2019-12-30 Raw review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am getting way from classic wrestling and review the last Raw of the decade as it is happening!  I am not sure what we will so with very little hype lets get to the show!

• I just do not get KO as a good guy, it just does not fit!
• It is dangerous being an announcer on Raw, first Lesnar now the new Shield attacking announcers.  We need someone to stand up for the announcers!
• I am SO tired of Rey Mysterio!  The only time I will cheer for Seth is because of them!
• Here comes "security" who looks smaller then I am!
• I love Charley!  She is so good at her job
• I do not like Joe's hair but it is great that he is back in the ring!
• I have heard that Paul Heyman is behind these two, but I just do get either one of them.  Both are okay but I just do not think they are going to be the draw like the guys in the first segment
• Plus I hate Murphy's trunks!
• Now that I read what I wrote I think the problem is that we need more character from these guys.  Give them time to grow.  I need to see them in feuds and grow then I can truly say if they are "stars"
• I think my problem with Black is that his matches seem very rehearsed because of his kicks and such
• Murphy does a hell of a job selling however
• A superkick in wrestling?  That is new!
• Can Lana wear white?  
• For the record, I love the new Pokemon Go commercial 
• Also, I hate the most recent Raw theme music
• I bet Stevens wins this match!  Or Rowan kicks his stupid hair cut off his head!
• Yep, his haircut was kicked off!
• I am going to guess it is Luke Harper in that cage
• Where is James Ellsworth when we need him?
• They need to do an injury angle with Charlotte, get her off TV for 3-6 months.  As they say how can we miss you if you do not go away
• What?  She is going to be in the Royal Rumble?  I am SHOCKED!
• Is she getting paid extra for each time she says Royal Rumble?
• Yep Natayla is going to win this match....and everyone who believes that stand on their head
• Has there been a worst strut than what Charlotte does?
• Are they turning Nattie tonight?
• That spot was not good, not sure which lady was confused.  Honestly, I think it is because Nattie is a little on the short side
• Of course, it is Eric Young that gets beat up, wonder if he misses Impact
• Very few matches should go through two breaks and this is not one of them!
• Nattie needs to update her gear, it has been the same for a long time
• What is up with Liv Morgans new character?
• AJ laughing just cracked me up!
• I hate that Ford makes me laugh
• I cannot believe that ref did not believe AJ.  AJ would NOT lie damn it!  I think Dawkins tried to kick him!
• Is it wrestling law that an Anderson does a good spinebuster?
• I see Ford being a major star one day!
• Ryder and Hawkins are going to do the J-O-B in a handicap match
• Edge is mentioned on TV...proof he is coming back?
• AJ is such a jerk!
• AJ should do it, Randy would to him!
• WHAT?!  THAT IS HORRIBLE!
• No announcement of the US Champs opponent?  Really?
• I cannot tell if they are behind Ricochet or if he is a high-end enhancement talent
• Ricochet landed hard!
• Ricochet can sell like he is going to the electric chair as Ernie Ladd would say
• Why are there empty seats on the stage?
• King is right the official does look like Bill Belichick!  
• Also why no bridesmaids or groomsmen?  
• Lashley looks like Wayne Brady on the juice
• This official sounds completely retarded
• Well I am sure Lana wrote both vows
• I KNEW IT!  
• Twitter has been fantastic during this
• Really?  They have brought back the WHAT chants?
• WHO IN THE BLUE HELL IS THIS?
• Fans are chanting Jerry Jerry Jerry, awesome!
• OH GOOD GRIEF!
• Oh my god, Lana is taking off her shoes!
• I think Lana just flashed the world her lady bits!
• Wait...is this Lana's lover....wait is that Liv Morgan?
• Here comes Rusev!

Well that was a show for sure!  The middle hour went by really fast and was good.  I know this is going to surprise people but I LOVED the wedding.  That is the kind of comedy in wrestling I like.  I am not sure if this was the spot to bring Liv back in but we shall see.  The one thing that stood out for me was that Charlotte looked tired.  I think she needs a break, hopefully after Mania for her.  Overall a good show.  

Results

• Segment:  Kevin Owens/Seth Rollins & Akam & Rezar/Samoa Joe
• Highlights:  Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas def. Rey Mysterio (US Champion) for the Title
• Interview:  Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe
• Aleister Black def. Buddy Murphy
• Segment:  Seth Rollins & Akam & Rezar
• Segment:  Erick Rowan/Lana
• Erick Rowan def. Kip Stevens
• Segment:  Lana
• Segment:  Charlotte Flair
• Charlotte Flair def. Natalya via Submission
• Interview:  Becky Lynch (Raw Womens Champion)
• Segment:  Liv Morgan
• Segment:  AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows/Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford
• Angelo Dawkins/Montez Ford def. Karl Anderson/Luke Gallows  
• Segment:  Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford
• Segment:  Drew McIntyre
• Drew McIntyre def. Zack Ryder/Curt Hawkins
• Segment:  Randy Orton/AJ Styles
• Segment:  Rey Mysterio
• Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas (US Champion) & Unannounced went to a no contest
• Segment:  Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas (US Champion)/Ricochet
• Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas (US Champion) def. Ricochet 
• Interview:  Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas (US Champion) & Zelina Vega 
• Wedding:  Bobby Lashley & Lana/Rusev

Classic Wrestling Review: Wrestling Challenge 1991-03-10

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  We are once again going back to 1991 and we are on the road to Wrestlemania 7 still.  Gorilla and the Brain are our hosts as we are two weeks before LA!  On the show today we will see an Ultimate Warrior interview, LOD, Mr. Perfect, Davey Boy Smith and the Viking...plus more!

• How great was LOD's music!  It fit them so well
• How bad were those foam shoulder pads?
• Do you thank Alan Reynolds is related to Dennis and Dee and Frank?
• Animal nearly dropped Shinji on his head with that powerslam!
• One of the rare matches back on the WWF shows that goes too long.  Especially against these two guys.  If this was the LOD against say the Orient Express or another "named' team maybe but way too long for these two
• How great was Bobby as an announcer?  
• Who thought a blindfold match was a good idea?
• You know that a guy has a chance when they do not even announce his name!
• Always liked that move especially when Davey did it
• So weird to hear Barbie and Haku talk!  
• Mr. Fuji is the Viking now!
• I could almost follow what Warrior was saying there!
• Again not saying who the star is facing, interesting
• Now you're going to see a Perfetplex!  I love it!
• Neither team gets an announcement here!  WOW!

I will be honest in that I did not care for this show.  It started off slow with that long LOD match and never really took off.  Aside from Perfect on this show it very much felt like a "B" show.  I feel like it was just there to get to Mania.  

RESULTS

• Hawk/Animal def. Shinji/Alan Reynolds
• Special Report:  History:  Jake Roberts & Rick Martel
• Davey Boy Smith def. Unannounced
• Event Center:  Barbarian & Haku & Bobby Heenan/Jimmy Snuka/Paul Bearer & Undertaker
• The Viking def. Brian Costello via Countout
• Superstars:  Brothers Love:  Ultimate Warrior
• Interview:  Ultimate Warrior
• Mr. Perfect (Intercontinental Champion) def. Unannounced
• Segment:  The Dragon
• Event Center:  Ted DiBiase/Ultimate Warrior
• Wrestlemania Report:  Randy Savage/Hulk Hogan/Sgt. Slaught (WWF Champion) & Gen. Adnan/"Queen of England"
• Kato/Tanaka def. Jim Powers/Unannounced
• Event Center:  Tito Santana/Mountie & Jimmy Hart/Jake Roberts/

Classic Wrestling Review: 1991-03-02 Superstars

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this blog.  Going back to 1991 again, this time 3 weeks before Wrestlemania 7.  Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper are our announcers which is always fun.  We will see "Piss Drinking Champion" Jake Roberts, Mr. Perfect, Earthquake and more!  Oh, let us not forget an Ultimate Warrior interview!

