Dark Souls 1 VS Dark Souls 2

Well, I've completed Dark Souls II and it took me about 10 hours less than the original. Since I beat it and it's still fresh on my mind, I just want to compare the two.

In terms of gameplay, they're exactly the same. You still need to be patient to take the tougher enemies. You still level up by acquiring souls from enemies, upgrade weapons with various stones and fight tough as nail bosses. Well, at least you do in the first one.

One of the biggest things I noticed about my time in Dark Souls II was that there was no real boss that really threatened me. Let me explain. Dark Souls I was easily the hardest game I've had the pleasure of playing through and completing. There were many bosses in the game where I felt despair and felt like there was no way to beat them, bosses like Chaos Witch Quelaag, Capra Demon and of course, Orstein and Smough. I spent hours on those bosses, especially Quelaag. I remember playing the whole morning just trying to beat her. In DS2, I spent at most on a boss I couldn't beat, 30 minutes. The only boss I really was frustrated on was Royal Rat Authority because it was cheap. You start off facing those stupid dogs that can poison you. And it doesn't matter if you defeat them, the boss will jump down and start his barrage on you. It took multiple tries, but I finally beat him with my handy pyromancy glove. Besides that, no boss really gave me any trouble. Not even Queen Nashandra herself. No boss in this game EVER felt unbeatable, unlike in the original, where I was ready to give up many times.

Maybe it was because I was more accustomed to Dark Souls brutal difficulty or maybe because the difficulty was dumbed down a bit, whatever the case, this game isn't near the difficulty of the original or even of Demon's Souls. Demon's Souls was so hard, I gave up. Seriously. While the game wasn't as hard, it didn't diminish its overall quality. Dark Souls II is going to be hard to beat. It really set the bar for sequels and games in general this year.

Now that DS2 is completed, I'm going to finally go back to Lords of Shadow 2. I never finished it since Souls just took over my life and poor Lightning Returns. I'm thinking about trading it in before it loses its value. I think I would get either the South Park RPG or Earth Defense Force. I think have plenty of games on my backlog so I'm pretty good. I think the next BIG release is Watch Dogs in May but there are some games I'm still looking forward to before then, like Child of Light. I need a good turn based RPG that's different. I still haven't played Bravely Default yet. One day.

In closing, Dark Souls 1 and 2 are basically the same game, but the original is better due to the higher difficulty and better sense of accomplishment. Just my opinion!

We're getting closer....

Wrestlemania XXX is coming up fast, like, lightning fast. WWE has done a good job promoting their main events for the show and have given hope to all of us wanting the big payoff for Daniel Bryan. If he can somehow go over Triple H, he'll only have to then beat Orton AND Batista to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Call me crazy, but going over 75% of Evolution in one night just sounds impossible to me. Triple H, on the other hand, has stated that if he beats Bryan, he'll enter the match himself. Call me crazy again, but I would love to see Triple H hold the gold one more time. That triple threat between Orton/HHH/Batista should have been a main event at a PPV years ago. If WWE did go that route, while other smarks would be mad, I would be alright with it. It's a match years in the making but with no clear cut face in the match, I don't think it would work as the main event of Mania. Well, regardless of how Bryan/HHH goes, we're guaranteed a Triple Threat at WM.

