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My first post on here! Basically I went to Disneyland and Disney World and got inspired by a “what would happen if FFXIV characters went to Disneyland” fic with added romance and chaos heheh

Hoping to get some traction here. Appreciate it if you would give my silly story a read and kudos<3

This is non-canon but makes references to canon. I hope it makes you smile or brightens your day!

This is focused on wolgraha <3 but there are multiple POVs and relationships!

Title and ao3 link: The Many Adventures in Yesterland

Summary: G’raha Tia invites the Warrior of Light on a date to a theme park but word gets out and their day gets crashed by friends and a score of romantic rivals, including some of those from the past. Characters that have never met before encounter each other in this magical place called Yesterland.

Chapter 3 Teaser:

“I can see your soul,” the man replied as if it was the most normal thing to say. “I’m Hythlodaeus, by the way. The friend you fell upon is Azem, and the other friend who tried to send you to an early grave is called Emet-Selch. It’s a pleasure to meet you, mister…?”

“G’raha. G’raha Tia,” he sputtered, still trying to wrap his head around what he’d just been told.

“Ah, a fine name,” Hythlodaeus beamed at him, standing up and tapping his chin in contemplation. “How curious that we should find ourselves in this predicament, seeing as you are the first soul I’ve seen that’s different from the rest of the mortals.”

Yesterland=Disneyland, similar layout to the real park, not a ton of references to Living Memory<3 also spoilers if you haven’t finished DT!!!

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My first post on here! Basically I went to Disneyland and Disney World and got inspired by a “what would happen if FFXIV characters went to Disneyland” fic with added romance and chaos heheh

Hoping to get some traction here. Appreciate it if you would give my silly story a read and kudos<3

This is non-canon but makes references to canon. I hope it makes you smile or brightens your day!

This is focused on wolgraha <3 but there are multiple POVs and relationships!

Title and ao3 link: The Many Adventures in Yesterland

Summary: G’raha Tia invites the Warrior of Light on a date to a theme park but word gets out and their day gets crashed by friends and a score of romantic rivals, including some of those from the past. Characters that have never met before encounter each other in this magical place called Yesterland.

Chapter 3 Teaser:

“I can see your soul,” the man replied as if it was the most normal thing to say. “I’m Hythlodaeus, by the way. The friend you fell upon is Azem, and the other friend who tried to send you to an early grave is called Emet-Selch. It’s a pleasure to meet you, mister…?”

“G’raha. G’raha Tia,” he sputtered, still trying to wrap his head around what he’d just been told.

“Ah, a fine name,” Hythlodaeus beamed at him, standing up and tapping his chin in contemplation. “How curious that we should find ourselves in this predicament, seeing as you are the first soul I’ve seen that’s different from the rest of the mortals.”

Yesterland=Disneyland, similar layout to the real park, not a ton of references to Living Memory<3 also spoilers if you haven’t finished DT!!!

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Who is your favorite 

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Beautiful

Fanart of Mercy from Overwatch inspired by Alphonse Mucha’s style.

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Just reposting before the show.

My Royal Rumble Final Four Predictions

The Royal Rumble is today and it might be one of the most unpredictable rumbles in years. The guys that you’d lock in to win (Roman Reigns and John Cena) are currently busy in championship matches. While guys like Goldberg and Brock Lesnar may be in the match, they have their WrestleMania faceoff practically set in stone. So here are my picks for the final four competitors in this year’s Royal Rumble and why they are there and what their win could mean for WrestleMania.    

The Undertaker: The Undertaker’s presence in the Royal Rumble is puzzling, he doesn’t need the Rumble to get a WrestleMania match, but if Cena wins the title it will make sense for Taker to win the Royal Rumble. Putting him in the match to lose is a waste so you have to give him a good chance of taking it. I don’t want him to win, I just won’t be shocked if he does.

