411Mania's Squared Circle News Report 11.21.09

Posted by Dustin James on 11.21.2009

411's Dustin James is back to discuss this weekend's Survivor Series show, Shane McMahon meeting with the UFC, Hulk Hogan's "fight" with Ric Flair, the top 10 Survivor Series shows of all-time and much much more!

Welcome back inside the Squared Circle! How is everyone doing this week? I'm doing pretty good right now considering the weather here in Oregon has sucked these past few weeks. Usually I don't mind rain all that much, but when you have to work in the stuff all day and it gets your clothing all wet, it's enough to make a guy go psycho. Oh well, at least my job pays extremely well, and that's what really counts right?

So, who's looking forward to this action packed weekend? We not only have the Survivor Series (LOTS more on that later) on Sunday, but we also have UFC 106 "Ortiz vs. Griffin 2" tonight! WOOT~! It's been a long time since we have seen Ortiz in the Octagon and it will be interesting to see if he can defeat Griffin again. In my opinion, Griffin is a much better fighter now than he was back then. When you add up the fact that their last fight was a split decision and the fact that Ortiz hasn't fought in awhile, you have to favor Forrest Griffin going into this fight. I'm a genius at picking MMA fights people.....so listen to me!

Before all the UFC and WWE goodness starts, I get the privilege of watching the Oregon Ducks battle the Arizona Wildcats for a potential spot in the Rose Bowl. Oregon is way more talented than Arizona, however the Ducks tend to struggle in Tucson. This will definitely be an interesting game and one us Ducks fans are worried about indeed!

Should be a GREAT weekend......


Anyways.......



LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!



Biggest News Of The Week:

It's Survivor Series Weekend.......



This is one WWE PPV I'm actually looking forward too......



It's Survivor Series weekend once again. The WWE's "Thanksgiving Tradition" is back and who isn't excited for this weekend? Survivor Series is one of the top 4 PPV's and it's usually a show that can give us some good memories (the debut of The Undertaker) as well as some bad memories (Montreal Screwjob). One thing is for sure, we are in for a heck of a night this Sunday! I'll probably be watching the show with a hangover thanks to UFC 106, so hopefully the WWE will be able to cheer me up a little. Either way, here's the full card for this weekend as well as my predictions on who's going to win (which I'll probably miss every single one....)!



Traditional Survivor Series Match:

Team Miz: The Miz, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, and Dolph Ziggler

vs.

Team Morrison: John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, and Evan Bourne


Prediction: First off all, I'd like to remind everyone how much I LOVE traditional Survivor Series matches. Now with that out of the way, I'm going with TEAM MIZ for the win! Just for fun, let's pick the sole survivor as Sheamus. Those gingers are just MEAN~!



Traditional Survivor Series Match:

Team McCool: Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Layla, Alicia Fox, and Jillian Hall

vs.

Team Mickie: Mickie James, Gail Kim, Melina, Kelly Kelly, and Eve Torres



Prediction: My prediction is that this match is going to suck monkey balls. Either way, I'm picking TEAM MICKIE for the win here. Hopefully the sole survivors will be Gail Kim and Melina as they both rule the school.



Traditional Survivor Series Match:

Team Orton: Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and William Regal

vs.

Team Kofi: Kofi Kingston, Christian, R-Truth, Mark Henry, and MVP



Prediction: This might be the easiest "traditional" Survivor Series match to pick. I'll take TEAM ORTON with the sole survivor being none other than Randy Orton himself. Hopefully Orton's entrance won't put me to sleep so I'll be able to catch this match (seriously dude....speed it up a little).



Rey Mysterio

vs.

Batista



Prediction: Poor Rey Mysterio. The guy finally gets a program that he's interested in and then he has to go and get injured. The "good" news is that Mysterio has decided to put off surgery due to his interest in this storyline. However, at the Survivor Series I fully expect Batista to win and then go BAT NUTS CRAZY all over Rey in order to keep the storyline going.



World Title Match:

The Undertaker

vs.

