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[saintdave]

I think the rumour I read about Kennedy winning and beating Taker for the WHC in the coming year is very likely. Kennedy definatly has the potential to be pushed into the main event bracket. If he didn’t win I would want Orton to win, its been a while since he was put in a feud with the champion and maybe its time he won his second world title.

[B Rob]

I'm going to go with Orton. I just can't see someone from Smackdown winning it.

[Sniper.]

Arnold Skaaland passes away.

 

 

“Golden Boy” Arnold Skaaland, a WWE Hall of Famer and a member of the WWE family for over a half-century, passed away Tuesday at the age of 82, with his wife, Betty, by his side.

 

Arnie was involved in virtually every aspect of sports-entertainment, from grappling to managing to promoting. During the era of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, Skaaland was a stockholder of Capitol Wrestling Corporation, and a producer of live events at the Westchester County Center.

 

As a wrestler, Skaaland was fearless, taking on much larger men and always giving them a fight. In 1967, he and Spiros Arion won the now-defunct WWE United States Tag Team Championship. He also served as the referee for the famous 1962 match in Japan between “Classy” Freddie Blassie and Rikidozan.

 

Another generation of fans may remember Skaaland as a manager. He regularly accompanied Bruno Sammartino to the ring during his reigns as WWWF Champion, and later led Bob Backlund to the same title. Perhaps Skaaland’s most controversial moment occurred while managing Backlund; on Dec. 23, 1983, he threw in the towel for Backlund after the Iron Sheik trapped the titlist in the camel clutch – ending the clean-living kingpin’s long reign as WWE Champion.

 

Skaaland was a legend in all facets of sports-entertainment, and in 1994, he became a member of the first full class inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

 

RIP.

[saintdave]

Can't say I remember Arnold Skaaland but its sad to see another wrestling legend pass away.

 

Smackdown seemed a bit boring to me, had some good matches -

 

Matt Hardy def. Mr. Kennedy

MVP def. El Grande Latte

MNM def. WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick & Ashley

Kane vs. Daivari (No Contest)

King Booker vs. Undertaker (No Contest)

 

But it didnt really do much for advancement of stories. The onyl thing of note was Taker throwing Finlay at Batista!

[TonyZimmzy]

SD! was pretty boring last night indeed. I watched alot of it while doing other stuff, because my attention span is pretty useless nowadays.

 

I did enjoy the 6 man tag match, though

[Sniper.]

I never watch Smackdown. Heck I rarely watch wrestling anymore. But yeah I still got it on TV while I'm on the PC. Anyway...

 

Smackdown is always boring to me. They just don't have the talent that Raw has.

[ThE GtA PrInCe]

But there was a time when Raw was becoming a new smackdown...

[B Rob]

Smackdown will get better once Mysterio comes back and the KOTR is returns. I feel Kennedy will win KOTR hands down.

[TonyZimmzy]

Yeah but you've gotta remember; MARK f*ckING HENRY

 

He'll be back, to take a big wet sh*t all over SmackDown! like he did before

[saintdave]

Strange advertisement for the main event matches on Raw this week -

 

 

SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long has confirmed that next week on Raw, it will be WrestleMania reversal night. Both of the World Tag Team Champions, John Cena and Shawn Michaels, will face opponents from their partner’s WrestleMania past. John Cena will face Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels will take on JBL. Which Superstar will step up on the quest for dominance?

 

This all seemed usual until I read the JBL part who had retired many months prior and hasn’t had any ring time for quite a while now. As good as HBK is at getting the best out of opponents to produce good matches, I think JBL is beyond him.

[B Rob]

I like JBL. I think he is a great heel and a good announcer.

[MMFF]

I am sure you all have sen the DX illustrated shirt, but the new version is f*cking priceless.

 

LINK

 

EDIT: I loved that Stone Cold All Grown Up video on Raw. LINK

Edited March 20, 2007 by MMFF

[B Rob]

Wrestlemania don't look great this year but I'll probably watch it. Who else will be watching Mania?

[MMFF]

Wrestlemania don't look great this year but I'll probably watch it. Who else will be watching Mania?

Without a doubt. I watch every year. I think this will be a good year. Last year was great in my opinion. I don't know if they can top last years, but I think it will still be pretty good. Hopefully they gain a bigger fan base out of all this Trump sh*t.

 

I am dreading seeing Vince bald. From what they showed on the tron, Trump looks better bald than with that sh*t he has now, and Vince looks horrible. He looks like a f*cking turtle.

[TonyZimmzy]

I always buy atleast two ppv's in the year, and those two are Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania, so I'll definatly be staying up late to watch it live this year. It doesn't look too bad, I'm looking foward to the Trump Vince stuff, they really built it up well.

 

I missed RAW this week Taped it but haven't got round to watching yet

 

JBL = WIN

[B Rob]

I always buy atleast two ppv's in the year, and those two are Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania, so I'll definatly be staying up late to watch it live this year. It doesn't look too bad, I'm looking foward to the Trump Vince stuff, they really built it up well.

 

I missed RAW this week Taped it but haven't got round to watching yet

 

JBL = WIN

Everyone assumes that Vince will lose. I think it would be a shock if Austin actually helped Vince and screwed Trump. Wouldn't that be great?

