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05:08 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Well TNA don't have the guidelines on blading etc that WWE have used since going HD (though they are relaxing them somewhat now for PPV's)

I highly reccomend TNA, during 2006-2007 TNA was infinitely more entertaining than WWE, though it has slipped a little recently, its still the place for quality actual wrestling..

As for Foley/Taker's 1998 Hell in a Cell match, yes, it was one of the greatest ever, but tonight may come close, this promo should be all you need to explain :

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06:59 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Figure4Pro broke the news this morning that the reason Jeff Hardy has been missing from the Summerslam promotion is that he broke his neck during the US title match on smackdown this week.

Seems like Jeff's run of bad luck isn't over yet - normally that would mean Matt being shoved in to replace him, but thats unlikely given he already has a title match tonight.

Will be interesting to see how they cover..

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07:34 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Why are all these WWE evens on PPV now in the UK? I remember watching Summerslam on Sky Sports 1, same goes wih Wrestlemania infact. I would of watched it as well, but £14.95 or whatever it may be is really steep. I'll just have to watch the olympics instead.
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09:09 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
They're not all PPV, only a few.

Channel 4 burst in and won the contracts for the "big 4" (Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble) a few years back (then they ran an advert over the end of the IC title match at Wrestlemania)

Sky won the contracts the next time but put them on Box Office to cover the costs. Maybe if they hadn't been so popular, they might have reverted, but the buyrates are constantly rising so i guess we'll only see more moving that way

Its actually now more expensive here than in the US to watch WWE, since we also have to pay for Sky Sports to watch the weekly shows shown nationally in the US. (assuming you're like me and dont have any other reason to have Sky Sports!)
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11:18 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
I hope Taker murders edge in hell in a cell, i hate him.

As for Cena v Batista i hope batista wins as i have always liked him.

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11:32 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
i hope undertaker does to edgee what he did to mankind/mick foley back in 1998
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11:36 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
yeah, what does everyone think about the HBK situation? hopefully he will be back, hes one of my favourite wrestlers of all time
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12:30 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
he screwed bret so screw hbk
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14:16 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
HBK still has a month or so of leave time to fill, so its bound to be an "i'll take the advice and leave" speech. Not sure where the angle will go then though. Flair was supposed to be a big part of it so what they do with him gone i dunno.
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14:21 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Hope tonight's summerslam lives up to its hype, i'll be intrested in Triple h vs Khali as triple h is my favourite
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14:24 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
I think it has the possibilty to be the best WWE PPV this year. No question HHH will get the best possible match out of Khali, but HHH is no Big Show, and Khali is arguably most impressive when taking big bumps.

It's enevitable, but unfortunate, that the HIAC match will be compared to the 1998 King of the Ring, since there is realistically no way to top that.

Remember Rikishi was chokeslammed off the top of the cell at armageddon 2000, but does anyone remember or talk about that??
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14:28 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
That was shocking that was, broke his back didn't he?
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14:33 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Nah, i cant remember for sure, but it was too well set up for that. I think he was heading out for knee surgery or something, so it was a way to write him off tv..

Found it! Nowhere near as cool as the memory tho

He didnt fall anywhere near as far as Foley, but then he was nearly 400 pounds so still very impressive :

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17:21 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Turns out Jeff Hardy's "broken neck" was actually an elbow injury. Good old reliable wrestling journalism there for you!

Been rested since tuersdays Smackdown so should be good to go tonight. Lets just hope MVP doesnt have another heart attack and it could be a show stealer
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21:05 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
I found a way to watch it without having to pay Amazing the things you find with google
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21:08 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
And im glad im not paying to watch it, so far there has been a win via DQ, a win because of interference, and a highly forgettable match in between that. The best bit was probably not even a match with Sean Michaels but even that was a bit predictable, hope it gets better CM Punk Vs JBL now, i reckon a JBL win, via some unfair means.
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22:49 Sun 17 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
ok it did get better, CM punk defended his title, triple h beat khali and undertaker beat edge in hell in a cell, that was a cracking match, the end was a bit corny though and a shame they didn't get to the top of the cell, but then taker aint gettin any younger i suppose. still i would been a bit disapointed if i'd have payed for that.
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07:37 Mon 18 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
here is a site i watch my wrestling on:

http://www.dailymotion.com/gb

need to wait a few days for WWE Summerslam tho since it was on only this morning
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08:55 Mon 18 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
Rikishi vs umaga would be a good match

rikishi ftw!!

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10:26 Mon 18 Aug 08 (BST)  [Link]  
the ending to undertaker vs edge was good but when undertaker was about to through edge through the ring he said something to edge and my signal went on my sky and it startng jumping bits

does anyone know what he acually said?
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