Once again, I am trying to keep to my Friday blogging schedule but unfortunately, my work scheduke is not the same every week. For example, this week I am back in California on Saturday, Sunday and Monday which is of course, the night that Mr. McMahon will call WWE fans who have registered on wwe.com and give away ONE MILLION DOLLARS of his own money. This is truly unprecedented in the history of television and could only come the eccentric mind of one man, our beloved Chairman.
In other news, on SmackDown, Batista earned a future WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Edge. SmackDown General Manager, Vickie Guerrero and now five- time World Champion, The Rated R Superstar had other plans which didn't pan out.
Just when Edge has banished The Undertaker from WWE (which I still have not mentally processed), here comes the animal gunning for Edge's newly won title. In no more of an enviable position is RAW's WWE Champion, Triple H who must now defend his title against a Superstar who seems seemingly unstoppable, John Cena. Just to off on a tangent here, with the execption of Mark Henry, John Cena may be the strongest man in WWE...John is freakishly powerful!
WWE Extreme Rules may now be my favorite pay-per-view, exceeding even WrestleMania. Could there be something in my past that makes Extreme stipulations warm my hardcore heart? :)
I am very much looking forward to Night of Champions, at which every match will be contested for a WWE Championship. Thus far, we know John Cena will be challenging Triple H for the WWE Championship and Big Show should be medically cleared in time to challenge Kane for the ECW Championship. I'm sure more matches will take shape of this week's RAW, ECW and SmackDown.
Until next week, good luck in McMahon's Million Dollar Mania. As the Chairman says, "It's all about the Monaaay."
I plan to post a blog every Friday from the WWE.com offices but this week I had meetings all day. On Saturday, I spent some quality family time with Mrs. Styles and five year old, Joseph Styles and then I flew through the night from New York to arrive in San Diego at approximately 3:00 Eastern. I am now ready for a busy three days of WWE.com coverage of tonight's One Night Stand, RAW, ECW and SmackDown.
Tonight, WWE Fan Nation is excited to present a live chat featuring Michelle McCool. Michelle's level of online popularity is staggering. Not that Michelle is not worthy of such adulation, but to be the number 1 searched term on Yahoo! the day of the NFL Draft makes the wrestling announcer in me say "Oh My God!" Then the marketer in me says, "hey dummy, you're retired. Stop acting like a wrestling announcer and schedule Michelle for WWE Fan Nation's first live pre pay-per-view chat."
After tonight's chat, it is time for WWE One Night Stand: Extreme Rules. Something about an entire pay-per-view dedicated to Extreme matches makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Tonight, I am most looking forward to two matches:
Edge vs. The Undertaker. Can Edge become a five time World Champion and banish The Phenom from WWE or will The Deadman will back the title that he never lost?
Surprisingly, the other match that has my interest peaked is the "I Quit" match featuring former WWE Womens Champions, Melina and Beth Phoenix. I have always been a fan of quality womens wrestling and Melina and Beth never disappoint. I am not nearly the historian that my WWE.com comerade, The Fink is but I cannot recall another "I Quit" match pitting two women against each other. I am not expecting Flair vs. Funk but I am expecting these two Divas to raise the bar yet again in WWE's Womens Division. I will make sure to get a WWE.com exclusive interview from the winning Diva.
Greetings from WWE.com headquarters in my hometown in Stamford, CT
Did Mike Adamle actually say CW Punk on "the ECW" while he was flanked by my former broadcast partner, "the Tazz"?
Don't miss The Dirt Sheet this Saturday. I have previewed what is currently the most watched show on WWE.com and I am now ready to nominate Mike Adamle as RAW's General Manager. If that happens, who will call ECW? Hmmmm.
I spend so much time running around the back relaying information back to Stamford and getting exclusive interviews, I don't get to see much of RAW, ECW or SmackDown. Luckily, I can get completely caught up by watching WWE.com's new RAW, ECW and SmackDown Quick Cuts (cheap plug for me).
My new position with WWE.com has helped me lose weight as I spend less time preparing to announce while sitting in catering and more time running around the arena. I sleep very well, but not for very long once I check into my hotel. I usually hit the bed at 2 AM and my internal clock wakes me up at 6 AM to hit the gym at 7. Thank heavens for energy drinks available at mamajuanaextreme.com (cheap plug for a friend).
I have to commend the entire hard working, well oiled machine that is the WWE.com staff. We now have eight exclusive weekly video featues online with more to come. In fact, we are launching a new exclusive show in July that will rock the wrestling world!
Yes, this is the real Joey Styles or as Mike Adamle would call me, "The Joey Styles".
Seriously, Mike is a great guy and through hard work will make a great WWE announcer.
To answer the question that everyone is asking me...I am retired from play by play and I am thrilled with my new postion as Director of Digital Media Content for WWE.
I will be appearing on RAW, ECW and SmackDown to promote WWE.com so I am not disappearing into cyberspace.
I look forward to reading your comments and answering your questions.
