I have had quite the leave of absence from TSC, but rest assured – I have not been out of the loop. Some thoughts I’ve had as of late:

Nobody likes to watch “Pathetic” Shawn Michaels. Nobody. Bring back HBKizzle.

Randy Orton has fantastic music. Darrell will despise me for saying so, but I liked “Hey” – and I like his latest – “Voices” by Rev Theory. (doing his best DX impersonation) WWE The Music Volume 9 available January 27th on WWEshop.com!

Kennedy is a fantastic heel. As a face, he is quite annoying – but I have the feeling he wins the kids over quite easily, following in the footsteps of John Cena.

Maryse is hot.

Alicia Fox is hotter. That brings me to DJ Gabriel – the best thing to happen to ECW in recent weeks. He has a mastery of the Hammer Dance unseen in quite some time.

That isn’t to say ECW is otherwise lacking talent. Jack Swagger aka “The All-American American” and Ricky Ortiz will be big name stars within a couple of years. Mark my words.

“The Wrestler”, starring Mickey Rourke, is a must see movie. I got my hands on a copy last week and I was very impressed. Darren Aronofsky has done a fantastic job in capturing bits and pieces of our favorite wrestlers’ lives, and has given us a way to truly understand their mentality. It’s much more than just a movie about professional wrestling, but it is good to see that the behind the scenes aspects are kept true to life.

More to come…

Joshua Schlag

For most of the last 30+ years of my life, I've been watching WWE. As a kid, Monday Night Raw hooked me from the start. From Bret Hart and Razor Ramon, to Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, to CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.. I've witnessed the ups and downs and I'm proud to have enjoyed pro wrestling through the years.

Though I now watch in a much different fashion than I did when I was a kid (finding out Vince McMahon was the owner and Jack Tunney no more than a figurehead was like finding out Santa Claus did not exist), I feel like I have a much greater appreciation for the hard work pro wrestlers do and the things they sacrifice to entertain us.

It's still real to me, dammit!

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    steelhead

    Jack Swagger = awesome name

    Jack Swagger aka “The All-American American” = fucking unbelievably awesome name

    Is his tag team partner “Joey Image?”

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    Darrell

    Agreed 100% re: Alicia Fox. Huge, huge fan. With her, Morrison, and the surprisingly watchable Jake Busey lookalike Jack Swagger, ECW has been bringing the high heat.

    You’re still wrong about Orton’s music. I’ll only grant that it’s an improvement over “Hey”.

    -Darrell

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