Wacky Website

January 11th:

Names for the famed wretched writer Edward Buler-Lytton of "It was a dark and stormy night" fame, this popular contest is a celebration of bad writing. Read winning entries, take pot shots at published authors in the "Sticks and Stones" forum, and get inspired to enter the contest yourself

http://www.bulwer-lytton.com

Shit.

I was going to get rid of Razr but they are showing Greg the Bunny!

Awesome....

Potluck lunch day rules!!!

Wacky Websites

January 9th:

To test the limits of the post office, the mischief makers threw all sorts of unboxed objects (with mailing labels and stamps directly attached) in the mail to see if they would reach their destinations. Among the items: a pane of glass sandwiched between a screen and a piece of plastic (delicately hand delivered by the postman) and a life-sized cast of a human head. Neither rain nor snow nor dark of night prevented the USPS from delivering even the wackiest of parcels.

http://www.p22.com/projects/mail.html

January 10th:

What we've all been waiting for-a forum to post pictures of your cat with stuff on her. From artfully posed catsholding beer bottles, seemingly passed out after a night of boozing, to winners of the "how much can I pile on my cat before he wakes up?" contest.

http://www.stuffonmycat.com

ECW Extreme Rules DVD Cover

BBB's Notebook: WrestleMania X

Show opens with hilites of WM I.

And we are live from MSG, Vince is yelling, fans are cheering. Here to sing America the Beautiful, Little Richaaaard!!

Joining Vince on commentary is Jerry the King.

Hype video for Bret vs. Owen.

Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart - The 2 exchange takedowns early on, untill Owen nails Bret with a hard slap across the face. Bret takes Owen over the top with a clothesline after a great back and forth exchange.

Bret slows the pace with a wristlock, Owen continually goes for the hair. A crucifix gets Bret a 2 count. Owen kicks Bret outside and smashes his back into the ringpost. Back in the ring a nice Irish whip and backbreaker by Own, and into a camel clutch, Bret make it to his knees and elbows out but gets caught in a belly to belly.

Bret blocks a suplex into a small package for a 2 count. Owen hits the piledriver but misses the headbut off the top. Owen tries to apply the sharpshooter but its reversed by Bret but he can't lock it on either. Owen slides to the outside but Bret hits a nice pescado cross body. Bret sells a knee injury as both men make it back into the ring. Owen goes for the injured knee including bouncing it off the ringpost.

Owen hits a dragonscrew legwhip and locks on an Indian deathlock, crowd chants for Bret. Owen then lock on the figure 4. Bret rolls it over and they make it to the ropes. Owen keeps targetting the knee untill Bret hits an enziguri. Bret takes over and hits a bulldog for a 2 count, the he hits a nice piledriver for another 2.

Up to the top and Bret hits a nice superplex for yet another 2. Bret locks on a sleeper and Owen makes it to the ropes and hits Bret with a mule kick low blow. Owen hits the sharpshooter but Bret powers out. Bret applies it but owen makes it to the ropes. Owen reverses Bret into the buckle and follows him in, Bret climbs to Owens shoulders and tries for a victory roll but Owen sits down on Brets shoulders for the 3 count.

Tremendous match, one of the best in WM history and maybe Owens finest hour in WWE.

Pettengill is backstage with Owen who says now he is the best there is.... And now he will get the respect he deserves.

Colloseum Videos WrestleMania moment: WM 2's battle royal.

Whoever the fuck the ring announcer is, introduces Sy Sperling. Sperling introduced Howard Finkel with his new rug.

Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon vs. Doink the Clown and Dink - Oh good fucking god do I have to review this match.... Bam Bam jumps Doink and takes it to him, including a drop kick. Doink tags in Dink and he tries to square off with Bam but Luna must tag in. Luna gets a smack on the behind untill she can catch him and chokes him on the middle rope. Dink runs circle around Luna untill he gets a kick in the chops for it. Luna heads to the top and misses a splash and Dink makes the tag.

Doink gets tossed over the top by Bam. Bam and Luna try and lunge for Dink but he escapes. Doink tries a sunset flip but Bam Bam squashes him. Bam hits a big headbut off the top and gets the 3 count. Thank fucking god. Dink kicks Bam in the behind and wants to scrap but Luna kicks him and slams him. He dodges a splash from Bigelow and everyone stands around awkwardly. NEXT!

Bill Clinton is sitting in the stands....

WrestleMania Moment: WM III. 93,173 pack the Silverdome.

Falls Count Anywhere: Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Crush - Savage jumps Crush on the floor but loses the advantage quickly and Crush press slams him onto the railing and pins him. Savage has 60 seconds to make it back to the ring. Savage struggles to make his way back to the ring and Mr. Fuji nails him with the flag pole but he makes it back into the ring with 1 second to spare. Crush hangs him in the tree of woe and lays the boots to him. As the ref tries to get Savage down, Fuji gives Crush some salt but Savage slaps it into his own face. Savage hits the patented axe handle and then the flying elbow. Savage shoves Crush to the floor and pins him. Fuji throws water on Crush and he makes it back in at the 1 count.

Savage takes a huge back bodydrop over the top to the floor, Crush follows him out and they brawl on the floor. Crush gets clotheslines over the guardrail into the fans. Crush goes for a piledriver but Savage flips him over. They fight into the backstage area where there is a small piece of scaffolding. Savage gets a pinfall and then ties Crushs legs to a rops on the scaffold and hangs him upside down.

Savage makes his way to the ring, and attacks Fuji as the count hits Zero and he is the winner.

Todd Pettengill interview the "president." Irwin R Schyster is in the presidents box.

Hilites of WrestleMania "fanfest."

WrestleMania Moment: Savage wins the belt at WM IV.

WWE Womans Championship: Lelani Kai vs. Alundra Blayze - sunset flip by BLayze gets a 2, twice. Kai grunts a lot! Blayze hits a hurrancanrana for a 2 count. Kai throws Blayze over the top rope and the the hair whip!!! Double underhook suplex and a 2 count for Lelani. Blayze takes over and hits a nice spin kick. Blayze ducks a clothesline and hits a belly to back suplex for the pin. Yay.

WrestleMania moment: Piper and Downey at WM V.

WWE Tag Team Title Match: M.O.M. vs. The Quebecers - Nice promo with HBK and Burt Reynolds before the match. The Frenchman jump MOM before the bell. They double team Visc.. I mean Mabel! Moo hits a cross bodyblock on Jaques. Fuck, a lot of purplr and red in the ring, burning my retinas!!

Nice double team moves by the Quebecers, much to the delight of Rave... I mean Jonny Polo! Big hotshot on whichever MOM isn't Vis or Oscar... Pierre misses a leg drop off the top, and a hot tag to Mabel. He cleans house, but misses a corner splash. Quebecers go for a double suplex but can't get Vis up. Try #2 works and Raven is giddy. Pierre hits a backsplash off the top but Mabel powers out of the pin. Pierre and Vis exchange blows and Mabel hits a weird spinning kick. Tags in the other one and they hit a fucked up splash but Raven has the ref distracted untill Oscar attacks him. Vis splashes Pierre on the floor and the bell rings. MOM win by countout. Clusterfuck.

WrestleMania Moment: Hogan and Warrior.

The Fink introduces the celebs. Donnie Wahlberg, Rhonda Shear. Shear is guest timekeeper and Donnie is ring announcer. Mr. Perfect is introduced as the guest referee for the next match.

WWF Championship match: Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger - Vince is beside himself with excitement, Cornette looks like a million bucks... Hennig looks like a giant fuckin' zebra.

