Michael Jackson

Hollywood Nation is back after a brief hiatus. I am still reeling from the death of Michael Jackson. The man was not only a great entertainer but also an icon and an inspiration. I can't even put into words how much him and his family meant to me and other black families in the 70's. They were the good guys from little Gary, Indiana that we could all root for. I've spent hours listening to his music and even pathetically trying to imitate him. If I had to name just one of his songs as my favorite, I'll go with "I Can't Help It" from the Off The Wall album (written by Stevie Wonder and sampled by De La Soul in the hip hop classic "Breakadawn"). Rest in peace. Here are just two of my favorite memories from his illustrious career:

This Week's Raw

I guess the combination of no commercials and the Donald Trump special appearance paid off because WWE Raw had its best ratings since 2002. The show had two good matches but the rest was pretty bad. Also I had to pick and choose when to go to the bathroom and do laundry. Anyway, I hope it was worth it, especially that $250,000 that they gave away for nothing. Fools.

- Props to Torrie Wilson for finishing second on "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here". She presented herself very well on the show and hopefully this will lead to other things.

- Big happenings on Impact tonight. Samoa Joe joins the Main Event Mafia and it's on and poppin'. Spike TV, 8PM CST/9PM EST.

New Spin Cycle

And now the best part of TNA Wrestling, The Spin Cycle. Mick Foley and Jeremy Borash do a skit at the beginning that is hilarious. Then the panel portion is Raven, Scott Steiner, Angelina Love and Alex Shelley. I wish they would run these four talking for two hours instead of Impact:

TNA Slammiversary Results

Results from last night's TNA Slammiversary show in Detroit:

- Suicide won the X-Division King of the Mountain match

- Christopher Daniels beat Shane Douglas

- Angelina Love beat Tara

- Abyss and Taylor Wilde beat Raven and Daffney

- Sting beat Matt Morgan. I love Sting, but the man is 50.

- Beer Money beat Team 3-D to win the tag belts

- Kurt Angle won the King of the Mountain match to win the title. Samoa Joe apparantley turned heel in this match. Angle has a new look with a beard and letting his hair grow out.


Sounded like a subpar show. Glad I didn't get it. What's the point of TNA PPVs at this point?


(Photo from tnawrestling.com)

New Mariah

Mimi News! Mariah Carey's latest single "Obsessed" hit radio yesterday. Decent song. You can check it out here. The new CD comes out August 25th. Is she still married to that sucka from Drumline?

(Photo from mariahcarey.com)

Last Night's Raw

So Donald Trump is the new "owner" of WWE Raw. Great, more emphasis on out of the ring characters (pre-taped, no less). And at the end, we get yet another Randy Orton vs. Triple H match! I can't sit through another match with these two. I gotta find some reading material.

Impact Preview

Tonight on Impact:

- Sting vs. Kurt Angle in a King of the Mountain Qualifing Match

- Booker T and Scott Steiner vs. Samoa Joe in a First Blood Match

- Shane Douglas vs. A.J. Styles

- Tara (Victoria) vs. Madison Rayne of The Beautiful People

Tonight at 8PM CST/9PM EST on Spike TV

(Photo from tnawrestling.com)