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[Brian Fellows]

But what difference would it make? I mean, WWE isn't going to be on Spike so who cares about how Velocity compares to TNA. If anything, they should want to put nothing on Velocity but crap so that people will get out of the habit of looking for wrestling in that timeslot on Spike.

Agreed. I guess Vince's ego outweighs his common sense....

Not they're cutting Ivory. I always thought she was one of the hottest divas...

I always thought she was average looking.

 

[Outcast2004]

Agreed. I guess Vince's ego outweighs his common sense....



I always thought she was average looking.

That ain't no lie... she wasn't bad for a 40+ yr old though. NICE body. But, I've spoken with her a couple times (once being S. Series this year) and the bitch just doesn't shut up. She prattles on and on...

At her age she should have known her days were numbered in WWE anyway. Torrie Wilson is next.

 

[The Faceless Master]

yeah, she was average.. maybe if i was 45 she would be smoking...

 

[dskillzhtown]

Ivory seems like the type that would be perfect for a morning TV news show or the host of a fitness show.

 

[jobber]

and the last part of the Lo Down team has been put to rest

 

[bishoptl]

Good ol' Ivory. You remember her as Tina Ferrari in the GLOW days. I don't care what anybody says - her body is stellar. Oh well.

 

[Outcast2004]

Good ol' Ivory. You remember her as Tina Ferrari in the GLOW days. I don't care what anybody says - her body is stellar. Oh well.

I don't dispute that. Not at all, but damn she is TINY. In fact when I did meet here first hing I told was that she ruled in GLOW. she had a nice chuckle from it then started babbling on and on and on... thank god the camera started roling for Heat.

 

[Prine]

Wow this really fucking sucks. Hassan was such a great character, so many funny moments and a great heel IMO

Stupid WWE, stupid WWE stupid WWE stupid WWE


http://hassantribute.ytmnd.com/

Thank you for the memories.

:lol :lol

/trail of tears

 

[3kuSaS]

From pwinsider

Apparently, the decision to get rid of the Muhammad Hassan character is resulting in a lot of long-term plans for the Smackdown brand being changed. From what I understand, the working plan at one point was for Randy Orton to cost Undertaker his number one contender's match with Hassan at the Great American Bash. This would set up Undertaker vs. Randy Orton and World Champion Batista vs. Muhammad Hassan as the top Smackdown matches for the Summerslam PPV, apparently with Batista going over Hassan and Orton beating Taker, since further down the road, Batista vs. Orton is being looked at as a potential main event program for the brand. I'm not sure if WWE decided to not go in that direction before this week, but obviously Batista vs. Hassan will not be taking place at Summerslam now.

Regardless of what you think of the character and storyline, you have to feel for Hassan (the real person, Mark Copani, not the character of Hassan) who did what he was told by the company, has worked hard, and is now most likely being sent to OVW instead of getting a main event match on one of the biggest shows of the year. After all, it was WWE Creative that created the character, angles, and promos that created the controversy. I hope he gets another chance, and doesn't become the scapegoat for everything.

So he was going to main event Summer Slam? Poor Hassan

 

[Prine]

Man, i wonder if the fans can change WWE plans. Too bad most people hate him

 

[DMczaf]

 

[Guzim]

That makes me weep.

;_;

 

[The Faceless Master]

WWE’s Monday Night RAW To Set Record on August 1 For Most Original Episodes on Television

STAMFORD, Conn., July 26, 2005 - World Wrestling Entertainment will celebrate the milestone of producing the most original episodes of any weekly fictional entertainment program ever on television when Monday Night RAW airs on August 1 on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

RAW celebrates original episode No. 636 on August 1, surpassing the previous record-holder, Gunsmoke, which produced 635 original episodes during its 20-year run on television, according to several sources, including the book Gunsmoke: A Complete History and Analysis of the Legendary Broadcast Series with a Comprehensive Episode-by-Episode Guide to Both the Radio and Television Programs by Suzanne and Gabor Barabas. With a production schedule that calls for 52 original episodes a year, RAW surpassed the mark set by Gunsmoke in less than 13 years.

