This blog post may seem random, it may seem like I am just rambling and that my thoughts may or may not be fully formed but here goes anyway. A little bit of me uncut and raw with no edits...
Last week was not good, well, it started OK, but on Wednesday it went from OK to 'who made this sh*t sandwich? & why is it in my lunch box?" My car battery completely died on me, taking with it the alternator. I assume responsibility for this happening as the battery light did go on and I thought I would be able to make it to pay day to get a new one..WRONG! As luck would have it, the truck just stalled and I had to push it slightly up a hill to get it out of the way of traffic (I guess those weight lifting days at the gym are paying off!) I called AAA and waited. During this time I had already called my wife to come over to bring me my emergency credit card and of course Mother Nature decides to piss all over me in my moment of frustration and anger and hangs that cloud of rain over me and my car. When the AAA guy finishes and I pay him the fee, I start to drive to the garage where I will be potentially; excuse the term 'violated' with the cost of replacing the alternator. The folks at the garage were very nice, they even offered to give me a ride home. I politely declined and waited for my wife to pick up. Let me rewind for a second, all of this happened on the way to a workforce development forum that I was looking forward to attending, so I even missed out on that. So I get home and I am in no mood for anything. I wanted to curl up in a ball and hide in the closet so no one could see or talk to me. I get the phone call that they did need to replace the alternator and told me the cost. I did a little research on line and it seemed less then what other places would charge me so I went ahead and told them to repair the truck. I walked about a mile and a half to go get my car, every step a bit more disappointed in myself and the situation that I could have probably avoided. Now it turns out that my car battery gives out too much battery. So that was just Wednesday. At least I got some bit of good news last Friday. I can't really go into too much detail here but over the weekend I did and actually still feel some concern and fear over my back and left leg.
Last August as I was coming out of the shower I sprained a muscle in my lower back, at the time I did not know what I had did, I tried to stretch and lay down, but my foot began to go numb, I went to the emergency room and there was when my recovery of my first time throwing out my back began. I think it might have been two weeks ago during my first Yoga session that I attempted a pose and stained the muscle again, but recently I have been having pains again and a sharp pain going down to my lower left leg. It scares me because I do not want to be physically impaired in any way. That is why I started to go to the gym, to help me get into shape, lose some weight and relieve the pressure from my knees and back.
Did I mention it to anyone? I did and I tried, but there is only so much one can do for me. Some are supportive and tell me to be careful (which they know I will not actually do, since I am a bit hard headed) and some basically put me down and told me that I was complaining too much and that I was acting like..well this blog is too classy for those words. It's to a point where I don't want anyone to know anything. I would rather keep my mouth shut and try to deal with my pain alone, then sit there and have people talk about me. It's bad enough that I am scared that I may have a problem, comments really don't help. I do not want to turn to medication for this pain, because I do not believe it to be necessary.
Hopefully the ending of this week will be great! I am trying to take all of the negative energy that is put out there and spin it to be my positive energy for this Friday. May be then I can write a little more frequently, when I am sad I tend not to write too much because it reminds me of why I am feeling that way. So here is hoping to some great news! to more blogging, to more positivity!
There it is, I have not gone back to edit anything, I just wrote what was inside my head and heart. Next up for me today is...more gym time! Keep it classy!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
WrestleMania 27
WrestleMania 27 has come and gone. I was able to watch the event this year as the host at my place. I had some invited guests (brother, nephews, cousins and friends) and we watched the 'Grand-daddy of them all' It was a good time as when we get together we are able to crack jokes and make fun of the matches, while appreciating the athleticism that the 'Superstars' show. I even decided to being down my World Heavy Weight Championship belt and have everyone pose with it...
Before the show started my brother, nephew and me played WWE All Stars on PS3. The game is fun to play but I found it a bit difficult to get the controls down. But we still played and had some fun. At 3:30 we tuned into the count down and started to grub on some food. Finally 4 pm...
Show starts, the Rock comes down does his opening, still entertaining and still electric. Wish he would come back at least on a part time basis and rejuvenate the shows. After the Rock got out of the ring the matches would begin.
