Tag Archive: Mick Foley

  1. RYTMAN RAW REVIEW 06/18/2012

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    We open with a recap of No Way Out, showing John Cena victorious over Big Show and Vince McMahon firing Johnny Laurenitis as Cena puts him through a table. Also, Cyndi Lauper guest stars tonight. (Why?)

    Mick Foley is here as special guest GM for tonight and Smackdown this Friday! His first official act is booking a tag team match between Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus and C.M. Punk. Also, we get the farewell address from Johnny Ace.

    Big Johnny comes out in a neck brace, a sling, and on a crutch. As he enters the ring, Foley goes in for a hug or pat on the back, which aggravates Johnny’s injuries. Johnny demands the crowd be quiet, they refuse, Johnny ask Mick for help. Mick asks the crowd to quiet down. Mick then claims Johnny said “Long Island Sucks.” Johnny gets fed up and decides to do the speech later, but announces in his last official act as GM of both RAW and Smackdown, he has booked a handicap match with John Cena against Him, David Otunga, and Big Show.

    As Johnny leaves, Sheamus makes way to the ring for his big match. He locks eyes with Johnny and smirks. Punk is out next. With the kicking of dirt and the big thumb to the back, he mimics a baseball umpire and tells Johnny “you’re outta here.”

    COMMERCIAL

    We come back to see a recap of last week when AJ locked lips with Kane, taking him out of the match and giving her and Punk the win.

    Kane comes out to the pyro and scary Halloween music, followed by “The Flight of the Valkeries,” and Daniel Bryan. The crowd starts in with the “Yes! Yes! Yes!” chant.

    WWE CHAMPION C.M. PUNK / WORLD’S CHAMPION SHEAMUS VS. DANIEL BRYAN / KANE

    This is a fast paced brawl with a lot of high-impact spots. Both Sheamus and Punk play the face in peril, as Kane and Bryan do the most double teaming. The big tide changer is when AJ runs to ringside DRESSED UP EXACTLY LIKE KANE! MASK AND ALL! AJ skips around the ring and back up the stage. Kane follows her while Bryan takes a GTS/Brogue Kick combo from the champions and goes down for a three count.

    WINNERS: C.M. PUNK AND SHEAMUS

    Later tonight, we find out if Brock Lesnar will accept Triple H’s challenge for a match at Summer Slam.

    COMMERCIAL

    We come back to see Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger arguing over who the weak link in their team is. Vicki comes in with an “EXCUSE ME!” and demands they settle this in the ring. The men walk off and Vicki smiles.

    Fade in to Johnny and David Otunga sharing a laugh. Show comes in and wants to know what’s so funny. Johnny explains they were laughing at Cena and how bad he’s gonna get hurt tonight in the three on one handicap match, and how the WWE universe doesn’t deserve him. Johnny promises he’s going to leave a lasting impression tonight. Show doesn’t find anything funny anymore.

    COMMERCIAL

    We’re back with Ziggler and Swagger in the ring.

    DOLPH ZIGGLER VS JACK SWAGGER

    This was kind of a slow paced match until Ziggler tweaked his leg. From then on it was Swagger working the leg until Ziggler hit the Zig-Zag and scored a three count. Ziggler gets a kiss from Vicki and struts off into the sunset.

    WINNER: DOLPH ZIGGLER

    COMMERCIAL

    We’re back, and Lawler is reminiscing about the night we got the debut of Mr. Socko and a Stone Cold beat down in Vince’s hospital room. Lawler’s favorite part is Vince taking a bedpan to the head.

    Paul Heyman is here on behalf of Brock Lesnar to respond to Triple H’s challenge.
    •No, Lesnar will not drop his suit against WWE
    •No, Heyman will not drop his suit against Triple H
    •No, Brock Lesnar will not face Triple H at Summerslam
    Thank you for your time, good night.

    Time to Play the Game…

    Triple H is in the ring and this becomes a trade off of two of the best mike workers in this business. I’d fail at trying to quote this verbatim, so please try to find this on line. Basically, both men take shots at each other with winks to the smart marks, but the highlight is Heyman dressing down the game, taking shots at his new position in life. Of course it ends with Heyman out on his back, but it’s still an example of why the WWE needs him back on the stick.

