Pete

That's the thing- he was REALLY good when he first got the WWE gig. Even won Meltzer's Best Announcer award that year. At some point after that he flaked and got weird with it.

So Jerry Bergman (head linesman who made the final call on the PI play) is apparently a special little buckaroo.

Along similar lines, does Rowan have a single big win over anyone since the turn? Cesaro doesn't count, because fuck this company.

I figure Striker was jazzed to do commentary with JR. ISTR he was JR's driver in WWE... just imagine what he could soak up on those road trips.

Just imagine if it'd actually connected!

So the Ascension's gimmick is that they actually ARE third-rate Roadies/Demos. Very meta. I went to sleep around 10:30 last night- doesn't look like I missed anything that wouldn't drive me nuts, although I do like the idea that they canned everyone BUT Cena. Setting them up to return as heels to get their jobs back, making Cena overcome the odds... ugh. I think Court Bauer mentioned they're planning an English-language NJPW World app. I can actually speak/read some Japanese, but if that comes to fruition then I will drop the Network like a bad habit.

So jealous that Thesz worked at your video store.

Full draw, TBC January 24/25: Southampton or Ipswich v Crystal Palace Cambridge United v Manchester United Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City Chelsea or Millwall v Bradford City Derby County v Scunthorpe or Chesterfield Preston NE v Sheffield United Birmingham City v West Brom Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth Cardiff City v Reading AFC Wimbledon or Liverpool v Bolton Burnley or Tottenham v Leicester City Brighton v Arsenal Rochdale v Stoke City Sunderland v Fulham or Wolves Doncaster or Bristol City v Everton or West Ham Manchester City v Middlesbrough If I'm Villa I'm scared to death of that draw. The Cherries could be in the Prem next season.

NOAH did/does the same thing too.

He really should. Might not make as much money but the bullshit factor will be non-existent and he can probably write his own ticket. I think Raven said he was actually clearing more money after he got released and just felt better not having to deal with their crap.

Sadly, he needs to go. It's been all downhill for him since Mania, which is fucking disgusting. I shouldn't have to ask who he's being fed to everytime he shows up on my TV at this stage in the game.

Not quite what I said, but whatever makes your little boat float.

EDIT: sorry, meant that for the animated GIF thread.

Meanwhile, in Taiwan...

Well, you're in bed with the Yankees, if nothing else. Cindy's going to a game or two under protest for that very reason, yes.

I'm comically old and remember him doing the Sports Smash on ESPN2 when they were hiP aND eDgy wiTH thE grAPHicS anD wHAtnoT. One morning Olbermann threw it to "Stuart Smash with Sports Scott" to gales of laughter around the set... sure enough, next time Stuart popped up on-screen his chyron read "Stuart Smash." Too fucking funny. RIP Stuart. Peace, love and sport.

On the one hand, we really shouldn't be leaving things as late as we did today against Wednesday. OTOH, Cindy put it best this morning: If we really wanted everything to come easy, we'd be Yankee fans.