WrestleMania XXX: Day 2-Saturday, April 5th

The second day started with another Axxess session

WWE Hall of Famers, Howard Finkel and "Mean Gene" Okerlund took part in the special Legends House station to promote the show which premieres on The WWE Network on April 17th

 

Former WWE Referee & Andre the Giant's good friend, Tim White was spotted checking out Axxess

 

Brad Maddox

 

Believe in The Shield!

 

When Roman Reigns came to the table, the excited crowd erupted with YES! chants, but Reigns was quick to shut it down by shouting, "No!  I'm not Daniel Bryan!  I'm Roman Reigns!  Believe in The Shield!"

 

 

NXT was featured at Axxess with their own station that included their belts on display and each fan received a gift bag filled with an NXT poster and trading cards

 

Aiden English & Mason Ryan





The New WWE Divas Champion as well as Current NXT Women's Champion, Paige

Money in the Bank photo op







Scooby Doo drove The Mystery Machine into Axxess to hang out with The WWE Universe



 

Following Axxess, we decided to take in some of the sights of Bourbon Street and my oh my what a sight it was

Later that night, it was time to honor The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014



 

 

 

In my opinion, this was the best Hall of Fame ceremony ever.  So entertaining and emotional.  A week later, you realize just how special that night and the weekend really was with the sudden passing of The Ultimate Warrior.  Just very thankful this lifelong fan which as a kid dressed up and painted his face to go trick or treating got to witness and celebrate his hero's final prestigious moments of glory. 

 

Previously, they've had a clock with a limited amount of time for each speech.  Well, needless to say, there were no such clock this year which gave each inductee plenty of time to share their journey, tell memorable stories, speak their mind and thank their mother.  This was awesome, but I'm pretty sure they will revert back to the clock next year since this year's ceremony went well over three hours long. 

 

Lita had a great speech about her adventures in Mexico to achieve her goal of training to become a professional wrestler in the home of lucha libre.  From Lita's fun stories and DDP's witty introduction of his time with his mentor, Jake Roberts, the mood suddenly changed once "The Snake" spoke.  Jake discussed how his love for wrestling destroyed his life and his family as he succumbed to drugs and alcohol.  Thanks to DDP, Jake "The Snake" Roberts has changed his ways and reunited with his family.  DDP also helped another one of this year's inductee's Razor Ramon.  It was cool seeing "The Bad Guy" make his signature entrance into the Hall of Fame along with his trademark toothpick and be joined on the stage by The Kliq.  Another highlight was seeing the return of Carlito to induct his father, Carlos Colon.  Carlito joked about being used to working bingo halls and high school gyms so the response sounded nice.

 

Of course, Mr. T brought the laughs even though he was just trying to tell everybody how he feels about his mother. 

 

The most exciting and heartwarming moment of the evening came when the lights went out and the gong hit as The Undertaker walked out with the legendary urn to pay homage to his longtime manager, Paul Bearer.  Ohhh yyyes!  It was a wonderful Hall of Fame indeed. 

 

WrestleMania XXX: Day 1-Friday, April 4th

Bonjour, Y'all!  Got to visit New Orleans for the first time during WrestleMania XXX last weekend.  Thought I would take a moment and revisit all the fun by sharing my experience in the Crescent City.  After arriving Friday evening, we made our way over to The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for WrestleMania Axxess.  As soon as you opened the door to enter the lobby, there was none other than WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund, who was on hand taking pictures with fans for forty bucks. 

 

Lilian Garcia & Titus O’Neil

 



"The Bulgarian Brute" Alexander Rusev & "The Ravishing Russian" Lana 

Summer Rae & Fandango

 

30 Years of WrestleMania Memorabilia

 

 

Andre the Giant statue



Bruno Sammartino statue

Undertaker’s Graveyard



Honoring the late, great Paul Bearer



 

There was also a WWE Universe Open Casting Call at Axxess in which I got to audition for a role in an upcoming WWE Studios film

After Axxess it was time to get our party on so we hit up The Masquerade Night Club where The Bella Twins were guest hosting the night's festivities 

 

Good Call/Bad Call-Ate Up With Stupid

 

Welcome!  With the breakthrough launch of the WWE Network, it's a great time to be a wrestling fan.  This is if you are actually able to view the content.  There's been some glitches along the way especially when it comes to those that are trying to watch via Xbox 360.  Let's hope they can work out all the kinks before WrestleMania comes around.  That's what's best for business. 

