Extremely Decent

Editor's Note: The following article is written in tag-team format, courtesy of "Above The Law". Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina, DJB! (whose words are in regular font). And his tag team partner, from Buffalo, New York, Christopher Casúr! (whose words are in italics)

When you have an entire show based on the the extreme concept chances are it will be either very entertaining or incredibly horrible. When you consider a "Hog Pen" match an Extreme Rules match you are certifiably batshit crazy. I missed "The Rock" on TBS to watch this pay-per-view. At least I didn't have to pay for the viewing.

I just wonder if the E really is dumb enough to realize that John Cena vs. Big Show in a submission match and Batista and Orton inside a steel cage isn't going to do anything for the already horrible buyrate ER expects. Hell Mania reportedly only got around 975,000 buys. Ouch!

To be honest, I was halfway excited about this show. There were a handful of matches that I was legitimately shoot excited about seeing, and as MMA has proven, all it takes is one or two strong matches to get someone to watch. I knew a few matches on this card were going to suck, but I really didn't care.

Despite having no reason to take the United States Championship off of MVP the E did anyway, I don't know if it was to make Kofi Kingston the 19th or 20th man to hold both the IC and US Championships, but either way it made the belt what Vince Russo seems so fond of calling it, a prop. No build, no purpose, free TV match and a title change with the defeated champion smiling at the new champion.

Going into the Fatal Four Way there were two schools of thought, they're going to hotshot it twice, making Kofi a transitional champion, or attempt to give Kofi a rub of defeating three challengers in one night. Well, Kofi won the match, and now prepare to lose the United States strap in the shuffle.

Hopefully they took the belt off of MVP in order to push him up to the main event. His immediate confrontation with Randy Orton after being drafted to "Raw" would be a good indication of this. For the moment, it's nice to see some semblance of a midcard with talented workers in the company. It's irritating to see two midcard belts in a company that has a paper-thin midcard. I'd like to see the belt become more prominent around the waist of a red-hot babyface like Kofi.

Is there a kind of stipulation match that John Cena won't be facing overwhelming odds and come out on top? The odds were "stacked" against him at Extreme Rules, and folks he did it again.

Not 100% sure but word going around is that a writer for the E suggested a Cena heel turn and Vince thought it was the stupidest thing he'd ever heard, Cena's merch sells too good. Gee, I wonder why either myself, Christopher Casur, Andrew Gray, or Dante Ross never thought of that? Probably because we knew Vince would terminate our contracts.

When WCW was in dire straits in 1996, they turned things around by taking their biggest star and turning him heel. Fast forward to modern day. WWE's profits aren't what they used to be. This idea wouldn't work here now...why?

Another lesson from WCW. Keep doing the same thing too often for too long and people will get tired of it. Cena keeps winning and keeps winning. How can anyone get behind a never-say-die babyface if he's never presented as being in legitimate danger? Do something, anything, with Cena, because what you're doing now isn't working.

The highspot of the evening through the end of the Cena/Big Show match was the dose of nostalgia we recieved when Tommy Dreamer captured the ECW Championship. That's only nostalgic if you've followed Dreamer and the old ECW. Dreamer never wanted the strap when Paul-E was running shit, but got saddled with it, but this time he's got the big Silver belt and hey Paul-E, he likes it.

Reports online and through the WWE Universe are saying that Dreamer signed one of those magical one day contracts to compete in this match, and as luck would have it TD got the belt. It's an ECW retirement angle, and I'm not sure how many fans it'll draw in, but I'm sure it's a great retirement angle to others.

The things I'm playing over in my head though are the duration of his reign, and just who he'll put over when the time comes. Hopefully they build a star for this, not have Christian or Jack Thwagger be the guy to take it off of him and send him back to Yonkers.

It was my understanding that, were Dreamer to win the belt, he would vacate it. Since, you know, you can't have a champion that's not under contract. Just ask Bret Hart. If that were the case, I normally balk at the idea of tournaments, since it usually buries all the participants in favor of the two guys who would have been legitimate contenders anyway, but given the nature of ECW, I think a tournament to determine the new champion would be ideal. Give some of the roster's talent either a push, or simply some exposure. Building new superstars. What a crazy idea, huh?

If Dreamer actually is sticking around the defend the belt, I think the belt should go back to Swagger, he's going to be a premier player in the future of the company, so having him be the guy who sent Dreamer packing would be akin to Jericho talking about beating The Rock and Stone Cold in the same night.

With another guy's contract being up in the air, that left several things unanswered going into the World Heavyweight Championship ladder match. The smart move on the part of the company would be to put Jeff Hardy over and give him the belt.

I'm sure all the Hardy haters out there are figuring out how to use their emoticons to put a frown or a screw you in their comment to me about that statement, but they'll just have to get over it. "Jeff Hardy isn't a good worker," "Jeff Hardy has a drug problem," yeah, sure, he is, and he does/did, but he's also one of the most popular guys in the WWE.

State, country, region or continent there is a reaction for Jeff Hardy. Not a John Cena or Batista reaction where you can hear the boos, but an honest to God rafter rattling reaction. Who knows what exactly it is, or who ever cares, but truth be told it's there.

In an era that is largely based on visual pleasantry rather than emotion, Jeff Hardy can actually connect with fans. He's not jacked to the moon, nor does he possess a silver tongue. He's very much an everyman. He came from a small town in North Carolina and he does crazy shit to entertain the people that he once considered himself a part of. Hence, the major reactions.

John Cena turning heel would be catastrophic on the merchandise front, Jeff Hardy leaving would probably be catastrophic on the "SmackDown" ratings front. Argue all you want, but you're wasting finger use. With that said though what are the reasons not to give him the belt?

WWE doesn't have fire insurance on the belt? With "SmackDown" ratings not so hot anyway, Hardy leaving couldn't do much more to hurt the numbers. I'd be more concerned about the fact that Friday nights are already short enough on main eventers without one of the top faces going peace.

