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charlotteflairdaily · 8 years ago

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Interview: WWE’s ‘Queen’ Charlotte Is Ready To Rumble

CRAVEONLINE.COM: The women’s champion goes in-depth about the Flair legacy, leading the division and her PPV streak as she preps for Bayley at the Royal Rumble.

When you’re the daughter of “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, there’s a large shadow to overcome and big shoes to fill. Yet, Charlotte is doing just that.

The four-time WWE women’s champion is carving out her own path while leading the way for the women’s division.

Over the past few years, Charlotte has shown to be an athletic freak of nature and has taken a backseat to no one. Whether it was battling it out in NXT or knocking off Nikki Bella for the Divas championship or stealing the show at WrestleMania 32, she has always shined bright when the spotlight was on and she has done it with style and confidence that mirrors that of her famous father.

Now, after coming out on top over Sasha Banks in a lengthy rivalry, the “Queen” looks to solidify her position as the champion heading into yet another WrestleMania season when she faces Bayley on Sunday at the Royal Rumble.

Royal Rumble

CraveOnline: At the Royal Rumble this Sunday, you, the ultimate heel, are defending your championship against the ultimate babyface in Bayley. What are your thoughts heading into this Sunday?

Charlotte: I’m just really excited. The story itself and being able to use real life aspects to add to the build has been a lot of fun. On Raw a couple of weeks ago, when we showed the real photos of her with superstars, that was actually really her journal. It has been a lot of fun for each of us to play our parts of good guy and bad guy and having a definitive line between the two.

CraveOnline: You brought up making it personal in the build. Are you or her ever uncomfortable when you bring real life aspects into promos?

Charlotte: If I was I her, to be able to know that she’s able to share her passion of WWE to the world, that’s who Bayley is. For me, sometimes I feel so weird saying this and I’ll apologize a million times before I walk out of gorilla. But my lines are to make the audience feel a certain way and that makes the audience love her that much more. As long as it is in good taste because that’s my job.

Leading The Way

CraveOnline: If you retain your title this Sunday, you will head into WrestleMania season for the second consecutive year as the champion. What’s it like to carry the load? What does that responsibility mean to you?

Charlotte: I feel as if the pressure makes me stay on my toes. Whether it’s a sit down interview or it’s backstage whether it’s match or I have an opportunity to do media, it’s just one more opportunity to get better.

In terms of the weight on my shoulders, if it wasn’t, I would be mad so it’s one of those things you just go with it and I’m so grateful and it has been an amazing year. My pressure is because I’ve been consecutive every PPV, how am I going to outdo that one? How am I going to make this story better? I love it though. This is my life right now.

The Queen Of The PPV

CraveOnline: You’re the “queen of WWE PPVs” due to being undefeated at PPVs. Was that something that occurred organically and at what point did you realize you had never lost at a PPV?

Charlotte: It definitely organically happened. I didn’t even know about it until one of the ESPN guys said that I was undefeated and I was like ‘what?’ Then it just turned into a thing. It was never something we ever talked about it or hoped for.

With this particular rivalry with Bayley, I’ve used it a lot more but prior to that I wasn’t counting them. For me, I’m more stressed about how am I going to top the last PPV and wanting another PPV. In my opinion, you think it would get easier because you’ve been more exposed and have more repetition but for me, it just gets harder.

“I wish I were more like Charlotte in my personal life.”

CraveOnline: Were you as good at trash talking while playing volleyball at Appalachian State as you are in WWE? Your mic skills are on fire.

Charlotte: Absolutely not [laughs]. I wish I were more like Charlotte in my personal life [laughs]. I just knew I could do better. When I first debuted and things weren’t clicking and I was frustrated and felt I was never meant to be a babyface. I still have leaps and bounds to go but at least I’m making progress. Because I’ve progressed on the mic, it has taken my character that much further.

Growing up as Ric Flair’s daughter

CraveOnline: Do you have any funny stories growing up as Ric Flair’s daughter?

Charlotte: When I was going into ninth grade, I was trying out for the varsity team. I just wanted to be cool and hangout with the senior girls. My dad had me with a personal trainer since I was 6 years old. So when it came time for us to run the mile on the last day of tryouts, my dad had been at every single practice and he was lined up on the fence and I knew he was going to be super excited to see me probably beat everyone.

So when our coach blew the whistle to start, a couple of the girls took off and I was in the back hanging with the seniors leisurely jogging. When it came time to run past the straightaway where he was standing in the bleachers, he was screaming, “Get your ass going!” This is going into my freshmen year of high school.

I had never been more humiliated in m entire life. Then he starts talking along the fence and pointing and telling me to run. That’s just how he raised me but I’ll never forget that moment or forgive him [laughs].

Sasha Banks

CraveOnline: How do you feel about finishing your long rivalry and title changes with Sasha Banks?

Charlotte: The title changes were never really a thought in the back of my mind. It’s funny to say I’m a four-time women’s champion because I don’t really think four times, I just think I’m a women’s champion. But if there were ever a talent that made me want to be the best; it’s her.

Queen vs. Queen

CraveOnline: Who would be your dream match?

Charlotte: My dream match would be “Queen vs. Queen” Stephanie McMahon. But who’s going to be the good guy [laughs]. It will be evil vs. evil.

Continuing The Flair Legacy

CraveOnline: How do you want to be remembered when it’s all said and done?

Charlotte: That I carried my father’s legacy and continued it and that I made a change in women’s wrestling and gave it my all.

