Hey gang. It's good old Michaelangelo here once again. In between trying to piece my personal life together, I still manage to find time to report on Monday night's happenings for you, my loving fans.

Both of you.

Anyway, what's in the news for me to rant on this week...hmm.

Anything interesting happen?

Oh, yeah, a guy by the name of Vince Russo just made the jump from WWF to WCW. Most Internet reporters are freaking over this story, and rightly so. Russo's extradition to the money-lined shores of Turnerland could mean great things for WCW and trouble for WWF.

Well, maybe. I am more likely to believe that WCW will benefit rather than WWF suffer from this change. WWF is in a position where they are probably already mapped ahead the next couple of months. That's plenty of time for them to get someone else to fill in. Hmmm...I wonder if this means that there are openings at Titan? I should make a call.

Anyway, time will tell whether WCW actually benefits from this whole situation. I'd be just as likely to assume that they will end up screwing the whole thing up by allowing the geriatric roster to veto every decent idea that Vince and Co. come up with.

A word to WCW upper management: Muzzle Big Sexy, quiet Hogan, and put Ric Flair in the same office as the writing staff.

Oh yeah, and get Vampiro back on TV in a pushed situation. He's as important to the future of your company as Goldberg.

Nuff said.

Mail Sack!

From: "Jay Evans"
Subject: Good Column!

But the Rock/Mankind thing was 25 minutes long.  We timed it.  Raw was pretty bad tonight, worse than it's been in a long time -- too much to book, do you think, or just a fluke?  Unforgiven was pretty bad, too....

Yes, that Rock/Mankind thing was nearly 1/2 hour. To think, Benoit and Hart actually put on a match that long on Nitro this week, and the ratings are probably going to be unflattering. Damn short attention span on fans today. It makes me want to...uh...is there anything else on?

From: "Clyde Ford"
Subject: column

BAD: Why didn't that kid warn Hogan when Sting was "sneaking" up on him? It would have been way too cool if the kid had showed up later with Sting in the ring, high fiving him as if he'd helped the Stinger by distracting Hogan by asking the Egoster for an autograph. Great column.

Yeah, and it would be hysterical if the kid kicked Hogan in the junk after the high five. I would have laughed almost as much as when that contortionist came out of Nash's bag and poured coagulating  sewage on Savage a few weeks back.

Now, onto the Question of the week.Last Week's question of the week was:

In your opinion, what is the stupidest Professional Wrestling angle ever presented?

Let's see what the masses have decided.

From: "Mr. musTang"
Subject: Stupidest angle

Without a doubt it has to be 'The Goon'.  WWF guy that was a former hockey player (who looked a lot like Gangrel), that would only win by countout.

From: "SrAmn Chuck"
Subject: Worst Angle E-e-e-eeever

Since everybody else is gonna say things like the Gobblediegooker and the Shockmaster, I'll point out the clear worst angle ever.

The Ministry of Darkness

Ok, the Ministry may have been over, but that doesn't make it any better.  Why?  Let's compare good and bad:

-Bad

1.) It turned the Undertaker from "Ultimate bad ass" to "Big goofy guy with a dumb ass goatee and sometimes he mumbles in made up Latin."
2.) Mideon.  "What was that, the Godwins are gone, and Southern Justice didn't pan out, and your partner had a career ending injury?  No problem, you have a lot of tattoos, so we'll hook you up with the Undertaker in a HORRIBLE "ritual" (is he floating?) and we'll eventually team you up with..."
3.) Is that King Mabel?  What the hell's he doing back?  Wasn't he off eating midgets with Yokozuna?  It doesn't matter, because now he's Viscera and wrestles in a really tight trench coat and sucks up TV time.
4.) They joined with the Corporation?  What?  Huh?  Weren't they just feuding?  (Yes they were.)
5.) Since Kane had nobody to feud with, he was allowed to waffle between the Corporation and DX so that he wouldn't return to main event status until just last month.

