411Mania's Squared Circle News Report 07.18.09

Posted by Dustin James on 07.18.2009

411's Dustin James is back to discuss Brock Lesnar's unbelievable UFC run thus far, a new Hulk Hogan reality show, the top 10 worst nWo members of all-time, and much much more!

Welcome back inside the Squared Circle! As you all know, I was out of action last week. Sorry but I have one of them job things and I'm extremely busy at times! I'd like to thank the great Steve Cook for filling in and doing a kick ass job as always.

So, was everyone able to survive watching UFC 100 last weekend? Unfortunately I got really inebriated and decided to hold UFC 101 in my front lawn with 2 of my friends who are way bigger (FATTER) than me. I had the liquid courage going in full effect and I was AMPED to tap one of these fat bastards out. Well, the good news is....I tapped one of them out, but the other guy was way too big (FAT) for me to even move. Well, after grappling in the front yard for awhile we went back inside for some more beers until we heard a knock on the door. When I opened it there were 4 cops standing there! OHHHH CRAPPPP! What the hell did we do? Well, things got pretty humorous pretty quickly when the cops said one of the neighbors called because people were "fighting" in the front yard. AHAHAHA! We must have really been brawling outside for the neighbors to see us and think we were really going at it. Either way, the cops got a good laugh out of the whole thing and even asked us who won the fights (not ours, but the UFC ones dumbass). It was a good night and a good card overall.


But you came here for wrestling didn't ya......



Well.........



LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!

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Biggest News Of The Week:





Former WWE Champion Becomes King of the UFC Heavyweights



I'd fight this man......if I had a sword



Uh oh, here come the comments.....

"What is this doing in the wrestling zone, it should be in the MMA zone!"

"This has nothing to do with wrestling, it's MMA!"

You know what I'm talking about. Anytime someone here in 411mania's wonderful wrestling zone even discusses MMA, those comments come out of the woodwork. Well, sit back and relax because to me, this is the biggest news of the week! It's not just because I'm also a MMA writer for a pretty big MMA website....no. It's because us wrestling fans can rejoice! A former pro wrestler goes to a non-fixed sport and proves that wrestlers are tremendous athletes who don't get enough respect from non-wrestling fans. Seriously, sometimes when I talk to non-wrestling fans about how professional wrestlers are actually tremendous athletes...people look at me like I'm on crack. But this just cements the fact that some wrestlers are some of the best athletes out there. Think about it for a second. When Brock decided to leave wrestling and football and pursue a career in MMA, people all over the world laughed at him. Hell, even I laughed my ass off at that one! But no one is laughing anymore. Brock Lesnar is now the King of the Heavyweights in the UFC, which also happens to be the biggest MMA promotion by a mile. That's a pretty good achievement for someone who was never suppose to be this successful in MMA.

At one time Lesnar was considered the #1 heel in the WWE. Here it is years later and he can now be considered the #1 heel in the UFC. For those of you who saw UFC 100, you saw Lesnar getting booed the entire fight. There is a damn good reason for that. A lot of people want you think that the "hardcore MMA fan" doesn't like Lesnar mainly due to his professional wrestling background. That doesn't make any sense to me considering the fact that pro wrestlers have been jumping to MMA for years.,..WAY before Lesnar did the same thing. I honestly think a lot of the hatred towards Brock was because he is the man who defeated our MMA GOD, Randy Couture. Couture is viewed as a hero in the MMA world and even though we should be happy for Lesnar that he was able to defeat Couture....we still hate the guy. You can call it being bitter, but we don't care.

So, what's next for Brock? Well, everyone and their mother would like to see Lesnar face the #1 heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko. However, considering Fedor isn't going to be fighting in the UFC anytime soon, that fights not happening. Lesnar will more than likely face Shane Carwin or Cain Velasquez in the near future, but there are rumors suggesting that if Randy Couture defeats Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 (in Portland, I'M GOING!!!) then we could see a Lesnar/Couture rematch. If the UFC was smart and Couture does defeat Nogueira, they would make that rematch happen QUICK. The money is in the rematch and people would be more willing to pay for Couture/Lesnar than Lesnar vs. anyone else (except Fedor).

Either way......


Are you going to mess with a man who can do this to a shark?

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Remember This Guy???




Meat


Remember this piece of work? "Meat" was a character who was portrayed by none other than Shawn Stasiak (for the record, I loved the "Planet Stasiak" gimmick he did later in the WWE), son of former WWE champion Stan "The Man" Stasiak. Some people had some hope for Shawn's wrestling career, however the WWE obviously did not. Why? Because they put him in this horrible gimmick! The main idea behind "Meat" was that he was the sex slave of PMS (Pretty Mean Sisters) who was always too tired to wrestle because he was having TONS of sex with Terri Runnels and Jaqueline! How's that for a gimmick? Hell, I even think the man wrestled with an erection at one time. HOW'S THAT FOR HILARIOUS???


