J_Stewart

I'd very much like to see that in a month or so time, maybe even put the belt back on Christian through a Rhodes intervention to start it off, that way they'd have a main event feud with previous history and be able to build something seperate with the title.

Cody Rhodes gets better every single week. He's definitely fit for a main-event feud.

I think more people would have known him as one of the major stars in ROH as opposed to 'that jobber that hung around with Raven in TNA' prior to signing with WWE as TNA weren't exactly the internationally known brand they are now in 2004. Regardless of that though, as far as I'm aware, WWE wrestlers aren't contracted as direct employees, but rather 3rd party contractors (or whatever the American variable is, that's why there has always been rumblings about not having an official wrestelers union, etc) which gives WWE certain benefits, with that in mind, as CM Punk created the name he alone is entitled to ownership of the name. Also, it's pretty rare for WWE to continue to push anyone to the level Punk has been unless they work their ass off and have the talent to back it up, so although they may have given him the mic time and titles, it's because he's worked his ass off to deserve it under the name that he himself created. If you're working with someone as a third party, they have no right to ownership over your products or services unless you explicitly say otherwise (wouldn't have thought it'll be wholly different to that in America). I can understand what you're saying about WWE looking out for their best interests (it wasn't me that said they were assholes or whatever the insult was, just backed up Punks case) but it's Punks image that is associated with the name, not the WWE logo, therefore he's got to look out for his own best interests and not giving them ownership of his name is definitely in his best interests.

That would be fair enough if they had given CM Punk a new name at the very start of his tenure on the main roster ala Bryan Danielson / Daniel Bryan, but they didn't, they kept the same name that HE built prior to signing with them and that a large number of people already knew him by. To then try and take ownership of the name that he spent years prior to his affiliation with them building is ridiculous regardless of how much awareness of that name has increased since his WWE tenure. Edited to add: It'd be like you developing computer software, selling it nationally, hooking up with Microsoft as a third party and selling it internationally and them trying to claim ownership. Just because they've grown the brands awareness doesn't give them a right to ownership of the product you developed.

Did they let Russo write the script for last nights Raw? Didn't see it, but it sounds like a two hour train wreck.

Hooch is crazy!!!

Sadly controversy creates cash as the old saying goes, so there is absolutely no chance Glasgow will be dropped next year. If anything chances are they'll put Anderson v Lewis II on and build the whole event around it. Ratings'd go through the roof for that I'd imagine. Was flicking between the darts and the football, but aside from the small collection of idiots at the end it seemed to be a pretty good event from the parts I saw.

That was a cracking game from probably my two favourite players. Not often you see Gary Anderson with the better darts at a double, great scoring from both though. I've missed the Premier League.

Predicting a big big year for Ding, he's been on the cusp of true consistent greatness for a while now, seems to have really matured. Think this is going to be his year with many more to follow. Will definitely be putting a cheeky tenner on him for the World Championship.