So My Journal is no longer Friends Only, at least not really. I will still make the occasional post that is friends only but for the most part it will be public and focused on wrestling. I'm just keeping the banner cause I like it and I can.

The night we went to the Hall of Fame was awesome. The Axxess we went to was cool. We got to meet Santino Marella who looked tired but he was nice. We also got to go back and see Ziggler again so my friend could get a picture with him since the first time we met him the camera only got me in the picture. He was really funny about it and he remembered us which was cool. We got a chance to go into "Undertaker's graveyard" which was cool, a bit cheesy, but cool all the same. After that we headed over to the Hall of Fame. It took forever to get to our seats and we finally found them about the time the ceremony started. The first inductee was Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Following him was Bullet Bob Armstrong. His speech was pretty fun and it was cool getting to see Road Dogg. Next was Sunny and the divas inducted her. Could have done without having to listen to Laycool make a speech but oh well. Then it was Abdullah the Butcher. Terry Funk gave a much longer speech than Abdullah himself gave. Then it was The Road Warriors. Dusty Rhodes' speech was pretty damn funny. Animal and Paul Ellering combined gave a very long speech. Parts of it were good but parts of it were kind of rambling. Next was Drew Carey who was booed by most of the audience. Kane gave the speech to induct him which was cool and pretty funny. Next was the big one, Shawn Michaels. HHH gave a really funny speech to induct him. He got emotional which I've pretty much come to expect with HHH. He seems to be pretty emotional for a big guy. Shawn came out and gave his own speech that was both emotional and funny. Overall it was a cool experience to get to see Shawn Michaels in particular get inducted into the HoF.

We started off the next day early at Axxess. We were there by 8 a.m. We got to meet Christian who had a SUPER long line. He was cool to meet and probably the nicest of the faces that we met during the whole thing. Daniel Bryan was listed but I didn't see him anywhere which sucked. We picked a line towards the end of that one where William Regal had been signing and when they switched over at 10 it was Kevin Nash which was pretty damn cool. After that we tried to get over to see Wade Barrett but they had cut the line off because it was so long which pissed me off. He was one of the ones I wanted to meet the most. I managed to get some good pictures of him at the end of that session but it still made me mad that they were cutting off the lines so early. Then we got in line for Drew McIntyre and they tried to do the same thing to us. They made us waiting towards the beginning of the queue until the first part of the line was short enough and then we finally got to go through. They were cutting off lines about an hour before the session was supposed to end which was bullshit. Anyway we got to meet him and he was really nice. I had a hard time hearing him but he was a nice guy.

For the next session we started off by watching some of Piper's Q&A session then we got in line for Evan Bourne. It seemed to take forever even though it wasn't the longest line we had been in. He was nice but like most of the faces it was kind of just sign and move on. When we tried to go over to the Goldust line it was SUPER long and there was only half an hour left in the session by that point. For the last session I got autographs from Trent Barreta and Curt Hawkins who were probably two of the nicest faces I met during all of Axxess. It was funny because at one point while I was waiting, a guy was up there getting an autograph and said his friend was a big Trent Barreta fan. Well Trent had a pear sitting next to him and asked the guy if his friend could catch. He threw the pear for the guy to catch who dropped it. It was pretty funny because I didn't think he was actually going to throw it. After that we headed over to get in line for Wrestlemania. I'm going to make that a separate post and call it good for now. I'll post some more pictures later after the Mania post.

Last night was pretty damn awesome too. During the day I took a quick look at an apartment that was actually pretty nice. We got to the Ring of Honor show a bit early which was good because the line was kind of long and it took them awhile to pat everyone down. Not everyone was let in before the show was supposed to start because it was taking them so long but thankfully we got in well before the show started. We had really good seats even though they were right behind the production area. It was an internet PPV so they had all kinds of productions stuff in there. It was kind of cool because we got to have an instant replay on one of their screens for the parts of the match we couldn't see from where we were sitting. The matches were amazing and I got to see a most of my favorites from RoH which was really cool. The only negative part of it was the assholes sitting behind us who were running their own commentary through every match and throwing out racist, sexist, and in general ignorant comments. If I had brought some duct tape for their mouths, it would have been a perfect night.

Today has been cool so far. We went to the RoH fan convention and I got autographs from most of my favorites and pictures with the other ones. Kings of Wresting actually gave me two sets of autographs, one on my KOW shirt, and one on an 8X10 I bought which was cool. We've got some time before we head over for another AXXESS event and then the Hall of Fame ceremony so I'm going to post some pictures now and I may post more when I'm up at my sister's place.

