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SHARON'S EDGE
Greetings again, sports entertainment fans! Welcome
to my little corner of the wrestling world. I want to thank Mr. T, Rebecca
and Marvellous Martin, my fellow slashers here, for their feedback to my
column. I was having a pity party for myself but I'm better now. Well,
so much has happened this week-let's discuss, shall we? I was totally blown
away by the news of Russo's demotion in WCW! And I was loving every minute
of it, that is, until T reminded me that this could all be a work. I thought
about it and he's right, let me explain- Russo played to the Internet 'smarks'
out there and upon all the growing disappointment with where he's taking
the company-poof he's gone?
The news that R&F jumped ship to a rival company
was trumpeted all over the Net, it evolved into an angle on the show and
the WCW Live guys championed R&F (well, Russo) as the savior of the
company. Now they've totally reversed their stance? They predicted stomping
down the WWF's ratings in record time, now they don't care about ratings???
Personally, I think it was a case of them finally noticing that the emperor
has no clothes! Or maybe with the breakup of his marriage, Ted Turner finally
turned on his 'rasslin' show and almost choked on his cigar.
Now I'm supposed to feel sorry for Russo because
he uprooted his family and now he's a man without a company. Oh boo hoo!
Please...if Russo hadn't believed his hype, he wouldn't be in this predicament.
He was given all the credit for the WWF's success, believed it, sold
himself as a genius and hyped that he would apply his 'golden touch' to
the WCW. Then he bragged about his new salary in excuse for he was doing.
If he hadn't let his ego rule his mouth, this fall from grace wouldn't
be so satisfying. If the coup hadn't been so public, the failure
wouldn't be so public. But before I sip that champagne, I'll wait and see
what happens. OK, enough ranting....
Anyway-the Royal Rumble is coming up this weekend
and I, for one, am looking forward to the end of the 'Helmsley-McMahon
error'. Although it's made some interesting matches, I'm kind of tired
of the DX run-ins. I love HHH and the chemistry between him and Steph improves
with every show but the other guys are just wasted. Xpuke seems to be the
only one in full heel-mode while the NAO are still playing to the crowd.
Just split them up and let them go on about their business. Let's look
at the upcoming matches-
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Chyna/Bob Holly/ Chris Jericho in a 3-way dance for the IC belt
- This is
the third PPV in a row that Chyna has faced Jericho so they decided to
include Bob this time, which ought to spice things up a little. I really
can't get over how far Bob Holly has come! I couldn't stand this guy but
now he and his little 'Elroy Jetson' cousin have grown on me. I'm
a big fan of Chyna but I think this match will finally see her lose the
belt. This may elevate Jericho and end his feud with Chyna so I'm thinking
Bob Holly will be your new IC champ. Winner: Bob Holly
New Age Outlaws vs. the Acolytes, Tag Team Champion Match- So after months
of proving the Acolytes are tough as nails, they have DX beat on them therefore
negating their toughness. Come on! Now this is a match Faarooq and Bradshaw
could do with their hands tied behind their back! But then, I guess they're
trying to prove J.R.'s that NAO is the 'best tag team in WWF history'.
