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The Wrestling 5 & 1 09.25.10: Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim

September 25, 2010 | Posted by Larry Csonka

WELCOME
Hello one and all, yes, I am back and back again to deliver a news report. Sometimes keeping people around is hard, and when work schedules change, so does the 411 schedule. Anyway, I will be covering the old 5&1 for now and I will try to have some fun with it. I am a big fan of Steve Gustafson over in the movie zone, and he writes a great column called The Hollywood 5 & 1. I look forward to this column each and every week. The format is a popular one, it spawned The Music 5 & 1, and then of course there is the Silicon Valley 10 & 1 over in the games section. So I figured, what the hell, I will give it a shot in the wrestling zone. Enjoy the column!

TAKER vs. KANE?

“This is what really caused the feud…”

VS.

Now it is time to get interactive. This is the special “VS.” part of the column, where beautiful women go to battle to see who is the hottest piece of ass of the week. Last week Velvet Sky took her second victory over Miss Tessmacher, and is one step closer to the Hall of Bang. And now this week, current TNA Knockout Velvet Sky will step into the VS arena as she battles current WWE piece of ass Gail Kim!

Make sure to vote!

Winner stays! 4 wins gets you to the Hall of Bang!

THE BAYANI DOMINGO MEMORIAL HALL OF BANG

MICKEY ROURKE’S TWITTER A-GO-GO

* Reading the early reviews of my new movie Passion Play. Look people, I’ll know when I’ve ruined my career. I kind of invented it.

* Few people know that I actually sleep in a race car bed…by which I mean the Ferrari that I’m hiding from creditors.

* My accountant won’t stop calling. I don’t answer because I just know he’s going to lecture me about buying that solid gold robot.

* Even Chelsea Handler’s ringworm thinks she sucked at hosting.

* Alright assholes, how long have I had this harpoon in my back?

VIDEO A-GO-GO

~~THE FIVE~~ FOUR!
Due to a hectic week and the ongoing cardiac rehab schedule, I am doing four this week. You really don’t reads this stuff anyway, you just click for the tits. It’s cool, I understand.

RANKING THE WALLS HAVE FALLEN FOR NOW…: Once again, it is going to be a sad day for wrestling because Chris Jericho is taking a hiatus from the WWE. Now most seem to think that it isn’t a big deal, he’ll be back likely by January, but I have to say that this could not come at a worst time. Chris Jericho is one of those guys that holds this company together, and it is going to be in some trouble without him. First of all, WWE has suffered loss this year, losing HBK, Batista and basically HHH. While HHH does plan to eventually return, when you lose names like that, it is never a good thing. Combine that with the fact that WWE still hasn’t fully made and gotten behind a new batch of stars and they are struggling. Ratings are steady but now dropping with the yearly return of Monday Night Football. PPV buyrates are down, and as predicted the gimmick PPVs are a failure. That’s what happens when you have writers and not bookers. Writers write the stories that they think are good, and then attempt to plug in the talent to make it work. A booker takes the talent they have, knows who will or who could work well together, and crafts the angles around that. But not only is Jericho the glue that holds the shows together much of the time, but his unselfishness makes him such an asset. He has been willing to drop down and take a smaller role in the IC Title Division, he will work with any one, and more importantly than that, he is willing to lose and give the rub to guys like Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston and John Morrison, the younger guys, the newer stars that they have to make. Sure, he’ll likely be back, and be back in January, but until then, the show won’t be quite as good, and overall it will hurt the product.

RANKING CHRISTIAN IS DOWN: Speaking of departures, although his is due to an injury, we come to Christian. Smackdown is over, so you have already watched them write Christian off of the show, we’re safe to talk about this. Christian has suffered a torn pectoral muscle and due to that, is expected to be out six months. He has already had surgery, which was said to be a success. Christian looks to be back in March, so he COULD be back in time for the big dance, and I hope he is for the simple fact that I want him to get the big fat MANIA BONUS CHECK. While this sucks for Christian, at least they used the injury to push Del Rio, who they have been doing well with thus far. If they want, they also have a perfect return program for Christian, which is always nice. But again, this is a very bad thing for the overall product. While he isn’t at the level of a Chris Jericho, due to Vince not having the faith in him, Christian has been such a great performer for years. He had a great run in TNA, and when he came back, his efforts on ECW were always great, and I feel that he really helped the progression of Jack Swagger. While he isn’t the superstar Chris Jericho is, the simple fact is that Christian has been a valuable part of the roster. He can and has worked with anyone, and he is a big enough star in the eyes of the people that he gets the superstar reaction, his wins are easily believable, and when a young up and comer wins, it seems like a big deal. Losing Christian for up to six months is a blow to the quality of wrestling on TV, and a blow to the mid-card evolution, because he was there to do a job, quite literally, and did it well. The worst part is that they really don’t have anyone to fill the role. Matt Hardy is insane, Regal has been jobbed to hell and back, and Goldust is on Raw. Hopefully they move him, because he could do some good in Christian’s absence.

