#and that punk from jacksonville i could fight you too

[00sheven]

real horror show.

my last post got me thinking of the old days. since I dont really have anything new to talk about, ill talk about this. you'll get posts like this from time to time. it's just random shit that crosses my mind during the day, or night when I'm suffering a mind full of racing thoughts taking me in 30 directions at once.

once upon a time.

going back to my past. at this point it seems like a millions years ago. I closed this chapter in my mid 20's

I was angry and I had no conscience and I was strung out. I started at an early age. I was barely in my double didgets when I committed my first burglary. I did it alone.

my friends and I in gulfport used to sneak out in the middle of the night. we used to rob a candy truck up the street from where I lived. at the end of one summer we were so burned out on candy we threw trash bags of it away. one of my friends and I robbed a houses while the people in it were asleep. we almost got caught.

there used to be a lady that lived up the street. she was married. she used to let us come over to her house and feel her up. her husband came home once and my friend and I had to hide in the closet.

I got drunk and smoked my first joint with those guys.

by the time I was in my mid teens I was hanging out with older people doing any kind of dope I could find.

me and my friends in anahiem were breaking into cars and stealing bikes to get money for drugs. at this point I pretty much stopped going to school.

one night I was walking across the park going to meet my friends when I was confronted by two guys who were really angry at me.

one was yelling at me and the other was standing off to the side. out of the blue he hit me in the face with something. I found out later they were nunchucks. when I regained consciousness there was some girl yelling at them.

turns out a week or so before that my friends and I were under the influence of pcp and some of the older tougher guys started shit with them. I didnt remember because I was lit. but they remembered me.

I was sent to live with my dad in Washington. my mom had enough of me so I moved from anahiem. I was going to be put in "a private school" (placement) for a year while my dad went out to sea. I was supposed to live with him in Jacksonville florida when he got back. he died in transit while we were visiting relatives in kansas for the hollidays.

after about a month my mom picked me up and we went to texas where this school was. I was 16 at the time.

the goose's age.

I was there under a year. I escaped with a friend and hitchhiked to California.

chino

my mom had remarried and moved to chino while I was in Washington and texas.

I moved in with them in the summer of 85.

I didnt live there long. I moved in with a friend and lived in his closet. i used to get high with most of my friends parents. we didnt have to go to school.

I started hanging with the local punks.

I joined a local gang and started going to shows and parties. lots of fights lots of violence.

I remember going to a back yard party in hacienda heights. it was a set up. I got jumped by at least 10 dudes. my friend almost had his throat cut. it was the first time I was shot at.

most of the key members of that gang (middle class kids) graduated high school and went off to college.

a couple of the guys and I went to college too.

we joined another gang from L.A., one that had been around. one that has a reputation. it was the real thing. I did that for about a year or so and decided to get out. I was dealing with being broke and homeless. plus a few months after I got out I had some drama with them. it bums me out to think about it.

after that I took a step back. my chino friends were serious enough. there was a lot of drugs and girls and drugs and parties and drugs... well you get the picture.

I was probably 23 or 24 now.

I had played guitar since I was in my early teens.

a friend offered me a job playing bass in thier band.

a couple of years after that my sister had moved in with my mom with my neice who was maybe 2 or 3 at that time. everyone worked so they needed some to watch her during the day.

it got me off the street.

it was a wild ride, I had to at the very least live 5 to 6 lifetimes in that time period.

of course this is the barest of minimums as far as cliff notes go.

I look on it with mixed emotions. sometimes I'm proud of it.

i look back on those days with a longing. I had power, money, sometimes. most of the time I didn't need it. my family took care of me.

I feel that way when on the rare occasion I speak to some of them. it's kind of like one of those psycho conversations you hear in mob movies when they are talking about horrific shit and laughing and reminiscing like it was an old football game.

did I hurt people. yes.

sometimes I just cringe thinking about it.

at the very least I know what I'm capable of doing. good and bad.

I know my darkside very well.

I am not my past.

I am not that person.

but it made me who I am today.

and I accept it.

I think it made me a better person because I have a unique understanding of poverty, violence' self medication, anger.

dont judge. you weren't in my shoes. you didnt have to live through it. well I take that back there are a couple of you that read this that were there.

I'm not trying to glorify it.

the only reason I'm posting it is because it illustrates some of my background so you as a reader can get to know me better.

isn't that the point.

its record of my time.

here's a song that reminds me of those days.