They square off and Luger takes the advantage but can't take Yoko off his feet and gets a lariat. They spill to the floor and Luger bounces Yokos skull off the stairs. Luger hits an ugly elbow back in the ring, but Yoko fights back with a chop to the throat. Luger goes for a slam but crumbles to the mat. Yoko takes the top turnbuckle cover off, Luger fights back but can't take the advantage. Yoko holds a nerve pinch for what feels like hours. He eventually fights his way to his feet and elbows out but takes a shoulder block from the huge "Japanese" man. Back to the nerve hold, and the Luger is tossed to the floor.

Luger slides back in and takes a chop. And then back to the nerve hold... Fuck... Luger escapes but still can't take the advantage and back to the nerve hold. But Lugers HULKING UP!!! Breaks the hold but takes a thunderous belly to belly suples. Luger is able to smash 'Zunas head into the exposed turnbuckle and lay in a kick and a clothesline. Luger finally takes him off his feet with 3 clotheslines and a big bodyslam! He hits the flying forearm and Cornette and Fuji interfere. Luger pins Yoko but Pergect won't count and calls for the bell. Perfect heads for the back and the winner is Yoko by DQ.

In the back Hennig says Luger put his hands on him and that's why he was DQ'd. Luger and Perfect argue in the backstage area and are seperated by officials

WrestleMania Moment: WMVII the blindfold match. I can hear Woody from here.

Harvey Whipplemen takes the mic and insults Finkle. He rips on the wig and calls him a monkey face. The Fink shoves Whipplemen and Adam Bomb arrives and grabs Finkle but Earthquake arrives leading to....

Earthquake vs. Adam Bomb - squash that lasted all of 30 seconds.

Yokozuna Promo with Pettengill. Cornette says Yoko still has the belt and calls him "petting zoo." Says Hennig did a wonderful job of officiating. Rips on Bret Hart saying he's already been embarassed tonight. Banzai!!

WrestleMania moment: WM VIII and the Undertaker.

Intercontinental Title Ladder Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon - Shawn takes a huge clothesline to start off the bout. Diesel interferes on Michaels behalf while Ramon is on the floor and the ref banishes him from the ring. Shawn bumps his ass off early on, Hall exposes the concrete floor before they head back into the ring.

Hall goes for the Razors Edge but gets backdropped to the concrete floor. Michaels gets the ladder and drags it to the ring but takes a huge punch to the mouth. LOVE Scott Halls punches. Shawn uses the ladder as a battering ram to take Hall down and then rams it into his ribs, then dropping it on his back. He then throws it at Hall, nailing him in the back. Shawn tries to climb ti get the belts but Hall pulls his tights down and then HBK drops an elbow off the ladder. Shawn hits a splash off the ladder, we've seen the clip a zillion times.

Again HBK tries to get the belts but Hall pushes the ladder over and Michaels hotshots off the top rope. The 2 bump heads off the ropes and they're both down. Michaels stirrs first and grabs the ladder and sets it up in the corner, and Razor reverses an Irish whip and Michaels sails into the ladder. Outside now Hall hits Shawn repeatedly with the ladder and then slingshots him into it, leaned against the ring. They take it back to the ring but Shawn is knocked back over the top. Razor climbs to get the belts but Shawn leaps off the top rope and knocks him off.

Now each man climbs a side of the ladder, and the slug it out at the top and Hall takes Michaels over and down to the mat. He sets it back up, climbs to the top and HBK dropkicks the ladder and Hall falls yet again. Michaels pushes the ladder over onto hall and then nails him with the superkick. HBK then hits a nice piledriver and then sets up the ladder in the corner and then rides it down onto Hall.

Michaels sets the ladder up over Razor and climbs but Hall stirrs and shoulder blocks the ladder over and HBK falls crotch first onto the top rope and then his foot gets caught in the ropes and Razor secures the belts for the win.

Petting Zoo is with the President and Ted Dibiase. Ted says everyone has a price and the Prez says no questions... Lame.

WrestleMania Moment: WM IX. Worlds largest toga party.

The ten man tag scheduled will not happen due to a team not being able to figure out their captain. I saw Jeff Jarrett, Rick Martel and the Headshrinkers. I wonder what the real story was.

Hype video for Hart/Yoko.

More celebs for the Main Event. Guest timekeeper is Jenny Garth, guest ring announcer is Burt Reynolds.

Reynolds introduces Rowdy Roddy Piper as the guest referee.

WWE Championship Match: Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna - Yoko jumps Hart before the match, he tries to fight back but to no avail. Yoko takes the slow and plodding offence to Hart, as he argues with Piper. Cornette hops on the apron and Piper runs him off. Hart dodges a Yoko splash and tries to take over with strikes and a headbut which knocks him down to his ass. Hart continues to strike to chop the big man down. Cornette pulls Piper out of the ring while he is counting and Piper KO's Corny.

Yoko is now back on the offence, choking and headbutting Hart. Yoko and Piper go nose to nose before he drops a huge leg on Hart. Yoko taunts Hart to get to his feet and the tosses him over the top to the floor. Back in the ring, Hart moves out of the way of an avalanche and then hits a nice bulldog off the middle rope. Hart then hits a nice sliding lariat but only gets a 2 count. Hart leaps off the middle rope but gets caught with a Belly to belly. He drags Bret to the corner and goes up for the banzai and falls off the rope crashing to the mat. Hart pins him for the victory and the title. Horrible finish. The face lockerroom empties to celebrate with the new champ.

Congrats to Janelle

Congrats to Janelle Pierzina for being named Biggest Reality Star on the VH1 Big in '06 Awards! She beat out the likes of Mario Lopez on 'Dancing with the Stars' and Mr. VH1 himself, Flavor Flav..

Uh Oh

It's snowing.....

Raw Thoughts

-This Rosey/Trump thing is awful. Holy fuck this is bad. I wonder if they can get sued at all for this. If they can then I may do it. Crowd is shitting all over it, I love it. At least they appear to be trained. TNA chant!! I fucking love it!! Oh well, a payday for Ace Steel.

-Khali..... Yay. Well, no more of him on ECW. If Daivari stays I'll be happy.

-The "Extreme Makeover" is a great move name.

-A HHH-less WrestleMania? Has there been one in recent memory? Grizz?

-Goldberg vs. Lesnar on the WrestleMania Recall. Gold. That reminds me, I need to get back to my WM box set, Left off at WM X.

-83 days untill WrestleMania.

-Crowd seems pretty hot tonight.

Quote of the Day Part 2

"We no like girls. Wrestling is for boys. Girls only dance." - Jonny Boy.

Triple H injury update

Triple H is currently in Birmingham, Ala., where he is undergoing an MRI with Dr. James Andrews. WWE.com has learned that while he is in a tremendous amount of pain, The Game is in great spirits and is trying to keep his head up.

Last night at New Year's Revolution, Triple H suffered an injury during his match against Rated-RKO. The preliminary diagnosis was a possible quadriceps tear, which will be confirmed or modifed pending the results of the MRI.

Stay tuned to WWE.com for further updates on Triple H's condition as they become available. - WWE.com

Quote of the Day

"Having a cop shove a plunger up your ass doesn't count as losing your virginity." - (Name witheld to protect the innocent)

You're On Notice!

Wcky Websites

January 6th:

Fames Producer ad Twentieth-Century Fox founder Darryl Zanuck claimed he could edit raw footage into any genre he chose. Skeptical? You may change your mind after viewing a trailer for Stanley Kubrik's horror masterpiece The Shining , brilliantly recut as a heartwarming family comedy about a regular guy just trying to get over his writers block.

http://www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov

January 7th:

Give your hardworking mom the afternoon off and make something new for Sunday dinner-jellied moose nose, lizard tongues on crackers, or creamy delicious locust bisque. And don't forget the kitty litter cake for dessert. Bon appetit!

http://bertc.com/recipes.html

January 8th:

Need a quote for any occasion? Why not get one from a guy who had an opinion on everything? From second marriages ("The triumph of hope over experience") to the writers life ("No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money") there wasn't a topic on which Samuel Johnson didn't feel compelled to express his thoughts and, lucky for us, his pal James Boswell wrote them all down.

http://www.samueljohnson.com/index.html

Best Tag Team Ever

Hacksaw Duggan and Super Crazy!!

