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Durante RAW, fue confirmado que el célebre boxeador Floyd “Money” Mayweather, será el conductor invitado en RAW en la edición del 24 de agosto, que será efectuada Las Vegas, Nevada

A Floyd le viene bien la promoción, dado que su esperada pelea ante el mexicano Juan Manuel Márquez, está programada para el 19 de septiembre en dicha ciudad (Inicialmente iba a ser el 18 de julio, pero se pospuso por una lesión de Floyd)

No olvidar que Mayweather apareció en WrestleMania 24 enfrentando al BigShow, por lo que el reinicio de la rivalidad con el gigante, suena muy probable

The Main Event Wrestling Radio Show – Wrestlemania 25 Preview This Sunday Morning, April 5th, starting at 10:30 AM. Tune in live via www.maineventradio.netfirms.com

If you tune in late MP3’s will be available for download.

El día de hoy, WWE anunció oficialmente los shows del fin de semana de WrestleMania XXV.

4 Abril: WWE Hall of Fame Introduction, Class of 2009
Toyota Center
Ticket Price: $55 – Venta general de boletos el 17 de enero
Mas info: www.houstontoyotacenter.com

5 Abril: El 25 Aniversario de WrestleMania
Con todo el elenco WWE
Reliant Stadium
Precios: $755, $255, $155, $100, $60, $40 – www.ticketmaster.com

6 Abril: Monday Night RAW en el Toyota Center al día siguiente de WrestleMania XXV
Toyota Center
Precios: $60, $40, $30, $25, $20 – Venta general de boletos 13 de Diciembre
Mas info: www.houstontoyotacenter.com

WWE ha comunicado que a partir de mañana sabado, 8 de Noviembre a las 10 de la mañana, estaran a la venta los Tickets para Wrestlemania 25 que será llevado a cabo desde el Reliant Stadium en Texas. El evento se levara a cabo el proximo 6 de Abril de 2009, y los precios seran de $40.00 a $755.00 Dolares, esto dependera del asiento. Pueden comprar los tickets en taquilla o por internet desde http://www.ticketmaster.com/

Fin de semana bien ocupado, para la gente que me estuvo buscando en el messenger el fin de semana, no estuve conectado por motivos familiares, pues ese día comenzó un nuevo ciclo en mi vida. Me he quedado como el hijo único en la casa pues mi hermano ya se casó.

El viernes fue su boda y anduve desde temprano ocupado con él. El grupo que amenizó su boda fue Son Manía, los que salían en Multimedios Televisión, la fiesta duró hasta cerca de las dos de la mañana en el salón y continuó en mi casa hasta las cinco y media.

El sábado fui a la feria del libro, como lo comenté antes, este domingo trabajé en la mañana y más tarde fui a comer con Poncho, el motivo era festejar a Israel que cumplió años el viernes, pero se le acabó la batería de su celular y no nos pudimos poner de acuerdo, así que comimos en el Sirloin Stockade de Galerías, a pesar de que nunca me ha gustado comer ahí desde que vi este post en Regioblogs.

Había mucha comida variada, hasta sushi con fresas y kiwis, rara combinación, surimi y frutas. Había ceviche de pescado y camarón en aguachile, el cual no sabía como el aguachile estilo sinaloense que tanto me gusta, pero comí hasta hartarme y nos andabámos muriendo de todo lo que comimos, así que nos fuimos a dar una vuelta por Galerías y separé mi edición especial de Gears of War 2, con caja metálica, arte y un lancer dorado en el juego, espero con ansías ese juego del Xbox 360.

Luego nos fuimos a Mix Up, para los fanáticos de la WWE, el 17 de octubre habrá firma de autográfos en Mix Up de Valle Oriente a las 15:00 horas, el acceso será con un brazalete que te dan al comprar el DVD original de Wrestlemania XXIV, con un precio de $330, menos un veinte por cierto de descuento. Solo hay 300 brazaletes, viene la gente de Smackdown, usualmente son dos luchadores los que se presentan. hombre y mujer, para que intenten adivinar quiénes pueden ser.

Ese fue mi fin de semana variado, en el cual también cumplió años el buen Venumblack, quien sigue mis aventuras desde el 2005, además de que en esta semana que pasó también lo hizo mi buena amiga, la doctora Sharon.

