A Very Special Post
This post was originally posted on the StevieRichards.com Message Board. I decided to put it up here in its entirety, because it expresses how I feel about the King, the bad guy/heel announcer on the WWF's A team of Jim Ross and Jerry "the King" Lawler, as well as on Smackdown. He left the WWF today in protest after his wife, Stacy "the Kat" Carter was released.

"Alrighty, here goes... As an upstanding member of society and an RTC wannabe, I didn't always support the King's often lewd comments, but I gotta admit, he was funny. He threw out one liners like no one else, and always provided the perfect foil to both Ross and Cole. And there's no way Tazz or anyone else could ever replace him.

Now about the Kat... From what I've read from a variety of wrestling news sites, she left due to disputes with management and the bookers over the whole RTC angle. Apparently things had been building up for the past two weeks, and Vince finally told Jim Ross to tell Stacey Carter that she had been released. I have the utmost respect for Lawler for leaving with his wife, although I hope some compromise can be reached that can at least bring the King back, if not Kat.

Now to the spoilers... After checking the Smackdown spoilers, Ross and Cole did the commentary for Smackdown... two faces doing commentary? Interesting. Our boy Stevie interrogated Mr. Val Venis and discovers that he's had sex with a woman who tempted him. Steven and the rest of the RTC rough him up, and Venis eventually comes out and talks about how horrible his former life was, and how he's going to try once again to leave that behind. They never mention her by name, but the assumption is that the woman was the Kat, so that's how they're going to explain her absence from television. Val even apparently cried during his speech. Mr. Richards and the rest of the RTC forgive him in the end though, and they have a big group hug.

I know I'm going to miss Kat and her kitties... but most of all, I'm going to miss you King. You were the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be. It's true. It's damn true. God bless you. You will be missed."

This just in:
"Here is the official statement released by the webmaster of KingLawler.com

Stacy was released by the WWF this afternoon. In protest, Jerry Lawler has also parted ways with the WWF. The release came as a total surprise without any provocation whatsoever. As for the speculation that was reported on other websites, there wasn't any disagreement involving an angle.

Notes from the Webmaster - I talked to Jerry on the phone tonight. He informed me that they had a business meeting to discuss the angles and events that were to take place on Smackdown. They took a break around 2:00 and came back at 4:00 or so. When they came back, JR told Lawler that they had to release Stacy. King told JR and Vince that if Stacy goes, he goes also. There was absolutely no incident or provocation of any kind that lead up to this. Jerry and Stacy are trying to figure this one out as well.

Stay tuned for more details

There is definately more to this than meets the eye."

Hey everyone, sorry for not posting for a while, school school school plus I'm applying to transfer to some other places, though I'll probably just wind up staying here.... Always gotta keep the options open though. If you want to see more of my wit and wisdom, check out the StevieRichards.com message board right here.

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Movie Reviews
3000 Miles To Graceland
I enjoyed this movie. Kevin Costner should play more villain roles. They also kill off a large majority of the major characters, so there's plenty of surprises in store. David Arquette plays one of his best (though still goofy) roles yet. I also recommend Ready To Rumble, my favorite Arquette movie. Courteney (Did I spell that right?) Cox does a great job as well as a bitchy yet somehow endearing single mother. The kid is the real star of this film, he does a great job. It relied too much on excessive violence as well. Grade: C+.
Check out the official website at www.3kmtg.com.

Songs of the Day
Anything from Parappa the Rapper
I just love the music in this video game. You can get it off Napster. My favorite is the song from level 6, I think it's called something like "I Gotta Believe!" A very positive, uplifting rap number. The only song from this game I ain't too into is the one from level 5, because it's about going potty, and it's just kind of disturbing. Anyways, check it out yo! Grade: B

TV Reviews
2gether Season Premiere: Pirates
I loved the season opener for the new season of 2gether. They brought QT back in a great bit that remained true to his character, although it's sad to see him now that he's dead in real life. Be sure to check out 2gether, Monday nights at 10 on MTV! Grade: B+
Fear season premiere
The new season of Fear was OK, not up to previous episodes and hopefully they come back after this one too. It still instilled fear in viewers though, and had some cool new elements like secret missions. The grade would have suffered more, but these new features added some nice touches to the show. Grade: B-

Wrestling Update
No Way Out is upon us, so here are my predictions on what will happen!

