Edge and Foley: Rated 'O' Superstars

Uh...? Was it just me or did I hear Edge use the phrase "Rated O" last night on Raw when describing Mick Foley?!?! Well...although Edge was being derogatory (claiming the "O" stood for "overrated"), I'd have to agree that Mick Foley is rated "O". In fact, I don't think there is another competitor in WWE history that has earned more 'O's per match than the one-eared wonder himself. Whether as Mankind or Cactus Jack (Dude Love wasn't all that O-riffic), Foley has made wrestling fans jump out of their seats screaming "OOOOOHHH!!!" a thousand times over. At this year's WrestleMania, I expect nothing less than a ridiculous O-fest from Foley and Edge in their Hardcore Match.

Both Edge and Foley did a good job promoting what promises to be quite an 'O'ffair ('O'-kay I know I'm 'O'verdoing it - but bear with me, Big Daddy isn't the only one who can work a gimmick). Edge discussing the numerous TLC and Ladder matches that he's been a part of sets the table - so to speak - of what we can expect from these two. Edge, himself, of course, is no stranger to garnering O's. The TLC matches at both WrestleMania 2000 and X-Seven were easily the showstealers. In eager anticipation of this match, I offer my favourite Edge and Mick Foley 'O'-moments:

MICK FOLEY:
This is is 'O'bvious: King of the Ring 1999 - The Undertaker vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell Match: - Taker tosses Mick Foley (Mankind) off the top of the Hell in a Cell cage through the announce table some 15 to 20 feet below. Just as O-worthy is Taker's chokeslam on top of the cage that sent Mick straight through to the ring below (followed by a chair that knocked Foley's tooth into his nose!).

EDGE:
WrestleMania X-Seven - Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudleys in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the World Tag Team Championship: Although this 'O' doesn't directly involve Edge, it begins with him. Edge spears Jeff Hardy off of the ladder down to the ring mat while Bubba Ray and Matt Hardy climb another ladder in the middle of the ring. Rhyno enters and pushes the ladder propelling Matt and Bubba to crash into a double stack of tables outside of the ring!

'O' yeah!!

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Booker T: SmackDown's #1 Announcer!

Over the past several weeks, my man Booker T has been joining Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside for commentary during matches that involve his storylines. I can't help but notice how "O"-worthy Booker T's commentary is. The man is straight jokes...I don't think I've seen or heard anyone who can, so amusingly, call both the play-by-play and provide the colour commentary at the same time. This angle can not only help further develop his egocentric heel character but secure what has been rumoured as his future role in WWE: commentator.

First of all, Booker's approach is completely natural. He uses plenty of street slang and humorous analogies and speaks at such a rapid-fire pace, it prompted Tazz, a week or two ago, to ask Booker's wife, Sharmell if she ever gets any words in edge-wise at home...to which she responded "no". That was entertaining enough on its own.

Secondly, and even more importantly however, Booker is excellent at doing what a commentator is supposed to do: put over the workers in the ring. On SmackDown! this past Thursday (Friday in the States...."ha! ha!" says Nelson Muntz) Booker did just that by brillantly helping to jumpstart his impending feud with The Boogeyman: "How'd this guy get here?...This guy got an agent?...I heard this guy can't even leave the country cuz he ain't even got a passport."...Which would make sense, considering that he's a monster!

In the Boogeyman VS. The Dicks match, Booker T accomplished a number of other important things:
#1 - He was hilarious: "You know when I was a little kid...people told me about The Boogeyman...I said, 'I hope he in my closet, I hope he in my bed because I'mo knock his punk-ass out!"
#2 - He further cemented his heel-status by continually slamming face-general manager, Teddy Long: "My lawyers is working on Teddy Long, we gon' get him out of office", "Teddy Long ain't nothin' but a boot-lickin'...butt-dancin' little puppet runnin' 'round here!"
#3 - He kept putting over the concept of The Boogeyman's character: "I heard a story...that a kid got suspended for the rest of the year for comin' to school with worms in his damn mouth!"
#4 - He was hilarious!: "Do this guy have a mother? Where's his mother at? Do he look anything like her?"

On top of that, Sharmell is gold. Her snottiness ('stushness' to us Jamaicans), witty snaps towards Michael Cole and unflinching support of Booker T's often-riduculous rants only helps with the entertainment value of his character. Not that I want to see Booker T leave the ring anytime soon, but he definitely has knocked Funaki out of top spot for Smackdown's #1 Announcer.

