Wrestling...thats right, Wrestling!

[Hammy]

From WWE.com:

Saturday Night's Main Event returns in March
November 30, 2005

Saturday Night?s Main Event is returning to NBC this March after a 13-year hiatus. In the mid-1980s through early 1990s, WWE fans would scour the television listings each month ? making sure they didn?t miss the highly anticipated special that replaced network staple Saturday Night Live on occasion. When Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller and Dana Carvey weren?t performing comedy sketches, WWE Superstars were squaring off in matches that often took on a pay-per-view feel.

Here are some of the most memorable moments from the original run of Saturday Night?s Main Event:

On Nov. 2, 1985, Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd by disqualification in a match remembered for the size and stature of its participants.

On March 1, 1986, Hulk Hogan retained the WWE Championship against "Magnificent" Don Muraco via disqualification. But this match was infamous for King Kong Bundy?s interference and assault. In the end, Muraco and Bundy broke Hogan?s ribs.

On May 3, 1986, the British Bulldogs beat Iron Shiek & Nikolai Volkoff in a best two-of-three falls match for the World Tag Team Championship. This was indicative of the strength of the tag team division, which was often spotlighted on Saturday Night?s Main Event in multiple-fall battles.

On Jan. 3, 1987, Hulk Hogan battled ?Mr. Wonderful? Paul Orndorff in a truly memorable Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship. Both men scaled the cage and hit the floor simultaneously, causing immense controversy and the restart of the match.

On Oct. 3, 1987, Honky Tonk Man nearly did the unthinkable: strike Elizabeth with his signature guitar during a match against Randy ?Macho Man? Savage. Honky was aiming for the head of Savage, but a loving Elizabeth jumped in the way. Ultimately, Honky shoved Elizabeth to the floor and proceeded to smash Savage. Elizabeth rushed to the back and emerged with none other than Hulk Hogan. It was the beginning of the force known as the MegaPowers.

Yeah Baby! Yeah! Old School Rules


Wooo! It's Shawn & Earl & Marty, Hell i love those guys! We better get this show in the UK dammit.


From PWInsider.com
Parisi, previously known as Johnny Swinger, had knee surgery this past week and the first person to call him was HHH. Not too long ago, he was ribbed heavily for HHH saying he didn?t know who he was when asked about him at the Mr. Olympia competition.

There he is Trips! The Wrestling God that is Parisi, 'Watch out, he's coming to get ya!'

[Evolution]

Sounds good to me. I wonder what kind of format it will be? Recap or matches?

[Hammy]

Sounds good to me. I wonder what kind of format it will be? Recap or matches?

With all the web shows and highlights there i am hoping they will keep the recaping to a minimum and it will have plenty of matches much like old school Heat before they stopped giving a fuck...

[Evolution]

They could have many a big rating if they used it as the only interpromotional show?

[Hammy]

They could have many a big rating if they used it as the only interpromotional show?

That really would piss all over the brand split it would just look stupid if they did that then they might as well end the split...

[Evolution]

  Even better!

[Hammy]

Even better!

Back to this age old 'end the split saga', not unless they fire like 20-30 people, which they won't.  It was ok before because much of the wrestling worlds talent was with WCW/ECW.  TNA's roster is minor in comparison, it's simple there are TOO many people for the split to be ended!

[the dirt]

I say end the split but keep the shows.

[Evolution]

They misuse about 20-25 people already, just get rid of them and some of the heavily paid people and you have a single show.


The younger guys could just be back to OVW for more training etc.

[Evolution]

Here is Christian's first post WWE Interview

The following is a summary of Christian's interview with Between the Ropes radio conducted last night (Nov. 30) on Central Florida's Sports Radio 740 The Team and simulcast online at BetweenTheRopes.com.

On Wednesday night, November 30, former WWE superstar and now TNA headliner Christian Cage joined hosts Brian Fritz, Dickerman, and Vito DeNucci on Between The Ropes on Central Florida's Sports Radio 740 The Team for his first media interview since leaving WWE to sign with TNA Wrestling.

"It's been great. It's been a great experience. I can't say enough about it." - Christian Cage's opening marks regarding his time so far with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Christian said his decision to leave WWE was a difficult time in his life in general. He said regardless of whether TNA was a career option or not, he had already decided to leave WWE when his contract came due. Having TNA around and the promotion's interest in offering him a deal made the decision to leave easier.

He said departing WWE was something he needed to do at that point in his life. He needed to make a change. Professionally and personally, it was time to move on. He made it clear several times that he isn't bitter about his tenure in WWE and leaving there. He made a lot of good friends and accomplished a lot of personal dreams in eight years with the organization.

The decision to leave was an accumulation of many factors, including frustration with how he was utilized creatively. He said the majority of his eight-year career there was great, but at the end he was frustrated. He also cited a need for a break after 250 days on the road a year for eight consecutive years. He mentioned that he's made and saved a lot of money, which obviously made the decision easier. The fact that he also got to leave on his own terms made it a sound decision in his mind.