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dispatchesfromthedome · 5 years ago

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Winging It

It may come as a surprise to some of you, to find out that Your Own Personal Genius is a guy. I mean, you know I’m a licensed, practicing heterosexual. You know that I enjoy manly pursuits, like watching sporting events, obsessing over obscure automobiles like the 1931 Duesenberg J, and lusting after a variety of actresses from Maria Thayer (Stranger with Candy) to Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black). I also used to hunt, fish and change my car’s oil back in my younger days when my proclivities were less refined, and my neck was several shades redder.

So, I’m a man. But I’m also a guy. For all my cultured pursuits, from craft beer to Elizabethan theater, there is the overwhelming desire to drink Budweiser at minor league baseball games. I harbor such wide and varied interests as Egyptology and theoretical physics, but I have been known to watch shows like Game of Thrones and collect movies like Showgirls primarily for the nudity. Don’t judge me. I have been known to yell unkind things at hockey officials during games featuring my beloved hometown Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the Southern Professional Hockey League (which, counterintuitively, has teams in Peoria, Ill., and Evansville, Ind.). I will drink a beer straight from the can if the opportunity presents.

But I digress.

Nowhere is my inherent Guyness on display than when it comes to food. Of course, I have a cultured palate that appreciates such delicacies as mackerel sashimi and cabrito asado. But I also appreciate the simple Appalachian staples of my mountain upbringing, such as pinto beans and cornbread. I obsess over the minutiae of such passion-rousing foods as Barbecue and pizza. I love virtually all ethnic cuisines from around the globe, from Pakistan to Polynesia and beyond, but I’ve also got a soft spot in my heart for that humble sports bar staple, the chicken wing.

Hence the title.

Once considered the least useful part of the bird, the wing came into its own in 1964 at a joint called the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY, making it one of the few Yankee-centric foods to have earned such a place in my culinary lexicon. Teressa Bellissimo was the cook at the bar, and her son Dominic was tending bar when some of his friends came in after hours harboring serious appetites. Dominic asked his mother to prepare something for the occasion.

Thinking quickly, she took some chicken wings that had been destined for the stockpot and deep-fried them because everyone knows that deep-frying anything magically increases its desirability. She then further enhanced the wing’s palatability by slathering it in a sauce composed of hot sauce and butter, two things that further increase the deliciousness of almost anything they touch, rivaling only cheese as a universal modifier of all things edible. Which Bellissimo understood instinctively and added a dipping sauce of umami-laden bleu cheese salad dressing to create a nearly-perfect combination of flavors. The rest, as they say when their mouths aren’t full of the now-iconic Buffalo wing, is history.

From their beginnings as an impromptu bar snack to a billion-dollar industry, popping up in disparate eateries from homogenized sports bars (Buffalo Wild Wings, a.k.a. B-dubs) to mediocre pizza joints (all the major delivery franchises). Chains such as Wingstop and Hooter’s rely almost solely on the wing as the star of their menus. More fast casual chains than not offer some variant of the Buffalo wing, usually as an appetizer. My own hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, holds an annual Wing Festival, where both chains and local eateries vie for the title of best wings.

Like all American foods, nothing is sacred when it comes to the wing. The original Buffalo sauce is now just one of a myriad of flavors in which the wing is offered. Garlic Parmesan, mango habanero, Jamaican jerk, even the inexplicable mild variant, all vie for popular tastes. Wings themselves can be breaded (Hooters makes the best and most well-known version) or “naked,” baked instead of deep-fried. There is even something called a boneless wing, which isn’t a wing at all but rather a flavorless chicken nugget dressed up in wing sauce (shame on you pretenders).

Another facet of the wing is its frequent use in ultra-spicy iterations and eating challenges. Usually called something like the Super Stupid-Hot Atomic Death Wing Challenge, an eatery makes the hottest wing they can imagine and challenge patrons to consume a number of them within an allotted time, without drinking anything, for a prize such as a T-shirt and getting their picture on the wall of conquerors. I personally have never had time for such contests, even though my love of spicy foods borders on the obsessive. My love of low culture only descends so far, and they never seem to have the T-shirt in my size.

Moving forward.

It may come as a surprise for you to discover that I bake my wings at home instead of frying or even grilling them. For one thing, I haven’t got a deep fryer. I don’t own one because, after a lifetime of battling my weight, I know that if I were able to deep fry anything I wanted I’d overuse the privilege and end up the star of a reality TV show My 600 lb. Genius. For another thing, I like wings a lot. And like anything I like a lot, I like a lot of it. It’s not unusual for me to eat upwards of 20 wings as a game time snack for a special sporting event like the Super Bowl or the NCAA wrestling championships. Deep-frying that many wings in a tiny home fryer would take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I don’t have that kind of time, I’ve got important Genius stuff to do.

Seriously.

I cut my wings apart in the traditional fashion, separating the drumette from the rest of the wing. Unlike most places, though, I leave the wing tip on. I believe it makes for a tastier wing, even though you don’t eat it, and it makes the whole thing easier to hold while you’re going after the sometimes-challenging meat. I toss my wings in flour before baking, just to hold in the moisture and make it easier for the sauce to stick, but I don’t really bread the wing like Hooter’s does. As you’ve probably surmised, I like the wings at Hooter’s. Sure, the waitresses are comely, and their attire is appealing, but honestly, I’d go to Hooter’s even if they wore snow suits and looked like the Michelin Man.

