Oh, right, it’s the American Express card of nWWWo columns . . . the Random Thoughts column. Don’t leave home without it. "Do you know who I am?"

No, you probably don’t. Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Sean Boulton, aka The Canadian Nightmare. I’m also known as the invisible columnist. See, I’m speaking to you today largely because of the strong encouragement from our fearless leader that we all make an appearance for the 2nd anniversary celebration. Which got me to thinking . . . I remember that I wrote a column for the 1st anniversary too, and I made a promise in that piece to anyone who really cared:

"I haven’t been quite as prolific as I originally had intended, but life happens sometimes. I hope, other than this column, that I’ve made up in quality what I’ve lacked in quantity. Trust me . . . year two will be the year of the Nightmare. Be afraid; be very afraid!"

Well, the only person who should have been afraid this year was our fearless leader, pulling his hair out over the fact that I failed miserably in my responsibilities. Between that 1st anniversary column and this 2nd anniversary column, I’ve been part of exactly one update. Yes, you read that right -- ONE column in a year. And when was that one? Yep, Owen Hart. ONE column in a year and it wasn’t even for the readers . . . it was for me, it was for my catharsis.

Anyway, I guess this is somewhat of an apology. I’m sorry I haven’t been contributing, Sean (and you too Elliot). I promise, really promise, you’ll see my name a lot more this year.

Thanks for your patience. Now, on with the column . . .

• Since I haven’t written in a while, I haven’t had a chance to say this yet. Now’s as good a time as any. Hey Eric: Buh-bye!

• Speaking of WCW: Quick -- name the WCW World Tag Team Champions.

• Speaking of tag teams: The Acolytes, The New Age Outlaws, The Hardys, Edge & Christian, The Headbangers, X-Pac and Kane, The Hollys, The Dudleys . . . yeah, nobody wants to watch tag team wrestling anymore Eric. Sure called that one. Strongest roster of tag teams the WWF’s had in years.

• Speaking of The Dudleys: Does anyone still doubt that Taz is going to get a fair shot at proving himself once he starts with the WWF? I have to confess that I never had a chance to see The Duds work until they were already signed, sealed, and delivered to Titan (sorry, WWFE!). I’m very impressed and I’ve been absolutely amazed at how well they’ve been booked into the mix of things. For that matter, I hadn’t seen Taz in action either until ECW’s TNN debut. Savage suplexes; fantastic promos. There’s no way this guy doesn’t get over in the WWF.

• Speaking of ECW: What’s the deal with the little mini-me rings they use? Wouldn’t the half of their roster that only knows how to do high spots prefer a little more room to work in. C’mon; the action figure, thumb-wrestler WWF rings you can buy at Toys ‘R Us are bigger.

• Speaking of the WWF: There’s a very easy way you can tell that they’ve evolved from the cheezy early 90s gimmick phase of their history. Just look at Chris Jericho. Back then, they would have introduced another wrestler at the same time to be his arch-rival. Naturally, they would have named him Joshua, and Joshua would have fought the battle of Jericho over and over again. Or at least until the walls came tumbling down.

• Speaking of Chris Jericho: Timing’s a bitch, eh Mark? "Mired in the midcard," I think it was. I’m sure half the guys in the business would love to be mired like that. Likely your next Intercontinental Champion. Admittedly, he thinks he hasn’t shown yet what he’s capable of in the ring, and I tend to agree. But he’s been gold on the mike, and that’s what will establish him quickest in the WWF. As for "mired in the midcard", when exactly was WCW planning on writing him into the U.S. title picture, Mr. Madden? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

• Speaking of WCW: 10 points if you remembered that the Filthy Animals are your new WCW World Tag Team Champs, beating Harlem Heat on Nitro this week. 100 points if you can remember exactly which two Filthy Animals were in the match. 1000 points if you actually care.

• Speaking of Harlem Heat: Who cut the thighs out of Booker T’s ring outfit?

• Speaking of rings: Two thumbs up for the Acolytes and the New Age Outlaws for working in a ring that was falling apart. Two big thumbs up for using the broken parts of the ring as a weapon.

• Speaking of weapons: How much would you like to be the company that gets to supply Jeff Jarrett’s guitars?

• Speaking of Jeff Jarrett: The man couldn’t get heat from the sun, but you have to give him credit for being a true professional and finishing out his program after his contract had already expired. Good luck in Atlanta, Jeff. See you back in the WWF in two years.

• Speaking of Atlanta and the WWF: Gotta feel awfully nice to outdraw the competition in their hometown, eh? Nobody’s been burned that badly in Atlanta since Sherman.

• Speaking of outdrawing the competition: WWF house show at the Skydome, 5 pm on November 20th; WCW pay per view at the Air Canada Centre 27 hours later. 10 bucks says the WWF house show outdraws the pay per view. 20 bucks says the WWF house show outdraws the pay per view buy rate. 50 bucks says the house show is a better card too.