X-7 Going On 29

Wrestlemania 29 is upon us at last and now ol' Y2Jant is now looking back at watching wrestling for over 13 years. Hard to believe that I've been watching WWE for that long and seen so much that has happened. I recall Stone Cold turning his back to the fans and winning the championship with the help of Mr. McMahon at X-7. Or what about the great match between Hulk Hogan and The Rock from 18? XIX was good and XX was something to look upon with great words.

My favorite match comes from Wrestlemania 21 when Eddie Guerrero faced Rey Mysterio. Over the years, I loved, hated and wondered the many things in wrestling and with a great group of friends over at the TWRNetwork, talking wrestling is always interesting. I lived through the InVasion angle, Kurt Angle winning his first WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar debuting and so much more memories that things tend to go unnoticed. But I decided to write this up not only to reflect but to hope for many more great years ahead of me as a fan.

Now, I'm going to get this out of the way but I love and respect Zeus for liking what he currently likes. Since around 06, he's been watching wrestling and his favorite wrestler is of course, Jeff Hardy. At that point, I've been watching wrestling for 6 years and was still reeling from a death that changed my view on wrestling forever.

October of 2005, I was behind many wrestlers but one that stands out is of course, Eddie Guerrero. When I heard the news of his death a month later, I was devastated. A month before, I shook his hand at a television taping of Smackdown right here in Reno. And then just like that, Eddie is now in the heavens with some of the other greats in the business. To me, that was a life changer for me as a fan because I realized that I needed to look at the past to really love the present. That's when I lost steam in watching wrestling and now watch and not cheer till my heart's content.

But now, 13 years of watching wrestling and now I feel like I'm the median of wrestling in a sense. While I didn't grew up on WCW (which I wish I did watch it, InVasion didn't help me like WCW) and watching how wrestling was back in the day, I look towards the younger fans who watched for just a few years and also see how the two can clash. Zeus is on that hand because his love for Jeff Hardy but nothing against him really. Zeus is to Jeff like I was to Eddie. We saw something that stood out against everyone else at that time and said, "You see that? I'm a fan and I don't care what anyone says." This is why I respect Zeus regardless on what he says. We are just fans of something great. Does that mean I like Jeff? Yes and no, I respect Jeff for what he has done for the business for the 13 years I've been watching. Zeus is the kind of friend I would have when it comes to wrestling, someone to think differently that you don't see. Remember, it wasn't until Eddie's death did I realize how important wrestling was before the Attitude Era. How WCW had great wrestling, how WWE was before changing to what we see today and how the indies can produce even better action then before.

All in all, Wrestlemania 29 is going to be one hell of a show and this was a chance to see something great and hope for a better Mania then last. This will be my 13th Wrestlemania, my 5th year knowing Double A, Lex and everyone back when Double A hosted the Wrestlemania 24 show and my 2nd year listening with the network. They say that 13 is a bad number, I think it's a great number for me as a fan of wrestling.

Y2Jant Video Game Preview: WWE '13

We are very close to playing a game some of us, well, alright, most of us are very excited to play, WWE '13. I'm not here to post any previews of the game and such, we already have a lot of information, we just want the damn game already. What I want to talk about is what version of the game I will get it on and what I'm going to do as my very first match of the game.

Some might know that I own all the current gen systems: The Xbox 360 (third one actually, first one Red Ringed on me and I gave away the second one), Playstation 3 and the white looking box Nintendo made a long time ago. I love each system but in this case, I will be getting WWE '13 on the PS3, just so I can play online since I haven't renewed my gold membership.

That's out of the way, I always play Exhibition first and have a singles match just before diving into anything else. This allows me to get used to the controls and see the entrances of the superstars. But my question to everyone is; what will be your first match from any mode actually? Are you going to dive right into the story of the game? Or just have a match just for the hell of it? I would actually start with a typical singles match against whoever I want to face. This year, from looking at the roster, I would start with Ken Shamrock. I don't know, I guess I really like his theme and feel that I could use him in Universe Mode in some way. Maybe out him up against Eddie Guerrero or relive his feud with The Rock.