-Good

1.) It led to the introduction of Stephanie McMahon. The only bad part of this is that I cannot hear Christian talk without screaming at the TV "She's in the basement!  In the basement!"

Do the math.  The Ministry sucked.  R.I.P. cool Undertaker persona.

Chuck Carlin
[slash] columnist

Good choices, both of them. However, the one I most remember being lame was Barry Darsow's gimmick of "The Repo Man" (While Hole in One is a close second). He used to sneak to the ring trying not to be seen and his coat had tire treads on it. I mean there have been bad angles and gimmicks, but this one was the worst.

For this week's offering, I was inspired by the WWF who were kind enough to replay Mae Young's fall over the top rope in her skivvies from last week. 

Just in case we'd had enough therapy in the last week to forget it.

Anyway, my question this week is:

With the exception of a nearly naked 75 year old woman, what is the most disgusting thing you have ever seen in a wrestling ring?

Chew on that and send me your answers at michaelangelo70@hotmail.com. I dare you.

On with the show(s).

The Good, Bad, and Ugly for October 4, 1999

WCW

GOOD: The foreshadowing of Goldberg and Sid's inevitable confrontation by having a short vignette at the beginning of the show.

BAD: Why doesn't the cameraman ward Big G. that Sid's scoping out his rental for further vandalization?

BAD: Tony Schiavone's haircut. He looks like he's 12 years old. Well, at least his head does.

GOOD: Heenan's new "take no shit" attitude.

BAD: DDP versus Bagwell. Of all people to put over, Dallas, not Buffy!

AWESOME: Bret Hart versus Chris Benoit. Wrestling does not get any more pure. I have no snide comment to make here. I am a huge fan of both these guys and I always though that Owen was one of the best WWF had on their booking sheet. God bless you Hitman, Crippler, and "you were never a" Nugget.

GOOD: An ad for ECW coming to Massachusetts. Hmmm...maybe I'll go.

GOOD: Rematch between Ray and Dean. This could be a good night of wrestling if the matches stay this good.

GOOD: No other Filthy Animals in the house. Well, this is good because we won't have to see Konnan.

GOOD: All the high flying and obviously choreographed moves during this match. Yeah, sometimes it looked worked, but who cares?

BAD: Tony on wrestling. "It is so important for wrestlers to win." No shit, Sher-fucking-lock.

BAD: They dissed Lenny and Lodi just when I was starting to like them. I guess Turnerland bigwigs put the brakes on the "ambiguously gay brothers." So, they stripped the Cruiserweight title off Lenny without the courtesy of a reach around.

GOOD: They put it on Psychosis. That's all good.

BAD: Screwjob ending to a good match. Malenko and Mysterio deserve better.

GOOD: It did advance an interesting angle.

GOOD: The swerve on the part of Douglas and Saturn was cool. About time they turned heel. This could really mean good things for these two. I wonder which way Malenko and Benoit will go.

GOOD: Malenko staying face. Again, his show of sportsmanship reminds me of all the great matches of the past. I guess I'm just a mark for double face matches.

GOOD: The replay of the Owen/Brett Hart tribute. Well, I liked it. I thought it was noble and honorable.

GOOD: Disco Inferno's music. He is one of the few wrestlers in this federation that we can recognize just by his music.

UGLY: The outfit Disco is sporting. I think I puked that color up once.

GOOD: Psychosis without his mask. Hopefully his push will last.

BAD: Psychosis without his mask. He didn't change his ring attire like Rey and Juvy did.

UGLY: Psychosis without his mask. He's just plain ugly. I though Eddie Guerrero said Psychosis was good looking without his mask back when they did that "who stole my wallet" sketch?

GOOD: This match. Actually it was quite good. If WCW keeps this up, they could spoil the fans.

BAD: Too bad we know that the second hour will contain tons of fat guys like Knobs and losers like BA.

BAD: Psychosis losing the belt in less than a week...again.

GOOD: At least a good worker like Disco gets it.

BAD: Sid's "revenge" on Goldberg. We know that Goldie is going to swerve this one.

