This is the first of a year by year retrospective from my viewpoint as a wrestling fan. What did I watch, what was good, what was bad, which men and women were the best and what matches and moments stood out. So I rejoined the world of being a full time wrestling fan by watching … Continue reading My Wrestling Yearbook – 2012
What is a good title reign?
Have expectations of what a champion should be been ruined? Having reached the six month mark of Cody Rhodes run as Universal Champion, some people have begun taking a hard look at how things have gone for him since WrestleMania. To help do that here, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once … Continue reading What is a good title reign?
Return of the Chief
With the Bloodline Saga having moved to its next phase, it's time to start chronicling what has changed since WrestleMania. To do that here, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once again lent us her talents. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. Check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, … Continue reading Return of the Chief
The Bloodline Timeline, Part 6: The Tribal Heir
With the Bloodline Saga having moved to its next phase, it's time to start chronicling what has changed since WrestleMania. To do that here, Tanya of the Suplexes and Shea Butter Podcast has once again lent us her talents. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. Check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, … Continue reading The Bloodline Timeline, Part 6: The Tribal Heir
Money in the Bank – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
With the 2024 Money in the Bank PPV less than 2 weeks away I thought it would be fun to look back at what has been 20 years of Money in the Bank. It was first contested at WrestleMania 21, and was held at every WrestleMania until it became it's own event in 2010. Since … Continue reading Money in the Bank – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
50 at 50: Favorite Matches
In celebration of turning 50, I've decided to come up with lists of '50 Favorites' for a few different subjects. I started with 50 favorite albums, and now I move on to my 50 favorite wrestling matches. Now I know how wrestling fans can be so let me lead off by saying that these are … Continue reading 50 at 50: Favorite Matches
Thank You Roman
At WrestleMania 40 we saw the end of the longest title reign in WWE since Hulk Hogan's first tile reign that ran from January 23, 1984 until February 5, 1988 when Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns at the biggest show of the year. I had the bittersweet experience of being there to see it live; … Continue reading Thank You Roman
The Crooked Road to WrestleMania
Now this may all be moot come Thursday night, but as it stands right now WWE has created an awful mess out of what should have been a simple situation. Roman Reigns taking on either the Rock or Cody Rhodes could have been set up very simply and easily without fanning the flames of division among … Continue reading The Crooked Road to WrestleMania
Grading the Royal Rumbles
I did a little exercise back in 2022 where I looked back at the brand vs brand Survivor Series shows and handed out some accolades and rankings of sorts, so with some time having passed I thought it would be to look at the Royal Rumble during the brand split era that started in 2016. … Continue reading Grading the Royal Rumbles
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
Stroke of Genius 