WWE introduced Monday Night RAW on USA in January1993. The successful live, prime time weekly cable series moved to Spike TV in September 2000. In April, WWE and NBC Universal inked a new, three-year agreement that will return Monday Night RAW to USA Network this fall, with RAW’s USA debut set for October 3.

“This is a tremendous milestone, and a testament to the dedication of our talented cast of Superstars, television crews and writers who work tirelessly week in and week out to produce the best program possible for our viewers,” said Kevin Dunn, WWE’s Executive Producer. “We’re very proud of producing a weekly television program that for 13 years has grown in recognition and in ratings to the point where it is consistently, 52 weeks a year, one of the most watched regularly scheduled programs on ad-supported cable. Our longevity on television is directly related to the unbelievable enthusiasm and passion of our WWE fans. We look forward to entertaining them for years to come.”

one more for the good guys?

 

[jobber]

Does WCW Saturday Night count?

 

[GaimeGuy]

Hassan should take out Undertaker with a suicide drop-in ring entrance.. he'll ride in, hooded, on one of those things like Shawn did at WrestleMania 12.

 

[Nameless]

Damn this sucks BIIIG time. I personally saw Hassan as one of the biggest heel champs in recent memory in about a year's time. He had the look, he had the mic skiils, he had enough in ring ability and a tremendous upside. His gimmick was very over, and had wasn't too constricting.

HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY, this internet speculartion proves to be just that, speculation. This entire thing is being blow out of proportion. Not trying to sound insensitive to what happened in London, but damn--3000 People were killed on OUR SOIL as opposed to 54 in an entirely different country, yet theres been no Hassan backlash before what happened in lond, and I've still seen movies like The Seige all over TV.

*EDIT* Nevermind, just saw the press-release from the WWE. They said his future is unkown after GAB, and he will be dropped rom SD not all together, so with luck this isn't the last we've seen of Hassan. But they might as well drop him, theres no way he can reach his potential on Raw, especialy with HHH, HBK, and Aangle as the top heels.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Big news to me would finally be the end of the stupid brand split. I don't care how much talent they have, the brand split sucks and has always sucked. Guess I'll just have to wait for even more declining ratings and weak PPV numbers for Vince to finally wake up. Smackdown doesn't even air in my area on Thursdays, it airs on Saturday nights. Which, now, will also have TNA.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Big news to me would finally be the end of the stupid brand split. I don't care how much talent they have, the brand split sucks and has always sucked. Guess I'll just have to wait for even more declining ratings and weak PPV numbers for Vince to finally wake up. Smackdown doesn't even air in my area on Thursdays, it airs on Saturday nights. Which, now, will also have TNA.

Yeah, I want Triple H on both shows all the time too.

 

[DMczaf]

"Big news" and "wrestling" should never be used in the same sentence.

 

[Shinobi]

damn, it's like everything the hassan character said came true... i'm ashamed to be an american...

:lol It's hilarious isn't it? And now he's been dropped altogether...just funny as hell. Way to prove Hassan's character right you stupid fucks.

BTW, ABC had Reign of Fire scheduled on July 7, which as far as I know had a few dragons flaming the fuck out of London. To be fair I don't know if they replaced it with something else, but if they didn't and nobody complained, it shows a slight double standard. And if ABC did replace it while UPN showed the Hassan bit intact, then it shows how fucking pathetic UPN is in terms of screening it's own content before showing it.

Not pictured: Nash tears his quad carving the turkey.

:lol With "Chariots of Fire" playing in the background...

Just reading some articles regarding the Hassan news...

http://www.tvweek.com/lockland.cms?articleId=28402

A quote from the article that I found funny...

Quote:
In a statement posted on its corporate Web site, the WWE claims that its aim behind the Hassan story line is to debunk stereotypical images of Arab Americans.

:lol

:lol :lol :lol

I'm now playing Hassan's theme music in my office at top volume, sans headphones, as my own form of protest. Let's see how long it takes before I get called into Human Resources again.

edit: well that didn't take long

:lol

Vintage Hulk Hogan (complete w/ mini Stars and Stripes flag) > Hulkster of recent years (and j00!)

