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God damn, I go out to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and I come home to the news that Roger Moore just died.

I meant that TNT didn't post higher ratings in WCW's slot, I don't think anything that TNT put on beat it. Not WWE, they were a juggernaut in 99-2001. I think some of the blame on the lower ratings can be attributed to the sheer number of channels, DVR boxes and On Demand services, as well as the product not being in fashion right now. I did hear that Kellner passed on Pokemon, because he didn't think it was really that big of a deal or something along those lines. I keep on meaning to get The Death of WCW, in fact, fuck it, I've ordered it now, along with Jericho's books. I did see this article called "The WCW Fail Files", like the episode of Thunder that was "New York Street Rules Wrestling" In fact, speaking of stupid mistakes in wrestling, did you hear the story of Vince forgetting that he fired Jimmy Wang Yang? The Ready To Rumble thread/mini-episode is just going to be us two talking, isn't it?

On top of that, The Running Man has one of my all time favourite action movie power ballads of all time. I fucking love this song!

You're in for a treat Best part is, we get another Stephen King HDTGM episode!!

Because Ted Turner LOVES wrestling. He wouldn't have given it up for double that. The funny thing is, if Jamie Kellner didn't cancel WCW, Vince wouldn't have managed to buy it. Eric Bischoff got together a group to buy it (Fusient Media), and Kellner said "Okay, so you're buying the name, the trademarks, the tape library... but you're not gonna put that shit on our channels", So the deal fell apart, and I don't think anything has managed to outdo to the numbers WCW were doing at their lowest, let alone at their highest. As it turns out, Jamie Kellner is also reviled amongst animation fans, as he's the man who cancelled: - Animaniacs - Pinky And The Brain - Freakazoid - Batman: The Animated Series (and all the shows that spun off) So, he's not a popular man.

I've never understood the whole "Hey, famous person! I'm gonna shout one of your lines at you!" They're probably sick of hearing the fucking thing coming out of their own mouth, let alone some jabroni screaming it at them when they're out in public as well. But, I also didn't get a picture when I met Mike Tyson, so I'm just weird.

It was even less than that, I heard it was less than three million (2.7 is the number I keep hearing). Chris Jericho even said "When I heard he bought it for that much, I said 'Why didn't anybody tell me?' Because I'd have bought it myself".

Oh god, I can just say so much about this movie. Dammit, Paul, if you're not gonna give me MK:Annihilation, give me this one!

That had already happened. The movie, and David Arquette's subsequent World Title win, was 2000, about a year after the "Fingerpoke of Doom", which sent viewers to the WWF, what made it worse, the commentator (Tony Schiavone) was told to tell the audience "If you're even thinking about changing the channel to our competition, I'll let you know that Mick Foley, who used to work here as 'Cactus Jack', will win there world title. HAH! That's gonna put some butts in the seats!", when Schiavone said that, 400,000 people changed channel immediately. That was the turning point, and then WWF dominated after that. So, WCW put the belt on Darvid Arquette in an effort to garner some mainstream press. Then, to make matters even more ridiculous, they made David Arquette the bad guy.

Also, putting Mortal Kombat: Annihilation aside. To answer the question posed in the actual thread, I would go with 'Ready To Rumble', the Pro-Wrestling comedy starring David Arquette, Scott Caan, Oliver Platt, Rose McGowan, and Joe Pantoliano. Take 'No Holds Barred', remove the cheesy 80s action movie charm, the knowledge of pro-wrestling, and add in David Arquette. It's just fucking hideous, and PERFECT for this show.

Okay, this is an episode that I can really get into, because I own pretty much every Schwarzenegger movie (apart from Junior). I fucking love The Running Man.

I don't know, my threats of performing pro-wrestling moves has fallen on deaf ears. But, should that day happen, and you hear a roar befitting a Viking in the distance, you'll know it's me.

Sweet, I got singled out.

Excellent! Welcome to the board.

I'm going to say this in defence of Jon Lovitz. Jon Lovitz might not have been funny in this movie, but the guy gets a permanent pass from me to be as hacky and unfunny as he deems fit, because he kicked Andy Dick's ass. Anybody who kicks Andy Dick's ass is alright by me.

Jon Lovitz isn't dead, just appearing in Adam Sandler movies.

Cool, my Rock Facts got mentioned.

I love that movie. I got it for £1.20, bargain. However, I will take that and also add...

I think it is, I just remember it from the soundtrack. It came at a time when James Hetfield was in rehab, so he had no input on it. So Metallica gave Ja Rule and Swizz Beats some trash riffs that they weren't gonna use, and then Kirk, Lars and Bob Rock added a couple of backing vocals and a quick solo.

The only thing I remember from this movie is the REALLY weird Metallica/Ja Rule collaboration

In fact, here's a match from when he was Flex Kavana.

Seeing as it's The Great One's birthday, I'll add some "Rock Facts" for you. - The Rock has a scar on his hand, which he got in a fight in his college days when the guy he was fighting bit him after the Rock tried pulling his tongue out. - The Rock met his first wife (Dany Garcia) when he was on his way to a sex party with his friends, he decided to skip the party and spent the night with her. - The Rock's current fiance, Lauren Hashian, is the daughter of the last Boston drummer and co host of "Scorch's PFG TV", Sib Hashian (if you don't know what PFG TV is, there are clips on Youtube of Opie and Anthony basically doing their own version of HDTGM about them, they're hilariously bad) - After going undrafted in the NFL, and then being cut from the CFL, The Rock was homeless, sleeping on a mattress that he stole from the back of a hotel. - When he was 15, The Rock bought a car from a crackhead in a bar for $40 - When he decided that he wanted to enter the wrestling business, The Rock called WWF booker, Pat Patterson. When he said "Hey Pat, it's Dewey, Rocky Johnson's son. I want to enter the business." Pat, in an effort to dissuade him, just replied "Errrr... what business?" - After signing with WWE, the company created their developmental system to train propsective wrestlers, specifially for The Rock and legendary strongman, Mark Henry. - People often incorrectly state that The Rock's first wrestling name was 'Rocky Maivia' (an amalgamation of the names of his father and grandfather, Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia). However, when he first started wrestling, he went by the name "Flex Kavana". - When The Rock became WWF Champion in November 1998, he became the youngest World Champion in WWE history, ironically enough, he broke the record held by his cousin, Yokozuna. He's hold the record until 2002, when Brock Lesnar won the title from The Rock. - The Rock's rivalry with Stone Cold Steve Austin is considered the greatest in WWE history, and became the first to feature in three WrestleMania's two of which were main events (WrestleManias 15 and 17) and the last at WrestleMania 19, which was the co-main event. - Having lost to Stone Cold in their two prior WrestleMania matches, The Rock finally beat Austin, in what was Stone Cold's retirement match. Despite playing a villain, and in a show of respect for his friend, The Rock left the ring first, allowing Steve Austin one last moment before retiring, something which is only reserved for when legendary performers retire. - When engaging in a feud with popular lower card wrestler, 'The Hurricane' a comedic superhero character, The Rock intentionally flubbed his lines, knowing that if he did that, they'd have to perform the segment live, as opposed to pretaping it, which would allow for The Hurricane to get more on-screen time. On top of that, Rock also had The Hurricane defeat him in a match many thought would be a quick "squash match" that the Rock would win. I'll provide some more later.