SmackDown Live / Mixed Match Challenge - 1.16.18

[slik]

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[ClockShot]

Gotta be on par with last night's first hour Braun rampage.

[ClockShot]

And we're getting right down to it. No opening talking segment, straight to a fight.

So far, so good.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Rare moment where Smackdown starts off without doing a talkie segment first.

Nevermind, New Day snuck in a promo. Streak of no match starting off Smackdown first is still alive.

[Savio]

Do they do pancake now because they stopped selling cereal?

[rez]

New Day should have made a guest appearance on RAW. Black people were so disrespected with curb stomps and such last night. Thrilla has to agree.

[ClockShot]

Talk all you want, X. Jinder still gonna beat ya.

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess the crowd wants Jinder as champ since they most didn't respond back to the New Day's vote call.

[Emperor Smeat]

Do they do pancake now because they stopped selling cereal?

Think Big E or Woods mentioned somewhere before they ran out of ideas for cereal gags and/or thought it was getting stale as part of their gimmick.

[KIRA]

I can see WWE making Jinder US champ

[ClockShot]

Figured this match would be quick so Woods can go play Street Fighter Arcade Edition with Kenny Omega or something.

[Tonya Harding]

I'd like to take Jinder out with a crowbar!

[KIRA]

You'd think after the Enzo thing they wouldnt do that

[ClockShot]

So, they ever explain what happened to Dolph Ziggler?

Vacation? Injury? Gonna make a surprise entry in the Rumble?

[KIRA]

If Jinder has taught me anything is that WWE can develop a sudden hard on for the lowest jobber.

[Sixx]

I can see WWE making Jinder US champ

Feel like every foreigner wins the US belt at some point.

Which I always found stupid.

[Evil Vito]

So, they ever explain what happened to Dolph Ziggler?

Vacation? Injury? Gonna make a surprise entry in the Rumble?

For what it's worth, Ziggler's got the 3rd highest betting odds to win the Rumble.

[rez]

Feel like every foreigner wins the US belt at some point.

Which I always found stupid.

I feel like every North American used to win the European belt at some point. so so dumb

[ClockShot]

Renee got that "it" thing going on right now.

Smile, wardrobe, all clicking right now.

[Sixx]

I feel like every North American used to win the European belt at some point. so so dumb

Ha, completely forgot about that title.

Now make Rusev win the WWE British Championship.

[rez]

did Carmella get a lip injection?

[ClockShot]

Alright. What's with all the selfie/smart phone camera footage?

Probably Vince's dumb idea.

[KIRA]

Did Carmella miss the B

[rez]

Ha, completely forgot about that title.

Now make Rusev win the WWE British Championship.

that title is less relevant than the cruze title. Rusev Day should have it and make it great for the first time.

[KIRA]

Feel like every foreigner wins the US belt at some point.

Which I always found stupid.

Vince can always count on America's stupid jingoism

[Savio]

Feel like they could have broken those up

[ClockShot]

Roode & Mojo right now?

Hmmm. I'd figure they'd space this out into the second hour.

[Sixx]

Wonder why there's no WWE Polish Championship. They were here once!

[Evil Vito]

Feel like Roode/Mojo should've been first. Putting the heel over in the first tourney match just makes this one a formality. But if Roode had won the opener there's at least a slight chance they do face vs. face in the tourney finals. They obviously aren't doing heel vs. heel.

[rez]

Wonder why there's no WWE Polish Championship. They were here once!

Well...because you guys would win the title and then end up in some random jail somewhere.

[Sixx]

Well...because you guys would win the title and then end up in some random jail somewhere.

Well played, but the more likely scenario is we'd sell it for booze money.

[slik]

I have the show on mute -- I saw on Twitter the finals of the US title are on SD next week and not the Royal Rumble -- is that true?

[rez]

Well played, but the more likely scenario is we'd sell it for booze money.

then end up in jail :rofl:

[KIRA]

Who ever said Mojo should ever be on my screen this long needs a bullet in the head

[ClockShot]

:rofl:

Did one of the Singh bros. just hurt himself?

