Thursday, October 18, 2012

WWE Fantasy Storyline



How I would book WWE from now until Wrestlemania...
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Survivor Series:
Team AJ (Team Hell No, Sin Cara and Rey, Miz) vs. Team Booker (Rhodes Scholars, PTP, Orton)
Sin Cara and Rey make short work of PTP.  Team Hell No and the luchadors get into a bit of confusion, resulting in Bryan being taken out by Cody Rhodes.  Rhodes then uses the confusion and screaming of Bryan to take out Kane also.  Rey runs in and gets Rhodes removed.  Rey and Sin Cara work together to successfully remove Sandow  and Orton.  Miz is never tagged in.  Team AJ wins!

Brodus Clay, Santino, and Zack Ryder vs. 3MD (Jinder, Slater, Macintyre)

Divas Match:
Eve vs. Aksana
Eve wins and is being dubbed a dominant force to be recognized in the divas division.  Kaitlyn is seen watching on a screen in anger.

WHC:
Sheamus vs. Barrett
It is an all out slug fest, but Sheamus defeats Wade Barrett by White Noise.

US vs IC exhibition match:
Caesaro vs. Kofi
Caesaro wins.

Main Event – Survivor Series Classic:
Team McMahon (Cena, Ryback, Justin Gabriel, and Derrick Bateman) vs. Team Heyman (Punk, Brock, Barrett, and Dean Ambrose)

Over the past four weeks, NXT has a tournament showcased on Raw for who gets brought into the main Raw roster.  The final tournament is between Dean Ambrose and Derrick Bateman.  Bateman wins and McMahon is welcoming him onto Raw when Dean Ambrose snaps and destroys Bateman to the point that security has to tear them apart.  McMahon bans Ambrose from setting foot in WWE again. 

Meanwhile, this match between Team McMahon (Cena, Ryback, and Justin Gabriel) and Team Heyman (Punk, Brock, and Big Show) is building up with their members facing each other in random matches. 

The Raw right before Survivor Series, Heyman announces his fourth member to his team: Dean Ambrose.  Cena goes to Vince and says there is no way they can allow a loose cannon like Ambrose in the match.  Vince tells him to find someone who can match him in a fight.  Bateman with a new edge shows up and tells Cena that he is the guy to join the team. 

On the night itself, Big Show makes fun of Barrett after his loss.  Right before the match, Heyman sees a brawl happening with Big Show and Barrett back stage.  Barrett takes the WMD and gets back up and knocks Big Show down with his own bare knuckled hit.  Big Show is out.   Heyman rubs his chin asks Barrett if he would like one more fight.

Basically, the match goes back and forth and then finally when Cena hot tags in, Brock spears him, followed by an F5.  Punk elbow drops Cena for the 1-2-3.  With Cena out, the remaining two are taken out easily.  Ryback puts up a fight and takes out everyone.  Brock and Ryback have a stare down and Brock F5s Ryback through a table.  The referees call it saying that Ryback can’t compete.  Ryback gets up and apparently has a broken arm, says he can still fight, but referees tell him the match is done.  Team Heyman wins!

TLC:
Tag Belts:
Team Hell No vs. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio
Team Hell No loses and Sin Cara and Rey celebrate.

Big Show vs. Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett wins with outside interference from Ambrose

IC - Ladder Match:
Kofi vs. Justin Gabriel
Kofi retains belt.

WHC - Tables Match:
Sheamus vs. Rhodes
Great back and forth match with Rhodes being portrayed as someone who is, though heel, able to gain respect from Sheamus.  The two tear up the show as it ends with Rhodes getting thrown through a table.  Sheamus gives Rhodes a respectful nod as Rhodes walks off the ramp.

Divas Match (non-title match):
Eve vs. Kaitlyn
AJ tells Kaitlyn that she wants to give her friend a chance at redemption after what Eve did to her. So she schedules the surprise match to which Eve is not ready for.  Kaitlyn wins by roll-up.

Main Event – TLC Match:
CM Punk vs. Cena
Stipulation is that if Punk wins, Cena cannot challenge for the belt in a one-on-one match for 6 months.  If Cena wins, CM Punk does not get a rematch and has to admit that he is not the best in the world.
It is an insane match, one for the ages, with the ending becoming a submission match.  Cena eventually gets Punk to tap and pass out.  Cena runs up the ladder to get to the belt, but Haymen interferes.  In the commotion, Punk is able to recover and kick Cena off the ladder into the announce tables below.  Punk is able to climb up the ladder and retain his belt.  Barrett, Ambrose, Haymen, and Punk stand in celebration at the top of the ramp.