I wish I could have found the erection video, however this is the best I got......

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Random News Bits:


- During a recent appearance on "ESPN Radio", Bobby Lashley announced that he would like to fight Brock Lesnar in the near future and even went as far as to say that he has already "mapped out" a game plan to defeat Lesnar. Ya, it's called "bring a gun"!



- In related news, Bobby Lashley announced that he has signed a contract with TNA. Hey wait....you hear that? That's the sound of Lashley's chances of signing with the UFC crashing down on the pavement. Seriously Bobby...what is it? MMA or TNA? Pick one!



- Hulk Hogan announced that he plans on filming a new reality show possibly called "The Resurrection of Hulk Hogan" or "Finding Hulk Hogan". He also claims that this show will be real unlike Hogan Knows Best which he says was scripted. That's right Hulkster...you keep telling yourself that and eventually it may come true. Do we honestly need another Hogan related reality show? MeeThinks not....oops sorry, wrong guy.



- Mick Foley is scheduled to do a stand-up comedy show on August 22 in California at the Hollywood Improv. If anyone goes to this show, please tape it for me. I got a feeling this is something I need to see....



- Jeff Hardy's contract is up in three weeks time and he has yet to re-sign with the company. He may stick around for SummerSlam, but nothing is official yet. It smells like Hardy wants some time off from wrestling for awhile and honestly, who can blame him? I go on the road for a week and I'm burnt out on traveling. This guys have to travel non-stop all year long. I would be BEGGING for some time off.



- Current front runners for the WWE Hall of Fame next year are Ted DiBiase Sr, Honky Tonk Man, and THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR! Well, that's not official yet of course. Da Meltzer mentions that Vince has yet to green light any of this and considering Warrior has a lawsuit with the WWE...I still don't expect him to get inducted anytime soon.




- The WWE has re-signed Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore to help mentor the younger guys and to add a little depth to the roster. Hopefully he doesn't return as "Eugene" as that gimmick was awful. They also apparently tried to bring back Rob Conway, but he turned down the offer because he has another job. Yep, that falls under the category of a......







- Ted DiBiase Jr recently conducted an interview with The Orlando Sentinel and revealed that the release date for "The Marine 2" is currently set for December and there are plans to turn him babyface by then. I honestly wouldn't mind a DiBiase babyface run, although deep down I still wish they would have carried on with the "Million Dollar Man" gimmick with this guy. I mean, his dad was rich and could buy anything he wanted! So why doesn't this guy throw money around and buy people's services? Is "Papa DiBiase" not sharing the wealth?? I DEMAND ANSWERS DAMN IT!


- Chris Jericho and "The Miz" have continued their "Twitter" war all through the week. Seriously, if you don't have a "Twitter" account. You should honestly get one just to read this feud. I added both guys after hearing about this feud and I have been thoroughly entertained the whole time. I don't know if they are joking around or if they are serious....but it's good for some laughs when you are bored.


- "The Genius" Lanny Poffo recently appeared on the "Hit The Ropes" radio show. If you'd like to listen to the interview just click here. In the interview, Poffo discusses his brother's ("Macho Man" Randy Savage) DVD, the WWE Hall of Fame and lots more.


(Credit goes to The Wrestling Observer for the above news!)

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Wrestling Top 10 Lists:









Top 10 WORST nWo Members of All-Time

(The nWo was perhaps the greatest wrestling stable of all-time. Did you know that out of ALL the different versions of the nWo, there have been over 50+ members of the legendary stable. So, who do I consider the top 10 WORST nWo members of all-time? Well, my voting criteria is pretty easy. It's basically anyone who at one time was considered an nWo member (even for just 5 minutes) is eligible for voting and I just determine how much I hated them. Pretty simple eh? So sit back, grab a beer, and read this....)


This list IS IN a particular order......



Honorable Mentions:








Goldust - What's that? You don't remember Goldust joining the nWo? That's because he was a member for like two seconds. Once his tag partner Booker T joined the stable, Goldust made himself a member. That's correct....Goldust was never actually an honorary member of the nWo, he just put on a shirt and called it good. However, once HBK returned to the WWE and joined the nWo and superkicked Booker out of the stable, Goldie left with him. Quite the memorable nWo run indeed.......

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Stevie Ray - Yes, Stevie Ray was a WCW tag team legend having held the WCW tag team titles on like 159 occasions. However, when it came to being a singles wrestler and joining the nWo....that's when people realized where most of the talent in "Harlem Heat" was at. Booker went on to become WCW & WWE champion. Meanwhile, Stevie Ray.......well.......yaaaaaaaa.

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AND NOW.....THE TOP 10!!!






