The Dude posted a really good debut timeline some time back.

Anyway, i say build up his debut with a bunch of vignettes saying that the "straightedge revolution is imminent" or something along those lines. Throw him on TV with a worthless piece of roided up garbage like Snitsky for his debut match, and have Punk not only beat him but outsmart him. Then afterwards, give him a mic and let him work his magic. Have him run down druggies and use Snitsky as an example. Don't let Punk be a "cool" heel, but rather a whiny, egomaniacal b*** that people can genuinely hate. Build him up until he's ready to be the top heel of Smackdown so we won't have to deal with the lame human heat vacuum that is Randy Orton ever again.

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Cena had some gangster entrace with mob guys coming out (like Takers druids)... Punk was just one of the mobsters, nothing special.

I just watched the WHC rematch... I didnt notice how much Rey was getting booed in that match. The crowd seemed to be the least behind him of the three.

I was thrown off by that at first, but then realized that it was probably due to the fact that the crowd was Pro-Angle before the bell even rang. Orton didn't get a whole lot of offense in, but when he did there were plenty of boos.

I read somewhere(I don't have the link now) that a lot of bret's speech was edited out because the USA network was going over the allotted time for the HOF ceremony.

MetalDragonKing

Yeah, that had occured to me. His speech seemed very choppy and disjointed most of the time. Hopefully we'll get an uncut DVD release.

Anyone else weirded out by the induction ceremony? The Eddie portion was beautiful, couldn't have possibly been done better. I almost cried when Vickie kept trying to compose herself while receiving the induction for Eddie. Benoit, Chavo, and Rey's speeches were very classy.

Now, onto the rest of the show..... HOF + TV = No. That's all i'm going to say. Everything felt wayyyy too rushed compared to the past two ceremonies. I think that could attributed to the commercials and what not, though. Lillian Garcia announcing who will be inducted before each and every commercial break kind of cheapens the honor of the ceremony, IMO. Makes it seem like it's just one of those second-rate award shows on MTV. It didn't have that genuine element that the other two had in spades.

Okerlund was alright. His "final request" at the end of his speech actually made me laugh out loud. I didn't like the ridiculous amount of credit Hogan was given during that entire portion, but it didn't surprise me.

Now, onto the worst part of the ceremony: Bret Hart's induction. First, you had Austin, who looked and sounded like he would've rather been anywhere else at that moment, come out and deliver one of the most graceless "speeches" i've ever seen, and then Bret's acceptance speech....... It didn't have a whole lot of substance to begin with, and the reference to Montreal was unneccessary. "what they took away from me" Give me a break. No one cared. It got no reaction. Just awkward silence. And then he goes into some hypocritical BS about respect, which i think we all know goes without saying. It's sad that even on the night of his big induction, Bret still couldn't wear his heart (no pun intended) on his sleeve completely. He couldn't just lose himself in the atmosphere and focus entirely on the positive. Between that and his cute little attempt powerplay earlier this week, i've lost a good deal of respect for Bret.

A buddy of mine who was working for a local security company at the event said that WWE security assaulted the guy in the back before he was thrown out.
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Jesus Christ, what is this, Casino? :|

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2.Bret really needs to freaking get over it. I still think that the screwjob was the right thing to do.
Hitm4nH4rt

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And who's to say that he would've actually kept his word? Vince would've been the only one taking a risk in that scenario. A huge ass risk, at that.

While not the most favorable outcome, the screwjob was the right decision.

I echo everyone else's thoughts on Reyes. Especially since it's been confirmed that Romero and Low-Ki might be brought in too, and the tag division could always use another solid tag team. Can we say Rottweilerz reunion?

Too bad it's TNA. Just die already! There, i said it.