Mick Foley may not have held a major singles title all year, or ever really, but he's my pick for wrestler of the year. He's been the super glue that's held together the WWF's heavyweight division, not in the sense of ratings or popping a house, but in being the variable in the Kane-Undertaker-Austin feud that made it compelling at best and still better than WCW's main events at worst. He's a lunatic bump machine, who after all these years is still topping himself more than a few times a year (dumpster bump, elbow off the platform bump, 2 hell in a cell bumps). He's got the best interview in the sport (he's the only guy I'll always stay with 100% when he's ON THE STICK). He makes the sublime immensely appealing (Mr. Socko). Oh, and he can work a hell of a match. And he maintains his hardcore credibility with a wink and a nod, unlike the martyrs in ECW. Oh yeah, so he had this cool match with Ken Shamrock and I just want him to have more offence because he's almost like the ultimate jobber to the stars without you even knowing it but then he won which is always good booking. The make over stuff was funny but I liked Cactus Jack's story about the teeth better.

The Tigercats will beat Dean's Concordes so hard on Sunday.

I don't care why they did it because I wanted to see those old Jesse Ventura clips. His victory is one the best things I've heard all year. I saw this guy wrestle Scott Putski's dad at the Ottawa Civic Centre when I was a young 'un and I was such a mark that I believed Jesse could hear me cheering for him because it was an avant garde thing in those days to like heels, especially in Ottawa. They should have showed a match, or a body shop clip. Damn all his naysayers, he was great ON THE STICK in WCW.

The Rock crested his monster push punking out Vince McMahon after what was a smartly booked match really and one I ain't got a real problem with and it was probably better than I'm saying because I don't like Maivia because his wrestling is mechanical and not fluid at all and his finisher is just a freaking elbow drop.

Val Venis wrestled...I know this one...STEVE BLACKMAN! Blackman did the cool dropkick again so it's a regular move. This was bordering on ok but Marlena screw jobbed it down here.

I can't think of anything to say about the most non-descript three way match in memory. At least the WWF has a tag division which as bad as it is, I'll take over WCW's treatment of their belt.

Dustin and Jeff played wrestling until Jeff's mom called him in 'cos it was getting late but he wouldn't listen so she got mad at his friend and they spit on each other. It was gross.

Did I mention lately that Kane sucks? The Brood has the coolest entrance in wrestling and the ringmanship to back it up but they never get to wrestle. Kane threatening to make a human bonfire is somehow supposed to be more believable than the gobbledygooper.

People who diss Fit Finlay don't like wrestling.

Al Snow did a job for Tiger Ali Singh on Singh's first Raw "debut" and Snow still hasn't moved up a rung on the ladder. This was working during the wrestling proper part of the match because Babu is Pablo Marquez who can bump his ass off to make his opponent look good and this was like a classic '80s squash that I don't miss but don't mind being alluded to. Why has Al Snow been given the Jarrett kiss of death already? He's jobbed to Too Much and the Oddities and wrestled an old man, he defines paying your dues but he still won't ever be pushed in our lifetime.

Ollie

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