[Savio]

Wonder if Mojo should have been a bit protected in this match.

[Emperor Smeat]

Would be pretty funny if Jinder won the US title and then kept going backwards down the ladder so after he lost it, he then goes after the tag titles.

[Sixx]

then end up in jail :rofl:

Aight, you make a good point. :D

[KIRA]

He blew out his knee or somethin

[ClockShot]

What the?

We went from Royal Rumble, to next week, to tonight?!

Something's going on behind the scenes.

[rez]

Well played, but the more likely scenario is we'd sell it for booze money.

I kid, I kid. I showed my buddy that thread you talked about your arrests and he said it sounded so Polish..spent too many years traveling Europe getting his phd

[Sixx]

So there will be a title match?

[Sixx]

I kid, I kid. I showed my buddy that thread you talked about your arrests and he said it sounded so Polish..spent too many years traveling Europe getting his phd

Hahaha, he certainly knows his Poles!

[slik]

Daniel Bryan has CENA nuff! DBry said because of the Singh Bros. heinous actions the U.S. Title Final will be tonight!

[Emperor Smeat]

What the?

We went from Royal Rumble, to next week, to tonight?!

Something's going on behind the scenes.

Shenanigans and then the real match next week?

[ClockShot]

Ah, the Beer Truck.

I miss my childhood.

[slik]

What the?

We went from Royal Rumble, to next week, to tonight?!

Something's going on behind the scenes.

Possible.

[Savio]

Wonder how many more times in my life I will see the beer bath clip.

[ClockShot]

In regards to the U.S. title match, the thought had occurred to me with the semis being back-to-back they were going to squeeze in the finals tonight.

Why, who knows. Maybe creative is lazy tonight.

[owenbrown]

In regards to the U.S. title match, the thought had occurred to me with the semis being back-to-back they were going to squeeze in the finals tonight.

Why, who knows. Maybe creative is lazy tonight.

just tonight they're lazy?

[rez]

Hahaha, he certainly knows his Poles!

He knows his way around some Poles, that's for sure ;)

Only got to go over and visit Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden when he was over there :(

Poland actually was going to be on the next trip but I couldn't make it over there.

[ClockShot]

just tonight they're lazy?

Last few weeks Smackdown's been back to A-Show levels.

[Sixx]

He knows his way around some Poles, that's for sure ;)

Only got to go over and visit Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden when he was over there :(

Poland actually was going to be on the next trip but I couldn't make it over there.

It's not going anywhere.

[rez]

just tonight they're lazy?

dare you to post more pix :p

[Savio]

What the?

We went from Royal Rumble, to next week, to tonight?!

Something's going on behind the scenes.Perhaps because KO can't work tonight.

[rez]

which one of these riot squad chicks is going to be the next tna knockout champ

[slik]

Uso's

[KIRA]

Finally Uso treated like heels again....except they are faces...........

[KIRA]

Its the Tag team life partners

[Savio]

Why does he promo with his mouth piece in?

[rez]

SD isn't winning this week. They decided to phone it in after Braun's shenanigans last night...

[rez]

AND it doesn't help with the RAW anniversary promotions!

[DAMN iNATOR]

No Lita @ RAW 25?

[rez]

No Lita @ RAW 25?

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/84/84e49f9322d4f96a96f05b5687ed5dbd8b0d0dcb9eb69c64d9256d4681761d0e.jpg

[rez]

http://www.thepatriot.co.bw/media/k2/items/cache/ec2791500e710ae957f1eb9fb63ab450_XL.jpg

[rez]

fuck vince for getting rid of fashion files :|

[Emperor Smeat]

Really dumb for the Fashion Files to still be a website exclusive and not be part of Smackdown.

