2021/07/04

1994-03-05 USWA

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  We are going back to 1994 today, It's the 4th of July 2021 for me, to watch some USWA action!  
  • This is a really bad copy but I am glad to have a copy at all
  • OH MY GOD, I WANT THAT JINGLE FOR MY RINGTONE!  AMERICAS GREATEST SPORT!
  • Lance is using the Macho Man's theme?  He does not dig it brother
  • This song sucks
  • Lance Russell was so good and natural
  • What happened to Brian is very sad.  Gone way too soon
  • I miss that crazy laugh
  • King all dolled up today!
  • Lawler with a brief shot there at WWF, interesting
  • I love that the fans cheer Wolfie because he is a good guy.  The way it should be....even if I was not always that way 
  • I love Lance arguing with people because he was the voice of the people at home
This was all about selling the Monday show.  Not worth watching unless you are going through the year like me.  

RESULTS
  • Segment:  Past Openings for Memphis Memories
  • Interview:  Lance Russell
  • Interview:  Eddie Marlin
  • Music Video:  Monday Memories by Jimmy Hart
  • Interview:  Jimmy Valiant
  • Music Video:  Jimmy Valiant
  • Segment:  Brian Christopher
  • Brian Christopher def. Skull Von Krush
  • Interview:  Eddie Gilbert
  • Segment:  Memphis Memories 
  • Music Video:  Best of Memphis Match
  • Interview:  Doug Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert
  • History:  Jerry Lawler & Terry Funk
  • Interview:  Jerry Lawler
  • Music Video:  Austin Idol & Jerry Lawler
  • HOF:  Sam Bass
  • Music Video:  Sam Bass
  • Koko B. Ware def. Wolfie D
  • Segment:  Tommy Rich
  • Phone Call:  Jimmy Hart
  • Interview:  Doug Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert
  • Interview:  Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher


1994-02-19 SMW

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you found this entry.  Today, 2020-11-11, I am checking out the next SMW show from February 19th, 1994.  I am sure Jimmy Cornette will be all over the show which is a good thing so I say let us go to the tape!
  • That is why Larry never talked before
  • Was that Uncle Les Thatcher?
  • Michaels was wrestling before this was he not?  I feel like he was no Memphis TV but could be the same time frame
  • Bobby Blaze always looked old even when he was young
  • Weird that Blaze did not try to come in, did he get lost there?  Seems like it
  • Lance is the first person to talk?  No Y2J?
  • I love that Prichard was basically talking like Roddy Piper
  • So weird that this is our main event!
  • Nice edit to cover up something
Not a great show unfortunately from a viewer standpoint.  If you were in the territory though it was hot.  The highlights making you want to go to the next show was perfect.  This is what is missing in wrestling.  I have no reason to watch next weeks show now but back then I would have wanted to make sure I was in Hazard or wherever.  

RESULTS
  • Interview:  Chris Candido & Larry Santo
  • Timothy Well/Steven Dunn def. Anthony Michaels/Bobby Blaze
  • Interview:  Timothy Well & Steven Dunn
  • Recap:  Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Interview:  Dirty White Boy (SMW Champion) & Dirty White Girl
  • Interview:  Tammy Sytch & Brian Lee & Chris Candido
  • Recap:  Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Interview:  Bob Armstrong
  • Segment:  Jim Cornette
  • Interview:  Tracey Smothers & Robbie Eagle (TV Champion)
  • Segment:  Jeff Jarrett
  • Down and Dirty:  Chris Jericho & Lance Storm sign a contract
  • Segment:  Tammy Sytch & Brian Lee
  • JIP:  Tom Prichard/Jimmy Del Ray (SMW Tag Team Champions) & Robert Gibson/Ricky Morton go to a Time Limit Draw for the Titles
  • Segment:  Robert Gibson/Ricky Morton
  • Interview:  Jim Cornette & Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (Tag Team Champions)
  • Robbie Eagle (TV Champion) def. Larry Santos for the Title
  • Segment:  Lex Luger
  • Interview:  Tracey Smothers & Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl
  • Interview:  Chris Candido

