The prelude show to Summerslam is all done, and was an excellent outing that the main show tonight is going to have a hard time living up to. They hit most of their marks on the show and we got probably the big emotional ending of the year in the NXT Women's Title Match. There … Continue reading NXT Takeover: Brooklyn Recap
Movie Review – Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton is the biopic of rap group NWA, and chronicles the group's formation, career together, breakup, and the fallout from it all. It stars a group of mostly unknown actors led by O'Shea Jackson Jr., son of founding NWA member Ice Cube, who plays his father (the similarities in their speaking voices and … Continue reading Movie Review – Straight Outta Compton
My NWA Experience
Straight Outta Compton comes out this weekend, and like a lot of people my memories of NWA's emergence are being rekindled as the trailer is getting played over and over this week and the main subjects of the film are doing the usual opening weekend press for a new movie. What I remember most about … Continue reading My NWA Experience
Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1989
Halloween Havoc was a new event in 1989 as the NWA was continuing to expand it's pay per view schedule to compete with the WWE's offerings. It was the fourth event of 1989 and was three months after the Great American Bash, which had been an absolute home run for the company. The main event … Continue reading Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1989
RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper
So just a few weeks after losing Dusty Rhodes, we've lost another wresting icon. Rowdy Roddy Piper died Friday at age 61. Piper was easily one of the biggest heels ever and definitely top five in the 1980s. And when I say biggest heels, I mean that he was so hated that he got legit … Continue reading RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper
Mediocre Movie Review – The Marine
It's time for another Mediocre Movie Review. This time we are crossing genres with The Marine, starring WWE wrestler John Cena. The Marine came out in 2006, made a little money in the theater and then a enough in the home video market to turn a profit. The running time is a pretty quick 90 … Continue reading Mediocre Movie Review – The Marine
The Hulk Hogan situation
Well, if you're a wrestling fan and haven't been under a rock today you've probably heard about Hulk Hogan being all but completely disappeared from WWE history after some pretty damning quotes in a court transcript were released that showed Hogan using the n-word a whole bunch of times and letting his inner racist out … Continue reading The Hulk Hogan situation
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground has come and gone. There weren't any title changes, but some big things did happen. The show was a match short due to Ryback's injury forcing him out of working, which both got some more time for the remaining matches and resulted in the show ending early. How did that affect the show … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
Retro Recap – NWA Great American Bash 1989
Time for another retro recap, this one for the 1989 Great American Bash put on by the NWA. The show was their third pay per view event of 1989, two months after Wrestle War 89 (which I recapped here a few days ago) and was headlined by a World Title Match where returning legend Terry … Continue reading Retro Recap – NWA Great American Bash 1989
Retro Recap: NWA Starrcade 86
Another Retro Recap here, this one for Starrcade 86 - Night of the Skywalkers. This one was the last one before the NWA ventured into Pay-Per-View, and wasn't available in its entirety for us little people until the WWE Network came into existence. (One more reason to order the Network if you haven't already. It's … Continue reading Retro Recap: NWA Starrcade 86
Stroke of Genius 