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WWE

Return of the A Lister

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There is a rumor that the Intercontinental Title match tonight will be a triple threat match. If that is true, then this is what’s going to happen:

The Miz will win tonight against Roman Reigns and John Cena. Raw is more fun with him as the Intercontinental Champion. Most importantly, Reigns isn’t right for the title. No, I’m not a Reigns Hater, I actually think he’s one of the best talents on the roster. The problem is, he is too powerful for it.

Yes, too powerful.

The only superstars on Raw who have a realistic shot at beating Reigns are Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and possibly Samoa Joe. The Miz can’t beat Reigns one-on-one so that’s why you would add another superstar to the match.

The match tonight should start off with Miz running out of the ring as the bell rings. Cena and Reigns will fight it out for a while. Maybe Miz will try to come back in the ring and Reigns will superman punch him back out.

It’ll end with Miz on Cena’s shoulders, Reigns spears Cena, and the Miz hits Reigns with the Skull Crushing Finale. New champion, Reigns goes on to WrestleMania to fight for the Universal Championship, everybody wins.

 

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And The 2018 Royal Rumble Winner Is….

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There are two superstars who stand a “realistic” chance of winning the Royal Rumble, and they are Finn Baylor and Shinsuke Nakamura. Both men have a ton of star power but NOTHING going on in their WWE careers. Nakamura is teaming with Randy Orton and Baylor has reformed the Baylor club and can’t stop smiling about it.

Baylor winning would mean a match against Brock Lesnar (who I assume is keeping his title). It wouldn’t be an interesting WrestleMania match against the Beast Incarnate, UNLESS they add Roman Reigns and make it a triple threat match.

But more on that later.

Nakamura winning would mean he would be taking on AJ Styles, his long-time nemesis. There was a preview of that at Money in the Bank, where the two exchanged an epic stare down followed by a lot of elbows and knees. Nakamura is 37 years old and has a lot of miles on those legs. He doesn’t have a very long WWE career in store for him, so they have to give him his title run now before his age starts to show more.

I really can’t see anyone else having a real shot at winning. Baron Corbin lost his chance when he went on a Twitter crusade, Randy Orton won last year, Bray Wyatt’s character is flat, and Elias does more guitar playing than actual wrestling these days. I don’t see a surprise entrance superstar winning either. CM Punk is always rumored to come back, but I would rather see him fight Aleister Black than compete for a title.

Baylor would be the favorite to win the Royal Rumble, but, either way, I predict that both men would have some kind of title shot at WrestleMania. Tune in January 28th and see how close I am to predicting a winner.

Joe Reyes

BOOKS

Bewitching Book Tours

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aftermath851x315I have a book virtual book tour hosted by Bewitching Book Tours. Check it out, enjoy and let me know what you think.

Joe Reyes

June 13 Top Ten Guest Blog

Fang-tastic Books

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Top Ten Post-Apocalyptic movies, books and tv shows

June 14 Spotlight

The Recipe Fairy

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June 15 Interview

Roxanne’s Realm

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June 16 Guest Blog

Hart’s Romance Pulse

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Topic: write about how our fear of the end of the world helps create a deeply emotional post-apocalyptic story?

June 17 Spotlight

CBY Book Club

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June 20 Interview

Deal Sharing Aunt

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June 21 Spotlight

3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, and Sissy, Too!

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June 22 Interview

The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom

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June 23 Interview

Literary Dust

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June 24 Spotlight

T’s Stuff

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June 27 Spotlight

Lisa’s World of Books

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June 28 Review

Aussie Bookworms

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June 30 Spotlight

Fuonlyknew

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July 1 Spotlight

Zenny’s Awesome Book Reviews

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July 4 Spotlight

Booklover Sue

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July 5 Spotlight

Mello and June, It’s a Book Thang!

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July 6 Spotlight

Ramblings of a book nerd

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July 7 Spotlight

JeanzBookReadNReview

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July 8 Recipe and Review

Cabin Goddess

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July 8 Spotlight

Ogitchida Kwe’s Book Blog

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July 11 Guest blog and review

Books and Kats

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July 11 Guest blog and review

The Novel Girls

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One Of My Biggest Regrets

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I don’t like to use the word “regret”, but I feel like it is appropriate for this story. In the mall there is a Japanese restaurant in the food court that has the best orange chicken and noodles I’ve ever had. This place has ruined me from having the same dish anywhere else because I know it won’t be as good.