1994-02-19 WCW Pro


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is that you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-10-24, I am going into the way back machine and checking out the February 19th WCW Pro.  We are still a day away from Superbrawl so expect some Vader vs. Flair hype and other major matches.  It is time to get it on!
  • I think I have seen these matches.  
  • Rogers got destroyed, I love Vader squashes!
  • I think these are WCW match
  • Gotta love Regal and his promos
  • Why would anyone cut Missy's hair like that?
  • CLUBBERING!!!
  • That is probably one of the worst looking elbows of all time
  • Why did anyone think Steele was going to be a star?
  • He has boots on now!
  • Turner and Fonda there?
  • Worst finisher EVER!  I would take the knuckle to the head from Slaughter over this
  • Do you think Jane gave a damn about this show or Ted?
  • Why would Steamboat skin the cat?  Hit the floor, get the DQ win and walk away!
  • Fidel was around forever but always seemed clumsy. 
  • I wonder how good Rude would have been in an NXT coach type role
  • Rude with a leapfrog!  I do not remember him doing that often
  • Both of these guys are often forgotten about

These matches were from the previous Saturday Night.  Go back and check out my thoughts as I basically copied the blow by blow above.  

RESULTS
  • Recap:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion) is medically cleared
  • Vader def. Sonny Rogers
  • Interview:  Sir William & Steven Regal (WCW TV Champion)
  • Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions) def. Scott D'Amore/Matt Shepard
  • Superbrawl Control Center:  Vader & Harley Race/Ric Flair (WCW Champion)
  • Jim Steele def. Fred Avery
  • Ricky Steamboat def. Fidel Sierra
  • Interview:  Arn Anderson
  • Rick Rude (WCW International Champion) def. Johnny B. Badd

2021/07/03

2021-07-02 Smackdown

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2021-07-03, I am checking out last nights Smackdown.  We are going into Money in the Bank.  I did see a spoiler that there is a big return on the show.  Plus, last man standing between Zayn and Owens, which they always have amazing matches!  So I think it is time to go listen to Pat McAfee and that putz Michael Cole. 
  • How great is Paul Heyman?  They need to have him open the show every week
  • Edge looks good!
  • Edge is an excellent promo, and I feel like he believes what he is saying
  • Uggg Jimmy Uso is ANNOYING!
  • Jerry Lawler is there?  Oh, it is Shinsuke.
  • Are they going to do the DDP I lost everything storyline from 1994?
  • Barry Darsow better be in the truck, or I am going to be pissed!
  • Crack in that mouth?  
  • Bayley is perfect
  • Excuses?  How about the truth!
  • Look at Heyman, playing that moronic Uso without saying a word!
  • LAST MAN STANDING!!
  • What if Steve is a Sami fan?
  • There was no give to that table!  Damn KO!
  • These two will kill each other for our entertainment, and I worry about that sometimes.
  • Why and how is KO getting back up after that?  Good grief
  • I never want to see KO take that suplex on the apron again.  It is stupid stupid stupid!
  • An excellent way to have KO keep going without getting to his feet after two Helluva kicks
  • YOU DO NOT PULL A MAN BY HIS BEARD YOU SON OF A BITCH OWENS!
  • Will we get two more Smackdown guys in the MitB?
  • Zelina is back and the internet/Twitter HATES it
  • Who would have thought that Liv would be the last of the Riott Squad with WWE?
  • I miss Ruby
  • The Liv Morgan and Nikki Cross storylines are too close in my opinion
  • Seth is a good cult-like leader
  • So Cesaro is going to get his victory over Seth to get into the MitB?
  • A year ago Otis was one of the most over guys and now look at him.  WWE did him dirty!
  • Same with the Street Profits
  • Angry evil Otis I like but we needed a better reason.  Like Mandy turning on him last year during his run
  • VADER BOMB!!!
  • Can we get less Uso on our TV's, please
  • This segment is going on too long!
  • Okay nevermind we got this scene with Edge, so it was not too long
That show did not feel like 90 minutes.  It was really well-paced.  Edge was fantastic and I like evil Otis!  Could have done without the lengthy multiple Uso segments but overall a fun show!


