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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:48 am
by YYZ30
CygnusX1 wrote:YYZ30 wrote:CygnusX1 wrote:
On a different note......Did you notice Randy Orton's off the juice?
He lost all kinds of mass, but still gets the job done.
He has an interview with George Mitchell this week.
not to sound like an idiot, but who's this Mitchell guy?
Ripped from Wiki:
On March 29, 2006, ESPN learned that Mitchell would head an investigation into past steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Mitchell was asked by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to investigate steroids charges, mainly against Barry Bonds, brought by recent revelations in the BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) trials of Victor Conte and Greg Anderson. Selig has said that revelations brought forth in the 2005 book "Game of Shadows" were, by way of calling attention to the issue, in part responsible for the league's decision to commission an independent investigation. To this day he is known to have held meetings with only two active players, Jason Giambi, who was ordered to meet Mitchell by Commissioner Selig in light of his public admissions on the issue, and one additional player whose name was initially not made public but was later revealed to be Frank Thomas.
Mitchell released a 409-page report of his findings on December 13, 2007. The report includes the names of 89 former and current players for whom it claims evidence of use of steroids or other prohibited substances exists. This list includes names of Most Valuable Players and All-Stars, such as Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, Denny Neagle, Paul Lo Duca, David Justice, Barry Bonds, Eric Gagn?, Todd Hundley, Randy Velarde, and Benito Santiago.
Mitchell has taken on a role similar to that of John M. Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose's gambling in 1989.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:55 am
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:CygnusX1 wrote:YYZ30 wrote:
He has an interview with George Mitchell this week.
not to sound like an idiot, but who's this Mitchell guy?
Ripped from Wiki:
On March 29, 2006, ESPN learned that Mitchell would head an investigation into past steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Mitchell was asked by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to investigate steroids charges, mainly against Barry Bonds, brought by recent revelations in the BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) trials of Victor Conte and Greg Anderson. Selig has said that revelations brought forth in the 2005 book "Game of Shadows" were, by way of calling attention to the issue, in part responsible for the league's decision to commission an independent investigation. To this day he is known to have held meetings with only two active players, Jason Giambi, who was ordered to meet Mitchell by Commissioner Selig in light of his public admissions on the issue, and one additional player whose name was initially not made public but was later revealed to be Frank Thomas.
Mitchell released a 409-page report of his findings on December 13, 2007. The report includes the names of 89 former and current players for whom it claims evidence of use of steroids or other prohibited substances exists. This list includes names of Most Valuable Players and All-Stars, such as Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, Denny Neagle, Paul Lo Duca, David Justice, Barry Bonds, Eric Gagn?, Todd Hundley, Randy Velarde, and Benito Santiago.
Mitchell has taken on a role similar to that of John M. Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose's gambling in 1989.
Got it. Yeah, you can see many WWE superstars that have
magically "de-ripped" on our TV screens. Umaga, KEN-NA-DAY,
RKO, "Overspanker" (Undertaker), Batista....even "Cripple H."
VKM did layeth-the-smacketh-down.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:35 am
by YYZ30
CygnusX1 wrote:
Got it. Yeah, you can see many WWE superstars that have
magically "de-ripped" on our TV screens. Umaga, KEN-NA-DAY,
RKO, "Overspanker" (Undertaker), Batista....even "Cripple H."
VKM did layeth-the-smacketh-down.
Do you think Viinie Mac REALLY wants a congressional inquiry regarding roids? Esp. after the death of Eddie Guerrero?
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:53 am
by Walkinghairball
Well you also realize if Mac himself gets tested he will burn the piss cup to the ground also.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:03 am
by CygnusX1
Walkinghairball wrote:Well you also realize if Mac himself gets tested he will burn the piss cup to the ground also.
True DAT HB, but it's SO GOOD to be
the King.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:07 am
by Walkinghairball
But with all the pub that 'roids is getting the now, someone bigger than Bonds or Clements is gonna go down. I just feel it.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:11 am
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:Do you think Viinie Mac REALLY wants a congressional inquiry regarding roids? Esp. after the death of Eddie Guerrero?
um, NO.....and he really needs to put the kibosh to those hotties
lovin' up on old-assed ex-referee Teddy Long.
YOU FEELIN' THAT PLAYA?
I hate that angle, but I guess it's not working for Vince in HIS angle,
so he's passin' the torch.
The whole Edge/Vicki Guerrero angle is depressing too.
My hat's off to Vince for "taking care" of Vicki and the family, and I
really like her as a person, but
she just plain sucks on TV. Sorry.
PLEEEZE VKM - make it stop!
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:17 am
by YYZ30
CygnusX1 wrote:
My hat's off to Vince for "taking care" of Vicki and the family, and I
really like her as a person, but she just plain sucks on TV. Sorry.
She does, and it would be so much easier to see her behind the scenes, like Sgt Slaughter is now (with a rare cameo). She cannot do a shoot to save her life.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:23 am
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:CygnusX1 wrote:
My hat's off to Vince for "taking care" of Vicki and the family, and I
really like her as a person, but she just plain sucks on TV. Sorry.
She does, and it would be so much easier to see her behind the scenes, like Sgt Slaughter is now (with a rare cameo). She cannot do a shoot to save her life.
I think (eventually) that's what it's gonna come to Z, but I gotta
admit, she's took some bad bumps for the company lately in
that wheelchair! LMAOROFL
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:29 am
by CygnusX1
AP - Feb 25, 7:50 pm EST
Boxing Gallery LOS ANGELES (AP)?Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a
champion boxer and has tested his moves on ?Dancing With the
Stars.? Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound
fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some
wrasslin.?
A $20 million payday awaits the undefeated WBC welterweight
champion when he takes on Big Show as part of WWE?s
?WrestleMania XXIV? at Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on March 30.
