Snow Drop 6:15

With his return this Monday on Raw, I so hope he doesn't as he would undo the ground made up in recent months as the product has shown a fair bit of improvement. When he won it before it fitted into the storylines, but now it wouldn't. With the fact that TNA President Dixie Carter confirmed to the Daily Satr website that Christian Cage has indeed jumped ship back to the WWE - a tad childish in my opinion seeing as there are many rumours going around that Christian will be the mystery attacker of Jeff Hardy - it seems that Jeff may indeed win the Rumble.

David is spot on with the comment about having a headliner each year of the Hall Of Fame. This year was planned to be either Stone Cold or The Hitman as the Headliner, and with it being in Texas it was obvious to go with Steve Austin. Austin has indicated that he would love Ric Flair to induct him, but relations between Flair and the WWE are a tad cold at the moment. You have more chance of Tatanka getting inducted than Savage or the Warrior. McMahon has personally scuppered any Best Of dvds of both in recent years, so don't hold your breath. When HBK goes in, it will be as a single induction and without Janetty. At the end of the day, HBK eclipsed Janetty and the whole point of the WWE Hall Of Fame is for it to be on the exclusive side. Yokozuna will probably never enter the HoF as he was a short stayer in the WWE and did very little else due to his passing at a young age. Hacksaw Jim Duggan will more than likely go in at some point as he remains a good servant to Vince. The Von Erichs are a grey area, and more so at the current time due to how so many of them died. Once the scandals go away including steroids, Benoit etc, then maybe they will go in. The Rock and Vince on not on the best of terms at the moment as Dwayne has dropped the name of The Rock since hitting it reasonably big in Hollyweird. It went from The Rock, to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to Dwayne Johnson. It will be a few more years yet until he pulls up to the HoF. Stu Hart will more than likely kick in when Bret does. They may do it in a similar way to Rocky Johnson and High Chief Peter Maivia. Former WCW employee Cowboy Bill Watts has issued a statement saying that he has been invited into the HoF, but this seems an odd thing to do prior to it's official announcement. It wouldn't surprise me if this didn't happen. As regards who else, it all depends on Vince's mood and who hasn't annoyed him. I can't see an active wrestler going in as they used thata s a gimmick when the Nature Boy went in. Hmmm..off to wrack brains of who may go in..... Hold on, as regards Tommy Dreamer..give it until at least next year as they are running a potential retirement angle with him at the moment that should come to a head in June.

With the current storylines in place, don't expect any major surprises at the Royal Rumble. It would be highly unlikely for a midcard wrestler to win the Rumble unless they aim to push him big time. Morrison is currently a Tag Team Champion and being primed for a full time move to Raw post WrestleMania with a more than likely victory in the Money In The Bank match. Shelton Benjamin has still to prove he is main event material as he hasn't had a decent feud since becoming US Champion. One strongly rumoured result is that Jeff Hardy drops the title to Edge and comes back in the Rumble and wins it. He will then give up his title shot to face Christian Cage at WrestleMania who is strongly rumoured to be revealed as the person who attacked him pre Survivor Series and then run him off the road on January 9th. However, this is subject to Christian having signed a contract with the WWE. Aside from that, don't expect HBK to win it as he is in JBL's corner for WrestleMania andmay not be in the Rumble itself. HBK is on a reduced programme with no plans for retiring in the next few years at present. Both he and the Undertaker were rumoured to be retiring this year, but both have put those plans on the back burner following meetings with Vince McMahon. Both have gone public saying they were carrying on competing. If I had a choice I would go with Jeff winning it as I am hoping Christian Cage returns.

I think that Prison Break has been great entertainment and I have enjoyed it all the way through, even when others said some parts were not good - especially Seasons 2 and 3. I think that Season 4 has begun to bring it to a natural ending and I am now very intrigued as to how they will end it all.

I know you Jacob fans were stressing a little, but if you step back and see it how it has happened and it is nothing new in Hollyweird or any other film making country/area. The person at the helm changed for whatever reason people choose to accept. The lead actor and actress were announced straight away when the next film was given the green light as they are the story. Rumours start that someone else may be cast as Jacob Black - how many times has such a rumour started with other films...loads. And the biggest fault here is with the media who stirred the pot...something that has happened many times before and will again. Director has a lunch meeting with the actor portraying Jacob in the first film. Official announcement is made that the same actor will reprise the character of Jacob Black in the second film. All of the fans fretting are now happy. It isn't nice when rumours start and an actor or actress is rumoured to be being replaced for a future film; but this is nothing new and will happen again. Maybe now the fine young actor himself can get down to some serious line rehearsing for the next film without some media hack bugging him over a rumour. I must admit that I went into Twilight with an open, yet uncertain mind. The first 10 to 15 minutes of the film didn't help as it seemed a little bitty to me. However, the next 105 minutes were superb. I am now a convert and will soon be starting the novels. When is the new movie scheduled for release?

