Wrestlemania of course was the first huge show of the Vince McMahon era and with it being a big hit what do you do but fire up a sequel. This time around they held it in three cities on the same night (one of the worst ideas in wrestling history is the one card/multiple venues … Continue reading Retro Recap – Wrestlemania 2
Bring back the territories?
I was in a really great twitter thread a few days ago about some old NWA stuff that carried over into a discussion on smaller wrestling companies operating today and whether or not between them and the indies out a new territory system could be forged. Which led to an episode of the Rant with … Continue reading Bring back the territories?
Is KO Mania here to stay?
We're one week into the reign of Kevin Owens as the WWE Universal champion and the wheels are starting to turn in setting up the next few weeks of storylines. Seth Rollins looks to be on the road to a face turn (or at least turning into a guy who fights the heels now), Roman … Continue reading Is KO Mania here to stay?
Baltimore Comic Con 2016
Another year, another trip to Baltimore Comic Con in the books. If you have the chance to go I highly recommend it. It hasn't evolved into a pop culture/celebrity con like a lot of other cons out there. Yes there were a few celebrity guests there but the vast majority of the people there were … Continue reading Baltimore Comic Con 2016
Don’t come back
There are some rumors flying around about the possible return of two big name guys, Goldberg and Daniel Bryan. The former is the subject of a few rumor site stories while the latter has the rumor mill working and a segment from last week's Smackdown post-show Talking Smack. Goldberg hasn't been in a WWE ring … Continue reading Don’t come back
Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
Summerslam is done and boy was it a doozy. There was some good stuff, but a whole lot that left you shaking your head. I'll just jump right and let it fly. The Good John Cena vs AJ Styles - great match, one to have on repeat and rewatch a whole bunch of times, one … Continue reading Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
Retro Recap – Summerslam 1988
With Summerslam going down on Sunday I thought it would be cool to look back at the original show, Summerslam 1988. Summerslam was a further expansion of the WWF into the pay per view world. WrestleMania had been established in March/early April, and the Survivor Series was put up in November to stick it to … Continue reading Retro Recap – Summerslam 1988
Movie Review – Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is a group of mostly C level DC Comics villains assembled Dirty Dozen style to do covert missions that the government doesn't want to run to the Justice League for. The hook for the members is that if they succeed they get some time off their jail sentences. Of course if they … Continue reading Movie Review – Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad Odds
I thought I'd have a little fun with the Suicide Squad movie that's coming on Friday. One of the key premises behind the Suicide Squad is that somebody on the team is going to die. Between the bombs in their necks placed by Amanda Waller and the very nature of their mission, somebody is going … Continue reading Suicide Squad Odds
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground is all done, and it's on to Brand Split land. Battleground has been a throwaway show since it's inception; would this year be any different? Let's see: Women's Tag Team Match: Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks and ??? OK, they went for the easy play here with Bayley as the mystery partner. … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
Stroke of Genius 