Royal Rumble:
Earlier episodes of Raw have the Haymen guys saying that they are the most dominant force in all of wrestling today.  Barrett, Ambrose, Punk, Brock, and Haymen say that there is no one that can prevent them from getting what they want.  Cena comes out and makes his usual argument speech and Haymen reminds him of how he cannot touch Punk anymore and neither can he even touch the belt again until June.  Cena says, “I can’t but someone else can.”  Ryback comes out and clears house except for Brock.  He tells Brock he wants him for breaking his arm at Survivor Series and that he still has never lost.  Ryback vs. Brock is booked for Rumble.

30-Man Rumble:
Winner is – Kane
It’s a very exciting back and forth match with the ending of the rumble being Kane and Daniel Bryan.  They hug each other and then after that go at it with Kane eventually throwing Bryan out.  Kane wins!

Ryback vs. Brock
Ryback wins and says Brock’s time is over.  Ryback’s time is now.

WHC:
Sheamus vs. Rhodes
Straight up clean fight with Rhodes winning.  Respect all around.  Ziggler looks on and claps.

WWE Title:
Punk vs. Rock
Punk wins by doing a Stone Cold Stunner. ‘Nuff said.

Elimination Chamber:
Smackdown Chamber:
Sheamus, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Miz, Sandow, Ziggler
It starts with Cody and Sheamus in the ring together again.  Chemistry is just great.  But then as others get in, the two switch to working together.  It becomes obvious at this point that Rhodes is face.  It’s finally Ziggler, Sheamus, and Rhodes as the final three.  Ziggler dodges brogue kick and Rhodes get clocked with it and is out.  Ziggler zig-zags Sheamus and pins Rhodes.  He spins around and pins Sheamus, but Sheamus kicks out.  He is able to white-noise Ziggler and recapture the WHC belt.

Mark Henry vs. Brodus Clay vs. Tensai
Mark Henry’s return match.  Destroys the two and tosses them around like they are nothing.

Tag Belts:
Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs Barrett and Dean Ambrose
Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio are winning.  Then Ambrose is able to twist Rey’s mask and he can’t see, causing him to accidentally do his finisher on Sin Cara.  Barrett and Ambrose win and become the new tag-team champions.

US Title:
Caesaro vs. Sandow
Caesaro wins.

Divas Match:
Eve vs. Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn wins and AJ runs in the ring to celebrate with her.  As they are celebrating, Kaitlyn turns on AJ and blames her for waiting so long to give her her shot at the title.  She beats down AJ and throws her around the ring to the point that the crowd is booing her intensely.  Kaitlyn laughs as she leaves a beaten down AJ in the ring.  Bryan runs out scares Kaitlyn off as he helps AJ.

Raw Chamber:
Rock, Brock, Ryback, Cena, Punk, Bryan
Fight starts with Rock and Cena as the first two.  They get a good long fight that is just the two of them.  Punk comes in next and the three fight it out.  Cena supers up and is able to pin Rock 1-2-3.  Rock is out.  Cena turns and points at Punk ala Hulk Hogan.  Ryback comes in next and the two of them go back and forth with Punk.  Brock comes in next and Punk and him work together.  Eventually, Brock and Punk both drop on top of Ryback so that even if he is kicking out, he still gets pinned and is eliminated.  Cena is left.  But Cena supers up once again, but this time, as he has Punk in the pin, Brock isn’t able to get to Punk in time to break up the pin.  Punk is eliminated.  Bryan comes in next.  The three competitors go back and forth, but finally it ends with Brock and Cena.  The belt is on the line!  They exchange blows and it ends with Brock knocking Cena out with a superman punch.  Brock is the new WWE champion!

Road to Wrestlemania:
Raw after Chamber:
Brock, Haymen, Barrett, and Ambrose come out holding the tag belts and the WWE Championship.  Punk is strangely not with them.  Brock announces that he will not fight at Wrestlemania and plans on quitting on the biggest stage of them all.  Cena comes out and tells him he can’t do that, but then Haymen reminds Cena of the contract he signed with Punk that he can’t challenge for the belt until June.  Cena is left wondering what to do. Kane comes out and tells Brock that he will face him at Mania.  Brock laughs and does an extremely terrible beat down on Kane to the point that he is bloodied and beaten and stretchered out.

Another Raw later:
Bryan opens the show saying that AJ is still in the hospital from the beatdown Kaitlyn gave her.  He also shares how Kane is also in the hospital.  He says that now he is going to dedicate every match he does to AJ and to Kane.

