Nancy Grace w. Tristan McManus--Grace sentenced to death by newbie.

Sentencing before trial is her favorite thing!

I want a Chaz/Carson/David finale. Transgendered on the stage, Transgendered in the audience and the Queer Eye guys in the audience as well.

I honestly forgot Alexis was his sibling. (Or rather, who knew Alexis had a brother?) I wonder if he has her skill with angry confrontations? That'll make the interactions with Len extra-fun.

I think Hope should be the last female in the pack, but I also think this will be the first season where you could realistically pin the majority of votes on the professionals. Either way, Hope should be in good shape -- but Derek is a permanent threat.

There are also people who like Ricki. I find they generally can't explain why.

Here are my thoughts on each couple:

David & Kym -- should get past the half-way point, but I don't see Kym winning a third time.

Ron & Peta -- one of the first three out.

Chaz & Lacey -- probably also one of the first three out.

Elisabetta & Valentin -- won't get too far.

Kristin & Mark -- might make the finals, but might not either.

Nancy & Tristan -- one unpopular "celebrity" + one unknown pro = one of the first three out.

Rob & Cheryl -- might make the halfway point, might not.

Carson & Anna -- will probably make it past the halfway point but probably won't win.

Ricki & Derek -- they might make the finals -- or might not.

J.R. & Karina -- probably will make the finals unless J.R. is a bad dancer.

Chynna & Tony -- see Rob & Cheryl.

Hope & Maks -- I'll probably vote for them. They'll probably make the finals.

"In 2000, after filming the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) produced movie Ready to Rumble, Arquette was brought into WCW storylines. He made his first appearance on the April 12 episode of Thunder, first sitting in the crowd then leaping into the ring to take part in a worked confrontation with Eric Bischoff and his New Blood stable. Afterwards he was placed into an alliance with Chris Kanyon and the reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page, and with their help defeated Bischoff in a singles match in the April 24 episode of WCW Monday Nitro. On the following Thunder (April 26), Arquette teamed with Page in a match against Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett with the stipulation that whichever man got the pin would take the championship. Arquette pinned Bischoff again in the match's finish, receiving the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the process.

During his time as champion, Arquette was mostly used as comic relief. He only appeared on two shows as champion, the May 1 Nitro and May 7 Slamboree pay-per-view. During the former, a vignette was shown, filmed on the set of Arquette's film 3000 Miles to Graceland, which also featured his wife, Courteney Cox, and their co-star, Kurt Russell. In the vignette, Courteney informs Russell that Arquette is the WCW Champion, causing Russell to laugh and walk off and Arquette to chase after him with a steel chair. In another portion of the show he's seen backstage wetting himself in fear and attempting to "give back" the belt. He did, however, successfully defend the belt against Tank Abbott with help from Diamond Dallas Page.

He held the championship until the May 7 Slamboree pay-per-view. During the show he was booked to defend the championship against Jarrett and Page in a Triple Cage--the same match featured in the climax of Ready to Rumble--and ended up turning on Page in the end, giving the victory to Jarrett. He made another appearance after Slamboree, cutting a promo on the May 8 Nitro explaining that his entire friendship with Page and title run was a "swerve," prompting Page to run to the ring and deliver a Diamond Cutter to him. Arquette made one final appearance with WCW at the New Blood Rising pay-per-view on August 13, when he interfered in a match between Buff Bagwell and Kanyon.

Arquette was vehemently against becoming the WCW World Champion, believing that fans (like himself) would detest a non-wrestler winning the title. Vince Russo, who was the head booker for WCW at the time, insisted that Arquette becoming the world champion would be good for the company and for publicity. Arquette reluctantly agreed to the angle. All the money he made during his WCW tenure was donated to the families of Owen Hart (who died in a tragic accident), Brian Pillman (who suddenly died due to complications from an undiagnosed heart condition), and Darren Drozdov (who became a quadriplegic after an in-ring accident).

After World Wrestling Entertainment purchased WCW, Arquette's championship run was listed as the top reason for the "failure" of Nitro in a WWE Magazine list.

Part–time WWE appearances

On February 8, 2002, Arquette appeared on WWF SmackDown!, popping up in the crowd holding up a sign reading "Former WCW World Champ."

On December 13, 2010, Arquette appeared on WWE Raw, as one of the presenters during the 2010 Slammy Awards. He later teamed with Alex Riley in a former champions 2-on-1 Handicap match in a losing effort against Randy Orton. Immediately following the match Arquette and WWE Champion The Miz tried to take advantage of Orton, which led to Arquette being powerbombed through a table by Orton."

Among wrestling fans, all this can apparently be explained by a single word: 'Russo'.

Just some thoughts:

I saw David Arquette on Oprah and he was disarmingly likable, open and realistic about his mistakes. Also, very uninhibited in how he dresses, so that might help.

Hope and Maks reminds me an awful lot of Erin and Maks. They should do well.

Chas makes me uncomfortable to watch. I'm not sure if it's his gender change or if it is his size and personality. On Celebrity Fit Club, he was definitely a hard worker and intense. Lacy will also get some extra media attention, so maybe she is happy with this pairing.

I hope JR Martinez can dance, because what a feel good story.

Interesting that ex-George Clooney is going Hollywood now that they split. She dances, he saves starving refugees.

Chynna might be able to move. Is she married to a Baldwin? Carnie Wilson will be next. Why hasn't Stephen Baldwin been on this show? (oops, random train of thoughts)

Why hasn't Stephen Baldwin been on this show?

Everything that happens from this point on is your fault.

If it is Stephen, it is the Lord telling him to dance.

If it is Danial, it would be whatever his current drug of choice is.

If it is Alec, then he took a wrong turn on his way to SNL.

If it is Billy, he would fit right in with the rest of these "Big Names".

If it is Stephen, it is the Lord telling him to dance.

Nice work, your Lordship.

I read that Elisabetta started out as a dancer. I was actually surprised that Derek didn't catch her as a partner.

She's not that well-known and Derek might have hypothetically complained about the fame factor. Give him a ringer with a built-in fanbase rather than someone he'll have to build up himself during the danger weeks.

You know. If any of the pros got to actually pick their partner.

Yeah, that son of a B Russo was responsible for a lot of $hit on the wrestling shows of that era. I no longer remember whether he went from WWE to WCW or vice versa, but he worked for both and did a lot to eff up both.

Please cross 'Ron Artest' off your dance card and write in 'Metta World Peace'.

Can I refuse? I'm probably going to run the DWTS ECST in memory of Vince unless someone else is planning to step up (if so let me know!!!) and typing the MWP name gives me hives.

World Peace, my fat hairy @$$. He's more like Metta World WAR to me, what with his history of fights and all.

I think you're really close to something here. How about Starta World War?

Good one, Estee!

Joking aside, let me encourage you to do the ECST threads in memory of Vince. Great idea.