RESULTS
  • Segment:  Edge
  • Segment:  Paul Heyman & Jimmy Uso
  • History:  King Nakamura & Baron Corbin
  • Big E/King Nakamura def. Baron Corbin/Apollo Crews
  • Segment:  Bayley & Bianca Belair (Smackdowns Women Champion)
  • Segment:  Paul Heyman & Jimmy Uso
  • Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn in a Money in the Bank ladder match Qualifying Last Man Standing Match
  • Interview:  Edge
  • Segment:  Baron Corbin & Rick Boogs
  • Segment:  Sonya Deville & Zelnia Vega & Liv Morgan
  • Liv Morgan def. Zelina Vega
  • Segment:  Seth Rollins & Adam Pierce & Sonya Deville
  • Match Flo
  • Otis def. Angelo Dawkins
  • Segment:  Paul Heyman & Jimmy Uso
  • Segment:  Edge & Jimmy Uso & Roman Reigns (Universal Champion)

Movie Review: Occupation Rainfall

Ken Jeong   


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found his entry.  Today, 2021-07-03, I am checking out the 202 flick Occupation Rainfall.  "Two years after aliens land on Earth, survivors from Sydney, Australia, fight in a desperate war as the number of casualties continue to grow."  It stars Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies and Ken Jeong.  I found this and with Ken Jeong I am going to check it out!  IMDB gives this a 5.6/10 so average.  I think we should go check this out!
  • OVER TWO HOURS....what have I done to myself
  • So an Alien is with the Humans?
  • Ah yes of course they have alien skulls on their tank
  • So aliens have laser guns but do not have bulletproof armour?  
  • That looked like Glenn from the Walking Dead!
  • More aliens?  
  • Oh, shit is she a hybrid?
  • I do not know if I can take 2 hours of this
  • I have no idea what is going on here.  What about Rainfall?  
  • Why are aliens with humans?  Like multiple aliens
  • They can shoot down alien ships with machine guns?
  • Why are Aliens so often Asian sounds?  Star Wars and his movie
  • Alien death squad, I like it
  • Well that is the end of Sydney
  • Why did the alien ships not follow them into the country?
  • She is great for morale on that bus!
  • "IT WASN'T A CHICKEN IT WAS A BABY...A BABY!"  
  • 10 points for those who get that reference
  • This is kind of all over the place.  I feel like it should have been a mini-series to let these storylines play out more
  • Why are they out running during the day?
  • Do the aliens have a fucking sports car?
  • How in the blue hell did he do that and get UNDER the car?
  • Why is the kid not shooting back BEHIND THEM?!?!
  • Is the kid blind and dumb?  How was he surprised when the other car came up from BEHIND THEM WHILE HE WAS LOOKING BACK!!!
  • Why do gunners always yell while shooting?
  • Why did the alien want to fry him with the car and not just shoot him in the head?
  • OH MY GOD, I STILL HAVE 80 MINUTES?!?!
  • Oh it is a giant spider thing fantastic
  • So these soldiers are suddenly showing up with bulletproof stuff
  • The spider thing was designed really well with the rolling attach thing and whatnot
  • Boba Fett in an alien flick...weird
  • They have a random slight escape from that room?
  • It is a concentration camp for aliens.  Sadly it is exactly what humans would do
  • Jesus, it suddenly became Agent Smith attacking Neo with all his clones there
  • Garry is a badass!
  • This is totally human nature and it is sad
  • Finally, Ken is in the movie and might make this watchable
  • The Motherships look a little like they are from Mass Effect and the Reapers
  • I think those negotiations are going well
  • HE SHOT HER!  HE IS INSANE!
  • Way too many storylines going on in this flick
  • Oh shit now we have flaming walking aliens
  • This guy is fucking disgusting.  I hope he gets eaten by the dog horse things
This flick was WAY too busy for me.  It seemed to have half a dozen storylines to try and keep track of and none of them very well defined.  I really feel like this should have been a limited series and could have been better.  Time to write these storylines out and whatnot.  Overall I agree with the 5.6.  It was good but not great.  Nothing special sadly.  

PS:  I wrote the above before finding out that this is the second in a series of movies so that is why stuff did not make sense.  It does not change how I feel currently but who knows how I will feel if I check out the first sometime.  

