of the title match and he just beat up the ref. Will he try again after the triple threat match?

Morrison/Ziggler was a good opening bout and I expect we'll be getting a IC title defense between the two soon.

Happy Halloween everybody! :D

At 10/31/09 11:40 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: SD was good last night. I thought the Jericho/Kane match was better than I had expected and now Jericho is in the title match. Interesting turn for the tag champions.

Gotta agree. People forget that Kane is a pretty decent worker and give him an opponent like Jericho and while the result might not be a classic, it'll certainly be something good and watchable. I like having Jericho in the title bout because it should improve the match quality tremendously, and gives us someone who I could actually see taking the belt (though I highly doubt it).

I wonder where CM Punk will go from here? He's not part of the title match and he just beat up the ref. Will he try again after the triple threat match?

I would think so. To me the referee angle should serve as a reminder to the fanbase that Punk is still the top heel on the show, and he's by no means backing down from Taker or the title picture. I'd think the triple threat is more about getting the JeriShow break up underway and giving Taker yet another PPV win. Seems like they're just killing time till they pull the switch on that Taker/Vince feud that more and more seems inevitable now...I really hope they aren't going to try and parse that out till Mania. Granted I don't ever want Taker losing, but geez can't we come up with something better for him to do? To go from Michaels to McMahon? That'd just be sad.

Morrison/Ziggler was a good opening bout and I expect we'll be getting a IC title defense between the two soon.

Taker vs. McMahon would be a total waste. I'd rather Taker go out with a better match than that. Do you think this may be the last WM he'll make it to? I really hope they keep the streak alive and let him go out with a perfect record.

I might be going to the Royal Rumble. Its being held in Atlanta and there are still tickets available.

At 11/1/09 10:35 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Taker vs. McMahon would be a total waste. I'd rather Taker go out with a better match than that. Do you think this may be the last WM he'll make it to? I really hope they keep the streak alive and let him go out with a perfect record.

I hear some talk of a project in the works that would involve Taker and should give him some time off (I can't comment further because it was an Elite exclusive on PWInsider, and I understand and respect my terms of service). The talk of Taker being done has been slowing down, and I think the last couple of months of multi-man matches is WWE acknowledging that if they use Taker the more they can hide the shortcomings and rest him in matches will be better for his long term health. If he is going to get some time off then we're probably going to wind up with him taking on Vince at Mania because they'll do something where he's screwed out of the belt in Buried Alive or some other gimmick that would give them an excuse to rest him and let him work on this other deal.

Personally I hope they come up with better for him to do. It's no secret I think that even if Taker can keep going a couple more years or so on a limited schedule, the matches he has left should be treated as precious commodities, especially Mania performances. They shouldn't be wasted on stroking the boss's ego.

I might be going to the Royal Rumble. Its being held in Atlanta and there are still tickets available.

Wow, that's pretty cool. The Rumble is easily one of the best PPVs all year and always one of my favorite concepts. I got to go to Summerslam 97 and that was a really fun event.

At 11/1/09 10:35 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: I might be going to the Royal Rumble. Its being held in Atlanta and there are still tickets available.

man you americans are pretty lucky, we never have any televised events here... just house shows
but there are 3 events i'd definately fly to america to see, and one of them is the rumble

the other 2 are wrestlemania, and the wwe draft

Ok, since Mike Johnson reported it on the main site I can stop being cryptic:

The project I mentioned with Taker yesterday is a film project. It'd be a western set in the late 1800's which would serve as an origin for the Undertaker character. Taker would feature prominently in it and the budget would be 3.5 million meaning it would be headed direct to DVD. I'd be curious to see how this would work out, and as I said this could be good for Taker in that it would give him and the company an excuse to give him a couple months or so off while they shoot this.

That Taker movie sounds silly, but at least it will keep him active.

It's offical. I'm going to the Royal Rumble!

Anyway, Raw had it's ups and downs. At first I thought the segments with ozzy were great, since he's so damn funny. but when they had that talent segment I was like Ugh... Not this crap again.

