There's a first time for everything...

I guess I'm just in a run of bad luck. I wrote this... chapter 271. I tried uploading it to WV... and for some reason, WV crashed, I think. Either that, or my account crashed. I don't know. We'll find out eventually. In the meantime....

Coming off of last night's Raw, I have mixed reactions with the main event scheduled for No Mercy. Yeah, I won't lie to you, it's intriguing. Shawn hasn't competed in a ladder match in a long, long, long time, and he and Jericho may be able to even take it to lengths that they didn't pass last month at Unforgiven.

Question is, is this too soon after the unsanctioned match?

I wonder. Because frankly, if they were going to do this angle, wouldn't it have been smarter to reverse it? Have Jericho squeeze the title in some way, shape, or form, out of the hands of CM Punk, then squeak by HBK in a ladder match at Unforgiven, and then, top it off, with the cherry, with the unsanctioned brawl to end it all here at No Mercy.

Far as I see it, it's a better fit than what we have out there.

Now, look, these guys aren't rookies, and we'll get something to be entertained with, no question about it. However, I remember distinctly seeing scuttlebutt around the net and around the way about this feud being too damn long, and it needing to end in a quick, quick manner.

Now, with Jericho as the World Champion, that, may be absolutely impossible.

Now, allow me to indulge myself with a little fantasy here. We have JBL vs. Batista, for the #1 contendership to the World title at No Mercy. Yawn. Both men have been down the path to the title so many times, it's becoming redundant.

Last month at the scramble, Rey Mysterio & Kane beat each other up in a serious way, and have begun a blood lust feud that could absolutely destroy Mysterio's WWE career, if the WWE lets it.

But, if you look at this from a different angle.. You have six men that are currently either vying for the World title, seven if you include the World Champion himself.

* Rey Mysterio
* Kane
* CM Punk
* Shawn Michaels
* Batista
* John Bradshaw Layfield

and then there's the champ. So, let's say for a minute, the winner of Batista vs. JBL takes one of them out of the picture, who I think will be JBL, for his deteriorating health. So, with that being said, we're down to six men as we head toward Survivor Series.

Six men for the World title.. What sort of concept match could possibly wrap all of this up in a nice neat little package?

One that I can think of.

The Elimination Chamber.

Rey Mysterio vs. Kane vs. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Batista at Survivor Series in the chamber for the World Heavyweight title.

Kane and Rey kill each other. Punk tries to take out Jericho. Batista and HBK go ballistic at each other, while HBK tries to also kill Y2J. Three feuds, actually, four if you include Punk vs. Y2J since Jericho basically stole the title from Punk, all wrapped up in one match.

I know it's a pipe dream, but hey, the pieces of the puzzle fit, in a slightly different way than normally written, which would be something that would look like a page out of a William Shakespeare sonnet or a bunch of hyrogliphics from ancient times.

I would have never dreamt that Jeff Hardy would get a one on one shot for the WWE title again after his 2nd violation of the wellness policy. I don't think it's going to matter anyway, because it looks to me that the Moscow Mauler has his eyes set on the Charismatic Enigma and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Kozlov cost Hardy the match at No Mercy and kept the belt on Triple H.

However, when I'm wrong, I'll say I am wrong, and I was dead wrong about Jeff not getting close to the belt again. It's obvious, especially from last month at Unforgiven, that's he's inches away. I don't think WWE will close that gap, but he is literally inches away from the title.

While I understand how MVP and Shelton might have been miffed by the Game's promo two weeks ago on Smackdown, I thought it was hysterical, and did wonders to continue to portray the character of the WWE Champion. However, the promo this week for the Game with Jeff Hardy was nothing short of making my hair hurt while standing on end. It made me feel uncomfortable and uneasy, for all the wrong reasons. The short quips that Triple H hit Shelton and MVP with were classic, but his attempts at getting the rib on Jeff last week lacked a lot of substance, and instead was full of a lot of drivel and uncomfortable moments that I hope don't continue anytime soon.

I watched the video of Rey vs. Kane from last night's Raw. I gotta ask you something. First, when Kane introduced this feud, Batista came to the aid of his fallen friend. Now, out of the ashes of ECW, Evan "Don't call me Matt Sydal" Bourne is helping Rey out in this thing?

