Welcome back loyal readers to this week’s episode of ROH on HDNet. There is lots of tag team action scheduled as well as a great main event match up. Let’s get right to the action.

The Kings of Wrestling vs. Josh Emanuel & “Ice” Jackson

The ROH World Tag Team Champions are taking on not one, not two, but three teams tonight. And first up are…these two nobodies. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. This is a four minute squash that shows nothing of the champ’s real talent.

The Kings of Wrestling vs. Adam Cole & Nick Westgate

The Kings no sell all the pathetic moves of these two jobbers. At least I’ve heard of one of these guys. I’ve seen Westgate before, and he wasn’t very impressive then either. This one lasts about two and a half minutes. I can’t wait to see what two lambs will be led to the slaughter next.

The Kings of Wrestling vs. The Ninjas

I didn’t know they had ninjas in Delaware, because these guys aren’t from the Orient. These guys are the Briscoes. Jay and Mark catch the Kings totally by surprise and hit the Doomsday Device for the quick win. Even with a good team, this was another quick match. I sure hope things get better as the show goes on, because we are not off to a good start.

Christopher Daniels Interview

Kyle Durden interviews Christopher Daniels. The “Fallen Angel” is in the main event tonight against Roderick Strong. If there isn’t any interference in the match, this one could turn out to be great. Unfortunately that seems to be the case more often than not these days.

Dark City Fight Club vs. The American Wolves

Now this is going to be some real tag ..click here to read more

Once upon a time L.T. was a number one fantasy football draft pick. Those days are long gone for the ex-Charger. LaDainian Tomlinson is 31, playing with a new team, and coming off of a terrible fantasy football season. So where do you draft LaDainian Tomlinson in 2010?

Like many I was suckered last year by the LaDainian Tomlinson hype. Yes he was 30 but L.T. was adamant coming into the season that he hadn’t lost a step. L.T. was coming off an injury but assured the world he would be the most productive running back at 30 in NFL history. LaDainian Tomlinson had a very below average season with the San Diego Chargers and likely burnt anyone that drafted him in the first four rounds.

Fast forward to the 2010 fantasy football season and here we are again with a lot of questions surrounding LaDainian Tomlinson. The biggest question being asked is whether L.T.’s decline in play the last few years was a result of a bad offensive line or an aging running back? The line play won’t even be a question this year as L.T. will be running behind arguably the best offensive in the NFL. It won’t take long to know whether LaDainian Tomlinson’s decline in play was a result of a bad line or father time.

Thomas Jones started 16 games last season and had 14 touchdowns. Jones had 20.7 attempts a game which is a solid number for a starting running back. Rex Ryan coached one of the heaviest rushing heavy offenses in football last season and I can’t imagine things would be much different in 2010. LaDainian Tomlinson will get his chances. However, L.T. will likely be the second ..click here to read more

MLB Betting – Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels
Scott Feldman (5-9) vs. Ervin Santana (9-7)

Scott Feldman vs. Los Angeles Angels Hitting
Scott Feldman hasn’t won since June 18th, going 0-3 in six starts since. Although he hasn’t pitched horribly in that stretch, the right-hander hasn’t done anything to create a win for himself. Only one of those six starts is considered a ‘quality starts,’ and in half of the outings he wasn’t able to pitch out of the sixth inning. His overall numbers (5-9, 5.46 ERA) suggest the Rangers may be looking for more pitching depth, considering they’re poised to win their division. Feldman may be pitching for his spot in the post-season.

Torii Hunter is the Angels best overall hitter, and unfortunately for Rangers fans, the center-fielder has had loads of success against Feldman. Hunter is hitting .429 (9-for-21) with 5 RBI’s in his career against Feldman, and judging by the way Feldman has been pitching those numbers are sure to rise. Another big bopper in L.A., Mike Napoli, has big numbers against the Feld-ster (.478, 2 HR, 6RBI in 23 AB’s). The Angels offense isn’t as good as it used to be, but there is legitimate pop and they’re facing a pitcher with less than dominating stuff. If you’re betting online, be comfortable with the Angels offense in this matchup.