As for sauce, many of you know my odd predilection for all sorts of condiments, from hot sauce to salad dressing. It would make sense, then, that I would have an impressive collection of wing sauces, as well. But I don’t. Other than a spicy garlic sauce, like that offered by B-dubs, I tend to stick with the tried and true. The original wing sauce was a mix of Frank’s cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. Frank’s currently offers a pre-mixed version of this sauce, and Southern favorite Texas Pete makes a similar product. I am fine with either. I’ve not yet tried to make my own wing sauce, using any one of my many hot sauces and a higher-fat European style butter, but who knows when I might take a notion and give it a go.

Why all the fuss over the smallest piece of chicken with the least amount of meat on it? Part of it has to do with the primal nature of eating meat off the bone, which returns us to our hunter-gathered roots Then, there is the fact that wings are little flavor bombs that deliver a lot of taste in a small package, which also allows you to eat a lot of them over a longer period of time. This fact makes them perfect snacks for events that don’t have a predetermined time limit, like sports. Sure, a football game is timed to last one hour with a fifteen-minute halftime, but in reality, a game lasts on average between 3 to 3 ½ hours. It wouldn’t be practical to have a meal last that long without a tremendous amount of work going into it. So, snacks it is, which is an easier way to allow everyone to graze throughout the length of the contest. I have long felt that opera would be more popular in this country if people were allowed to drink beer and eat chicken wings throughout the duration.

Be that as it may.

From their modest beginnings as an impromptu bar snack to a multimillion-dollar industry, chicken wings have earned their hallowed place among American snack foods right alongside potato chips, popcorn, nachos, and whatever the hell Funyuns are. And, in my opinion, make them an indelible part of the Good Life.

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usatrendingsports · 7 years ago

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March Insanity 2018: School soccer bracket, first- and second-round winners

The opening rounds of the 2018 NCAA Event have come and gone with the Candy 16 starting Thursday night time. And whereas the single-elimination format isn’t essentially one of the best ways to find out a champion, it does heighten the competitors and permit for Cinderella surprises that may rock the game. In different phrases, it is a whole lot of enjoyable and makes good on the “March Insanity” moniker.

Effectively, we’re sick of being disregarded, so we determined to get in on the enjoyable. Utilizing our ultimate rankings from the CBS Sports activities 130, we’ve got seeded the highest 64 school soccer groups and unfold them throughout 4 areas for a March Insanity match of the faculty soccer selection. In session with our skilled bracketologist Jerry Palm, we offered location preferences to the highest seeds and aligned the others similarly to how the NCAA Choice Committee would. After all, relating to soccer, it’s tougher to make sure convention opponents don’t play till later within the match — however we did our greatest.

Our employees has predicted the winners the primary and second rounds. Subsequent week, we’ll decide winners of the Candy 16 and Elite Eight, adopted by the Remaining 4 and nationwide championship. Let’s get to it.

All graphic illustrations under are courtesy of Michael Meredith.

Atlanta Area by Barton Simmons

Alabama enters because the No. 1 general seed in a bracket with SEC foes LSU and Ole Miss together with No. 2 seed Ohio State, No. Three seed Miami and a Florida State staff that might shock.

(1) Alabama def. (16) Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech slows down the sport and retains it shut for a half, however it simply cannot compete with the scale for Bama on offense. The Tide do not want Tua for this one.

(9) Troy upsets (eight) Louisville: A primary-round win is a program changer for Troy, whereas Louisville is simply wrapping up the free ends on a disappointing 12 months. Motivation is the distinction in a slight first-round upset.

(12) Kansas State upsets (5) South Florida: Kansas State makes use of its 13th ranked speeding protection to make USF one-dimensional. When that occurs, DJ Reed capitalizes to pressure just a few huge performs on the surface and Kansas State does what Texas Tech could not to USF within the postseason.

(four) Oklahoma State def. (13) Missouri: Two unfold, pass-happy groups with questionable defenses, Oklahoma State is only a higher model of Missouri and so they present it with a shoot-out win. Take the over.

(6) LSU def. (11) West Virginia: Backup quarterback Chris Chugunov simply would not have sufficient to present the Mountaineers an opportunity in opposition to an LSU staff clicking on protection. He throws a pick-six to Donte Jackson and Derrius Guice runs for 150 yards in an LSU win.

(14) Florida State upsets (Three) Miami: The Canes averaged +16.5 level differential on the pleasant confines of Laborious Rock Stadium. In highway and impartial website video games, that quantity dipped to +four. Florida State rallies round interim coach Odell Haggins and pulls off the shocker in Atlanta.

(7) FAU def. (10) San Diego State: The dreaded physique clock comes into play as San Diego State’s gamers are a bit groggy taking part in on the East Coast and regardless of a valiant effort by Rashaad Penny, there isn’t any stopping the Lane Prepare.

(2) Ohio State def. (15) Ole Miss: This one isn’t shut. Ole Miss simply cannot discover a solution to block that gifted Buckeye entrance, and Ohio State by no means has to check the downfield passing sport as a result of Ole Miss’ 124th ranked speeding protection offers up 180 to JK Dobbins.

Spherical 2

(1) Alabama def. (9) Troy: After a difficult first spherical sport, Alabama simply has an excessive amount of horsepower for Troy to ever dangle round. The Crimson Tide spherical into playoff type with a sport that is by no means shut.