GOOD: Nash and Hall in the arena. Oh yeah. The Outsiders return.

GOOD: Heenan running over to do the interview.

GOOD: The half-shoot interview that Hall and Nash gave. When things get fun again...I bet.

HYSTERICAL: Hall on Nash. "He's working the retirement angle and you're getting on me to come back."

GOOD: Nash quoting The Blues Brothers. Look it up.

BAD: Way too many Scott Hall related signs in the crowd. Call me suspicious but I find it hard to believe that so many people have been bringing signs to Nitro shows for the past 8 months in the hopes that he just might show up.

GOOD: Brian Adams is still here! On Thunder, Scott Norton showed up. If you read my last week's column, you know that the rumor of their releases really pissed me off. It's good to see that they are still around.  If only I can see Chastity before the end of this column, I will be a really happy guy.

GOOD: Adams looks great. Too bad his push is over because...

BAD: ...he's fighting Sid. Crap. By the way, on Thunder, Norton challenged Goldberg. Guess what happened there.

GOOD: Adams kicking Sid's ass. He actually "won" the match when Steiner caused Robinson to fail to count three, and he didn't lose until the double team.

BAD: If Sid is such a badass, why does he need to cheat to beat everyone? I know it's heel tactics and all, but it does undermine the whole concept of an invincible monster.

GOOD: Nash flipping Sid off after the match with the old "rub my eye with the middle finger."

BAD: Another of Jimmy Hart's guys getting pulverized by Goldberg. Hasn't Jimmy learned by now?

GOOD: Heenan on a child with a Goldberg body suit. "What an ugly kid!"

BAD: Tony on Goldberg's opposition. "You can't look past a man the caliber of Jerry Flynn." Uh, yeah, right. We can't look past a jobber to the stars whose mini-push ended when Meng left for the Orient.

GOOD: The First Family's tune up of Goldberg outside the ring. Looked pretty stiff. Adds a tiny bit of depth to the match.

BAD: Goldberg using the word "prevail" in his speech after the match. Who talks like that?

BAD: I think Russo's first order of business should be to book the Goldberg versus Sid match for next Monday night. Give us a taste, have it go to no contest and I think more people will order the PPV. This "two ships" bullshit is way old, folks. Anyone want to disagree?

GOOD: Berlyn and BA backstage. The only way BA is going to get over is if he emulates his more famous brother. He looked and sounded a bit like the D-O-Double G. As for Berlyn, well, maybe there's still hope.

BAD: Knobs and Morrus versus Harlem Heat? What a bunch of horse shit. I say Harlem Heat versus Outsiders...I might consider blowing $30 on that.

BAD: Stevie Ray saying "fruit booty" three times in one interview.

GOOD: Booker throwing out the challenge to Hall and Nash. Let's not ignore the obvious. Good job Booker.

GOOD: When the battle got close to Hall, he showed his ticket stub to the wrestlers. I did miss The Bad Guy.

BAD: Knobs doing the doubled over in pain stance while he waited for Booker to deliver the axe kick. It really does look fucking stupid. Waiting in that position against Booker is as stupid as trying to powerbomb Kidman.

UGLY: Stiff chair shot on Booker T. Holy crap. That's gonna leave a mark.

BAD: Did anyone else notice that Charles Robinson was among the referees brought in to "return order" as the First Family took Harlem Heat apart? Uh. Isn't he the crooked one? Give me a break, please. Please? Please? No? Ok.

INTERESTING: The Nitro Girl Search presented in the second hour.

BAD: Where's Spice Girl Chae? Of course she's absent because she is my favorite.

BORING: These Nitro Girl Finalist segments. I am getting quite tired of them.

SHE'S GOT BACK: Lovena.

BAD: Okay, what did they do to Goldberg's car. I expected it to explode or something. This had better be good.

GOOD: Benoit's interview. His show of respect for the Hart family was quite well done. Kudos, Crippler.

GOOD: Kurt Henning back in the ring.

BAD: Brad Armstrong's presence in this match almost guarantees a crappy run-in by Berlyn.