[slik]

UPDATE on Roman Roids being, well, a true statement:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The person naming Reigns' had his property raided beginning of 2017. Roman served a suspension in summer of 2016 for what was &quot;reported&quot; as Adderall. Since then, of Roman passes his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> tests that's ultimately what matters but named by this steroid dealer doesn't read well.</p>&mdash; Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinLaBar/status/953455176790237184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Even though its probably just a pure coincidence, both Roode and Jinder repping the Smackdown colors for their gear tonight is a nice touch for the US title tourney Finals.

[rez]

is this match in half time? fuck

[Emperor Smeat]

UPDATE on Roman Roids being, well, a true statement:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The person naming Reigns' had his property raided beginning of 2017. Roman served a suspension in summer of 2016 for what was &quot;reported&quot; as Adderall. Since then, of Roman passes his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> tests that's ultimately what matters but named by this steroid dealer doesn't read well.</p>&mdash; Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinLaBar/status/953455176790237184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Unless the story blows up in the mainstream, WWE will probably do their best to sweep it under the rug like the time Cena got busted for cheating on his wife and Orton or someone else in recent years getting secretly busted for a Wellness violation.

[rez]

3/4 of this match = promos and commercials

[Sixx]

You know what would be funny? If Danielson left WWE, which he is considering cause of them not allowing him to rassle and tried to go to NJPW or ROH and they wouldn't have him!

Of course I know at least ROH would love to take him back, but still. This would be gold.

[Sixx]

Unless the story blows up in the mainstream, WWE will probably do their best to sweep it under the rug like the time Cena got busted for cheating on his wife and Orton or someone else in recent years getting secretly busted for a Wellness violation.

Cena was cheating on his wife?

[rez]

at least roode isn't getting buried...

[rez]

You know what would be funny? If Danielson left WWE, which he is considering cause of them not allowing him to rassle and tried to go to NJPW or ROH and they wouldn't have him!

Of course I know at least ROH would love to take him back, but still. This would be gold.

calling wrestlers by their real names is so creature of the night guy :nono:

[KIRA]

Unless the story blows up in the mainstream, WWE will probably do their best to sweep it under the rug like the time Cena got busted for cheating on his wife and Orton or someone else in recent years getting secretly busted for a Wellness violation.

Didnt Mickie James proposition him and he said no?

[Sixx]

calling wrestlers by their real names is so creature of the night guy :nono:

It's basically the same name. If they did that to my name I would be called Dobrogow Jakub.

[KIRA]

I gotta say it I want Roode to lose he wins the US title he'll be a face he SUCKS as a face

[Emperor Smeat]

Cena was cheating on his wife?

Yeah. He got busted cheating on his wife with a porn star and WWE supposedly paid a lot of hush money to prevent the porn star from leaking details about it.

[rez]

hope this isn't the dolph road for jinder but glorious!

[KIRA]

Fine I hope he makes this work

[Sixx]

Yeah. He got busted cheating on his wife with a porn star and WWE supposedly paid a lot of hush money to prevent the porn star from leaking details about it.

Damn, but the wifey must know if you do?

[slik]

Here is the link for Mixed Match Challenge:

https://www.facebook.com/WWEMixedMatchChallenge/videos/151343012312448/

[KIRA]

Finn and Sasha??

[rez]

please no more fucking replays of RR and 1-2-3 Kid-Pac

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">i am LIVING for shinsuke wearing jim the anvil neidhart's jacket. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEMMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEMMC</a> <a href="https://t.co/Rpq5TJmzeW">pic.twitter.com/Rpq5TJmzeW</a></p>&mdash; james mckenna (@chillhartman) <a href="https://twitter.com/chillhartman/status/953463693811113984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

Only 120k watching..seems low

[KIRA]

Fingers crossed for Charlotte and Roode matching robes

[slik]

Only 120k watching..seems low

It's something new and people can also watch the ep later whenever they want.

[Emperor Smeat]

Damn, but the wifey must know if you do?
Think she knew for a while he was likely cheating on her almost from the start of their marriage which is why it lasted just 3 years. Wasn't till around the divorce talks started that the cheating with the porn star allegations became public.

