| RAW is Ari, Dr. Ken Sucks, Batista, Lilian Garcia, Jeff Jarrett, TNA Coming to BR | by Nature Boy on Aug 4, 2009 at 9:51 am |  | |
I went into last night’s “RAW is Ari” episode with pretty high expectations. Piven is an actor by trade, and he’s great at portraying a smartass, but between him calling WWE’s second biggest pay per view of the year “The Summer Fest”, allowing the extremely annoying “Dr. Ken” to be his sidekick for the night, and a failed attempt at a heel turn and flying body press, this ended up being one of the worst episodes of RAW I’ve seen in quite some time. At least we got one “hug it out” moment and Dr. Ken nearly split his wig after being thrown out of the ring at the end of the show. The only thing worth mentioning about RAW storyline wise was that the return of Shawn Michaels was set up, and The Miz, based on the stipulation for his match with Super Cena (who can leap tall buildings in a single bound, and can fight off hundreds of jacked up heels all by himself), may be moving to Smackdown. If that is the case, Miz could end up in a main event title feud with his old tag team partner John Morrison in a short period of time. The move could help him more than hurt him.
Apparently Dave Batista’s recovery from a torn biceps tendon is way ‘ahead of schedule’. I’m sure this forty plus year old man simply has supernatural regenerative powers, and is probably on an all natural, organic, diet. You be the judge. Guys who work out a little always have the veins in their thighs pop. It’s totally normal. Isn’t it? You be the judge (photo courtesy of TMZ.com).
Referee Marty Elias was released last week, but nobody really cares.
Longtime ring announcer, 6.5 on the OT WYHI scale, and National Anthem singer Lilian Garcia is also moving on soon. Apparently she’s getting married, and has decided to hang up the microphone after a long tenure with the company. Let’s see how WWE handles her on the way out. It should be interesting considering the way they handle most departures that Vince does not control. If you’re interested in the job, you’d better be a hot chick. Here's the talent agency's job description posted by WWE when they got the news.
WWE Announcer/Singer / Female / All Ethnicities / 20 - 30
Description: WWE is looking for a young, attractive female to sing the national anthem and be our regular ring announcer every week, for one of our most popular TV shows (WWE is estimated to be seen in 500,000,000 households in 150 countries/30 languages)...
This is a breakout job for any young singer. Please specify on submissions if anyone has appeared on American Idol, making the Band or any show of this comparison.
Rate:depends on talent
I don’t do a lot of TNA discussion here, since I’m not their biggest fan, but for those who are interested, TNA founder Jeff Jarrett is on an extended vacation after news came out that he is currently dating Kurt Angle’s ex-wife Karen (who was also used as an on air talent when things were more cozy at the Angle household). IWHI FWIW. I’m sure this made for some not so comfortable moments backstage as of late, and it’s probably for the best that they let this thing simmer down a bit. Questions abound as to whether Jarrett will even return, but considering that he’s the primary reason TNA has made it to this point, I can’t see him being totally kicked out. TNA management has already released agents slash creative team members Dutch Mantel and Savio Vega, who were some of Jarrett’s closest allies backstage, so if Jarrett does return, his role will be diminished. Expect head honcho Dixie Carter to be the undisputed top dog at TNA. Hopefully the changes help the storylines, which have been hapless and stale for quite some time, despite a great roster of talent.
Speaking of TNA, they will be live in Baton Rouge at the River Center on Saturday night. I’ve never been to a show, but by all accounts, they are very fan friendly and offer a lot of action at house shows. If you bring your kids, expect plenty of face time with the wrestlers, complete with autograph and photo sessions. This is really how it should be done, so I’ll give credit where it’s due. I’d love to hear some reports from the show, so if you go, feel free to post your experiences in the comments section.
Category: General Sports
Tags: wwe, Batista, Jeremy Piven, Jeff Jarrett, Lilian Garcia, RAW, Dr. Ken, Karen Angle, TNA Baton Rouge
News on Batista, Umaga, Vicki Guerrero and the WWE Championship. | by Nature Boy on Jun 9, 2009 at 1:37 pm | | |
Normally I don't post news update blogs since this information flows pretty freely on the internet, but considering the fact that there has been so much news out of Stamford since the Extreme Rules pay per view on Sunday, I thought I'd put it all together in one place with a few comments of my own.