Christian said he always gave 100 percent no matter what the situation was when he went through the curtain. He felt his talents would always speak for themselves and the fans seemed to be getting behind him and wanted to see him at a certain level, but he couldn't speculate on why it never translated into a bigger push because he really doesn't know.

He referred to TNA as a "blank canvas" with opportunities to work with so much fresh talent like Monty Brown, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, and Abyss along the mix of known guys like Rhino and Team 3-D. He hasn't gotten to wrestle Jeff Jarrett in six or seven years and is looking forward to getting in there with all of those new guys and bringing some passion back to his career.

Comparing the locker room mood in TNA to WWE, he commented that the mood is very upbeat in TNA with the feeling that something special is happening.

Christian said he knew from day he signed his first contract that he was still going to be able to use the ''Christian Cage'' name. Regarding the ''Captain Charisma'' name, he said doesn't know what happened in WWE because he did a trademark search after he left and it was available so he trademarked it. He never got a clarification on what happened to the ''Captain Charisma'' t-shirts in WWE. People were buying the shirts and one day they were removed.

He said he has no plans to work indy dates at this point, mainly because he left WWE because of the hectic road schedule and he doesn't want to work so much as an independent. He said the schedule combined with all of the crazy ladder matches and cage matches over the years took a great toll on his body. He talked about suffering from shoulder problems in his final weeks in WWE that prohibited him from working out and forced cortisone shots to mask the pain. He had trouble even moving his arm after waking up in the morning. Since leaving WWE and the brutal road schedule behind, the shoulder has healed to the point where he has been able to lift weights again and the normal aches and pains subsided as soon as a week after being out of the ring.

When asked about the build for a John Cena program that never fully materialized, he said he was surprised WWE didn't pull the trigger. He talked about how he first brought up Cena's name at Madison Square Garden and it got a good reaction because Cena was so over. He kept doing it anytime he had a chance and the fans started responding to it and WWE added him to the triple threat match with Cena and Jericho, but the big singles match with Cena never happened once he was drafted to Smackdown and he was disappointed because he was looking forward to it.

Christian brought up the period when he shifted away from his tag-team role with Edge into a singles performer and how his career languished for a while. "At that point when I first split with Edge, it's funny because I had been teaming with Edge for such a long time and I was a tag team guy for three or four years straight and I saw it as a tag team guy. And it's a different situation when you're out there with a guy you know. We knew each other's moves. We knew where the other one was in the ring at all times. And when you're doing interviews, promos, and backstage vignettes, you can play off each other. It's easy and it's comfortable and it's familiar. And then all of a sudden when you become a singles guy, you don't have that anymore. So now you're trying to find a new personality, a new way to interact, a new way to get your character across, and things like that and I had a really hard time with that when I first split. I think I put a lot of pressure on myself. So I wouldn't even say that it was WWE burying me or getting lost in the mix or whatever, I think it was me. I think at that time I put too much pressure on myself to succeed. One day I just had to look in the mirror and say to myself 'what's the problem.' I basically figured out I'm not letting myself have fun. I'm not letting myself do the things that made me want to get into this business and perform for the fans in the first place. That's what I got to start doing and when I start doing that, everything is going to fall into place. And that's what I started to do and it started to work for me. It was really within me."

He credited Chris Jericho for helping him a lot and considers him one of his best friends in the business and some of the best moments in his career were with Jericho.

When asked about leaving WWE, he said he feels he left WWE on professional terms, going as far as to work an extra day that was not in his contract. "I feel honestly like I was professional about it. I wrestled every day that was in my contract. I even showed up an extra day when I wasn't contractually obligated to do so."

He said rumors of WWE lowballing him were NOT true. "The funny thing too is that I know there were a lot of rumors that I was getting lowballed on my contract and that sort of thing and that might have weighed in on my decision and that was absolutely not the case. They were very generous with me with renegotiating. There was no lowball or anything like that."

Regarding the reports by Pro Wrestling Torch that upgraded airline tickets were a sticking point in his renegotiations with WWE, Christian noted that he did express interest in obtaining first class airline tickets as part of his new WWE contract, but it was not a make or break provision. "The plane tickets were an issue for me. It was not a make or break deal with plane tickets. I just felt with the amount of miles I put on my body and the amount of time that I had been in the company and so forth, I just wanted a little bit better travel. Like I said, eight years on the road, 250 days a year, being gone and the way my body was feeling and the fatigue I was feeling at the time, it was something that would maybe make the travel a little easier for me. Like I said, it wasn't make or break for the deal. It wasn't like I was demanding first class tickets or anything like that. It's nothing like that at all."

Christian briefly touched on his upcoming movie role early next year. He said acting was an avenue he wanted to pursue for a long time, even before he got into wrestling. He didn't want to get into specifics about the movie role because everything isn't confirmed, but he knows the name of the movie and the people in the movie, but isn't exactly sure what he'll be doing.

