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.

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.

So, after talking about how Gail Kim and Mickie James were two of about 5 of the WWE divas I thought could actually wrestle worth a damn, they put on a SUPER shitty performance on RAW. I don't know what was up with that match but that's the worst I've seen either of them look and it was very disappointing. I've seen both of them at house shows and they were amazing, and then they go against each other in a match on RAW and it's fucking horrible. There were multiple botched spots and neither one seemed to be focused on the match at all. I was really excited about that match but it turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments I've had in a while where wrestling is concerned.

Now, on the other hand there's TNA's Knockouts division. The women there are simply amazing and the thought of a Knockouts tag team belt makes me really happy. I love TNA simply for the fact that they actually take women wrestlers seriously and give them good pushes as wrestlers and not just eye candy. The variety in the Knockouts division beats anything the WWE has ever had when it comes to women wrestlers really. I mean they've had a little variety at times but not near as much as the Knockouts. Overall right now the program I prefer watching is TNA, i still watch the WWE shows every week but I find myself recording them ahead of time and skipping most of the matches because I'm just not all that interested in a lot of the main eventers over at the WWE. I will admit I do the same thing with any TNA match that involves Kurt Angle though, he just irritates the hell out of me and not in a good heel way either. I just don't want to see him on my TV screen at all.

I've also found recently that the more frustrated I get with my personal life, the more I focus on wrestling. It's what gets me through the week and keeps me sane.

So, to the people who have been my friends on LJ for awhile you may or may not have noticed that all of my old entries disappeared. I saved them all to my computer and then deleted them from LJ. I simply don't want to put that much of myself out there anymore. I will still make a few non-wrestling related entries that will be friends only but for the most part this has now become my little shrine to wrestling.

It's been a long time since I've made more than one icon at a time but last night my icon muse woke up and the only reason there aren't more is becuase I had to get up early this morning to see the eye doctor.

If for some reason someone sees these and decides they like them, please give credit and comments are appreciated but not demanded. I'm contemplating posting them on some of the wrestling icon journals here on LJ but i'm not sure. Oh, and these are not bases so please don't steal them and add text to pass them off as your own. Anyway, here they are:

1.  2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14.

Oh and I loaded some pictures from wrestling events I've been to into my scrapbook: pics.livejournal.com/antisocialalone/gallery/00009f5f

So I got back from Australia about two weeks go. I came back even more obsessed with wrestling than I was when I left. I only got to watch wrestling in little spurts when I had internet access that was fast enough for me to watch it online. I came back to find that my parents had actually left all of the wrestling I set up to record on their DVR thing on there so I practically overdosed on 9 weeks worth of Smackdown, Superstars, and ECW, the RAW timer got erased which made me mad but whatever. The real killer of being over in Australia when I was, was being in Adelaide the night before RAW was supposed to be there, I was not amused when I found that out because I had to leave at 5 a.m. the next morning so there was no way I could go see RAW, this is after I got screwed out of seeing them before I left for Australia due to the whole Denver Debacle thing.

Anyway, I'm back and watching wrestling more consistently than ever before. There are some things I see going on in the WWE that I like, such as the new superstar initiatie thing on ECW. I like seeing fresh faces who have actual talent. My favorites so far are Sheamus (if for no other reason than he brings a bit of paleness to an over spray-tanned profession) and Yoshi Tatsu even though he has a slightly emo looking haircut. I also like that Gail Kim has a shot at Mickie James' Diva's title, now if we could just get the Women's Championship out of Michelle McCool's hands I'd be happy-ish with the women's division in the WWE.

lisalionheart will probably laugh at me when I say I've now become a John Morrison fan. He's one of the wrestlers in the WWE I really like to watch every week. I'm finding myself bored by the main event roster and much more entertained by the guys lower down on the roster such as Morrison, Evan Bourne, Sheamus, Yoshi, Kofi, the Hart Dynasty, R-Truth, hell I'd even rather watch Dolph Ziggler than any of the story lines involving John Cena, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Rey Mysterio etc. Although I have to say I am looking forward to watching the Hardys and Morrison take on CM Punk and the Hart Dynasty for multiple reasons. 1. it gives Morrison and the Hart Dynasty more attention which I think they deserve 2. I get to see the Hardys in a tag team of some sort again and 3. it has the potential to be a damn good match if they do it right. The only person in that match that I don't care for is Punk because I've never liked him, even before he took the heel turn he annoyed me but now that he's on the mic preaching straight edge bullshit all the time he annoys me even more, even if it is just part of his gimmick. Oh and to add on to this I do NOT like the fact that they brought back Chris Masters and his damn masterlock. He annoyed me the first time around and he's already annoying me this time around.