Apparently there weren't any reasons not to, because Jeff Hardy won the belt and held it for a few seconds. The Punk Era is back in business, and this time around, "Straight Edge really will mean he's better than you." With this it begs an answer, will Jeff Hardy really have to balls to tell the E, "Screw you I'm taking time off."

For the longest time, I argued that turning Punk heel would be the leverage that Punk detractors backstage would've needed to do him as they pleased, including the possibility of burying him or even getting him a nice set of walking papers. However, in this set of circumstances, I'm down with it. His main detractors are far away right now, and "SmackDown!" is badly in need of both main eventers and heels. Edge can only do so much for so long.

Now, whether or not Punk really is turning heel, or if it's just wishful thinking on DJB's part, we'll have to see. I'm hoping that this title run proves to be more successful than Punk's last, although, to be honest, that's not going to be a hard feat to accomplish.

In a show that was extremely par, the twist at the end turned out be a sort of saving grace. Jericho's ninth IC strap and the removal of Rey's mask, Punk defeating Umaga (and what has to be considered a heel turn) cashing in MitB to win his second World title by pinning Jeff Hardy, after the main event ladder match were ultimately what saved the show.

Overall, I didn't think this was a bad show at all. The matches I was excited about seeing delivered, and there was even a nice swerve at the end. What more could you ask for from a B-level show? Style points to DJ for COMPLETELY evading having to talk about Big Needle Dave winning the WWE Championship. Rumor has it that he's got a torn bicep. Good job, WWE. Put the title on an injured man for the second time this year. Even if he's not injured, why is he being given another title reign? *sigh* Better question, why do I even bother to let this get to me anymore?

Tha Results:
*CM Punk def. Umaga in a Samoan Strap Match
*Kofi Kingston def. William Regal, Matt Hardy, and MVP to retain US Championship
*Santina Marella def. Vickie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero in a Hog Pen Match
*John Cena def. Big Show in a Submission Match
*Tommy Dreamer def. Jack Swagger and Christian to win ECW Championship
*Chris Jericho def. Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred Match to win Intercontinental Championship
*Batista def. Randy Orton in a Steel Cage Match to win WWE Championship
*Jeff Hardy def. Edge in a Ladder Match to win World Heavyweight Championship
*CM Punk def. Jeff Hardy after cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase to win World Heavyweight Championship

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TNA Epics

The following recap is by Niall Robb, the newest member of Tha O Show family. Welcome Niall who hails from the UK on board, and let him know what you think of his recap for TNA Epics!

TNA Epics week 4 – King of the Mountain Matches

The opening video package runs and Mick Foley welcomes us to the show. We are looking at the King of the Mountain Match. The small explanation that we are given is that it is “It’s a reverse ladder match” haha.

Slammiversary 2004 King of the Mountain Match for the NWA Championship

At this point, the ring is still square. The men in the match are AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Raven, Ron Killings (Champion) and Jeff Jarrett. This year, there will be seven people in the match which unfortunately is quite similar to the Money in The Bank ladder match which has also suffered from inflated numbers of people involved. The match is a blend of high-spots and dangerous moves. Vince Russo is at ringside I think. AJ hits the styles clash to become the first man eligible. Harris hits a spear on Raven 45 seconds after the Jarrett was pinned and gets the three count and therefore is eligible.

Big Edit.

The clock shows zero and Harris comes out of the penalty box which shows that we have missed at least four minutes for the terms of both Harris and Raven but probably more than that. Jarrett and Raven start to fight so I think that it is possible that these are the two men who are not eligible. Raven hits a DDT on Chris Harris to become eligible. Jeff Jarrett pin Ron Killing to become eligible also. All of the men are now eligible to hang the belt after AJ Styles pins Jeff Jarett. It must not matter that AJ was already eligible. The finishing sequence comes when Ron Killing was on top of the ladder with the belt, Jeff gets out of the penalty box and hits Killings over the head with a guitar and after a little bit of a cluster and extended sequence hanging the belt up wins the NWA Championship. This was a fine match and I enjoyed it alright.

Adverts

The next match is from 2005.

Slammiversary 2005 King of the Mountain match for the NWA Chamionship

Monty Brown vs Abyss vs Raven vs Sean Waltman vs AJ Styles.

Monty Brown almost instantly gets the pin on Raven to make him eligible. The fans start singing the Abyss song. “The penalty box” West tells us “is sometimes and advantage as it gives you time to rest up” I thought you could only rest up when you were actually tired? Oh well. The clock at the bottom of the screen does not coincide with when the referee lets Raven out of the penalty box which is reason for West to say “Maybe he has a different clock.”

Nice catch there Don. Monty Brown pins Waltman so that makes him doubly eligible. Raven gets the pin on AJ to make him eligible 50 seconds after Waltman was pinned. The edit takes place and AJ now has 7 seconds left after forming a bond with Waltman in the box before the edit. Confused yet? I am. Abyss pins Monty Brown which makes him eligible. Thus far in the match, there have been no ladders used. AJ hits a spinal tap onto Abyss who was on a table.

AJ then pins him and therefore is eligible. On the top of the ladder now, Waltman hits an x-factor on AJ from the top to become eligible and to sent AJ to the penalty box. All men are now eligible. There are a series of spectacular and amazing moves and the finish then sees Raven hanging the belt to make him the King of the Mountain. This was also and OK match. It was fun but not amazing. See it if you have nothing better to do.

Adverts

The main event is introduced by Mick Foley. It is the King of the Mountain. He mentioned turkey legs or something. Hmm.

2006 Slammiversary King of the Mountain match for the NWA Championship

Jeff Jarrett vs Sting vs Ron Killings vs Christian Cage vs Abyss with Jim Mitchell

After an edit as there has been nothing of note so far, someone is eligible because someone is in the penalty box. Sorry, but TNA is really vague. Jeff Jarrett is in the box. After this was aid, Christian pins Abyss to become eligible. Christian and Jarrett brawl outside the ring and Ron Killings and Sting fight inside it while Abyss is in the penalty box. When Abyss gets out, he works with Jarrett in setting up some tables. They are Two tables wide and two tables tall. Jarrett hits the stroke from the apron on Killings to become eligible.

