Cactus James Greatness and Superiority Thread

[cactusjames]

To elaborate, this wasn't a spot fest ladder match. Yeah they had sick spots one would only see in a ladder match, but there was a psychology to the high risk bumps. It was more of a ladder match from say Shawn or Bret or Shawn and Razor. But since they have different styles than the ones just mentioned, it was a different feel, you knew you knew you were seeing a good match, but you also knew you were seeing something different.

It wasn't the TLC crazy spot fest match were used to seeing. The great thing about high risk spots, is the less frequently they're used, the more impact they have and a bigger story gets told in the ring. Yeah the crazy flipping spots off the ladders look cool, but but giving little taste here and there is just as entertaining, in my opinion.

I thought the psychology was top notch and I'd put it down as one of the top 5 ladder matches of all time.

[cactusjames]

So it's been a while, my private life is in turmoil. The stress that comes along with dealing with insurance companies after a car wreck is just terrible. I'm never been so crazy and cynical towards people and the world and life in general. And then Night of Champions makes me question the world of wrestling as well.

This won't be a long rant, just a quick history lesson. The World Title has changed hands 11 times in almost 12 months. It's sickening at this point. On one hand, UFC has guys losing a title on their first title defense. They don't even defend it once and they lose the belt. So it does make it more realistic that any thing can happen, a change can happen at any time. An argument can be made for what's realistic and what's better for business.

Last week though was not good in my mind. They had a great character storyline with Punk that was easily one of the best feuds recently. i wish Punk would have held on longer but this makes it more realistic but it looked as if Punk would have to start from scratch. But the turn on friday more than made up for it. You saw it coming but still loved every minute of the beat down. Yes, I'm still more into this feud than any other, but there could have been way more going on had they booked the feud a bit differently.

I still look forward to what comes next. That's the beauty of Smackdown.

[MSBNYY]

I would also like to see Punk get more of the upper hand and get the belt back. I like what he says.

[thecaptain15]

Balls just cause Punk had the belt doesn't mean you will get the Creature Cup this year because you live your life "straight edge"!!! ;D

[MSBNYY]

CM Punk is a model for all.

[cactusjames]

I'll be at the Smackdown/ECW taping tonight, two title matches, Christian defends the ECW title against homwtown hero Tommy Dreamer in an extreme rules match. And CM Punk gets his rematch for the World's Title as he challenges champ Jeff Hardy. It''s at the coliseum but whatever, the place sucks but at least there's no real bad seat in the place for a wrestling show. But overall the entire place is just a dump, and I'll be paying 12 bucks for Heineken which sucks. It'll be fun since I predict like most New York/Long Island shows, the little kids are out in droves. I just hope I'm not in a section full of little dip shits with their face painted like Hardy. It'll be funny getting on the little kids, totally high and heeling it up for Punk, beer in hand(s).

Full report to come later including my entire experience and all the happenings, as I always bound to get into some shit at a wrestling show. And full match descriptions so do not read if you don't want Smackdown spoiled for you.

As for live updates at the show, I got Twitter working on my phone just don't know how to get pics in a tweet as I was going to tweet a pic of my dog this weekend and couldn't figure it out. So if by chance I figure it out you can get live updates that way. And since I can't text anyone hope for the tweets or wait till I get back for the in depth review. Should be fun, hope you check back later tonight.

[cactusjames]

Jimmy wang yang beat Eric Escobar in a dark match. Ecw started with abraham washington. Great view by the ring and stage.

[cactusjames]

Ecw just ended. Zeke squashed a jobber and Sheamus beat Goldust. Christian retained in a very good match that should be very good on tv. Superstars taping up next. Waiting to find out who's wrestling.

[cactusjames]

Slam Master J just debuted and was totally lame. Zero charisma. Next up is a fatal fourway between ziggler r truth finlay and knox. Btw the opening segment saw vince come out as jeff and punk were fighting to announce a special enforcer for the title fight. No word yet who it is.