The biggest news of the weekend, and the reason I was so shocked that Batista went over in the WWE Championship cage match versus Randy Orton on Sunday, is that Batista will apparently need surgery for a torn left bicep muscle. This will keep him out for as much as four months. This explains the beat down angle on Monday in which Randy Orton's "Legacy" faction targeted the big man's left arm in such a hard sell manner. I expected Orton to somehow take the title back on Monday's Raw, but that is obviously not the way they went, with HHH making his triumphant return and beating the snot out of Orton at the end of the show. Who knows where they will go with the title at this point, but Batista is still recognized as the champion, and maybe he will have to vacate it in lieu of some kind of tournament in the coming weeks. I'm sure we'll learn more on next Monday's three hour Raw. It looks like Orton will be out of the title picture for a while as he feuds with Trips, which could be used as an opportunity to elevate someone else to the top of the card. This can be a good thing if done properly, as it is pretty obvious that Raw lacks main event talent in a big way these days.
The next big story is that of Raw's storyline General Manager, Vicki Guerrero. She took the fall in that hideous "Hog Pen Match" at Sunday's show, and came out on Raw Monday night to trash the fans and 'resign' from her position as GM. Then some unfinished business was cleaned up when Smackdown's Edge came out to declare that he wants a 'divorce' from his TV wife. Edge's promo made him a baby face in my eyes. Could this be the beginning of a full fledged turn for the Rated R Superstar? At any rate, the story I've heard is that Vicki is indeed wrapping up her stint with WWE in order to spend more time with her children. Monday's appearance may well have been her last, so all loose ends were pretty much tied up on Monday. Like her or hate her, she has been a heat machine as a heel since she was made GM of Smackdown. Not too bad for an overweight housewife and mother of two. Hopefully she has earned enough money to take care of her family while spending so much time on the road the last few years, and I wish her the best.
Finally, Umaga's "Samoan Strap Match" with CM Punk at Extreme Rules was apparently his swan song, as WWE wished Eddie Fatu "the best in his future endeavors" on the WWE website yesterday. I have heard nothing regarding their reason for releasing him, but he only recently returned from an injury and was being re-packaged as a monster again, complete with new entrance music, etc. The guy's work has never been bad, highlighted by his feud with John Cena in 2007. He was suspended at least once for a wellness policy violation, but since the implementation of the policy, WWE has been naming the names of those affected by the policy, so there's no reason to think that was the issue at this time. I'm sure he'll be speaking to some media outlets within the next few weeks, so we should know more about his situation soon.
Category: General Sports
Tags: wwe, Batista, Umaga, Vicki Guerrero, WWE Championship, WWE title
Nature Boy is back with thoughts on Extreme Rules and much more. | by Nature Boy on Jun 8, 2009 at 11:59 am | | |
Thanks for the patience while I've been away dealing with some family issues and planning a wedding. Yes, The Nature Boy will officially be off the market as of next weekend (sorry ladies). Hopefully things will be back to normal by the time we get back from our honeymoon. Enough with the pleasantries, let's get to it.
I'll give you my thoughts on Extreme Rules from New Orleans in a moment, but here are a few bits of news from the past few weeks: Jeff Hardy has been in contract negotiations with WWE for some time now. Rumor has it that Hardy was planning to finish his current contract and not re-sign at this time, opting to take some time off to heal up and be with his family, but he is also a cash cow for WWE, so obviously Vince would prefer him to sign a new deal and stick around for awhile. No one other than the parties involved know for sure what Jeff's status is at this moment, but you just knew going into last night's show that whatever the situation, it would factor into the booking of his much anticipated ladder match with Edge for the World Title, and it did.
The oft injured Ken "Mister" Kennedy was canned by Vince McMahon a few weeks ago shortly after an eight man tag match main event on Raw, in which he dropped WWE champion Randy Orton on his head in a botched suplex attempt. If you look back at the tape, you can see a visibly upset Orton take a half hearted swing at Kennedy after the spot. In the wrestling business, all other things aside, the most important job an athlete has is to protect the other performers. The other thing a performer has to do to be successful is to stay healthy long enough to sustain a push. Apparently Kennedy wasn't very good at either of those things, despite a million opportunities, thus he got the axe. Perhaps he'll show up in TNA after his 90 day no-compete clause is up, but who knows. He's fairly young, and maybe with some time outside of WWE he can rebuild his reputation and work his way back to the big time.