ECW Year in Review Show

Watched it earlier this evening and 2 things made me laugh.

1. The way they edited Cena vs. RVD from One Night Stand to make it look like Cena was killing him untill Edge showed up.

2. When before commercial, Joey Styles said they would show how Rob Van Dams title run "went up in smoke."

Quote of the Day

"Maury Povich is the television equivalent of peanut butter cups" - BBBoris on Maury Povich.

Canada Wins Gold!

LEKSAND, Sweden (CP) -- Canada defeats Russia 4-2 to capture third straight gold medal at world junior hockey championship. Canadian netminder Carey Price was named tournament MVP.

Sprained MCL sidelines Iginla

Sportsnet.ca -- In the end, standing up for a teammate cost the Calgary Flames as captain Jarome Iginla is out for at least one week with a sprained MCL.

Iginla, who left Thursday night's win over Florida after a fight with Bryan Allen, learned the news Friday morning in Calgary. He will be re-evaluated in a week, and no timetable on a possible return is known.

The injury is reportedly not connected to the fight, but rather a hit along the boards by Allen just prior to dropping the gloves. Iginla and Allen squared off as a result of Allen's hit on Chuck Kobasew in the first period, which knocked the Flames' player from the game.

I don't know how long it takes to return from an injury like this but let's hope the boys can rally around this and pick up the slack. Onwards and upwards!!

Wacky Website

January 5th:

Now you don't have to worry about the little pegs rolling away under the couch-just select a color and start plugging away. Virtual Lite Brite.

http://sfpg.com/animation/litebrite.html

Quote of the Day

Buh Buh: "Do me a favor and get a table."
D-Von: "No."
Buh Buh: "Ok I'll get it myself..."

PWA New Years Resolution

The PWA regret to announce that the New Years Resolution event has been postponed untill further notice. Stay tuned to PWAwrestling.ca for the latest news.

3BTV

This is for you Chantal....




3BTV

Wacky Website

January 4th:

Why spend big bucks on a funeral when you can be mummified instead! And while you're at it, order a beautiful King-Tut style casket that can beautify the home decor of one of your descendants. Spend the next few millenia being passed from generation to generation, attend family dinners in the 28th century and have your great-great-great grandchildren grow up under your watchful gaze.

http://www.summum.org/mummification

Words of Wisdom from Alastair Hopwood

I was told by an American firearms team that, if attacked by a big dog one should push one's hand as far down the throat of the dog as possible and lock the other free (and unbloody) arm around its neck, thereby stopping it moving away. The dog will eventually collapse. When asked the obvious question about its teeth, the American said, 'Whatever it's doing to your forearm, it ain't doing it to your groin.'

"Whatever it's doing to your forearm, it ain't doing it to your groin."
Love it!
I dated a girl like that once!!!

Wacky Website

January 3:

After a friend asked him how long it took to drive home to Japan, the webmaster at this site, who was living in Texas at the time, decided to create a map based on peoples distorted conception of world geography. See the map evolve from the days when Texas and Japan were connected by land to the conversion of the American Southeast into Disneyland, the emergence of the lost island of Atlantis, and the eventual placement of Poland up near the North Pole.

http://zen.chakuriki.net/world/

Tobboganing

Tobbaganing on the 31st was such a blast. I did one run with Autumn and we almost made it to the parking lot, and on the run I did with Chantal she lost her boots. It was too funny.

Poor Jonny did a run on his own and bailed pretty hard, after that he wasn't too keen to go again :-)

Petr Nedved returns to Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have claimed centre Petr Nedved off waivers from the Philadelpia Flyers.To make room on the roster for Nedved, the Oilers have assigned left winger Patrick Thoresen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.

Nedved has split the 2006-07 season between the Philadelphia Flyers and their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. The 6’3”, 196 pound native of Liberec, Czech Republic scored 1-6-7 with 18 penalty minutes in 21 games with the Flyers this season and had 4-7-11 with 10 penalty minutes in 14 AHL games with the Phantoms.

A veteran of 963 NHL games since breaking into the NHL with Vancouver in 1990-91, Nedved has scored 309 goals and 403 assists for 712 career regular season points and has 698 penalty minutes. Now in his 15th NHL season, the 35-year-old forward has 79 career powerplay goals, 13 shorthanded goals and 39 game winning goals.This will be Nedved’s second tour of duty with the Oilers. He first came to the Oilers, along with Jussi Markkanen, in a trade on March 3, 2004.

He scored 5-10-15 with 4 PIM in 16 games for the Oilers during their playoff stretch drive that season.Nedved will wear sweater 93 with the Oilers.Thoresen has scored 2-7-9 with 33 penalty minutes in 32 games for the Oilers during his rookie season. He is ranked among the NHL rookie leaders in scoring (17th), assists (12th) and game winning goals (8th with 1).

Wacky Web Sites

In my stocking at Christmas I got a page-a-day calender of Wacky Websites to put on my desk at work. So in lieu of doing anything productive I will post them everyday.

January 1st:

Why bother with New Years Resolutions you knpw you'll never keep? Go the the Mother of all Excuses Place and line up all you'll need for a year of personal failings - work excuses, school excuses, tax excuses, diet excuses, no sex excuses, even reasons to avoid jury duty.

http://members.tripod.com/madtbone/

January 2nd:

If you're trying to turn over a new leaf, here's some financial inspiration-see how much money you've spent on drugs and drink in the past and then dream of what you could buy with all the dough you'll save by staying clean and sober. Brought to you by your helpful friends at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

http://www.health.org/features/interact/calc/

New Years

Happy New Year everyone, hope you had a good night.

We had the kids this weekend and it was a blast. On the 31st afternoon we went tobboganing (did I spell that right?) at Connors Hill. The hill was way bigger then I expected and it was SO fun. I was pretty surprised that Braden wanted to go down the hill first and by himself, usually he is a pretty reserved play-it-safe kind of kid but he went all out. He said he had fun going down the first run but then said he didn't want to go again because it was "a little bit scary." I'm no psychologist but it almost seems like he remembered he had to be scared of things like that at the last minute. It was weird.

We had a pretty quiet new years eve, watched a dvd and then flipped between Dick Clark and Canada's New Years Eve Bash (which was fucking horrible... Hedly blow) and then at 12:15 we went to sleep.... WOO HOO PARTY!! BIG SHOOOOOW!!!

And...

....Done. Not too bad of a wait and he's going to be fine.

Parking

I can't believe how much they gouge you for parking to go to EMERGENCY at the hospital.

I pumped in 5 bucks worth of change and got 2 fucking hours. Brutal.

Monday Night

We just got to the Emergency Room at the U of A Hospital.

Jonny looks to have had an allergic reaction to something and he has a nasty rash pretty much all over. Could be a long night.....

Sandwhiches

Chantal makes the BEST sandwhich I've ever had. She should open a shop.

Work

Parents need to control their unruly fuckin' children.

Quote of the Day

"Your tailpipe is polished!" - Karla B.