[cactusjames]

Smackdown was ok, it was awesome for me cause I had about 5 or 6 10 year olds pissed off yelling at me for bashing Hardy. Recap tomorrow to drunk now to type.

[cactusjames]

Here's the total rundown from SD/ECW. Won't do a match by match recap, just my thoughts and experiences.

Got in time just for the dark match Jimmy Wang Yang vs Eric Escobar. Escobar cut a heel promo before the match. I left to get a beer. got back to see Wang win, not sure if it was a roll up or the moonsault cause for some reason people were standing to see JWY.

Abraham Washington started the show, nothing special here, crowd wasn't so into it.

Next was Big Zeke squashing a jobber who's name I forgot. Kozlov came out and did his finisher to Jobber X and Zeke returned the favor. Crowd was into the end not so much the match as it was obvious what would happen. However there was a decent pop for the two huge guys destroying the jobber.

Next Sheamus beat Goldust, not much here. Crowd wasn't bored by anything but didn't get too into the match.

Main event was great, crowd was into, good action, Christian can go with anyone and Dreamer is home in a Extreme Rules match. Finish was great, hige pop from the crowd. Nice hand for Dreamer as he walked up the ramp.

Superstars was next and Regal and Burchill came out, Regal was over huge with all the male fans. Katie Lea is hotter in person than on TV.

I won't go into SD as I don't want to spoil anything. Crowd went ape shit for Hardy. Punk got monster heat and with 70% of the crowd chicks and little kids you never heard any male cheering Punk. I had an entire section of kids not even watching the main event cause they were yelling at me. I was going on and on how straight edge is the way to go with a beer in hand. I tired to start a chant Hardy's a junkie and made lots of wellness policy references. Any chick was calling me an asshole within earshot, and the kids were pissed.

The beat down to close the show was great. Tons of heat for Punk and myself as i was cheering loudly for Punk to break Hardy's neck.

But the dark match after killed any heat I had, they built a cage in 10 mins and Punk called him out right after the beatdown. Jeff hits a twist of fate out of nowhere and a Swanton for the win in under a minute so the crowd could go home happy. The cage was never even used, as a weapon of or as a top rope for the swanton. Really lame. I was more pissed we wasted 10 mins to watch them set up the cage for them to never use it once in a minute squash match.

Other than that it was great. Smackdown is ok this week. There was nothing blow away but everyone worked hard and it was enjoyable although there was only one match over 15 mins but what was there was very good.

However no more Long Island shows. I cant stand the little kids and chicks who know dick about wrestling getting on my shit cause of who I'm rooting for. It was like a Sesame Street concert and from now on i'm only going to NYC where the real wrestling fans are. not this cookie cutter family PG shit. From now on, it's MSG or nothing for Cactus.

[thecaptain15]

I was going on and on how straight edge is the way to go with a beer in hand.

Now that I would have enjoyed seeing....LOL

[cactusjames]

People were pissed cause of how big of a hypocrite I was. That was the whole point, I planned it for weeks. You would think they wouldn't give a shit cause they'd see how I'm contradicting myself. But people were seriously pissed, I'd bash Hardy and the big come back would be go have another beer. So I did and just cheered for Punk louder.

Another fun note is the Morrison match. He fucked up the flying springboard kick and there wasn't even a you fucked up chant, except from me. But he got the pass from the crowd I guess because they respect him enough or know how hard the move is to pull off so they let him slide. I'm curious to see how they edit it on Smackdown. And there is a chance I was on TV, I was the first level that wasn't on the ice part of the arena. If it were a hockey game I was a few rows from the boards on the left side of the stage, near the corner of the ring. I'll be wearing the new CM Punk shirt I bought with the taped wrists.

I also got the new Edge shirt, I had to go to 3 different stands as some were sold out. The guy is hurt but his shirt is still selling, it is a bad ass shirt with the skeleton hand holding the bleeding heart, but maybe I will still go to the coliseum cause it is fun to piss all those people off. I only for mad once when I called someone an asshole(I forget who) and some guy was like can you watch your mouth in front of my son and I told him no kiss my ass, you don't want your kid around people cursing don't bring him to a wrestling show. I wasn't going on an on saying F this or that, I said asshole once. So I wasn't out of control if you don't want your kid being around the type of talk than maybe a wrestling show isn't the best place. And once this bitch told me to sit down she couldn't see, I turned around and told her you aren't missing anything, it's someones entrance and everyone else is standing. People are fucking selfish self serving assholes.

