Good afternoon everyone.  I thought it was time to write another blog as job searching tends to get rather boring especially with a now stagnant market and fancied doing something a bit more fun and much less depressing.  I'd like to take the time to wish everyone across the pond a happy thanksgiving.  We don't celebrate it over here even though the Pilgrims actually set off from my home town of Southampton, and not Plymouth to contrary belief, for the grand USA.  Hopefully I'll be back in your country soon enough!  So, happy thanksgiving everyone.  Enjoy the tukey and the football, which is always a great combination.

So we have just had the latest WWE PPV which has warranted some mixed reviews from a lot of people.  Whilst in my personal opinion it was a solid PPV it definitely was not as good as PPVs have been this year.  But lets remember that 2008 has been an excellent year for PPVs and I'm sure the last PPV of the year Armageddon will be back to previous form.  So here's a quick review of SS2008:

Team HBK v Team JBL-great opening elimination match with some great wrestling and some cool spots.  Probably the best match of the evening.

Team RAW v Team SD-typical divas match which was better than expected.  Still not great though due to the missed spots.

Undertaker v Big Show-not the best match from these two.  Taker is a legend but we all know that when working with hosses he does not excel at all.  We all have our shortcomings and this is Taker's.

Team Batista v Team Orton-a pretty good match.  Wasn't so keen about Batista plowing through Orton's team at one point but Orton winning was the right result.  It furthers his relationship with Cody Rhodes and the rumoured future stable.

HHH v Kozlov v Edge-this was an ok match but by no means the standard which we have seen from HHH matches.  Kozlov suffered from nerves during it and you could tell which wasn't his fault.  He should have had more experience dealing with big matches before inserted in a championship match.  It should never have been his PPV debut.  It exposed Kozlov's weaknesses which he will now improve on before entering such a big programme again.  The crowd chanting boring certainly didn't help.  Whilst the crowd are obviously entitled to chant what they want, there was no need to take their frustrations about Hardy no being in the match on HHH and Koslov.  I know mat wrestling isn't enjoyable to a lot of people but it was a shame that the crowd crapped on the match as much as they did.  The Edge surprise was a huge shock and really got the crowd pumped.

Jericho v Cena-again it was an ok match but Jericho suffered from the same problem as HHH here because we are not used to seeing anything but a high standard from the two.  Cena had a little bit of ring rust and after some pummeling by Jericho, then back and forth action Cena won the belt.  Just a question though.  Why has the internet forums criticised Cena for winning the belt on his first match back but Edge does the exact same thing and its awesome?

RAW the next night and the highlight is THE SLAMMYS ARE COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!  I know some people have ridiculed it but come on, its always good fun and is going to a nice, less serious way of ending 2008.  My favourite memory of the Slammys is Owen Hart 'winning' his second Slammy in 1997.  It is forever etched in my memory of the late, great Owen Hart.  I can't believe next year is the 10th anniversary of his death-time sure does fly doesn't it?

Also who thinks Cena's new shirt looks like HLA?  I know its meant to say HLR but it really does.  Again the shirt has been criticised as it ripped off the AWA logo which has been controversial to say the least.  I'm a massive fan of old school, territory wrestling but it hasn't defamed the legacy of AWA at all.  Plus, no one moaned when they did the same thing to the old WWF logo.  Put it this way, I am not a Cena fan.  I have an enormous respect for the man and how hard he works, but he is pushed too hard and too in your face for my liking.  I was never a fan of the white meat, cookie cutter, eat your vitamins and drink your milk babyface.  Which is why I always prefered Flair to Hogan.  But he brings in enormous business for the WWE which is paramount in these hard economic times.  Look how many people are decked out in Cena shirts at the arena.  When I was last at a WWE event everyone was wearing Cena or DX shirts.  Randy Orton has proven to be very popular recently.  As Jim Ross said people respond to an anti-hero and Orton has been saying what is on the fans minds about the state of the WWE.

Time for me to get back to the frustrating job hunt.  Again happy thanksgiving to you all!

Soph x