*cough bull---- cough* I'm looking forward to this being a grand
beat down with the Acolytes getting sweet revenge. Winners: Acolytes
First Ever Tag Team Table Match, The Dudleys vs. The Hardyz- After that
awesome double slam through the table Bubba Ray gave Matt & Jeff Hardy
this week-prompting chants of 'ECW!' in the crowd, I'm putting my money
on the Dudleys. They outweigh the Hardys and this is one of their specialities-I
love the Hardys but I think the Dudleys will come out on top. Winner: the
Dudleys
Kurt Angle vs. ?- Boy, Vince must have great faith in Kurt Angle to feature
him in a PPV again. I've read rumors that Kurt's opponent will be Steve
Blackman. Steve got a good pop when he went up against Kurt before but
I think if HHH really wants to break that undefeated streak, he'd put him
against Rikishi or Big Show! Winner: Kurt Angle
Terri/Kat/Ivory/BB/Jackie/Luna/Tori/Mae Young, Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit
Competition- Oh please!!!!! First Ever-I hope this is the last ever! How
degrading. Why is the women's division such a joke? I read a column (fortunately
not on CRZ.net) that stated 'the WWF better promise a peek at BB's puppies
if they want male fans to buy this PPV!'- I really hope you men out there
aren't buying a PPV on that premise. (Please tell me you're not!) I really
wish Vince would let these women just wrestle. I know that Lucas and some
of the guys aren't keen on women in the ring, unless they just stand around
and look good. I remember Jackie being very proud of being listed in the
PWI-now we barely see her and when we do, it's gimmick time. It's like
a vicious cycle-the less wrestling the women do, the less you want to see
them wrestle! You have enough eye candy-how about some talent?!
Cactus Jack vs. HHH, WWF Championship match- This should be a great match,
especially with HHH promising to match Jack's craziness. I predict this
match will make HHH's match with Vince last PPV look like a lovefest. Hard,
long and bloody with I predict, a run in from DX-resulting in a HHH win.
But I'm not worried, there's still time enough for Mick to headline Wrestlemania
2000!
As for the Royal Rumble, the Rock is very sure he has it sewn up which
is why I doubt it. Again, I've read rumors that this year's winner wouldn't
necessarily go for the big belt at WM2000 and there are a quite a few RAWs
and Smackdowns to happen before then so I predict a swerve. I'd love to
see Kane standing alone in the ring!
There's my predictions. Now
onto some random thoughts:
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I read about the Rock's run-in with Opie & Anthony and I'll say this
in his defense- if you run a website, you ARE responsible for what's on
it. I know a girl who runs an Xpuke site and if she doesn't like what you
post-she deletes it. I don't necessarily support censorship but I would
think if it's posted, that means I condone it. I'd love CRZ to address
this-if a columnist wrote a hateful, bigoted column, would you post it? (Maybe - depends on a lot of other things. - CRZ)
If you did, wouldn't you say it would reflect upon your site? (Not necessarily. See Heather's column for another opinion. - CRZ)
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By the way, I read the Rock's book and it's very good. No, it's not the
same as Mick's book and no he didn't write it himself-so what! According
to Shane Douglas, Mick seems to have a selective memory (hey after all
those chair shots, I'm not surprised!) I'm tired of all the bashing
Rock's getting over this. The only time the book hits a snag is when the
character of the Rock is 'speaking' but Dwayne gives big props to Stone
Cold & Undertaker, as well as Bret and Owen Hart. Despite his young
life, he's been through a lot and I'm glad for his success! As for him
not being in the business long enough to have written this book, walk through
a bookstore sometime. The last time I was there, the pop cultures section
had books on the Backstreet Boys, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lauryn Hill, and the
Spice Girls! Even one of the Backstreet Boys' little brother is having
a biography published! Actually I'm glad about the success of the Rock
and Mick's books, maybe this will help change the sterotype of wrestling!
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Ok, what the heck is this-the ho's blow off (really, no pun intended) Christian,
while going off with Edge? Hey I love Edge-this column is named after him
but Christian isn't a troll! Is this leading to a breakup of the 2blonde
brothers? Well, if this leads to Chris developing more of a personality
and getting a decent push-good! But if this leads to Edge's push while
Chris fades to the background-thumbs down!! Boo! Hiss!
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I seem to recall Michael Cole mentioning a video (hmm..GTV?) of Tori's
holiday with Xpuke-can we see it please and end this ridiculous "I'll get
my boyfriend to beat you up' story??!!! Kane, Kane, Kane, I think I preferred
you as a big red machine. (Where is your big brother? He'll straighten
you out!)
Well, that's it for me, sports
fans. I'm taking my ball and going home now..
Feedback is encouraged,
appreciated and answered.
Until next time, dear
readers..............
Sharon
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