    Up next, U.S. Champion Santino Morella vs. Alberto Del Rio

    COMMERCIAL

    We come back and Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio enters in a 150 thousand dollar Audi-T1000 as we get a promo for the Night of Champions PPV. Santino is out next and power-walks quickly to the ring.

    U.S. CHAMPION SANTINO MORELLA VS ALBERTO DEL RIO

    This is a quick match that has Del Rio working particularly vicious, as he’s taking out his frustration over being pulled from No Way Out on the arm of Santino. Santino gets in some offense but it amounts to little as he takes an inziguri to the head while setting up the Cobra. Del Rio hits the arm-bar and Santino taps.

    WINNER: ALBERTO DEL RIO

    Roberto actually gets some payback on Santino with a shoulder-drop as Alberto walks off.

    Promo for Cyndi Lauper making an appearance, featuring her “girls just wanna have fun,” video

    COMMERCIAL

    The lovely Layla, Divas champion, is in the ring introducing Cyndi Lauper AND WENDI RICHTER! She credits both women with setting the foundation for the Divas division. Cyndi looks “influenced,” Wendi has looked better, and the crowd does not love this.

    Heath Slater comes out to call this the train wreck it is. He gets in the ring, makes some snide remarks, and demands the chance to debut HIS NEW SINGLE.

    Slater wants to sing.

    Slater-haters gonna Slater-hate.

    And they do.

    Cue the bagpipes and its ROWDY RODDY PIPER out to make the save. He looks like he had some of what Cyndi had. He’s in the ring with a gold record, making reference to Capt. Lou Albano.

    CROWD: LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

    He mentions having “a bad day,” all those years ago when he bashed Lou in the head with Cyndi’s gold record in Madison Square Garden, and wants to present her with a new one. They kiss and make-up, when Slater demands he get to finish his song. The segment ends with Lauper bashing Slater with the record. (Might’ve been a botch there as she did it twice, and left Slater with a cut on his head)

    COMMERCIAL

    We come back to a recap of the four way tag team match at No Way Out, featuring AW helping the Prime Time Players win the no.1 contenders spot for the tag team title, at the expense of Primo/Epico, the team he originally expressed interest in managing.

    AW comes out to introduce himself as the owner of All World productions and the new manager of The Prime Time Players.

    COMMERCIAL

    PRIMO/EPICO VS THE PRIME TIME PLAYERS

    It’s a very basic tag team match, with the bruisers (PTP) trying to out-muscle the high-flyers (P/E.) The match is cut short when AW simply pushes his team out of range and they take a count-out loss, explaining that his team already has the no.1 contender spot and doesn’t need this.

    WINNERS: EPICO/PRIMO

    Side Note: The crowd is DEAD for this match. No real faces to root for.

    COMMERCIAL

    We’re back with a promo for the upcoming 1000th show, July 23rd. We OFFICALLY go three hours on that night. (Question: didn’t we do that already?) DEGENERATION X will make a special appearance. That should kill the first two hours.

    Back in the ring, we have Johnny Ace, in a neck brace, arm-sling, and a crutch, cutting a promo, calling the WWE universe losers, (one by one,) because we’ve lost the era of “people power.” Next time we’ll see him is his hall of fame induction. This is the darkest day in WWE history, and he promises Cena will get an epic beat down. He introduces his tag team partner David Otunga, who comes to the ring making his usual pose-down, and next, the Big Show.

    COMMERCIAL

    We come back with Teddy joining the announce team and ripping up the name tag Johnny made him wear. Michael Cole gives him an epic ass-kissing. Big Show has the mike. He thanks Johnny for his Iron clad contract, his huge bonus, the chance to be a real giant, says he has nothing to prove, AND WALKS OUT ON THE MATCH!

    The music hits and John Cena is out.