Wyatt/Cena is easily the match I'm looking forward to most right now, just because of the build. I don't know if the match itself will live up the awesome build, but here's hoping. They're focusing a lot on Cena's legacy and even Cena himself has said that the future of the company must go through him. Though many of you may not like Cena, you have to admit, his WM matches lately have really given you insight on his supposedly squeaky clean character. When facing The Rock in the past 2 Manias, we learned Cena is arrogant, desperate and is not as super as we all thought. The only reason Rock beat him at Mania 28 was because of his arrogance. He chose to face Rock at Mania 29 so he could get his revenge. And now at Mania 30 he fights to hold on to his kingdom that he's not willing to give up. Wyatt's promo skills are through the roof and calling Cena out on his lifestyle, comparing him to a prize horse and even mentioning his plastic girlfriend all are working to him. Will Wyatt do what Orton, Miz, and Rock were able to and beat Cena at Wrestlemania or will he fall? This is obviously a MUST WIN for Wyatt but he's facing the top star of the company at the biggest event of the year. I have hope for Wyatt, as they wouldn't put the man in a high caliber main event with Cena unless they were behind him. Besides, Wyatt is on a roll right now, having two of the best PPV matches of the year so far but will that lead him to beating Cena? I'm indifferent right now. I want so badly to see Wyatt go over Cena (and reverse the Cena Leg Drop INTO Sister Abigail. Hey he did it with Bryan and the suicide dive) but it's just a tall task for a rookie (Wyatt's working on his seventh month as this character) at the big event. I'm still pulling for Wyatt 100% but I'm not expecting him to get his hand raised.

So, is The Shield breaking up or what? It looks like they're trying to make the whole group faces, which would not work for Ambrose. He just has this tough guy aura and I think it would be hindered as a face. They're bucking The Authority right now and STILL don't have anything set in stone for Wrestlemania. It looks like after the SD tapings, it might be The Shield VS Kane and the New Age Outlaws but is that really the best match we can get for the group? Are we suppose to just forget that these guys lost TWICE to The Wyatts due to communication and descension issues? If that match does happen, I'm expecting a turn from one of the members, not Reigns though, giving them the loss. Reigns is the soon to be face. I'm so confident that Reigns is going to succeed that I'm predicting we'll see Reigns/Cena sometime this year on PPV. If the future has to come through Cena, it should only be inevitable. Anyway, The Shield need a good match at Mania and Reigns needs a Wrestlemania moment this year. Maybe helping out Bryan?

Overall, I'm looking forward to the big show. The elements are in place for a big Mania with some guys looking to have some break out moments, like Reigns, Wyatt and of course, Daniel Bryan. Will Wyatt defeat his biggest opponent yet? Will Reigns have another great performance at a big PPV? Will Daniel Bryan finally get the payoff? It's almost here....

Dark Souls Journal: Entry #2 - Progress

After yesterday's serving of humble pie courtesy of Dark Souls II, today went a little smoother. I started right where I left off, the bonfire after defeating The Dragonrider. This path led to a different area, No Man's Wharf. This place immediately reminded me of Dark Souls' Blighttown. Blighttown is easily the hardest area in the game. NMW wasn't as hard but I was stuck here for a little while, due to fast enemies, my skills not being developed and surprise ambushes. Little by little, I started getting further and I eventually got to the boss of the area, Flexile Sentry. He wasn't too big of a challenge, just patience. He attacks, misses, you attack ONCE get away and wait. I beat him easily and got my favorite item from the original, the Pyromancy Glove. Of course, now I have to find a Pyromancy teacher. Anyway, this led to another area filled with new monsters, but nothing out of the ordinary.

As I continued playing, I got more souls and kept leveling up. I also put them to my main weapon, a Mace. Yes, a basic Mace but it's killing all of these bosses. In the new area, I found another boss. I'm sorry, three of them. And they don't play fair so I left that area alone. I decided to go back and see if I could beat either The Pursuer or The Old Dragonslayer. I fought the Pursuer and with better armor, weapons, and skill, I defeated him. He put up a hell of a fight though. So, I continue on and the next area is the place I was JUST at.

So, I got myself ready to finally have a showdown with the Old Dragonslayer. He was fast and moved JUST like Ornstein. With a little skill and luck, the Dragonslayer who has to be Ornstein fell. My reward? A bonfire and a deadend. Nice Dark Souls. Real classy. With that, I stopped for the day.

I plan to go through the area with the three bosses. I got stronger so I'm sure I can beat them now. 10 hours in but I STILL feel like the game isn't done surprising me. Dark Souls II is just an amazing experience.

