2021 is coming to a close and everybody likes to do those Best of the Year lists, and as I am prone to do I was overthinking mine. So instead of trying to make some academic case as to why this wrestler, this match, etc was objectively in the top five or whatever I figured … Continue reading Favorites of 2021 – Wrestling
Retro Recap – Battleground 2017
Battleground 2017 was one of the most critically panned pay per views in modern history. On paper it wasn't a bad show but as it unfolded with each match it just seemed like everything was taking the worst possible turn it could. And over it all loomed the shadow of the Punjabi Prison Match, and … Continue reading Retro Recap – Battleground 2017
Extreme Rules 2021 Thoughts
I had not planned on writing about this. Going in this screamed B level pay per view to get us to the draft, and only of the title matches was not a foregone conclusion going in. And yet here I am because it turned out to be much more than that. Liv Morgan vs Carmella … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2021 Thoughts
Big E Wins
Big E winning the WWE World Championship is the latest moment in what has been a banner year for Black wrestlers in the WWE. Just look at this list First Black woman Royal Rumble winner (Bianca Belair)First time two Black women main evented WrestleMania (Belair and Sasha Banks), and won an ESPY award for it!First … Continue reading Big E Wins
Money in the Bank 2021
And the big reset Money in the Bank is usually the biggest pay per view after the big four, but this year it had a special significance in that it was the first one with a full capacity of fans since Elimination Chamber 2020. There were also rumors of people returning and that a draft … Continue reading Money in the Bank 2021
Bobby Lashley wins
New Champion stands tall This week the WWE crowned their third ever Black WWE World Champion when Bobby Lashley defeated the Miz in the main event of Monday Night Raw after a week plus two hours and 45 minutes of shenanigans that the champion attempted to get out of defending his newly won title. And … Continue reading Bobby Lashley wins
Survivor Series 2020
Dual Brand Battle Royal How good a battle royal is, regardless of company comes down to a couple of things - how good the finish is and how much of the match they put any effort into laying out other than the finish. They did a good job on both here in that there were … Continue reading Survivor Series 2020
New Day Rocks Forever
The season premiere of Friday Night Smackdown brought with it some new beginnings but also a somber ending. It was on this night that Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E wrestled what is for now their last match together as a trio. They went with a win over Cesaro, Sheamus, and Shinsuke Nakamura (as … Continue reading New Day Rocks Forever
Thoughts on Money in the Bank 2020
We are now two months into the empty arena era, and I gotta tell you it seems like it's been a lot longer. Maybe that's because there's no end in sight, I don't know. But while I know some of you guys just aren't feeling the empty arena thing enough to watch every week I've … Continue reading Thoughts on Money in the Bank 2020
WWE Live Fall Tour 2019 Results
A month ago the WWE Live Tour was in town so I checked it out. The Summer show I went to was a RAW show and this one was for Smackdown so we get a different cast of characters this time. Smackdown Tag Team Title Match: New Day - Big and Kofi (c) vs The … Continue reading WWE Live Fall Tour 2019 Results
Stroke of Genius 