Adverts

There has been another edit. Abyss and Sting are the two men who are not yet eligible. Abyss gets the pin on Jarrett after they begin to disagree. Sting is the only man not eligible. Sting pushes the ladder Abyss is on to throw Abyss into the tables stacked up outside.

Sting become eligible when he pins Jarrett but the referee is knocked out so he holds the ref’s hand an makes him hit the mat himself. Earl Hebner tips the ladder and knocks Sting and Christian outside to the floor. Jarrett climbs the ladder and hangs the belt while fans pelt the ring with plastic bottles. Hebner is rushed out of the ring and to the back. Haha. Rudy Charles steals the belt from Jeff and gives it to Jim Cornette “Who’s the champion? Who’s the champion?” again, the Pay Per View hyping Impact.

My Thoughts:

Perhaps just how I feel today but this show wasn’t as enjoyable as weeks before. I wouldn’t really recommend watching it. The edits really got to me this week especially in a match that doesn’t really make that much sense when it is played with no editing atall.

Results:

·Jeff Jarrett won the NWA Chamionship in the 2004 King of the Mountain match

·Raven won the NWA Chamionship in the 2005 King of the Mountain match

·Jeff Jarrett won the NWA Chamionship in the 2006 King of the Mountain match

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SmackDown! Recap

Courtesy of Nicolye of AngryMarks.com:

Tonight on "SmackDown!", it's "Champion vs. Champion" where the World Heavyweight Champion Edge will take on Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio in the main event of the evening.

Also, Extreme Rules opponents CM Punk and Umaga will have a standard one-on-one match, seeing as how their PPV match - a Samoan Strap Match - has no pinfalls or submission involved. But first, Edge will host his talk show segment "The Cutting Edge."

"The Cutting Edge: Ladder Edition" w/ guest Jeff Hardy

There are ladders EVERYWHERE - on the stage, along the ramp, all around ringside, and two tall ladders sit IN the ring with the World Heavyweight title hanging high above them. Edge gets in the ring and introduces his PPV opponent and his guest for the show, Jeff Hardy, and this is the cue for Hardy to come out. He walks under as many ladders as he wants showing he is not a superstitious person and slapping hands with fans at ringside then finally gets in the ring. Hardy: "Well uh, Edge, if you wanna speak with me, I'll be right up here." Hardy climbs up one of the ladders. "Wow, you know I'm always comfortable in my own skin but Memphis, I'm extremely comfortable with my surroundings right now.

And at Extreme Rules I'll be right here sitting a comfortable new World Heavyweight Champion!" Edge gets on Hardy telling him that he neglects to mention that a ladder match is extremely dangerous. He demonstrates how Jeff will climb up a ladder and get knocked back down by going up and down the ladder several times. Edge: "After I knock you down the last time what I'm gonna do is climb..." Both men sit atop the ladders now. "I'm gonna climb to the top and I'm gonna grab MY World Championship.

Because you see Jeff, when it comes to you and I, no matter what match it is, the ending is always the same Jeff." Hardy: "Yo Edge, blah blah blah blah BLAH!" Jeff says he doesn't care about how good Edge is and he is proud about who he himself is. "I've done what I done, I am who I am, and I am proud of who and what I am right now! So Edge, at Extreme Rules, living for the moment will not be my downfall, it will be my salvation."

Edge: "That's good Jeff, cause this Sunday, you're going to need that salvation." Edge then he hits Jeff in the head with the championship belt twice and shoves Hardy's ladder down. Jeff falls, bouncing off the ropes, all the way to the floor! Edge backs up the ramp raising his arms and his title as we go to our first commercial break, and when we come back we replay the Hardy and Edge confrontation, then Shelton Benjamin comes out for a match.

* Shelton Benjamin vs. John Morrison

Both start punching each other in the corner and Morrison hits a dropkick. Morrison goes up top but Shelton stops him and hangs him upside-down to kick him in the knee. Benjamin dragon whips his leg and starts to work over the left knee for most of the match. He then locks in a leglock similar to an inverted figure-4. Morrison fights out with punches and a one-legged kip-up then hits Shelton with an enziguiri.

Clotheslines and a calf kick follow. Morrison rolls up Shelton for 2, a kick-out and immediately kicks Shelton afterwards for another 2-count. Benjamin ducks a one-legged springboard Chuck Kick and quickly locks in a single leg crab. Morrison rolls up Shelton for 2, then whirls around Benjamin with a beautiful around-the-world DDT! Starship Pain connects for the victory! WINNER: John Morrison. Replays of the match ending, then we go to backstage to see Chris Jericho walking his way to the ring.

The WWE "Smack of the Night", sponsored by Just For Men, is from last week where Chris Jericho posed as a fan to ambush Rey Mysterio on his way to the ring; he then tried to de-mask Mysterio until Jeff Hardy ran down to make the save. Jericho comes out, gets in the ring and wants to talk. "Be afraid Rey Mysterio, be very afraid. Because in 48 hours, Chris Jericho, the true face of 'SmackDown!' is going to expose the true face of hypocracy when I take off your mask and expose your true identity to the world.

Rey Mysterio is the ultimate hypocrite, he's worse than each and every one of you. He is a hero to your families, an idol to your chrildren, yet he refuses to show his face to any one of them. And yet all of you cheer and glorify him, trapped in his web of deceit, following him like a mindless group of zombies that you are. But this Sunday at Extreme Rules, there are no rules.

There are No Holds Barred which means I am going to do whatever I have to do to demolish Rey Mysterio until I tear his mask off his face, ending his facade and exposing him ruining his life forever. And then I am going to beat him to become the Intercontinental Champion for the unprecedented 9th time and there is nothing that anybody is going to be able to do about that. Do you understand what I am saying to you right now?" R-Truth's music interrupts Jericho and Y2J is not happy as Truth makes his way down the ramp rapping to and with the fans.