    HANDICAP MATCH: JOHN CENA VS JOHNNY ACE/DAVID OTUNGA
    The crowd is really split tonight with the “Let’s go Cena/Cena Sucks” chant. The match begins with Cena dominating Otunga and Johnny Ace backing off every time Otunga tries for a tag. Johnny changes his mind once Otunga gets back in control. Once tagged in, Johnny ditches his wrappings and stomps away on Cena. Cena kicks out of a pin, Johnny tries for a tag AND OTUNGA WALKS OUT ON ACE!

    Johnny, in disbelief, turns around slowly. Cena unloads big on Johnny Ace with the “five moves of doom.” Three AA’s and an STF later, Johnny Ace taps out.

    WINNER: JOHN CENA

  2. BWF Radio Episode 19

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    This week, ThinkSoJoE, G, and JT discuss RAW, SmackDown and Impact.  They discuss the slight rise and sudden downfall of TNA Wrestling, how ridiculous it is that Eric Bischoff isn’t allowed to use his own name, and the lack of a draw for TNA’s latest Pay Per View.  Worked shoots are all the rage this week – Mick Foley and Dean Ambrose’s war of words on twitter, and Steve Austin cooling the talk of possibly stepping back in the ring with CM Punk.  The talk turns to popular Canadian bands, and a slight discussion on whether Tupac Shakur is actually dead or not.  It’s one of the most random wrestling shows on the ‘net, aside from NXT (also a topic of discussion), so click the link below and tune in!

    BoredWrestlingFan Radio Episode 19

    The Funkasaurus and his little brother… umm… Funkaswoggle?

  3. Raw Is Not Elmo 1-23-12

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    As I write this, I am watching Elmo’s World. I am a good father and that is what a good father does. She has been since put to bed. Now I am watching 2 Broke Girls wondering what will come next to the wrestling fans. Last week, we had one of the best endings to Raw since Punk’s “The Promo.” Now it’s time to see how the WWE will follow up with it.

    Raw began with Punk doing what he does best. Sitting cross-legged in the ring with a microphone in his hand. He said that he wanted to hear Johnny Ace say all the things to Punk’s face. Then John Cena came out and said he wanted Kane tonight and Ryder to get his rematch. Cena had some great fire and intensity. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to admit. But I am beginning not to hate Johnny Ace as a character.

    The first match was John Cena & CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. It was a really decent match. You had the face in peril and then Ziggler won via a handful of tights.

    Chris Jericho played with the crowd. This is one of the best new things about Raw.

    Mick Foley gave Zack Ryder a pep talk and Cena offered Ryder his back. Ryder said he wanted to do this on his own. Ryder took quite the beating. If you want to see this match done much better, click here and watch Icarus vs. Gregory Iron. It was a great moment for Ryder. Kane is over like a monster, and Ryder got lots of sympathy for it. Ryder got a lot of  chants in the show. As they were putting Ryder in the ambulance, Eve Torres auditions to be the worst human being ever by telling Cena this was all his fault. But the winner was Josh Matthews who tried to interview John Cena. John Cena gave his angry face at the camera which looked like a Vince snarl.

    Sheamus wrestled Jinder Mahal. I would like Mahal to never appear on my tv. They’re building up the Royal Rumble.

    Miz and Truth are wrestling tonight. Do they understand what it means to wait for something for a PPV?

    Brodus Clay killed Heath Slater.

    Miz and Truth wrestled a good match I didn’t want to see because they should be waiting for a PPV.

    Johnny Ace is told his job is going to be evaluated by Triple H. Surprise, surprise. Ace didn’t wrestle. It was Otunga, whom Punk killed faster than I mute the tv when Jennifer Hudson’s commercials come on.

    Another good Raw tonight. I really liked the build-up towards the PPV. The Punk-Ace stuff is evolving into good. Clay continues to be a great new gimmick and surprise. This has been a pretty solid Raw.

  4. Raw Is Perez Hilton? 1-16-12

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    For some reason Perez Hilton is polluting my Monday Night Raw. I personally think he has no place on our planet or in our species. Last week Kane laid out Zack Ryder because he couldn’t change a flat tire. Maybe Hilton can show Ryder how to change a flat tire. Things could be a lot worse though. We had the Funkasaurus debut last Monday and I’m curious to see where that goes. I’m also curious to see what Jericho does tonight. If you are looking for some great tires check out these Tire Shops for great deals.

