WWE Musings

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   How’d you like Elimination Chamber? You know what, I was surprisingly satisfied with it. It had a few things to be desired but knowing how I’ve sat through plenty worse, I wasn’t mad at it. Actually, kinda liked how they decided to more or less stick to the program. Yet, we’ll break some of that down in a bit. First, let’s take a look at what else is going on then get back to that.   Over in the Realm of AEW, the Riders of Death continue to feud with the Don Callis Family but if I didn’t know better, I’d say they’re too friendly IRL to make this interesting. So, I suggest using this build-up time as an opportunity to hone their shit talking skills. They aren’t saying too much, just brawling when they see each other and as I suspected, that can get boring but spicing it up with some witty shit talk can wake everybody up while the whole thing stews.   I would say for now, the goal should be making the other guys break. You know you...

How’s It Going Enthusiasts?   Welcome to another week. I didn’t see too much going on in the Wrestling World so, this should be a short post. I don’t have much to talk about either so let’s just get to it.   In the Realm of AEW, things are progressing leisurely as the Riders of Death continue to not like the Don Callis Family. They had themselves a Trios Match with Jon Moxley, PAC and Wheeler Yuta taking on Konosuke Takeshita, El Clon and Mark Davis. Davis cleaned himself up a bit this time around but stayed mean.   Nothing crazy happened. They mostly stayed out of the way while PAC and El Clon handled the cooking. PAC seems to get getting back up to speed which is nice to see. The Callis Family took this showdown as Takeshita got the pin on Yuta but Moxley let him know that he shouldn’t expect it to be that easy next month when they face off at the PPV Revolution .   We could call this some mild foreshadowing ‘cause it looks like Mox just can’t stay ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Happy President’s Day to those who have the day off. It’s a nice day to stay at home in Southern California. It’s a cold and wet one. As for the Wrestling World, there are a couple things to chat about so that should keep things short. Ready to get into what little there is? Let’s do it!   Over in the Realm of AEW they had their Australia Grand Slam where the Riders of Death were quite busy. The Future slowly approaches but in the meantime, we are getting a look at Jon Moxley’s better qualities. He’s not so bad, just misunderstood 😉 In any case, his match with Konosuke Takeshita for the Continental Championship concluded with a draw due to the 20-minute time limit and it left them with a lackluster Crowd. To end things on a high note, Mox gave Takeshita some "incentive" to take him out to give the match a definitive end. Takeshita obliged and Mox officially took one for the team.   Most fans are praising this move and I certain...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to Monday. It’s another week another dollar, yes? Well, things are pretty quiet in the Realm of AEW but the WWE Universe has some news to contemplate. It’s nothing too weighty but it does have plenty of WrestleMania implications and may explain why we’re on the path we’re currently on. Shall we break it down? Let’s jump into it.   So, it appears that getting a hernia is some sort of coming-of-age process for the new top stars as Bron Breakker has had surgery to correct one recently, putting him out of commission for the foreseeable future. As many of you may remember, Roman Reigns had a similar injury way back when which sidelined him for a few months, putting plans for him on ice at the time. It was kind of a big deal as they still presented him as everyone anxiously awaited his return.   Those were different times however, and now that WWE is functioning more like a typical promotion, more or less, it’s unlikely that we...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   If you partook of the Royal Rumble, how did you like it? I didn’t hate it but I would concur with the general consensus that it seemed lacking a bit. That may have been due to politics and logistics but overall, a well-executed show.   The Realm of AEW is relatively quiet as far as the Future is concerned. So, I’ll just touch on it briefly now. The Don Callis Family doesn't seem too concerned with being “cunning” at this current juncture but I saw on Saturday’s Collision that they can be dicks, no problem. As for Our Man Moxley, he’s trying to be the adult in the room and so far, so good. We’ll see how long that lasts. Let it stew.   Now, back to the Rumble, the biggest surprise was the return of Brie Bella to help out Nikki Bella for a few minutes before getting jointly eliminated. The Men’s surprises were underwhelming at best but I think the Saudi backdrop had the most to do with that.   Also, many fans/commenters no...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   A Merry Monday to you. So, there’s not much going on in the Wrestling World be we can have brief chat about this past weekend’s Saturday Night: Main Event and the night’s RAW . So, let’s not dally and do this.   Saturday’s SNME was great! It was just a solid show. It was ramped up from the moment someone said “Go!” and didn’t really settle down until it was over. It was a lot of fun. I think it’s a nice touch that Jacob Fatu’s and Cody Rhode’s match never officially got started and they just had it out in the stands which proves my point of how we don’t use our words in the WWE Universe. Scrapping it out is all we understand. It served Drew McIntyre to shut it all down as well. If he’s going to carry this Championship he has to have some clout. I don’t mind him being a “miserable bastard” in the meantime. He just has to validate himself on occasion.   The Ladies did their jobs in the Tag Team Championship and it’s hard to compl...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoy your weekend? I felt mine was productive. As for the Wrestling World, there’s not a lot going on that’s piqued my interest but we’ve got some stuff to talk about, don’t worry 😉 Without further ado let’s get into it, shall we?   Over in the Realm of AEW, I feel we got some clarification on Jon Moxley’s “status” so to speak. As the Riders of Death in Daniel Garcia, PAC and Wheeler Yuta participated in their version of a 6-Man Tag, Moxley sat in on commentary to talk up his crew and generally lend support. The discourse, to me, made it clear he’s no Face but he’s not exactly a Heel either. I think he’s more or less what he’s always been, Rogue and that’s fine.   