I’ve been going there for about 4 years now. I had a job at a JC Penney in the same mall and used to eat there on my breaks every Sunday. Then my next job was at an Ashely Furniture right across the street from the mall, so my breaks consisted of the same meal.

I became such a regular that whenever I walked by, the Chinese workers at the counter would start preparing my dish. He would even give me more chicken and not charge me for it. If it was quiet, we would exchange some small talk and pleasantries.

Then one day it all ended. I took my girlfriend to the mall SPECIFICALLY to try out that special combination that pleasured my taste buds to no end. As we approached the food court I felt a great disturbance. There he was, that Philippian was being hauled away by a pair of men dressed in black overcoats. As he struggled to get free, our eyes locked. He screamed out “Joe Reyes!” and I reached out my hand and screamed “That Asian guy!” and that was the last I saw of him.

Actually, the story really was this; I took my girlfriend to the mall and the Japanese place was bought out by another company and under new management. But the Vietnamese man wasn’t there anymore. I assumed he owned the place and when he sold it he didn’t work there anymore.

That was the end of it. Simple, yet it was sad to me. 4 years of knowing someone, exchanging light conversation, yet I never knew his name. I don’t know why, but I really regret it. Maybe because the food there now is so horrific. Seriously, how do you screw up noodles? They were just plain noodles. And the chicken, don’t get me started on that. Okay I’ll tell you. It used to be big chunks full of life and Asian pride, now they are crispy and small. Almost like they were shrunken by being so overcooked.

So that’s my story. Doesn’t really sound like too big a deal, but I felt selfish after the place closed. The guy saw me as a regular, gave me extra food, asked me about my day, yet I didn’t even think to ask his name.

Joe Reyes

 

 

AFTERMATH, BOOKS

6 Days Left Update

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Felt like a kid at Christmas when I opened up my copies of my novel Aftermath. Probably next week I will schedule a book signing at the library and my old college Brookdale. In the meantime I’m just updating all my social media. The 20th is when Wasteland Press promotes the book.

I think I’m in a good position. Every author I talked to said I’m ahead of the game, but in my mind I don’t think so. Nerves and stress I guess. The 20th is approaching fast and I don’t really know what will happen. I’m not a book guy. “But aren’t you a writer?” Yea, but I don’t find much interest in reading. So I don’t know where readers get the scoop on the next latest book. But I trust Wasteland Press.

Oh also in June I have a virtual book tour with Bewitching Books. So from what I read it’s a lot of getting me out on others blogs and promoting my book and doing interviews. It’s very exciting, but stressful. I haven’t woken up past 5:45 in days. I have a list of everything I need to do, but sometimes I can’t do it all in a day.

It’ll get better I know, but right now my toilet is getting a lot of action from my stress induced crapping. On that note, I would like to thank all of you for your support.

You can check it out at Amazon and Barnes and Noble

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aftermath-joe-reyes/1123764110?ean=9781681111124&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP325&k_clickid=3×325

http://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Joe-Reyes/dp/1681111128/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463223901&sr=8-2&keywords=aftermath+joe+reyes

Joe Reyes

Aftermath Survival Guide

Eating People

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Have you ever looked at a guy in a non-sexual way and said, “I really want a piece of him in my mouth?” In the world of Aftermath, that’s not strange statement. Most of us aren’t seasoned forest rangers who can go into the woods with a butter knife and build a shopping mall. To survive you must rely on what you know. Meat = Food plain and simple.

Most people are going to have to live off the land to survive. That can actually be a death sentence in itself. There was a jingle to remember what berries in the woods were poisonous. “Green and sweet and good to eat” or was it “Red and sweet and good to eat” either way you can’t leave your survival up to a coin toss.

You use the same principles in cooking a steak that you would use when cooking a person. Overcooked is better than undercooked to guarantee you won’t get sick from raw meat. The creative part is how to do the actual cooking. Rotisserie style, skillet, barbeque grates, the goal is to have the cooking apparatus has to be raised up over the fire and not sitting directly on it. This is so you’re able to add more wood to keep the fire going.

It’s kill or be killed out there. You have to focus on your survival no matter what the cost. Eating a person doesn’t make you evil, it just makes you more in tune with how the world is run now. You must always remember that you must do whatever you have to if it ensures your survival, even eat someone.

Joe Reyes