Now can you dig that? SUCKAAAAA!!!!!

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"O" No! JBL's out, and I'm coming after Benoit

Say it ain't so.

My fav WWE wrestler and the main reason I tune into Smackdown, John Bradshaw Layfield is out of action indefinately. Apparently he suffered a broken hand with a displaced bone during the 6 man tag for Friday Night Smackdown at the tapings on Tuesday.

JBL is set to have surgery tomorrow.

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UPDATE

I watched Smackdown! last night and I saw the injury for myself. Benoit. Benoit did it. Benoit put the former WWE champion - the wrestling god - on the shelf.

Benoit.

That name is going to ring in my ears for the next couple months when JBL isn't on my tv.

Benoit.

A guy I've been a fan of since the Pegasus days, is now on my hit list.

Beware Benoit.

I am about to launch a full scale attack on you that will make my 3 year feud with Bret Hart seem like a school yard disagreement over who's turn it was to use the monkey bars.

"O" Benoit.

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Say goodbye to a couple of little Dicks

Chad and James Dick will officially be released from the WWE later today.

The Dicks, real name Chad Wicks and John Tolland will most likely not be fighting the WWE for ownership of their gimmick.

Anyone NOT see this coming? Honestly how long were they gonna play the same tired joke each time they carted these two out. It was either gonna be a total repackaging or a pink slip. The latter seems to be the new hottness in the WWE.

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Hip-Hop Loves Wrestling! 17 Dope Rap References to the Ring

Hip-hop has had a love affair with professional wrestling for a long time. In 1985, WWF's The Wrestling Album showcased the late great Junkyard Dog rapping on "Grab Them Cakes". The follow-up Piledriver album included "Jive Soul Bro" by Slick (my favourite of the two) complete with a music video and everything! In 2000, WWE released Aggression - an album of hip-hop remakes to superstars' entrance themes that featured the likes of Snoop Dogg, Ice-T and Method Man. 2004's WWE Originals features rap records (albeit brutal) from Rey Mysterio and Booker T. And most recently (and obviously) John Cena and Tha Trademarc's You Can't See Me album made official the marriage between rap and the squared circle. The following are some of my favourite lines (my own included) in hip-hop history commemorating this relationship. It appears, so far, as if Redman is my fiercest competitor for the title of "Rapper Who Loves Wrestling The Most". Check it out...

1) "WWF'n bitches, slammin' 'em in the rope like Shawn Mike" (and later) "I smacked her, cracked her, put her in a full nelson!"

- Redman on "Supaman Lova 3" from the album, Muddy Waters (1996)

2) "I like chillin', Monday Night Raw watchin', me and Dan-e-o at the SkyDome when it's in town"

- Choclair on "Northern Touch" from the Rascalz re-released album, Cash Crop (1997)

3) "The Superfly, Jimmy Fly Snuka rips the roof off"

- Redman on "Blow Your Mind" from the album, Whut? Thee Album (1992)

4) "I got Junkyard Dogs, I'm rowdier than Rod Piper"

- Ludacris on "Word of Mouf (Freestyle)" from the album, Word of Mouf (2001)

5) "The black 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan stay lurkin'" (and later) "I'm Superfly like Snuka"

-4-Ize also on "Word of Mouf (Freestyle)" from the Ludacris album, Word of Mouf (2001)

6) "I'm Stone Cold like Steve Austin or Medusa's eyes"

- Black Cat of Irs on "Lift Off" from the album, Welcome to Planet Irs (2003)

7) "I'm like Kurt Angle be, a hero slammin' you zeroes, it's true!"