Al parecer Wrestlemania 24 será el retiro oficial de la carreta de Ric Flair.

Hace un tiempo Ric Flair tuvo discusiones con personal de la WWE debido que no le tomaban importancia ya que solo era un jobber y el en realidad quería medirse con luchadores de importancia tales como Triple H, Batista, John Cena. Al cabo del tiempo el Nature Boy estuvo bastante tiempo fuera de los Ring debido a este problema.

Pero en el Raw emitido el pasado 26 de Noviembre Ric Flair regreso a Raw (Debería haber sido SmackDown debido al Trade pasado, pero la WWE acostumbra olvidar eso) a una lucha contra Randy Orton, la cual si la perdía debería retirarse totalmente del wrestling.

En tal combate Randy Orton domino gran parte de la lucha con llaves, hasta un RKO. Mientras que Flair con lo poco que reacciono fue con Figure Four Leg Lock.
Casi al finalizar la lucha Orton trataba de conectar otro RKO, pero llega Jericho para distraer a Orton y de esa forma Ric Flair conecta un Low Blow para llevarse la victoria.

Aparentemente ahora Ric Flair tendrá un feudo con Vince McMahon, el que puede terminar en Wrestlemania 24 para finalizar su carrera o solo el inicio para encontrar un nuevo rival.

Everyone knows that I hate change. It throws me off balance and I just don’t like it. That said, last week something changed and it upset me. In fact, I cried. Three times. And to make you even more worried, it was over a guy. Yep, a guy made me cry three times last week. And before you offer to track him down, it was not the same one from my post last week. (Which, by the way, was posted on April Fool’s Day – really people, did you think I would announce my leaving the country in my blog? Seriously? If I was leaving the country for some guy, you’d better believe that the first time you’ve heard about him wouldn’t be in a blog! I shout from the roof tops if I get asked for my number! Seriously people!)

Anywho, back to my crying jag. Yep, three times in three days, which I think is a record for me. And, like I said all because of some guy. Not just some guy, it was all Ric Flair’s fault. I have no problem naming him, because most of you who read this blog, have no idea who he is, nor do you greatly care (apart from him making me cry). I’ll also admit that I was not the only one who cried over this man.

Everyone who has ever met me knows my addiction to professional wrestling. Yes, I know that it’s scripted (not fake, thank you very much), but that doesn’t change the fact that I likelove it. Ric Flair was (and will remain) the best wrestler I have ever had the privilege to watch. There are no words to describe the thrill of being in a crowd, all cheering for the one man. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that he always gave his best.

Most people can’t understand what draws us fans to a man like Ric Flair. It’s true that we sometimes flinch during his matches. After all, he’s almost 60, but what makes him a legend is his drive and passion for the industry that we all love. Even breaking his break in three places couldn’t stop him. It certainly slowed him down, but only for a while. He came back better than ever. (And no, this wasn’t one of those “fake” injuries that the current crop suffer from so they can go make a movie. It was a real life plane crash that killed one man and paralyzed another.) Did I mention that the crash was in 1975? Yep, three years into his 36 year career, the doctors told him he would never wrestle again. Kinda makes you think, doesn’t it?

Now I won’t bore you with the facts and figures of Ric Flair’ career, I won’t go into the 7 separate times he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, or the 16 times he won the World Championship belt. Oh no, I won’t say a word about them.

What I will bore you with is his last match. Months before Wrestlemania 24, the seed had been sown. Every fan out there knew the time was running out on his career. So when the stipulation was made that the next match he lost would be his last, we knew the end was near.

I do have to congratulate WWE for actually giving Ric Flair the send off that he so richly deserved. So many other wrestlers get shown the door in ways that don’t befit the career they’ve had. Ric Flair had blessed this industry for over 30 years. They gave him the perfect send off. A match against one of the best – Mr Wrestlemania himself, Shawn Michaels. And he did him proud.

For years to come, the end sequence of the match will be part of history. A battered Shawn Michaels facing a battered Ric Flair, the immortal words “I’m sorry, I love you” and Sweet Chin Music for the pin. I’m not afraid to say that I cried like a baby.

And again during the replay later that day. And especially during his final appearance the next day on Raw. Yes, I know that the send off was planned to the last detail, yes I know, but that doesn’t mean that the emotions aren’t real.

