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Reunion - Aired in 2005. They cancelled it mid-season without revealing who the killer was. Rubicon - Aired 2010. This was a great conspiracy show. I think it could have went on for a few more seasons.

I suggest listening to Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard. They go over the WCW purchase and final Nitro episode in a couple of their podcasts. See episode 19. The basic jist of why a separate WCW brand would not work is the lack of talent from WCW. Remember, WCW had guaranteed contracts. A majority of the top WCW stars (Sting, Goldberg, Hall, Nash etc.) had long term guaranteed contracts. For them to come under the WWE umbrella, WWE was not going to buy their existing contracts. The WCW talent would need to renegotiate new contracts at a reduced pay. For the top guys, why would you give up guaranteed money when you can sit at home and earn the money that Turner/Old WCW still owed you. It is similar to when a coach gets fired in the NFL. Even though they are fired, they are still guaranteed their money. Also, there is no guarantee that the top guys would even want to come to the WWE. The WWE schedule was much more intense than WCW. Look at the talent that came over from WCW to WWE. It was a bunch of jobbers and mid card talent sans Booker T (although, Booker T was just starting to become a top guy). I do not think there was enough star power for a WCW only show. Another reason was the WCW brand was a dead brand on arrival. If WCW was such a good brand, it would not have went out of business. The ratings and product towards the end was absolutely atrocious. As far as AEW, it is all about a TV contract for them. If they want to survive they need decent TV exposure. There is no way any new wrestling promotion is going to compete with WWE without a decent TV contract. Impact Wrestling was a decent product but their TV contract just got worse and worse. They had a lot of talent (AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, The Hardys). They went from Spike to Destination America to POP to some unknown network. Other factors are that WWE seems to signing top indie talent and just stashing them in NXT or in developmental. WWE can afford to sign talent which then prevents a rival promotion from using them. I hope AEW succeeds but I think it is a huge mountain to climb. Luckily they have some deep pockets with the Khans.

Most definitely. Is this the year that the really big one hits the coastal Northwest?

There was a tv show on AMC in 2010 called Rubicon. It only lasted one season but I thought it was fantastic. The shows concept is basically the same as what you laid out in this paragraph.

I ordered this through Amazon and received it over the weekend. I thumbed through it briefly and it has amazing illustrations. It is a fun way to learn about the history of wrestling. It has a really cool map laying out the various territories and who the top guys were in said territory. If you like wrestling and want to re-live some of the historic moments then I highly recommend it. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558378/the-comic-book-story-of-professional-wrestling-by-aubrey-sitterson-art-by-chris-moreno/9780399580499/

My favorite wrestler of all time was from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico ..... Cactus Jack

My guess is she is getting out now so she can prepare herself for a run at Lindsey Graham's senate seat (2020) once Graham replaces Sessions as AG. Having then been a Governor and Senator would prepare her for a Presidential run in 2024.

Isn't this a disingenuous statement since states are not allowed to create or enter into international trade agreements? They are blaming Cuomo for something he has no control over. This statement is similar to when people blame Trump for something that he has no control over.

Isn't the original article linked in the OP based off of anonymous sources? Why are these anonymous sources to be believed but other anonymous sources are not to be believed? One source is the former IC officer and I am guessing the other source is from Louie Gohmert (or his office) since he was name checked in the article multiple times. Two officials with the ICIG, investigator Frank Rucker and attorney Janette McMillan, met repeatedly with FBI officials to warn them of the Chinese intrusion, according to a former intelligence officer with expertise in cybersecurity issues, who was briefed on the matter. He spoke anonymously, as he was not authorized to publicly address the Chinese’s role with Clinton’s server.

Elway's statement is out of context here. The trade offer was made BEFORE the whole National Anthem thing. Elway's statement is dishonest. Also, Denver's trade offer was contingent on Kaepernick trimming his guaranteed salary from $11.9 million to $7 million. San Fran was not going to pay the difference so the trade would have been a pay cut on his guaranteed money. I don't care what your feelings for him are but no one in their right mind would take a pay cut for their guaranteed money. Definitely not in the NFL where contracts are worthless and the only thing that means anything is the guaranteed money.

With Summerslam this weekend, how about some predictions. Rusev & Lana vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega [KICKOFF MATCH] - Cien and Vega The B-Team vs. The Revival [KICKOFF MATCH] (For the Raw Tag Team Championship) - The B-Team Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Drew Gulak (For the Cruiserweight Championship) - Cedric Alexander (I have never seen 205 Live so I got no idea) Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Jeff Hardy (For the United States Championship) - Nakamura (RKO has to get involved somehow) Carmella (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch (For the Smackdown Women's Championship) - Carmella (Flair or Lynch will cost the other one the win) Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz - The Miz (The Miz cheats to win setting up a rematch at the next PPV) Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Seth Rollins (For the Intercontinental Championship) - Dolph Ziggler (Ziggler cheats to win because he is a HEEL) Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens - Braun Strowman The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The New Day (For the Smackdown Tag Team Championship) - The New Day Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin - Finn Balor Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Ronda Rousey (For the Raw Women's Championship) - Ronda Rousey AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe (For the WWE Championship) - Samoa Joe by DQ (Sets up rematch at next PPV) Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns (For the Universal Championship) - Roman Reigns (Braun cashes in to make it a 3-way in the beginning. Heyman helps Roman. Roman turns heel fulfilling his destiny) **The wild card is if KO wins the Money in the Bank, he then cashes in at the END on the victorious Brock Lesnar with help from Heyman. KO then becomes a Heyman guy.

What a fun show. Since we were so close I caught a t-shirt from Matt Hardy mid-match. I gave it to a kid for karma points. My wife later caught a Roman Reigns glove that she gave to the same kid behind us. That kid cleaned up. On a side note, Braun Strowman is massive!!! If you have never been, I highly recommend it. Also, if you can afford it, try to sit as close as possible at least once. It was really cool being that close and being able to interact with the wrestlers. A very entertaining night. I think even my wife enjoyed it. Money well spent.

I am going to a Raw Brand house show Saturday night. I am pretty excited about it. The listed main event is Reigns vs Ziggler for the IC championship which I guarantee will end in a DQ with McIntrye interfering. House shows are the best though. I will be sitting 2nd row ringside which should be really cool. I have never sat that close before. Do any of you guys listen to the old school wrestling podcasts like Something to Wrestle With, 83 Weeks, and What Happened When? If you do not, I highly recommend them.