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I was going to say did they really need fucking Shane there as I can't stand the way he edges into anything with potential in the UK market. But at least he can provide analysis on the scene but fucj ne I still can't stand him

Does it all have to stay together too? Although it would make historical packages really tricky could Corgan just buy the timeslot, deal with Universal, titles and wrestlers contracts, WWE buy the tape library and he changes the name or something. Debts gone and it could keep going?

Havent properly watched TNA in coming on 3 years but I find myself really rooting for them to stay in business. It's like seeing an ex you havent thought about in years is getting married and taken off the market. Really it isnt a big deal but it still hits you a bit when it happens

 

I forgot how rubbish this belt is. Look at that mess. I remember even The Rock couldn't hide how hideous it was when they revealed it.

 

Is that really the old belt the Rock held, I don't remember it being that ugly just a less refined version of what they currently use but wow that thing is hideous

They've only got 1 takeover to get through before the Mania one. I'm expecting the rush Ember Moon to the match but maybe not winning it in November. Liv could be in some sort of storyline failing that I really don't know what they've got to even keep her busy with minimal appearances. Not sure who I would bring down to feud with her in the meantime either. 

Realised they didnt use the LED ring posts last night after I saw an article saying they've done away with them. Although they did recently redesign new sets and change a few weeks later. I'm guessing this is more to do with the cage not being resized yet 

Its segmented i'm sure, they wont show it on TV but they'll only use a portion of the whole screen to show backstage stuff and of course advertising which you get loads of in the down time when you're at a live event. The last takeover actually used the big long screen for summerslam but just a square of it was used

Not sure if I was imagining it on the main shows recently but havent entrance videos started to be phased out in favor of more graphic/ logo based stuff on the screen. I certainly have seen it with Owens and Balor recently and i'm sure a few others. 

Shame you didn't do Vietnam it really is unique compared to other countries in the region. Although I'd say you won't like it if you hop in and out. Best thing is to go between the two ends either by bike or train and see some of the bits between the town's and cities as the people and sights are the best bit between the hot spots

No. Siem Reap is just a four night stop off. We've been travelling all around Asia the past few weeks. Actually, I kind of wish we had longer in Cambodia and less time on Singapore since Singapore seems to be mainly shopping! I wanna check out Pub Street. I hear the pharmacies there will sell you anything

That's great I'd check if it's a drop off service or they take you round, 20 USD as the all day rate it's basically the only job these guys do all day.

 

I really liked the temples but both times been forced away after 6 hours, first I'd been on a bender in sihanoukvilles and was sick second the gf just couldn't deal with the heat.

 

Are you going anywhere else but Siem Reap?

I'll try to remember to pm you a more detailed message tomorrow but in shortish

 

Bring USD cambodian money is pretty much worthless and just used as change in the big cities. Although you can use it everything will be quoted in USD making life harder. They'll want USD for the visa too.

 

Some reap is a little more expensive but still cheap. Never more than 2 dollars for a local draught beer. Never more than 5 for a cocktail unless your somewhere ready special

 

20 dollars should be your target price for tuk tuks. If you arrange one yourself for a trip get the name of the driver And give him your name. Others will try to poach you.

 

But if you are fit and healthy doing the temples by bicycle or electric bike looks like a great day. Bring loads of water.

 

Food prices vary but 10 dollars a meal in the nicer restaurants is to be expected.

 

Haggle at the markets, start as low as 40% of the quoted price.

 

In terms of eating and drinking there's some cool quieter places in the new kings square 'check the name' but it's on the side of the hard rock cafe. I love 'the old wooden house's for a chilled cocktail too.

 

Oh drinks etc from vendors should be a dollar maybe dollar 50 max. Biggest rip off is the little restaurants in the temple complex.

 

Finally working off the top of my head I don't know if you're going alone but if a local girl comes up to you being very friendly establish why fairly politely and quickly or you'll never get rod of a working girl without running away if you don't realise who she is and seem interested.

 

I live in Saigon Vietnam so Cambodia is just a border hop so know a decent amount about what's going on if you were interested in the how's and whys.

 

Think I covered everything but if you do have any questions feel free to pm me

I feel the pain for the failed call, happened once during an evening walk when I forst moved to Asia, still getting used to the food. Pretty much for tough clenches and I thought I'd make it home as at that time i knew of nowhere to go outside mine. Sadly on the last cover with 0.5 k to go I burst with a squirt stream all down my beige jeans. Luckily it was night so I shimmied along the wall home.

