Well, this is gonna be a hodgepodge of stuff.

First, the supplemental draft was just a bunch of swapping low to mid carders and the divas around.  Doesn't matter because everyone winds up on all the brands anyway. I think they should get rid of the draft and maybe the brand extension. No reason for two World Titles.  Just end the brand extension.

Good news for European Edgeheads. Edge evidently IS listed on the European Tour dates this month.  So, that is why he wasn't at the Smackdown tapings yesterday. He evidently went to Europe with the Raw Brand.  (See what I mean?) Glad to see him able to go, as banged up as he is. Will probably work tags.

It was reported in the New York Daily News I believe that a child died evidently imitating one of Jeff Hardy's moves off the Smackdown vs Raw video game. So sad to hear this. The mother left to go food shopping and came back to find her child on the ground. I know that pro wrestling and video games are gonna be blamed (typical knee jerk reaction), but I want to know, where is the parenting? HOw could you leave a child unattended? Just asking.

Now, Hulk Hogan and his latest case of verbal diarrhea.  He said in a Rolling Stone interview lately that he "totally understands O.J. Simpson."  He said he was angry about his wife and her 19 year old boyfriend etc and could relate to Simpson.  Hogan is sick. That is all I got to say. This is indefensible.

Overall, show was dull. The audience hardly popped for anything. HHH, Cena and Edge and especially Jeff Hardy got some reaction but this show was just dull. Nice to see Edge twice in a night. :) 

My opinion of the draft picks so far (still got the supplemental draft on Weds):

I like:

Chris Jericho to SD.  He has done everything on Raw he could do really.  He can work with Rey on a feud which from my understanding both want to do.

Rey Mysterio to SD. He is a SD guy and he and Jericho can have that feud. 

MVP to Raw. Very good move here.  I think MVP is ready for the big time. 

Koslov to ECW. Good.  I don't watch ECW much so I avoid him.

Triple H to Raw. This was basically a formality. I am glad to see HHH on Raw where he belongs.  Maybe we can see DX reunite on occasion.

I don't like:

Big Show to Raw. Just don't like it much. I don't think he is a live Raw person. On SD, some of his sloppiness can be edited out.  It is also evident that he will be involved with Vickie again. :(  Of course, Edge is staying on SD so maybe he and Vickie will split up for good.  :)  I loved them as a couple, but I think they ran their course.

Maryse to Raw.  WHen she came out, no reaction.

On the fence:

Melina to SD. She may do well, but I am not to keen on her jobbing to Michelle McCool.

Matt Hardy to Raw. He may do ok. Promos are not his strong suit however.  Kind of weird that they blew off his feud with Jeff like that.

CM Punk to SD.  He has that briefcase. I am guessing he may cash it in at Backlash.  The LMS match between Edge and Cena would be an opportune time.  If Edge wins, I would be kind of upset if Edge had to job to Punk AGAIN. 

Kane to SD.  I thought ECW should have been his destination. Is he gonna feud with his "brother" the Undertaker for the millionth time?

The Miz to Raw. I thought it should have been Morrison to Raw, but we will see what Miz who I can not stand can do.

I am just writing a little to say I hope EVERYONE in Fan Nation and at WWE (including the Superstars and the McMahons) had a great Easter Holiday.  :) 

Here is a short review of Raw and Smackdown for this week:

Raw was just ok.  I only liked the 10 man tag match.  Nice to see Batista back even though he looked bigger and he was limping down the ramp.  I am afraid Batista will get hurt again.   Interesting seeing Vickie Guerrero being the Raw GM and watching her mess up on live tv when she said the match between Edge, and Cena will be Edge's Last Chance when she had to be rolled out again and correct herself saying it was a LAST MAN STANDING MATCH.  She was able to get away with screw ups on Smackdown because it was taped. This is live TV and she can't screw up like that.

Smackdown was much better.  Some stuff was silly like Kofi getting squashed by the Big Show and the Khali/Santino bit. I am TIRED of Santino's act. First, I liked it alot, but now it is getting old. He wins the Ms. Wrestlemania Battle Royal?  UGH

The highlights were clearly the Hardy stuff, including their match. We could have done without the idiot Grisham explaining to us what a stretcher match is. We KNOW. 

The other highlight was the Cutting Edge Segment. Great promos by Edge and Cena. This was probably Cena's best promo.  Great stuff.  Not so hot about Edge looking a bit weak walking away. I know the heel is supposed to be cowardly, but you should get the impression that he/she has a CHANCE of beating the top babyface. However,this angle with Edge is going somewhere. Don't know where but this should be interesting. 

