Comments on: Saturday headlines: WWE versus Congress

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:56:49 +0000

I received Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer today in the mail. As always, the guy is a fantastic read. He goes on for a few pages about the drug issues in both Pro Wrestling and MMA. He gives a few suggestions on how it can be cleaned up.

In his next section, he briefly discussed the feud Josh Gross and Dana White have. He doesn’t attack either of them, but brings up a very valid point. That Josh Gross never made any suggestions to try and fix the problem. And then Meltzer explained that if he is going to say the sport needs improvements, that he (Meltzer) should at least be giving examples of how to fix the problem (which he did).

It is a great read, and 10 times better then anything you would find online about the issue. I feel like his press agent here, but that isn’t my attempt. I just think he does a better job (and especially with this last issue) then any of this MMA Media we have online. (This site excluded).

By: MMA Fan

MMA Fan — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:52:28 +0000

i think shoxc came off very well. it came off MUCH better then the other showtime mma events because Quadros and Mauro are the bomb!!! there was no gary shaw or billy goldberg to mess the event up.

it was better then wec. imo.

By: Dedwyre

Dedwyre — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:45:58 +0000

“World’s Most Dangerous Man” is his idea of a bad nickname, and yet no mention of “The Dean of Mean” or “The Goat?” Granted, Ken Shamrock doesn’t even like his nickname…

By: MMA Fan

MMA Fan — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:42:26 +0000

Vince McMahon will beat this. Jerry McDevitt is about to become this generations Johnny Cochran. Its a slippery slope regulating entertainment.

By: Boog

Boog — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:52:24 +0000

Minor nitpick: Hominick isn’t the TKO Lightweight champion. He is the former TKO featherweight champion.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:27:47 +0000

I thought ShoXC came off a little well. Having so many guys who were absolute unknowns to even your more hardcore fans hurt, but what I found most shocking is that Quadros and Ranallo worked brilliantly together. Seriously the best, most legit MMA commentary they’ve ever done.

Also, nay to the MMA nicknames article. I hate articles that are best-worst lists for MMA, and they include a cursory glossing over of the UFC, IFL and EXC or something. Terrible.

And to tie the two paragraphs together… some guy on on the ShoXC was named “Dark Lotus”. None too surprisingly, he was from The Soul Assassin’s Nor Cal Fighting Alliance.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:49:00 +0000

Did anybody watch ShoXC? Was it any good? Did it come off like the WEC (Good) or like the IFL (Bad)?

The WEC card in a week should be solid. I think Filho will completely walk through Doerkson, but it will still be nice to see him on free TV. I am really looking foward to Condit/Larson. I think that has the potential to be a war. And Curran is solid at Featherweight.

As for the WWE, there is a chance they might be screwed.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:40:09 +0000

Also, Antonio Carvalho took a wide JD over Taiga Yamauchi on the Shootboxing card, as well.

By: 1000 Cent

1000 Cent — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:27:23 +0000

Kyle Maynard wants to fight in MMA?!?! At least he had an advantage on a wrestling mat. Against a striker that can run around and , um, well, kick him when he’s down, is a side show, and incident waiting to happen, IMO.

Unless all the promoter does is allow grappling in the match, this just has “all bad” written all over it. Even the Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Black Knight, jokes could save seeing something like this, IMO.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:14:03 +0000

Also, outstanding job by Higson (a late replacement for Stout) and Hominick. Ogata won the S-Cup over Andy Souwer (however debatable) last summer, and Kikuchi, although struggling lately, does have a win over SHINOBU Amara.

And, it’s Takeshi Ishikawa, not Goji Ishikawa.