 

In Feb I was in Cambodia on a long distance bus 6 hours. We stopped half way I'd preplopped in the morning. Decided to have a condensed milk ice coffee a lovely treat but deadly for the bowels. On the final approach into Phnom Penh I started keeling over and knew it was inevitable but as the development had gone from rural to small town like I thought I could make it. Sadly after am hour of struggle and 4 shockingly strong immodium I was just holding off the inevitable I'm going to shit myself in front of my girlfriend and 45 tourists providing a creamy shitty smell for their final hour of travel. My other half being the awesome tag partner she is managed to get a se Asian bus to do an unscheduled stop for a foreigner (no easy feat I tell you unless your a persuasive local) the bus driver found a westernised restaurant with an AC non squat crapper. I ran through while the bus watched on and I think pushed a mother and child about to use the loo out the way to sit and do my business in the final hour. Never have I felt so happy. It was a shockingly short session considering the pain. I strutted out the restaurant paying the woman who ran it 5 dollars for the damage and proudly back into the bus, nobody looked annoyed we all knew the other option.

I've seen some of the transition it was pretty well done as iirc it all stems from him getting pissed off his wife keeps getting hurt and cost.g him matches or something. There's a short promo where he is sat in the wetsuit with a beer and gets asked a question by the interviewer, he just replies "life's a bitch and then you marry one" pretty heavy for 93/94 wrestling

Did Austin do TV shows like the Rock did? Can't recall it being promoted at all like Rock's were in 2000. 

 

I think with the insertion of the tag teams, Radiacalz, Jericho and Angle etc they had good workers who could also portray and carry a gimmick. Lots of stuff in 97-mid 99 that got over on the undercards were from people that were not exactly super worker or if you look back just didn't have that it factor like the second half of the era did. When I think back they were lucky to get such a crop of new blood in that could be shit hot within a year/18 months

Great Raw as said. I'm a set lover and was annoyed they kept the summer slam set on. I guess the previous ones were just modified place holders until this was ready.

 

I didn't think triple h over did the stuff in the ring and they finished off with great shots of Owens. Are we to assume that we'll get a shield reunion now in the near future. I could see shield vs club at survivor series.

 

Loved Dana Brooke in the scrubs, apparently I have a nurse fetish and never knew.

From what I've read it was to prevent diminishment of the big four but the other matches were there for increased ticket and vhs sales

Fully agree, been trying to rack my brain over available teams

 

Too cool?

London and Kendricks (ignoring London's issues)

Outlaws

 

 

Yet to think of any more

How many former 'fully fledged' teams are still active, in half decent shape and healthy these days that have even a little name value. So few decent teams were created in the last ten years they haven't got many to call on I don't think. 

I think Val was before the "hair cutting" phase. Val cut his hair while being managed by Trish and during his second IC title run, i'm not sure if it was in preparation for right to censor or just coincidental as it helped his clean cut almost morman look when he joined the stable.

 

The hair cutting stuff was between 2002 and 2004/5 I believe when Christian, Test, Hurricane and possibly a few others had the snip. I'm not sure there was any real big conspiracy but didn't people say some were asked to cut their hair because Triple H had long hair and they looked similar?

My god that was dull, although the production was better than I remember except I felt like they just pulled that girl.in off the street, surely the couldve said how awful her outfit looked for the camera black bra under neon pink is not flattering

Sorry auto correct with the name thing. Yeah he wouldn't have got killed in this scenario as he wouldn't have screwed Bret.

Just been watching survivor series 97 after reading Titan screwed. I was wondering if Hebner had refused to do it and had been fired would he have managed to get a job in wcw like some Jim and Davey did (as a ref of course) as his justification was mainly about keeping his job?

Good episode but most people have missed the best bit (unless I'm way behind the times) Regan's gold brass knucks on the velvet display in his office. Loved that little touch

I thought Roman did a better job this week felt more natural and likeable to me compared to when he just goes out with a mic and not much going on or just a standard confrontation.

 

I thought Sin Cara would turn actually with his black getup in order to set up current heel/faces for the start of the cruiserweighg division so any CWC guys have setlling in time.

 

The whole end of the show was a bit what the fuck to me. I switched off a bit and it all seemed a bit purposeless like they didn't want to end with just talking do threw this together. As someone who never likes "fight right now" segments and feels they are overused id much rather have seen Enzo and Jericho bookend the show