At the time it aired WrestleMania 29 felt like an own goal for WWE. It wasn't all bad, but it was far from great and could have very easily been a lot better with just a few changes. Some of the disappointing parts were well intentioned, but there were a lot of head schratchers given … Continue reading Retro Recap _ WrestleMania 29
Royal Rumble Weekend Thoughts
First up, NXT Takeover. Here are my takeaways: Adam Cole and Aleister Black are crazy. Johnny Gargano is really good. Adranae Cien Almas isn't bad either. OK, a little more than that. The NXT Women's Title match went down a little different than I expected. It was a decent enough match, with a pretty clever … Continue reading Royal Rumble Weekend Thoughts
WWE Live Baltimore Report
I made it out to the WWE house show the night before the Royal Rumble. I've been to Smackdown house shows and a couple in 2015 before the brand split, but this is my first RAW only house show (I went to Extreme Rules last year which was a RAW only pay per view, but … Continue reading WWE Live Baltimore Report
Rewriting History – WrestleMania 27
With all the chatter there has been about the Undertaker coming back one more time to take on John Cena (a bad idea that thankfully looks like it's not going to happen), I started thinking of when this match could and should have happened instead. I'm not a big fantasy booking guy anyway, so for … Continue reading Rewriting History – WrestleMania 27
Wacky Ideas for 2018 and Beyond
The WWE found itself in an interesting place last year. The roster is as loaded as it's ever been, and the in ring action remained consistently the best it's been for a while. But some competitors really stepped their games up, particularly New Japan, so there was no advantage gained. In fact, good wrestling is … Continue reading Wacky Ideas for 2018 and Beyond
Wrestling Top Fives of 2017
2017 is winding down, so I'm going to attempt once again to do some year in review stuff. Maybe I'll actually finish it this time. There was a lot of good stuff in the wrestling world this year, both in and out of WWE, and I didn't get to see all of it so you're … Continue reading Wrestling Top Fives of 2017
Retro Recap – Starrcade 1998
Starrcade 98 was a real crossroads moment of sorts for WCW. After a year of losing ground in the TV ratings war to the WWF but still making good money otherwise, they had to decide what direction to take their biggest star of the moment, Goldberg, and what to do with the remnants of the … Continue reading Retro Recap – Starrcade 1998
Movie Review – The Marine 4
So why on Earth would I watch the fourth installment of a straight to video movie series? And why on Earth am I actually reviewing it? Well, why not? The other WWE film reviews I've done here have been fairly popular as far you guys clicking on them, my DVR was empty, and I had … Continue reading Movie Review – The Marine 4
Retro Recap – Unforgiven 1998
Retro recap time! I got the urge to do an Attitude Era recap as way of pointing out just how not so awesome it could be at times. The Attitude Era gets way too much credit today, especially by people who like to crap on today's product. So here we are in 1998, in the … Continue reading Retro Recap – Unforgiven 1998
Ratings? What ratings?
There isn't a week that goes by without Wrestling Twitter going on about RAW's ratings and how they're in the crapper. And every now and then even some personalities like Vince Russo or random bloggers (of which I am one, of course) chiming in. If you go by what they say, you'd be pretty concerned … Continue reading Ratings? What ratings?
Stroke of Genius 