Don't think the WWE paid her any hush money but she likely made a good amount off of Cena from the divorce which is why Cena pushed for a prenup with Nikki. In a bit of irony, supposedly Nikki has been bleeding Cena dry of money on top of Cena himself supposedly not cutting back on his own spending.

[Droford]

Watching on tv can't see anything aside from the match..hmm

[Savio]

Unless the story blows up in the mainstream, WWE will probably do their best to sweep it under the rug like the time Cena got busted for cheating on his wife and Orton.

Cena was cheating on his wife?

Cena was cheating on Orton?

[slik]

Finn and Sasha win!

[Droford]

Lol Take this L

[Sixx]

Finn and Sasha win!

Who were they facing?

[slik]

That was a fun 25 minute show, I dug it.

Miz/Asuka vs Big E/Carmella next week.

[slik]

Who were they facing?

Nakamura/Nattie

[Sixx]

Hmm, so faces vs faces?

[Droford]

Aweska

[Droford]

Some entrepreneurial spirit should do a Not Top 25 RAW thing

[Droford]

How many of the tip 25 will be Undertaker Returns

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Triple H & Taker staredown for Mania XXVII being a Top 25 RAW moment. Way better moments to choose from for a token Taker Road to Mania appearance.

[slik]

430k live viewers for the first Mixed Match Challenge -- great number for the E and more to watch the replay at their own leisure.

[rez]

TNA after it went total suck might be able to find 25 decent moments to go against some of these random RAW moments :|

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Vince chasing a chicken being an honorable RAW moment.

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[slik]

scratch that, up to 600k

[Droford]

Hearing the Rock say WWF was almost as weird as seeing CM Punk...

[Savio]

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I HATE AUSTIN! I HATE AUSTIN!

[Tom Guycott]

Figured this match would be quick so Woods can go play Street Fighter Arcade Edition with Kenny Omega or something.

He'd better play DDR against him instead.

[Tom Guycott]

Ha, completely forgot about that title.

Now make Rusev win the WWE British Championship.

Still think he should have been "Television Champion" with the stolen monitor. Went in all the way and had it gutted, painted gold, and adorned with jewels and a name plate. I'm pretty sure that if the announcers put over what happened and that he was said self-proclaimed champ, it would have gotten over.

[Tom Guycott]

Would be pretty funny if Jinder won the US title and then kept going backwards down the ladder so after he lost it, he then goes after the tag titles.

Let him win the UK title, then. Dunne is way more over than Mahal, and apparently a curse of this belt is rarely appearing on US televison. Heap that albatross unto Jinder and let the Bruiserweight run roughshod on Smackdown.

[Sixx]

Still think he should have been "Television Champion" with the stolen monitor. Went in all the way and had it gutted, painted gold, and adorned with jewels and a name plate. I'm pretty sure that if the announcers put over what happened and that he was said self-proclaimed champ, it would have gotten over.

Well, if only Vince had a sense of humor.

Or TNA, but they wouldn't consider it a joke but an amazing idea.

[Tonya Harding]

Why wasn't Kevin Owens on tonight?

[Tom Guycott]

I actually think it would have been a joke that got over as an amazing idea. Kinda like the Hardcore Championship starting as a joke/angle/rib, and ending up being a canonical, defended title in WWF.

[Rollermacka]

I haven't watched yet, did the Bludgeon Bros kill anyone tonight?

[Mr. Nerfect]

It doesn't sound like it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">205 Live this week, 4 days before their first tour, featured:<br><br>1. An abbreviated show with a late start time due to the debut of the MMC<br>2. Goldust beating 3 cruiserweights in a match<br>3. No mentions of the upcoming live tour</p>&mdash; Joe Gagne (@joegagne) <a href="https://twitter.com/joegagne/status/953633984059203584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Ultra Mantis]

Let him win the UK title, then. Dunne is way more over than Mahal, and apparently a curse of this belt is rarely appearing on US televison. Heap that albatross unto Jinder and let the Bruiserweight run roughshod on Smackdown.