I hate that, those two things infuriate me so much, people are acting like a WWE show is the fucking opera. Dickbags. I hate the coliseum, with a passion. I bet they were all Islander fans.

[$heriff Tom]

I was there too, James. I actually posted some pics of our view (we were upstairs for a while, but got better seats from a WWE employee that Dana went to school with before the show started) on Twitter. Did you miss those?

Couple of notes on what you said, before I get deeper. The Goldust / Sheamus match got a decent reaction. Goldust was getting chants and cheers, to where my entire section was amused and having fun with that. When he got heat back on Sheamus after the loss, the crowd was pretty rocking.

Abraham Washington has good delivery, I heard he is so much better than this, but he is working off terrible material on a script. Anyway, the whole Shelton / Ryder stuff was amusing to me, but crowd was pooping on it a bit. But I liked it.

As to people not crapping on a missed move, its not just what you say....even if it was a REAL fight, people would slip trying stupid stuff. He went for a challenging move, and slipped. Happens, no reason to bother crapping on a guy for that, or next time he wont try it and we all lose.

A funny note, 2 seconds before Vince's music hit, a guy behind me went, "Vince should come out." And poof, he did.

[cactusjames]

I don't think so, I think it had more to do the fact it's a Long Island shows and there are more families there than fans like me. I said it once but wasn't going to try and start it because the 8 year olds and their dads won't join in. I see it more as he fucked up, and like you said, it's a tough move to pull off, I said that as well in my original post. So no one was going to really give him a hard time. But I still think if it was MSG you'd hear it. Maybe not the entire place, but it would def get a reaction. When 70% of the people in attendance weren't even born in 96 no one on Long Island except for die hard fans will think of it.

I also think nothing would make him abandon the move, it's one of his biggest spots, I'm sure the what wasn't the first time he fucked it up and it won't be the last. When you get to more of an original ECW stomping ground than the fucking Coliseum, he'd get the chant. They wouldn't get on him as if it were a Jeff Hardy pop, but he'd hear it.

Goldust got a nice response last week on ECW and had a real good match with Sheamus two weeks back, they gave him a nice hand as he is a good worker and he got his due for being the guy who puts other guys over.

Jeff got the biggest pop by far, but that was the only real big response. Punk got a good heel reaction the first time he came out, but the more Jeff or Punk were out there, even Knox's reactions decreased the more they were out.

Also I want to correct myself, I never saw the Slam Master J gimmick until the other night and had no clue it was Jesse. Nor did I know till i read JR's blog Jesse is Bruiser Brody's son if I'm not mistaken. I know it was a famous guy who's dead, but at the time I had no fucking clue who it was. Sadly, guys like Kendrick get fired but horrible gimmicks like Slam Master J make it around. I predict Jesse will get wished well on his future endeavors and Kendrick will end up in TNA to make the X Division good again.

I still can't to get to an MSG show though.

[$heriff Tom]

Dude, people were chanting Goldust, for crying out loud. He got a very good reaction, and I even watched it back on the show, which we DVRd.

As to jesse, he is the son of one of my favorites of all time, TERRY GORDY. Get it right!

[thecaptain15]

Yes I did hear the Goldust chants on TV and he got a pretty good reaction and pop. I also liked the Ryder/ Shelton stuff....I have to say I am a fan of Woo Woo Woo.....You Know It

[cactusjames]

I never said Goldust got a bad reaction, it's a trend, he gets good responses in front of most crowds, it was like that 2 weeks ago. When did I say Goldust didn't get a good reaction? You're fighting stuff that was never actually said again. Senility sucks, huh?