There is just so many options to play the game that I know I will be buried with it until next year. I can say for a fact that I can't wait to see how they do the Attitude Era story. I've been watching WWE since when I saw Kurt Angle beat Rock to win the WWE Championship at No Mercy and at that time, I've missed the early years of the Attitude Era so I would like to see what happened. Trust me, I still need to do some history lessons on everything before 2000 to get up to speed. But this would be very interesting to see what was happening at the time with everyone at the time.

One last thing I do want to say is I love the WWE games. No matter what, at some point or another, I've played every game for the last couple of years and I can't really complain. As some of my friends have said many times before, no matter what you put in the game, people will b**** about something about the game. I knew that they can't have everything perfect (ala Kelly Kelly) but I'm not going to complain. Why you think we have a community to help with creating whatever we want so we can bring that in from the game. I just love this game and I can't wait to play it sometime in the next week after it is released.

My View on the Nintendo Wii U

Well ladies and gentlemen, today was a big day for Nintendo. They finally opened up the curtains and told us what the heck we can expect the Nintendo Wii U. And I must say, I am surprised at what I heard and decided to dive into it just a bit to decide if it's really worth the money.

The Nintendo Wii U will be arriving November 18, mere days before Black Friday so I can see why Nintendo would release a new system close to the one day where all hell breaks loose. You can be able to purchase two types of bundles at launch or via pre order. For just $299.99, you can get your basic package, which comes with the system itself and a nice HDMI cable. For just $350.00, you get more memory and will include a copy of Nintendo Land. So for fifty bucks more, you get more memory, a game and a black Wii U. So, what's my opinion on this?

I say that I'm happy with the price and once again Nintendo does something good. However, I'm on the fence because of all the games that are coming out between launch and the future. I won't say there's a lot of blockbuster games but at the same time, I want more coming from Nintendo. Sure, there's Black Ops 2 (which I hate the Call of Duty series period), ZombiU, which in my mind will be a very good game to play, New Super Mario Bros. U, which will be a hot seller from the start and then, we got the rest of shovelware.

I'm not going to lie, I want a 3DS XL right now to get set for some good 3DS games coming out and with the Wii U, I think Christmas might be the right time to get it as more games are released. But on the plus side, you can play some Wii games on the Wii U so that's a plus actually. As the system is the first in the next gen line, I can only wonder what we can see from Sony and Microsoft. This is a step in the right direction and Nintendo has to take the ball and run with it. It's not everyday we get to see a new system and good launch titles and so far, it's looking good and I can see the system selling very well in the first week. I don't know if there will be anything special waiting for Black Friday for the new system but knowing Black Friday, anything is possible.

Here are some box art for some of the upcoming games:

Wrestlemania 28 Predictions

Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time but I have returned to blog about one of the biggest wrestling events in the world that will go down this Sunday: Wrestlemania 28. Just like last year, I will give my predictions on who will win in each match, as well as what match might be good, bad and a show stealer. So, let's get down to the bare bones and work our way towards a great Wrestlemania!!!

I guess I'm more confused as to why this match is happening in the first place. Still, I have to think that Kelly and Maria will pick up the win here at least. Either that or we will see something happen with Beth and Eve.

Here's a pretty good match between the Big Red Monster and The Viper. I see RKO picking up the win on this one to silence the monster.

Rhodes has held the title for so many months now and is a pretty good champion actually. However, Big Show is proving that it is his time to actually win a good match on the grand stage and I see him picking up the win and the title.

Here's a match that I'm going to pay attention to. Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown and this one can go towards either team. As much as I want to see Teddy win in the long run, I have a hunch that John and his team will pick up the win and have a more, exciting time on both Smackdown and Raw.

This is it, The End of an Era, the Hell in the Cell match between Triple H and Undertaker. Well, let's see what happens as everyone knows that the Deadman will indeed go 20 and 0 at Wrestlemania.

Both men have gone back and forth in this feud as Sheamus builds some steam heading into Mania. Daniel has the chance to really prove that he is the best in the business but when it comes down to the end, Sheamus might just pick up the big win.

The Best in the World vs. The Best in the World. Jericho and Punk are two great wrestlers and both deserve the spotlight. This year, I believe that CM Punk will pick up the win and proving to the world why he is the Best in the World.

Probably one of the biggest matches in Wrestlemania history, The Rock will take on John Cena. Rocky has all that goes for him and it's in his hometown crowd but Cena will be the one to pick up the big win.

