WWE Musings

Bonsoir, Mes Amis! Comment allez-vous? Moi? Je vais très bien. Mais bientôt, meilleure! I’ve been learning. Took it in high school, figured I ought to finish the job 😉 In any case, we have a special French SmackDown tonight. It’s already recorded and ready to go, so let’s have a little chat and prepare for the replay. First order of business, we’ll start in the Realm of AEW. According to Matt Hardy, his brother Jeff is ready for action. Having been on the Injured List due to a broken nose, he was recently cleared. It’s hard to say when to expect him. Given there’s a lot of miles on him, many feel it may be time to hang it up. Not sure what that would do to him, really. He seems like a type that may have to do it until he dies. I don’t want to see that happen, naturally but I get the feeling it’s sort of his joie de vivre , so to speak. It gets him out of bed in the morning, I would think. It’s an uncertain time for the Hardys for sure. Let’s hope some agreeable medium is found. Back i

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Everything in its right place? You know, for the most part? Well, it doesn’t have to be all sorted out. We can take a break and partake of some wrestling. There are some things to talk about. Again, my mind isn’t blown but it’s something to kick around. Let’s get into it.   We’ll start in the Realm of AEW mainly to say, “Get well, soon…” to Darby Allin. Of all people, he gets hit by a bus. And still manages to see a show no less as well. So, we can officially say nothing to this guy. He may be 130lbs wet, but would you still be standing after getting hit by a bus? The man earns newfound respect no matter what you think of him. Let’s hope he fully recovers.   In the WWE Universe, Drew McIntyre fans can breathe a bit easier as news broke, perhaps by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, that he signed a new deal. This, I feel, is the right thing. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not sure where else he works. He’s more of a performer than a wrestler so, I’m no

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy Friday! Are you enjoying it so far? As with most, I’m just glad the workday is over. Now, I can relax a bit. So, the Wrestling World has a few things going on tonight. Again, nothing too shocking but I think we can have a little fun with this chat. Let’s get into it, shall we? Let’s start in the Realm of AEW, as Tony Khan finally got into the action. He did as all CEOs of wrestling promotions do at some point and took and sold a bump. He welcomed back the infamous Jack Perry and in a moment of “clueless vulnerability”, Perry and his cronies took Khan out.  I didn’t really know how small Khan was until this display. He’s like what? 140-145 lbs on a good day? So, Khan took a piledriver and attended his other duties in the NFL alongside his father in a neck brace. He’s a good sport, I’ll give him that but I would have played it up way more. Guess he couldn’t due to previous engagements but I would be doing the next thing to traction that they do these d

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Hanging in there? Staying afloat? Whatever it is, I hope it’s working for you. So, as you know, there a few things we can talk about tonight. It’s not going to knock any socks off but it’s worth a mention. Are you up for it? Let’s break the top news down.   We’ll start in the Realm of AEW as they had their PPV Dynasty this past weekend. Given the polls circulating, looks like Will Osprey vs. Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan was Match of the Night. That just sounds like it would be if you ask me. Glad they didn’t disappoint.   In distant 2 nd we’ve got Toni Storm vs. Thunder Rosa and Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland in a tie and it all comes down to preference after that. The buzz with Osprey vs. Danielson is that Danielson was hard selling Osprey’s devastating finisher, giving everyone a scare that he was injured but it sounds like Danielson is just doing his job. Glad to see him thriving in a new environment. All power to him.   Back in the WWE Un

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Enjoying the day? Well, some of you may have deducted that I had a birthday recently so, since it’s so close to the weekend, I’m using it to celebrate. Festivities begin this evening. My mom is even baking me a cake 😁 So, this is looking like it’ll be a good weekend already. As for the Wrestling World, there’s some stuff going on. Nothing jaw dropping but we can have a brief chat. You up for it? Let’s do it. So, it sounds like Matt Hardy may be returning to WWE. Since there’s some possibility of following the Bray Wyatt vein with Uncle Howdy, Hardy may step in and fill the void, so to speak, alongside Bo Dallas. This may make the medicine go down a little better because we all know that there’s no one who can replace Bray Wyatt but I think Hardy can respectfully honor the concept. Yet, he's thinking about incorporating AI to develop a VR version of Wyatt and I'm not sure about that. But if they keep things in "real time" for the most part

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?   Hanging in there? Yeah, me too. So, there’s a few things to chat about this evening. Nothing too shocking but something to talk about. Are you up for it? Let’s get to it.   We’ll start on the outskirts of the Realm of AEW as Kenny Omega continues to recuperate. Omega had some praise for Roman Reigns as he feels he became a great Heel Champion. There are guys you love seeing with the title and there are guys you can’t wait to see lose the title and Reigns fell into the latter category. As far as Omega is concerned, he made watching him lose the hot ticket and he did the job well.   I will give that to Omega as with Cody Rhodes now Champion, it does feel like a new era   indeed but where does it go and does it captivate us? So far so good, but we will be watching and seeing for ourselves. This kind of crowd loses interest quickly and what the future holds is cloudy at best. We’ll see how it all develops.   In other news, I’m not quite sure h

