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ezekial jackson versus christopher daniels

variablesdont — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:42:00 -0000

i'm wondering about this. this question isn't specifically relating to who you'd choose to build a federation around, but who would be more valuable in an already existant federation. christopher daniels is a tremendous worker who puts on great matches, and can steal the show on any PPV he's got a spot in.

ezekial jackson is just a big, nasty dude. he doesn't have the personality to be a top card draw, and he's not gonna steal any show with his athleticism, but he should be able to pretty consistently manhandle mid card talent.

Poll

who's your man?

big zeke

3 votes

fallen angel

1 votes

bryant gumble

1 votes

5 votes | Poll has closed

iggy is the problem

variablesdont — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:27:11 -0000

well, he is. this night doesn't prove it, and it probably won't convince anyone of that fact, but it's true. jem can check this if he wants, but i've probably been saying it for longer than it's been true; iggy is not someone who is capable of taking this team to the next level.

this team will go only as far as thad takes it. lou, jrue, carney, kapono, smith, speights, and dalembert (and yes, i'm 1 of 1 who still likes and supports sammy D) are all capable of winning games for this team, but thad is the guy who will turn this team around.

no thread for jesse ventura?

variablesdont — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:29:32 -0000

halfway through raw:

CM punk showed us again why he's the best in the business ("straightedge means i'm better than you", "i'm not a chicken; you're a turkey!!")

kofi, sheamus, mizark, malcolm, kkwik, and randy orton have so far qualified for the zero world title battle royale to determine the number 1 contender.

'why was randy orton involved', you may ask? because he's just that good.

i think tonight may be the night that priceless turns on orton, but i've been thinking that's overdue for about 6 months. pushing kofi to the main event, and putting orton against priceless would seem to be a great way to build up some new talent.

anything else? has christian won a world championship yet?

anyway pissbreak's on now.

survivor series open thread

variablesdont — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:57:20 -0000

card is as follows:

World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho
(Triple Threat Match)

WWE Champion John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels (Triple Threat Match)

Rey Mysterio vs. Batista

Team Kingston vs. Team Orton (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)

Team Morrison vs. Team Miz (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)

Team Mickie vs. Team Michelle (Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match)

morrison-miz will steal the show if they let it. there's a ton of talent on team miz.

things we need more of

variablesdont — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:22 -0000

1. rodney piper (both his segments were awesome. i mean, really freaking awesome. and i wasn't even alive for his heyday.)

2. chris masters (yeah, i know. i can't believe it either, but khali had it nailed. i want more.)

3. hornswoggle getting kicked. if it means seeing more DX, i guess i'd have to take it, but i think this is a job best suited for cody rhodes.

4. voices. we definitely need more voices.

5. show. we always need more show.

6. unfrozen caveman champion would be nice.

7. a cameo from 'the voice of a new generation' every once in a while would also be awesome.

8. miz on the mic. he nailed the new yorkers tonight. he's like a young, old jericho.

i think ricky hatton is developmentally disabled.

variablesdont — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:22:12 -0000

anyone have any thoughts for raw?

show is awesome as always. jericho still is over the hill, but good on the stick, even though he lays it on just a bit too thick.

the diva's suck, as always. i mean, really, if they're not valet's and they're not in stables, and they suck in the ring and on the stick, i just don't at all get why anyone bothers featuring them on the teevee. is that good enough?

smackdown tonight

variablesdont — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:40:15 -0000

did anyone else notice the XX'es on drew mcintyre's chest? it's probably nothing, but at some point, they're gonna have to give punk some muscle for his fights against taker, batista, and the unfrozen caveman champion. also, i don't know how many times i've said it, but punk is easily the best thing going today.

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i miss tony hunt

variablesdont — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:59:12 -0000

this game was one he could have stolen for us.

i never really got why tony hunt was given such a short shaft. it can't be because he couldn't catch a pass out of the backfield or because he couldn't block; those are the two things that separated him at PSU and got him the starting job there. i guess there's the thing about him not at all fitting the system, but has andy reid ever really had a problem recognizing and utilizing an offensive player's strengths, instead of focusing on and denigrating his weaknesses?

considering the point we're at in westbrook's career, hunt should have been the golden child. he was a strong, bruising back, who could have taken a hell of a lot of pressure off of westy, and even mcnabb, by picking up 3-5 yards on every first down or second down. maybe that would sap the eagles of their big play ability, but i think it'd do more good than harm, since it would force an opposing safety to come into the box to provide an extra body to stuff the run.

also, i don't want to hear anything about lesean mccoy being better than hunt. firstly, they do different things, but secondly, shady isn't another westbrook; he hasn't shown anywhere near the explosiveness that westbrook showed in his first season, and while he's a pretty solid every down back, that explosiveness is either there or it's not, and i haven't seen it.

that's about all i have to say about that.

this new ECW ring announcer sounds about 12 years old.

variablesdont — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:19:07 -0000

other thoughts:

ezekial jackson needs to be pushed to the moon.

i am still creeped out by young kids cheering for golddust.

zack ryder's tan is awful.

sheamus needs to say 'fella' more often.

it's about time burchill got the pin. this helms guy needs to get got. the finisher sucked, though. where's that curb stomp? where's the C4?

this bragging rights thing is absolutely awful.

captain charisma is worthy of the nickname.

on a side note, where the hell is carlito? shouldn't he be in orton's stable by now?

content request: ross ohlendorf

variablesdont — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:36:53 -0000

admittedly, this has a fantasy connection. he's a free agent in my league, i've got only a small amount of cash to spend on a SP, and i'm looking to make about a 4 year commitment to a young guy who has room to grow. i've looked into ohlendorf a little bit, and honestly, except for him being intellectually brilliant, he seems completely average. FB is good, not great, as are each of his breaking pitches and his changeup. his mechanics look, well, boring, to be honest.

from a statistical standpoint, i'm pretty sure that he's a sound investment. i've already got some guys that have flashed the potential to be great (shaun marcum, wandy rodriguez, edwin jackson, justin masterson, and clayton richard), so a very solid back end guy is all i'm looking for, but i'd like there to be potential for this guy to grow into more.

i think ohlendorf is that, but i want to get some other opinions.