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Well, it was fun! I had never been to a live pay-per-view before, so it was an experience. We had pretty decent seats; we were on the second level, but we were in the front row, so we had nothing obscuring our view, and it wasn't all the way back in the nosebleed section, either.
As always, like all live events, the only thing you miss out on is the commentary from Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole. So I'll definitely be waiting for the DVD to come out.
I was planning on doing Randy Orton fanart this time around, but I just didn't have the energy to put into it. That, and I had a hard time finding a pic of Randy Orton in a pose that I liked. So it pissed me off when he won the six-man elimination match and got the title back, because OMFGZ fan art in that situation would have been PERFECT and probably would've gotten screentime!
Kevin had made this very large Nexus logo (about 4' x 4'), and from what we heard from Sheep (who was watching at Hooters), it made it on camera quite a few times. *thumbs up*
We (me, Kevin, Cubs Dan and Sox Dan) left early so we could try to meet some of the wrestlers. Did we? No. We did get to check out the flea market that occupies the AllState Arena parking lot every Sunday morning. We did get to see quite a few wrestlers as they pulled in to the arena, though, so if you count that as meeting them...*ha*
The wrestlers that rolled down their windows and at least acknowledged us/waved to us and said "hey"?
--Daniel Bryan
--Randy Orton
--Sheamus (who really IS that pale IRL!)
--Otunga
--Ted DiBiase Jr.
--Layla
--Cody Rhodes
--Santino Morella (especially after I shouted "I LOVE YOU, SANTINO!")
The ones that didn't acknowledge us or whatever, honestly? Didn't bother me. I know if I'm driving a car, I try to focus on what I'm doing and avoid distractions. So it didn't bother me that the Miz or Chris Jericho didn't do jack when they showed up.
There were these two chicks that showed up early and were getting pissed when other people were showing up to try to meet some of the wrestlers. Why? Because security was threatening to kick them to the other side of the street because they were becoming an obstruction. Neither one of them had tickets to the event, so they were essentially loitering. One chick was obsessed with the Undertaker and Michelle McCool, and was practically vowing to throw herself in front of their vehicle whenever they showed up. The other one was...well, a piece of work. She had all of these signs to show whenever wrestlers would show up, yet she had no ticket to the event. She also had a birthday card for Matt Hardy (even though he's pretty much on the outs with WWE; not like he's going to show up to Night of Champions when he's not even a freaking CHAMPION), and was worried he wouldn't show up especially since she had sent him a thousand texts. And she never had anything nice to say about WWE. She kept going on about how she refused to buy a ticket to one of their events, and how you get better interaction with the wrestlers at TNA events, and if Matt Hardy didn't show up and security threatened to keep treating her like crap, she was done with WWE.
Yet she still had the gall to show up with her signs and loiter around at a WWE function. This makes sense.
And you know, if I had a dime for every time I said I was done with the WWE in the last decade....well, I'd have a shitload of dimes!
So yeah. Dumb obsessed fangirls are dumb obsessed fangirls, and were ruining the experience for everyone else waiting to see wrestlers. This is why we can't have nice things.
The other chick we stood by in line (when they actually let us line up at the AllState Arena) was pretty cool, in contrast. Why? Because she was a fellow MIZ fan, that's why. And awesomeness just attracts awesomeness.
See? The Miz approves, and graces my LJ with his awesomeness.
But yeah, she was cool. She wasn't a dumb obsessed fangirl like the other two bitches; she was also an avid White Sox fan and a dog groomer. Too bad we didn't catch her name.
We all got ourselves Nexus shirts, but now I'm kind of kicking myself for doing so. Why? Because word is that WWE may end the Nexus run within the next couple of weeks (probably at Hell in the Cell, if JohnDinnerCena doesn't defect and join their ranks). And because I could've gotten a Nexus shirt from WWEShop.com for $20 (+$4.95 for S&H). How much did I pay at the AllState Arena? THIRTY BUCKS. And the cheap kid-sized WWE Title belts? You can buy one of those at Target for $15. At the AllState Arena, they were marked up to $25. Marking up stuff is ridiculous. I think I spent $12 on a polish sausage and a bottle of Pepsi. Kevin spent about $17 for two dinky hot dogs and a bottle of Pepsi. But at least I didn't shell out $4.25 for a fucking bottle of Aquafina water. THAT wouldn't have been worth it. I mean, I expect the markup, but you will NEVER catch me spending that much for water when I can get it for 50 cents a bottle at work.
Onto the actual show!! All in all, it was a good show. Best match of the night was Daniel Bryan vs. the Miz. And yeah, the Miz tapped out. But it doesn't matter! He still has the Money in the Bank! And he can exercise his rematch clause at Hell in the Cell!
The six-man elimination match was good, as well. GOD, do I love Randy Orton's finishing move.
Quite a few people around us got up to use the bathroom during the Divas' match. Do we blame them? That's what we do at Hooters. I just really don't give a shit about Divas' matches all that much anymore because the WWE doesn't take them seriously. The only ones worth a damn are Beth Phoenix, Melina, Natalya Neidhart, Alicia Fox, and Gail Kim. And they won't give Gail Kim the push that she deserves! And don't give me that shit, "Well, Kelly Kelly is improving, and so is Michelle McCool." Michelle McCool doesn't impress me all that much. Just because she's married to the Undertaker doesn't mean anything, except that she knew who to sleep with to get ahead.
More ranting about the Divas....Maryse is full of snotty French-Canadian awesomeness, but she flips her hair too much. (And she's too perfect looking. She makes me insanely jealous.) They don't do anything with the Bella twins; all they are is eye candy. (I think I may have seen them wrestle ONCE in the last year?) And OMG, when will they kill Jillian's bad-singing gimmick?!
