LOL This guy is the man.

[KingofOldSchool]

This guy thinks Lance Storm is an Idiot The Botterm Dollar #1 Posted By Jeremy Botter on 04.03.04 You're an idiot, Lance Storm. YOU'RE AN IDIOT, LANCE STORM The king of zero heat, Lance Storm, posted an online Q&A on April 1st. It was quite interesting, to say the least -- let me give you my favorite little excerpt. "I would have wanted him to stay, but after really leaving us high and dry like he did, not really. He received a tremendous push and had a ton of guys work hard to get him there and then just walked out. I wish him luck in the future, but would resent it if he came back and received another push." Of COURSE you'd resent it, Lance. After all, Brock is a guy who came into the company with a gigantic push, became quite over with the fans, and acted as the defacto face of the promotion once the top stars like Rock and Austin were forced into semi-retirement. Here you have a young guy who is a pretty dynamic collegiate athlete, and he steps into a business and is immediately rewarded despite never having "paid his dues" or "been on the road." The best part about it is that Brock actually became quite believeable in the ring and was crazy over in both the heel and face department. And then there's you, Lance. You've never really been over, unless you count those days in ECW...and let's face it, we don't really count ECW because it was on a completely different level than the one you're playing on now. You talk a good game about taking pride in your matches, but I've never seen a Lance Storm match that didn't bore me to tears...and I've seen a lot of them. That whole "boring" gimmick with Austin? Something tells me there was a modicum of truth behind that angle. Lance, you ARE boring. In character, in the ring, and probably backstage as well. You talk a lot about us internet types not having any right to judge the quality of wrestling matches, but let's face the facts here: you don't either. You've never had any quality matches, you've been an average wrestler at best for your entire career, and you're bitter about your lack of response from fans who are supposed to see the genius in the work you do in the ring. Instead of trying to figure out why you don't connect with the fans, you sit back and tell us how wrong WE are for not liking you. The whole skirmish with the boys from Death Valley Driver a few years back is a striking example of what I'm talking about here, Lance. Dean Rasmussen may have never stepped foot in a wrestling ring, but I'm more inclined to listen to his opinion on what good wrestling is simply because he's dedicated his life to watching thousands upon thousands of hours of footage. You're bitter, Lance. You decided to take your frustrations out on Brock Lesnar simply because he became everything you never will be -- highly paid, over, and respected by the fans because of his willingness to adapt to his situation and get better. The dancing gimmick looked pretty stupid on you for the simple reason that you really didn't want to do it -- all you wanted to do was wrestle your boring little matches and make the fans understand that your view of what wrestling should be is the RIGHT one and everyone else is wrong. Brock Lesnar may have never traveled the back roads of America and wrestled in crappy little venues, but the fact remains that Brock Lesnar is far better than you, Lance, will ever be. BETTER JUDGMENT IS NEEDED, ROCK Eric Szulczewski, I hope you're paying attention here, because this is the first time I'm ever going to agree with you on something that has to do with The Rock. I've long been a fan of The Rock. I've typically enjoyed his movies, his matches, his promos, and everything else about the character that has made him so popular. I think he's got great screen presence, and his interview skills are the best the business has ever seen. Even the great Ric Flair stands in the shadows when Rock is doing an interview. There has never been and never again will be someone as good on the microphone as Rock, despite what Eric would have you believe. I saw Walking Tall this morning, and to say that it's a bad movie is doing justice to bad movies everywhere. It's bad on the level of B-movies that are considered BAD B-movies and not cult favorites. Almost everything about the film is horribly produced and written; the storyline is a complete afterthought to lame action sequences that would be better served in a Steven Segal movie. The only saving grace of the movie is Rock's acting. Frankly put, Rock is one of the best-acting action stars alive today, and he proves it in Walking Tall. Despite the lame script and lame production, Rock is still able to act his way outside of the movie, and because of that the lousy interest in this movie isn't going to end up hurting him in the long run. I can think of no other legitimate action star on Rock's level who can get into his character as well as he can -- but that may be due to the fact that his characters have been more along the lines of extensions of his wrestling character than actual original parts. I'm going to be REAL interested to see Be Cool, in which Rock plays a gay bodyguard; that role more than any other could end up defining the next five years of Hollywood for him. Of course, there's also Spy Hunter, which could end up being a Bond-ian franchise for him...if it doesn't go the way of XXX. That probably won't happen, though, because Rock's acting skills make Vin Diesel look like he's in a third-grade production of Arch The Angel. IN CLOSING That's it for this week. You can stay tuned to my a my website http://www.jeremybotter.com for updates from me throughout the week, and there's also the Total Extreme Warfare 2004 FAQ Livejournal that I've got going. If you haven't played TEW 2004 yet, go to 400 SoftwareStudios.com and download the one-day demo, then grab the 1.0.1 patch from the messageboards to get up to speed. I guarantee you that it's the best wrestling game you've ever played, especially for those of you who are statistical freaks and love simulations. See you next week.

[HHHsucks929]

I think he missed Lance's point. There is some obvious bitterness there but I agree with Lance anyway.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Eh, he's a dolt.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Lance Storm is the mang. Shutup.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Originally Posted by Crash Bang Newstead Lance Storm is the mang. Shutup.

Agreed.

To say Lance wasn't over, well check WCW.

