RAW (July 2nd, 2012) – No Self High Five? Feel. Da. FAIL!

Only a couple points… and ONLY a couple points because last night’s show didn’t warrant much thought;

– Why in the blue hell did you bring back DDP (mostly a WCW legend) and have him come out to his crappy WWE music? Could you imagine the kind of reception he could have gotten had he come out to his “Self High Five” fake Nirvana theme? That would have been a popping moment. But no, you had to use the shitty music your composer pulled out of his ass at three in the morning… Good fucking lord.
– Fuck me… John Cena’s in that fucking match? God dammit.
– This AJ thing is giving me a headache. Yeah, let’s ruin a potentially good match with stupid chick shenanigans. Fucking hell.
Yeah, this show was largely forgettable. And they want to add another hour of this crap? Fuck me.

I miss WCW… even WCW 2000 is better than this shit…

On second thought… no. No, it’s not.

(2024 Update: That is uncalled for. I don’t care how bad WWE gets between then and now, but don’t you dare tell me that WCW 2000 is better than anything… ever.)

I beat a lowly jobber in 40 seconds. Therefore, I rule.

From Kurt Angle’s Twitter…

“I Whipped Robbie E in 40 Seconds. I’m The Best In Wrestling today. Not Orton or Cena or CM Punk. I Am the Best. And I’m TNA! I’m the Best Ever.”

So this guy claims to be the best ever because he beat Robbie E in 40 seconds. A shit stain could beat Robbie E in 40 seconds. Come on, Kurt. You can do better than that.

Besides, I’m sure Daniel Bryan Danielson can beat Robbie E in 20 seconds. He could sick AJ Lee after him even.

BOOK REVIEW – The Rise And Fall Of ECW (2006)

Did you watch the Rise And Fall Of ECW DVD set that was released back in 2004? Then you pretty much know what to expect from WWE’s next attempt to cash in on the sudden ECW explosion with what is essentially the book version of that particular set. The book pretty much covers the territory that was already covered on the DVD, but also includes material talking about the One Night Stand PPV that took place in 2005; the show that everyone raved about and whose success resulted in a revival of ECW the following people that most people would wish hadn’t happened.

I got this on the cheap because it was on discount one time and for what it’s worth, it covers the same ground as the DVD in book form, which means you’ll get a nice look at the origins of ECW, what made it hip and popular, a look at some of the personalities that made ECW a thing (as well as interview blurbs with said personalities – or at least the ones contracted to WWE at the time), and the events that lead to the eventual fall of ECW. There’s also some extra bits not featured on the DVD and the book does touch on the first One Night Stand PPV in 2005.

There’s not much to say about this one. If you’ve seen the DVD, there’s very little “new” material that you’ll come across. It’s a fun little read, regardless. Blew through this one in a couple nights and better written than most of the WWE tripe I’ve come across. If you want a good book on ECW, this might be worth a shot, but you’re better off tracking down the DVD instead.

Boldly Fleeing…

The trailer for TGWTG’s 4th Anniversary special… To Boldly Flee, it’s called… it’s come out… and anyone who has followed this blog or seen my past videos on their prior efforts know how critical I’ve been…

Well, they say third time’s a charm… technically, it’s the fourth time, but I choose not to count the 1st Anniversary Brawl since that was more low key and stupid fun. You know what? This looks like it could be better than the prior efforts from Channel Awesome… Admittedly, that’s not really saying much when the prior efforts were about as depressing as those Seltzerberg parody films… but apparently, they might be going a different direction with this one, apparently a character study on Doug Walker’s Nostalgia Critic character… and if that’s the case, then this might have a chance at being the first genuinely GOOD feature project that Channel Awesome has put out since… well, ever.

This might even be one that would be enjoyed by even casual viewers such as myself. I’m actually interested… genuinely interested, that is… in seeing how this one turns out. And not just to see how much of Spoony is kept in the movie since his controversial departure from the site.

And if this turns out to be another dud to round out the trilogy of duds from Channel Awesome… well, there’s always The Proxy. That one turned out pretty good.

Hey, Moses. Where's My Car? GOOLLLDDBBEEEERRRRRGGGGG!!!!!!!!

You know, I noticed something strange on RAW when I was watching Sid’s return (seen below if nobody took down the video). Sid looks noticeably… smaller than last we saw him. And watching his WWE.com interview, Sid sounded noticeably… coherent. What happened to Sid that made him sane?

Maybe Goldberg should crush another car… just in case.