Alberto Del Rio (challenger) vs. Edge (Champion)
I thought it was strange that this is how they would start off the PPV with a title match. Del Rio's personal ring announcer was there and he came out in his car and had Clay in his corner. Christian came in and then Edge made his entrance. A lot of back and forth in this match. Del Rio showed his ability to make impact moves out of nowhere. There was some altercations between Christian and Clay, which got the crowd on their feet. But in the ring, Del Rio was getting to work and then Edge hit it...Spear! Spear! Spear! and 3 seconds later it was over. After the match Edge and Christian destroyed Del Rio's car. Which honestly didn't make too much sense.
Cody Rhodes vs Captain Mysterio (Rey Mysterio)
Cody enters with that ridiculous mask that he has on to protect his face, then Rey comes out in a Captain America inspired ring gear and mask. I think this was a breakout performance for Cody as he was able to tell the story with Rey and make us believe that he is a contender. There were some spots where it seemed that Rey was out cold, but he kept on kicking out. The finish of the match could have been better, I don't think Cody should have used the knee brace to get the win, but hey, a win is a win is a win.
Big Show, Kane, Santino and Kofi Kingston vs the Corre
Short match, it took longer for them to get to the ring, then to actually have the match. Match ended with the Cobra and the Big Show knock out punch. Could have been a lot better.
Rany Orton vs CM Punk
I was looking forward to this match and it did not let me down. I can always count on CM Punk to deliver as a heel. His facial expressions and gestures were great. He was able to get the crowd to hate him even more. Orton has come a long way and he turned in a good performance as well. He fed off the energy of the crowd and got the Win with a RKO after Punk jumped off the top rope. Best spot in the match was when Orton was going to hit the RKO but Punk pushed him off. It was great timing on both parts. Great way to tell the story. Although I would have had the match later on the card.
Michael Cole w/ Jack Swagger vs The King Jerry Lawler- special ref. Stone Cold Steve Austin.
SCSA came down in a ATV and rode it around the ring. Lawler came in with his old wrestling gear, being that this was his 1st match at WM, he wanted to bring that out. The match was a let down. It was going to be hard for Lawler to get a decent match out of Cole, since he is not a wrestler. Lawler wins via submission, SCSA stuns Booker T (after the Spin-a-rooni) and they drink beer, lots of it. Then the anonymous Raw GM overturns the decision and winner by DQ is...Michael Cole... Lame
Undertaker vs HHH-no holds barred
Was the streak going to be over? would HHH be able to do what HBK couldn't? Well, the match started with the stare down and boom! It was on from there. Not as good as Undertake/HBK 1 & 2, but this was good. It was brutal, it looked like these two were hell bent on destroying each other. There were lots of close falls and even HHH put the Undertaker in the Tombstone pile driver. In the end, no grave or HHH could hold him down.. Undertaker is 19-0!
Next was Snooki-mania!!
John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki (Brunette Mafia) Vs. Dolph Ziggler, and LayCool
Let's file this one under the 'why was this happening?' file. Trish like always put on a good show, she still has it. Morrison hit some high spots. But I will give Snooki some credit, she did hit her moves and did a good job and she got the pin on Michelle McCool. A very short match.
Main event:
John Cena (Challenger) vs The Miz (Champion)
The intros were different. I didn't fully see the Miz one, but it looked cool with a retrospect of his time on the 'Real World' and how he came up. It was done well and when added with Nas and his hit "Hate Me Now" it real was.. AWESOME!
Then Cena's turn. The choir and the religious build up was a bit too much for me. But I guess that is what SuperCena needed to feed his 'always there' 'hustle loyalty respect' ego. The match was not spectacular. I did expect a lot more from these two, they even had the match end on a double count out. Then the Rock came down and restarted the match, then...Boom! Rock Bottom on Cena. Miz gets the pin, retains the title and got a People's Elbow for his troubles.
Rock poses on the turnbuckle, show ends....Next up...Road to WrestleMania 28...
On paper the show was underwhelming. The event was above average, they tried to put on a good show. I guess that there was a true lack of build up and that does hurt the matches. There was too much time given to Lawler/Cole and I am sure they did not expect to carry the Undertaker out in a stretcher. I hope next year they give all of the matches a proper build up and that during this year the 'superstars' step up their game and make it the best show possible.
Before the show started my brother, nephew and me played WWE All Stars on PS3. The game is fun to play but I found it a bit difficult to get the controls down. But we still played and had some fun. At 3:30 we tuned into the count down and started to grub on some food. Finally 4 pm...
Show starts, the Rock comes down does his opening, still entertaining and still electric. Wish he would come back at least on a part time basis and rejuvenate the shows. After the Rock got out of the ring the matches would begin.