My time in Hell, I mean Dark Souls II

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....I've been playing Dark Souls II and nothing else since Tuesday and I just don't understand how I finished the first one. Dark Souls 1 was my Game of the Year from 2011. It was an amazingly difficult experience that was hard to put down and even harder to get through. After I defeated Gwyn somewhere after 50 hours, I felt relief. Then they announced DS2 in 2012, I flipped.

I've played DS2 for just about 7 hours and MAN, it's the same old toughness. I died like 5 minutes in from that hippo creature in the beginning. I don't know why I thought I could grab the treasure and run but I just had to try. What I got was my first achievement, my first death and a good smile because I knew that wouldn't be my last. So I got started, created my character and was off. I'm a Warrior because that's what I was in the original and Demon's Souls. I'm very basic. Walked around, completely bypassed the tutorial area (I went back a hour later) and went straight to the main hub Majula and started exploring. I found the Forest of Giants and started to remember how exactly to play the game. I got to the first bonfire and that's when the trouble began. The next area was just stupidly tough. I think I was just not being patience enough but I was stuck here. FOR AN HOUR. Easily. I went through the area so many times, enemies started disappearing. It was like the game felt sorry for me, basically throwing me a bone. I finally got through the beginning area and made it to the first boss (well for me at least) The Last Giant. I lost the first three times, the first because I was intimidated as crap. The fourth time was the charm though as I was patient, waited my time and finally defeated the Giant. So, now, I'm feeling VERY confident, I just got a bunch of souls and I went to level up my skills and my weapons. After that, I started exploring more with the key I just got from the boss. I kept exploring until guess what? I FOUND ANOTHER BOSS, harder than the last called The Pursuer. I died 3 times before giving up. I went in a different direction and ended up in a castle area called Heide's Tower of Flame.

I found some big knights here offering up BIG souls and I could tell my skills were getting better, to when I first beat the original. So, here's the thing. I went up to a place called The Cathedral of Blue. There was some mist so I went in, thinking it just connected to the next area. NO! Guess what it was? ANOTHER STINKING BOSS. And who is it? Freaking DRAGON SLAYER ORNSTEIN or a really good lookalike. I was so taken aback, I died. I got a couple hits, but I was just laughing and feeling despair, knowing how many deaths him and his partner Smough caused. Does that mean Smough is in the game? Lord, I hope not. Anyway, I don't know if it was Ornstein as the name was Old Dragon Slayer. Yeah, it's Ornstein. So I lost to him and went another way and found Dragonrider AKA Dark Souls II easiest boss yet. I mean, I only fought 2 but compared to The Last Giant, it's like they're from different game universes. With some patience, I beat him in one fell swoop. Piece of cake. And that's where I at now.

DS2 doesn't change much of the formula, it's more of the same RPG system of the rest of the Soul series but it's tried and true. It's fun learning from your mistakes and conquering enemies that have caused you many deaths. You can really feel yourself getting stronger and better at this game as you progress and I think that feeling is lost in most games. I'm in love all over again with Dark Souls II and I can't wait to delve much deeper into the game.

Interviews are coming everyone! Like, SOON!

Cesaro, Reigns, or Wyatt?

It's only March but it seems like WWE has chosen three of the next guys who are on the verge of breaking out.

Antonio Cesaro or I guess now JUST Cesaro, is the surprise of the bunch. He's been tagging with Swagger as of late and putting on some of the best dang matches in the company. His participation in the Chamber over Ziggler was a shocker and his victory over Orton was even more shocking. Cesaro is an old school type of wrestler; he has the look, the hard hitting ability and the ability to put on a good match with just about anyone. He has some fantastic battle with NXT upstart Sami Zayn. He's had a couple great battles with Daniel Bryan. He pushed the face of the company John Cena to the edge a couple weeks ago. He's the workhorse WWE needs. Will he become World Champion this year? Probably not. MITB winner? He's one of the leading candidates.