    We start off with Mick Foley. The great part about Mick Foley is that he can laugh at himself. Foley will be in the Royal Rumble. I will only be happy if he takes Jinder Mahal’s spot. Then he is interrupted by Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler berating him for taking a wrestler’s spot. And then CM Punk comes out they have a nice face off. And then Johnny Ace comes out. He says he will be impartial. True story. My wife was passed out on the couch. When Johnny Ace came out, she groaned in her sleep.

    We get footage of the tag belts changing hands. We had a nice match between the Colons &  (6 if you count Rosa Mendes. Some of you may have to think about this a little).

    Chris Jericho will be in the main event. He turns out the light and lets his jacket sparkle.

    Then we do a recap of Zack Ryder being unable to change a flat tire. Eve will accompany him to ringside. Ryder must have a member the size of Long Island cause I can’t think of any reason for Eve to still be with him after the “unable to change a flat tire” thing. Swagger destroyed Ryder and won the title.

    In the back, Johnny Ace apologizes to Zack Ryder because he wasn’t medically cleared. Then Eve gets in his face and Ace tells her to respect authority. Huh?

    R-Truth comes out and Wade Barrett interrupts him. Then after Barrett is done with his monologue, R-Truth begins his comments with ” ‘Allo, Govnuh.” Then there was a silly look at R-Truth’s trip to Disney. I hate to admit it, but I liked it. Then Miz came out followed by Sheamus. Teddy made a 4-man Over the Top Battle Royal match. R-Truth won. Nice match.

    Then Jack Swagger comes out and he’s going to face John Cena? This was never a match. It was just a beatdown. This John Cena had some fire. Then Kane told Cena he was embracing the hate. Interesting.

    We then had Brodus Clay kill JTG. Next to him is the chick whose second favorite match is Clay-Hawkins. I don’t know if this is right, but Funkasaurus is probably the best thing on Raw tonight.

    Daniel Bryan cut a nice promo about why Big Show is a horrible person. The great part is that Bryan was a heel who told the truth. I really liked that.

    The main event was really good. Jericho got tagged in, soaked up the adoration of the crowd and then walked off. Mark Henry chased Daniel Bryan to the back. And to make up for the missing person, Mick Foley came out. After the faces won, Johnny Ace came out and reversed the decision. Punk laid in to Ace about being pathetic and then walked off. Then Foley had a great face-off with Ace where Ace snapped. I had never seen Ace show that much fire before.

    This turned out to be a really good Raw. I need more like these.

  5. WWE RAW 12/12/11 – The Slammys!

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    Well, Justin Ruff may not be an awards show kind of guy, but I absolutely LOVE the Slammys!  Luckily, I happened to have written a half-assed recap of RAW to use as reference for next Sunday’s episode of BWF Radio, so I’ll add to it a little and use it as this week’s RAW review!

    We kick things off with the “Tell Me I Didn’t Just See That Moment of the Year” award, presented by Booker T and Hornswoggle.  The nominees are:

    • Jim Ross winning the dance contest portion of the “Michael Cole Challenge.”
    • Santino Marella nearly winning the Royal Rumble
    • The Miz disguised as The Rock attacking John Cena
    • R-Truth getting okie-doked by Little Jimmy

    The Slammy goes to: Jim Ross!  Michael Cole interrupts JR’s acceptance speech, which leads to a battle rap between the two.  JR flubs his lines but still manages to win.  Before he leaves, Booker T convinces him to do a “JR-Roonie.”

    This is Jim Ross’s first Slammy!

    Mick Foley and “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase present the “Holy !@#$ Moment of the Year” award.  Mick wonders why Ted DiBiase is presenting the award with him.  DiBiase says it’s because he’s an ordained minister.  So he’s the “Holy” part.  The nominees are:

    • Sheamus puts Sin Cara through a ladder at Money In The Bank
    • Randy Orton RKO’s Christian out of the air and onto the steps at SummerSlam
    • Evan Bourne hits “Air Bourne” on all of the other Money In The Bank participants at Money In The Bank
    • Mark Henry and The Big Show break the ring at Vengeance

    And the winner is:  The Big Show and Mark Henry.  Big Show accepts the award, then heads down to the ring for his match.