Chris Jericho

vs.

The Big Show



Prediction: The one thing we know going into this match is that either The Undertaker or Chris Jericho is winning this bad boy. But, seeing as The Undertaker is almost as unstoppable at the Survivor Series as he is at WrestleMania, I expect to see him walk out of here with his title in hand and then go on to feud with Chris Jericho until the Royal Rumble.



WWE Title Match:

John Cena

vs.

HHH

vs.

Shawn Michaels



Prediction: This is a pretty tough match to pick. I guess I'll just flip a coin and see what it decides. Ohhhhh look at that! It landed on John Cena! It's always good when the guy who's nicknamed "The Champ" is holding the belt anyway......


And here's something all the old school WWE fans will remember.......







Ahhh.....the good old days! Enjoy the show on Sunday!

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Remember This Guy???


Due to all the Survivor Series goodness (and the fact that it took me FOREVER to do the top 10 list this week) I decided to put "Remember This Guy" on hiatus this week. The feature will return next week with something totally awful, I'm sure of it.

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Random News Bits:



- In TNA's quest to sign anyone who was over in the 1990's, apparently Sid Vicious is being recruited by Hulk Hogan and company now. Sid had been mentioning that he was looking for a return to the WWE, however since that didn't happen he's now reportedly headed to TNA. Congratulations TNA, you just gave me another reason to not watch your television program!



- WCW veteran Konnan has announced that he will release an autobiography soon. I don't really read a lot of books, but I would definitely read this one. Konnan has had a lot of backstage problems with people and I'm very interested in what he has to say. Ehhh, what am I saying? I honestly just want to see why he didn't stick it out as "Max Moon" in the WWE. HE WAS FROM THE FUTURE PEOPLE~!......



- The TNA video game rights have been purchased by Southpeak Interactive. They will reportedly be releasing a game called Crossing the Line, which is basically just a version of the previously released game, only this one is coming out only for the Nintendo DS and the PSP. I have owned a PSP for 3 years now and haven't touched it in 2 1/2 years. Did they ever release that Gran Turismo game for the PSP anyway?



- Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair got into a "fight" at a press conference in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday. The funny thing about the whole ordeal was the fact that some media outlets actually thought it was a legitimate fight! I mean, hell....Flair even threw his little forehead shots at rapid speed at Hogan for crying out loud people! I guess you can't really blame the media seeing as people from Hogan's camp even told TMZ that it was real. Hogan, when are you going to get the picture man? No one cares about you anymore no matter what kind of publicity stunt you try and pull. Perhaps if you made a sex tape with Brooke then people would start caring again. Hey, don't look at me! Sex tapes sell people! Plus I'm sure there's an audience for people who want to see some dad-on-daughter action.......



- TNA has signed Pope D'Angelo Dinero to a new multi-year contract. This is actually an excellent decision by TNA as I have always been a fan of Dinero's. Yes, even when he was managing that Sylvester Terkay dude in the WWE.



- TNA has released William Mueller (Trevor Murdoch). Mueller never actually signed a contract with TNA so it's not shocking to see this go down. It's all good though because he is currently running a bar called "T Murdoch's Bar & Grill" in Eldon, Missouri. First thing I'm going to do when I'm done writing this column? Book myself a trip to Eldon, Missouri.....



- Shane McMahon and Carl DeMarco (former president of WWE Canada) met with the UFC this past week. While neither side is commenting on why the two sides met, it sure has been fun for us fans to speculate! Can you imagine Shane McMahon joining the UFC? The UFC is the WWE's #1 competition in the PPV market (besides the big boxing match every 6 months) and it would be the ultimate "f you" to Vinnie Mac if Shane joined forces with the enemy. On the other hand, is it really wise for the UFC to associate themselves with people involved with pro wrestling? The answer is.....yes! McMahon and DeMarco have contacts all over the world and would only help the UFC expand globally.



