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Idiot box: Poker, pool and MMA reality show

By Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

I have seen many, many stupid things on television: the last two seasons of "Oz," the entirety of MTV, a dwarf climbing a street lamp to evade capture by an officer on "Cops." None of this, apparently, has prepared me for what Blair Thein is planning. According to PokerNews, Thein is currently prepping a show titled "Pool, Poker and Pain" -- a reality series that will feature contestants playing cards, billiards and finally drumming each other's heads senseless in an MMA bout. Think of it as ch ...

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