I like the Ryder catchphrase too, no one said it had to be good, just annoying. Me and the 3 or 4 guys my age around me were really into the saying when he said it. Pretty funny.

Terry Gordy.......I had a feeling I had it wrong. My fault.

And I want to reiterate, Katie Lea is way more smoking in person. TV does not do her justice. Even looking at the Summer Skin Diva crap from last summer of WWE.COM she isn't that great in pics. But being a dozen or so rows back from her, let's just say I sat with my thing of beer between my legs for a few minutes.

[cactusjames]

I'm hosting a Summerslam viewing party tonight with a bunch of friends, mostly girls, they love coming by for wrestling cause they drink and the boys get into it so they find it hysterical. I laugh the most though as I have permission to heel it up and not get anyone pissed off.

Anyway, after the PPV and after I beat the shit out of everyone at my house in beer pong, I'll be here to do a full recap, nice and drunk, funny and witty with the night still fresh in my mind. Be sure to check in around midnight, or tomorrow at work and see if you agree or not with what i say. On paper nothing jumps out at you except the TLC title match, but you know everyone will work hard and should have some good ring action. And it's the biggest event of the summer, it should be a newsworthy show so there should be plenty to discuss tonight.

I'll leave you with this teaser, are we going to possibly see tonight Jeff Hardy's last match in WWE for some time?

[MSBNYY]

Looking forward to your Summerslam thoughts.

Didn't watch, but read the results.

Some disappointing decisions.

I feel like a broken record, but I'm tired of Legacy losing. DX putting them over would have been a MAJOR step in the right direction for them.

Glad Punk and Orton won. I think it would have been a good thing to see Cryme Time get the belts as well. Jericho and Big Show are beyond tag team belts and as a pure tag team, it would be nice to see Cryme Time get the straps. Maybe another time.

The Orton/Cena thing was different. Curious about the alleged fan. We haven't seen a fan make such an impact since Santino.

Who is he?

[$heriff Tom]

In fairness, the Legacy / DX match was great, the fans were into it, and Legacy came out looking very good. With Punk going over in the Main Event, and Orton sneaking through, it was the "feel good moment of the show" along with Undertaker appearing.

Liked the show. Mysterio / Dolph was my favorite match. The "alleged fan" was.....BRETT DIBIASE. Another son of Ted Sr, brother of Ted Jr, and has been in developmental.

I also liked Kane - Khali, and Khali's peppering kicks on the big man.

[cactusjames]

I enjoyed it, I thought it was very good, good in ring action. It did a good job ending some angles, starting others, and continuing others. I liked Mysterio and Ziggler, if not for the TLC I think that was match of the night. And I think you'll see more matches between the two as Ross made a comment that Ziggler got closer to the IC title than he did last month. Tends to makes you think he's getting more chances. Fine with me, I think both guys work really good with each other. Kane and Khali was what you expect from the guys, it wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable by any means as far as SummerSlam matches or any other matches. But with guys like Morrison, The Hart Dynasty and Evan Bourne not on the card, it makes you scratch your head why was this on there.

The Tag Title match was good too, I'm thinking we're going to see more of those 4. MVP and Jack Swagger was good. I would have liked to see a few more minutes out from these guys, and it was cool cause you knew you were watching future stars. I thought to myself a few years down the road we might see these two facing off at SummerSlam but in the main event spot.The natch wasn't a classic but it was more than passable. Same with the ECW title match. I thought DX would be a squash and you'd see 8 to 10 minutes from Christian and Regal. Instead the ECW title match was a squash and DX and Legacy had a really good match...but the ECW match was saved by the beat down at the end of the "match".

DX and Legacy was great, any of those teams should be facing JeriShow for the titles. It was good story telling, believable near falls, good action with some cool spots. Good job this past week reintroducing DX.

And the title matches were so so. Orton and Cena was been there done that. We've seen it all before and saw nothing new here. I thought the guy who ran in was Sim Snuka at first, had the same hair type. And they did a really good job pretending like it wasn't a plant.The TLC match was awesome. Some crazy spts, it seemed hectic at certain points, like there was too much going on. But the right man won and the fans went home happy with the return of Taker.