(four) Oklahoma State def. (12) Kansas State: The Wildcats shocked the Cowboys in Stillwater as a 19.5-point underdog earlier within the 12 months. This time, OSU sees it coming and will get revenge as Mason Rudolph goes off with a(nother) 400+ yard day.

(14) Florida State upsets (6) LSU: How about FSU placing on Cinderella’s slipper? After a first-round win, it hasn’t felt higher all season proper as LSU is stumbling to the end line. Noles by 14 behind a giant Cam Akers speeding day.

(2) Ohio State vs. (7) FAU: The Lane Prepare involves a screeching halt by the hands of City Meyer. JT Barrett runs for 150 and throws for 250 because the Buckeyes cruise.

Boston Area by Barrett Sallee

No. 2 general seed Georgia leads the bracket with SEC rival Auburn together with Penn State, Notre Dame, Michigan State and an upset-minded Iowa staff.

(1) Georgia def. (16) Arkansas State: An excessive amount of Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, Jake Fromm and that filthy Bulldog protection. Georgia would cruise.

(eight) Iowa def. (9) Military: That triple possibility is tough to arrange for, however the Hawkeyes transfer on because of prolonged time to arrange for it.

(5) Michigan State def. (12) Arizona State: The stout Spartans protection will do sufficient to resist strain from the Solar Devils’ offense and keep away from the dreaded 12-5 upset.

(four) Notre Dame def. (13) Duke: No manner the Blue Devils will have the ability to decelerate the Josh Adams categorical. The Combating Irish run wild in opposition to a protection that may’t match their velocity.

(6) Virginia Tech def. (11) Ohio: Heh, please … no one on Ohio’s offensive line will have the ability to decelerate a Hokie protection that completed tied for 11th nationally in tackles for loss.

(Three) Auburn def. (14) Navy: Auburn will probably be plenty-motivated for the Midshipmen, Kerryon Johnson will probably be hypothetically wholesome, and the Tigers will cruise.

(10) Boston School upsets (7) NC State: Give me the Eagles in an upset as AJ Dillon tears up the Wolfpack’s entrance seven.

(2) Penn State def. (15) Northern Illinois: Hint McSorley, Saquon Barkley and DaeSean Hamilton go nuts, and the backups get loads of work.

Spherical 2

(1) Georgia def. (eight) Iowa: The Hawkeyes had a sneaky-good offense in 2017, however there will probably be no Ohio State-like upset in Spherical 2. Bulldogs draw back late.

(four) Notre Dame def. (5) Michigan State: We noticed this sport in late September, and it did not go nicely for the Spartans. Whereas they obtained on a roll later within the 12 months, they’d nonetheless wrestle in opposition to a Combating Irish staff that may merely out-athlete them.

(6) Virginia Tech def. (Three) Auburn: An excessive amount of Josh Jackson, because the Hokies quarterback forces Auburn right into a high-scoring affair and Tigers quarterback Jarrett Stidham makes a late mistake — similar to the true Peach Bowl.

(2) Penn State def. (10) Boston School: The Eagles run ends by the hands of McSorley, who goes wild within the fourth quarter to tug away late.

Omaha Area by Ben Kercheval

No. Three general seed Oklahoma leads a loaded bracket with Clemson, TCU, Washington and high-powered Memphis trying to make a run.

(1) Oklahoma def. (16) Houston: The Cougars gained this sport at first of the 2016 season, however the 2017 Sooners are a special beast. Baker Mayfield is school soccer’s best quarterback (once more) and this attacking, inventive offense is simply an excessive amount of for Houston’s greatest defender, Ed Oliver, to single-handedly gradual. Even in opposition to one of many AAC’s greatest defenses, Oklahoma makes easy work of issues by halftime.

(eight) Iowa State def. (9) Toledo: The Matt Campbell Bowl is dripping with first-round intrigue. The Toledo offense, led by the trio of Logan Woodside, Diontae Johnson and Terry Swanson, is a pressure. Nevertheless, Iowa State’s protection was probably the most improved unit within the Huge 12 over the previous 12 months. It is a compelling one which goes manner into the fourth quarter, however Iowa State has simply sufficient protection to return away with a four-point victory.

(5) Memphis def. (12) Arizona: To me, watching this sport is like Randy Marsh watching the Meals Community. Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate alone makes this a back-and-forth affair. Good factor Memphis’ offense, which ranked second within the nation final season, is as much as the problem. Tate is a game-changer for positive, however in the long run Memphis is an excessive amount of in a shootout that comes simply shy of 100 mixed factors.

(four) Washington def. (13) Appalachian State: Close to upset! Appalachian State makes Washington sweat with a halftime lead, however the Huskies’ defensive entrance takes over within the second half. A late interception from Washington’s secondary — which is lastly wholesome — closes the door on App State’s upset bid.

(11) Purdue upsets (6) Boise State: If there’s one factor I do not need to see as an opposing coach, it is Jeff Brohm with time to attract up a scheme for the Boilermakers. It isn’t fairly exterior of a few enjoyable tips by each offenses, however Purdue’s protection rises to the event for the win.

(Three) TCU def. (14) UAB: The return of UAB soccer is a hell of a narrative. You will not discover one particular person exterior of Fort Price who would not need to see the Blazers make a run. However that TCU protection has solely been persistently burned by one particular person: Mayfield. And he would not play for UAB. TCU handles its enterprise right here.

