As I had mentioned in my introductory blog, I love professional wrestling. It has always been my favorite T.V. show. Be it, WWE, the defunct WCW or TNA. I couldn't/can't wait to view their weekly programs. It is just good entertainment and I can't get enough.
In the beginning:
WWE:
A fan since 1987, I lived and breathed Hulk Hogan. I almost literally bled red and yellow. I was, also, your classic wrestling fan, loving the faces (good guys) and hating the heels (bad guys). Every X-mas and Birthday I received wrestling paraphernalia. From action figures to pajamas to underwear, that's all I asked for.
The '80's and early '90's were a great time for wrestling. WWE had awesome wrestlers and great story lines. I buy many of the DVDs that WWE releases and those characters and matches are still amazing to watch.
As time wore on, Hogan left WWE and Bret "Hitman" Hart was THE guy. He was MY guy. Still is too, Bret Hart and The Undertaker are tied for my favorite wrestler of all time. Their characters, quality of work and longevity are paralleled by few.
Then came the attitude era. It was edgy, wild and unpredictable. A new generation of wrestlers emerged. Those guys were doing the coolest and craziest stuff in and around the ring. Is it any wonder that WCW folded? WWE had better story lines, younger more athletic wrestlers and took women wrestlers to a whole new level. Another great time to be a wrestling fan.
TNA:
I first started to watch TNA in '06. I thought it was kind of boring, to be honest. I'd watch every now and again to try and keep up with what they were doing. I kept watching because I LOVE the wrestling business. I think wrestling is an art form. I couldn't make myself just not watch another night of wrestling a week. So, once I started to get to know their wrestlers and become familiar with their product, I watched every week.
I have a great appreciation for TNA and what they are doing. They have young, hungry wrestlers. Their talent can put on a show like nobody's business. It is really something to watch those guys and gals paint, if you will.
Women Wrestlers:
WWE:
In the late '90's, WWE brought back women's wrestling. They hit the ground running and haven't lost any momentum. There are some things that need to change, though. I hate the pillow fighting and jumping around in their underwear. I watch wrestling to see wrestling, not that. Yes, they are EXTREMELY hot, but they can do so much more than just tease the male audience. This is really just a moot point now. Since WWE has gone in their "kid friendly" direction, they just wrestle. That's the only good thing to come from the "kid friendly" thing. More on that later.
The other thing that needs to change is more air time for the "Diva's", as they are affectionately known. They are only out there for five minutes or so. I've watched tag team matches where all the competitors don't even get the chance to wrestle. They just stand on the ring apron. WWE has some phenomenal talent on their hands. I just don't want to see it wasted.
TNA:
They know what to do with their wrestlers. They are still sexy as hell, but are getting more air time. Most important of all, they are well respected. These athletes are having amazing, physical matches. TNA has also given them a tag team division. Which proves that TNA has faith in their talent. I'm really happy with what TNA is doing with their women's division.
Kid Friendly:
WWE:
I hate censorship. Wrestling is a physical, violent sport. The way wrestling was, is no worse than MANY video games. Kids are splattering pedestrians all over the sidewalk with cars and guns, or blowing up mutant aliens and zombies. Seriously, who cares? So why change wrestling?
Evey time a wrestler bleeds, they stop the match and a referee seals up the cut. Ridiculous!! If anything, seeing a wrestler bleed will deter them from trying it at home. Maybe it won't, but this sucks.
TNA:
Smash-mouth wrestling, blood, broken furniture, sexy chicks beating the hell out of each other....that's wrestling.
INNOVATION:
WWE:
WrestleMania, Survivor Series, the Royal Rumble Match, Casket Match, Iron Man, Hell in a Cell, Elimination Chamber, ect. Only praise for WWE and their innovation. The latest thing they've done to shake things up is have concept pay-per-views (PPV's). Extreme Rules, for example. Every match on the card has a stipulation. It's a street fight or cage match or Falls count Anywhere, ect. I love it.
TNA:
They have been innovators from the word, "go". The six-sided ring, the X-division, the LockDown PPV, Ultimate X, the Lethal LockDown match, Monster's Ball, King of the Mountain, ect. Only praise for TNA as well.
Both companies are constantly trying to better themselves and give the fans more than they paid for.
So, these are my thoughts on WWE and TNA. I truly love pro wrestling. You should check it out sometime.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
My Thoughts: The Death Penalty Continued
I've been conversing with people and doing a lot of thinking about the death penalty lately. I have not and will not change my mind about my previous blog. Nothing will ever sway my opinion. However, I believe that more crimes need to be categorized under the penalty of death.
Let me just say that I am not a violent person. I don't want to see anyone get hurt, but if you are the one doing the hurting, the gloves are off. You waive your right to be treated fairly. The point I'm trying to make, before I get into this, is that I don't love death and destruction. I'm passionate and logical. I would love for the world to be roses and butterflies and all of that shit, but it's not going to happen. So, the "people" who want to ruin life for everyone else need to be eliminated.
