WWE Musings

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...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   How’d you like Clash in Italy? Personally, I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. I was expecting it to be a whole lot of whatever and if you go by what the IWC says, it was but it was fun. You won’t hear too much complaining from me unless it drops back to where it was when I started. I witnessed WWE produce crap and what we’re getting now is just standardized. It can’t be “crazy” every week. They have to build to moments of crazy so expect this to read like work some weeks. Technically to them, that’s what it is 😉 I don’t have too much to talk about but we got enough to have a brief discussion. Let’s dive in, shall we?   Over in the Realm of AEW, there’s not much to report from this week’s Collision . The Future seems to be advancing on schedule as Jon Moxley partnered up with PAC to take on some kids who call themselves The Infantry. That went more or less to plan. Mox only bit one of their noses, but it was Daniel Garcia’s Championsh...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoying the final leg of the Memorial Day Weekend, if it applies? It was a busy one for the IWC so we got a few things to chat about. I won’t talk your ear off like on Friday but we’ll have a decent conversation. Let us begin, shall we?   In the Realm of AEW, they closed the weekend with their Double or Nothing PPV. It’s highly regarded as far as social media is concerned. From what I caught, I’d say that Kenny Omega proved impressive in his time on-screen. I know he’s good but he seemed to put on a short clinic this past Sunday. Gotta prove why you’re a “big deal” from time to time. He’s spoken highly of for a good reason.   As for my observation of the approaching Future, I’d have to say that Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley was a mild downer in the kayfabe sense that O’Reilly either suffered or aggravated an injury. You figure O’Reilly would have put up more of a fight if at 100%.   It’s too bad for O’Reilly as Mox maybe...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week. So, there’s not much to talk about but there’s enough for a brief chat. I’ll try to keep to the point so we can get on with it. Care to bear with me for a little bit? Here we go.   Over in the Realm of AEW it looks like Collision did a little clean-up with its Will Ospreay angle. Jon Moxley and the Riders of Death have switched focus onto Kyle O’Reily so Ospreay explained himself. It’s simple, really. If you want to hit the next level, say what you want about his psycho methods, Mox gets you over the hurdle. And so that’s that.   This was more to signal Ospreay becoming Samoa Joe’s problem or is it the other way around as Joe was the one to call Ospreay out later in the night. Personally, this is enough ‘cause this course correction allows Ospreay to go whichever way he wants. He can have a sportsmanlike contest with Samoa Joe or perform a “psych out” of a plot twist and show that he’s been in cahoots with...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Welcome to another week. How did you like BackLash? I enjoyed it for what it was, though it seemed to prompt more questions than answers but I suppose that’s all right. That’s one tactic to maintain interest.   As for the Wrestling World, there a few things I can touch on so let’s get to it shall we. BackLash Fallout awaits!   Over in the Realm of AEW, I took a look at the Title Match on   “Fairway to Hell” the short Collision show that they had right at the end of BackLash. PAC, even with help from the Riders of Death, could not best Darby Allin this time around, evening out their head-to-head at 2-2.   There’s a lot that could go on from this point, so I’m curious. PAC opted for the unsportsmanlike conduct and half tried to “kill” Allin by tossing him off the 2nd level deck onto some set up and stacked tables. Allin only hit the top one but survived.   What caught my eye is that both Claudio Castagnoli and Jon M...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to Monday. Well, the IWC has had plenty to talk about this weekend. You’ll find I don’t have as much to say but it’s newsworthy enough for me to say something. I’ll get to it in a bit but let’s start as we do and then end with it. How’s that? Here we go.   In the Realm of AEW, matters were kept perfunctory with Will Ospreay abroad honoring some New Japan commitments. The Riders of Death just maintained face with some help from the The Dogs and won their 10-Man Tag. That’s all fine and good for now. AEW has their own internal speculations to concern themselves with. I don’t blame ‘em for sticking to business.   In the WWE Universe, some more releases changed the landscape but these were less shocking. The biggest being the New Day, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, opting to take their business elsewhere. Word is they were asked to renegotiate their deals and what was on the table was less than ideal so they decided to see w...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Welcome to a new week. So, for the most part the IWC is still reeling from last week’s WWE releases. It’ll get over it but it’s a disconcerting time for the fans. There’s a lot of talk of all the ads filling up WWE airspace and then there’s the news that SmackDown is returning to a 2-hour format. So, what are we going to be watching exactly? Room was made on the roster so we can barely get exposed to new talent and get inundated with consumerism?   Should we switch to AEW and/or TNA? Personally, I prefer MLW if I had to chose an alternative but they’re not on TV consistently enough. As for the named options, I’m not sure that’s realistic at this point but if these moves don’t improve the product, it may be an unexpected consequence. Both are still lacking in production values to be considered threats at present but both promotions do have decent talent, especially when it comes to those WWE didn’t value, and ads aren’t taking up half of t...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   How’d you enjoy WrestleMania 42. I liked it! It wasn’t the best show ever but it was cohesive and generally enjoyable. The IWC, as always, had plenty to say but the general consensus was that Night 2 was better than Night 1 though Night 2 seemed to keep to a tighter schedule. We wrapped up when it was still light out so, guess no complaints if you had work today. Everyone else was free to fill their night with whatever.     All in all, the former Shield members had a good showing. Though Seth Rollins didn’t win his match his and GUNTHER’s was match of Night 1 if you ask me. Yet, Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk lived up to its main event stature and took match of the weekend. The finish could be called a bit comical as you had 2 “old guys” trying to outlast the other but Reigns managed to hang on to victory.   The “surprises” were subtle as it appears Brock Lesnar called it quits after his clear loss to Oba Femi. You could call it a...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Enjoy the weekend? I made the most of mine. As for the Wrestling World, there are a few things to chat about but not much so this shouldn’t be that long of a post. Let’s get to it so we can get on with the evening, shall we?   In the Realm of AEW, they had their Dynasty PPV and naturally I partook to see if there were any implications for the Future. From what I could gather, in character development only but this is not a bad thing. It’s still early yet and understanding our players better informs us of what’s to come.   When it comes to Jon Moxley and Will Osprey it is a matter of Moxley being a man of his word. He warned Osprey throughout the set up for this match that he would let Osprey do all the work and Osprey just “didn’t hear him” and did himself in. One could say the match was won from the onset but when Osprey decided to “take his time” as opposed to dispatch of Mox, the mistake was made right there.   Osprey...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   A Merry Monday to you. I hope you had nice Easter weekends, regardless of whether you celebrate. The Wrestling World seems to have taken a little break to honor the religious holiday so, there’s not much for me to chat about but there’s a few things we can discuss. Ready to knock this out? Let’s get to it.   In the Realm of AEW, we just have a little more information on Chris Jericho’s return. Long story short, word going around is WWE was only interested in a retirement run and clearly Jericho feels there’s still life in him so, AEW it is. We’ll see what happens when he’s ready to hang it up but for now, expect him to pop up on AEW and its affiliates as he and their Powers that Be see fit.   In the WWE Universe, the talk concerns the return of Pat McAfee. It’s supposed to explain at least one of the voices in Randy Orton’s head. What’s winding down the grapevine is this is at TKO’s request. Given the partnership with ESPN and pe...