Cliff Rushing, 22, McLean, VA I am absolutely, horribly, and utterly obsessed with, and addicted to, pro wrestling. This blog serves as a place for me to share some insights into the world of wrestling as I see it because, let’s face it, I can’t share them with a majority of the outside world. I will review the latest happenings in WWE, and TNA on some occasions. I will also be sharing a decent amount of personal stories and the benign minutia that is my life. I have few creative outlets, and this is really all I have. So, in short, I hope to share my love of wrestling and whatever else with anyone else who happen to be as hopeless as I am. You can contact me at vertizontal@gmail.com for questions, complaints, suggestions, etc. Currently Marking For: WWE Superstars: Chris Jericho, John Cena, CM Punk, Jack Swagger, Christian, The Miz, Edge, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Ted DiBiase, Percy Watson, Cody Rhodes, Zack Ryder, Daniel Bryan WWE Divas: Eve, Beth Phoenix, NatalyaTumblr (3.0; @ringsidereview)http://theringsidereview.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l854bhmWvI1qznevqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Coach on SportsCenter. I marked out. Sadly, he did not do the Charleston.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1055068435http://theringsidereview.com/post/1055068435Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:11:40 -0400<p>I have no issue with him being a trainer or road agent. Any role that doesn’t involve him being on my TV is fine with me.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054768277http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054768277Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:38 -0400<p>He wasn’t in shape, really. Don’t have to be if your gimmick is that you’re mentally handicapped.</p> <p>For those keeping score, H2Orton got Kennedy fired, and Eugene hired a 3rd time (apparently).</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054729158http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054729158Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:36:00 -0400<p>No way. Again? Seriously? No one wants to fucking see that. I was hoping when he jobbed to Calgary Kid during that one random Raw that that was it for good. I fucking hate Eugene.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054712835http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054712835Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:31:55 -0400<p>The following is an excerpt from an article on Kane from the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-family-story-0903-20100902,0,7680273.story">Baltimore Sun</a>:</p> <p><em>[Glenn “Kane”] Jacobs, one of WWE’s longest-tenured performers, says he has thought about one day following in the footsteps of former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura and entering the political arena. For now, he’s in no hurry to leave the ring.</em></p> <p><em>“I’m still having fun,” said Jacobs, 43. “I’m really at the height of my career, and I don’t have any plans of packing it in, at least not in the near future.”</em></p> <p><em>Jacobs has been enjoying a career revival of late. He had spent the past several years in WWE in more of a supporting role, but the on-again, off-again feud between Kane and his “brother,” The Undertaker, has heated up again and thrust Jacobs back into main events.</em></p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054689526http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054689526Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:24:22 -0400<p>Sept 2, 2010 – TORONTO /TrishStratus.com/ – Stratus Enterprises, Inc. and K & M All Star Sports announce that they are teaming up to bring Stratusfaction to the East Coast with a Trish Stratus autograph signing tour dubbed ‘The Stratusphere Tour’. The tour consists of three dates in which fans will get a chance to meet and greet with the seven-time WWE Women’s Champion during autograph sessions held at various locations. Limited edition posters and photos will be available for purchase which fans can have signed at the event.</p> <p>“Since I retired in 2006, I have been so tied up with projects and opening my business that I haven’t had the opportunity to do many autograph signings – not to mention the fact that the majority of my stuff has been in Canada!” said Trish who just put the finishing touches to her first feature film, Bail Enforcers, set for release this fall, “I jumped at the chance to not only tour the East Coast but to work with Sam again, who always puts on a top notch event. Who knows, this could be the start of a stratusfying world tour!”</p> <p>The following dates are scheduled for the Stratusphere Tour:</p> <p>Friday Oct 1 starting at 6-8pm<br/> Palisades Center @ Dave & Buster’s<br/> 4661 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY<br/> <a href="http://www.palisadescenter.com">www.palisadescenter.com</a></p> <p>Saturday Oct 2 starting at 12-2pm<br/> Crystal Mall @ K & M All Star Sports<br/> 850 Hartford Turnpike Road, Waterford, CT<br/> <a href="http://www.kmallstarsports.net">www.kmallstarsports.net</a></p> <p>Sunday Oct 3 starting at 11-1pm<br/> Middletown Market<br/> 128 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY<br/> <a href="http://www.middletownfleamarket.com">www.middletownfleamarket.com</a></p> <p>Ticket prices are as follows:</p> <p>$20 per autograph<br/> $40 per photo opp.<br/> $5 per 8×10</p> <p>For more information or advance tickets please call (860) 772-2041<br/> For media interviews with Trish Stratus please contact: sarah@stratusphereyoga.com</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054688140http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054688140Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:23:56 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84vf9LDvk1qznevqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Jason Taylor’s sons have the best bedroom <em>ever</em></p> <p>THEIR BED IS A RING.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054414233http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054414233Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:59:33 -0400<p><strong><a href="http://lissaxo.tumblr.com/">lissaxo</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054238960/soulrebelyell-replied-to-your-post">photo</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054238960/soulrebelyell-replied-to-your-post">soulrebelyell replied to your post:…</a></em></p> <blockquote>I’d be interested to see where they took Kong’s character if she joined WWE. Hopefully a badass heel and not a Santino ‘Mismatched love interest’ or victim of the Bella switcheroo…</blockquote> <p>It would be interesting to see. Part of me thinks they’d bring her in to dominate. The other part of me knows that she’d get buried due to the TNA stigma.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054313067http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054313067Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:31:36 -0400“yes I asked, and was denied. Apparently u need more than 2 moves to officially be called a “pro””<br/><br/> - <em><p><span><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/JohnCena/status/22708782900">John Cena on being an NXT Pro</a></strong></span> (via <a href="http://droptoehold.tumblr.com/">droptoehold</a>)</p> <p>I love John Cena.