1994-02-12 WCW Saturday Night

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, August 29, 2020 I am going back once again to 1994 and checking out WCW Saturday night from February 12th.  We find out if Flair is going to man up and fight Vader.  Johnny B. Badd challenges Rick Rude for the big gold belt and more!
  • Bockwinkle was a great commish!  Perfect for the role
  • Why would anyone cut Missy's hair like that?
  • CLUBBERING!!!
  • Why did anyone think Steele was going to be a star?
  • He has boots on now!
  • Turner and Fonda there?
  • Worst finisher EVER!  I would take the knuckle to the head from Slaughter over this
  • Do you think Jane gave a damn about this show or Ted?
  • I do not remember Terry Taylor wrestling at this point in his career
  • Why is the Patriot getting a title shot in his debut?  I mean I love the Patriot but seriously?
  • Has anyone sold better than Regal?
  • Regal does the drop toe differently and is so believable
  • I wonder if this Ryzing guy will do anything in pro wrestling....
  • Really nice Tiltawhirl backbreaker
  • It is so weird that Tony calls Heenan "Bob"
  • Why is Anderson teaming with Watts a week fore his TV Title Match?
  • Erik Watts would be a star nowadays
  • Dear lord did you see how high Roma was!
  • Arn got a little cutsie in this match
  • Sonny needs to run away now
  • And he is going to be unbias on Superbrawl?  HE SHOULD BE FIRED!
  • Why would Steamboat skin the cat?  Hit the floor, get the DQ win and walk away!
  • The Barney Fife of WCW!
  • I think Sasha Banks needs to remember Ray Traylor is the only BOSS!
  • I wonder how good Rude would have been in an NXT coach type role
  • Rude with a leapfrog!  I do not remember him doing that often
Another great show!  Slightly too long at times, probably should have skipped the Vader interview and the Rhodes/Pillman interview but all really good matches.  Sure I could say things about the Steele match but it was short and it should have been!  Two big debuts, one for WCW for the next few years and one for the future.  Plus maybe Johnny B. Badds best match of his career!

RESULTS
  • Segment:  Nick Bockwinkle
  • Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions) def. Scott D'Amore/Matt Shepard
  • Segment:  Johnny B. Badd
  • Interview:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion)
  • Jim Steele def. Fred Avery
  • Segment:  Ted Turner & Jane Fonda
  • Superbrawl Control Center:  Missy Hyatt & Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions)/Maxx Payne & Cactus Jack
  • Steven Regal (WCW TV Champion) & The Patriot go to a Time Limit Draw for the Title
  • Interview:  Robert Parker & Steve Austin (WCW US Champion) & Mongolian Mauler
  • Terra Ryzing def. Keith Cole via Submission
  • Paul Roma/Paul Orndorff def. Arn Anderson/Erik Watts via DQ
  • Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
  • Vader def. Sonny Rogers
  • Ricky Steamboat def. Fidel Sierra
  • The Boss def. Rip Rogers
  • Interview:  The Boss
  • Interview:  Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman
  • Rick Rude (WCW International Champion) def. Johnny B. Badd
  • Interview:  Harley Race

