My Perspective

by Alfonso Colasuonno

SMACKDOWN

I like the heel turn for Batista. I think he is well suited to play as a heel and brings out more of his personality. But then again, heels usually have a hell of a lot more personality than one-dimensional faces.

John Morrison is floundering at the mid-card level. What a waste of talent. I'd like to see him drop the title to Drew McIntyre and then go on to World Title contention.

It's good to see Dolph Ziggler finally out of intercontinental title challenges. Give someone else a chance.

Matt Hardy is only biding his time until he gets a pink slip. Or at least, he should.

CM Punk is the best thing going on Smackdown. My attention meter always goes up when he's on the mic. Bringing in Luke Gallows (Festus) to work with him in the straight edge is better than you angle is genius. Plus he's a hell of a wrestler, too.

Eric Escobar doesn't seem to be that interesting a wrestler. I hope he doesn't feud with Morrison.

I'd like to see Kane feud with The Undertaker. It might be rehashing old history, but it would be fun.

Cryme Tyme are no Harlem Heat, that's for sure.

I think R. Truth should feud with CM Punk for a while more. He's a real talent and the fans love him. He should get a real push to at least IC level.

Haven't seen the best wrestler in the world of wrestling, The Great Khali, in a while. The world of technical wrestling isn't the same without this dude.

Slam Master J needs to be on air more. If for no other reason than to laugh at white guys pretending to be down.

RAW -

The Miz is getting to be real annoying. Usually I side with the heels, but in his case, he's irritating as a mother--- The only time I really was high on him was when he was feuding with Cena.

Bit of news from my friend James Boesen - Sheamus is getting a push because he's one of Triple H's friends and Kofi Kingston is getting a push solely because he's Black. Dubious reasons aside, it's good to shake things up.

I hope Sheamus puts Cena through a table at TLC. All the six year olds in Cena shirts would start crying. That'd be worth it.

Carlito said what every non-mark was thinkiing on the last RAW.

Mark Henry has to be the worst rapper ever. Worse than Dee Dee Ramone.

DX really needs to turn on each other. I'm bored with them.

Has Evan Bourne ever said one thing on the mic in all his tenure with WWE?

Chris Masters' performance art was impressive.

Hornswoggle is ridiculous. Him and Santino need to be fired. I hate all these ill-attempts at humor on RAW.

ECW -

Seems WWE agreed with my last post, Christian will be facing Shelton Benjamin. Should be a hell of a match.

Regal and his friends are instant channel changers. Boring.

So, there's a new tag team in ECW - Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta. Jerishow should be shaking in their boots.

Vance Archer seems like a nobody. He's not the next Sheamus or Swagger.

Where is Tommy Dreamer?

Zack Ryder is reading poetry now? When is Walt Whitman's corpse going to be given a contract by WWE?

TNA -

Why is Matt Morgan being pushed back in the shuffle by teaming with Hernandez against Team 3D? He's a bonafide talent.

I hope Samoa Joe doesn't get released. He's the best TNA original. He's fierce.

I'm excited about Hogan entering TNA. I heard he might bring in Psycho Sid and Ric Flair too. That'd be great. Nash was also insinuating Scott Hall might come back last night. Imagine a reformed NWO? I'd love it.

Thank God the Main Event Mafia is no more. It was a horrible gimmick. It was OK when it started but got old real fast.

Scott Steiner is really irritating. It's nice to see Bobby Lashley kick him around.

Hamada vs. Awesome Kong would be a hell of a match. Either would be more deserving of the Knockouts Title than ODB.

Why are Raven and Stevie Richards jobbing? They should feud with some young guys like the Motor City Machine Guns.

So, Daniels got his push. I'd like to see Daniels pin AJ Styles. I never liked Daniels as a face. I think he works a lot better as a heel.

Jesse Neal's mohawk is sick.

Abyss should get back in the title contention.

It's good to see the Motor City Machine Guns getting a push. They are the best wrestlers in TNA.

Cody Deaner is so ridiculous he should be on RAW.

D'Angelo Dinero is quickly becoming one of my favorites in TNA.

It looks like Desmond Wolfe has upgraded his offensive repetoire since I last saw him at an ROH show. He has more moves than just the uppercut and lariat now. I think he's annoying. I don't think his character has much depth.

