WWE Musings

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoying the day off if you have it? I am. Had a nice walk, a nice meal and now I’m doing the blog. It’s a good day. King and Queen of the Ring came and went and it wasn’t bad. Nothing crazy happened but I don’t want my money back, so to speak.   I have to agree with the general consensus and give Match of the Night to GUNTHER vs. Randy Orton. They went out and smacked the shit out of each. Gunther had Orton looking like a big baby out there, all red and upset. Had to take everything back from last post. They just squared up and went to town. Can’t ask for much more.   Becky Lynch gets honorable mention for losing her shit on Dominik Mysterio after her loss to Liv Morgan. I don’t know if that “assist” is gonna get explained but I call shenanigans. I think Dom and Morgan are in cahoots. Looks like Morgan is getting set up for a show down with Rhea Ripley when she gets back. I’m sure Mami doesn’t approve.   The Intercontin...

How’s It Going, Enthusiast? Happy Friday! So, there are few things to chat about today. Some stuff happened and WWE is over in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia so, we’ll be watching tape delayed action tonight and I’ll be checking in later tomorrow to watch the replay of the King & Queen of the Ring PPV. In the meantime, let’s see what’s going on, shall we? Let’s start in the Realm of AEW. There’s some less fortunate news there as Jim Ross was hospitalized recently due to complications from the flu. As much as we respect the man, we know he’s not in the best of health and a sickness like the flu can be deadly. Fortunately, it sounds like they got on the problem fairly early and it sounds like he should recover so let’s keep him in our prayers.  Another AEW personality on the mend is Kenny Omega. Word is that he had surgery for diverticulitis last week. That’s going to take some getting used to and some definite recovery time so keep him in our prayers as well. That sounds like somet...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoying your Monday evening? Meh, it’s kinda run of the mill over here but that’s okay. Not really in the mood for much excitement. So, there’s some chatter going on but nothing that is piquing my interest so, I’ll keep it to the brief preview of the night’s festivities. Remember, it’s Go-Home Week for the King of The Ring PPV/PLE in the KSA, so this should be a fun-filled night.   What I will comment on is that word is that SmackDown’s ratings were down last week and I just want to interject that some regions don’t play SmackDown at 8pm every week. As you know, I’m in the process of relocating and the city I plan to move to, also in Southern California, sometimes opts to show local team sports rather than SmackDown at that time so it gets preempted and shown later in the evening. This week, it didn’t come on until 11:30pm so, if other, less popular markets do the same, that would have to affect ratings. Luckily, I DVR it for just such...

Happy Friday, Enthusiasts! How’s everything going? Have to say it’s a bit of a slow news day in the Wrestling World but there’s enough to have a brief post. Shall we chat just a little?  Generally speaking, there are few of people out of action with injuries across the WWE Universe and the Realm of AEW. In AEW, the most notable is Eddie Kingston out with a knee injury. Given the looks of him, it’s surprising that’s all but he’s got to sit out for a little while. In the WWE Universe, Asuka, and Ivar are out while they heal up. Not devastating, but always too bad to see someone who loves to play sidelined. Let’s wish them full and speedy recoveries.  Besides that, we can get prepared for a full night of King/Queen of the Ring action on tonight’s SmackDown. The tournament starts to heat up as all the juicier showdowns start to take shape. Nia Jax will see what all the fuss is about when it comes to Jade Cargill. Tama Tonga will cut his teeth against LA Knight. Bianca Belair will...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? I’m going to start today with a movie review because I saw The Iron Claw over the weekend and man , it’s tragic. I knew the Von Erich Family story was but jeez, it’s a bit of a rough watch. However, there is a bittersweetness to it and I do commend Zac Efron’s performance as Kevin Von Erich. Jeremy Allen White is also solid as Kerry but he tends to swing for the fences when he gets the job so, I feel that goes without saying. It is a downer though, so chase it with a comedy if you don’t want to dampen the rest of your day or night. I feel it’s a fair retelling of their story. Naturally, some things were changed for the sake of storytelling and I don’t have the full story, just what was on Dark Side of the Ring so, there’s got to be some omissions. Kevin Von Erich gave the film his blessing for the most part but has said the portrayal of his Father, Fritz, was not accurate. Kevin stated he was a “good and honorable man”. I don’t think the film presented hi...

 How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? I’m on a brief vacay again but I’ve budgeted my time more efficiently this time around. So, there’s some stuff but again it’s stuff that’s pending more than anything else. Yet, there are a few things that I can chat about like MLW. I’ve only heard of them and I assume that Jacob Fatu is a part of the “Bloodline” technically but that’s about it. Word is Will Osprey will join them soon and they had an hour of television on Vice last night. You know what, I liked it! I liked it more than I like AEW. What I saw looked more like what I would do with a wrestling promotion and I enjoyed the wrestling news segment too. Just to the point wrasslin’. I’m down. The action was good and the presentation simple. The only notes I have for them is to work on the camera work. There was a lot of times they had other cameramen in the shot. Makes it clear everyone is new to that, but that’s okay. I like the junior feel of it. Get the feeling they’ll learn. I’ll watch the n...