I've started watching TNA more regularly since I got back and it's really growing on me. I like the, for lack of a better phrase, more gimmicky gimmicks. I also like that they haven't gone all PG like the WWE, there is still blood and bad language. There are a few of their main guys who drive me nuts, Kurt Angle being the main one, but I like quite a few of the people on their roster. Their Knockouts division beats the WWE divas hands down and the two newest Knockouts, Alissa Flash and Sarita impressed the hell out of me. Plus they have Victoria aka Tara and her awesome tarantula.

There are a few things going on at both TNA and WWE that annoy me right now but overall I can't complain too much.

This is something that I rant about to some extent almost every time I watch wrestling. The female wrestlers of the WWE, for the most part, are BORING! The exceptions are Natalya, Gail Kim, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, and Melina. The rest are really not that impressive. Overall even those that I like are not used properly in my opinion. The women's division of the WWE has gone stale. It's sad when the most entertaining 'diva' storyline involves a man dressed up as a woman. They have a few truly talented female wrestlers who I feel they should focus more on and the rest should be used more as valets and other things like that aslisalionheart said on her blog. Most of the time when the Divas come on, I tune out.

On the other hand, I watch TNA primarily to watch the Knockouts. The women over there do things like ladder matches (true the ladder was plastic, but at least it was something different) and they are genuinely talented wrestlers, for the most part. Awesome Kong is kind of like the female Mark Henry, just big and powerful. I also appreciate that not every single female wrestler on TNA is super attractive and dresses like a ho. I mean they have the crazy ones like ODB, the big scary Awesome Kong, and the ditzy pretty Beautiful people. The point I'm trying to make is they have VARIETY. I honestly can't tell half of the WWE Divas apart. Most of them are blond, dress in SUPER skimpy clothes, and have a similar level of wrestling skills.

I want to see a crazy WWE Diva again. Mickie James made a brilliant crazy person. The story line with her and Trish Stratus was probably the last diva storyline that focused on divas that was actually entertaining. I wouldn't admit it at the time but I liked that story line. It was funny and like I said, Mickie makes a great crazy person. I just want to see them do something different with the divas. I don't want any more story lines about a diva falling for one of the dumbass guys like Festus. I want to see matches that go beyond glorified cat fights. I want to see some divas doing something like ladder matches or just some non-traditional match that doesn't involve bras, panties, big pink fuzzy dice, or pillows. If I could combine the Knockout division from TNA with the men's division from WWE, I would have close to my perfect wrestling company. I'm not saying I want the two companies to merge because I don't, I like that there's another company out there that is becoming more successful that gives more unknown wrestlers a chance. I just want to see drastic changes in the Divas so that the talent that some of those women possess can be showcased more than their bodies.

Oh and just a random note to end this on: I love that LJ has the mood 'ditzy' and then their spellchecker tells me that I spelled it wrong.

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?
Losing-Hurt
well that's depressing

What does your love life look like?
Poison-Rancid
hmmmm don't think i like that

What do I say when life gets hard?
Necromancing-Gnarls Barkley
HAHAHAHAHAHA!

What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
Burn-Rancid

What song will I dance to at my wedding?
Let It Die-Three Days Grace
well that's gonna be an interesting wedding....

What do you want to do for your career?
Tear Ya Down-Motorhead

Your favorite saying?
Sin-NIN

Favorite place?
Can't Believe-Staind

What do you think of your parents?
Free-Powerman 5000
oddly fitting really

Where would you go on a first date?
Shit Towne-Live
apparently I suck at choosing a place for a first date...




Drug of choice?
Day Tripper-The Beatles

Describe yourself.
Burn Your Eyes-OOMPH!

What is the thing I like doing most?
Freaking Out-Adema
i disagree with my iTunes on this one

What is my state of mind like at the moment?
Dirty Love-Motorhead
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

How will I die?
The Small Print-Muse
damn that small print....

What song will be played at your funeral?
The Blister Exists-Slipknot
interesting....

The song you'll put as the subject?
Complicated Questions-Finger Eleven

The song that describes my friendships?