( Piccies behind the cut )

Yesterday was pretty damn amazing. The day started slow because we had to get my friend's car fixed. It started smoking the night before but it was a pretty easy fix, thankfully. After that we headed to where the fan Axxess was. We waited in line for a few hours but it was definitely worth it. We got to meet and get autographs from Dolph Ziggler, Vickie Guerrero, Kofi Kingston, Gail Kim (picture only), Sheamus, Sunny, and Jimmy Hart. The coolest people were Dolph and Vickie, which surprised me. They were super nice and patient while my phone caused problems while we tried to take pictures. Dolph ended up taking the picture himself and it was a hilarious picture which I will post later. The only downside was 30 minutes of ABBA while waiting in line for their autographs. Not sure why ABBA was playing but oh well. Sheamus was really nice too and told me I have "savage hair". He also had what I've decided was the cutest moment ever at Axxess. This little kid dressed up in Cena gear got up to where he could meet him and started jumping up and down in excitement. Sheamus teased him about the Cena gear but was really nice to the kid. Definitely the cutest moment at Axxess. Overall the event was definitely worth the money we paid for it.

Yesterday was a fun day. We went to Carrabba's for lunch then came back the room and planned out the rest of the day. We headed downtown for the Red Carpet event for the Wrestlemania Art show. We got a lot closer than I was expecting to be. We were right next to the red carpet itself which was cool. They had Matt Striker out talking to the audience trying to get people excited. He came over to me at one point and said he "just had to touch my hair". I felt like telling him I had had a drunk woman at a hotel tell me that same thing a few days before. I got some decent pictures of the wrestlers as they showed up but about half way through these two jerks pushed their way in front of us. One of them was about our height the other one was quite a bit taller than us. The taller guy in particular should have been courteous enough to step back since he could see over most people's heads. Oh well we still got to see a lot of cool wrestlers up close. Some of them are a lot bigger in person than they look on TV. I'll post pictures later, I have to get ready for the day.

I got off work and headed up to Springs. When I got to the hotel the guy who checked me in was a complete asshole. He informed me the airport shuttle was down due to 'mechanical issues' and just grunted when I asked if that meant I was going to have to get a cab. I was not happy. The situation was not helped by a drunk woman asking if she could touch my hair and then proceeding to play with my hair the whole time I was trying to check in. She asked me if my girlfriend was coming and when I said no, she asked why. She then asked me if she could buy me a drink. Seriously people? Really? Yes, I have short hair that I choose to dye bright colors. Yes, I wear t-shirts and jeans. Yes, I have visible tattoos. None of these means I'm a lesbian and it annoys me when people assume they know something that personal about me based purely on my outward appearance. Grrrr!

Anyway, moving on. I woke up WAY too early this morning and headed to the airport. My taxi driver was nice but it was still a bit of an ouch moment when he told me what I owed for the ride. The flight went well because it wasn't a full flight so I didn't have anyone right next to me. Flights are always better when you have some room to move. Even the kids on the flight were pretty well behaved. They had a few little outbursts but nothing too bad. Once I got here I took another cab that had a downright painful fee but I didn't have any other way to get here. It's a good thing I saved up my money for this trip that's for sure.

Another reason for this trip was for me to get a look at a wrestling school down here. The trip over there was interesting because they failed to mention on their website they're tucked away behind a club called "Club Wax", which was awkward cause it's a strip club. The cab driver was very concerned about this until we found out where the wrestling school was. The school itself was good, small, but good. I got to watch some of their training which was cool. I just wanted to get a look at it before I spent any money on it, make sure it was actually there and not just a place looking to take my money.

Now I'm back at the hotel and my friend is here which is cool. Hopefully tomorrow will go smoother all around but today was an improvement on yesterday.

So I haven't posted on here in a LONG time. I'm still watching wrestling every chance I get, I've just been to busy to post/rant about it on here. I figured there was no better time to restart this than the week I'm headed to go see Wrestlemania in Atlanta! It's going to be fucking amazing! I've got 5 and half hours of work to get through tomorrow then I'm on my way. From now until after mania this is going to be where I keep track of all the stuff me and my friend do while we're in Atlanta. I may post pictures if I have time but that will probably have to wait until I get home or for when I get up to my sister's place for a few days. We've got tickets for Axxess for a few of the sessions, the Hall of Fame ceremony, wrestereunion, Ring of Honor on the 1st, the ROH fan convention, and of course Wrestlemania itself. I'm so excited I can't think straight right now. So, if anyone actually reads this, be prepared to hear about what we're doing in Atlanta.

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.

What does next year have in store for me?
My Carousel by Finger Eleven

What does your love life look like?
Reise, Reise by Rammstein
ummmm looked up the translation and that's not good...