With that said, I believe that rapists and pedophiles need to be sentenced to death. These monsters are worse than murderers. They are the epitome of evil. When they are done, the victim has to try and go on with life. In the case of pedophiles, many of their victims are abused daily. That is worse than death. When you're dead, you're dead. No one can hurt you anymore. Your pain and suffering are over. Not these people. Their hell continues on forever more.
The laws in this country make me sick. These worthless sons of bitches barely get a slap on the wrist. Law makers should be ashamed of themselves.
I can't believe that there hasn't been some sort of uprising over this. Americans just don't care anymore. We've gotten extremely lazy. People say that they care about certain issues, yet do nothing about them. It's very sad.
I stand by what I said in the first Death Penalty post. This time around, I'm just adding rapists and pedophiles to the mix. I'm not going to sit here and beat a dead horse. If you aren't fully aware of what I'm referring to, read the original post.
Let me just say that I am not a violent person. I don't want to see anyone get hurt, but if you are the one doing the hurting, the gloves are off. You waive your right to be treated fairly. The point I'm trying to make, before I get into this, is that I don't love death and destruction. I'm passionate and logical. I would love for the world to be roses and butterflies and all of that shit, but it's not going to happen. So, the "people" who want to ruin life for everyone else need to be eliminated.
With that said, I believe that rapists and pedophiles need to be sentenced to death. These monsters are worse than murderers. They are the epitome of evil. When they are done, the victim has to try and go on with life. In the case of pedophiles, many of their victims are abused daily. That is worse than death. When you're dead, you're dead. No one can hurt you anymore. Your pain and suffering are over. Not these people. Their hell continues on forever more.
The laws in this country make me sick. These worthless sons of bitches barely get a slap on the wrist. Law makers should be ashamed of themselves.
I can't believe that there hasn't been some sort of uprising over this. Americans just don't care anymore. We've gotten extremely lazy. People say that they care about certain issues, yet do nothing about them. It's very sad.
I stand by what I said in the first Death Penalty post. This time around, I'm just adding rapists and pedophiles to the mix. I'm not going to sit here and beat a dead horse. If you aren't fully aware of what I'm referring to, read the original post.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Choose a Style That Never Fades
As a man, it's hard to know what to wear. Is it trendy? Am I doing to look stylish? Will women flock to me if I'm wearing it? It's a tough decision!
What's a guy to do when he doesn't have a personal stylist or a wife with great fashion taste who is willing to lay out his outfit every day? That's where Hawaiian shirts come in! A style that is timeless is rare, but that's what you get when you throw on a Hawaiian shirt. I can choose something that matches my personal taste (like a beer bottle theme) or go wild and have a floral theme. There's every color imaginable, so I don't have to think of little things like my clothes matching either!
In a perfect world, we'd all live in Hawaii. We'd be soaking up the sun on a beach, sipping straws leading to a delightful flavored drink inside a coconut. Beautiful women would see me, point me out to their equally beautiful friends and admire my physique that is clad in a parrot themed shirt. I'd have no boss griping at me, no wife nagging and no kids expecting to have their diapers changed.
Alas, sometimes this world is not perfect. I can only make it seem a little more so by donning the clothes that will help me feel like I'm in that tropical paradise, surrounded by splendor. And when I stop at the water cooler, maybe Sally from accounting will admire my physique... and my great Hawaiian shirt.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Synopsis of "Retribution of The Wrestler"
In the world of professional wrestling, Johnny "the bull" Santoro is king. After an eight month death grip on the UCW championship, Santoro is restless. He needs competition and is obsessed with being the best ever. However, one man stands in his way.
After a pay-per-view match, Santoro calls out Kurt Cooper. Kurt is known as the very best wrestler of all time. If he beats Kurt, he'll finally be known as the best. Kurt has been retired for the past seven years. He's still young enough to wrestle, but isn't interested. Santoro just got the hopes of the fans up for possibly nothing.
The owner of UCW is very angry and threatens to fire Santoro if he can't get Kurt into the ring. With wrestling being Santoro's entire life, he'll do ANYTHING to coax Kurt into a match.
After a pay-per-view match, Santoro calls out Kurt Cooper. Kurt is known as the very best wrestler of all time. If he beats Kurt, he'll finally be known as the best. Kurt has been retired for the past seven years. He's still young enough to wrestle, but isn't interested. Santoro just got the hopes of the fans up for possibly nothing.
The owner of UCW is very angry and threatens to fire Santoro if he can't get Kurt into the ring. With wrestling being Santoro's entire life, he'll do ANYTHING to coax Kurt into a match.
Monday, March 30, 2009
My Thoughts: Solution to the Economy Crisis?
I am not involved in politics, nor do I want to be. I'm not interested in kissing ANYONE'S ass. And I don't need to worry about tip-toeing around anyone so they'll vote for me next election. However, I think I have some pretty good ideas for turning the economy around. If you pay attention to my blog, then you know that I have already mentioned one idea in my "My Thoughts" on The Death Penalty.
First of all, I don't use drugs or frequent whore houses. I've never been arrested, either. My worst offense is being pulled over a handful of times for speeding. Don't get me wrong, I'm not perfect. I smoked weed in high school and drank underage. I want to point this out because I'm sure someone will just assume that I currently smoke weed.
