About time!

SPOILERS!!!!! After a year of facing Rey Mysterio and John Morrison in some epic encounters (the opening match from SS 2009 was amazing.) for the IC Title, Dolph Ziggler has FINALLY won the championship! Yup, on the August 6th edition of Smackdown, everyone will see Dolph Ziggler defeat Kofi Kingston for the title. I thought it would happen at this year's SS, but I guess we'll see a rematch at SS instead. Maybe a TT with Cody Rhodes? Even better. Also, we get to see The Straight Edge Society, CM Punk, Luke Gallows, and Joey Mercury face The Big Show in a handicap match. Another match I want to see. Really should be a good SummerSlam this year. It's going to be hard to top last year's, especially DX/Legacy, Ziggler/Mysterio, and Punk/Hardy, but I think Sheamus/Orton has a good chance of being a good main event, The 7-on-7 should be an interesting match, and even Kane/Mysterio could be alright. Oh well, time will tell.

Guess that's his gimmick

Another cash-in attempt, another wrestler thwarts it. I can see Miz trying to do this maybe once or twice a month from now on until he wins the title. I'm really liking Raw right now though. The tensions between Team Cena and themselves, The Miz and his cash-ins, Orton being over with the fans, and The Nexus themselves. Also, Sheamus and his talking always makes me laugh. SummerSlam is under three weeks away. And now that the 7-on-7 is Elimination style, I can see that being the main event. It's got the most storyline to it and no offense to Orton/Sheamus, that match has already happened. I guess that's the right way to end the event. I'm still waiting for the REAL leader of The Nexus to be revealed. Triple H? Maybe. He's on the side with an injury right now and it could the perfect way to re-introduce him to the fans. Jericho? That's the safe pick. Jericho has the mic skills and the persona to be the real leader. But, it's also the obvious pick. Now Cena? That's the risky pick. Cena is a top merchandise seller in the WWE and the top guy for the kids to look up to. If they turned Cena heel, they would have to look toward Orton as the top guy on Raw and I don't know if Orton is ready yet. Or if the fans are. A heel Cena could change WWE for the better though. It's too off the wall for WWE to try. Maybe one day, but Cena being a bad guy is just a pipe dream. Anyway, The Nexus dominated last night. Sure, it was against Evan Bourne and the jobbers but they showed they were a cohesive unit. I don't think they'll be the dominate at SummerSlam though. I could see Cena being the last person on his team and he's against like 3 or 4 of them. Then it comes down to Cena and Barrett and of course, Cena overcomes the odds and gets the victory. Or the leader will be revealed and cost Cena the match. There are a lot of ways that match could go. After typing about it, I really can't see any other match being the main event but this. This wait for SS is going to be hard.

New Avatar series, SD's MITB Title match, what I'm playing

I think I'm going to cover all my major interests in one blog entry. Let's do this.

So, I just heard that Avatar: The Last Airbender AKA my favorite animated series is getting a spin-off which follows the new Avatar, who is being trained by Avatar Aang's son. I'm already excited. Can't wait until 2011. Speaking of good TV shows, I can't wait until the fall season begins. All my regulars will be back, like The Office, Chuck, and my favorite, Dexter. I can't wait to see what turn Dexter takes after what happened to his wife. September can't come any sooner.

I've been playing Uncharted 2 lately and it's pretty amazing. It's not too much different than the first one, but it's more of the same great formula. I also love Nathan as a character. He's funny and optimistic, even though he's in life or death situations. I'm also loving the longevity of it. I'm 5 hours in and only half way through the game. When I was 5 hours in Uncharted 1, I was 80% in the game. Fantastic game. It's truly PS3 greatest exclusive series. Anyway, I bought Dragon Quest IX a couple weeks ago. I wonder why it wasn't made for PS3. I mean, it's great on the DS, but I prefer my big scale RPGs on console. So far, DQ9 is great. I'm not that far in, but I'm lovin' it. (Working atMcDonalds is having a negative effect on me)