I really like Homicide's loco antics. He'd be great as X-Division champion and would give World Elite more credibility with them already holding the Global and Tag Titles.

Face or heel, I don't like Kurt Angle. As Vince McMahon said upon his release, he's not someone people tune in to watch.

My Perspective

by Alfonso Colasuonno

SMACKDOWN -

After all the great work that John Morrison has been doing on Smackdown - it's a little depressing seeing him as the 4th face on the totem pole behind the Undertaker, Batista, and Rey Mysterio as evident by him being left off the Fatal 4-Way.

Props to Smackdown for bringing some new talent straight to the airwaves instead of the usual channel of ECW. Drew McIntyre and Erik Escobar are intriguing, if not yet fully realized, heels.

On that note, it's nice to see Vickie Guerrero back on the air in the managerial role with Escobar.

I like the whole Teddy Long on ice angle. It's nice to see Mr. McMahon scheming as the evil boss. What I'm really hoping for is the Undertaker to take retribution on McMahon. That would be epic.

It's amazing how the Undertaker still has the same gimmick he had in 1991.

I personally think Smackdown needs more powerful heels. When Ziggler is your #2 singles wrestling heel...you have a problem. I think it's time Jerishow lose the titles and Jericho makes a run at a face champion.

You know, it may be my nature as a rebel, but I just see nothing spectacular in the Hart Dynasty, tradition be damned.

Smackdown needs Edge to come back. He would add to an already great show.

RAW -

I love the guest hosts...it turned Raw from the stepcousin of Smackdown to its equal. I always am eager to tune in and see how they'll be drawn into the show. Even if most of the time its lame - Roethlisberger, Rev. Al, and Cedric the Entertainer were pretty blah. Still it adds spice.

Personally, I thought they should have ceded the US Title to Jack Swagger rather than The Miz. I think he has more upside.

I really think someone other than Randy Orton or John Cena should be the champion on RAW. Those two are BORING.

Without Maryse - Raw's without its top diva....I don't buy Mickie James vs. Alicia Fox as champion caliber talent. I think Beth Phoenix should have another run at the title. She is the only legitimate diva on RAW.

I call for Big Dick Johnson to become an honory member of DX. After all they already have the world's biggest member shirts.

Haven't seen Carlito in a while. I think he'd be a good guy to feud with Kofi Kingston.

It's nice to see a diva with curves - Jillian is my pick for thicky thick girl of the year. Too bad her voice is abysmal.

When is MVP ever going to get his push?

I personally think Santino's antics are starting to wear thin.

DX isn't cutting edge anymore...they need to amp it up.

ECW -

I always find the Abraham Washington show to be entertaining. Too bad it isn't shown every week on ECW.

Christian is still champion. I'd love to see face v. face in Christian v. Shelton Benjamin. Maybe if Shelton gets the best of Sheamus he'll be in line. Better than Regal or his silent bodyguards getting a title shot.

On that note, I think an interesting twist would be Kozlov and/ or Jackson turning on Regal for getting undeserving title shots while they don't.

I think Sheamus has some promise. Yoshi Tatsu has some nice moves. But Tyler Reks is a bust.

Tommy Dreamer seems lost in the shuffle. I'd like him to feud with Zack Ryder.

TNA -

I have to say I like TNA more than WWE. TNA seems more intense and WWE is a little too glitzy and kiddy. Sort of like the Playstation vs. Nintendo debate.

I like the pushes given to Hernandez and Matt Morgan - it rejuvenates the young talent in the fed. A great way to keep building momentum.

Abyss - Mick Foley in a Monster's Ball match should be pretty exciitng. Let's see if Foley can be the hardcore legend once again.

I think Mick Foley should join the Main Event Mafia with Booker T leaving. Either that or dismantle the MEM all together. I think the gimmick is old. It's also burying Samoa Joe - TNA's best homegrown talent.

The knockouts division is insane in TNA. I love watching these women wrestle. I actually like to watch the knockouts more than the guys in TNA. The matches actually last longer than 2 minutes too. WWE is getting destroyed in this regard. How about that....actual angles for lady wrestlers? Try it, WWE!

Kevin Nash has to be one of the most entertaining wrestlers of all time. I'd love him to be part of a breakup of the MEM by his greed.

