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i thought it was a great event. missed the early part of the preshow tag match, but liked what i saw. all of my friends (and seemingly everyone here) hate on the Ascention, so i'm backing them 100% and hope they get a top run. the match itself was mediocre but entirely servicable. divas tag was better than i expected. triple threat was awesome. had a couple network hiccups in the middle part, but it wasn't anything that made me feel like we were missing out. after Cena AA'd the security dudes and Rollins i legit thought that was the end. Brock rolling back in and just BROCK'ing everything in sight was a fantastic finish. the Rumble was a ton of fun. Bray looked good. Kofi's not-elimination with Adam Rose's group was funny. DDP diamondcutting everyone was tits. there was a ton of really good stuff right there. and then Bryan got eliminated. now that, in itself, wasn't terrible. but after that, they filled the ring with all of the big powerhouses and nothing too interesting happened after that. Mizdow was good stuff tho. Ambrose (#25 was my draw) i seriously thought was gonna be the surprise winner. once he was out, the crowd was totally against it. the fake out with Rusev could've been interesting, but they did the least imaginative thing possible with it. overall: look, when your Royal Rumble winner is getting SHIT ON by the crowd, and even the ROCK can't save him, you've made the wrong choice.

so i watched Birdman tonight. i thought it was tremendous. everything was very different than what i expected, and it all delivered. highly recommended.

i'm up to seven Amiibos. i finally gave up on only finding them in stores, as no store in town has yet received Captain Falcon, Pit, or Little Mac from wave 2. but i refuse to pay more than retail price (+shipping) so i haven't ordered any off Amazon yet. did preorder Sonic thru Amazon the other day, so i have that going for me. Falcon and Mega Man are my most wanteds.

you know, that's not the worst theory i've ever heard....

Evolution-era Triple H is the worst. everything before that was decent-good-great, and he seems to be good creatively when he's not centering angles on himself.

i'm jonesing for some more info on "Mario Maker". release date, price, online capabilities, all that jazz.

i liked the mini game but i'm not sure i really care about a full version of it.

i can't decide if this the the best or worst comparison ever.

wait. the hardest part of the Daniel Bryan storyline would be making Steph a heel authority figure? she's been doing that for years.

grrr. i know CroCop signed because he wanted some rematches, but PLEASE let us see CC/AA before one or both of them get released again.

was Joe Gomez ever not terrible? i remember on WCW Saturday Night he had a short vignette and debuted the next week. He won that match, only to be fed to Mongo McMichael later that month. here's Renegade turning on him (on Main Event no less!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9OiNWL04ew at least he beats Renegade in a match about a month later (also on the Main Event)

that makes Arlovski/CroCop a viable fight again! book it, Dana!

but he was the Alliance MVP!

is Khabib's six UFC wins in a row without a title shot a record? edit: damn, not really even that close. 8 wins: Jon Fitch, Gray Maynard 7 wins: Chuck Liddell, Jim Miller, George Sotiropoulos, Matt Brown, Rafael Assuncao

whoa, there's some sweet designs on that site. really digging the Pac-Man poster, but being only 9"x24" is a bummer.

having finished the first Dr. Fu-Manchu novel, i was debating about jumping into the next novel. Instead, i downloaded a complete Sherlock Holmes book, so i guess i'll be reading that over the next few months. have never read any Holmes and interested to do so.

finished the book. i really enjoyed it. very interested in reading the first sequel ("Return of...") but think i'm gonna try out some other stuff first.

what are they and where can i order one?

Elizabeth needs to go in this year, or she's most likely not making it in at all. i am 1000% behind a Macho/Liz joint induction also, just because their careers are so intertwined and they're both dead now. that sounds very morbid as i type it. otherwise, i think the biggest likeliest names would be Nash and Vader. i'd like to see a Japanese entrant. i agree that Muta should be an obvious choice. Jushin Liger could also fill this slot. if the Dudley Boyz didn't re-sign with TNA, i could see them being the tag team inductee. Demolition (previously mentioned) also makes a lot of sense. edit: celebrity wing: Tiny Lister / Zeus. i know this isn't very likely, but he was Macho's tag partner for a couple matches, so why not? when i was a kid i knew he was a scary mofo and there was no way Hogan would beat him. i can't think of anybody else right off the bat.

the DDP booking has to be the best example of how they screwed the whole angle up. DDP was one of the most over guys around in '97-'98 and stayed over thru the end of WCW. so what does WWF do? make him a stalker that gets beat down by Undertaker and his wife. i mean, really, "People's Champ" vs "People's Champ" writes itself. Diamond Cutter vs Stone Cold Stunner would be money. Page could pull good matches out of just about anybody. but when you just have him take a beating every show, people aren't going to care. duh. and Booker T being a Rocky ripoff didn't do anybody any good either. on this note, i'd be curious at seeing who (if anybody) the Alliance era elevated. is the only answer here RVD? god, that's depressing.

so i watched three fairly recent movies in as many days. Here's what i thought: the Wolf of Wall Street- this movie was a fun enough watch, but at 3 hours i needed more of a plot. While i agree with the masses that DiCaprio deserves an Oscar, this was not the film to attain it. I wish they would've explored some moments and struggles with any sort of depth, because everything felt very shallow. Leo's is the only character delved into whatsoever, and that was only in brief moments. 5.5/10. the Equalizer- this Taken inspired movie will be performed by Denzel Washington. This film was pretty decent at times and mediocre at others. What was with Denzel's OCD? after the action starts, it's never mentioned again. Everything that happens in the Home Mart towards the end reminded me of Home Alone. setting traps and etc. While sometimes it made sense, many times i wondered why Denzel didn't just use a gun? He clearly had no aversion to killing. The end scenes with I did get sucked in once the action really got going tho. 6.5/10. the Expendables 3- easily the weak point of the trilogy. I felt the first was really good and the second was fantastic. All the stuff with the new recruits felt stupid and pointless. Ronda Rousey is a terrible actress. Schwarz looked old as shit in this. All that said, the action was top notch. the addition of Wesley Snipes was awesome. Once the original team got back together to save the day is when i felt the movie finally started to be good. Jet Li's short appearance was good to see. i was afraid he'd been left out. Overall, it was enjoyable. 7/10.

shit writing is shit writing regardless of rating anyway.

wow, i would've sworn that fight happened before, or was at least GOING TO happen, but i just looked it up. guess not.

i liked the "marvel would want creative control, but we have a plan" idea. clearly, after two series of Spidey films, Sony has more options. that once again begin in high school. fantastic!

a rather random question, but does anyone know if video of the Tito Ortiz vs Eugene Jackson fight has ever turned up anywhere? i saw clips of it on some Shamrock vs Gracie unauthorized video, so i know that it was recorded, but have never heard from anyone on whether or not it exists in the wild. any ideas?