long overdue

this post is long overdue, but it's better late than never.

i do have some television problems at home. you see, i don't have cable tv. cable tv = additional expenses for moi. plus, my television set is soooo old, it can only have up to 30 channels. i want to buy an lcd tv but that's not my expense priority right now. and the reception is bad, GMA and ETC are the only channels i could watch clearly.

the point is, i wasn't able to watch Wrestlemania 26 earlier because of my poor-ness. (waaah!) so last night i was in batangas. and at about 10:30PM i was about to sleep when my dad knocked at my door and said two words -- "Wrestlemania 26". hallelujah! i'll finally be able to watch! (jusko sa wakas! aaaaaahhh!) can you feel it?! adrenalin baby!

of course i know some of the results already (the important ones haha), but you still get a different high when you watch it. i didn't get to see the start. too bad i missed Triple H's match :( luckily, i was able to catch the middle of bret & vince's match. if you look at it objectively, it wasn't all spectacular. parang normal match lang. but if you consider that it is Bret Hart -- THE HITMAN -- who is in the ring, you can take all the pyrotechnics away and still be in awe.

then there was Chris Jericho and Edge's match. hmm.. what can i say? it really wasn't a match that would be my favorite. first, i don't like Edge, just because he stole Lita from Matt. HAHAHA! =)) yes, i am biased. Lita and Matt fan ata to! Team Xtreme FOREVER! hahahaha! as for Y2J, i don't know... i used to really like him. now he seems to have lost some of his sparkle :( i'm not really sure, is it because he's a heel now? or is it because he cut his hair? HAHAHAHAHA!

and then Batista and John Cena. ok, so i'm not really a fan of bulky wrestlers. i prefer the smaller, high flyers (Jeff Hardy, HBK, Bret, John Morrison - you get the picture). well, except Taker and Triple H. but batista's OK. he's huge, but he's not just all brawn (sarap pare!). as for cena, i don't like him in terms of wrestling really. yes, he's strong, but his moves can be repetitive. and what kind of finishing move is that?? not really mindblowing in my opinion. and i do think that he is over-rated. but i admit that it's amazing how he could hype up the crowd! talk about charisma and passion - he's got it! so i give him good grades for that. oh yea, i did notice how good he looks when he smiles. love the dimples! congratulations new champ! (but why did batista have to tap out??? bakettt?)

and finally! Career vs Streak. Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker. way before Wrestlemania, when i learned that HBK and Taker is going to have a rematch, i told my friend "kinakabahan ako sa rematch na yan ah..." because the year before, HBK and Taker had the best match EVER! sobrang ang galing galing! finisher after finisher. counter after counter. and just when you thought it's over, one shoulder gets off the mat. sobrang stressful pero ang galing! and HBK ALMOST broke taker's winning streak. and as much as i love shawn michaels, i don't think ANYONE should EVER break taker's streak. so just thinking of a rematch... wah grabe. 

and i wasn't disappointed in Wrestlemania 26. HBK's entrance was simple, classic. no frilly extras. i love it! and taker too! no monks with torches. he just changed his trenchcoat and replaced his hat with a hood. but anyway, Undertaker's entrance is always amazing. isn't it awesome how that first bell goes off and crowd goes "WOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!"? oh oh! i think shawn got a hot oil treatment. SO. GORGEOUS! after sweet chin musics and tombstones and last rides and an ankle lock (matagal ko nang hindi nakita yun ah) and hell's gate and kung ano ano pa... 18-0 woohoo!! (although it would've been better if i didn't know the results. mas exciting sana.) as for HBK, he will be missed, definitely. but i am glad he had a graceful exit. i mean, that would be the best last match -- main event in Wrestlemania. and he was teary-eyed after the match (or was he crying already?). waaah... 25 years of captivating fans all over the world. thank you shawn. 

(image from wwe-tour.blogspot.com)

* pardon me if this WWE blog sounded way girly. what can i do?! e ganun talaga e haha!

The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be

every wwe fan knows who bret hart is. bret "the hitman" hart. from calgary, alberta, canada. son of stu hart. the hart foundation. the excellence of execution. sharpshooter. the best technical wrestler there is.

i just watched his documentary last night (better late than never!). and i must say, i was on a high. seeing videos of bret at the height of his career, i was like "WOW. ang galing talaga!" i won't go into the details of his wrestling skills. basta with regard to that, bret "the hitman" hart is GREAT.  so i'll write about other things that made me admire him even more. 

first, bret did this video, despite the montreal screw job. that, in itself, is amazing. it's hard talking about things that hurt you because it shows your vulnerability. so hands down to bret.

trivia: did you know that bret has never injured any of his opponents? ang galing diba? that means he does his moves right (which makes his monicker "the excellence of execution" even more fitting). he takes care of his partner in the ring. unfortunately, an injury caused by a concussion given by goldberg (who bret says is really a "good-hearted" man) ended his professional wrestling career.

also, he has this "special connection" with the fans, as fellow wwe wrestler christian said. and i agree! (yep, pondering little fan right here!) the video showed this little girl who was hugging bret and crying and she was like "thank you bret!" waaah... lucky girl! when wwe did the "hart sibling rivalry" story line (R.I.P. owen hart), some fans come up to him and say "you know what, i have a brother that i haven't talked to in 18 yrs..." diba, touching? 

speaking of owen hart, it really is sad. owen was really like the joker in wwe locker room. nakakalungkot. but it's nice to see how close bret and owen really were in real life, despite how they made it look in the story line. i was touched when the video showed the cage match between them, and bret had to suplex owen off the top of the cage. bret said he remembered how important it was for him to protect owen on their way down. waaah. :')

another thing, i think bret said it in the video twice. "i'm not greedy for money. but i'm greedy for respect." and people do respect him. because he is awesome.

and his last words in the video (after talking about his injury and the stroke he experienced) "whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger."

welcome back bret!

it has been 12 years since the excellence of execution, bret "the hitman" hart, stepped into the wwe ring. and last time that he was there, it was an ugly ending. it was a match between him and "the heartbreak kid", shawn michaels. 

12 years after the montreal screwjob, bret hart comes back to wwe as guest host. to see him back in the ring... wow. it was just so AWESOME. WOW. i sooo wish i was there, seeing it live.

and then he called out shawn michaels. and to see them together in the ring.. shaking hands. two of the best-est ever. gahhh. it makes me teary eyed :')

ok. ok. i'm all sentimental. must watch old vids of bret hart. pink and black is back! :D