Running away, something better ahead

But you gotta think fast before it's too late

Just one cut around your head

Just one minute and you'll call me dead

You better watch out for the razors in the night

You better leave out the razors in the night

Backstreet boys wear boots and braces

Razor blades and angry faces

Too much tension, too much fear

What the hell are we doing here

Murder is the biggest prize in sport

Cause violence is the only game you've been taught

A pool of warm blood is your prize

Or a cold blade across your eyes.

if you would like a taste of the 80's as far as the L.A. punk scene went (which was riddled with gang violence) check out this book. keep in mind we all knew each other back in those days ( and if you didn't know the person personally you knew at least 10 if their friends) when it was for real.

one of my favorite jokes is "I was punk rock when it was called HEY FAGGOT.

believe me it was not the popular choice when I got into it. you were hated, and beaten up. now it's just a phase kids through. a fashion trend. it is everything that was despised when it started.

I wasn't in LMP either.

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a clockwork orange bedroom scene beethoven

blitz razors in the night

discos out murders in trailer.

[c8opotato-blog]

// MIDNIGHT \\ something i wrote a while ago

just a little author’s note:

i wrote this at a hard time in my life a while ago so that explains the lack of fluency and style in this piece of work. and yes it is an ashton irwin fanfic but it wasn’t intentionally an ashton fanfic at first i pictures luke hemmings as ash but now i picture rami malek as “my night in shining armor”. another little note, this story doesnt have a happy ending however i have created many versions of this storyline with many alternate endings and the only one i could find on this device was my least favorite, sappy, predictable and happy ending. also, i don’t aim to write happy endings i only deliver what people with to read and the reason to that is because life has no happy endings. maybe that’s just my perception and outlook on life, but that’s the way i like to portray it. and lastly, if you do wish to repost this or add on to this story or anything like that, please give credit as this is my story. the characters and the aftermath of this ‘story’ is fictional and over exaggerated, the initial plot is non-fictional.

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// Midnight \

Many people ask, “What would you do if was your last day?” There’s an infinite number of things you could say, see your loved ones, tell that special someone that you love them. But you would probably won’t ever get to do that one thing you desperately want to do before you die, you’ll never know when it will truly be your last day.

Kayleigh Morgan has suffered with a long term battle of depression and anxiety ever since her world crumbled, right in front of her. It was that day she that she had decided to give up the battle, and stop fighting, when she encountered someone who she’d seen around, but never spoken to, who could change her life for good this time…

“You’re afraid to live, yet you’re afraid to die.”

*Kayleigh’s POV*

Darkness all around me, except from the slight glow of the street lights. Pressed against my back, the bitter chill of the rusted railing. A few modernistic cars whizzing past every now and then, but other than that, I am completely alone in this world of noise. Below my feet, the battered broken down ledge. And below that, an one hundred foot drop into the current peaceful and still water. “Isn’t anyone trying to find me? Won’t somebody just please, take me home?” I think to myself, worriedly. There’s no backing down now, I left the note, they no longer think that I’m alive. Just focus on the water, focus on the water. I focus on the calm, flowing river, contemplating when or if I jump. If I don’t, I could live somewhere, alone, all by myself, where no one would know me. But they would find me, I just can’t risk it!

I take a long slow, deep breath, and cautiously step forward, closer to the drop of death and darkness. This is it. This is need end. Suddenly, I feel something pressed against my back, and something strongly wrapped around my waist. My breathing hitches at the sudden, surprise contact. I start to panic, I cry, I thrash my arms around, trying to step forward, closer to the edge, but the thing wrapped around my waist, pulls me into its giant frame. “Don’t. Don’t do it. I feel the same way about myself, but I can’t let someone as talented and as beautiful as you do this.” The thing whispers into my ear. The thing had a deep and raspy voice, and I could feel their hot, tickling breath caress my neck. “Why don’t we step back, behind the railing where it’s safe? What do you say?” I nod my head vigorously, the tears from my eyes, flying away from my face into the empty darkness. Their hand’s still around my waist, as they guide me over, the railing, back to where it was safe, and away from the terrible fate I could have had. I turn around slowly, and carefully, ready to see who had just saved me from myself. He had dark, voluminous hair, with colourful vibrant highlights. He wore tight, ripped black jeans, which were frayed amongst the seams. He didn’t have a jacket on, so his sun kissed, tattooed, bare arms were on show. He looked familiar, live I had seen him before. But then it hit me. The person who saved me from killing myself, was Ashton Irwin, the biggest, punk asshole of the entire school. Why would he do that? “Thanks…” I mumble, avoiding all eye contact. I shift all of my weight onto my left foot. A few tears still sliding down my icy, raw face.

