Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson

I have been meaning to write this article for a few weeks but due to work and the Bulls showing all of us how great they are, I am finally getting a chance to speak my mind on a couple things that have been bothering me in the world of wrestling.

When the WWF went to the roster split back in 2002, a majority of wrestling fans knew that things were going to change for the worse. In 1999 when Smackdown! made it’s debut on UPN, it was almost certain that WWF would take over and they did so by forcing Ted Turner and WCW out of business. Personally, I was really happy with what was going on with Smackdown! because I didn’t have cable at the time and the only way I could watch RAW was to go to a friend’s house, have that friend tell me what happened the next day or wait for Shotgun Saturday Night (later Jakked) to see the results. Then the roster split comes in which some stars are only on RAW and others on Smackdown!. This decision by Vince McMahon in my opinion is what has started a decline in credibility that wrestlers have and the titles that they are holding today. Since then, titles such as the European, Hardcore, Women’s and Light Heavyweight have all been retired. Today, only the WWE, World Heavyweight, Intercontinental and the newly introduced Divas belts remain. I believe the lack of titles has impacted the roster.

There are too many wrestlers and not enough titles. This is one of the many reasons why the WWE/World Title has changed hands so often in the last few years. Another reason would probably be because Vince McMahon, Triple H and the rest of the writers don’t know their head from their ass when it comes to talent these days. An example would be when Christin won the World Heavyweight Title at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view only to lose it on Smackdown! that same week. What I am about to present next is something that wrestling fans can find disturbing.

Time for stats (Cue Irish Yeti): In 2007, the WWE Title was held by only two wrestlers (Triple H and Randy Orton) and in 2008, Triple H and Edge were the only ones to hold the belt. In 2009 however, the title changed hands nine times. Just by looking at history, that’s way too many times and thus, has ruined the significance of holding a title in WWE. For the World Heavyweight Title, it changed hands seven times in 2009 and eight times in 2010.

If the WWE wants the significance of holding a title back, I think it is a must to bring back titles such as the European and Light Heavyweight Title. One problem I believe one unfortunate decision they made is that they retired the Women’s Championship and replaced it with the Divas Championship. Since the titles have switched countless times, we as fans cannot and will not remember many of the victories for guys like John Cena or Randy Orton. We all can remember the times when Steve Austin, The Rock or Hulk Hogan won their titles. Sadly, winning the title these days doesn’t mean as much as it did 15 years ago.

This last point is something I won’t spend much time on but WWE recently announced that their initials no longer stand for anything. Supposedly, WWE is entertainment and not wrestling. My question is why? Does McMahon hate the word “wrestling” so much? If so, what is he going to do about WrestleMania? Will he now call it “EntertainmentMania”?

The Bulls are down 13 with just over five minutes to go. So this game is over. I want all the idiots that came here and told me I was wrong to enjoy the next two games because it’s the last two Bulls’ games they will see this season. This series is over. I was right. The Bulls aren’t going to do shit. Remember: The Bulls deficiencies will come back to haunt them when it matters the most. The Bulls will not win this series.

No reason to complain about Wednesday night’s game. I’ll let the Bulls horrendous play do the talking for me.

As mentioned in the previous post, our good friend Genrebuster is coming home to visit for a bit sometime in June. As of right now, the best chance of everyone attending is the weekend of June 24th. If he can only make it the weekend of June 3rd, most of us could still make it. In order to make the trip a little bit easier for our guys Jimmy D, Keith and Mike, I am going to once again make the tentative plan for us to all meet up at the Brat Stop in Kenosha. Let’s try to get this done folks.

And yes Irish Yeti, Scott said you are invited. Only if you promise to bring your stat book and stay away from Chucky.

Where are you dumbasses now? The same ones that told me I was wrong about the Bulls? Well fuckers, all of the problems that the Bulls had in the regular season are finally starting to come back to haunt them. You know, missed free throws, dumb shots and bad turnovers. The only reason why they won the series against the Pacers is because they are bad. The Hawks are by far a much better team. As I am writing this, Derrick Rose just re-injured his ankle. Fantastic.

So don’t be surprised if the Bulls lose this series 4-2. You heard it here first. I can’t stand this fucking team.

By the way, can Dick Stockton stop calling playoff games for Chicago teams? He seems to be the kiss of death for sports in our city the last few years. When you hear his voice, you know something shitty is about to happen.

Fire away.

He was getting some love from some of us when the Blackhawks claimed him off waivers from the Senators. He was playing very well for a while. Then one damn fucking play at the worse time pissed away Corey Crawford’s best game so far in his career and whatever chance the Blackhawks had of making history. Nice going dick.

I said I would not be as pissed off because the Blackhawks won the Cup last year so I am not. Loyal reader Erniesarmy said in a previous thread that no one can ever take away what happened last year and that is very true. Being at that championship parade was one of the coolest things I have ever been to. When the season starts up again in the fall, it’s back to business and being pissed off.

At least the Bulls won their series Tuesday night being the Pacers convincingly for the first time in the series. And hey, Keith Bogans Bogus actually made some shots. Let’s see if that keeps up.

After the 2nd period Friday night in game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks, lady Fro said the series was over for the Chicago Blackhawks. I told her let’s see how the 3rd period goes before I make my decision. This is why is I should listen to her more. The Blackhawks ended up losing. Even though I declared the series over after game 2, a little part of me said there still could be a chance. Oops.

The Canucks are a better team. I am aware of that. In the NHL however, the best team doesn’t always win. That’s why I thought the Blackhawks had a chance. I guess not. By the way, Rafi Torres is a piece of shit. He is just as much of a douche as Todd Bertuzzi. I thought back in 2004 when Bertuzzi decided to smash another player’s head into the ice, that he should have been banned from the NHL forever. Rafi Torres should be suspended for a very long time for his elbow on Brent Seabrook Sunday night.

I am pissed about this but not as much as I would be had the Blackhawks not won the Cup last year. I still thank God for that awesome two months that we had as fans. Every logical fan should have seen this coming though for this season. Dealing with massive salary-cap issues, they had to have an average team just to get under the limit. This team, as bad as it is, is still loaded with talent. The supporting cast however is what’s awful. Players like Viktor Stalberg and Fernando Pisani aren’t as good as Kris Versteeg and John Madden. In fact, Stalberg and Pisani suck really bad and John Scott has no business seeing a hockey rink. Next season, Stan Bowman will have more options to field a better team with certain contracts ending and the salary-cap possibly being higher.

All of the luck and breaks that were going the Blackhawks’ way last year obviously aren’t happening this year. They have dealt with major injuries all throughout the year. When it came to the start of the playoffs, they lost Kopecky and Bickell to injuries and Dave Bolland still hasn’t played since his concussion last month. Kopecky isn’t my favorite but he’s better than Scott. They were lucky in the playoffs last year to have their whole team play healthy and well. For that, I am thankful.

For this season, there is one game remaining. If the Blackhawks have any balls whatsoever, they will attempt to do what only two NHL teams have done in history: Win a series after being down 3-0. If the Blackhawks want to be in another one of those “History Will Be Made” commercials, they will have to make history.