GOOD: Curly Bill. Okay, I laughed.

BAD: How many names is Virgil/Vincent/Vince going to go through in his career?

BAD: There's Berlyn. Pop! BA's out! I called it.

GOOD: At least Henning won. I think he would have anyway.

BAD: A feud between BA and Berlyn. Who gives a shit? I mean really? Who? Do you give a shit? How about you? If you do give a shit, dial 1-800-GIV-SHIT.

CONFUSING: Why would Kidman shower before his match?

GOOD, NO, GREAT: Torrie Wilson in a towel. That's why. It's always better when she's wetter. Yeeha!

BAD: The fact that I just alienated the few female readers I have with that remark.

BAD: I just figured out what's going to happen to Sid's "plan." The valet will move Sid's car into spot 22, the one Goldberg just vacated. Too predictable, WCW, give Russo a laptop and get his ass in gear.

GOOD: Juvy juice is lose!

BETTER: Versus Kidman!

BAD: We've seen this about a million times.

GOOD: Brain on showering with Torrie. "I'd rather shower with that Torrie than Joe Torri." Hee hee.

GOOD: Tony: "Kidman's gotta focus on this match." Brain: "Huh?" Hee-nan! Hee-nan!

GOOD: The nasty-looking DDT that Juvy gave Kidman.

BAD: Following it up with a People's Elbow, a la the Rock. Come on, guys. If you try to make fun of an incredibly over personality in a federation that is kicking the crap out of you in the ratings, you will always come up looking stupid. Always. I promise.

BAD: Commercial. Figures.

QUESTION: You know what would be cool? If Juvy actually won this match!

GOOD: Even if he doesn't, it's a hell of a match.

GOOD: Juvy wins! Wow!

BAD: If Rey was trying to stop Psychosis, he probably should have tried to get to him through the ring. I think he could have gotten there faster if he had gone around the apron.

I CALLED IT: Here comes Sid's car, and no sooner is the overacting valet off camera that we see the tow truck coming in. Yeah, I guess it's sort of funny. I guess.

GOOD: Harley Race! I thought he was dead! Cool! He looks great for a guy I thought I was dead.

SERIOUSLY: Race's intros were great. Top notch WCW. Top notch.

GREAT: Benoit versus Hart. I said it before and I will say it again.

GOOD: Bringing in Tenay to help call the match.

BAD: They let Tony stay.

GOOD: The match. I will write no more on this, as I wish to just focus on watching the match. See you after it's over.

BAD: Sorry to interrupt, but if a commercial can, so can I.

LEGENDARY: What a match. From beginning to end, it was just unbelievable. These two men showed us why they are the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. If you missed it to watch the Rock and Mankind spewing the same shit back and forth, shame on you. This will not be forgotten. Not by me, anyway.

GOOD: Ric Flair on the stick.

GOOD: Hogan doing the Flair strut on his way to the ring. Okay, I'll give the big guy that one.

GOOD: Call me a mark, but I like the idea of Flair and Hogan actually being partners tonight.

STARTLING: This is a great show!

A THOUGHT: If Flair turns on Hogan tonight, I will laugh my ass off.

GOOD: Hogan realized that Flair could get him a bigger pop than he could get by himself.

GOOD: Decent booking in DDP versus Bagwell.

BAD: Would have been better if there was a back-story to it.

UGLY: I don't know how I missed it last week, but Buff without his moustache just looks stupid.

HERE'S HOPING: Please, DDP, kick Bagwell's no jobbing ass.

GREAT: DDP wins and clean pin! WOW! You go, WCW!

UH, OK: Dustin Runnell's new gimmick. Ghost cowboy? Demon rider? Loser in a black hat? Let's wait and see! I can hardly contain my excitement.

BAD: Liz rips off Total Package's shirt, why can't he do the same to her?

GOOD: Sting has some new music to go along with his heel-dom. Let's hope his attitude changes too. Remember, Stinger, bad guys cheat, hate their fans, and always sell their opponent's moves.

