Well, hey, & welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first that it is within deep sadness as American wrestling legend Hulk Hogan (The man who dominated the golden era of pro wrestling during the 80's heyday halcyon period) better known as 'The Immortal' & 'The Hulkster' who has recently passed away aged 71 (First it was rock & metal legend of 'The Prince of Darkness' of Ozzy Osbourne, & now, Hulk Hogan as they mourn the loss of both legendary figures in the industry, especially Hulk's beloved fans known as Hulkamaniacs, as well as being both of them who used to be reality TV stars) so all thoughts, prayers & condolences go to the family & his loved ones in this sad, but tough time, rest in paradise (RIP), but the first WWE pay per view that I heard was Summerslam where the man known as 'The Immortal' beat 'HBK' Shawn Michaels in the main event of the match way back 20 years ago in 2005, so what you gonna do, what you gonna do, when Hulkamania, runs wild on you!
Terry Gene 'Hulk Hogan' Bollea
1953 - 2025
And secondly on to the gaming stuff that I managed to buy & pre-order Project Motor Racing on the PS5 (And also I have bought & pre-ordered both Virtua Fighter 5: REVO PS5 version as well as Battlefield 6 (The reason why I wanted to get that game (Along with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 that I've got already) is that I'm experiencing both that dreadful invasion that has been going since 2022, & the Gaza war by watching it on CNN (The one news outlet that Aunty Tan watches) & Aljazeera (And the other one news outlet that Carole mainly watches), & wish listed the upcoming 007 game of First Light which is due for release next year) because the reason why I'm getting that game was because of both the Japanese GT500 pack included along with the V8 Power Pack which is possibly going to feature Australian Supercars Championship Series racing vehicles even though with the Forza Motorsport series likely to come to an end due to 50% of their staff at Turn 10 Studios have been given a lay off along with potentially the Need For Speed franchise (And I've got both Need For Speed: Rivals & Need For Speed: Payback, but I have not played them yet) which is about to finish along with Forza Motorsport (Series), but I have revealed a story that I started learning to become a gamer by first learning how to play computer games at a young age then console during my later years, so that's why however did end up becoming a gamer that's for sure (And I did not know that a new study shows that professional sports people like one of the NBA basketballers tend to take naps such as sleeping by enhancing their performance according to the ESPN programme that I saw recently which was SportsCenter Australia).
And thirdly that the Foo Fighters have recently released their new song as a single called 'Today's Song', their first since 2023 to mark 30 years since their debut studio album came out in 1995, & also in the midst of the infidelity scandal that rocked the band's lead singer Dave Grohl (Who was once a Nirvana drummer, until he left in 1994 due to his good friend & bandmate Kurt Cobain's tragic passing so he formed the Foo Fighters instead, & they aren't as successful as Nirvana did according to the Dave Grohl: The Storyteller book that I've got along with Andy Webb), & Josh Freese being sacked from the band, much to the dismay of Grohl even though with the band expected to return to live music when they perform in October at the Singapore Grand Prix this year, & also the search for the new Foo Fighters drummer is on to replace the recently fired Freese, while the new heartfelt track is about the legacy & formation of the band itself as they finally thank Josh Freese (Who came in to replace the late Taylor Hawkins) & honour Hawkins for which the band had started out as a side-project of Nirvana, but they have selected Ilan Rubin (Of Nine Inch Nails fame) to replace Freese as the new drummer of the Foo Fighters recently, beating the likes of both Matt Cameron & Rufus Taylor who miss out once more to take over from him.
And finally the All Blacks (Who'll have Codie Taylor play his 100th test (10 years after his debut back in 2015 against Los Pumas in Christchurch as well as the 14th to do so while Richie McCaw was the first back in 2011 during the men's Rugby World Cup pool match against France, & just the 2nd New Zealand hooker after Keven Mealamu) as well as Simon Parker making his test debut, but New Zealand haven't lost a test match since against France in November last year in Paris) have named their team to play against Argentina (Who are still seeking their elusive first win against NZ on home soil) again for the 2nd round of the Rugby Championship at Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires (Our last meeting between the 2 sides was this year at Estadio Alberto Mario Kempes in Cordoba in which we defeated them after Sevu Reece & Samisoni Taukei'aho who came off from the pine respectively to score 2 tries in that game despite a yellow card from AB's centre Anton Lienert-Brown who was concussed as he left the field with a head knock, therefore ruling him out for the next test in Buenos Aires), so here is the team naming in its entirety:
STARTING XV (RUN ON)
FORWARD PACK
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Ethan de Groot (Highlanders/Southland)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Crusaders/Canterbury)
3 (Tight head prop): Fletcher Newell (Crusaders/Canterbury)
SECOND ROW
4 (No.4 lock): Scott Barrett (Captain, Crusaders/Taranaki)
5 (No.5 lock): Fabian Holland (Highlanders/Otago)
LOOSE FORWARDS
6 (Blind side flanker): Tupou Vaa'i (Chiefs/Taranaki)
7 (Open side flanker): Ardie Savea (Moana Pasifika/Wellington)
8 (Number 8): Simon Parker (Chiefs/Northland)
BACK LINE
HALVES
9 (Half-back): Cortez Ratima (Chiefs/Waikato)
10 (First five-eighth): Beauden Barrett (Blues/Taranaki)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
13 (Centre): Billy Proctor (Hurricanes/Wellington)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Rieko Ioane (Blues/Auckland)
14 (Right wing): Sevu Reece (Crusaders/Southland)
& 15 (Fullback): Will Jordan (Crusaders/Tasman)
& REPLACEMENT PLAYERS (IMPACT)
16 (Reserve hooker): Samisoni Taukei'aho
17 (Reserve loose head prop): Tamaiti Williams (Who'll return to the fold as he comes into the side to replace Fletcher Newell who is elevated to the starting lineup)
18 (Reserve tight head prop): Pasilio Tosi
19 (Reserve lock): Josh Lord (Who replaces the injured Patrick Tuipulotu to be on the reserve lock position)
20 (Reserve loose forward): Wallace Sititi (Who returns from injury as he takes Samipeni Finau's place at the reserve loose forward position)
21 (Reserve half-back): Finlay Christie
22 (Reserve midfielder): Quinn Tupaea (Who comes into the team as he takes the concussed Anton Lienert-Brown's place at the reserve midfielder position)
& 23 (Reserve back): Damian McKenzie.
So that is my 629th blog of the year 2025 (MMXXV) & my 53rd of this year, viva Ukraine.
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