Ebay is Fun

So apparently The Ultimate Nutcase is selling 2 of his WWE legends figures on Ebay for $300.... Someone asked a question in the Q and A part of his Ebay sale and Jimmy answered in true Jimmy Fashion:

Q: Warrior, You sir are HILARIOUS!! You are my hero. If I ever become famous I wanna go off my rocker just like you. Dave

A: What you mean is that you know will never become famous, but in your dreams when you fantasize that you might one day, you would want to have the confidence and belief in the staying power and value of your product like I do MINE. The difference between the truth you are ashamed to tell and the ridicule you find humor and comfort in, can be analogized like this: You run a pawn shop and I sell valuable collectibles. You have to sell 15-16 figures to make just at $300. I have to sell one. Our ads cost about the same, around $3-5. On top of that, your 15 figures, even given away for free, can never match the value of buying the SET for $300 from me with COA's and autographed 8x10's. If you think so, then you win the prize for hilarity, not I. Who's off their rocker? And who's the hypocrite? You bash me for capitalizing off the value I worked hard and sacrificed to build, and yet, you run out and buy my Intellectual Property, which I own the legal right to license, and, then, you turn around and resale it for a profit, yourself! For you, and others like you, I consider my highly-valued auctions charitable contributions to the study and practice of psychology. All you begrudging flops get to write and belittle my auctions and, therefore, have your self-esteems fed vilely the same. It makes you all feel bigger and more socially-conscious about yourselves: Is he nuts? $300 for action figures! Why, I wouldn't pay... Excuse me, Davey Boy, yes you would. That is, if you had it, you would. You want these figures, Davey Boy, but you can't afford the $300. You’re welcome for, both, the business lesson and my charity. And I must, in return, thank you for the laughs and the fun break of two minutes I spent scrawling this out for further public amusement. Have a great non-motivational, indebted life. W

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260070042491&fromMakeTrack=true

Stuff

-What the fuck happaned to main events? I watched last weeks Impact and ECW and the 2 main events combined were under 15 minutes.... I weep for the future.

-Tough day today.... Sending PWA Youtube videos of myself to my boss and watching Office clips.... It's gonna suck when the holidays are over and it's back to business.

-Wednesdays Flames/Canucks game was a heartbreaker. I'd rather lose 10-0 then lose in Overtime like that (but I'll take the point!)

-Tonights ECW is a best of 2006.... Not quite sure what to make of that.

The Chantal Dictionary

Zigang (zigg-gang) - A celebratory phrase used after mocking. "You're a piece of shit... ZIGANG!!"

Carspicious (kar-spish-us) - See 'auspicious.' "That was a very carspicious occasion."

Disscussionment (diss-kusshon-ment) - A combination of an argument and a discussion. "Did you hear Jill and Dafydd's discussionment?"

Reconoider (Ree-kon-oider) - To fix, mend, repair or adjust. "I need to reconoider my living room."

BBB's Notebook: TNA Impact

Show opens with clips of Kurt Angle going nuts last week.

We go live into the arena for....

Kazarian vs. Sting - Total squash for the untouchable Sting. Blah.

After the match Sting calls out Abyss to give him back the NWA title belt but says in return he wants a title match. He has untill the end of the show to accept, and not to bring Mitchell.

Impact opening video.

Jay Lethal and Sonjay are handing out candy canes or some shit.

Borash promo w/ Rhino and Angle. Rhino yells as usual. Angle tells Joe he asked him to grant him his rematch and he said no. Tonight he will get his rematch, it's real (ugh)

In the ring, Raven is caning Kazarian for his loss.

Borash interviews Eric Young with a leg lamp a 'la A Christmas Story. Brother Ray shows up and says the Naturals will get reaquainted with them tonight.

Table Match: The Naturals vs. Team 3D - A squash on par with the first match. The Dudleys act is fucking stale. Post match Shane Douglas says his experiment is over and has a fit.

JB is outside Joe's locker room when Tomko asks him where the production truck is and says the world will want to see this dvd.

The Truth is in the ring Christmas rapping (lol get it?) While Jay Lethal and Petey Williams hand out shit to the fans. Fuck this is horrible.

PCS pogo stick competition. Sonjay wins, I hate myself for laughing at this shit. Low Ki steals the whole bit every time.

Santa Claus is in the ring handing out more shit when LAX's music hits and they head to the ring. Konnan has a Christmas Tree and says it symbolizes how poor he was at Christmas. He tells Santa he owes him a Dolphins jersey from "back in the day." Santa climbs into the ring and says Konnan should be full of cheer and good will. He tries to give LAX a present and then jumps LAX.... Santa is brother Runt and he gets his ass kicked untill the troops arrive to save his ass.

VKM are on their way to a live WWE Raw event. They yell a bunch of dumb shit in the crowd outside. Blash.

Tenay interviews AJ Styles. Styles says Rhino is a sore loser and not too smart. Says he doesn't trust Joe. Joe steps out of the locker room and tells Style is he has a trust problem he's in the wrong business.

Shane Douglas in an anti-smoking Spike TV commercial. Nice.

Tenay interviews James Storm. He says Harris was selfish and everything was handed to him. Says he's not sorry at all and AMW is not over.

Abyss' music hits and he heads to the ring alone. Stings music plays and he makes his way to the ring with bat and belt. Sting tells Abyss to stop thinking about the past because he can't change it. Says he wants his title shot at the ppv. Christian appears on the screen, outside somewhere. He says what Abyss did is unforgiveable. Points to a building that looks like a prison. Sting says he doesn't need to listen to Cage and to shake his hand and give him the match. Goozle!!! And Sting fight out of it and they brawl untill security comes out and breaks it up. Tomko heads to the ring to distract Sting and Christian cleans house, dressed as security. Abyss saves Sting from a beating and Mitchell is irate.

AJ Styles/Samoa Joe vs. Rhino/Kurt Angle - All 4 brawl on the floor to start. After commercial Angles in the ring kicking ass untill Joe breaks it up. Angle hits Olympic Slam on Joe while he tried to choke out Rhino and AJ steals a pin on Rhino for the win. After the match Angle locks on the ankle lock on Joe and the show ends.

Fucking BRUTAL show. Man that was terrible.

Knoxville: "Jackass Number Three"?

RT-News writes: "Could there be a third "Jackass"? Johnny Knoxville says that -- while there is nothing definitive in the works per se -- he plans to shoot some footage that may grow into a second sequel.

Knoxville hinted to iF Magazine (via Dark Horizons) that, like "The Godfather," "Lord of the Rings," and "The Apu Trilogy," there could indeed be a third installment in the stunt/public embarrassment series. While he's satisfied with the conclusion of the second "Jackass," there are some scenes he still wants to film.

"There's some stuff I'm still wanting to shoot, and we might shoot in November," Knoxville said. "It's not for a three, it's just because it's something I really want to do, and I said I was gonna do it, and then I could not not do it."

And, if that's the case, cast member Dave England said it will be more of the same."'Jackass' is what it is, to turn it into something else would just bum people out," England was quoted as saying."Jackass: Number Two" opened at number one at the box office, and, to the surprise of even the cast members, garnered surprisingly good reviews."

Jackass 2

In the Boxing Day mayhem at Best Buy I managed to pick up a copy of Jackass 2 for Chantal. It was hilarious, just as good if not better then the first.

Ryan Dunn is quite an unlucky chap and Johnny Knoxville is just straight-up fuckin' crazy!

If you haven't seen it, go pick it up.

The Office’s Jenna Fisher wanted to be on Dancing with the Stars, but producers said no

The list of celebrities who want to be on Dancing with the Stars continues to grow. Jenna Fisher says in an interview with TV Guide that her people approached the show, but producers said no.
Fisher plays receptionist Pam on NBC’s The Office, which is unquestionably the best comedy on television right now. She says, “I tried to get on Dancing with the Stars, and they wouldn’t take me. True story! I shot the first season of The Office, and I thought, ‘The show’s going to get canceled, and I have to milk every opportunity I can.’”

Since the ABC series started airing in the summer of 2005, and The Office debuted in March, she may have been applying for the show’s first season, or perhaps for the show’s second season, as it was renewed in July of 2005.

Regardless, they said no. Fisher says, “My manager called, my agent called, but they didn’t bite.”

Christmas

Christmas was awesome this year, best Christmas I've had in recent memory.

Took a few days in Calgary to see the fam, ate well and had a great time, then headed back home and picked up the kids and had Christmas day at Chantals moms. More great food and cool gifts, I had a great time.