- The WWE and USA Network have agreed on a new four-year deal. The contract will expire in 2014 and yes....Randy Orton will still be feuding with John Cena over the WWE title.



- Verne "Mini Me" Troyer will be the guest host of RAW on November 30. Expect something "hilarious" to happen between him and Hornswoggle. Also, Mark Cuban will be hosting the RAW from Dallas on December 7. This should actually be good. If I remember correctly, Cuban has taken an RKO before and actually looked decent doing so. We may get to see some Cuban in-ring action and that would be something worth watching!



- WWE has apparently loosened their strings on their "Twitter ban". They reportedly told the talent that they can use their Twitter accounts all they want, but if anything they say leads to bad press for the company then there WILL BE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN! So basically, if someone like Jimmy Wang Yang posts that he's at a bar with Hurricane Helms and they are drunk as hell and about to go street racing....you can expect someone to be future endeavored.



- The plan (as of now) is to build up a John Cena vs. Undertaker main event for WrestleMania. That means we can start the "Cena is going to be the man to end the streak" talk RIGHT NOW! In all seriousness, this isn't a bad match by any means....especially if you throw in a stipulation or two.



- There's a rumor going around that the WWE has re-hired Sean Mooney. This would be tremendous news for someone like me (so that means 10 of you are also excited) as Mooney was one of THE voices of the WWE in the late-80's and early 90's. While Mooney sucked at calling matches, he was decent at doing the backstage "WWF News" type broadcasts. Who wouldn't love to see those things return?




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

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Wrestling Top 10 Lists:





Top 10 Best Survivor Series' Of All-Time

Survivor Series was always one of my favorite PPV's when I was a kid. I LOVED the team based matches where the teams actually had names like "Rowdy's Roddies". I was extremely bummed when the WWE decided to drop that format and start featuring singles matches, but have no fear! Leading up to this year's Survivor Series, I will be doing plenty of top 10 based Survivor Series lists! I'm sure I'll be bringing up plenty of nostalgia for everyone to bathe in so sit back and enjoy!.....


This list is in a particular order......



This list took A LOT of time for me to make. I really had to go back to the old memory bank and try and remember which PPV I liked, which match I liked, etc, etc, etc. In the end, I decided to make this a wrestling based list instead of like a Survivor Series "memories" list. Basically, if a PPV had 4-5 kick ass matches then it's probably going to be ranked a little higher than one that only had 2 good matches. It's REALLY simple folks. However, in the end it's all my opinion so your opinion doesn't really matter anyway.....



Honorable Mention:





Survivor Series 2008


Best Matches:

- Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Great Khali, and Cryme Tyme vs. JBL, MVP, Kane, Miz and Morrison

- Batista, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, R-Truth, and Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton, Mark Henry, William Regal, Shelton Benjamin, and Cody Rhodes.



Worst Matches:

- Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya, Victoria, and Maria vs. Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, and Jillian Hall

- The Undertaker vs. Big Show

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





10) Survivor Series 2002



Best Matches:


- Three Minute Warning vs. The Dudley Boys & Jeff Hardy

- Edge/Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit/Kurt Angle vs. Los Guerreros

- Elimination Chamber



Worst Matches:

- Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show



IT'S THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER!!!.......

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9) Survivor Series 2001



Best Matches:


- Test vs. Edge

- The Dudley Boys vs. The Hardy Boyz

- Undertaker, Kane, The Rock, and Chris Jericho vs. Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, Shane McMahon, Rob Van Vam, and Booker T



Worst Matches:


- William Regal vs. Tajiri

- Trish Stratus vs. Jackie vs. Jazz vs. Molly Holly vs. Ivory vs. Lita



Now THIS is a great promo.......

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8) Survivor Series 1994



Best Matches:


- Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart, Diesel, Jeff Jarrett, and Jim Neidhart vs. Razor Ramon, British Bulldog, 1-2-3 Kid, and The Headshrinkers

- Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund

- Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka, King Kong Bundy, and The Heavenly Bodies vs. Lex Luger, Adam Bomb, Mabel, and The Smoking Gunns



Worst Matches:


- Jerry Lawler, Cheezy, Sleezy, and Queezy vs. Doink, Dink, Wink, and Pink

- Undertaker vs. Yokozuna




Just one of the reasons I miss Owen Hart......