    This is Big Show’s second Slammy.  He won the award for Tag Team of the Year in 2009 as part of Jeri-Show.  This is Mark Henry’s first Slammy.

    The Big Show def. Wade Barrett via Disqualification – Barrett cut a promo on the way to the ring.  He tried to use a chair, but Big Show punched it out of his hand.

    The Road Dogg Jesse James (yes, you read that right) presents the award for “Pipe Bomb of the Year.”  Instead of actual nominees in the category, various sound clips (mostly bloopers) are played.  The winner, of course, is CM Punk, who comes to the podium with a mannequin in a Dynamic Dudes t-shirt and dedicates the win to John Laurinaitis.  Punk then plays a video package of Laurinaitis’ career that says “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the end.  It was set to “The Touch,” which, if you’re a dork like me, you’ll remember as the theme song from the 1986 animated classic,  “Transformers The Movie.”

    This is Punk’s fourth Slammy – he’s previously won the 2008 OMG Moment award for cashing in his Money In The Bank contract on Edge, the 2009 Shocker of the Year award for forcing Jeff Hardy to leave WWE, and the 2010 Despicable Me award for singing Happy Birthday to Rey Mysterio’s daughter.

    Here to present our next award… it’s LITA!  She’s here to present the “Divalicious Moment of the Year” award.  The nominees are:

    • Natalya puts Layla and Eve in the Sharpshooter at the same time
    • Kelly Kelly wins the Divas Championship
    • Kharma debuts at Extreme Rules
    • Beth Phoenix gives Eve a Glam Slam from the top rope at Survivor Series

    And the winner is:  Kelly Kelly.  Beth Phoenix comes out, steals the Slammy, and proclaims herself Diva of the Year, but Kelly slaps her and takes it back.

    This is Kelly Kelly’s first Slammy!

    Santino Marella and the Bella Twins present the award for “OMG Moment of the Year.”  The nominees are:

    • Triple H tombstones The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII
    • The Rock Rock Bottoms John Cena at WrestleMania XXVII
    • The WWE Superstars walk out on Triple H
    • CM Punk wins the WWE Championship and walks out on WWE

    And the winner is:  Triple H!  Hunter heads straight to the ring and cuts a promo on Kevin Nash.  He scares Santino away at the top of the ramp.

    This is Triple H’s second Slammy.  He won the award for “Best Hair” in 1997.

    David Otunga and Tony Atlas present the award for “Trending Superstar of the Year.”  Otunga explains, while Tony Atlas laughs the whole time, that the four nominees will wrestle in a Fatal Four Way Match.  While the match is going on, the first one of the four to trend on Twitter will win the award, which will be presented after the match.  The nominees – and participants in the next match – are:

    • Cody Rhodes
    • Zack Ryder
    • Daniel Bryan
    • Dolph Ziggler

    Dolph Ziggler def. Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes, and Zack Ryder in a Fatal Four Way Match.  This match is a must-watch.  Hell of a battle between these four, and they gave it a lot of time.  In the end it was Ziggler hitting a Zig Zag on Daniel Bryan to pick up the hard fought victory.  However…

    Jerry “The King” Lawler enters the ring and announces that the winner of “Trending Superstar of the Year” is, of course, Zack Ryder.  Ryder gets his Slammy, but Ziggler hits him with a Zig Zag and walked away with the trophy.

    This is Zack Ryder’s second Slammy.  He won the 2010 “Most Annoying Catchphrase” Slammy for “Woo Woo Woo, You Know It.”  My how times have changed.

