WWE Musings

A Good Friday to You, Enthusiasts! I hope this is the start of a great weekend for you.   The Super Bowl should have plenty of you excited.   As for me, I’ve never liked football but I don’t mind watching the spectacle of the final game.   Besides, the Halftime Show tends to be entertaining at least.   Anyway, as for the WWE Universe, well SmackDown actually has to keep pace again this week as RAW closed on a strong note as we get word that Edge is back for now and to welcome him, his former partner in crime, Randy Orton gave him a Heel Hazing by threatening to re-injure our returned hero’s neck.   This was a masterful bit of heel-itude as the crowd whether it believed it or not, ardently played along.   Some guy was shouting, “Don’t you do it, Randy!   Don’t you do it!...” close to one of the cameras.   It was great!   It’s as if the WWE is giving us a refresher course in itself which wouldn’t be a bad thing.   Many would say that they’ve missed their own point for the past

Happy Monday, Enthusiasts! Did you get a chance to check out this year’s Royal Rumble?   I gotta admit, it was the best one in the past 5 years by far.   It had the hype and backed it up for once.   I wasn’t disappointed with it at all.   I love the potential it churned up.   I can finally start to sink my teeth into this again and that feeling, I have to say, is the most exciting development of them all. Gotta also say, I was a little slow on the uptake when Edge returned, though.   Couldn’t remember his entrance music for the life of me and didn’t care enough to look it up.   But it was amazing to see and I’m so glad that he was welcomed back with such open arms.   Only thing I would say is he should try to gain a little weight.   He was looking a bit gaunt if you ask me and that just accentuates his age.   Maybe putting on a healthy 10-20 pounds may even that out.   Also, it will make a lot of us feel better about him taking bumps.   Knowing that he had to prematurely retir

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts! It will soon be time for the Royal Rumble and strangely enough, it is marred by the shocking news of the death of Kobe Bryant of all people.   It’s the shock of it more than anything else.   It’s not the sort of distraction you want going into an event like this.   You’re more stunned than devastated and that could pull focus away from tonight’s event.   Not sure what the WWE can do to counter other than stay loose and hopefully the roster can keep their heads in it.   I suppose now a good angle to shoot for is to distract from the distraction. Well, if any event can do that, it’s the Royal Rumble.   Now, this is WWE Universe case specific.   I don’t expect the layperson to have a care presently but the We as in We the Audience are always up for some fun in the WWE Universe and The Rumble tends to be one of the more fun events they have to offer.   That being said, the fun often comes in the form of the surprises that jog down the ramp and this ye

A Happy Friday to You, Enthusiasts! Welcome to the weekend.   So, let’s get right to it shall we.   SmackDown has the usual task of taking us into the Royal Rumble and after a decent RAW , the name of the game becomes “keeping pace”.   Let’s just say, that’s the realistic option.    Yes, I would like to be left salivating but let’s just admit the WWE may simply not know how to do that anymore.   Times have changed and tastes are varied.   Before we lead ourselves to disappointment, let’s just step back and see if we’re at the very least, entertained. So, we ended last week on a high note as The Usos returned to in-ring action and were able to come to the aid of their brethren in the form of Roman Reigns.   As I said on the Twitters, it was a little predictable but not necessarily phoned-in.   The players meant well and that’s fine.   What we have to be wary of is more of the same.   We have to expect some familiarity from time to time.   With a show that’s basically been on

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Hope you’re one who got the day off.   I enjoyed my break immensely.   So, here we are at yet another Go Home Show for the Royal Rumble.   About now we get to speculating as to who is gonna surprise us by coming down the ramp to play.   We may even get a lady or 2 even though there’ll be separate Ladies Rumble.   I don’t see the point in speculating.   Half the time, I don’t even know who the surprise entrant is and the other half, they’re old favorites back for one more ride.   This is just the way things are right now so, there’s not much the WWE can even do.   All we can really hope for is that it’s a lot of fun.   Can’t say I wouldn’t lose my mind a little if CM Punk made an appearance for shits and giggles though. So, tonight RAW’s job is simple: get us interested in Sunday.   Any way they can.   Right now, I’m not all that antsy but curiosity definitely looms.   The teased action involves Rey Mysterio getting another shot at Andrade for the