I did like some of the matches though. The opening bout was good, as was the 6 man tag. I thought Jericho and Big Show would fight each other more since they will be opponents at the next PPV but it makes sense that they would gang up on Cena.

At 11/2/09 11:53 PM, Outlaw88 wrote: That Taker movie sounds silly, but at least it will keep him active.

It probably will be, but as a die-hard fan I'm sure I'll wind up buying it.

It's offical. I'm going to the Royal Rumble!

Sweet!

Anyway, Raw had it's ups and downs. At first I thought the segments with ozzy were great, since he's so damn funny. but when they had that talent segment I was like Ugh... Not this crap again.

The talent segment I thought was funny, the opener was kind of painful and makes me wonder if DX is going to have to be together forever so they can help the guest hosts book the show.

I did like some of the matches though. The opening bout was good, as was the 6 man tag. I thought Jericho and Big Show would fight each other more since they will be opponents at the next PPV but it makes sense that they would gang up on Cena.

Those two guys won't get into the "break up" and fighting each other phase until the match itself I'd think. They could really try marketing Taker as the underdog here because he'll be facing a team who will most likely try and eliminate him and then deal with each other.

Here's a question that I never got around to asking: You know that WrestleMania XXVI commercial with the music? Is that gonna be the song for it, or was it for last year's?
Now that that's off my chest, I have ANOTHER question: Are the SmackDown!/ECW events just house shows? 'Cause that would suck. I wouldn't even get my awesome sign on TV.

Ozzy and(I think her name is)Sharon were pretty good on RAW. And the Hornswoggle bit was hilarious. And the Chris Masters part.

"My uncle hung a leprechaun on a hook once. ... ONCE!"

At 11/4/09 06:55 AM, MaraquanWocky wrote: Here's a question that I never got around to asking: You know that WrestleMania XXVI commercial with the music? Is that gonna be the song for it, or was it for last year's?

I'm not sure if that'll be next year's song or not. It might be too early to tell.

Now that that's off my chest, I have ANOTHER question: Are the SmackDown!/ECW events just house shows? 'Cause that would suck. I wouldn't even get my awesome sign on TV.

Unless you see or hear it explicitly mentioned to be a TV Taping, assume house show.

Nothing wrong with house shows just so you know. The first WWE/F event I ever went to was a house show, and it was a blast.

I just want to say that Jamie Noble sold the beating he took like a million bucks. There could be no doubt in your mind that a powerbomb on the outside of the ring can be a devestating move and it made 'Pale & Red" look tough as hell.

Am I the only one wishing that Hornswaggle gets super kicked in the near future?

At 11/5/09 10:13 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Nothing wrong with house shows just so you know. The first WWE/F event I ever went to was a house show, and it was a blast.

Also I doubt there as long as the ones I used to go to. Back when I first started going they'd tape like two or three weeks of TV in the middle of the main card. Loooooots of squash matches.

I just want to say that Jamie Noble sold the beating he took like a million bucks. There could be no doubt in your mind that a powerbomb on the outside of the ring can be a devestating move and it made 'Pale & Red" look tough as hell.

He did sell it well but how effective was it since nobody really sells these things anymore and nobody really cares about Jamie Noble? Did it make Shaemus look bad ass, or just noble look like a puss? I mean, guys don't even sell HIAC anymore so....

Am I the only one wishing that Hornswaggle gets super kicked in the near future?

No, that character has long overstayed his welcome and it's time to give it a break.

At 11/5/09 10:13 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Nothing wrong with house shows just so you know. The first WWE/F event I ever went to was a house show, and it was a blast.

You went to a WWF event?! LUCKY. I HAVE TO GO TO A LOUSY OLD(new)WWE EVENT. LUCKY!!

I just want to say that Jamie Noble sold the beating he took like a million bucks. There could be no doubt in your mind that a powerbomb on the outside of the ring can be a devestating move and it made 'Pale & Red" look tough as hell.

Sheamus belongs on ECW. Seriously. Leave the nobodies on ECW.

Am I the only one wishing that Hornswaggle gets super kicked in the near future?