Truth: "Memphis, Tennessee... WHAT'S UP? (What's up!) Chris Jericho... WHAT'S UP?" He puts the mic to Jericho's lips and he just stands there looking stoic, then puts Truth's mic down. Jericho: "You want to know what's up? I'm gonna tell you what's up. How dare you come out and interrupt me? You can dance and sing like a puppet and pander to these liars and cheaters but you will not try and upstage me on my very own show.

Now I know we have a match but I am not done with what I want to say." Truth: "Oh you're done, you're done as done gonna get. You're looking for the truth? Well here I am, and I got some more. Chris, YOU are the biggest hypocrite I ever heard in my life. You see, the way you played Rey Mysterio last week, you played yourself by showing up here this week. Do you think that you are a thug?

You think because you talk down to these people, that makes you bad? Quit playin', you ain't bad... at all. But things are about to get bad, real bad. And that's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing BUT THE.. (Truth)!" Nice promo; they finally gave Truth time to TALK and not just rap! Breaktime.

* Chris Jericho vs. R-Truth

Bell rings and both men lock up. Jericho knocks him down and says THAT'S WHAT'S UP! Truth leaps over, ducks, leaps over and hiptosses Y2J. Jericho rolls out the ring and Truth comes after him with a suicide dive. Back in the ring Jericho knocks Truth off the top and kicks him in the back while Truth is in the ropes. He kicks Truth in the ribs and says, "C'mon Truth, what's up, huh? Ask him (ref), ask him what's up!" R-Truth fights out a headlock, counters Jericho into a rollup for 2 and connects with clotheslines.

Truth ducks and spin kicks Jericho in the face for 2. Back-and-forth action is as follows. Jericho knocks him down with a back elbow; Truth dodges an Lionsault; Jericho dodges the Axe Kick; Truth counters the Walls of Jericho into a rollup for 2; and as Truth tries for a springboard attack out the corner, he turns around into Jericho catching him in mid-air with the Codebreaker.

WINNER: Chris Jericho. Another good match involving Chris Jericho! Rey Mysterio ambushes Jericho as he's backing up the ramp and attacks him with a kick to the head and unrelenting punches until several referees pull him off. He walks back up the ramp, turns around and LEAPS off the stage to hit Jericho with a senton! Breaktime.

* "Mr. Money-in-the-Bank" CM Punk vs. Umaga

Having these two have a match right before the PPV just defeats the purpose of wanting to see them battle AT THE PPV. The ref tells Umaga to put away the strap before the bell rings. Punk starts out with repeated kicks to Umaga's leg. Umaga fights him off but Punk continues the kicks. Punk hits a crossbody off the top after Umaga ended up going into the ringpost.

Punk gets a 2-count then we go to a commercial break. When we come back Umaga fights out a leglock on the neck but Punk knocks Umaga out the ring. Punk dives out after him but gets caught with a throat thrust on the way. Umaga throws him into the security barricade then throws him back in the ring for a near-fall. Umaga hooks Punk's left arm back and wrenches him in the ribs to wear him down.

Punk fights out but gets sent to the corner hard and punches him down, covers but Punk kicks out. Umaga now applies a bow-and-arrow stretch and Punk kicks Umaga in the face to get out. Umaga works on Punk ribs constantly as the fans chant "CM Punk! CM Punk!" and Umaga knocks him again.

Punk kicks him in the face and hits a clothesline for 2. Punk kicks and kick, covers and gets only 2. Umaga catches Punk in mid-air and swings hims around in a sidewalk slam for 2. Umaga drags Punk tot he corner, backs up, and MISSES the big butt splash!

Punk hits the corner knee, but Umaga shoves Punk off as he goes for a bulldog. Umaga goes to use his strap; HOLY CRAP, PUNK PICKS UP UMAGA FOR THE GTS!! The fans go nuts jumping out their seats and counting along to the 3-count. WINNER: CM Punk. Punk celebrates with the fans at ringside, grabs his briefcase and heads back up the ramp before commercial.

Out comes Maria (where's SHE been?!) in a referee's shirt. She will guest referee this next match, which is a 6-diva tag match.

* {Women's Champion} Melina, Gail Kim & Eve Torres vs. Michelle McCool, Alicia Fox & Layla

I miss Trish Stratus and Lita. It had to be said; just wanted to get that out the way. Anyways, Eve and Alicia Fox start out. Gail Kim tags in and hits a hurricanrana on Fox. McCool tags in and gets in Maria's face to cheapshot Kim. McCool catches Kim, drops her on the ropes back first and tosses her overhead. Layla now tagged in, she snapmares and dropkicks Kim in the back and covers for 2.

Kim stops a charging Layla in the corner with boots up. Melina in now and takes down Layla, bends backwards to duck Layla's clothesline and kicks her while in the crab position. SUCH FLEXIBILTY! Melina makes the pin but Layla kicks out. As Melina bounces off the ropes Fox grabs her hair, then Eve and Gail Kim run over to attack her which distracts the referee Maria.

During the commotion, McCool kicks Melina in the back of the from the apron and Layla pins the Women's Champion for her team. WINNERS: McCool, Layla & Fox. The Great Khali is on his way to the ring with Ranjin Singh alongside before a commercial break.

* The Great Khali (w/ Ranjin Singh) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Khali is already in the ring when we come back from break but still gets an introduction, then Dolph comes out next as we recap this minor feud beginning a month ago. After the bell rings, Dolph ducks Khali but still fights back with punches that do not affect Khali because he knocks Dolph down. Kicks in the corner and connects with a back elbow and a huge chop!

Ziggler scurries out the ring, Khali follows and Ziggler tries to fight back but doesn't it work. Khali chops Ziggler's chest while he's on the apron from the floor. Back in the ring, Khali grabs Ziggler but he kicks him in the leg and dropkicks him. Khali catches Ziggler running in with a big elbow, then Khali calls for, picks up and tosses Dolph down with the Punjabi Plunge for 3.

