The Green Meanie

Re: Nude and Rude, my interest has peaked, I'll be checking that out if it ever comes out.

Some more recently and soon to-be released ones: "For the first time ever, the entire history of the WWE at Madison Square Garden is compiled into one single publication! Including some of the top names in the industry as they speak about their experiences at "The World's Most Famous Arena" including "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino, "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau, Matt Striker, George "The Animal" Steele, Bill Apter, "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, Kevin Kelly, "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant, Dr. Tom Prichard, PWInsider.com's Mike Johnson, "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, Drew McIntyre, J.J. Dillon, and many more! Since 2002, The HistoryofWWE.com has served as the premiere online resource for the in- and out-of-the-ring histories of multiple wrestling companies. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling's past. You can now find the hidden gems, the main events that drew thousands and the ones that only drew flies." "In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels had adulation and all the attention he could ask for, but he discovered there was something more. When he became a committed Christian during his years in the WWE it had to affect everything. Michaels reveals what it is like to be a man of faith in this unusual world and shares insights for all of us." "For decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, was considered the heart of the professional wrestling world. Capitol territory — from Boston to Washington, D.C. — enjoyed lucrative box office receipts, and New York’s Madison Square Garden was center stage. Three generations of McMahons have controlled wrestling in that storied building and have since created the most powerful wrestling company the world has ever known. Capitol Revolution documents the growth and evolution of pro wrestling under the stewardships of the McMahons, highlighting the many trials and tribulations beginning in the early 20th century: clashes with rival promoters, government inquests, and routine problems with the potent National Wrestling Alliance monopoly. In the ring, superstars such as Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino entertained throngs of fans, and Capitol became internationally known for its stellar pool of vibrant performers. Covering the transition from old-school wrestling, under the WWWF banner, to the pop-cultural juggernaut of the mid- to late-’80s WWF, Tim Hornbaker’s Capitol Revolution is the detailed history of how the McMahons outlasted their opponents and fostered a billion-dollar empire." "Booker T. Huffman, 2013 WWE Hall of Famer and winner of thirty-five championship titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA, has once again paired up with best-selling coauthor Andrew William Wright to uncover Booker T’s story from his humble pro wrestling beginnings to becoming a global superstar and icon. Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty is Huffman’s highly anticipated follow-up to the 2012 award-winning Booker T: From Prison To Promise, in which Booker detailed his turbulent coming-of-age on the streets of Houston, Texas. Revisit two hard-hitting decades with Booker T as he journeys through World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During this time he blazed a trail of pro wrestling success on a road that took him from his tag team days in Harlem Heat, with brother Stevie Ray (Lash), to his unparalleled singles career that drew millions around the world to WCW’s Monday Nitro, and onward through his unforgettable matches that led to his taking the throne as King Booker and becoming the FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME (and eventually six-time) world heavyweight champion." I'm passing on the first two (with severe prejudice toward the second one), undecided on the third and definitely getting the fourth.

No, she wasn't. Plus she couldn't figure out how to take off her own bra.

Italian Stallion has 3 cards in the set. George South has only 1. Search the checklist! Here are some others I sadly don't have in my collection - yet. David Isley! Gene Ligon! I'm a good friend of Gene's, I just asked him if they ever gave him any of this cards. Still awaiting a reply.

All hail.

Someone please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks it looks like Flair is nude from the waist down. Looks like it more in this one:

Maybe they were both working as Officer Zed.

His (initial) character was that he talked really loudly. It was good enough for 2005!

Like the one that Ricardo showed up at the Rumble a few years ago?

Well Cole did keep calling her Summer Rae, so she's halfway there.

Glad I wasn't the only one that caught it. The main event was announced as Ziggler/Ryback/Cena vs. Harper/Rollins/Kane, but halfway through the show a graphic instead had Rowan/Ryback/Cena vs. Harper/Rollins/Big Show, after the two had their singles match, which made me say "What happened to Ziggler and Kane?". Later on in the night however, the original graphic came back. I wondered what happened there.

Honestly, I'd go with neither.

Well, it is WWE. So, I'd say yes. What exactly is their gimmick anyway? It hasn't really been well defined.

Have you seen the shirts he wears when he's not wrestling?

Was that the one when he maybe did or didn't self eliminate by jumping over the top rope? Also did Maven ever get eliminated for his first Royal Rumble when Taker killed the poor kid. Maven was never eliminated in 2002, but he DID get thrown out in 2003, so you could at least argue that he lasted a year. I know where you were going with the Savage analogy, but Sid threw him out later. Scotty 2 Hotty and Spike Dudley are still in it, though.

Wonder what happened the Fallout Post Show...

Gorilla always said it looked like a grenade went off in his pockets.

I'm not too far in it, but I don't understand why the author devoted nearly an entire chapter to the Randy Savage/Steph McMahon rumors. You can argue whether or not it's even worth mentioning, but nearly an entire chapter? It's actually REALLY creepy how long the book spends basically trying to frame the Savage-Stephanie rumor as the only possible reason Vince never brought Savage back. Apparently, if it's the only reason you can come up with, it has to be the truth. And it's not even from the right calendar year. The book's supposed to be about 1995! Also, it's really obvious who/what he's using as sources when every single story has quotes from Bob Holly. I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking this.

Wasn't he the guy who got fired from WWE because he was posting inside info on an internet message board? His spin on that angle is pretty funny, he was just giving an honest interview to someone that asked! His defense is that everyone had just assumed he had signed a contract with The E but he was only hired to work a few tv tapings, that there was nothing to be fired from. Apparently the fallout came to a hilt on an episode of ECW with a terrible match between Shannon Moore and another wrestler I can't remember, with him not used to working with an earpiece and calling matches on the fly. Also most people avoided him like the plague backstage.

I would think the internet would explode if this team were ever to exist.

Wow, I really did not care for this one. It's not that there wasn't anything inherently wrong with it, it was just...boring. If you're looking for tips on how to be a good ref and/or work with the office it's a good read, if you're looking for dirt or entertaining stories from the road, shy away. He does make reference to a second book several times, though.