First off, I heard Triple H is injured, which ruins the whole reason why Sheamus is the WWE Champion. Triple H was suppose to return for SummerSlam, and face Sheamus for the title then face him at Night of Champions, then end the feud in Hell in A Cell. Of well, The Miz will become champion for sure now. Well, as of the SD tapings, Kane will face Rey Mysterio for the World Title at SummerSlam. Damn. I got a feeling that it will turn into a Triple Threat with Swagger, which I think would be the better match. Kane wins, then enters a program with Undertaker, which concludes at Hell in A Cell. Now that's three matches. I'm thinking Evan Bourne VS Miz will be added, along with Kofi defending against either Ziggler, Hardy, Christian, McIntyre, or Rhodes. You see what Kane did to Smackdown? There was SO much opportunity in SD's MITB match. Why didn't a young guy win the title. Could you imagine a any of those guys facing Mysterio for the title at SummerSlam? A Christian/Mysterio feud would be great. Last year, Smackdown, actually, WWE, did it right with Punk and Hardy. Those two main evented back-to-back PPVs, including SummerSlam, which is the WrestleMania of the summer. Why won't they let two young guys do it again? (sigh) I can rant and rant, but it won't change a thing. If Taker doesn't come back, I'll actually be rooting for Mysterio. With him as champion, Smackdown will thrive. Trust me. If Mysterio wins at SS, he could face Kingston, McIntyre, Christian, and Rhodes in a Scramble match at Night of Champions. They could be their experiment. To see if the young guys are ready for the main event. Who knows? Maybe someone from WWE will read this, take the idea, and do it. Or maybe Kane, Mysterio, and Swagger will all get injured and they will be forced to put the title on Christian. But I digress. SummerSlam is looking better and better by the day.

OK Summerslam is looking alright so far

So, Sheamus' 2nd WWE Title reign is looking just like his first. He beats Cena than faces Orton at a big event. Sheamus/Orton should be much better this time since Sheamus is a more accomplished wrestler and now that Orton is WAY over with the fans. I'm looking forward to it. I'm more looking forward to what The Miz has in store for the winner. For some reason, I think Miz is going to cash in at SummerSlam. It could go either two ways. Orton doesn't see it coming, Miz wins, and they feud for the next couple of months or Orton wins and hits Miz with an RKO out of nowhere, which Orton is known for. Hmmm, I don't want the Miz to be the first one to lose with the MITB contract. Leave that to a jobber, not The Miz. I can't believe R-Truth came back and ruined The Miz's chances to become WWE Champion, but I guess it's a good thing that it's didn't happen, since I wasn't home to see it live.

The 7-on-7 match looks pretty good. Bret Hard was a shocker. I wish I saw Raw live though. Would of been much more surprising than reading the results then watching it. Cena's team better win, they have 5 world champions on their dang team. I'm actually surprised they didn't just have Cena VS Barrett at SummerSlam. Maybe they'll keep the feud going to October and have them face off in a Hell in A Cell. Makes more sense since that's the feud ender. Well, now that Raw has two main matches, it's Smackdown's turn. With Kane as World Champion, SD's World Title match probably won't be TOO exciting. Could we see a Taker/Kane match or are we doomed to Swagger/Kane? I don't like Mysterio as World Champion, but the thought of having Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio fight for the World Title at one of the year's biggest wrestling events gets me excited. Oh well. Maybe CM Punk will jump in since Kane cost him the title at F4W and fight Kane at SummerSlam. Of course, CM Punk wouldn't win, but it would give me something to look forward to. I don't understand WHY CM Punk doesn't have the title. He could feud with Mysterio, Christian, and Kingston. All which could've been FANTASTIC main events matches. Well, I can dream can't I? Hopefully, the SD main event will be announced at the tapings tomorrow. We'll see right? But so far, SummerSlam is looking pretty good.

So, where does WWE go from here?