WWF No Way Out Predicted Card/Information & Predicted Outcomes
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H (2 out of 3 falls: Fall 1: Normal match, fall 2: Street fight, fall 3: Cage match): Stone Cold Steve Austin
I think Stone Cold will win this one because they need to wrap up this one to move into new, fresher storylines, like Stone Cold vs. the Rock. The only way to do this is to let the good guy (face) win. I think Triple H will win the first fall based on pure wrestling, but Stone Cold will beat Triple H in the brawling street fight. I think the cage match will be the most interesting fall, but Stone Cold, after throughly beating Triple H, will squeak out the victory in this match.

Kurt Angle (Champion) vs. The Rock (World Wrestling Federation Championship): Kurt Angle
Kurt will retain, though I bet he'll probably lose it before Wrestlemania. Rock is the way too obvious choice to win this one, and the WWF, at least lately, tries to avoid the obvious unless necessary to wrap up a storyline. Perhaps Kurt will finally get Rock to submit to that ankle lock submission hold. I definitely see some falls on both the Rock and Angle not ending it though due to the ref being out of commission.

Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley vs. Trish Stratus: Trish Stratus
As much as I'd love to see the beautiful, radiant Stephanie pull out this victory, everyone is against Steph, so I'm seeing a run-in here that the ref misses. Either Regal, Kurt or even Vince could potentially run-in on this one. Kurt could run-in in favor of either side though, due to his love for Stephanie but his business relationship with Trish. The only other advantage I could see Stephanie having is Shane doing a run-in, though again, I don't know what side he'll be on if/when he comes back.

Dudley Boyz (Champions) vs. Edge & Christian vs. Kane & Undertaker (Tag Team Championship Table Match): Dudley Boyz
Come on. The Dudley Boyz have had the belts for only a month, and they are the masters of the table match. It wouldn't benefit the Undertaker and Kane at all to have the belts, as they're already monster, unstoppable faces. They'll get tied up taking care of either Edge or Christian and one of the Dudleys, and the other Dudley will put either E or C through a table.

Chris Jericho (Champion) vs. X-Pac vs. Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (Intercontinental Championship): Chris Jericho
Again, a man who has only had the belt for a month. This belt seems to have been passed around as much as the Hardcore belt lately, so they need to give it some stability. The only person I could possibly see winning this one from Jericho is X-Pac (boo) but hopefully not.

Raven (Champion) vs. Big Show (Hardcore Championship): Raven
Since all you really need to do to keep the Hardcore belt is to run away, Raven will retain, running from the much slower Show. However, this will not happen before the ninja gets her (his? Nah) mask ripped off by Show or Crash or Molly or one of the many other residents of the Hardcore division.

Jerry Lawler vs. Steven Richards (The Kat on the line: RTC won't stop Kat from stripping vs. RTC gets Kat): Steven Richards
The Parents Television Council (PTC) would eat the WWF alive if they allow nudity on one of their shows, even if it is Pay-Per-View. The ratings for the show don't show anything about nudity either. The only way I see Lawler winning is with someone else censoring Kat after Lawler wins, other than the RTC. Maybe Mark Henry making his comeback. We'll have to wait and see, but I find it highly unlikely.

Other potential matches, either on the Pay-Per-View or Heat:
Hardy Boyz v. Island Boys (Rikishi & Haku): Island Boys
Test (Champion) vs. William Regal (European Title Match): Test
I was happy to see Test on TV last Thursday, but geez, give this man a good Pay-Per-View match already!