Hollywood Hogan > every iteration of the Hulk* combined












*sans Lou Ferrigno

I've read the reason he was on Smackdown along with Benoit and Regal the week before is that the WWE is trying to stack Velocity it order to give it a ratings spike rigt before they make the jump to USA. Reason being they want the ratings to be as high as possible when TNA take over the timeslot.

I think the more likely reason is that they want to set the ad rates as high as possible before the move to USA.

I don't dispute that. Not at all, but damn she is TINY. In fact when I did meet here first hing I told was that she ruled in GLOW. she had a nice chuckle from it then started babbling on and on and on... thank god the camera started roling for Heat.

:lol

Man, i wonder if the fans can change WWE plans.

"What's up?"

 

[Revolver]

Hollywood Hogan > every iteration of the Hulk* combined

4 Life brutha! I never could stand red and yellow Hogan. Plus, Voodoo Chile > I'm a Real American.

 

[Guzim]

BTW, ABC had Reign of Fire scheduled on July 7, which as far as I know had a few dragons flaming the fuck out of London. To be fair I don't know if they replaced it with something else, but if they didn't and nobody complained, it shows a slight double standard. And if ABC did replace it while UPN showed the Hassan bit intact, then it shows how fucking pathetic UPN is in terms of screening it's own content before showing it.

I remember on digital cable guide it said Reign of Fire, but instead they showed Big Fat Liar starring Frankie Muniz.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Yeah, ABC yanked those evil, terrorist dragons.

 

[bionic77]

4 Life brutha! I never could stand red and yellow Hogan. Plus, Voodoo Chile > I'm a Real American.

Take that commie shit back to communistland.

Real Americans know that everything good and wholesome in life was represented by Hulkamania. Didn't you see that video? If that doesn't move you, you just are not human (i.e. American).

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Gangsta NWO Red Hogan>>>>Hollywood Hogan. Nothing will ever top seeing Hulk wearing a red flannel buttoned at the top and calling people "holmes".

 

[Brian Fellows]

Gangsta NWO Red Hogan>>>>Hollywood Hogan. Nothing will ever top seeing Hulk wearing a red flannel buttoned at the top and calling people "holmes".

Thats about the time I quit watching WCW.

 

[Matlock]

Gangsta NWO Red Hogan>>>>Hollywood Hogan. Nothing will ever top seeing Hulk wearing a red flannel buttoned at the top and calling people "holmes".

 

[GaimeGuy]

Anyways, I hope Hassan goes Jihad suicide on taker instead of Taker completely destroying Hassan. :lol

 

[raYne]

Anyways, I hope Hassan goes Jihad suicide on taker instead of Taker completely destroying Hassan. :lol

:lol!

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Anyways, I hope Hassan goes Jihad suicide on taker instead of Taker completely destroying Hassan. :lol

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

 

[Grimlock]

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

I hate to say it, but that does sound kinda brilliant. It'd be a hell of a way for the WWE to say F-U! to the critics.

 

[GaimeGuy]

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

! That's IT! :lol

 

[Guzim]

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

I would def. order the Great American Bash if that happened.

 

[Shinobi]

Take that commie shit back to communistland.

Real Americans know that everything good and wholesome in life was represented by Hulkamania. Didn't you see that video? If that doesn't move you, you just are not human (i.e. American).

All of that stupid mumbling doesn't change the FACT that Hollywood owns Hulk/red and yellow.

Anyways, I hope Hassan goes Jihad suicide on taker instead of Taker completely destroying Hassan. :lol

:lol

 

[bionic77]

All of that stupid mumbling doesn't change the FACT that Hollywood owns Hulk/red and yellow.

You obviously hate America.

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Hulk Hogan just sucks. Red and yellow, Hollywood Hogan, or whatever. Same goes for the Ultimate Warrior. Same stupid gimmick, and the same lack of any wrestling skill whatsoever. Hogan is everything I hate about wrestling. Why can't he just go away? Triple H, Stone Cold, and others took over for him long ago. And they're bad enough as it is.




Hogan blows.