Hey, we don't want Jinder as our champ. Not because he isn't from the UK, but because his work rate isn't even 25% of what it needs to be for him to have a UK title match. Plus our indy promotions will have to book him and that would be a huge death blow to the upswing. We already have Prince Ameen doing everything Jinder can do (yeah, Ameen could get in shape if he really wanted to).

[Big Vic]

Ugh just pull the plug.

Singles Match
Gran Metalik defeats TJP

Three On One Handicap Match
Goldust (w/Cedric Alexander) defeats Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak & Tony Nese (w/Enzo Amore)

[Anybody Thrilla]

I actually thought Smackdown was really good this week. It was nice to have it all based around the US title, and I thought that the matches were really good too. Impressive showings from Jinder and Mojo.

[XL]

Last week was all about tags, this week about the US championship, next week?

[Evil Vito]

HOT LESBIAN ACTION

[Cool King]

I actually thought Smackdown was really good this week. It was nice to have it all based around the US title, and I thought that the matches were really good too. Impressive showings from Jinder and Mojo.

[Cool King]

Also, I thought Mixed Match Challenge would be a show with more than one match and not just what was basically a televised dark match, however, I'm not complaining though as it was actually good.

I had a feeling Natalya/Nakamura would lose, as the only person in that ring that wouldn't be hurt by taking a fall was Natalya and also that she was the only heel in the match.

I will say how happy I am though to see Beth Phoenix back and there must be something in the water at WWE, as just like Lita and Trish Stratus, Beth has gotten even more attractive with age.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm legitimately laughing at Goldust beating the three cruiserweights. :lol:

I can't say it's the...wrong decision, at this point. Just end the experiment, fire most (all?) of them, help indy wrestling and do a CWC on TV sometime. Cruiserweights were never going to work in the WWE, folks. Take it from the world's biggest Paul London mark from about 2004-2007. CWC worked because it existed away from it. A Cruiserweight Division, full-time, was always going to lend comparisons to the heavyweights that are actually cruiserweights anyway.

[Mr. Nerfect]

WCW-class cruiserweights on the main roster:

* Aiden English
* AJ Styles
* Chad Gable
* Chris Jericho
* Curt Hawkins
* Curtis Axel
* Dolph Ziggler
* Elias
* Epico Colon
* Daniel Bryan
* Dash Wilder
* Dean Ambrose
* Finn Balor
* Heath Slater
* Jeff Hardy
* Jey Uso
* Jimmy Uso
* Karl Anderson
* Kofi Kingston
* Kurt Angle
* Mike Kanellis
* The Miz
* Primo Colon
* R-Truth
* Sami Zayn
* Samir Singh
* Scott Dawson
* Seth Rollins
* Shane McMahon
* Shinsuke Nakamura
* Sin Cara
* Sunil Singh
* Tye Dillinger
* Tyler Breeze
* Viktor
* Xavier Woods
* Zack Ryder

Actually makes for a pretty decent roster.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Sadly, I agree. The CWC worked because it felt absolutely nothing like WWE.

[Anybody Thrilla]

What was WCW? 225?

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Wikipedia, WCW's limit was 220 lbs.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Ohhhh, you think you're better than me because you know how to use the internet???

[Emperor Smeat]

Maybe?

Nah just joking. WCW having theirs in the 220s range seemed about right considering WWE used to be around the same before making a big deal with the current 205 era.

[Anybody Thrilla]

What weight was Fatt Hardy trying to get down to?

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently it was 215 lbs. Can't find the videos of Hardy training to lose weight with Shannon Moore making fun of him at times I think.

[owenbrown]

Wasn't there an episode of Sunday Night Heat where someone (forgot who) spent the whole show trying to get under the weight limit to get a title shot?

