Michael_3165

I think the main point for Westlondonmist (I might be wrong) is that the UK shows seem to be lacking of any real significance and the fact they can't be bothered to get the main players over for the event isn't going to endear some sections of the paying audience. The UK is the WWEs second biggest market outside of the US (or was?) why they wouldn't go 'all out' for these shows, nobody knows. I am hoping they announce Tanahashi in the final slot just to appease fans for not having Ibushi, Omega, Bucks, Naito etc. 

That's an incredible photo. Is that the most human and ordinary Vince has ever looked in a picture?

 

Above all else, I love how utterly uncomfortable both men look as if they both learned how to pose for a photo by reading a manual moments before it was taken.

Human? He looks like a re-animated corpse. 

I would have no problem with Nakamura's selling if he just made a show of getting fired up and fighting through the pain. I could buy into adrenaline etc but he needs to really show that or the commentary team need to play it up much more. I look forward to the third in the series. 

My brother is a right dickhead most of the time.

But if he died and people asked for my thoughts on what a dickhead he was so they could put it on telly, I'd probably downplay it and play the misunderstanding card too.

I get that but if its blatant then you might as well say that he had his demons but people change, mature and develop as individuals. 

Lanny is a fuckin loon. All that intellectual bullshit and bordering on delusional adoration for Randy. Don't get me wrong I get that they were brothers but god sake everyone says how controlling Randy was and how paranoid he was of Liz leaving him. So why does Lanny feel the need to pretend it is all one big misunderstanding? He comes off as a right idiot at times. 

Rusev made sense as he's similar in dimension to Lesnrar, thus answering the question "Could Goldberg still jackhammer Lesnar?". For that reason I saw nothing wrong with it. It wouldn't have made that sense with the small Colons.

I always thought Lesnar looked like a beast compared to Rusev...? 

I'm dying for those mid 90s shows to be available. Sure they were colliseum exclusives and a bit dull but would bring me straight back to my youth. The UK shows particularly.

The Last Battle wasn't bad though suffers very slightly from lack of commentary to provide the context.

What is the big deal with the Last Battle of Atlanta? Like is there a specific story to it or just a great match>

 

I am intrigued about Taker in SMW.

Not just any SMW match, but against a man he really ought to have recognised but continued to presume dead for another two years.

 

You know I had to google that before it clicked.. might be interesting then

The full listing for the Hidden Gems collection that goes up this week:

* Lou Thez vs. Ray Gunkel - 2 out of 3 Falls 30/5/51

* Dave Ruhl vs. Gino 'Gorilla Monsoon' Morella 16/3/61

* Gagne-Metrics 23/9/64

* NWA World Title Match: Dory Funk Jr. © Vs. Gene Kiniski 11/2/69

* Andre's Feat of Strength 12/1/76

* Vince McMahon interviews Muhammed Ali 12/6/76

* NWA Champion vs. WWF Champion: Harley Race vs. Bob Backlund 22/9/80

* Mid-Atlantic Championship: Roddy Piper vs. Jack Briscoe © 7/7/82

* The Last Battle of Atlanta Steel Cage Match: Buzz Sawyer vs. Tommy Rich 23/10/83

* NWA Title Match: Ric Flair © vs. Barry Windham 20/1/87

* Smokey Mountain Wrestling, Unabomb vs. The Undertaker 19/8/95

* Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, Sun City South Africa 14/9/96

* Terry Funk's Retirement Match: Terry Funk vs. Bret Hart, ECW 11/9/97

* William Regal vs. Samoa Joe, Universal Pro Wrestling 11/10/2000

* FCW Title Match: Seth Rollins © vs. Kassius Ohno 29/4/12

Oh god thats a day gone! I am intrigued about Taker in SMW.

Where is the WCW footage? All I can see is the nitros

Found it under NWA  

I had to google who that was for a moment... aged terribly!

Just finished 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde. Bloody brilliant! Fascinating in its portrayal and subtle nod to Wilde's homosexuality and the themes of self-indulgence and passionate sin are well worked into the story. I had never really read much Wilde before this but really want to read more of it since. The novel got criticised following its publication but turned out to be one of the great stories of the last few hundred years. Definitely worth a look.

Holy Foley was relatively fun, nothing earth shattering and clearly scripted but it was an easy half hour. Foley comes across as fairly reasonable whilst his wife has aged like a bag of turd - looks like a bloke with purple hair extensions. The story of Dewey and Noelle wanting to make it on their own is good and I can see from the next trailer that her ambitions aren't coming east. Though Noelle looks like a bloody foot, I think it's her mouth! 

Just finished The Gunslinger by Stephen King. It was okay though didn't feel like it got going before it finished. 

Reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. 10 pages in and I already really like it. 

I really hope they keep up the momentum. Given the reviews of this show they should avoid going backward. I hate that the network doesn't show RAW straight away as I don't have cable anymore

Reading 'The Greatest Show On Earth' by Richard Dawkins - a bloody brilliant, albeit somewhat preachy, explanation of evolution by one of the greatest writers in its field. I personally love Dawkins, one of my all time heroes, and so of course I would love the book too. It is a tad heavy in places. 

I have never bought Balor - not quite sure what the fuss is about. He can certainly work but I have no reason to like or dislike him, he is Randy Orton for the future - a guy that can have a decent match but who just doesn't do it for me at all. 

He was excellent in NJPW and others where he didn't have to rely on a gimmick but the Demon thing just seems pointless. When he cuts a promo he looks out of place and seems to flounder - see his promo leading to the announcement of Balor vs Nakamura. 

I can see him going to shit on the main roster when you have the likes of Styles, New Day etc who have the crowd eating out the palm of their hands. 

I was tad disappointed with the Nakamura vs Balor match this week. Something was missing and I believe that had it been in an arena that didn't have fans who weren't interested or which tried to use chants to get themselves over it would have been blistering. Dallas crowd would have worked perfectly. 

I am bisexual and dated guys for TEN YEARS... then got with a girl that I knew since we were in our teens. How weird is that!?

I was a tad let down this month though that is a one off as I love some of the articles normally. The MMA top fights was a little flat but that is because I don't watch. I have always seen FSM as more of a wrestling magazine so when we get lengthy MMA articles I skip half the magazine. That said for those who like both products I am sure it was a good edition. 

How can I see up to date ROH online ? 

A few cool matches on the new collections including Tiger Mask vs Jose Estrada, Bryan Danielson vs Jamie Noble (Velocity) and a four way match featuring Mysterio et al from Velocity too. 

I am currently reading (and massively enjoying) The Gunslinger by Stephen King. Fantastic fiction by the king (pun intended) of horror which is more heavily focused on fantasy with less of the horror elements that can often turn off the readership. It is a relatively short novel too which really helps for those who don't want to trudge through the likes of 1000+ page 'It' or Under the Dome. 

Anyone tell me why I can't see anything on the WWE site? I have put in wwe.com but it just has the logo?