Alberto Del Rio (challenger) vs. Edge (Champion)
I thought it was strange that this is how they would start off the PPV with a title match. Del Rio's personal ring announcer was there and he came out in his car and had Clay in his corner. Christian came in and then Edge made his entrance. A lot of back and forth in this match. Del Rio showed his ability to make impact moves out of nowhere. There was some altercations between Christian and Clay, which got the crowd on their feet. But in the ring, Del Rio was getting to work and then Edge hit it...Spear! Spear! Spear! and 3 seconds later it was over. After the match Edge and Christian destroyed Del Rio's car. Which honestly didn't make too much sense.
Cody Rhodes vs Captain Mysterio (Rey Mysterio)
Cody enters with that ridiculous mask that he has on to protect his face, then Rey comes out in a Captain America inspired ring gear and mask. I think this was a breakout performance for Cody as he was able to tell the story with Rey and make us believe that he is a contender. There were some spots where it seemed that Rey was out cold, but he kept on kicking out. The finish of the match could have been better, I don't think Cody should have used the knee brace to get the win, but hey, a win is a win is a win.
Big Show, Kane, Santino and Kofi Kingston vs the Corre
Short match, it took longer for them to get to the ring, then to actually have the match. Match ended with the Cobra and the Big Show knock out punch. Could have been a lot better.
Rany Orton vs CM Punk
I was looking forward to this match and it did not let me down. I can always count on CM Punk to deliver as a heel. His facial expressions and gestures were great. He was able to get the crowd to hate him even more. Orton has come a long way and he turned in a good performance as well. He fed off the energy of the crowd and got the Win with a RKO after Punk jumped off the top rope. Best spot in the match was when Orton was going to hit the RKO but Punk pushed him off. It was great timing on both parts. Great way to tell the story. Although I would have had the match later on the card.
Michael Cole w/ Jack Swagger vs The King Jerry Lawler- special ref. Stone Cold Steve Austin.
SCSA came down in a ATV and rode it around the ring. Lawler came in with his old wrestling gear, being that this was his 1st match at WM, he wanted to bring that out. The match was a let down. It was going to be hard for Lawler to get a decent match out of Cole, since he is not a wrestler. Lawler wins via submission, SCSA stuns Booker T (after the Spin-a-rooni) and they drink beer, lots of it. Then the anonymous Raw GM overturns the decision and winner by DQ is...Michael Cole... Lame
Undertaker vs HHH-no holds barred
Was the streak going to be over? would HHH be able to do what HBK couldn't? Well, the match started with the stare down and boom! It was on from there. Not as good as Undertake/HBK 1 & 2, but this was good. It was brutal, it looked like these two were hell bent on destroying each other. There were lots of close falls and even HHH put the Undertaker in the Tombstone pile driver. In the end, no grave or HHH could hold him down.. Undertaker is 19-0!
Next was Snooki-mania!!
John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki (Brunette Mafia) Vs. Dolph Ziggler, and LayCool
Let's file this one under the 'why was this happening?' file. Trish like always put on a good show, she still has it. Morrison hit some high spots. But I will give Snooki some credit, she did hit her moves and did a good job and she got the pin on Michelle McCool. A very short match.
Main event:
John Cena (Challenger) vs The Miz (Champion)
The intros were different. I didn't fully see the Miz one, but it looked cool with a retrospect of his time on the 'Real World' and how he came up. It was done well and when added with Nas and his hit "Hate Me Now" it real was.. AWESOME!
Then Cena's turn. The choir and the religious build up was a bit too much for me. But I guess that is what SuperCena needed to feed his 'always there' 'hustle loyalty respect' ego. The match was not spectacular. I did expect a lot more from these two, they even had the match end on a double count out. Then the Rock came down and restarted the match, then...Boom! Rock Bottom on Cena. Miz gets the pin, retains the title and got a People's Elbow for his troubles.
Rock poses on the turnbuckle, show ends....Next up...Road to WrestleMania 28...
On paper the show was underwhelming. The event was above average, they tried to put on a good show. I guess that there was a true lack of build up and that does hurt the matches. There was too much time given to Lawler/Cole and I am sure they did not expect to carry the Undertaker out in a stretcher. I hope next year they give all of the matches a proper build up and that during this year the 'superstars' step up their game and make it the best show possible.
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