New Mariah!

Here's the latest video from Mariah Carey, "I Stay In Love". I think it's directed by that toad Nick Cannon. Enjoy!

Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling

Even though I had a busy weekend of criss-crossing the midwest catching Madonna concerts and seeing Kurt Angle wrestling, I was still able to catch some reality TV. Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling got even better in the second week. It started off with the two teams talking trash after last week's match. It was mainly Danny Bonaduce and Hollywood Nation's favorite MILF Erin Murphy going at it. Poor Erin was in tears by the end of the exchange (and not for the last time during the show). Not surprising that Danny was a jerk, but one thing that shocked me during the show was that Screech actually came off as a cool guy. Anyone who saw him on Celebrity Fit Club would know that was seemingly impossible, but it really happened.

Anyway, this week the contestants had to jump off of a high platform onto a crash pad. Some were reluctant put they all did it-- except for Frank Stallone, a man after my own heart. No way would I have done that. After that, the teams learned three more moves. Erin struggled to learn the moves and was in tears again. Luckily, unlike baseball, there IS crying in wrestling. I saw Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels do it. Also, during the practing session, Dennis Rodman hurt his arm, Danny Bonaduce skipped out to do his radio show, and Trishelle looked hot in her little wrestling outfit.

In the end, the two teams had their matches. This week Team Beefcake won, which put Erin and Stallone as the two contestants in jeopardy of being cut. Thankfully it was Stallone that was sent packing, thus leaving all the hot broads still on the show. More wackiness next week!

(Photo from cmt.com)

Madonna: The Sticky and Sweet Tour

There's only one word to describe Madonna's live show at the United Center on Sunday.

Amazing.

Say what you will about Madonna's personal life (no sugar or TV in the house!) but the woman knows how to put on a stage show. I was lucky enough to be in attendance for Sunday's leg of the Sticky and Sweet Tour in Chicago. It was a sold-out show and she did not disappoint. I spent part of the night wondering not only how they came up with the concepts but how they pulled them off. She had a nice mix of songs from the latest CD, Hard Candy, and updated mixes of classic Madonna songs. There was a lot happening on the video screens, including appearances by Pharrell, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West. She also played the guitar a lot and is actually quite good. Her singing voice was okay but you could tell that she was clearly lip-synching on some parts (not that anyone cared). The highlight to me was the dancing. She can really go and it was made more impressive when you realize that she is 50. There was some elaborate choerography and she kept the pace with her dancers, including one part where she was jumping rope Double Dutch style and did dance moves while doing it. Other props included a big white car, a mariachi band and a boxing ring. One great segment was when she faced off with four of her backup dancers who were dressed as Material Girl Madonna (in the Marilyn Monroe pink dress), Like a Virgin Madonna (in the wedding dress), Open Your Heart Madonna (in the exotic dancer outfit) and Borderline Madonna during the song "She's Not Me". It was great. Overall, I give the show ten thumbs up. Don't miss this if it comes to your town.

Here's the set list:

Candy Shop
Beat Goes On
Human Nature
Vogue
Into the Groove
Heartbeat
Borderline
She's Not Me
Music
Devil Wouldn't
Recognize You
Spanish Lesson
Miles Away
La Isla Bonita
You Must Love Me
4 Minutes
Like A Prayer
Ray of Light
Hung Up
Give It 2 Me

WWE Cyber Sunday Results

Results from last night's WWE Cyber Sunday PPV:

- Rey Mysterio beat Kane in a No Holds Barred Match

- Matt Hardy beat Evan Bourne

- Miz and Morrison beat Cryme Tyme

- Honky Tonk Man beat Santino Marella by DQ

- Undertaker beat Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match

- Mickie James (dressed as Lara Croft) won a Divas costume contest

- Triple H beat Shawn Michales

- Batista beat Chris Jericho for the Raw World title with Steve Austin as the special referee

(Photo from wwe.com)

Rams vs. Patriots

Our season-turnaround hit a little snag on Sunday as the St. Louis Rams lost to the villified New England Patriots on the road. We only lost by a touchdown though, so it wasn't a complete debacle. Six weeks ago, we would have lost by 50 points. WR Donnie Avery continued to shine. Plus we should get Steven Jackson back next week. So things are looking up. At least we're not the 49ers or Lions.

A Night At The Matches

Photos from tonight's TNA Live house show at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri:

Rhino vs. Kip James

The Beautiful People enter the ring

Beer Money!

A.J. Styles

Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle

Interview with Erin Murphy of Celebrity Championship Wrestling

It's Hollywood Nation's first celebrity interview! Erin Murphy, "Tabitha" of Bewitched and currently one of the stars of CMT's Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling (CCW) was gracious enough to answer a set of questions that I emailed her. And here we go:

1. Were you ever a wrestling fan growing up? If so, do you have any favorites from the past or on the current scene?

I didn't grow up watching wrestling, but I watch it now! I started watching Trish Stratus & Lita on Youtube during filming to see how girls wrestle (Nasty kept telling me it's all the same, but he's wrong).

2. Former WCW Executive Producer Eric Bischoff is a judge on CCW. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how bad did you want to dropkick this man?

On the "annoying scale" of 1-10, I'd give EB a 1. I know some of the others had "issues" with him. The crowd "loved to hate him" but he was always a gentleman to me, really great guy. There were times during filming that I wanted to drop kick Todd Bridges & Trishelle, but I found Bischoff very huggable. I'm seeing him & his wife at a Halloween party this weekend.

3. Your castmate Trishelle Cannatella was one of my favorite characters in Real World history. Is she single and hypothetically speaking, do you think she would be interested in a guy that owns his own blog and a bunch of wrestling dolls?

Trish appeared to be single, but I think you could do better!

4. On the show Bewitched you had the power to turn people into any object. If you still had those powers, who on CCW would you turn into a frog?

See answer 2. Although Todd & I are great friends now, during the show I tried to avoid him.

5. On Bewitched, your father's name was Darren, according to your bio your husband's name is Darren, and currently you are being interviewed by someone named Darrin? Why do you think you attract all of these Darrens?

Darrens/ Darrins definitely hold a special place in my heart!

6. Because you have actually read my blog, undoubtedly I will be kissing your ass in future posts about CCW. Are there any adjectives that you would like for me to use about you in upcoming posts?

I would never tell you what adjectives to use (besides you're doing great so far on your own). I hope that watching the show, you'll see that I really took the training process seriously. I wanted true wrestling fans to know how much I respect the art form & hope we put on some entertaining matches.

7. Do you have any plugs or other projects you are working on?

There's talk of "taking our show on the road", so wrestling may be in my future.

I would like to thank Erin again for answering my questions. Hopefully she does well on the show. You can catch Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling on CMT every Saturday at 7PM CST/8PM EST. To find out more about Erin Murphy you can click here.

(Photo from cmt.com/photo credit: Ron Jaffe)