• It is the piss drinking champion of the world Jake Roberts!
• Jake is the scum of the earth but he was good in the ring wasn't he
• I think this was my favourite version of Hogan....well this or original nWo Hogan
• It is the Berzer....the Viking...
• I wish Roddy was still around so he could be announcing somewhere!
• The Viking looked like he was related to Hacksaw
• That is the fastest 10 count in the history of Pro Wrestling I think!
• Damn Davey looked amazing at this point
• I never really liked the Rockers
• Also, I was one of those guys who thought Marty was the star...boy was I wrong!
• They have only thrown 2 superkicks so far, that is not tag team wrestling!
• Why does Kerry only have armband?  Oh right, it is Kerry!
• Pistol Pez again!
• Is Perfect the best ever?  I mean he was....perfect!
• Brother Love looked weird with this little ponytail
• Well that was short and quick....oh it is not over yet
• That podium had to cost 5 maybe 10 bucks at IKEA
• Wait...Love can out run the Warrior?
• FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BROTHER LOVE IS A MAN OF LOVE!!!
• Is Jeffrey Dean Morgan channelling Randy Savage as Negan?
• It is always amazing to see Quake throw a dropkick
• One of my favorite powerslams from Quake
• IT IS FUR FACE!  I wonder where they were going to go with that gimmick

Another great show building up to Mania!  I do not know why but I am enjoying the WWF shows more than WCW.  Maybe it is because I remember this time of WWF and I had not found WCW yet in my fandom, which was less than a year in at this point.  The guys here feel like stars where WCW feels like the minor leagues for some reason.  Anyway another standard show but so much fun.  Wish modern wrestling felt this way!  Until next time...as always...abyssinia!

Results

• Jake Roberts def. Terrence Blaylock
• Update:  Hulk Hogan
• The Viking def. Tommy Landel via Countout
• Segment:  Toys R Us:  Big Boss Man
• Event Center:  Davey Boy Smith/Mountie & Jimmy Hart/Tito Santana
• Marty Jannetty/Shawn Michaels def. Brooklyn Brawler/Jerry Oates
• Event Center: Paul Roma & Hercules & Slick/Hawk & Animal/Kerry Von Erich
• Mr. Perfect (Intercontinental Champion) def. Pez Whatley
• Brother Love:  Ultimate Warrior
• Wrestlemania Report:  Randy Savage/Sgt. Slaughter (WWF Champion) & Gen. Adnan/Ted DiBiase/Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (WWF Tag Team Champions)/"The Queen of England"
• Segment:  The Dragon
• Earthquake def. William Ford
• Event Center:  Paul Bearer & Undertaker/Big Boss Man

Classic Wrestling Review: 1991-03-02 Power Hour

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching the March 2nd 1991 Power Hour!  WCW was not quite in its worst state yet but it was getting there.  Even though the Midnight Express are gone they still had some good tag teams yet the New Freebirds are your tag team champions at this point!  I was not watching WCW at this point so a lot of these matches and storylines are brand new to me.  And I get to watch Barry Windham take on El Gigante!  LETS GET TO THIS SHOW!!!

• I mocked that the Freebirds are champions and the first team I see is the Royal Family?  REALLY!
• It is not that the Royal Family is bad but good grief how did WCW let them run the Midnight Express off?
• That was AEW ugly!
• Paul E just mentioned the President of the United States first divorce!  
• Z-Man comes on and my dog starts growling...even he knows an overrated guy when he sees one!
• I always wondered how guys like Wright or Buddy Lee Parker made out money-wise back these days.  They were on almost every show!  Were they under contracts or just always brought in
• That was a horrible bump by Zenk
• Zenk is using the sleeper?  Interesting
• How is it that Dustin looks as good in 1991 as he does in 2019?  
• This enhancement talent is much better than half the AEW roster!
• Get showing by Dustin but he is always a highlight of any show
• That was supposed to show us Terry Taylor did not care about the match?  I do not get it
• It is odd to think that Hayes thought he was over in 1991
• Why did Doom try to cheat?  It does not make sense!  Just to break the team up I guess but just have a botched move
• Yeah Thad Clark stands a chance....oh wait
• This match has already taken too long, should be a boot followed by a powerbomb
• ANDERSON HAS A STESCOPE!  
• Nice showcase for Stinger and The Total Package
• Here is the match I cannot wait to see!  El Gigante in action!!
• 30 seconds...perfect use of the giant!
• Loved that they made the giant seem dangerous by breaking Windham open with the claw

This is a perfect example of why WCW never really took off minus the brief nWo run.  Their roster was still good yet we see El Gigante, Z-Man and the Royal Family.  I know they have to try to make stars but when you have Terry Taylor, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Morton, Brad Armstrong, Sting, Luger, Flair, Anderson, Windham, Zbyszko, the Steiners to name a few without really thinking something is wrong!  The bright point of this match was, like I said above, Rhodes.  Go back and watch anything with Dustin Rhodes and tell me he is not the MVP of every promotion he is in!  I will wait.  Okay I lied I will not but its true.  Until next time....Abyssinia!

Results

• Rip Morgan/Jacko Victory def. Dave Johson/John Peterson
• Z-Man def. James Earl Wright via Submission
• Dustin Rhodes def. Joe Cruz
• JIP:  Terry Taylor/Brad Armstrong/Tim Horner def. Pat Rose/Rip Rogers/Steele
• WNN:  Butch Reed & Ron Simmons break up
• Sid Vicious def. Thad Clark
• Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Magnum Force #1/Magnum Force #2 via Submission
• El Gigante def. Barry Windham via DQ

1991-02-24 WWF Challenge Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today we go back to a month before Wrestlemania 7 with Wrestling Challenge!  As always our hosts for the "B" show are Bobby The Brain and Gorilla!  Plus a newly turned face Greg Valentine takes on former tag team partner Dino Bravo!  Enough of my intro lets get to the action!

• Always nice to see Pistol Pez, a great journeyman and always in great shape
• I probably say this every time I review a show with Duggan but I am a huge Duggan fan!
• WWE wishes they got ovations like this for their stars now!
• How did Paul Roma not become a huge star?  He had the look and the skills were there.  Surprises me every time I see Roma
• I always liked Jacques Rougeau best as one of the Quebecers
• I am kind of surprised not to see the Rougeaus in the Hall of Fame, especially since Raymond has been with the company for so long
• How does Jimmy Hart still look the same today as he did in 1991?
• I wonder what Brawler is doing nowadays; just do not hear his name
• I think people forget how smooth Tito was.  He just is not talked about a lot and should be
• I think it would have been so much fun being Sgt. at this time.  Being as hated as he was, how great would have that been
• You could not do this version of Sgt. because of the PC police
• I think Hammer still looks like this now 
• Hammer was another one of those guys that I have always liked, never had a bad match
• How jacked was Dino back in the day?
• It is odd to see Hammer as a good guy
• Here comes big ol' Earthquake!  I miss Tenta
• ITS FUR FACE!  One of the many failed gimmicks of Brutus
• What is with that weird hand on the hip thing Hogan did?  I never noticed but its odd.  Hand on the hip and butt stuck out.  
• Why is it that WWE has not put Martel in the Hall of Fame?  He, like Tito, is kind of forgotten about

These old shows are fantastic.  They fly by and you knew who was going to win almost every match.  It was about the fun of the matches and the characters.  Now fans think it is about having 30-minute matches with 12 flips and 40 false finishes...but what do I know?  I know what I like that is what I know!  Until next time....abyssinia!

Results

• Jim Duggan def. Pez Whatley
• Segment: Special Report:  Slick & Hercules & Paul Roma/Hawk & Animal
• The Mountie def. Tom Landel via Submission
• Event Center:  Jake Roberts/Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (WWF Tag Team Champions)/Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs & Jimmy Hart
• Tito Santana def. Brooklyn Brawler
• Interview:  Sgt. Slaughter (WWF Champion) & Gen. Adnan
• Greg Valentine def. Dino Bravo via DQ
• Event Center:  Jake Roberts/Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs & Jimmy Hart
• Wrestlemania Report:  Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage/Ultimate Warrior
• Segment:  The Dragon
• Rick Martel def. Dale Wolfe via Submission
• Event Center:  Big Boss Man/Haku & Barbarian & Bobby Heenan

2019-09-28 TWF Tower of Power Action Hour Episode 824 Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this blog.  Today I am checking out a new, to me, wrestling company called total Wrestling Federation.  They have a Youtube channel found here.  I know nothing of it but ran across and like any good addiction mine has to be fed so lets go see what this show is like!

