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How many more people have to die before MLB realizes that their drug policy (or lack of one, or slap-on-a-wrist punishments) is allowing players to sign their own death sentences?

I love shoot comments that aren't supposed to be shoot comments...

Dukes? Your response?

Yup, these are my readers...

To be honest, I liked Wayne Brady's talk show. When he started, he was definately out of his element, but with his improv ability, he improved greatly over the length of the show. The show won a bunch of awards, and I think he would be a decent choice.

Andy isn't in TNA...the WWE just signed 3LK from TNA.

I sat down and read this today, and it is fantastically done. Really looking forward to Breaking Point, and the high probability of the handicap match.

Predictions:

Super Dragon d. Eros

Pennington d. Fives

Chance d. Smith

Black Dragon d. Parker

Stylez d. Reeves

Casey d. London (due to interference from Knight)

Storyline prediction: Knight gets handicap match, only to debut new monster heel to replace Black Dragon in the Round Table

Keep up the great work.

I vote to bring in Waltman, just because it adds a lot to the story, especially with the relationship with Flair.

c'mon, where is the Wolverine? I made it to the final 3 for the Jobber title, I want a match!

All right, I'm just a bit confused on this concept. It appears as if you'll all be posting simultaneously, but what happens if, say, 1998 Vince uses X-Pac, and a month in, 1995 X-Pac tears up his knee and his stats go down to 10-5-15? Or, 2002 Vince signs Sting in a shocker, but a month later, 1998 Sting retires?

If it works...heck, even if it doesn't work, it'll be great. Just a few holes in the method might cause some problems.

Ready to laugh?

All You Wanted (Michelle Branch)

Turn the Page (Metallica)

I Like It, I Love It (Tim McGraw)

My Friends Over You (New Found Glory)

Cry (Mandy Moore)

Invisible (Clay Aiken)

Come Clean (Hilary Duff)

Name (Goo Goo Dolls)

I've Got to See You Again (Norah Jones)

Here Is Gone (Goo Goo Dolls)

With Arms Wide Open (Creed)

Someday (Nickelback)

Breathe (Faith Hill)

The Other Side (David Gray)

Daughters (John Mayer)

Mr. Jones (Counting Crows)

Unstoppable (The Calling)

All For You (Sister Hazel)

Wanted It to Be (SIster Hazel)

Pick Up the Phone (Evan and Jaron)

Here's a complete newbie question: how much should I budget. I lost 20 million with my only release - could it be I only had a budget of 10 million or so? It was a horror flick, btw.

Just in general, how much should I select for each?

Booker T d. Kevin Nash

Filthy Animals d. Storm/Awesome (Rey pins Storm)

Shamrock d. David Flair (poor David...)

Kanyon d. Stasiak

Knoble/Malice d. Helms/Wall (Malice pins Helms)

Dreamer wins the Hardcore Title

Tie-Breakers

Who was the mystery man on the phone to Eric Bischoff? *glass shatters* BAH GAWD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!

Who will get the pin in the Cruiserweight title match? Rey Mysterio Jr.

Who is the 20th man in the Hardcore battle-royal?... A wild guess, call it... David Flair

...and is he the same guy on the phone to Bischoff? No

What match will get the best rating? Tag Team Unification

I'll offer a prediction for Valerie's wrestler, and say her boyfriend, Mr. Ryan Sakota...

Just got through it all, and a very well-written old-school diary. Keep it up, man.

What are your favorite "beautiful" songs? Not sappy love songs, but just really well-written, real melodies, meaningful lyrics, etc.

Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (Ben Folds)

Still Fighting It (Ben Folds)

Trouble (Coldplay)

Stand Here With Me (Creed)

My Immortal (Evanascence)

100 Years (Five for Fighting)

Time of Your Life (Green Day)

Love Soon (John Mayer)

I'm Already There (Lonestar)

Leap of Faith (Michelle Branch)

Don't Know Why (Norah Jones)

Here Without You (Three Doors Down)

Drift Away (Dobie Gray)

Any other favorites?

Wow...now THAT'S how you write a debuting superstar angle. Excellent job so far, and keep up the good work. Any way you can get the belt on Sting, and have him face Nash for the title in, say, Montreal?

This is looking very sweet so far. Just a warning...I've seen a few of these mega-backstories draw a lot of attention, then they die before the first show. Just keep up the great work.

For those of us just stepping in now, could you tell us who some of the renamed guys are (Fertig, Terkey, Cameron) and also a small background on how everybody has got here? For instance, I'd like to know how Terkey, "1/2 of the dominant tag team", worked his way up there.

