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

Backlash 2018 Thoughts

As a lot of you said yesterday morning there wasn't a whole lot of buzz going into this one. I was getting vibes of Fastlane earlier this year when a lot of people were calling for doom and gloom and we got pleasantly surprised. This show......was not that, and got soundly trashed on social media … Continue reading Backlash 2018 Thoughts

WWE Live Baltimore Report

I made it out to the WWE house show the night before the Royal Rumble. I've been to Smackdown house shows and a couple in 2015 before the brand split, but this is my first RAW only house show (I went to Extreme Rules last year which was a RAW only pay per view, but … Continue reading WWE Live Baltimore Report

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

WrestleMania 33 Recap

Pre-Show The cruiserweight title match was really good; the good thing about them going on the preshow is that they got 15 minutes instead of 10, and the finish allows for a rematch.  Battle Royals are always ok at best; the Gronk run-in was fine as a sports entertainment moment.  Mojo Rawley winning it.....I would … Continue reading WrestleMania 33 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

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