“You should be at home, not out here, you’ll catch your death… wait! I-I didn’t mean…” “No, no it’s fine… I don’t really have a home to go to anymore… Any way, why are you out here then?” I finally have the confidence to look him in the eyes. I am mesmerised by them. Even in this light, you could see the warm toned gold, in his green eyes, they were just outstandingly beautiful. “I was taking a walk, before I left.” “Left to go where?” “Algoe, New York.” “Isn’t that like nineteen hours away?” “Yeah. I wanted to leave this deadbeat town, and go somewhere, where nobody knew me.” “Are you still going?” “Only if you’re okay…” I had only met this guy five minutes ago, yet I feel like I have known him for years. It feels to me like we have an unmistakable connection, as cheesy as it might sound. But it’s true. “Can I come with you?” I ask him with the most pleading eyes. He looks down at me, into my eyes, to see if I truly want to do this, and I do. “If you’re sure about it.” He tells me with a warm, attractive smile. “Definitely.”

If anybody had just watched this whole thing just happen, they’d be thinking: “This girl is such an idiot. This guy is known as the most biggest asshole of the whole school, and she is running away to a place, very far from home with him.” But that’s the thing. He doesn’t seem like this asshole, everyone makes him out to be.

Everyone said that he doesn’t care about anyone else apart from himself. But he just saved me from killing myself. If what they said wasn’t true, then the rest of it might not be true. I’m willing to see what he’s really like, underneath his stereotype of a punk asshole.

His car wasn’t small, but it wasn’t overly big either. It was just right. It was nice and cosy, with a warm scented aroma. It was sort of like a home, there were blankets and a few pillows scattered amongst the back seats, and various different types of chargers and adapters lying around the car. “It’s not much I guess… but it’ll do.” He shrugs while looking behind him, at the back seats of the car, with a smug look on his face. “W-Were you going to live here?” I ask him, a bit cluelessly. He chuckles at my confusion, and turns back around, looking ahead and buckles his seat belt. “No, no, I have money for motels and stuff. I’ve been saving up for years! I’ve always wanted to leave here ya know?” “Really? So did I, well I guess you already knew that…” I look down at my lap, and then I remember. I too, had saved up all of my money for a long time, I’m not sure why, I just did. Of course I didn’t leave it at home when I tried to jump, I kept it with me so none of my greedy family could take it.

I reach into my bra and pull out hundreds of pounds all rolled up, and held together by an elastic band. “Woah! Kayleigh! Did you know that you were going to meet me and that we were going to run away or something?” He chuckles, looking at me in a loving way. I don’t think he’s ever really looked at anyone like that before. Perhaps I was the first?

No, Kayleigh, No.

Walls. You built walls for a reason. You can’t fall for him. He’s your last chance. “It’s complicated I guess.” I shrug him off, starting to count the money. A couple days prior to tonight, I exchanged all of the money I had, and could find, into $100 bills. 100, 100, 100… £4700. I didn’t even realise that I had that much money. Perhaps it’ll be enough to get a place for a while. Something cheap, but secluded. “I don’t wanna be a burden or anything Ashton-” I start, gesturing for him to take my money, but he cuts me off. ”No, no Kay, we’re going to get through this together! Today was just a horrible, terrible day for you, and I’m going to help you to get better… and I hope you’ll do the same for me…” He whispered the last part, it was barely audible, but I still heard him.

Hours later, we both began to become tired, and delirious. “Hey Ash, we should stop somewhere, we could both do with some rest, and some food.” The mention of food made my stomach ache, realising that I probably haven’t eaten in over ten hours. “Yeah, we’re driving into a city now, I think, hopefully there will be a hotel which isn’t dodgy looking.” He chuckles, as I remember all of the dodgy looking hotels we had passed on our way here.

Five minutes later, we finally find a nice looking hotel, we pull up into the car park, and get out of Ashton’s cosy car. We walk to the main entrance, and up to the front desk. “Hello, good evening. Room for two?” The middle aged woman asks us, looking both of us up and down, and then smiling, looking back at our faces.

Ashton and I exchange looks with each other, not knowing what to say. “It’ll save money…” I mumble to Ashton quietly, hoping he heard. “Yes please, thank you.” He tells the lady with a sweet, attractive smile.

