Last Man Standing Match: CM Punk vs Randy Orton This was a rematch from WrestleMania and the blowoff match for the feud between Punk and Orton that had been going on for a few months. Really good match that saw kendo sticks, chairs, and the announce table come into play. Punk actually survived a few … Continue reading Retro Recap – Extreme Rules 2011
Backlash 2017 Thoughts
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Dolph Zigger I initially found this to be a curious choice for an opener but given how Nakamura's entrance gets the crowd worked up it was the right choice. Dolph came to work and got in most of the offense while Shinsuke did most of the selling save for his signature stuff. … Continue reading Backlash 2017 Thoughts
Do you even buy comics, bro?
We have another cancellation, this time Black Panther and the Crew. After all of two issues Marvel decided it was time to pull the plug, with the upcoming sixth issue being it's last. This is on the heels of BP: World of Wakanda getting cancelled after four issues, and Nighthawk meeting it's fate pretty quickly … Continue reading Do you even buy comics, bro?
Payback 2017 Recap
U.S. Title Match: Kevin Owens (c) vs Chris Jericho Good opener, with a somewhat surprising result. The assumption going in for a lot of people was that Owens would win here, the angle wold be over, and Jericho would be off to tour with Fozzy. Well, I saw on Twitter this weekend that a lot … Continue reading Payback 2017 Recap
Retro Recap – Unforgiven 2004
Unforgiven went down in September of 2004, about a month after Summerslam. The company was still reeling a bit from Brock Lesnar leaving after WrestleMania XX, and was getting by with JBL as the main champion on Smackdown while Triple H's Evolution (with Ric Flair and two youngsters named Randy Orton and Bautista) was sucking … Continue reading Retro Recap – Unforgiven 2004
Secret Empire Kicks Off
Secret Empire is here, and so far so good. The opening issue set the table really well for what's to come while not shooting too many shots early. Writer Nick Spencer has already made me feel more at ease with what's going to happen here storywise than I was at any point during last year's … Continue reading Secret Empire Kicks Off
Superstar Shake Up – One Week Later
There were a lot of instant reactions to the Superstar Shake Up last week. I figured it would be best to wait a week and see how it shakes out first, so here's what I think so far: RAW I'm fine with the middle and bottom rows. Alexa Bliss has already shaken up the women's … Continue reading Superstar Shake Up – One Week Later
Some thoughts on The Last Jedi
Ok, if you're like me you saw the trailer and you're ready to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi RIGHT NOW. But unfortunately we have to wait until December 15. So for now, enjoy this poster. But that's not all. Between now and then we're going to be swamped with rumors, speculation, 'leaks', and Lord … Continue reading Some thoughts on The Last Jedi
Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1991
Halloween Havoc was the follow up to what may be the worst pay per view, WCW or otherwise, ever: the 1991 Great American Bash. That show, mere days after WCW fired Ric Flair and literally had to reshuffle an entire card that didn't look very good to start with, was a total dumpster fire on … Continue reading Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1991
Is Event Fatigue Real?
As the discussion continued about the reasons for Marvel's sales drop as last year closed out a popular culprit was event fatigue, that some people are just tired of all the events that seem to be popping up one after another, and now we're on the verge of the next event starting up, Marvel's Secret … Continue reading Is Event Fatigue Real?
Stroke of Genius 