?It?s entertainment. You have a chance to just be you and do what
you want to do,? Mayweather said Monday after a chaotic Staples
Center event that masqueraded as a news conference.
The boxer nicknamed ?Money? clearly likes the way WWE does
business.
?Wrestling takes care of business right on the spot,? Mayweather said.
?Whatever they say they?re going to do, they do it right on
the spot. There?s no waiting three, four, five months. Quick results,
quick money. Quick big money, too.?
His manager Leonard Ellerbee and WWE executive Shane McMahon
confirmed Mayweather?s eight-figure payday for the outdoor match
to be shown on live on pay-per-view.
Mayweather incited the couple hundred of already hyped fans at
Staples Center by whipping out a thick wad of cash and repeatedly tossing
$100, $50 and $20 bills into the crowd that had nearly as
many women as men.
A mad scramble ensued, with a light pole nearly getting knocked
over and two small children caught in the chaos. One lucky man
emerged from the pileup clutching six $100 bills.
Mayweather played to the frenzied crowd after appearing from
behind a black curtain wearing a New York Yankees jacket and
cap. Fans shouted insults and the name of hometown hero Oscar
De La Hoya at Mayweather.
?I run Vegas and I run L.A. and I will run the WWE,? he boasted.
At 5-foot-8, 150 pounds, Mayweather gives up big numbers to the
bald Big Show, who stands 7-feet and weighs 430.
?I weigh three times as much as he does,? Big Show crowed. ?It?s
not fair, but I?m a businessman and I see an opportunity for
business.?
Then he picked up the wooden podium and tossed it to the floor,
where it splintered and the attached two mics lay like broken
sticks. Clearly, Staples Center officials hadn?t expected the move.
Mayweather hopped onto a chair and exchanged glares with
Big Show while WWE regulars Randy Orton, John Cena, Triple H and
Edge looked on, witnessing a newcomer who clearly understands
the theatrics of modern-day wrestling.
?WWE is the biggest it gets,? Mayweather said. ?This is going to be
an event like none other.?
Ellerbee scoffed that hard-core boxing fans won?t take Mayweather
seriously after his WWE antics.
?After March 30, when Floyd goes out and takes care of his business
at WrestleMania, he?s still going to be the best fighter in the world
and the face of boxing,? he said. ?Tell me what changes about that?
Nothing changes.?
The wrestling gig is another part of Ellerbee?s carefully crafted plan
to expand Mayweather?s fan base.
?Either I?m going to be a genius with this or I?m the biggest idiot,?
he said. ?Boxers have such a short window of opportunity. He
can?t become any bigger in boxing.?
AP - Feb 25, 7:41 pm EST
That?s why Ellerbee snagged Mayweather a spot on ABC?s
reality hit ?Dancing With the Stars.? Mayweather didn?t win the
disco ball trophy, but he wasn?t the first one voted off, either.
?It crossed him over and took him into the households of many
middle-aged Middle Americans and turned him into a
mainstream superstar,? Ellerbee said. ?Now when Floyd goes
into the grocery store, the first thing 65-year-old ladies say is,
`You?re Floyd from `Dancing With the Stars.??
Mayweather plans to train with WWE Latino star Ray Mysterio,
who wears a mask on his face.
?I?m outside the box,? he said, lapsing into the third person.
?Floyd Mayweather is not just a fighter, he?s an entertainer.
That?s what the world must know.?
But he hasn?t forgotten his night job.
Mayweather alluded to a possible rematch with De La Hoya in
September. De La Hoya lost a split decision in their last bout
May 5.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:12 pm
by YYZ30
CygnusX1 wrote:AP - Feb 25, 7:50 pm EST
Boxing Gallery LOS ANGELES (AP)?Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a
champion boxer and has tested his moves on ?Dancing With the
Stars.? Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound
fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some
wrasslin.?
nomnomnom
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:21 pm
by Walkinghairball
Remembers a certain movie with Sly Stallone and Hulk Hogan.
LAME!
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:22 pm
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:CygnusX1 wrote:AP - Feb 25, 7:50 pm EST
Boxing Gallery LOS ANGELES (AP)?Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a
champion boxer and has tested his moves on ?Dancing With the
Stars.? Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound
fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some
wrasslin.?
nomnomnom
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING
Yeah. The whole thing REEKS of a
Mike Tyson/DX re-work.
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:18 am
by funky cm
CygnusX1 wrote:YYZ30 wrote:[quote="CygnusX1
Got it. Yeah, you can see many WWE superstars that have
magically "de-ripped" on our TV screens. Umaga, KEN-NA-DAY,
RKO, "Overspanker" (Undertaker), Batista....even "Cripple H."
VKM did layeth-the-smacketh-down.
I don't think the mass suspensions at the time included Orton, Batista, UT or Trips - they were already injured (albeit a possible side effect from the roids) or resting up from injuries.... I don';t think Orton missed any time at all
the big name players never really suffered from suspensions - they make too much money for the company - HHH orton Mysterio
and I'd hate to try to explain why Cena is back so soon
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:20 am
by funky cm
CygnusX1 wrote:YYZ30 wrote:CygnusX1 wrote:AP - Feb 25, 7:50 pm EST
Boxing Gallery LOS ANGELES (AP)?Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a
champion boxer and has tested his moves on ?Dancing With the
Stars.? Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound
fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some
wrasslin.?
nomnomnom
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING
Yeah. The whole thing REEKS of a
Mike Tyson/DX re-work.
this angle sucks BIG TIME
was supposed to be Mayweather and Mysterio, but Mysterio got hurt... and Mayweather can't carry it on is own. In fact he came off as being the heel instead of being the face - a point which WWE seems to be playing (Big Show's spiel on the last Raw)