The woman bends down, most likely to find us a key, a few seconds later, coming back up, and handing us two key cards and a few leaflets and brochures. “Your key cards, and a few leaflets about the hotel facilities, and what you can do here in Charleston.” Wait what? “Charleston? As in Charleston in South Carolina?” I ask her not a hundred percent believing what I’m hearing. “The very same.” “Oh… okay, thanks…” We turn to the direction of the elevators, ready to sleep into the early hours of the afternoon, when the lady calls after us. “Wait, so if you’re not around from here, then where are you from?” “Jacksonville, Florida.”

Ashton opens the door slowly, trying to give the dramatic effect, like in the movies. But as soon as he closed the door behind us, we were in pitch black darkness.

We stumble around for a few seconds, trying to find a light switch. “Well that didn’t go as planned.” He says as he flicks the switch.

I look around. The room is a fairly good size, a bit on the smaller side but it’ll be alright. There’s a bed in the centre of the room, it was complete with white, crispy creaseless sheets and a fluffy purple blanket, and cushions to match. There were little lamps fixed to the white walls, which were the only given light source. “Cosy.” I comment, looking around the room one last time, then looking up at Ashton, giving him a little smile. “Yeah. So… the bed situation… I’ll sleep on the floor, I’ll use the spare blanket and pillows-” “No, no, you don’t have to. We could sleep together, I guess… Wait no, not in that way, I meant-” Ashton cut me off, with a giggle. “I know what you meant, and I’d be happy to.” I chuckle as well, walking over to the bed. Then I remembered, I don’t have any clothes with me. “Fuck,” I curse under my breath, “I don’t have any clothes…” “Don’t worry, you could wear one of my shirts.” He offers, bringing the black faux leather bag, which I didn’t know that he had, up onto the bed. He unzips the bag which revealed two weeks worth of clothes, which were mostly of the dark kind, the ones you’d get from Hot Topic, band tees and such.

He hands me black fine knit sweater, and some black joggers. “Thanks.” I tell him sincerely, not just for the clothes, for everything.

* * *

She wakes up in the middle of the night, and tries not to wake up Ashton. She untangles herself from him, and puts back on her clothes from a few hours ago. She closes the door behind her, after turning the light off, trying not to think about anything other than what she’s about to do.

Walking along the bridge, once more stepping over the railing, and looking down at the darkness before her. *** Ashton wakes up, to find nothing but coldness and empty space beside him. Except a folded up piece of the hotel monogram paper. He picks up the paper, and unfolds it. “Ashton, I’m sorry…

I guess I fell for you…

But you just can’t help someone like me…” *** Kayleigh hears footsteps behind her once again, like a few hours before. But they stop a few metres behind her. “Kayleigh please don't… I fell for you too-” But it was too late.

*Kayleigh’s POV*

Someone’s poking my side. I hear whimpering mumbles a few inches away from me. I slowly open my eyes, and turn my head to my right.

I see Ashton, throwing his tattooed arms about in the air, thrashing around. He’s half shouting something, but I can’t really make out what he’s saying. “K-Kay…! N-Nooooo!” I think he’s dreaming about me… does this mean he cares?

