The Road to Wrestlemania Begins..........

Update

Before I begin, I would like to post an update on my eReader experance this past week. As stated in the last post, I hade bought an Amazon Kindle 3, and I was very pleased with it. However, as all of us do from time to time, I started exploring the Nook Color, by Barnes & Noble. So, this past Thursday, I decided to take the Kindle back to the Best Buy I do my shopping at, and trade for the Nook Color.

I had called at 10am, and asked if they had the Nook Color, to which the lady said yes. And this was a decisive yes! So I traveled to the store, and asked to trade and pay the difference. But when I went to get the Nook Color, alas, they did not have one after all. I saw an eReader called a Pendigital Novel. This had a Barnes & Noble tie in, so I figured I would try this out. Tryout lasted one night.

Some could use this as an eReader, if they could not afford the Nook Color, and if they wanted to wait til the machine decided to turn the page. Oh, the navigation was sweet. Going from the home to your library and what not is great. But when it comes to reading, it takes three to five swipes. to even get the page to turn. And this after a firmware update.

So, I took the thing back and got the Kindle 3 back, and the cover I had bought and returned as well. I never opened that box. I called another Best Buy in the next county, just to check and see if there was another store in the Birmingham area (Birmingham, Alabama). There was not, but before I hung up, I asked if they had a Nook Color. I did that because the store I went to said that no store in the area had one (remember, no store, nada, nunka, none!). They checked, played pretty music on the phone whike they checked, came back and they said that they had 2. I told them the song and dance, and they said they would hold one for me. to which I was on my way.Got there, got 'er done, and now I have my "Red Rider BB Gun" known as the Nook Color. And, as the song goes, lovin every minute of it. Now on the the wrestling.

Road to Wrestlemania

The WWE is gearing up for the must see(even on DVD)event of the year, that being Wrestlemania. Already two matches have been signed. One, being John Cena against WWE Champion, The Miz. I guess I am so tired of having John Cena pushed down the wrestling fans throats, that I will be pulling for the Miz to, not only to defeat Cena, but to destroy him. I would have thought that we would have seen John Cena vs The Rock, and maybe Jerry Lawler defending against The Miz, but that didn't pan out. Instead, we see Cena going for his next WWE title, while Jerry Lawler, and why they are doing this, will probably face Michael Cole. Do we really need this?

But on a better note

The Undertaker made his long awaited return to the WWE ring tonight. But he was clearly upstaged by the return of....The Game! Triple H made his way to the ring, and, in the best non-speaking promos I have ever seen, seemingly challenged Undertaker to a Wrestlemania match! All I can say to this is WOW! And I do mean WOW! This match has all the makings of a Wrestlemania moment. Can Triple H end the streak? I think that he can. Should the streak end? That is a question to be thought about.

Alberto Del Rio vs ?

I don't watch Friday Night Smackdown all that often (I'd rather watch Arena Football on NFL Network), but I do watch enough to know that the storyline they have between Edge and Dolph Ziggler is, how can I say this without offending, sips soda through a straw! Everything is geared toward giving Alberto his World title, since he was a big star in CMLL before gracing the WWE, and I am sure that he will make a fine World champion. Just that enough with the "who has the title anyway" storyline. Besides, it takes away from Wrestlemania, unless they plan on making it a three way match for the title, which would make everything make sense.

Hall of Fame Inductee

I always watch during this time to see just who will go into WWE's version of the Hall of Fame. I watched with interest tonight, seeing that Wrestlemania will be in Atlanta, GA this year. Who would go in? Kevin Nash? He has a contract with WWE. Sting? A natural choice. Booker T? Why not? Then they made the announcement....Hacksaw Jim Duggan! Are you kidding me? Alright, we can debate all year long as to the pros and cons about this one. I just think that it is a lame choice, considering all of the other wrestlers out there to choose from. The head chimp in that office really made a great choice, didn't he?

What I would like to see

Since they "say" that the Rock is back, let's test this. Have the Rock come out and challenge the winner of the John Cena/Miz match. That would send shock waves through the wrestling world. If Sting has signed a contract with WWE, put him in the ring against a quality oponent. Give him his first Wrestlemania moment. Another thing I would like to see is something develop where the WWE title and the World title are finally and forever unified.