[MSBNYY]

I did see on the WWE website that they were trying to at least sell the idea that Legacy came off well despite the loss, but geez--win one already.

A cowardly heel is fine, but at some point to get further, the cowardly heel has to become a bit of a badass heel and win some matches over nonscrubs.

How good is Brett Dibiase then? That would be an awesome pickup if he's solid. Maybe THAT could help Legacy a bit.

[cactusjames]

That was the whole point with Legacy, after the beat down on Monday, DX had to get revenge and get the win on the PPV, it was all about making them look good in defeat. Sure it would have been nice if they got the rub, but it was also they're first match back so they needed a win too. So it could have been worse cause I did have a feeling that would be the squash and the ECW title would go a while and it was opposite. So it couldn't be better but it really could have been worse.

And hopefully Brett Di Biase can go, it will def add to Legacy if he can.

[$heriff Tom]

Balls, the "loss" does not matter nearly as much as you imagine. Also, the heel went over in both title matches, it just fits the bill the way this was done. They came off looking EXCELLENT - I know, I saw it.

Where are the league numbers, Balls?? Stop farting around in here and do your commissioner job.

[MSBNYY]

Got distracted at work today. You'll have them first thing tomorrow.

[cactusjames]

Like Shawn michaels, I say I'm done all the time just to come back and carry to load once again. This time it's different, instead of worrying about child like debates where people can't accept other peoples opinions for the sole reason they differ from their own. This way, I can still shhot the shit, talk facts, and if people don't like it, not only to they not have to read this, I don't need to read their retorts. This weeks blog, rant, or whatever you want to call it, I like The Cactus James tells it like it is article, is one I've been meaning to go into detail about for some time. And as a disclaimer, the blog will be very much written like a heel promo, simply because I look at wrestling as realistically as possible, moreso than anyone on the board. In short, I deal with common sense when it comes to the workings of wrestling.

This week I want to let everyone know what they don't see about the title run of D-Generation-X. And before you all have to change your tampons, I can be fair in this due to the fact I love the business more than the team. Yes, I'm loyal to the colors and the guys as I am with the Yanks or Rangers. But before I go into it, I just want to dedicate this to Conan, even though NBC are the tools in this situation and I don't look at anyone as the bad guy, nor can I say someone getting paid 30 million for failing got screwed, the guy gave the suits a nice bashing on the way out the door, and was still classy as could be. But what everyone doesn't realize, DX as champs is GREAT FOR BUSINESS. Say what you want about the quality of TV with them as champs, them holding the titles is good for business aside from making money off merch.

See, Raw and WWE programming in general tends to be top notch right before Royal Rumble, getting in full blown Road to Wrestlemania mode. And just the past few weeks DX has been good in setting up Mania and the Rumble.Granted, the Hornswoggle stuff is at the very least corny but for the most part just bad. But more than one person on here as praised WWE for going the kid route to attract more of an audience, or thought it was smart if nothing else. But for some reason a lot of you bitch about the DX mascot bit he now plays. Which goes to show it's just the fact most of you hate Michaels and/or Hunter. When Hornswoggle isn't in the mix that night, the promos are better as our the guys. But you can't deny DX is as over as they ever been because the kids will love Hornswoggle no matter what. (Hypotheticallym, how destroyed would the kids be if he went heel like when he started?)So yeah the performance level goes down and the grunting in promos is stupid, but if the goal is to entertain the masses and make money, mission accomplished. Their will always be pockets of people in the crwod or online either pro heel or just hating the popular trend. You can't dispute the revenue.

Next is simple, the starps get more meaning. Take all the kid crap aside, a long reign gives the belts meaning. How many times did they face JeriShow for the belts? they went to SD and defended against the Hart kids. They dfend next friday against Punk and Luke Gallows. They will have a lot of matches and defenses with the belts so when they do drop them, it will be huge not just the kids will be displeased, it will be big news to see who the guys are to get the big rub, which everyone gets being in the ring with them, but a title change will be huge. Not to mention how good both are in the ring, when they want to have a good comedy free match they can. But that leads me to my next point.