WINNER: The Great Khali. We recap the events from earlier tonight when Edge shoved Hardy off the ladder, then we're told that Edge will take on Mysterio after this next commercial break. After the break we see WWE 2009 Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware in the audience and he does his bird dance. Woo!

* {Intercontinental Champion} Rey Mysterio vs. {World Heavyweight Champion} Edge [non-title all around]

Rey comes out first and bumps heads with his fans at ringside as usual, just a little more cautious because of what happened last week. Edge comes out next and here we go, main event time! Edge knocks down Rey with a back elbow and punches him in the corner, and Rey fights back but it's no good. Edge shoves Rey out the ring but Mysterio rolls through, but Edge hits a baseball slide. Edge whips Rey towards the steps but Rey flips over them then kicks the steps into Edge's legs. Rey hits the senton from the apron to Edge on the floor before a commercial break.

Rey Mysterio gets a near-fall when we return from commercial break. Mysterio punches Edge in the corner, whips him to the opposite corner, and as Rey charges Edge moves and he goes straight to the ringpost. A boot to the face and Edge gets a 2-count. He raises his arms and the fans boo him heavily and they chant "Edge sucks! Edge sucks!" After a hard irish whip to the corner, Edge then stretches Rey's back on the ring apron and sends forearm shots to the torso.

Fans chanting for Mr. 619 but Edge is dominating. Rey flies around Edge with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, rolls through a sunset flip attempt to kick Edge in the head. Rey covers for a 2-count. Edge sets Mysterio up on his shoulders but get countered to a rollup. Both men trade holds and pin attempts. Edge counters Rey into a wheelbarrel slam and we go to ANOTHER commercial break.

We come back to see Edge locking his arms around Rey's midsection. Rey fights out and gets tossed up in the air but counters into a facebuster. Rey flies off the top rope to connect with a hurricanrana and Edge rolls out the ring, but he can't get away because Rey soars out the ring with a suicide dive. Rey rolled Edge back in the ring and Rey hits a springboard legdrop for 2. Springboard crossbody for 2. Edge catches Rey in the corner onto his shoulders but Rey counters THAT into a DDT for 2! Rey bounces off the ropes and this time Edge counters HIM into a powerbomb, then applies a Sharpshooter. EXCELLENT MATCH SO FAR~!

Rey screams in pain but still reaches the bottom rope. Edge gets hung up ont he ropes, Rey thinks 619, Edge moves and misses a clothesline. Repat process but this time Edge catches Rey's legs, tries a move but Rey counters him into a roll-up for 2. Edge BACK on the ropes and the 619 connects! Edge moves away from a springboard splash and SPEARS MYSTERIO! 1-2-3! Great match, these two men gave it their all for an exciting main event. WINNER: Edge.

Edge rolls out the ring to grab a ladder, reminiscent of last week. Jeff runs down with a chair and hits Edge with it and drops Edge with a Twist of Fate onto the ladder! Jeff sets up the ladder in the corner, climbs the turnbuckle and leapfrogs the ladder to connect with a legdrop onto a prone Edge! Jeff grabs the heavyweight title and poses with it to close out the show. Good night everybody and enjoy the Extreme Rules PPV!

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HGC Episode 38: Can't Stop The Pimpin'

The best two hours of your week are back with today's episode of THE HANDSOME GENIUS CLUB: number 38 to be exact. ANTHONY KINGDOM JAMES and TJ HABIBI are here with a few of the usual suspects and a whole bunch of goofy fun.

Kingdom interviews "Tha O Show" co-host DAN-E-O about his hip hop career and his new role as musical mentor with his own "School of Rap". NOAH PANICO and JIMMY "Bright Eyes" SLOSS join the show to tell the story of their Christmas Crime Spree!

Go to HandsomeGeniusClub.com to check out the show!!

KEN HABIBI, beloved brother of TJ, stops by with a quick review of JJ Abrams' Star Trek during the NERD NEWS. Plus Kingdom introduces his new dating service "K-Harmony", announces both THE LUCKIEST F****R ON EARTH and THE STUPIDEST F****R ON EARTH and Kingdom and TJ play a brand new game: "WOULDJA?"

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Tha O Show Radio Program - Episode 119

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It's Episode 119 of "The Deadliest Warror"! Uh...we mean Tha O Show, and your bros Big Daddy Donnie and Dan-e-o are joined by your favourite guests! Ontario Indy Wrestling Superstars, Asylum, R.J. City AND Rico Montana are ALL back to deliver an O-filled episode of Tha O Show if there ever was one! It's another show FULL of O's! Press play and join in on all tha wickedocity! Also on today's show... A challenge between Dan-e-o's "Jamaican Rasta" and Donnie's "Pork Chop"! Who will be crown "The Deadliest Warrior"??? "Tha Os And NOs" "Tha Pit Stop" with The Notorious T.I.D to run his mouth on all things MMA. We take a listen to a bunch of "O-sters With Somethin' To Say". Class is in session as your teacher "Textbook" Tyson Dux conducts another installment of "Tha Classroom". This week's match is Owen Hart VS. 1-2-3 Kid from King of the Ring 1994. Of course, we finish off with "Tha Round Table" with Don, Dan and "Tha 3 Goombaz"! This week's outro is "We'll Probably Kill You!" - The Flatliners Theme from OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album. Be sure to pick up YOUR copy for just $9.99 if you haven't done so already! CLICK THESE LINKS AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT: O-SOME SPONSORS: evo T-Shirt Hell Legacy Belts O-RIFFIC MERCH: OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album Tha O Show T-Shirts Tha O Show MP3s Dan-e-o CDs Dan-e-o DVDs Dan-e-o MP3s Monolith CDs Hammerlock Video DVDs Click HERE to buy Dan-e-o's See No Evil, Hear No Evil from HMV. Click HERE to buy Secret Suburbia's Midi Gritty from HMV. O-MAZING MUSIC: Dan-e-o's Official Website Secret Suburbia's Official Website O-SPACE PAGES: Tha O Show Dan-e-o Secret Suburbia Monolith The Notorious T.I.D. "Textbook" Tyson Dux O-TASTIC PROMOTIONS: Elite Wrestling Alliance O-FFILIATE WEBSITES: The Handsome Genius Club Ontario Indy Wrestling Angry Marks Showdown Network Audio Wrestling Action Radio Online World Of Wrestling Ontario Wrestling's Indy Elite O-TUBE VIDEOS: We'll Probably Kill You! Secta De Uno Owen Hart VS. 1-2-3 Kid To download the mp3 of this show: Right Click On This Link then Choose "Save Target As" in Internet Explorer or "Save Link As" in Mozilla FireFox. If you have problems with this, please e-mail us at help@thaoshow.com

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Today On Tha O Show...