-Dan-e-o also on "Lift Off" from the Irs album, Welcome to Planet Irs (2003)

8) "We got the illy team that doesn't even sweat the gleam
Or glamour, we'll figure-four your ass like Greg 'The Hammer'"

-Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest on "Keeping It Moving" from the album, Beats, Rhymes And Life (1996)


9)" When me and Meth swarm, you need a net to cover you
Turn the rap game into WCW, off the rope I hang glide to the throat"

-Redman on "Fire Ina Hole" from the Method Man/Redman album, Blackout! (1999)

10) "Rhymes Royal like a Rumble, Monolith is never humble"

-Nish Raawks of Monolith on "Danish" from the EP, The Long Awaited... (1998)

11) "So Raw, you'd swear I'm hip-hop's Vince McMahon"

-Dan-e-o on "Don't Believe Remix" from the Divo album, The Evolution Theory (2002)


12) "It's the seven eighty-eight, DDT 'em just like Jake 'The Snake'"

-T3 of Slum Village on "Players" from the album, Fantastic Vol.2 (2000)


13) "Double the funk like the zeroes in this year,
I'm the dirtiest player in the game like Ric Flair"

-Dan-e-o on "Stinky" from the mix CD, Jack Hammer Vol.2 (2004)

14) "Dreamin 'bout Toni Braxton, blowin' her back out like Bob Backlund
I'm throwing wrestling holds, tag-team with Funk Doc, we in funk mode, take yo' best shot"

- Method Man on "Do What Ya Feel" from the Redman album, Muddy Waters (1996)

15) "I'm Hulk Hogan, the Heavyweight Hip-Hop Champion slogan
Is raised above my head, you're dead, you read
'Dan-e-o Wins Again' the headline said"

-Dan-e-o on "Prologue: Set It Off/Can't Test Me" from the album, The Book of Daniel (2000)

16) "The Funkadelic Devil, hit you with the rap level of 10
Then 1, 2, 3, you're pinned!"

-Redman on "Time 4 Sum Aksion" from the album, Whut? Thee Album (1992)

17) "Crews are fun to fight, in front of mics
Their skills wouldn't be Raw even on Monday Night"

-Dan-e-o on "The Lion'z Den" from the album, The Book of Daniel (2000)

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Ashley out

Welcome to the big leagues honey! The 2005 Diva Search winner is quickly learning what the life of a wrestler is all about. Pain.

The girl who's been racking up points for me in the WWE's fantasy game will be out of action after a sloppy ejection from the chick battle royal last night.

The following story is courtesy WWE.com:

Ashley suffered a spiral fracture of the left fibula, a non weight-bearing bone, Monday night while competing in the Diva Battle Royal to crown a No. 1 Contender for the Women's Championship. Surgery will not be required, however, Ashley will be in a cast for four weeks.

It looks as though Ashley will be out of action until at least Mid-May when you figure in healing and re-hab time. Poor kid. Hopefully they don't pull a Christy Hemme and just bored of her ass and say 'Adios'.

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Send Owen to the Hall

Last week, when it was announced that Bret "Hitman" Hart would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame prior to WrestleMania this year, I couldn't help but think how appropriate it would be for him to be inducted along with his late brother, Owen. Watching Raw on Monday night, I had the feeling that this announcement would be made. I almost popped...'O' style...when I saw the opening shot of the montage created for the next inductee...Eddie Guerrero.

Seeing the group of wrestlers gathered in front of the Titantron...an occasion almost always reserved for paying last respects to a recently deceased superstar, made me think that my prediction...and hope...had come true. Now don't get me wrong, I'm one of the biggest Eddie Guerrero marks there is. My middle name is Eduardo. I think I'm more proud that I share a name with one of my favourite wrestlers ever than I am about sharing it with my dad. Eddie was in my top three favourite superstars alongside Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. Is he deserving of being in the WWE Hall of Fame? "O" absolutely! But not just yet.

I know Big Daddy would agree with me on this one. He has a beautiful baby daughter named Natasha who he wouldn't give back for a thousand- 'O' match between his heroes Shawn Michaels and JBL at a WrestleMania in his backyard! However...if little Tash had been born a boy...she'd be little Owen. Perhaps, it is approprate that we've adopted the 'O' as our new favourite letter...our 'O'de to great wrestling and the first initial of one of the greatest wrestlers ever. Owen Hart should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame simply because he has passed away...which is the reason Eddie has been inducted this year...Owen's wrestling legacy will live on forever because he was an incredible performer. He also wrestled in an era alongside brother Bret and other Hall of Fame worthy-competitors: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Jake "The Snake" Roberts to name a few.

If last year's inductees were the first of the "Rock 'N' Wrestling Era" - the Hogan, Piper and Orton types - then it only makes sense that this year follows suit by paying tribute to the best in the era that pretty much followed it...and if Bret Hart is going to lead the way, he should have Owen by his side. Eddie is deserving...but the timing is a little too early. I still predict that this year's Hall of Fame ceremony will be 'O' worthy...Owen could still very well be given the honour. If he isn't though, it would be 'O' so unfair.

