Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

The Winners And Losers Of 2005

Original Posting Date: December 31, 2005
DTM Blog Post No. 200

DTM Blog ended 2005 with its 200 post, less than two years old at the time. And yet, here we are with a 2+ year old blog and 600 posts. Amazing what a better blogging interface will do for you.

So yeah, this is it. The 200th post of DTM Blog is conveniently the final post of 2005. And believe me, as much as I want to piss on the past year for all the stupid things I had to put up with, I really can’t. So I won’t. But I’ll just take the time to say thanks to those who have bothered to read this thing. And I hope that you stick around for the next year (or at the very list the next hundred posts), where there’ll be more of me rambling. But then, that’s all the blog has ever really been about, isn’t it?

And so as we kiss 2005 good-bye and send it on a trip to the retirement home, we look back on some of the good, bad, and tweener events that have shaped this great year.

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Another Wrestling Death In The Making?

A quote from Wade Keller, a writer of PWTorch.com:

“There is a top wrestler in WWE today who is considered to be on the unofficial death watch, whose death, due to his credentials, would make the considerable news coverage of Eddie Guerrero’s death this week look minor by comparison. It’s no secret to most within WWE; if it’s not known by Vince McMahon, someone needs to tell him the system needs to be changed. It’s one thing to show how much you care about a colleague by crying on the air after he dies. It’s another to care enough about someone to do what it takes while he’s alive to keep him from dying – even at the expense of box office receipts, storyline interruptions, and being deemed pushy, nosy, or a nark.”

Now I’m not going to speculate who it is, nor will I speculate if there’s any truth to it. I don’t know the whole story nor do I claim to, but if a top wrestler is on the death watch, it’s time to do what it takes to keep him alive. The last thing we need is another wrestler death, especially that of a major star. While Eddie Guerrero wasn’t a huge star, he was and is still well respected and well admired by fans and wrestlers alike… imagine the shockwave a bigger name passing away will cause, mostly because of the ineptitude of a company who knew about his condition and did nothing to remedy it.

One is enough. And we’ve had more than that already.

We don’t need another wrestling-related death this year.

It’s Snowing

When I was praying, I had asked God for many things. Among these things, I had asked God to wait until Christmas time to starting pouring in the snow.

It’s snowing today. Not much, but it’s snowing.

Apparently, Eddie Guerrero is God’s Favorite Wrestler too.

Speaking of which, I saw the tribute show. That was a hard show for me to watch emotionally, but it turned out to be a well-produced show. Wrestlers would speak a few words and also there would be memorable Eddie moments, such as when he won the title and when he spewed Big Show with crap.

Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005) – A Tribute To A Champion

The following post is a compilation of individual posts from the old DTM Blog that was eventually combined to its own tribute page on the old DTM Webstation. It has been mostly preserved for the sake of historical context.

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First Impressions: Taito Legends (Xbox)

Before I start on the current post, I should probably remind you to watch RAW tonight, which is the first of two Eddie tribute shows. I might put together a review of the shows some time this week and whatnot. Any way, I know I was supposed to have some updates done, but what can I say? Long answer: see the post below. Short answer: I lied. That’s okay, though: Eddie would have wanted it that way anyway…

Ahem.

Now then… Taito Legends. The latest in a series of classic game compilations. For what it’s worth, the selection of games are pretty good for the most part. I remember Jungle Hunt back from the Atari days and I had only vaguely remember Bubble Bobble from the arcades. The games play rather well and seem to have their own level of enjoyment. It’s a well-rounded package that is worth picking up.