First off, I'd just like to say yes I'm back. I hope you found something to do with your time and will find time again to squeeze my sarcasm and sports talk into your day. After the true madness of March, I'm back. There's baseball around the corner and last night, another great sporting event, Wrestelmania XXVI. Got that and a bunch of other goodies to take care of today! IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK!
If you know me, you know I grew up a huge WWE (or WWF) fan. But, like most I know, it's kind of grown stale to me of late. Well, except for the one night a year when I can still get a little geeked up over it and just let myself get into that. I'm not alone in thinking this way. I got an offer to chill with my man, Golberg in the Janes-Vegas for the event, and he wrote an all-day diary of his wrestling extravaganza. It's pretty good stuff. Check it out!
That night is Wrestlemania and last night was another epic edition of the "Showcase of the Immortals." And with all the things I say about it, it was damn good.
I'd have to say seeing Bret Hart in the ring again and hearing that music hit. brought back great memories of being 14 and yelling at the TV. The match, however, left a little to be desired. But hey, he beat the tar out of Vince. Must be his way of apologizing for the Screwjob.
I was a little apprehencious on how the John Cena v Batista match would come off. Let's be real, they're both big and slow. But for those that still chant to Cena "You can't wrestle," dude, he carried the match. He can out wrestle the vast majority of the guys in that company and in the business. Hell, the guy IS the business. That's why THE CHAMP IS HERE!
Finally, the match of the night, Shawn Michales versus the Undertaker. Yes they fought last year and the Dead Man moved to 17-0 at Wrestlemania. Well, this year it was "The Streak" against "The Career." Did you really think the streak was going to end? Well, to be real, a couple of times in that match, I thought it would. These guys brought down the house. Probably one of the greatest matches I've seen... EVER. And yes, I was yelling at the TV with Josh (JL to you!) laughing at me the whole time. But yes, the Undertaker won and it was a little emotional afterwards.
Here's Shawn in the back after the match. Great stuff and he's truly done. It's a great career. Love him with Bret Hart in the back and with his wife and all the boys.
Having seen the last few 'Mania's, this one ranked right up there even though I haven't watched the TV shows much. Funny how after 8 months way, not much has changed. Haha.
Another highlight of the weekend every year is the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This year even moreso with Bob Uecker being inducted, among others. He was on his game as usual and has the crowd in stitches throughout. They don't have his full speech online, so we'll have to wait for the Wrestelmania DVD to get off the that goodness. I know there was more than the 2 minutes he gave on USA Network.
Also inducted was "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. How awesome is this guy? Yeah, he rocks. Love the laugh. Love everything he is about. Truly one of the best heels of all time.
Uecker being inducted brings me around to the time of year I always look forward to and the staple of this blog, Brewers season. Spring training is winding down and Friday "The boys of summer" will be in Milwaukee. Yours truly will be there to welcome them back. There's still some things being worked out by the braintrust of the Crew, but seeing Prince hit his first homer of the spring Saturday, showed the bats are ready. Now, they just need to work out the pitching staff. Word on that is supposed to come today. I'm looking forward to see how things shake down. I'm not sure they'll let Suppan go. The money is one thing and all the arms need to be kept around... Just in case.
Anyway, as it's nice out I have to get going so I can go get some round ball in. Oh, but before I do, I didn't forget about the Nussie Hunter. He's got some good stuff for you today. One of the most underrated WAGs out there. She is married to Adam Archuleta. Yes, Jennifer Walcott. She is nothing short of awesome. And well, that makes her Wilber's Way Worthy (I think I just found a new catchphrase!)!
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