GOOD: Hogan is not looking that slow out there.

BAD: He's still the weakest link in the ring.

GOOD: Flair taking bumps like nuts. The guy is a machine.

BAD: Damn cameraman got in the way of the Flair Flip!

GOOD: It looked great from that angle, though.

GOOD: Great booking! DDP's interference ends up getting him a torture rack and Hogan gets the pin on Sting, clean.

FUNNY: Okay, Sid. You got me. The cube that was his car looked funny, his reaction was classic, and his cries of torture were hysterical. I actually felt like I could stand the guy tonight.

OVERALL: Well, we had a bunch of great cruiserweight matches, DDP over Bagwell clean, Torrie Wilson in a towel, and Ric Flair in the main event. There was angle advancement, 30 minutes of Hart and Benoit, Torrie Wilson in a towel, and Disco getting a title belt. Great show, WCW! I can only wonder how much of an effect Russo had on the booking. It could not have been much, and it can only get better. The only things it lacked was hyping matches for Thursday and next week and Vampiro! Great night to be a WCW fan.

WWF

BAD: Bulldog beating on Stephanie McMahon at the British PPV. I guess that's why Brett was so pissed.

GOOD: The NAO reuniting.

BAD: They still haven't told us why yet.

BAD: What's with the glitter on Mr. Ass's chest?

QUESTION: Oh, and is he back to being Bad Ass Billy Gunn again? He still has the Mr. Ass Tights on. So confusing.

BAD: Put down the Hanson's Energy Drink, X-Pac. Shilling isn't cool. Ever.

INTERESTING: THE NAO and Hollys eliminated by a double countout? Hmmm...

GOOD: The King On X-Pac. "He has an enlarged heart." Isn't that a medical condition?

BAD: X-Pac not wanting to tag Kane because he feels he can do it himself. Didn't we see this crap a few months back. Russo's departure can't have an impact this quickly, can it?

BAD: Isn't it funny that whenever X-Pac is in a match, his opponent always ends up lying against the corner, jut in position for a Bronco Buster?

GOOD:  The British PPV actually being referred to in terms of the current continuity. They don't usually bother, but this time they worked it in.

BAD; No naked breasts in England this time around. Bummer.

GOOD: The Bulldog's logic about Vince having his daughter in a locker room with wrestlers makes some sense. Except for the fact that she was in an office and got hit by a wayward trash can.

GOOD: Jim Ross responding to the Bulldog's comments. Good mic work, Jimbo. Stay with it.

BAD: The Bulldog's "I hate America" heel turn. Sounds a bit like a certain brother-in-law of Davey Boy Smith's Canadian Heel turn a few years back.

GOOD: Chyna stepping up to fight for the rights of all WWF women. If she can keep winning without help from HHH, this could actually work out as a great push for her.

BAD: Moolah and Mae Young on the card? Oh God. Who thought this was a good idea?

GOOD: The King on the septuagenarians above. "They may appear in color tonight!"

BAD: Once again, the boot of the week has to do with fists, dicks, and jackets, but not boots.

GOOD, BUT GETTING ON MY NERVES: The Rock and Mankind going on with their "Three's Company" routine. For those of you too young to remember, every episode of Three's Company had a misunderstanding when someone heard something wrong...usually it had to do with John Ritter having sex with one of the two girls he lived with. Anyway, I have been pushing hard for these two to stay together and now I have to go and backpedal. I hated the 20 minute skit they did last week, and if we have to go through that again this week...ugh.

GOOD: Mick and Stevie Richards hanging out together. I like these two as a pair.

GOOD: Terri Runnells looking hot. Okay, she's been with WWF for a while, but she can still wear those short skirts and half-shirts better than anyone out there.

GOOD: The Terri Runnells invitational matches. Great excuse to have The New Brood and the Old Brood to fight a best of five tourney.

BAD: They have to promise us that this is it for these two teams. They have battled enough.