The Haymen guys are all in the ring again with Brock gloating that no one will stop him.  Punk comes in and everyone explodes thinking he will challenge Brock.  He goes in and shakes his hand and holds it up.  Punk cuts a promo saying that he is a Haymen guy, and if Paulie says Brock is the champ, then Brock is the champ.  Cena comes out again and says to Punk that he sold out, that he should get that belt and do everything to get rid of Brock and Haymen.  Punk laughs and says the belt doesn’t matter to him anymore.  He tells lists his accomplishments (longer title reign than cena’s, beating Rock at rumble, etc).  Finally says there is one more thing he wants.  And that’s to challenge Stone Cold to one match at Wrestlemania.  Glass breaks.  Stone Cold comes out and clears the ring out.  Grabs the microphone, cuts an awesome promo, and then says, “I accept!” and goes on a drinking spree.  Fade to black.

The Next Raw:
Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio have another match with Barrett and Ambrose, but then things go wrong again and the luchadors lose.  This time, Sin Cara gets his mask pulled and accidentally hurts Rey.  After Rey is pinned, Rey gets up and loses it, beating up Sin Cara.  He challenges him to a match in Mania in Spanish.

Punk and Austin cut awesome promos.

Cena sees Undertaker and tells him he has to take down Brock because if he doesn’t, Brock is leaving at Mania with the belt.  Undertaker says he will give his answer tonight.

Storyline starts between Smackdown and Raw of unifying the IC and USA belts.  Rhodes somehow wins the IC belt, now that he is a face.  Ryback and Mark Henry get into a feud.  Sheamus hints at WHC/WWE unification.

Undertaker comes out and says he won’t fight Brock.  Cena tells him he is quitter, that he has turned his back on the company.  Undertaker tells Cena that HE is the quitter, ever since he sold out before.  Cena is left standing thinking of what he said.

Next Raw:
Daniel Bryan is running around asking everyone if they heard the news, that AJ was okay. 

Punk and Austin cut another awesome promo.
Ziggler announces he is cashing in at Mania.

Brock and Haymen are in the center of the ring saying that again Brock is planning on leaving at Mania, just like he did before at Wrestlemania XX.  Everyone is booing  Then AJ’s music hits.  AJ and Daniel Bryan come out together.  Daniel Bryan is chanting “Yes! Yes! Yes!” and AJ is skipping.  Brock is confused.  They go in the ring.  And AJ gets a microphone and says that everyone should get ready to Tout cause they have an announcement to make.  AJ realized that she was wrong and she saw how Bryan had been fighting for her all along, even dedicating matches, etc.  And she has decided to get back with him.  They kiss.  Everyone is eating it up, but Brock and Haymen are very confused.  They keep trying to talk, but Bryan and AJ keep cutting them off.  Finally, AJ says, “I have another announcement, Kaitlyn, I want you at Mania!  You vs. me for the belt.” 
Haymen breaks in finally and says a whole bunch of bad things to AJ and Bryan.  Bryan then says, “Oh yeah, I have another announcement,” and he leaps on Brock and is able to get him into an arm bar.  Brock is able to break out but is scared at the speed of Bryan.  The two of them slide out as Daniel Bryan gets on the microphone and says, “Brock, you took out Kane, and now I’m going to take out you.  I’m challenging you to a match at Mania!”

Undertaker and Cena have tension.

Last Raw before Mania:
Brock accepts Bryan’s challenge.  David and Goliath story.
Cena, with an edge now, challenges Taker to an I Quit match at Mania
Punk and Austin have a final promo and stare down.
Ryback and Mark Henry are locked in after an intense test of strength.
Rey and Sin Cara are set to fight at Mania.

WrestleMania:
Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio

TLC Tornado Tag Team Championship:
Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman, Sandow and Miz, Barrett and Dean Ambrose

Ryback vs. Mark Henry

Rhodes vs. Caesaro (Unification Match)

Ziggler vs. Sheamus (WHC)

Cena vs. Undertaker (streak)

AJ vs. Kaitlyn (Divas)

Brock vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE Championship)

CM Punk vs. Austin (era vs era)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Young Justice: Amazo Episode


Yes, one day I'll be that good looking...

Anyway, just finished watching an episode of Young Justice with Micah.  I was actually in the middle of journaling and thought I might as well stop and spend time with my brother for a bit.  So, we watched the show together and it was really good to just get back into watching a good ol' comic based cartoon.

What stood out to me in this episode was the lesson Black Canary was trying to teach the Young Justice team (Superboy, Robin, Kid Flash, etc): Always act, don't react.  In other words, if you're in a fight, don't let the person you are fighting dictate your moves, you should not be responding or being defensive.  Fight on your own terms.  It was only through doing this that they got to beat the "unstoppable" robot Amazo.