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Review of "N Way ut" Pay Per View (sorry no O's available)

Wow.
This pay per view was a complete and total waste of 35 bucks. Dan-e-o and I sat here watching this crap, begging for something to get excited about.

Dan did in fact pop a couple of times during the cruiserweight curtain jerker - but after falling in love with the X-Division, you gotta give me a little more than a helo and a topei to make me say "O".

Rey got screwed worse than Andre Iguodala. Why did he even win the Rumble? My only hope is that Rey somehow stops trying to be Eddie Lite and turns heel. Ah wishful thinking. Will "The Chosen One" (by HHH) go on to win his second World Title at Mania?


Tatanka was Hardy's mystery tag partner. What? Why? Is this MNM's destiny? To face WWE singles wrestlers (who are going nowhere) and team him with a WWF has been. First it was Heidenreich and Animal and now this.

Now here's the stupid thing. Tatanka and V1 beat the champs on a PPV ... but it was a NON-TITLE match! Look, I'm a big believer in non-title matches to help build a story (remember the Young Stallyons?) but NEVER EVER EVER EVER should there be a non title match on a freakin' pay per view. That's as close to wrestling blasphemy as you can come.

The start of the Booker / Benoit match pissed me off. Booker said he was going to forfit the title. He left the ring after handing the belt to Teddy Long. This went on for at least 5 or 6 minutes. Finally with Sharmell jawing at Benoit, Booker came back in and jumped him. ALL THAT for a Pearl Harbor job? Why? Then, Long told the time keeper to ring the bell and start the match. Start WHAT match?? Booker forfeited the title! Is this Benoit defending against Booker? No, of course not. The whole thing was so poorly done. I did ALMOST "O" for Booker's attempt at the Harlem Hangover. I would have popped for Benoit's title win... but the whole angle has been so predictable and so anti-climactic. As a sidebar - why can NO ONE execute a freakin' Sharpshooter? These dudes are making Bret look good. It's not a hard move to do. You cross the legs grab the ankles and a knee and SIT DOWN. Benoit's Sharpshooter sucks. It's even worse than The Rock's.


Before I discuss tonight's main event, I have two questions. 1) What the F did Taker do to walk back into a title shot. Talk about going into a main event ICE COLD. My second question is WHY IS KURT ANGLE A FACE?

He's going into a main event right after winning the title in very heel like fashion against a piece of crap like Mark Henry. Then he goes up against one of the WWE's biggest faces of all time. So, why not just skip the stupid program with Mizark and keep Kurt heel.

That being said, they did have the match of the night - but with all due respect..... anytime Taker is in the "Match of the Night" there's something wrong with the rest of the night.

Hey, what's with all the bleeps on a pay per view? Were Nick Patrick and Angle really cursing at each other that heavily?

I digress.

The series of finishers reversed was sick. Honestly, great work. The pinfall was awesome. Why wasn't there a replay?

Thank god for JBL. Him ending Bobby Lashley's winning streak made me happy.

Overall, this show gets one single solitary, lonely "O".

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Even more hypOcrisy

Nothing makes me laugh harder than this picture. Wow the hypocrisy. Look at these two lying scum bags pretending to like each other. These two pieces of garbage that helped make each other rich and have slandered one another for the last 9 years. I remember sitting with Bret at TSN one of the times he was on Off The Record - post WWF - and asking if he would ever consider accepting a spot in the Hall Of Fame. "What the hell for? The whole thing is a work! I'm not ever going to lower myself to that standard!"

If Bret and Vince decided to due business for whatever reason - DVD, Hall Of Fame, special cameos, etc - fine... but why shake hands and smile like you're crew? Why pretend that you can actually be in each other's prescence without choking on your own bile?

Poor Dave Hebner still gets "You screwed Bret" chants! Well to that I say, Thank you Dave.

I give this picture a big "O" for "O Bret Hart you are such a big freakin' phony".

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Officer, please remove that man's O

You'd think a guy who's name started with an "O", who was trained in "O"-VW, draws a giant "O" in the air when he enters the ring, and used to run with one of my WWE favs in JBL - would be the patron saint of Tha "O" Show. But No!

