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I’ve been having a hard time getting psyched up to purchase WWE dvd’s lately. Part of it of course is my aching wallet and bank account, but the other part is that while a lot of them have sounded good on paper, I just haven’t been all that interested in the final product. The C »»
My original plans were to continue with the examination of some of the views in prior columns and how they have or have not change, but I’m going to take a quick intermission instead to talk about something else. Because, you see, a little over a week ago, the Giant Gonzalez passed away. And »»
Miss me? A note real quick before we start… I just want to give kudos to WWE for banning the use of the muscle relaxers known as Somas, be them prescribed or not. We all know the stories, and we all know the reasons why this is a long overdue course of action. And given all the crap the com »»
TNA’s doing an ECW reunion pay per view. Only they aren’t calling it that, because they can’t. Yeah. You know what? Enough is enough. Over and over again TNA goes to someone else’s already dry well, and then doesn’t understand why they can’t draw wat »»
I think we all know what yesterday was. It was the third anniversary of the Chris Benoit murder/suicide. I thought about writing this week’s column on it. I even started to. But in the end, I just couldn’t do it. It’s too depressing, on multiple levels. It didn't really ev »»
Well I wasn’t expecting that. None of us were. A horrible, awful nonsensical 3 hour “comedic†Monday Night Raw salvaged in the last 10 minutes by a dead serious all out assault on the WWE by the season one NXT rookies. Anyone who says they predicted it would have to be a li »»
I have a new favorite heel in the WWE. It’s not Dave Batista, though he has been absolutely spectacular as a Kanye West styled douche over the past several months. His departing promo on this past Monday’s Raw was priceless; threatening to sue everyone from the WWE brass to the fan »»
It’s that time of year again. Wrestlemania is over, the draft is around the corner… that means one thing. Spring cleaning time for the WWE. Future endeavors will be wished starting… yesterday. 7 WWE Superstars are now ex-WWE Superstars. In most cases, it’s not really »»
Well let’s just get this out of the way right now, first thing. A .98. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA »»
Two eras are ending in the WWE. The first, as we all know, is ECW. To which I have to say, no great loss. The WWE’s ECW product is so far removed from the original that a name change was long overdue. In fact, one could almost certainly declare that the era of ECW ended almost a decade bef »»
Well, we're three weeks in, and can anyone honestly say they knew Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s grand plan for TNA was to turn it into a comedy? Of course, while I say comedy, it’s really a tragedy. On air it’s actually not so bad; certainly nowhere near as bad as the fir »»
So word on the streets of the internet is that Bret The Hitman Hart has signed a contract with the WWE and will be appearing again starting on the January 4th Raw, huh? Well if that’s not the news of the week, I don’t know what is (certainly not the 3 hour abortion that was this past M »»
Well, I thoroughly enjoyed my week off last week. Even with the holiday, a break was still absolutely necessary for me, as coming up with stuff to talk about every week has been a lot harder than I initially thought, especially while I was finding other things to do with my Monday nights. But no »»
Remember when CM Punk was World Heavyweight champion? It feels like a long time ago, doesn’t it? And yet it wasn’t even two months ago. In this post-Attitude era, where light change title speeds still linger, that doesn’t seem like such a big deal. And yet, Punk is not just »»
Well there’s only one real thing to talk about this week, isn’t there. Hulk Hogan has officially signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. This is kind of a big deal, and a major coup for TNA. I mean, I know for me personally, when I hear the words “Total Nonstop Action »»
Captain Lou Albano is dead. And so it seems is the era of the pro-wrestling manager. Other wrestling managers have died before, of course, but none were as well known to the general public as Captain Lou. To the average joe, Captain Lou was THE pro-wrestling manager. The only other managers who y »»
Yesterday, I turned 31 years old. I figure that’s old enough to make a certain decision. A decision that’s been awhile in coming. A decision that will pretty much end what has been a staple of the last 15 or so years of my life. I’m going to stop watching Monday Night Raw. »»
Disclaimer: I’m writing this column a good week in advance, because I will be away for the week and have no guarantee of Internet access. So, much as it pains me to stay out of the fray, I will not be writing anything about Jeff Hardy and his recent arrest, because not only is there a pretty »»
A quick note to start off this week’s column: This column still doesn’t have a name. I really don’t care if it ever gets one, but putting “The Column With No Name†every week doesn’t really leave a lot of room for the actual subject. So starting next we »»
Hooooooooooow’s it going everybody. I am not Bryan Alvarez, and Dave Meltzer‘s not here. My name’s Morgado, and this is my first column about something I spend way too much time talking about in real life. Professional wrestling. We might as well get a few things straight righ »»
