Saturday, July 15, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Ultimate Fighting Nappyonship
So... wacky news. I'm going to be in a fight on September 22nd. And no, I'm not going to go to a bar and just pick one. I'm going into a ring instead.
A friend of mine who used to promote wrestling in Columbus and then moved away to Chicago for a while, is back in town with the idea to promote MMA shows. He asked me if I wanted to do it on the undercard of his first show.
And I said yes.
Now, I've told five people up till this point. The first three responses were all negative, and I was doubting it, but thankfully, Davekwon and Ad-Rock (just trying it out, Adam) think it's an awesome idea. There's been talk of promotional t-shirts!
Now, before any of y'all get scairt for my safety and such, my opponent is some dork (apologies if he's reading this) right out of high school with no fighting or athletic background to speak of. I actually broached this subject with Cody earlier on (he was one of the non-supporters).
Andy: He just started watching The Ultimate Fighter this year and I guess he's Joe MMA all of a sudden.
Cody: HIS NAME IS JOE MMA? Dude, he sounds awesome. Just call it off already.
I love Cody.
My promoter friend has pledged to work with me on boxing, and Adam is going to help me with takedown defense and improving my sprawl, and I've just go to be disciplined and get into the best shape of my life.
As I told Adam, I'm actually looking more forward to the training than the fight itself. I haven't had a reason to be in shape in years, and now I have a real goal and such.
This is not going to become a full time gig for me or anything. It's just something I want to try, so I'm going to.
Expect updates on how training and such is going over the next nine weeks or so, right up until the fight itself. I'm pretty excited. I think it's going to be a blast.
Hopefully me in two months. On the top, not the bottom. God willing.
A friend of mine who used to promote wrestling in Columbus and then moved away to Chicago for a while, is back in town with the idea to promote MMA shows. He asked me if I wanted to do it on the undercard of his first show.
And I said yes.
Now, I've told five people up till this point. The first three responses were all negative, and I was doubting it, but thankfully, Davekwon and Ad-Rock (just trying it out, Adam) think it's an awesome idea. There's been talk of promotional t-shirts!
Now, before any of y'all get scairt for my safety and such, my opponent is some dork (apologies if he's reading this) right out of high school with no fighting or athletic background to speak of. I actually broached this subject with Cody earlier on (he was one of the non-supporters).
Andy: He just started watching The Ultimate Fighter this year and I guess he's Joe MMA all of a sudden.
Cody: HIS NAME IS JOE MMA? Dude, he sounds awesome. Just call it off already.
I love Cody.
My promoter friend has pledged to work with me on boxing, and Adam is going to help me with takedown defense and improving my sprawl, and I've just go to be disciplined and get into the best shape of my life.
As I told Adam, I'm actually looking more forward to the training than the fight itself. I haven't had a reason to be in shape in years, and now I have a real goal and such.
This is not going to become a full time gig for me or anything. It's just something I want to try, so I'm going to.
Expect updates on how training and such is going over the next nine weeks or so, right up until the fight itself. I'm pretty excited. I think it's going to be a blast.
Hopefully me in two months. On the top, not the bottom. God willing.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
You Will Believe A Man Can Fly
Go see Superman Returns right god damn now.
I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but if you paid attention to the first line of this entry, that wouldn't be a concern.
I went with the 'rents to check it out this morning, and sweet Christ on a crutch, what an awesome movie. I wouldn't put it quite on the level of Batman Begins, but definitely my favorite comic movie of the year thus far, way above X3 and V For Vendetta. And I don't even LIKE Superman. I think he's boring on account of him being way too powerful with far too few weaknesses. Bryan Singer and company totally overcame this, though. Halloween party boy was really god damn great as SuperClark, and Spacey was the most entertaining I've seen him in ages, clearly having a blast with the Luthor role. The usage of the Brando dialogue was really well done, too. Weaved in perfectly.
Anyway, I can't say enough good things about this movie. Just get out and see it, pronto. If you can, hit an IMAX and see the 3-D version. Absolutely mindblowing.
I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but if you paid attention to the first line of this entry, that wouldn't be a concern.
