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Dec. 16th, 2009 @ 11:58 am Wednesday Walk Around the Web
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Dec. 15th, 2009 @ 11:03 am Tuesday Talk / Open Thread of Doom
Five pages is a bit much to carry all the way to Wednesday, I think, so here's YOUR discussion thread.

What're your favorite & least favorite things about the holiday season?

Also, while we're on the holidays--hey Baddie, what's up with the cWecret Santa? We'd have to get those orders in pretty damned soon, eh?
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Dec. 14th, 2009 @ 07:13 pm The cWo Wrestler of the Week - Week Five
"No opening quotation this week." -- Baddie

WEEK FIVE

Want to contribute to a future week? Type up a top-five list (with or without rationale, by whatever criteria you like) and send it to aj.langton@gmail.com. Be sure to specify the week that it’s for—weeks run from Raw til Sunday PPVs. Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this…

1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th – 1

A NEW NOTE ON TIES: in order to rank a tie, you MUST have them take up two spots on your list. That way, a team isn't getting punished for being a team (i.e. if Legacy was listed #1 on someone's list). So you're acknowledging that it would be stupid to rank one over the other (Rhodes over DiBiase in this case) so you could rank Legacy 1&2 and I'll give them each 1st-ranked points, but it makes it so people aren't squeezing a bunch of other guys on the list-of-five each week. Sound good?

I'm still going to rank the year-end points separately. In the Mizorrison example given, each guy would tie anyways so if they won wrestler of the year it would be as a team. This way, should a team like JeriShow break up in the next month, each guy wouldn't suddenly have to start at zero for the year-end tally.
Year-End Results are decided as follows: each week, the top-six vote-getters will be given year-end points: 1st-15, 2nd-12, 3rd-9, 4th-6, 5th-3, 6th-1

PREVIOUS WINNERS: Christian, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, Legacy

THIS WEEK’S VOTERS: nt3, glenniebun, bad_subject, stevewille, a_wrestling_god, xenu3_16, hamatosan

( Let’s get underway... )
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Dec. 13th, 2009 @ 06:03 pm WWE: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
In a tables match, John Cena defends his WWE Championship against the man who holds victories over Goldust and ended Jamie Nobles career, Sheamus!

The Undertaker defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in a (musical?) chair match!

The ECW Championship is on the line when Christian defends against Shelton Benjamin in a ladder match.

And Jerishow defends the Unified Tag Team Championship against D-Generation X in a match in a tables, ladders and chairs match!

Plus some other stuff that may or may not involve tables ladders and chairs.

How far into the pay per view will you get before you're sick of looking at a table, ladder or chair?
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Dec. 9th, 2009 @ 11:50 am Wednesday Walk Around the Web
Content note: according to BBH the voting for the comic-book heroes/villains list is, let's say, off to a lethargic start. We don't want to disappoint the man during the holiday season, do we?

Further content note: the Twilight roundtable is below, if you didn't get a chance to read it. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, didn't watch that crap for nothing.

Now, let's walk around that web!
  • SmackDown: Punk reveals the psychotropic powers of the Jeff Hardy DVD (what, did Jeff rub each copy on his face at the production plant?) and J.Mo dresses like Braveheart. I approve. In other news, some douche at Inside Pulse didn't like Braveheart, which is a bit mystifying but mostly just sad.
  • iMPACT!: this week, Scott Steiner does pushups over an unconscious woman and Kevin Nash books a mud-wrestling match, both of which seem rather abusive; next week, Jay Lethal squares off against Tatanka (awesome, yes, but without the Dubbida-copyrighted music what use is Tatanka?) and Desmond Wolfe fights Daniels. Cool beans.
  • To round out our results roundup, there's also Tribute to the Troops, in which the soldiers love John Cena.
  • This reminds me: now that we've braved our way through Twilight, are we going to do a roundtable for The Marine?
  • Today in Headlines You Couldn't Have Made Up: Hulk Hogan Suing Ex-Wife For Stealing His Toilet Seat. Also: Mickie James Signs Contract For Debut Country Music Album.
  • TNA recently got one last round of drug testing in before the Hulkster's debut. Also, apparently he's going to be feuding with...Foley? The promos will be awesome, but otherwise...