[MMFF]

I always buy atleast two ppv's in the year, and those two are Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania, so I'll definatly be staying up late to watch it live this year. It doesn't look too bad, I'm looking foward to the Trump Vince stuff, they really built it up well.

 

I missed RAW this week Taped it but haven't got round to watching yet

 

JBL = WIN

Everyone assumes that Vince will lose. I think it would be a shock if Austin actually helped Vince and screwed Trump. Wouldn't that be great?

Well, that is because odds are Vince will. The only way Trump would have agreed to lose his hair, is if he had already planned to shave his head anyway. Other than that, Vince is willing to part with his hair for the money that this angle will pull in.

[Vanilla Shake]

I've got some new info....

 

 

WWE WrestleMania 24 will be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on March 30th, 2008.

 

Link.

[B Rob]

Yeah, only the 2nd time ever the WM will be held outside.

[MMFF]

Yeah, only the 2nd time ever the WM will be held outside.

Uh oh, my forecast says rain! lol

 

I don't really like watching outside arena for wrestling, TBH.

[B Rob]

It don't really bother me. I wonder what would happen is it rained lol.

[Vanilla Shake]

Well, I guess this means that WWE is going to have the next few WrestleMania's held in stadiums, as opposed to the smaller arenas they've used for the past 3 WrestleManias (XX, 21, and 22).

 

I don't really like watching outdoor wrestling events either.

But sure enough, I'll still order this on pay per view.

[TonyZimmzy]

Trump would never of agreed to the Storyline if he had to get his head shaved, and I doubt he wants his head shaved. As it was mentioned, Vince will give up his hair for the payday. Maybe it was Vince who wanted his head shaved anyway, it is getting quite thin now that he's getting much older. Has anyone noticed that Shane has lost much more hair than his dad?

 

Also I think WM24 outdoors will be good. I always liked WM9 because it was set outdoors, that was the highlight of the ppv

[B Rob]

I really didn't like the Christmas In Iraq thing outside, but WM 24 will be way different.

[TonyZimmzy]

Ah yeah, those Christmas in Iraq WWE shows are terrible to watch. This year's one was broadcast in England and I got bored after like 30 minutes and muted it and did other stuff while sometimes glancing at it.

 

WM is right around the corner and hopefully everything will turn out good. There's no defining Hardcore Match on the card this year, so maybe, just maybe we'll see a very brutal MITB Ladder Match, with tables and chairs being used and stuff I can see that match lasting about an hour! I hope they open the show with it!!

[B Rob]

Ok with WM 23 being only a week away I think its time for some predictions.

World Heavyweight Championship

 

The Undertaker Vs ©Batista

 

WWE Championship

 

HBK Vs ©John Cena

 

Battle Of The Billionaires

 

Lashley w/ Trump Vs Umaga w/ Vince McMahon

 

Money In The Bank Ladder Match

 

Edge Vs Randy Orton Vs Jeff Hardy Vs CM Punk Vs King Booker Vs Finlay Vs Mr

Kennedy Vs Matt Hardy

 

US Championship

 

MVP Vs ©Chris Benoit

 

ECW Match

 

ECW Originals Vs ECW New Breed

Womens Championship

 

Ashley Massaro Vs ©Melina

Singles Match

 

Kane Vs The Great Khali

 

 

Edited March 25, 2007 by Cuban Warlord

[TonyZimmzy]

World Heavyweight Championship

 

The Undertaker

 

WWE Championship

 

John Cena

 

Battle Of The Billionaires

 

Lashley w/ Trump

 

Money In The Bank Ladder Match

 

Mr Kennedy

 

US Championship

 

MVP

 

ECW Match

 

ECW New Breed

 

Womens Championship

 

Ashley Massaro

 

Singles Match

 

Kane

[leper73]

I love outdoor shows in wrestling. Summerslam 92, Wrestlemania IX, Wrestlemania XIX, the Christmas shows could be good if they were more than just glorified house shows.

 

Although, if they were going to do an outdoor show, I wish they had done it here in San Francisco. AT&T Park (the Giants' stadium) is beautiful, and has great public transport access by ferry, cable car, and I believe BART, so that should make it easy. Plus, it's right downtown, and overlooks the Bay and the SF skyline. With this show in Orlando in their ancient stadium, it will be some time before they do one here.

 

Joey Mercury was fired today. The press release just said he was terminated immediately. He didn't even get the traditional "We wish him well in his future endeavors." I'm guessing he either a) failed a drug test (with a prior violation and a probe after the SI article, that's a definite possibility), or b) slept with Steph or a previously unknown McMahon daughter.

 

I pretty much agree with TonyZimmy's predictions, except maybe the ECW Originals could pull it out, and I'm hoping HBK gets the win.

[TonyZimmzy]

Shame about Joey, I wish they had rebuilt his character after he completly shattered his face. They could of turned him face, Matt Hardy heel, who desperatly needs to turn heel, and had a good mid-card fued with them both.

 

Reason he got fired is probaly due to hardcore drug taking, and being caught by a road agent or higher up Like Randy did, except Randy got 60 days or whatever suspension

[Runestoner]

 

World Heavyweight Championship

Undertaker

 

WWE Championship

HBK

 

Battle Of The Billionaires

Lashley w/ Trump

 

 

Money In The Bank Ladder Match

Randy Orton

 

US Championship

Benoit

 

ECW Match

Originals

 

Womens Championship

Melina

 

Singles Match

Khali