• First thing I notice is that the lightning is not great but it is Indy wrestling
• Was that Balls Mahoney re-incarnated?
• "Fancy Graphic" love the tongue in cheek
• Uggg, I hate the fans already
• Joey Balls looks like Balls Mahoneys brother, wow
• Ekstazy needs to pull up his pants!
• Interesting location that they are literally in a theatre
• I am liking the stalling of Balls, very old school
• The announcer is not bad, probably needs a color man however
• Wait...Balls is selling being punched a bunch in the head?  I do not understand
• Chanting your own name is not that cool brother
• Modified Regal Stretch, nice
• See a heel should chant his name not the face.  Balls is a great old school heel
• Ekstazy looks like a cheap version of Ricochet
• That was an ugly ugly coast to coast
• This match is starting to drag, hopefully they are going home soon
• Perfect ending, probably two minutes too late, but that was a great snatch and grab small package
• Dirt looks like bad video game copy of a young Eddie Guerrero
• Dirt was talking to who?  The three people watching?
• Actually, Dirt looks like a cross between Eddie Guerrero and Cisco from Flash
• The TV title must be like the 24/7 Title I guess
• I am confused as to the rules right now
• Someone is going in the lake!
• This is like bad backyard wrestling
• I think that this TWF company had more people then Impact had in Vegas!
• I love that Dreamin' Drew is not
• The two in the ring matches have a bit of an old school feel, especially the first match
• The problem with ladder matches is that one shot should end it but you have dozens of shots and it becomes slightly unrealistic
• Dreamin Drew looks a little bit like Dennis Condrey
• This is not awesome for the few fans trying to get that chant going
• Love that there are kids in the audience
• This match has gone on way too long.  I actually zoned out and it is still going
• That move was just stupid, it would not hurt in wrestling terms but could destroy in reality

Not a bad show.  Love the first match and the last match was a ladder match meaning it is what you expect in that kind of match.  The backyard wrestling thing though I could have done without.  I also would have cut all matches by 5ish minutes and thrown another match or a few quick interviews in.  Each match drug on just a little too long.  I will be watching again though not only because of the sickness but because it was a decent show!

Results

• Segment:  Johnny Ink & Ahston Morris/Dreamin' Drew & Michael Shawn
• Joey Balls def. Ekstazy
• CJ Dirt (TV Champion) def. Extreme Phantom for the Title
• Johnny Ink/Ashton Morris def. Michael Shawn/Dreamin' Drew (Tag Team Champions) n a Ladder Match for the Titles

1991-01-13 Challenge Review

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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am checking out the Jan 13th 1991 Wrestling Challenge with Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon.  We are on the road to the Royal Rumble!  Let us see who this show went shall we!

• These two had the best chemistry of any duo on wrestling ever
• Tom Stone was on just about every show at this point I think
• Duggan was in great shape at this point in his career
• I think Stone got a portato in there
• I am surprised the Powers of Pain never got a title run in either major company back in the day
• I forget that Warlord was quite agile for a man of his size
• I always liked Black Bart.  Remember watching him back in the GWF
• It is weird to see Shane as a good guy but he really did have the white meat babyface look as they say
• I like that they had guys like Bart and Barry Horowitz and Brooklyn Brawler back int he day.  You did not think they would win yet you always wondered
• Such a weird time with the Ball and Chain
• Bob Bradley is another of those usuals on TV
• I love that they had Heenan off commentary when BBM was out there
• It is amazing to think that BBM was well over 400 pounds at one point
• I wonder if Sgt. enjoyed this era of his career.  I think I would want to be a heel, seems like much more fun
• Spike Jones?  I thought that was a singer
• We need guys like Tugboat in wrestling.  Now everyone looks the same
• How drunk was that guy?!
• How great was Sherri!
• Quake dropkicking is always amazing

Another great show promoting the Royal Rumble.  Knowing what is coming it was a shock in a week back then!  I miss when it was only 4 PPV's a year and they built to them and it felt special.  Hell, I do not even know what the next big show is because they come as fast as the candy did at Lucy!  I like the old challenge betters because it had Heenan and Monsoon!

Results

• Jim Duggan def. Tom Stone
• Special Report:  Ultimate Warrior (WWF Champion)
• Warlord def. Terry Davis via Submission
• Shane Douglas def. Black Bart
• Event Center:  Rick Martel/Jim Neidhart (Tag Team Champion)/Hercules/Butch/Honky Tonk Man
• Big Boss Man def. Bob Bradley
• Interview:  Sgt. Slaughter/Gen. Adnan
• Tugboat def. Spike Jones
• Event Center:  Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels/Ted DiBiase & Virgil
• Royal Rumble Report:  Hulk Hogan/Jake Roberts/Smash/Hawk/Mr. Perfect (Intercontinental Champion)/Randy Savage & Sherri/Jim Neidhart & Bret Hart (Tag Team Champions)/Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes
• Earthquake def. Don Steel
• Event Center:  Bret Hart (Tag Team Champion)/Greg Valentine/Jimmy Snuka/Paul Roma/Hawk

1991-01-30 Clash of the Champions Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am checking out the first Clash of the Champions from 1991 which is headlined by Ric Flair defending his title against Scott Steiner.  Sting and Lex Luger face Doom for the Tag Titles.  This was one of the low points of WCW according to most.  I was not watching WCW at this point and I am not sure if I have ever watched this event so let's go to the tape!

• Uggg, one of those horns are really off!
• That was a sour note if I ever heard one!
• Sting's entrance music starts off sounding almost like the Time Warp, never noticed that before
• The fans are hot and that place does look packed like Jim Ross said
• Luger with a leapfrog!  I do not think I have seen him do that before
• I like that these guys do not make it look like they are cooperating with each other
• So Pee Wee did not see Spivey attack?
• Damn I could watch Missy Hyatt read me the phone book!
• So Eaton's music is people chanting his name?
• Uggg, no wrestler should wear those baby blue trunks
• Really?  Hyatt and Dangerously is a long-awaited anything JR?
• It is sad to think about all the guys that Eaton had to put over that he was SO much better than
• Yeah, when these two are on your main show going against the Freebirds your roster is kind of thin
• All those who think the Freebirds are losing stand on your heads
• I remember in the only good WCW game Hayes finisher was that bulldog.  I loved that game!
• The lights in the Teepee?  Come on JR!
• Kind of made the Freebirds look weak only winning because the ref missed the tag
• Why is Paul in the tiny window and Dusty in the big window?
• Joey Maggs?  Really?  He has NEVER won a match and is on the Clash?
• Oh well it is against Sid so that makes sense
• This one makes sense because they needed to continue to have Sid look dominate.  Too bad they did not feed him Z-Man but he is still the TV champ
• I love his powerbomb, dropping down to his knee making it look even more vicious....no pun intended
• Why is Taylor the Computerized Man if he is not part of the York Foundation yet?
• I always thought that Taylor looked better with the short hair, made him standout
• Ugly finish for sure
• Ranger Ross just had a weird look to him
• Hello ladies!
• Two of the best of all time in the Horsemen
• The Renegade Warriors did have weird charisma
• I LOVE ARN ANDERSONS STUN LOOK!
• I know Dusty had to shill for the show but Scott Steiner vs. Ric Flair is not the greatest World Title match on TV ever Dream!
• Best move ever!  Double A spinebuster
• Vader and Stan were great, I miss guys like that in wrestling
• Buddy Lee Parker?  Seriously?
• Who did Buddy Lee have blackmail footage on to keep his job all those years in WCW?
• What in the blue hell was Buddy Lee doing?
• That was pointless....well there were two points....
• Why is Kevin Sullivan there...oh others besides the Horsemen are there
• Worst cheerleaders ever after what we just saw
• Flair has already made Scotty look like a star
• Weird to see Flair in yellow trunks
• It is weird to see Scotty Steiner like this given how he looked 10 years later as Big Poppa Pump
• I never felt Flair's Figure Four was that dangerous as people constantly fought out of it.  Did he ever win a major match via submission with it without something else happening first?
• Flair's punches are underrated
• Flair is flopping around like a fish after that Tiger Driver
• Why is Nick Patrick letting Rick Steiner get involved so much?

Overall this was an okay show.  The stars were good and all the wrestling...well minus the Z-Man match...was fine but it felt like something was missing.  What I cannot say.  The show was just there ya know.  The crowd was hot but nothing was special ya know.  Felt like the show never left first gear and that everyone was just there not really giving 100%.  Overall a fine show but nothing to go out of your way to watch

Results

• Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Ron Simmons/Butch Reed (Tag Team Champions) via DQ for the Titles
• Segment:  Sexy Wrestler Contest Results:  Z-Man
• Z-Man (TV Champion) def. Bobby Eaton for the Title
• Segment:  Alexandra York
• Michael Hayes/Jimmy Garven def. Tommy Rich/Allen Iron Eagle
• Interview:  Paul E. Dangerously
• Sid Vicious def. Joey Maggs
• Interview:  Sid Vicious
• Terry Taylor def. Ricky Morton
• Segment:  Wrestler of the Year:  Sting
• Segment:  Dusty Rhodes
• Ranger Ross def. El Cubano
• Arn Anderson/Barry Windham def. Chris Youngblood/Mark Youngblood
• Interview:  Stan Hansen
• Brian Pillman def. Buddy Lee Parker
• Missy Hyatt def. Paul E. Dangerously in an Arm Wrestling Match
• Ric Flair (World Champion) & Scott Steiner fought to a draw for the Title

2019-10-22 NWA Powerrr review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching the third episode of NWA Power(rr).  I have loved the first two episodes and cannot wait to get to this one so enough of this boring intro and lets get to the card!