I went with the 'rents to check it out this morning, and sweet Christ on a crutch, what an awesome movie. I wouldn't put it quite on the level of Batman Begins, but definitely my favorite comic movie of the year thus far, way above X3 and V For Vendetta. And I don't even LIKE Superman. I think he's boring on account of him being way too powerful with far too few weaknesses. Bryan Singer and company totally overcame this, though. Halloween party boy was really god damn great as SuperClark, and Spacey was the most entertaining I've seen him in ages, clearly having a blast with the Luthor role. The usage of the Brando dialogue was really well done, too. Weaved in perfectly.
Anyway, I can't say enough good things about this movie. Just get out and see it, pronto. If you can, hit an IMAX and see the 3-D version. Absolutely mindblowing.
Friday, June 30, 2006
N-O-T-O-R-I-O, U-S You Just, Lay Down, Slow
I think it's about time for an update.
Last night, under the heaven'ly cover of ear'ly evening, I rode my trusty bicycle to Studio 35, where a fine double bill of Thank You For Smoking, and The Notorious Bettie Page were featured. Having seen Thank You For Smoking previously, this time I was really able to focus on how miscast Katie Holmes was as the scheming reporter, and how it really brought down an otherwise classic satire.
Bettie Page however, was something I had no real expectations of going in. It wasn't a great movie by any means. I might not even go so far as to call it good. But it was fascinating.
Gretchen Mol in the role
Prior to seeing the film, I really knew next to nothing of Bettie Page, only being aware of her through calendar reproductions and such, and now I feel like I have some sort of appreciation to how big she really was in her time. It was also helpful of Gretchen Mol to take her top off several times. I feel I got to know the character much better that way.
Bettie for realsies
Andrew and I opened a dialogue yesterday about going to see Puffy AmiYumi when they hit Cincinnati on Friday, July 14th. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Any outside interest from the blog nation?
Wild Girls On The Circuit
Hit me back, just to chat, your biggest fan, sincerely yours, this is... Napz.
Last night, under the heaven'ly cover of ear'ly evening, I rode my trusty bicycle to Studio 35, where a fine double bill of Thank You For Smoking, and The Notorious Bettie Page were featured. Having seen Thank You For Smoking previously, this time I was really able to focus on how miscast Katie Holmes was as the scheming reporter, and how it really brought down an otherwise classic satire.
Bettie Page however, was something I had no real expectations of going in. It wasn't a great movie by any means. I might not even go so far as to call it good. But it was fascinating.
Gretchen Mol in the role
Prior to seeing the film, I really knew next to nothing of Bettie Page, only being aware of her through calendar reproductions and such, and now I feel like I have some sort of appreciation to how big she really was in her time. It was also helpful of Gretchen Mol to take her top off several times. I feel I got to know the character much better that way.
Bettie for realsies
Andrew and I opened a dialogue yesterday about going to see Puffy AmiYumi when they hit Cincinnati on Friday, July 14th. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Any outside interest from the blog nation?
Wild Girls On The Circuit
Hit me back, just to chat, your biggest fan, sincerely yours, this is... Napz.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Vengeance Is Mine
RAW's Vengeance pay per view is coming up tomorrow. I'll be hosting, so I thought it might be nice to do a preview of sorts to fill in those attending on just what they'll be seeing. The undercard is actually fairly deep on this show, but there are a couple of throwaway matches. Such as...
Umaga versus Eugene!
The retard has been doomed since summer of 2004, and they're pushing Samoa Jim pretty hard right now. Umaga has been a lot of fun to watch lately, but mostly because he's been throwing around 160 pound jobbers. I don't expect much out of this one.
Kane versus... IMPOSTOR KANE~!
Oh yes, you read that correctly. Believe it or not, this was a feud that was originally planned to extend all the way to Wrestlemania, but then someone actually saw it in action and they're going ot blow it off after three weeks instead. Thank God.
An easy ***** encounter.
And here begins the good stuff.
Intercontinental Championship: Shelton Benjamin (c) versus Carlito versus Johnny Nitro
This should be alright. Shelton is really miscast as a heel, because his strength is his ridiculous athleticism which lends itself more to babyface highspots, but I'm sure this will just be more or less a spotfest anyway, so it'll work out for him.
Ol' Tough Enough III John should be able to keep up in the athleticism department, and he and Melina have one of the finest wrestling entrances ever, so that's good.
As for Carlito... well, he can't really do much of anything. He throws shitty punches and does wacky springboards for no reason. Still, it's going to be a spotfest, so I'm sure the other two will force him to up the ante a little bit.