How about the knockouts tag division...looking pretty revolutionary. I like it.

Lacey Von Erich is good, but I prefer Angelina Love. I think she captured the Beautiful People snob attitude perfectly.

World Elite are a poorly thrown together group of jobbers whose only benefit to TNA is the ability to draw out more USA chants than Hacksaw Jim.

I wish Dr. Stevie would actually be given a push. Or a new gimmick. He's a great worker.

Jeff Jarrett - we hardly miss ye.

Daniels needs a push badly.

Sting should retire as champion at Bound for Glory. It'd be a great way to go out.

Why isn't Shark Boy on TNA. He needs a push. (Sarcasm alert)

Wrestlemania X Review

by Alfonso Colasuonno

So, we've come to the final classic PPV review for now. I am done watching the first two volumes of Wrestlemania: The Complete Anthology. Here goes!

Overall - Ladies and gentlemen, Hulk Hogan has left the WWF...and no, the world didn't fall apart. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, Razor Ramon, Owen Hart....these are the new stars replacing luminaries such as Hogan, Piper, Savage, Warrior, and Andre. The wrestling is top notch on this card. If only the personalities were a little shinier. Alas, that's the problem with the post-Hogan, pre-Attitude WWF era. A whole bunch of talent but no shining star.

Bret Hart v. Owen Hart - Absolute classic of a scientific match between brothers. Just two great technicians working against each other with the added heat of sibling rivalry.

Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon v. Doink and Dink - Doink is now a face, but he's still just as annoying. It's a shame to see Luna Vachon go against a midget instead of Alundra Blayze or even Bertha Faye.

Falls Count Anywhere Match - Macho Man Randy Savage v. Crush - Not just your average falls count anywhere match, this is more like a Texas Death Match....you have 60 seconds to get back to the ring after a pinfall. It was pretty gutsy action. I liked it a lot. However, Savage was definitely downgraded by facing Crush...just two years prior he fought Flair for the title. I guess he had to go to WCW.

Women's Championship Match - Alundra Blayze v. Leilani Kai - Alundra Blayze is 100% more talented than any diva in the WWE today. A pleasure to watch. Leilani Kai is looking like a has-been by now.

Tag Team Championship Match - Quebecers v. Men on a Mission - Blatant misuse of Raven as Johnny Polo, the Quebecers manager. Men on a Mission's manager did the absolute worst rap ever in accompanying his guys to the ring. He makes R. Truth look like Nas.

WWF Title Match - Yokozuna v. Lex Luger - A pretty slow paced affair. A lot of the time is spent with Yoko actually doing submissions. In the end Luger gets screwed out of the title by Mr. Perfect, rekindling their rivalry...this time with Luger as the face and Perfect as the heel.

Earthquake v. Adam Bomb - Why was this even on here. No one cares. At least it was a squash for the Quake.

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title - Razor Ramon v. Shawn Michaels - Both men made claims for the title going into the match but only one would emerge the undisputed IC champ. Razor defeated Shawn in a nice, gruesome battle that would set the precedent for ladder matches at Wrestlemania and in the WWE. Also, watch out for the blatant butt shot of Shawn Michaels. That's more of him than I wanted to see.

WWE Championship Match - Yokozuna v. Bret Hart - After all the highlights of the night, the main event was rather anti-climatic as Hitman and Yokozuna met for the title for the second Wrestlemania in a row. It was a good match with all the faces celebrating with Bret after the match after he pinned Yokozuna who fell while attempting a banzai.

Wrestlemania VIII and IX Reviews

by Alfonso Colasuonno

Wrestlemania VIII -

Overall - The WWE apparently went on a major spending cut as the roster appears to be thinned considerably since WM VII. This is the beginning of the transitionary years as Hogan and Savage are giving way to new stars by the names of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels that would dominate the transition era between Hulkamania and Attitude. Ric Flair was brought in for his first and brief WWF run. Bobby Heenan is still hilarious as the now full-time broadcaster. However, this card is weak compared to the last two Wrestlemanias. A lot of the card is spent on fluff and the match quality hasn't really improved despite there being only 9 matches instead of 14+ like in the last 4 Wrestlemanias. The beginning of the post-WM VII decline starts here.

