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Just don't yell it, or we will get confused.

Lifelong Browns fans have had that feeling for a while now.

Reminds me of the Conquistadores at Survivor Series 88 jumping up and down with excitement as the referee almost counted the Powers of Pain out while they were dusting off Mr. Fuji.

Thoughts on WrestleMania XX Entering Madison Square Garden, John Cena wore a Patrick Ewing jersey for the hometown New York Knicks. He beat Big Show with the FU for the first of many championships in WWE. Raw and Smackdown each presented four-way tag team title matches. In both cases, the babyfaces champions won (Dudleys and Scotty & Rikishi). It's always great to see Bobby Heenan, even when he's stuck in an "amorous old people" comedy skit with Mae, Moolah and Mean Gene. Rock and Ric Flair had a mini-dream match within the Evolution-Rock & Sock match. Could you imagine the promos leading up to that match? The Playboy Evening Gown made no sense because that's not the attire associated with that magazine, and you could only win by pinfall or submission. So Sable said, let's just ditch the evening gowns. Ultimo Dragon in a WWE ring for the Cruiserweight Open seemed very strange, but in a good way. Chavo Sr. helped his son prevail over Rey Jr. again. Why didn't Goldberg vs. Lesnar work? Both men had lost their titles It wasn't the main event They went slow and didn't tear each other apart at the opening bell Stone Cold was the referee for no reason, and he was a big part of the match buildup The fans knew that Lesnar was leaving the company Think of how big the WrestleMania XX main event would have been if all of those things were changed. It could have been a double title match! Jesse Ventura came out to interview Donald Trump at ringside. Jerry Lawler talked about Jesse's political career and how crazy it would be for Trump to be the vice president someday. Molly Holly didn't win the women's title and lost her hair, but she made sure that a serious women's wrestling match was on the show by putting her hair on the line. Chris Benoit is the MVP for beating the perennial World champion and Mr. WrestleMania at the same time. Just as he finally overcame the odds to win the WCW title in 2000, he made it to the top of the WWE mountain four years later.

The ABA came back on its own as a minor league, with over 100 teams playing around the country with the red, white, and blue ball. I announced for the Burning River Buckets for three years, and we won the ABA title in 2023! Actually, the final game was canceled when a tornado hit the building, so we shared the title with the Indiana Lyons. Still, I somehow have an ABA championship ring.

You're halfway to the sequel of "10 Things I Hate About You."

Lio Rush asked for names for this team, and I said "Super Sonic" because they look like Sonic the Hedgehog characters.

Who were the judges for the Pure title match?

Thoughts on No Way Out 2004 Shaniqua and Nidia fought the guys in the first two matches and lost. Shaniqua played the Mr. Fuji role as her Bashams lost a handicap title match against Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty. Nidia had regained her eyesight, but she lost to the blindfolded Jamie Noble. Showing footage of Alcatraz Prison was perfect for a show called "No Way Out." Bradshaw proved that the APA was not the World's Greatest Tag Team in a loss to Haas & Benjamin. He came in with an injured arm and hurt himself by delivering the Clothesline From Hell to Haas, who was the illegal man in the ring. Benjamin, the legal man, quickly scored the pinfall. Stone Cold Steve Austin gave Goldberg a ticket to the show and said "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." So Goldberg hopped the rail and gave Brock Lesnar the Jackhammer before getting arrested. Sign of the Night: BRING BACK STRIKE FORCE Kurt Angle won the No. 1 contendership in a three-way over Cena and Big Show, putting him in the top Smackdown match at WrestleMania for the second year in a row. Cena wore a No. 44 Willie McCovey jersey for the San Francisco Giants. This was a great night to be a Guerrero. Chavo Sr. got knocked out by boxing champion Jorge Paez, but he recovered in time to help Chavo Jr. win the cruiserweight title from Rey Jr. Then Eddy won the big one by defeating Brock for the WWE title. Of course, he's the MVP. Goldberg came back from getting arrested and speared Brock, but that didn't lead to the finish. Eddy figured out how to beat Brock all by himself. Brother Mando and Mama Guerrero were in the crowd for the big night.