The best comparison I can make is following a much beloved character from your favourite TV show, and then watching as they film their final scene, knowing that you would never see them as the same person again. Remember Molly from A Country Practice? Remember when she died, how emotional it was? Double it and then send all that emotion to every country in the world and you won’t even come close to the emotion that filled the arena at Rc Flair’s farewell.

That’s what it feels like. I’m not ashamed to say it, I’m going to miss watching Ric Flair, 16 time World Chamption and Class of 2008 WWE Hall Of Famer. Wrestling will never be the same again and neither will many fans.

We’ve said farewell to a legend of the game. And now there’s only one thing left to say…in the immortal words of Ric Flair…WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Seppur con qualche giorno di ritardo lascio un piccolo commento sullo showcase of immortals, WrestleMania 24!

Un edizione che, almeno a me, ha sorpreso oltre ogni modo. Ad Orlando quella sera è stata consacrata la nuova leggenda della WWE, la nuova leva su cui poter fare affidamento anche in futuro, sapendo di contare su un grande nome. Sto parlando Rany Orton! Il legend Killer, dopo la sua conquista del titolo mesi orsono è riuscito, sotto gli occhi di milioni di spettatori, a sconfiggere Triple H e John Cena in un triple treath match. I pronostici parlavano chiaro, per Orton solo il 9% lo dava vincitore invece lui, la WWE, ha stupito tutti. E’ ormai chiaro, Orton è davvero entrato in quell’olimpo dei wrestlers destinato a pochi eletti.

Si viene e si va, comunque ballando… Orton entra nell’olimpo, Flair invece lo lascia. Alla veneranda età di 57 anni il Nature Boy Ric Flair ha lasciato lo show-business che lo ha reso una vera e propria leggenda. Davvero eccezionale il suo ultimo match ufficiale in WWE, contro un emozionato Shawn Michaels. Un incontro combattuto fino all’ultimo, proprio come la carriera di Flair, portata avanti fino all’ultimo fiato possibile. Un vero plauso per una leggenda che ha dato e continuerà sicuramente ha dare tantissimo al wrestling!

E il main event? Incredibile, dopo ben 5 anni il main event di WrestleMania è tornato ad esser targato SmackDown! dove Edge ed Undertaker hanno dato vita ad una infinita battaglia con il World heavyweight Title in palio. Però va detta una cosa purtroppo: Undertaker inizia ad invecchiare e si vede. Il match è stato molto costruito sulla Rated R Superstar che ha continuato ad infliggere colpi al becchino che dalla sua ha un’incredibile resistenza. Molto bello e frenetico il finale con l’arbitro k.o.(da quanto tempo il refree non andava k.o.!!!), la tombstone inefficace per il conto di tre e la mossa di sottomissione di Undertaker che gli è valsa il suo sesto titolo di cambio nel mondo della WWE!

Giudizio Finale: 7, WrestleMania classica, senza troppi colpi di scena, eccezione fatta per Orton. A mio avviso si è sentita la mancanza di un match Hardcore in pieno stile WWF era attitude, avrebbe sicuramente resto questa WrestleMania speciale. Il titolo ECW è stato completamente snobbato con un match farsa, ma finalmente anche Kane può stringere tra le mani una cintura mondiale… Si accontenterà?! CM Punk uscendo vincitore dal Money In The Bank avrà un anno di tempo per sfruttare una title shot, speriamo questo avvenga per il WWE Title o il World Heavyweight Title in modo da lanciare un’altra giovane promessa negli alti ranghi della WWE. Staremo vedere cosa succederà nei prossimi mesi!

-Lo-

Tax returns released Friday by Bill and Hillary Clinton showed the couple has earned one hundred nine million dollars since 2000. The returns also show that in those seven years the Clintons took ninety million in deductions for trips to Hooters.

In a speech at his alma mater Tuesday, John McCain told students that his English teacher William Ravenal was one of the most important influences on his upbringing. Along with the invention of the telegraph.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that the country may be facing a recession. Bernanke came to this conclusion after picking up a newspaper, going to the Business section, and reading an article entitled “U.S. Facing Possible Recession.”

During a Middle East trip, Condoleezza Rice said that peace talks between Israel and Palestine are progressing. She added that “getting progressively worse” still counts as progress.

