WWE Musings

  Happy Friday, Enthusiasts!   Enjoying the start to the weekend? Well, I’m certainly glad it’s here and I’m looking forward to some sleep but you know there’s some stuff to talk about. I’ll stop the chitchat and get right to it.   So, WWE has a bit of pickle it would seem. The “Match of the Modern Era”, The Rock vs. Roman Reigns isn’t the hot ticket everyone thought it would be because of Cody Rhodes’ BabyFace appeal. The fix? Have Rhodes “finish his story” against Reigns. Okay, so, when do we get Rock vs. Reigns? I still want to see that match someday. So, when?   On Feb. 8 th , a press conference was held to address some of these issues and whet our appetite for WrestleMania 40 and it did for me for the most part but there are still a few holes in this story. Will it be enough? Many are upset The Rock inserted himself. It kinda threw off the whole thing but I didn’t really mind it. I have become accustomed to WWE doing whatever. I don’t feel it’s that serious to care abo

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Did you enjoy WrestleMania? Well, I think Night 1 won the evenings overall, hands down, but I think Night 2 ended just as it ought to have. Yet, you all know there is bigger news circulating so, let’s talk about that and then breakdown Sunday night. So, it happened. UFC and WWE have merged into some sort of MMA, sports entertainment infused super conglomerate. Now, as much as I wasn’t buying into the hype, I know that there tends to be a modicum of truth in rumor. I just didn’t want to jump to conclusions like so many commenters do.  However, this may be the elusive “perfect buyer” that I didn’t know existed. This solution could hold WWE to some accountability and UFC could veto absolutely atrocious ideas that WWE sometimes try to float. The “realness” of UFC will probably push WWE to present itself more realistically which could iron out a lot of their shoddier ways of presenting content due to no one “questioning management”. Yet, as hopeful as I may seem

A Good Day 2 to You, Enthusiasts.   How did you like last night? I have to say, it was a delight. I had a lot of fun. It was exactly what it should have been. It was big. It was flashy but not quite over the top. I think it was respectably spectacular, a fine standard.   Most feel that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn facing The Usos was Match of the Night and Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley is currently making a play for the top spot, but for just straight pure entertainment it was the Tag Team Fatal-4-Way that was MOTN for me.   I really didn’t even expect half that. They really just let loose out there and it worked. Everyone just genuinely did their jobs with big smiles on their faces. It was incredible! Really great time. That was a game changing match. I would say it definitely put Chad Gable, Angelo Dawkins and Ricochet on the map. Ricochet more for first timers and such. If they didn’t know who he was before, they know who he is now.   That’s the kind of thing I like t

A Good WrestleMania to You, Enthusiasts!   Welcome to Day 1. So, for those who are unfamiliar, I have the habit of commenting on my matches of interest come PPV time and this one is no different. I keep it to 3 due to my own fleeting attention span. This is an interesting time. Being in Los Angeles, there’s added pressure to put on a good show, especially with talk of a sale. This is as good a time as any to show the world what WWE has got. We’ll see if their pitch hits the mark.   To start, the first match that has my attention is Austin Theory vs. John Cena, The Past vs. The Future. This should be a fun go-round. I don’t expect Cena to win but if Theory wins, how he does so will be telling. Ultimately, though Theory is certainly talented and fun to watch, his youth is the biggest hurdle. We just aren’t gonna cater to some kid. So, if he wins, it’ll be to boos. That brings the question of good or bad boos.   The good boos tend to be ones that we’re meant to make. How WWE h

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Happy WrestleMania Eve! So, there’s plenty going on of course but only a few things that caught my interest. This is going to be a full weekend so I’ll keep the posts short. You’ll probably get tired of me. We’ll be talking until Tuesday. Let’s get to it. So, we’ll start with some promising news as Big E. gave us a status update. He’s mending but still not mended from what I hear. The key to when Big E. can return relies on how the bones in his neck ossify . Hard to say when that process completes but he is rehabilitating all that he can in the meantime and remains hopeful as he always has been. Naturally, we’re all hoping for his safe return but of course we don’t want to rush him. If Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan is any indication of how long a neck injury takes to fully heal, this may take 2-3 years. We’ll wait. In other news, Mr. Vince McMahon has legally and officially laid claim to…himself. He has been reinstated, to a degree, as Chairman for the next

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Everyone doing okay? I could complain but I’m not going to. Mainly because it looks like I’m buying a car instead of going to WrestleMania so, as you can see, worse atrocities in the world. So, let’s see what’s going on in the realm of sports entertainment and pro-wrestling. There are a few things I noticed. Well, we get some explanation on why Alexa Bliss peaced out for a bit. Partly due to other obligations and partly due to a health concern. Word is that she had some skin cancer detected and had it removed. She also did a stint on The Masked Singer which makes me wonder how she was responded to by the general populace. I don’t think she’s too popular outside the Wrestling World so that may have drawn some quizzical faces.  Regardless, I’m glad that she’s on the mend. No matter how you feel about any of these people it’s never so bad that we wish them ill-will. A speedy and full recovery to our little Miss Bliss. In other news, there are rumors floating a

What’s Going On, Enthusiasts? Enjoying your Friday? I am though in a very relaxed manner. So, the Wrestling World has a few tidbits to chat about. Let’s have ourselves a little review. It’s not a real surprise that CM Punk slipped back into his old self recently. The post has since been deleted but screenshots and quoted content is circulating. Though there were rumors going ‘round that Punk was missing wrestling, he made it kinda hard to go back to AEW by calling out the likes of Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho while confessing he’d never seen a Rocky Movie.  To be honest, and I’m not alone, the not having seen any of the Rockys is the most surprising part of this. You’d think he’d at least stumble upon it at some point. I’m no big Sylvester Stallone fan but I’ve seen at least the first 4 movies. They’re not bad. Endearing in their simple way. Rocky definitely takes too many hits to the face if you ask me 😉 But going back to Punk, this is why I think he should just have a tongue-in-che

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts? Good I hope. Spring is upon us and WrestleMania is just under 2 weeks away. There are also some rumblings going on in the Wrestling World. Why waste time. Let’s get right into it. So, some fans aren’t minding their manners as some have been “stalking” the schedules of certain wrestlers in hopes to obtain autographs, probably for financial gain. A video was posted to Twitter showing fans hounding Rey Mysterio for autographs and the display has put some people off, Rhea Ripley being one of them. I can understand the displeasure. Personally, I try to leave famous people alone. Having lived in Los Angeles for over 15 years, you run into a celebrity from time to time and it’s just like people say, they’re humans just like the rest of us. They’re entitled to their privacy and personal space. Leave them be and let them remember what it is to be just another face in the crowd. Yet should you feel compelled to approach a person of note, remember basic courtesy. If y