Saturday, May 18, 2002

We lost two more wrestling legends, one a real one, one more from notoriety:


Erik Kulas (Mass Transit) was the wrestler known for a single bloody match in ECW. He's known more for lawsuits against New Jack and ECW itself for putting him at health risk he wasn't prepared for. He was only 22 years old.


"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith died from a heart attack at the too-young age of 39.


Davey had a very troubled past with drugs. It led to his divorce from Diana Hart, a restraining order to forbid him in her presence, ended his career with the WWE too.


He was a longtime steroid abuser, and that likely contributed to his heart attack - but unlike the blind excuse for a reporter Phil Mushnik, I know it wasn't the sole excuse for this. He abused many narcotics, and they likely had a strong effect on his heart too.


39. That's only 4 years older than I am. Crap.

Wednesday, May 15, 2002

The suckfest RAW has become continues: the show drew a composite 3.9 rating, down from the previous 4.6.


As I've said before, the show just lacks interesting talents and storylines. No matter how many people chant "What?" along with Austin, that's pretty much it. Bradshaw is over from his promos, but lacks the wrestling skill to add sizzle in the ring.


The nWo... who else was underwhelmed by Booker T's addition to their ranks? No storyline reason, no rhyme or reason, just Ric Flair saying he's the newest member and that's that. It makes the faction seem even less significant, lives up more to the label Not Worth Our Time... and more and more, the show is becoming the same.

Sunday, May 12, 2002

It's amazing how much Smackdown! is now the more interesting show of the two. Granted, RAW is now short a few members of the roster, but even with them it was still less interesting.


This idea to turn Ric Flair a heel with the nWo is badly timed too. Granted, he's been a heel for most of his career, a successful one too - but now we have a choice between evil McMahon and evil Flair. Not a good choice, in my book.