ECW Hits and Misses for July 22

Hits
- The Opening Segment: GM Teddy Long presented ECW Champion Mark Henry with the newly crafted belt that was quite a looker. Also, Colin Delaney officially sided with Henry and Tony Atlas. Pretty nice promos by all personalities.
- The Continued Development of Young Talent: First, Evan Bourne defeated James Curtis, and later on, Ricky "The Latin Assassin" Ortiz appeared and had a discussion with Teddy Long. Bourne, who is also know as Matt Sydal, was nice in the aerial department and hopefully Curtis will gain a spot on the roster. In addition, Ortiz is polished on the mic.
- The Main Event: On Tuesday, Finlay, John Morrison, The Miz, and Finlay competed in a fatal four way for an ECW Title shot. Even though it was almost for sure Hardy was going to win, the match was excellent with amazing high spots and thoughtful ring psychology. Hardy pinned Miz and will face Mark Henry for the title at Summerslam. All four men deserve a bonus from WWE for this match. I also find it stunning that Finlay, 49, is still quite agile.
Misses
- Dreamer Vs. Delaney: The match was somewhere around 3 minutes when it easily could have been a main event on ECW sometime in the future. Also, Tommy Dreamer pinned Colin Delaney who just turned heel, halting all of his heat.

Raw Hits and Misses for July 21

Hits
- Chris Jericho and Lance Cade: Cade brings a new development to the Jericho-HBK feud which has been fueled by stellar promos by both men. On Monday, Cade defeated Paul London who sold very well and Y2J excelled on the mic.
- D-Lo Brown's Return: After working several dark matches, D-Lo defeated Santino Marella on Monday during Santino's open challenge. D-Lo returns to the company after 5 years in Japan and TNA as an agent. He has still kept the "Frogsplash (Low Down)" sharp. I hope he gains a worthy position on Raw such as an IC Title challenger.
- IC Title Feud: A mixed tag on Monday, IC Champ Kofi Kingston and Women's Champ Mickie James versus Paul and Katie Lea Burchill, furthered both title feuds. The Burchills are developing well and Kofi and Mickie still have the fans on their sides.
- Duggan and Lawler Versus Rhodes and DiBiase: After being humiliated by the Tag Champs a week earlier, Hacksaw Jim Duggan was announcing his retirement Monday when Jerry Lawler told him to ignore Rhodes and DiBiase, second and third generations prodigies respectively. Duggan is actually enjoyable on the mic as well as the young but ready World Tag Champs. This could be a solid feud considering Jim and Jerry's decision to stay in shape.
- Santino and Beth Phoenix: Two weeks ago on Raw Santino was defeated by Beth Phoenix, the taker of his open challenge. This week, Beth came to ringside during Santino's challenge with D-Lo Brown. After the match, Beth and Santino reluctantly caught themselves in a kiss that sparked the crowd's immediate interest. This skit was nice comedic relief for Raw compared to John Cena's "JBL is poopy." bit two weeks ago.
Misses
- John Cena Pins DiBiase in Six Man Tag: For the past couple of months, WWE has made it a goal to make the tag division seem important. All was almost lost on Raw Monday when John Cena, teamed with Cryme Tyme, pinned one of the Tag Team Champs Ted DiBiase Jr, teamed with his partner Cody Rhodes and JBL. This might signal that WWE is back to their old ways of jobbing out the Tag Champs who are more than worthy of victories.
- The Topsy Turvy Main Event: With Batista and John Cena tangling, it looks like CM Punk's next PPV opponent for the World Title will be JBL, maybe. Its also unknown where Kane will end up by Summerslam, and it isn't even certain that Batista and Cena will face off. Also, Punk really hasn't defeated a huge star. With decisions over only JBL and Snitsky, it is beginning to look as if WWE doesn't trust CM as World Champion. More importantly on Raw, Batista and Punk fought to another no decision. Why couldn't Punk have gotten the win?

TWA 101

In celebration of 101 posts, I have compiled a list of notables to form a 101 class concerning the Wrestling Archive.
Dates:
September 13, 2007: Post number one The History of Professional Wrestling was created.
December 20, 2007: The first comment was received (located on the Break It Down post).
Sometime in January of 2008: The TWA Hall of Fame blog is created and the TWA format changes.
March 29, 2008: The TWA Hall of Fame blog shuts down and both inductions are merged into the Wrestling Archive blog.
April 12, 2008: The Wrestling Archive goes on hiatus due to lack of support.
April 24, 2008: The affiliated blogs Mat Stats and World's Worst Wrestling and their 11 combined posts are merged with the Wrestling Archive.
June 23, 2008: The Wrestling Archive returns with the creation of Ring Reels (originally Video of the Day). Ring Reels is the incorporation of videos from wrestling of today and yesterday.
June 24, 2008: The Voice of Wrestling is posted and becomes the first worded post after the hiatus.
July 5, 2008: TWA announces the return of the TWA Hall of Fame.
July 6, 2008: The Wrestling Archive Hall of Fame officially re-opens and Gorgeous George is announced as the next inductee. Also, TWA Remembers, perspective of careers of those who have passed, becomes part of the TWA blog in looking at Adrian Adonis' career.
July 11, 2008: The first News + Notes post is added.
July 14, 2008: The first installment of TWA Remembers ends with Adonis' biography.
July 16, 2008: TWA Remebers returns with TWA Remembers and Investigates Bruiser Brody. Three days later, that particular installment goes on hiatus and may return soon.
July 19, 2008: TWA Honors, a look at the careers of living legends, is created and becomes part of the blog with the examination of the career of Abdullah the Butcher.
July 22, 2008: The 100th post is created.
Numbers:
Posts: 101
Comments: 5 (Come on people)
Ring Reels: 28
Layouts: Too many to count
Current Dedication:
As of now, I can say that this blog isn't going away anytime soon. To completely convince me, I need more comments. Then, TWA will flourish. Currently, I am in the process of syndicating this blog on WWE Fan Nation and Myspace. Feedback would definitely be welcomed. Look forward to more of the Wrestling Archive to come!

Post 100: Happy Birthday Cap!

Recently, legendary manager and wrestling personality Lou Albano turned 75 years old. The Captain was celebrated at La Lanterna restaurant on Sunday. One of the invitees was Jim Fullington, known in the wrestling world as the Sandman. Fullington is (maybe was) a longtime friend of the Captain's. The party started quietly with Lou surrounded by family and his closest wrestling peers from his almost 40-year career. Sandman delivered a touching toast concerning his friend around 5:00 p.m. Chaos broke lose as the gang of around 150 entered the restaurant located in Yonkers, New York City. All of the sudden Fullington emerged as the Sandman we all know from ECW. He began swatting at lights and being loud. The owner of the restaurant, TJ Tarone, wasn't pleased and ran after Sandman. That's when Gary "Pitbull" Wolfe and Tim "The Zombie" Roberts, wrestling peers, consoled Sandman outside the Yonkers eatery. Then, as several witnesses claim, Tarone forcefully hit Sandman with a beer bottle, drawing blood. Soon after Tarone was the subject of a high speed chase to the back of the restaurant by Sandman. While hurling dishes at the owner, Sandman was approached by armed cops who had just arrived. After throwing bottles at cops, Sandman was arrested and charged with several misdemeanors and second degree assault, a felony. Sandman, showing a bruised face from the previous night awoke in a Westchester jail Monday. What a birthday gift for Captain Lou Albano! Also in celebration, you are reading the 100th post of the Wrestling Archive!

Ring Reels: Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Dusty Rhodes Vs. Terry Funk (3PW - Part 2)