I turn on my side, and put my hand on Ashton’s sweaty, sticky, inked torso, and start shake him slightly, trying to wake him up. “Hey… Ash… I’m here, wake up! Please…” All of a sudden, he gasps and sits up straight, almost knocking me back down onto the bed. “Kayleigh!” He exclaims, engulfing me into a huge, sticky hug. His tattooed, toned arms wrapped tightly, around my small frame. It was like he didn’t want to let go. “Thank God…” he mumbles into the crook of my neck. “Do you wanna talk about it?” I ask him, curiosity taking control of my voice. I lift my head up, from his shoulder, looking up at his pale, worried, almost distraught facial expression. “I would… but I-” He starts off but stops mid sentence. He looks up at my concerned face, and brings one of his abnormally large hands up to my cheek. He carefully rests his forehead against mine, and looks into my eyes. “Kay… I can call you that right?” “Yeah.” I whisper, nodding my head slightly. “I had seen you around school and stuff, before tonight… you intrigued me, you could say…” “What are you trying to say?” I quietly giggle, bringing my hands closer to him. “I’m trying to say that… I’ve always wanted to talk to you, get to know you, before tonight, I just never had the guts… I thought you were gorgeous, stunningly beautiful, you were someone way out of my league but not in a stuck up, obnoxious way… I’m sorry… I’m rambling…” He looks down, trying not to show his blushing cheeks. “No, no carry on.” I urge him on, kindly. “I-uh… I could that you were different, a good kind of different, and I loved that about you… in a sense I’m kinda happy that I met you tonight… and I hope you know that’d I’d never let you go…” “Hmmm” I close my eyes, enjoying the sound of Ashton’s raspy voice, it was so soothing, like music to my ears. “I don’t know if it’s too soon or not, I don’t want to overwhelm you… but I like you, you know?” “I guess I like you too, even if it has only been like eight hours since we first started speaking… it feels like we’ve been speaking for years, cliché, I know…” He chuckles as he brings his other giant hand up to my other cheek, and holds my face in his hands. He gives me a huge smile, and looks into my eyes. “I don’t want to start something so soon, it’s not that I don’t, it’s just, it’s just that I don’t want to rush things… you seem like the only person I can trust… I uh-I-uh” “Don’t worry about it… we’ll take things slow okay? Let’s not start straight away… we could ease into things, to make us both more comfortable?” Ashton gives me another big smile. “I’d like that.” * * * Ashton wanted to take things slow with Kayleigh, but not just for her. For himself as well. He was similar to Kayleigh in a way. He had felt the same as she did that night. That’s why he wanted to leave. He wanted to be away from everyone who made him feel like nothing. But then he saw her about to do the thing he thought of doing. He had to stop her. And he did. But why couldn’t he do the same to himself, as he did to her? He saved her from herself. But could she save him from himself?

| Four Months Later |

“Come on Ash, please, for me?” I plead, he looks up at me, his eyes devoid of enthusiasm, they were different from the way they were months ago. He’s been in bed for the past week, only ever leaving to go to the toilet. He looks paler, and skinner then he did four months ago when we left Jacksonville.

He groans, closing his eyes, and shifting a little. “Please, baby… get out of bed, don’t let it be like this…” I beg again, for the fourth time today, it was half three in the afternoon, and he hasn’t even gotten out of bed to go to the toilet. I’m close to tears, I’ve never seen someone just like this before, it was frightening. I’ve tried to help so much, but he just blocks me out.

I settle down on the bed, by his head. I lean back into the pillows we had set up a couple of months ago, when we first moved into our apartment. “Talk to me, please, I hate not hearing your voice… I miss it, I miss you.” I fiddle with the curled ends of his hair while speaking, after finishing, he looks up with sorry eyes. “I-I’m sorry…” He apologises, tears prickling in his sorrowful eyes. “No, no, no. I didn’t mean- it’s not your fault, it’s just that I miss talking, the way we used to…” Salty tears were freely flowing down both of our faces at this point. “So do I… but I don’t mean to be like this-” “No one does baby, no one asks for this… we were born with it…” I mumbled the last part, but it was true.

He looks down at his hands, obviously embarrassed. “Baby, like you said to me four months ago, we all have bad days, some worse than others, but we have to power through it. Together. Ashton, when I agreed with you, I meant it. Not for you to only help me, for me to help you as well. I-I love you…” It wasn’t too soon was it? We’ve been living together for four months, but only having a romantic relationship for two. But it felt right saying those words.

And I hope he reciprocates the feelings I have towards him.

| two and a half (roughly) years later |

“And I knew from that day we first spoke, it was something special. It wasn’t the ideal way to start a relationship, but something was there, and you couldn’t ignore it. We were two very similar people that night, so we knew what each other was feeling. I helped you that night, and weeks after, and you helped me without a second thought. You are and were everything I could ever wish for, and nothing could change that. I love everything about you. Your hair, your eyes, the way you laugh and the way you smile. To me you are perfect, and I hope you know that.

So, I take you to be my best friend, my faithful partner, and my one true love. I promise to encourage you and inspire you and to love you truly through good times and bad. I will forever be there to laugh with you, to you up when you are down and to love you unconditionally through all of our adventures in life together.

And I hope I’ve been doing most of that already, but I will honestly and truly, love and cherish you until the day I die.”

The feelings are requited, and hopefully always will be.

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What I am passionate about

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Now here is a something that I honestly have been wanting to talk about. Well for starters I am a wrestling fan, I have been a fan since I was 10 years old. There were times where I was like why do I even watch this and should I stop watching this. That hasn’t happened to me yet, yes I know how it works and I know what the in and outs are, I have enjoyed and you better give me a reason one day on to stop watching it.

