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Saturday, May 14, 2011

5/14/2011- Review of WWE SmackDown, Yankees, Mets, and more

This week's WWE SmackDown gave a highlight video of Christian winning the World Heavyweight Championship, defending the title, and ultimately dropping it to Randy Orton. The show would start with a cold open, with Christian coming out and telling the WWE Universe that he is using his rematch clause at Over the Limit. Sheamus and Mark Henry would interrupt, and proceeded to attack Christian, until Orton made the save. That would prompt the main event of the episode to be Christian and Randy Orton vs Sheamus and Mark Henry. The opening match was really good between Daniel Bryan and Sin Cara. Despite Daniel Bryan losing via interference from Chavo Guerrero, both of these wrestlers put on a great match. After the match, Sin Cara would then condemn Chavo of his actions. The hits of this week's show was the opening segment, Daniel Bryan vs Sin Cara, Kharma attacking Layla and scaring Michael Cole, and the main event itself. The only disadvantages were Wade Barrett vs Kane, and Cody Rhodes vs Ted DiBiase. At the end, Christian is still the crowd favorite for now, but it all depends what will happen over time.

During my last blog post I said I would give a proper review of the most recent Tough Enough episode, so here it is. Tough Enough started with Luke and Christina returning back to the TE house after Ryan (a.k.a. Skid marks) was eliminated. The entire episode was mainly about focus, so the contestants had to do an obstacle course, which was monitored by Stone Cold and guest star John Morrison. Most, but two of the contestants did well without any problems. Ivelisse fell through the rope during the course, which led to Morrison helping her finish the course. Eric, however was unable to finish as he collapsed in the middle and was brought down to safety. After the obstacle course, the contestants then returned to the training area where they had to squat on the top rope and keep their balance. Luke was declared the winner of the challenge. At the end, AJ, Ivelisse, and Eric were sent to the bottom 3. AJ was on the verge of being eliminated, but was given one more chance. Eric and Ivelisse were sent home as part of the eliminations.

It was announced yesterday by the WWE that it will have television tapings for both Raw and SmackDown at Mexico City, Mexico. The tapings will be held on October 15th & 16th, and will be aired on their designated days. More details will follow soon.

Also this weekend, New Japan Pro Wrestling is having a USA tour with wrestlers from both Japan and the United States competing. NJPW had a show on 5/13 at Rahway, NJ, and will have their remaining shows on 5/14 in New York, NY and 5/15 in Philadelphia, PA.

In baseball, the Yankees fell short of a victory as they lost to the Boston Red Sox 5-4. The two teams were even in runs during the 4th and 5th innings, but the 7th inning spelled doom for the Yankees as the Red Sox gained three more runs. Despite an attempt to recover from the Yankees, it was already too late. For the Mets playing against the Astros at Minute Maid Park, it was a benefit for them in the long run. Despite Houston dominating the Mets for the 1st six innings, at the end the Mets pulled a miracle and ended the game with a score of 6-4.

Current Status for Yankees and Mets
Yankees: 20-16 (currently in 2nd place in AL East)
Mets: 18-20 (moved up to 4th place in NL East)

Don't forget that Bellator 44 will be airing tonight on MTV 2 in its prime time lineup. Check your local listings on when Bellator will air in your area.

In the next blog post: review of Bellator 44, Yankees, Mets, ....

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