Alright then, I am back after Memorial Day weekend has concluded it's course. As I mentioned, this is the 1st ever Super Blog. In this edition of the NYCKNP Blog, I will be talking about WWE SmackDown, UFC 130 Prelims, Yankees, Mets, Tough Enough, WWE Raw, and more
WWE SmackDown started with Randy Orton, still World Heavyweight Champion coming out to make a promo. He is then interrupted by Christian who asks for another title shot. Sheamus and Mark Henry would then interfere to also ask the same thing. SmackDown GM Teddy Long came out and said that this is "Deja Vu" (which I definitely agree). Long proceeded to make it a triple threat match between Christian, Sheamus, and Henry for the main event. The hits of the show were Sin Cara vs Chavo Guerrero, Daniel Bryan vs Cody Rhodes (although the post match attack was bad), and the main event itself. The semi misses were the Divas match between Tamina/Alicia Fox vs AJ (from NXT 3, NOT Tough Enough)/Kaitlyn although it was nice to see new Divas on SmackDown for a change due to Layla being out from injury. Great Khali vs Kane was also boring as well, but the post match segment did serve a purpose to turn Khali back into a heel again by betraying Ranjin Singh and forming an alliance with Jinder Mahal. The one thing that made me fast forward the DVR was Ezekiel Jackson vs Heath Slater. The Corre should be renamed The Borre because they are so boring (although it's not their fault, it's management and creative). At the end of the episode, Sheamus won the triple threat match (due to Orton's interference by RKOing Mark Henry) and will face Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship on the next edition of SmackDown.
I didn't see the UFC Preliminaries on Facebook or watch the PPV, but I did see the Preliminaries on Spike. The preliminaries were very good fights overall and it did serve a purpose to warm up the crowd before the actual PPV. After the opening credits, Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan checked in for commentary. Both of those guys hyped up the main events for the PPV which were Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill and Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson, while calling the two fights that were aired on Spike. The first fight was Kendall Grove vs Tim Boetsch. Despite Grove being the taller man, Boetsch was the stronger guy in the fight (which definitely proved to be a benefit for his victory). It was an okay fight overall, but it was meant to be an undercard fight. The next fight was Miguel Torres vs Demetrious Johnson. Fast paced action from both men and Johnson managed to pull a victory, despite him being the underdog of the fight. Once the two fights on Spike concluded, Joe Rogan had an interview with Dana White. White updated the viewers at home that Brock Lesnar had colon surgery and is expected to return sometime soon. Here are the remainder of the results of UFC 130:
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Renan Barao def. Cole Escovedo via unanimous decision
Michael McDonald def. Chris Cariaso via split decision
PPV
Brian Stann def. Jorge Santiago via TKO
Rick Story def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision
Travis Browne def. Stefan Struve via KO
Frank Mir def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision
Quinton Jackson def. Matt Hamill via unanimous decision
Gleison Tibau def. Rafaello Olivera via submission
Tough Enough began with Andy returning to the house (although he was very pissed off due to what happened at the end of the previous episode). Luke and Jeremiah were happy that "the house is all theirs". This would mark the final 3 contestants for Tough Enough. After the opening credits, the final 3 were at the training session. No theme was used for this episode, instead a review of what everything was taught to them during the entire season. Everyone screwed up with regards to attempting a leap frog and botched a series. All of the trainers scolded them for messing up the session. I could kinda understand since it's like the semester ending and you're trying to review everything for the final exam, but there's a lot of pressure. Jeremiah called that day "a bad day". After the commercial break, the 3 went to a studio where they will be doing a photoshoot. Austin, Trish, and guest star The Miz were there to watch. Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy were given makeovers to look good for the cameras. Andy was kind of nervous, but after some advice then Andy loosened up and had fun with it. Luke was perfect on this one. Jeremiah had some shots of photos of with and without his two front false teeth. Miz via interview was shocked by it. Austin said that the purpose of the photoshoot is that for a WWE Superstar, there's life beyond in ring competition. Once the photoshoot was over, the 3 went back to the gym for more training. Booker T told them that they are all in the bottom three. Andy showed improvement in the ring. Luke did a drop kick that DeMott was impressed with, and Jeremiah was good, but was told to slow down. The next day, Austin took Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy to Mattel Children's Hospital to visit some kids at the hospital. Part of it was for a WWE Superstar, there is some philantrophy involved in it. It was nice to see the humble side of Austin for a change after a long time of being rough. After the hospital visit, Austin told the three to do a series of moves in the ring. The trainers kept quiet and just watched because this was the real test for the final 3 now. Jeremiah botched a hip toss and did an elbow drop that wasn't perfect. Austin was thinking if he's still green. He would send the three back to pack their bags and face him for the final elimination. After Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy had some moments to themselves, the 3 proposed a toast to wish each other good luck. Afterwards, they entered the "Room of Doom". Austin scolded all of the contestants, but at the end it was Jeremiah who was sent packing. Jeremiah's Tough Enough Belt was not taken , but he handed it to Austin instead, thus finishing in 3rd place. Austin told Luke and Andy that the final time the two will meet each other will be at an FCW Arena (developmental territory for WWE) and face each other in a match in front of a live audience. Austin then called for the traditional "Stone Cold beer toast" and shared a beer with Luke and Andy. This would conclude the taped portions of the season as USA Network reported that next week's season finale will be live.