1. Never hang a leprechaun on a hook.
2. Never say you want a leprechaun super kicked OR Sweet Chin Music'd.
3. Never hate on a leprechaun.
4. ALWAYS. LOVE. THE LEPRECHAUN.
Got that? Sorry, I'm just a fan of Hornswoggle.

At 11/5/09 12:25 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: I'm not sure if that'll be next year's song or not. It might be too early to tell.

I hope it is. It sounds so cool. :P

Also, on SmackDown!, the match between Punk and Truth was awesome. Especially the end.
"Do your job! Do your job, count fast--"
Thumpthumpthump!!
That was my favorite part. I LOVE to see Punk get hurt.

Sadly, I am slowly becoming a fan. I am becoming a fan of heels, heels, and ONLY heels. :( Help me.

At 11/6/09 10:04 PM, MaraquanWocky wrote:

At 11/5/09 10:13 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Nothing wrong with house shows just so you know. The first WWE/F event I ever went to was a house show, and it was a blast.

You went to a WWF event?! LUCKY. I HAVE TO GO TO A LOUSY OLD(new)WWE EVENT. LUCKY!!

Yup. It was right after Mick Foley (Mankind) won the WWF title for the first time. The main event fore that show was Mankind and Stone Cold vs. The Rock and the Big Boss Man (R.I.P.) One funny moment had Rock being chased by Austin being chased by Boss Man being chased by Manking. They did like two laps around the ring. It's funny that I remember the main event and the opening bout which was between Al Snow and Goldust (Snow lost, then argued with Head for a while in a very funny moment) and nothing else. Still, it was a great time.

Sadly, I am slowly becoming a fan. I am becoming a fan of heels, heels, and ONLY heels. :( Help me.

A dude who used to post here used to say "Fuck the faces; Hazzah for heels" Stone Cold started out as a heel as did HHH. Heels can be cool.

At 11/4/09 06:55 AM, MaraquanWocky wrote: Ozzy and(I think her name is)Sharon were pretty good on RAW.

It was especially cool when Ozzy went "ALL ABOARD! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!"

And the Chris Masters part.

Seconded. Classic skits are still classic. :P

At 11/5/09 10:13 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: I just want to say that Jamie Noble sold the beating he took like a million bucks. There could be no doubt in your mind that a powerbomb on the outside of the ring can be a devestating move and it made 'Pale & Red" look tough as hell.

It was possibly the best selling of an injury that I've seen in a while, and really disturbing.

At 11/6/09 10:04 PM, MaraquanWocky wrote: Also, on SmackDown!, the match between Punk and Truth was awesome. Especially the end.
"Do your job! Do your job, count fast--"
Thumpthumpthump!!
That was my favorite part. I LOVE to see Punk get hurt.

Well, he asked for it. Literally.

It was fucking hilarious.

Sadly, I am slowly becoming a fan. I am becoming a fan of heels, heels, and ONLY heels. :( Help me.

I was about to say something, but Outlaw beat me to it.

Also...stupid TNA. Even if it has a, like, 1000 year old legend, I still hate it. >:( Sorry TNA fans. For me, if it's in competition with the WWE, even if it's not even in the league of WWE, I will hate it.

I think you might want to reconsider that. TNA is barely in competition with wwe. It is perfectly fine and easy to watch both. TNA has a lot of quality matches and superstars that you don't see in wwe. I also don't really get any sense of hostility toward the wwe except for the occasional fan with a sign. So, please reconsider so you can see other great wrestlers in action, like AJ Styles.

It doesn't make sense to feel hostility towards TNA. Ideally, we should all want TNA to be getting better in order to provide some actual competition for WWE.

If history has taught us anything, it's that Vince works alot better when he has someone to compete with. I mean, look what we have now: The whole company is TV-PG, there is no blood, and storylines aren't even particularly clever. Even within a PG rating you can make compelling storylines, but Vince is complacent with awful storylines that probably even make kids embarrassed. I mean, there's a drawf, who everyone treats like a child. It's pretty awful when you think about it.