Orlando Jordan sucks.

I know, i know -- news flash. Ok, he can cut a half decent promo, but word of his new gimmick - a bisexual playboy who will be winged by former TNA chick Trinity and his real life buddy Eric has made me think he has hit a new low.

My prediction? If this gimmick does in fact take off, it'll run a couple months of shock value and then fall flat on his face. Shortly there after you'll read on the company website, "Orlando Jordan has been released from his WWE obligations. All of us here at the WWE wish Mr. Jordan nothing but the best in his future endeavors".

So, all that being said - and the fact that the only "O" I ever got watching O.J. was when I said "O my god, why does this man have a contract?" - I think he should be forced to change his name and drop the O all together.

Lando Jordan. Lando. It's not so bad. Hell it worked for Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars! Calrissian was mad-over in Empire, but admittedly a little over booked in Return of the Jedi.

Lando Jordan - please return your O to the show immediately or stop sucking. You're a disgrace to that fine, emphatic vowel.

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“O” the hypocrisy

TNA Management (Jeff Jarrett and his stooges) have decided to make an example of Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. The two X-Division stand outs and ROH regulars were told to skip last Saturday's ROH show and fly directly to Orlando for the Against All Odds pay per view. Apparently management was concerned that bad weather in the northeast part of the country would prevent them from making it to Florida in time for the pay per view.

Many other wrestlers did in fact cancel on ROH and did exactly what they were told. Strong and Aries decided to fulfill their commitments to the organization that made their careers. They flew into Orlando on Sunday and made it to the arena hours before the event started.

Apparently, making it to work on time didn't matter much and the fact that they "disobeyed" the worry-warts is going to cost them dearly. Aries and Strong have been removed from all bookings for the forseeable future. Word is this "suspension" could last months.

How about firing Jeff F'N Hardy or chornic junkie Sean Waltman? These guys have been given chance after chance by TNA by constantly pull no-shows - even at pay per view events! Not to mention that both Hardy and Waltman have VERY little to offer the company, they also ruin morale in the locker room.

Instead of "making an example" of two hardworking dudes who are just trying to make ends meet, why not give them a slap on the wrist type of warning? Job them out a couple times - put them into some dumb ass angle... but for cryin' out loud don't take away their ability to make a buck!

This reminds me of the old Clique days in the WWF. Shawn, Razor and Diesel would do stuff to piss of McMahon and Hunter was the one punished. Why? Cuz nobody gave a rat's ass about HHH back then. Ironic how THAT whole dynamic has done a 180.

“O” the hypocrisy.

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Another wrestling "O"-bit

Mike Durham better known to the wrestling world as "Johnny Grunge" of the tag team Public Enemy, was pronounced dead in Atlanta, GA on the morning of February 16th. For once, it appears a wrestler dying young was not caused by drug abuse.

Apparently Durham was gasping for air at a friend's house and rushed to the hospital where he died upon arrival. The likely cause of death is sleep apnea.

Durham's long time tag partner was Ted Petty, aka Rocco Rock. The two of them were innovators in ECW and helped launch it's Extreme identity. Petty died several years ago due to drug abuse.

I met an interviewed the Public Enemy once - in Buffalo NY in 1998. I really liked both of those guys. We chatted casually before and after the interview. So many guys would give their 5 minutes worth of cliches and move on. I actually found them to both be personable and really down to earth.

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the business with someone bad to say about either one. That in itself id an accomplishment. To work for the WWE(F), WCW and ECW and not generate any real lockeroom heat??? These guys MUST have been saints.

I guess now Johnny and Rocco will be doin the "Drive-By" on Brian Pillman or Gary Wolfe.

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This is my "O" face

I am the man they call Darkside, and I am a recovering wrestling addict. My drugs of choice were WWE, TNA, WCW, ECW, and I've even mainlined a couple of ounces of OVW from time to time. I'm mostly clean now, though I will admit that I lapse from time to time.

I'm a former columnist for TSN.ca, I'm a former part-time co-host of the LAW...and I've written more obituaries than anyone I know.

I have recently discovered that I LOVE old-school wrestling. It's a lost art the things that guys like Bobby Heenan, Superstar Billy Graham, Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes were once able to do. You will likely see DVD reviews (such as one for Superstar's recent DVD release), the odd classic match recap, and maybe even a couple of commentaries on current storylines if they grab me...but they rarely do these days.