World Heavyweight Title Match

Chris Jericho

WWE Heavyweight Title Match

Eddie Guerrero ©

Intercontinental Title Match

Molly Holly ©

WWE United States Title Elimination Match

Matt Hardy ©

World Tag Team Title Match (Special Referee: Chris Benoit)

Batista and Michael Shane

WWE Tag Team Title Match

Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio ©

Grudge Match

Randy Orton

2 out of 3 falls for the Vacant WWE Cruiserweight Title

Jamie Noble

WWE All-Star Match

RAW: Eric Bischoff, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane, Christian

TIEBREAKERS:

1. Which match will open the show? Mondo/Dreamer v. Evolution

2. Who will be the special surprise appearance I said would occur? Stephanie McMahon

3. There will be one swerve at SummerSlam. What? Benoit turns on Mondo/Dreamer

4. What individual will score the pin in the All-Star match? Bischoff

5. Will anyone get at least 8 of 9 matches correct? No.

I really enjoy the full match reports, but you really need the interviews more than the match reports. Maybe do a Plankton style report (just list winners and high spots, do interviews in full), then Virch it in more detail.

I like this so far. It is very difficult to do a first-person diary, but you have succeeded so far. The biggest thing I would suggest is don't drop any storylines. If you introduce something, have a plan to follow it up: unlike on-screen wrestling, you can't drop "storylines" in real life at will.

I like this very much. The fact that everybody is being booked into a regular show makes for a very interesting dynamic. And Billy Kidman getting a big push in a Dukes diary is sort of expected .

Wouldn't it be Eddie-Taker, Part 3? Double DQ brawl, Cage Match at Summerslam, and now *gets shot*

(hey, if you can rip on me for Cornette, I can rip on you for this )

1. Pick the winner: Rhyno v. Chris Jericho v. HHH: Chris Jericho

2. Which man will not be involved in the decision? HHH

3. Pick the winner: Molly Holly v. Christian: Molly

4. Pick the winner: Randy Orton v. Sting: Orton

5. Pick the winner: Shawn Michaels v. Kane: Kane

6. Pick the winner: Mondo and Dreamer v. Jeter and Matthews: Mondo/Dreamer

7. Who will pin whom? Dreamer pins Jeter

8. Pick the winner: Hall and Booker v. Nowinski and Mack: Nowinski/Mack

9. Who will pin whom? Nowinski pins Hall

10. Pick the winner: Jazz v. Trish Stratus v. Tracy v. Lucille LaChienne: Jazz

11. Who will lose the match? Tracy

12. Will any matches be added at the last minute to compensate for Benoit's injury? yes

13. Which match received the highest *overall* EWR rating? HBK/Kane

14. Which match's result forced me to use Arsenic on a wrestler's morale? Christian/Molly (c'mon, he's losing to a girl)

15. Which match was so well-received that the match following it was a letdown? Orton/Sting

Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio - 5 (Personal favorites, but seeming a bit bland and thrown into matches against high flyers for the title)

Chris Jericho - 9 (100 promos really can let you go crazy)

Christian - 9 (only worry is that he might get too typecasted in his current role)

Cruiserweights - 4 (seem a bit underused given Heyman's influence from BVS)

Dallas Page - 7 (I loved his BANG! entrance in the Molly/CHristian promo, reminded me of Tazz/Heyman/Vince during the Invasion)

Eddie Guerrero - 4 (since his big WM win, has been sort of on autopilot)

Eric Bischoff - 3 (not enough heel commish for my liking)

Evolution (including Orton in-ring) - 5 (not enough Shane)

Jim Cornette - 6 (needs more of a heelish edge, bring back the megaphone)

Jim Ross - 1, BAH GAWD, 1!

Rhyno - 3 (His title win came out of nowhere, and we haven't seen enough in-ring dominance to value his title reign)

Los Maximos - 5 (latest events are increasing entertainment value)

Matt Hardy - 4 (8 for the Hurricane match)

Michael Cole - 4 (you're missing out on the opportunity with the referee bit, hasn't brought it out in a while)

Molly Holly - 7 (seriously screwed up WM, but have a chance to salvage it at the PPV)

Nathan Jones - 8 (more intense promos)

Nick Mondo and Tommy Dreamer - 6 (all right, but a lot of character development that you're missing out on)

Recent call-ups (Jeter, Matthews, Hennigan, Tracy) - N/A (want to see where you go before grading)

Recent long-term signings (Cabana, Tomko, Rizzono) - N/A (see above)

Right to Censor - 2 (they come in with a bang, and then immediately drop to 6-man jobs to Piper?)

RNN host Randy Orton - 8 (probably best portrayed heel you've created)

Roddy Piper - 7 (more of his wit)

Shawn Michaels - 6 (

Sting - 5 (too much of an engima: I'd rather see mysterious promos than no news)

Team JAPAN and Paul Heyman - 7 (begging for heel overtones)

Three Live Kru - 8 (the perfect antidote to RTC)

Triple H - 4 (not good as a face)

Undertaker and Torrie Wilson - 6 (interesting, but is an unusual face/face/face interplay between Taker/Wilson/Kidman. Would seem more natural with Taker as a deadman heel)

Women wrestlers (other than Molly) - 6 (some gimmicks seem really forced, like Victoria and Stacy, but others, like Lucille, really fit)

Oh boy, Matt and Hurricane in the same ring? Get security ready to RING THE BELL, RING THE...oops, wrong backstage dislike...

I really loved this backstory when it was first posted, and I'm really excited that it's gonna continue.

Good luck with Raw.