Bray Wyatt was fortunate enough to have already had the exposure of the WWE before being called up again. As everyone won't let him live down, he was once called Husky Harris of the Nexus/New Nexus. Thank God they dropped that because this Wyatt gimmick is sick. Not only that but, of the three, Wyatt is the strongest on the mic. His promos are creepy as hell but they fit the character so well! Anytime he talks, I feel I HAVE to listen. As of late, Wyatt has been putting on some show stealers. He had his coming out party at the Rumble by stealing the show with Bryan. Then the next month, he puts on the match of the year with The Shield. Those matches were two different beasts. His match with Bryan was a mat affair while The Shield battle was a WAR. Wyatt looked amazing in both. Will Wyatt become World Champion in 2014? Most likely. He's facing Cena at Mania this year. (Not confirmed yet but come on) That should speak for itself. If they have THAT kind of confidence to stick you in the ring with Cena at their biggest PPV of the year, future must be bright.

Roman Reigns is the next golden boy, plain and simple. He's got the look, the pedigree and the backing of the company. This man basically eliminated the whole team at Survivor Series and then broke the record for most eliminations at the Rumble. It's clear the company is behind him. The only thing Reigns doesn't have is the mic skills. It's not a big issue as guys without it have been successful, like Batista but if he had that, Reigns would be World Champ as I type. Reigns was the dark horse of The Shield when they first debuted but now he looks like the frontrunner for the company after Cena leaves. Will Reigns win the World Title this year? Yes. I just think it's inevitable. Once he splits from The Shield he'll be the one everyone follows. Ambrose just has a natural heel feel while I don't know what they're going to portray Rollings as but I'm sure whatever it is, Reigns will be the one people talk most about. Reigns will have a great showing at Mania and a big time match at SummerSlam. Either Sheamus, Bryan or golden boy Cena. He'll win the belt before the year ends. And if he doesn't, you know who wins the Rumble in 2015. It's really not a matter of if but WHEN. Reigns is the future so get used to him!

However you look at it, the future is bright. I'm really looking forward to seeing all these guys rise to the top.

Undertaker and Hogan both have announcements today. Will Taker FINALLY announce this will be his last Wrestlemania match? Or is there something else planned entirely? Will Hogan announce a third participant in the World Title match? Whatever happens tonight, it should be interesting to see.

Gaming This Year

So, after a pretty dry January, gaming has finally started to pick up this year with some big releases, specifically for me, Lightning Returns and Lords of Shadow 2. I'm not only playing those, but some older games as well. I thought I would take this time to talk about what I'm playing and stuff. Alright, let's get into it!

So, I wasn't really looking forward to Lightning Returns at all, mainly because even though I've played the first two games, I never finished either one. It's especially bad for the original because I was at the end. I just never beat it. Anyway, I don't like delving into games mid series but I got more trade in credit if I reserved it so reserve it I did. And I'm glad I did! In the 10 hours I've spent in this game, I've really grown to enjoy the hybrid battle system of turn based combat with real time implications. It's like the perfect mix of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. The garb change system, though it originally reminded me of the class system in FFX-2 which I hated, is awesome. I like having the option of changing Lightning's abilities on the fly. It's awesome and the fact each garb has it's own ATB gauge, it feels very tactical as well. I don't know if I'll finish Lightning Returns, but I'm definitely going to keep playing and see where it takes me.

The original Lords of Shadow was one of my most anticipated games of that generation simply because I'm a HUGE Castlevania fan. Symphony of the Night is my favorite game of all time while Bloodlines on Genesis is one of my fondest memories as a child. 3D Castlevanias haven't been the best. The PS2 games were bland while the Nintendo 64 games were fun at the time but certainly haven't aged well. When I finally got my hands on LOS, I was very impressed. It wasn't original and it wasn't really Castlevania but it was still a fantastic game. And the ending was fantastic. Gabriel becoming Dracula and then revealing that he's living in modern times was a great twist to the Castlevania lore. That game came out in October 2010. It's now March 2014. I had to wait a long time for the sequel but so far, it has been worth the wait.