I may even discuss from time to time how professional wrestling could benefit from other sports storylines, and how other sports could benefit from professional wrestling...heck, I might get all edjumacational up here in this bizznitch.

You'll catch me here from time to time, and see me all over my own site Chronicology...and hey, I may even pimp comics from my online comic store, All New Comics (you would be surprised how many wrestlers are huge comics fans).

...but I'll probably just show my "O" face.

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TorontO: City of Champions

Now for all of you haters out there, you don't have to remind me or anyone else in Toronto about the last time our great city won a major sports championship...I'm sorry football fans, but the Argos just don't count. It's been nearly 40 years since our beloved Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup and while our odds have greatly improved for the Blue Jays this coming season, it's been 13 years since we were last World Series champs.

In the year 2006 however, the world of professional wrestling has been kind to us. Or maybe I should say we Torontonians have finally received our just due! In the short month and a half that 2006 has been here, we have seen Toronto's Edge finally become WWE Champion (that stinkin' Cena may have won back the title but Edge will get his revenge soon!) and our newly crowned NWA Heavyweight Champion is none other than Toronto-native, Christian Cage!

Now it's not like we didn't know that Canadian wrestlers rule already, but Toronto wrestlers in particular are finally "showing and proving". So while the rest of Canada hates on our Maple Leafs during hockey season (can't say I blame them actually, it's not like they have any teams in the NBA or Major League Baseball...ha!), they can now also hate the fact that Toronto rules the wrestling world!

Who are the hottest and most popular female superstars in TNA Wrestling right now? And no, I don't mean that no-ability-to-act-or-wrestle chick with the super annoying crease in her stomach, Jackie Gayda. I'm talking about Traci Brooks, who in case you didn't know, is from the T-dot and Gail Kim, from...you guessed it, Toronto!

And "O", did I forget to mention that the reigning WWE Women's Champion...the same woman who has had the title for over a year or something...the same woman who seems to most often win "Babe of the Year" awards and covers of WWE Divas magazines...Trish Stratus...is um, from...TorontOOOO!!?!?

Just thought I'd remind ya!

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Putting the "O" in "Tha O Show"

What up wrestling fans! Now some of you may have already heard of me and some of you may not have. But I'm sure that many of you may be wondering, "what's a rapper doing with a wrestling website"? The answer's simple: I'm about as much of a wrestling head as I am a hip-hop head. And by the sounds of what's on the radio these days, probably even more so. (However, please log on to www.dan-e-o.com if you're into the good stuff...or just want to learn more about me).

I, like many of you, grew up watching wrestling. I most recently found a daily journal that I used to write in when I was in Grade 5. Nearly every entry has a comment about watching wrestling, including who won and lost on the last edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. I would always watch the show on Sunday, of course...being too young to stay up until 11:30, I had to set up my VCR to tape it. Contrary to Big Daddy Donnie's assersion that I'm a Hulk Hogan mark, I never was. But I am a HUGE mark for Eddie Guerrero (God bless him)...which means I just lied. Of course I grew up a Hulkamaniac! Who didn't? Seriously. I had the action figure, watched his cartoon and even got a copy of The Wrestling Album on vinyl which is still in mint condition.

I have not only watched wrestling for what feels like my whole life but I've studied it. I just so happened to get an A+ in my last year at York University for an 18-page essay on wrestling that I wrote for a "Popular Culture" class. Top that, wrestling nerds! I even trained as a wrestler with the AWF (Apocalypse Wrestling Federation) in 2000 for my music video "Corrida De Toros" (which most fans incorrectly refer to as "the boxing video"). You can check it out at www.feedlynks.com. I stayed on with the AWF for a while as a sometimes-used guest referee and later a manager for "Club Stud" Tony Mack and Traci (currently Matt Bentley's valet in TNA) during her feud with La Felina (Gail Kim of TNA). AWF can also boast training such superstars as Edge, Christian Cage and Trish Stratus.

The "Corrida De Toros" video features the likes of Synn (formerly of TNA) and Jason Sensation (once in WWE). Jason actually appears in skits on my See No Evil, Hear No Evil album as the voices of Marge Simpson...and none other than Stone Cold Steve Austin! You may best remember Jason as a member of Degeneration X's sarcastic tribute to the Nation of Domination several years ago on Raw. Remember? Triple H played The Rock, X-Pac was Mark Henry and Jason played the late, great Owen Hart. His impersonation, as always, was dead on.