If they have a bunch of great matches with the belts, title defense or not, that gives the belts even more meaning than the length of the run. Cause lets be realistic, you got two of the best workers period in there. Not to mention, probably the best in HBK, much like me on this board just so everyone has a reference point you can all relate to. The more I post, the better quality of the discussion. The more days I continue to have great post after great post, hence making the section that much better. That's what DX does to the belts and the Tag Division. Take away all the bull crap, you got artist at work. That gives more meaning, life and substance to the division.

And another transition, similar but different, my last reason is almost a combo. See if you got great workers, doing great work, and it's the time of year it is in WWE, you are gonna see great TV and storylines. Shawn and Taker is great and was awesome Monday. The teased tension in DX not just about the Rumble, that;'s to be expected in that kind of match. But also how Shawn is only thinking of Shawn and not the team or belts in challenging Taker. And not a knock on Hunter, just the tease of where does that leave the belts and Hunter in the Wrestlemania picture. Cause I hat to sound biased, but Shawn has to be a favorite in the Runble. Could you guys imagine how much bigger a Mania match with HBK and Taker, a rematch, this time for the belt? Talk about dramatic. Because logic, which I know most of you won't use in wrestling, just wishful thinking or fanboy delusions, how can a rematch be bigger just another one on one co-main event/special attraction match? You need the belt thrown in the mix, added to the equation to get an even bigger result. At this point, one on one again, everyone would expect Taker even though last year there was some doubt. This year, if a belt is on the line, the Mania streak vs Mania's best performer with the belt between them up for grabs. It's a wrestling purest dream.

If any of you disagree or wanna argue that, you don't know your asshole from your elbow when it comes to wrestling. I felt this needed to be brought to light cause I'm sick and tired of Hogan and Easy E getting praised for doing what they did in WCW in TNA now, yet DX gets shitted on. I don't care if one person here even has respect for them as workers, to blindly support one person when he's clearly less talented, just to bash someone else because they don't do what some asshole who wears sunglasses indoors does. One guy has a fake tan, the others have a pet midget, so what? You can like one product more and even think it's better, but to say the other product isn't working is fucking foolish. Guy who work in the company for 2 months get more support here than two guys who have almost 40 years between them for the same company. They must be doing something right. To quote the second best worker in history, you don't have to love it, but you will learn to respect it. Because common sense again says cause it's going to be running the show a long time.........................Hi Steph.

And to get back to the merch and money, DX does have the best looking shit. The new football jerseys are awesome, I got one the day after it debuted, one of my favorite things I wear and I usually don't give a fuck what I wear. But the jersey is a different story, what other football jersey is going to glow neon green in the dark? Remember, all merchandise is available at the concession stand at live events and on WWEShop.com.

[cactusjames]

Coming soon on March 9th 2010, the worldwide sensation known as The Cactus James Blog returns bigger and better than ever, if I can even get better than I already am. Starting March 9th, a weekly blog recapping BOTH WWE Monday Night Raw and TNA Impact will begin. No one in the world of wrestling will ever be safe again. So kids, please put the parents to bed because Parental Discretion will be completely fucking ignored.

[cactusjames]

Oh I'd also like to point out, and fitting in this thread, as once again I called HBK/Taker at Mania and after last night, it's all but signed. So to have a Yankee tie in, that fat talentless piece of shit Babe Ruth called one shot his entire career and even that is disputed. But I on the other hand, back to back years on this very board called not one, but two Wrestlemania matches before anyone. TWO called shots, one man. I think we should just start calling me The Heckle Houses' version of Mr. Wrestlemania.

I truly am great and superior in all things wrestling.

[heartybooooo]

Watch out for chafing as you jerk yourself off.

And your so called "blog" is an epic fail. Sporadic, non-sensical posts does not a blog make. At least not a successful one. I think I would rather read Balls' rants about why Mattingly should be in the Hall of Fame.