Controversy - conspiracy theory

I am a sucker for conspiracy theories, some I believe, some I don't. For example the entire JFK assassination totally fascinates me. This all started with the Oliver Stone movie and since then I have watched numerous other documentaries through the years. I have watched some that say it was a conspiracy and some that dispute that claim. I even saw one that shows how the magic bullet theory can happen and Netflix has more that I plan to watch. By the way I personally think that is was a conspiracy.

Anyway here is the purpose of this blog as I have been shown a new conspiracy theory about Sept. 11, 2001. The website is www.loosechange911.com it claims that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 were all orchestrated by the government. They claim that United 93 never crashed and that the Pentagon was hit by something other than a passenger plane. They present these arguments and others in a well put together documentary that can be seen on their website. The video is about 90 minutes long and has some extremely interesting thoughts. Not sure what to think about their theory but it does raise some interesting questions about this infamous date in our history. The part I like about this group is that they don't seem to be some radical group screaming and yelling on the side of the road, they have their ideas and tell you to research it for yourself and see what you come up with. I'm not sure what to think but it does make me question a few things. I will research it more for myself and because like the JFK murder this is starting to fascinate me too. I don't put ANYTHING past our government no matter who is in control. Go check out the video and see what you think.

Rest in Peace - Mike Awesome

Mike Awesome, one of the greatest ECW wrestlers ever, has past away. This was one big bad dude that put on some great matches. Unfortunately he will be remembered for defecting from ECW to WCW and trying to take the championship with him. I will never forget his matches with Masato Tanaka and the chair shots they gave each other. Mike Awesome could have been one of the biggest stars ever had he been given a real chance. In WCW they had no idea what to do with him (remember the fat girl gimmick?) then in WWE he never really got a fair shake. I remember going to Birmingham, AL for an ECW ppv and seeing him throw Spike Dudley into the audience with ease. My most recent memory of him was from the ECW One Night Stand ppv in 2005 where he and Tanaka got it on again in another classic. Mike had recently retired from the ring and from what I had read was enjoying life with his family. Rest in Peace big man you gave us some great memories and entertained us in new ways.

Get with fellow stars Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, Brian Pillman, and Public Enemy and take it to the EXTREME!

ECW - Extreme Championship Wrestling

After several months of the 'new' ECW I figured I would share my thoughts. I like some of you (well I don't know who reads this but whatever) LOVED the original ECW. Who couldn't love Sandman, Balls and Axel, New Jack, Shane Douglas, Francine, Public Enemy, Al Snow, Sabu, The Dudleys, Mike Awesome, and the list goes on. I remember traveling to Canton, Gainesville, Birmingham, and Philadelphia just to see ECW. ECW was special and we all knew it. ECW was always 'extreme rules' which made it different, and an alternative to WWF and WCW at the time. ECW appealed to the internet fan, the hardcore fan, the fan that loved wrestling not sports entertainment. ECW like everything else went through transitions at one time they allowed and encouraged fans to bring weapons to the matches. They had to stop that. Once they got national exposure on TNN they started toning down their product. Bottom line they had to appeal to a broader audience than they did before. Let's face it to be a national power and keep talent you can not make it traveling the country and drawing 12oo fans per event. Hence the fact Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, Taz, Mike Awesome, The Dudleys, Public Enemy, Al Snow, Sandman and many more left for a bigger payday in either WWF or WCW. At the end of the original ECW think about the talent that was there. Do you remember EZ Money? What about Simon Diamond? Confederate Money?(or something like that) It is not like the talent was deep.

Fast forward to 2006 and the reincarnation of ECW. Is it what is was NOPE, would it ever be like it was NOPE. Here is the question, had ECW survived what would the product look like? Would it be like TNA? Would it be like WWE RAW or SmackDown!? Would it be like ROH? or would it be like the new version of ECW? Would it have extreme matches all of the time or would they be sprinkled in? Even though ECW is a WWE brand it is still better than RAW or SmackDown! There is more wrestling and the wrestlers seem to bust their butts. The matches mean more and at least there are new faces like Marcus Cor Von (Monty Brown), CM Punk, Elijah Burke, and my favorite Kevin Thorne. Don't get me wrong I don't like everything about the new ECW but it could be worse. There are many things I would have done different, I would have used the originals to build the new breed in the beginning as opposed to just now starting that feud. I would have phased out the 'extreme rules' gradually over time instead of right off the bat. I think we all agree there have been mistakes but it is getting better. Give it a chance and see how it grows.