Archive for February, 2010
WrestleMania XXVI stadium information
by schlizzag on Feb.24, 2010, under Wrestlemania XXVI
University of Phoenix Stadium has posted some great information on their website, in regards to this year’s WrestleMania.
In particular, I was looking for some information regarding parking. It will be general parking or VIP, with passes selling for $20 and $50, respectively. These can be purchased in advance or upon driving up in cash. Personally, I’ll be ordering one so I don’t have to worry about it when the day comes.
You’ll have to fill out a form and fax or email it. Kinda old school, but it works… Here’s a link to the PDF form:
Other details are available on the website:
http://www.universityofphoenixstadium.com/index.php?page=events§ion=view_event&event_id=105
Elimination Chamber 2010 Post Mortem
by schlizzag on Feb.21, 2010, under Commentary, Predictions, Wrestlemania XXVI
Not going to lie.. overall, I was not impressed with tonight’s PPV.
Both Elimination Chamber matches delivered, and The Miz put on a good match against MVP. Everything in between was horrible. I’m going to get the complaining out of the way, as there was a lot of good stuff tonight that I’d like to talk about as well, so please bear with me..
After a solid finish with a believable tap out by Triple H to give Cena the title, Vince came out and gave the belt away to Batista. Yes, Batista. Why, dear God… why??? The world’s most uninteresting man now holds the WWE title. Lame.
After that, I think there was an Intercontinental Title match.. some Scottish guy and Kane. Borrrrring. We ended up watching the US Hockey Team take it to the Canadians in the meantime.
I wasn’t the only one who was bored with the whole thing.. JTG via twitter during the PPV: “PF CHANGS here I come!!!!!”
The Divas match was a travesty. No title on the line, boring tag match. What’s the point? Are they trying to put us to sleep before the second Chamber match?
Then William Regal (still the 2008 King of the Ring, in case you forgot) and Edge come out to promote the Monday and Tuesday television shows. Really? I mean… really?! Come on, WWE – people paid good money to watch this, and this is what you deliver? Disgusting. Though.. it was fun to see Edge spear Regal.
Luckily for us, The Miz decided that he’d save the PPV – he and MVP put on a solid match. Yes, I said that The Miz saved the PPV’s momentum and got us ready for the last match. Hey, who’d have thought he’d have three belts, anyway? Anything is possible… I’m just waiting to see him with a fourth belt.
Finally, the last match came through and granted all of our greatest wishes. Jericho won the title, and the WrestleMania card… well, let’s put it in the words of Alter Bridge: “On this day, I see clearly…”
Here’s my updated WrestleMania XXVI card… I dare WWE to prove me wrong, because it is AWESOME:
Big Show / The Miz vs. The Hart Dynasty, WWE Tag Team Championship
Smackdown / Raw Divas Battle Royal, Women’s / Divas Championship Unification
Randy Orton vs. Legacy, Handicap match
Money in the Bank (Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison, R-Truth, Christian, Ezekiel Jackson, Jack Swagger, MVP, Kofi Kingston)
Cena vs. Batista vs. Triple H, WWE Championship
Edge vs. Jericho, World Heavyweight Championship
Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels, Rematch from WMXXV
I’m so excited for WrestleMania!
WWE <3′s Kevin Rudolf
by schlizzag on Feb.21, 2010, under Wrestlemania XXVI
Yep, this year’s WrestleMania theme is another Kevin Rudolf hit:
Eh. I’m okay with it. Could be worse.
Fozzy Set To Rock Tempe during WrestleMania Weekend
by schlizzag on Feb.20, 2010, under Wrestlemania XXVI
According to the Phoenix New Times, Chris Jericho will bring his own flavor of hair metal to Club Red in Tempe, on Friday, March 26th!
University of Phoenix Stadium Layout for WM26
by schlizzag on Feb.19, 2010, under Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE has a great feature on their website right now, describing the setup of the stadium:
http://www.wwe.com/magazine/magazinefeatures10/featureoftheweek20100212/
This will be the third open air WrestleMania. Can’t wait to be there! I think I see my seat in that diagram..
DiBiase and Inoki.. Who’s Next?
by schlizzag on Feb.18, 2010, under Predictions, Wrestlemania XXVI
And no, that’s not to imply Bill Goldberg. That man would only make the Hall of Shame, for ending Bret Hart’s career.
Anyways, I’d just like to speculate a bit…
Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Antonio Inoki are certainly worthy, but it’s clear that WWE has yet to drop the bomb on us, as far as inductees go.
Stu Hart? Owen Hart? With Bret’s appearance at WrestleMania this year… doubtful.
I don’t know who the big name will be, or even if there will be one.
Some realistic thoughts as to who else might make it in, though:
- Ron Simmons
- Mr. Fuji OR Paul Bearer – assuming they’d limit it to one manager
- Debra Miceli (aka Alundra Blaze / Madusa) OR Luna Vachon – assuming they’d limit it to one female
- The Brooklyn Brawler – he deserves recognition for his work not only as a jobber, but behind the scenes and as Doink the Clown
- Duke the Dumpster Droese (kidding)
WrestleMania Card Predictions, Pre-Elimination Chamber
by schlizzag on Feb.17, 2010, under Predictions, Wrestlemania XXVI
- Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon – YES. This WILL happen. Our friend Kevin Eck at the Baltimore Sun doesn’t seem to quite get it (link). The “accident” on Monday in which Bret Hart broke his leg was nothing more than a clever tactic to distract us from Bret’s physical limitations. If he falls down or limps awkwardly, there’s now a kayfabe excuse, and I think it will help sell the match in a huge way! It will no doubt be a street fight in and around the ring, and Bret will finally get his revenge for the Montreal Screwjob.
- Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H – Unable to have his rematch with The Undertaker, Shawn completely loses it, and alienates his DX best buddy in the process. Shawn focuses all of his energy on Triple H, and becomes a man possessed. Mind games for an entire month will build up to this epic showdown.
- Undertaker vs. Edge – ‘Taker retains at the Elimination Chamber, and Edge steps up to the challenge. He knows beating The Undertaker for the belt will mean exponentially more than taking on his former Rated RKO partner. Which leads me to..
- Randy Orton vs. John Cena – Originally, they were going to use Cena in a mixed tag match with Bret against Batista and Vince. They scrapped that idea when they signed their big celebrity guest for WM26. Besides, it’s been played out, but Orton and Cena have great chemistry in the ring together. Speaking of celebrity guests…
- Batista vs. Kanye West – Kanye’s been watching Batista over the past couple of months, and he’s noticed that Batista is as good as he’s ever been. The reason? He’s channeling Kanye’s image, in nearly every way. The battle of d-bag vs. d-bag will be EPIC. Look out for an in ring interruption by The Situation from The Jersey Shore..
I’ll come back and rewrite this whole thing after Elimination Chamber goes down. I’m probably wrong on every account. Frankly, that’s what makes Elimination Chamber the perfect PPV to have prior to WrestleMania. They can change everything, opening the door to a wide range of possibilities for WM main event matches!