Why Dave Meltzer's comments deserve the heat that he got for them We're still hashing out the mess that Dave Meltzer made of himself a few days ago on his podcast when he said (I'm paraphrasing here) that Peyton Royce looked more attractive when she was in NXT when she was 'lighter' (a reference to … Continue reading Woman’s (Wrestling) Work
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
Wacky Ideas for 2018 and Beyond
The WWE found itself in an interesting place last year. The roster is as loaded as it's ever been, and the in ring action remained consistently the best it's been for a while. But some competitors really stepped their games up, particularly New Japan, so there was no advantage gained. In fact, good wrestling is … Continue reading Wacky Ideas for 2018 and Beyond
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
Thoughts on Great Balls of Fire
When the name of this show was announced, we all facepalmed. Seriously? Great Balls of Fire? It was almost like Vince was trying to see just how loony he could get and how we'd react. But then the buildup came, and things didn't look so crazy. And as the card took it's final shape, it … Continue reading Thoughts on Great Balls of Fire
Extreme Rules 2017 Recap
I was in the building for this one; Baltimore has been a good wrestling town for as long as I can remember and they/we didn't disappoint this time either. Before I get into the show a few things: The 'Delete!' chants were huge, so much that my seven year old son picked it up real … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2017 Recap
WWE Roadblock Recap
Last big show of the year for WWE; would they close it and some of their storylines out well or with a thud? RAW Tag Team Title Match: New Day (c) vs Cesaro & Sheamus So the record reign is over and we have new RAW Tag Team Champs, Cesaro & Sheamus. The match was … Continue reading WWE Roadblock Recap
And the problem is?
There was a manufactured outrage situation earlier this week when Big E tweeted out a picture backstage that he and his New Day teammates took with RAW Women's Champion Sasha Banks and recently crowned Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann. Here's the picture: So you have a group of champions taking a picture backstage. Happens fairly often, … Continue reading And the problem is?
Survivor Series 2016 Recap
Women's Elimination Match: Team RAW (Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax, and Alicia Fox) vs Team Smackdown (Becky Lynch, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, and Nikki Bella) We get our first swerve of the night as Nikki Bella doesn't make it to the ring .and is found backstage laid out. Natalya conveniently offers to take her … Continue reading Survivor Series 2016 Recap
Will the WWE avoid the fall doldrums this time?
For many years fall has the time of year where the WWE product has gone to die before being reborn at the Royal Rumble. 2014 and 2015 saw the roster decimated by injuries to key players, resulting in the likes of Sheamus being put in the role of main heel last year and a really … Continue reading Will the WWE avoid the fall doldrums this time?
Stroke of Genius 