Photo Page Update

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Autograph Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 30, 2015

Autograph Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 29, 2015

2015 All-Star Mr. Redlegs Bobblehead and Bobblestache Unboxing

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone unboxes a 2015 All-Star Mr. Redlegs Bobblehead and Bobblestache.

Sayonara Sting?

Last Sunday, World Wrestling Entertainment presented the pay-per-view wrestling event known as Night of Champions. This is the only night during the WWE calendar year in which every title in the company is guaranteed to be up for grabs. The biggest and most prestigious of these titles is the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Since Wrestlemania 31, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship has been held by Seth Rollins, and his most recent title defense came against the vigilante and former cornerstone of World Championship Wrestling, Sting. Rollins retained the belt after his pretty good match with the icon was abruptly halted and seemingly rushed to completion. The reason for this awkward ending was because apparently Sting was legitimately injured during the bout.

For those of you who do not know, WWE was, is, and always will be scripted. The outcomes of the matches are predetermined, and the wrestlers already know who will win before the bout begins because at its core, professional wrestling is more entertainment than it is sport. However, just because the results are scripted does not mean that it is safe. Professional wrestling is arguably one of the most dangerous professions in the world. The wrestlers take huge risks every time they step into the squared circle, and injuries are always possible no matter how trained and cautious the wrestlers are.

What happened to Sting is an unfortunate example of what can occur inside a wrestling ring. During the match, Rollins delivered a “buckle bomb,” a maneuver in which a wrestler throws another wrestler into the corner of the ring, to Sting. After the move had been completed, you could tell that there was something wrong with Sting. He could barely stand and moments later, he collapsed to the mat. The ringside doctor came into the ring immediately to check on the vigilante, and the bout stopped for a few minutes. During this time, the camera was focused only on Rollins, which was a huge clue for everybody watching on television that this injury was not scripted. Sting managed to finish the match with Rollins reversing the Scorpion Death Lock into a rollup pin, but it was obvious that the ending was rushed. After the match, the camera immediately focused only on Rollins and Sting was never seen on the broadcast again.

The next day, numerous sites reported that Sting had suffered a legitimate neck injury that was possibly career threatening. If the match was truly the end of Sting’s time in the ring, it will be a sad ending to what was an illustrious pro wrestling career. He won many world championships during his time in World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and his feuds with the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and the New World Order were legendary. It was only last year when the icon finally signed with WWE. Fans had been waiting 13 years for the Stinger to make his presence known in the biggest professional wrestling company on the planet. Unfortunately, his time in WWE could be short-lived should this injury indeed end his career. All we wrestling fans can do is hope that this is not the last time we have seen Sting distribute his iconic form of justice in a wrestling ring.

Bobblehead Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 24, 2015

Autographs Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 23, 2015

Photo Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 23, 2015

Autograph Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 22, 2015

Night of Champions 2015 Thoughts

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone shares his thoughts on WWE Night of Champions 2015.

Wrestlemania 23 3-Disc DVD Set Review

Wrestlemania is the biggest wrestling event of all time. It features high profile matches, celebrity involvement, and showcases World Wrestling Entertainment’s product on a global stage. An event this big only happens once a year, but that does not mean you only have to watch it once every 365 days. WWE has released every Wrestlemania on some sort of home video format whether it be on VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray. Over the course of the next few weeks, I will review the different home video editions of Wrestlemania that I own.

In this week’s post, I will take a look at Wrestlemania 23. This event took place from Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, and was the first Wrestlemania since Wrestlemania 19 to take place in a stadium as Wrestlemanias 20, 21, and 22 took place inside arenas. This is an individual Wrestlemania DVD set meaning that only the 23^rd edition of Wrestlemania is included.

The action gets started on Disc 1 as it contains the first few hours of the Wrestlemania 23 pay-per-view. It starts from the beginning of the event which takes a brief look at the history of Wrestlemania, and it ends with the “All Grown Up” Shawn Michaels promo. This is all that is on the first disc. There are no special features at all so once you finish disc 1, feel free to move onto disc 2.

The second disc consists of the rest of the Wrestlemania 23 pay-per-view which is only the WWE Championship match and highlights from the event. Also on this disc are a lot of special features such as vignettes, countdowns, and highlights from various Raw and Smackdown programming. The home video exclusive tag team lumberjack match which took place moments before Wrestlemania 23 went live in which the team of Carlito and Ric Flair took on Gregory Helms and Chavo Guerrero is also included on disc 2, as is a WWE.com exclusive interview with CM Punk, the announcement of Ford Field being the host site for Wrestlemania 23, the Wrestlemania 23 ticket sale, and the Wrestlemania 23 press conference between Donald Trump and Vince McMahon.

Disc 3 is like the third disc in the Wrestlemania 21 and the Wrestlemania 22 DVD sets in that it has the entire 2007 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that was held the night before Wrestlemania 23. This was a really good hall of fame class as it included Jim Ross, Jerry “the King” Lawler, Mr. Perfect, and Dusty Rhodes among others.

The packaging of Wrestlemania 23 is one of the best that WWE has ever done in my opinion. The front features the Wrestlemania 23 logo as well as the competitors involved in the events marquee matches. The inside of the packaging has pictures from a few of the matches as well as a series of pictures that show Jeff Hardy crashing down on Edge in the Money in the Bank ladder match.

The back of the DVD packaging is the opposite from the front in that it shows the results of the matches that were featured on the front of the case.