O-sters! Get ready for Episode 119 of Tha O Show coming up later today! Your bros Big Daddy Donnie and Dan-e-o are back with a house full of guests to bring you all tha O's you can handle!

Joining tha boys this week is an incredible trio of Ontario Indy Wrestling Superstars! An all-star team of O Show favourites, Asylum, R.J. City and Rico Montana are in tha house!

Also including your favourite segments like "Tha Os And NOs", "Tha Pit Stop" with The Notorious T.I.D. and "Tha Classroom" with "Textbook" Tyson Dux, today's show is another can't-miss!

SUPPORT THA O SHOW! BUY ONE OR MORE OF OUR HOTTEST ITEMS!:

CDS:
1) OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album
2) See No Evil, Hear No Evil
3) The Art of Lyricism: Dan-e-o's Finest
4) The Book of Daniel
5) Dear Hip Hop

MP3S:
1) Tha O Show Theme 2009
2) Dear Hip Hop 2007
3) We'll Probably Kill You!
4) Secta De Uno
5) Buss Juice

DVDS:
1) A Shoot Interview With New Jack
2) A Shoot Interview With Kamala The Ugandan Giant
3) Dan-e-o - 10: The Music Videos
4) LLW The Iron Hour (Johnny Devine VS. "Textbook" Tyson Dux in a classic 60 minute Iron Man Match!)
5) LLW Presents TNA Mayhem (AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels & Raven!)

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3) T-Shirt Hell

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The Principle Of Pay

I’m probably going to get some heat for this next article, but I don’t care. Every article I have ever posted has been very diplomatic and politically correct, but now it’s time to write about something that has been irking me for a while.

A lot of people have asked me why I am not wrestling within Ontario as frequently as I once did. I used to wrestle every single weekend for an Ontario promotion, but over the past year, I have taken a step back. This is not because I hate wrestling, nor is it because I am losing my passion for being in the ring, nor is it because I am no longer being offered bookings. In fact, I have declined several bookings. Why, you ask? It comes down to the principle of pay.

Now first let me state, that this is not a problem specific to Ontario. Every single Province or State has its’ own issues with this matter. I only use Ontario as an example because it is my home, and it is where I face this problem most often.

I have been wrestling for almost five years now. When I first started, I did everything I could to gain experience in the ring, and learn from as many people as possible. I still hold this mindset every time I step into the ring. There is always something to learn, and so many to learn from.

One of the main rules that my trainers drilled home, was the need to be paid for your work. When a wrestler steps into the ring, it is as much a job as it is a passion and joy. We provide a service. We are athletic entertainers. We put our bodies and our lives on the line every time we step in front of a crowd and deliver a match. It is a job.

Unfortunately, many “workers” don’t see this as such. They are so desperate to get in the ring, and will do anything to get in front of a crowd, which includes working for free, or working for next-to-nothing. This ideology perplexes and angers me on so many levels.

I give you an analogy to demonstrate part of my point. If I was looking for a shoot job within an organization, I would go in for an interview, sell myself, do my best to show my skills and qualifications, and then start at a set wage within the company if I was chosen as the successful candidate for the position. If I failed at my interview, and another candidate was selected, I would move on and attempt to land another job.

What I WOULDN'T do is go back to the company and tell them that I desperately wanted the position, and would do anything to get it. This would include undercutting the successful candidate, and possibly working for free.

In turn, the company would not look at me and suggest that this would be a feasible, money-saving solution, even though my skills were under par, and my qualifications nowhere near those of the successful candidate.

The same principle should apply to wrestling. Now don’t get me wrong. If a wrestler is first starting out, they don’t have the right to demand a ridiculously high wage for their work. However, when first starting out, a wrestler should always get some sort of financial compensation for their efforts. As one’s experience, skill, and marketability grow, then a worker may choose whether or not to increase his or her wage.

I also want to state, that I am not a money-hungry diva. It is not the dollar signs that attract me to wrestling. If I was money-driven, I wouldn’t be anywhere near independent wrestling. It is the PRINCIPLE of the matter.

Now how does this apply to me?

When a promoter calls, and offers a booking, he or she always asks how much I charge. I reply with my price, and then often get a response back stating that “so-and-so is coming in to work for free,” or “so-and-so is coming in for $20, so can you come in for the same?”

When I reply: “No, this is my price,” I often get a response saying “Well, we’re going to go with lady x and her friend because we can get both of them for what it would cost for just you.”

When you “hire,” people who will work for free, there has to be some reason as to why they’re willing to do that. Could it possibly be because they can’t seem to get booked anywhere else? Could it be because they’re untrained and dangerous? Could it be because they know in order to get booked, they have to undercut the workers who have struggled to pay their dues, who have learned to be safe, and to be professionals?

Promoters are equally to blame. Many will do anything to save a buck, because it is very hard to make money off independent shows. In fact, promoters are very lucky to break even these days. They will gladly trade a solid worker at a higher price, for a crappy, skinny, dangerous douche who will work for a trade-off in t-shirts and DVDs.

What about the vets in the business? They are a dying breed that are very much needed at this point in time. Many of them can’t get booked because of people constantly undercutting them. The locker room leaders, teachers, guides, and protectors of the business are affected in all this as well.