I was listening to Bryan Alvarez’s interview with the always entertaining Dutch Mantell over at Figure Four Online yesterday morning, and he (Dutch) said something that struck a chord with me. While on the subject of developmental and the nurturing of young wrestlers, he said the following: »»
So I’m trying to get back on track with having a column ready to go every week. It’s surprisingly difficult, given just how much wrestling there is out there to watch. But I promised myself when I started writing this column that I didn’t want to end up doing the same old rehas »»
I rarely respond to comments, let alone devote a full column to them (once I’ve said my piece, I prefer to leave the discussion or lack thereof up to the reader), but last column “incognito†brought up what I think is a fair point, and I figured I’d take this week’s »»
A funny thing occurred to me today. Not funny ha ha, but funny odd. I was reading the latest news updates, and I saw that HHH had apparently undergone tendon surgery in his arm and would be out longer than expected, without any of the dirt sheets getting wind of it until now. While I was rea »»
A lot can happen in a week. We went from anticipation over one of the most exciting moments in recent memory, to confusion over one of the most disappointing and infuriating decisions ever made. Bryan Danielson, aka Daniel Bryan, fired from the WWE at the behest of some unknown force more powerfu »»
Well, the first season, so to speak, of NXT has whimpered its way into the dust, and the second is on the way. As such, part of this weeks “season finale†was spent introducing the next batch of pros and rookies. And what a batch they are. We have Kaval (the former Low Ki of ROH fam »»
It feels like only yesterday that I was singing the praises and debating the possibilities for WWE NXT. But in reality, it was the end of February. That’s not actually so long a time, but it’s long enough that the show already pretty much has one foot in the grave. The growing p »»
Sometimes a sabbatical is a good thing. It refreshes the mind, relaxes the body, rekindles the creative urges… and in the case of writing a column on professional wrestling, helps bring back some of the enjoyment involved in watching. My hope was also that it would do the aforementioned »»
WWE NXT debuted this week, replacing ECW. And it was actually pretty darn good. Obviously the first thing to talk about is the one thing that everyone is gushing over: how much of the show was dedicated to Bryan Danielson. Or Daniel Bryan. Why on earth he was given a name change when his whole WW »»
You may have noticed I haven’t exactly been keeping up with getting a new column up every week. And I apologize for that. Part of it’s been personal reasons. But also, it’s that I noticed something of my own. I haven’t had anything to say. Weird right? I mean, this »»
Well that was an exciting Monday, now wasn’t it? And by exciting, I mean underwhelming. On both sides. Sure, there was an air of excitement over having a second wrestling show to flip over to. In that respect, it certainly did feel like the Monday Night Wars. A lot of people seem to be »»
Well, first things first, I would be remiss to not mention the recent passing of Eddie “Umaga†Fatu. While I was not a fan of the Three Minute Warning era of the man’s career, I must confess to a certain nostalgic enjoyment of Umaga. It may not be politically correct, but »»
To the shock of no one in America, the Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair press conference to promote the Australian tour ended in a scuffle, with Flair leaving a bloodied Hogan laying. Pretty basic stuff in the eyes of the jaded smart fan, yet for some reason this was a major news event in Australia, where i »»
About a month ago, I did a column in which I pledged not to watch anymore Monday Night Raw. For the most part, I’ve been pretty successful at it. But this past Monday, I must admit I did stop by the USA network for a little while and took a peek. It was just as painful as I remember. But ther »»
Narrowing down what I want to write about this week has been a bit of a pain, mainly because I spent the entire week in scenic Salem, MA (not as a tourist, but visiting friends, thank goodness- I went to college there and the tourists in October always drove me nuts), which made it a little hard to »»
In a cruel and expected twist, the first Raw after I make my “I’m not going to watch Raw for awhile†declaration was, by all reports, actually a pretty good show. Doesn’t it figure. I also chose to skip Hell In A Cell (strictly due to financial reasons), which had itâ »»
It hasn’t been the best of weeks for me. I’ve been sick since Tuesday, with no end in sight. Which makes concentrating on writing a royal pain in the ass. All I really have wanted to do is kick back and relax with my newest dvd purchase: WWE’s The Best of Smackdown 10Th Anniv »»
With Breaking Point coming up this Sunday, I guess the expected thing for this week would be for me to give my predictions for the show. But as I said in my debut three weeks ago, that’s not the type of column I want to write. But at the same time, I don’t feel like I should ignore it »»
CM Punk is Straight Edge. And so am I. You’d think that would automatically make me a fan. But it doesn’t. Which isn’t to say I’m not a fan of Punk; in fact I’m actually a pretty big fan of Punk, and especially his “Straight Edge means I’m better th »»