(7) Wake Forest def. (10) Texas: The #Clawfense of Wake Forest in opposition to a Texas staff that at all times finds a solution to make issues attention-grabbing means that is the first-round matchup you did not notice you wanted. The Longhorns are a troublesome staff to belief, although, particularly in shut video games. Wake will get the W and advances.

(2) Clemson def. (15) Texas Tech: Clemson’s offense would not possess the identical explosiveness that it did when it gained the nationwide championship. That is factor for Texas Tech’s protection. The Purple Raiders nonetheless surrender loads of yards and factors, however this 12 months’s group, when wholesome, is best outfitted to make opposing offenses earn it. With a chip on its shoulder and coach Kliff Kingsbury drawing up some killer performs, Tech retains this factor nearer than the consultants predict. Clemson is comfortable to outlive and advance.

Spherical 2

(1) Oklahoma def. (eight) Iowa State: This is what you do not need: Mayfield along with his eyes set on revenge. Iowa State’s floor sport with David Montgomery continues to present the Sooners’ protection suits, however Mayfield is hellbent on avenging the regular-season loss to the Cyclones. Oklahoma by eight.

(four) Washington def. (5) Memphis: For the second sport in a row, Washington will get tangled early with an impressed Group of 5 (or Energy Six, no matter) opponent. Memphis’ offense does some harm early, however as soon as once more the Washington protection stiffens within the second half. On offense, Huskies receiver Dante Pettis comes up with just a few huge performs late, together with a big-time punt return for a rating to flip the scoreboard.

(Three) TCU def. (11) Purdue: Brohm is a hell of a coach, however his staff can solely achieve this a lot in opposition to Gary Patterson’s protection. The Boilermakers’ shock season involves an in depth with the Frogs transferring on to the Candy 16.

(2) Clemson def. (7) Wake Forest: Kelly Bryant left with an damage when these two performed earlier within the season, however the Tigers have been comfortably up 21-Zero on the time. With Bryant wholesome once more, Clemson takes care of the Deacs for the second straight time.

Los Angeles Area by Tom Fornelli

UCF by no means reached No. 1 within the common season, however it will get that deserved seed in its bracket, although robust potential opponents in Wisconsin, USC and Stanford — amongst others — loom.

(1) UCF def. (16) Kentucky: UCF’s excellent season stays intact with a surprisingly simple 31-17 win over Kentucky. UCF’s offense simply overpowered a worn-out Kentucky protection within the second half.

(eight) Washington State def. (9) Michigan: My preliminary response was to assume Michigan would win this sport, however there was a theme to the Wolverines season in 2017. They beat the unhealthy groups and struggled in opposition to these with a pulse. Wazzu had a pulse in 2017, and with an improved protection, it additionally had an excessive amount of offensive firepower for Michigan to maintain up with. Washington State 34-21.

(5) Northwestern def. (12) Utah: Northwestern entered this sport on a seven-game win streak and stretched it to eight in opposition to a Utah staff that limped to the end line. Cats win 38-17.

(four) Stanford def. (13) Texas A&M: Texas A&M performs like a staff that is aware of its coach is about to be fired, as Stanford barely wants to interrupt a sweat in a 27-14 victory.

(11) Oregon upsets (6) Mississippi State: A story of two groups with QBs on the other sides of an damage. The lack of Nick Fitzgerald cripples Mississippi State, whereas the return of Justin Herbert is a lift for Oregon. Geese win 38-28.

(Three) USC def. (14) Colorado State: Thanks for displaying up, Colorado State. The Rams dangle for 1 / 4 after which the expertise units in. Trojans win 42-17.

(7) South Carolina def. (10) Fresno State: No one would take into account something this South Carolina staff does to be fairly, however wins do not must be fairly within the match, they only must be wins. Gamecocks squeeze by 17-14.

(2) Wisconsin def. (15) North Texas: North Texas simply cannot cope with these huge, beefy Badgers. Wisconsin wins simply, 38-10.

Spherical 2

(1) UCF def. (eight) Washington State: Wazzu offers UCF a significant scare in one of many extra entertaining video games of the match, however a late UCF landing drive caps off an exhilarating 48-45 win.

(four) Stanford def. (5) Northwestern: Revenge of the Nerds: Stanford will get it is vengeance for the Physique Clock Debacle (Declockle?) of 2015 because the Cardinal win 24-21.

(Three) USC def. (11) Oregon: These Pac-12 foes did not meet throughout the common season, however they meet right here. Herbert’s return has rejuvenated the Geese — simply not sufficient to steer them previous the Trojans. Ronald Jones rushes for 3 scores because the USC protection retains Royce Freeman in verify. Trojans 31-21.

(2) Wisconsin def. (7) South Carolina: Wisconsin breezes via its second opponent of the match, crushing an overwhelmed Gamecocks squad 31-14.

Candy 16

This is the place we stand after the primary 32 video games have been performed. Candy 16 and Elite Eight winners will probably be introduced subsequent week.