What do I say when life gets hard?
Jesus Christ RnR by Dir en Grey
I find this funny but that might be the cold talking

What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
Underneath it All by No Doubt

What song will I dance to at my wedding?
Are You Happy Now? by Michelle Branch
wow... I do NOT hold grudges that much

What do you want to do for your career?
Kill All The White Man by NOFX
wow ummmm no....

Your favorite saying?
I Remember Nothing by Joy Division

Favorite place?
Poison by Rancid

What do you think of your parents?
Walk on the Ocean by Toad The Wet Sprocket

Where would you go on a first date?
Escape by Hoobastank

Drug of choice?
Crosswalk by Rasputina

Describe yourself.
Some Devil by Dave Matthews

What is the thing I like doing most?
Rest in Peace by Spike (ah the Buffy musical...)
ummmmmm definitely NO!

What is my state of mind like at the moment?
Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl by Broken Social Scene

How will I die?
Never Had It by Flobots
not sure what that means exactly, does it mean I won't die?

What song will be played at your funeral?
Feuer Frei! by Rammstein
well at least most people who would be there don't speak German...

The song you'll put as the subject?
Holiday by Green Day
(I didn't use it but whatever)

The song that describes my friendships?
I Need a Hero by Pat Benatar
interesting....

The song that describes my future marriage?
Cold Day in July by Dixie Chicks
ummmm NOT comforting, I think my iTunes is mad at me tonight...

The song that describes my future children?
Doin' the Cockroach by Modest Mouse

The song that describes what this summer will be like?
Tits on a Boar by Sevendust


The song that describes what people think of me?
Every Morning by Sugar Ray

The song that describes how I will do in school?
In Too Deep by Sum41
well I'm done now so doesn't matter

The song that describes how nice of a career I'll have?
Crime Don't Pay by Mike Ness
nice....

The song that describes my personality?
Sugar Baby Love by The Rubettes
gotta love how random soundtracks make my music selection, this one comes from the Breakfast on Pluto soundtrack

Things I'm happy about in wrestling right now: the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament, Morrison with a belt, Undertaker returning, and Matt Hardy back and wrestling. The Knockouts tag team title creation makes me very happy because it's something different from the WWE where it seems like it's just a whirlwind of seemingly random diva tag teams where the only real division is between the heels and the faces, otherwise it's kind of a mix and match situation with no concrete tag teams. It's a carry over of the WWE's general lack of cohesive stables and tag teams. They have a few but most of the time it's just mix and match with heels vs faces. I will give them credit for at least trying to form some new stables, whether they will stick with it and create cohesive, good story lines with these stables is yet to be seen.

The only thing I'll say about Rey Mysterio being suspended is that while I don't know the whole story it probably wasn't the best idea to do the Spanish language interview he did and say what he said in that interview. Whether he was telling the truth or not, I don't know but he's been around long enough by now he should know that saying bad things or even implying bad things about the WWE while you are working for them is not looked upon as a good career choice. He'll be back, without a doubt, because he's one of their biggest babyfaces but he's suspended for now. The good to come out of it is that Morrison got the belt. I hope they will let him keep it at Breaking Point because while I find Ziggler mildly amusing, Morrison is my favorite out of the two right now.

I really like Undertaker and Matt Hardy so seeing them back in the ring makes me happy. I've seen quite a few comments on different sites about Matt's weight but give the guy a break. Only a few months ago his guts busted through his abdominal wall. Of course he's not in perfect shape, he could only start training again a little while ago. Oh and a random thing that made me happy was the DX segment with the 'return' of the Shockmaster. That made my week right there. It was just such a random thing to have pop up and I had just been talking about that particular horrible failure of a character with a friend a few days before that popped up on my TV.

Things that are annoying me right now in wrestling: Samoa Joe with the X Division Title, Angelina Love getting released, all the personal life drama-rama at TNA, CM Punk, Orton/Cena, and the thought of Bob Barker hosting RAW. My main problem with Samoa Joe holding that particular title is that, correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the whole point of the X Division Title was to have a title for the smaller, high flyers. I don't want to see that belt become a belt that just anyone can hold. I want it to stay a title for the high flyers because I get really sick really fast of big guy vs little guy matches.

While it's not a situation where she was pushed out for personal backstage bullshit, it still sucks that they released Angelina Love. I don't know why I like the Beautiful People so much, they portray basically every girl that ever gave me a hard time growing up, but I love them all the same and with her gone now the Beautiful people are kind of dead. Hopefully she can get her work visa figured out and they'll take her back. Add onto that the seemingly constant personal drama bullshit going on at TNA and it's a bit irritating. I don't care who was right or wrong in the thing between Angle and Biggers and honestly I was hoping Angle would get locked up for real so I wouldn't have to see him on my TV anymore but beyond that I have no interest in what's going on. 