Is it any wonder that the independent scene is on such a downward spiral, and the quality of the product is being drawn into a vortex of subpar shows?

As angry as I am by all this, I still love wrestling. I will still continue to wrestle, but I will stick to my guns regarding my morals and values within the business. If the independent wrestling circuit is the shits right now, I am going to do my part to uphold the values and principles that were instilled in me by my trainers. It is something that every worker should take to heart.

Remember folks, you get what you pay for.

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Tha Raw Report

"Raw" comes to you tonight live from the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama!

We kick off the show with Randy Orton and Legacy inside a steel cage getting ready for tonight….

Orton starts his usual rant, only tonight it’s about Sunday's Extreme Rules PPV and how bad he is going to beat Batista and how he s going to do it. He goes down the list of ways and how he’ll do it over and over again.

Orton announces that he spoke to Vickie Guerrero and that Batista has a steel cage match tonight against: heads – Cody Rhodes or Tails – Ted Dibiase- We have the toss of the coin and it’s Cody Rhodes!

Orton gets us up on getting used to him walking out of a steel cage door. Before he makes it out the cage from the backstage out comes the Naitch!!!

Ric Flair comes out and tells Randy Orton what he s going to do to him tonight, calls him a punk and goes on about still being “The Nature Boy” – Flair goes off on a Punk tirade and being the man and proceeds to call out Orton an says he wants a fight. In the parking lot! A fight to the finish!

Punk Punk Punk- classic Flair comedy (although maybe not intended) Orton accepts! And we go to commercial….

Back from commercial for a steel cage match as promised. Cody Rhodes is introduced and makes his way to the ring with the crowd cheering “Cody Sucks, Cody Sucks”. Out comes Batista and the roof comes off the building with the crowd on their feet! Batista and Rhodes kick it off with Batista dominating Rhodes.

So bad that Orton makes his way down to the ring and watches intensely…With Rhodes laid out we go to a stare down between Orton and Batista and Rhodes goes for an escape only to get caught in a Batista Bomb! Right in the face of Randy Orton and right into a three count.

Which begs the question why have Batista annihilate a so-called top tier superstar in Cody Rhodes? Was the match even five minutes???

Batista celebrates and we cut to Vickie Guerrero, Chavo and the Big Show backstage where they proceed to get Show to reluctantly pick John Cena's partner for tonight from a bag of names and out comes the name Chavo!!! Show warns Chavo not to get in his way tonight and we go to commercial….

Back from commercial and out comes Kelly Kelly followed by Mickie James. Their opponents tonight Beth Phoenix and Maryse (The Divas Champion) make their way to the ring and Beth and Mickie start things off.

The Glamazon shows her strength by Gorilla Pressing Kelly Kelly as she dominates. Some great eye candy in this match. Mickie James interferes off the top rope but gets conned on the outside and cost the match because the ref gets distracted and Maryse gives Kelly Kelly a DDT that she rolls into a 1,2,3.

Is it me or have both matches tonight been extremely short? This was a tag team match which makes the short length look worse. Next we get some promo and off to another commercial.

Next up its Willaim Regal and Matt Hardy vs The World Unified Tag Team Champions Primo and Carlito. If Regal and Hardy win they get a shot at the tag team titles. This is the first time Regal and Hardy have ever teamed up. We go back and forth with Hardy and Regal tagging nicely. Primo is trapped in the corner, but tries to fight his way out. Hardy and Regal are such veterans that you would hardly know it’s their first match together as a team.

Finally Carlito gets in the ring and goes berserk, even high flying force. Matt Hardy does the Bob Orton but hits his own partner Willam Regal he connects with and Backstabber by Carlito. Regal and Hardy argue a bit, but no fight even though they lost their title shot.

A couple match promos for tonight and it’s off to another commercial….

This is the point when I realize that we are 45 minutes into the show and we've had three short wack matches….Then I get some statistics about how many males watched "Raw" last week. WTF!

Here we go, backstage Ric Flair and Batista having a talk. Flair gives the speech he always gives LOL – Batista laughs like me. Why won’t Flair let it go??? Is there a competition that I’m missing between Flair and Hogan – Who can be the most pathetic old legend…. Anyway Batista stands down and reassures Flair he s the man and he's confident in him.

We cut to Regal and Hardy trying to sell Vickie on a match between her and Santino tonight. They say they have an plan and she agrees and laughs and Snorts like a pig LOL!

We cut to Chavo trying to convince Cena that he s got Cenas back tonight. Ya rite! Next match (finally a match) Oh wait it’s the Miz I take that back…. The Miz comes out to talk our ears off!

Looking like a retard of course. Claiming to be a winner and looking like a loser. Cuz he's the Miz and he’s awesome. WTF do they have mirrors in the locker room? Commercial break and it's The Miz and The Big Show vs Chavo and John Cena up next!

Extreme Rules plug and we kick off the match with The Jiz in the ring, out comes his partner the Big Show.. Boy the Big Show looks pissed. We go to a recap of last week’s suplex of the Big Show by Batista and Cena.

Chavo makes his way out, to silence. Followed by John Cena to an eruption. Cena runs to the ring and gets things started even though its basically a handicap match.

We start the match off with Cena vs Show after Show putting The Jiz in his place and demanding he stays on the apron. Show beats down Cena, (usual banter) Cena tries to counter and goes for the STFU. The Jiz hits Cena on the outside and Big Show goes after The Jiz and warns him again.

Cena goes for a body slam on the Big Show. Big mistake, Show lands on Cena. The Jiz goes for a cheap cover after tricking Show into a tag. He beats on a already beat down Cena. Goes for another cover, Cena kicks out.

The crowd rallies around Cena till he comes back and whips the Jiz up and down right into an Attitude Adjustment. Jiz tags but the ref doesn’t see it after Show comes in and man handles Cena. The Big Show punches Jiz trying to get a tag and knocks out The Jiz. Chavo come in for a cheap pin fall only to get an Attitude Adjustment after celebrating from Cena. That’s when The Big Show comes in and knocks out Cena and stands over him until putting the already KOed Cena into The Camel Clutch Back Breaker.