The rumors of John Cena vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania makes sense though a championship belt in not necessary for this to happen, but it makes the creative team’s job a hell of a lot easier if it involves a belt.

Finn Balor: FInn’s health status makes this pick a dark horse. Finn technically should have a rematch in the cards when he gets back, making a win here unnecessary. With that said, Finn Balor making a return would be awesome especially if he confronts someone big in full beast paint.

I just worry that pushing Finn this hard will do more harm than good. Think about how hard that push would feel? He was shot right into the main event picture his first night on Raw and his second match was for the Universal title. A Royal Rumble win might come across like a Roman Reigns like push. He has the IWC behind him so it might not come across as bad as Roman Reign’s push that irked fans so much.

The Miz: Yeah, I have The Miz as a potential favorite to win it all. I have not always liked The Miz, but you cannot deny that 2016 was his best year in the WWE. It is time for him to make the jump from the IC title picture to the WWE title picture. He deserves it. Imagine the crowd’s reaction if he slimes his way into a victory. The crowd would go insane and he could “YES” chant against the crowd’s “NO” chants to end the show.

The only reason this might not happen is because the crowd might boo like crazy. It would be genuine heel heat and not a complete rejection, meaning it will be up to the WWE to decide if they want the show to end in boos. I would love for The Miz to go against Styles and we can  have a babyface Styles at WrestleMania against a real heel in Miz.

Sami Zayn: Sami isn’t winning it, but he will be the iron man of the night. It makes sense that the loveable underdog who had to fight his way into the match will make a good showing. This will be the final big push Zayn needs to get himself completely over and maybe put him in the same scene that Daniel Bryan was a couple years ago. I expect Zayn to make it to at least the final four before getting eliminated.

Winner: The Undertaker 

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This feels important.

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2017 Movie and Video Game Preview - Every Movie Ever Podcast

In this special episode Michael and Chad name their most anticipated movies and games of 2017. Movies discussed include Power Rangers, Spider-Man Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy and Justice League. As for games we talk Red Dead Redemption 2, Mass Effect Andromeda, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and more. 

Click this link to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes or through our RSS feed. 

https://simplecast.com/s/f2ee0861

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Note

In case anyone noticed my Tumblr posts are mostly unedited and I am aware of this. I am using this platform just as a place to drop thoughts and not professional pieces. 

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Refresh

Episode 20 of the Every Movie Ever featuring funny and sometimes deep discussion of A Fantastic Fear of Everything, The Hunter and I Am Not a Serial Killer. Plus we pitch an R rated movie starring Bill Murray and the Chicago Cubs. 

Listen here: https://simplecast.com/s/d67f2c6c or find us on iTunes. 

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Episode 20 of the Every Movie Ever featuring funny and sometimes deep discussion of A Fantastic Fear of Everything, The Hunter and I Am Not a Serial Killer. Plus we pitch an R rated movie starring Bill Murray and the Chicago Cubs. 

Listen here: https://simplecast.com/s/d67f2c6c or find us on iTunes. 

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Can’t wait!

SQUAD

The Defenders in EW [x]

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The Every Movie Ever Podcast

If anyone out there needs a new podcast might I recommend my movie podcast.

It’s called the Every Movie Ever Podcast and this show is all about finding hidden gems. We find movies using a randomizer that selects three movies from the Netflix streaming library and then we record spoiler podcasts for those movies. 

Check us out on iTunes or listen on our website everymovieever.simplecast.fm where you can find our RSS feed for your podcast application of choice. 

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Angel. It’s a graveyard out there, and all the guests wanna meet the new guy in charge!

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Top 5 WWE Matches of 2016

Lists! People love lists and with 2016 in the books I have decided that my first WWE related write-up will be a Best of 2016 list. I spent the first week of 2017 on the WWE Network watching matches that left an impression on me and I think I am ready to make a Top 5 WWE Matches of 2016.

