Towards the end of December I'm gonna do my year end awards for comics, wrestling, TV, and movies. For now I'm narrowing down the field in each category. So here we go with wrestling. Where I have a lot of nominees I'll whittle it down some more making a final choice. Match of the Year … Continue reading Wrestling Year End Awards – Phase One
Survivor Series 2016 Recap
Women's Elimination Match: Team RAW (Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax, and Alicia Fox) vs Team Smackdown (Becky Lynch, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, and Nikki Bella) We get our first swerve of the night as Nikki Bella doesn't make it to the ring .and is found backstage laid out. Natalya conveniently offers to take her … Continue reading Survivor Series 2016 Recap
NXT Takeover Recap
NXT put on another good show last night from Toronto. Here's what I thought of it all. Bobby Roode vs Ty Dellinger Good opener. There was some storyline buildup over the last few weeks with Roode dumping Dellinger in the middle of their match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament. Roode's entrance in Brooklyn … Continue reading NXT Takeover Recap
Movie Review – Dr. Strange
Alright, I'm a little late to the party but I got around t seeing Dr. Strange, the latest offering from Marvel Studios. The movie about Stephen Strange a super talented, brilliant, and super arrogant neurosurgeon who has an accident, cant operate any more, and goes to Tibet on a last ditch effort to get … Continue reading Movie Review – Dr. Strange
Mockingbird, harassment, and changing times
Last week the final issue of Mockingbird hit the stores, and with it another excellent comic that flew under the radar and didn't get enough support bit the dust. Now comic books get cancelled all the time so this one coming to an end isn't Earth shattering news on its own. But what makes it … Continue reading Mockingbird, harassment, and changing times
Will the WWE avoid the fall doldrums this time?
For many years fall has the time of year where the WWE product has gone to die before being reborn at the Royal Rumble. 2014 and 2015 saw the roster decimated by injuries to key players, resulting in the likes of Sheamus being put in the role of main heel last year and a really … Continue reading Will the WWE avoid the fall doldrums this time?
Darth Vader #25 – The End
The last issue of the most excellent Darth Vader comic book came out this past week, putting a fitting capstone on what has been the best of all the Star Wars comics Marvel started off shortly after Disney bought everything from George Lucas. In it Vader had to close up all his loose ends, … Continue reading Darth Vader #25 – The End
No Mercy Recap
Main Event: WWE World Title Match - AJ Styles (c) vs John Cena vs Dean Ambrose Ok, it was really weird having this match go on first. But the guys put on a great show regardless. The match went 21 minutes and didn't really feel like it; they could have easily gone another ten. Styles … Continue reading No Mercy Recap
Clash of the Champions thoughts
Nia Jaxx vs Alicia Fox - We've reached the point with Nia Jaxx where she needs to face competitive opponents, and she got one in Alicia Fox. Fox has never been one of the more highly regarded women on the roster, but she's gotten better over time and she did her job really here. She … Continue reading Clash of the Champions thoughts
Retro Recap – Clash of the Champions I
With Clash of the Champions making a return as an event this coming Sunday I thought it would be cool to take a look back at the original one that happened almost 20 years ago way back in 1988. Unlike this year's show the first was a strike back at the WWF by Jim Crockett's … Continue reading Retro Recap – Clash of the Champions I
Stroke of Genius 