To wrap it up, Christian told the story of how the big sunglasses gimmick came about. He and Edge were eating at a Denny's in California late one night when a kid wearing oversized 'bug' sunglasses came up asking for an autograph. Christian asked about the goofy glasses and the kid offered to give them to him. He didn't want to just take them so he paid the kid $15 for the pair and wore them on television the next night and it took off from there. When he recently moved, he came across his giant bin of about 70 pairs of oversized sunglasses that he still owns. He also joked he's dabbled in some kazoo, but hasn't played in a couple of years.

Christian Cage will be in action for TNA at the Turning Point pay-per-view on Sunday, December 11, 2005 from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida where he will battle 'The Alpha Male' Monty Brown.

To listen to the Christian interview and the entire November 30 edition of Between The Ropes in streaming audio, visit the show online at www.BetweenTheRopes.com. Join us for Between The Ropes for two hours every Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. ET on Central Florida's Sports Radio 740 The Team and worldwide on BetweenTheRopes.com.


It just reminds me how retarded WWE was with Christian in 2005

[Hammy]

They misuse about 20-25 people already, just get rid of them and some of the heavily paid people and you have a single show.


The younger guys could just be back to OVW for more training etc.

You miss my point and the discussion we've done to death in this thread, yes they employ crap, crap they could sack but they won't because they're stupid even back in the day they never sacked some of the crap.  You also have the main event picture, you would have too many main eventers, the chance of young stars making it to the top would be even more restricted, i would list all the main eventers but i am lazy and i've done it before, the split is here to stay, moving on...

[Evolution]

Nah i do get you, i just hate the split sometimes

[AxlsMainMan]

Yeah.? Kinda cool actually.? I want Orton to wait this time and build up to the belt (there's spoilers on that running around? )

I also heard Cena is expected to keep the title BEYOND WM22.

Beyond WM22??!!! You have to be joking me?

Word is HHH will job to him...


No way is my boy Trips jobbing to Cena!! I could tolerate him jobbing to Ric upon his return but never Cena...Id just loose to much respect for Hunter..


By the way, the brand split needs to end..I think they'd be wise to drag it out to say Mania and have some big fucking showdowns like back in the day!

I wanna see Trips vs. 'Taker again





Edit: And here's a picture of Arron's God

[R4tfink]

Awesome interview, thanks for posting EVO! 

Christian is going into the movies! 

[Neemo]

Christian rulz

I used to have some of those bug-eye glasses they were great (but they broke )

I have a Edge/Christian shirt from the posing phase they had. I went to RAW in Toronto and actually after I bought the shirt, they broke up that night Damn Vince and causing shit when wrestlers go to their home towns

[Hammy]

Awesome interview, thanks for posting EVO!?

Christian is going into the movies!?

Well if anyone in the wrestling business has the talent he does. ?I think he has a better chance of making it not being a big Hogan or Rock like name, i don't think people will associate him with wrestling the same...

[Evolution]

Christian rulz

I used to have some of those bug-eye glasses they were great (but they broke )

I have a Edge/Christian shirt from the posing phase they had. I went to RAW in Toronto and actually after I bought the shirt, they broke up that night Damn Vince and causing shit when wrestlers go to their home towns

Aah...........the one man conchairto...........3rd September 2001

[Rob]

I think one thing that definitely discourages McMahon and Co. from ending the split is that once they release a lot of guys they wouldn't need anymore, TNA would have a lot of new people they could bring in.  McMahon wouldn't want the release of someone to come back and bite him in the ass making it big for the competition.

[Hammy]

I think one thing that definitely discourages McMahon and Co. from ending the split is that once they release a lot of guys they wouldn't need anymore, TNA would have a lot of new people they could bring in.? McMahon wouldn't want the release of someone to come back and bite him in the ass making it big for the competition.

Very true.  WWE's main problem is they let people go who can be stars and have talent.  Whereas they could sack Mark Henry and you know he would NEVER become a star anywhere.  If they could though they probably would ditch him.  They were just really stupid when they first signed him, to a very long, very iron clad, very well paying contract...

[Neemo]

Christian rulz

I used to have some of those bug-eye glasses they were great (but they broke )

I have a Edge/Christian shirt from the posing phase they had. I went to RAW in Toronto and actually after I bought the shirt, they broke up that night Damn Vince and causing shit when wrestlers go to their home towns

Aah...........the one man conchairto...........3rd September 2001

lol yeah. I prefer watching it on TV rather than Live, You get no announcers live I witnessed the wrestlemania toronto announcement that day too. At least i got to go and make my mind up about it.

We made a sign for that show "Booker T's Stuby school bus" Has Rock been back at all or is he done for good now? When he and Hurricane did that skit about the Mummy it was awesome Is hurricane gone now too? Rock was one of the best speakers, i think it's something they are really missing now, guys doing good promos and skits.