 

Speaking of WrestleMania, we are well on The Road to WrestleMania and so far it's been quite the bumpy ride.  For the second straight year, WWE dropped the ball with another predictable and disappointing Royal Rumble.  I'm one of the very slim minority that doesn't HATE Batista, but he hasn't necessarily been too impressive since his return.  Just read where CM Punk is set to return for tonight's RAW in Chicago and there's a possibility that he may be added to the main event, making it a triple threat.  That would be an improvement.  Guess we shall wait and see.  That crowd is going bonkers either way. 

 

The Undertaker/Brock Lesnar matchup is the most intriguing to me because you know those two will deliver.  And Paul Heyman is involved making things even more entertaining. 

 

Daniel Bryan is on top of the wrestling world with his YES Movement.  Wish they wouldn't waste him on a match with Triple H.  Ain't nobody got time for that!  Bryan will run circles around The Game.

 

The match I want to see is a triple threat to decide who really is the best of The Shield.  Now, that would steal the show and blow the roof off the Superdome!  Believe Dat! 

 

 

Funny Video Time!

 

PLEASE be advised that this guy has probably had the cops called on him many, many times so don't try this in your neighborhood drive-thru.  This FizzyPops3434 character has many of these videos on YouTube including those featuring the likes of Fandango, Goldust, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Mankind and many more.  I'm sure Jim Cornette is one proud papa.

 

 

I have to admit that I have enjoyed the last three weeks of IMPACT.  Pretty sure it costs them a ton of money to travel internationally, but those packed stadiums really gives off a big match feel that is lacking for them over here in the states.  Plus it seems that creatively they are finally starting to do their own thing instead of just ripping off what WWE is doing at the moment.  Digging the additions of MVP and The Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards.  If you're not familiar with The Wolves, do yourself a favor and check those guys out because they are one kickass tag-team.  Also excited at the recent news that The Great Muta will be wrestling at Lockdown.  Looking forward to seeing just where the company is headed following the pay-per-view.

  

 

Has anybody seen Gail Kim lately?  Just curious if you've checked out her facial features.  Seriously bummed out about this because it appears she's had some work done.  She looks completely different now.  Baby Girl, Why?!  Oh, the humanity!

 

 

 

The Call List

 

2014 Hall of Fame Class-Good Call 



 

Bad News Barrett destroying Goldust and Cody's toys-Good Call 

 

Willow is coming-Good Call

 

Ray Rice-Bad Call

 

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. winning the Daytona 500 again-Good Call

 

This year's "Stone Cold" Winter-Bad Call

 

We say Uce-You say O

 

Miami Dolphins-Bad Call

 

Gambling..........................on the penny slots as of late

 

NXT-Good Call

 

A-Rod dropping his lawsuit and accepting his suspension-Good Call

 

Memphis Grizzlies Mascot "Grizz" powerbombs Wizards fan through a table-Good Call check it out @ http://memphisport.com/2014/02/video-grizzlies-mascot-powerbombs-wizards-fan-through-a-table/

 

"Thug Life" Justin Bieber-Bad Call

 

Goldberg's pet goat-Good Call read about it @ http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/02/wrestling-goldberg-pet-goat-bad-wwe/

 

Omaha!

 

Zeb Colter-We The People

 

Pharrell's hat-Good Call

 

One Warrior Nation-Everybody get your paint on

 

Chris Christie-Bad Call

 

The Lego Movie-Good Call

 

Cesaro-Good Call

 

LeBron James new mask-Good Call

 

JBL acknowledging the crowd during Del Rio's match-Bad Call

 

Hulk Hogan returning to WWE and hosting WrestleMania XXX-Good Call

 

La la, la la la la la, na na na na

 

Now, please turn your attention to our lovely Divas as they guide you through everything you need to know about experiencing this completely over the top service

 

 

 

 

Now loa.........

 

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Thanks for reading and Good Calls to All!!!

