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Friday, August 26, 2011

8/26/2011- review of WWE Raw, Phillies def. Mets 2 out of 3, Oakland def. Yankees 2 out of 3, preview of UFC: Rio, more

Hey guys, I hope everyone had a great week since this is the last full week of August and for some college students the last week of summer vacation as there are some students who will start the fall semester in September 1st (including me). So, if I blog a little less after September 1st, that doesn't mean I don't want to share anything anymore, it means that I'll be focusing more on schoolwork a little more. Anyways, enjoy the last few days of August left as I will too. Here we go...

WWE
This week's Monday Night Raw had a number 1 contendership to face WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio at the next WWE PPV called Night of Champions. The match was between former WWE Champions CM Punk and John Cena. Also, the storyline continued from last week consisting of Nash, Triple H, and CM Punk, which resulted in a brief altercation between Nash and Punk. Another thing that occured was Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne winning the WWE Tag Team Championship from David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty. At the end of the episode, John Cena won the number 1 contendership match via interference from Kevin Nash and will now face Alberto Del Rio at Night of Champions.

Also, WWE promoted the live edition of "Super SmackDown" for next Tuesday:


However, that is next week. This Friday, WWE Hall of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart will be the guest general manager for the night as SmackDown will eminate from Calgary. Tune in this Friday to see Bret Hart appear for the first time on SmackDown.

MLB

Both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees had a very bad week as they lost to their opposing teams 2 out of 3. However, both teams came through in the end to avoid a sweep. The notable win was the Yankees victory yesterday as they made a comeback after Oakland dominated the first half of the game. The reason why it was no ordinary victory because the Yankees made three grand slams in one single game, making history in MLB.


The Mets will be scheduled to face the Atlanta Braves this weekend, while the Yankees will face the Baltimore Orioles in a 5 game series. Originally, it was scheduled to be 4, but due to an April game being postponed, it became 5 with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday. However, I say scheduled heavily because of the hurricane this weekend. So, even though the game is scheduled for the weekend, card is subject to change.

(Update: The doubleheader scheduled for Saturday has indeed been postponed)

UFC
As you may know, UFC: Rio will be taking place on Saturday night. Overall, there will be 12 fights on the card. 5 will be streamed on Facebook, 2 will air on Spike, while the remaining will air on PPV. The main event will be Anderson Silva defending his UFC Middleweight Championship against Yushin Okami. Here's a video of the preview of UFC:Rio :

NFL
After the New York Giants defeated Chicago Bears on Monday night, the Giants were hoping to face the Jets this Saturday. However, due to Hurricane Irene coming, the game was postponed to Monday night.

That is all I have to say for sports. If you are in the area where the Hurricane will be affected, take extra precautions to be safe. Have a very safe weekend.

-NYCKNP

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