Falls Count Anywhere

07-15-03

I'm long, strong and down to get the friction on.

Welcome to Falls Count Anywhere! My name is Chris, and will somebody turn on the air-conditioning, 'cause this flower's wiltin'

RAW
Jericho is a good way to start things off. He is usually entertaining, and the program they were pushing with Eric Bischoff was strong. Jericho may be the On Mic MVP this year, that is, after Kurt Angle. All around good promo that set the table for the next couple of weeks.

Well, the Test/Steven Richards/Victoria vs. Trish/Scott Steiner/Kevin Nash was fun when Victoria and Trish were in together, but pretty lackluster otherwise. Nice Slingshot suplex by Victoria. It just shows how far Kevin Nash has fallen down the pecking order to be stuck in this position.

The backstage stuff between Jericho and Bischoff was only OK. They are obviously going to run this into the ground before too long. Then again, I was saying that in 1999.

Maven, who is supposed to get a big push soon, and Lance Storm had a match that actually managed to build to something that interested the crowd, but then mostly lulled them into their seats. I still say that devaluing Storm has killed any chance of getting over the new style

Why does there have to be singing at all?

that the WWE is looking to push.

Man, the French are out in force on Bastille Day. I am glad they got a beat down, but why, WHY, did I have to hear the national anthem butchered by the Dudleys?

The Dudleys vs. Evolution was better than I expected. I haven't seen an elimination match in a while, and Flair was good, and the Dudleys have their moments. It moved pretty well, and it let HHH, who is hurt, to play a role but not reinjure himself. The match ended with Randy Orton getting all three pins on the Dudleys, which is going to help get him over as being on the level of his compadres in Evolution.

What the Hell was up with the WWF Sunday Night Heat on MTV ads? There are so many things wrong with that for me to break down.

I do like building and announcing matches a week ahead of time, building up certain RAWs to be big shows. It's a good call, especially when you have several months of down time between PPV periods.

The Jericho getting the signatures seemed like an old WCW angle. I don't remember when or why, but I am sure it happened.

Teddy Long is awesome. The way he can work in all the angles into his intros rules. Theodore Long is the head of Players Incorporated. Oh yeah. And apparently he's connected to many folks who would make fine commissioners. Too bad Rodney Mack has no such talent. The match with Rosie was thankfully short, and Hurricane interjecting himself was cool.

Booker T vs. Christian was not great, but they always have a decent match. The crowd got into it, and as time went by, I was interested. I didn't savvy to the way they did the multi-ending, but maybe it means that the whole feud with Christian will be over.

Gail Kim got a nice pop for a new chick. I don't find her that hot, (our webmaster, however, has just about worn out the last picture we ran of her) but Molly was looking fine in her Lawler wear. It wasn't a bad little match, but give her some time and let her work with Trish and Victoria and she'll be all that. She's probably the most athletic of them.

Man, Kane is creepy in his new James Brown towel over the head gimmick. The interview wasn't good to open, but the cut-in history package looked familiar. Why, WHY, are they replaying packages? And is there an Indian somewhere crying at the side of the road, 'cause that's what the music of the segment made me think.

E! True Hollywood story: Terrance and Philip: Asses of Fire.

This is a very Dr. Doom-like storyline. Jake Stratton, you no longer owe me a dollar. It was a good way to get over Kane as a nut, but they'd already done that a bunch of times. Man, JR is far more hardcore than I thought he was. The crowd was stunned into silence. And then they did the big Bischoff ending. Kind of a downer.

Still on cruise control, but RAW had moments. Next week seems to be on the level to be better.

NEWS
HHH has a hemotoma in his leg this weekend and was at the weekend shows, but was only in the corner. This may mean that the scheduled Goldberg vs. HHH matches this weekend won't happen, though they may run an angle at the show to explain.

Terry Taylor, a long-time wrestler also known as the Red Rooster, was let go as an agent by WWE. He had worked for WCW and WWF back in the day as an agent, but he may have been pushed out by the reorg that seems to be coming.

FlashBack!
OK, now I am starting a Wrestling and Food series. Wrestlers have been opening restaurants for years. Several guys over the years have retired and opened pizza places or sub shops. Boston had a couple that I would frequent when I went to Emerson, and LA had a famous hotdog stand owned by a former jobber who had photos and autographs all over the place. There are two pretty famous places, one in Atlanta and one in a little country full of my brethren.

Larry Shreve is a guy from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, a very large man who has worked for the better part of 45 years in the sport I grew up watching. And for a bunch of those years, he was known as Abdullah the Butcher.

After a long, successful, and bloody career (which still isn't over, only slowed), Abby opened up his restaurant, Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food.

There is no picture that matches this Flashback!, so...BOOBS!

The one trip to Atlanta I've made found me at the greasy spoon, which is not in the best part of the city. I had the ribs. Now, I've had ribs around the country, but I can say I have only had one set delivered by a large Canadian who can hold quarters in the scars on his forehead. It's good stuff, and if you get a chance, stop by and grab yourself some food.

The other restaurant is one I have never been to, and have From Parts Unknown to thank for letting me know about it. I've had a few friends who made the trip to old Mexico after I told them of the challenge. In Mexico City stands Cafeteria El Caudrilatero, the eatery owned by luchadore Super Astro.

The place is decorated like my old bedroom: lucha paraphernalia all over the place. The thing it is most known for is the Torta Gladiador. A whole loaf of bread with steak, ham, sausage, pork franks, chilis, chicken, bacon, eggs, cheese of three sorts, mayo, onions, and sauce. All on one giant sammich. My pal Banta (Half South African and half Samoan, 6'8, 320) managed to finish one in just about an hour. If he could have finished it in 15 minutes or less, it would have been free. If you are down there, get yourself some tasty treats.

On Friday, I'll look at the WCW and WWF official restaurants, neither of which hold a candle to either of these places.

That's all for this week. Friday: More!

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Chris Garcia