BAD: Terri as a commentator on Gangrel. "Well he stole the Hardy Boys from Michael Hays and you know what they say, all's fair in love and sports entertainment." Uh, what?

QUESTION: Will the winning team get to sleep with Terri on a regular basis. That is implied. If so, isn't that prostitution? Well, what does it matter? One of the WWF's most popular wrestlers is a pimp.

GOOD: Great match, but not as good as most of what we saw on WCW tonight. Sorry WWF fans, but it's true.

BAD: There were no other teams invited to participate. I would laugh my ass off if Terri had to accompany Crash and Hardcore Holly to the ring.

BAD: Did you ever notice that Jeff Hardy's senton bomb hardly even makes contact? That's an LCD move. Looks Cool from a Distance. Remember that term, I may use it again someday.

GOOD: Hot midair spear by Edge! Wow.

BAD: When is Edge's singles push going to start?

GOOD: Mae and Moolah stripping Ivory. It's all good as long as Mae keeps her God Damned clothes on!

GOOD: X-Pac's new attitude about wanting to prove himself. Okay, I take it back. This could actually be kind of cool, especially if he succeeds...and pins Kane doing it.

GOOD: I think that HHH is a cool heel. He has finally proven himself as a champion and as a bad guy.

BAD: The crowd just doesn't seem to agree.

GOOD: HHH trying to apologize to JR for breaking his arm. It's all in the past. Continuity...It bears repeating. Good stuff.

BETTER: The King on the apology. "I think he means it this time." Ha! Heel all the way.

BEST: The King when J.R. actually goes up there. "I got your back!" Hee Hee!

INTERESTING: J.R. calling HHH an "asshole" and it not getting muted. What up with that?

GOOD: HHH's mic work while he was dealing with J.R. His comments during the beatdown were good too, especially when he called it a "slobberknocker."

BAD: J.R. Getting the tar beat out of him again. Why can't Schiavone get tuned up and replaced for half a broadcast?

BAD: Jarrett and Ivory as a team? Didn't he put her in the figure four a couple of weeks back? You'd think that she'd have a bit more pride.

GOOD: On second thought, I guess when you have the choice to fight alongside a young male champion close to his prime or two women who's combined ages is about 150 years, you go with the guy who nearly broke your legs.

GOOD: Mick Foley on G vs. E. The show actually looks pretty good...I might have to tape it. Sorry, but 8-9 Sunday nights is reserved for The Simpsons and Futurama.

BAD: Why doesn't Jarrett lay out Lillian Garcia? On Thursday night, she hit him with a broom. He has an opportunity to kick her ass again. Ah! Her clothes! No figure four if you're wearing a skirt. Good thinking Lillian!

GOOD: Ivory is cool. She has beaten every competitor to date. If she puts over Moolah at No Mercy, I will be bummed.

GOOD: The King on last week's defrocking of Mae Young. "That's what made the dinosaurs extinct"

BAD: Moolah's music cuts out. Poor woman, she gets a few more fleeting moments in the ring and this is what happens.

BAD: A thought just occurred to me. THIS IS ASININE! These two old women could never take Ivory and Jarrett. I don't care how tough you are or were, when you are 75, hips break and that's a fact. What the hell is Vince thinking?

UGLY: This match. Jesus. Even Miss Kitty's frequent panty flashes can't save it.

HORRIBLE: I thought this was sports ENTERTAINMENT. Nothing entertaining here. Maybe I can go back and watch the Hart/Benoit match again.

GOOD: Jerry the King on Moolah's title reign. "It was 100 years!"

GOOD: Jarrett putting the figure four on Miss Kitty. Now he's on his own. Heel city.

BAD: Shameless plugging of G vs.E. Between this, Shasta McNasty, and all the other shows that WWF personalities have appeared on, we are in serious danger of overexposure here. I don't know. It's getting seriously exhausting now.

UGLY: Droz puking into D'Lo's bag. On the bright side, now we know who put the feces in Sable's bag. Yegads.

BAD: The crowd's tepid response to the G vs.E cast. Why bother.

