Fear State has come to its conclusion, and with it the run of James Tynion as both a Batman and DC comics writer as he has headed over to substack to do the freelance thing. Substack is the latest effort by writers to male their own way outside of the established order, be it newspapers … Continue reading Review – Batman: Fear State
ROH Final Battle 2021
I haven't been to a wrestling pay per view since Ring of Honor's Best in the World in 2018, so when they announced that Final Battle would be taking place nearby I went and got a ticket. A few weeks prior came the shocking and sad announcement that ROH would be shutting down after this … Continue reading ROH Final Battle 2021
Retro Recap – Battleground 2017
Battleground 2017 was one of the most critically panned pay per views in modern history. On paper it wasn't a bad show but as it unfolded with each match it just seemed like everything was taking the worst possible turn it could. And over it all loomed the shadow of the Punjabi Prison Match, and … Continue reading Retro Recap – Battleground 2017
Survivor Series 2021
H/t to BT sports for the cover photo Survivor Series was the final pay per view of 2021, and the fifth in the brand supremacy version of the event. It was also a celebration of the Rock's debut 25 years ago, but one without him on the premises. He wasn't advertised for the show but … Continue reading Survivor Series 2021
Movie Review – Red Notice
Red Notice starts the Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot in a heist film when the Rock plays special agent John Hartley as he pursues Nolan Booth (Reynolds), the world's biggest art thief. When Booth steals a egg given to Cleopatra by Marc Antony and is scooped by Bishop (Gadot), he and Hartley end up … Continue reading Movie Review – Red Notice
Deeper Thoughts on Falcon and Winter Soldier
The subtitle of this miniseries could really be "Screwed by the System", because that's what most of the important characters and even a few minor ones have in common with each other. From Sam to Bucky to Sharon to Zemo to Walker to Isaiah to the Flag Smashers, they've all been done dirty in one … Continue reading Deeper Thoughts on Falcon and Winter Soldier
Extreme Rules 2021 Thoughts
I had not planned on writing about this. Going in this screamed B level pay per view to get us to the draft, and only of the title matches was not a foregone conclusion going in. And yet here I am because it turned out to be much more than that. Liv Morgan vs Carmella … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2021 Thoughts
Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2021
Note: this was an ongoing project that was updated throughout the year. It will be updated if and when I find better information or if I need to make any corrections. All the data on matches and match times were taken from http://www.profightdb.com and http://www.cagematch.net. I logged all of the televised women's matches for WWE, … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2021
Big E Wins
Big E winning the WWE World Championship is the latest moment in what has been a banner year for Black wrestlers in the WWE. Just look at this list First Black woman Royal Rumble winner (Bianca Belair)First time two Black women main evented WrestleMania (Belair and Sasha Banks), and won an ESPY award for it!First … Continue reading Big E Wins
A night at MSG for WWE Smackdown
I had the pleasure of hitting up the Super Smackdown at Madison Square Garden on September 10. It was my first time heading to MSG, and it was great. It was easily the best episode of Smackdown in some time and without a doubt since fans have returned. I got some pictures from the night, … Continue reading A night at MSG for WWE Smackdown
Stroke of Genius 