    Christian, on crutches and wearing a neck brace, presents the award for “Game Changer of the Year,” but not before calling himself the “Courageous Superstar of the Year” and blaming the WWE Universe for him not being in the running for “Superstar of the Year” later on tonight.  The nominees are:

    • Vince McMahon removed from power
    • Edge retires
    • The Rock and John Cena set a date for WrestleMania 28
    • Kevin Nash returns at SummerSlam

    And the winner is:  The Rock and John Cena.  Cena accepts the award and says it’s a two person award.  He introduces The Rock, who doesn’t come out.  Cena says that we have him via satellite.  We don’t.  Cena says he’s saying these things to make the Rock that much more motivated to put boots to asses.

    This is John Cena’s 4th Slammy.  He’s won the 2009 and 2010 Superstar Of The Year awards, and the 2010 Holy !@#$ Moment for putting Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment.

    The Miz & Alberto Del Rio def. CM Punk & Randy Orton  – The Miz and Alberto Del Rio won by keeping Punk away from Orton.  Orton was eventually pulled off the apron by Wade Barrett, leaving Punk alone, and the numbers game caught up with him.  After the match, Orton took off looking for Barrett, while The Miz and Del Rio assaulted Punk with a ladder.  Del Rio locked the Cross Armbreaker in on Punk through the rungs of the ladder while Miz stated that no matter what happens, Punk won’t walk out of TLC with the WWE Championship.

    We get another “Kane Resurrected” Promo

    Vickie Guerrero and Goldust present “WWE A-Lister Of The Year.”  The nominees are:

    • The Muppets
    • Snooki
    • Cee-Lo Green
    • Hugh Jackman

    And the winner is:  Snooki, who accepts via pre-recorded message.  She wishes Zack Ryder luck at TLC and gives a “Woo Woo Woo, You Know It.”

    I’m sure it goes without saying that this is Snooki’s first, and probably only, Slammy.

    Matt Striker interviews Mark Henry backstage, who is looking to induct John Cena into the Hall of Pain tonight.

    Sheamus heads to the ring for action.  His opponent is scheduled to be Jinder Mahal, but as he’s talking trash when he gets in the ring, Sheamus nails the Brogue Kick and leaves.

    Rey Mysterio presents “Superstar of the Year.”  The nominees are:

    • John Cena
    • Alberto Del Rio
    • Mark Henry
    • CM Punk
    • Randy Orton
    • The Miz

    And the winner is:  CM Punk, with his second victory of the night.  John Laurinaitis says Punk is in no condition to accept, so he accepts on Punk’s behalf.

    This is Punk’s 2nd Slammy tonight and his 5th overall win.

    Mark Henry walking backstage is cut off by the newest cryptic video.

    John Cena vs. Mark Henry ends in a no contest when Kane returns!  Wearing a hard black mask when he gets to the ring, he chokeslams John Cena!  He sets off his pyro and removes the black mask, only to reveal that he’s returned to wearing a half mask and having long hair.

    My thoughts:  Quick thoughts, of course.  I need stuff for the podcast, after all.  I’m glad to see Kane back, and back to his old look.  Maybe we’ll get the Big Red Monster back!  And yes folks, all the stats I added in about the Slammys are 100% correct.  I did my research!

  6. My Wrestling Christmas List

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    I don’t do awards shows, so you’ll have to forgive me for the lack of Raw coverage. Instead, I bring you the following Christmas list:

    John Laryngitis-an off-screen role (ONLY)

    John Cena-intensity

    Alberto Del Rio-a promo that does not use the word “destiny”

    WWE Creative Team-creativity

    Divas-real women wrestlers and more than two minutes for matches (must be both; don’t do one or the other)

    Dolph Ziggler-a main event push

    Goldust-likability on Twitter

    Jack Swagger-a role where he never has to talk and where he is pushed like a monster

    Rey Jr.-new knees

    Sin Cara-a new guy behind the mask

    Hunico-a gimmick not currently being used by Impact’s Hernandez

    Jim Ross-never to be humiliated in Oklahoma on TV again

    Kevin Nash-relevance

    Mick Foley-see Kevin Nash

    Hogan & Bischoff-a repeat of Bash at the Beach where he’s given his walking papers

    Impact-stop pushing the old guys at the expense of the new generation & a product that I consider watchable

