W ell, another RAW has passed, and besides an above average ladder match, and Big Pappa Steroid turning heel, nothing else really interesting happened. Unless you count the WWE's seemingly stupid attempt to get Goldberg over with all of the fans (something that hasn't happened yet and never will happen, because there are still some decent people who aren't going to cheer for someone who out and out blows in the ring). From the WWE studios in Greenwich, Triple H announced that he will give $100,000 to anyone who can take out Goldberg. Be it man or woman, if you can put Goldberg on the shelf, The Game will give you one hundred grand.

Now, I know what you're going to ask, why is this stupid? Well, it's pretty simple. There are enough fans out there who really want to see Bill Goldberg out of wrestling for good, myself being one of them. The WWE just opened it up for any of the violent versions of these fans to assault the a member of the WWE staff. Notice I didn't say assaulting the talent. Goldberg has to have talent before I will call him such.

Remember the RAW shows of a few years ago, when fans jumped the rail and attacked Chris Jericho, or pushed Eddie Guerrero off of a ladder? Well, since the WWE just said that it is okay for the fans to do this to Goldberg, we can expect to see it often. I was surprised that no one tried it on Monday. In fact, shortly after RAW, I went into the Yahoo chat rooms, and more than one person was vocal about seeking some quick cash.

Speaking of Eddie Guerrero, a similar thing happened to him at a recent house show. A rowdy fan dumped a beer on Eddie and he wasn't too happy about it. Eddie jumped the rail and kicked the guy's ass (for good reason). Later, he apologized for the actions.

Seeing that this happened recently to the WWE's biggest draw right now, picture what will happen to Bill Goldberg, who falls more around fifth or sixth on the list of biggest draws. Sure, the WWE has tried to cover this on their website stating that only competitors may try to cash in on the hundred thousand, but I didn't hear that Monday night.

So, this Monday, Mark Henry (who's matches are even more boring than Goldberg's, if you can believe it) will try to get the money. We all know that this isn't going to happen. The WWE's current plans are to have Scott Steiner get the major push from this storyline.

I have a quick question for all the intelligent readers out there...

What kind of Kool-Aid/brownies are the WWE's writers taking to come up with crap like this??? Seriously, Scott Steiner vs. Goldberg as a main event? Why not just file for bankruptcy right now? This kind of sub par nonsense isn't going to sell tickets. Hell, the WWE will have a tough enough time papering to fill an arena with that for a main event. When will the WWE learn that not only can Scott Steiner not carry a match, but neither can Goldberg. And putting these two creatures in the same ring is equivalent to having blind quadriplegics wrestling. It's not going to be entertaining, and the ratings are going to plunge into numbers that would make an episode of Excess (remember that crappy show?) look like a hit. I guess that Vince doesn't remember when WCW tried this match. Let's just say that Fall Brawl 2000 didn't sell, period, mostly because of that match.

Well, what's done is done. The WWE has dug themselves into a hole that they may not be able to climb out of. If a fan takes them up on their storyline offer, not only will they have to pay the cash out (it was technically an open challenge with a promise of a cash payout), but they may have to finish paying the contract of a guy who can't perform up to his standards (granted, Goldberg's got minimum standards, but they are still his standards).

In fact, I say go for it. If anyone really thinks that they can cheat the WWE out of $100,000, go right ahead. Mind you, most of that money will go to court fees, fines, and the cost of a cheap lawyer. Remember, you are still battering a person for money, making you a hitman. The WWE might be brought up on similar charges for telling these people to go after Goldberg (if a kid can say Beavis & Butt-head told him to burn down his house, I think you can say that a company told you to go out and injure one of their employees).

So, all in all, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we will have to suffer a series of matches between Goldberg and Scott Steiner. The good news is that RAWs will get a little more interesting, because there have to be a bunch of people stupid enough to attack Goldberg, and that has to be worth at least a few laughs. Anytime I can laugh at some dumbass making a fool out of his/her self is always good to me.

Oh, and before I go, I don't want any more hate mail about how I slam Goldberg. The son of a bitch deserves every nasty comment I give him. He has never proven himself to me, and if he continues to perform the way he does in that ring, he never will prove himself to me. So, no more e-mails about how Goldberg is the best thing since sliced bread. I can only come up with so many colorful ways to say kiss my ass, and I hate being over repetitive. Yes, I am repetitive, but not badly.

I know that there is nothing I can and will say that will get these people to understand my point of view, so I quit trying. Any more e-mails I get with the subject line "you're an asshole" are going right in the trash. I don't need to read them, I've probably read that same BS before.

by Emer Prevost