I scored pretty huge this year too, tons of clothes including an awesome pair of jeans and 2 pairs of shoes, 2 books, MASH season 11 (I now have them all, yay!) and some stuff for my desk at work, a bunch of tools, and much other cool stuff.

Chantal loved the mixer and the kids were in their glory.

Hope your Christmas went well too, drop me a line or leave a comment and let me know how you did as well.

New Flames Scoreboard

Fitzpatrick falls to 3rd in NHL all-star voting

CBC Sports

The chances of Vancouver Canucks defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick playing in the NHL all-star game have hit a bit of a snag.

The 31-year-old blue-liner dropped to third among Western Conference defencemen in voting results released by the league on Wednesday.

Scott Niedermayer of the Anaheim Ducks leads the defencemen with 540,380 votes, followed by Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings at 522,345. Fitzpatrick has earned 486,842 votes.
Fan balloting determines the starters for the 55th NHL all-star game, which will be held in Dallas on Jan. 24 (CBC, 8 p.m. ET).

Fitzpatrick needs to finish among the top two in voting for defencemen to be eligible to play in the contest.

Fitzpatrick doesn't have a point in 22 games this season but has garnered support thanks to a high-profile write-in campaign started on the internet.

Several high-profile hockey personalities have spoken out against the "Vote for Rory" campaign, including Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky and Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry.

Cherry called the campaign to elect Fitzpatrick to this year's all-star game "a joke" on Coaches Corner last weekend.

CBC Sports Online hockey columnist Scott Morrison also blasted the idea of a journeyman defenceman such as Fitzpatrick playing in the all-star contest.

"The campaign has not exposed an oversight by the league on the ballots, but rather a flaw in the system, that because of the power of the internet an unworthy player can muster enough support to crack the top two, maybe the top one, in voting. Congrats on that," wrote Morrison in his Hockey Night Extra Blog.

Fitzpatrick has not said whether he will play if voted in

I agree with Cherry, I hate this whole thing. It's a fucking joke and I hope if he does make it he has the class to pass and not play.

Mass Transit

Last night I tried to explain the Mass Transit incident to Chantal. Here is a write up on it that explains it a little better than I did as well as some of the footage.

ECW: The Mass Transit Incident
May 23, 2005 by Steve Brinn

When shocking wrestling events are thought up, one thinks of many names. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, but few think of a jobber named Mass Transit.

Mass Transit was a portly kid that showed up at an ECW show. Had he known what would happen that night, he probably would have stayed home.

It was November 23, 1996 in Revere, Massachusetts. It was a stop on ECW's tour of Northern part of the country. The semi-main event was The Gangstas vs D-Von Dudley and Axl Rotten. For whatever reason, Axl Rotten could not make it to the show. Enter, Eric Kulas. He was a kid that wanted to make it big as a wrestler. He had no previous training, but he thought it would be his big break. He did have some in ring experience, wrestling midgets. He went by the name Mass Transit and he went to the ring wearing a bus driver's suit. Now not only did he have this against him, but he was terribly out of shape, weighing in over 350 pounds. Having talked to Paul Heyman, he was given a chance.

The boy was only 17, but had a fake ID. Not only that, but his father vouched for him. Kulas had told Heyman that Killer Kowalski had trained him. Heyman, with enough proof for him, had him replace Axl Rotten later that night. Kulas was fine with this, even after being told he had to blade. Kulas told New Jack that since he didn't know how to blade, he'd have to do it for him. New Jack agreed, solving that problem. Like quite a few jobbers, Mass Transit was not taken kindly by the fans. They were furious that they saw this fat kid instead of Axl Rotten. Mass Transit yelled back, not endearing himself to the fans. After a few minutes into the match, Kulas was left in the ring with New Jack.

D-Von was a factor in the match, he just never was able to help Kulas. Like most matches from The Gangstas, they were gonna focus on one man with every weapon they had. Nothing new, except for how far it went. At first, New Jack hit Mass Transit with a crutch a few times. This, of course, was nothing new. Next came the guitar, a favorite of New Jack's. A toaster was used next, hitting Mass Transit over the head. The crowd cheered seeing Mass Transit laying across the mat. New Jack pulled Mass Transit up by the hair, and sat him up.

Taking his trusty Exacto knife, New Jack cut deeply into Transit's forehead. Much deeper than it usually and should be. Mass Transit screamed, pulling away from New Jack. Blood pooled across the mat. Of course, being bloodthirsty and all, the ECW fans ate it up. To finish the kid off, New Jack tries to scoop slam Mass Transit, but he's too heavy. Laying him down, New Jack gets to the top turnbuckle with a chair and crashes into Mass Transit's head. Blood was literally squirting out of his head.

New Jack goes for the pin, but there's no ref around. Unofficially over, the paramedics come out and try to stop the bleeding. As more medics come out, New Jack gets on the mic and insults Mass Transit. At a nearby hospital, Kulas would get 50 stitches into the head. This shocking event was recorded on tape by fans. It was sent to Pay Per View providers and the television debut of ECW was cancelled. It was eventually rescheduled, but several providers refused to show it. ECW's problems would not stop there.

In July of 1998, the Kulas family sued ECW and New Jack for physical AND psychological damage. The family claimed that Eric did not know he was going to be in a hardcore match, and he also claimed that he was almost killed in the ring. ECW claimed that it was a match that got out of hand but nothing illegal had occurred. In the trial, Kulas claimed that he did not know that New Jack would blade him. He denied that he knew he'd be treated the way he was in a match against The Gangstas. He also claimed that Paul Heyman told a reporter that it was an initiation for him into the ECW family.

On the flipside, New Jack claimed that Kulas did know what was going to happen. He also said that Kulas said it was okay for him to get bladed and that Kulas' father knew of what was going to happen from talks backstage. New Jack claimed that you can see Kulas puffing his cheeks, a way to increase the bleeding. Jerome Young, aka New Jack, claimed that his first to attempts to blade did not work. This is due to the fact that Kulas had never bladed before. When he tried again, he accidentally pushed too deep and that caused the massive bleeding. Evidence used against New Jack was his mic claims and a shoot interview he later did.

Young claimed that on the interview he was working in character. That his New Jack character loved to inflict pain and violence. Adding to ECW's case, although Kulas claimed to be scarred, no scars could be seen. Also, Kulas was reportedly walking around backstage and talking to wrestlers before being taken to the hospital. Supposedly he was only suing after he found out he would not be an ECW regular. In the end, ECW and New Jack were acquitted of the charges and Kulas would not get any money. Kulas could not keep his story straight, which severely hurt his case. On May 12th, 2002, Eric Kulas died at the age 22.

There will always be the question on who is to blame. All parties are partially to blame, but I think the one who shares the most blame is the father. He should have known what his son was getting into beforehand. Also, he should not have lied for his son. Lets say he didn't know the ECW product, he should have known that his untrained son was in no shape to be in the ring.




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Degrassi TNG

Holy fuck Emma got hot!!!

Christmas

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Christmas Concert

The Fight Network

....Kicks fucking ass. Finally got around to recording some ROH and it's stuff I haven't seen yet. Sweet.

Quote of the Day

"You can eat my veg" - Karla B.

Sorry Jonny...

I couldn't afford this one.... :-)

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Sweet!

Michael Bolton Tribute on Ice is on!!!

Punk vs. Holly

Holy fuck, who came up with that finish?

I want this car!!

Vernon deserving of jersey retirement

Calgary Flames do not retire jerseys lightly. Much thought and much debate go into making such a decision. Choosing to retire just the second jersey in team history, the Flames will hoist goalie Mike Vernon’s No. 30 to the rafters on February 6, 2007.

It was a unaminous choice among owners and excutives with the hockey team. And so it should be.

