WWE Musings

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week! There’s not much going on at the start so, I can promise a relatively short post but I will say that the future, in general, is looking quite promising. Wrestling seems to be in the process of evolving and I welcome this manifestation. There’s life in the industry yet. Let us observe. In the meantime, let’s just get caught up in the current goings-on, shall we?   In the Realm of AEW, things are building slowly to All In at the end of the month. Last week’s Collision , had some tidbits for the Future as the Riders of Death were in action. What caught my eye was the promo Our Man Moxley cut on the Bang Bang Gang. He doesn’t seem to have a problem with his upcoming opponent, Jack Perry. But that fucking Bang Bang Gang better not cross his path or there’s gonna be all kinds of hell to pay.   With a name like “Bang Bang Gang”, I can understand some dislike but Mox got up to a 7.5 on the Crazy Meter. Dang, what d...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   How’d you like SummerSlam? Despite “disappointing” ticket sales, most would say it was a good weekend. Most say Day 2 was better than Day 1 but overall, a solid PPV. Personally, I didn’t expect the roof to blow off with Kevin Owens back in action but I’m happy to see him back. He does stir a good pot.   With the surprise return and the clean main event, my take was just that but I’m not mad at it. I got one right with Baron Corbin besting Trick Williams. I still feel it’s the right move, I just hope Corbin manages to have fun with it. He definitely is playing “no nonsense” this time around but we like to have a good time so, I hope he leaves some room for some levity or at least plays the straight man in some nonsense from time to time. We don’t take it that serious, generally.   The SHEILD homages were plentiful in the lead up and at the end so we’ll see if it goes to Jon Moxley’s head 😉 But it does look like there’s a place l...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   It’s another week and there’s some things to chat about in the Wrestling World. AEW had their Redemption PPV and there are plenty of thoughts. I have my own but they’re less confused because if I didn’t know better, I’d say we’re simply witnessing how The Future will lead into the future. Have no idea what I’m talking about? Good, you shouldn’t. We’re free to comment on execution but for the most part, we should sit back and let it happen. Let me explain…sorta.   Generally speaking, this PPV wasn’t a well-regarded one but I was happy with what I saw. Naturally, I’m concerned with The Future and we got our amuse bouche in the Tag Team Match with Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay pairing up to take on the Young Bucks. The Bucks fared better than I would like to give them credit. Probably tired of people saying they suck. I wasn’t impressed but they executed the technical stuff with a lot more grace than I would have ever given them so, at least t...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week. So, there’s not much to chat about at the moment. It’s kinda quiet as the Top 2 promotions prepare for bigger things. I believe AEW has it’s Redemption PPV coming up next weekend and WWE has SummerSlam of course after this past weekend’s Saturday Night: Main Event . There are a few speculations hovering around so we’ll chat about that and get into tonight’s action. How’s that sound? Here we go.   The Realm of AEW is relatively quiet as the road to the future is being paved. The goal appears to be get Will Ospreay into “Top Guy” shape but what kind of Top Guy will he be? A Major Face or a Huge Heel? It’s hard to say. I get the feeling he wants to be the “Good Guy” but you should be able to play the villain just the same so, we shall see.   To look at it, I think Omega is going to go out a Face so perhaps Ospreay could have an “Identity Crisis” to start and as the sun sets on Omega’s career, he can come aroun...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week! Well, when a door closes, the Gods open up a window, don’t they? The return of Baron Corbin to the WWE Universe is a delight but we’ll get into that later. There’s not much for me to report on today so, this should be a relatively short post but you know, I can always start rambling. Let’s see where I end up. Here we go.   Over in the Realm of AEW, the groundwork for the future is definitely being laid given what I witnessed on the most recent Collision . As for the Future specifically, I’ll just say Our Man Moxley is starting to posture in a way that’s “strangely familiar”. Uh-oh. Here it comes. As I’ve said, “Strike 1” can go down any time between now and the end of the year but the way I’m seeing things, it’s looking like that hammer is gonna fall sooner than later.   I don’t mind this but with MJF and shall we say, Chicago factoring more than originally anticipated, I would guestimate kick-off, one way ...