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Uncle Pepsi needs to cut the same "Why does everyone think I'm going to be a locker room cancer? I'm just here to make this company better" promo that the nWo did at no Way out 2002. If he's going to be in the wrestling business, I want him to be happy and healthy, not miserable and picking fights with his co-workers. He's a draw, and it doesn't matter what company he's in - it's good news for both companies if Punk fans are watching pro wrestling.

Cameron Grimes is another possibility.

Yes, watch the Colossal Kongs refuse to wrestle each other!

Still befuddled about the Guardians designating Cal Quantrill for assignment. He was hurt a lot, but he came back strong at the end of the season.

Okay, I can't find it anywhere. What does OTM stand for?

The Cleveland Force! They actually drew some good crowds, and they would darken the arena while the fans waved light sabers.

We were jazzed! The Richfield Coliseum didn't have a hockey team at that time, but we did before (Crusaders of the WHA and Barons of the NHL) and after (Lumberjacks of the IHL).

They did (against The Boys).

Yes.

Miro and Lana could be in there, too.

From King of New York - Page 14 (Survivor Series 87) 2. Fabulous Moolah (captain), Rockin’ Robin, Velvet McIntyre & Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Sensational Sherri (captain), Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello & The Glamour Girls This match was a total dropkick-fest. Even Moolah threw a dropkick. Christianello looked like Rachel Dratch from Saturday Night Live.

How about if he gives all three partners title shots, and it's Wardlow, Samoa Joe, and Sting?

No, they did not.

Thoughts on Guilty as Charged 2001 Joey Matthews and Christian York got a new manager, Joel Gertner. Yay! Oh no, Da Baldies attacked them, and then Jerry Lynn & Cyrus walked in and won their match. Will these plucky youngsters fulfill their destiny as the future of ECW? Or is another "oh no" on the way? Speaking of the demise of national promotions in 2001, EZ Money had the honor of wrestling on the last ECW pay-per-view and then the last WCW PPV. Tommy Dreamer got revenge against CW Anderson. Considering the promotion was closing soon, their feud "escalated quickly" to an I Quit match. Sandman is the MVP for winning his record-breaking fourth ECW title in a ladder match. After the match, Corino and Credible shook his hand, foreshadowing their eventual participation in Ring of Honor. No wait! I'm taking the award away from Sandman and giving it to Rhino! Serves Sandman right for never shaking my hand backstage. Rhino gored Balls, Chilly, Simon, Swinger, and Dawn Marie. He was kind enough to spare Jasmine St. Claire ... but then he gave her a piledriver off the second rope. After Sandman won the title, Rhino coerced him into an immediate title shot by threatening his family. Rhino piledrove Sandman through a table (after he had already been through two other tables) and then piledrove him in the ring to win the title. Congrats Rhino ... you're the future of ECW! Now it's time to complete the Attitude Era Collection by writing "King of Philadelphia." I haven't been tallying up the MVP awards, so this will be a rare instance in which the author doesn't know how the book will end until he gets to the final chapter. Until then, enjoy "King of New York" and "King of Atlanta"!

I like "defensive dropkick" when it's a dropkick stopping the attack.

I agree wholeheartedly. Every play-by-play announcer should know the name of every move AND every individual wrestler's moves. It's right there in the name of the job. Then the question is, does my boss want me to say all of the names of the moves? With the exception of WWE, the answer should be yes. I don't think you need to say the name of every move if there are five moves in five seconds, because then you sound like an auctioneer. Maybe just mention the last move in that sequence. Finally, if you know all of the moves, there's a way to avoid being a show-off about it. Like when someone does a big lucha dive, let the initial "WHOA!" sink in, and then when everyone is getting up, you could say it was a somersault plancha.

Vladimir's interactions with Jarrett and HHH showed that he's the perfect fan. He pays money, shows up, cheers the faces, boos the heels, and inspires everyone sitting near him to do the same. We never did find out how he always managed to get such great seats and how he could afford to attend 1000 shows and 35 WrestleManias.

Not counting attending my first show and a bunch of pay-per-views, I think the coolest things I've seen as a fan were when the World title changed hands. I've witnessed four of them: Steamboat beats Flair at Chi-Town Rumble Yokozuna squishes Hogan at King of the Ring 93 Kane beats Austin at King of the Ring 98 Moxley destroys Punk at Cleveland Dynamite (August 22) I also have to mention the Undertaker-Mankind match at SummerSlam 96. Not only did it result in my dad's outrage against Paul Bearer (Dad wasn't a big fan, but that got him), but two of my friends, "Handsome" Frank Stalletto and "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi, served as Undertaker's druids.

Maybe they were impressed by Tyson's success at training pigeons.

Thoughts on Just Another Night Before wrapping up the ECW shows, I discovered this hidden gem. So instead of a slickly produced 2001 pay-per-view, we go back to ... a single-camera shoot in a Pennsylvania high school gym with Stevie and Meanie doing the Fargo Strut? I feel right at home! Indeed, they were our Steel City wrestling tag team champions at one point. They also did the Fargo Strut later in the night with Cactus Jack, who held the Steel CIty heavyweight title and also won the tag belts with Meanie. JT Smith attacked partner Joel Hartgood because he was unable to learn the Tarantella dance. Fun fact: When I was a little kid, my siblings and I were in an Italian dance group, and the Tarantella was our big showstopper number. For a house show in Glenolden, this card was impressive: Cactus-Bigelow, Sabu-Scorpio, and Raven-Douglas. Sandman was the MVP for caning Bad Crew and Hartgood at the beginning of the show, beating Axl Rotten and showing him respect in the middle, and forming a beer-soaked alliance with Douglas with the intent to get the ECW title off Raven at the end of the night.

Thoughts on Massacre on 34th Street Joey Matthews & Christian York scored their first PPV win and won the services of Dawn Marie! But then Simon & Swinger beat them down and Dawn Marie immediately turned on them. If you count the main event of November to Remember, Dawn Marie turned on her guys in back-to-back matches. Worst fan sign: I'D RATHER WATCH PAINT DRY -- Why did you buy a ticket? CW Anderson is the MVP for scoring a breakthrough win over Tommy Dreamer. He even kicked out of the Spiccoli Driver. This match featured old-school cell-phone shots by Lou E. Dangerously and Paul E. Dangerously. Doring & Roadkill would have had to break up if they lost, but they hit the Buggy Bang to win the tag team belts from the FBI. Most extreme sign of the night: MIKEY + TAJIRI - BRING ME THEIR HEADS (the heads belonged to Super Crazy and mystery partner Kid Kash) Spike Dudley sought revenge for a broken leg against Rhino, and he had the great idea to tape Rhino's leg to the ropes and beat it with a chair. But Rhino broke free and won with the sleeper to retain the TV title. Rhino was looking unstoppable at this point.

Maybe TK will give Sting a match with Goldberg at Full Gear, so Sting can avenge his loss at Halloween Havoc 99.

Yes.

I am on a mission to make fun of the TNA name in each of my pro wrestling history books. So far, I'm 2-for-2. Serves them right for laughing off my attempt to take the Gut Check Challenge.

I was born into it, so I couldn't avoid it. 1996-98 was the worst with no Browns. I didn't even care about football. Fortunately, pro wrestling was experiencing a mild surge in popularity at the time.