One more contract situation that has been discussed a lot as of late is that of ECW original, Tommy Dreamer. Apparently he has also been in negotiations with WWE and has considered retiring, moving to a back stage role, or moving on to other things altogether. All of this was worked into last night's angle in which he would participate in a three way for the ECW championship with Jack Swagger and current champion, Christian, in which if he lost, he would "leave WWE forever". This one is also still up in the air, but last night's show has opened the door for several different directions. Now, on to the show…
Let me just say first that if I weren't getting married next week and spending a ton of jack on a honeymoon and wedding, I would have been in wrestling heaven this week with WWE running the Extreme Rules pay per view in New Orleans and Raw in Lafayette tomorrow night. Hopefully ticket sales were solid and they'll make their way back to these parts again in the near future, as going to a live event is always a blast. The pay per view, on paper, looked pretty damn good, especially with all of the real life contract drama going on, and it turned out to be just fine. Sure, there were the few usual duds, such as the pig slop match between a drag queen and a forty something mother of two, but we take the good with the bad. There were quite a few title changes and some really creative finishes to the matches, which is always nice. This is the reason people pay for the monthly shows: to get something different than they get on a typical weekday show that they can watch for free.
The first match was a fun little bout between young up and comers Kofi Kingston, MVP, Matt Hardy, and a grizzled veteran in William Regal. I expected Kingston to retain his United States Title in a solid match (considering he just won the belt last week on Raw), and that's exactly what we got. It was a short, solid match, but nothing really memorable here. I expect Kingston to keep being pushed in the mid-card, while MVP will likely head toward a main event spot with the big boys and Matt Hardy will probably end up in a feud with “Jamaica me Crazy” (sorry Mike Adamle).
Smackdown’s Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio had a fantastic match for the Intercontinental Title, with the sub-plot being that Y2J would try to remove Mysterio's mask (a real dishonor in Mexican luchador wrestling). This, of course, has already been done in the old WCW, but it's been a long time in the eyes of the fans, especially the young kids that make up most of Rey's fan base. These two really got after it, with some great spots that only those two could pull off. I expected Rey to get the win here, but instead we got the first of several great finishes with Jericho yanking off Rey's mask as he tried to execute the 619. Jericho takes the title and the mask, but the camera men inexplicably can't seem to focus on the newly unmasked Mysterio. We'll see where they go from here, but there's no way WWE takes money out of their own pocket in merchandise sales by leaving Rey unmasked for long.
The next bout was CM Punk versus Umaga in a "Samoan Strap Match". This one had 'dud' written all over it just because of the silly stipulations, and it pretty much delivered what we expected. Punk did pull off a nice, relatively quick win with the GTS on the 350+ pound ‘Samoan Bulldozer’, proving that he can hit the move on just about anyone. This was obviously done to elevate the rather smallish Punk as a competitor for future feuds, and as we would see later, he will indeed be moving on to bigger things.
The three way match for the ECW championship (hardcore rules) would be interesting even if only for the finish. It was another relatively quick match, bloodless and "G" rated, but Tommy Dreamer pulled out the rather anti-climactic win in the end. This one is another cliff hanger, because I can't see Dreamer hanging on to the title for long, and he could still stay or leave depending on how they handle it. Dreamer got to celebrate with the fans for a moment, and then we're rushed into the next segment. Are you seeing a pattern yet?
The 'Hog Pen' match between Vicki Guerrero and Santina Marella was as stupid and pointless as expected. At least they threw in Chavo 'Jabroni' Guerrero to get him a payday. Santina gets the win while Vicki and Chavito get covered in pig slop. It was fun for the whole family, indeed. BTW: One would think that with all of the money Vicki is pulling in as an on-camera performer (access to personal trainers, etc.) that she could drop a few LB’s. It seems like WWE is trying to tell her this by making her the butt of so many fat jokes on national television, but she’s obviously not getting the message.
Backstage, Vicki and Edge (married for television purposes) get into another argument and finally the word 'divorce' is thrown out there. Hopefully this will be settled off camera, because that angle lost its steam a hell of a long time ago, and with those two now on separate shows, it really doesn't make sense anyway.
Batista versus Randy Orton in a steel cage for the WWE Title was not a match I was excited about, given the work rate of these two and the fact that the Legacy faction has been beaten down a thousand times already by Big Dave, and it was even worse than I thought it would be. It was unusually short and uneventful for a pay per view match, and what was even more shocking is the fact that Batista got the win. Keep an eye on this title run. Out of respect for my preferred wrestling news outlet, I won't discuss it any further, but I think there was a reason this match was so short, and Batista's title run may be even shorter.