"El Matador" Tito Santana vs. Shawn Michaels - The slightly repackaged Santana goes up against free from Rockerdom Michaels. Interesting to hear the Sexy Boy theme sung by Sherri instead of the standard Shawn version we're all familiar with.

Legion of Doom Promo - They bring back Paul Ellering. Not really relevant to the card but awesome nonetheless.

Jake the Snake v. The Undertaker - Victim #2 on The Undertaker's streak. Jake puts a good performance up. Months later he'd be fighting Sting at Halloween Havoc 92 in rival WCW.

Intercontinental Title Match - Bret Hart v. Roddy Piper - Weird to see two faces of such startling popularity go up against each other. However, this match was no Hogan-Warrior. Piper almost turned heel in this match again when he thought about striking the Hitman with a bell when the ref was down but thought better of it. I think Piper is one of the few guys who can bring as much personality to a face role as a heel role.

Lex Luger Interview - Fresh off of losing to Sting at Superbrawl II - Luger is introduced to the WWF.

The Mountie, The Repo Man and the Nasty Boys v. Sgt. Slaughter, Big Bossman, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Virgil - Ironically enough, not one of these performers would receive a paycheck for Wrestlemania IX one year later....guess this was their going out of business match. Some hilarious descriptions of the heels by former Family Feud host Ray Combs prior to the match.

World Title Match - Ric Flair v. Randy Savage - A good solid match like all bouts between Flair and Savage. I've never seen two more evenly matched wrestlers than the Flair - Savage bouts.

Tatanka v. Rick Martel - The only Native American superstar of the 90s who had any luck (take that Charlie Norris) takes out The Model in a blah match.

Tag Team Title Match - Money Inc. v. The Natural Disasters - Natural Disasters look good in this match but Money Inc. escape with the belts. I guess Vince McMahon really doesn't like to put over the big boys.

Owen Hart v. Skinner - First off, who the hell is Skinner? Second - this match is a joke - Owen easily beats Skinner. Boring.

Hulk Hogan v. Sid Justice - A solid match with Hogan getting a DQ win over Sid. Not one of Hogan's better main events. Remarkably Sid kicked out of the legdrop. That's about the only thing of note in this match.

WRESTLEMANIA IX -

Overall - Flair is now gone, Savage is in the announce booth, and Hogan is reduced to chasing the tag belts instead of the world title. The end is nigh for the old WWF. However, signs of hope emerge - Shawn Michaels is now the IC champ and Bret Hart is the world champ entering this PPV. The deck has been handed to a new generation. Ultimately, the rest of Hitman and Shawn's colleagues leave a lot to be desired. A pretty weak PPV. Not because of the quality of the matches which is actually pretty good, but because of the lack of superstar talent.

Intercontinental Title - Shawn Michaels v. Tatanka - Tatanka continues his unbeaten streak, but unfortunately he wins by countout. Luna Vachon and Sherri go at it and that looked like it would be an exciting match. This match was a long one and well paced.

The Headshrinkers v. The Steiner Brothers - Scott Steiner gets brutalized by the Samoans for the majority of the match but ends up winning with a frankensteiner. Personally, I wish the LOD didn't leave the fed and the Steiners and LOD met up at a Wrestlemania. Why let Japanese fans have all the fun between the two greatest tag teams ever.

Crush v. Doink the Clown - Doink the Clown is the absolute worst gimmick ever in WWE history. Yes, he surpasses the Red Rooster and the Gobbledy Gooker.

Razor Ramon v. Bob Backlund - The Bad Guy gets an easy win against the post-golden boy Backlund but not yet batshit insane chicken winging presidential candidate Backlund.

Tag Team Title Match - Money Inc. v. Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake - A very good match. Hogan works well in this tag match. Money Inc. try to escape the match by leaving the ring but are forced back on threat of stripping them of the belts. Say what you want about Hogan but I'm always pleased watching his matches. No, he's not a scientific or aerial genius or even that great a brawler but he has star power.

Lex Luger v. Mr. Perfect - A solid match, but I wasn't very interested in it. I think the street fight at the end of the match where Shawn Michaels nailed Perfect was more interesting than the match.