With that said, I think we need to legalize marijuana. When I smoked, I never felt as impaired as I do when I'm drinking. That's a fact. I don't know if that was just me, but whatever. That's a plus, but doesn't have anything to do with the economy. So, the government will tax it. There's a lot of money rolling in. Am I right or am I right? Also, the government will manufacture it. Hmmm, I wonder how many jobs I just created. So, all the taxing will bring in money, unemployment plummets and A LOT of people can change their job title. They can change it from dealer to farmer. No more drug deals gone wrong, either. The government will also have to make sure that it's 100% pure marijuana. No more joints laced with whatever. Sounds like a win/win to me.
Alright, now let's legalize prostitution. How many women (and men? I'm not up on all of this) make truck loads of cash from prostitution? Oh, did I mention that it's TAX FREE?!? Let's organize this profession. No more street corners. Build establishments for this to go down. On street corners, these women are probably getting beaten, raped, robbed and who knows what else? That's a step in the right direction. A lot of construction workers will be employed in the process. Sounds like a winner so far. Let's continue. The next thing in my brilliant plan is that EVERYONE will have to be checked for STD's!! The women and their "John's". Yeah, sure this will be a huge pain in the ass for a lot of people, but the end result will be phenomenal. I get that business will be quite slow until everyone gets the okay from the doc, but once it's up and running....business will be unbelievable. Instead of scoring one or two guys a night, they'll have appointment books backed up for months. You do realize that most men don't think with their brains, right? Seriously....backed up for months. Think of all of the new job openings for doctors, secretaries, janitors and probably some other folks that I can't think of right now.
Love it or hate it, this is just good business.
First of all, I don't use drugs or frequent whore houses. I've never been arrested, either. My worst offense is being pulled over a handful of times for speeding. Don't get me wrong, I'm not perfect. I smoked weed in high school and drank underage. I want to point this out because I'm sure someone will just assume that I currently smoke weed.
With that said, I think we need to legalize marijuana. When I smoked, I never felt as impaired as I do when I'm drinking. That's a fact. I don't know if that was just me, but whatever. That's a plus, but doesn't have anything to do with the economy. So, the government will tax it. There's a lot of money rolling in. Am I right or am I right? Also, the government will manufacture it. Hmmm, I wonder how many jobs I just created. So, all the taxing will bring in money, unemployment plummets and A LOT of people can change their job title. They can change it from dealer to farmer. No more drug deals gone wrong, either. The government will also have to make sure that it's 100% pure marijuana. No more joints laced with whatever. Sounds like a win/win to me.
Alright, now let's legalize prostitution. How many women (and men? I'm not up on all of this) make truck loads of cash from prostitution? Oh, did I mention that it's TAX FREE?!? Let's organize this profession. No more street corners. Build establishments for this to go down. On street corners, these women are probably getting beaten, raped, robbed and who knows what else? That's a step in the right direction. A lot of construction workers will be employed in the process. Sounds like a winner so far. Let's continue. The next thing in my brilliant plan is that EVERYONE will have to be checked for STD's!! The women and their "John's". Yeah, sure this will be a huge pain in the ass for a lot of people, but the end result will be phenomenal. I get that business will be quite slow until everyone gets the okay from the doc, but once it's up and running....business will be unbelievable. Instead of scoring one or two guys a night, they'll have appointment books backed up for months. You do realize that most men don't think with their brains, right? Seriously....backed up for months. Think of all of the new job openings for doctors, secretaries, janitors and probably some other folks that I can't think of right now.
Love it or hate it, this is just good business.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Angel of Death
Expiration is so immanent
Time is drawing near
Burning like a cigarette
You have no fear
For you haven't a clue
That he is around
Comes only for you
He won't make a sound
This is your last day
It's everyone's fate
He's on his way
And won't be late
"Why are you here?"
Muttering your last breath
"It's almost over, Dear
I'm the Angel of Death"
Time is drawing near
Burning like a cigarette
You have no fear
For you haven't a clue
That he is around
Comes only for you
He won't make a sound
This is your last day
It's everyone's fate
He's on his way
And won't be late
"Why are you here?"
Muttering your last breath
"It's almost over, Dear
I'm the Angel of Death"
Written: 3/20/09
N.H. Piersee
N.H. Piersee
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Demon Within
Buried deep in the being
He hates without prejudice
Transformation, there's no control
The demon rises within
Created by hate
Housed in the psyche
Marred with confusion
Rage, his only friend
Personification of evil
Distancing those around me
Forever is the debt
To the sadness I wallow
Forcing back control
Never taken again
Master of my destiny?
Me, until the end
He hates without prejudice
Transformation, there's no control
The demon rises within
Created by hate
Housed in the psyche
Marred with confusion
Rage, his only friend
Personification of evil
Distancing those around me
Forever is the debt
To the sadness I wallow
Forcing back control
Never taken again
Master of my destiny?
Me, until the end
Written: 3/11/09
N.H. Piersee
N.H. Piersee
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