This was not just a pay per view it was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Impact Wrestling (and TNA as it was previously known). There were some appearances by TNA and Impact wrestlers from previous eras, and some tributes by video from others, including Sting, Kurt Angle and AJ Styles. There was also … Continue reading Review: Impact Slammiversary
Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2022
Note: this is an ongoing project that will be updated throughout the year as more or better information comes in, or any corrections need to be made. All the data on matches and match times were taken from http://www.profightdb.com and http://www.cagematch.net. Results are for matches that were completed or scheduled as of August 4, 2022. … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2022
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
I had a free weekend so I made the two hour drive to good old Reading, PA to check out the WWE's post-WrestleMania tour. The company has renamed their Saturday house shows after the old Saturday Night's Main Event TV show, thus the name of this one. This was also a do over of sorts … Continue reading WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
Who should dethrone Roman Reigns?
This question has become a bit of a thing lately, to the point of being asked almost every day on Twitter it seems. And it's wild to see because four years ago, after the debacle that was the WrestleMania 34 main event, I was in this space asking "What to do about Roman Reigns?" The … Continue reading Who should dethrone Roman Reigns?
Naomi & Sasha Banks: Team BAD’s Good Day
And hopefully good future Note: This is a follow up piece to The Meaning of the Boss, published a few days before WrestleMania. Thanks again to Tonya to sharing her thoughts on another historic WrestleMania match. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. On Sunday, April 3, Sasha Banks and Naomi made history when they … Continue reading Naomi & Sasha Banks: Team BAD’s Good Day
The Meaning of the Boss
Last year during WrestleMania season, I asked Tonya to share her thoughts on the Main Event between Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair, both before and after the match happened. You can find them here and here. This year, she graciously accepted the invitation to come back and share some more as we head into WrestleMania … Continue reading The Meaning of the Boss
Cody owes you nothing
Traitor! You betrayed us! You sold out! How could you! These things and more have recently been said about Cody Rhodes re: leaving AEW and going back to the WWE. If you're like me then you've been alternating between laughing at the people saying this stuff and being concerned that there are way too many … Continue reading Cody owes you nothing
2021 NY 50
So it's that time of year again where me and some friends on the internet submit ballots for the NY 50, our top 50 WWE performers for the year. This is my fourth one and in previous years my winners were Charlotte Flair (2018), Kofi Kingston (2019), and Drew McIntyre (2020), and in this year's … Continue reading 2021 NY 50
Review – The Book of Boba Fett
I remember when I first saw Boba Fett. It wasn't onscreen, it was special offer on the back of the box of a Star Wars toy my parents had gotten me. And it was in between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. I thought 'who is this guy?' because he wasn't in the first … Continue reading Review – The Book of Boba Fett
Royal Rumble 2022 Thoughts
For the first time in years the Royal Rumble was not the first WWE pay per view; oops, I mean premium live event, of the year. Day 1 kicked things off in 2021 but as is always the case the Rumble is what starts us on our road to WrestleMania. This year featured the return … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2022 Thoughts
Stroke of Genius 