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Well, some stuff went down over the weekend, didn’t it. Guess something had to with it being so quiet. We won’t jump right into it but what I’m gonna talk about may have some correlation. Let’s take a little time and unpack.   So, we’ll start with the curmudgeonly ravings of Jim Cornette who had nothing good to say about WWE or AEW recently. WWE is too manufactured and AEW is full of wannabe jokers no one wants to emulate. What’s a person to do who wants some good old fashioned wrasslin’? Well, that is a good question. Probably stay in the past with the old footage available for consumption.   Most commenters pretty much hit it on the head that Cornette is coming off like the old man that he is here. The good old days have their charm but that was then and this is now. Like I’ve said before, I treat my wrestling just like Parkour. Always move forward. I may refer back to something just to comment but once it’s done, it’s done and...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week. Well, it was an eventful weekend for the Wrestling World. Anyone who cared to, witnessed the juxtaposition between WWE and AEW and was able to come to whatever conclusion. Both have their pros and both have their cons but for the most part, I think the majority of us were entertained. And in both cases, the question now becomes what’s the fallout?   Let us start in the Realm of AEW. The prevailing story appears to be the “new and improved” Will Ospreay. Both he and Swerve Strickland ended up wearing plenty of red as Ospreay surged on to take the match. Strickland didn’t just give it to him, hence the bloody affair but with the Riders of Death in Ospreay’s corner, Ospreay appears to headed towards his “destiny”. How exactly that manifests and what exactly that is remains to be seen, however.   There are a few logistical questions raised by many fans as there appear to be some incongruities with the trajector...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to Summer! The Wrestling World is relatively quiet. There is always something going on but as for anything worth a conversation I’m not seeing too much but I got a few things we can chat about. It’s not much so, it shouldn’t take too long. Let me get a bit of your attention for just a moment.   In the Realm of AEW preparations are for Forbidden Door so you could say the Future has been put on the backburner for the moment. It looks to me that PAC may be in the midst of getting prepped for what is to come but that could easily lead to a clash with Claudio Castagnoli. He may just have some time off but he seems to be less prevalent as of late. We’ll see if they work that into some drama.   In the meantime, PAC kept ring ready with the help of a similarly built bloke by the name of Jay Alexander on last week’s Collision. Jon Moxley sat in on Commentary. Mox had nothing but praise for his fellow Riders of Death so, all is qu...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome back to the grind. So…there are a couple things we can talk about in the Wrestling World. You actually may not appreciate my practical take but when you look at this stuff regularly, you just can’t fool yourself anymore in certain regards. You’ll see what I mean shortly. Shall we get to it? Here we go.   In the Realm of AEW, they pulled some double duty cranking out a Dynamite and Collision in Cincinnati, OH. Jon Moxley didn’t let his hometown down by working both shows. On Collision it was all “business” however as he had to have the Cincinnati Street Fight with Shane Taylor Promotions (STP). Mox basically had to finish what Taylor started on Dynamite.   It was a fun display. Perhaps a bit long but I appreciated the “realness” they tried to capture. STP met the Riders of Death outside and meant to leave them in “stitches”. I liked the smart thinking on STP’s part to take Claudio Castagnoli out early and they weren’t af...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to another week. There’s not too much going on so, this should be a relatively short post. I’ve been chatty of late because there appears to be subtle things going on but I can’t substantiate anything as of yet so remember my ramblings are all speculation. Let’s get into it, shall we?   Over in the Realm of AEW, I’d say the foundation for the Future is in the process of being laid. Yet, before that can be explored, this young faction called Shane Taylor Productions (STP) is starting a little shit with the Riders of Death. They faced them in a Trios Match and then jumped Wheeler Yuta backstage to call out Jon Moxley for the Cincinnati Dynamite set for this week. According to Taylor himself, Mox has gotten soft. Does he still have the cojones to honor a call-out? Mox’s rebuttal? You don’t want to find out.   Well, this could be a “death sentence” for STP given they’ll be on Mox’s home turf yet, that could very well be the...