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Aug. 29th, 2006 @ 12:18 pm Why are you still here?
If you're still coming to this blog, don't. Go to www.rspwfaq.com and sign up for an account there, because that's where I'm blogging from now on.

http://www.rspwfaq.com

Alternatively, you can add "rspwfaqrss" to your friends list and get an RSS feed of the new blog that way.
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Aug. 24th, 2006 @ 12:41 pm Vinceosity
(Also posted to the new blog for your convenience)

"Hey Scott,
This is Matt Foster, fos4545 from the blog.  Sorry I
haven't been at the blog for a while, I just got
married and started a new school year at a new school
and the kids are kicking my ass right now.
Anyway, I have a question/statement/musing:
With all of this McMahoning going around on RAW and
the DVD, it seems like the pinnacle of Vince being all
over TV.  Raw just doesn't seem motivated, the
characters are bland, and the writing is at best
boring, and at worst offensive.
My question is, what if this isn't Vince's fault?  I
think the Attitude Era worked because Vince was
tempered by creative, extroverted personalities like
Austin, Rocky, Foley, HBK, the Undertaker, and the
rest.  Even HHH was a thousand times more entertaining
when he was getting over as the best wrestler in the
world.  It was entertaining because each guy was in to
their gimmick and running with it full force.  Now the
only people that seem to do that on Raw are Edge,
Umaga, and Vince himself.  Cena was a phenom until he
became bored and watered down.  What the hell ever
happened to having a personality on this show?
I guess in all this rambling, what I'm trying to say
is that the crapability of the WWE may not be all
Vince's fault.  I'm sure if someone came up with a
good idea, he'd run with it.  But in the meantime,
he'll keep fucking Katie Vick's dead body and trying
to be Stephanie's baby daddy.
Your thoughts?"

The problem is that pretty much everything is going to be Vince's fault, because Vince takes the blame for what goes wrong and takes the credit for what goes right. It's been clearly established that he's in total control at this point, for better or worse. So no matter what, you have to lay the blame on him.

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Aug. 23rd, 2006 @ 11:39 pm Testing time...
www.rspwfaq.com

I'm still getting the hang of Wordpress and I'm not sure how it'll work in all areas, but I like this layout and having a registration system and such. Comments?
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Aug. 23rd, 2006 @ 10:55 am McMahon: The DVD
Thank god someone did this so I don't have to.

"Yo Scott... it's the guy that sent you Oz tapes all those years ago. I wrote a review of McMahon's DVD for my website at Stablewars (where you're still revered as a former champion). I figure you might want to post a review of the feature on your blog, so here you go! Cheers!
-Charlie (Stablewars.com)
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McMahon: The DVD
Review by Charlie (Stablewars.com)

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Aug. 22nd, 2006 @ 11:16 pm ECW
The Princess' ECW Report

Live from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

As I continue working on my latest YouTube compilation, I figured I'd give ECW a whirl a few months after Scott gave up on it to see if things had improved. I'll stick around until you get sick of me.

Right away we get a little T & A from Torrie and Kelly Kelly. Kelly Kelly could definitely take some notes from Torrie on ring presence in a T & A segment, although Candace Michelle is probably a better example. Anyway Torrie bares plenty and Kelly threatens to do the same until Mike Knox and Test end the peepshow. Sandman and Dreamer join the fray and it looks like we've got a match.

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Aug. 22nd, 2006 @ 12:54 pm Prison Break
"Quick question...I wanted to start watching 'Prison Break' this season. I wanted to watch it last season and wasn't able to due to work and different things, but now I can. I know on your blog you said you hadn't watched the season premiere and of course I haven't seen it either, but once you have, could you let me know if the average American will be able to understand what's going on or if I'll be too confused to care? I know. Americans, right? I bet you won't know how to answer this question. Also, you going to be watching 'Vanished'?"

Yeah, it's pretty easy to pick up. Michael Schofield is really smart and his group of misfits are on the run from the FBI. They've pretty much wrapped up the major loose ends from last season about the silly government conspiracy stuff by killing off Ver-yawn-ica and making it all about the chase.

And no, my TV time is stretched thin as it is, and the only new shows I'm going to be adding to my list are "The Class" (for obvious reasons) and whichever SNL spoof show has Matthew Perry in it.
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Aug. 22nd, 2006 @ 12:49 pm Raven
"Did WCW drop the ball with Raven? It's obviously a
moot point considering where the promotion ended up,
and perhaps even more so considering there talent
squandering was en vogue to the front office. It just
seems to me that among all the people that COULD have
been pushed to the forefront, and no matter how many
people had more talent or potential than Raven, none
were already there in the sense that Raven was. It
seems that at almost any point, Raven could have just
been thrown in the main event and no fans would have
questioned it.

The whole angle involving his gimmick and the
admittedly over-congested Flock (although they seem
like Rhode Island compared to the NWO's California) in
retrospect seems to me to be as over with the fans as
any other angle going on between 1997-1998. My
question to you is- #1. Would it have been a good
business decision to use Raven as a main eventer and
#2. How do you feel Raven would have drawn either
short-term or long-term? I feel at the very least
ratings and house shows would remain stable. PPV's
I'm not as sure of. Whaddya think?

