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It's PPV poster time again folks! This month's extravaganza is Over the Limit, coming May 20 from the RBC Center PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. The posterchild is the "Legend Killer" "Apex Predator" Randy Orton.
When WWE Music announces the official theme, we will let you know! An "Over the Limit" preview and a May "Sounds of the Squared Circle" coming your way in the next two weeks!
Many of you may have been wondering why we have been off the blog the last couple of weeks. Here's a couple reasons:
Both Matt and Jack have been battling illness (we're ok :) )
Matt dealing with Midterms
And the most important reason we've been off is to focus on bringing you the best content and opinion on the blogosphere. With that being said, here's some of the things we are working on over the next 6 months...
Complete WrestleMania 28, Extreme Rules, Over The Limit, Money In The Bank, No Way Out and SummerSlam coverage
Coverage of Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves (and the other 161 games too)
Capability to Live Blog
Several YouTube Original Series
Interviews with on the rise athletes in Georgia
Hawks coverage including the playoffs
and Much More!
So stay tuned here for more details, including what our YouTube address will be. But until then,
Oh, that reminds me, one of those things we might be working on (if things fall into place), will be M! True Piedmont Story (and yes, it's a Z! True Long Island Story parody)!
I have been watching NASCAR since the 2005 Busch (now Nationwide) Series race at Talladega Superspeedway and this past week's Daytona Speedweeks were the most crazy week of racing I have seen in my life, and rivals some of the craziest events I have seen in sports period.
So let's recap it!
Saturday, February 18 (seems forever ago): Brandon McReynolds runs out of gas off of Turn 4 on the final lap and Bobby Gerhart wins the ARCA Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 AGAIN.
Later that night: Kyle Busch nearly wrecks twice and somehow wins the Budweiser Shootout.
Ok, we all know Kyle Busch is one of the most aggressive drivers in NASCAR history. We also know he is about a good of a finesse driver as there is. But what he pulled off on this night left even the most hard to impress person saying "Damn, How in the hell did he do that?!"
After all that, the kid from Las Vegas (ironic enough) does this...
Friday Night: John King wins the Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250.
Ok, if Friday afternoon you asked me who would win this race, I would put out names like Jason Leffler, Todd Bodine, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Tim Peters, even Jason White. But what transpired in the wreck-fest that ensued had even the winner stunned...
John King (I still don't know who he is and can't find much about him) wins the race in his 8th Truck Series start.
Saturday Afternoon: James Buescher wins the Nationwide Series Drive 4 COPD 300.
Tony Stewart has dominated this event. In fact he has only lost 1 Daytona NNS February race since I have started watching. Didn't matter if it was for JGR or Hendrick, Childress or Dale Jr., the man won in just about everything he's been in at Daytona (excluding the 500 of course). And coming off Turn 4 on the final lap, he was about to make it another win. Then all hell broke loose.
Ok, talk about twist of fate in less than 24 hours. That last wreck in the Truck that sent Joey Coulter into the catchfence started when James Buescher got turned into Coulter. Then he gets left out to dry on the final restart in the NNS race and is 11th, by himself going into Turn 4. Wouldn't you know that the entire top 10 gets wiped out in a wreck and Buescher gets his first NASCAR win.
Then the grand finale of Speedweeks came on Sunday Afternoon...
Ok, the grand finale of Speedweeks came on Monday Afternoon...
Ok, can anyone say "Are you ready for some racing?!" Monday Night NASCAR it is! Unfortunately, we didn't make it 3 miles before we saw yellow.
Ok, for those of you who wondered, Dave Blaney (who was the leader of the 500 under caution) did not pay off Juan Pablo Montoya to do this...
And 5 days later, even though he couldn't be anymore in the throttle than he already was, I'm still heartbroken that my driver (Greg Biffle) was 2nd on the final lap of the Daytona 500 didn't win. Instead a repeat driver did it again...
Biffle's teammate, Matt Kenseth, wins his second Daytona 500 in four years.
Off to Phoenix, where Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Greg Biffle are the favorites in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 Sunday.
The 2nd promo for our blog, highlighting our Road to WrestleMania XXVIII coverage. The music is "Invincible" by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Ester Dean, which serves as an official theme for WrestleMania.
East:
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls)
Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers)
Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers)
Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)
Deron Williams (New Jersey Nets)
West:
Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers)
Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies)
Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Remember, the All-Star Game is live from the Amway Center on February 26 on TNT, coverage starting at 6pm. So after you watch the Daytona 500 on FOX, just flip it straight to TNT!
Everybody, the Road to WrestleMania charges on and on April 1, we will be treated to a instant classic between John Cena and The Rock. WWE has released promos for the two leading up to the match and they rival with some of the best WWE has ever done. They use "Invincible" by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Ester Dean and "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida.
WWE has been doing a good job with these promos for Cena/Rock. And I think they will only get better as we get to 'Mania.
Also, Wrestling News World and Hip Hop DX are reporting that John Cena will use "Invincible" as his entrance theme for his match with "The Great One" in Miami. Check out the stories:
The NBA All-Star Starters were announced last night and seeing that this is fan voting, not many surprises.
East All-Star Starters
G- Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
G- Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat)
F- Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)
F- LeBron James (Miami Heat)
C- Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (Leading Vote Getter)
West All-Star Starters
G- Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers)
G- Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
F- Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers)
F- Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
C- Andrew Bynum (L.A. Lakers)
Is it me, or is there a pattern? Yeah, there is. In both conferences, there are two pairs of teammates in the starting lineup. But I really don't have a problem with that, all of them have been superior in their positions this year.
What I'm worried about is the All-Star reserves. Will Kevin Love, Josh Smith, Chris Bosh among others make it? Find out when the All-Star reserves are announced Thursday night on TNT during NBA Tip-Off.
And the 2012 All-Star Weekend will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic. The schedule is as follows:
Friday Night:
Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: 7:00 pm on ESPN from the Orange County Convention Center
NBA Rising Stars Challenge: 9:00 pm on TNT
Saturday Night:
NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm: 8:00 pm on TNT
Events Include:
Haier Shooting Stars
Taco Bell Skills Challenge
Foot Locker Three-Point Contest
Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
Sunday Night:
The 61st Annual NBA All-Star Game: 7:00 pm on TNT from the Amway Center in Orlando
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