WWE Musings

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   How’d you like Money in the Bank? Yeah, it wasn’t the most exciting PPV but it was cleanly executed, for the most part, I’ll give them that. There have been worse so, I’m not going to harp on it too much but I can understand the general chatter of it being “subpar” but only in its lack of creativity. I’ll get into that later. It was a sort of eventful weekend so, let’s have the discussion. I agree with some of the sentiments out there but not all.   We’ll start off in the Independent Wilderness as I was introduced to the village of House of Glory (HOG) Wrestling this weekend. It popped up in my feed. Mainly due to Tommaso Ciampa taking a little break from AEW to main event counter to this Charles Mason fellow. Not sure the kids know what the moniker references but do your research. The real dude was…something. I can see why Mason aligns himself with such company, you could definitely say he plays “psychopathic”.   Naturally, I wa...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week. There’s not too much going on in the Wrestling World so I shouldn’t go on for too long but I won’t limit myself either. This is like my stream of consciousness blog so, I’ll talk about whatever comes to mind but at the same time, I don’t want to bore anyone who does swing through. I’ll keep to the point, whatever it ends up being.   In the rogue City-State of MLW, there were some interesting action to say the least. The beauty of not watching live means you can fast forward through undesirable bits and that will be any segments including Matt Riddle for me. That said, I didn’t watch much of the opening but I know that Riddle and Karrion Kross are slated for Tag Team action this week. I’ll watch the match but I’m not sitting through anything else with him in it. That’s how I’ll boycott here.   As for the standouts, I got a look at Stardom’s offering in H.A.T.E who are comprised of Rina and Saya Kamitani. The...

How Are You Doing, Enthusiasts?   This week starts off on a dreadful note. As you all know Benjamin Satterley, better known as PAC or Neville for those who never watched AEW, has passed. To say I’m shocked is an absolute understatement and the IWC is reeling . Finally, some details are coming out about his passing and they don’t provide much solace other than it’s looking like it wasn’t a suicide but it does allude to something physiological was not right.   Early reports are stating that Satterley was found unresponsive in a car outside a restaurant outside of Chicago. It sounds like he was found by restaurant employees and the authorities were then called to the scene. From what I can gather, it sounds like EMTs were unable to revive him.   I’m a little surprised he was alone. I’m not sure how late this was and I’ve read that he often travels back to England so, perhaps this is his own after-show ritual. It just paints a more realistic picture. Never forget ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to another week. Well, it’s fairly quiet on the wrestling front at the moment so this should be a short post. But it does appear that the future should provide quite a bit to chat about 😉 Let’s just take it one day at a time.   Over in the Realm of AEW, the Riders of Death had another big night. Our Man Jon Moxley had main event duty while PAC tried on a more concentrated version of his persona. Seems like the masses don’t mind this particular focus.   PAC faced a guy from Alabama by the name of Adam Priest who put up a decent fight. They’re both stocky gentlemen so, at a glance it appeared well matched. Priest did what he could but it seemed pretty clear that PAC is angling for the next level which is fine. He’s got the respect and the skill to back it up so, you’ll hear no complaints from me. PAC got the job done and then it was up to fellow Rider, Daniel Garcia.   Not surprisingly, Garcia was not so lucky as...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week! So, there’s not that much going on in the Wrestling World but there are a few points that grabbed my interest so, we’ll chat a little about that but this shouldn’t go on for too long. Not much going on after all. In any case, let’s get into it.   In the Realm of AEW, last week’s Collision had plenty of Riders of Death action. Jon Moxley roughed up a gutsy Mike “Speedball” Bailey. The Dogs borrowed PAC to take out the Bang Bang Gang and Daniel Garcia finally picked up a W in the realm’s Memorial Battle Royale for Andy “The Butcher” Williams.   However, what stuck out was the “pep talk” Mox gave Clark “Pantene ProV” Connors. Connors has great hair, so far that’s the most that I’ve noticed of him but he runs with The Dogs and had some questions as to why Gabe “The Hooligan” Kidd is taking orders from Mox. Is he a Dog or a Rider? Well, Mox made it clear it doesn’t matter what he is. People came here to see a s...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week! Most of us in the States have today off so I hope this is a leisurely start for you if that is your lot. If not, I hope this week is a good one for you. Life carries on as you can see.   It’s relatively quiet in the Wrestling World as it has suffered a loss in the passing of “The Butcher” real name Andy Williams. I only knew of him so I don’t have any real words to say outside of offering condolences. I think his passing resonates more given he suffered the fatal medical emergency at a show. It reminds us that these Titans are mortal and that none of us are guaranteed anything in this world. Our next breath can be our last so proceed with some respect and consideration. Get those health check-ups as well. Prevent the tragedy if at all possible.   As for this weekend’s action, it was subdued I would say. AEW’s Collision was pre-recorded and so it wasn’t directly affected. There’s not much to report on it ot...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week! Well, AEW made a splash this weekend, now they have to figure out what’s next. WWE had NXT action but they stayed out the way and I would say that was best. You could say AEW established themselves this weekend but they’re still a ways a way from being a true threat to WWE. I’d say, this simply stokes the fires of competition and that isn’t a bad thing in this backdrop. Let’s get into it, shall we?   So, The New Level fka The New Day did make their debut and it was pretty much what you’d expect. They got a solid pop but I think the lack of surprise kept the cap on it. Most heard about it so, it was just a matter of confirming the rumor.   The action wasn’t much different from what we’d might see in a Battle Royale only the prize was a Trios Title that the New Level + Swerve Strickland won. With that, the Realm of AEW has been put on notice. Tag Teams beware! The New Level are here and you’ll apparently have...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Hope you had a great weekend. We’re back at it and there’s not much to discuss but I got a couple things we can chat about. Let’s quickly go over it and then get on with our lives. How’s that sound? Here we go.   In the Realm of AEW, Collision set the scene for a few matters that will play out abroad as this week’s Dynamite is slated for a Glasgow, Scotland show before they hit Wembley Stadium for All In. Since my primary concern continues to be The Future, I just stopped by to see what was going on with the Riders of Death and they have a bit of a speed bump ahead of them as Claudio Castagnoli bested fellow compatriot in Daniel Garcia to advance in the Continental Cup.   Garcia gave a valiant effort though at no point was there any real inclination of him winning. He hung tough, regardless and doubled down on his goofy charm so, no complaints from me. However, the Riders now have to support both Castagnoli and Jon Moxley as the...