Until my next post, always remember, and never forget, to be able to do many things is to acomplish none. Adios Amigos!

Back with a vengance

I haven't been posting as much as I would like. Many things I have had to deal with which required my full attention. However, I plan to post as often as I can from here on out. I want to stray from wrestling(not too far away)to mention that I now have a new toy to play with, called an Amazon Kindle 3. Now what does a wrestling fan need with a Kindle? Let's take a look. I searched books about pro wrestling and found the following:

Blood, Tables and Chairs by Dennis T. McHawes

National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling by Tim Hornbaker

Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death by Irvin Muchnick

One I will buy asap

Swimming with Piranhas: Surviving the Politics of Professional Wrestling by Howard Brody and James E Cornette

So you see what is out there on the e-readers for wrestling fans, and more on the way. I am really enjoying this thing.

TNA

I love TNA wrestling. I think that it is the best wrestling out there now. If only the wrestlers would believe it now. I love the poking fun of WWE's "PG" rating. Reality check here, wrestling was never meant to be a "PG" product. Many things which are "PG" were never meant to be "PG". Google Loony Tunes. Those cartoons were for adults when they started out. There were not for kids. Loony Toons morphed into being for kids. Wrestling, with Hulk Hogan, morphed into something for kids. The so-called "Rock and Wrestling" age was kid driven. Wrestling was always for the adults, and TNA sees this. The don't try to dumb down the product. But there are storylines I wish would die a quick death:

1. The Dixie Carter/Hulk Hogan lawsuit: Enough with this already. Everyone knows that Dixie Carter is running TNA. Everyone knows that Eric and Hulk are the "on air" office people. And, everyone knows that this is only to give Hulk time to recover from his 20th back surgery.

2. Bully Ray/Brother Devon fued: Kill this one fast. We all know how this will turn out. Either Bully Ray, or Devon will be facing another oponent, they will be out numbered in the match, and the other will come down and make the save, blah, blah, blah will be said. And the other will say that there is only one man who could ever be his partner, and bam! Team 3D is back in action. I have watched wrestling since the late 60s. Unless they can do something I have never seen, then this is the way it will turn out.

There comes a time when you know you have over stayed your welcome. I wonder when Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Ric Flair will ever get that idea? With all of the neck surgerys Angle has been through, he should actually be the first one to say that he is done. Ric Flair, while his wrestling days are over, should settle in to a managers role if he stays any longer. If anybody could ressurect the manager role in wrestling, it would be "Slick Ric". Jeff Jarrett needs to go away. His "MMA" stint was the most absurd thing I have ever seen. A gimpy 10 year old girl could have made him tap out. Anyway, the country bumbkin role is really wearing on me, and I'm from the south!

WWE

Can you smell it? Finally, The Rock has come back...to WWE! To host Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta, GA, that is. I loved his shot on John Cena, really I did. And I like the fact that they have a wrestler to host Wrestlemania. Then, my heart went down as he announced that Wrestlemania will also have Justin Beiber. Really? (I ask as I hold my nose)

Why do I get the feeling that after this Sunday, that we may actually see Jerry Lawler as WWE Champion? What I do not like is that, just as I said with Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, and Jeff Jarrett, King Lawler should hang up the wrestling boots and stay behind the microphone. Instead, they are trying to sell the "fact" that Lawler has never been world champion. My how we forget the 80s, and that Jerry Lawler defeated Kurt Henning for the AWA World title in Memphis, TN, or the famous feud between he and Kerry Von Eric.

I like Michael Cole,but I am getting tired of him being head cheerleader for the Miz. Let's face it, he is not Francine. But I can see why he would do this. The Miz is the best wrestler out there at this time. And he is AWESOME!!!! I think that there is one more ppv before Wrestlemania, so if they give the belt to Lawler, they could hand it back to the Miz in time for the event. This would add credibility to his reign, and elevate the importance of the Wrestlemania match between he and John Cena(you know that is where this is going).

I'll be back next week with another post. Adios Amigos!