My Thoughts On: Red Dead Redemption: GOTY Edition

It's not often I talk about video games on my blog but here's that I change all that. Red Dead Redemption is a classic among gamers. Rockstar knows how to make a great game and since it's release, it has plenty of DLC to go around, including Undead Nightmare, adding zombies into the mix. After months of releasing DLC, Rockstar decided that RDR needs a Game of the Year Edition of the game and includes the main game and all the DLC, at a price of 49.99.

I'm not the biggest fan of DLC besides Rock Band because they tend to get very expensive. However, RDR impressed me with it's story and the multiplayer is pretty good, better then Call of Duty standards anyways. Plus the DLC they give us is also at a nice price range for everyone. Having a Game of the Year Edition of any game that you love is a must have for most people who either:

1. Never played the game before and want to jump in.

And 2. People who don't own the game and get all the DLC.

I say it's a good deal, depending on if you want a great game with everything or not. I think the cost of when the game first came out plus the DLC is well over a hundred dollars, so your saving a lot of money if you never bought the game before. I think this is a trend for many games now. Fallout: New Vegas is releasing their collection of DLC sometime next year so I think we could start seeing more games take that plunge in giving gamers what they want.

Y2Jant's Thoughts on WWE This Week

Here's hoping that I can make this a weekly thing.

As we know, tonight on Raw will feature CM Punk defending the WWE Championship against the man who lost the title to him: Alberto Del Rio. I can promise that Del Rio wants his title back and get some payback. However, the real question: Does Del Rio have that drive to make sure he wins the title? No, because Punk is at the top of the mountain and his products are selling out faster then hot cakes so Punk won't lose the title anytime soon.

Which brings another question, how long will Punk hold the title for? It's been quite a long time since we last saw someone hold the title for more then a few months. Maybe we can have Ziggler lose the title to Ryder and have the WWE Universe will be up and arms.

Speaking of Ryder, do you guys think he deserves the U.S. Title? I think so. The reaction he had at MSG during Survivor Series should tell the boys backstage that Ryder should now get the next push he really deserves.

Survivor Series 2011 Predictions

Ladies and gentlemen, this Sunday marks Survivor Series, one of the most well known pay per views WWE puts on every year as the Big 4. This Sunday, live from Madison Square Garden, history will be made in the world's most famous arena. But will it be one to remember? I break down the matches and pick who will win.



U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler will defend his title against John Morrison. After a bit of a losing streak, Morrison will challenge Ziggler for the title. still think that Zack Ryder should have his chance at the title in the future but until then, we get this match. I think Ziggler will retain the title, just to see if Ryder can finally get a win.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler



WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix will defend her title against Eve in a Lumberjill Match. I can't really say much about this match because, well, not many people will pay attention to it. Still, as much as I love Eve, I don't see her winning the title so I give the win to Beth to retain.

Winner: Beth Phoenix



Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Match
Team Orton (Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Sin Cara, Mason Ryan and Sheamus) will take on Team Barrett (Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Hunico).

This is one of those matches I really need to look at. On one hand, Orton and his team got some wins and so does Barrett and his team. This all comes down to who will be starting the match out. In the long run, I see Orton's team getting the win but it can go either way as these matches are unpredictable. It would be interesting how Hunico plays in the match since he replaced Christian.

Winner: Team Orton



World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry will defend his title against The Big Show. Once again these two will start what they couldn't finish last time. I still see Henry get the win because he is becoming one of those strong champions. I guess Henry is more of a deserving champion at the moment but that could change.

Winner: Mark Henry



WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio defends his title against CM Punk. The Voice of the Voiceless never got his proper rematch for the title and he will get his chance this Sunday. However, knowing Del Rio, I think he will make sure he will prevent Punk from becoming champ again so I have to give the win to Punk. But I think this is just the beginning of these two fighting it out.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio



The Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz) will take on John Cena and The Rock. Never Before. Never Again. This will be The Rock's first match back at Madison Square Garden and things couldn't be more interesting. Wrestlemania opponents will be tag team partners for only one night. But the real question is: Can Rock and Cena be partners long enough to pick up the win? I believe so. Most likely Rock will pick up the pinfall victory for the team and then, maybe he will have a few words to say to Cena. Never again will these two team up. This is one of the most talked about matches on the card and I hope it doesn't disappoint.

Winner: The Rock and John Cena