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THE WRINGER REVIEW – COVERING FEBRUARY 26 THROUGH MARCH 4, 2007

RAW WRINGERS – FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Could Hardy have really gotten that damaged in the two minutes the match lasted up until King’s comment?

Wasn’t that a great recovery by Hardy when Shelton slipped on the top rope?

Who said Nitro was out of Mania, just because he lost one match?

For a “crazy” person, doesn’t Super Crazy act pretty normal?

What good is all that security if they stand behind the two people who are going to fight?

And did Umaga get that new tattoo to help him remember what nationality he is?

If you were going to be any wrestler’s flunkie, wouldn’t it be Ric Flair’s?!

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ECW WRINGERS – FEBRUARY 27, 2007

So ECW has an even less chance of appearing on Mania, because all their qualifying matches are against wrestlers from other brands?

If the limo driver does manage to get Vince to a future ECW show “faster”, will Vince pay the speeding ticket, or be pissed about that as well?

Stevie Richards got a match on television…with CM Punk?!

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TNA WRINGERS – MARCH 1, 2007

Can you believe the Florida-based TNA mentioned “Dodger Dogs” on their broadcast?

I mean, why didn’t Christian mention taking in a Marlins game?  Is it because Vero Beach (where the Dodgers have their spring training camp) is closer to Orlando than Jupiter (where the Marlins train)?  And did Christian know that Dodger Dogs are only sold at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles?!

Is it pretty clear that Bob Backland plays to the camera, especially when he knows he’s on camera?

Did Eric Young some kind of slave contract?  Why else is he being made to do “chores” and errands?

Why do the announcers insist on talking over everything…including in-ring promos (as they partially did with Jim Cornette)?

Is Konnan so desperate to be on television (or the creative team so dependant on him), that he has to appear on camera immediately after major surgery (and in the following weeks)?

Isn’t Abyss pretty useless in “interviews” and vignettes with other people without his manager?

FINAL NOTES:  I agree totally with the recent comments made by Jess McGrath (and others) regarding TNA.  Far too much going on for a one-hour show, talents not utilized properly, and some are even useless.  Good or great wrestling is made irrelevant by poor booking and “ga-ga” stupidity.

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SMACKDOWN WRINGERS – MARCH 2, 2007

Does anything say “going through the motions” like Batista’s starting his “machine gun” charade before the pyro even starts?

And was a turtle neck sweater definitely the wrong fashion choice for him?

Can’t you just see the headline on Time magazine, reading, “Man of the Year:  Vince McMahon”…and just below it, a smaller headline, “Hell Freezes Over!”?

Didn’t Lashley look ever the tough guy with those BULGING bug eyes?!

Was WWE afraid people would keep mistaking Little Bastard the midget wrestler with the late James Dean’s “Little Bastard” Porsche 550 Spyder?  Or was it because any wrestler with a swear word in his name is hard to market to children?

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