It's got to the point where, in order to get a better WWE, we either need Vince to die and pass responsibility to someone less crazy (and in all likelihood, creative control would go to Steph and we'd still have shitty storylines, apart from if Trips stepped in), or we need TNA to become a company who can actually provide something that rivals WWE. And I don't like to wish harm on anyone, so I'd much prefer TNA to become a respectable second choice, even if that scenario isn't even on the horizon.

At 11/7/09 10:13 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: It doesn't make sense to feel hostility towards TNA. Ideally, we should all want TNA to be getting better in order to provide some actual competition for WWE.

Agreed 100%

If history has taught us anything, it's that Vince works alot better when he has someone to compete with. I mean, look what we have now: The whole company is TV-PG, there is no blood, and storylines aren't even particularly clever. Even within a PG rating you can make compelling storylines, but Vince is complacent with awful storylines that probably even make kids embarrassed. I mean, there's a drawf, who everyone treats like a child. It's pretty awful when you think about it.

Yep, and when Vince has someone at him, and ideally someone who proves they CAN take him or steal his audience. Well he gets off his ass and starts listening to other people and new ideas. That's why the Attitude Era worked, because it was a bunch of talented folks top to bottom collaborating to keep their jobs and their dominance in the industry. When you're back is against the wall, you fight that much harder. Now? Now it's just complacency, stagnation, and denial. Just wait till you see what happens with The Rumble and tell me they haven't lost their damn minds.

It's got to the point where, in order to get a better WWE, we either need Vince to die and pass responsibility to someone less crazy (and in all likelihood, creative control would go to Steph and we'd still have shitty storylines, apart from if Trips stepped in), or we need TNA to become a company who can actually provide something that rivals WWE. And I don't like to wish harm on anyone, so I'd much prefer TNA to become a respectable second choice, even if that scenario isn't even on the horizon.

At 11/7/09 11:54 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Yep, and when Vince has someone at him, and ideally someone who proves they CAN take him or steal his audience. Well he gets off his ass and starts listening to other people and new ideas. That's why the Attitude Era worked, because it was a bunch of talented folks top to bottom collaborating to keep their jobs and their dominance in the industry. When you're back is against the wall, you fight that much harder. Now? Now it's just complacency, stagnation, and denial.

I'm just hoping Hogan can do something to boost the popularity of TNA. If you look at some of the talent they have there, it would be awesome for them to have more exposure. People like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels are all people I'd want to see more of.

Just wait till you see what happens with The Rumble and tell me they haven't lost their damn minds.

Ooo, have I missed something here?

At 11/8/09 03:35 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: I'm just hoping Hogan can do something to boost the popularity of TNA. If you look at some of the talent they have there, it would be awesome for them to have more exposure. People like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels are all people I'd want to see more of.

The problems here for me are twofold:

1. TNA has been able to get an initial pop for big stars like Hogan, but usually cannot keep that audience. They tune in, want to see the big star, then tune out as that star kind of fades into just another face in the pack.

2. Hogan has always been about Hogan and nobody and nothing else. So far it doesn't look like he's done anything that makes me believe he's learned his lesson on that score. This is something where one can only hope Dixie Carter has firm control of her company post-Jarrett and isn't looking to give that up to let Hogan turn it into his personal playground like he did WCW.

Ooo, have I missed something here?

Logged into your elite account lately? I'm pretty sure it'll be hitting the mainstream of the wrestling media in another couple of days...even when this company does something right (and that I've been bitching they need to do for awhile) they find a way to screw it up.

At 11/9/09 12:11 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: The problems here for me are twofold:

1. TNA has been able to get an initial pop for big stars like Hogan, but usually cannot keep that audience. They tune in, want to see the big star, then tune out as that star kind of fades into just another face in the pack.

I don't see Hogan ever fading in to just being another face in the pack. But this isn't necessarily a good thing...

2. Hogan has always been about Hogan and nobody and nothing else. So far it doesn't look like he's done anything that makes me believe he's learned his lesson on that score. This is something where one can only hope Dixie Carter has firm control of her company post-Jarrett and isn't looking to give that up to let Hogan turn it into his personal playground like he did WCW.