After Tough Enough went off the air, Monday Night Raw would start. However, there were technical difficulties in the opening segment between R-Truth and John Cena. Audio and video were completely out of sync. WWE did acknowledge that there are technical difficulties going on. The audio sounded like I was listening to RAW on ESPN AM Radio. Once the technical difficulties were resolved, the show was decent for the most part. Alex Riley was very strong as a crowd favorite, and Kharma did indeed announce that she was pregnant and will be taking 9 months off. R-Truth defeated Cena via countout, and it wasn't until after the match that Truth would throw soda at one of people in the audience. After RAW went off the air, this occurred:
Shifting gears to baseball, the Yankees had a tough start to their west coast tour but finished strong on Sunday against Seattle. Yankees also defeated Oakland yesterday and Monday as well. After the Yankees finish their series against Oakland, the Yankees will make one more stop of the west coast tour at Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this weekend. For the Mets, the Mets had a rough loss against Philadelphia for 2 out of the 3 games. Mets did manage to avoid being swept by the Phillies. The Mets had a victory against Pittsburgh on Monday, but lost yesterday. After two more games against Pittsburgh, the Mets will face division rival Atlanta Braves this weekend. The current standings for the two teams are:
Yankees: 30-23 (1st place!)
Mets: 25-29 (4th place)
Have a great week everyone!!
WWE SmackDown started with Randy Orton, still World Heavyweight Champion coming out to make a promo. He is then interrupted by Christian who asks for another title shot. Sheamus and Mark Henry would then interfere to also ask the same thing. SmackDown GM Teddy Long came out and said that this is "Deja Vu" (which I definitely agree). Long proceeded to make it a triple threat match between Christian, Sheamus, and Henry for the main event. The hits of the show were Sin Cara vs Chavo Guerrero, Daniel Bryan vs Cody Rhodes (although the post match attack was bad), and the main event itself. The semi misses were the Divas match between Tamina/Alicia Fox vs AJ (from NXT 3, NOT Tough Enough)/Kaitlyn although it was nice to see new Divas on SmackDown for a change due to Layla being out from injury. Great Khali vs Kane was also boring as well, but the post match segment did serve a purpose to turn Khali back into a heel again by betraying Ranjin Singh and forming an alliance with Jinder Mahal. The one thing that made me fast forward the DVR was Ezekiel Jackson vs Heath Slater. The Corre should be renamed The Borre because they are so boring (although it's not their fault, it's management and creative). At the end of the episode, Sheamus won the triple threat match (due to Orton's interference by RKOing Mark Henry) and will face Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship on the next edition of SmackDown.