The match with Kane and the Undertaker was kind of a let-down. And let's be honest....'Taker making his way backstage after the match was kind of depressing. I imagine he has a hard time getting up every morning and telling himself, "I'm gettin' too old for this shit." Hopefully this WestleMania will finally be the year he ends his winning streak and decides to retire because it's getting hard for me to watch him like that.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Well, it was fun! I had never been to a live pay-per-view before, so it was an experience. We had pretty decent seats; we were on the second level, but we were in the front row, so we had nothing obscuring our view, and it wasn't all the way back in the nosebleed section, either.
As always, like all live events, the only thing you miss out on is the commentary from Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole. So I'll definitely be waiting for the DVD to come out.
I was planning on doing Randy Orton fanart this time around, but I just didn't have the energy to put into it. That, and I had a hard time finding a pic of Randy Orton in a pose that I liked. So it pissed me off when he won the six-man elimination match and got the title back, because OMFGZ fan art in that situation would have been PERFECT and probably would've gotten screentime!
Kevin had made this very large Nexus logo (about 4' x 4'), and from what we heard from Sheep (who was watching at Hooters), it made it on camera quite a few times. *thumbs up*
We (me, Kevin, Cubs Dan and Sox Dan) left early so we could try to meet some of the wrestlers. Did we? No. We did get to check out the flea market that occupies the AllState Arena parking lot every Sunday morning. We did get to see quite a few wrestlers as they pulled in to the arena, though, so if you count that as meeting them...*ha*
The wrestlers that rolled down their windows and at least acknowledged us/waved to us and said "hey"?
--Daniel Bryan
--Randy Orton
--Sheamus (who really IS that pale IRL!)
--Otunga
--Ted DiBiase Jr.
--Layla
--Cody Rhodes
--Santino Morella (especially after I shouted "I LOVE YOU, SANTINO!")
The ones that didn't acknowledge us or whatever, honestly? Didn't bother me. I know if I'm driving a car, I try to focus on what I'm doing and avoid distractions. So it didn't bother me that the Miz or Chris Jericho didn't do jack when they showed up.
There were these two chicks that showed up early and were getting pissed when other people were showing up to try to meet some of the wrestlers. Why? Because security was threatening to kick them to the other side of the street because they were becoming an obstruction. Neither one of them had tickets to the event, so they were essentially loitering. One chick was obsessed with the Undertaker and Michelle McCool, and was practically vowing to throw herself in front of their vehicle whenever they showed up. The other one was...well, a piece of work. She had all of these signs to show whenever wrestlers would show up, yet she had no ticket to the event. She also had a birthday card for Matt Hardy (even though he's pretty much on the outs with WWE; not like he's going to show up to Night of Champions when he's not even a freaking CHAMPION), and was worried he wouldn't show up especially since she had sent him a thousand texts. And she never had anything nice to say about WWE. She kept going on about how she refused to buy a ticket to one of their events, and how you get better interaction with the wrestlers at TNA events, and if Matt Hardy didn't show up and security threatened to keep treating her like crap, she was done with WWE.
Yet she still had the gall to show up with her signs and loiter around at a WWE function. This makes sense.
And you know, if I had a dime for every time I said I was done with the WWE in the last decade....well, I'd have a shitload of dimes!
So yeah. Dumb obsessed fangirls are dumb obsessed fangirls, and were ruining the experience for everyone else waiting to see wrestlers. This is why we can't have nice things.
The other chick we stood by in line (when they actually let us line up at the AllState Arena) was pretty cool, in contrast. Why? Because she was a fellow MIZ fan, that's why. And awesomeness just attracts awesomeness.
See? The Miz approves, and graces my LJ with his awesomeness.
But yeah, she was cool. She wasn't a dumb obsessed fangirl like the other two bitches; she was also an avid White Sox fan and a dog groomer. Too bad we didn't catch her name.
We all got ourselves Nexus shirts, but now I'm kind of kicking myself for doing so. Why? Because word is that WWE may end the Nexus run within the next couple of weeks (probably at Hell in the Cell, if John
Onto the actual show!! All in all, it was a good show. Best match of the night was Daniel Bryan vs. the Miz. And yeah, the Miz tapped out. But it doesn't matter! He still has the Money in the Bank! And he can exercise his rematch clause at Hell in the Cell!
The six-man elimination match was good, as well. GOD, do I love Randy Orton's finishing move.
Quite a few people around us got up to use the bathroom during the Divas' match. Do we blame them? That's what we do at Hooters. I just really don't give a shit about Divas' matches all that much anymore because the WWE doesn't take them seriously. The only ones worth a damn are Beth Phoenix, Melina, Natalya Neidhart, Alicia Fox, and Gail Kim. And they won't give Gail Kim the push that she deserves! And don't give me that shit, "Well, Kelly Kelly is improving, and so is Michelle McCool." Michelle McCool doesn't impress me all that much. Just because she's married to the Undertaker doesn't mean anything, except that she knew who to sleep with to get ahead.
More ranting about the Divas....Maryse is full of snotty French-Canadian awesomeness, but she flips her hair too much. (And she's too perfect looking. She makes me insanely jealous.) They don't do anything with the Bella twins; all they are is eye candy. (I think I may have seen them wrestle ONCE in the last year?) And OMG, when will they kill Jillian's bad-singing gimmick?!
The match with Kane and the Undertaker was kind of a let-down. And let's be honest....'Taker making his way backstage after the match was kind of depressing. I imagine he has a hard time getting up every morning and telling himself, "I'm gettin' too old for this shit." Hopefully this WestleMania will finally be the year he ends his winning streak and decides to retire because it's getting hard for me to watch him like that.
And that's all I have to say about that.