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So for me it all started on an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on April 28, 2008 my dad said to me “you wanna go to this wrestling show in New Jersey with my friend and his son” and I was like “yeah why not.” At first I had no idea what was even going on, I was just a 10 year old kid clueless trying to figure it out what was even happening. Then after the that night it hit me and I enjoyed it, that was the most fun I had at that young of an age, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world at that time. It had stuck with me ever since, me and my dad still say this on how “imagine if we never went to that Monday Night Raw that day with my friend.”

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Then it all clicked after that, I got my friends involved in it and they started liking it too. Of course we were all young kids at that time and I can’t believe that was a big part of our friendships. It was apart of my life and now it also was with my friends. I do not regret anything revolving around that. I went to a bunch of WWE live event shows in the summer of 2008 at Madison Square Garden, that night was literally so enjoyable I saw my first steel cage match and I liked it as well. Another show I went to was a WWE Friday Night Smackdown on January 2, 2009. You could not believe how excited I was, I was dressed up as one of my favorite wrestlers his name was Jeff Hardy and I thought I was the coolest kid ever. Being apart of something like that was crazy I still have the camera from that night in my room somewhere on how happy I was.

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I will take you back to arguably the best days of my life April 7, 2013. So WWE biggest promotional show is known as WrestleMania, starting back in 1985 at Madison Square Garden. Every year it gets bigger and better. According to Forbes, WWE’s WrestleMania is in the top 10 of most valuable sporting events. So back to 2013, WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium was something I have never witnessed before. A sea of 80,676 people united as one as we watched amazing performers take it to “The Grandest Stage Of Them All.” Names like The Undertaker, John Cena, Triple H, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, The Rock and more. I have never been apart of something like that then never before. So many spectacular matches and so many big memorable moments that’ll never forget.

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As I witnessed three huge main events all in a row, starting The Undertaker vs. CM Punk. Going into that match was The Undertaker’s 20-0 WrestleMania Undefeated Streak was on the line. With a long feud revolving around how The Undertaker’s former manager Paul Bearer died and all through that build up was that CM Punk was mocking The Undertaker by hitting him with his urn that Paul Bearer had his “powers” in and also mocking Paul Bearer’s death. CM Punk said that “he was the 1 in 20-1.” Which is him saying that he will end The Streak. That was match of the night in my opinion without any doubt which was won by The Undertaker to extend his WrestleMania Undefeated Streak to 21-0. Next was a match that was between Triple H and Brock Lesnar. This was the second encountering between the two, this feud would start to build up when Brock Lesnar attacked Triple H’s father-in-law, the CEO of WWE Vince McMahon and then eventually Triple H’s friends. Eventually the match would be announced as a No Holds Barred match with a stipulation added after Triple H signed the contract. Which would be known that Triple H’s wrestling career was on the line. A big waste of match in my opinion there was no point to have a second match between the two, but Triple H would win the match with hitting his finisher “The Pedigree” onto steel steps.

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WrestleMania has had some of the biggest moments and names perform on that stage many times. Big time main events like at WrestleMania I with Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. Or like at WrestleMania III whereas they called it “the irresistible force meets the immovable object.” As Hulk Hogan took on Andre the Giant for the WWF Championship in front of 93, 173 people. Hogan picked Andre upped and body slammed him and the place went insane. WrestleMania VI in Toronto, Canada two of the biggest names in the company at that time Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior went one on one for in a Winner Take All Match. How bout WrestleMania XI in Anaheim, California where it was the first Iron Man Match between Bret “Hitman” Hart and Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels would be the winner as the announcer would say ‘the boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels.” Or even maybe two years later in Boston, Massachusetts for WrestleMania XIV between Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship. Or even at WrestleMania X8 where we saw the passing of the torch was in full force between The Rock and Hulk Hogan. Where that brought us to a Once in a Lifetime match between John Cena and The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII and putting that in the rematch of the century at WrestleMania 29. Or how we saw the ending of The Undertaker’s Undefeated Streak at WrestleMania XXX against Brock Lesnar. Even in that same show where we saw Daniel Bryan completed “The Underdog Story” where he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. What about WrestleMania 31 at Levi’s Stadium we saw big moment in a dream match 15 years in the making since WWE bought WCW in 2001. As Triple H took on WCW’s franchise “The Icon” Sting. The Undertaker made his return to WWE after losing his undefeated streak a year ago with a young Bray Wyatt where he proclaimed himself as “The New Face of Fear.” Later in the night for WrestleMania 31, the Money in the Bank winner Seth Rollins interrupted the main event making it a triple threat match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship calling it “The Heist of the Century” as Seth Rollins stole the title. Whereas the latest name to perform on that stage was the returning “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey she made her WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 and it did not disappoint.