So, Kane wins MITB and FINALLY wins another World Title. So, why the HELL did Mysterio win the World Title in the first place? That was like when Jericho beat Edge at WM, then lost to Swagger on Smackdown. (sigh) So, SD main event at SummerSlam went from something like Kingston/Mysterio to Swagger/Kane. Stupid Smackdown. So much potential for each winner BESIDES Kane and look what they did. At least Raw did it right. I thought for a couple seconds that Bourne was going to make his career, but of course, that will come later. Now, I have to wait until the day that Miz cashes in his contract and becomes the US and WWE Champion. At least that's back-to-back events where a favorite wrestler of mine has done something amazing. Sheamus wins his 2nd WWE Title and now Miz has a guaranteed title match for said title ANYTIME he wants. This is the 2nd time in MITB where one of my favorites has won. The other time was Edge. I've always liked CM Punk, but he wasn't my favorite until he cashed in on Hardy. My friend was saying that it's in Miz's character to flaunt the MITB briefcase around for ALL to see, so I can see Miz holding onto the case for a while. WWE, you gave Miz a golden opportunity. PLEASE don't mess it up.

Oh yeah, I got a PS3

Yup, on June 15th, I finally got a PS3. I actually forgot to type about it because of E3 and of course all the wrestling stuff going on, but, yup, I got one. I got White Knight Chronicles, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and Demon's Souls (OMG What a great game, more on that later.) I also bought Valkyria Chronicles, God of War 3, InFamous, and Heavy Rain. I played Uncharted from GameFly and I'm getting Last Rebellion and Folklore sometime this week. All the games I have are FANTASTIC, especially InFamous, Heavy Rain, and Demon's Souls. 3D Dot Game Heroes is exactly like I thought it was going to be, a great homage to Zelda. It's Zelda in every way and that's not a bad thing. WKC is like FF12, a single player MMORPG. It's good, a lot better than I heard from reviewers. Valkyria Chronicles is a fantastic SRPG. What a little gem that turned out to be. I didn't play it that long, but I can tell it's going to be a great game. Uncharted is my favorite action game on PS3 right now, that is, until I play Uncharted 2. Great story, great gameplay, and challenging. Fantastic outing by Naughty Dog. God of War 3 is God of War. What else can I say? Great game. Now, for my favorite.

Heavy Rain is the biggest surprise. I knew what I was getting into when I bought the game, but it surprised me how well the gameplay was. It also keeps me on the edge of my seat. I also like how many ways a certain scene can change. I did the part of the game when you go into the store to ask the clerk questions, then the robber comes in. The first time it happened, the clerk was shot, but the second time I did it, I knocked the robber out. So many ways to do a scene. I played for three hours, and I can't wait to play more.

InFamous is also a huge surprise. I played the demo and I didn't like it too much. It's probably because I played it at a friend's house, but it's great. It's funny how Sucker Punch, Naughty Dog, and Insomniac made great adult video games for the same system. It's a great superhero open world game. I love karma systems in games, but I think InFamous takes the cake with decisions. I love how the one cut scene changed because I was a bad guy and how he zapped a bystander. Another great PS3 exclusive.

Demon's Souls, Demon's Souls, Demon's Souls. I said Heavy Rain was the biggest surprise, but I think I lied. Demon's Souls has become the game I love the most on PS3. Dare I say, the best game I played on PS3, actually it may be the best from 2009 along with AC2 and Batman AA. It's BRUTAL. I mean, it's BRUTAL. When you beat the first boss and you cheer, you know it's going to be a rough behind game. I beat four bosses so far and I've had trouble with three of them. I met another boss and I can't even beat him. Though it's hard, it's fun to play. It's fun to die and try something new the next time. Trial and error has never been so fun. Demon's Souls is one of those special action American sytle RPGs that I really get into. I have 13 hours in Demon's Souls so far and it doesn't look like that number is going to stop.

Overall, my two week PS3 experience has been FANTASTIC. I still want to play Uncharted 2 really bad and Trinity Universe, but other than that, I'm completely satisfied. The PS3 is ruling my life right now.