I thought this song was appropriate because "you can do the job when you're in town!"

Then the Guardians immediately traded Spencer Horwitz to Pittsburgh for pitcher Luis Ortiz and two prospects.

Thoughts on Royal Rumble 2004 The Dudleys were in a tables match in Philly, but they couldn't win the belts from Batista and 54-year-old Ric Flair. Nidia screwed up in her attempt to help Jamie Noble win the cruiserweight title from Rey Mysterio. In her defense, she was blind. The fans in Philly cared more about the Eddy-Chavo match than the Baltimore fans did at Great American Bash 98. Eddy said he would outwrestle his nephew, pin him, and then beat him up. That's exactly what he did. His big brother, Chavo Sr., couldn't help because Eddy had tied him to the bottom rope with his necktie. Hardcore Holly never cared about winning anything important. He didn't care about winning King of the Ring 99. He didn't care about capturing the European title. So when it came time to face Brock Lesnar, Holly cared more about avenging his broken neck than, you know, winning the WWE title. As you might suspect, Holly didn't achieve either goal. John Cena came in at No. 28, wearing a No. 45 Phillies jersey to honor reliever Tug McGraw, who had passed away earlier in the month. The Royal Rumble match had a lot of potential winners: Angle, Jericho, Big Show, RVD, and Goldberg, and they all came in from 19 to 30. But Chris Benoit won the whole thing, so he's the MVP. Paul Heyman stuck him with No. 1, Ric Flair said he couldn't win the big one, and he had to eliminate Big Show at the end when six guys were unable to do it earlier in the match. He also broke Bob Backlund's longevity record by 24 seconds by lasting 61:34.

Thoughts on Armageddon 2003 Lilian Garcia sang the national anthem as the WWE fans celebrated Saddam Hussein's capture one day earlier. Booker T vs. Mark Henry and Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton were battles of future World champions. Booker and Orton won the matches, and they ended up winning the World title before their opponents. Trish Stratus & Lita were unable to beat Chris Jericho & Christian, and Jericho showed some remorse toward Trish after the bout. As soon as Molly Holly started wrestling, JR and the King started talking about her being sexually frustrated. I thought we were finished with this garbage. She got the last laugh by defeating Ivory to retain the women's title. Like Chris Benoit in Baltimore, Shawn Michaels got a huge babyface reception in Orlando. Both of them would reach the WrestleMania main event. With Evolution winning all the belts, you would think Triple H would get the trophy, but the MVP is none other than 54-year-old Ric Flair! He helped Orton win the IC belt, cheered up Batista after his loss, won the tag team turmoil match with Big Dave, and then helped HHH defeat Goldberg and Kane in the main event. Evolution was cosplaying as The Four Horsemen and with HHH playing him, Flair turned in the same performance Arn Anderson gave at Unforgiven 99: winning the tag belts and helping the leader win the World title.

Yeah, I try not to give out two MVP awards, but sometimes it would be unfair not to recognize a clearly MVP-worthy performance.

Thoughts on Survivor Series 2003 John Cena and Chris Benoit made an early bid for MVP as survivors of the Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar match. Benoit made Lesnar tap out to the Crossface, while Cena hit the FU on the Big Show. Cena wore a Joe Namath throwback jersey. Molly Holly retained the women's title over Lita, surviving a moonsault that was 80 percent gravity and 20 percent grace. Kane was the MVP for destroying Shane McMahon in an ambulance match and then helping Vince bury Kane's brother in the Buried Alive match. Those weren't the only two huge downers on this show. Steve Austin lost his career when his team lost to Eric Bischoff's team. JR said twice that Austin had never been involved in a Survivor Series elimination match, when it happened just two years earlier as the WWF put the Alliance out of business. The fans needed some good news at the end of the show, so Goldberg beat Triple H again to retain the World title. He wiped out the Evolution members with a sledgehammer and then threw it aside to put away HHH. That means Goldberg also wins the MVP award.