Wow, this show had seemed very rushed so far, so it would only make sense that they were saving time for the main event. Our second to last match was John "Hulk Up" Cena against the Big Show in a submission match. Big Slow has shown time and time again that there was simply no way the mere mortal (?) John Cena could possibly apply the STF (where did the U go?) to the world's largest athlete. A long, slow, plodding match ensued, with lots of sleeper holds and bear hugs as expected. Cena goes for the STF a few times to no avail. But alas, we get a twist? This time, Cena's brains become as big as his muscles, as he finds a way to lodge show's legs between the ropes, allowing him to apply the STF and get the tap out in a much longer match than I expected. The two guys worked hard, but I just can’t seem to get interested in a baby face, cartoon character Cena. Nor can I get into Big Show. There’s only so much the guy can do in the ring, and his act has become very stale, but the kids seem to get a kick out of it, so whatever.
After what seemed like a rushed show, I was shocked when I saw the clock getting very close to 9:30 when Edge and Jeff hardy came out for their ladder match. Typically WWE pay per views end around this time, give or take ten minutes. I bought this show specifically for the main event, so if they would have cut this one short, a lot of people would have been disappointed. Hardy and Edge did what they always do, and delivered a great ladder match with some crazy spots thrown in as expected. When the clock hit 9:45, I was really surprised, since the two hadn’t reached the finish yet. Edge climbs the ladder and falls between the rungs, stuck in a pretty nasty position, and is helpless as Jeff climbs up the ladder and grabs the World Title. We have a new champion! The match and finish were great, but that was only the beginning. What did this mean for Jeff’s future in WWE? They certainly wouldn’t put the strap on a guy who has one foot out the door. The clock had already passed the 9:50 mark, and the replay has to start at 10:00. As a beaten down and broken Jeff celebrates his victory, CM Punk’s music hits, and our current money in the bank ladder match title shot holder heads to the ring. He calls for the ref to ring the bell, because he’s cashing in… CM Punk hits the GTS with authority, and a lifeless Jeff kicks out at the 2.99 count, much to Punk’s chagrin. A brief match ensues between the two and Jeff struggles to his feet, only to take another knee to the face for the three count. That makes five title changes in one show, and a hell of a good main event in my humble opinion. Jeff gets put over in a way that keeps him strong for his return (whether he re-signs or takes some time off), CM Punk has been elevated in a big way (he has title wins over Edge and Jeff Hardy now), and Edge looks strong in defeat. I’d love to see a heel Punk and a baby face Edge in the next few weeks, but the door is open, again, for many different scenarios. Smackdown has certainly been the superior show as of late, and it looks like that trend will continue into June.
Overall, a very good show with plenty of action and storyline progression. It will be an interesting week of wrestling coming up, and assuming that I don't OD on Red Stripe and rum next week, I'll be back soon to chat more about the wonderful world of pro-wrestling. Feel free to post your thoughts on the show below. It's good to be back.
Category: General Sports
Tags: wwe, Extreme Rules, Jeff Hardy, Batista, Edge, Kennedy, Tommy Dreamer, Randy Orton
Thoughts on Wrestlemania: HBK and Taker Steal the Show, JBL calls it quits. | by Nature Boy on Apr 13, 2009 at 10:45 am | | |
Wrestlemania 25 is now in the books, and by most accounts, the event delivered about what we expected, which was not much. Don’t get me wrong: The in-ring work was great, especially the HBK versus Undertaker match which was off the charts. The problem was the lackluster build for the show, the truly weak Mickey Rourke appearance, and some really questionable booking in the Orton versus Triple H match. Let’s hit the matches one by one…
The first disappointment for me was the fact that the tag team title unification bout was scratched just hours before the show. The titles were indeed unified, but the match will only be found on the upcoming DVD release. Not only has the rivalry been an afterthought (the tag team division used to be a legitimately entertaining and competitive part of every wrestling show), but the sorely needed unification of the two otherwise prop titles should have and could have been a major part of the show. Once again, the WWE showed their lack of interest in the tag team division, so for what reason should the fans be interested? They tried to make up for it by doing the same match on Raw Monday night, but the damage had already been done. A great chance to promote the tag team titles was absolutely blown here, and unfortunately I just don’t see this trend changing anytime soon.
