Yes he was. He was on at the start.

I didn't start watching it till about 10pm. Usually the USA network shows a repeat of Raw Sunday mornings at 1am. I wonder if they will this Sunday?

How do you get a champion over on ECW when his first match after winning the title is a squash type match from the other World Champion?

Simple, plan backfired. They're gonna rip that belt off of Nitro so fast it'll make his head spin since Benoit was suppose to win it on Sunday

According to reports, the WWE has removed all tributes to Benoit from their site, and apologized for the RAW tribute. I don't think it will be seen again.

Exactly.

And there are some smarks who think Nitro over Punk on sunday was SMART.

I know, I don't get fools sometimes either.

Ronnie, I think Nitro over Punk CLEANLY was stupid. They should have had a run in that cost Punk the match and then had Punk chasing the title. I don't think they could have made Nitro a believable title contender without actually winning the title.

Yeah exactly.

Look, Nitro has raw potential. But him cleanly pinning Punk, after sometime of being a HEAT gutter worker, makes Punk look like a hack.

Its stupid. Is there any logic at WWE Creative anymore?

Whatever happened to Bob Backlund?

He's working in TNA now

I was at Shea Stadium when Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales beat the Wild Samoans for the WWF tag team championship in 1980.

True story.

Was that the same show where Sammartino brawled with his "betraying protogee" Larry Zbysco?

Yup, beat him in the steel cage match. Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan that night, although Hogan clearly kicked out before the 3 count.

Read this article Pizzaboy. You might remember when that angle happened:

http://www.comics101.com/kentuckyfriedra...slin&chapter=12

Great article, Ronnie!

I remember it all well. I was still a teenager and I was really into wrestling back then.

Well, I love how kayfabe was still real back then, and people took it to heart.

I sorta miss that with today's wrestling.

Anyway, its sad how WWE basically has done its best to erase Sammartino from its history...Despite a 7-year top-title run...and all because Sammartino hates McMahon and what its become.

Yeah, Bruno was a childhood idol of mine, but he can be thick headed, too.

Awesome, that ladder match dvd looks badass. Thats a for sure buy.

And did Umaga just win the IC title? I just caught the end. What the hell Vince. Stop killing the second tier titles.

Yes, the DVD is that damn good. Buy it! Screw dinner, buy buy buy!

As for the Ummaga thing, Santino is maybe the most hated IC champion since Rocky Maivia.

Then again, I blame WWE for their botched booking of Santino. Really, no wonder fans don't care about him at all.

Yeah, seriously he was great in OVW as that Russian. Should have kept that gimmick.

That reminds me, what the hell happened to the Russian guy that they used to interview during the show?


Edit- Ohhhhhhhh wtf. Screw you Vince. Making Kenndy lose. God damn it. ffs.

How to REALLY do beat the clock.

Get a "Million Dollar Man" type figure to pay his opponent to lose quickly. This starts a feud between MDM and whoever WOULD have won. Its a much better basis for a feud then things the WWE is coming up with.

You know, I'm happy that Sandman so far won't be a jobber on RAW.

Who knows, with an old school, balls to the wall, insane fuck ECW weapons hardcore match.....and I don't mean chairs or ladders or tables or any of that wimp stuff.....I mean STaplers, tacs, VCRs, TVs, the Singapore Cane, Barbwire, Frying Pans, you name it....

Who knows, it might finally put Carlito over as a serious main event player.

I TiVoed Raw and I just finished it. I soooooooooooooooooooooo didn't see Bobby Lashley winning in the quickest time Now this will be shoved down our throats for the rest of the year

Welcome to the WWE, where they treat their fans like the ATMs that they are!

Irish, I recommend you try watching RING OF HONOR (ROH) clips on YouTube & DailyMotion.

Really, ROH kicks so much ass, I even have less tolerance for the current WWE product.

At least Kennedy doesnt have to job to Cena now.

Not right now, but he'll job to either Cena or Lashley later on

I see "The Game" will be coming back soon.

Watch ROH man. Really, its ECW back in the day....besides, where you think WWE raided CM Punk from anyway?

Wow, 2 biggest shockers from the Bash:

-John Morrison beats C.M. Punk AGAIN!
-Khali retains the title over Batista and Kane

Glad I didn't watch

Dude, RING OF HONOR.

Watch ROH. You will be better off.