Umm...more like 2 years dag. Remember the whole thing with RVD?

Ok let me rephrase, one that's not as a result of disciplinary action.

I'm guessing the last one was where Sycho Sid beat Bret Hart after that Final Four PPV?

No, maybe it was when Stone Cold beat Kane for it after King of the Ring 98.

Wait, no I take that back. I remember when Mankind did it against the Rock after threatening to totally destroy Shane McMahon in the ring and Vince approved of it out of desperation. Mankind then won it later that night on Raw.

Well..the last time the title was won on Raw was in 2001 when Austin won it

And in 2003 Lesnar won it/retained or whatever on Smackdown



wow..never thought those two would go together...WWE title and Smackdown

A shame for Hornswaggle because ultimately he and we ALL know that once this is done he'll be gone in six months.

Actually, the last (world) title change on Raw was July of 06 when Edge won a triple Threat against RVD and Cena. But I know what you are getting at...

I think we already covered that one, mortis. XD Also, once Hornswoggle goes it'll be a damn shame because he is a very liked character in the WWE. So was Cryme Time, damn it.

Whoops. Once again, I am defeated by not seeing that there is a new page. Blast you...page 97 of this thread!

Today at lunch, one thing just crossed my mind. I really hope Chris Benoit will be inducted for Hall of Fame this year. Even though the last hour of his life is a dark tragedy, it can't be traded of for his whole life being a dependable person and a superb wrestler.

The one thing I can say this lightgem is he won't.

If WWE essentially made Benoit go poof right after that double murder suicide...theres no way he'll be inducted into the WWE hall of fame.

It is a shame that Benoit's legacy has been heavily tainted due to his actions during that one weekend. It's actually STILL something even I have trouble dealing with.

That being said, I can't see Benoit being in the HOF this year. The WWE received a LOT of backlash just because of the tribute show when they didn't know at that point in time what had happened. At least then they had something to defend themselves. If they put Benoit in the HOF then they will get blasted big time by the media-something they do NOT want for this coming Mania.

I don't see Benoit ever making it into the HoF. Yes, he DID contribute a lot and give a lot of memories, but he also took away even more, and for those memories we have, they are forever dainted by what we know he would eventually do...

Cryme Tyme was canned because of innappropriate behavior. They "improvised" and used their finisher on a Ref at a house show, when it wasn't in the script nor the ref had prior knowledge and knew how to take the move.

Dd anyone else notce that during Burchill's last match, everyone started chanting "You're a Pirate!"? I lol'd.

I thought Cryme Tyme just "knocked" the ref out and jacked his belt?

And in other news, apparently Nick Dinsmore (a.k.a. Eugene) is back in OVW...

I have heard both stories. The funny thing was I heard the ref counted them out as some sort of rib (?) or something. Either way, what they did to the ref was not planned beforehand and hence their releases.

Eugene is back? That surprises me but given the Wellness Policy may be falling into another black hole, I guess it's safe for him to return.

Chris and the HoF is never gonna happen. The last time Vince spoke of the situation, he looked incredibly pissed the hell off. The situation drew about a huge bullseye to Vince and he was excused of all sorts of shit. Topped off of what happened in their home well..

Forget that.

And..

I must say the angle with Hornswoggle was unexpected and well done. Although the two do share some physical similarity(talking about face and hairstyle) it never occured to me that the whole thing would lead up to him being the real dad gig.

I thought WWE cut all ties with OVW.

Good point Manny. Nevermind about Eugene returning then...

Okay, it's clear that this Mayweather fellow cannot talk worth shit. Donald Trump put on a better show last year than this guy.

Mike Adamle needs more air time, but that would require the WWE to be smart.

Mayweather is scared as fuck and we ALL can see that.

But I do have to say, I like Finlays new theme.

You hear Vince slip up and call him Fit Finlay? :tpg:

Mayweather is too busy trying to keep up the "thug" image to do any kind of "serious acting". He has no concept of the WWE way things are done and plays it off as it's a joke. (well, it is becoming a joke, but you know what I mean).

That's what bugs the shit out of me when they get a celebrity or someone like that involved in a storyline. They're too busy trying to play their image than try to take this "serious" and by serious I mean the professional standards that Vince would hope they would have upon hiring them. That much was proven when they had the replay of the Big Show tossing that MMA guy around, they muted Mayweather's bullshit sprouting. (Also when they said MMA fight, I soooo expected to hear Shamrock's or even Lesnar's theme) He's being very unprofessional and I just can't stand that shit.

Also John Cena does not need to be near color commentary. Why? HE SOUNDS LIKE A FUCKING ROBOT. augh.

Adamle has been blowing his lines a lot so far. He needs to get back in the groove.

Actually, Cena is pretty decent at commentary. I happened to watch a UPW DVD where he did commentary for one match and was surprised. Now, he is surely behind J.R. Solie, King, Tenay, Schivonie (SP?), perhaps Lance Russell (before my time but from what I read he was excellent) and a few others, but there has also been a LOT worse.

Another interesting thought from RAW

Well...

Yeah, I was expecting that to happen too but I couldn't imagine Shamrock losing to the Big Show.

What was Mayweather getting again to be at Wrestlemania? 20 million? That's just overkill.