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SHARON'S EDGE

Greetings sports entertainment fans! First of all let me say, FINALLY the Stanley Cup has come back to the Garden State! YEAH BABY YEAH! Congrats to the New Jersey Devils, the Stanley Cup Champs in the year 2G! OK, I'm not a big hockey fan but I AM a New Jersey Girl, born and bred, living right here in the Capitol City baybee! Now that said, let me give a Bronx cheer to my cable station, MSG, for using the ECW Hardcore show's regular time slot to talk to all the Devils, their coach, their managers and people on the street. Thank goodness I didn't just set my VCR and go to bed. But I can't bitch too much, they DID broadcast the ECW show, albeit an hour later.

So let's discuss ECW, shall we? What a match between C.W. Anderson & Kid Kash, although I really could've done without Kid acting like Elektra was the hottest thing he'd ever seen! Puh-leez! Trying to put her over as a sexy, desirable woman really reeks of desperation, not unlike the King's shilling of Tori. Nope, just because you say it don't make it so. (I apologize to any Electra/Tori fans out there but yeesh!) Anyway, this week Simon Diamond & Swinger took on Nova & Chetti- I'm really rooting for Nova & Chetti to get those tag team belts.

Nova is really talented and now that Chetti has gotten over that stupid pretty boy/Ricky Martin thing he was doing, he's been much better too! Simon & Swinger are working very well together-so WHY are we still suffering through Simon's circus? 'Simon has a problem'? Yes, it's that goofy group you travel with, stupid! They're not funny and considering ECWs thinning roster, Tom Marquez could be useful. I don't who the Musketeer is ( does anyone out there know?) but if he's a wrestler, he could be used too.

The Prodigette did an impressive handspring move so maybe she could face Jazz-she could use a female opponent. Speaking of Jazz-damn, did Justin beat the crap out of her or what? OK, he's stealing Tank Abbott's "I'll attack innocent people 'til you face me, Goldberg" but that's OK. I'd rather see Justin doing it instead of that billy goat! But who is this Tony Mamaluke? He looks like Xpuke's cleaned up little brother! Isn't he beneath even Cruiserweight? Here, honey, have a steak. Boy, speaking of beatdowns-Tony certainly suffered his at the hands of Big Sal! Damn! I have to hand it to Tony for returning this week, I certainly would've stayed home.

So they're teasing Dawn Marie's return in July-it would be interesting to put her with her real life boyfriend, Simon Diamond but after presenting him as gay all this time, I doubt it'll happen. I'm thinking they'll find a way to put her with Tommy Dreamer, because Justin supposedly ran Lance Storm out of ECW and in the Mafia code 'any enemy of my enemy makes him my friend'-sorry, too many 'Godfather' viewings. And putting her with Tommy would reignite her feud with Francine. But that's just my opinion, you may see it differently.

Onto my favorite fed-wow, RAW was really exciting this week! My only screaming complaint was seeing Dean Malenko, first of all come down with ho's at his side-oh Dean. Secondly, he LOST to Xprat (MMtm)?????W*T*F???? He's saddled with the Godfather, the second most useless guy in the company (Roadie is first!) then he loses to that praying mantis??? OH HELL NO!!! Xpuke as King of the Ring? Isn't that a sign of the Apocalypse? Hopefully, Rikishi's ass will swallow him up before he can advance any farther.

Anyway, I'm sorely disappointed-can't you tell? I was hoping all the Radicals would be at KOTR. I'm still betting Benoit will walk away with the crown-I hope they go back to the throne, crown and post-interview segment of KOTR-because I really think he could restore the credibility to it. They've been promoting that being KOTR means big things for your career but it sure didn't lead Billy Gunn anywhere! I've heard other rumblings of Kurt Angle being the winner and one person I know would love to see Saturn walk away the KOTR! We have an interesting list of qualifiers so I'm really looking forward to this PPV. But wouldn't it be a screaming disappointment if Crash Holly were crowned?

Random Thoughts

  • Speaking of Crash, wasn't he just adorable with Chyna on Heat? Loved Eddy getting jealous too.

  • Chewing tobacco and a Southern drawl? O Where fore art thou, my dark Undertaker?

  • Who else gets the urge to sing 'Hot patootie, bless my soul, I really love that rock n' roll' when UT rides his hog around the ring? (Vague reference in honor of Michelangelo-we miss you, man!)

  • Sandman-NEKKID??*sigh* Why couldn't it be RVD?

  • OMG, Goldberg turned heel? Uh....Who is he again?

  • So, did the world of wrestling change forever or what? Huh? Um..never mind..

  • Isn't it amusing how the WWF only talks about Stone Cold and HHH as past KOTR winners? What about Viscera (or rather Mabel), Ken Shamrock, or Billy Gunn?

  • So when is Tori going to challenge Steph for that Women's belt? You know it's coming!

  • Patterson & Briscoe are Vince's stooges-I guess that means Road Dogg and Xpuke are HHH's.

  • I had to speak on this-I read a Smackdown recap by a couple of girls who obviously never met any black people-they talked of Godfather's 'dreads'. Girls, those are braids-find a picture of Bob or Ziggy Marley-those are dreads. There's a big difference! Btw, Justin Timberlake looked adorable with his cornrows on MTV!
Alright, I just mentioned N'Sync-I better stop now.

Until next time,
Sharon
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