Well, the whole 2009 – 2010 NBA regular season went by since I last posted. That’s quite a while. Anyways, I’ll be at the next Ring Of Honor show in Manassas this Friday. This is what I will get to see (aka what most of you could care less about):

Tag Team Challenge Match
Austin Aries & Rhett Titus vs. Delirious & a partner of his choice

Grudge Match #1
Mark Briscoe vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Chris Hero

Grudge Match #2
Jay Briscoe vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Claudio Castagnoli

Pick 6 Challenge Match
(1) Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens (with Prince Nana)

Pick 6 Challenge Match
(2) Kevin Steen vs. “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels

Pick 6 Challenge Match
(5) Kenny King vs. Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana

The Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz were in London, England yesterday, playing a pre-season game against each other. Being a Bulls fan, and since the game was on during the afternoon, I decided to watch. One of the reasons that I wanted to watch was so that I could see our two new rookies, Taj Gibson and James Johnson.

And wow, am I ever glad that I did watch. This was one of the best pre-season games that I’ve ever watched. Both Gibson and Johnson had good games, with each player also throwing down a sick dunk. And despite letting the Jazz back into the game in the fourth quarter, my Bulls managed to pull out an incredible win… thanks to a last second shot by Johnson. (And yes, even though the one announcer was doubting that the shot was put up in time, it definitely was. The ball was out of Johnson’s hands and in the air with 0.1 seconds left on the clock.)

So we’re about a month away from the start of the new NBA season. Like all other seasons, I’m certainly looking forward to this one and looking forward to watching as many games as I can. With that in mind, here are my picks for how each team will finish in their respective divisions.

Nothing to get excited about though. Chances are pretty good that I won’t get around to updating this thing too much. I did, however, want to write something for the site since I haven’t done that in months. So with that in mind, let’s take a quick look to see what’s happened since my last post.

The 2009 CFL season started up in June. My Riders are currently tied for 1st place in the West with a record of 6-5. That record should be a bit better than it is but we let a few games slip away from us when we really should have won them. However, with the way we are playing, and the way the Eastern division is, it’s a pretty safe bet that we’ll be in the playoffs come November.

My Chicago Bulls have had a pretty uneventful off-season. In July, we lost Ben Gordon to Detroit thanks in part to unrestricted free agency (and also because we weren’t willing to pay him enough). I’m actually fine with that though. He was a great player but not as consistent as we needed him to be. However, the Bulls have done little else in this off-season. It’s like we’re losing players but not bothering to try to bring anyone new in and that’s a bit worrisome.

In wrestling news, Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness… two very important pieces to the Ring Of Honor roster… have signed with the WWE. Their last shows will be this coming weekend. I’m trying to stay positive about the whole thing though. ROH still has plenty of great young talent and I’m sure at least a few of them are more than ready to step up and carry the company into the future. However, part of me is worried that the loss of Danielson and McGuinness is just the beginning of the end. It really depends on how well the rest of the year goes, how well the start of 2010 is, which wrestlers decide to step up, and whether or not the WWE (or TNA) decides to raid any more talent from the roster. But let me tell you, it will be a VERY sad day if ROH ever closes up shop.

And finally, the fall TV schedule is under way. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Supernatural are both back on the air and I couldn’t be happier. My life feels a little bit more complete now that they’re back.

While this past Friday was a fun filled, pro-wrestling experience, Saturday was the exact opposite. Late Saturday morning, I learned that Japanese wrestling legend Mitsuharu Misawa had died. From several reports that I have read since then, it seems that Misawa took a moderately dangerous back suplex in the ring. This ended up causing some spinal damage which lead to Misawa having a heart attack in the ring and dying shortly after.

The whole wrestling community has obviously been affected by this tragic news. Misawa is a legend in the sport, and his presence will definitely be missed for years to come. I know how deeply I’ve been affected by this news and I can’t even say that I was a huge fan. I’ve only seen a handful of Misawa’s matches, but I have really enjoyed them and could easily see how great of a performer he was. I can only imagine how this news has been affecting people who were bigger fans and who were close to him.

R.I.P. Misawa.