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thecrashjaxon · 7 years ago

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This Monday, Christmas Night! Appalachian Mountain Wrestling wants to leave me out in the cold on these Championship opportunities. I’ve proved myself time and time again. I guess I’ll have to do it again. So I’m issuing an open challenge to any former or current AMW superstar. Let’s see the championship committee deny me now. #TheAnimal #TattooedOozaru #Christmas #AChristmasClash #AMW #indywrestling #independentwrestling #indywrestler #independentwrestler #prowrestler #proffesionalwrestler #prowrestling #professionalwrestling #supportindywrestling #supportyourlocalwrestler #collarxelbow #collarxelbowbrand #collarxelbowbrandathlete #wamfam #whatamaneuver #BigCartel #ControlledChaos #Bangers #BangGang #TagTeamChamps #TagTeamChampions #6TimeTagTeamChampions #BeUndeniable #CrashJaxon #CrashOut (at A B Combs Elementary School)

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thegentjk · 7 years ago

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Tonight! Those 2 young lions up in the top left corner defend their @ppwentertainment Tag Team Championships as its @spf_wiseguys against The Appalachian Outlaws in a Backwoods Brawl Match! Plus @thebigorlando vs Jerry The King Lawler! Don't miss it! 👑👑 http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestler-t-shirts/spfwiseguys.html 👈 👈 👈 #Intensity #Brothers #SouthPhillysFinest #SPF #BankOnIt #WeDontDial911 #OriginalWiseguys #ProWrestling #IndyWrestling #TagTeam #Wrestling #TheFinest #TheShow #Famiglia

#wedontdial911 #intensity #famiglia #theshow #prowrestling #spf #bankonit #originalwiseguys #indywrestling #wrestling #brothers #southphillysfinest #tagteam #thefinest

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placetobenation · 7 years ago

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*** Scott & JT’s Vintage Vault Refresh reviews are a chronological look back at WWE PPV and TV history that began with a review of WrestleMania I. The PICs have revisited these events and refreshed all of their fun facts that provide insight into the match, competitors and state of the company as well as their overviews of the match action and opinions and thoughts on the outcomes. In addition, Jeff Jarvis assists in compiling historical information and the Fun Facts in each of the reviews. Also, be sure to leave feedback on the reviews at our Facebook page. Enjoy! ***

Monday Night Raw #99

February 20, 1995 Macon Coliseum Macon, GA Announcers: Vince McMahon & Jim Cornette

Fun Fact I: GRRRRRR… it is that time of year again when Monday Night Raw has been preempted (2/13/95) due to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It has been a RUFF week without wrestling.

Fun Fact II: After a three year absence, Sid Eudy returns to the WWF under a new ring name, Sycho Sid. Sid spent from May through October 1993 in WCW before being fired due to an altercation with Arn Anderson in a hotel room during a tour of Europe. During the brawl, both men were stabbed with scissors, Sid four times and Arn 20 times. Sid was released from his WCW contract. Sid moved on to the USWA and feuded over the promotion’s Unified World Heavyweight title, winning it once over Jerry Lawler.

*** We open with comments from Jeff Jarrett and Diesel about their WWF Title bout tonight. ***

1) Bam Bam Bigelow defeats Gary Sabough with the flying headbutt at 3:54

Scott: Fresh off the end of his 30-day suspension for shoving Lawrence Taylor, The Beast from the East takes on the former Italian Stallion. Jim Cornette joins Vince McMahon at the table after Shawn Michaels “retired” from commentary two weeks ago. Cornette knows Gary Sabaugh very well going back to their days in Jim Crockett Promotions. Lawrence Taylor’s attorneys are telling the WWF not to antagonize Bam Bam Bigelow into challenging him to a match. Poor Bigelow should have squashed this bum and instead Sabaugh got offense in which weakens Bigelow’s aura as a beast. Sure he won the match, but he’s not being treated like the heel monster as he should be. After the match, Bigelow challenged LT to a match again. Grade: 1/2*

JT: After a week off for the yearly dog show, we are finally back live on Raw, coming at you from Macon, GA with Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette in the booth. Of course, Shawn Michaels had been in that role since the end of 1994 but as we found out last episode, he decided he was too much of a target to be sitting ringside and also needed a new bodyguard to help protect him. We will find out whom that protection will be later tonight. First, we open up with Bam Bam Bigelow’s first Raw bout in over a month as he has just finished up his 30 day suspension, a punishment for shoving Lawrence Taylor at the Royal Rumble. Vince is all fired up here with a big show on tap and he informs us that Macon is the home to Otis Redding, Little Richard and the Allman Brothers Band, so there you go. Bigelow has DiBiase with him as always and Vince reminds us of what went down in Tampa and then leads us into quick clips from LT’s representation, who have been asking Bigelow to stop challenging Taylor to a match, as well as the Bammer himself. Sabaugh actually gets a decent amount of offense in here, which I guess works a bit as Bigelow is rusty from the suspension and distracted by everything going on with LT. Cornette says Sabbath is the World’s Spaghetti Eating Champion. I believe it. Bigelow makes a comeback and pummels Sabaugh as Cornette defends his actions and blames LT for what went down. Bigelow eventually finishes Sabaugh off with the headbutt and then again calls out Taylor for a match. Grade: DUD

2) Adam Bomb defeats Rip Rogers with a clothesline off the top at 3:25

Scott: The leader of the “Bomb Squad” makes an appearance against some crazy guy with a Freebird robe on. Bomb was the perfect guy to really push up the ladder with his power moves and charisma from the crowd. Vince and Corny talk about who Shawn Michaels’ new bodyguard will be, which will be announced later in the show. Great line by Corny, who (since today is Presidents Day) asks “Why would they name a holiday after Jack Tunney?” I actually chuckled out loud at that. His finisher isn’t stellar (clothesline off the top rope), it needs to be something more powerful looking. He does win the match. Grade: DUD

