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Well if they remake the Exorcist....

HA! Did you hear someone on the broadcast team smirk as they put the camera on that distraught looking chick? :-p

Woah, hold on a second....didn't this guy get fired last night??? Just kidding... Lol, the "Let's go Cena!" vs "Cena sucks!" thing was cool :-p

Does he have any movies coming up or anything? At least that would give them time to come up with a decent explanation as to why he can come back?

I didn't get defensive - when he called me on it, I ripped him again. Yeah, I type how I talk...too much - I think it's genetic

I'm not acting innocent - he asked a stupid question and got a stupid answer. Then he blew a gasket so he got another one. It's the internet - what did he expect? Hey - I've been ripped myself on here - aaaages ago I asked a genuine question, something along the lines of were X and Y wrestling brothers (I think Jack and Gerry Briscoe) actually related (y'know, because wrestling *never* bills two guys as 'brothers' unless they're actual blood relatives!). Now, I fully accept that on a wrestling board, that probably came off as a stupid question - but I didn't call the Whaaaaaambulance, start telling people "**** you" or "Screw you" and generally bemoaning people for making me look stupid. And if I did, I'd fully expect a few people to have a chuckle at my expense. That's how the internet works. If he's going to get his knickers in a twist over something so trivial, I'd suggest that the internet is probably not the place for him to be be spending his time. Are you telling me that if I'd asked the genuine question "Hey, you guys remember when Shane popped up on WCW Nitro and bought the company out from under his dad's nose...where did he get the money from? And how come Vince let them all on WWF TV?" that you wouldn't have been tempted to take a pop at me? Just a little?

No. He was a DANCING wrestling turkey.

This technically can be done already. 'Timidity' is against the rules...after repeated warnings a referee (at his discretion) can stop the fight and deduct a point. If they didn't do it for Kalib Starnes though, I don't know what they'll do it for! :-p I'd much prefer more leniency/encouragement to use this than a card system. If I remember rightly, I have seen a fight where the ref just had enough, called it a no-contest and left the ring due to a lack of action It was in Holland, I thing in RINGS or 2Hot 2Handle.

Kane makes that fire come up from the ringposts all by himself you know. With magic.

Jeeezus.... Yes, and the Undertaker is really a zombie.

It's a tough one. The guy is coming off a huge KO, so I can understand him being gun-shy against someone with the one shot stopping power of Rampage. On the other hand, he's *always* fought like that - when he's winning it's 'elusive' and 'technical brilliance', when he's losing (or before he was popular) he's a coward and a spoiler. That seems to be the general perception anyway. The fact remains the same though; if you fight like that against someone who comes forward and cuts off the cage, you're going to lose once in a while. The way I see it is this; here's a guy who has made a career out of not getting hit. He'd been fighting for 7 years with 16 wins before he got hit properly, and when he did get hit properly he was out like a light. That must do crazy things to a guy's head...and to make matters worse, his first fight back is against the division's hardest puncher. I see him learning from this though...my man Chris Greenman made the point on MMABay radio today that *not* getting iced by Rampage will have given him his confidence back, and that we should expect a looong undefeated streak from this point forward. I completely agree.

<p>Carding was ok when it worked, but I would say that more often than not Ricardo Arona wouldn't turn into Leonard Garcia after a flash of the yellow :-p Plus, as has already been stated, "foreigner tax" was a very, very real thing. </p><p> </p><p> Here's my issue with yellow cards being used in the US. Referee's and judges still can't agree on MASSIVE things like whether a fighter gets five minutes for an eye poke or not, what constitutes the back of the head/9-6 elbows, when to stand fighters up, etc, etc....giving them another subjective decision to make when they are already under pressure is going to lead to more bad calls. </p><p> </p><p> Now, if Rampage Jackson loses 10% of his purse to a bad call, he's not starving...but if Johnny Cagefighter on King of the Cage's opening bout loses 10% of the peanuts he's already getting paid due to a bad call, then it's just another barrier to entry for young athletes. </p><p> </p><p> The pressure on a referee is incredible - If you or I screw up at work the worst we can get is a roasting from the boss or fired. If a combat sports ref screws up, they could be responsible for the end of someone's careers, livelihood or much, much worse. I think a ref's job should be as simple as possible, and asking them to fine fighters mid-match on a judgement call as to what constitutes enough 'action' is only complicating things further.</p>

That was indeed a great card. Main event hinged on who you gave the first round to. I gave it to Rampage, but I can completely understand someone giving it to Machida. My scorecard was 29-28 Rampage...there are a lot of people online saying that the last round was a 10-8, but I guess they were watching a different fight! Penn-Hughes was 20-odd seconds of tension followed by all-round good times Harris looked bad more than Falcao looked good - with that said, I understand why Falcao coasted the last round. George Sotiropoulos vs Sean Sherk in Oz next Feb. Winner gets a title shot. Phil Davis has the shoulders of an action figure. As if this night wasn't surreal enough, I got an email off Mike f'ing Tyson. A colleague gave his manager my Gmail addy. Bizarre!

BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes - I remember nearly 7 years ago downloading a grainy, pixilated version of their first fight and being amazed when Penn won. Here's to Penn pulling it off again. Also, Matt Hughes has my second favourite entrance music in UFC history. 'A Country Boy Can Survive' by Hank Williams Jr. Tune!

If only she was...or I was 20 years older...or $20mil richer :-p

HA! Apparently Rampage is coming out to the Pride FC theme tonight! IT'S ON!!!!!! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jesterx7769" data-cite="jesterx7769" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wow I'm a little shocked you were critical of him since I know you liked him from his time at Wolfslair, I expected a defense.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh don't get me wrong, I want him to win. My place is a pro-Rampage household tonight, Rampage and Wolfslair shirts all round! :-p </p><p> </p><p> I'm just telling it like I see it. At this point in time, I feel that Machida is the better fighter and will do a number on Rampage tonight. And there's nothing wrong with that - it's not like he hasn't had a good run, UFC champ, first unified 205lb champ, etc. </p><p> </p><p> At the end of the day, if you're broke, young, angry and hungry, you've got a fire burning under your to make something of your life. I work my ass off every day to get various projects off the ground and ticking over to make money and secure my future. If I had Rampage's money/security, I'd have the option of not staying up till 6am half of the week and spending more time with my family. I think that's the situation Rampage is in.</p>

Sign me up for an "It's all in the Wrist" shirt! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

<p>It's not Rampage hate from my point - he's a nice guy, I like him. I got to spend a little time with him when he was training for his last two fights; Rampage only exists infront of cameras and in the gym/cage. Quinton Jackson is laid back, plays Xbox and talks about his kids.</p><p> </p><p> I honestly think that the fight in him has gone. He's doing it for fun - he isn't the same guy who wanted to beat people up and do damage from a few years ago. This is a man who has made his money and is set for life - believe me, his latest UFC contract is going to have him set for life. </p><p> </p><p> Now, that's fine; but for me, if that's your attitude, you're not going to have the killer instinct to train and fight the younger, hungrier generation of fighters. Rampage has been in this game for a decade, he's had what, 40 fights? He's a dinosaur in MMA terms. You can have success at that point in your career with a banged-up, battle worn body - but if the mind isn't there, you're going to get worked. </p><p> </p><p> The difference between Rampage and someone like Tito, is that Page still has his number one weapon; his power. He'll be dangerous for years to come - it's whether he wants to be or not that's the question.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Linsolv" data-cite="Linsolv" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think what he means, Brashley, is that it begs the question -- why is it so great that he's from MMA? Essentially, it means that either you don't play up the MMA aspect, or you get egg on your face because you have to tell people, "This is a guy who really can kick butt" as opposed to... what, Randy Orton who puts people in the hospital? Or Sheamus, who broke a guy's neck and forced him to retire? Or... you tell people that Orton's punt doesn't REALLY hurt them, and Sheamus didn't REALLY cause Jamie Noble to be injured he's just fine in FCW. <p> </p><p> Even though everyone knows that wrestling is fake, there's a certain suspension of disbelief that is ruined when they <strong>tell</strong> you it's fake.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh I get the problem - but it has been done before. They did it with Shamrock, who had a decent run at the top end of the WWE for a while. They also did it to a lesser extent with Dan Severn and Steve Blackman. ECW did it with Taz (even going so far as having him choke out former UFC fighter Paul Varelans) and WCW did it with Tank Abbott, before they had him dancing with 3 count. If you push it, you could even say that they did it with Kurt Angle, another guy who went from a 'real' sport to a 'fake' one.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Self" data-cite="Self" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> You could certainly give a guy MMA influenced aesthetics (outfit, moves etc) but to me, if you're bringing in a 'star', and want to draw with his pre-existing star power, you have to talk about where he came from. You have to explain what MMA is. In the context of pro-wrestling, I have no idea how I'd do that.</p><p> </p><p> If I were running a wrestling promotion, I would love to have Chael Sonnen. I think Chael is one of the greatest men alive. He is awesome... but I have no idea how I'd book him without compromising my own product. </p><p> </p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The only way I can think of doing it would be something along the lines of "In MMA this guy only fights 3 times per year and gets a 3 month training camp. Now he has to fight three times a week on a moment's notice!" </p><p> </p><p> Then you have the whole, "he's not used to getting hit by chairs, dropped on his head, losing by pinfall" thing. You could have an MMA guy going for rear-naked chokes and armbars, only to be pinned when he's locking them in. You'd also have the guy come in as a face, so that bad guys could low-blow or otherwise cheat to beat him after taking an ass-whupping. </p><p> </p><p> There's plenty of Kryptonite out there for MMA guys to get a 'fish out of water' thing going on, I think.</p>