• It is interesting that Melina is in the intro yet we have not seen her on the show yet
• Now I notice there are several people we have not seen yet.  Very interesting
• There is the man who anything he says becomes a major issue, Jim Cornette.  My personal spirit animal
• Kingston is great on the mic and good in the ring, surprised WWE or AEW has not signed him up over the years
• Been a while since I have seen Marti Belle
• How old is Crystal?  12?
• Oh man Corny just said something out trouts, the trout people will be after him!
• Pedigree and it is over
• Nice short and sweet, that is what I love about this show
• I like the Dawsons, that different look and true heels
• What is Stevens wearing and why do I love it?
• Why is Stevens no on Raw or Smackdown every week?
• This cannot be real!
• A lot of old Impact Wrestling people on these shows
• Parker is so skinny he needs to run around in the shower to get wet
• It is NOT an enziguri if it is to the ear, it literally means kick to the back of the head
• Have I said before that Tim Storm looks like Paul Orndorff?  Because he does
• Mama Storm might be the second most famous Mama in wrestling after Cornette
• Is Eli Drake a heel or babyface
• What is with these commercials?  
• What a superkick from James Storm
• Is Aldis losing his accent?
• Where is this storyline going with Kamille I wonder
• Tim Storm and Eli Drake as a team?  Who is going to turn on who though?  I see Tim Storm turn personally
• Uggg, back tag
• That bulldog will break your neck....or make you a gigolo
• Drake and Storm are a pretty good team actually
• Dave needs to get that bearhug more snug, too much daylight there
• I am shocked that this has been almost all Drake and Storm with the Dawsons being seemingly pushed
• They need a better finisher but I like the Dawsons
• That was an abrupt ending

Another good show but I did not like the way the show ended.  Let me rephrase that, I did not like that the show ended when it did.  Why was Aldis out there?  Will we find out?  Aside from that another good show.  The matches are a great length, nothing feels like it is dragging through multiple segments just because.  The interviews are good and fun.  Again a great show and worth checking out.N

Results

• Segment:  Joe Galli
• Interview:  Eddie Kingston
• Marti Belle def. Crystal Rosa
• Interview:  Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson
• Segment:  Thunder Rose
• Interview:  Aron Stevens
• Caleb Konley def. Dan Parker
• Interview:  Tim Storm/Eli Drake
• Segment:  Jocephus/Colt Cabana
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)/Kamille
• Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson def. Tim Storm/Eli Drake

2019-10-29 NWA Power Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am checking out the 4th episode of NWA power(rr).  It debuted on 2019-10-29.  Will we see a follow up to Nick Aldis, Tim Storm and Eli Drake?  What will happen after James Storm seemed set to kick Colt Cabanas head off his head?  I cannot wait to see what happens!

• I love the recaps each week
• James Storm is a great interview and Colt is a fun interview
• Fun way to start the show, four top guys
• I love the way Nick Aldis is making it important to get a shot.  Give everything or get nothing
• They are really pushing this Kamille storyline and I am intrigued and have no clue where they are going
• I have missed Murdoch
• I do not know what to think about Jocephus but I kind of like the crazy man gimmick
• I love that they are keeping up with the no eye contact rule
• Ricky Starks is getting pushed for sure but I will reserve judgement
• Interesting that they are already doing a No DQ match.  Seems early to start doing big gimmick matches but that is modern wrestling
• Good grief that can not feel good for Eddie
• A headshot with a chair...wow 
• Not seeing it every week makes it more devastating!
• Why did they attack the Dawsons but then help them win?
• I like the announcers are asking the same thing
• What the hell was that?  Patty Cake?
• Roaring Elbow, very well executed
• A nice surprise win for Vox...who needs new ring gear, that top is awful
• What is with the music?  There is no music in the NWA....until now
• Did Stark cheat and hook the trunks?  Sure looked like it to me
• Stevens is more over after the loss I love it!
• Very interesting teams
• I do not get Colt.  He is better than average yet he does all the goofy stuff.  Is it because it is easier and less on his body?  Is he really smarter than the average bear?  I am beginning to think so!
• Anderson can not do that rolling slam very well, nothing like Fit Finlay.  Always think he is going to spike himself and break his own neck

Another good show but another abrupt ending.  Also no follow up to the Drake/Tim Storm issue is disappointing.  Interesting debut for Thunder Rosa and a shocking win for Ashley Vox.  This show seemed slightly off for some reason.  I assume it is because they are setting up the next storylines but the worst show thus far which makes it still better than most of the other shows out there.

Results

• Interview:  James Storm (National Champion)/Colt Cabana/Eli Drake/Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Trevor Murdoch/Jocephus
• Trevor Murdoch def. Jocephus
• Segment:  Thunder Rosa
• Interview Aron Stevens/Ricky Starks
• Segment:  Ricky Morton/Robert Gibson
• Zane Dawson/Dave Dawson def. Homicide/Eddie Kingston in a no DQ Match
• Segment:  The Mark
• Interview:  Marti Belle
• Interview:  Allysin Kay (Women's Champion)
• Ashley Vox def. Marti Belle 
• Ricky Starks def. Aron Stevens
• Colt Cabana/Ken Anderson/Nick Aldis (NWA Champion) def. James Storm (National Champion)/Royce Isaacs/Thomas Latimer (NWA Tag Team Champions)

1991-02-09 Worldwide

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you found this entry.  Today I am checking out the Feb. 9th 1991 edition of WCW Worldwide.  I have no idea where we are at in WCW at this point so I am going in blind.  I did not follow WCW at this point and I am randomly selecting shows as I move data around so let us go to the tape and see what we see shall we!

• Tony Schiavone and Gordon Solie?  
• Ric Flair on the show wrestling?  Interesting
• I like the "will beat this person in x time" that they did
• I think Terri was even better looking back then, without those life preservers ha ha
• If I ran a wrestling company I would make my stars watch these shows every day.  See what wrestling should be like
• I wonder if it is true that people would leave if they saw their names next to the Steiners
• It is weird to see Rick without the headgear, so very weird
• I hate that top rope DDT
• Poor Enhancement talent does not even get his name on TV
• That was sloppy and could have broken the kids shoulder
• Dissension amoungst Doom!
• Why did Reed put on a shirt?
• Love Simmons powerslam
• Windham's hair is so weird
• This was a weird heel vs. heel match; yes it is to build to a Doom breakup but still weird
• Nice to see a young Kevin Nash
• Look how Nash towers over everyone in the ring
• What was with Nash's hair?  Is that a mullet?
• It is weird to think that Tommy Rich was the NWA Champion not being around that time period and only know this Tommy Rich and going forward
• The Thesz press is the worst finisher of all time I think
• Wow, Flair is facing a true job guy!
• Imagine if this kid has injured Naitch, can you imagine?
• Sad to see Dirty Dutch as basically enhancement
• How great is Rogers with the pigtails

Another show from WCW that just did not seem to have direction.  No real talk of Wrestle War during the show even though that is where they should be going.  5/8 of the main event were on the show and not once was it mentioned by the commentators.  That was the problem with WCW, they put out shows with matches but never really had direction.  The wrestlers usually worked hard but the office just never had its stuff together

Results

• Interview:  Ric Flair (World Champion)
• Segment:  Alexandra York
• Michael Wallstreet def. David Isley
• Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner (US Tag Team Champions) def. Mke Samples/Magnum Force #2
• Sid Vicious def. Unknown #1
• Segment:  Ron Simmons & Butch Reed (Tag Team Champions) & Teddy Long
• Barry Windham def. Ron Simmons (Tag Team Champion)
• Ricky Morton/Junkyard Dog/Tommy Rich def. James Earl Wright/Blade/Steel
• Ric Flair (World Champion) def. Mike Hart via Submission
• Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Rip Rogers/Dutch Mantell via Submission
• 
  

Supertape Volume 3 Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever you found this entry.  Today I am watching an old Coliseum Home Video tape, Supertape 3.  These tapes were put out monthly back in the day.  I loved renting these back in the day so lets see if I enjoy it as much today!