In conclusion, the DVD edition of Wrestlemania 23 is an excellent home video version of the actual pay-per-view. It contains the entire event as well as a ton of extras, great looking packaging, and the entire 2007 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Highlights from the pay-per-view include both of the world title matches, the money in the bank ladder match, and the “Battle of the Billionaires.” It was a pretty good Wrestlemania and is an even better DVD set.

Up next is the Wrestlemania 24 DVD set review! Stay tuned!

Autograph Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 16, 2015

Photo Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 16, 2015

Pete Rose Bobblehead Unboxing

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone unboxes a 2015 Cincinnati Reds SGA Pete Rose bobblehead and shows some of the recent additions to his sports collection.

Bobblehead Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 13, 2015

Photo Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 13, 2015

Looks Bleak for Pete

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is the one place on Earth where the greatest players, coaches, and other people associated with America’s pastime are enshrined for their accomplishments in relation to the sport. Legends like Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Joe Morgan among others are honored inside the hallowed halls of Cooperstown because of their incredible ability to play the game of baseball. The list of baseball hall of famers is a who’s who of legends associated with the sport that exemplify true baseball greatness. Despite this list of incredible heroes of the diamond, another list exists that possibly outweighs and overshadows the hall of fame: the list of people banned from Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Perhaps the two most well known people banned from both MLB and the National Baseball Hall of Fame are “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose. Last week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred denied the reinstatement of Jackson who was banned from baseball for his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. According to reports, Manfred had read what former commissioners Kenesaw Mountain Landis and A. Bartlett Giamatti had said about Jackson's banishment before deciding to uphold the decision set by Landis. For Rose and Reds Country, this is a bad sign.

Manfred is reviewing Rose's banishment and said that he would make a decision on it by the end of the year. Rose was banned from Major League Baseball in 1989 and subsequently the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 after the hall of fame made it a rule that anybody on the permanently ineligible list of MLB would not be considered for induction. His banishment was a result of his gambling on baseball while playing for and managing an MLB team, which violates the rule MLB had put in place as a result of, ironically, the Black Sox Scandal.

Many people, including myself, felt that this was Rose's best shot at getting reinstated as Manfred appears to be open minded when it comes to baseball. After all, he did agree to take another look at the case in a year in which the Reds were hosting the All-Star game as well as giving out an MLB approved bobblehead of Rose. It seemed that the stars had aligned for Rose and Reds Country as all signs appeared to point to the hit king taking his rightful place inside the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. The ruling on Jackson's banishment, however, paints a different story as it shows that perhaps Manfred is not willing to go against his predecessors. Factor in the new and damaging evidence against Rose in relation to his gambling that was brought to light earlier this summer, and the outlook for the reinstatement of the Charlie Hustle is bleak.

Personally, I think both Jackson and Rose should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Their careers were indeed of legendary status and their accomplishments on the field were incredible. The hall of fame just seems incomplete without them. I believe they at least deserve the chance to be put on the ballot. Unless they are taken off the permanently ineligible list of MLB though, it will never happen. Manfred already denied “Shoeless” Joe. I hope the outcome is not the same for Pete.

Rose for the hall!

Autograph Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 9, 2015

Photo Page Update

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— Cincy Fan Zone (@CincyFanZone) September 9, 2015

Bengals 2015 Season Outlook

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone previews the 2015 season of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Andy or AJ

Please note that this was created and posted before the final preseason game of the year, and as a result, the final preseason game was not taken into consideration when this post was written.

Quarterbacks are considered to be the most important players on football teams. Not only do they manage the offense and are responsible for making sure that an offensive drive ends with points being put on the scoreboard, but they also are the centerpieces of their respective franchises as teams often attempt to build a successful dynasty around the quarterback position.

The Cincinnati Bengals believe that they have in fact created a successful team with Andy Dalton as the starting quarterback. However, Dalton’s erratic style of play that has defined his career with the Bengals has many fans in Cincinnati calling for a change in leadership. Many members of Who Dey Nation have pointed to backup quarterback AJ McCarron as the savior of the Bengals offense, citing his success as a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide as to why he should start over Dalton.

More fuel to this argument was added when Dalton left the third game of the preseason against the Chicago Bears with an apparent neck injury. Dalton had snuck the ball into the end zone for a touchdown that capped off an impressive Bengals drive before leaving the game. After his first drive ended with a three and out, McCarron came back on the second drive with the entire first team offense, the same offense that Dalton had commanded two drives ago, and successfully stormed down the field before throwing a laser to wide receiver Marvin Jones who scampered into the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown.

The following offensive possession of the Bengals resulted in another touchdown after McCarron dropped in a 25-yard pass to tight end Tyler Eifert that set up a Jeremy Hill touchdown run from the one-yard line. It was a very impressive outing for McCarton who finished the first half with a passer rating of 158.3. So does he deserve the chance to become the starting quarterback for the Bengals?

Absolutely not. At least not yet. As much as half of the city of Cincinnati wants McCarron to get the nod over Dalton, the fact of the matter is that this was only McCarron’s second NFL game of his career. The Bengals, who signed Dalton to a massive contract last season, are not going to make the man they tagged as the face of the franchise a backup to a guy who has only played in two NFL preseason games. However, should Dalton get hurt or play horribly, then McCarron will get his chance to shine when the games matter during the regular season. Until that happens, expect to see McCarron on the sideline rather than the playing field.

I’m not going to lie. The thought of McCarron being the starting quarterback for the Bengals entered my mind as he continued to throw accurate passes on a consistent basis throughout the game. It was an entertaining thought, but as I said earlier, the job is Dalton’s unless he gets hurt or just flat out stinks. Based on the game though, it looks like the Bengals should be in good shape with either Dalton or McCarron leading the offense.

Who Dey!