RANKING TO TWEET OR NOT TO TWEET…THAT IS THE QUESTION: And now, a discussion of social networking and the wrestling business. Now truth be told, I ado not have a problem with the whole social networking deal. Because of 411, I have a Facebook and Twitter, and it allows me to talk with friends, family, the staff, MMA fighters, wrestlers and you the reader. It is a valuable tool, and yes, it is fun. Hell the MMA staff has a blast during PPVs over on Twitter. Wrestlers and MMA fighters also use this social networking tool, they use it to interact with fans, they use it to promote themselves and many of it use it responsibly. But over the past few weeks, it seems to me that some of these guys take it way too seriously and or need to get away from it. First of all you have Hulk Hogan. Hogan gets on Twitter and posts videos from the hospital all pilled up and acting like an ass. Listen up BROTHER, you still have a large legion of fans that love and respect you, stop making an ass out of yourself. Next is Matt Hardy. Hardy is using twitter to work his fan base, which in my opinion is a mistake. Why would he work the people that got him his job back and blindly support him? Because he is a mark, for himself. Finally there is Chris Jericho. Until recently Jericho has been chill on his Twitter, but then went on a little tirade against the fan base. Now don’t get me wrong, I generally agree with what he has to say, and I myself have been saying the same thing for years. But the fact that it got to him so badly that he felt that he had to lash out against everyone came off as a bit sad to me. You’re better than that Chris, back off the Twitter, and calm down.

RANKING WHY SO SERIOUS?: And now it is time to SERIOUS, because this is the stuff that upsets the kids. I thought that this would be a good time to update the year-end Csonka ratings. If there is a match NOT on the list from TV and or PPV, and enough people agree, I will gladly go back and rewatch it to see if it deserves to be added. That doesn’t mean that I WILL add it, but I will gladly rewatch something. Check out the latest rankings, which are highly non-official and final, which means they can’t be argued against, just like the PWI 500…

I have finally caught up on all PPV for the year, as well as have caught up on all ROH TV. So we have many additions to the rankings, especially TV matches.

LARRY’S RANKINGS THUS FAR FOR 2010
Rankings may change through out the year upon a second, third, tenth, one hundredth viewing…

2010’s TOP PPVs:
–ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV {8.8}
–DG USA Freedom Gate {8.5}
–ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV {8.4}
–DG USA Uprising {8.4}

–DG USA Mercury Rising {7.9}
–WWE WRESTLEMANIA XXVI {7.9}
–AAA: TripleMania {7.8}
–ROH Big Bang I-PPV {7.8}
–DG USA Fearless {7.5}
–WWE MITB {7.4}
–TNA NO SURRENDER {7.2}
–TNA LOCKDOWN {7.1}
–TNA SLAMMIVERSARY {7.0}
–WWE EXTREME RULES {7.0}
–TNA Victory Road {7.0}
–DG USA ENTER THE DRAGON II {7.0}

–WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS {6.9}
–TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS {6.9}
–WWE ROYAL RUMBLE {6.8}
–WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER {6.7}

–TNA SACRIFICE {5.9}
–TNA DESTINATION X {5.5}
–TNA GENESIS {5.0}
–WWE FATAL FOUR WAY {5.0}

–WWE OVER THE LIMIT {4.9}
–WWE SUMMERSLAM {4.5}
–VIVA LA LUCHA EXTREME REBELLION {4.4}
–TNA HARDCORE JUSTICE {4.0}

–VIVA LA LUCHA {3.0}

2010 TOP PPV Matches:
–CAREER vs. STREAK: The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE WrestleMania XX VI) {****¾}
–ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards (ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV) {****¾}

–Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas vs. The Kings of Wrestling (ROH Glory By Honor I-PPV) {****½}
–WARRIORS (CIMA, Dragon Kid and Gamma) vs. WORLD-1 (BxB Hulk, Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) (DG USA Mercury Rising) {****½}
–Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi defeated Dragon Kid and Shingo Takagi (DG USA Freedom Gate) {****½}
–ROH TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Kings of Wrestling vs. The Briscoe Brothers (ROH Big Bang I-PPV) {****½}