And Lance doesn't use half the stuff he could because he's a heel, you change you game with your character, if he used all of his moves he'd be more over than most. Lance is a wrestler, so I guess if you don't like wrestling then you won't like Lance.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

And of all people he doesn't care about not being booked strong, he's just happy to be on t.v.

[Corkscrewed]

Wow... someone seems to be letting his hatred of Lance take over.

[Rock Bottom]

I like Lance and feel sorry for him, but lol @ the way this guy went off. That was pretty good.

[KayfabeMan]

Honestly,I didn't read the entire thing,as I don't have the patience
to at 3:51AM. I will probably return to read it (completely) later in
the day. But I must say - Lance Storm is just an average wrestler.

[Goldbird]

Lance storm is a good wrestler, mind you. But he just isnt entertaining.

Wow that guy is a retard. I haven't read much of Lance Storm's stuff, but what I have read of his, he never comes across as bitter or anything like that. He seems like a really classy guy who doesn't seem to really mind that he's not over or whatever.


Also, lol @ that guy comparing Lesnar to Storm. Now, mind you I still am a bit more forgiving on Brock than most here, but holy shit. The WWE could have given ME Brock's push and I'd be more over than half the damn roster too. Brock had some good wrestling skill yes, but with the kind of push he got, only Billy Gunn could have managed to not get over with it.

[BigDaddyCool]

Just to back up Lance, it is hard to get over with the fans when all you get to do is say 3 words and have a 5 second match where you get Speared/Gored.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool Just to back up Lance, it is hard to get over with the fans when all you get to do is say 3 words and have a 5 second match were you get Speared/Gored.

Yeah, BDC is on point.

WWE never gives him a chance to shine. The only time I got a taste of the real Lance Storm (not the watered down jobber version) was in a tag match from a few months ago where even Scott Steiner looked good.

[Boondock Saint]

I thought he was being used well with the whole Un-Americans stable with Test, Christian and Regal. But then it just fell apart and this is where he's been since. I like him a lot and think he can cut some hilarious promos when given the time in addition to his ring skills.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah BDC is right,it's not like he's been given much of a chance.

[Kane Knight]

He was used as well as anyone could be in the Un-Americans bit, but it was a weak attempt at some quick hat, and the atentiveness it got in the end was proof of just how little thought was put into it.

[MVP]

I hope that guy doesn't call himself a smark.

[The Outlaw]

Originally Posted by road doggy dogg Brock had some good wrestling skill yes, but with the kind of push he got, only Billy Gunn could have managed to not get over with it.

Or Lance.

Nah I dunno I havent been able to see Lance in a long time, last time I saw him was when he was with one of godfather's hos.

[HHHsucks929]

I know Lance isn't as small as most guys on Smackdown! but... Should Lance just be moved to the cruiserweight division? He ain't being used for anything now, why not put him with some great wrestlers, some he's possibly worked with before?

[Rock Bottom]

Originally Posted by HHHsucks929 I know Lance isn't as small as most guys on Smackdown! but... Should Lance jsut be moved to the cruiserweight division? He ain't being used for anything now, why not put him with some great wrestlers, some he's possibly worked with before?

That's a pretty good idea, it'd be interesting anyway. Not sure if he would measure up high-flying wise, but, there would undoubtedly be some good matches.

[Rob]

When Lance Storm has a shitter match than the one Lesnar had at Mania then I'll actually give a thought out respectful response.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Rob When Lance Storm has a shitter match than the one Lesnar had at Mania then I'll actually give a thought out respectful response.

Simply put: Word.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Rock Bottom That's a pretty good idea, it'd be interesting anyway. Not sure if he would measure up high-flying wise, but, there would undoubtedly be some good matches.

Well, Knoble ain't exactly been a luchadore on Smackdown! either, but he was Cruiserweight champ for HOW long?

I'd like to see him work a program with some of the guys from the CW division, actually, so yeah, it sound slike a pretty good idea.

[Rob]

Lance Storm looks like Andre next to the crusierweights though.

Funnily enough, I send the WWE creative department a long scripted programme which was basically Tazz dropping 15lbs and being a crusierweight but the total bully of the divsion and keeping him away from heavyweights. It led to a Tazz vs. Misterio feud. I sent that idea, another involving Hogan vs. Jericho as a way to put over Jericho and Hogan and an idea for Benoit and Jericho against HHH and Austin (before HHH tore his quad) to someone well respected in the business and he told me the only reason that I never heard back from WWE (offering a job or at least a thanks) was because of the names involved in the ideas.

[tucsonspeed6]

Originally Posted by Rob Lance Storm looks like Andre next to the crusierweights though. Funnily enough, I send the WWE creative department a long scripted programme which was basically Tazz dropping 15lbs and being a crusierweight but the total bully of the divsion and keeping him away from heavyweights. It led to a Tazz vs. Misterio feud. I sent that idea, another involving Hogan vs. Jericho as a way to put over Jericho and Hogan and an idea for Benoit and Jericho against HHH and Austin (before HHH tore his quad) to someone well respected in the business and he told me the only reason that I never heard back from WWE (offering a job or at least a thanks) was because of the names involved in the ideas.

How did you get a hold of them?

[Rob]

How did I get ahold of WWE? Sent them through the mail and got the address from the receptionist at their offices.