Best of Three Falls: Ric Flair versus Mick Foley
This match is apparently based on Foley being a shitty technical wrestler and wanting to prove something to Ric Flair. It's one of those worked shoot deals that always drew so much money for Vince Russo and WCW. That said, I think Foley really is paranoid about how Flair regards him as a worker, and he'll be motivated to tear the house down.
Flair would never sandbag a match, so he'll keep up his end. I hope they do a long one. I hate 2/3 matches where they race through the first two falls and then do an extended third fall. It just shits all over the stipulation.
Sabu versus John Cena
People on the writing team and in management who want the ECW project to fail keep on putting Sabu out there on live TV and having him do crazy shit, hoping like Hell that he'll blow a spot. Well, he hasn't yet, and it's just getting him over.
These two had an expectation exceeding match at the WWE/ECW supershow in Dayton, and on pay per view, I have every reason to believe that they'll do even better.
Randy Orton versus Kurt Angle
Ever since Randy got suspended, he's been working harder than anyone in the company to make himself indispensable. He was on the cusp of being downsized, and he knows it. He's one of the top 10 workers in the company right now, and his opponent is no slouch either.
Kurt had a bit of an adjustment period in January when he started working a safer, less bump heavy style, and his matches suffered for a little while. Fortunately, he's a mutant, so he adapted very quickly and is pretty much back to his old self. He's even using a much more amateur-influenced style, with half nelson takeovers and constant double leg shoots. These two had a good match at the Hammerstein Ballroom before a tough crowd. They should steal the show in front of a bunch of North Carolinians who grew up on Flair and Steamboat.
WWE Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) versus Edge
If you haven't been watching or paying attention to wrestling lately, it may shock you that Rob Van Dam did in fact finally win the WWE Championship. It will however, NOT shock you that the title immediately became the secondary issue of the very first ppv he defends on. No matter, because Rob has looked more fired up and motivated than he has since he was first squashed by Hunter almost four years ago.
And lucky for him, he's in there with the guy who may just be the finest heel of this generation. Much edgier (no pun intended) than Hunter, and with more varied offense than Orton, Edge is THE man right now, and may his second reign be longer lived than his first.
MAIN EVENT: Degeneration X versus THE SPIRIT SQUAD~!
If you had told me a year ago that a RAW ppv would be headlined by two forty year old teenagers against five cheerleaders I would have said, "Yeah, that sounds about right."
They're no Dudes With Attitudes. Shawn needs to lay off his wife's tanktops, too.
I was just starting to watch wrestling again when DX first formed, back in the fall of 1997. Triple H was in his late 20s, Shawn Michaels in his mid early 30s, and it was SO GAY. But they were awesome. I was a huge Shawn Michaels fan at that point. In fact, at my 15th birthday party, I was so excited by a Shawn Michaels victory over the Undertaker that I did crotch chops until I bruised my pelvis. Lee and Dave were there. They know. But it's 2006. Shawn is a 40 year old born again Christian, and Hunter has spent so much time on the gas that he resembles an unfrozen caveman more than a Greenwich Blueblood. It doesn't matter. These men are still damn entertaining in these roles, and will probably continue to be for a few more weeks at least. It is, after all, a nostalgia act. Even Keith will tire of it at some point. Cody has already had it, and he's as gay for Shawn as anyone I know.
Their opponents...
Do I really need to sell anybody on the Spirit Squad? REALLY!? Okay, if you haven't seen them, or aren't really familiar with them... they're EVIL cheerleaders. They cheat a lot, and they dance when things go well for them. They are FANTASTIC. It's the five of them versus just the two DX members, so look for wacky team up spots.
I am VERY excited, and I haven't been excited about many ppvs lately.
Anyhow, 8 o'clock, be there or be square.
VENGEANCE IS MINE~!
Umaga versus Eugene!
The retard has been doomed since summer of 2004, and they're pushing Samoa Jim pretty hard right now. Umaga has been a lot of fun to watch lately, but mostly because he's been throwing around 160 pound jobbers. I don't expect much out of this one.
Kane versus... IMPOSTOR KANE~!
Oh yes, you read that correctly. Believe it or not, this was a feud that was originally planned to extend all the way to Wrestlemania, but then someone actually saw it in action and they're going ot blow it off after three weeks instead. Thank God.
