When Roman came back and showed us his more aggressive stance along with his new manager Paul Heyman, it seemed to me that he was taking action simply to reclaim what was his and doing it such a way that no one would get the drop on him again - no cashing in the briefcase, … Continue reading The next step for the Tribal Chief?
RIP Ratings Talk
Our long national nightmare may finally be over. Ratings talk is on the run and may be over for good. Finally! What went from a weekly observation in 1996 to a justification for half baked takes in the 2000s to a toxic point scoring tool on Wednesday nights in 2020 may finally have breathed its … Continue reading RIP Ratings Talk
Hail to the Tribal Chief
I gotta start this off by saying that never before in the last six years did I think we would see this: https://twitter.com/WWERomanReigns/status/1388505017330642948?s=19 Roman Reigns has reached a level head and shoulders above everyone in the business right now and in doing so rejuvenated Paul Heyman's storied career and brought a level of performance out … Continue reading Hail to the Tribal Chief
Wrestlemania 37 Rundown
I got a bunch of stuff on WrestleMania 37, and here is a quick rundown of what I thought of the card across the board. There's a lot to unpack, and to be honest I don't have super deep thoughts on every part of the show so some of this is going to be brief. … Continue reading Wrestlemania 37 Rundown
WrestleMania 37 Deeper Thoughts
https://twitter.com/Kazeem/status/1382386427523129350?s=19 Indeed it was, and not because of the number of participants but because of the roles they were given, from headliners to defending champions to rising stars to young prospects to wily veterans here to help said young prospects. There was a level of trust to Black wrestlers at this show, for the ring … Continue reading WrestleMania 37 Deeper Thoughts
Dreaming in Reality
As with the Royal Rumble I felt it was best to turn things over to a Black woman to discuss the significance, and Tonya graciously agreed to do that again. She's the author of this piece. Find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. I sat down to watch Night 1 of WrestleMania 37 this past Saturday … Continue reading Dreaming in Reality
Movie Review – Godzilla vs Kong
So after some delays due to COVID and other things we get the second big movie of 2021, and the big fight between the two titans of monster moviedom, Godzilla and King Kong. This one is the fourth film in a series that started off with 2014's Godzilla, which made the mistake of trying to … Continue reading Movie Review – Godzilla vs Kong
Movie Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
This of course is the movie most of us never thought would be made. After 2017's theatrical cut flopped at the box office, Snyder's most devoted fans began an online campaign for his version of the film to be completed and released. And it looked like a pipe dream to be honest. I for one … Continue reading Movie Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Of course Bianca is Ready
I'm gonna skip the big intro and get to the point here...If you're seriously going to deliberate over whether someone is ready to be a major wrestling champion there are only two questions to ask: One, has their character shown the necessary ability to beat the current titleholder and any challengers that may come afterwards? … Continue reading Of course Bianca is Ready
Review – Wandavision
WandaVision is the first foray into the streaming service world for Marvel Studios outside the purview of Netflix and under the leadership of Kevin Feige. And it could not have come a moment sooner given that COVID robbed us of an entire year of new material from the MCU. We were promised that this would … Continue reading Review – Wandavision
Stroke of Genius 