New statistics released last week show that overall violent crime in Los Angeles has fallen slightly for the first three months of the year. Experts attribute the drop solely to the death of Suzanne Pleshette.

A 33 year old woman was arrested Sunday outside John Cusack’s Malibu home after the actor notified police that she was stalking him. The woman was released after she promised to play something on her boom box other than Peter Gabriel.

Adam Sandler broke his ankle while playing a pickup game of basketball. Fortunately there was no damage to his funny bone, which was removed years ago.

Naomi Campbell was arrested at Heathrow Airport Thursday for allegedly spitting at a police officer. In her defense, Campbell only spit on the officer because she couldn’t find a phone to throw at him.

“American Idol” contestant David Cook was taken to the hospital following Tuesday’s show after suffering heart palpitations and high blood pressure. Paula Abdul was also taken to the hospital after Tuesday’s show, because that’s where they keep her.

A former stripper-turned-soccer-mom convicted of plotting to kill her ex-fiancé was sentenced Wednesday to 99 years in prison. The ex-stripper plans to use her time in prison to start her career as an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

A survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal amount of time for sexual intercourse was three to thirteen minutes. All of the therapists surveyed were men.

Forty people suffered minor burns after a fireworks malfunction at last Sunday night’s Wrestlemania 24. Doctors refused to treat any of the victims, however, because their burn wounds were totally faked.

Scientists now say that there is no evidence that there are any health benefits to drinking a lot of water. Unless your stomach is on fire.

According to a new study roughly one in fifty U.S. infants are victims of child abuse. And the other forty-nine should just shut up if they know what’s good for them.

New research shows that the Aztec Empire maintained a system of arithmetic far more complex than historians previously understood. Unfortunately for the Aztecs, their extensive math knowledge was no match for Spanish bullets.

And finally, Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning star of “The Ten Commandments” and “Planet of the Apes,” died at his Beverly Hills home Saturday at age 84. The funeral will be highlighted by a ceremony in which Michael Moore finally pries that gun out of Heston’s cold, dead hands.

The Main Event Wrestling Radio Show 
Airdate : April 6th 2008
Subject : Hosts Ryan Rider and Steve Rockamaniac Review WWE Wrestlemania 24

Download Link : http://www.sendspace.com/file/l60q0l

I’m not a big wrestling fan, I used to follow like it was a religion when I was a kid but it just doesn’t appeal to me anymore. But you don’t have to be a wrestling fan to know what people refer “WHOOOOOOOOO” to, the legendary Nature Boy Ric Flair. He has been one of the most charismatic and most respected wrestler in the history and is arguably the best. I went to Youtube and seen what the WWE did for him on Wrestlemania weekend and RAW, it was very emotional and classy. Take a look at the video’s you might shed a tear.

Ric Flair Tribute Video:

Ric Flair Hall of Fame Induction:

Ric Flair’s Final Address at Raw Part 1:

Ric Flair’s Final Address at Raw Part 2:

I got to see Wrestlemania 24. It was pretty good. But really long all most 4 hours. All the matches were good. My favourite was the Money in the Bank. Those guys did some crazy new stuff with the ladders. The fans were most into the Rick Flair vs Shawn Michaels, and the The Undertaker vs Edge matches. On a side note a bunch of fans got hurt during The Undertaker’s entrance. Some of the fireworks went wrong. More info on that here.

If you don’t follow wrestling, you may not have heard or even understood.  Even my wife looks at me funny…

Ric Flair wrestled his last match on Sunday (March 30th, 2008).

Now, you may not know who Ric Flair is.  Many do.  Many who only watched wrestling when they were 11 or 12 years old, and haven’t watched it since, at least know the name.   But not get the significance.  I mean it’s not Hulk Hogan, or The Rock, or Triple H, or Stone Cold Steve Austin.

If you only know the WWF, or only know the BIG big names, then maybe you don’t get it.

And at one point in time, I really didn’t get it.  I had been watching professional wrestling for maybe 2 years.  Pretty much just sat down and watched WWF Wrestling Challenge and WWF Superstars of Wrestling on Saturday mornings cause I didn’t have anything else better to do.

Now, I was not so myopic that I thought that the WWF was the only game in town.  I had picked up an Apter magazine or two, and had seen some of the names: Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes.  But I didn’t remember seeing that the NWA was on television.