It Must Look Pretty Appealing-Bad Religion

The song that describes my future marriage?
Same Drug-Cold
interesting....

The song that describes my future children?
I Just Wanna Live-Good Charlotte

The song that describes what this summer will be like?
Stop That Train-Bob Marley & The Wailers

The song that describes what people think of me?
Gather & Give-Finger Eleven

The song that describes how I will do in school?
The Poison-Alkaline Trio
well that's not so good considering I'm supposed to graduate in under a week....

The song that describes how nice of a career I'll have?
Whole Lotta Love-Led Zepplin

The song that describes my personality?
Bite the Bullet-Motorhead

Okay just a couple of brief lists to start out with. Results I'm happy with from Backlash: CHRISTIAN IS CHAMP!!!!! *coughs* okay moving on, the Santina and Khali bit was hilarious in my opinion, while I would have rather Matt win, the match between him and Jeff was pretty good over all, and second most important after Christian being champ... Cena ISN'T champ anymore... CENA GO BOOM! I'll admit Cena has his funny moments but for about 99% of the time he just annoys the hell out of me. When he's champ, he annoys me 100% of the time. While Edge is not my favorite, I would much rather see him as champ than Cena.

Now on to the things I either didn't like or wasn't so impressed with: Woohoo, Jericho beat a legend again and Kane was in a match with someone smaller than him... how excited and unexpected. Now the main event, I don't know why but this match just didn't seem to live up to all the hype to me. I mean it wasn't sloppy or anything like that, it just... I dunno didn't keep my attention. Considering I am far from an Orton fan, I'm not happy with him getting the belt. He annoys me as a heel because he just sucks at it but he can't pull off being a face either. His little oiled up boy toys irritate me too. While Cody Rhodes gains cool points in my book for being such a proud nerd, DiBiase is just... blah. He's boring, sucks on the mic and I've yet to see him do anything in the ring other than mimic the way Orton moves.

Overall though, I have to say I'm happy with what I saw last night. I laughed harder than I've laughed in quite some time during the Santina bit. I just couldn't stop laughing... JR... oh man...  Anyway... there is a diva's match on right now which I would usually ignore but Santina's in it so I figure I'll watch it because it might hold some entertainment value unlike most diva matches. Oh and Hornswoggle is apparently a pimp now...

So for my first completely wrestling centered rant, I'm going to talk about two superstars I love but who I just can't bare to watch anymore, Kane and Rey Mysterio. I really like both these guys for very different reasons but I'm getting sick of seeing them in matches together or seeing Rey in matches against Big Show. The whole David and Goliath thing only stays entertaining for so long. It gets boring to week after week see a high flyer like Rey go against one of the giants of the company. I would much rather see Rey in matches against Morrison, Evan Bourne, or any of the other high flyers in the company.

I understand it's cool to watch a small guy beat the crap out of a huge guy but only if it happens once in a while. It becomes boring to see it happen every week. Rey is capable of taking part in some amazing matches when he's put against another high flyer and I want to see some of those matches, no more of this David and Goliath bullshit. As far as Kane goes I really just want to see the mask back but that's a personal preference thing. Other than that I'd like to see him in some matches with some of the big guys. Sure, it's entertaining to watch him be menacing towards a guy half his size but it would be more entertaining, in my opinion, to see him intimidate some of the other big guys in the company. Or to really mix things up a bit, have him be intimidated by someone else in the company.

Like I said, I really like both of these guys but I tune out when their matches come on any more because it's just the same old thing week in and week out. Hell, I'd be happy if Kane just went after someone bigger than Rey. It doesn't need to be one of the other huge guys, just someone who's not a complete high flyer. Well that's it for now. Sorry if it's a bit disorganized. I'm running on about an hour of sleep right now, damn school. Oh well it's almost over, for good for me and then on the 25th of May I get to go see RAW live and it's going to be amazing!

So I'm not actually going to post much about wrestling in this particular post because I need to get back to work in on this presentation I have to give tomorrow morning. I just wanted to make this post to tell friends, old and new, that the main focus of this journal from now on is probably going to be wrestling. I've reached a point I don't really like posting long things about myself anymore. I might start posting some graphics and things again but most of the stuff posted on here from now on is probably going to be wrestling oriented (most likely even the graphics). Now back to doing homework/watching RAW when there's a match on i'm interested in. I must add at this point that I love the Santino/Sanitna storyline, it's just plain amusing, silly, definitely, but very amusing.