Here’s one in honor of Black History Month:
The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the ground, the higher it will rise.
– African Proverb
Here’s one in honor of Black History Month:
The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the ground, the higher it will rise.
– African Proverb
Earlier this month, I attended The 2013 Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. There were some great automobiles that caught my eye, and some that didn’t. I also wondered why Mitsubishi and Saab weren’t there, and I also wondered why Porsche wasn’t there (since 2009). But, here are a few photos of what I saw:
Looks like Lexus took a page from The Fast and The Furious. Either that or they wanted their own version of the Nissan GT-R.
That, and here’s the GT-R:
In honor of Mattel Toys celebrating the 45th Anniversary of their beloved Hot Wheels franchise, they partnered up with Chevrolet to brand the Hot Wheels logo on the Camaro. Here’s the result of that partnership:
As they say in the Hot Wheels commercials of today: HOT WHEELS! LEADING THE WAY! BEAT THAT!
And here’s one from Lotus:
And now, as a gift for all of you, a gallery of this year’s auto show. Enjoy!!!
Here’s Impact in case you missed it:
From Wembley Arena in London, Great Britain, United Kingdom:
Hosted by Todd Keneley, “The Professor” Mike Tenay and Taz.
TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan named TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy’s opponent for Lockdown: BULLY RAY!!!!!!! Bully is excited, in spite of a partially torn quad muscle. But, he proposed a six-man tag team match of him, “The Icon” Sting and Hulk against three of Aces and Eights, and Hulk accepted!!!!!
1. AN EIGHT-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: Bad Influence (“The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and TNA World Tag Team Champions Austin Aries and Bobby Roode vs. Hernandez, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Joseph Park and “Cowboy” James Storm.
THE WINNERS: THE TEAM OF HERNANDEZ, CHAVO GUERRERO, JR., JOSEPH PARK AND “COWBOY” JAMES STORM!!!
2. Robbie E. with Robbie T. vs. Rockstar Spud.
THE WINNER: ROCKSTAR SPUD!!!
NOTE: After the match, Robbie E chided Robbie T for not handing him the clipboard during the match and slapped him. Robbie T threw off his sweater and chased Robbie E all the way back to the locker room!!!!!
3. A FATAL FOUR WAY MATCH FOR THE TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP: Tara (Champion) with Jesse vs. Velvet Sky (Challenger #1/Former Champion) vs. Gail Kim (Challenger #2/Former Champion) vs. Miss Tessmacher (Challenger #3/Former Champion).
The Executive In Charge of the Knockouts Brooke Hogan sat at ringside during this match.
Jesse was banned from ringside.
THE FIRST KNOCKOUT ELIMINATED: TARA.
THE SECOND KNOCKOUT ELIMINATED: MISS TESSMACHER.
THE WINNER, AND ONCE AGAIN TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPION: VELVET SKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Garett Bischoff vs. Samoa Joe.
NOTE: The referee stopped the match when Wes Brisco interfered and double teamed Samoa Joe. So…..
THE WINNER VIA DISQUALIFICATION: SAMOA JOE!!!
Kurt Angle ran to the ring to save Samoa Joe, and challenged Wes Brisco to a match at Lockdown!!!!!!
5. TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Rob Van Dam (RVD/Champion) vs. Kenny King (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, TNA X DIVISION CHAMPION: ROB VAN DAM!!!!!!!
6. A SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MAIN EVENT: Aces and Eights (Or in this case: TNA Television Champion Devon, Mr. Anderson and D.O.C.) vs. “The Icon” Sting, Bully Ray and “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan.
THE WINNERS: ACES AND EIGHTS.
Hulk was supposed to be in the match, but was attacked by Mike Knox, Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff and the rest of Aces and Eights.
MATCH #’S 1, 3 and 6 are the highlight matches of the night!!!!!!!!
Hernandez, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Joseph Park, “Cowboy” James Storm, Rockstar Spud, Tara, Velvet Sky, Gail Kim, Miss Tessmacher, Devon, “The Icon” Sting and Bully Ray are the wrestlers of the night!!!!!!!!
ANALYSIS: Impact delivers. That’s all.
Here’s RAW in case you missed it:
From The Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana:
Hosted by Michael Cole and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler.
HOUR 1:
John Cena came to the ring to reveal a part of Wrestlemania, along with his championship match against The Rock. He is interrupted by CM Punk and Paul Heyman. Cena knows that Punk has lost to The Rock twice, and challenges him to a match where if Punk wins, he will face The Rock for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania. Punk accepts the challenge………next week
INTERVIEW: Matt Striker tries to hear Sheamus’ thoughts on the six-man tag match from last night, much to an infuriated RyBack pacing back and forth. Sheamus tries to calm him down, but the two of them nearly come to blows until Chris Jericho stops them. Jericho tells them that he remembers groups like the New World Order (NWO) and De-Generation X (DX), and that The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns) are entirely different, and that they all have to fight for WWE to protect it from them. Jericho then runs to RAW Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero to book him, Sheamus and RyBack in a six-man tag match against The Shield.
1. Sin Cara vs. “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry.
THE WINNER: “THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN” MARK HENRY!!!
NOTE: As Mark Henry was about to put Sin Cara in another World’s Strongest Slam, The Great Khali came out to confront him. Henry threw down Sin Cara and was ready to fight, but opted not to.
2. A NON-TITLE NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro.
THE WINNER VIA SUBMISSION: THE MIZ!!!
3. A NON-TITLE MATCH: Dolph Ziggler with A.J. Lee and Big E Langston vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto del Rio with Ricardo Rodriguez.
THE WINNER: ALBERTO DEL RIO!!!