The thing that stood out to me was this: we need to be the same way.  First, we need to NOT be like Superboy in this episode and listen to our teachers.  But that's besides the point.  The thing is that we need to be people who act.  In the Christian community, we seem to always be the ones reacting.  Instead, shouldn't we be the ones who act?  Like Jesus said in the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you: it's in the positive not in the negative, it's in the active not the passive, it is active not reactive.  When it comes to standing up for our faith, whether by showing love to others or by sharing the gospel, we cannot be passive.  We should be the ones out there dictating the "fight", seeking for God's kingdom to grow here.

All too often, we are so passive and don't want to commit.  But passive Christians are like passive sentences - they are just....there.  There is no passion.  There is no drive.  It's just there.  If God is on the move, we move with Him.  If God wants us to shine our light, we shine it BRIGHTLY.  We MUST go above and beyond what the world deems "holy" and remember that our standard is not the world or even ourselves, our standard is God.

Cause only then will we be able to defeat the "unstoppable".  May we all stop being so passive, so "reactive", and start taking initiative and leading. 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Time with Danics and Michael

 Friday, September 28 was the start of my attempt to hang out with ALL of the wonderful encouragers and people who came to my Spiritual Birthday last September 14.  It's going to take awhile, which I don't really mind because it's always a joy hanging out with everyone of them.

This last Friday, I got to go out and spend time with Danica and Michael.  Michael was helping do ministry with the Mark, Ian, Andrew, Matt, etc, so Danica and I went ahead to Iceberg.  We had Halo-Halo and like a Leche-flan con hielo.  I think it had been over 2 years since I was last in Iceberg.  It still tasted good :)  Their prices went up by P10, which is not bad considering it's been 2 years.  The Halo-Halo tasted great as usual.


Finally, Michael showed  up and we went to Krispy Kreme because he wanted to treat us out to donuts.  Thanks, Michael!  Had a blast taking a lot of pictures with Danics and Michael.  See, I have this belief about pictures.  So often, we go on these great outings with friends and forget to take lots of pictures.  Most of the time, we just take one or two shots and say, "That should be enough."  But pictures are memories that last.  See, the general "good feeling" you have after an event lasts for a day, a week, maybe even a month.  But if you have a picture, it lasts forever.  If it's a great picture, it actually makes the memory better as time goes by.  "The past shines all the more brighter."

In the same way, this is why it is so important to write down what God has done in your life - how He has answered prayers, how He has blessed you, etc.  The general good feeling you get when God speaks to you specifically or answers a prayer lasts for awhile...maybe a day, a week, or a month or so depending on how many people you share it to.  However, if we write it down, it lasts a lifetime.  You can keep on sharing with others how God did a miracle, how God worked through you or in you, or how God made the impossible happen in your life. Memories are good, but we tend to forget about it too.  This is why there are so many times in the Bible where it says we should remember what God has done.  It's remembering that God is faithful and it helps us continue to rely on Him.  How can we doubt if we remember that God is in control, that God answers prayers, and even more, how can we doubt when you experienced His love yourself on SO MANY occasions? 

I guess, in a way, this is why I wanted to start this blog up again - to remember all the good times that God blesses me with when I get to hang out with friends.  We can get so busy with work that we forget that we have these little joys in life that happen - that God allows us even an our or two to be with friends, to laugh, to enjoy the blessing of a day that God has given us.

On one hand, it's not only about you remembering how great the time was, but also remembering how God used you to cheer other people up.  How can you be thinking you're not good enough when you remember that God is using you constantly?

Anyway, so after we did a nice little "Hat photoshoot" at Krispy Kreme, we went to the hotel lobby to hang out.  It was fun until EVERYONE started showing up.  So many Messiah students (and former Messiah students) showed up and joined us.  Oh well.  It adds to the fun!

Again, you just have to love how everything comes together.  What I love about hanging out with these two is that they actually help me to laugh.  It's a rare thing to have people who can make you genuinely laugh.  They also have a way of speaking life and encouragement to me...in their own way.  Danica and Michael are silly, but I love them :)



 

Goot Time Behind the Scenes


I posted the main video on Facebook, but I thought I'd share this nice behind the scenes look at that wonderful night where everyone is preparing for the lipdub.  It's just rough footage, mainly, so there's no dub over and so you can hear the actual audio being played.  The video makes me smile :)

Thank you to everyone who came that night!  You made it such a memorable and wonderful night back in September 14!