So it's official, Daniel Bryan has retired. Last night, in one of the most stirring and emotionally compelling moments in the history of Monday Night RAW Bryan came to the ring for what is probably the final time as a WWE wrestler and gave a tear inducing final address to us all. Bryan's career has … Continue reading Daniel Bryan retires
Mediocre Movie Reviews – Attack of the Clones
Synopsis It's ten years after Phantom Menace. The Republic is starting to fracture; the Separatists from Phantom Menace have started to gain ground on several planets after the battle on Naboo. Naboo Senator Padme Amidala is being hunted by assassins hired by the Separatist forces so the Jedi Council assigns Anakin Skywalker to protect, not … Continue reading Mediocre Movie Reviews – Attack of the Clones
The Road to WrestleMania Begins
OK, so the Royal Rumble is done and we are on the Road to WrestleMania. How did it go, and how are things shaping up? OK I know the show happened Sunday and you've had your fill of hot takes on everything already, but school was closed so I couldn't get to the computer to … Continue reading The Road to WrestleMania Begins
Early Royal Rumble Thoughts
The Royal Rumble is Sunday and for only the second time the World Title is on the line in the match itself. The previous time was in 1992 when the vacated title was put up for grabs. This year Roman Reigns is defending the title in the match. Here's who's in it so far: Roman … Continue reading Early Royal Rumble Thoughts
Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1990
The 1990 Great American Bash was the second one since Ted Turner bought out Jim Crockett, and for the second year in a row there was some heavy roster turnover. Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk and the Great Muta, three guys who were a big part of the previous years' ring action, were gone. And the … Continue reading Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1990
Comic Review – Secret Wars #9 (and the series)
Warning: This has some spoilers Secret Wars is finally all finished. After countless delays, the ninth and final issue came out this Wednesday. So now we have the resolution behind the big event that was billed to be changing the Marvel Universe forever. Did it do that? Was the wrap up to the story worth … Continue reading Comic Review – Secret Wars #9 (and the series)
Retro Recap – WWE Armageddon 2000
I was a little bored today, so I checked out WWE Armageddon 2000 on the WWE Network. Armageddon took place in December of 2000, about a month or so after Stone Cold Steve Austin returned to the ring after almost a year out of action. And things had changed a lot during his absence. The … Continue reading Retro Recap – WWE Armageddon 2000
Movie Review – Focus
Focus is a Will Smith heist film from 2015. It stars Smith as Nicky, a Danny Ocean-esque con artist/thief and Margot Robbie as his lover/apprentice/accomplice Jess. It also has Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney (of Major Dad fame) as the big fish, a race team owner named Garrigo and his main henchmen, respectively. Synopsis (Non-spoilery) … Continue reading Movie Review – Focus
WWE Holiday Tour Report – Baltimore, MD
I went to the WWE Holiday Tour Show in Baltimore last night. Here's my rundown of what happened. Opening Match: Dolph Ziggler vs Tyler Breeze Ziggler is out here looking like Bret Michaels, circa 1990. Breeze is out with Summer Rae. These two guys really work well together now, having had time to do several … Continue reading WWE Holiday Tour Report – Baltimore, MD
Year in Review – TV
As with the movie section, this is for shows I watched and not TV as a whole. So apologies to shows I would have liked to check but missed like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Maybe if I ever get that Netflix account we can do business. Now, on to my TV recap for 2015 Favorite … Continue reading Year in Review – TV
Stroke of Genius 