While many fans had a love-hate relationship with Vernon during his two stints in his hometown, the Calgary native is deserving of the honour.

I’ve known Vernon since the 1989 season, coincidentally, the year the Flames last won the Stanley Cup when the then-26-year-old Vernon saved the day in many of the 22 games the Flames played en route to winning the Cup on the storied ice of the Montreal Forum.

His on-ice exploits speak for themselves. Two Stanley Cups (the second came in Detroit in 1996-97 along with a well-deserved Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs). Six times an all-star. A 20-year career with four teams — Calgary, Detroit, San Jose and Florida.

In 26 seasons, only one other Flames player has a jersey in the rafters. That would be Lanny McDonald, the Hall of Famer who had his jersey retired on March 17, 1990. McDonald was the co-captain during the Flames Stanley Cup year and knows how much Vernon meant to the team during those playoffs.

“Vernie is the biggest reason we are all wearing Stanley Cup rings,” notes McDonald. “A good friend, a great teammate and a fierce competitor, Calgary can be proud of their hometown boy.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Vernon, at a news conference announcing the jersey retirement, was his normal quippy self. But you could tell it was an emotional day. It will be even more emotional on February 6 when he stands on the ice with his wife, Jane, his four children and his father, among other family members.

There will be a flood of emotions. A flash of faces he has know throughout the game.
“I always enjoyed coming to the rink and seeing the guys, seeing the coaches, seeing the training staff. They made it fun for Mike Vernon to play hockey,” he said.

He joked that he thought he might never play in the NHL after making a brief appearance against Edmonton and giving up ” four goals in 10 minutes and a goals against average of 22.2 or something.”

But he stuck with it, spent time studying other goalies and ended up having a terrific career.
“I’m a hometown boy. It makes me feel good. I’m blessed to have had a long career and have been able to play in front of friends and family. One day my son will be able to look up and say ‘That’s my dad’,” said Vernon.

On February 6 all of Calgary will look up and remember what a great goalie Mike Vernon was for the Calgary Flames.

Mike Vernon was my favorite player when I was younger and I can't wait to see this, it's totally deserved. I'd give anything to be at the Saddledome that night.

Computer Lab

I've volunteerd (is that how you spell it?) to watch the computer lab for most of the day. I get the folks started on their typing tutorials and that's about it. Not much to do otherwise. 3 folks in here right now including a new client who I just started off...

Kinda quite and boring but sometimes that's nice.

Besy Buy shift was cancelled last night because truck was late which was good, I got to go for Jonnys birthday dinner.

Red Sox, Matsuzaka reach preliminary deal

BOSTON (AP) -- Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka is in Boston, and it looks like he'll be staying a while.The Red Sox reached a preliminary agreement with the 26-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract that would guarantee him a minimum of $52 million -- enough to get him to fly cross country well before Thursday night's deadline to seal the deal.

"Theo and I were still negotiating terms when we arrived," agent Scott Boras said after a long day of talks with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. "We finalized the deal when he arrived in Boston."The Red Sox have called a 5 p.m. Thursday news conference to announce the agreement.Matsuzaka gets a $2 million signing bonus, $6 million next year, $8 million in each of the following three seasons and $10 million in each of the final two years.

The agreement includes $8 million in escalators based on awards that could bring the total to $60 million over six years.Boras said the final negotiating session began at about 5:30 a.m. in California on Wednesday, and within 90 minutes he was confident there would be an agreement."Daisuke really had three choices," Boras said.

"He could sign now. He could wait another year or he could wait two years and become a free agent. He had to determine how much money he was willing to give up now."The Red Sox won the bidding for Matsuzaka's rights last month, promising to pay Seibu $51.11 million if it let him leave for the major leagues. But they had just 30 days -- until midnight EST Thursday -- to negotiate a deal.

When talks stalled, the Red Sox brass flew uninvited to Boras' turf in Southern California on Monday to meet with him in person. They said they had to leave Wednesday morning, with or without an agreement; Boras had said he would not let his client make the cross country trip unless the sides have the makings of a deal.In the end, Matsuzaka got on board Henry's plane at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., and Boston radio stations and Web sites tracked its path as religiously as they had been counting down the minutes to the deadline.

After a 4-hour, 43-minute flight, the Dassault Mystere 900 tri-jet with a Red Sox logo on the tail landed in a light rain at Hanscom Field in Bedford at 5:16 p.m.Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, president Larry Lucchino and Epstein disembarked with Matsuzaka and Boras. Matsuzaka exchanged handshakes and bows with members of the Red Sox welcoming party before getting into an SUV.There were several dozen fans to greet him and about the same number of reporters, many of them Japanese.

A radio station distributed signs that pictured two dice and a "K"; Matsuzaka's first name is pronounced "Dice-K."

As he left the airport for Mass General, Matsuzaka rolled down his window and appeared surprised by the gathering. He waved and smiled when he stopped briefly alongside Kim Miner and Rebecca Powell, 17-year-olds from nearby Concord who were holding a sign that said, "WELCOME HOME DAISUKE."

"I was so psyched," Miner said. "Because there was a small crowd, we got to see him close."Matsuzaka has a 108-60 record in Japan with a 2.95 ERA and 1,355 strikeouts in 204 games. He was MVP of the inaugural World Baseball Classic last March, won by Japan.

Negotiations had slowed because the Red Sox looked at the posting fee and the eventual contract as a $103 million payout for one pitcher. "That magnitude is certainly the right ballpark for the commitment of the ballclub," Epstein had said.Boras focused just on the money going to his client, saying: "Free agent pitchers who are 26 and have Matsuzaka-like ability receive salaries in excess of $100 million over five or six years in free agency.

"Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that he was "so impressed" by Matsuzaka after reports of the six-year, $52 million deal."(Matsuzaka) is Japan's best pitcher, and his ability was fully evaluated," he said.

Bam's Unholy Union/Wrestling Society X

Coming soon to MTV... This is gonna be awesome:

"Bam's Unholy Union" will document the lives of Bam, finance Missy, and all the friends and family during the months leading up to the anticipated wedding, and culminating with the big day itself. MTV's cameras will capture Bam as he tackles a world that is completely foreign to him. From wedding planners to picking out fine china to bachelor parties, Bam will inevitably throw curveballs into the process throwing everything off course. For Missy, she has only a few short months to find a dress, get a caterer, find a venue, send out invitations and plan the entire wedding. And, of course, April and Phil, a few random uncles, and his buddies, Dunn, Dico and Rake, will all be along for the ride. Margera has previously starred in MTV hits "Viva La Bam" and "Jackass."

and

Each week on "Wrestling Society X," the most talented warriors the world has ever known will battle each other and their surroundings, creating an experience that will alter viewers lives irrevocably. Featuring an onslaught of death-defying feats, aerobatic maneuvers, and truly athletic performances, "Wrestling Society X" will showcase the unique talents of some of the best in the business including aerial assault artist Jack Evans, the arrogant catalog models, Matt Sydal & Lizzy Valentine, the amazing third generation heir to a wrestling legacy Teddy Hart, as well as the likes of former World Champions Vampiro and Sean "6-Pac" Waltman. Also appearing in each episode will be a very special musical guest, performing live in front of hundreds of rabid fans and the fiery combatants.

Hopefully MTV Canada will carry both shows, definetly wanna check them out.

Every Year

The Howard Stern show where they exchange Christmas gifts is killer. Too funny.

Tracklisting For New Nine Inch Nails DVD

Nine Inch Nails will release the DVD Beside You in Time on February 27.

The main portion of the DVD features 19 songs mostly shot during the band's 2005 tour. Two of the tracks - "Right Where It Belongs" and "Beside You in Time" - can be viewed from alternate camera angles.

