- Remember when NBA star Allen Iverson went off at a press conference a few years ago about missing “PRACTICE”? “It’s just “PRACTICE”, man!” I kind of felt that way when HBK had to qualify for the Royal Rumble. “QUALIFY!?”

- The WWE must have had a pyro coupon based on the amount of fireworks that were utilized for JBL Monday night in Mobile. The smoke filled, Civic Center on the Redneck Riviera resembled the old pool hall I used to own in Westville, Oklahoma, with the layer of smoke that permeated the arena essentially the rest of the evening. It might have been like seeing Cheech and Chong in concert way back in the day or attending a Grateful Dead concert.

- My vote to broadcast the Royal Rumble match this year on PPV is Joey Styles and Jonathan Coachman. Do I hear a second??

- I have not seen as many low blows as we saw used on RAW Monday since I was a sophomore in high school when seemingly every freshman was getting nailed with a low blows at least once or twice at every football or basketball practice. Maybe I should lobby for the athletic cup concession if the low blow stream of consciousness continues.