I'm back!! Well the snow is melting but there is still enough of that wonderful dirty grey frozen shit outside to fall and bust your ass. Which I did this morning. Yes, you guys from CZW who read this & know me, The Bloodhound took an ass bump although not in the ring. It gives me a new appreciation of what you go thru not to mention a black and blue spot the size of Philadelphia on my right ass cheek. But, anyway, on to wrestling.

So CZW returns to Swanson Street this Saturday. Seems from what I heard, XPW was getting just a bit too ambitious with their plans for renovations. Rumor is there were plans to set up storage facilities for some of Extreme Associates video product. Perhaps "Sleazy Sluts of the Squared Circle", " Touch My Tight & Tiny Turnbuckle" or some similar ilk. Who knows, who cares. As drunk and rowdy as a Mummer's New Year Brigade can get, they still have a sense of family values and I doubt very much that the Viking New Year Brigade wanted to be associated with a warehouse full of Porn tapes. Plus it seems XPW didn't read in their lease terms about not having concerts at the building and decided to have them before their last few shows. So the lease was revoked. And the stage was set for CZW's return Saturday night. Is this a good thing. Well, The Bloodhound has mixed feelings. There were certain things I liked about Passyunk Avenue. I liked the CZW cam set up. When the match spilled out to the floor, I didn't have to guess from the sound what was happening. I merely had to look at the screen on the wall. Can't see this happening at Swanson Street without some major renovations but I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed. The second thing is harder to explain. You had to be there at the begining with CZW in Mantua to understand it. Passyunk Avenue had the same feel as Mantua. It was a good feeling. It felt like coming home. Hard to explain but I know some of the other guys who were there at the begining felt it too. Will that feeling ever come at Swanson Street? Maybe but I think it's still going to be haunted by the ghosts of ECW for a long time. But on the other hand, the return to Swanson Street means that money that would have been used for renovations can be used to help bring in more talent and add to a list of great talent thats already here. A larger building & more known location also means the ability to bring in more fans. And of course more fans means more money once again allowing for expansion. So I have to say that I understand the decision but I'm still divided on how I like it.

Saturday's show looks to be dynamite with an outstanding array of matches featuring CZW talent plus a mini Best of the Rest contest as a lead-in to the Best of the Best that looks incredible. Any two of the people on this tournament coming in would be an outstanding coup for Zandig but to have all them coming in for just this one card puts CZW right at the top. I know many people were disappointed in the last show. And to a certain extent, rightfully so though some of what I read was absolutely ridiculous - talk to some of the people like Bob Magee, his brother Sarge & myself and we can tell you about some really horrendous shows. (Does anyone remember Ed the Razor or The Mummy in a failing shopping mart in Clementon? How about the Soumali Warrior? But I digress.) My point is I've never known Zandig to present two bad shows in a row. I know he met with his locker room after the last show to discuss what went wrong and what they needed to do for this show. I have confidence that this will be a good strong show. I know I'll be there and I hope you will too.

I attempted to watch the WWE again. I just can't do it. Vince's material is getting so insulting and in such bad taste that it even makes some of Dennis Corraluzo's worst bad taste routines (Ric Rachet having Tommy Fierro's bowling pin stuck up his ass crack comes to mind as one of them) look minor league. Family entertainment? Maybe for the most dysfunctional family in America. And am I the only one who wonders why in God's name we have to see Hulk Hogan yet again? Maybe Vince knows something we don't. I sure as hell can't figure it out.

Oh well that's enough for now. I'll be back later this week with a more in-depth look at saturday's CZW card & some more random ramblings from The Kennel. Until then, this is The Bloodhound howlin' & prowlin'.