He stands over Cena and we go to a replay. The Big Show slowly leaves with Cena and The Jiz knocked out in the ring….

Interview Time: MVP and Kofi Kington being interviewed by Josh. They both show respect but end off in a stand off face to face.

Here we go for the US Championship, out comes the crowd favorite Kofi Kingston. Is it me or is Kofi s accent a bit fake sounding? Hmmm….certain mon know about di patois tings yu kna.

Finally the MVP comes out. I don’t like wrestlers who wear too many street clothes or spandex it makes me wonder what they are hiding. MVP always dresses like he s about to go scuba diving. Besides I ve never been an MVP fan he s too cheesy to me. So I’m cheering for Kofi and his wack Jamaican accent.

They go back and forth a bit, test of strength to a stale mate. Kofi mixes it up after escaping the scissors and tries for a few quick covers before we go to commercial.

There's nothing like a match with a commercial in the middle. Didn’t the WCW start that one? Back live (sorry, not in Canada) MVP's got Kofi in a hold on the mat, but Kingston fights his way out. Some high flying by Kofi goes for the cover on MVP kicks out and hits a kick to the face of Kofi and MVP goes for the cover. Kofi kicks out.

Ballin' by MVP and another cover to no avail. A few moves to the turn around, Kofi tries to go to the top rope but gets caught in to a superplex. Cover by MVP and a kick out by Kofi. We go back and forth on cover s by both superstars till they both get knocked down and the ref starts the count.

Count gets to 8 before they get up. MVP suplexes Kofi into a cover and Kofi kicks out and hits MVP with a beautiful manoeuvre to a cover but MVP kicks out! MVP goes for the Playmaker and Kofi reverses it to Trouble in Paradise but misses. Back and forth with covers and reversals.

Kofi goes for the pin. 1,2,3 !

NEW U.S. Champion! Kofi Kingston! MVP gets the belt and gives it to Kofi congratulating him. Great sportsmanship.

So far hands down the best match of the night. We go to a backstage view of Orton and Dibiase discussing the Flair – Orton match. Then were on to Vickie vs Santino. Vikki comes out with buckets of slop. Next up after the commercial its Vickie Guerrero vs Santino Marrela.

Slam of the Week: Santino and Mick vs Chavo and Beth Pheonix – Santino goin off about the Hog Pen Match – Oink!

We start off the Santino vs Vickie Match. Vickie is already in the ring, Santino comes out. The King discusses past WWE Hog Pen Matches- I'm thinking Uncle Elmer and Hillbilly Jim. Santino grabs a bucket and threatens to throw it at Vickie. Regal and Hardy come from behind.

Slop goes everywhere and gets Regal with slop. Hardy and Regal beat down Santino. Cast to Santino's skull and he is out cold. Vickie comes in with the bucket of slop and after teasing slowly pours the slop all over a knocked out Santino. Now that’s more like it. I'd rather see that comedy than a drag Santino.

Rated R and Jeff Hardy Promo for Extreme Rules PPV.

Extreme Rules Rundown: Hardy vs Edge Ladder Match for Heaveyweight Championship, Jericho vs Rey Mysterio – No Holds Barred, Submission Match John Cena vs The Big Show, Steel Cage Match Randy Orton vs Batista WWE Championship Match

We go to another commercial with Randy Orton making his way to the parking lot. We come back to Orton walking cautiously and of course he gets ambushed by Flair from behind. Flair dominates Orton, even stands on him. Orton fights back and throws the Naitch into some audio gear, Flair comes back and hes really making Orton look bad. The champs getting his ass wooped by a 60 year old man. They fight to the equipment area that spills out to the far corner of the arena. Orton throws Flair to the ramp. Flair's laid out. Open punches by Randy.

Orton tries to throw Flair off the stage and mule kick by Flair to the groin of Orton, Orton goes down. Flair beats him all the way down to the ring with the steel cage down. Flair slams Orton into the cage a few times, then the stairs. Flair keeps picking Orton up by his face and mouth and is choppin' the blood out of Orton s chest. Flair is relentless and grabs a monitor. Flair chops Orton to the broadcast table. Flair gets up on the table and starts stomping Ortons leg, relentless. He goes for the Figure Four on the table.

He locks it in and out comes Legacy beating Flair saving Orton. They punish Flair, drag him into the ring. The crowd chants Batista, Batista. Flair is helpless as he gets double suplexed. Orton screams get on him from the outside. Three on one as Legacy beats down the 16 time champion. Rhodes and Dibiase leave the ring and lock the door leaving Orton and Flair in the ring.

Batista breaks to the ring chasing off Legacy. Batista can’t get in the locked door. Flair s still out in the middle of the ring as Batista climbs the outside and Orton executes a vicious RKO. Then Orton taunts Batista on the outside. Flair is out cold.. Batista threatens Orton from the outside saying 'I'll break you in half'. Orton connects with the punt to the head of Flair! Right in front of
Batista. Orton stares down Batista face to face with the cage separating them and we go off the air.

All in all, a good "Raw", I'd give it a 6 out of 10, nothing special, but not completely bad.

Tha Results:

*Batista vs Cody Rhodes – Steel Cage – w Batista (Pinfall)
*Kelly Kelly and Micke James vs Beth Pheonix and Marsye – w Beth Pheonix and Marsye
(Pinfall)
*Matt Hardy & Willam Regal vs Primo & Carlito – w Primo & Carlito (Pinfall)
*Big Show & The Miz vs John Cena & Chavo Guerrero – w John Cena & Chavo Guerrero
*Kofi Kingston vs MVP (for US Championship) – w New US Champion Kofi Kingston
*Vickie Guerrero vs Santino Marrella – w – no contest
*Randy Orton vs Ric Flair (street fight in the parking lot) – w Randy Orton

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