• Gotta love some Mr. Perfect!
• Sad we do not get to see Bobby with Perfect
• How proud did Perfect look locking that sleeper in...it was...well the perfect look
• I love that rolling neck snap of Perfect
• I miss Perfect, can you imagine how good he would be at the performance center?
• I always like Barbie for some reason, not sure why.  Especially liked him as part of the Faces of Fear in WCW
• A lot of playing to the crowd here, you can tell it was a house show
• Strange, they had Barbie use the ropes to win, guess it keeps Snuka strong in the eyes of the locals
• Future Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters going one on one
• I hated this single for Quake
• GOOD GOD A RUNNING DROPKICK FROM QUAKE!
• Tugboats dropkick was not an impressive
• Nice way to keep both strong and have a really good match
• I know everyone says that Demolition was just LOD clones but I never felt that way.  Similar yes but clones no.  
• Also, I always like Demolition better!
• Especially Ax and Smash, one of my favourite teams that I hope will go into the Hall of Fame soon!
• LOD broke up the Demolition Decapitator!  That is rare
• This match makes me think of the Wrestlefest arcade game...man I would love to own that bad boy!
• I feel like Ax and Smash are overlooked as performers.  They were so smooth and could wrestler or brawl so well
• I hated when they changed Demolitions music
• Demolition was not the same without Ax in my opinion
• Will this be two LOD matches where Hawk does not go into the ring post?  I will believe it when I see it!
• Animal has a great powerslam.  It is Dustin Rhodes or Ron Simmons but it is damn good
• I think that Paul Roma is a classic underachiever in wrestling, had the looks, a decent promo but never got very far in the WWF.  Had a decent run in WCW as a tag team man but never stood out too far
• Interesting to see Roma use Davey Boy Smith/Warlords finisher
• Why did Herc not react at all to the backslide?  It is almost like he knew it was not over
• I love that Hercules is "shaking" the ropes while Roma puts his feet on them
• Weird to see Gorilla and Bobby at ringside but not doing the announcing
• Two of my favourites here with DiBiase and Boss Man
• Sorry I did not "Say" anything during that match, I was just enjoying it!
• Double Mr. Perfect on this tape...yes please!
• Heenan is at ringside too!
• How much piss do you think Jake drank before heading to the ring?  One bottle?  Two?

Good matches but my favourite was easily Boss Man and DiBiase.  Two of my favourites in good action but honestly no bad matches here.  From a time where there were men who were wrestlers not kids and you almost believed or could easily forget and get caught up.  When was the last time that happened nowadays?

Results

• Mr. Perfect def. Texas Tornado (Intercontinental Champion) via countout for the Title
• Barbarian def. Jimmy Snuka
• Tugboat def. Earthquake via DQ
• Hawk/Animal/Ultimate Warrior (WWF Champion) def. Ax/Smash/Crush
• Segment:  Hawk/Animal
• Hawk/Animal def. Smash/Crush
• Segment:  Call of the Action
• Paul Roman def. Marty Jannetty 
• Ted DiBiase def. Big Boss Man via DQ
• Segment:  Outrageous Hits
• Jake Roberts def. Mr. Perfect (Intercontinental Champion) via DQ for the Title

1991-01-05 Superstars Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry!  Today I am checking out the Jan. 5th edition of WWF Superstars from 1991.  Its a new year, the Gulf War is going on.  You have the Warrior as the Champion, Sgt. Slaughter is the top heel along with Randy Savage.  Mr. Perfect has just won back his IC gold and you have the Hart Foundation carrying the tag belts.  I believe your announcers are Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper and The Honky Tonk Man.  Lets go to the tape!!

• Yes, I was right about the announcers!
• Hogan making an appearance on Brother Love
• Had Kerry been able to be clean he would have been one of the biggest stars both in wrestling and Hollywood I think.  
• They never really did do that feud with Tornado and DiBiase I do not think.  I sure do not remember
• I think this was the peak of Warrior.  He looked the best.  I think he was in the best shape.  Also his out of world interviews were almost understandable
• Warlord doing his best Phantom of the Opera impersonation with that random mask
• Too bad Honky did not get into the Royal Rumble.  Also liked him
• Do you think he, the Warlord, understood how strong he really was?
• That was the biggest gut-wrench suplex of all time!
• I love the Royal Rumble theme, one of my favourites!
• Duggan was always and will always be one of my favourites.  
• WWF loved to make people make random noises for characters.  Tugboat, Duggan, Red Rooster
• OH MY GOD LOOK HOW YOUNG DUSTIN IS!!!
• They talk about the "Road Warrior" pop in wrestling, if I was a wrestler I would want the Hogan pop from 89-91
• Half the people in the Royal Rumble hope they draw number 1 yet whoever gets it is always upset....strange
• LOVE THAT RUMBLE THEME!
• I love how Quake was always hopping around during his promos 
• Do you think Jake Roberts drank a bottle of piss before each match?  
• The Big Boss Man is also one of my favourites.  I love this time of wrestling I think because it was from my initial fandom.  
• Do your job Virgil!  Who is, strangely enough, my grandpa's favourite wrestler
• THE MULKYS!  Well one of them

I love these old shows for nostalgia purposes.  However, I also enjoy them because it was when wrestling was wrestling in my opinion.  Guys being shown as stars and you had to go to the shows to see them in action against other stars.  Once a month maybe you had a Rick Martel vs. Tito Santana.  It was about getting you to order the big four PPV and go to the house shows or rent their monthly VHS tapes like Supertape or Smack'em Whack'em.  It worked on me because I rented those SOB's over and over again!  I still love wrestling and watch as much as I can because as Roddy Piper put it once it is a sickness.  But these are the days I missed, up till like 1995 when Nitro and Raw became show as much as you can and go through everything quickly.  Oh well you can not put the genie back in the bottle now!

Results

• Texas Tornado def. Tom Stone
• Update:  Randy Savage/Ultimate Warrior (WWF Champion)
• Warlord def. Donny Steel via Submission
• Event Center:  Bret Hart (Tag Team Champion)/Paul Roma/Jimmy Snuka/Brother Love & Undertaker/Davey Boy Smith
• Jim Duggan def. JT Smith
• Event Center:  Tugboat/Barbarian & Bobby Heenan/Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes
• Brother Love Show:  Hulk Hogan
• Royal Rumble Report:  Smash/Earthquake/Jake Roberts/Big Boss Man/Ted DiBiase & Virgil
• Kato/Tanaka def. Bill Mulky/Tony Mulky
• Event Center:  Luke/Mr. Perfect (Intercontinental Champion) & Bobby Heenan/Dino Bravo/Rick Martel/Jim Neidhart (Tag Team Champion)/

2019-10-31 NXT UK

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am check out the 2019 Halloween episode of NXT UK.  I will admit I am not up to date with the storylines or the characters but let us see what I think.

• I love me some Jazzy Gabert!  I thought she was the store of the Mae Young classic a few years ago
• This is why NXT is leaps and bounds above AEW.  All four of these ladies look like stars, can you say that about the AEW women's division?
• I already know more about these for women than most of the AEW roster because of the announcing.  Who would have thought the show with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone would be the lesser announce team!
• Tell me that you would buy Riho against any of these four women!
• I do not like the dive in the opening women's tag match ut it is what people expect 
• Ripley will be a HUGE star on the main roster in a year for now given the chance
• How far has Ohno fallen?  He will always be a great vet but good grief remember when he was going to be the next big star
• Honestly, I think a good idea would be to put Ohno and Ceasar together as the Kings of Wrestling again since it appears Sheamus is gone for good
• A-Kid is on the smaller side but would be great on 205 I think
• Great heel move for Ohno!
• I love that Ohno is wrestling like a heel, it is rare today because everyone wants to be cheered
• I do not like that finish, makes it look like a fluke, although it appears they are going that route with Ohno, that he loses via flukes over and over again
• Well I hope Big Wavy is destroyed because he already annoys me
• Can I cheer for the ref because neither of these guys do anything for me upon first viewing
• That was weird looking driving the kid into the bottom buckle
• That was the first match I thought was just there.  Neither guy stood out or was anything "special" to me
• Who thought giving her a live mic was a good idea?
• Good grief this is bad
• I love Mastiff!  He is my brother from another mother!
• Oh, it is Finn Balor...wait...it is not?
• I love that NXT has heels that act like heels
• The way that Devlin is taking Mastiff down works perfectly.  It is almost the guys laying these matches out understand wrestling and it is not a video game
• Damn what a cutter!
• While Devlin is smaller it is still believable

Once again NXT does not disappoint!  Aside from the Conners/Johnson match every match felt important and every match delivered without having 40 superkicks, 30 dives and 20 false finishes.  Heels acted like heels, cheating when they needed too.  Rays interview started off rough but got better.  I am interested in who Killer Kelly is and how she is going to start a fight....although those slaps to her face were not very believable.  Overall an excellent show and one that makes me want to see next week which is the goal!

Results of the Show

• Piper Niven/Rhea Ripley def. Jinny/Jazzy Gabert 
• A-Kid def. Kassius Ohno via Countout
• Interview:  Killer Kelly
• Joseph Conners def. Roy Johnson
• Segment:  Kay Lee Ray (NXT UK Women's Champion)
• Segment:  Mark Coffey/Wolfgang (NXT Tag Team Champions)/Joe Coffey
• Jordan Devlin def. Dave Mastiff 
• Segment:   Ilja Dragunov/Alexander Wolfe

1991-01-05 Power Hour Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Tonight I am checking out the first WCW Power Hour episode of 1991.  The main event is Bobby Eaton taking on Ricky Morton.  Midnight Express taking on the Rock N Roll Express....even though neither of these teams are active at this point.  Let us go to the show!