I'd also like to point out that I consider Raven to be
the most depressing example of a wrestler squandering
his own talent. He is the only person I've seen who
excels in every facet of professional wrestling- he
could work, he could talk, he was over as a manager,
he was a very good commentator at points, he could
book, he could write, and he was even involved in the
non-booking points of TV production. I can't help but
feel that he would be a great fit as a
commentator/writer for SmackDown! if he'd swallow his
pride and hang up his boots. It's certainly not as
though he can work anymore. I'd really prefer to
listen to his heel schtick over Bradshaw's."

I definitely think WCW could have done more with Raven, although more as a high-level midcarder than a big main event star. However, it's not like they were specifically discriminating against him -- everyone not named Hogan or Nash got screwed over and held down. It was more a case of blanket stupidity than sheer malice.

And Raven was offered off-screen production roles with WWE on several occasions, first as Johnny Polo and then in his last stint with them, but it's always been his desire to wrestle and not be stuck behind the figurative desk. He started booking Heat at the end of his last run before taking off again, and it was actually pretty good, so I'm sure if he ever retires he'll make some promoter very happy.
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Aug. 21st, 2006 @ 10:32 pm The Passion of the RAW
I think it's Monday night? Hard to keep track sometimes.

Haven't watched Prison Break yet, so no hijacking the thread for spoilers, please.
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Aug. 20th, 2006 @ 11:46 pm Awesome snakes on an awesome plane
Genius. Sheer genius. Taking the best of cheesy airplane disaster movies and combining it with cheesy snake movies = GOLD. This was absolutely the most fun I've had at a movie in ages, eclipsing Pirates 2 earlier this year. Silly, stupid, ludicrous, but sometimes you just need a good disaster movie full of dumb people getting murdered by reptiles.

It might not make what they wanted in theaters, but I guarantee it sets DVD sales records.
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Aug. 20th, 2006 @ 08:40 pm Summerslam thread
Sounds like a big ol' car wreck.
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Aug. 19th, 2006 @ 10:44 am Greatest stars of the 80s review
Here's part one of a review of the WWE 80s DVD from reader Andy Halleen.

"A review of "WWE's Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's" 3-disc DVD set. (somewhat) Hosted by "Mean" Gene Okerlund. I'll start off with the biographies from each disc, followed by the matches and extras.

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Aug. 18th, 2006 @ 10:43 pm Impact thread
"Hey Scott, if you want to post an Impact thread (and I hope you do, because I like the discussions) my recap is up at http://www.insidepulse.com/articles/50429 so maybe you could post a link there."

That's a very sneaky plug there.
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Aug. 18th, 2006 @ 09:53 am Jericho auction
"Hi Scott,

I know you've been inundated with auction listing requests in the past, but
I have an item up that I was wondering if you could link to on your site.

It's a pair of worn, autographed Chris Jericho tights that I won at the 2001
Pillman Show. He wore them in several matches in 2000 and 2001, and there's
a little rip in the crotch, so I'm guessing that's why he picked these to
sign and donate. It's a really nice item, especially for Jericho fans, and I
just want to see what the interest is. Thanks for your time and any help.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180019081104

Jarrod Rollins"

OK, but I don't do this for everyone!

OK, I really do this for everyone.
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Aug. 17th, 2006 @ 08:59 pm Rock Star: Week 7
http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article0168.art&page=1

Ding dong, the crazy bitch is gone.
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Aug. 17th, 2006 @ 08:42 pm So apparently, I'm dead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Keith

And here my entry had gone for a few weeks without someone vandalizing it. Oh well, I'm just impressed that I was able to post an entry on the blog this morning, despite apparently being found dead the day before. Now THAT'S dedication!
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Aug. 17th, 2006 @ 06:46 am Ballpark plug
"Scott,

Longtime reader, first time writer.

I'm helping to promote Ballpark Brawl VII in Buffalo, NY on August 27th. The show features over forty performers, including Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, and a guest appearance by Sgt. Slaughter. Tickets and information are available at BallparkBrawl.com.

Can you please pass that along to your readers?

Thanks,
Dave"

I'll think about it and get back to you.
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Aug. 16th, 2006 @ 08:41 pm The Diva thread
Did anyone else know this show was on tonight? Why would USA be stupid enough to give the Diva Search an hour of actual TV time? Did anyone watch it?
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Aug. 15th, 2006 @ 10:11 pm The ECW thread
I just know everyone is itching to talk about it.
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Aug. 15th, 2006 @ 08:02 pm TUF 4 Preview
"My preview of Ultimate Fighter 4. I'd love some feedback, or posting in the blog. Or
both.

http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article9822.art&page=1

Thanks
Mike"

Good info there. I've heard of a lot of the fighters, but I've never been overly impressed with any of them that I can remember. However, the UFC seems to be quickly learning that personalities and storylines sell tickets, not perfect matches, and this plays into that very well.
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Aug. 14th, 2006 @ 11:44 pm Changes are a coming...
OK, so I know everyone fears change, but if I'm gonna get into this whole ebook thing, I'm gonna need to go back to having a domain name and server again, so I figured that I might as well find some good blogging software and move off Livejournal while I'm setting everything up. This will at the very least give me the advantage of having total control over my software, and be cheaper than LJ.

So the question is, what kind of features would you be looking for in a new version of the blog? Now's the time to give input, because I'll take it all in account when I'm shopping for my blogging software. Keeping in mind that I don't want to play babysitter or do a lot of maintenance.
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