For the third year in a row I settled in on a January evening to watch Hard to Kill, but there were some firsts this time around. Impact Wrestling has gone back to it's original moniker of TNA and brought in some new faces to their roster. It's also the first show in three years … Continue reading TNA Hard to Kill 2024
Game Review – Mario Wonder
The big question - for me, at least - with all these adventure game is: just how difficult is it? I'm not a full time avid gamer. I buy one if my kids ask for it or I find it interesting enough to try it. I don't watch hours of YouTube videos or scour the … Continue reading Game Review – Mario Wonder
Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2023
Note: this is the complete report for 2023. For previous year's tallys and commentary you can check out 2021 and 2022. For those who are new to reading my work, I started doing this in 2021 because it sure felt like the women's divisions in WWE were getting shortchanged on TV, particularly on Smackdown. So … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2023
New Year’s Aspirations
2024 is here! And in the name of the new year instead of New Year's Resolutions I have six New Year's Aspirations, things that I would like to see happen, think would be a good idea, or am just flat out hoping for. Adam Copeland, AEW World Champion The logic behind this is very simple. Copeland is … Continue reading New Year’s Aspirations
Roman Reigns and Gunther
A tale of two champions So here I am, riled up again by something I saw on Twitter. This time it's the idea that Intercontinental Champion Gunther is having the right kind of title reign while Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns is not. That's nonsense. Comparing the two to each other is either disingenuous or dumb, … Continue reading Roman Reigns and Gunther
A True Cult of Personality
CM Punk's return to WWE very well may be the biggest story of 2023, and anyone who has thoughts about pro wrestling has some to say about it. To do that in this space, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once again lent us her talents. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on … Continue reading A True Cult of Personality
MCU Fact and Fiction: The Box Office
The Variety article thar came out last week has led to a cavalcade of takes about the MCU and where it's all gone wrong. And while it's full of anonymously sourced stories that read like they were planted by people with axes to grind, that hasn't stopped people from taking them as gospel truth and … Continue reading MCU Fact and Fiction: The Box Office
Edge makes the leap
AEW's WrestleDream pay per view ended with something that came out a dream, the arrival of Adam Copeland, known to us all as Edge. After spending 25 years as a WWE superstar Adam crossed the street to work for All Elite Wrestling, following in the footsteps of Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, and CM … Continue reading Edge makes the leap
Review – Winning Time
Winning TIme is a bio-series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers that would win five NBA championships in nine years and go to the finals nine times between 1980 and 1991. At the heart of it is the Lakers late owner Jerry Buss, his star players Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, head coaches Paul Westhead … Continue reading Review – Winning Time
Thank you, Bray Wyatt
The world of pro wrestling was hit with a huge blow this week with the passing of Windham Rotunda, know onscreen as Bray Wyatt. Bray was one of the most creative minds in the business and came up with a lot of concepts for characters, tv segments and matches that weren't like anything else we … Continue reading Thank you, Bray Wyatt
Stroke of Genius 