NOTE: After the match, Alberto del Rio was knocked out by Big E Langston. Dolph Ziggler tried to capitalize on the situation by cashing-in his Money In The Bank briefcase, but the briefcase was snatched by Ricardo Rodriguez!!! Big E Langston chased after Ricardo, whom in the middle of the run, threw down the briefcase. A.J. Lee recovered the briefcase and tossed it to Ziggler, but was enziguri kicked by del Rio!!!!!
ANOTHER NOTE: This match went into the first 3 minutes of Hour 2.
HOUR 2:
4. A MIXED SIX-PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH: Tensai and “The Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay with “The Funkadactyls” Naomi and Cameron vs. Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes.
Naomi participated in this match.
THE WINNERS: THE TEAM OF TENSAI, “FUNKADACTYL” NAOMI AND “THE FUNKASAURUS” BRODUS CLAY!!!
At a press conference earlier today, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that on Sunday, April 6, 2014, The Mercedes-Benz Superdome (the former Louisiana Superdome) will be the home of WWE Wrestlemania 30!!!!!!!!!!!
The State of the Union Adress with Jack Swagger and Zeb Coulter.
Jack Swagger allowed Zeb Coulter to speak. Zeb Coulter stated that the reason why America is suffering is because of illegal immigrants have both taken over, and taken everything. Zeb mentioned that Jack Swagger will reclaim America when he defeats Alberto del Rio to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania.
5. Jack Swagger with Zeb Coulter vs. WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan.
THE WINNER VIA SUBMISSION: “THE REAL AMERICAN” JACK SWAGGER.
RAW Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero announced that she appointed Brad Maddox to the title of Assistant to the Managing Supervisor. Paul Heyman was disgusted by the announcement, and tried to leave the ring when he was stopped via satellite by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Vince decided to fire Paul, but stated that it’s too easy. He decides to return to RAW next week, and fight Paul himself!!!
HOUR 3:
6. A SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: Chris Jericho, Sheamus and RyBack vs. The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns).
THE WINNERS: THE SHIELD!!!
7. Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow.
NOTE: Damien Sandow started the match by attacking Kofi Kingston before the referee could signal the bell. As Sandow continued his assault, R-Truth zoomed to the ring to save Kofi!!!!!!!
THIS MATCH WAS A NO-CONTEST.
Actor D.J. Cotrona and Actress Adrianne Palicki (with dyed blond hair!!!) were interviewed by Josh Matthews in the support of the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which will be released in theaters on Friday, March 29, 2013. The movie also stars The Rock as Roadblock, Bruce Willis as Joseph Colton and Channing Tatum as Sergeant Conrad “Duke” Hauser/Sergeant Duke.
8. Randy Orton vs. WWE Tag Team Champion Kane.
THE WINNER: RANDY ORTON!!!
The Rock’s victory party was opened up by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s (UL-Lafayette) Ragin’ Cajuns Marching Band.
WWE Champion The Rock told CM Punk that last night, “The best in the world wasn’t best enough”. He also stated that he is going to Wrestlemania, but without the spinner belt that John Cena created for his first title reign as WWE Champion back in 2005. He stated that the championship belt is not a toy, and should not spin. With that, he unveiled a brand new WWE Championship belt, with plates of his Brahma Bull logo on it!!!!!! John Cena appeared, and when it looked like he was going to confront The Rock, CM Punk ambushed him from behind with the spinner belt, and threw it on the ramp. Punk pointed to The Rock, and he was ready to fight, but Punk opted to walk away.
Match #’s 3, 5, 6 and 8 are the highlight matches of the night!!!!!!!!!!
Aberto del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Chris Jericho, RyBack, The Shield and Randy Orton are the wrestlers of the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The return of R-Truth was the highlight moment of the night!!!!!!!!!!
ANALYSIS: There was a LOT of talking for a post-pay-per-view RAW, but the four highlight matches made up for it.
Here are the results of WWE’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view:
From The New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Lousiana.
1. THE Facebook.com/YouTube.com/WWE.com/ WWE ACTIVE PRE-SHOW MATCH: Tensai and “The Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay with “The Funkadactyls” Naomi and Cameron vs. The Reunited For Just One Night Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes).
THE WINNERS: TENSAI AND “THE FUNKASAURUS” BRODUS CLAY!!!
2. WWE DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP: Kaitlyn (Champion) vs. Tamina Snuka (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE DIVAS CHAMPION: KAITLYN!!!
3. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Antonio Cesaro (Champion) vs. The Miz (Challenger/Former Champion).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: ANTONIO CESARO.
4. Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler with A.J. Lee and Big E Langston.
THE WINNER: DOLPH ZIGGLER!!!
5. A SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns) vs. John Cena, Sheamus and RyBack.
THE WINNERS: THE SHIELD.
6. THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH
THE CONTESTANTS: Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry, WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) and Jack Swagger with Zeb Coulter.
THE REWARD: The winner will face the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at Wrestlemania 29.
THE WINNER, AND #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: JACK SWAGGER!!!
7. WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Alberto del Rio (Champion) with Ricardo Rodriguez vs. The Big Show (Challenger/Former Champion).
THE WINNER VIA SUBMISSION, AND STILL, WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION; ALBERTO DEL RIO!!!
8. WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: The Rock (Champion) vs. CM Punk (Challenger/Former Champion) with Paul Heyman.
THE RULING: IF THE ROCK GETS COUNTED OUT OR DISQUALIFIED, CM PUNK WILL BECOME WWE CHAMPION ONCE AGAIN.
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE CHAMPION: THE ROCK!!!
And that’s the Elimination Chamber folks!!!!!!!!!