JT: After a break we head right back to the ring where Adam Bomb stalks to the ring to battle the legendary Rip Rogers. They are busting out all the southern wrestling mainstays this week. Cornette and Vince speculate who Shawn Michaels’ bodyguard may be as Bomb rips through Rogers with ease. Vince says “Bomb is really coming into his own as of late” but he feels just as aimless as ever. He seems to have so much potential, exhibited by a plancha here, but just never really does anything. The dude hasn’t had a feud in the 18 months he has been around, give him something to do! Cornette talks NASCAR and makes a joke about President’s Day as Bomb eventually nabs the win with a clothesline off the top. Rip’s face and scream as Bomb came off the top was pretty great. Another squash win for Bomb, a guy going nowhere in a hurry. Grade: DUD

*** We head back to Superstars where Bret Hart was granted the “Award of the People” by WWF Magazine, highlighting him as the top dog of the New Generation as voted on by the fans. ***

*** Jerry Lawler heads to the ring for this week’s King’s Court. After a break, he rips on Bret Hart’s award and says it was clear no Japanese wrestlers were included as candace He says the Hitman is a racist and owes Japanese people an apology for the slanted voting process. Before he continue, “Sexy Boy” fires up and out struts Shawn Michaels for the big announcement of who will be the Heartbreak Kid’s new bodyguard. Michaels says he will blow the lid off the WWF yet again and ever since he won the Royal Rumble he has been a marked man. As he makes his way to WrestleMania, things are only going to get tougher for him. Shawn then cuts to the chase and brings out his new running buddy… the big, the bad, the vicious… Sid! Cornette immediately puts over Sid as a psychotic lunatic as he power walks to the ring and high fives Michaels. Michaels gloats and then Sid says Shawn can trust him as he won’t turn his back when times get tough like Diesel did. Sid says he has no remorse for any soul and will be by Shawn’s side at all times, whether good or bad. But he promises there will be no bad times and together they will rule the world. ***

3) Jacob & Eli Blu defeat Leroy Howard & Mark Starr when Eli pins Starr with a leg drop at 4:20

Fun Fact: Donald and Ronald Harris are twin brothers who trained to be pro wrestlers in the mid-80s by Rocky Montana. They debuted in the CWA in late 1987 as The Bruise Brothers. They became a formidable tag team, winning the CWA Tag Team Championships two times and the USWA Tag Team Championships five times during their career. They moved on to the Pacific Northwest NWA territory in 1991 and continued their tag excellence, winning the tag titles there six times. The team moved to Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993 where they were managed by Jim Cornette. They won the SMW Tag Team Championships that year over the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express. They moved on to ECW in 1994 where they participated in some of the first hardcore matches for the promotion. They were signed by the WWF in early 1995 and were renamed The Blu Brothers. They debuted at the Royal Rumble and tonight we get our first look at the tag team on Monday Night Raw.

Scott: So it’s already been a great Raw, because returning to the World Wrestling Federation is… THE MAN WHO RULES THE WORLD! Sid is back to be Shawn Michaels’ bodyguard. That my friend, is a superb choice. Now, another of my favorites, Dirty Dutch Mantell makes his Raw debut as the manager of the Blu Brothers, another new tag team in the mix. Jacob and Eli chuck around these bums while Todd Pettengill announces that Lawrence Taylor will be on Raw next week to answer Bigelow’s challenges. Corny and Vince talk about the Smoky Mountains and the Appalachians and which mountain range is more high brow. I like these big hillbillies, mostly because Dutch, who’s going by Uncle Zebekiah, is in the WWF. Grade: DUD

JT: As we deal with the fallout of Shawn Michaels bringing Sid back to the WWF, we head to the ring for the Raw debut of the Blu Twins. We saw these two mountain men in the Rumble and on the weekend shows since but they haven’t popped up on Monday night until now. As the Blus put the boots to Leroy, Vince talks about Lex Luger hobnobbing with star athletes over Super Bowl weekend. Cornette says the Smoking Gunns and Headshrinkers need to be keeping eyes on these bruisers. He and Vince then debate how to tell the identical twins apart. As the Blus dominate, Todd Pettengil pops in with some hot news, informing us that they are working on getting Lawrence Taylor on the phone and that LT himself will be here next week on Raw to respond to Bigelow’s challenge. Big thing popping. We get some discussion on the differences between living in the Smoky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains as this ebbs along. The Blus eventually grab the win when Eli finishes Starr off with a leg drop. After the match they look bewildered at the camera and Vince references ZZ Top. Fun little squash there but will the Blus have any direction or be another aimless act in a sea of them? Grade: DUD

*** We check out footage of Diesel taking part in the NBA All Star Weekend festivities this past weekend. He was seen hanging out with Salt-N-Pepa, Jenna von Oy, Tatiana Ali, David Justice, Cal Ripkin, Danny Manning and David Robinson among others. 1995!***

4) Diesel defeats Jeff Jarrett to retain WWF Title with the Jackknife at 10:30

Fun Fact: On the 1/23 episode of RAW, Jarrett and the Roadie were guests on The King’s Court. During that segment, Jarrett challenged Diesel to a WWF Championship match.

