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I had to go to bed so I missed the last 20 minutes or so of "Nature Boy" but as usual with the 30 For 30 series, I thought the doc was excellent.

I took some nighttime cold medicine so by the end of SD I was nodding off so I didnt watch the 30 For 30 but I DVR'd it.

Also I wonder if the SD Women's title will change hands next week since the WWE Championship did?

oh yeah thanks for reminding me, I have 30 for 30 on DVR as well.

I loved all the old "Naitch" footage, especially hearing Gordon Solie's voice.  I grew up listening to that.

There were a few too many "cartoons" in the doc because apparently they either didn't have footage for the story being described or couldn't buy the rights but regardless, I thought it was really interesting.  And pretty no holds barred.  Flair apparently actually was like his character all the time; even in real life.


And I didn't know "Charlotte"'s real name is Ashley.

Shocked and glad AJ won the title! Him vs. Brock will be a MUCH better match! Though I fear this means that when they have the Indian tour, Jindroid will gain it back.

That win saved Smackdown! from being a crap show. Unless the Uso really was hurt, that ending made no sense. Kofi didn't need that win. What's the point of turning Zayne heel if he's just going to be the same jobber? The Rusev match was another nail in his character's coffin. Have him beat down and dominate Orton in the match so Orton can win it in one move? Ridiculous.

BTW, apparently there is a problem with Owens and Zayne:

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/899061-more-backstage-news-on-what-kevin-owens-sami-zayn-did-to-be-sent-home-from-wwe-uk-tour

Oh, and the final member of the Smackdown! team announced:

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/898807-breaking-shane-mcmahon-names-john-cena-5th-member-of-team-smackdown-live-at-survivor-series#/slide/1

I thought Cena was on RAW?

Cena is a "Free Agent". He can go where ever he wants or needed, I suppose.

Good looks like chinless is done:

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio (via sportskeeda.com) that Tuesday’s match and angle on Smackdown could be the end of James Ellsworth’s run in WWE. Ellsworth recently celebrated his one-year WWE anniversary, and the speculation was that he signed a one-year deal with WWE. Nothing has been confirmed at this time.

Far be it for me to make fun of another person's appearance but that guy is the living embodiment of Freddie Blassie's "Pencil Neck Geek":

Quote :

You see if you take a pencil that won't hold lead,
Looks like a pipe cleaner attached to a head,
Add a buggy whip body with a brain that leaks,
You got yourself a grit eatin', pencil neck geek.

[Chorus:]
Pencil neck geek, grit eatin' freak,
Scum suckin', pea head with a lousy physique.
He's a one man, no gut, loosing streak.
Nothin' but a pencil neck geek.

But I have to say that once he was paired up with Carmella he played his character to the hilt.  EVERYONE wanted to see him get his ass kicked so that at least says something about his ability to get into character.

Leatherface wrote:

Cena is a "Free Agent".  He can go where ever he wants or needed, I suppose.

I remember the "free agent" thing but last time he was on Raw, it was promoted as him picking a show. Then again, this is WWE and they sometimes forget their own canon.

tohostudios wrote:

Far be it for me to make fun of another person's appearance but that guy is the living embodiment of Freddie Blassie's "Pencil Neck Geek":

Quote :

You see if you take a pencil that won't hold lead,
Looks like a pipe cleaner attached to a head,
Add a buggy whip body with a brain that leaks,
You got yourself a grit eatin', pencil neck geek.

[Chorus:]
Pencil neck geek, grit eatin' freak,
Scum suckin', pea head with a lousy physique.
He's a one man, no gut, loosing streak.
Nothin' but a pencil neck geek.

But I have to say that once he was paired up with Carmella he played his character to the hilt.  EVERYONE wanted to see him get his ass kicked so that at least says something about his ability to get into character.

You have a good point, I didn't think about it that way. I know I just wanted him gone when he was with Carmella. I enjoyed watching him get squashed by the bigger guys but after that he was just annoying.

I don't see what KO has to complain about. He has had a great run in NXT, RAW & SD. I thought he was too smart to be a martyr of a lost cause; Sami.

HHH challenges Juicer Mahal:

Jindroid... are you ready? JINDROID?! ARRRRE! YOUUUUUU RRRRRREEEEAAAAADDDDDYYYYYY?!?!?!

And it's another boring opening to RAW.

Staph running down Angle; The Shield coming out to supposedly defend Angle but instead actually only issuing a challenge to The New Day at Rumble. Twenty minutes down and nothing happened.

Ugh. Mitt Face, Dana Brooke and Mickie James in a three way match to determine the 5th member of the Raw women's team. Mickie better be winning this; the other two don't even belong on the Rumble card.

Damn!

So that's how they're going to get Jason Jordan out of the Raw Team. He beat Wyatt to supposedly cement his position on the team but post-match Wyatt damaged Jordan's ankle/leg. Lame.

Team Raw just got interesting im kinda surprised Paige didnt show she was there ah well

So the first match on Smackdown is the US Champion vs Sin Cara.

If you need more evidence that Borin' Corbin lives up to his name, I didn't even know he was the US Champion until he actually came through the curtains. I didn't even recognize his entrance music.

New entrance music...

akeldama wrote:

New entrance music...

Same boring performer

Tonight's advocate segment was lame.

Yeah it was. It would have been OK for a couple of minutes but it went on way too long.

I have to say, replacing Jason Jordan with HHH sure makes that Rumble match a lot more intriguing.

This reminds me.  I had no idea Charlotte's real name was Ashley.  Learned that from the 30 For 30 doc.

With Flair being from Charlotte, NC him naming a daughter that made perfect sense.