THIS WEEK IN COMBAT SPORTS: ISSUE #22~! THE SMALLER FOR A REASON EDITION~!

THIS WEEK IN COMBAT SPORTS: ISSUE #22~! THE SMALLER FOR A REASON EDITION~!

Sorry for being so late with this. and the small nature of it. We had a Internet/Cable outage here today in TN because of the first day of the football season. And I could not work on it for very long. Plus I'm still awaiting on two features from someone who's busy. So sorry, and I'll try to get another one out next week.

For the sake of some of you. It might be time to repost this again.

THE TROLLING RATING SYSTEM. Derived by Myself and Lilith Sullivan

This has already been posted, but what the hell.

After years of dealing with a bunch of idiots on the GameFAQS boards myself and my sister have come up with a TROLL RATING SYSTEM. Much in the fashion of the Rating system created by Jim Cornette and Norm Dooley, this rating system helps categorize each troll.

DUD: No one bothers to read the post. Often a troll will make many posts in succession in a given section. Readers will merely scroll down past the 25 posts and move on with their lives paying no attention to the troll. Technically, you will never see "DUD" posted in response to a DUD troll, for that would require caring.

ONE STAR: You read the post and think, "Wow, what a sh*tty attempt at trolling." Then you stop reading and do not return.

TWO STARS: This is your typical trolling attempt. A troll will make a post that is obviously trolling in nature, and people will not only read but respond. Usually the responses are all typed versions of the thought, "Wow, what a sh*tty attempt at trolling." The thread rarely reaches two pages.

THREE STARS: This is a good trolling effort. The thread will usually be several pages in length. It will often include a number of people pointing out that the troll is a fool, and the troll responding with posts that include the word "sychophants". Or "Hypocrites". This type of thread will contain obvious gaps in psychology or a outright misinterpretation of facts to try to get a point across

**their is no 4** STARS: This is an very good trolling effort, where the debate becomes passionate. Often, other trolls join in to push the issue or just for fun. The head troll in this case has convinced the vast majority of posters that he sincerely believes what he's saying, and the posters are legitimately angry. Many curse words are exchanged and the troll sometimes threatens to leave the board forever only to come back several times simply to yell at people. The thread is usually at least 5-10 pages in length.

FIVE STARS: This happens maybe twice a year, and would be up for the Trolling Hall of Fame. The troll has legitimately upset posters to the point where they are begging management for him to be banned even though management has made it clear that no one will ever be IP banned from the board because that would be the beginning of the end. Management might, however, get so angry in that they will make monetary offers to the troll to please nut the fuck up and leave. These threads usually go anywhere from 7-50 pages and most of the time going off topic pretty quickly. And sometimes end up with Mods closing the tread, or having it deleted, or deleting many of the posts.

Why I post this?

Couture comes back. Set to face Brock at UFC 91.

Well, that was pointless.

Randy Couture Vs. Brock Lesnar was signed for UFC 91 in November. In Las Vegas. This comes after months of Couture saying he will never fight in the UFC again. So...great.

That being said. Within hours of this news being announced. all the major sports orginazations were all over it. ESPN mentioned it on Sportscenter and had it on their Bottom Line all day. Dana White said that there will be a 2 or three part 24/7 special.

So, here to talk about how many buys this fight could bring in. We welcome buys expert Lilith Sullivan.

"800,000. Guaranteed."

Tune in next week when we ask Lilith about the meaning of life.

"Staying smart and making sure you stay out of rehab more times than your ex has."

So yeah. Every message board on the internet is going to be pure hell come November 15th. Can you imagine what would happen if Brock wins? Sherdog might explode.

Unforgiven preview.

Michelle McCool Vs Mayrise. Women's title.

J: In this corner...weighing in at 42 pounds...

L: The skeltor herself and your divas champion...Michelle McCool.

J: And in this corner. From france. Or possibly Canda. Or maybe French Canadia.

L: Somewhere where JBL hates.

J: Some ** dragon breath **.

L: *Laughs*

J: Remember when it was like, Lance Storm and Chris Candidto doint their partners who don't get along gimmick. And Lance Storm did intros for Candido and Sytch?

L: That was the most character he ever showed too. Oh crap. Okay this match. Who wins?

J: Wins what?

L: The match.

J: What match?

L: The match you brought up.

J: Oh yeah. Umm. I don't Know. Michelle McCool. I guess.

L: I outweigh her by...70 pounds.

J: Yeah, but you are also, you know, 7 inches taller than her. 5' 11" 170? That's like Phoenix's build.

L: Lyn got shot by the way.

J: Are you serious?

