It’s the season and all. Mostly I can’t remember anything after 2005 so that’s where my cutoff is here.
Sporting News
Four NXT call-ups who were HUGE disappointments
http://www.sportingnews.com/wwe/news/nxt-roster-call-up-callups-raw-smackdown-flops-released-development-apollo-hideo-itami-/tjrnc5oa6mnj1pjitb0kwswba
Really, I could have gone past 4 easily. I'm beginning to think we'll never see the AOP on TV again, for example.
Sporting News: Five of the biggest choke artists in wrestling history!
Granted the list gets kind of thin past Roman Reigns and Lex Luger, but still…
Sporting News: Winners & Losers from the Shakeup
I actually watched Smackdown last night because although I don’t subscribe to the Sportsnet channel that carries it, it was pre-empted in Canada and made available on the Sportsnet Now streaming service, which I DO subscribe to. And the show was OK, although the Carmella stuff was death. Clearly Vince thinks that RAW was the big winner, but he is very wrong.
O, Canada! The 10 greatest WM matches involving Canadians
Obviously when my editor at the Sporting News asked me to do a list of the 10 greatest Wrestlemania matches featuring Canadian wrestlers, he really had to twist my arm. Hopefully we can add the Zayn & Owens match to the list next year!
Sporting News: The 5 Worst WMs of all time!
For fans of Snarky Scott, as this one was inspired by an appearance on OVP I recorded last night . So thanks for getting me all riled up, Joe and Quinn!
HHH teaches racial tolerance
http://www.sportingnews.com/wwe/news/wwe-triple-h-booker-t-wrestlemania-19-racist-angle-scotts-blog-of-doom-wrestling-news/1ei158fvvl2qi1k99pr7d6118e
I figured this was an appropriate topic for a column, given I just reposted WM 19.
Sporting News: Vince fumbles the XFL
Seemed like an appropriate time to talk about the biggest failure of Vince’s career. Because hey, if you lose $35 Million one time, try try again!
Monday Night Wrong: The KISS Demon!
In this week’s column on the Sporting News, we take a look at the KISS Demon, one of the more ridiculous wastes of money in a series of them at the time. At least Dale Torborg ended up marrying Asya and living happily ever after.
Five Terrible WCW Match Concepts That WWE Probably Shouldn’t Steal
I know, I know, we’re all getting a bit nostalgic for the good old days what with WarGames and Starrcade coming out of mothballs to liven up the winter months. But remember: It’s all fun and games until someone is getting thrown into the river after a monster truck sumo challenge. Let this list be a cautionary tale for the next time someone decides it’s a good idea to raid WCW’s “creative” coffers.
Monday Night Wrong: TNA tries to start a war
Given all of the recent insanity in TNA/Global/Impact/whatever, I figured an appropriate topic of conversation for this week’s Sporting News column would be the time that Hogan and Bischoff decided to restart the Monday Night Wars and literally did everything wrong in the process.