An easy ***** encounter.
And here begins the good stuff.
Intercontinental Championship: Shelton Benjamin (c) versus Carlito versus Johnny Nitro
This should be alright. Shelton is really miscast as a heel, because his strength is his ridiculous athleticism which lends itself more to babyface highspots, but I'm sure this will just be more or less a spotfest anyway, so it'll work out for him.
Ol' Tough Enough III John should be able to keep up in the athleticism department, and he and Melina have one of the finest wrestling entrances ever, so that's good.
As for Carlito... well, he can't really do much of anything. He throws shitty punches and does wacky springboards for no reason. Still, it's going to be a spotfest, so I'm sure the other two will force him to up the ante a little bit.
Best of Three Falls: Ric Flair versus Mick Foley
This match is apparently based on Foley being a shitty technical wrestler and wanting to prove something to Ric Flair. It's one of those worked shoot deals that always drew so much money for Vince Russo and WCW. That said, I think Foley really is paranoid about how Flair regards him as a worker, and he'll be motivated to tear the house down.
Flair would never sandbag a match, so he'll keep up his end. I hope they do a long one. I hate 2/3 matches where they race through the first two falls and then do an extended third fall. It just shits all over the stipulation.
Sabu versus John Cena
People on the writing team and in management who want the ECW project to fail keep on putting Sabu out there on live TV and having him do crazy shit, hoping like Hell that he'll blow a spot. Well, he hasn't yet, and it's just getting him over.
These two had an expectation exceeding match at the WWE/ECW supershow in Dayton, and on pay per view, I have every reason to believe that they'll do even better.
Randy Orton versus Kurt Angle
Ever since Randy got suspended, he's been working harder than anyone in the company to make himself indispensable. He was on the cusp of being downsized, and he knows it. He's one of the top 10 workers in the company right now, and his opponent is no slouch either.
Kurt had a bit of an adjustment period in January when he started working a safer, less bump heavy style, and his matches suffered for a little while. Fortunately, he's a mutant, so he adapted very quickly and is pretty much back to his old self. He's even using a much more amateur-influenced style, with half nelson takeovers and constant double leg shoots. These two had a good match at the Hammerstein Ballroom before a tough crowd. They should steal the show in front of a bunch of North Carolinians who grew up on Flair and Steamboat.
WWE Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) versus Edge
If you haven't been watching or paying attention to wrestling lately, it may shock you that Rob Van Dam did in fact finally win the WWE Championship. It will however, NOT shock you that the title immediately became the secondary issue of the very first ppv he defends on. No matter, because Rob has looked more fired up and motivated than he has since he was first squashed by Hunter almost four years ago.
And lucky for him, he's in there with the guy who may just be the finest heel of this generation. Much edgier (no pun intended) than Hunter, and with more varied offense than Orton, Edge is THE man right now, and may his second reign be longer lived than his first.
MAIN EVENT: Degeneration X versus THE SPIRIT SQUAD~!
If you had told me a year ago that a RAW ppv would be headlined by two forty year old teenagers against five cheerleaders I would have said, "Yeah, that sounds about right."
They're no Dudes With Attitudes. Shawn needs to lay off his wife's tanktops, too.
I was just starting to watch wrestling again when DX first formed, back in the fall of 1997. Triple H was in his late 20s, Shawn Michaels in his mid early 30s, and it was SO GAY. But they were awesome. I was a huge Shawn Michaels fan at that point. In fact, at my 15th birthday party, I was so excited by a Shawn Michaels victory over the Undertaker that I did crotch chops until I bruised my pelvis. Lee and Dave were there. They know. But it's 2006. Shawn is a 40 year old born again Christian, and Hunter has spent so much time on the gas that he resembles an unfrozen caveman more than a Greenwich Blueblood. It doesn't matter. These men are still damn entertaining in these roles, and will probably continue to be for a few more weeks at least. It is, after all, a nostalgia act. Even Keith will tire of it at some point. Cody has already had it, and he's as gay for Shawn as anyone I know.
Their opponents...
Do I really need to sell anybody on the Spirit Squad? REALLY!? Okay, if you haven't seen them, or aren't really familiar with them... they're EVIL cheerleaders. They cheat a lot, and they dance when things go well for them. They are FANTASTIC. It's the five of them versus just the two DX members, so look for wacky team up spots.