L: Yeah. In the foot. One day out of rehab. Was shot in a burglary.

J: Ugh. Oh yeah. You? Match?

L: Umm...Uhh...Well...Umm...I think...I don't care.

Prediction: Popcorn.

ECW Title Scramble.

J: This whole concept is stupid. Like WCW level stupid.

L: Well if anything WWE has proven that they have all the abilties of WCW at it's worst.

J: I think Henry's going to retain. I think all of the champions are going to retain.

L: All of the champions will retain, or all of the champions will lose. Except Triple H. But fuuuuuudge him.

Prediction: The Black Guy.

Smackdown Title Scramble

J: So..we are in agreement that this match was made this wy just so HHH can squash a bunch of guys right?

L: Yep.

Prediction: HunTOR ins a squash. The PPV looks terrible.

HBK Vs Jericho

J: HBK will win. but how good will the match be?

L: Ehh...I've been a fan of Jericho's heel turn. Well, his sorta turn face back to heel turn. I think the better question is will Jericho's tights get any smaller?

J: Oh god. NO. PLEASE NO.

L: I say....****.

J: Yeah. Shawn Michaels is getting to old to really be put in the position where he can save every show. I think **** range. I also want cornflakes.

L: Mmm...Cornflakes.

Prediction: Cornflakes.

Tag Title Match.

L: The white guys. NEXT~!

Prediction: Why you gotta play a brother like that?

Raw Scramble.

J: Well...I think CM Punk will win. But if anyone beats him it will be JBL.

L: Batista?

J: Batista's heel turn is a lie. Just like the cake.

L: Guess what I'm reviewing this week?

J: Umm...Xenosaga?

L: ...I don't even want that in the house.

J: Is it your gimmick like X-Play where you'll only give your reviews a 7 out of 10?

L: *Laughs* No. But that would be awesome.

Predictions:
Jamie: JBL
Lilith: CM Punk.

Kimbo Slice signs to fight Ken Shamrock.

Ugh.

Chuck Liddell gets Knocked Out.

Again.

Full review coming in the next issue. But yeah. Bad news for UFC. That being said, Rashad is now getting an immediate title shot. Good move. Capitalize him while he's hot.

News.

WWE:

MVP has heat. Wait, no he doesn't.

In other news they somehow think Shelton Benjamin is a better heel? That's gotta be fake.

TNA:

Team 3D did something. But no one listened because no one cares about Team 3D. But there was definitely something to do with fisheggs.

Oh yeah. TNA didn't replace the tickets already bought for their Hammerstien Ballroom show. They made them rebuy the tickets. But instead, they gave them a free DVD. In case you are wondering, the show werd 500 paid.

UFC:

Japan:
Kensuke Sasaki won the GHC title. Making him the first man to win the IWGP title, The Triple Crown, and The GHC Title. I think this makes him Emperor of Japan or something.

Mexico:
Mistico broke his arm. sucks to be him.

MMA Rankings:

Heavyweight

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Mark Hunt
8. Heath Herring
9. Aleksander Emelianenko
10. Cain Velasquez


Light Heavyweight

1. Forrest Griffin
2. Quinton Jackson
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Mauricio Rua
6. Rashad Evans
7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
8. Chuck Liddell
9. Keith Jardine
10. Ricardo Arona

Middleweight

1. Paulo Filho
2. Anderson Silva
3. Yushin Okami
4. Dan Henderson
5. Matt Lindland
6. Kazuo Misaki
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
8. Frank Trigg
9. Cung Le
10. Jason MacDonald

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Matt Serra
3. Jake Shields
4. Jon Fitch
5. Karo Parisyan
6. Carlos Condit
7. Nick Thompson
8. Hayato Sakurai
9. Akira Kikuchi
10. Mike Swick

Lightweight

1. BJ Penn
2. Takanori Gomi
3. Eddie Alvarez
4. Joachim Hansen
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Tyson Griffin
7. Frankie Edgar
8. Tatsuya Kawajiri
9. Karl James Noons
10. Kenny Florian

Featherweight

1. Urijah Faber
2. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
3. Mike Brown
4. Hideki Kadowaki
5. Akitoshi Tamura
6. Waggney Fabiano
7. Hatsu Hioki
8. Mark Hominick
9. Takeshi Inoue
10. Savant Young

Bantamweight

1. Miguel Torres
2. Mazakatsu Ueda
3. Koetsu Okazaki
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Yoshihiro Maeda
6. Norifumi Yamamoto
7. Brian Bowles
8. Manny Tapia
9. Mazakatsu Imanari
10. Will Ribiero

Thanks for reading.