Why 5 and not 10? I struggled to find 10 matches that deserved to be next to each other. The Top 5 or so are all matches that I felt were fantastic and I did not want to have the last two or three matches on the list feel like they were just thrown in to reach 10. Plus, having a smaller list means I had to really think about the matches I choose and decide if I found them worthwhile.

So without further ado here is my Top 5 Matches of 2016

Number 5:

Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Fall Count Anywhere for The Women’s Championship (RAW, Nov. 29th)

The Women’s Revolution found its footing in 2016, but it still struggled somewhat. The brand split did the movement no favors and despite the best efforts of Sasha Banks and Charlotte they had opportunities to put on classics only for those chances to just miss the mark.

The WrestleMania triple threat was solid, but it relied too much on roll-ups to be exciting and Ric Flair’s interference left me annoyed. Charlotte and Sasha had a decent match at Summerslam only for the match to be overshadowed by some cringe worthy botches that concerned me for the safety of Sasha Banks. And then we had that awkward ending to the Hell and the Cell match and the questionable Iron (Wo)Man Match.

In between all that there was a genuine classic that took place on  Monday Night Raw when the two women faced off in a Falls Count Anywhere match. From the start of the match there was a level of intensity not really seen in the other matches. The match felt like a fight with the Banks and Flair brawling more than stringing together highspots.

The went from the ring to the stage to the crowd and it felt like there were stakes. Charlotte got to show off her athleticism with some high spots that were not overdone and did not require a lot of setups while Sasha was able to show off her aggressive side and scrappiness.

And most importantly they nailed the finish. The finish was believable with the on the rails Bank Statement looking vicious. It was the first time since their main roster debut that I felt like they had a near flawless match.

Number 4:

DIY vs. The Revival for the NXT Tag Team Championships (NXT Takeover Brooklyn)

I love The Revival and I needed to acknowledge them somewhere on my list, they are what makes tag team wrestling great. They are old school fighters that do not rely on flashy moves to get them over and are a cohesive unit.  

The Revival defended their titles at6 NXT Takeover Brooklyn against indie darlings Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, who had a match at the Cruiserweight Classic against each other that I considered for my list. This match-up was a perfect mesh of talents with two contrasting styles, The Revivals no thrills fighting versus the more flashy indie style of DIY.

The match had everything you’d want from a tag team match, a mix of fast paced action and classic tag team isolation. The isolation of an opponent is done perfectly by The Revival, they work an opponent so well that when that person finally makes the hot ag you cannot help but jump out of your seat and cheer.  And this match had plenty of those moments.

And my god were all the false finishers earned and executed perfectly. One thing I notice with WWE matches is the over reliance on false finishes and how quickly I get annoyed by them, but these false finishes had me hooked and I had no idea who was going to end up the winner and neither did the crowd who were on their feet most of the match.

The ending was emotional and The Revival walked away the champs while DIY sat in the ring disappointed, but more over than ever. There were so many twists and turns in the actual match that I almost expected Ciampa to turn heel and I was so happy that it didn’t happen.

Number 3:

A.J. Styles vs. John Cena (Summerslam)

A..J. Styles had one hell of a year and it was the passing of the torch from John Cena that was the perfect way to crown his year. It is rare that John Cena puts someone over multiple times, he always gets his revenge, but not this time. Sure he did not get his revenge due to his busy schedule and sure passing the torch from one 39 year old to another 39 year old is not ideal, but damn if it wasn’t spectacular.

The previous bouts between Cena and Styles ended with outside interference and that is what I expected here and instead I got a classic Summerslam match.

From the start Styles worked the match like a cocky heel out to prove himself to the WWE Universe that he was a legit star and a better wrestler than John Cena. He didn’t have to prove himself  of course though he still needed to get a clean win to show that this was his company now.

This was just a great match with both stars pulling out their best moves. Styles can work with anyone and made Cena look like a better wrestler. It’s not that Cena is a bad wrestler in fact he is a fantastic wrestler, he just sometimes feels like he is going through the motions. At Summerslam Cena was on fire and Styles matched that fire and set the tone for how the rest of his year would go.

