WWE Musings

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy Friday! I’ll let you in on a little secret. This may be one of the last ones I have as a “typical civilian”. My luck seems to be on the upswing but I’ll keep it to that until what’s going to be done, is in fact done. But I’ll just say I’m looking forward to living a less “encumbered” lifestyle. As for the Wrestling World there is at least 1 thing to talk about but I would like to swing by the Realm of AEW first. Shall we get into it? Allow me. Well, it looks like that new kid, Daniel Garcia is continuing to “make mistakes” as he broke and sided with Jon Moxley and his Riders of Death. The scrappy Darby Allin had to take a post match beating to confirm it. Yet, what I like most about this week’s showing is how people are responding to Mox in catering. Getting the hell out of there when he’s a coming is great for the Future. I envision a few instances when people get out of Dodge when they see him marching through. That’s why it all “falls apart” as it ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy Friday! So, the Wrestling World has a few things going on. Many of us are “getting our arms twisted” with having to pick up the ESPN app. I’ll probably breakdown next week but I got to see where I can streamline first. Probably going to let Peacock go but we’ll see if it can be saved. It does have some decent content outside of WWE. Yet, I digress. Let’s get into this week’s action. In the Realm of AEW all seems to be going nicely as Darby Allin appears to have put all 45 pounds of himself into becoming a one man wrecking machine against the Riders of Death. He dragged off “The Hooligan”, Gabe Kidd in a body bag hitched to the back of a truck so he means to make an example of anyone he can get his hands on. Meanwhile, Jon Moxley has his eye on recruiting the “naive” Daniel Garcia. Not sure he’s the type to break but stranger things have happened. All in all, this is great for the Future because currently no one has eyes on it which is absolutely perfe...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? It’s a mixed bag of a week, isn’t it? Some stuff to consider generally speaking. The Wrestling World is more or less quiet but there are some changes coming down the pike that will certainly force us to think about what’s worth spending money on. We’ll get in to that in a little bit but let’s have our little chat. We’ll make a stop in the Realm of AEW as we didn’t so much get glances at the Future but we did see how the present is moving along. The Riders of Death are still messing with people. Mike “Speedball” Bailey had to do what he had to, to survive against Jon Moxley and though he took the L, he was impressive. He’s got Babyface written all over him so I didn’t mind the uphill battle he tried to climb. It wasn’t exactly fair but we all know it’s not gonna be. That’s why Darby Allin had to throw some action in. That kid has been growing on me and his latest stunt continues to lead me to give him consideration. He “kidnapped” an interfering Wheeler Yuta...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy SummerSlam’s Eve. Well, there are things going on but my eye was only draw to a couple things. Some of which weren’t even intentional but since this will probably be a short post, I’ll touch on them. Let’s see what’s going on in the Wrestling World. First, just a quick stop in the Realm of AEW as I noticed some things this week. I checked out a bit of Dynamite expecting to see the Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page rematch but it looks like that opened so, I saw Hangman cut a promo instead and I have to say I didn’t realize how much his cadence is similar to Sami Zayn’s. He’s like AEW’s cowboy version. Kinda cracked me up. I also feel I ought to give some due to “dat boy” Mark Briscoe ‘cause I didn’t know he could dance so well. I saw him keep up with Ricochet, so I understand why they almost closed. That was some solid action. Good on him. He still looks like he’s short on a few vaccinations but what are you gonna do with a boy like dat 😉 Good work, gentl...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Whew! This was a busy one from start to finish for me. You’re going to have to cut me a little slack ‘cause I’m just running late. All sorts of administrative business to take care of. Now that it’s all done, I can get to my pursuits but I have to be quick. Looks like things are wrapping up on the live feed.   There’s not much to discuss today anyway. The Future seems to be on pause in the Realm of AEW as nothing of note went down on Collision and all that’s caught my eye in the WWE Universe is how Drew McIntyre appears to be stuck in the UK. That should give him plenty to bitch about when he gets back. That’s some lemonade in the making if you ask me 😉   So, let’s just get right to it. It’s the Go-Home Week for SummerSlam and RAW is all loaded up to get us salivating for a full weekend of summer action. Tonight, we can expect the new Tag Team Champions in Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh to take on the likes of Cruz del Toro and Joa...