I didn't see the UFC Preliminaries on Facebook or watch the PPV, but I did see the Preliminaries on Spike. The preliminaries were very good fights overall and it did serve a purpose to warm up the crowd before the actual PPV. After the opening credits, Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan checked in for commentary. Both of those guys hyped up the main events for the PPV which were Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill and Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson, while calling the two fights that were aired on Spike. The first fight was Kendall Grove vs Tim Boetsch. Despite Grove being the taller man, Boetsch was the stronger guy in the fight (which definitely proved to be a benefit for his victory). It was an okay fight overall, but it was meant to be an undercard fight. The next fight was Miguel Torres vs Demetrious Johnson. Fast paced action from both men and Johnson managed to pull a victory, despite him being the underdog of the fight. Once the two fights on Spike concluded, Joe Rogan had an interview with Dana White. White updated the viewers at home that Brock Lesnar had colon surgery and is expected to return sometime soon. Here are the remainder of the results of UFC 130:
Renan Barao def. Cole Escovedo via unanimous decision
Michael McDonald def. Chris Cariaso via split decision
PPV
Brian Stann def. Jorge Santiago via TKO
Rick Story def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision
Travis Browne def. Stefan Struve via KO
Frank Mir def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision
Quinton Jackson def. Matt Hamill via unanimous decision
Gleison Tibau def. Rafaello Olivera via submission
Tough Enough began with Andy returning to the house (although he was very pissed off due to what happened at the end of the previous episode). Luke and Jeremiah were happy that "the house is all theirs". This would mark the final 3 contestants for Tough Enough. After the opening credits, the final 3 were at the training session. No theme was used for this episode, instead a review of what everything was taught to them during the entire season. Everyone screwed up with regards to attempting a leap frog and botched a series. All of the trainers scolded them for messing up the session. I could kinda understand since it's like the semester ending and you're trying to review everything for the final exam, but there's a lot of pressure. Jeremiah called that day "a bad day". After the commercial break, the 3 went to a studio where they will be doing a photoshoot. Austin, Trish, and guest star The Miz were there to watch. Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy were given makeovers to look good for the cameras. Andy was kind of nervous, but after some advice then Andy loosened up and had fun with it. Luke was perfect on this one. Jeremiah had some shots of photos of with and without his two front false teeth. Miz via interview was shocked by it. Austin said that the purpose of the photoshoot is that for a WWE Superstar, there's life beyond in ring competition. Once the photoshoot was over, the 3 went back to the gym for more training. Booker T told them that they are all in the bottom three. Andy showed improvement in the ring. Luke did a drop kick that DeMott was impressed with, and Jeremiah was good, but was told to slow down. The next day, Austin took Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy to Mattel Children's Hospital to visit some kids at the hospital. Part of it was for a WWE Superstar, there is some philantrophy involved in it. It was nice to see the humble side of Austin for a change after a long time of being rough. After the hospital visit, Austin told the three to do a series of moves in the ring. The trainers kept quiet and just watched because this was the real test for the final 3 now. Jeremiah botched a hip toss and did an elbow drop that wasn't perfect. Austin was thinking if he's still green. He would send the three back to pack their bags and face him for the final elimination. After Luke, Jeremiah, and Andy had some moments to themselves, the 3 proposed a toast to wish each other good luck. Afterwards, they entered the "Room of Doom". Austin scolded all of the contestants, but at the end it was Jeremiah who was sent packing. Jeremiah's Tough Enough Belt was not taken , but he handed it to Austin instead, thus finishing in 3rd place. Austin told Luke and Andy that the final time the two will meet each other will be at an FCW Arena (developmental territory for WWE) and face each other in a match in front of a live audience. Austin then called for the traditional "Stone Cold beer toast" and shared a beer with Luke and Andy. This would conclude the taped portions of the season as USA Network reported that next week's season finale will be live.
After Tough Enough went off the air, Monday Night Raw would start. However, there were technical difficulties in the opening segment between R-Truth and John Cena. Audio and video were completely out of sync. WWE did acknowledge that there are technical difficulties going on. The audio sounded like I was listening to RAW on ESPN AM Radio. Once the technical difficulties were resolved, the show was decent for the most part. Alex Riley was very strong as a crowd favorite, and Kharma did indeed announce that she was pregnant and will be taking 9 months off. R-Truth defeated Cena via countout, and it wasn't until after the match that Truth would throw soda at one of people in the audience. After RAW went off the air, this occurred:
Shifting gears to baseball, the Yankees had a tough start to their west coast tour but finished strong on Sunday against Seattle. Yankees also defeated Oakland yesterday and Monday as well. After the Yankees finish their series against Oakland, the Yankees will make one more stop of the west coast tour at Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this weekend. For the Mets, the Mets had a rough loss against Philadelphia for 2 out of the 3 games. Mets did manage to avoid being swept by the Phillies. The Mets had a victory against Pittsburgh on Monday, but lost yesterday. After two more games against Pittsburgh, the Mets will face division rival Atlanta Braves this weekend. The current standings for the two teams are:
Yankees: 30-23 (1st place!)
Mets: 25-29 (4th place)
Have a great week everyone!!
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