Now time to go into something that is annoying, how they say those wrestlers aren’t real athletes well I hate to break it to you but they are. I’ll give you a history lesson if that involves them playing a sport at the collegiate level or the professional level, olympic games, or powerlifting. I will even list them for you on how many of those wrestlers did that before going to the WWE.

The Rock (played College Football at the University of Miami, 10x WWE Champion, Currently the best actor in the movie business today)

Brock Lesnar (did College Wrestling at the University of Minnesota, 3x NCAA Wrestling All-American, 2000 NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 106-5 record in college, played professional football for the Minnesota Vikings in 2004, 5-3-1 in the UFC (Highest pay-per-view buys in the company’s history) in his third fight beat Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91, 4x WWE Champion and current WWE Universal Champion)

John Cena (played College Football at Springfield College, NCAA Division III All-American, pursuited bodybuilding, WWE’s biggest name in history, been in TV shows, been in movies, 16x WWE Champion)

Bobby Lashley (did College Wrestling at Missouri Valley College, 3x NAIA National Wrestling Champion, 4x NAIA Wrestling All-American in  fought in the United States Air Force he won a gold and a silver medal at the International Military Sports Council senior freestyle wrestling event, 15-2 in MMA, 6x World Heavyweight Champion)

Chad Gable (on the 2012 USA Olympic Wrestling team, 2x Tag Team Champion) 

Jason Jordan (did College Wrestling at Indiana University, ranked in top 15 three times and was also ranked as high as 2 in NCAA, 2x Tag Team Champion)

Dolph Ziggler (did College Wrestling at Kent State University, stands second all-time in career victories, 3x All-Mid-American Conference champion, 2x World Heavyweight Champion)

Mojo Rawley (played College Football at the University at Maryland, played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers)

Rezar (did MMA with a record of 6-2, Tag Team Champion)

Akam (played College Wrestling at Simon Fraser University, 3x Canadian national freestyle wrestler, 2009 Canada Summer Games won a gold medal in wrestling and on 2011 Canada’s Pan American games team for freestyle wrestling won a silver medal, Tag Team Champion)

Baron Corbin (played College Football at Northwest Missouri State, first team All-MIAA in 2008, 2x Amatuer Kansas-Missouri Gold Glove winner, played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals)

Braun Strowman (7x Strongman champion, Tag Team Champion)

Roman Reigns (played College Football at Georgia Tech, played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars, 3x WWE Champion)

Kurt Angle (on USA World Wrestling Championship Wrestling team in 1995, and was on USA Men’s Wrestling team in 1996 for freestyle wrestling, 2x Gold Medalist, in 1996 he won a gold medal with a broken neck, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2016), 12x World Heavyweight Champion)

Shelton Benjamin (did College Wrestling at University of Minnesota, NJCAA Wrestling Champion, 36-6 record at University of Minnesota, 4x Tag Team Champion)

Tino Sabbatelli (played College Football at University of Oregon, All-Pac 10 First Team, played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs)

Ken Shamrock (did MMA with a record of 28-17 inducted in UFC Hall of Fame, did professional wrestling for 14 years, World Heavyweight Champion)

Alexa Bliss (competed in bodybuilding at the Arnold Classic, 3 sport athlete in high school with gymnastics, 4x WWE Women’s Champion)

Dana Brooke (competed in bodybuilding, awarded Mr. Olympia (Female Award))

Mandy Rose (did fitness modeling in 2013 took first place in the World Bodybuilding Fitness & Fashion Boston Show. Was crowned World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion in 2014)

Sonya Deville (did MMA with a record of 2-1, first openly gay female wrestler in WWE)

Shayna Baszler (did MMA with a record of 15-11, she was a former FCF Women’s Bantamweight Champion, TCI Women’s 140lbs Champion, 5x Women’s Champion (Current NXT Women’s Champion, NXT is WWE’s developmental promotion)

