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House of Pain match my ass. That was a BIG flop in my mind, and it didn't even come close to living up the hype. It's funny how they hyped how tough the cage was, but then Sting busts his way through the top with a baseball bat. The action inside was OK, but nothing that would make my jaw drop. in 7 minutes, Sting won that match. 7 Whole Minutes for the many commercials, ads, and hype on WCW.com. Oh yeah, the ratings are really coming in now! Even better, we get Vampiro setting Sting's car on fire. Oh God, this feud will never end.
For those of you who wonder why I bash Kronic, here's why. Did you hear Bryan Adams talk tonight? Good lord, he couldn't get a sentence together to get his point across. Oh yeah, make that 420 reference because you are that stupid. I don't see why they get all of this hype, because they haven't been build up the right way a tag team should be built up. You can't just throw two oafs together and have them immediately dominate. Oh no, High Tide though the table! Who cares.
The Misfits, or should I say FUBAR, are a bad excuse to kill television time. For one, you have Hugh Captain Rection, who should be wrestling World Wide 24-7. The you have Lash LeRoux, who I could careless about his new army name. I liked Lash at first, but I've come to realize that he's soooo overrated. Chavo should be a force in the Cruiserweight division, and Van Hammer....well, nobody knows what to do with that man. To further prove the help that these guys need, they added MAJOR GUNZ to the mix to get the cheat heat. These guys are hopeless. Filthy Animals, on the other had, are way more talented, but as a group, they are just as annoying.
Might as well trash the Cruiserweight Title too, as we will now have a controversy to whether Daphne won the title or if Crowbar did. Oh wait, that was ruined when Ed Ferarra somehow won the title. Oh, my bad. It was a good match between Tammy/Candido and Crowbar/Daphne. Both the women were pulling moves from out of nowhere, and Candido and Crowbar are showing that they can work together well.
The production of Russo, David Flair, and Daphne in Ric Flair's home was so lame. Need I say more?
More proof that Russo can't write was shown tonight, as he continually kidnapped Liz. We've seen this crap for so many weeks. Proof that Russo isn't THAT good with talent was show again, as Chuck Palumbo attacked Luger. Now Lex Luger might not be what he used to be, but Palumbo is still out of Luger's league.
Sid's Heel Turn = Very predictable
Horace Hogan's turn = Very predictable
Get Ralphus back on his truck, and get Norman Smiley back into the ring, and push him to the moon!
Wow, Kevin Nash actually decided to come back tonight in uniform. That's a long time coming. He's the same old Nash. Same moves, same attitude, you name it. Nash's botched powerbomb could have killed Mike Awesome. DDP saved it a little bit, but if Nash did that on his own, we'd have no Mike Awesome to talk about.
Oh my, Shane Douglas will be in control Thursday. Typical heel controlling a show.
There is so much more to talk about from Nitro, but since they jam about 3 or 4 segments in between commercials, I can't discuss them all.
I guess I'm too stubborn on the Dudley Boyz as faces. I'd rather them start the trouble instead of stupid T&A. Gee, which is more over there, the faces or the heels. That says a lot there. I guess we are treated to DX vs. the Dudley Boyz at Judgement Day. Ehh.
Lots of interviews in this show, so I won't waste my time bashing the hell out of them. It will just show in the grade.
Angle and Rikishi fight identical matches, I swear. I did, however, like how Angle dogged Cleveland. He had me laughing on that.
Wow, Crash Holly lost the title to a Ho. Now that's BAD. Seconds later, he wins it back. It's funny to see how the WWF loves to make a mockery out of that title.
Want recycling, look at tonight's main event. Vince pulled his "famous" screwjob here, which he has done so many times since he screwed Bret out of the title at Survivor Series 1997(If you haven't seen that, rent that event or get Wrestling with Shadows. I explain what happened there so many times with new wrestling fans).
Now I'll probably get the e-mail talking about how harsh I am against these shows. However, what isn't understood is what these impressions really are. From the start, which was my 2nd column ever, the Monday Night Impressions were meant to criticize shows, not praise each and everything. When I see something that didn't come across as a crowd favorite or if it just looked bad on television, I'll tell it like it is. I don't hold back from my opinions, and I shill for nobody. No federations slip me a paycheck, while others just happen to be bought and paid for by other wrestling federations. I'm not, and I'll continually tell it like I see it in this opinionated column.
@I've said enough for today. I'll be back tomorrow with more column, so just chill till the next episode!
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