Undertaker v. Giant Gonzalez - The 8 foot beast knocks out the Undertaker with chloroform. Miraculously Taker gets up after being wheeled out on a stretcher and dominates Gonzalez in this DQ win. I never knew Taker had a DQ win at Wrestlemania...I always thought they were pinfalls. What I really wanted to see was El Gigante get tombstoned but that didn't happen. No "You can't wrestle" chants for the Giant either. I really liked this match to see how Undertaker would deal with a giant beast like Gonzalez.

World Championship Match - Yokozuna v. Bret Hart - Amazingly it's Yoko v. Bret and Hulk Hogan ends up with the spotlight and his 5th WWF title run at the end of the night. When Yoko and Bret were going at it it reminded me of some of those good Hogan - Vader matches in WCW. Bret loses the title when Fuji throws some salt in his eyes but Fuji then challenges Hogan and attempts to do the same to him, only to miss and hit Yokozuna's eyes. Bang. Hogan picks up the title, upstaging Bret Hart in what would be his final Wrestlemania until X-8.

Wrestlemania VII Review

by Alfonso Colasuonno

Overall - This is the first Wrestlemania without Jesse the Body on commentary, but with Bobby the Brain Heenan taking over most of the color commentary there is absolutely no slippage. Heenan is really hilarious, probably more so than Ventura. As for the matches, there's an unbelievable one between the Ultimate Warrior and the Macho Man, and the main event between Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter was great as well. Probably the best Wrestlemania to date amongst all the ones I've reviewed.

The Rockers v. Haku and the Barbarian - A pretty good start to the card. The Rockers remain impressive in their teamwork.

Dino Bravo v. Texas Tornado - The Texas Tornado, Kerry Von Erich dominates Bravo in his first and only WWF appearance before his tragic suicide.

The British Bulldog v. The Warlord - A surprisingly good match. The Warlord surprised me with a solid performance.

The Hart Foundation v. The Nasty Boys for the Tag Team Title - The Nasty Boys in their WWF debut. They steal the title from the Hart Foundation. Soon after, the singles career of Bret Hart was launched.

Jake the Snake v. Rick Martel in a Blindfold Match - Jake the Snake had been partially blinded months earlier by Martel and so to even things up both men were blindfolded. Really a break from the norm. I enjoyed this match a lot.

Superfly Jimmy Snuka v. The Undertaker - The streak is born! (to a jobbing Snuka)

Macho King Randy Savage v. Ultimate Warrior in a Retirement Match - An epic match. One of the best I've ever seen. Unbelievably the Warrior got up from five elbow smashes from the top rope by Savage. The stunning Sherri is in Macho's corner. After the match, she double crosses Savage and Savage reunites with Elizabeth. Classic.

Demolition vs. Tenryu and Kitao - Demolition's new incarnation - Smash and Crush - loses to apparently big Japanese stars Tenryu and Kitao. I've never heard of them.

Mr. Perfect vs. Big Bossman for the Intercontinental Title - A solid match. Andre the Giant comes out to intimidate Bobby Heenan. The Bossman's music rules.

Earthquake v. Greg Valentine - Earthquake dominates Valentine in a short outing.

Legion of Doom v. Power and Glory - LOD look absolutely awesome in dominating the short lived team of Pretty Paul Roma and Hercules Hernandez.

Virgil vs. The Million Dollar Man - Some cheap shots from the M$M on Roddy Piper who was in crutches from a motorcycle accident. Virgil wins by countout when M$M is too busy chasing Piper around.

The Mountie vs. Tito Santana - Mountie uses a cattle prod on Santana to get an easy win. The same method would be used later by Harley Race when managing Vader in a match on Halloween Havoc 93 against Cactus Jack.

Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan for the World Title - Once again Hogan main events a Wrestlemania and puts on a great performance against Slaughter. Slaughter dominated most of the match but Hogan pulls it out in the end.

Wrestlemania VI Review

by Alfonso Colasuonno

Overall - Wrestlemania VI was a return to proper form with a rather good show after a lackluster Wrestlemania V. The wrestling on this card is still pretty good but nothing near the quality of the WCW cruiserweight division. The main attraction is the epic battle of good vs. good in the rare pitting together of two faces for the main event as Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan go at it.

Koko B. Ware vs. The Model Rick Martel - Koko hits some nice high flying moves, but honestly, how is that dude in the Hall of Fame. He loses all his matches at Wrestlemania and never is even in the contention for a title....