I can remember when both Ecclestone and Tennant were first announced and they got mixed reactions in the same way Matt Smith has on here; yet they became firm favourites when the show started. I am glad that they didn't put in a "household" name, and was looking forward to Paterson Joseph being a potential Doctor. But Matt Smith has thatlook about him that could continue with the modern Who Universe started by CE and thumped home by DT.

Apparently, the bookies favourite is Paterson Joseph who is in Survivors at the moment. As regards when he oe she was officially signed to be the 11th Doctor, there has been tak of a new Doctor for some time and more so since RTD announced he was going. I hope it isn't a major name , but rather someone who is known but not in a big way. I must say that both Christopher Ecclestone and David Tennant were known to me for the odd thing rather than one major character they ahd played etc. From a brief clip of DT commenting on the new Doctor, he seems very excited at who will be taking over from him.

Damnation 2009...you crept up on me when I turned my back..... Happy New Year peepssss...have a great 2009. Will

In a brilliant film mirroring alot of 1980's wrestlers who have fallen on hard times, this is a compelling drama charting the life of an 80's wrestling icon who has fallen upon hard times, wrestles in small high school gymnasiums and works in a local deli. Those long time or big grappling fans will know of how this has been in the news in recent years as the WWE owner Vince McMahon has offered former employees of the WWE/WWF who have addiction problems etc free rehab following a number of high profile passings of people like The British Bulldog and Eddie Guerrero, and the double murder/suicide of Chris Benoit. It has also been brought up in the current Main Event Mafia/Frontline feud in TNA, and the HBK/JBL storyline in the WWE. Mickey Rourke was not first choice for this role, but it seems his eventual casting may have been the making of this film. Tipped for major nominations and potential awards, this film pulls no punches and delves into the deep and seedy side of High School Gymnasium events where wrestlers wrestle in order to afford to live and eat. Sources within the WWE, and close to the Director of the film, have suggested that Vince McMahon was not best pleased that the film "broke the myth" of wrestling - despite the fact the "myth" was blown away years ago. It is alleged that Vince offered some harsh words to the Director about this aspect of the film, but is not quoted as saying the film wasn't any good. Having seen this at a private viewing earlier on this week, I would recommend this film to anyone who likes a good drama. It should appeal to fans of Mickey Rourke and of wrestling who know the backstage stuff as much as what we see on television. It is due for cinematic release on January 16th.

If you want what you consider to be "important" topics towards the top, then just bump them up. With full weekend conventions it is nice to get some exchange of views, ideas for downtime etc etc...even more so if you are new to conventions and going alone.

Reports are coming out of WWE Headquarters that WWE Head Honcho Vince McMahon pulled the trigger on starting Jeff Hardy's first reign as WWE/World Champion....despite daughter Stephanie doing her best to stop it. She used the now age old line of...Jeff is unreliable etc etc...something used for some time now. But Vince saw it differently acknowledging how Jeff had improved his attitude and was willing to address personal issues on live TV - recorded if on Smackdown - including the fire at his home and death of his dog as a result. Vince is also claimed to have said that having a Champion fired for a third Wellness Programme strike would send the ultimate message to the locker room.

It was nice to have something a little different from the norm. I worked out pretty early on who The Next Doctor really was, but they strung it out nicely adding little bits here and there. I loved the bit where the real Doctor thought he was a future regeneration. A nice special that had the "some even break my heart" line that made me go "awwwww". This may even be part of the upcoming specials as he is meant to have a different companion for each one. No hints for the next special or specials, apart from the name at the end. Let's hope DT is fit and well to start filming in the new year.

Is it Christmas? That one crept up on me...anyone know where I can get some last minute presents? That explains the weird phone call from family saying they will be around in an hour....D'oh!

Very true about standard practice, and the usual advertising standards is nothing new as well. Hence why alot of people just saw 50% off. Sad, yet very true.

Just found this on the BBC Website regarding Zavvi... Zavvi In Administartion At least they will keep trading. It is amazing what one business going under can do to others.