  • The true story of Tetris.
  • How many people are being fired for this right about now?
  • Jope linked this in the last thread: Time's top ten everything of 2009.
  • From Overthinking It: when directors have absolute control over their movies, bad, bad things can happen.
  • It's a shame nobody saw this until after our cartoon list.
  • Don't worry, mister stormtrooper, there're other ways to express your grief.
  • Accidental geography.
  • Oh, screw this, and screw work. Let's just watch Macho Man promos all day.
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Dec. 8th, 2009 @ 03:55 pm cWo at the Movies: Twilight (2008)
This is probably the biggest roundtable we've ever done, and the bravest. Nine people watched Twilight for the sake of this, and hasselhoffownsu declared he didn't want to put anymore effort into it and opted out of the roundtable. So I think the fact the rest of us are forging ahead means we're stronger.

( Say it out loud. )
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Dec. 7th, 2009 @ 03:23 pm The cWo Wrestler of the Week - Week Four
"The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be... this week."

WEEK FOUR

This was actually as close as it can possibly get... the only thing separating the winner from 2nd place was HALF OF A POINT... but then one more list solidified our choice for the week.
On what could be considered a slow week in sports-entertainment, who stood out for we here at the cWo?
Want to contribute to a future week? Type up a top-five list (with or without rationale, by whatever criteria you like) and send it to aj.langton@gmail.com. Be sure to specify the week that it’s for—weeks run from Raw til Sunday PPVs.
Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this…

1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th – 1

A NEW NOTE ON TIES: If you tie for a spot, I split the points-value of that slot equally amongst the tied members. I recommend taking up two of your five places with ties, and I will divide the points value equally: for instance, if you have a tie for first, make it take up first AND second place, so the combined points total can be distributed.
Year-End Results are decided as follows: each week, the top-six vote-getters will be given year-end points: 1st-15, 2nd-12, 3rd-9, 4th-6, 5th-3, 6th-1

PREVIOUS WINNERS: Christian, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus

THIS WEEK’S VOTERS: bad_subject, a_badguy, jcdaredevil, xenu3_16, thebrood, noiretblanc, & a_wrestling_god (in that order, below)

( Let’s get underway... )
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Dec. 6th, 2009 @ 03:09 pm Bad_Subject takes matters into his own hands
We need some mo’fuckin’ CONTENT up in this bitch. Awwww yeeeeah.
This is your official Placeholder-Content until we get either a Twilight Roundtable or a Wrestler of the Week up ins.


THE FIRST EVER CWO SECRET/RANDOM/WHATTHEHELL SANTA:
Who likes this idea? We all agree on a (preferably low) maximum cost, you enter your name and mailing info, then I hook you up with a bloggie’s info and you send them something fun. Since it’s so late, most packages likely won’t arrive by the 25th, so we could have a gift exchange via revealing photos of what we got the person on the day of.
Discuss prices, levels of interest, and feasibility below. If you’re definitely in, send your info to aj.langton@gmail.com


WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: FOUR
You know the drill, bloggio-daddies. I've got lists from JC, wrestling_god, noiretblanc, & our very own badguy. Always room for more voters. Send to: aj.langton@gmail.com

Five names, with or without rationale. Just make sure you let me know your screenname (unless you're someone I clearly know) and I'll do the rest.


JOHN CENA’S UPCOMING 900th DAY AS WWE CHAMPION
Whattamaneuver! Whattanachievement! I am such a Cena mark that I am willing to celebrate day 900 by dressing/talking/acting like Our Hero John Cena for an entire day. I will document this for your enjoyment.


ALRIGHT. Best I can do in between research-stints. Get me those lists and lets all look forward to another delightful roundtable by the man, the myth, the icon jcdaredevil.

Content note: this will be YOUR thread until Wrestler of the Week goes up tomorrow afternoon; the Twilight roundtable will be YOUR circa-midnight post-Raw thread. [Admin.]
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Dec. 2nd, 2009 @ 11:19 am Wednesday Walk Around the Web
  • On SmackDown...Punk is still feuding with K-Kwik? Rey Mysterio's back from his surgery-explaining injury storyline next week? The saga of Vickie Guerrero and Eric Escobar continues? Man, I've lost all track of this show.
  • Jesse Ventura: nuts, yes, but even a stopped clock's right twice a day.
  • For those of you who were excitedly anticipating Little People's Court on Raw this week, never fear, it's still coming. I know I'm relieved.
  • In case you were wondering, Bryan Danielson is still sitting at home, on the Dubbida payroll, but perhaps not much longer.
  • Bret Hart says the best wrestler in the world is Melina. Yeah. He also says that John Cena is a lot like him (which I can kind of see--y'know, the guy who goes out there, has a good match every night, holds the show together while Shawn Michaels is in the spotlight--and couldn't you imagine good ol' take-all-comers Bret inviting people to come get some for the sake of THIS BUSINESS?) and that he wants Vince Russo to be lynched. I was willing to stay with him up to the part with the murder.
  • Yes, Virginia, wrestling is real.

