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Ed Murphy wrote:

> Highlight Reel:
> 
> * Austin suspended for the night by Bischoff.  Boy, the de-facto power
>   arrangement ("either co-GM has absolute power until/unless reversed
>   or amended by the other co-GM") was confusing enough, but this?

It's called booking week-by-week.  I was hoping Linda would come out and 
say that SCSA's "no unprovoked assaults" only went towards other 
wrestlers, and since EB isn't a contracted wrestler.

In fact, didn't they do that when Shane first came back?

> * Coach wears a Bret Favre shirt, and later in the evening reveals a
>   Packers shirt.  Naturally, they're in Chicago tonight.  Is Coach
>   showing any consistent loyalty, or is he just wearing Whatever Will
>   Piss Off Today's Hometown Crowd?

The latter.  They hope.

> * Bischoff lets Coach choose the stips for his match with JR.  Remembering
>   the Kane-sets-JR-on-fire angle, he chooses a Country Whippin' Match.  I
>   think JR should've outsmarted him by putting pads on his back.

Good idea.  Too bad the writers didn't think of it.

> * Bischoff can't hit the talent (unprovoked) either, apparently.

A rare case of common sense?

> * Just a couple of days ago, someone here said that Steiner would have
>   no heat problems whatsoever if they'd only left him a heel.  Lo and
>   behold, he turns.  Has anyone ever devised a test comparable to
>   "Mmmmmmm, lutefisk" on alt.tv.simpsons (i.e. a suggested angle that
>   is just so *weird* that, if they ever actually do it, it pretty much
>   proves that they're reading this group)?

I'm just confused as to if Steiner's now supposed to be working WITH Test?

> * 3H puts up a $100K bounty for anyone who takes out Goldberg.  Okay,
>   that's a convenient excuse for lots of small fry to get really
>   ambitious.  Hey 3H, take off the wristwatch, the glare is reflecting
>   right into the camera!

On the downside, it gives the PTB no reason to try and elevate any heels 
to the top level, leaving a bunch of mid and lower-carders to go for the 
bounty.  On the bright side, Goldberg can go through them like a semi 
through tissue, but does that really help anyone during the "dry" (i.e. 
no God's Gift To Grappling, The Game) era?

> * Sign in the audience:
>   "Coach Sucks
>    Coach Sucks
>    Coach Sucks"

He does.

> * Y2J fills in for Coach on commentary.  A proven good talker.

I was kinda hoping they'd let Jericho do commentary for awhile.  No 
"PUPPIES!" and Jericho sounded excited.  In JR's defense, calling utter 
crap for over two years will suck the life outta anything.

> * Wrestlemania Recall:  Butterbean's first-round knockout of Bart Gunn
>   at WM 15 in 1999.

I couldn't believe they'd show that.  At least Bart got a good thing 
going in Japan out of the Brawl For All fiasco.

> * Ross and Lawler return right away.  Bye, Coach!  Will Bischoff insist
>   on giving Coach a second chance to match Ross's second chance?

I hipe not.  This is the third angle this year to get JR away from the 
microphone and I think fans are tired of it.

> * Rodney Mack hits Goldberg with a chair; Mark Henry wails on
>   Michaels.  One or both of these lead to a win by DQ.  Henry
>   promises to collect the bounty next week.

Lemme set my VCR!

> * RVD wins the ladder match and the IC title.  Hey, find new partners
>   for him and Christian, and we can have TLC 5.  Or not.

I don't think RAW's roster can handle many more injuries.

Michael


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