[rez]

Wasn't there an episode of Sunday Night Heat where someone (forgot who) spent the whole show trying to get under the weight limit to get a title shot?

no. let's see your titties

[Mr. Nerfect]

What was WCW? 225?

All the sources I am finding says that, but I could have sworn it was 230lbs. Could have sworn the WWF's Light Heavyweight was 225lbs too. When WWE got the Cruiserweight Title, they changed it to 220lbs. I remember that was the weight Matt was trying to reach.

[Anybody Thrilla]

225 definitely sounds like the WWE limit. I don't really recall WCW mentioning the actual weight at all. Which was probably smart.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I do think I got the limit off the internet at the time, come to think of it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

El Dandy was at least 343.

[Anybody Thrilla]

And I don't know if they included the weight of Super Calo's hat and sunglasses or not.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That Ciclope costume looked heavy.

[Big Vic]

Along with his MF'er (Mattitude Follower) Shannon Moore in his corner, 2003 began with Hardy frantically trying to lose weight to get under the 215 lb (98 kg) weight limit to compete for the Cruiserweight Championship.[5][43][44]

[Mr. Nerfect]

I definitely remember it being 220lbs. Can anyone back me up?

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think it matters, because I don't think anyone other than Matt Hardy ever held it at above 215lbs, and they were worked weights then anyway.

[Evil Vito]

Lizmark Jr. never got a fair shake in WCW.

[Evil Vito]

Dude's not even recognizable now.

http://www.profightdb.com/img/wrestlers/thumbs-600/b1a590aff7lizmarkjr.jpg


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2-7AdSkZA7I/SMqpafFF5kI/AAAAAAAASx8/ix4Q3GIR_mA/s400/lizmark+jr-lucha+libre.jpg

[Mr. Nerfect]

His face got less blue.

[XL]

I definitely remember it being 220lbs. Can anyone back me up?

Mandela Effect :shifty:

[Danny Electric]

Wasn't there an episode of Sunday Night Heat where someone (forgot who) spent the whole show trying to get under the weight limit to get a title shot?

All I remember from that period was Essa Rios held the belt in his 'abusive relationship' with Lita.

[Shisen Kopf]

http://www.catch-arena.com/photos/catcheurs/benicio-salazar/benicio-salazar-salazarlg4-1330780747.jpg

[Tom Guycott]

Wasn't there an episode of Sunday Night Heat where someone (forgot who) spent the whole show trying to get under the weight limit to get a title shot?

For some reason, I want to say it was Crash. I believe the deal was he was like 5 pounds over or somesuch, and he kept doing stuff to cut that last bit of weight (that spacesuit/collection of shiny trashbags looking sweatsuit, constantly working out, etc.,) and by the time the main event came up, he actually made weight for the match... but he was to exhausted to do anything and squandered the shot.

... I think.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I thought it was Matt Hardy.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Matt Hardy did an angle over SmackDown. I do remember Crash Holly had the Light Heavyweight Title. It is possible that they did that angle to get him the title shot. And this was over a period of time where they were doing changes on Heat a fair bit. I think Jerry Lynn won it on his first match on Heat.

[DrA]

It was Christian wasn't it, Kurt Angle got him to wear the chicken suit to help him lose weight faster.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That happened too.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I remember an angle where Brutus Beefcake tried to lose weight by doing a lot of cocaine.

[XL]

For some reason, I want to say it was Crash. I believe the deal was he was like 5 pounds over or somesuch, and he kept doing stuff to cut that last bit of weight (that spacesuit/collection of shiny trashbags looking sweatsuit, constantly working out, etc.,) and by the time the main event came up, he actually made weight for the match... but he was to exhausted to do anything and squandered the shot.

... I think.

It was Christian wasn't it, Kurt Angle got him to wear the chicken suit to help him lose weight faster.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I remember an angle where Brutus Beefcake tried to lose weight by doing a lot of cocaine.

Is that a joke, or is this sometime between The Disciple and The Bootyman and I just missed it?