CM Punk's return to WWE very well may be the biggest story of 2023, and anyone who has thoughts about pro wrestling has some to say about it. To do that in this space, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once again lent us her talents. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on … Continue reading A True Cult of Personality
MCU Fact and Fiction: The Box Office
The Variety article thar came out last week has led to a cavalcade of takes about the MCU and where it's all gone wrong. And while it's full of anonymously sourced stories that read like they were planted by people with axes to grind, that hasn't stopped people from taking them as gospel truth and … Continue reading MCU Fact and Fiction: The Box Office
Edge makes the leap
AEW's WrestleDream pay per view ended with something that came out a dream, the arrival of Adam Copeland, known to us all as Edge. After spending 25 years as a WWE superstar Adam crossed the street to work for All Elite Wrestling, following in the footsteps of Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, and CM … Continue reading Edge makes the leap
Review – Winning Time
Winning TIme is a bio-series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers that would win five NBA championships in nine years and go to the finals nine times between 1980 and 1991. At the heart of it is the Lakers late owner Jerry Buss, his star players Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, head coaches Paul Westhead … Continue reading Review – Winning Time
Thank you, Bray Wyatt
The world of pro wrestling was hit with a huge blow this week with the passing of Windham Rotunda, know onscreen as Bray Wyatt. Bray was one of the most creative minds in the business and came up with a lot of concepts for characters, tv segments and matches that weren't like anything else we … Continue reading Thank you, Bray Wyatt
Retro Movie Review – The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter is one of a number of early 80s sci fi movies that sprung up in the wake of the success of the original Star Wars trilogy. Throughout the first half of the decade if you had a screenplay that involved spaceships, a boy/young adult hero who had to recognize his potential in … Continue reading Retro Movie Review – The Last Starfighter
Series Review – Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion is the latest entry in the Disney+ run of Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings that have been coming fast and furious since 2021. The receptions to each one has been far more varied than we'd gotten accustomed to with Marvel action products, and that itself has been a major online topic of discussion. No … Continue reading Series Review – Secret Invasion
The Bloodline Timeline, Part 5: Trial by Combat
With the Bloodline Saga reaching a huge climax soon, it's time to start chronicling what it all looked like to us. To do that here, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once again lent us her talents. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. Check out Part 1 here, Part 2 … Continue reading The Bloodline Timeline, Part 5: Trial by Combat
WWE Supershow – Fairfax, 2023
As any frequent readers of this site know I try to get to at least one WWE House Show a year. This time around I made it back to the Eagle Bank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia to check out the Supershow. This was dual brand show featuring stars from both Raw and Smackdown. Five titles … Continue reading WWE Supershow – Fairfax, 2023
MLW Never Say Never
This was the first live event broadcast for MLW in four years, the last one being MLW Superfight Recap in 2019. MLW was hit really hard by COVID, maybe the worst of all the wrestling companies. They were starting to build some momentum with the Superfight show, and then just a few months later everything … Continue reading MLW Never Say Never
Stroke of Genius 