Scott: This match is not Title vs. Title as Jarrett’s Intercontinental strap is not on the line here. With all babyfaces or heels holding both singles titles at the same time of late, we haven’t had a cool Raw title match with all this gold flashing in the ring. Diesel’s babyface entrance theme makes its Raw debut here with the cool Southern sounding music playing as he comes down the aisle to make his second TV title defense after the schmozz with Bret Hart at the Royal Rumble. I like how Cornette said that no one has used the figure four as well as Jarrett since Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. Ha, that’s funny. We can’t forget the Roadie skulking around ringside as Diesel takes control early with the big boots to the face and the power moves. Jarrett counters with shoulder blocks to the gut, but he can’t work past Diesel’s strength right now. After the commercial, Jarrett finally settles things down with some strikes, and a clothesline by the Roadie to the outside. Jarrett continues to take control with strikes and getting some close two counts. Jarrett really showed himself to be a pretty exceptional wrestler and is showing a solid heel repertoire, until Diesel makes a big comeback with a sidewalk slam, then finishes him off with a Jackknife. I’m ok with Jarrett losing clean, because Diesel looking strong is more important. The Roadie tries to attack him but Diesel knocks him cold, then Jackknifes him. As Diesel is celebrating, down the aisle comes Shawn Michaels with his bodyguard, as Vince calls him “Psycho Sid” to look the WWF Champion down. This was a fun TV match back and forth. Grade: **1/2

JT: After checking out Diesel rubbing elbows with the 1995 glitterati, we head back to the ring for our main event and it is a big one, a true clash of champions. Our Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett struts out first, accompanied by the ever present Roadie, and looking primed to own some double gold. Cornette calls him the number one star in country music and implores him to win the gold for the local legends that we went over earlier. Diesel cooly sauntered out to his relatively new theme music next and got a pretty hearty welcoming from the Macon faithful as Vince gushed as always. Cornette sets up the strategy, talking about how Jarrett really needs to focus on the legs, break Diesel down and set up his finisher. Jarrett tries to attack off the bell but Diesel catches him coming in and then mows through him with some hard offense before dumping him to the floor. Jarrett came back in but Diesel was all over him with elbows and boots. Cornette is really bringing the heat here with strategy analysis for both men, specifically Double J. Jarrett briefly turned the tide and worked the midsection but the champ came back with a beal across the ring. Jarrett dodged a snake eyes and hammered away in the corner,r but Diesel dodged a clothesline, smacked the Roadie and then sent Double J flying over the top rope to a big pop. Diesel yanked Jarrett back in as Cornette says he has a $50 bet with his secretary on this match. Roadie tried to help Jarrett but he gets yanked into the ring until Earl Hebner kicks him away. Diesel works the arm as we take a break and when we return, Roadie was able to finally make a dent, tripping up Diesel and allowing Jarrett to knock the champ to the floor. As Double J tied up Hebner again, Roadie leveling Diesel with a clothesline off the apron. Jarrett slid outside and posted Diesel and then back inside he hit a clothesline off the middle rope for a new fall. He got another two count off a dropkick and then hit a swinging neckbreaker before choking away. Jarrett kept bringing the heat, eventually getting a close near fall with a high cross body. Diesel shook that off and hit a big sidewalk slam and then clubbed away as the crowd roared. The champ scooped up Jarrett and hit the snake eyes before burying him with a big boot. A moment later, Diesel dropped Jarrett with the Jackknife and grabbed the well earned victory. After the bout, Diesel also dropped Roadie with a Jackknife too. I really dug this match. The cut a nice pace and kept chugging along and the crowd was really into Diesel. Jarrett looked quite good too, bumping and selling well but also breaking out some good offense. I liked how Diesel won it clean too, no nonsense, just a hard fought victory. His title reign continues to motor along as he sets his eyes on WrestleMania. Grade: **1/2

*** Shawn Michaels and Psycho Sid march down to ringside and stare down Diesel from the aisle. After a break, Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette wrap things up before Michaels and Sid come over for a chat. Cornette says Sid is nuts and Michaels agrees and says that is why he is at the side of the Heartbreak Kid. He issues a warning to Diesel before walking off. It is then revealed that next week on episode #100 of Raw, Tatanka and Lex Luger will battle one last time as they look to finally end this issue. ***

Final Analysis

Scott: After back to back awful taped episodes in Florida, we get a pretty good live show from a different place and a different style of fan. Macon is firmly in WCW country and to have a World Title match on this show was a great idea. We also have the Raw debut for a new tag team with one of my favorite territory guys, Dutch Mantell. I never saw the Blu Brothers before but another power team doesn’t hurt to try and bolster that tag team division. With Bigelow back from suspension they amp up the Lawrence Taylor situation, with the heavy rumor that LT will actually wrestle at WrestleMania. With the dearth of talent on the roster, I’m not surprised Vince is trying to get some star power here. The Macon crowd is pretty hot and the World Title match is Jarrett’s second great Raw match of the year. It finally shows that Jarrett is more than promos and bad ring outfits. Seeing Sid return to the WWF is the crowning moment of the show, as he’s one of may favorite talentless power guys. he and Shawn seems like an odd combination but I suppose it works. This live Raw is much better than the last two weeks of taped crap. Final Grade: B+

JT: It is good to be back live for sure as the crowd was hot and the energy in the building made this show really pop well after weeks of stale blah. That has been a trend of late for sure. This show as a whole was pretty good and was jam packed with important developments, including the return of Sid, the announcement that Lawrence Taylor will be in the house next week and of course another successful title defense for Diesel. I thought Jim Cornette was strong on color commentary as well. doing a great job of telling the stories and discussing ring strategy as well. This may be the best Raw of the year so far and things are falling into place for WrestleMania but we will see if the momentum remains. Next week is amazingly episode #100 so some good stuff should be on tap there as well. Until then! Final Grade: B

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