 

[3kuSaS]

Yes he sucks as a wrestler. That's a fact. He used to be a good wrestler though, hes done some great work in the early days, especially in Japan. And whether or not you like him, you have to respect what hes done for this business.

 

[Bishman]

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

That would be great. :lol

 

[Shinobi]

You obviously hate America.

That's hardly news...

"The American wrestling fans from coast to coast can kiss my ass!!"

 

[Prine]

They should definitely have Hassan jihad the Undertaker.

The lights go out with Hassan and Taker both in the ring... There is an explosion in the ring. Lights come back on to a scorched ring. Undertaker retires, and Hassan goes back to OVW for 6 months before he shows up with a new gimmick. Perfect.

:lol

Thats sorta promoting/celebrating suicide bombers, its just too risky to pull off. Id love to see it happen though, that would be some classic 1998 WWF stuff right there.

 

[The Faceless Master]

seriously, the greatest moment IMO in hulk's career was BATB'96 .. i'll never forget schiavonie's "for bobby heenan, dusty rhodes and gene okerlund .... and me tony schiavonie ... and hulk hogan you can go to hell!!!"

that was probably the best thing schiavonie has said .. EVER

 

[Guzim]

seriously, the greatest moment IMO in hulk's career was BATB'96 .. i'll never forget schiavonie's "for bobby heenan, dusty rhodes and gene okerlund .... and me tony schiavonie ... and hulk hogan you can go to hell!!!"

that was probably the best thing schiavonie has said .. EVER

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/article.php?videos_id=448

MG: Hulk Hogan, excuse me, excuse me, what in the world are you thinking?

HH: Mean Gene, the first thing you need to do is to tell this people to SHUT UP if you wanna hear what I got to say!

MG: I have been with you for so many years...for you to join up with these two men absolutely makes me sick! And I think that these people here and a lot of other people around the world have had just about enough of this man here [Hall] and this man here [Nash] and you want to put yourself with this group? You've gotta be...kidding me.

HH: First thing you gotta realize, brother, is this right here is the future of wrestling. You can call this the New World Order of wrestling, brother! These two men here came from a great big organziation up north, and everybody was wondering who the third man was, well who knows more about that organization than me, brother?

MG: I've been there, I've done that...and you have made the wrong decision, in my opinion.

HH: Well lemme tell you something...I made that organization a monster...I made the people rich up there...and when it all came to pass, the name Hulk Hogan, the man Hulk Hogan, got bigger than the whole organization, brother. And then Billionaire Ted, he wanted to talk turkey with Hulk Hogan, amigo. Well, you know, Ted promised me movies, brother, Billionaire Ted promised me millions of dollars, Billionaire Ted promised me world calibar matches! Well, as far as Billionaire Ted goes, Eric Bischoff and the whole WCW goes, I'm bored, brother. That's why these two guys here, the so called Outsiders, these are the men that I want as my friends, they're the new blood of professional wrestling, and not only are we gonna take over the wretling business with Hulk Hogan and new blood, the monsters with me, we wil destroy everything in our path, Mean Gene.

MG: Look at all the crap in this ring! That's whats in the future for you if you want to hang around with this man Hall and this man Nash.

HH: As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in the ring represents these fans out here. For two years, brother, for two years I held my head high, I did everything for the charities, I did everything for the kids, and the reception I got when I came out here, you fans can STICK IT, brother, because if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan you people wouldn't be here, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff would still be selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all thse Johnny come lately's you see wrestling wouldn't be here. I was selling the world, brother, while they were bumming gas to put in their car to get to high school. So the way it is, with Hulk Hogan and the New World Organization of wrestling, brother, and the new blood by my side, whatcha gonna do when the New World Organization runs wild on you? WHATCHA GONNA DO?

MG: Tony, Bobby, Dusty, let's get back to you.

Tony: All right, we have seen the end of Hulkamania. For Bobby the Brain Heenan, for Dusty Rhodes...I don't know. I'm Tony Schiavone. Hulk Hogan, you can go to hell. We're outta here. Straight to hell. [slams down headset]

 

[Shinobi]

BITCH.