While Brian Gerwitz getting fired (the man responsible for Katie Vick and so many other horrible angles) is worth celebrating over, i can't help but know that he'll only be replaced with another clueless "tv writer". Hate to be cynical, but it's the truth. The WWE won't hire bookers. As long as Vince Mcmahon, Stephanie Mcmahon, and Kevin Dunn continue to have influence over the product, it'll never change.

I hate to say it, but despite the nepotism and the politics, HHH being the head of the company some day might not be the worst thing for the future of the WWE, simply because he's a wrestling person. He loves the business and understands the business, unlike these idiot writers they've had over the years liek Gerwitz, Lagana, and Russo. If anything, under HHH we may have a better all around product that's more about heat, drama, emotion, legitimacy, and action and less about silly gimmicks and asinine storylines.

Samoa Joe is a must. Excellent worker and very entertaining style in the ring, great presence, unique look. Single handedly made the ROH World Heavyweight title the most important belt in North America at one point. The only thing he lacks is promo ability, but thats nothing that can't be remedied by a good manager like Paul Heyman.

Colt Cabana is another. Very good promo, very good worker. Hell, bring in Ace Steel as well and reunite the Second City Saints. The dynamic between Punk and Cabana is definitely something that would translate very well onto WWE TV.

Bring back Harry Smith! How they let this guy go in the first lace is beyond me. He could do very well with the right tag team partner in the tag division.

AJ Styles is another great talent that would flourish in the tag division and possibly singles if he really got over.

Ive been saying WWE should bring in Homicide for years. Great character, great promo, great worker.

I wouldn't mind seeing a William Regal DVD. If they made a Big Show DVD, i don't see why we cant get a Willie Regal DVD.

I know it won't happen for a long time if ever, but Kurt Angle. Hopefully that's self explanatory.

This is only my opinion, but for me, Kobashi. Both were/are pound for pound 2 of the aboslute best of all time in the entire world, but i always found Kobashi slightly more entertaining and charismatic. Misawa in his prime was fantastic but peaked around the late 90's - early era of NOAH. Im sure alot of that had to do with working such a rough physical style for so many years and settling into a promoter role, but Kobashi went on for many years to have so many more great matches with all kinds of opponents (some being somewhat inept like Takeshi Rikio) and seeminly never lost a step. I can only think of a few great matches Misawa had after 2000, one of them being with Kobashi in 2003 and another i saw live in Manhattan against KENTA at ROH Glory by Honor 6 in 2007. Never the less, he should always be remembered and respected as one of the best ever to step into the ring. Im honored that i got the chance to see him live on American soil.

After a month of waiting, i finally bought Wrestlemania 28 on DVD today and got to watch Taker/HHH again. Still **** amazing. Dave Meltzer or no Dave Meltzer, this was a 5 star match and one of the most epic matches of all time. On par with anything from All Japan in the mid 90's. Thats exactly what kind of match it felt like - almost a North American King's Road.

Can't say i blame him.

Although typical unprofesional behavior on the part of Lesnar, the ending of that match made no sense at all. Here you have a guy that was so hot upon his return getting massive pops from the crowd and you basically job him out to someone whos been stale for years..... Here you had a chance to do something new and fresh and possibly turn Cena heel while building new big babyface in Punk, Ryder, and Lesnar.

I understand Cena moves merchandise, but it's still complacency. They could do even better business with different dynamics.

[QUOTE="_Muta"]Ive watched alot of matches from all kinds of eras all over the world and it's definitely up there with the top 10 best i've ever seen.Chicago_Nut

Storytelling is such an integral part in wrestling matches, but it goes to the wayside in most smark's minds in favor of "PURE WRESTLING," when they don't even f***ing know what that means.

Ill agree with that. Guys like Foley, Undertaker, and Bruiser Brody are just a few of the greatest workers of all time who get written off for the aforementioned reasons. Doesnt matter whether theyre using weapons, potatoing the **** out of each other, tiger bombing/lariating the **** out of each other, or putting each other in wristlocks. If its deeply told, emotional, not just a couple of guys going out there trading moves for the sake of trading moves, and above all else ENTERTAINING, it's good enough for me.

One of the reasons i loved all 45 minutes of Taker/HHH. Can't wait until 28 comes out on DVD.

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[QUOTE="_Muta"]Ive watched alot of matches from all kinds of eras all over the world and it's definitely up there with the top 10 best i've ever seen.pokajabba

Storytelling is such an integral part in wrestling matches, but it goes to the wayside in most smark's minds in favor of "PURE WRESTLING," when they don't even f***ing know what that means.

The chairshots and specials were part of the story. The only difference between this match and any other match full of chairshots and specials is WHY they were doing it. These 2 guys were looking to WIN. It was pure competition. It wasnt even anything personal between the 2, per se, and that was proven by the awesome conclusion. It was 2 extremely seasoned professionals wanting to outdo the other. What made it so great was the emotion, the facial expressions, the selling, body language, and references to earlier matches. Its like these 2 were actually having a true rematch. That's what pro wrestling is all about. They had the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands at every near fall, every chair shot, and every time Michaels got involved because they all did what anyone would expect people to do in that stituation.

While im not upset at Meltzer's rating for HHH/Taker, it was a 5 star match. Seems silly that hed be hesitant to give it the full five by a quarter star. Id like to know his reasoning for that.

HHH/Taker was just perfect in terms of everything. It encompassed everything that wrestling and storytelling is all about. They played off of so many different angles and stories that were incorporated into the story of the match itself (Taker retiring HBK, Taker's streak, HHH losing to Taker the year prior, HHH and HBK's history, Taker looking to redeem himself, Respect, etc). The near falls were done so well and i seriously thought Taker's streak was gonna end a couple times. The addition of HBK ended up being a great thing and integral part to the emotion of the match. Everything they did built up to something and made sense. Ive watched alot of matches from all kinds of eras all over the world and it's definitely up there with the top 10 best i've ever seen.

Just depresses me that it'll only be a matter of time before we stop seeing matches like these possibly ever again. The true art of storytelling is dying.

I would've also given Punk/Jericho and Rock/Cena both 4 straight up stars.

Punk is the most talented man in the business right now. I hadn't watched WWE television in nearly 6 year up until this recent angle started. I don't think it's enough to get things going nor do i think the angle will really lead to anything productive ultimately, but it's been the most entertaining fresh material that's been on WWE TV in a long time. As a long time Punk supporter, i've watched him grow and get better and better over the years. His ability to cut promos has become extraordinary. There isn't anyone else in the entire business who can touch him on the mic. I'm loving these segments with him and John Cena simply because he exposes Cena as the lame promo that he is and always has been.

Let me put it to you this way - this is the first post i've made on this board in nearly 4 years. At the end of the day, it's all about turning heads and selling tickets. That's gotta tell you something about Punk and how special he really is.