2021-07-01 NXT UK

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today 2021-07-02, I am checking out the latest NXT UK.  I am behind don't the show so I do not know storylines or anything but it is wrestling and I love the stuff so enough chit chat I am ready to go to the UK!
  • That is not Vic Joseph!
  • Dawn looks like a character, looks very evil.  Put her with a very good heel like an that could be a decent combo!
  • I like that Emilia did not just watch the splits that Dawn did all shocked and scared
  • Kinda like a shining wizard by Dawn!
  • No one in WWE should do a cutter, it should ONLY be Orton and those in a program with him
  • What is with all the flips in wrestling into moves that do not make sense
  • Good Emilia is not big enough to use a spear as a finisher
  • Was Dawn trying to possess Emilia?
  • Double knees for the win and it looked better than the V-Trigger in my opinion
  • Old school UK wrestling with rounds and whatnot, interesting
  • Starz with some nice escapes!
  • Uggg, does Bate have a tat on his forearm now?  STOP GETTING TATS!
  • These two are so smooth, almost too smooth as it seems like dance and not a fight
  • BATE WITH A FALL!
  • Nice backdrop which you do not see often!
  • I love Nigel bringing up classic UK wrestlers including my favourite of all time William Regal
  • A really nice counter to even up the match, a counter I do not remember seeing
  • How are these two so good at their ages?
  • I do not want to hear this promo, good grief!
  • Nina has got herself into amazing shape!
  • Why is Meiko smiling?
  • I think these two were a team last night I watched, Amale and Nina
  • Amale has REALLY white teeth
  • I feel like Valkyrie and Dawn should be a team
  • I always thought that having the long hair in your face would make wrestling harder but I guess not 
  • Mila has some solid basics but seems unsure of herself.  I hope she gets to work a lot over there as I think she could have something as an actual female wrestler 
  • That finisher will break your neck!  Good grief if you hit that wrong
  • Kid seems to be favouring his one arm going in
  • Kid really gets some speed on some of these moves
  • Again no cutters allowed damn it!  Especially two in the same show
  • Modified Perfectplex by Kid
  • Kid with a modified triangle!  Kid is GOOD!
  • Uggg, the Spanish fly is a horrible move and just looks like they are working together
  • Now we have the exchange shots.  This main event is making like this show less (I wrong my recap/final thoughts before the main event was finished)
  • OH GOD, THAT HEADBUTT!
  • Too much for "TV"
  • If this is not an injury angle for Kid it was WAY too much for "TV"
This might be the best modern show I have seen in a while.  I did not care for the main event as I feel like it was too much for a TV match, especially since you have the Takeover shows.  I liked that most of the matches were kept to a good time and showcased talent to build them up but not really killing their opponents.  If you took out the bad Eddie Dennis segment and the Amale/Meiko/Nina segment and I would have LOVED this should.

Results
  • Emilia McKenzie def. Isla Dawn
  • Recap:  WALTER & Ilja Dragunov
  • Interview:  Mark Coffey & Wolfgang
  • Tyler Bate (Heritage Cup Champion) def. Jack Starz to retain the title in a two out of three falls match
  • Interview:  Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker (NXT UK Tag Team Champions)
  • Meiko Satomura (NXT UK Womens Champion)/Nina Samuels/Amale
  • Recap:  Rampage Brown & Joe Coffey
  • Segment:  Blair Davenport
  • Aoife Valkyrie def. Mila Smidt
  • Segment:  Kenny Williams
  • Segment:  Trent Seven/Eddie Dennis
  • Jordan Devlin def. A-Kid via Submission

2021/07/01

1994-01-08 Mania

 


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2021-05-29, I am going back to 1994 to check out Mania.  It is mostly clip show but a fun show so let's go check it out!
  • I do love me some IRS.  One of the best technicians in the ring
  • That is a write-off right there!
  • Randomly finishes him off with a belly to back suplex, I like that
  • Was there a better big man than Yoko?
  • The answer is no
  • Good night, what a sight
  • I believe Yoko killed Dubiel there.  I think it is the one time that you see Yoko slip doing the Bonzai Drop
  • Gotta do what you gotta do at the time you're doing it - Randy Savage
  • I miss Percy and characters like him
  • I miss shows like Mania, fun, and get chemistry with Todd and Randy
  • Luger should not have been in the rumble!
  • Luger was never a great interview
  • YOU CANNOT CONTROL DESTINY!!
  • I said Flexy Lexy was not a great promo but this was pretty good.  Straight forward but well done
  • I love that the Quebecers try the switch when they look nothing alike!
  • Poor Mike Shaw could not get a break outside of Calgary
  • ENTER THE BATCAVE!!
  • MOM was impressive because of their size but is so mid 90's gimmick wise
  • Randy did not have much musical ability!
  • Marty looks like he is homeless standing on the off-ramp
Nothing groundbreaking on this show but it is fun.  Todd and Savage seemed to actually be having fun.  Not much else to say here but another fun Mania show!

RESULTS
  • IRS def. Mike Corey
  • Interview:  Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
  • Yokozuna (WWF Champion) def. Dan Dubiel
  • Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
  • Ludvig Borga def. John Crystal via Submission
  • Interview:  Lex Luger
  • JIP:  Lex Luger def. Jacques (WWF Tag Team Champion)
  • Recap:  Raw
  • Bastion Bogger def. Tony Roy
  • Mo/Mabel def. Reno Riggins/Chris Duffy
  • Recap:  Raw