Greetings Enthusiasts! Well, I have to say this is one of the better Fridays I’ve had in some time.   I hope it’s going awesomely for you as well.   So, let me just offer condolences to the passing of Mr. Rocky Johnson.   I didn’t know the man during his wrestling days but we all know that he is the primary source and Father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.   It’s always sad when a member of the WWE Universe passes.   It seems to happen all too often but this is one of the bigger passings.     May his legacy remain honorable and strong. Since this is basically an uncle to Roman Reigns and The Usos, I doubt this tragedy will affect the night’s offerings, but I would expect them to attend the funeral.    SmackDown escorts us into the Go Home Week and what’s advertised could be interesting.   Apparently, Roman Reigns and Robert Roode are going to do a Ladder Match.   Seems a bit much but, I’m expecting hijinks.   Dad (Kane) is supposed to be in town as well.   Hopefully, they’ll h

Merry Monday, Enthusiasts! How’d the weekend treat you?   Well, hope it got you in the mood for tonight!  Though…I’m not sure if there’s much to get excited about but more on that a little later. First off, let’s just touch a little on SmackDown .   It wasn’t a bad show, per se but there were definitely a few segments that didn’t fully work, the main ones, of course, involving The Fiend.   I don’t mind the Firefly Fun House but the “feud” with The Miz isn’t generally landing.   We’re accepting this is the story right now but we don’t really buy it.   It’s too obvious this is the current gimmick.   Yet, that is kind of why this Fiend thing isn’t landing.   It’s an obvious gimmick.   Now, that’s what Wyatt wanted to pitch so now he has to sell it.   All I’m saying is I’m not sold.   If he can make this something the lay person could readily understand, perhaps this could get some traction but if I’m supposed to shiver at some guy in a Halloween mask, paid to entertain, and it’s

How Goes It, Enthusiasts? This a good Friday for you?   Let’s hope.   In any case, RAW wasn’t bad this week.   It wasn’t as exciting as it could have been but there was some good action here and there.   Besides Brock Lesnar presuming he can slay the roster at the Royal Rumble, the big reveal concerned the return of Big Show to in-ring action!...   I thought he was gonna retire.   Is that going to be a running gag?   Every year is supposedly his last?   Not that I mind it but I don’t know.   I like Big Show but it’s always been hard to watch him lumber around that ring.   I know he’s in better shape but you can see it’s just a chore to move that vessel around.   If he’s still having fun, I won’t say he should stop but if it is that much of a chore, perhaps participate within a different capacity, like backstage manager or let’s see if he works on commentary.   He doesn’t have to kill himself for me. As for tonight, we should start to lean into the Royal Rumble a little more

A Good Monday to You, Enthusiasts! Did you have a good weekend?   They're never long enough, are they.   So, SmackDown welcomed 2020 with some new additions such as John Morrison and some returns as in Sheamus and The Usos being brought back into action.   Can we expect more of the same tonight?   Well, so far, all we have is that Brock “Gun Jack” Lesnar is set to make an appearance so, we can basically assume that Paul Heyman is going to dictate to us, in detail, what exactly that implicates.   I don’t mind Heyman’s diatribes.   He’s one of the few people who can entertain by talking alone.    No doubt this will concern how Lesnar will reclaim one or both of the major titles ‘cause he’s getting tired of sitting around the house and needs to earn some of this cash coming in.   We’ll see what the stipulations for the Royal Rumble will be. Also for tonight’s RAW, there’s supposed to be a Triple Threat between some major players, not sure who.   I don’t know if it will be f

Happy Friday, Enthusiasts! Is it treating you well?   Well, if it’s not, do something nice for yourself tonight.   Sometimes, we just gotta take care of ourselves.   So, I suppose we can all breathe a slight sigh of relief as we can now put the Lana and Lashley saga behind us…at least when it comes to nuptials.   To be honest, I didn’t think they’d have as much fun with it in the end and I have to kinda, half give it to Lana.   They must have had her sit with Vicki Guerrero a little bit to get some pointers on how to be annoying in a heel way.   Though many feel they want those 20 minutes back, I kinda get what they were going for, the Funny Cringe.   What came out, unfortunately, is that the players may not have the chops to sell it.   Not to say the WWE should stop trying to hock that angle but they’re going to have to do it with people who can sell the material.   Hope someone is taking note. In any case, we’re now in 2020 and so, the mild charge towards the Royal Rumble