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Well, you know what the big news is. This was a sad week for the Entertainment World in general. They say celebrity deaths happen in 3s and this time around we had Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan. It’s an odd assortment that conjures all sorts of feelings.   Many of us grew up watching Warner on The Cosby Show . Bill Cosby’s tarnished reputation aside, many of us can’t say he wasn’t a familiar face. I was young during the series so I was often called my family’s Rudy. I wasn’t aware of his more current projects but it was sad to hear he passed. He was relatively young.   Osbourne always held my imagination as I was a rocker growing up and you had to know who Black Sabbath and/or Ozzy Osbourne was in order to talk the shop. He was always fun to parody and came across like a kooky uncle to me. He will certainly be missed.   As for Hulk Hogan, well, we all know he shot himself in the foot a few years ago ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoying this July and summer so far? This is a bit of a bittersweet Monday with the news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s passing. It’s random and sad. It’s another reminder of impermanence. None of us are guaranteed anything in this life. Cherish what comes and what stays. As for the Wrestling World, there’s nothing too crazy going on. There are few things to chat about so, let’s get into it shall we?   In the Realm of AEW, I would say the Riders of Death are making…interesting moves. They took out Colt Cabana who infamously had some sort of falling out with CM Punk. You could say that this guy started the beginning of the end when it comes to Punk’s AEW run. Would this be some roundabout attempt at getting in Punk’s good graces? There is history there. I guess the real question is why but you got Jon Moxley going around trying to “kill” people. Would it be so far-fetched for him to be somewhat stuck in the past?   I don’t have a prob...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? The Wrestling World appears to be taking a bit of a breather given all the action last weekend. Given that, this should be a short post. Let’s get down to what little is going on and get on with it, shall we? In the Realm of AEW, it appears the days for the Riders of Death are “numbered”. AEW protagonists such as Hangman Page and Darby Allin seem to be joining forces to squash their noise. Is this the end? I wouldn’t say so but it is the time to “regroup”. I suppose you can say that Jon Moxley may be suffering from a slight case of denial at the moment but the facts are staring him in the face so, he should respond soon. If the Collision spoilers are any indication, we just haven’t seen it yet. Give him time. The Future remains Bright. In the WWE Universe, it appears that AJ Styles will be visiting his old alma mater for Slammiversary. They’re making it a big deal so, give the man some space. It’s not unlikely that Styles may finish his career with TNA give...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? How’d you like the weekend? There was a little something for everyone, wasn’t there. That means there’s plenty to talk about but I’ll only touch on a few points. If you’re like me, you don’t care that much but like to be kept abreast of the general current events. So, let’s break some of this down. We’ll start in the Realm of AEW as they are feeling elated as the great nasty “masochistic dragon” that is Jon Moxley was finally “slain” by the great and mighty Adam, the Hangman of Page! Now, perhaps it’s my WWE lens but I wasn’t as caught up with this as many commenters were but I have to say that Page’s victory was well-executed. Page stuck to being no-nonsense. He hung with Mox and got bloody with him too and in the end, gave him a taste of his own medicine by “half-strangling” him with a chain. If you saw the conclusion, Mox did the rest with his frenzied reaction. Looked like a cat caught in a net or something but I feel that was the proper response.  ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? It’s a hot one in Southern California. No doubt it’s summer. Not complaining as it usually allows me to shed a few unintended pounds. When it comes to the Wrestling World there are things going on. AEW has its All-In PPV coming up and WWE is starting to turn up the heat for Summer Slam. There isn’t a lot for me to comment on but I got a few things. Ready for it? Here it goes. So, I had to stop by the Realm of AEW to check in on the progress of The Future and it appears to be going well. Hangman Page is doing a good job of keeping the focus in the ring and building up the anticipation for this Texas Death Match with Jon Moxley. Moxley did his talking and changed the script at the end of the main event of this week’s Dynamite . The Riders of Death joined forces with the Young Bucks and the Hooligan, Gabe Kidd and looked as if they would try to “kill” Page before the match even happened but then Swerve Strickland entered the chat. Those who know, know that Pag...