Now, the Draft:  Well, this should be interesting.  It will be interesting who gets drafted.  I am hearing that Raw will be beefed up as it is Vince's baby.  SD and ECW will get shafted, of course. I hope it will be a good one. 

I attended Wrestlemania 25 weekend.  Had a blast, mostly. I went to Thursday and Friday's Fan Axxess. Displays were pretty cool.  I did just about everything, including getting a tattoo, being in Undertaker's graveyard, imitating a Superstar's entrance (Did Edge's), looked at the HIAC, saw memoribilia from WWE.  Very cool.  On Thursday, Rey and Cena did Q & A sessions.  On Friday, DX (HHH and HBK) and Edge did Q & A sessions.  The questions were pretty much fluff questions from fans who put them on cards and from the interviewer.  Jimmy Hart and some guy interviewed Cena and Rey and Howard Finkel interviewed Edge and DX.  Was disappointed that the guys doing Q and As didn't do autographs, but oh well. I met Christian and Katie Lea.  Lea was ok and looked like she didn't want to be there. Christian was very sweet.

The HOF ceremony was way too short. Very lame that the presenters got 3 minutes and the inductees got 10. Didn't like that at all. They also said they would throw out catcallers and hecklers. Good luck with that.  Edge and his girlfriend looked amazing.  HHH, HBK, Orton, and their wives looked great too. I liked Austin's speech the best.  Show was just over in 2 1/2 hours. I would have liked to have heard some stories.

Here is my review of Mania itself:

I attended the event live. Here is my opinion: 
 
I give the show a slight Thumbs Up. I enjoyed the show. It wasn't one of the 
great WMs like 3, 17, etc. However, it was not a horror story either. 
 
Best Match: Undertaker vs Michaels 
 
Worst Match: That Diva Battle Royal. 
 
I can not say enough about the HBK/Taker match. A Match of the Year candidate 
for sure.  Very exciting match and I just think this was one of both HBK's and 
Taker's best matches.  I loved the near falls. I loved each guy kicking out of 
each other's finishers.  This match SHOULD have gone on last.  Nothing could 
really top it.  Great match.  
 
Worst Match:  That Diva Battle Royal was a cluster****.  Just horrible.  First, 
the divas plus Santino came out with NO introduction.  Here was Kid Rock (more 
on that) playing and out comes the divas!  No one knew which Diva was which.  
Just ridiculous. I just thought they should have been announced.  I am also 
tired of Santino's act. It was cute at first, but now it is getting ridiculous. 
 
The rest of the card was a bit hit or miss, but here goes: 
 
Rey vs JBL:  A bit anticlimatic.  Rey beats JBL lickity split, then JBL quits. 
Just very weird. 
 
MITB:  I thought this match was good.  I liked it quite a bit.  I just think 
someone else beside Punk should have won.  
 
Jericho vs the Legends: The best part was when Steamboat was in the match.  
STeamboat was not bad for a retired guy. Glad to see Jericho win. I thought he 
deserved it after being put in this nutty idea for a match. It was pretty 
decent.  Post match bit with Rourke was ok.  Not thrilled with Jericho having to 
be hit by an out of shape actor. 
 
Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy: Very good match.  Both guys worked hard.  I was very 
surprised that Matt won.  I enjoyed alot of the spots in the match, especially 
the one where Jeff jumps off the ladder but misses, opening the door for Matt to 
win. 
 
Triple Threat: I thought this was a pretty good match, actually. Sorry it had to 
follow Michaels/Taker. Edge did a very good job with what he had to work with.  
IMO, Cena is no Michaels as far as workrate.  Show is a plundering big guy. Show 
hurt the match some, but overall, all three guys did a good job.  I am sorry, 
but I thought Cena's entrance with the identical Cenas was tacky. 
 
The Main Event, Randy Orton vs HHH:  Pretty decent match. However, I was very 
puzzled at no Legacy running in, and no McMahon family running in.  The ending 
came out of nowhere, even though I kind of guessed if HHH was gonna win despite 
this silly stipulation was to knock the ref out and use the sledgehammer when 
the ref is down. Predictable.  
 
Other: I am sorry, but Kid Rock did NOT belong on the show.  I just didn't see 
how he fit.  WWE is PG, correct? So why was Kid Rock out there with somewhat 
scantily clad girls onstage with him?  Very contradictary if you ask me.  Just 
did not see Kid Rock's purpose. 
 
Loved, LOVED the bit with Stone Cold and that ATV or whatever. Very cool. 
 
Overall, a pretty good show. Not an enthusiastic thumbs up, but thumbs up 
slightly.