I am VERY excited, and I haven't been excited about many ppvs lately.
Anyhow, 8 o'clock, be there or be square.
VENGEANCE IS MINE~!
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Fake Hippie Weekend
I've got a ton of writing to get done this weekend (specifically on Saturday) so that gives me a good reason to skip out on ComFest once more this year. In truth, I'd probably find a million other reasons to not go, regardless of my writing schedule. It just isn't my thing.
Anybody got anything fun and non-ComFesty going on this weekend? My money would be on the negative, since Andrew is the most prolific poster and he enjoys that nonsense, as do most of the rest of the in-staters who post. God bless Cody.
Anybody got anything fun and non-ComFesty going on this weekend? My money would be on the negative, since Andrew is the most prolific poster and he enjoys that nonsense, as do most of the rest of the in-staters who post. God bless Cody.
Friday, June 16, 2006
The Ultimate
Michael Bisping is my new dad. The night before he absolutely molly-whopped Ross Pointon in the light heavyweight semifinals on The Ultimate Fighter, he totally quoted The Princess Bride; "Goodnight, Ross. I'll most likely kill you in the morning." My new dad is the MOTHERFUCKING DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS, Y'ALL! The fact that he's British helps this theory along as well. I hope he gets me some Micronauts for Christmas.
Michael Bisping: five-star man and my brand new daddy.
There will be NO survivors!
If this dork thinks he's standing between me and my Micronauts, my dad has a flying knee for him.
Michael Bisping: five-star man and my brand new daddy.
There will be NO survivors!
If this dork thinks he's standing between me and my Micronauts, my dad has a flying knee for him.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Dead Wrestling Companies and Other Huzzahs
Don't forget; give the new ECW show a shot tonight at 10 on the Sci-Fi Channel. Could be good, could be shitty, but with Paul Heyman's pacing, it won't be boring.
Hey, Kool Aid! OH YEAH!
Season One of Coach is out today, and holy shit are me and Davekwon gonna watch the Hell outta some of that. FINE show, FINE show.
Hey, Kool Aid! OH YEAH!Season One of Coach is out today, and holy shit are me and Davekwon gonna watch the Hell outta some of that. FINE show, FINE show.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Gonna Dress You Up in My Blog
That may be the first Madonna pun I've ever made. I guess we can ask Andrew. I imagine he has some manner of internal statistics about all the puns ever made in the history of speech.
So... what's doin'?
Spring quarter is over (it felt longer than usual), RAW was dumb last night, Jonathan disappeared for hours, and... dear God, nothing is going on in my life. You just got the highlights.
I caught up with The Walking Dead over the past few weeks... so that's something. Still a decent series, but honestly, if it weren't about zombies, there's no way I would have lasted beyond the first paperback.
I hope Keith doesn't read this entry. He'll probably complain about having zombies spoiled for him.
I still need to watch the Sting: Moment of Truth DVD. Like, soon. I feel like the Jesus is leading me to it.
When I become born again (and it will happen; it happens to everyone), I just hope that I'm as cool as Sting. Or at least I hope to have his facepaint.
Rob Zombie is writing and directing the new Halloween movie. That should be... something.
I need a new life.
So... what's doin'?
Spring quarter is over (it felt longer than usual), RAW was dumb last night, Jonathan disappeared for hours, and... dear God, nothing is going on in my life. You just got the highlights.
I caught up with The Walking Dead over the past few weeks... so that's something. Still a decent series, but honestly, if it weren't about zombies, there's no way I would have lasted beyond the first paperback.
I hope Keith doesn't read this entry. He'll probably complain about having zombies spoiled for him.
I still need to watch the Sting: Moment of Truth DVD. Like, soon. I feel like the Jesus is leading me to it.
When I become born again (and it will happen; it happens to everyone), I just hope that I'm as cool as Sting. Or at least I hope to have his facepaint.
Rob Zombie is writing and directing the new Halloween movie. That should be... something.
I need a new life.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
You all suck
Way to not rescue me from boredom this weekend, chumps. You're all on notice, and can easily be replaced.
That's right. I can have Paul Westerberg over here hanging out in eighteen hours. Probably Keanu Reeves too. DON'T TRY ME.
That's right. I can have Paul Westerberg over here hanging out in eighteen hours. Probably Keanu Reeves too. DON'T TRY ME.
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