Lords of Shadow 2 is like the 3D Metroidvania Castlevania fans have wanted. It's a good and a bad thing. It's good because, well, it's Metroidvania. If you're a fan of that type of gameplay, then you're going to be happy with it. It's bad because it's basically a lot of backtracking and remembering what abilities you didn't have before that you do 2 hours later. Right now, I've only played the game for a little over 5 hours (I think) and have defeated Satan's first acolyte and I feel like the game hasn't even opened up fully yet.

The combat is so much better in this one than in the original, mainly due to the ability of controlling the camera. LOS1's camera was fixed and it hurt the game in areas where you were trying to explore and find secrets but couldn't due to the camera. That is gone and it's fantastic. I love being able to swing the camera around Gabriel while fighting. It just brings a sense of freedom. The three different weapons are all unique. You have the traditional Castlevania whip, a sword that heals with every swing connected and my favorite, gauntlets that let you break your enemies defenses. I absolutely LOVE hand to hand weapons in video games so I'm excited they added these. I also like the leveling system in the game. You unlock new moves for your weapon by defeating enemies, getting XP and using it. You can also improve your mastery with each weapon by using the move a number of times. For example, if I only used the basic 5 hit combo with the whip enough times, then I'm going to max out its mastery. It's a nice little system that keeps me from just using one weapon. And while the whip is unlimited, the sword and gauntlets have magic meters attached to them so once they're depleted, you can't use them but you can find gems to increase the length of each bar.

The lore of Lords of Shadow is my favorite in the series. Gabriel becoming Dracula, Trevor dying and becoming Alucard, Simon doing his part in 'killing' Dracula, it all comes together very nicely. And I like the time it's in. You basically jump back and forth between present day and medieval times and call me crazy, but I quite enjoy the modern time setting. It's a cool futuristic setting that hasn't been seen in Castlevania so far.

So far, I've been loving Lords of Shadow 2. It's like they read every comment that was negative about the original and fixed it. It's crazy awesome from the lore to the gameplay. I just have to beat it by Tuesday before Dark Souls II takes over my life.

I finally bought Super Mario 3D World. I haven't bought a 3D Mario game since.....well, EVER. Well, I did buy Super Mario 64 DS so that counts but yeah, before that, I've never bought a 3D Mario adventure game. I've played through all the RPG series and the Mario Kart series but for whatever reason, never bought the main ones. I've played them all, but through either friends or GameFly. This game though,, is AMAZING! I'm a platforming fan but it takes a special game to get me really into the genre nowadays. Super Meat Boy did it, Rayman Origins did it and now SM3DW has done it. The graphics are astounding. This is the best Mario and his pals have ever looked. More importantly though, the gameplay is fun and accessible. I found myself smiling ear to ear while playing it just because it is so fun. I'm only at World 3 but I've made the decision to try and complete this game. Now, I know that I have to beat the game with ALL 5 characters but I'm willing to do that. I want to say that I fully completed a Mario game before I die so I'm going to try and do it with this one. I did it with Rayman Origins but that's a cakewalk next to what Nintendo wants you to do. I'm really glad I purchased this game and it's giving me reason to play the Wii U while I wait for Mario Kart, Smash Bros, the new Zelda and X. I haven't played with anyone yet, but my wife and mother have shown interest in playing. Mario, keeping the family together since 1985!

I'm playing some other games as well, such as Earth Defense Insect Armageddon, Arkham Origins, Dark Void, (surprisingly good) Doom 3, The First Templar and Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City. My wife and I are playing through the first two together and we're having fun with both. Dark Void got such bad reviews but it's a pretty sweet but generic game. I've never played Doom 3 before but it's pretty terrifying so far. First Templar is a good hack n slash game and Raccoon City isn't AS bad as I thought. It's not great either but I had to try it for myself.