I never have and never will like Punk, Orton, or Cena, although Cena does have a few mildly amusing things to say now and then. I don't like how much TV time the three combined take up every week. If the WWE really wants to work on pushing new talent and getting the fans interested in them, they need to create good story lines for the newer talent and give them some more camera time. It's not even the newer talent but some of the mid carders that have been around for longer too. If they want new talent to succeed and be picked up by the fans, they need to stop giving Cena and Orton in particular so much TV time and focus a bit more time and energy on cohesive story lines for the other wrestlers.

The Bob Barker thing is just a personal thing with me, the man gives me the heebie jeebies, always has. I don't like him and I'm definitely recording next week's RAW and skipping over any parts that involve him.

I have to admit I only saw SummerSlam starting with the end of the Kane vs Khali match. I had bought it online but forgot the WWE, like so many other companies, has yet to make things Mac friendly and when I went to use my dad's PC to watch it, there was a problem caused by the fact that I had bought it on my mac that took an hour to resolve. Thankfully the people at their tech support got it figured out so it wasn't a complete waste of my tip money from work. I got to see the matches I really wanted to see so it's good.

I have to say I like seeing Kane in a feud with another big guy for once. As I've said before on here, him vs high flyers was getting REALLY old REALLY fast. Not too sure if I like this specific story line, but at least he's against another big guy. Now if they could put him against a more athletic big guy I would be happier. Khali serves his purpose as the giant on the roster but he's not exactly fast. They have faster big guys that could go against Kane at make some decent if not good big guy vs. big guy matches. At least it's a step in the right direction with his character although they still need to figure out something new to do with him.

The return of DX made me happy. I missed most of their entrance because there was a bad lag but at least once the match started the lag disappeared so I was able to actually watch it. I have to give Legacy credit because it was a good match on both sides. I'm still annoyed more than anything else with Legacy simply because of the fact that it's become to mini Ortons and I don't like Orton to begin with, but they put on a good show with DX. I must admit I'd rather have DX vs Legacy than DX vs the Spirit Squad. Legacy may be irritating but the Spirit Squad drove me nuts. At least with Legacy there is potential in both of them if they could just kick the whole imitating Orton in the ring thing they've got going on.

Now I have to admit the match between Christian and Regal was disappointing in how short it is because I really like Christian but it also served it's purpose in being so short as a new stable of sorts was solidified in Regal, Koslov, and Jackson. Hopefully they will actually turn this into a real stable and not just occasional allies because they could use some good solid stables aside from Legacy and the Hart Dynasty (who I personally don't think are being used to their full potential which makes me angry). I was having this conversation with lisalionheart  a few days, the WWE is desperately lacking when it comes to stables. Although if they keep the ones they have forming going things are starting to get better in that department.

I am not a fan of Orton or Cena so I must admit I wasn't really all that focused on their match. It was chaotic which is what they were going for and for a second there they almost had me convinced that was an actual fan that interrupted the match but that didn't last long. Although I do have to say I liked hearing Cena get booed, but it would have been even better if both of them had been booed because I don't like either one. The restarts of the match did keep my attention a little bit but when it's two wrestlers I couldn't care less about it's kind of hard to keep me focused.

I personally think the Cena and Orton match should have been much shorter to make for a longer match between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk if for no other reason than that was Hardy's last PPV for who knows how long. It wasn't a disappointment, but I would have liked to see more of them instead of seeing Cena and Orton for so long. While I am not a CM Punk fan, I have to admit he put on a hell of a show with Jeff Hardy last night. Hardy up on that HUGE ladder was kind of scary. I've climbed tall ladders before and I know how shaky they can get towards the top and I was a bit worried when he went for the Swanton that something would go wrong but thankfully it went off without a hitch. Sure they had the paramedics out there but they clearly weren't really needed although I have no doubt that both guys were pretty damn bruised up by the end of that match. Even though I knew Hardy was going to have to drop the belt it was still disappointing to see him lose to Punk just because I dislike Punk so much but they both put on a good show so I was very happy with the main event. I think it was a great last feud for Hardy to go out on because he leaves looking like an SUPER babyface.

The return of Undertaker at the end made me let out a pathetic fangirl-like squeal which thankfully no one in my house actually heard because they were watching TV in the other room. Undertaker is one of my all time favorites and I'm glad to see him back, and not only is he back but he chokeslammed CM Punk which made me happy in so many ways. Overall I wasn't disappointed by what I got to see of the PPV although I wish I could have seen the Ziggler vs Mysterio match. Guess I'll just have to wait til it comes out on DVD and get it on Netflix or something.