• The video on the compy I currently have is really bad so this might be a very short review
• Pillman got up there to get Cazana on the top rope
• Its funny, I always remember Z-Man as average in pretty much every way but he would be above average nowadays
• Who was it in WCW that was obsessed with Little Richard?
• Wait...is Jericho in AEW copying Hayes with is weird makeup and such?
• What is with Hayes pant?  
• Remember when the DDT was the end all be all and not an opening segment move?  I 'member
• It is weird to think that Rick Steiner now sits on a school board in Georgia I believe
• Rick was always stiff-looking in the ring; always looked believable
• The Black Scorpion could have been so cool
• Sting never could cut a good promo
• Watching Taylor in this era I am reminded that he could have been a star if not for the Red Rooster.  I truly believe that.
• It is weird that all the "job guys" are bigger and better than a lot of the "stars" of today
• Taylor always needed a better finisher than the "five" arm
• Did Paul Heyman try to channel Roddy Piper at times?  Never noticed that before 
• Michael Wallstreet is one of the best wrestlers never to be the man for a major promotion I think
• Heyman and Ross had some of the best chemistry as announcers
• It is weird to see Terri without certain...um....assets
• Hardrock is a big boy!
• Was there a better technical wrestler than Wallstreet?  I can not think of one
• Both of these guys need to straighten their hair!
• Well, Sid is not getting paid by the hour!  Wait...no powerbomb?
• This match is already going too long
• Bill Fralic played for the Falcons?  I thought he was a Detroit boy only!
• Name a more underrated wrestler than Beautiful Bobby?  I do not think you can!
• If I was a wrestler I would be watching Eaton, Morton, Double A, William Regal and Wallstreet to find out what wrestling is supposed to be like!
• I would pay to watch these guys go at it today more than I would most of the AEW and WWE main roster!
• Who has the better mullet between these two?  I am going with Bobby personally
• I do not like that finish at all!
• GOOD GAWD LOOK AT MISSY AT THIS POINT!!!

Another fine WCW show.  It is funny that people hated this era of WCW but look at the roster.  I know the storyline were not very good but compared to today...anyway while the storyline sucked the action itself was fine.  Great performers and some legends on the show!

Below are the results

• VQ: VERY POOR
• Brian Pillman/Z-Man def. Ed Brock/Joe Cazana
• Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes def. Tommy Angel/Rob Morgan
• Rick Steiner def. Chuck Coats
• WNN:  Sting/Ric Flair
• Terry Taylor def. Brian Carr
• Michael Wallstreet def. Rick Hardrock
• Sid Vicious def. Dave Perry
• Ricky Morton def. Bobby Eaton via DQ
• 
  

2019-10-15 NWA Powerrr Ep 2 Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever you find this blog.  I loved the first episode and cannot wait to see this one. It is wrestling the way I remember and the way I love it....wait...I feel like that is not the NWA tag line but you know what I mean!

• Great recap of Tim Storm and Nick Aldis last week
• It is weird that I feel this show is better produced than a certain show on TNT
• SANDOW IS BACK!
• How has WWE not picked Sandow back up?  If for nothing else to be a manager because the man can talk
• Love that the interviewer is going along with the no eye contact thing, love this already!
• Where did they dig Murdoch up from?  I am a huge fan of his
• It is a little weird with no music but makes them so different
• I want to see Murdoch and Beer City Bruiser as a team!!
• Damn awesome missile dropkick!
• Love that the match ended without a finisher, we need more of that
• Not sure about this Ricky Starks kid because this interview is not all that good
• Is Starks a good guy?  Because he is coming off as heel 
• Colt is a strangely good looking guy.  I am surprised WWE did not use him better....but then again I am not
• Ugggg, he is still doing the stupid asshole thing?
• Already making it like they do not get along, interesting....
• PELE KICK!!!
• Kingsley is taking a hell of an ass-kicking
• I hope they do not keep allowing no hand tags, I hate that as does Corny
• Where did they dig up Tony Falk?  Good grief 
• I have been a fan of Allysin for a while now going back to when she was in Impact
• Damn that was right on her tailbone
• I like this youngster Vox
• Way too many somersaults in wrestling
• I liked Allisyn covered up from the chops instead of just taking it
• OH MY GOD!  I hate that move, that will break someone's neck
• Did they just cut that interview short?
• Tim Storm deserved that standing ovation
• Homicide is looking old
• What is up with Issacs weird wrist stuff?
• The Dawsons are showing up to show they are dominate, love it!
• Camille is a lovely young lady
• Interesting that they are making Aldis kind of a bully but Camille is going along with it

Another great show from the NWA!  Corny and Joe are really starting to gel as a team.  Guys like James Storm and Cabana can carry the younger guys to good matches and help them grow into better performers.  Wild Cards are solid performers and I think this Stark kid might be something special as well.  Another great show and I cannot wait to watch next week.

Here are the Results/Segments

• Interview:  Aaron Stevens
• Ricky Starks def. Trevor Murdoch
• Interview:  Ricky Starks/Trevor Murdoch
• Segment:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Colt Cabana & Mr. Anderson
• Colt Cabana/Mr. Anderson def. Sal Rinauro/Jordan Kingsley
• Segment:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Eddie Kingston & Homicide
• Allysin Kay (NWA Women's Champion) def. Ashley Vox
• Interview:  Allysin Kay (NWA Women's Champion)/Ashley Vox
• Interview:  Tim Storm
• Interview:  James Storm (National Champion)/Eli Drake
• Eddie Kingston/Homicide & Thom Latimer/Royce Isaacs (NWA Tag Team Champions) fought to a No Contact for the Titles
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)/Camille

2019-10-08 NWA Powerrr review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Tonight I checked out the first episode of NWA power(rr?).  I do not know what to expect.  I know Jim Cornette loved it but he might be biased.  Lets go to my thoughts...

• Tim Storm has such a great old school look!
• Uggg, I already hate the fans chanting NWA
• Corny is looking GREAT!
• Nick looks ike a champion does he not?
• Wow, who is that with Nick? 
• Nick has done a great job of losing his accent but not completely to make it better for us American to understand him
• The J-O-B, throwback to Dusty and Ric!  LOVE IT!
• Already loving this show!!!
• Love what JC just announced the refs name!  They are part of the show too guys
• Love a good squash!
• I can get behind those Dawson Boys!  The one is my bearded brethren!
• Is that really Austin Idol!?!?!
• Honestly, if it was twenty years ago I would be going to learn from Austin Ido
• E-Li-Drake!  Huge fan and surprised NXT did not sign him up
• Two former Impact Stars here and already bigger stars here
• I love the old school feel to the show.  Easily my favourite show in months already!
• I feel like I am watching old school NWA with the show.  I am in wrestling HEAVEN...minus the fans....
• Who is Jocephus but I like him!
• I LOVE JAMES STORM!!!!
• I hate the flipping spear
• How has Eddie Kingston not been on a national stage?
• I think Jocephus is one of my new favourites!
• And that fast I guess he is not going to be featured going forward
• I hope at 50 I look 25% as good as Tim Storm!
• That was bad, Aldis going across the ring after a buckle shoot
• FIGURE FOUR!!!
• That is the first time that I have heard an announcer say that it affects both legs just differently....which it does!
• Uggg, I hate wrestling fans and their chants and shits
• I hope they do not have Storm tap, just have him pass out
• Why are the fans chanting NWA instead of Storm?

That is easily my favourite show in months as I said earlier.  The pacing was fantastic!  The old school feel (minus the stupid fans chanting the companies name instead of the wrestlers) was awesome.  The wrestlers are old school.  I love Aldis and Storm (both of them).  The tag team of the Dawsons is old school and fun.  Corny is easily my favourite announcer right now (sorry JR).  This is what wrestler was growing up and I loved it.  Forget AEW this is the wrestling show EVERY fan should be watching!!