Anyway, so gaming is popping off now in the new year and I'm loving it. After Dark Souls II releases on Tuesday, I don't have anything else on the radar for awhile, which is good because I have A LOT of games to wrap up. I think Mario Kart comes out in May, but that's more of a multiplayer game anyway. I do want to play South Park and Yaiba Ninja Gaiden but those will be rents from GameFly sometime in May. Child of Light releases April 30th and that's a Day One download. Other than that, I'm just waiting for the big releases to come.

ANNOUNCEMENT! With the incoming changes to the blog, I'm putting forth some new changes. Pretty soon, hopefully by the end of this month, I'm going to do features on select women that I've come to know in my life. Whether they be co-workers, friends, whatever. I already have a couple lined up so be on the lookout for their posts coming soon! It's just going to be a simple interview, telling you who they are and such and how we know each other. You may even get a funny story or two out of it. So, going forward, be mindful of that!

Future of this blog

Hello everyone! So, I my application with Google AdSense came through on Monday, so you'll soon be seeing ads on my blog. Ads that are related to the content that I talk about. With this change, I am going to up the ante with this blog a little. Not only will you read post about video games and pro wrestling, but I'm trying to get some other things going as well. I WAS going to feature a friend of mine on this blog but either she doesn't check her Facebook or is ignoring me. Any case, I don't think she wants to be featured. SO, I'm going to find others who do. Maybe that will be a monthly feature, IF I can get people. I want the blog to take an edgier approach and that's what she would have brought but it's not important if it's not going to happen.

Anyway, ads are coming to the site but it will still be classic FatmanStephens. I ask that you continue to read my thoughts and follow me. AND if you want, give one of those ads a click. It helps. Seriously. Thanks everybody!

Chamber, Network, and Mania!

This has been one of the most busy WWE related story weeks in awhile. I'm going to try and cover as much as I can!

The Elimination Chamber PPV wasn't bad at all and the two main events were great, especially the Wyatt Family VS The Shield. Those 6 guys have such amazing chemistry and it came across as an absolute war. So many good sequences in the match, like Harper's suicide dive then Rollings Sunset Flip. How about Harper and Rowan putting Rollings through the table? Forget what happened during the match, how about even before the match started, the crowd was saying, "This is awesome!" Hard to believe these are the same fans who booed Batista at the Rumble and cried about Bryan not being in the match but I digress. Anyway, Reigns being the last man of The Shield facing The Wyatts was excellent and Reigns didn't look bad in defeat. He almost pulled out the win but it wasn't meant to be. Just as I predicted, Bray Wyatt pinned Reigns to get the biggest victory for his family. As it stands, no offense intended to the soon to be golden boy, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt has the MUCH bigger match at Wrestlemania with the current golden boy John Cena so he needed to look as strong as possible before the biggest match of his life. Can't wait to see the rematch this coming Raw, it should be interesting to say the least. Congrats for the young guns for having Match of the Year. It's only March 1st, but it's something!



The Chamber match had its expected outcomes. Cena's eliminated due to the Wyatts, Cesaro had some feats of strength, Orton gets a screwy victory blah blah blah. Overall, it was a good Chamber match but I really think they should consider moving this PPV into the spring. It's too obvious of an event to have RIGHT BEFORE Wrestlemania. You know a main event superstar is going to win so there is no hope for a guy like Cesaro yet who couldn't possibly win because he can't main event Wrestlemania XXX! If they moved this PPV, say, into either May or October, THEN it might be more suspenseful. I'm not saying the matches can't be good, but they are just WAY too predictable. When's the last time you didn't know who was going to win a chamber? Last year was a shocker yes, but that's when the World Title was around AKA the World Title for the young ones AKA the World Title Roman Reigns would have been challenging for if the titles weren't unified and Reigns won the Rumble. Sorry. Anyway, I think this PPV, while a nice way to lead into Wrestlemania, is dangerous and unneeded, especially if it takes out your top guys before the biggest PPV of the year.