GOOD: Mick on getting his testes squeezed by another man. "I Didn't like it when I was an alter boy, and I don't like it now!"

GOOD: The Rock's entrance. There's the crowd! I thought they left.

BAD: Why is Rocky fighting the Bulldog at the next PPV and not HHH for the title? Personally I think he's more over than Austin and should be wearing the gold. Eh, what do I know?

BAD: If this interchange between Rock and Mankind goes more than five minutes, I'm tuning out.

GOOD: The crowd's pop to Mick's "Hell in a Cell" bumps.

GOOD: They managed to get the term "poontang" in the conversation twice.

BAD: The Rock hitting the catchphrases. I love you, Rock, but get some new material.

GOOD: Thank God! Jericho is out to save this segment.

GOOD: Jericho calling Rock on the constant desire to shove inanimate objects up other people's asses. About time someone said it.

GREAT: The Rock exacting revenge on Juventud (who, if you read the above WCW report, used the People's elbow in Kidman tonight). I laughed my ass off.

BAD: If the Rock mentions a WCW wrestler in his monologue. That's an indication that WWF may just be a bit worried about what's going on in Atlanta these days. Hmmmm.

GOOD: The Rock versus Jericho tonight. Maybe Y2J can get a match out of the Brahma Bull.

GOOD: The Dudleys attacking Mankind and Richards. The best part was Mankind staggering to his feet saying "I'm alright" and then crumpling tot he ground saying "I'm hurt."

INTERESTING: The Bulldog versus Chyna. I smell multiple run ins for this one.

GOOD: Is it me, or is Chyna HOT with her hair down and curled like that?

GOOD: The Bulldog's upside down bounce off the corner. Nice bump.

BAD: Jarrett with the run-in.

WORSE: Chyna was beating Davey's ass before Jarrett waffled her with the coffee urn.

BAD: HHH never actually showed up to help Chyna when the Bulldog planted her. Do I smell a swerve?

GOOD: The Dudleys interviews. If only they could win a match now.

GOOD: J.R. is back!

BAD: Mankind in a feud with Venis. If this is to elevate Venis, I question the effectiveness. It will probably just reduce Mick to midcard status.

GREAT: Nasty looking 3D on Stevie Richards.  Wow. That was what I wanted to see since these guys came to the WWF. Finally.

GOOD: Vinnie Mac screaming for the Bulldog to apologize to Stephanie. I love when he gets pissed. His face turns beet red and all his wrinkles show.

BAD: The Bulldog calling Vince McMahon "Big Boss Man." I bet Ray Traylor got upset at that one.

BAD: No Mercy is sponsored by Soul Reaver. Too bad The Undertaker is out for a while. He's the closest thing to a soul reaver in wrestling today. Just ask Mideon.

BAD: Too many damned commercials. The Rock comes out, hits the catchphrases, and we get 10 ads? Come on!

GOOD: Thanks to Jericho, this is a very watchable match. Great Lionsault!

VERY GOOD: I like this very aggressive, no nonsense Jericho. He dominates the Rock!

BAD: What was with the lights during this match? It did not seem to have anything to do with anything.

GOOD: I guess the ending to this match was okay. Send them home happy, right Vince. I guess that depends on your definition of "happy."

GOOD: Vince's intervention at the end to get the Bulldog back in the ring was okay. The angles are changing drastically now. I am interested to see where we are going from here.

OVERALL: Another sub-par show by the WWF. The matches of note included the Brood/Brood match and the main event. Everything else was kind of boring. I guess that I am losing my taste for sports entertainment. I prefer wrestling these days to all this talking and old ladies beating up women in mini-dresses.

WCW seems to be pulling forward in terms of quality, but can they ever catch up in the ratings. The Magic Eight Ball says...

"Ask again later."

Okay, until next week, dodge those bullets and shoot back when the opportunity presents itself.

Questions? Comments? Deep sociological retardations? Write me at michaelangelo70@hotmail.com.

I am Michaelangelo and will be for a while.