First encounter.  I went down to visit family for a week down in the Baltimore area in the spring of 1989. And during one afternoon or evening, I was watching my little portable television, and caught some wrestling show that was hyping a recent World Championship match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat.  I knew of Ricky Steamboat from his WWF days, and was somewhat surprised that he was challenging for (what I figured) was the NWA World Title.

Second encounter.  My freshman roommate in college was a huge wrestling fan, having watched it for years.  He tried to school me on the NWA.  So, by now WCW Worldwide was on a local affiliate, and I started watching.  By now, this was the fall of 1989, and Ric Flair and Terry Funk were tearing things up.  Everyone knows that 1989 in NWA/WCW was one of the greatest years of all time, but you couldn’t really tell that from the syndicated hour of television on Saturday mornings.

I never had time or the money for pay-per-view.  So I just enjoyed wrestling as something to watch on Saturday mornings.  However, I was now driving on my own, and local free video stores were starting to pop-up everywhere.  And the one down that opened up down the street from me had a wealth of WWF and NWA videos.

This is where I got to know the “Nature Boy”, on the whirling reels of VHS tapes rented from the local video store. I forget which one was purchased first, but it really doesn’t matter.  Whether it was the Great American Bash 1987, featuring the War Games between Flair and the Horsemen versus Dusty, Nikita and the Road Warriors; whether it was Chi-Town Rumble (1989) featuring the classic Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat match; or if it was Wrestle War 1990 where Flair and Luger went down to the end and the Horsemen had to make the save.

I devoured everything.  And suddenly I ‘got’ Ric Flair.  And from there, I followed “The Man’s” career.

What many people don’t understand is that Ric Flair is the cross-over for professional wrestling.  He is the last tie between the old style of Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Dick Murdoch, and even Lou Thesz and Buddy Rogers.

He is the last man standing.  Ric Flair is the only one of his generation who is able to still frequently compete in an active wrestling ring.  And he is still relevant enough to have it matter.

And the Nature Boy made me cry.  Not openly weep mind you.  A tear rolling down one’s face.  This has happened with me and professional wrestling on four occasions that didn’t have to do with the death of a wrestler:

1. When Mankind (aka Mick Foley) won his first world title from The Rock in 1998, with Michael Cole speaking Jim Ross’s words, about what Mick Foley went through, about how he didn’t have the look of a champion, all of the struggles that he went through.  And now, and forever, Mick Foley is a champion.

2. When Chris Benoit (yeah, THAT Chris Benoit) and Eddie Guerrero both stood in the middle of Madison Square Garden at WrestleMania XX, both holding onto their world titles, and Eddie looked at Benoit with the look of, “They told us we couldn’t do it, bro, but look where we are now.”

3. When Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko wrestled their last match in the ECW Arena, and the entire locker room came out to put them on their backs as the fans chanted ECW.  As both wrestlers claimed their love for ECW.

4. Ric Flair returns to WCW Television in September of 1998.  Flair dressed in a tuxedo comes out, introduced by Arn Anderson, and gives the greatest speech of a lifetime.  A speech that most wrestlers never get to make to their fans.  After a huge ovation with tears in his eyes, “I just wanted to say, that the twenty-five years I’ve spent every night of my life trying to make you happy was worth every damn minute of it.”

I now live in a world where Ric Flair is retired from professional wrestling.  I mean we all saw it coming.  It’s no surprise.  And even not a great loss.  Somewhat like when Cal Ripken Jr. retired.  It wasn’t as if he was still an all-star at his peak.  It’s certainly time for it to happen.

But still…  Ric Flair has wrestled his last match as an active competitor.

That’s the new order of business.  The new way of life.

“Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair… Whoooooooo!”

Well one of my favorite WWE stars and wrestlers of all time retired this past Monday. On WWE Monday Night Raw. He lost to WWE Superstar Shawn Michaels in a retirement match at Wrestlemania 24. I’m going to dedicate the good ol’ Ric Flair days with adding an addition to my blog. The original Four Horseman Theme song. Farewell Ric Flair. One of the best ever to grace a wrestling ring period!

¡Ya llegó el Wrestlemania 24, amigos!

Está el Money in the Bank, la Triple Amenaza, Undertaker Vs Edge y de todo.

Disfrutadlo.

Y aunque ha ganado Randy Orton, yo sigo teniendo fe en… ¡John Cenaaa!