It is important that the match had a clean finish and I was happy Cena was willing to put Styles over clean. Now we have Styles on the top of Smackdown Live and it all started at Summerslam.

Number 2

Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens (Battleground)

Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens is a feud that will go down in history as one of the greatest feuds of all time. Their time in the WWE has been short and the WWE have been able to tell a great story from NXT to the main roster without the ability to call back too much of their history thanks to the Generico aspect.

Their WWE feud came to its climax in great fashion at one of WWE’s less important PPV shows Battleground. I have to admit that I am a huge Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens fan and this was a great way to end their feud for now. I still think they deserve a blowout at one of the marquee shows, but I’m fine with waiting for that.

At Battleground though they put on a show stealer in the middle of the card. From the video package to the closing bell, these two put on what I consider perfect wrestling storytelling. The match started with intensity and only settled down briefly for Owen’s to do his heel chin lock routine. After they broke out of that, the match felt like a legit battle and fight.

I almost thought for a second that these men were trying to kill each other. I still have no idea if that fall Sami Zayn took on the apron was a botch or intentional and that is AMAZING. That is when wrestling is at its best, when they blur the lines of reality. I would assume based on how fast Owens worked Zayn after the botch that it was a work, but I still don’t know.

Other amazing spots was the Suplex/Brainbuster Zayn did to Owens which felt way more brutal than anything I would expect to see on WWE programming. Owens did some cool things like the superkick block of Zayn’s through the ropes Tornado DDT that immediately was followed by a cannonball.

It was the final sequence though that made this match special and should have catapulted both superstars into the main event picture. It starts with the two Exploders Zayn gives Owens followed by the Helluva Kick. When Zayn is holding a knocked out Owens in his arms and you think maybe Zayn is feeling remorse only for him to go for one more kick! That is when this match jumps to another level. They put on one hell of a match, but this singular moment is the most memorable thing from the match and is storytelling at its best.

Number 1:

Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (NXT Takeover Dallas)

If Zayn vs. Owens is storytelling at its best then Zayn vs. Nakamura is  pure wrestling at its best. This match had no story to tell and the two competitors had no history for the WWE to build from. It was just two of the best wrestlers in the world doing what they do best.

NXT crowds outside of Full Sail (sorry) are the best and they treated this match like it a classic even before the bell rung. There was something in the air that night that made this match feel like the biggest match of the year despite no real stakes involved, no title no stipulations, nothing.

Shinsuke Nakamura could not have asked for a better debut opponent and Zayn could not have asked for a better opponent for his final NXT match.

Nakamura is a heavy hitter and he was able to go at Zayn without holding back. It did not feel like a WWE match it felt like something else, something special. Zayn showed his ability to do any style by matching Nakamura’s Strong Style. There were times when I was concerned for Zayn with some of Nakamura’s stikes looking brutal, but Zayn at certain points would strike just as hard.

I do not even think this match was flashy, it was just an amazing pure wrestling match. The competitors left it all in the ring and the “Fight Forever” chants were well deserved. I could watch these two fight every week till the end of time and I cannot wait for a rematch in the future.

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This Will Do For Now

Hi I’m The1stMJC, I write about video games for a website and want to explore writing about other topics too. I will use the space in 2016 as my outlet to get my thoughts and ideas out on a bunch of stuff outside of video gaming though I will totally talk about video game stuff here too. 

Like most blogs I will focus on pop culture because that is what we do and as in we I mean nerds. My nerd knowledge covers everything from movies, TV shows and games to other stuff like comic books and even wrestling. 

So expect some random topics to be brought up here throughout the year and definitely expect a lot of ranting. I’ll try and keep things light as I do not take a lot of things too seriously. 

So if you want follow me or do whatever it is people do here on Tumblr please do.