Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 01:42 PM EST
[General]
I am finally back. I was transfered to a new location through my job. With a lull in the action, here are my thoughts to what needs to be done to amp up the WWE:
Michaels/Jericho Feud- KEEP IT GOING!!!
CM Punk- He "lost" the title at Unforgiven and there has not been one thing done for his "redemption." I know they are waiting for Orton to get 100% to start a feud with him but Punk needs the title back.
Evan Bourne- He needs the IC Strap on him, not challenging for the ECW title.
Santino Marella- Making the IC Strap a joke, I hope he loses to Piper. You know everyone will be voting for him to be the challenger.
Deuce- He needs to join "PRICELESS." He is the adopted son of Jimmy Snuka. Build the 2nd/3rd Generation Stable.
Smackdown Tag Titles- Drop them. There is not one team that can compete with Rhodes/Dibiase. If the two fight, they will win.
Manu vs. Umaga- Come on, you have to say that will be great to see.
John Cena and Randy Orton winning the tag titles together. This team would be unstoppable if Cena turns heel.
Use D-Lo, Charlie Haas, Kofi Kingston More
Use Hornswoggle, Braddock, Swagger, The Great Khali and Jillian Hall less
Break up Glamarella and make Beth a 'face. She is beautiful. She needs to smile more.
The US title needs to stay with Shelton.
R-Truth needs a new name.
"Hurricane" Helms is not enough, bring back THE HURRICANE. Superheroes are the "IT" thing. Capitalize on that.
I attended Unforgiven last night and what I saw was nothing short of a great show. Here are the ups and downs:
Ups:
1. Seeing Evan Bourne in the dark match. Loved him live. I was hoping he would have been there. Scary bumb with the Shooting Star Press, hope John Morrison is okay.
2. My father, who came with me, surprised me with telling me to pick out a replica title belt. He did this because we have watched wrestling since I was little and being 30 next year was a great prize. I chose the World Heavy Weight title because CM Punk is champ.
3. The ECW scramble stole the show. It had great twists and turns and loved the ending with Matt Hardy pulling off all of the pins.
4. Michaels spot with hitting the elbow on Cade and Jericho was amazing.
DOWNS:
1. Jericho/Michaels ending the way it did. No blood, no finishers. Michaels ending it by hitting Jericho with a wrapped up belt around his hand multiple times.
2. CM Punk getting attacked and not competing in the scramble. EVERYONE was mad he was not there in the match. A LOT of PUNK GOT SCREWED chants while I was leaving.
3. Show/Taker fight went waaaaaaaaaaay too long. We understood he beat him up, but after 3 minutes the crowd got tired of it.
4. Jericho winning the scramble. Not a fan of it because I am such a CM Punk fan.
This sets up:
Jericho, Batista, CM Punk Triple Threat
Show vs. Taker
Orton vs. Punk
Second Generation stable is in full swing. Now we need Deuce to come in as the last memeber.
Bitter taste that CM Punk didn't compete but as I left the arena, I proudly displayed my replica title belt and I realized that it was a great show with twists and turns...now Punk needs to get that belt back.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 04:04 PM EST
[General]
First off, thank you Natalya, Howard Finkel and Mike Adamle...you three have taken the time out of your WWE schedule and written me back regarding messages I sent you. For this, I thank you. I can only realize how busy you all are and you still contacted me.
Now onto Unforgiven...I'll be there. I can not wait to see a PPV live again. Since I became a husband in 2004, a father in 2005 and 2006, I don't have the luxury of cable so I am stuck only seeing Smackdown. Now with it moving to MyNetworkTV, I won't be seeing any WWE Television. I only see results by checking wrestlezone.com and WWE.com. Due to Fan Nation (or Universe), I am still apart of the nation that I still love talking about. I am extremely excited to finally have a wrestler I can call my favorite...CM PUNK!!! I have not liked a wrestler in so long and I can finally say, I really like this guy. Reason is: He is straightedge.
I am straightedge. In fact, I would like CM PUNK to start that campaign. Have people who have never smoked, drank, done drugs and any other illegal/bad habit to have signs at each show or PPV that say I AM STRAIGHTEDGE. This shows leading by example as well as models to the kids that the WWE are catering to that you can still have a blast and not do anything that could harm your body.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 08:35 AM EST
[General]
First thing I see on the news as I awoke this morning is that sax player, Leroi Moore, from the Dave Matthews Band has passed away. I began loving the band in 1994 when I first heard, "What Would You Say," when MTV and VH1 still played videos. I got into the guitar riff and the combination of fiddle, wind instruments, the guitar playing and the drums all hooked me right away. I had seen my first Dave show in 1997 at The Gund Arena (now, the Q) in Cleveland. Then 11 shows later, I retired from seeing Dave Matthews Band in 2006 after the release of "Stand Up" because it was not the best album. At the time of that album, the only song I had ever skipped over was "Proudest Monkey." On the newer album, I think I only listen to 5 songs. The rest, I skip. Goes to show you that you shouldn't have 50 Cent's producer taking on Dave. On top of the album not being up to my liking, my brother got peed on by some drunk underaged kid at the last show. Security at Blossom Music Center shouls patrol the lawn better. Did I also mention that lawn seats for Dave is $45? Too much for a married, father of two to be spending. The fans of DMB today don't have a clue to what it was like when they had UTTAD and Crash to listen to. Crash is their best album in my mind. Now, do not get me wrong, I still like DMB. I don't retire from listening to them, just going to the live shows. I did say that once a new studio album comes out that I would go to hear them live. "Corn Bread" and "Eh Hee" need to be on the new studio album. Great songs on the "Live from Radio City." With the passing, will they replace Leroi? Will it be the same? Who knows. For this passing, all I have playing in my head are two songs from "Busted Stuff' which is "Grace is Gone" and "Bartender" What a great combination of two songs that describe to me this news.
This isn't wrestling related, but I needed to talk to someone about it.
You'll be missed Leroi, I toast your talents and what you have given to the world of music.
Seeing the results of Raw, I can see that my previous predictions seems to be coming true...
Cryme Tyme took the tag belts from Dibiase and Rhodes.
Cena, Batista and CM Punk in the main event at Unforgiven with Kane and JBL (nice idea BTW)
Kofi and Santino mixing it up with D-Lo too. Triple Threat???
Beth and...well we don't know yet.
Now for a segment I call STOP and SUGGEST!
Rey Mysterio, stop with the contract dispute and get back into the ring. Gregory Helms, stop saying you'll come back AND COME BACK! Mr. Kennedy, stop getting injured. Jericho, stop wearing your tights, go back to the pants. WWE, stop thinning out the tag team division.
I suggest Evan Bourne vs. Shelton Benjamin, I suggest getting Deuce back on TV already, I suggest Tiffany stops getting in my head, I suggest Beth dress like the Batman photo shoot more often, I suggest Eve actually wrestle, I suggest Michelle McCool turn into a gothic character, I suggest Gregory Helms come back as The Hurricane, I suggest getting Jeff Hardy some Icy/Hot.