So nice of Torrie to forgive Dawn Marie for screwing her father to death and to have them hug after the tiny teddy competition.
Some nice chain wrestling in a couple of the matches with occasional usage of big spots to garner a nice pop. Rey vs. Tajiri and Kidman/Knoble vs. Haas/Benjamin are both here due to well built matches with the heels going over.
Rhyno vs. Orlando Jordan was middlin'. Probably belongs downstairs, but Orlando Jordan going over was a nice surprise, even if it was flukey. That weighs the thumb in this direction. The babyfaces also scored an upset in Spanky/London vs the FBI, but that was more solid, with Spanky doing a great face-in-peril, so this one is up here easily.
The Angle/Benoit vs. Lesnar/Big Show match became a kiss-my-ass bout. Why is beyond me. But having very little Big Show in the ring is always a plus. Angle & Benoit sparing the 1500 or so that were there from seeing Big Show's ass.
Chris Benoit's ass. I'm secure enough in my heterosexuality to admit that is a good-looking derriere. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to look at Molly's wwedivas pictures and try to get those Benoit-related thought out of my mind.
No intermission. No McMahons.
The Bad
Bradshaw vs. Horshu. God awful. Neither man did a darn thing, and the crowd cared less. The guy with a voice like Red from the Tube Bar got more of a pop suggesting that Bradshaw "kick him in the nuts". Not the worst match I've seen in that building, but close enough.
Doug & Danny Basham vs. Scotty 2 Hotty & Rikishi. Rikishi seemed to blow up walking to the ring, and did as little as possible.
Cena vs. A-Train. Cena is nowhere near the stage where he can mail one in and the fans won't care.
The Ugly
The lighting got screwed up halfway through the night, making a few of the matches harder to watch than some of the Regal/Benoit Nitro matches on Nitro where Regal would get busted open and they would switch to a camera located in Guam.
Hearing two solid minutes of the Bashams theme while absolutely fuck all happened.
After the tag title match, they brought a fan into the ring to dance with the babyfaces. Not only do they take this guy's shirt off (and with the lighting as it was at this point, I'd be damned if I could come with 10 years of guessing the fan's age), but the fan, after getting booed, plops down in the corner, and requests a Stinkface. Disturbing at best, friggin' creepy at worst.
If you're going to add a stipulation to a match in the ring before it starts, at least give the other guy a friggin' microphone so we don't have to have Tony Chimmel explain it.
Benoit's ass. And seeing how Benoit acts while giving a stinkface. That alone would get me into a house show. I mean, think about it - Chris Benoit. That's not something you'd expect from him. I did once see someone pull Benoit's tights too much, but unfortuanately he was wearing sensible blue Hane's underneath.
Recently on TNA Sabin provided a little something for the ladies by yanking on Micheal Shane's tights. Hail Sabin!
I think I would be satisfied with that show. Plenty of wrestling, always good considering this is a *wrestling* show.
And if you think that its fake try to receive a chokeslam, a sweet chin music or a spear without scream or drop a tear..
So nice of Torrie to forgive Dawn Marie for screwing her father to death and to have them hug after the tiny teddy competition.
Isn't Teddy Long on Raw?... We're they doing their best Teddy Long impressions. Beelie Dat'
Rey/Tajirir sounds cool and Kidman/Knoble vs. WGTT I could imagine hooking up well... I'm a Spanky mark so seeing him would be fun.
It's kinda sad about hearing Cena mailing it in, especially it looks like it was his babyface trailrun. Horshu? is this the same Horshu I'm thinking of WCW, he was terrible there... Someone wants a stinkface, how disturbing. Did he get it?
The fan got the requested stinkface. My original guess that it was a kid who was 13 at the oldest, which would make it the flat out creepiest thing I'd ever seen a wrestling ring in person. But as I said, the lighting was abysmal by this point.
I'm 99 percent certain it was the same Horshu that was in WCW for about 5 seconds, but I'd have to find the one or two matches I have on tape of him to be sure. His horseshoe shaved into his hair was far less prominent than in WCW, but it was noticeable.
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