 

D-Rock-Good Call

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good Call/Bad Call-FEBRUANY

FINALLY...D-Rock has come back in 2013! Hope all you Great Ones are electrifying the new year! OK, enough of that because Lord knows I don't need this behemoth looking for me...WARNING: He drops a few F-Bombs during this silly tirade:

So, let's just say there's some unhappy people following this year's Royal Rumble WWE Championship match and to make matters worse John Cena won the 30-Man over the top-rope Rumble match. Insert expletive here __________!  However, we did see a couple surprise entrants in the Rumble. Chris Jericho, Goldust and The Godfather all returned. Since The Godfather was eliminated so fast, I was hoping maybe we would get a Papa Shango or Kama return as well. It's shaping up to be Cena/Rock 2 at this year's WrestleMania. Not really a fan of rematches at Mania, but anxious to see how the rest of the card will unfold. Brock Lesnar has also joined The Road To WrestleMania, by putting Vince on the shelf courtesy of a ferocious F-5 the RAW after the Rumble. Actually thought The Undertaker might return at the Rumble too, but he decided to come back during the Super Bowl instead. Or was it The Shield that caused the power outage?

No, not that "Shield"....this one

Then again, maybe the first one was responsible.  Hmmm....Food for thought?  That Roger Goodell sure is sneaky. 

What if Booker T, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Vickie Guerrero and The Miz were all running for public office. Their debate would go something like this: "Silence!"  "Tell me, you didn't just say that!"  "Really?" "YES" "Excuse me!"  "You're welcome!"  "Now, can you dig that, Suckaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"  "NO!" 

Big props to WWE for continuing to pursue "The Italian Superman" Bruno Sammartino for the WWE Hall of Fame. The hard work paid off because this year Bruno accepted the invitation and now will be inducted in Madison Square Garden. It will truly be a momentous event to watch as "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino is honored on that special evening. From what I heard, Triple H was a key factor in getting Bruno's approval. Pretty sure, Triple H and Hall of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart won't be sitting together at the ceremony due to Bret's recent bashing of "The Game". Here's the two interviews:

Switching gears now to TNA, where the whole show is basically built around the Aces & Eights, Hogan, Sting, Bully Ray and Brooke. Thought it was a nice swerve having Taz join the Aces & Eights, but was disappointed the following week when he rejoined the announce table. I would rather see him in more of a managerial role.  Personally and this is wishful thinking because it will never happen, Who better to be the voice of your company than "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan?  That legendary voice could get any wrestler over and really make your product one of a kind. The only problem is Hulk would have to give up a little bit of the spotlight, quit sueing everybody each week and stop taking pictures of his daughter's legs.

Looking back at IWF Slam

Just wanted to share this link to some classic IWF videos that are online.  Back in tha day, I couldn't wait for the weekend to get here so I could head to the Salvation Army in Tupelo to check out IWF with friends.  This match features a war between Neil "Real Deal" Taylor and Justin Envy for the Southern Heavyweight Championship.  Also Kimble Winstead and "Hollywood" Jimmy are hilarious on commentary, firing insults back and forth throughout the bout.  Enjoy!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbj969_neil-real-deal-taylor-vs-justin-env_sport

The Call List

Lance Armstrong-Bad Call

New Tag Champs, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode-Good Call

Aces & Eights latest acquisition, Garett Bischoff-Bad Call

Mark Henry is back-Somebody gonna get their wig split

Duck Dynasty-Good Call, Jack

Beyonce's Halftime Performance-Bootylicious

Paul Heyman-Good Call

The Brain On Wrestling @ Umfjtb.podbean.com-Good Call

The Miz applying the figure four-Bad Call

Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday-Good Call

Crashing Broadway-Good Call

Gambling.......didn't win any money on the Super Bowl:(

Pushing Alberto Del Rio as a face-Good Call

Beat 'em up, beat 'em up, break his neck, break his neck

Memphis Grizzlies trading their leading scorer, Rudy Gay-Bad Call

Kevin "Damn Fool" Simpson-Good Call

Stealing Chris Brown's parking spot-Bad Call

Tremonti-Good Call

Justin Bieber's Mom-Good Call

TNA taking IMPACT on the road-Good Call

TNA suspending it's Gut Check Challenge-Bad Call

Montana Miracle Stain-Good Call

Grumpy Cat-Good Call

OPPA-GANGNAM STYLE

Manti Te'o-


Thanks for reading and Good Calls to All!!!

D-Rock-Good Call







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