10) Dusty Rhodes



I don't know about you, but when I think "take over of wrestling promotion" the first man to pop in my head is none other than DUSTY F'N RHODES! For those of you who don't remember, Rhodes joined the nWo after turning on Larry Zybsko at Souled Out 1998. After Zybsko's match with Scott Hall was over, Rhodes went into the ring, and instead of elbowing Scott Hall in the head....elbowed Zybsko and proceeded to reveal his nWo shirt!!! BY GAWD!!! RHODES HAS TURNED HIS BACK ON DUBYA SEE DUBYA!!! BY GAWD!!!!

While the turn itself was pretty cool....his run with the stable was less than memorable.

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9) Ron Harris



How do you know when a stable has run it's course? When Ron "Bruise Brother/8-BALL (OR SKULL!?!?)/Jeff Jarrett's TNA bodyguard" Harris joins up. While I've always been a fan of The Harris Brothers mainly due to their stint in Portland Wrestling (one of them handed me their wrestling tape from around their wrist after the match...it was a pretty cool thing back then) these guys never should have touched the greatness that was the nWo. It's just not right. I guess the only positive note is that they were only members of "nWo 2000" which was pretty much the worst version of the group....

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8) Vincent



The nWo totally burned Vince McMahon by bringing in the old "Virgil" as "Vincent", head of nWo security. That right there should tell you why Vincent is on this list. If a stable brings you in as part of the team just to name you as the owner of a rival wrestling promotion....you are probably going to be in trouble. The good news is, once he left the nWo, "Vincent" went on to achieve fame that nobody could have predicted......



Where is everyone???

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7) Don Harris



Why is Don ranked higher than Ron? Well, I've always disliked Don.....can't really explain why.

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6) The Disciple



Ahh yes...Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in one of his 34 shitty WCW gimmicks. There are some guys in wrestling who should only wrestle with one name and one gimmick (Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, etc). Beefcake is one of those guys. He sure did suck when he was in WCW and he may have been at his all-time suckiest when he was "The Disciple". I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest WCW fan around this time, but I sure do remember seeing Beefcake with his huge beard looking like a douche. I felt sorry for the poor bastard. I felt like throwing him some over sized shears so I could see him cut off that beard and dance like a crazy bastard. Oh well....stupid copyright laws......

As for the picture above....I couldn't find a picture of "The Disciple", but who wants to see one anyway?

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5) VK Wallstreet



I'm a HUGE Mike Rotunda fan, however, when you are a member of the nWo's "B team"...you get no love from me. Rotunda (who rocked the crap out of the "IRS" gimmick in the WWE) was unfortunately ANOTHER wrestler who's name was based on Vince McMahon's. You see, the VK actually stood for "Vincent Kennedy"....ahhhh WCW....I sure do miss them and their creative wit. Unfortunately, Rotunda's stint in the nWo didn't last too long as J.J. Dillion (who was Chairman of the WCW board) forced him to rejoin WCW because he was still considered a "WCW employee". Of course, all the other wrestlers were not considered "WCW employees" because that wouldn't make sense.....

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4) Bubba Rogers



Here's another former WWE star who signed with WCW and went through like 58 gimmicks because he couldn't use the one that originally got him over (Big Boss Man). Rogers wasn't a member of the nWo for long either as just like Rotunda, he was forced to rejoin WCW because he was still considered a "WCW employee". Rogers then left WCW soon after this and resigned with the WWE where he once again found success as the "Big Boss Man". Only instead of arresting people and having an awesome theme song, he was eating dogs and hanging from Hell in a Cell's. Talk about doing a 180!

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3) Horace Hogan



There are few people in wrestling who have sucked as much as Horace Hogan sucked. When you are given the last name of "Hogan" and are actually acknowledged as a relative of Hulk Hogan's....you'd better bring your "A" game. Unfortunately Hogan brought his "F" game and made us all suffer for it. I swear, it was like Michael Jordan having a nephew come into the NBA who is 5'4 and can't dunk.

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2) David Flair



Speaking of guys who can't live up to their names! Ladies and gentlemen....David Flair! Talk about a disappointment. I believe I blocked as much David Flair out of my mind as possible because I don't recall his run with the nWo at all. However, he's listed as a member of the nWo "Elite" so that counts! You may say that it's not fair that I include him on this list seeing as I don't recall his stint with the nWo. But I disagree! David Flair sucks so bad that he belongs on any list that begins with "WORST". It's just how it is.......

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1) Some Douche on "Dinner & A Movie"


Ohhhh, good old Paul Gilmartin. Back in the day, WCW shared the TBS station with "Dinner and a Movie" which was hosted by Gilmartin and some broad. Well, Gilmartin and his crew actually came to a "Clash of the Champions" taping to do a little cross-promoting with WCW. Every now and then the cameras would cut to Gilmartin who was cooking some nasty looking food that I sure didn't want to eat. Either way, I don't remember the specifics but I remember Gilmartin pulling a SWERVE~! and joining the nWo during the show. Seriously....the man even took a Diamond Cutter from DDP because he screwed every one over! If Gilmartin is not the worst nWo member of all-time...then I sure as hell don't know who is.

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It's a fitting tribute....

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