Forgive me for sounding a little contrite, but that sounds awfully Russo-esque. Where did Bourne have any sort of connection to Rey Mysterio before tonight that he could remotely play a part in this storyline? Don't get me wrong, Evan Sydal Bourne on WWE television makes me a happy panda, but it does seem a little bit of an abrupt turn toward the unknown for this storyline, and that's all I have to say about that.

I think back to Million Dollar Mania when Charlie Haas was out with Vince and Vince told him to kiss a diva so a fan would win more money, and Charlie ended up kissing Maria. Then, next thing we know, we do it again, and Charlie is lip lockin' with Mae Young. Since then, Charlie has been relegated to a comedy act. Don't get me wrong, Haas may not have a choice in the matter, because frankly, there's no other spot for him. Shelton is so far ahead of him it's not even remotely funny, and there's nobody else in the running that can enter in to a storyline with the Seton Hall All American. But, this impersonation thing is a bit degrading, I think, to a talented wrestler like Haas. It's a good idea, and it's funny, don't get me mistaken for it not doing what it's supposed to be doing, but I remember back to the days of the World's Greatest Tag Team being a major player in the tag team divisions of WWE, and that, would be nice to see again, but I then have to remind myself that tag team wrestling and WWE doesn't seem to mix, it's like oil and water, when it gets down to the nitty gritty.

Dolph Ziggler. From "Nicky", a member of the World tag team champions, to Dolph Ziggler. Man, how the mighty have fallen. What was the point of Nic "Dolph Ziggler" Nemeth coming to the ring during JBL's sit in strike, introducing himself, and walking out. JBL for the second time in about a month had a look on his face wondering what in the bluest of blue hells is going on in this company. And frankly, I may be forced to have to agree with him.

Just curious, does anyone remember the last time Hawkins & Ryder defend the WWE tag team championships?

Neither do I.

I think the idea for the opening show on MyNetwork TV for Smackdown, having a three way match between the WWE champion, the ECW champion, and the World champion, is a terrific idea. I hope it's just that, and not a "champion of champions" match, like they did when it was, if I remember, Booker, Lashley, and Cena. The name didn't work. Put the champs in a ring, and see who's the better man, go for it, but less is best with this. At the moment, Triple H vs. Chris Jericho vs. Matt Hardy sells itself.

What is WWE going to do with Edge when he comes back from this, what I would believe to be, self-imposed hiatus to heal up? Will he be thrust back in to the "marriage" storyline with Vickie Guerrero, or will he finally return to being the man who is the complete player, and can take a show on his back, and bring it to the next level. Only time will tell, but damnit, Mick Foley was right on the money with his promo on what actually turned out to be his last WWE in ring appearance for the forseeable future.

Speaking of Mick Foley, how badly did TNA drop the ball with not having Foley appear in Canada at No Surrender. Also, and don't tell me Trigg couldn't do it, but the attempt of putting Styles in an MMA match is nothing short of disgusting. Styles is a WRESTLER, and he does his flying and acrobatic moves while WRESTLING. Whoever in TNA's creative has this obsession with MMA has to get it out of their system before it kills the product to a point that it's not able to be saved.

If I want to watch two guys punching the crap out of each other, I'll watch UFC. I like the fluidity of the moves and the stories told in the ring by the talents in wrestling, which is why I follow wrestling 100 times more than I would ever follow MMA.

Speaking of following wrestling, I'm late as hell for this, but I checked out a match on Bloodstained Honor, one of ROH's retail DVDs.. It's a Chicago Street Fight between BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff vs. CM Punk & Ace Steel. I don't remember the show. But, I do remember how it absolutely rained chairs in to the ring during the middle portion of this match, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is one thing I would love to be able to experience, just once in my life, to be there for a moment like that. I've had that type of feeling once before while at a show. Just once.

Back in 2006. New York's Grand Ballroom inside the Manhattan Center.

Homicide's win over American Dragon Bryan Danielson to capture the ROH World title.

Never will forget that feeling as long as I live.

And that, is why I follow pro wrestling. For moments like that.

I know this was all over the place, but hey, it's how I write.

Thanks for reading.