Totally missed that little box on the left of the web page...need to get my eyes checked again I think The new trailer looks great. Kind of reminds me a little of X-Men when they started hunting them down in both the cartoons and films. It also has a look of other great films. Definitely wets the lips for the next 5 weeks or so....

That's a biggy if Zavvi go into administration. I am sure it would get bought as Whittard of Chelsea Coffee & Tea Co. went into administration and then got sold off to an equity house.

There was a big news piece about this as people had gone into stores the day before the sale started to scope out what was in stock and at what price so that they could do some rough maths etc etc. In Bristol several customers found on the day of the sale that alot of prices had either not changed at all (even though a sticker said it was on sale), increased a little (even though a sticker said it was on sale) or had decreased a little (even though it had a sale sticker on). Then they noticed the "fine print" which read "Off of RRP" which obviously meant that they had gone off of the original RRP and not the price it was the night before etc etc etc. The hilarious thing is that so many people ignored what was being told to them by people coming out who were a tad unhappy and went in and spent the same as, a little less or a little more in some cases than the night before. Not sure when the two near me close.

The twelve episodes of Volume 4 are due to start in the States on an undetermined date in February 2009. It is a straight run through without reruns, but will involve the odd week here and there missed during holiday celebrations such as Easter etc. When it starts in the UK really depends on when in February it starts in the States. All of this information regarding the US broadcasting is available through the official website.

The Administrators have stateds that they have closing down final day plans, but these will only be made public on or the day before the individual closures of stores. They are trying to recoup money where possible, so it would be stupid to sale stuff for peanuts that can be recouped elsewhere. Administrators have also gone on record by saying that all sales will go towards redundancy and pensions as much as possible.

Reports are surfacing in the States that the angle last week on Raw when Orton punted Batista was to write Big Dave out for 6-8 months so he could have major hamstring surgery. On the recent European tour it was reported as being quite bad, and even slow paced matches in the States on his return just made it worse. Timeline return is no earlier than June, but more than likely SummerSlam - an event that seems to herald big returns. This puts the mockers on the planned re-match between Cena and Dave at Mania 25. Update: WWE.COM has confirmed the hamstring injury, but only after saying that he had surgery because of the Randy Orton punt and that the hanstrign surgery was done seeing as he was out injured.

TNA have filmed the next few weeks of Impact to give talent some time off over Christmas in order to prepare for the UK tour in the new year. Some nice matches set up for Genesis are set up with Sting vs Rhino for the title, Brother Devon/AJ Styles/Mick Foley vs Scott Steiner/Kevin Nash/Booker T, Sabin vs Shelley for the X-Division Title and former referee Shane Sewell vs Sheik Abdul Bashir (watch upcoming Impact shows for how and why - please note that Sewell was always hired as a wrestler but this angle took longer to do). Look for other matches to be announced, with a probable multi Knockouts match, or Hemme vs Kong II. Tag Tilte change with Beer Money Inc dropping the belts to Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed. Despite what Lance Storm said in a recent blog, I think the fact TNA are finally building up feuds and nto rushing into them is a good sign that they are taking their product as serious as us fans want them to. With Sabin vs Shelley for the X-Title at Genesis, who can moan? Also, look for Christopher Daniels to return post Genesis seeing as Curry Man got fired. Breaking News: Frankie Kazarian (aka Suicide) re-injured his bicep this past Monday and will be out a few weeks. If any longer, TNA will be putting someone else in the outfit until Kaz is fit again.

So, who is doing a Secret Santa at work? Finally got mine today, well, the second part anyway. The girl I am getting for loves chocolate (the nice part), and for the funny part I got her a christmas themed furry frisby that lights up and laughs maniacally when it lands. I have a feeling it will be flying around the opticians on Saturday when we have no patients downstairs!!!

If you could get stand up talent from both the UK and USA, and chuck in a few Aussies, then that would be a brilliant event. They could do workshops and talks during the day, and stand up in the evening before the parties. As they are over here so much, it wouldn't be overly difficult to do, and there are comedy fans out there who would flock to events such as this who haven't before.

Despite having watched them all before, I can't help watch re-runs of all the CSI franchise, the Law & Order shows, Criminal Minds, NCIS, Numb3rs and Dexter...a convention, and we are talking a proper weekend away convention like Eclipse etc, would be superb. I am not even talking A-List actors who have been in or are in these shows as they all have deep cast lists...