METAL ON METAL

HBK has gone full Hillbilly Jim:

The Japanese fans yesterday. Gotta love the Ziggler, hes excellent:

Only from The Nerdist would you get CM Punk, Michael Rooker, Danica McKellar and Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols in a Star Wars skit.

I've always wanted to see if I'd get turned on by a girl wearing a backwards ICOPRO hat (with an optional bandanna under it), zubaz pants, black construction boots, a bum back and a free promotional radio t-shirt that sponsored an In Your House event. A proper wrestlers uniform.

You need a night out in Hendon then.

It's a French film called 'Queens of the Ring'. WWE Studio's had a small hand in it, and apparently it actually features cameo's from CM Punk, The Miz & Eve Torres.

Description of it: "The film centers around Rose, a mother looking to strengthen her bond with her estranged son who is WWE fan. Going the extra mile, the loving mother begins training to become a wrestling diva. The comedy/drama follows Rose as she finds a job in a supermarket and convinces her new cashier colleagues to join her in her journey to impress her son by becoming a Queen of the Ring."

Howard Finkel visits the WWE Tape Library..

 

I love seeing these behind the scenes places - always wondered what the tape archive must look like and how they preserve the older stuff. Must be a fascinating place to work!

 

The 1994 Behind The WWF tape has bit more of a thorough tour. Isnt that bank of minitors where Vince/Sean Mooney/ Gene used to do their update centers?

There's more than one?!

Probably a blessing in disguise for Ambrose and us the fans, that.Him debuting in The Shield is far more memorable and has more longevity than him showing up individually taking out someone who struggles just to walk (and who crowds aren't too bothered about anymore) in Foley.Obviously shit for Foley like, poor bloke. Largely himself to blame though, especially if he was willing to get back in the ring in the state (health-wise) he is in.

Petruzelli has also retired after this show.

Closer To The Edge is absolutely brilliant, can't recommend it highly enough. You don't need to be a fan of the sport to enjoy it either.

I find it impossible to believe that's Ribena Butch is drinking. I love photo's of UKFF hook ups.

Snakebite and black, that was the day we thrashed England in the six nations, that's why I've got a drunk eye.

Rick Moranis is interviewed on the latest Nerdist podcast. Rick Moranis! Completely out of the blue. Great to hear he isn't dead or anything. I haven't seen him in anything in years.

Lewis vs. Tyson was 11 years ago yesterday, time flies eh? Still remember staying up for it on SBO with my brothers and my dad - the only fight that has had the whole house excited.

Lewis posted a few interesting notes on Twitter last night about the fight which I never knew about:

[*]After hearing Don King had bought Tyson a brand new car during negotiations, Lewis made King buy him a fully kitted out Range Rover before he signed the contract.

[*]King insisted on the ring in Memphis being small, to supposedly give Tyson an advantage in closing Lennox down. When made aware of this, Lewis bought a big ring out of his own money and got it shipped to Memphis & it was the one used in the fight - Lewis still actually owns the ring, he has it in storage in New Jersey.

He also confirmed that King/Tyson did indeed pay him $4m to stand aside so Tyson could fight Holyfield.

Regarding the Hogan restaurant pic, that's a sacking offence in WWE land, isn't it? I'm betting he's shitting himself.

Look who turned up at Hulk Hogan's restaurant:

Taker looking pretty unrecognisable in this new video, complete with grey mini-beard and terrible Undertaker puns:

Indeed, it was brilliant by Bryan (as usual). The crowd were massively into it too, which with it being Smackdown is saying a lot.

Have you just not been watching the past few weeks?

They weren't really heels in the match though, they were just teamed up with the Bellas - they were still yelling "Us" to the crowd and whatnot. It seemed like there was going to be some love interest deal between Naomi and one of the Usos, but that could easily be dropped by the next episode.

 

I've only watched a few minutes of it on YouTube, but the one Uso constantly leering at Naomi seemed pretty heelish. And mental, when Cameron's there.

Ah I didn't pay too much attention to the match, just afterwards Naomi seemed upset that one of the Uso's got beat. And yeah, Cameron's *right* there.

One of the Uso's is engaged to Naomi, so probably some crappy angle made to play on to that.

78p on Luke Rockhold to beat Vitor Belfort. This was a mistake. I place the bet on a whim and got my Strikeforce middleweights mixed up. When I placed the bet I was actually thinking of Tyrone Woodley.

Understandable.

Seems like Derrick Bateman has been released.

Shame, loved him on NXT and his craziness with Johnny Curtis/Kaitlyn. He was never going to be a megastar but he should've been used better than he was - his Mr USA gimmick was something Vince would usually love.

Richie in Out For Justice:

The pre-flab Seagal films are some of my favourite non-thinking action films, who doesn't love that bar scene. Richie is such a mental twat in it, fantastic.

I'm a fan of Ryback, but this is probably the best thing he's ever done/said:

@Ryback22

Just had a meeting with the O'Doyle family paperwork signed and #Done! It is official now so you can all stop whining. #RybackRules

Oddest news of the day, New Jack is going to be on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight as a correspondent.

The Undertaker is back in his biker character, well kinda...

Video

Still looks so bloody intimidating in his leathers.

Who's music is being played during that video at the start? I'm pretty sure i've heard it before.

Vance Archer/Lance Hoyt's ECW music. They tend to re-use that theme a lot on various clips.

Ladies and Gentlemen. Sycho Sid.

 

His transformation into Michael Rooker is complete: