Cl(ass) Acts

One thing I find very awkward to watch is when an interview just goes south. The more south it goes, the more I cringe, but at times they can be funny, and even justified as you'll see in the top two here.

You could say other ones are as well, but the top two stood out to me.

Trying to break into an industry where I will be conducting interviews at some point (at least I hope anyways) these are some examples of what can happen when you have that finger in the eye approach to interviewing, or just blatant stupidity.



Remember, when kids play sports we're teaching them to have fun and cooperation. When the media takes a shot at someones kid in such cheap fashion it makes me wonder why Gundy didn't punch them out.

Pretty crazy stuff.

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Boyfriend? F**k you!

Guy or girl, who has not encountered a moment like this before? Come on you know you have. We ALL have.

But how did you react? Were you nice on the outside, brushed it off and moved on? Or did you have reactions like some of these?



I love it!

Let's see how you handle it next time now.

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Rejected

Holy shit, I forgot how funny this is.

Depending on your sense of humor you'll either find this hilarious, or completely stupid. All that aside, the ending is pretty cool too.

And keep in mind, this has won awards.




Is YOUR spoon too big?!

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Brand New Era

As a fan of WWE how can you complain with what has been going on as of late. Okay, okay, I understand that there is always something to be complained about.
But as for myself, I am really excited with the way everything is playing out on all fields of WWE.

Let's start with the obvious. After an awesome match on Sunday, CM Punk is the "unemployed" WWE Champion. He's playing it up big on twitter with the pictures from the Cubs game with the title, and over the next few months it'll only get better. If you are not on twitter or do not follow Punk, do so now if you want to keep up with this storyline.

Vince has been "relieved of his duties". A guy on CNBC is saying this could hurt their stock....are you kidding me? It's a storyline. Then again I guess the whole Donald Trump story hurt their stock a bit...I don't get finances. Anyway, Triple H is in his place. My dream thing is to see a Corporation/Evolution like stable led by Helmsley. Bring The Miz on board, maybe Drew McIntyre to give his career a jump start...again. Punk comes back, gets established as the big anti-corporate/Austin like face and have a good ol money feud there. I'm probably way off, but we'll see how it all plays out.

The WWE championship tournament finals are next week on Raw, with Rey Mysterio facing off against The Miz. I see Mysterio winning and Alberto Del Rio cashing in and winning. They need that quick briefcase cash in but couldn't do it at the PPV. If Miz wins, then all the power to him, I'll also be happy about that.

Christian is the World Heavyweight Champion and got it in such a sleazy fashion. Orton looked awesome when he snapped, realizing what had happened. I like the idea of Orton chasing the title, they say there's money in the chase, and these two have had great chemistry. Some people say, "another match? really?" I say bring it on. Love the matches and now the dynamic has changed.
We can't forget about the guy holding the briefcase though. Daniel Bryan. I hate to think that this could be the first guy who cashes in and loses, and I really hope that that is not the case here.
I actually marked out when I saw him grab the case as I really thought Wade Barret was going to get it towards the ends there.

With Punk as the WWE Champion, the WHC scene has been highlighted with great wrestling and Daniel Bryan holding the MITB briefcase, this could be the comeback of the in ring talent being more of a factor again.

I hope so.

Are you excited with there the WWE is right now? Are you not? Where do you want to see it all go from here?
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Blast from the frozen past

Any WWE fan who was born in 1989 and sooner remember, if not actually having them, seeing the ads in the magazines of the WWE(f) Ice Cream Bars.

Look familiar?

Of course it does. And if it doesn't, you're more than likely at least familiar with the product thanks to another amazing promo from CM Punk this past Monday.

I could go on again about how amazing Punks mic work is, but then I might as well say ice is cold and fire is hot.
As soon as Punk mentioned the Ice Cream bars, they became an instant trending topic on twitter, and there is a huge demand for them.

You can contact Good Humor and tell them you want them to re-market WWE Ice Cream bars, but I believe at this time they don't have any intentions of doing so. But make your voice heard, and let's have this make a comeback.

R.A.W. Radio and Aftermath TV Show Host, Arda Ocal soon after tweeted, asking people about any old WWE(F) memorabilia  they had, and to share a picture.
I was thinking about stuff I have. Right now, it's not a lot. Mainly just shirts, but nothing rare at all.
When I was a kid though, oh how I wish I could go back in time, the action figures, the old shirts, the masks, the foam fingers. I had one specific thing though, that I wish I still had to this day, and most kids back in the day probably had a pair, especially if you are Canadian.

Bret Hart sunglasses. I loved these so much. As a fan of the Hitman, you had to have a pair of these. Sadly, I was never one of the fortunate to receive a pair from Bret Hart himself, but I purchased them at a Monday Night Raw taping back in the summer of 1997 here in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
That was the Raw where they had the first ever flag match that saw Bret, Owen and Davey Boy Smith against Steve Austin, Dude Love and Undertaker. What a great night. What kick ass shades.

Do you have any old WWE/WCW/NWA/AWA etc. items?

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Here's my latest WWE purchase,

Woo Woo Woo, You Know It!

CM Punk

Coming out of Monday Night Raw, CM Punk is now the number one contender for the WWE Championship.
After the match, he made the announcement that is contract expires the day after he has his title match and that he will be leaving the WWE.

Now, I have heard reports that his contract doesn't expire until September, but that he is still looking to leave for quite a bit of time.
Whether it's all bullshit, or the truth I know that every career has to come to an end at some point and I just wanted to talk a little about a guy who I proudly call my hero.

This day and age, there's not a lot of people who are in the public eye so often that aren't afraid to be themselves.

No matter what the consequences are for their words or actions, standing by ones own beliefs no matter what is just so rare, it seems.

I'm not going to give you a whole back story on the career of a man who is proud of who he is, and speaks is mind more often than a lot of people.

I'm just going to tell you why I view him as a hero and my own tie in as a huge fan.

I have been a huge fan of Punk for about 5 years now.
I was familiar with his name, but really got exposed to him when he made his way to WWE TV on ECW.

As a guy with tattoos myself, his caught my eye right away. Then, seeing his athleticism in the ring made me respect his work ethic. But too many of these guys try to be the brown nosing type who says what the audience and fans want to hear. Not Punk. Just look at his twitter feed @CMPunk. The guy is a straight shooter who will rip on people when its justifiable, not in a bully fashion.

I love it! It reminds me of myself, as anyone who works along side me at my place of employment (they don't deserve the plug) will tell you that I can be an outspoken, mouthy jerk most times. Everything I say has reason behind it, much like Punk.

When you first get a look at the guy and hear his name, most people would think "druggy". He has said that himself, but he is straight edge. No Drugs, no alcohol, no smoking. This is a lifestyle he is proud of and it has actually helped me.

Keep in mind I have the odd beer at a wedding or so, but I hit a dark, downward spiral time, and I paid for it dearly. The past is the past though, and it was CM Punk and his straightedge, hard working way that lead me away from where I was, to where I'm at. Just think, with cutting out the constant binge drinking and taking on a more active, clean lifestyle I was able to drop from 215 pounds, to now 173 pounds.
I will always praise CM Punk as a huge influence in my life and reason for getting on the cleaner, healthier path.

And although somewhere down the road, if the only time he acknowledges me is a tweet calling me dumdum or telling me to fuck off, I will always be a fan and I will say "my hero, CM Punk told me to fuck off. That is fucking awesome."

                                                      Thank you, CM Punk.

Pick up The Best of CM Punk DVD online, you can get it at highspots.com. It's a must have for any Punk fan, or any fan of just great wrestling.

I could post a video of any great matches of his, there's so many to choose from. Instead here's a flashback to when he won his first World Heavyweight Championship. I still get goosebumps.



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Be a Star, Vince.

WWE is heavily running ads for their Be A Star, anti-bullying campaign. Even their latest WWE Studios release, That's What I Am is about tolerance.

As a guy who was bullied in his younger days, I am behind it 100% I am totally against bullying and it's not fair that so many kids are terrified to go to school because of it. It needs to stop.

Obviously with the many characters and story lines in WWE, there of course will be the bullies doing their thing, such as the Bella Twins calling Kharma fat and saying a bunch of asshole-ish things.



Two things I want to touch on about this video. The first is at the end where Jerry Lawler was disgusted by what they said to Kharma. Good on Jerry, he's a babyface and should not tolerate that kind of stuff, right?





Now riddle me this. How good is it for two guys who kids watch every week and are fans of and cheer for to make fat jokes like that? Doesn't that go against the whole anti-bullying thing?

Going back to the first video. In Kharma's speech, she mentioned that Jim Ross said she wouldn't be a diva because she is too fat.

JR cleared this up and Kharma has stood up for him via twitter, since there was a lot of hateful tweets sent to Mr. Ross about "calling her fat"

That line was obviously fed to her and one of the bullet points she had to hit. Why? So Jim Ross would deal with all the negative comments that he got.

It's no secret that Vince McMahon gets his jollies from publicly mocking and humiliating Jim Ross.
Just go back through the past few months and look at any segment JR was involved in.

Good on WWE for promoting anti-bullying. I hope it make's positive changes all over the place.
It's just ironic that the biggest bully is the man who calls all the shots.

Lead by example Vince and Be A Star

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