When Jose Ramirez KO'd Tim Anderson a few years back, Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton went right into Howard Cosell mode: "Down goes Anderson! Down goes Anderson!"

You could even go all the way and make it Jake Paul. "I beat Mike Tyson, won the Royal Rumble, and I'm going to make my pro wrestling debut by winning the WWE title in the main event of WrestleMania." You heard it here first.

I would like to wish a happy 10th birthday to AxB's signature.

I have been advocating for the "No. 30 walks in and wins the Rumble" finish for years.

Thoughts on No Mercy 2003 The Baltimore fans were ready to push Chris Benoit to the top of WWE. When he put A-Train in the crossface, they rose to their feet. When he won the match with the Sharpshooter, then went even crazier. Zack Gowan bounced back from a broken leg to beat Matt Hardy. He would have been the MVP if someone else hadn't dominated the show. Poor Linda Miles never got a chance to be a real wrestler after winning Tough Enough. Vince McMahon took one look at her and said, "Let's put her in bondage gear and have her manage a team that treats her like a sex object." The APA looked washed up for losing to that team (The Basham Brothers). John Cena came out in a Los Angeles Raiders Bo Jackson throwback jersey. Not only did Cena look great in a losing effort for the third time (Lesnar, Taker, and here against Angle), but half of the fans were cheering for him. It would just be a matter of time before Cena started winning big matches and championships. As the father of a girl, I couldn't watch the Father-Daughter I Quit match. This bout joins a short list that includes the Katie Vick segment and Over the Edge 99. The main event of No Mercy was Lesnar-Taker again. This time it was a Biker Chain match, although they didn't say "On A Pole" in the title of the match. When Taker would go for the chain, something bad would happen. The lights went out. The FBI interfered. Finally, Vince McMahon knocked Taker off the top rope, allowing Lesnar to use the chain and win the match. Unfortunately, Vince has to win the MVP award for controlling who is the WWE champion and who is not the Smackdown GM. "Water is Wet" Obvious Sign of the Night: VINCE IS THE WWE

After Steel City Wrestling closed, I was very happy that I got to work in Reading, PA for their Future Wrestling Alliance promotion. Great stuff with Low Ki, Hit Squad, Don Montoya, and the Maryland Championship Wrestling crew. I even got to call Quack vs. Hijo del Santo. It was like a mini-East Coast All-Star team.

That's a great heel theme song, as memorialized on this board as "Evolution is Your Listerine."

No, that was JR & The King losing to Al Snow & Coach with the Raw commentary jobs on the line. Austin booked the Country Whipping match on Raw so JR could get his job back.

Thoughts on Unforgiven 2003 The Dudleys won their 17th World tag team title in a handicap tables match against La Resistance and Rob Conway. They won No. 8 in WWE to go with their eight from ECW. They somehow won the WCW belts despite never setting foot in the company. Test beat Scott Steiner to retain Stacy Keibler's managerial services and win Steiner as his "property" as well. When it comes to negative career trajectories, "WCW champion to Test's property" is tough to beat. Randy Orton continued his "Legend Killer" run by defeating Shawn Michaels at the age of 21. Sure, he had help from Ric Flair and a pair of brass knuckles, but it was still an impressive win. Fellow third-generation star The Rock didn't make his WWF debut until age 24. Look, Jim Ross is being forced to fight for his announcing job ... but he's doing well! He's beating up The Coach! Maybe he won't be humiliated this time. Oh no! Chris Jericho attacked him and sent him to the unemployment line! Of all the announcers in the world, JR is the Charlie Browniest. Lita made a triumphant return after a year out with neck surgery, teaming with Trish Stratus to beat Molly Holly & Gail Kim. Even though Lita's moonsault was 100 percent gravity and 0 percent grace, she pinned Molly to become the top contender to the women's title. Goldberg is the MVP for winning the World title and saving his career. Sure, it would have been better for him to win the title at SummerSlam and remain undefeated, but now the WWE had a second chance to establish Goldberg as an unstoppable World champion.

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