WrestleMania 27 marked a crossroads of sorts for the company. We were nine years into the first brand split, and there had been an exodus of some pretty big names: Shawn Michaels to retirement, Batista to MMA (and eventually Hollywood), and Chris Jericho (back to the music business). The Undertaker had been absent for … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 27
Elimination Chamber 2017 Thoughts
The night was about two people in particular: Bray Wyatt and Naomi, two people who have worked their asses off for five plus years to overcome bad first gimmicks and become champions. Their victories are a beacon of hope for everyone toiling away in developmental, or at the bottom of the main roster or even … Continue reading Elimination Chamber 2017 Thoughts
Royal Rumble 2017 Recap
Pre-Show Matches The six woman tag match was pretty good, about what I expected. They got just under 10 minutes, fine for a pre-show match. Everyone got some licks in and it looks like we're going to get some kind of program with Naomi and Smackdown Women's Champ Alexa Bliss going forward based on the … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2017 Recap
Wrestling Year End Awards – Phase One
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
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
Fairfax House Show 2016
Double duty week for me, as I did the Fairfax house show the night after Backlash. Several of the matches were rematches from the night before. Check out my Facebook page for a few of the videos I took but I got some pictures, too. Here's what I saw. Miz vs Dolph Ziggler This was … Continue reading Fairfax House Show 2016
Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
Summerslam is done and boy was it a doozy. There was some good stuff, but a whole lot that left you shaking your head. I'll just jump right and let it fly. The Good John Cena vs AJ Styles - great match, one to have on repeat and rewatch a whole bunch of times, one … Continue reading Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground is all done, and it's on to Brand Split land. Battleground has been a throwaway show since it's inception; would this year be any different? Let's see: Women's Tag Team Match: Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks and ??? OK, they went for the easy play here with Bayley as the mystery partner. … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
Well, in a matter of days things got really interesting in WWE land. We got our fastest successful Money in the Bank cash-in when Dean Ambrose caught Seth Rollins slipping and pinned him for the title just mere minutes after Seth won it from Roman Reigns and barely an hour after winning the briefcase himself. … Continue reading WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
Retro Recap – No Way Out 2004
The February Pay Per View show is often a nothingburger, little more than a placeholder between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. In this case things were a little different. We were over a year into the brand split, and this was a Smackdown roster only show. WWE Tag Team Title Match: Rikishi and Scotty 2 … Continue reading Retro Recap – No Way Out 2004
Stroke of Genius 