The “Money in the Bank” ladder match was, as expected, full of crazy spots. Shelton Benjamin nearly broke his neck doing a head first dive to the floor, which was greeted with the usual “Holy Shit” chants. I was also pleasantly surprised at the performance of the big men. I enjoy these matches because they are full of risky high spots, but they also create an opportunity for new top stars to emerge. I must say I was surprised by CM Punk winning for the second straight year, as I was expecting Christian or even MVP to pull this one out and be moved higher on the card. It will be interesting to follow this storyline, since there are several ways to move forward. I’d love to see Punk in an upper mid-card feud that elevates a couple of guys. WWE is in desperate need of some new, young performers that are credible contenders in the eyes of the fans, and this is the perfect platform for it.
The “Miss Wrestlemania” battle royal was a total joke, with the punch line being Santino Marella in drag picking up the win. This should make for some funny skits on Raw, but there’s not much more to say about it than that. It was a real shame to bring back some of the old Divas, including Sunny, Molly Holly, Torrie Wilson, etc. without as much as an introduction. The nostalgia factor was totally lost here, and even the announcers didn’t seem to know who was in the match or who was being eliminated. Waste of time.
The Y2J versus the “Legends” match was okay for what it was, and the old guys did what they could, but this match had fallen apart well before Wrestlemania. The only highlight was the return of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, who showed that despite his age and diminished physique, he can still go. This match was proof that you can tell a great story in the ring without being a juiced up meathead. The younger guys could learn a lot by watching performers like Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, etc. Mickey Rourke’s appearance appeared overly contrived and forced. This one won’t go down as one of the more memorable celebrity appearances in WWE history, so I hope this partnership is over for good.
Matt and Jeff Hardy had a very good bout, with plenty of emotion and some good spots worked in. This is a feud that is obviously not over, so let’s hope that next time these two go at it on a pay per view, the WWE puts a little more focus on the feud. A rematch could easily headline one of the “B” shows.
Rey Mysterio versus JBL? The whole point of this match was to put the title on Rey and let JBL retire like a whiny heel. They took care of it in about 30 seconds, which is longer that it took me to type this paragraph. As far as anyone knows right now, JBL has legitimately retired to focus on one of his many real life business ventures. I’m sure he’ll pop up here and there down the line, but he seems to be finished as a full time performer.
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker absolutely tore the house down with their match. It was a work of wrestling art seeing these two true professionals put on the only match that really made the show salvageable. There were kick outs, false finishes, some big spots, and a true Wrestlemania moment when Taker nearly killed himself with a dive over the top rope. This is one of those matches that people will mention 10 years from now when they talk about the greatest Wrestlemania performances of all time. The match was given about a half hour, which was absolutely warranted considering the skill level of these two future Hall of Famers, and even though HBK took the fall in the end, both guys came out looking even better than they did going in. This one was a true classic.
The World Championship match between Edge, John “Hulk Hogan circa 1989” Cena and Big Show was a decent match if judged by ring work alone. Even Vickie Guerrero took a bump off the side of the ring just to spice things up a bit, but the build for this match sucked most of the steam out of this one before it started. Cena gets the win and the belt, neither of the heels won the heart of the lovely Vickie, and I’m sure all three participants are ready to move on from this terd of an angle.
After the “good guy” won in the previous match, I was just sure that WWE was going to do the right thing and hand a win to a young, hot personality in Randy Orton for the final match. It made sense, it was the right thing to do for business (a new front line star could be created with an Orton win), and the kids had already gotten their happy moment with Cena taking the World Title. I was ready for an emotional, violent struggle, and was actually pretty excited about this one. Instead, Randy Orton was handed an extended, PG rated, bloodless beat down by The Game, resulting in a clean pin and another high profile loss for Orton to Vince’s son-in-law. I’d say I was shocked, but unfortunately I was not. This is how Randy Orton has been handled all along. He’s been framed as a chicken shite heel who can’t seem to beat anyone without some interference from his little buddies (who themselves are not even credible in the eyes of the fans, since they get their asses handed to them on a weekly basis). This is not the way to build for the future, and HHH does not need a title or a high profile Wrestlemania win at this point. He’ll have other opportunities for that, hopefully against established performers that won’t be hurt by the loss. Even though I know that this was Vince McMahon’s call, matches like this keep the fans whispering about HHH being on top just because of who his wife is in real life. I just can’t understand the logic in this one, and even if they find a way to put the belt on Orton at a later date, his character is in pretty dire need of some credibility if they expect him to carry this company in the future.