The Colossal Connection vs. Demolition - Andre the Giant doesn't even tag into this match as Demolition defeats Haku. Andre, in the twilight of his career turns face after getting into it with Bobby Heenan who chews him out over the loss.

Hercules vs. Earthquake - John Tenta. Yes, THE John Tenta of "I am a man, not a Shark" fame in battle against Hercules. He looked pretty good for a big dude and ends up with the win.

Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus the Barber Beefcake - The Barber ends up shearing some of The Genius' hair off. A solid match.

Bad News Brown vs. Roddy Piper - Piper paints half of himself black in this match against Bad News. Piper always knows how to entertain a crowd. And himself, apparently as from that video of him circulating on Youtube of him smoking medicinal marijuana.

The Hart Foundation v. The Bolsheviks - A squash. The Harts dominate The Bolsheviks via a sneak attack when Volkoff is singing the Soviet National Anthem.

The Barbarian v. Tito Santana - Really, who cares about this one? See, this is why Wrestlemanias IV - VII were so freaking long...they were stocked with matches that sucked like this.

Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire v. Macho Man and Sherri - The best match of the card. Dusty Rhodes knows how to entertain and the Macho Man was a great worker. Sherri looks absolutely stunning. Sapphire...eh, not so much.

Orient Express v. The Rockers - Another great match. The Rockers had great synergy as a team. The Orient Express were pretty good workers as well.

Dino Bravo v. Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Blah. This is another boring match on the card. More filler.

Jake the Snake v. The Million Dollar Man - Million Dollar Man wins with an assist from Virgil as Jake the Snake gets counted out. Solidly paced match from two good workers.

Akeem vs. Big Bossman - Surprisingly, a squash for the Bossman over Air Africa. The Bossman cuts a nice promo about Akeem and Slick before the match.

Rhythm and Blues Perform - All I can say about this is the song name is "Honka Honka Honka Honky Love" No, it's not about Glenn Beck's sex life....

Rick Rude v. Jimmy Snuka - Snuka is overwhelmed by Rude. More filler on the card.

Hulk Hogan v. Ultimate Warrior in a Title for Title Championship Match - A lot of the match is just a test of strength between Hogan and Warrior. Unreal to see Hogan cleanly defeated for the first time in the WWE. However, neither worker is very entertaining to watch so a lot of the appeal of this match is just to see Hogan get his first clean loss at a Wrestlemania. Personally, I'd choose Hogan-Rock at Wrestlemania X-8.

Thoughts on The Best of Raw - 15th Anniversary

by Alfonso Colasuonno

Overall - Well, well, well...I've always been a sucker for the compilations. Amazingly, this 9 hour DVD set shrinks 15 years of the history of RAW into a neat little package in a startlingly stellar fashion. Relive all the memories of RAW and those forgotten and those missed in this DVD set. Definitely recommended. However, note that it is particularly strong around the years of 1997-1999, with short shrift given to other years. One can argue that those years during the heat of the Monday Night Wars led to the best episodes of RAW, but regardless, when some years have only one or two segments, it's a little off-putting.

Individual Segment Reviews -

1993 -

Mr. Perfect v. Ric Flair in a Loser Leaves the WWE Match - Flair loses the match and Bobby Heenan is shocked. Flair goes on to return to WCW afterwards where the now largely forgotten Flair for the Gold culminating in a shocking Starrcade '93 win over Vader. I for one always thought Flair looked a bit out of place in the WWE, particularly in his first run.

Razor Ramon v. The Kid - The Kid's shocking win over the Bad Guy with a remarkable moonsault. Watch the lift on The Kid. Unbelievable!

1994 -

Bret Hart v. The Kid for the WWE Championship - Two of the best workers in the history of the WWE going at in a grueling match. Hitman wins while The Kid's feet are on the ropes and actually has the class to tell the ref to restart the match. I never realized what a good worker The Kid was until watching this match.

1996 -

Vader Attacks WWE President Gorilla Monsoon - While Vader's career in the WWE was a total flop, this one segment gave thrills to many people, like myself, who hate the biased antics of Gorilla "Windbag" Monsoon.

