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[Lucky Rathen]

Tail end of last year I think, initially it was just reported that they had irreconcilible differences, the girl came forward later.
Tidbits: Hulk Hogan cheated with Brooke?s BFF - Tabloid Tidbits - MSNBC.com

Didn't get tix unfortunately.

[Lucky Rathen]

Heres my thoughts on Backlash since I have nothing better to do just now.

Matt Hardy vs MVP
A good opening match, pretty fast paced and entertaining. I am always impressed with MVP, I think he's got a great future ahead of him, he's got the ring skills and a good gimmick. Good to see Matt get a title but really he lives in Jeff's shadow these days and rightly so - Jeff offers something not many other WWE guys have, Matt doesn't have anything special. And please, somebody teach him how to cut a promo, his one after his match was garbage!

Kane v Chavo
This was a total mismatch from the start but they gave it their all, pretty poor way for kane to start his title reign though, he always looks better against the bigger guys.

Big Show vs Great Khali
Maybe the worst match ever to feature on a WWE pay per view.

Shawn Michaels v Batista
It was a good match, I can't stand HBK but give him his dues, he really gets the crowd whipped into a frenzy with all the near falls and taking a total beating and still going. the ending was good but a little strange, I did believe he was genuinely injured. There was absolutely no point in Jericho being invlolved as referee as he did nothing except officiate, it didn't put him over, or plant seeds of a heel turn, though after seeing Raw on Monday it looks like he might turn heel and start a program with HBK. Which is good for Jerichoholics, his and Shawn's styles will work well together and he'll get the chance to shine, whereas his feuds with Orton and JBL didn't exactly set the world on fire.

The 12 diva tag match was really just there for titliation. I watched it but I felt dirty afterwards.

Undertaker v Edge
Brilliant match. These two really get the best out of each other and this rivarly still clearly has legs. Edge may be the best heel in the company at the moment. They've really built up Taker's lethal choke hold and Edge sold it like he'd had his throat crushed. Can't wait for the rematch, hopefully edge will win his title back!

Cena v Hunter v orton v JBL
Predictable but enjoyable. I figured straight away that JBL would be first eliminated since they didn't even bother showing him on screen before the match. he was really just there to make up the numbers. Though I was surprised to see Cena get eliminated so quickly. Orton and Trips really raised the game once there was just those two left, though it was just brawling, no pretty stuff. saw the ending coming a mile off though since it was exactly the same as the previous two matches!

Other thoughts.
All the matches finished with a clean pin or tap out, which was a nice change. I hate DQs and countouts and shite like that.
Foley was pretty good on colour commentary, he did have a tendency to go on a bit too much and talk during important parts of the match while Cole was trying to do play by play. But the difference between him and Coach was glaringly obvious. What Foley does so well is he talks up every move as though it's complete agony, describing how it hurts and why it hurts, suddenly you look at headlocks and armbars in a whole new light. Once he learns when to shut up I think he'll be awesome.



PPS just watching smackdown now, taker has been stripped of the title! Fuckin 'ell!

[drahcirv1]

YouTube - Wadabotch MIKE ADAMLE Edition.

Is this guy just a big joke by the WWE.
Like maybe its just a very late April fools gag?

Saying that he's still better than when Larry Zybysko did the commentary on WCW.

He's even worse than Mike Tenay and Don West on TNA and thats something i never thought possible.

[Acey Trixx]

Originally Posted by Mindcancer

Seriously? When did that happen?! Anyone get tickets for Survivor Series at the AECC in November?

yeah i managed to get tickets like

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

Heres my thoughts on Backlash since I have nothing better to do just now.

Big Show vs Great Khali
Maybe the worst match ever to feature on a WWE pay per view.

surely kahli vs kane at mania was worse..thats from memory so i could be wrong..

[Acey Trixx]

also as another comment whats the opinion on regals current push? i personally can wait to see him back doing some proper full length matches looking like him vs kennedy which could be good with kennedy turning face. Also does anyone have any ideas what the angle is with the end of ECW with tazz and adamle walking off?

[Lucky Rathen]

Originally Posted by Acey Trixx

also as another comment whats the opinion on regals current push? i personally can wait to see him back doing some proper full length matches looking like him vs kennedy which could be good with kennedy turning face. Also does anyone have any ideas what the angle is with the end of ECW with tazz and adamle walking off?

It looks like they are giving Regal a serious push instead of just being a comedy character who can pull funny faces, which is a good thing cos Regal is a really good wrestler. It started in the London edition of Raw a few months ago when he had a title match against orton and gave him a right good fight. In fact he was kicking fuck out of him until Orton pulled an RKO out of nowhere. If they weren't planning doing anything with him they would have had his get squashed, by giving Orton a run for his moniey they made him look like a serious contender. I don't think for a second he'll get a title run though, HHH, Cena, Orton, JBL Jericho, Umaga, Ken Kennedy are all ahead of him in the pecking order. Maybe a run with the I/C title. Hopefully they do something better with the King of the Ring thing than they did with Booker T, watching him wear a crown and call everyone his subjects got boring really fucking quickly.

[Lucky Rathen]

Well if you thought Jeff Hardy shot himself in the foot with his suspension spare a thought for William Regal. Newly crowned King Of The Ring, Raw GM and in line for a title shot, his best position in years, and he's just landed himself a 60 day suspension for failing a drug test.

[Lucky Rathen]

Ultimate Warrior returns to the ring next week after a 10 year absence! See footage of him training here: YouTube - Ultimate Warrior Private Workout Footage: Warrior Video # 6 . He's in remarkable shape for a man of 50.

[drahcirv1]

But he couldn't wrestle 10 years ago so why would anyone want to see him comeback?

Hogan and Warrior were the 2 reasons I hated wrestling as a kid (them and the british wrestling on world of sport).

The dude was knackered by the time he ran to the ring. His matches were short (which was actually a good thing). He knows maybe 3 moves and that includes his shaky rope thing and some of his political views are a wee bit (understatement of the year) strange.

He's never had a 5-star match. His interviews are completely over-rated. He sucks ass!

The only decent thing he ever did was no-sell the Pedigree and beat Trips in 30 seconds. Before anyone thinks this is going to lead to a HHH bashing i actually like Trips but think his loss to the Warrriahhhhhhh is hilarious.

Destrucicity don't make the world work.