I'm doing this in two parts because there's a broader point I felt I needed to make and then a more specific point with regards to what's gone on the past couple of years leading up to today's dilemma where the absence of Roman Reigns has now resulted in a situation that a lot of … Continue reading A mess of our own making- Part 1
My wrestling fandom
My interest in the business was initiated with WrestleMania; as a fan of the A-Team and all the prospect of Mr. T teaming up with Hulk Hogan was too much to turn down. Which of course prompted my Dad (who is the reason spoiler alerts were created) to tell me 'it's fake, they're not really … Continue reading My wrestling fandom
The myth and folly of ‘Getting Yourself Over’
So the big story at the end of this week is whether or not Rusev may be leaving the WWE. In just a matter of days he went from being advertised for a casket match in Saudi Arabia against the Undertaker to being removed from that match and replaced with Chris Jericho. In between those … Continue reading The myth and folly of ‘Getting Yourself Over’
Retro Recap _ WrestleMania 29
At the time it aired WrestleMania 29 felt like an own goal for WWE. It wasn't all bad, but it was far from great and could have very easily been a lot better with just a few changes. Some of the disappointing parts were well intentioned, but there were a lot of head schratchers given … Continue reading Retro Recap _ WrestleMania 29
Royal Rumble Weekend Thoughts
First up, NXT Takeover. Here are my takeaways: Adam Cole and Aleister Black are crazy. Johnny Gargano is really good. Adranae Cien Almas isn't bad either. OK, a little more than that. The NXT Women's Title match went down a little different than I expected. It was a decent enough match, with a pretty clever … Continue reading Royal Rumble Weekend Thoughts
Rewriting History – WrestleMania 27
With all the chatter there has been about the Undertaker coming back one more time to take on John Cena (a bad idea that thankfully looks like it's not going to happen), I started thinking of when this match could and should have happened instead. I'm not a big fantasy booking guy anyway, so for … Continue reading Rewriting History – WrestleMania 27
Ratings? What ratings?
There isn't a week that goes by without Wrestling Twitter going on about RAW's ratings and how they're in the crapper. And every now and then even some personalities like Vince Russo or random bloggers (of which I am one, of course) chiming in. If you go by what they say, you'd be pretty concerned … Continue reading Ratings? What ratings?
No Mercy Thoughts
No Mercy is all done. Instead of a full recap I'm just gonna hit a few points. Women's Title Match I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand they only got nine and half minutes. On the other hand that was longer than the main event and as long as several other matches. … Continue reading No Mercy Thoughts
My Ultimate Wrestlemania Challenge Card
So I took the Ultimate Wrestlemania Challenge that a few twitter friends were kicking around. The rules were simple; come up with a card of nine to ten matches from previous WrestleMania shows, making one big event. The catch is that you can only use people once so if you pick Shawn Michaels Iron Man … Continue reading My Ultimate Wrestlemania Challenge Card
Retro Recap – WrestleMania 28
WrestleMania 28 was the second show in the two year, three 'Mania show comeback tour by the Rock. This one saw him get back in the ring for his first singles match in almost nine years against John Cena. It was also part of a big comeback for the company after what, perception wise, was … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 28
Stroke of Genius 