Ervin Santana vs. Texas Rangers Hitting
Ervin Santana has been a very solid pitcher in his last six starts, going 3-2 and pitching at least seven innings each time. In five of the starts he allowed three runs or else (the only exception was four runs in an eight inning appearance). Overall Santana has a 3.55 ERA this season, second on his team behind Jered Weaver. He’s also ..click here to read more

WrestleMania, Survior Series, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam are generally regarded as the cornerstones of World Wrestling Entertainment pay per view. In looking back it is SummerSlam that annually rivaled WrestleMania in capturing the magic of the best annual WWE matches. Today I look back at the top 10 SummerSlam matches.

10 – The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude Steel Cage Match SummerSlam 1990 – If there is ever a match that showcases how great Rick Rude could be it was this one. Rick Rude did the unthinkable and had a great match with The Ultimate Warrior. The match had a fantastic crowd atmosphere which is largely due to the hardcore Philadelphia crowd that loved Rick Rude and wanted to see him win the WWE title. For a moment after Rude hit the Rude Awakening it appeared that he was going to climb over the top and appease the Philadelphia crowd. Unfortunately he climbed to the top and dropped an axe handle instead which of course was countered by the Ultimate Warrior. Warrior doesn’t make the same mistake as he later climbs the cage, hits the floor, and wins the match. As an added note: Roddy Piper was fantastic on commentary and really helped build the drama of this SummerSlam classic.

9 – The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian TLC SummerSlam 2000 - I never appreciated this match like some people do so I went back and watched it again. The funny thing about watching this one in 2010 is that the TLC has been done to death so it isn’t nearly as impressive. However if you take that out of the equation, this was one hell of a match. This TLC match ..click here to read more

It is hard to remember a betting on sports season where the NFC North was talked about without the bulk of the focus being on quarterback Brett Favre, and his seemingly endless battle with whether or not it is finally time for him to leave the game.

While the Green Bay Packers finally seemed like they had moved past the issue as a team during their run to the playoffs a year ago, his presence in Minnesota was the missing piece the Vikings needed to emerge as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

Favre and the Vikings made it all the way to the NFC Championship game, where they fell one step short of their ultimate goal. The offense thrived under their new pivot, with youngsters Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin playing to their potential under the ageless wonder, and Adrian Peterson thriving under the new space an improving passing game created. Kevin and Pat Williams remain the glue on defense, sucking up opponents’ running games while Kevin chips in with defensive end Jared Allen to apply pressure on quarterbacks. All indications have Favre returning for at least one more season to complete his NFL betting goal of reaching the Super Bowl, and if he does there is no reason not to believe that the Vikings will once again emerge as NFC North champions.

Challenging them for the top spot will be Favre’s old team, now led by Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers finally reached his potential in leading one of the top offenses in the league a year ago, and if not for a face mask call that wasn’t made in the Packers’ playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals, who knows how far Green Bay would have been able to make ..click here to read more

The scene this past Monday on WWE RAW was similar to many a scene before. Promising young midcarder hits the ring against unbelievable odds. The crowd is aching to see him put the oppressor(s) in his/their place(s). This scrappy babyface hits the ring, gets a few moves in and then is squashed mercilessly.

The face in question is Evan Bourne, but if you guessed the heel oppressor was Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista or any one of the other established heel stars, you’re sadly mistaken. The dominant force that destroyed Bourne on RAW was The Nexus.

Normally, I’d be thrilled that the WWE is booking these up-and-comers as strongly as they can. It is a net positive that they’re being given faith, right? Well, yes, but the warm-up elimination match was booked in such a way where no one on the opposing team was made to look anywhere close to a threat. To the untrained eye, it’s made the Nexus look dominant. However, a closer look would suggest that maybe the WWE doesn’t have the confidence in the Nexus to draw heat without them looking like world-beaters. If that weren’t the case, would Bourne, a guy who has had clean victories over Chris Jericho and Sheamus and who has been in the mix with John Cena, Randy Orton and Edge in the last two months, have been fed to the dogs the way that he was? He was clearly a sacrificial lamb in this scenario, a guy who is so over with the fans that the Nexus’ domination of him would get the group even more over than they already were.

However, did the obliteration get them any extra boos? I didn’t hear an audible change ..click here to read more