Double M’s Rasslin’ Report 10.28.06

This is the part where I promised, per last week, that I’d talk up a couple of the shows. SmackDown I don’t watch and Raw was damn near the same show. Wonder how miffed McMahon is that the mainstream media ignored K-Fed’s second appearance on Raw.

But, really, he should have expected this. If the man had any clue about the way our culture and its relationship with modern celebrity “news” works, he’d realize that. You see, most gossip and “news” is put out there to arise a chuckle out of its audience. “Oh, look, Britney walked out of a bathroom with no shoes” could easily translate into “Oh, look, K-Fed got his ass slammed on ‘Raw”.” The end result is the same – it’s announced by some smart-ass announcer-type, a few C-D-list celebrities (at best) crack on it, and then they move on and forget about it…

…which is exactly what happened here. Hell, the clips from VH1’s “Best Week Ever” – that WWE even showed themselves – could prove that. Raw and K-Fed are old news; hell, they became old news 2 days after he was first on the show.

As for Impact, I didn’t get to see it as I was working. Based on the recaps I read, though, I may skip it. That damned “Fight For Your Right Invitational All-Or-Nothing Triple-Cherry Dogpile” battle royal thing they did sounds way too confusing to want to keep up with. Why didn’t they just do a “Gauntlet For The Gold” match for all that? Stick with the signatures you already have, I say (but then I’ve been saying that for weeks now). I can’t say if the show was as bad as Byers made it out to be, but I can see where he’s coming from. I would probably enjoy most of it, but then that’s why we have the magic of YouTube in case there’s anything I really wanna see.

Mail Call

Nothing to see here, move along people. Hell, I got more mail for the Hip-Hop column I did. Which is just as well, because my focus may REALLY be back in the Music Zone soon. In more ways than one. Confused? Yeah, I am, too.

Okay, This Is Boring – What Else Is There To Read?

I’d take The Randy Orton to my Edge (simply because I know I’m older than he is) up on his best about Samoa Joe becoming #1 contender to the NWA Title, but the exchange rate between here and Canada wouldn’t be worth it. I have a feeling I’m gonna pay for that jab.

I’d also take My Favorite Writer™ up on his trade offer, but I don’t think I have anything I want to give up. Kinda makes that difficult.

Matthew Sforcina makes the Forumers happy and does up an Evolution Schematic on The Big Wiggle Norman Smiley.

I’m personally dying to see Death Of A President.

I’m debating on getting in on The Heineken Dialogues, but time is definitely working against me. No “old man” jokes, please; that ain’t what I mean.

It Ain’t 1998, But It’s All We Got

Just in time for the biggest event of the company’s calendar year, Bound For Glory was without one of TNA’s most associated stars, Monty Brown. See, Brown’s contract is expired and he hasn’t reached a new deal. Instead of being in Detroit on Sunday, Brown was at Raw on Monday possibly negotiating a WWE contract.

This has been rumored before, but I think we’re about to see it. WWE just lost one of its biggest stars to TNA, so it’s time for Vince to return the favor. How they use him – whether as a serious star or a whipping boy just to rib TNA – is another story. At any rate, though, I’ll go on record now and say that it’s about to happen.

Is Monty Brown on the same level as Angle in terms of ability or name recognition? Probably not. Is he enough of a name for WWE to scoop him up just to spite TNA? Sure he is.

And people say Vince doesn’t consider TNA competition.

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