The question that looms over the RAW roster every week in light what happened at WrestleMania is.....just who is gonna beat Brock Lesnar? With Roman Reigns having gotten two shots at him in a month and not winning, after a year long buildup, me and most of you seem to have no idea. And sometimes … Continue reading Who’s Next?
Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War
This really isn't just one movie. It's the culmination of a 10 year endeavor that began with a gamble on a troubled Hollywood actor in Robert Downey Jr. and that making good movies that people enjoyed would overcome having to rely on B and C list characters from the Marvel Comics roster. It's also the … Continue reading Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War
Who’s to blame for Roman Reigns?
And where does he ultimately end up? So here we are, with WrestleMania 34 and the Greatest Royal Rumble in the books, and instead of some of us celebrating a new Universal Champion while others complain about him, we sit here with Brock Lesnar still as champion and Roman Reigns in limbo. It really seems … Continue reading Who’s to blame for Roman Reigns?
NXT Live Report
I got to check out the NXT Live show this weekend. Here's what I saw: Before the show we get a 10 bell salute for Brino Sammartino. Nice touch. Then we get the National Anthem and on to the matches. Street Profits and Orney Lorcan vs Forgotten Sons A little six man tag action to … Continue reading NXT Live Report
Thank You Bruno
The news came down today that Bruno Sammartino passed away at 82 years old. If you don't know, Bruno wasn't just the first big star for what was then the World Wide Wrestling Federation, he was champion for almost eight years uninterrupted and was the prototype for what would come later with Hulk Hogan, the … Continue reading Thank You Bruno
Running the Numbers on Roman Reigns
This one is short and sweet. One of the biggest complaints you see on social media about Roman Reigns is that no one cares about him, and thus he's being shoved down our throats. And this complaint has been largely immune to counter arguments because even when you try to state some facts like views … Continue reading Running the Numbers on Roman Reigns
Retro Recap – WrestleMania 18
WrestleMania 18 was in the middle of a hangover of sorts for the WWE. The Invasion angle was over, having limped to the finished line after a rousing start, and now the roster was somewhat of a mess with people who'd been around for a while, holdovers from the WCW/ECW alliance, and a few additions … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 18
The myth and folly of ‘Getting Yourself Over’
So the big story at the end of this week is whether or not Rusev may be leaving the WWE. In just a matter of days he went from being advertised for a casket match in Saudi Arabia against the Undertaker to being removed from that match and replaced with Chris Jericho. In between those … Continue reading The myth and folly of ‘Getting Yourself Over’
Support your female wrestling fans
The day before I started on this piece there was a hashtag on twitter #finewomenwholikewwe in which several of our sister wrestling fans posted pictures of themselves to demonstrate that yes, women do like wrestling out there. Now I didn't comment or respond because I didn't want to come off like creepy guy but I'll … Continue reading Support your female wrestling fans
What to do about Roman Reigns?
It took a lot of searching for me to figure out what I wanted to say here after WrestleMania 34 ended. I was thinking 'this is a really great show we got here' right up until the Main Event. Some of the decisions caught me off guard. I was surprised at Asuka tapping out to … Continue reading What to do about Roman Reigns?
Stroke of Genius 