Results/segments of the Show

• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson def. Sal Rinauro/Billy Buck
• Interview: Dave Dawson & Zane Dawson 
• Interview:  Eli Drake
• Eli Drake def. Caleb Konley
• Video:  Tim Storm
• Segment:  Jocephus
• Segment:  Jocephus/James Storm (National Champion)
• Thom Latimer/Royce Isaacs (Tag Team Champions) def. Danny White/Mims
• Interview:  Thom Latimer & Royce Isaacs (Tag Team Champions)/Eddie Kingston & Homicide
• Segment:  James Storm (National Champion)/Jocephus
• James Storm (National Champion) def. Jocephus
• Video:  Tim Storm/Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Tim Storm
• Nick Aldis (NWA Champion) def. Tim Storm for the Title
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)

1990-11-24 Worldwide

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry. Tonight I am checking out a late 1990 WCW Worldwide.  This was late in the Black Scorpion storyline.  You also have Doom as the tag team champs and Stan Hansen as the US Champion.  Let us see what Worldwide had for us at that point.  (If you want to see the results scroll down to the end)

• I do love Dirty Dutch on announcing
• Doom was a hell of a tag-team
• Weird, Flair did not say a thing there
• So weird to see Ron Simmons throw a dropkick
• Ugly looking piledriver
• Aside from the snap powerslam that Randy Orton/Dustin Rhodes do I love Simmons version
• Brian Pillman could not talk at this point
• So weird that Morton kept the RNR gear at this point but Rich did not do something similar
• How bad is wildfires hair at this point?
• It is weird to think that Ricky Morton is currently the NWA Tag Team Champions with Robert Gibson
• I cannot watch this knowing where the Black Scorpion story goes without thinking it had such potential
• I wish I saw more Stan Hansen, this brief period in WCW I really enjoyed
• Paul E was good even back in the day
• Weird to see Mr Hughes in regular wrestling gear
• I always loved Rip Rogers hair and dark beard
• Zenk just was not that good in the ring and I am surprised Rip never got more of a push
• However, that was a pretty good top rope crossbody
• Such a weird team, Landell and the Moondog
• It is sad to think about how good Buddy could have been if Buddy did not always get in his own way
• I know people love the Big Poppa Pump version of Scotty but this was my favourite, 90-93
• Look how think the Nastys are!!
• How many Nature Boys did WCW have?  Flair...Lee...Landell all at once!

I do not know why but I didn't enjoy that as much as I do the older WWF shows.  Maybe because I was watching WWF at the time so I have fond memories.  Maybe because WCW/NWA had lesser characters.  But aside from the Main Event tag team match (the Steiners match) this show as just there for me.  I just do not and did not care about most of the guys on the card and I think that sums up WCW/NWA in 1990!

Segments:

• Butch Reed/Ron Simmons (NWA Tag Team Champions) def. Mark White/Pablo Crenshaw
• Segment:  Brian Pillman
• Ricky Morton/Tommy Rich def. Jim Corbett/Mike Samples
• Segment:  Black Scorpion/Sting (NWA Champion)
• Wrestling Wrap-up
• Winner Circles:  Stan Hansen (US Champion)
• Big Kat def. Keith Hart via DQ
• Segment:  Sid
• The Z-Man def. Rip Rogers
• Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner (US Champions) def. Moondog Rex/Buddy Landell
• Segment:  Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner (US Champions)/Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags
•  Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes def. Todd Brewer/Paul Lee
• Segment:  The Juicer
• Interview:  Butch Reed & Ron Simmons (NWA Tag Team Champions) & Teddy Long

2019-10-04 Impact

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you found this.  Today I am looking at the 2019-10-04 Impact Wrestling show.  I will admit I have not watched Impact for probably a year.  So I am not up with the storylines or anything like that.  Let us see how they have improved.....

• Wow, Sami Callihan is still around in Impact huh?
• Madison Rayne still looks amazing!
• Is that Josh Matthews?  That is who they have doing announcing huh?  I sure did not miss Impact
• Uggg, Josh is talking about Halloween and he is just awful
• I am less than 5 minutes into the show and I am reminded how awful the announcing is 
• Is that official 16?
• This match is horrible, not a great reintroduction to Impact
• So Madison Rayne left ROH and possibly NXT for this?  
• Wow that was...um...something.  That was one of the worst TV matches I have seen in a while
• Tommy Dreamer is looking old!
• Johnny Swinger?!?!?! Seriously?  Where did they dig Swinger up from?
• Wow, Cyrus is fricking talking carney!  Good grief I am about to mute this
• What is with all the pointing in wrestling!
• Rob Van Dam is in a tag team now?  How the mighty have fallen
• Reno Scum....um....yeah
• 'Member when Eddie Edwards was one of the biggest stars?  I 'member
• Listen to the crowd, it is like there are 4 people are there!
• This is like a trainwreck and I cannot look away
• Even the fans are broke and have pieces of paper instead of poster board signs
• The fans are about as excited as I am for this...and that is not very
• These guys look like people off the street of Vegas, not wrestlers
• Should I care about these guys?  I know this is the first time in months...or longer...since I watched but these guys are not stars
• I ask again why is there so much pointing in wrestling?!
• Tessa is the first person on this show to look like a star
• Ken Shamrock is looking OLD!
• I hate to say it but Havok has gained some weight
• So many Impact stars had/have great potential yet they are there in almost the minor league

This show as bad.  I know I do not know the characters but none of them look like stars.  Most of them look like fans that became wrestlers but never became good.  Guys like Elgin or TJP or Madison Rayne or Tessa Blanchard are fantastic but then you have oVe which just makes it look so minor league.

I hope with AXS things increase but we shall see

2019-10-11 Smackdown Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching this weeks Smackdown.  It is Draft Friday boys and girls and who will bleed blue and who will bleed red?  My pick of the first pick of the first round is BROCK LESNAR!...wait...he cannot be picked tonight?  Well find then I will go with Roman Reigns

• It is interesting that Ember Moon is in the Smackdown entrance when she is rarely used
• Also the new Smackdown intro music SUCKS!
• They are giving us Reigns vs. Rollins live on Smackdown?  Really want to get big numbers for Fox!
• Still weird now having Cole on Raw but no Smackdown again 
• I like that Seth brings out the best of Reigns.  Reigns is good given the correct opponent.  
• I know they say Seth or Reigns should be number one but if it was me it would be Lesnar first,  then New Day, then Bray Wyatt, then Strowman, then Becky
• Rollins is so damn good but he is also formulaic a bit.  
• That was an awesome counter to the spear!  Do not think I have seen that before
• ITS THE FIEND!!
• HE JUST DRUG ROLLINS TO HELL AND BACK!
• I love that hey have CGI Football Robot in Fox!
• Of course, Stephanie is there
• Becky is the number one pick again!  AWESOME!
• Reigns stay on Smackdown, interesting
• I like that the OC stayed together
• Wait...the Fiend goes to Friday!  Woway Zowie!
• Drew is still a thing?  When was the last time we saw him?
• Uggg, this fake war room stuff is bad
• I thought that was Taz not Joe
• Love the shot at Rene's husband by Joe!  TAKE THAT MOXLEY!
• I know I am in the minority but I love King Corbin
• What is with these weird camera shots?
• Fox is really throwing their stars at Smackdown
• I love that Cole is calling him Shorty Gable
• I would have Gable be the man on 205 every week
• Not sure I would have had King Corbin win but that's okay
• Orton to Raw, interesting
• Sasha to Smackdown...who cares
• Ricochet says on Raw okay
• STROWMAN TO SMACKDOWN!!!
• Lashley is still a thing that people care about?
• Heyman is the best in the business
• Why is Kofi so happy?  He is over being a FORMER champion?
• I love that the WWE does the cancer stuff but it is a bit of a downer and hurts the pacing of the show.  I know it is weird to say but would the NFL or NBA stop middle of the third quarter to do something?  It is just strange
• I would watching AJ vs. Kofi a few times
• Kofi needed that win
• I love me som Alexa Bliss, so underrated
• Lacey Evans to Smackdown.  I like her!
• Kevin Owens to Raw?  Interesting....
• The Top Guys stay on Smackdown!  I would like to see them on every wrestling show honest
• Why would anyone waste a pick on Nattie?  Nothing personal but why
• Wait....why only Alexa?  No Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss?
• Viking Raiders stay on Raw.  Future champs right there!
• Why would you take the Lucha House Party?  Maybe they will get a big push
• Wait....they used two draft picks on Cross and Bliss?
• Heavy Machinery stays on Smackdown.  Love me some Otis!
• My wife just said we are not going to watch Raw anymore because of the Street Profits
• Will Bayley get the title back?  If so why change the title in the first place
• Fans booing Bayley?
• Bayley with a hoodie?  Is she a meanie now?
• SHE IS KILLING HER WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MEN!!
• SHE ALSO CUT HER HAIR!!
• Love the new hair cut on Bayley
• Charlotte does too many high risk moves for her size in my opinion
• Charlotte is awful at hitting the moonsault.  It looks amazing but she cannot land it right, always looks like a flipping moonsault elbow shot
• Someone is bleeding the ref has the gloves on!
• She just beat Charlotte clean?!