Bonus features include five songs ("Somewhat Damaged," "Closer," "Help Me I Am in Hell," "Non-Entity" and "Only") recorded during NIN's summer 2006 outing, music videos for "The Hand That Feeds" and "Only,"

2005 rehearsal footage of "Love Is Not Enough," "The Collector" and "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" and an image gallery.

The tracklisting for Beside You in Time is as follows:
"Love Is Not Enough"
"You Know What You Are?"
"Terrible Lie"
"The Line Begins To Blur"
"March of the Pigs"
"Something I Can Never Have"
"Closer"
"Burn"
"Gave Up"
"Eraser"
"Right Where It Belongs"
"Beside You in Time"
"With Teeth"
"Wish"
"Only"
"The Big Come Down"
"Hurt"
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Head Like a Hole"

Joe Nieuwendyk forced to retire

Florida Panthers centre Joe Nieuwendyk has been forced to retire because of recurring back problems. Nieuwendyk announced his retirement Wednesday.
Nieuwendyk, 40, in his twentieth NHL season, scored eight points while playing just 15 of the team's first 29 games, because of injuries. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that he visited a back specialist in Cleveland last Friday.

Nieuwendyk had 564 goals and 1126 points in 1257 career games and won Stanley Cups with three different franchises: Calgary (1989), Dallas (1999) and New Jersey (2003). He won the Conn Smythe Award as playoff MVP in 1999.

'I have the reached the stage where structurally my back isn't going to get any better. It's not the way I intended it, but I have to be realistic as well,'' Nieuwendyk said.

''He was an all-around elite player,'' said Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey, Nieuwendyk's coach and GM with the Dallas Stars. ''He is the kind of player whose accomplishments merit consideration for the Hall of Fame.''

A Whole Bunch of Stuff

Tons of things going on...

-Went to Calgary to see the family last weekend. It was a last minute decision, we were in the car picking up Braden abd decided to head out. I loved the impulsiveness of it.... We had a great trip, saw my entire family including my brother who I haven't seen in a long time. We had lunch and the kids almost left with him. We're going to hook up again at Christmas time.

-On the way back to town we hit the ditch accidentally and it blew my mind how many people stopped to try and help us dig and push out. Eventually a tow truck that was passing by stopped and pulled us out for free. To everyone that stopped, thank you. You're helping restore my faith in humanity.

-Started my new job on Monday. The first 2 days were a lot of orientation and seeing how the whole machine works. Today I started doing my job and it's pretty challenging. Research is tough depending on what they give you to go on. But everyone is super-nice so I think it's gonna be ok.

-I was going to review last Fridays ECW show but after the shitty ass pay per view I just watched it and didn't do any writing about it.

-Speaking of ECW:

Distraught by the results of December to Dismember, ECW Representative Paul Heyman appeared to be distant and depressed Monday afternoon at the North Charleston Coliseum hours before an ECW live event.

This condition was further exasperated by Mr. McMahon, who decided to send Heyman home. The WWE Chairman cited slumping television ratings and a disgruntled talent roster as causes for Mr. Heyman’s dismissal.
Check back with ECW.com for updates on the status on Paul Heyman and ECW.

Thats from WWE.com. Apparently the real deal is:

Paul Heyman was sent home from the RAW/ECW taping earlier today following a meeting with Vince McMahon.

ECW.com is playing up the story, saying McMahon sent Heyman home due to a decline in ECW ratings and wrestler morale. The real story seems to be that Heyman has been removed from the WWE/ECW creative team and could be done with the company entirely. He hasn't officially been released yet though.

A meeting is apparently ongoing backstage at the taping with ECW talent to discuss Heyman's departure. It is very likely that tomorrow's ECW on Sci-Fi will be produced with no input from Heyman.

and...

Signs indicate that Paul Heyman is done with WWE, although nothing has been confirmed yet. Word is that Vince McMahon was extremely upset with Heyman today, blaming him for how awful the ECW PPV was yesterday.

Of course, most people close to the situation feel that McMahon had more to do with the booking of the show than Heyman did, but Heyman got the blame. Many feel that Heyman was getting the bad end of things because he was still stuck in the past and was not accepting the "new ECW."

Heyman and other ECW workers were all upset about the PPV last night and Heyman apparently expressed his dislike of the booking before and after the show. Things came up between Heyman and McMahon last night that continued today and led to the meeting (which Stephanie McMahon also attended) where Heyman was sent home.

At this point, all signs point to this being a legit story and not a storyline.

Plus when it comes to the Big Show (from WWE.com):

Show's over
By Craig Tello
December 6, 2006
The World’s Largest Athlete has made his life’s biggest decision, and for now, WWE and ECW will be without a giant.

Not since Andre the Giant has there been a man of Big Show’s stature who’s made such impact on sports-entertainment. But, after more than seven years in WWE and a five-month reign of dominance in the reborn ECW, Big Show has decided to take time away from the ring.
Enduring not only one of the most physical confrontations in his career against new ECW World Champion Lashley on ECW on Sci Fi, but also experiencing the agony and misery within the torturous Extreme Elimination Chamber, it seemed that this week was the breaking point for the giant.

Some close to Big Show have said that his pride was lost after losing the ECW World Title. His lingering emotions and injuries, coupled with several tumultuous days contributed to his decision to step away.

“I’m a raw-boned bastard that breaks things and moves the immovable objects. When I’m injured, I can’t do those things,” said the Extreme Giant. “I’m much more valuable healthy both mentally and physically, and this hiatus will help me to get there.”

According to Big Show, he has been plagued by a multitude of injuries from herniated discs to torn muscles, but has still competed through the pain. Bodily damage of this nature is something an ordinary individual (of far smaller size) could never endure, let alone carry the weight of the ECW World Title in a highly physical realm of hardcore.

“I’ve reached a point in my career right now where I am a little run down and hurt pretty bad physically,” explained the Extremist. “I’ve been wrestling the past three months pretty much in pain every night. I can’t compete at the level I want to compete at, and that’s the most heartbreaking thing.”

Despite his display of supremacy, Big Show claimed that his performance in the ring has not been at his full potential. It is this that has driven the immense competitor to step away from WWE for now.

“I think every athlete reaches a point in their career when he really has to check himself and evaluate what is going on,” said the 500-pound Extremist. “Anybody who knows me knows I need a break. People go through life so fast sometimes they miss it; I just want to put on the brakes.”

According to the World’s Largest Athlete, the physical ache he’s experienced doesn’t compare to the emotional anguish that’s accompanied his decision to take a break not just from his career, but also the familial lifestyle of sports-entertainment.

With a career that’s spanned more than one decade, Big Show has held every major World Championship in sports-entertainment and is the only man to hold the WWE Championship, ECW World Title and World Heavyweight Championship.

More importantly, the Extreme Giant said that in his conquests, he’s had the extraordinary opportunity to have battled the biggest icons in sports-entertainment including Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Ric Flair, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Undertaker and countless others.

“It’s bittersweet; this business is a family. I’ve been traveling and I’ve been in this business for 11 wonderful years,” stated a passionate Big Show. “I’ve been able to work with almost every top Superstar in this business that’s ever meant anything… I’ve had some very memorable matches and I’m thankful for it.”

Whether cheered or jeered by WWE fans, Big Show has always been respected and kept audiences in sheer awe. Now, the seven-footer is anxious to take some time away from the spotlight, though that spotlight shines extra bright upon an individual of such mammoth size.

“Being this big, you can never hide,” he admitted with a large grin. “I’m thankful for it but right now I just want some time for myself. I’m thankful for the fans and I hope that they can respect this decision and can be supportive too.”

While Big Show hopes to recover and refresh himself, he discussed his possible involvement in a future WWE Films release.

“I want to reinvent myself if possible, and find out who Big Show really is,” he admitted. “I’d like to do a WWE movie – a comedy – because I have a pretty good sense of comedic timing. I’m a pretty humble, lovable, funny, easy-going guy with a short fuse. Then again, like Chris Rock said, nobody wants to laugh at a big guy who could beat your ass.”

