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Hoping he gets HBK on there. Both have been really good so far. Both Taker and Goldberg came across really well. I would love to hear Austin and Shawn talk about Mania 14. There is one with Shawn on Austin's other network show, Stone Cold Podcast. Thanks, I'll check that out.

Hoping he gets HBK on there. Both have been really good so far. Both Taker and Goldberg came across really well. I would love to hear Austin and Shawn talk about Mania 14.

Papa Shango's "darker side", he was already setting fire to people and making black goo come out of their foreheads!!

One sentence - Vince didn't "get" them. They were just an LOD rehash as far as he saw, I doubt he even watched/watches NXT.

The thing that killed TNA more than anything else was that they made a lot of the same mistakes as WCW - Chiefly they got Hogan involved in creative and his little circle. In those days the product even looked the same as WCW. The 6 sided ring went, the usual suspects got hired, the emphasis was put on names over the "TNA Originals", like Joe, Daniels, Styles etc The only company where Hogan is a benefit is in WWE, because they're big enough to keep him in his box. But to go back to the point of the discussion - a p*ssed off wrestler with something to prove can be very damaging to a former promotion - provided they're allowed to have free reign. Ryder for example is a very charismatic guy, and lots of people would follow him if he moved somewhere where he was allowed to shine. WWE want to avoid giving this embryonic potential rival any weapons they can.

I doubt it now they're in full on "war" mode. They're desperately trying to hold onto anyone semi decent to keep them away from Cody's mob.

Seriously? I bought two copies off Amazon for my XBox 360 and both crashed at the Grey Lady scene (tried two disks on two different Xbox consoles too). I hope this is the "proper" one, and not the 2016 "Feminist" crap one?

Except Luke specifically asks Leia about her "Real" Mother. Leia would obviously know the difference between her adoptive mother, and Padme. He literally says to her "your real Mother, I mean". Now the scene in Episode III makes that ridiculous. Leia was minutes old when Padme died.

While Hayden wasn't exactly the greatest actor, it's pretty well known that Lucas wanted him to portray Anakin with little emotion, and coldness. As I usually say, I recommend the novels of Episode II and III as they add a lot more subtle nuances to the characters, which make the story much deeper. Especially the subtle way Palpatine is steering Anakin with the little comments he makes - in the film it seems a bit of a sudden "ah well what the hell, I'll join the Sith" but it's actually built up steadily, and you can then also fully appreciate the trap that Palpatine springs on him in the end. And yes as you say, Anakin is still at his core not mature enough to handle his power and those flaws are ultimately exploited to create Darth Vader. From the beginning he is not a "good boy" like Luke is. He disobeys orders right from the beginning, and has anger and frustration - but where Luke has a little whinge - Anakin often acts with that anger.

Was pretty good actually. Really filled in the blanks on his backstory (because I didn't know who he really was)

Brunette suits her much better.

You might have twisted awkwardly in your sleep or something. If you've had pain there on and off for a while, I'd suggest going to see a doctor. It might be cartilage related - If I recall you're pretty active physically aren't you?

This house move is doing my head in. What was supposed to be a relaxing "mental detox" week (when I booked it a couple of months ago) has now turned into one of the most stressful of my entire life. Shuttling between the old place, lumping boxes, building furniture and being in close proximity to my Mum in Law who is very bossy - Aaargh. Missed Liverpool V United because Sky TV didn't get set up - and only just got internet today. Depression is also out of control because I've missed medication for three days. My birthday also effectively was forgotten - in terms of people getting my presents and stuff.

She has a Nathalie Dormer look about her, me likey.

Happy Birthday (see I got the hint). It's me and Shinsuke on Sunday.