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7) Survivor Series 1987




Best Matches:


- Judy Martin, Leilani Kai, Dawn Marie, Donna Christanello, and Sherri Martell v. The Fabulous Moolah, The Jumping Bomb Angels, Velvet MacIntyre, and Rockin' Robin

- Demolition, Hart Foundation, Dream Team, Islanders, and Bolsheviks vs. Strike Force, British Bulldogs, Rougeau Brothers, Killer Bees, and The Young Stallions

- Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Hercules, Danny Davis, and Ron Bass


Worst Matches:


- Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude, One Man Gang, and Butch Reed vs. Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, and Don Muraco




The Survivor Series team promos were always the best.........

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6) Survivor Series 1992




Best Matches:


- Ric Flair and Razor Ramon vs. Randy Savage and Curt Hennig

- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels



Worst Matches:


- Nailz vs. Big Boss Man

- Yokozuna vs. Virgil

- Undertaker vs. Kamala



Razor Ramon and Ric Flair prepare for battle.......

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5) Survivor Series 1995




Best Matches:


- Marty Jannetty, Hakushi, Bob Holly, and Barry Horowitz vs. 1-2-3 Kid, Bodydonna Skip, Rad Radford, and Dr. Tom Pritchard

- Aja Kong, Bertha Faye, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka vs. Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, and Chapparita Asari

- Diesel vs. Bret Hart



Worst Matches:


- Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldust

- Undertaker, Savio Vega, Henry Godwin, and Fatu vs. King Mabel, Jerry Lawler, HHH, and Dr. Isaac Yankem



Bam Bam Bigelow vs. GOLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDUSSSSTTTTTTTTT......

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4) Survivor Series 1997





Best Matches:


- Vader, Steve Blackman, Marc Mero, and Goldust vs. British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas, and Phil LaFon

- The Rock, Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, and Kama vs. Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, and The Legion of Doom

- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels



Worst Matches:


- The Headbangers and The Blackjacks vs. The New Age Outlaws and The Godwins

- The Truth Commission and Jackyl vs. DOA

- Owen Hart vs. Steve Austin




Just because it never gets old......THE MONTREAL SCREWJOB!!!!...........

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3) Survivor Series 2007




Best Matches:


- HHH, Jeff Hardy, Kane, and Rey Mysterio vs. Umaga, MVP, Mr. Kennedy, Finlay, and Big Daddy V

- Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels

- Batista vs. The Undertaker




Worst Matches:


- Beth Phoenix, Melina, Victoria, Jillian Hall, and Layla vs. Mickie James, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Maria, and Kelly Kelly

- Hornswoggle vs. The Great Khali




Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels....a great match indeed.............

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2) Survivor Series 2004




Best Matches:


- Spike Dudley vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman

- Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian

- JBL vs. Booker T

- Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton vs. HHH, Batista, Edge, and Snitsky



Worst Matches:


- Undertaker vs. Heidenreich




It's TEAM HHH vs. TEAM ORTON!!!............

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1) Survivor Series 1996




Best Matches:


- Owen Hart, British Bulldog, and The New Rockers vs. Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon and The Godwins

- Mankind vs. The Undertaker

- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin

- Shawn Michaels vs. Sid



Worst Matches:


- HHH, Goldust, Crush, and Jerry Lawler vs. Rocky Maivia, Barry Windham, Jake Roberts, and Marc Mero

- Faarooq, "Diesel", "Razor Ramon", and Vader vs. Yokozuna, Jimmy Snuka, Flash Funk, and Savio Vega



Survivor Series 1996....featuring the debut of ROCKY MAIVIA!!!!...........

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YouTube! Find Of The Week!


Not wrestling related, but STILL AWESOME AS HELL!!!!......

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