I'm optimistic. Even if it is likely that Hogan hasn't learnt his lesson, I don't currently watch TNA, so the only thing that would really affect me would be if they actually broke through the glass ceiling. But I am hopeful that Hogan doesn't totally destroy the company for his own gain.

The thing that turned me off watching TNA before was the main event picture. It was all about Jarrett and wasn't that easy to get into in a casual way. The whole show was about Jarrett's convoluted faction with Gail Kim and America's Most Wanted, and I think the Canadian group were involved too. It was just too much, and it didn't help that they had such stupid match types. I didn't know what the aim of half the matches were.

Logged into your elite account lately? I'm pretty sure it'll be hitting the mainstream of the wrestling media in another couple of days...even when this company does something right (and that I've been bitching they need to do for awhile) they find a way to screw it up.

Only listened to a few of the hotlines. What's the title?

Something is wrong with the Rumble? I hope this story breaks so I can be filled in.

So Raw will be held in England tonight. The guest host is Ricky Hatton..I have no idea who that is. I always enjoy the overseas shows as they get such different reactions there. I don't remember what is supposed to happen tonight but I'm looking forward to it.

Tomorrow Regal will be getting an ECW title shot in front of his hometown crowd. It will be interesting to see what kind of reaction he will get. It's a bit weird that the two guys that they have from England are heels on ECW.

At 11/9/09 12:41 PM, Outlaw88 wrote: Something is wrong with the Rumble? I hope this story breaks so I can be filled in.

Me too, I'm hoping it's nothing too serious considering the Rumble's one of my favourite PPVs.

Tomorrow Regal will be getting an ECW title shot in front of his hometown crowd. It will be interesting to see what kind of reaction he will get. It's a bit weird that the two guys that they have from England are heels on ECW.

As an Englishman. I will mark so incredibly hard out of patriotism if Regal and Burchill win their respective matches, even though Burchill practically has no chance given the stipulations. Why bother having Hurricane come back if you're going to just unmask him a couple of months later after all? Hopefully it's just an excuse to get Burchill off ECW so he can go and be awesome on Smackdown or something. Gotta love me some Burchill, he's my hometown boy after all :)

At 11/9/09 12:41 PM, Outlaw88 wrote: So Raw will be held in England tonight. The guest host is Ricky Hatton..I have no idea who that is. I always enjoy the overseas shows as they get such different reactions there. I don't remember what is supposed to happen tonight but I'm looking forward to it.

Hatton is an English boxer. Anyone expect his loss to Floyd Mayweather will be brought up on Raw? WWE in England is always good. They always try to put on a good show for us limeys.

I don't know about you guys but Raw seemed lackluster to me. Nothing really stood out to make the show great. The main event was good as well as the Bourne/Swagger match but other than that not a whole lot going on. I sure hope the ECW title match delivers tonight.

Hatton getting a bullseye on his first try was awesome though.

Jamie Noble has retired from wrestling.

Source: WWE.com

Early Tuesday morning, WWE.com was contacted by Jamie Noble, who revealed his decision to conclude a seven-year career as a WWE Superstar and retire from the squared circle.

This regrettable announcement came hours after Noble was released from the medical facility where he sought treatment for injuries sustained at the hands of Sheamus one week ago on Raw and after years of nagging shoulder and neck injuries.

"Luckily, the doctors tell me I'm going to recover again," Noble told WWE.com in an article published earlier this week. "But I'm laying here thinkin' about how great my life is with my wife and my son. I'm thinkin', how many more times am I gonna be lucky enough to walk out of the hospital on my own? I'm thinkin' it might be time to hang up my tights and boots." (Full Article Here)

WWE.com wishes Jamie Noble all the best in his recovery and his career outside the ring.

What do you guys think? Is it legitimate? Or is it part of a storyline?

Noble is a producer (agent) for the company and from everything I've heard it sounds like he is seriously retiring to focus on that and it also helps build up Sheamus on RAW. So far as I know, Jamie Noble is legit retiring, the reality is he's got a good job in the back and they really weren't doing anything with him in front of the camera.