Great American Bash card & picks

World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Booker T

Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy

Punjabi Prison Match
Undertaker vs. Big Show
*Note: As of late Saturday night, WWE was still advertising The Great Khali vs. Undertaker, despite reports that Khali was pulled from the show.

United States Championship
Fit Finlay (c) vs. William Regal

WWE Tag Team Championship
Brian Kendrick and Paul London (c) vs. The Pitbulls

Bra & Panties Match
Michelle McCool vs. Ashley vs. Kristal vs. Jillian

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Gregory Helms (c) vs. ??

Let's improve on that 37-39 record since Taboo Tuesday, shall we? I'll pick Rey Mysterio, Batista, Big Show, Finlay, Jamie Noble & Kid Kash, Ashley, and Gregory Helms.

KENNEDY!

Random Thought of the Week

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the return of RTOTW!

Sorry, I'm late. *cough, cough* I've come down with pennant fever.

Ben, Stevie Y, Shanny, we miss you already. Now will someone check on Pudge's contract?

RVD, Sabu, I told you guys to stay away from Evil.

OK, who else if anticipating the return of "Veronica Mars" by starting a betting pool on what's in the briefcase?

Speaking of which, who here wants Kristen Bell on top of them?

Come on, let's get Michigan football back out here!

FYI, I'll be doing regular updates from England, Wales, and Ireland starting July 28th. Victor, I'll be in London. Wanna set up some sort of chat time at my hotel?

Schoolcraft Community College, here I come. No major yet.

You know, for someone who's part Irish, I tan more easily than I burn.

Can someone please get me tickets to Malibu? I'd like to meet the girls.

Nelly Furtado has to be the biggest slut around. Why does that turn me on?

Note to Nelly, Chauncey Billups can whoop Steve Nash's ass anytime, any place.

MVP or not, Steve Nash is good. But why give the MVP award to somebody from C-eh-N-eh-D-eh?

My time's up. I'll be back for the Bash.

Thank you

1,710 games played
762 goals
1,178 assists
1,940 points
191 plus/minus
1,008 penalty minutes
229 power play goals
53 shorthanded goals
106 game winning goals
13 game tying goals
5,126 shots
14.9% shooting percentage
3 Stanley Cup Championships
1 team
1 heart


Thank you Steve Yzerman for all the great years. See you in Toronto.

Weekly News Quiz

This is something I've wanted to do for a while, but never got around to doing. Coming from this Sunday's Detroit Free Press, you can test your sports knowledge here. FYI, there are no wrong answers here, everyone scores a five. Give it a shot.

1. Andre Agassi announced he's retiring after this summer because he wants to...
a) Spend more time with Steffi and the kids
b) Play Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie
c) Take a GM buyout
d) Beat Steve Yzerman to the punch

2. NASCAR's Jeff Gordon revealed that he's:
a) Engaged to a Belgian model
b) Addicted to Belgian waffles
c) Allergic to brussels sprouts
d) Replacing Star Jone Reynolds on "The View." Finally, all those Regis and Kelly gigs are paying off

3. Finish this sentence: The Devil Wears...
a) Prada
b) Nike
c) Spandex (at least according to the Tour De France drug testing)
d) White Sox. (The Tigers-White Sox are the new Yankees-Red Sox, even if the networks haven't picked up on it yet)

4. Why was Holland disappointed last week?
a) Ousted from the World Cup by Portugal
b) Didn't even score a goal in the game. Nil
c) Still hasn't found a goalie. Nill
d) No, wait, that last one was Ken Holland and Jim Nill

5. What would some people like to see expanded to 128?
a) Teams in the NCAA hoops tournament
b) TV viewers for NHL games
c) Athletes rumored to be dating Paris Hilton
d) Pieces of bubblegum Nate Robertson can stuff in his mouth

Vengeance update

4-4, people. 4-4. And I thought I'd get back to .500 this time. *BUZZ!* Now I'm a meager 37-39 since Taboo Tuesday. Well, at least I've been improving since my unpublished drought started since Survivor Series. Now Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels & Triple H, John Cena, and Umaga, bless you guys. Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Shelton Benjamin, and Kane, you are dead to me.