by Logan Scisco Since this week’s magazine selection is from December 1999 it would be remiss for the staff of WWF Magazine to ignore Christmas.  Sure enough, we get a holiday-type cover featuring the self-proclaimed, undisputed champion of Christmas Mick Foley:

Just wanted to point out that it seems like the general consensus here seems to be that the "CM Drunk" angle was unnecessary and lame. And yet to our knowledge this was a storyline crafted by the 2 wreslters themselves. We shit on Vince/Steph/HHH all the time when there are bad ideas, and give *all* the credit to the performers when stuff is good (Summer of Punk, Foley/Orton, HBK/Jericho, etc). Just wanted to point out that even a couple of guys with great minds for the business can misfire. This leads me to a rant I’ve been meaning to get into for a while now, specifically the idea of straight edge as a babyface trait.  Like, for me, another major problem with the Jericho feud was that lots of people related to Jericho and not Punk.  Straight Edge, while admirable at times, is an actual lifestyle choice, not some sort of handicap or genetic defect like MS or cheering for the Calgary Flames.  Punk’s not an alcoholic, he only chooses not to drink because it’s his thing...

The Netcop Rant for Backlash 2000 - Live from Washington, D.C., proud home of Marion Berry, Tammy Sytch’s favorite mayor. - Your hosts are JR & The King. - And we get a bit of shock right away, as Debra comes to the ring, three months early for Fully Loaded, if you know what I mean. We’re talking Scott Hall terroritory here. And she’s the RING ANNOUNCER for the first match? Alcohol and microphones don’t mix, kids.

The SmarK Rant for WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII Live from Miami, FL Your hosts are Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

Wrestlemania XXVIII Date: April 1, 2012 Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida Attendance: 78,363 Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler America the Beautiful: Lillian Garcia As I wrote out that title, I almost started shaking. Today is Wrestlemania Sunday. In less than two and a half hours, the show is going to begin. This is the day that we as fans wait for all year long. Everything ends tonight and at the same time, everything begins. You all know the card by now, but for those who might forget, the main event is John Cena vs. The Rock, Once In A Lifetime (until ratings go down and we need a rematch). Let's get to it.

Hi, This story is 100 percent open on the website and will be accessible.  http://www.newsday.com/sports/ pro-wrestling/diamond-dallas- page-speaks-on-yoga-entering- chris-jericho-cm-punk- wrestlemania-match-1.3635846 Thanks much! I briefly met DDP at the comic convention last year in Calgary and he was going on about his yoga deal there, too.  I'm glad that wrestlers like him and Trish Stratus can find success after WWE, actually, without having to crawl back begging for a job again.  Plus he hosted that Nitro DVD, so obviously he's on good terms with them, too.  

The SmarKdown Rant – 03.30.12 Taped from the same place as RAW. Your hosts are Josh Matthews & Matt Striker (because Michael Cole is at Axxxxess, you see)

Chris Jericho was featured in an interviewed by BetweenTheRopes.com today. Here are some of the highlights. On how this WrestleMania feels different than previous WrestleManias: "I figured this out earlier; this is my tenth WrestleMania and there's only been two (matches) that I've been involved with that I felt had the potential to be the show-stealer. One was with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIV and this is the next one. So, you can never say for sure what's going to happen and there's a lot of big matches on this show. I just think -- with the story line and the chemistry and the work style that we have and the anticipation from the fans -- that are match has the potential to be a very special one. "So, I'm excited about this WrestleMania. Not that I'm not excited about every WrestleMania, but this has a little bit of a special twist to it." On what fueled his return: "[The] time and going against C.M. Punk. I was fi...