So, with Orton winning the Chamber, he solidifies his spot in the main event of Wrestlemania XXX and will be defending against the challenger Batista! Or, is it Bootista? Wait, or maybe Heeltista? I don't know. With all the boos being poured onto Batista, WWE apparently thought it was a good idea to have Batista TURN HEEL. I heard the turn wasn't suppose to be until AFTER Mania, but the crowd voiced their opinion loud and clear. I liked Batista claim of wanting to systemically destroy our heroes. I like that. It sounds like what Bray Wyatt said MONTHS ago but on a different level. When Wyatt said it, he was talking about the babyfaces the younger crowd likes, like Kingston and Cena. Batista is obviously going to target our Internet darlings everyone! That should be interesting to see.

So, where does that put us for Wrestlemania? Well, we do have ONE REAL confirmed match and that's Undertaker VS Brock Lesnar. Yes, the match was in the making since after WM 28 and actually probably WAY BACK at that UFC event but it's not something I'm super excited about. It's like Lesnar/HHH 2 from last year. It could end up being a fantastic match but it's my least favorite main event of the projected four. So, Taker is taken (heh) care of. Wyatt/Cena is pretty much a lock. That should be good. It will probably be a typical Cena dominates then comes back to win type match but I'm interested in hearing the crowd response and seeing if Wyatt is just a two trick pony or not. I mean, the guy has had phenomenal matches at the last two PPVs. Batista and Orton are scheduled to wrestle each other at Mania while Daniel Bryan has laid the ground work for his match with Triple H. There's two options for this one.

1. Put Bryan in the title match since he was literally screwed in the Chamber and somehow, someway, get Punk back in the company to face Triple H.

2. COMBINE both matches and have a super mega main event.

Neither too likely but I really don't want to see Bryan/HHH UNLESS Bryan gets the win and come on, this is Triple H we're talking about. He didn't even let Sheamus beat him at the grand stage. Anyway, I just don't think WWE would have a heel VS a heel in the main event of their biggest PPV of all time. I'm hoping Hogan will step in and intervene somehow. He is the host after all.

So I got the WWE Network on Monday and so far so good. The first thing I did was watch Wrestlemania XX, specifically the main event, just to make sure that they didn't put a ghost into Benoit's position. To my surprise, nothing is cut in the match. It's all there and it's still great. Is WWE going to go that route again with Bryan this year? The first live event on the Network was pretty awesome and it was a great trial run for WMXXX. There was a slight hiccup while I was watching on my PS3 but that just proves to me to always have a plan B as my computer feed didn't drop the entire night. Paige and Emma are the future of the Divas division and it's time to have Paige drop the belt to one of the girls who aren't ready yet because she needs to be called up to the main roster. Yes, I'm older than Paige and she still has some growing to do, but she's better than mostly every other diva on the main roster. Plus, I want AJ/Paige BADLY. Like, more than anything in life. Except Dark Souls II because I need that in my life like YESTERDAY. Cesaro/Zayn had a great match, not better than what The Shield and Wyatts did and Bo/Neville had a slow Ladder match. It just didn't seem to click but it was still good. NXT really does have some future stars in it but I think before they call up the new guys, they should focus on the ones they already brought up. Here's looking at you Big E, Shield and Wyatts.

Speaking of The Shield, what's best for them at Wrestlemania? There were rumors of having Rollings & Reigns VS Harper & Rowan while having Ambrose face Big E. I'm not too big a fan of that. That most likely means they are still together. The seeds have been planted for a break-up and they lost to the better team at EC. IT'S TIME. Reigns needs to break out and become the star WWE wants him to be. The Shield triple threat is still the money match for me. There's nothing bigger for those guys since all the other big stars are taken.

This is one of the most confusing, clouded, roads to Wrestlemania EVER. And I like it! It seems like WWE doesn't even know what they're going to do so it keeps me on my toes. The biggest question for everyone is this; will they add a 3rd guy to the WWE World Title match and if so, WHO?

And Cena's injured? Come on....