Well that was a shocking way to end the show!  A heel Bayley just won the title back and basically clean.  Used the hair to pull Charlotte down but that is....did Bayley just say bitches?  Damn I love it!

A much better show this week I think.  I felt like it flowed better and was paced better, minus the segment with the New Day.  

Once again, however, I feel like they wasted AJ Styles.  Hopefully not a trend.

I would give the show a solid B.  Not perfect but very good.  I enjoyed it more than AEW this week especially with the fantastic Bayley turn.

Joker: A fat man review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this review.  Today I am going to talk about the newly released Joker flick.

Overall this flick was AMAZING!  While not a complete origin story, because as we all know there is no real origin story to Mr. J, it does a good job of giving a base story...a POSSIBLE origin for him.  We have several others of course, the story from The Killing Joke, the one from the original Batman flick in 92 and others.  They did a good job of mixing a lot of those. 

And honestly aside from Ledger this is a perfect live-action Joker.  This was a subdued Joker because he is just coming into his own.  Like a preteen who has not figured out just who he is yet.  You see him "age" and "come into his own" which is great.

The casting of Thomas Wayne and Murray Franklin was fantastic.  Easily one of my favourite DeNiro's performances especially near the end. 

I do not want to go into too much detail and spoil things but they throw a few curveballs and "possibilities" that I have not seen in Batman lore before. 

I am honestly not sure what else to say about this.  It is perfectly dark and light at the same time.  However I have one complaint, they make Joker almost sympathetic.  Without giving too much away what starts Arthurs turn into Joker is almost, ALMOST, not his fault.  His reaction to the situation is, again, ALMOST normal.  This is what made Heath Ledgers portrayal perfect because there was nothing redeeming or good about his Joker. 

Also, I find it interesting that the director has said that this will not cross over into the DC Cinematic Universe.  This is the first of DC's one-off movies.  It will be interesting to see who else we see in this type of flick and if they do end up in the DCCU. 

I am going to say that this is a 10/10 while IMDB has it at 9/10.  I LOVED THIS FLICK and will be purchasing the Blu-Ray when it comes out!

1990-11-11 Challenge Review

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, whenever it is you have found this blog.  This entry is another wrestling review and we are going into our way-back machine to 1990.  This was the year I got into pro wrestling and we are going to November 11th.  We are on the march to the Survivor Series at this point.  I have no idea what we will see but it should be Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan which means I will be entertained!  Enough guess lets go to the tape (mp4)!

• Oh yeah, this is when Bobby Heenan was bashing Boss Mans mom, great angle because it felt like something The Brain would do
• I would be lying if I did not say how much I loved this era of wrestling.  I know most people hated the early 90s but I loved them!
• Black Bart was a great hand as they say in wrestling.  Excellent in the territories and believable as a threat to a stars
• However, in this match, these two sure started off poorly
• Bart was such a throwback even in 1990
• Love that he used something other than the big splash and I miss these squash matches!
• Look how young Dustin is!  Also, how is it he looks almost the same nearly 30 years later!
• Dusty is in pretty good shape for 1990, I remember him much bigger
• Here comes Mr. Perfect!  He would be one of the biggest stars behind the scene if Curt was still alive.  I miss the Perfect One
• Shelton did not hip toss Perfect, he just went over on his own he is that good
• And now my favourite tag team Demolition!  That really is the perfect team!
• Oh, I miss the giant egg, we need more of this in wrestling!  
• Love that patch of hair on Slaughters forehead
• I miss these slower type matches.  30 seconds in now we would have 10 flips and 15 superkicks!
• Weird to see Sgt throw a dropkick
• What does it say when Kerry Von Erich is the most well-spoken on a team!
• Do you think Hawk will say.....weeeeellll
• Why does Warrior have his back to the camera
• Wait...Hawk did NOT say it?  I am so confused and scared
• I am surprised Rick Martel still is not in the Hall of Fame.  
• Also weird to think he only held the tag titles
• How long did Tito and Martel feud?  Are they still feuding now?
• Weird to see both wearing white trunks
• Maybe Martel is wearing those baby blue trunks, it is a transfer from VHS
• Ah yes, blind Jake Roberts.  Now he is just blind after drinking piss since he is the piss drinking champion of the world! 
• I hate Jake but he has a great voice
• Bunkhouse Brawl?  In the WWF?  So weird
• Did Roddy Piper feud with Earthquake?  Also, I miss Pipers interviews
• Uggg, how horrible was Saba Simba
• That kid LOVED Simbas music!
• I wonder what Tony Atlas thought when they came to him with that headdress and spear
• I love that Gorilla reminds me of my Grandpa, I think that is why we all loved Gorilla so much

I love these old shows.  It was all about getting the stars over and getting the fans to the arena.  I wonder if in 20 years people will look back at Michael Cole and company as fondly as we do Gorilla and Bobby and Jesse Ventura.  I hope so.  

This show was what you would expect, all about the survivor series...and randomly Saba Simba!  The Egg, the teams, the feuds.  It was great that they could build-up for months to see what happens with these guys.  Now three weeks and the feud is over and onto the next guy typically.  Looking at what they did with Strowman and Rollins and probably Rollins and Wyatt.  

Overall enjoyable for what it was.  The memories were great and if you watched it back in time you probably really enjoyed.  I still did now! 

AEW Dynamite Week 2: 2019-10-09

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching the 2nd episode of AEW Dynamite.  Nothing more to say so let's go to the show!

• Starting off with some tag team action!  
• Uggg, I do not like Justin Roberts.  Did not in WWE and I do not now!
• Nice neckbeard there Matty boy
• 12 seconds with both men in the ring!
• Nicky Boy has an 8 head!  Just cut your hair off son
• 15 seconds that time.  Did they not say the rules would matter?
• Seriously how long can both men be in the ring?  Is it a tornado match?
• That should be the end of Kassidy, if he comes back it is just plain and simply dumb
• This is a basic Bucks match with very little psychology fans
• How do wins and loses count JR?  The Bucks are on a two-match losing streak yet they are ranked number one in the tourney?
• And of course Kassidy is back up
• So are the Bucks good guys or bad guys or "tweeners"?  Personally, they will always be heels to me!
• I hate it when guys turn their backs on their opponent.  Someone said how much Vince McMahon hates it and now I can not not see it!
• Why would he crawl to the opposite side of the ring?
• Also, when did the Sharpshooter become a basic move?
• Quen needs a better haircut!
• YES!  Bucks lose!
• Here comes Y2J....can I call him that or will I get sued?
• I hate their belt design, looks like the old Mid-South North American Title
• Good grief I want to slap Sammy.  PULL UP YOUR PANTS!
• The worst version of LAX?
• Wow Jericho is on fire!
• Uggg, why are the fans excited that Jericho just bashed them.  I HATE SMART FANS!
• The Inner Circle?  Really?
• Calling Dusty a jerk?  Great heat move
• Full Gear?  Stupid name
• Time for garbage wrestling!
• Wait...wins and loses matters yet I have not seen either of these guys win yet they are in a number one contender's match?
• I hope they do not do their garbage crap here
• Good grief that was ugly and sloppy
• This match seems slow
• That DVD into the Buckle is stupid but they did it very safely!
• Nice use of the Coffin Drop and the match was better than I expected.  At least no garbage hardcore crap
• I just cannot buy Riho when she is smaller than most high school kids
• Baker is almost orange unless it is my TV
• I am sorry but should I care about this tag match?  Not what I would put on at the hour 
• We have seen a stunner in all three matches
• Nice submission combo!  Rings of Saturn with a Mandible Claw.  Different and well done
• OH GOD!  I hate these guys.  The Best Friends my ass....and Pockets is there!
• Is this a heel vs. heel match?
• Very good question by PAC
• It is weird to have Tully at ringside still
• We are seeing a lot of repeat big moves tonight which is weird
• Seriously are there rules in AEW?
• Is Omega the Cleaner again?  Really picked the broom over the ball bat?  He is a moron
• Nice chaps there Hangman!
• Seriously Dustin has been wrestling since the late 80's!  He looks better than ever!
• I do not get Sammy.  Not who I would have picked to be the kid who is pushed but not my call obviously ha ha
• Shades of Stan Hansen there!  Love the lariat
• I do not think I have seen Dustin do that sunset flip bomb before!
• Love me some MJF!
• Oh my god, seriously he used a skateboard to come down and attack Y2J!

I would say this was a good show.  The Darby match and the ladies match was a bit of a drag for me.  Plus I hope we do not see a brawl at the end of every show.  It got old with the nWo and it will get old her as well.  

The main event was fantastic but with Y2J and Goldie in it what do you expect!

Overall a step down from last week but it would be hard to keep up.  

Until next time....Abyssinia!