Soriano and The Miz have confrontation.

by ak123 on May 17, 2009 10:19 PM CDT

Anyone who might have been at the Allstate Arena or saw on TV witnessed ex-reality star and now WWE wrestler, The Miz confront Alfonso Soriano who was ringside for the event.

The Miz began his interview by calling the winner of the last match a "lovable loser". You know where this led to. He then called out Soriano to come into the ring and fight him.Before Soriano could Miz got a "phone call" from Lou Pinella who stated he'd rather see Soriano get his annual injury on the field instead of the ring.

Later in the show, John Cena who does the trademark "You Can't See Me" did it with Soriano after his match. I'll try to grab a still at work tomorrow and post it here for anyone who might want to see it.

Here are some photos from the Miz and Soriano: http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/photos/mizspeaks/

Also, in other observation the Bears were there and so was Rich Harden and Ryan Theriot. Theriot was on the other side of the front row about 30 seats down from Soriano and you could tell he was absolutely not enjoying himself there. They didn't put him on TV. Harden was not in the front but rather nose bleeds. He doesn't seem to get that he can get free tickets so he just purchases them day of.

So my final note from the fun Soriano/Miz incident is what do you guys think about Cubs being in other forms of media. If it's jokes on Family Guy or wrestling or whatever else. While I'm not allowed to promote looking for this on YouTube, if they post the segment with Soriano/Miz on wwe.com check it out!

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also Cena celebrated his win

by doing the “you cant see me” with Soriano

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT reply actions

I had to Google “The Miz” because the most I know about wrestling comes from Rourke’s THE WRESTLER. Any guy that is a Real World alum…I kinda have a hard time taking seriously. Well, not kinda, I do.

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by dtpollitt on May 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions

But it's real, I'm telling you ..

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on May 17, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly. The Fans are Fake Though!

So says THE ONION!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x83M3_RdbJY

by TheHawkRules on May 18, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Without a doubt

But the fact is, the players got to have some fun and as Cubs fans I think it’s cool to watch all forms of entertainment with our players. Just like Mike Fontenot showing up on TBS I think next week for “My Boys”.

by ak123 on May 18, 2009 3:48 AM CDT up reply actions

And here I thought.....

… this was going to be about Soriano having a problem with his wife. Shows how out of touch I am, and I used to do free lance writing for WCW back inthe 90’s.

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by BeerCub on May 18, 2009 7:07 AM CDT reply actions

As well did I.

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by lemon20pie on May 18, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Really??

Can you explain your job? I find that very interesting.

I didn't get the players I wanted in the offseason!! Hopefully I get what I want in the Regular Season---The World Series Trophy!! Go Cubbies!!

by cubsluver22 on May 18, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions

You asked the wrong person.

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by daver on May 18, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

I thought the same thing

never heard “the miz” before.

by Allie on May 18, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Awesome pics

I don’t really like wrestling but this is awesome. If somebody does find video- please post the link.

Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.

by nji232 on May 18, 2009 8:28 AM CDT reply actions

Found the video

Pretty funny stuff but a little harsh.

Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.

by nji232 on May 18, 2009 10:26 AM CDT reply actions

I love the call from Lou

funny, but a bit personal IMO. I love that thru it all Sori was able to smile in the end, but would not expect him to be an actor anytime soon.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 18, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Soriano just stood there

what’s with that?

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by tony412 on May 18, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Thought the same thing.

Why would Sori agree to that? He just stood there and let that guy talk trash the whole time!

by kanderber on May 18, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions

later in the PPV

he and Cena did the “You Cant See Me” together and Sori looked less like a numrod that time.

Like i said above, Sori is a bad actor. IMO it might have been better to have attacked Cutler since he is a Bear and both Sox and Cub fans would have united in that one.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 18, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Well, I'm no fan of professional wrestling...

…but that was pretty entertaining. Hey, if this lunkhead is the one lighting the fire under Soriano’s bat (hello .923 OPS thus far!), he can keep talkin’. As long as Alfonso stays out of the ring and its associated injury risks, he can play a supporting role in this theater of the absurd all he likes.

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by daver on May 18, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions

too bad that cli

didnt include Santino defending his “Italian” friend Alfonso Soriano

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 18, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Sori is Dominican

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by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on May 18, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Even with the name Alfonso?

I could have sworn thats Italian?

by ak123 on May 18, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Do you apply this logic to Geovany Soto as well?

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by daver on May 19, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

daver

not sure if you caught the PPV or not, but a WWE Superstar called Alfonso Soriano Italian based on the name, as part of his gimick, nothign more. And that is what the above is about.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 19, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions

I watched only the clip that was posted.

(And I was just kidding.)

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by daver on May 19, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

its part of the same segment

but the clip ended before it happened, and that was the funnier part (which is why I wish it were there)

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 19, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions

It was sarcasm

One of the “dumber” wrestlers made that assumption about Soriano in the ring.

by ak123 on May 19, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Always use the indicator!

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by daver on May 19, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

You didnt really think I didnt know that?

I was talking about the PPV, Santino came out to defend Soriano, hit “Italian” brother. The crowd and Soriano got a good laugh frmo it.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 19, 2009 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Video no longer available due to a copyright claim by WWE.

by adam316 on May 20, 2009 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm sure you were quite happy that you got Sori to play along

"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."

by Madison Cub Fan on May 18, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions

Soriano wanted to

He’s a gigantic fan and wanted to be there.

by ak123 on May 18, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

I heard the audio on AM 1000. I thought it was kinda lame, especially if Fonzie agreed to be ripped on! It was a pretty lengthy rant, typical wrestling trash talk garbage. Fonzie should have shown this clown his paycheck, unless that wasn’t in the script!

by EllenTim on May 18, 2009 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

It was no different last year

They ripped on Fontenot, Dempster and Howry after the show.

by ak123 on May 18, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

What show was that on?

Is it on ESPN’s website or a specific show?

by ak123 on May 18, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Waddle & Silvy played it on ESPN radio in Chicago…

by EllenTim on May 18, 2009 11:45 AM CDT reply actions

It's pro-wrestling guys

It is a joke- the wrestler is a ‘bad guy’ and people don’t like him.
Soriano was in on the joke and so was the rest of the crowd (except possibly some of the truly non-functioning brain-dead White Sox fans). I really doubt that is the first time Soriano heard the lovable loser/101 year thing and had to stand there and not say anything back.

I’m glad they didn’t ask him to say something stupid ala AJ Pierzinskinov who actually plays the villain in real life MLB.

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by Andre Fonseca on May 18, 2009 12:16 PM CDT reply actions