  • Sometimes I really think this is UPS' exact package-delivering strategy.
  • From BLDGBLOG: the outlines of a phantom suburb.
  • I love a lot of the Improv Everywhere "missions." The latest involves some entertainment for Knicks fans, because Odin knows someone's got to create some for them.
  • Most letter-to-your-younger-self exercises are more sentimental than pragmatic. One man tries to do the opposite.
  • As it turns out, the Superman franchise is too caught up in legal wrangling to proceed with a reboot. I liked Superman Returns more than most, but that's just as well.
  • I, for one, did not know this about Patrick Stewart.
  • There've been lots of "greatest moments in Giants stadium" lists going around, and there're sure to be more as the stadium's final days approach. While this selection isn't as epic as the celebration after the 1986 NFC Championship Game, it's still really cool.
  • Last, but not least, have a really cool promo for the last season of Lost.
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Nov. 30th, 2009 @ 06:34 pm The cWo Wrestler of the Week - Week Three
"To be the Man you gotta beat the Man"

WEEK THREE

This week came down to the very last entrant and was nowhere near the run-away that Kofi had last week. A ton of different names all received votes on a busy week in Sports Entertainment.
Want to contribute to a future week? Type up a top-five list (with or without rationale, by whatever criteria you like) and send it to aj.langton@gmail.com. Be sure to specify the week that it’s for—weeks run from Raw til Sunday PPVs.
Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this…

1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th – 1

If you tie for a spot, I split the points-value of that slot equally amongst the tied members.
Year-End Results are decided as follows: each week, the top-six vote-getters will be given year-end points: 1st-15, 2nd-12, 3rd-9, 4th-6, 5th-3, 6th-1

PREVIOUS WINNERS: Christian, Kofi Kingston

THIS WEEK’S VOTERS: bad_subject, hitmanclark, nt3, jcdaredevil, glenniebun, hamatosan

( Oh, THERE'S JC! )
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Nov. 29th, 2009 @ 06:13 pm theJawas Sunday Nitro
The last thread was from Wednesday, and I'm tired of sifting threw it. So what's in the news today?

- I listened to an old Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm, and Bryan Alverez said when McMahon bought WCW for about $2.5 million (and was supposed to buy $2 million in advertisement on the Turner channels), the ppv revenue for the last few ppvs went to Vince when they came in, basically repaying his investment. D'oh!

- I bought the Julian Casablancas "Phrazes for the Young" solo album. I think it's pretty good, and like "11th Dimension" the best.

- It's old, but don't make The Rock Obama angry!





Well, there's my content for the year. See you in 2010!
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Nov. 25th, 2009 @ 11:20 am Wednesday Walk Around the Web
  • On this week's SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero has relationship issues and the only two tag teams on the show fight...again. Is Teddy Long still a heel? Because if he is, it's a bit weird for him to pull the old "hey playa, you're going on on one with...THE UNDERTAKER!!!" routine. Or did being in the same room as Vickie turn him face again?
  • R8DR was right last night--the new ECW ring announcer was let go. I never saw much of a problem with her, honestly.
  • The Sid news that had some so very excited recently wasn't quite on the money. Sorry, Sidamaniacs.
  • In other contract news, Bryan Danielson is being paid to sit at home. Why don't they sign Lanny Poffo while they're at it?
  • Actually, Lanny Poffo would be pretty great on commentary. Book it!

  • How were long straight lines between states established before GPS? They mostly weren't.
  • Did you wonder what happened to the nursing-home orderlies after the main story of Up got going? Well, now you know. That's...pretty cool.
  • From SFX: the 10 worst sf/f shows of this decade.
  • I can rest easy at night now that Galileo's fingers and tooth have been identified.
  • This bench: feat of engineering brilliance, feat of laziness, or sly postmodern deconstruction of what you only think a bench should be?
  • I daresay Richard Feynman's father should be an example to us all.
  • Redesigned NFL helmets. I really like the Redskins one.
  • From PCWorld: ten fascinating facts about Black Friday. I'm probably not going anywhere or getting anything; are you?
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Nov. 23rd, 2009 @ 06:03 pm The cWo Wrestler of the Week - Week Two
"There can be only one..."