I was just pointing out how if he has Face-turned, he’d have to be a better Face and he’s more or less the same as he ever was so if people have grown to appreciate it, I have nothing against it. I hope it’s clear that I am a fan. I just couldn’t get behind faux atte...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy first Monday of the year. Feel any different? I don’t know about you but I’m accepting it a lot more than usual. Maybe because of the impending changes that are on the ever-approaching horizon. Whatever it is, I felt more ready for it than usual. Guess I’ve had enough of the holidays 😉   As for the Wrestling World, there is some minor shuffling. Nothing that shocking but it should give us something to chat about so, let’s get into it. It won’t be that much but we’ll jump around a bit.   We’ll start in the Realm of AEW as we check on the Future. Not much to speak of just yet. It appears Darby Allin means to make good on his new target in PAC. I’ve noticed that he seems a bit absent from the Riders of Death of late. Is that foreshadowing? Everyone is talking about how Claudio Castagnoli will probably be the one to usurp Jon Moxley but could it really be PAC setting up to stage the coup?   I suppose we’ll see but, in the me...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? I have a house full of family for the Holidays so…you know not complaining but at the same time kinda want to 😉 You know how it is. Anyway, it’s quiet in the Wrestling World as I can imagine many of our players are contending in similar ways. So, let’s get to it, shall we.  All that caught my eye is that the word going around is that Dominik Mysterio suffered a shoulder injury performing for AAA recently. So, he may just have to lay up backstage for the time being. Kayfabe-wise, who cares. But when it comes to real world, let’s wish him a speedy recovery.  Besides that, for this week’s RAW we can expect to get better acquainted with Je’Von Evans as he faces “Dos” Americano. Bayley will give Roxanne Perez her Winter Final. I expect Perez to pass with flying colors. GUNTHER will stop by to see if people are still mad. And Rhea Ripley is set to get some payback on Asuka for spit/misting her last week.  This should be the last early RAW for me. ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to the end of Monday. So, John Cena’s career has ended and the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) had plenty to say about it. Well, I said to brace yourself. WWE will WWE and Cena’s send off was no different. They gave him his flowers after his loss but many fans were bummed that they ended it that way.   After years of Hustle, Loyalty and Respect along with never giving up our dedicated hero tapped out. When you think about it, it is a fitting end as he closes this chapter he did so by simply admitting he was “beat”. You could read that various ways. GUNTHER was simply too much. Cena was simply too old, too tired. It works poetically however you look at it.   However, the fans wanted to celebrate and WWE just wouldn’t let them. Tends to be the crossroads we always stand at with WWE. Will they just let us have our “happy ending”? The answer is sometimes and usually only to serve their purpose. Remember, they want to opera...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to the start of another week. So, there are some things going on but not much for me to talk about. We’ll touch on a few things and then get to the show. Ready? Here we go.   We’ll do a brief stop in the Entertainment World as Paramount doesn’t want to let Netflix have Warner Bros. Word is they planted a “hostile” counteroffer on the table for it. From what I’m hearing, it’s not more than what Netflix is throwing down but I suspect it’s more liquid. I would think that’s the only consideration but I don’t have any specifics.   If I’m Warner Bros., I wouldn’t really be open to dealing with Paramount, especially with its MAGA leanings. Warner Bros. seems to be staying out of the political fray for the most part so I can see them going thanks, but no thanks to them. I’m not sure what Paramount could do to sway them outside of leaving the political arena but we shall see. It looks like this isn’t done quite yet.   Ove...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts!   Welcome back to the daily grind if you had Thanksgiving off. Well, the topic of discussion will primarily focus on Survivor Series/War Games. It wasn’t a bad show but it wasn’t spectacular either. Yet we were left with a taste of intrigue so there’s some stuff we can get into. Ready? Here we go.   So, yeah, Survivor Series was a limited show since most time and attention was given to the War Games matches. There has been a recent general gripe among fans being somewhat tired of the War Games set-up and I can’t say I’m in the same boat but I’m usually for mixing things up.   I wouldn’t say it hurt the show but it did raise some questions of how to portray these shows. There was some talk about how the Ladies didn’t really hold to the concept of kayfabe after their match. That’s okay if there’s no live crowd but you ruin any mystique if you play it that way. Word is that Nia Jax and Lash Legend held character until backstage at lea...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   It’s another Monday and it’s Go-Home week for Survivor Series. There was a chance that I might attend this time around but upon thinking about it…I figured I’d be happier at home. It’s hard to do what I do and be a present patron. But WrestleMania should be another story 😉 In the meantime, let’s get caught up and ready for tonight’s show.   We’ll start in the Realm of AEW since they had their Full Gear PPV this past Saturday. As I’m sure many of you have gathered, I’m only interested in the Future so I checked out the Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly match and it was basically Part 2 to their Blood & Guts match. It might have been bloodier. You could say that Mox “forked” him but O’Reilly forked him back and eventually tapped Mox out again with the ankle lock.   Mox seemed to take it in stride but then proceeded to become a sore loser and dished out some unsportsmanlike conduct before exiting with the rest of the Riders of Deat...