Pillman's Got a Gun - Brian Pillman, imagine what could have been. I would have loved to see a reunion of the Hollywood Blondes with Stone Cold. A loose cannon in the world of wrestling if ever there was one. RIP.

1997 -

Original ECW Invasion - These guys showed the WWE, just before the Attitude Era was really taking place, how it was done. Damn I miss the old ECW.

Bret Screwed Bret - An interesting interview with Mr. McMahon after the Montreal Screwjob. I personally think McMahon is in the wrong and he should have waited until he was outside of Canada to have Bret lose the title.

1998 -

Tyson and Austin - Stone Cold messes with Mike Tyson's head and leads to an almost brawl that separates the two titans of their respective sports.

Dumpster Diving - Terry Funk and Cactus Jack are locked in a dumpster and pushed off the ramp by the New Age Outlaws. Pretty sick stuff.

Formation of the New DX - X-Pac Returns - X-Pac launches right into Hogan and Bischoff and tells how Scott Hall and Kevin Nash would be with him if they weren't locked into WCW contracts.

DX Invades WCW - The ultimate provocation - DX coming into WCW territory in Virginia and exposing how WCW gave tickets away for free to boost their attendance and how the fans were behind DX and thought WCW sucked. Very provocative.

DX Nation - DX impersonates the Nation of Domination. Absolutely hilarious stuff.

Bang 3:16 - Stone Cold gets Mr. McMahon to cower in fear on the mat, and then pulls a gun on him that when fired lets out a Bang 3:16 banner. I don't think this got Stone Cold quite as over as Pillman got with the Pillman's Got a Gun segment.

1999 -

Y2J - The absolutely awesome introducing to the WWE of Chris Jericho, as he interrupts The Rock during comments about the Big Show. Largely known by wrestling afficionados as "The Promo"

The Rock: This is Your Life - Mick Foley introduces The Rock to three people from the past, including a stunning ex-girlfriend who he calls a skank because she wouldn't let the Rock get to second base.

Big Bossman Sympathy - Big Bossman says some remarkably tasteless comments about the Big Show's dad death due to cancer.

2001 -

Shane Purchases WCW - The absolutely startling realization that the McMahons own WCW...and how they would bury it soon after in the Invasion angle.

2002 -

Past Meets Present - The Rock squares off with Hollywood Hogan in a battle of wits, ending with the Rock giving a rock bottom to Hogan. Absolutely thrilling!

Worlds Unite: Bischoff Hugs Mr. McMahon - Who would ever thought it would happen...Bischoff and McMahon getting together. Bischoff talks about the triumphs of WCW.

2003 -

The Rock Concert - The Rock performs songs that are designed to get a rise out of the Sacramento crowd and Stone Cold Steve Austin before Austin comes to the ring and smashes the starstruck Rock's guitar which was autographed by Willie Nelson.

2004 -

Musical Chairs With Eugene - Eugene plays musical chairs with a few competitors including Stacy, Tomko, Ric Flair, Tajiri, Coachman, and Y2J for a chance at a title shot. Y2J wins to the thrill of the Winnipeg crowd while wearing an old Winnipeg Jets shirt.

Are You Ready for Some Wrestling? - Trish Stratus comes on to Shelton Benjamin before Mr. McMahon cockblocks Shelton.

2005 -

Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels - Shawn Michaels proving once again why he's the showstopper....an amazing performance from both men.

John Cena Drafted #1 To Raw - Cena is drafted #1 on Raw and ends up writing a battle rap against the Creepy Little Bastard Christian....This was when Cena was still awesome as a Marky Mark impersonator.

Kane/Lita Wedding - Edge was to marry Lita but it ends with Kane piledriving the priest. I guess that's one way to get rid of your Catholic block.

Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle in an Iron Man Match - It ends in a draw at 2 falls a piece. Incredible wrestling for thirty minutes from two of the greatest performers I've ever seen.

Stone Cold Stuns the McMahons - Stone Cold stuns all four members of the McMahon family in succession...a feat not even done by Randy Orton who never got to Linda.

2006 -

DX Impersonates Shane and Mr. McMahon - Triple H launches into his impersonation of Mr. McMahon with an I love Dicks routine. HBK dances around the ring like a fool. The McMahon men and the Spirit Squad end up doused with manure. All is well with the world.