<p>Why MMA is awesome, part 1: </p><p> </p><p> I'm currently sat listening to a very drunk Wes Simms and a slightly more drunk Mark Coleman commentate on a fight with a guy named Ray. They have no idea what's going on. (I'm trying this as I hear it, so forgive the paraphrasing!)</p><p> </p><p> Ray: Great back and forth action here Hammer!</p><p> </p><p> Coleman: I can't hear you. </p><p> </p><p> Ray: I said we have good action. </p><p> </p><p> Simms: I'll be honest, we don't know who is who here. </p><p> </p><p> (Ray explains who is who)</p><p> </p><p> Simms: Oh, well in that case....wait, which one is in the black again?</p><p> </p><p> Coleman: Great fight, they can't keep up this pace for much longer...oh, it's finished. Classic G'n'P. </p><p> </p><p> Simms: Shall we share a personal story while you go to the ring Jeff? Wait, is that Flava Flav in the cage? </p><p> </p><p> Coleman: That's Mo the Flo. Don't disrespect him. </p><p> </p><p> Simms: Mo the Flo? </p><p> </p><p> Coleman: Flava Flav is the man though, don't get me wrong. </p><p> </p><p> Simms: How much are we charging for this show on the internet? Free? Thats a steal! Just wait till we get one more Heineken and a couple more stories out of the Hammer!</p><p> </p><p> Ray: What personal stories did you tell about me while I was in the cage? </p><p> </p><p> Simms: Oh, nothing. Hammer is trying to give life advice to a 14 year old boy who really shouldn't be hearing that stuff. Hammer, what do we think about Ray doing his job? </p><p> </p><p> Coleman: He could be in the UFC!</p><p> </p><p> Simms: If you stuck a firecracker up his ass he could impersonate Bruce Buffer. </p><p> </p><p> Coleman: Buffer is the best. I've got a couple of fans of mine here, we're gonna sign a few autographs. </p><p> </p><p> Simms: Coleman, stop giving those boys marriage advice! </p><p> </p><p> And it goes on....</p>

<p>As for the next season of TUF, they're waiting on Chael Sonnen's appeal, which will be happening in a couple of week's time. If he has his ban reduced to six months (which is a very real possibility), then bet every last dollar on Team Sonnen vs Team Bisping. </p><p> </p><p> They will likely scrap the Bisping-Rivera bout for Rivera vs Sakara with George Sotiropoulos vs Sean Sherk as the main event (if the Aussie wins this weekend), as filming for TUF will start late Jan, early Feb. </p><p> </p><p> Plan B is Leben vs Wand, but it all depends on Leben winning his fight against Brian Stann. </p><p> </p><p> We'll likely know more in early Jan, but that is what I have been told by reliable people quite recently.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lazorbeak" data-cite="lazorbeak" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Probably because Vince doesn't watch MMA and is about 10 years out of touch.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I guess it's a hard thing to play off if the guy doesn't have a legit MMA background to begin with. When they brought Shamrock in, he was at the height of his MMA fame and a world-ranked competitor. It's tough to say "Hey, here's Johnny Cagefighter, the baddest man in MMA"...ok, so why is he not competing in MMA then? </p><p> </p><p> Maybe it's just a lack of someone who can do the job? I think if you had a current MMA heavyweight who had everything that Shamrock had back in 96 and was willing to walk away from the game, WWE would be all over him. Chael Sonnen would be perfect, but is probably too small.</p>