WEEK TWO

Your very own place to vote for the performers we watch week in and week out. Want to contribute to a future week? Type up a top-five list (with or without rationale, by whatever criteria you like) and send it to aj.langton@gmail.com. Be sure to specify the week that it’s for—weeks run from Raw til Sunday PPVs.
Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this...

1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th – 1

People sent in ties this week so I made a judgement call—if you tie for a spot, I split the points-value of that slot equally amongst the tied members. Brood had Sheamus & McIntyre tie for 2nd, so the 4-points from that slot gets them two each. Nt3’s Cena/Taker tie gets each man half a point.

THIS WEEK’S VOTERS: nt3, awrestling_god, glenniebun, bad_subject, noiretblanc, xenu3_16, & thebrood

(and whenever jcdaredevil isn’t on the screen, everyone should be saying “where’s jc?”)

( Where's JC? )
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Nov. 22nd, 2009 @ 04:58 pm WHO WILL SURVIVE?!?!?
Tonight's card:
  • World Heavyweight Title, Triple Threat: The Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho
  • WWE Title, Triple Threat: John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H
  • The Nation of Domination Team Kofi (Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Christian and R-Truth) vs. Team Orton (Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, William Regal and CM Punk)
  • Team Morrison (John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy and Finlay) vs. Team Miz (The Miz, Sheamus, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre)
  • Team Mickie (Mickie James, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Melina and Gail Kim) vs. Team McCool (Michelle McCool, Jillian Hall, Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox and Layla)
  • Good Friends, Better Enemies: Batista vs. Rey Mysterio
Don't neglect to get your top-five list in after the show! Send your five picks in to Baddie so we can get it going as the Raw thread tomorrow.
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Nov. 19th, 2009 @ 11:43 pm The cWo's Top 25 Animated Films, Part Five (#5-1)
It's time for the grand finale of our countdown. Most of you tried to predict what would be in the top five. Were you right? Or did something totally unexpected jump to the top of the list?

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Nov. 19th, 2009 @ 12:00 am The cWo's Top 25 Animated Films, Part Four (#10-6)
Let me get some pimping out of the way first. Here's my recent edition of "A Bloody Good Time", in which I rank the best vampires and werewolves in film. http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/122414 And here's a link to my review of Dane Cook's Isolated Incident DVD: http://www.411mania.com/movies/dvd_reviews/122383/Dane-Cook:-Isolated-Incident-DVD-Review.htm Yeah, I wasn't too thrilled with it either. Yes, between this and my stuff for 411 I was busy today.

Favorites are falling early, but it seems as though it's time for the real heavyweights of animated film to step up and claim their prizes. I don't think anyone can argue against the inclusion of any of these films, but the order may cause some dissension. So let me steal a line from jdisbfp when I say...

( Finally, Cats Don't Dance gets the respect it deserves. )
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Nov. 18th, 2009 @ 04:24 pm Wednesday Walk Around the Web
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Nov. 18th, 2009 @ 12:01 am The cWo's Top 25 Animated Films, Part Three (#15-11)
After favorites like The Iron Giant, Fantasia and Beavis and Butt-Head appeared early, what will show up in the third part of the list? We've reached the half-way point now, and the spots are growing fewer. Will your favorite movie manage to rank before the end of the week?

( Yes. Unless your favorite is Doogal. )
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Nov. 17th, 2009 @ 12:09 am The cWo's Top 25 Animated Films, Part Two (#20-16)
We're bringing the content this week as we continue the countdown with Part 2. Last time we saw Transformers, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, Monsters, Inc. and The Sword in the Stone make it. What about this time? Will there be more cutesy kids stuff or are we getting into more adult fare? There's only one way to find out!

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Nov. 16th, 2009 @ 08:23 pm The cWo Wrestler of the Week - Week One
Your very own place to vote for the performers we watch week in and week out. Want to contribute to a future week? Type up a top-five list (with or without rationale, by whatever criteria you like) and send it to aj.langton@gmail.com. Be sure to specify the week that it’s for—weeks run from Raw til Sunday PPVs.

Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this...
1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th – 1
And since we’re just ripping this from 411 (I just thought it would be more interesting if it was OUR favourites, based on OUR criteria... since you bloggies are my only friends) I might also rip off their running-tally system for wrestler of the year. But I actually think just an ongoing tally of points would be better.

THIS WEEK'S VOTERS: nt3, hitmanclark, a_wrestlinggod, glenniebun, & bad_subject


( And away we go! )
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