Powell's Blog Random thoughts on the Hogan family, WWE Raw, Sabu, Sean Waltman, XPW By Jason Powell May 26, 2008 - 11:34 AM CLICK FOR BIO Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Monday, MAY 26 - 11:34 A.M. -The Hogan family destroyed its own image this weekend when the audio clips of their phone conversations with jailed son Nick Hogan were released to the media. It was bad enough when Nick came across as a whiney momma's boy in the initial audio clips, but the sound bytes of he and Hulk Hogan badmouthing victim John Graziano was downright appalling. I wonder what Hulk would have thought if Brooke Hogan had been seriously injured in Sunday's car crash. Would he have blamed it on her for upsetting God? For that matter, I wonder if Linda would still feel that an eight-month jail sentence was too severe for a "car accident" if Brooke were in Graziano's position today and the driver had been street racing. Sadly, I'm guessing the narcissistic family will fail to make the connection. -Last week's Raw was entertaining, but it didn't really leave viewers with a big hook for tonight's show. I suppose there is the general manager issue now that William Regal was fired according to the storylines. However, they failed to make a big fuss over who the next G.M. will be. In fact, they're still not making a big deal out of it, as it's not even mentioned until the final paragraph in the official Raw preview. WWE needs a hot show with only six days to promote the One Night Stand pay-per-view, so it should be an interesting evening. -Sabu has been praised by some fans for showing up at the XPW show over the weekend despite his health problems. I'm not sure whether XPW or Sabu is to blame, but he should have been pulled from the advertising. After all, he told Mexico's AAA promotion roughly two weeks ago that he needs surgery and would not be able to wrestle for at least a year. In other words, he and/or XPW promoters knew he would not be able to appear on the show, yet he was still advertised as appearing in the main event. -I do know that Sean Waltman was grateful to be booked on the XPW show. He mentioned the booking when he talked the night before he was released from a treatment facility, but he wanted it kept quiet because it was an unadvertised, surprise appearance. He stated at the time that he was just happy to have a booking just days after his stint in rehab. -The XPW reunion didn't stir up any feelings of nostalgia in me. I think it's great that Big Vision Entertainment is entering the world of Blu-ray discs, but I wish they'd come up with their own big vision for wrestling rather than revert to the tired garbage wrestling style. XPW always came across as a low-class, second rate, wannabe ECW promotion under Rob Black. It won't be easy for the company to shake off that stigma if they choose to move forward with this venture. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY Powell's Blog Latest Twelve Articles WWE's latest talent cut, no room for managers in pro wrestling, Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor, the newest wrestler on the ECW roster, traditional Survivor Series matches Brock Lesnar is the new UFC Heavyweight Champion, but he faces an uphill battle in a quest to earn the respect of MMA followers Thoughts on UFC 91 at the box office, the Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar main event, and the weak undercard WWE cuts five wrestlers in four days, Jeff Hardy shows a mean streak, lame duck Ring of Honor pay-per-view event WWE cracking down on marijuana use, internal frustration over a TNA cut continues, Vladimir Kozlov fan reaction, one week away from Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture I lost my precious sticker, more on WWE Raw including thoughts on Stephanie and Shane McMahon, Vladimir Kozlov, the same old Jeff Hardy, and the strangest voter ever