    All Night Xpress-a tag title run

    Kyle O’Reilly, Tommaso Ciampa, Caprice Coleman, El Generico, Grizzly Redwood, Willie Mack-pushes to the moon

    Matt Palmer, ACH, Athena-a chance on a national stage

    Gregory Iron-a shot in the WWE; there are so many stories to be told there; unlike Eugene, you could have a bonifide handicap wrestler that the WWE fans would genuinely go for

    Ring of Honor-a show in Dallas… please

    Sara Del Rey, Cherry Bomb, Eric Ryan, Rickey Shane Page, Façade, Marion Fontaine, Tim Donst, Johnny Gargano, Aeroform, Portia Perez, Mad Man Pondo, Sugar Dunkerton-a match in the Dallas area

  7. Smackdown Holiday Special (live): 11/29/11

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    Hot off the heels of Monday Night RAW, comes a special live broadcast of Smackdown! Shortly after this broadcast, the WWE will be heading for an overseas tour and we’re told that most of the RAW wrestlers will not be on the program. But, tonight is hosted by Mick Foley, so who cares?

    BWF Radio Episode 2 will be up tomorrow in order to discuss this episode.

    Let’s get to it, shall we?

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  8. Random Randomness

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    Well here another week gone by but with this one being a holiday one here in the States hopefully you all ate plenty and watched lots of football and passed out in front of the TV.  So without further ado, we shal get this show on the road: (more…)

  9. Random Randomness

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    Coming off the heels of a monumentally awesome birthday I return refreshed and rejuvenated or maybe it’s just the coffee.  Thanks to all who wished me a a happy birthday if it was on here facebook, twitter, or google+ (yeah I actually got one on there).   Now to get back on track and see what’s going on in the world of whatever: (more…)

  10. John Cena vs. Eddie Kingston

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    I’m trying to find a place to start with this and it’s just not happening. So forgive me for being a little disjointed in starting here. I have my favorite promos. Anything that comes out of Mick Foley’s or Ric Flair’s mouth. I remember Al Snow cutting a promo in the ECW days before a big match that was so quiet and to the point and great. There was Roddy Piper at Halloween Havoc in 1996. And of course there was CM Punk’s “The Promo” where I couldn’t sleep that night because I couldn’t decide if it was a work or not. Guys could make you hate them with a short 5-minute promo like Owen Hart, Jerry Lawler or Bubba Ray Dudley. Or the guys who could have you eating out of their hand like Jake “The Snake”, The Rock or Dusty Rhodes.

    This week, a great promo joined the ranks of the best ever. Eddie Kingston cut a promo that is probably the best of the year. And that’s on a year where you had CM Punk’s “The Promo,” CM Punk honoring Gregory Iron at AAW and HHH-Taker stare-down when both made their returns at the same time building up Wrestlemania. (I wrote a Facebook status after that where I said “Cut the promo. And if necessary, use words.”)

    After Punk’s “The Promo,” a lot of the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) used the phrase “talking people into the building. ” This Eddie Kingston promo does exactly that. Around Money in the Bank, there were so many great promos on Raw, not just from Punk. John Cena also cut some good promos during that time. He didn’t sound like the 10-year-old trying to get the other 10-year-olds on his side at the playground. He sounded legitimate and that he believed what he was saying. But some nights he just sounds like he’s reciting lines.

    When I hear that Eddie Kingston promo, I hear something I don’t hear very often on WWE television… passion. And I’m not saying that John Cena doesn’t have any passion. I see that passion when he walks out to the ring every time. But I just don’t hear his passion through his promos. You can only believe somebody’s else’s thoughts so much. Even the great actors-Kevin Spacey, Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon-you can tell when they are playing a role and when they are not in character. The problem is that too many times, John Cena sounds like the guy you see on The Marine and not the athlete you go for on your local sports team, which is who he should be.

    What I would love is for WWE to bring back the passion. Stop scripting stuff for the boys to say. I’m ok with rehearsing, but let them say what they want. After you watch this Eddie Kingston promo, you can’t live without seeing High Noon. When was the last time we wanted to see a WWE pay-per-view that much?

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