I, for one, am looking forward to picking up the DVD, not necessarily because I’ll be watching this event over and over again, but because I’ve heard that the Hall of Fame ceremony on the Saturday before Mania was fantastic. The USA channel’s one hour, overly edited Hall of Fame show was just was too short and choppy to enjoy, and the fact that we never even heard from Bill Watts, Dory and Terry Funk, and Howard Finkel was a real let down. Packaging this show with the Wrestlemania DVD is a great marketing move, and I’m looking forward to seeing the whole thing
Category: General Sports
Tags: wrestling, wwe, Wrestlemania, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, JBL
Tazz Says Goodbye, John Cena Flops, and Wrestlemania is now set. | by Nature Boy on Mar 31, 2009 at 12:42 pm | | |
Last night, WWE aired their final live show before Wrestlemania 25. This week’s ECW and Smackdown shows have been taped, and will air on their respective nights, but based upon the spoilers I’ve seen, nothing ground breaking is expected. No major matches have been announced since my last blog, but some have been ‘modified’. A last minute decision was apparently made to make Chris Jericho’s match against the “Legends” a gauntlet style match, with Jericho having to pin each fifty something former wrestler one at a time. This stipulation was casually slipped in during last night’s broadcast, proving that WWE didn’t even know what they wanted to do until this week. It boggles the mind how a show that is supposedly built all year long can be subject to change on this short of notice. It also shows that they are desperate to make this match relevant somehow, despite an obvious lack of fan interest. Chris Jericho and Ric Flair (who is not even wrestling in the match) deserve kudos for trying to heat this angle up, but my expectations are very low. Mickey Rourke will be at the show, and will surely get involved somehow to justify the free tickets and paycheck he’s getting. It also appears that Santino Marella will be involved in the “Miss Wrestlemania” match. I can totally see him winning it, which is sad, but will be good for a few laughs. The Hardy versus Hardy story is just beginning, at least that is my hope, because this match has a ton of potential. I think this Sunday’s matchup will be the beginning of a longer feud for these two, since not nearly enough attention has been given to their rivalry. There is no doubt that the main event, by default, is Shawn Michaels versus Undertaker. It’s been the most well developed storyline on Raw and Smackdown for a while now, and these two veterans will definitely deliver. The three way match between Edge, Big Show and John Cena has dud written all over it. Not because the match itself will be bad, but because the storyline buildup for it has been absolutely pathetic. I’m hoping for a swerve in this one, perhaps with the winner of the “Money in the Bank Ladder Match” cashing in his title shot? If it ends up being the last match on the card, then I think we’ll all be looking down the ramp when this one is over. A new top level star could be created out of this mess pretty quickly, and a guy named Christian just came back to WWE after a few years working in TNA… HHH versus Orton should be a nice bloodbath, and you just knew that the McFamily would make an appearance together at some point (last night’s Raw). My prediction is that they will all get some face time at the big pay per view as well.
One guy that will not be a part of the show is veteran performer and announcer, Tazz. It is being reported all over the internet now that he unexpectedly said his goodbyes to the guys at yesterday’s television tapings. His contract is almost up, and I’m guessing that he either decided to focus on his personal and family life, or the WWE came up with a less than impressive offer for his continued services at the announcer’s table. I expect him to be back in some capacity down the line, but Todd Grisham will apparently be getting a new color commentator shortly.
John Cena’s movie “12 Rounds” flopped at the box office over the weekend, which is not a surprise, but what is funny about the whole thing is that when WWE saw the numbers, they started an online survey asking their fans why they didn’t go see the movie. There’s not much more to say about this other than it seems a little pathetic. They pumped this movie for at least fifteen minutes out of every broadcast hour that they had in recent weeks. Perhaps someone at the corporate office will get the message this time. The 12 year old girls who make up the majority of John Cena’s fan base aren’t old or financially stable enough to get out to the theater and see his flicks. Look for “12 Rounds” to hit the DVD market in about two weeks, and I expect us to get another relentless barrage of ads for this masterpiece on WWE television. Thank God for inventions like the DVR box and Tivo.
Category: General Sports
Tags: Wrestlemania, John Cena, Tazz
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