</p></em>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054310224http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054310224Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:30:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84t6amBrm1qznevqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://soulrebelyell.tumblr.com/">soulrebelyell</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">post</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">thesquaredcircle replied to your post:…</a></em></p> <blockquote><a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs48/i/2009/223/3/2/Knockout_by_Naomimon_Alpha.jpg">fc00.deviantart.net/fs4…</a></blockquote> <p>Brilliance</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054238960http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054238960Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:57 -0400<p><strong><a href="http://thesquaredcircle.tumblr.com/">thesquaredcircle</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054221116/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">post</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054221116/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">thesquaredcircle replied to your post:…</a></em></p> <blockquote>Vickie can’t wrestle, but I approve of her inclusion ‘cause she gets heat like fire. And why no Maryse? Maryse = Ratings.</blockquote> <p>I don’t mind it since she has mentored other champions in the past like Edge and Dolph. Maryse is busy pretending to suck face with Ted, I guess.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054234253http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054234253Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:09:40 -0400<p><strong><a href="http://thesquaredcircle.tumblr.com/">thesquaredcircle</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">post</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post">thesquaredcircle replied to your post:…</a></em></p> <blockquote>if the Pros weren’t so laughable the whole concept might work, but Alicia Fox and Kelly Squared? You gotta be fucking kidding me.</blockquote> <p>Let us not forget to mock the inclusion of the Bellas. It’s obvious that they assigned pros to the show who have nothing better to do, save for Vickie.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054221116http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054221116Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:58 -0400<p><strong><a href="http://thesquaredcircle.tumblr.com/">thesquaredcircle</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054141074/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post-source-the">post</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054141074/thesquaredcircle-replied-to-your-post-source-the">thesquaredcircle replied to your post: Source: The…</a></em></p> <blockquote>maybe they think that bitchy girl drama = ratings</blockquote> <p>Perhaps. In their defense, it would be difficult to pull in lower ratings than they were getting.</p> <p>Know who would have brought in ratings? Kong. Imagine her getting trained by sweet little Kelly Kelly. Imagine her destroying sweet little Kelly Kelly. Now that would have been worth watching.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054174858Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:53:34 -0400<p><strong><a href="http://thesquaredcircle.tumblr.com/">thesquaredcircle</a> replied to your <a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054103161/source-the-wrestling-observer-its-being">post</a></strong><strong>:</strong> <em><a href="http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054103161/source-the-wrestling-observer-its-being">Source: The Wrestling Observer It’s being…</a></em></p> <blockquote>how is this going to improve ratings? I might quit watching. (not that they count torrents anyway)</blockquote> <p>People tuning in hoping for wardrobe malfunctions? I don’t know. There is nothing they can do to improve ratings short of giving them pros that people want to say. If you paired them with top 6 draws: Cena, Rey, Taker, Punk, Edge, and Jericho, then you might get people to watch. Would this happen? No. Is this a good idea? Hell no.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054141074http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054141074Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:44:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84rtexhkG1qc5ydpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mirandarevitup.tumblr.com/post/1054131390/lol">mirandarevitup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>LOL.</p> </blockquote>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054134756http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054134756Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:37 -0400“In no way am I being self-deprecating when I say that was a disaster. It was just not the audience to be promoting a movie like that to. We were so out of place. It was just awkward. They’re all fired up to see guys pummeling each other, not to see three nerdy comedy guys do some bits. They played the trailer for this crowd and it just silenced them — and not in a good way.”<br/><br/> - <em>Justin Long on his Raw guest appearance</em>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054105534http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054105534Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:34:37 -0400<p>Source: The Wrestling Observer</p> <p>It’s being reported that WWE made the decision to make the third season of NXT an all-Divas show for several reasons.</p> <p>The first is that WWE hopes the show will draw better ratings featuring women as opposed to men. Secondly, the company is said to be relying heavily on Isis The Amazon, known as Aloisia on NXT, to help boost NXT ratings with her giant size and unique look. WWE is hoping that she, as well as the other Divas, will spike ratings a bit and help convince Syfy to change its mind and renew the series.</p> <p>Additionally, it’s being said that WWE is unhappy with several members of its Diva’s division right now and the company might be looking fot replacement players. Specifically, it’s being said that WWE’s recent weekend in Los Angeles was not a good trip for the Divas, as the company was apparently unhappy with the way several of its Divas behaved while on the trip. WWE Diva Serena was of course released, and it’s assumed at the time that Tiffany has been suspended, however it’s being said that they’re not the only Divas that were behaving embarrassingly in public.</p> <p>********************************</p> <p>WWE unhappy with the Divas division? I can’t imagine why.</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054103161http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054103161Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:57 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84ren4pY71qznevqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054099212http://theringsidereview.com/post/1054099212Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:32:47 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84opfjvsX1qznevqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1053892087http://theringsidereview.com/post/1053892087Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:34:27 -0400<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S1g39P-cKzQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S1g39P-cKzQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Paper Jamz commercial starring Mr Money in the Bank, The Miz</p> <p>“The Miz? You’re awesome!”<br/>“Yes. Yes, I am.”</p>http://theringsidereview.com/post/1053696558http://theringsidereview.com/post/1053696558Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:37:00 -0400