–The SD MITB Ladder Match: Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. IC champion Kofi Kingston vs. Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE MITB) {****¼ }
–: Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns (TNA VICTORY ROAD) {****¼}
–Shingo and YAMATO vs. Dragon Kid and CIMA. YAMATO (DG USA Uprising) {****¼}
– The Kings of Wrestling vs. The Briscoes (ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV) {****¼}
–TNA WORLD TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle (TNA Genesis) {****¼}
–CAGE MATCH: Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle (TNA Lockdown) {****¼}
–YAMATO defeated Davey Richards (DG USA Freedom Gate) {****¼}

–Six Pack Challenge: Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Edge vs. Wade Barrett (WWE NOC) {****}
–Double Chain Match: Kevin Steen and Steve Corino vs. El Generico and Colt Cabana (ROH Glory By Honor I-PPV) {****}
–Gran Akuma, Akira Tozawa, Jon Moxley and Yamato vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Masato Yoshino and Hallowicked {****}
–Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle (TNA No Surrender) {****}
–LA Park vs. La Parka (AAA: TripleMania) {****}
–The Raw MITB Ladder Match: Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Miz vs. John Morrison vs. Mark Henry (WWE MITB) {****}
–OPEN THE DREAM GATE TITLE MATCH: BxB Hulk vs. Yoshino (DG USA Uprising) {****}
–Open The Dream Gate Title Match: YAMATO © vs. Susumu Yokosuka (DG USA Mercury Rising) {****}
–Last Man Standing World Title Match: Batista vs. John Cena (WWE Extreme Rules) {****}
–The Smackdown Elimination Chamber (WWE Elimination Chamber) {****}
–The Royal Rumble Match (WWE Royal Rumble) {****}
–ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Tyler Black vs. Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong (ROH Big Bang I-PPV) {****}

–Team WWE vs. Nexus (WWE Summerslam) {***¾ }
–Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne (WWE Fatal Four Way) {***¾ }
–Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw vs. Pac and Naruki Doi (DG USA Uprising) {***¾}
– Christopher Daniels vs. Kenny Omega (ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV) {***¾}
–Kurt Angle vs. Kazarian (TNA Slammiversary) {***¾}
–TNA TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles vs. RVD (TNA Sacrifice) {***¾}
–TNA TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe (TNA Against All Odds) {***¾}
–Ultimate X Match: The Motor City Machine Guns (Sabin and Shelley) vs. Generation Me (Max and Jeremy) (Destination X) {***¾}
–WWE TITLE MATCH: John Cena vs. Batista (WWE WrestleMania XXVI) {***¾}
–FIP TITLE MATCH: Masaaki Mochizuki © vs. Davey Richards (DG USA Fearless) {***¾}
–ELIMINATION TAG TEAM MATCH: Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino vs. Young Bucks vs. Shingo and YAMATO (DG USA Fearless) {***¾}

–Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz (WWE NOC) {***½}
–Los Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre) vs. The Young Bucks (aka Generation Me) {***½}
–ROH Title Match: Tyler Black vs. Roderick Strong (ROH Glory By Honor I-PPV) {***½}
–Adam Cole vs. Arik Cannon vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Ricochet {***½}
–I QUIT MATCH: AJ Styles vs. Tommy Dreamer (TNA No Surrender) {***½}
–The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Generation Me (TNA No Surrender) {***½}
–World Title Match: Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio © (WWE MITB) {***½}
–:Kurt Angle vs. D’Angelo Dinero (TNA VICTORY ROAD) {***½}
– Kevin Steen vs. El Generico (ROH Death Before Dishonor I-PPV) {***½}
–Davey Richards vs. Kenny King (ROH Big Bang I-PPV) {***½}
–X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH: Douglas Williams vs. Brian Kendrick (TNA Slammiversary) {***½}
–Beer Money vs. Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson (TNA Slammiversary) {***½}
–Ladder Match: Kazarian vs. Daniels vs. Amazing Red vs. Brian Kendrick (Destination X) {***½}
–Desmond Wolfe vs. Pope D’Angelo Dinero (TNA Genesis) {***½}
–TNA WORLD TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles vs. Pope D’Angelo Dinero (TNA Lockdown) {***½}
–CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Extreme Rules) {***½}
–WORLD TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Royal Rumble) {***½}
–WORLD TITLE MATCH: Edge vs. Chris Jericho (WWE WrestleMania XXVI) {***½}
–MONEY IN THE BANK: Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Jack Swagger vs. MVP vs. Evan Bourne vs. Matt Hardy vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE WrestleMania XXVI) {***½}
–OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE TITLE MATCH: BxB Hulk © vs. Dragon Kid (DG USA Fearless) {***½}
–OPEN THE FREEDON GATE TITLE MATCH: Elimination Rules: BxB Hulk defeated Cima, Akuma and Yamato (DG USA Freedom Gate) {***½}

2010’s TOP TV Matches:
I will update as often as needed. I sometimes get behind on programming, so there may be delays.