What’s Going On, Enthusiasts!   WrestleMania XL is over and the landscape has changed. The Reign of Roman Reigns is no more. Same goes for Seth Rollins as the Heavyweight Champion. GUNTHER has to find something else to do and so does Iyo Sky. The Men’s Tag Team Titles have been split and I’m not sure where the Ladies’ stand. I don’t believe it was contested. So…what happens now? Well, that’s what Fallout is for.   Before we contemplate the future, let’s talk a little bit about last night. Not too many surprises, to be honest, as Titles changing hands and Damian Priest “cashing in” was all anticipated. I enjoyed Day 2 more on the whole but both Day 1 and 2 had satisfying conclusions. I thought that there would be more hijinks in the main event, though. It was no surprise that the Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa jumped in at the end but that giving way to John Cena and then The UnderTaker were nice touches.   Why I never got the UnderTaker was kinda exemplified last night because I

Happy WrestleMania Eve, Enthusiasts! There’s a lot of buzz and speculation circulating. It’s hard to say what to believe per usual but some things can be deduced. Let’s break it down shall we.  So, the word is that Roman Reigns is slated to main event SummerSlam. If that is so, then we can anticipate another bullshit win for Reigns at WrestleMania. Yet, if WWE can make that win intriguing and maybe set up the Reigns vs. The Rock match for SummerSlam I don’t oppose it. However, those “Cody Crybabies” are definitely not going to like seeing Cody Rhodes lose. I don’t think it will be on par with when Drew McIntyre had to take out Brock Lesnar a few years ago but if they don’t execute it correctly, they’ll deflate what would otherwise be considered a fun night.  Conversely, that rumor could be disinformation. Get us all half-mad about something that doesn’t  happen so when what does go down happens, we have an even bigger pop! We can dream, I suppose but as They say, go ahead and prepare f

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts!   A merry WrestleMania week to you. Are you excited? I’ll be honest, I’m a little more geared up for it than usual. The past couple years have been far more promising than the previous 10 so, that is saying something. Notice how my tone has changed. I’m not riffing on this stuff nearly as much as I used to. Never thought I’d see the day. It’s nice. It’s promising. Things do change. That said, there’s some news fluttering around the Wrestling World. Shall we get in to it? Allow me.   So, the WWE Universe is taking full advantage of the time of year. WrestleMania is the biggest show of the year and to lead up, we got the Roman Reigns biography on Peacock and CM Punk with Ariel Helwani to drop some truth bombs. Personally, I think Punk’s interview probably has more substance. I hazard to believe anything that the WWE produces in regard to its talent. As much as people feel kayfabe is dead, it’s only because people believe it is. I believe it is alive a

What’s Going On, Enthusiasts? Happy Friday! So, there are a few things to chat about across the Wrestling World today. Again, nothing devastating or surprising but something to explore. Are you ready? Let’s do it. We’ll start in the Kingdom of TNA today, as Ash by Elegance f.k.a. Dana Brooke seems a little bitter about the popularity of the up and coming Tiffany Stratton. Claims she’s stealing moves and getting all the credit. Well, I won’t really comment on that because this is the first I’m seeing of Stratton and so far, I see the appeal. To me, she’s a knock-off or impersonation of the video game character Tiffany Lords from Rival Schools: United by Fate. She doesn’t seem as ditzy and doesn’t wear the oversized boxing gloves but that’s what comes to mind when I see her. The character is probably older than her but all I’m saying is that her copying Brooke never came to mind.  Like I keep saying, this industry is a popularity contest, especially in the WWE Universe. People gravitate

What’s Going On, Enthusiasts!   How’s everyone doing? So, we’ve got a few things to chat about this evening. Nothing too shocking but it’s enough to have a little conversation. You up for it? Let’s break these things down.   First item of WWE business comes courtesy of a semi-disgruntled Ronda Rousey. She’s now spilling all sorts of tea. She claims a slap she took from Stephanie McMahon back in 2018 caused a concussion and that she would have walked sooner if she didn’t get to work with Shayna Baszler. Apparently, Rousey has a long history of concussions and appears to have been susceptible during her stint with WWE. I can sympathize with this but it comes off like Rousey went into things a little naïve.   I’m no sports entertainer but I can see that there’s a lot of physicality in this genre of entertainment. It may be scripted but you take your hits. If Rousey wasn’t prepared for that, she should have taken another route. Maybe become a martial arts trainer or something.