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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Lesnar vs. Overeem

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 02:15 PM.

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This is a big deal. A lot of questions will be answered after this fight. Can Overeem pass a drug test? Is Lesnar 100 percent? Has he learned to move his head? (God, I hope so, for his sake.) Overeem certainly won't be able to just manhandle Lesnar, obviously. If Lesnar just backs up rather than dodges Overeem's strikes, its gonna be a short night for Brock. Overeem's striking is world class, and he's an intimidating specimen. Lesnar needs to take the fight to the ground IMMEDIATELY and smother ... Read More

Monday, July 25, 2011

CM Punk

Posted on July 25, 2011 at 11:30 PM.

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It seems there is a lot of shock here on OS about the fact that CM Punk suddenly and magically became "good". Nothing could be further from the truth.

He has always been good.

In his indie days, he was the best chicken $hi+ heel in the business, an art form that has been lost in translation. In a time where everybody wants to look "strong", Punk wasn't afraid to beg off. The heel heat he got then was probably magical, too.

It's not that he suddenly got ... Read More

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Can UFC learn from Strikeforce?

Posted on June 19, 2011 at 06:15 PM.

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I believe UFC can learn a lot from Strikeforce. If you disagree with my next statement, feel free to comment, because I am open to discussion, but it terms of PURE FIGHTING, and presentation, i.e. length between fights and total action over the course of a show, I can't remember a UFC event that has been better than the last 5 or 6 Strikeforce events. I love Dana White, and 1% of Zuffa's marketing efforts destroys Strikeforce's entire life cycle in terms of promoting events. If you aren't an MMA ... Read More

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Freaks, Sheiks, and Geeks

Posted on June 8, 2011 at 01:21 AM.

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As a lifelong wrestling fan, it has become blatantly obvious to me as well as the rest of you, I'm certain, that the product has become stale. Sadly, the reason for the recession is that the people in charge think that they know more about what the fans want then the fans themselves. That is an absurd statement to read or speak, but Vince has uttered that verbatim on several occasions. Combined with the fact that WWE has no competitive threat, we are forced to tune in every week to the same vanilla ... Read More