–2 out of 3 Falls Match: Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns (TNA Impact 8.12.10) {****½}
–ROH TV TITLE MATCH: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards (ROH ON HDNET 04.26.10) {****½}

–The Young Bucks vs. The American Wolves (ROH ON HDNET 02.08.10) {****¼}

–Steel Cage Match: Austin Aries vs. Delirious (ROH on HDNet 9.20.10) {****}
–The American Wolves vs. Roderick Strong and Christopher Daniels (ROH on HDNet 7.05.10) {****}
–Ultimate X Match: Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns (TNA Impact 8.05.10) {****}
–Christopher Daniels and Roderick Strong vs. The American Wolves (ROH ON HDNET 07.05.10) {****}
–World Title Match: Jack Swagger © vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho (WWE Smackdown 04.16.10) {****}
–Jay & Mark Briscoe © vs. The Young Bucks (ROH on HDNet 2.25.10) ****
–CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Smackdown 02.12.10) {****}
–TNA World Title Match: AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle (TNA IMPACT 1.04.10) {****}

–Lumberjack Match: Delirious vs. Austin Aries (ROH on HDNet 9.13.10) {***¾}
–Super Smash Brothers (Player Uno & Player Dos) vs. The American Wolves (ROH on HDNet 9.13.10) {***¾}
–Non-Title Match: Dark City Fight Club vs. The Kings of Wrestling (ROH on HDNet 7.05.10) {***¾}
–Cage Match: Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns (TNA Impact 7.29.10) {***¾}
–#1 Contender’s Match: Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton (WWE Raw 7.19.10) {***¾}
–Christian vs. Edge (WWE Raw 5.17.10) {***¾}
–Ladder Match: Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson (TNA Impact 4.05.10) {***¾}
–AJ Styles vs. Jeff Jarrett (TNA Impact 3.29.10) {***¾}
–Davey Richards vs. Roderick Strong (ROH ON HDNET 1.04.10) {***¾}

–The Embassy (Erick Stevens and Necro Butcher) vs. Dark City Fight Club (ROH on HDNet 9.20.10) {***½}
–Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle (TNA Impact 9.16.10) {***½}
–Non-Title Match: Tyler Black vs. Steve Corino (ROH on HDNet 8.30.10) {***½}
–Pick 6 Contender’s Match: Kevin Steen vs. Jerry Lynn (ROH on HDNet 8.23.10) {***½}
–The Embassy (Mr. Ernesto Osiris, Shawn Daivari, Erick Stevens and Necro Butcher) vs. “Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown, The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis & Kory Chavis) and Grizzly Redwood (ROH on HDNet 8.23.10) {***½}
–Pick 6 Contender’s Match: Kevin Steen vs. Jerry Lynn (ROH on HDNet 8.23.10) {***½}
–AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle (TNA Impact 8.12.10) {***½}
–Ladder Match: Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns (TNA Impact 7.15.10) {***½}
–Jack Swagger vs. MVP (WWE Smackdown 6.04.10) {***½}
–Christian vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE Smackdown 5.14.10) {***½}
–Christian vs. Cody Rhodes (WWE Smackdown 5.07.10) {***½}
–Jeff Hardy vs. RVD (TNA Impact 4.19.10) {***½}
–Shannon Moore vs. Kazarian (TNA Impact 4.12.10) {***½}
–RVD and Jeff Hardy vs. Beer Money (TNA Impact 3.22.10) {***½}
–Kevin Steen vs. Eddie Edwards (ROH on HDNet 4.12.10) {***½}
–Rey Mysterio vs. Tyson Kidd (WWE Superstars 3.25.10) {***½}
–El Generico vs. Kenny King (ROH on HDNet 3.08.10) {***½}
–Shawn Michaels vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Smackdown 1.29.10) {***½}
–Colt Cabana and Tyler Black vs. Austin Aries and Kenny King (ROH on HDNet 1.18.10) {***½}
–Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Briscoe (ROH on HDNet 1.18.10) {***½}
–WWE Unified Tag Team Title Match: DX vs. Jeri-Show (WWE RAW 1.04.10) {***½}