Until then, it’ll be a “big, bad show tonight” and every other night until the Extreme Giant makes his way back home to the squared circle.

“I’m thankful for everything,” asserted Big Show. “For every man who has stepped in the ring with me and trusted me with their bodies. For WWE officials who have been so supportive of my decision when I basically went to them in tears and told them I was burnt out.”

In addition to these very genuine words, Big Show also had a message for ECW and WWE fans alike.

“I’d like to give a special thanks to ECW fans,” he added. “I wasn’t a part of the original ECW, but I gave all I had for them and I hope solidified my part in ECW. For anyone who has cheered me, loved me, hated me and booed me: thank you.”

ECW PPV

Just finished watching December to Dismember. I'll have to give it a good look again but first impression was it sucked.

It was an eventful weekend. More to come....

Damn....

I don't want to go to work tonight, there's a Sports Disasters marathon on TLC....

Lawsuits For Borat

Cindy Streit, the lady who owns an etiquette business, has filed a lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen and the people behind the new Borat movie.

Streit is requesting an investigation into possible violations of the California Unfair Trade Practices Act. Streit was approached by a representative from a Los Angeles-based company called Springland Films wishing to arrange an etiquette session for an "international guest from Belarus Television."

The resulting footage ended up in the successful Borat film. Streit's lawyer, insists her client was told the episode "will be filmed as part of a documentary for Belarus Television and for those purposes only." However, a spokesman for the movie's distributor, 20th Century Fox, brands the claims "nonsense."A scene where Borat brings a bag of his own feces to Streight's dinner table during a dinner party is one of the film's more talked-about scenes.

Cohen and the film have already had several lawsuits filed against them by many of the people featured in the film as well as others claiming to be the "real" Borat that Cohen based his character off of.

Tracklisting And Release Date For New Finger Eleven Album

Finger Eleven return with their fourth release, Them vs. You vs. Me on March 20, 2007.
Finger Eleven's self-titled prior release has sold 560,688 copies and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The success of the release was largely fueled by the massive hit "One Thing," which continues to be heard on radio stations across the country as a recurrent on their play lists.

The tracklisting for Them vs. You vs. Me is as follows:

Paralyzer
Falling On
I'll Keep Your Memory Vague
Lost My Way
So-So Suicide
Window Song
Sense Of A Spark
Talking To The Walls
Change The World
Gather & Give
Them vs. You vs. Me
Easy Life

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Song of the Day

here.

ECW DEcember to Dismember

For those interested, I'll be having the ECW pay per view at my place this Sunday.

I'm actually pretty excited for the show. I feel like I did before the first One Night Stand, I really don't know what to expect. Especially considering there has only been 2 anounced matches, what's a WWECW ppv going to be like. Who's going to be on it?

Apparently the show in Augusta isn't sold out, which may not bode to well for future ECW ppvs. I guess the buy rate will tell all.

Quote of the Day

(Talking about Desperate Housewives)

Shigs: "I think they have a pedophile on there now."

Boris: "Nice."

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Christmas Party Part 2

Christmas Party

Photo of the Day

TFN

Boxing all day on the Fight Network.. Boo! I want all the ROH, NOAH and FMW I've heard so much about. I wonder if TNA Explosion is any good.

Quote of the Day

"I'm squirmy and I like choking people" - Jessica B.

Roddy Pipers Health

Roddy Piper has been diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer. He will begin his battle against this cancer immeadiatly.

The following is a statement from Mr. Piper;

“It seems like I have been fighting someone, something, someplace, in some manner, my whole life. But this fight, is one I am gonna win!”

Ever Forward,

Roddy Piper

Kick its ass Hot Rod!

Song of the Day

Todays song of the day is here.

FINALLY!

The mother-fucking Fight Network is here!! This is gonna be sweet, I've been waiting forever for this channel.

Todays lineup looks like this:

12:00am
So You Wanna Fight
1:00am
Ring of Honor: The Future Is Now
3:00am
Gym Boxing - June 18 2005
4:30am
International Vale Tudo Championship 4
6:00am
Georges St.Pierre Training
6:30am
Georges St.Pierre Training
7:00am
Memphis Wrestling Show #44
8:00am
Gym Boxing - Sept 10 2005
9:30am
K-1 BATTLE SCRAMBLE
10:00am
Ring of Honor - Joe vs Punk II Show 1
12:00pm
Memphis Wrestling Show #44
1:00pm
So You Wanna Fight
2:00pm
Gym Boxing - Sept 10 2005
3:30pm
K-1 BATTLE SCRAMBLE
4:00pm
Nu-Wrestling Evolution
5:00pm
Memphis Wrestling Show #44
6:00pm
BodogFIGHT
7:00pm
BodogFIGHT
8:00pm
Nu-Wrestling Evolution
9:00pm
TNA Xplosion
10:00pm
Ring of Honor: The Future Is Now

Channel 149 on your Shaw Digital.

BBB's Notebook: TNA impact! 11/23/06

Show begins with hilites of Genesis.

We go live to the ring and the introduction of the new NWA champion Abyss. James Mitchell says he feels like a proud father. Says Sting was on a trip to hell at Genesis. Stings music hits and he heads to the ring but it sure doesn't look like him. Off comes the mask and its Christian Cage. Cage asks if this is what he has to do to get a title shot. Stings music hits again and he comes down from the roof onto the announce table. Sting says he'll take on Cage tonight and says he's in a bad mood. Cage says he'll face Sting if he puts the #1 contendership on the line, Sting says its Showtime!

Impact opening.

AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels vs. The Naturals - Naturals double team Daniels early on. Styles and Daniels use double team moves to take over. Styles hits a frog splash followed by a B.M.E. For the win. Rhyno tries to help celebrate by Styles walks away from him.

Eric Young dressed as a turkey appears at the broadcast table.

The VKM appear somewhere in Stamford ready to attack WWE. To be continued.

Jim Cornette is in the ring demanding LAX turn over the tag belts. He introduces Petey Williams. Cornette tells Williams that he showed his true red, white and blue colors. Williams says someone had to stop LAX and it was him. They raise an American flag to the rafters and LAX's music hits and they hit the ring. LAX has a lawyer and he serves Cornette with papers saying their rights were violated. Williams attacks Konnan and company but the numbers are against him. They lay him out and cover him with the Mexican flag untill AMW hot the ring. They brawl untill Kurt Angle comes out and starts throwing suplexes and clears the ring. Samoa Joes music hits and he comes down the ramp and its commercial time.

Back, Joe tells Angle he was undefeated for 18 months. He asks Angle for a rematch. Angle says yes on one condition, nothing happens to each other and they watch each others backs untill Turning Point.

The VKM are back somewhere in Stamford. I have no idea what the fuck is going on....

Jeremy Borash is in the TNA spotlight hyping live events and DVD's.

Robert Roode is in the ring ripping on Eric Young and his turkey suit. Roode says he wants a rematch with Young.

Eric Young vs Bobby Roode - Roode attacks Young on the floor. Young gets the win with a quick roll-up. Roode gets the mic and yells at Traci. He blames her for his loss and says Young could beat her in a bikini contest.

Paparazzi Production meeting. Again, I don't know what the fuck this is about.

Christian Cage vs. Sting - Sting follows Cage out to the ring and jumps him from behind. They brawl though the crowd. Commercial time. Back from commercial Cage has the advantage in the ring. Sting hulks up and no sells punches and begins to beat down Cage including a big press slam and a Benjamin splash. Cage pulls the ref in front of Stinger Splas #2. Sting locks on the Scorpion Deathlock but is jumped by Tyson Tomko. Oh fuck me. The 2 beat down Sting.

To close the show VKM are outside Titan towers.