It was during the course of writing my magnificently brilliant essay that I met Big Daddy Donnie....lucky for him, years later I would coin the term "O" as an exclamation of impressiveness during a professional wrestling performance. Yes, I created "Tha O Show". And I invite you all to be a part of it. If you're anything like Donnie and I, you ALWAYS have a comment about the last Raw, SmackDown! or pay-per-view event. Maybe, you're sick of WWE and prefer the alternatives. I'm really starting to get into TNA myself. Whatever, the case may be, log on to "Tha O Show" often and give us your opinion...because this is our new way of sharing ours...and it's always no holds barred! We'll have all kinds of articles on this site that we urge you to comment on. You won't always agree with us and the Big Daddy and I won't always agree with each other (he is, after all, human...he makes mistakes), but we encourage you to use "Tha O Show" as an outlet for your thoughts on our favourite pastime: pro wrestling.

So the next time you scream out "OOOO!!!!" during a sick move during a Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit match, forget about the "star" rating and think about its "O" rating....and remember Dan-e-o...the one who put the "O" in "Tha O Show".

Welcome one and all.

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Raw scored an O

Being that we live in Canada, the greatest country in the world, we actually got to see RAW live this week........ unlike in the U.S. where it was pre-empted for the West Minster Dog Show. The only O that O-curred was early in the show when the Big Show speared Triple H through the black security wall.


That in and of itself wasn't O worthy.... but Helmsley's sell job was! He was so painfully contortedm and really held the position to put over Show's power. This was one of the moments when I really miss Jim Ross. Sure, Styles had an "Oh my god" but I woulda loved to have heard "MY GAWD MY GAWD MY GAWD! AS GAWD IS MAH WITNESS - THAT MAN IS BROKEN IN HALF!"

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Welcome to "Tha O Show"

Welcome to our corner of wrestling's online community - soon to be an entire block - known as "Tha O Show". Don't get the name? Ever watch wrestling on TV and have a moment where you and your buddies jump off the couch and yell "OOOOOOO"? Well, now ya get it. "O's" are not restricted just to high spots. O no. They could range from a great in-ring moment, to a sick promo or just a cool angle.

The 'show' part comes in a lil down the road when this blog will also host an online radio show, hosted by the two wrestling fans runnin this here site.

The Founders of Tha O Show are Big Daddy Donnie & Dan-e-o. These two life long wrestling fans, have very unique opinions and thoughts brought on by their very different backgrounds. Dan-e-o is a Canadian Hip Hop icon, and the undisputed king of freestyle. He’s also a huge Hulk Hogan mark. Big Daddy Donnie was one of the pioneers of online wrestling radio and hosted a very popular show on a sports station in Toronto for years. He's also worked as a wrestling columnist for TSN.ca and Slam, and held other positions with other wrestling organizations. Everything from booking to play by play to marketing – hell, he even had a couple matches!

In addition to tha two hosts of Tha O Show, we have a unique and well rounded writing team. They are, as follows:

• Darkside - Webmaster of TSN.ca, resident MMA expert and long time wrestling columnist.


• Lou E. Dangerously - The former Sign Guy Dudley, and current member of the ECW roster supplies us with old stories and musings from his unique career.


• The Stro - Once known as Gorgeous George III and The Maestro (WCW), The Stro is a regular contributer who offers a snapshot of his thoughts each week.


• Kingdom James - a professional wrestling, broadcaster and outstanding writer. Kingdom has been involved in this business for years and has seen / done it all.

This blog will be our way of sharing with you all the wrestling related crap we talk about on a daily basis. Commentarys, excerpts from debates, brainstorming, fantasy predictions, mad-hard trivia, DVD reviews, game reviews and a hell of a lot more.

Anytime a match is rated by one of us - it'll show up as having an O-Factor. The number of O's will be exactly the number of times we literally and spontaneously had to go "OOOO!" So for instance, anytime you get AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe, you're looking at a minimum of 10 O's! And like Jesse Ventura used to say "I don't impress easy".

If you have any wrestling-related questions or just need someone to kick yer ass, get at us.
peace.

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