Ronda Rousey (Was on USA Olympic Games team for Female Judo Wrestling in 2008, won a Bronze Medal, did MMA with a record of 12-2, put Women’s fighting on the map, first UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion)

Dan Severn (did College Wrestling at Arizona State University, was a 2x All-American, did MMA with a record of 101-19, NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2010), 5x World Heavyweight Champion)

Goldberg (played College Football at Georgia, played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers, 3x World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

Mark Henry (was an Olympic Wrestler for Team USA, 2002 Arnold Classic Winner, 2x World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

Ron Simmons (played College Football at Florida State University, 2x All-American, played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2008), 2x World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)

Verne Gagne (played College Football at the University of Minnesota, was named All-Big Ten Team, did College Wrestling at the University of Minnesota, 2x NCAA Wrestling Champion, was alternate for USA Men’s freestyle wrestling team in 1948 Olympic Games, played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, 22x World Heavyweight Champion, WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1993), WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)  

Tito Santana (played College Football at West Texas State University, played for the Kansas City Chiefs, 13x World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004), New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2011), Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)

Jim Duggan (played College Football at SMU, played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, 6x World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2011), Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

Brian Pillman (played College Football at Miami University, 2x All-American, played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, Canadiana Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)

Steve McMichael (played College Football at University of Texas and an All-American, played in the NFL for New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, 2x Pro Bowler, Super Bowl XX champion, World Heavyweight Champion)

Monty Brown (played College Football at Ferris State University, an Academic All-American and also an All-American, NCAA Division II Player of the Year, played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots, 2x Heavyweight Champion)

Lex Luger (played College Football at University of Miami, played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Wrestler of the Year 1997, 4x World Heavyweight Champion)

Billy Graham (pursited bodybuilding, participated in the 1959 Gold Gloves, played in the CFL, 6x World Heavyweight Champion, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (Class of 2009), WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

Tully Blanchard (played College Football at West Texas State University, 9x World Heavyweight Champion, NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2009), WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)

Ted DiBiase Sr. (played College Football at West Texas State University, 12x World Heavyweight Champion, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2007), WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2010), St. Louis Wrestling Club (Class of 2014)

As you see from this their have been many wrestlers who are given athletes. The have every right to be named athletes given the fact that they wrestle every single day of the year with no breaks is actually incredible I really do not know how there bodies do it. They are such inspiring people and are like superheroes to young kids. This is truly something that I love with passion every single day. 

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WWE also does a lot of events in a year to year basis. WWE now has a streaming platform which will give you all WWE content on any platform on phones, tables, smart tv’s, gaming consoles and more. This is called WWE Network for paid subscribers it’s $9.99 USD, but they also give a 30-day free trial as well for new subscribers. An idea that was originally produced in 2012 but never was fully released until 2014. In 2014, WWE had their first live broadcast on the show, which was WrestleMania XXX, since then they have produced 88 live events with 17 more events confirmed. They have had multiple events all around the United States, and even in different countries like Canada, England, and just recently in Saudi Arabia. Currently in 2018, we have gone through 7 events. January’s show had (WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia) and (Royal Rumble), February’s show had (Elimination Chamber), March’s show had (Fastlane), in April they had three events (WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans), (WrestleMania 34) and (The Greatest Royal Rumble). All great action between the 4 months, all big matches and big events. 

With the launch of WWE Network they will hopefully do a global expansion to find talent in different countries outside of North America. Personally I am very excited about because they aren't in this country and I would like to see what they got as a wrestler or as WWE calls them “Sports Entertainers.” Last week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia WWE hosted tryouts to find talent from that country, they ended up with four guys and they were announced on at the event (The Greatest Royal Rumble) that event was a success for the country that WWE and Saudi Arabia will be making another appearance in November. Last year WWE did a tournament in the United Kingdom to crown the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion. They had some money issues with the project before but is now doing a two-day event in June. As members of WWE’s NXT roster with WWE UK roster and other United Kingdom wrestlers will be in England for the event. By boosting this expansion they can literally make this a global company.  

This has been apart of my life for so long and I honestly don’t ever see this passion for wrestling end ever. A lot of countries take pro wrestling as an actual sport. Japan has a lot of wrestling in their country and they take it serious and very different. I have no regrets and I love it. A lot of people say to me “you know its fake right” and I'm like yeah “but you think tv shows and movies are real” I don't like the negativity from it at all. So I'm very passionate about it and if someone had a problem with it, then thats their fault because they are missing out on some great to watch.