From comedians to politicians to musical performers to professional athletes, Monday Night Raw’s weekly guest hosts are some of past and present’s finest entertainers. The WWE Universe, therefore, can expect this trend to continue as more and more of the most popular celebrities are hopping aboard to serve as Raw special host.

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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
ECW (11/17) Extreme Exam
Our resident philosopher looks at a Homecoming edition of ECW

It was a reunion show, on many levels, this week. ECW came from the home of Extreme, Philadelphia. Also, a former top star in ECW returned home for a one-night stand. In addition, Paul Burchill put his and his sisters’ careers on the line against the mask of The Hurricane.

This Week’s Episode: Sometimes you Can go home again.

C.M. Punk stepped in front of the ECW logo. He got a monster boo from the crowd. Punk talked about getting his start in ECW before becoming a three-time World champion. Punk expected a long, loud standing ovation, the loudest in ECW history. Don’t hold your breath, kid.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Turning Point Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz breaks out the crystal ball to get you ready for TNA’s November pay per view, Turning Point.

Turning Point, coming in the wake of Bound for Glory and a week before WWE’s Survivor Series, is not going to be a major show. That’s especially true this year, with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff waiting in the wings to assume (apparently) creative control as of the next set of tapings.

The knowledge that change is coming actually adds a little life to this show. TNA probably expects to break continuity when the new guys take over, so they could do about anything.

And you have to wonder how a couple of seemingly marked men, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, will choose to book what might be their last major TNA event.

Let’s look at the card, match by match, and see what we can expect at Turning Point….

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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
ECW (11/10) Extreme Examination
Our resident philosopher looks at the pond-jumping edition of ECW

William Regal was home in England for his final shot at the ECW title. He was joined by several of the top stars of the Tuesday Night Delight.

The show opened with a touching tribute to the troops. I grew up in a military family. My grandfather and step-father both served this great country of ours. Health issues kept me from joining them in service but I always support those who lay their lives on the line for their beliefs and their country.

Tony Atlas came out to introduce Abraham Washington for the Abraham Washington Show. Abe came out to talk with Yoshi Tatsu. The crowd was dead for the annoying talk show host, at least at first. They started booing when he began to speak. Tony mentioned how the people in England talked funny. Abe then made fun of the people’s teeth. The crowd were both irritated and bored with the whole segment. Abe then called out Yoshi Tatsu. Yoshi was in a suit and tie. Yoshi mentioned that his English was not very good, but he was nervous. They got into that silly “Thank You” back and forth thing. Abe wanted to know who Yoshi thought would win. Yoshi said Christian would retain his title, despite Regal being really tough. Yoshi called Abe “Chris Tucker” which annoyed Abe. Yoshi made fun of Tony’s goofy laugh. Abe said only he got to make fun of Tony. Abe ended the painful segment and left with Tony.

Segment Grade: D-

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Nobody Asked Me , But…
The Kingfish Arnie Katz continues a “Katz Files” tradition with answers to some ticklish questions that no one asked him and some observations about things that stuck in his mind as he watched a whole lot of wrestling..

… Shouldn’t whomever came up with the lame Chavo-vs.-Hatton fight deserve a rap on the knuckles for spoiling an otherwise pretty decent “guest host” shot on the 11/9 EAW from Sheffield, UK? The ex-champion stirred the crowd and, in the opening scene of the show, insured that fans would not cheering Chris Jericho and Big Show

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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
ECW (1/3) Extreme Exam!
Our resident philosopher looks at an action packed hour of ECW.

ECW unveiled Sheamus’s replacement on the roster. (He’s a transplant from TNA by way of FCW). William Regal also made another bid to earn a title shot.

This Week’s Episode: Sharp as an Archer’s arrow

The show opened with highlights of Christian v Yoshi Tatsu, from last week. Tatsu really came close to taking the title. The match was filled with great moves and the crowd was on their feet for the whole match. After the match, William Regal had Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson take out Christian.

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Sunset Flip Presents: Survivor Series

It is that time of the week again. Another week, another edition of Sunset Flip Presents. I’m Jim Boy Star and I hope everyone had a great Halloween.

This week, I will take a look at Survivor Series. Not the current card of this year’s Survivor Series, but the event as a whole.

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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
The ECW (10/27) Extreme Exam
Our resident philosopher takes a look at an exciting edition of the Tuesday Night Delight, ECW

Sheamus made his final appearance on ECW. The main event had Christian defend his ECW title against Yoshi Tatsu.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Bragging Rights Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie reports the major happenings at
Bragging Rights and delves into what it all might mean.

As a show, Bragging Rights added up to less than the sum of its parts. There was nothing truly horrible, but it was a B- package – and a PPV should rate at least a B+.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Bragging Rights: Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz has plenty to say about WWE’s 10/25 pay per view.

Maybe WWE shouldn’t brag.

This is a very weak show built around a gimmick that didn’t generate any fan excitement. One, of many, reasons is that WWE couldn’t promote it very well since they didn’t know the rules. It started out as an imitation of WCW’s WarGames, but it seems like WWE has decided instead to imitate WCW’s habit presenting pay per view matches that had not been thoroughly thought out and tested.

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