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Today's Episode: The Social Network When the Inside Pulse Wrestling editors were figuring out all of the end-of-the-year shenanigans/awards/what have you, I was apparently one of the few that thought that Randy Savage's death wasn't the biggest story of the year. Don't misunderstand me: Savage w »»
Today's Episode: Sole Survivor The Royal Rumble is likely my favorite "gimmick" pay-per-view that WWE puts out, although I'm always jazzed about Wrestlemania and Money in the Bank is always wacky fun, if nothing else. But when I was a kid, I was absolutely addicted to the Survivor Series. W »»
Today's Episode: Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational When it comes to the fake sport of professional wrestling, I tend to be what most would call a cynic. A glorious, ignorant mark in my early days, some information I gleaned in high school transformed me into the jad »»
Today's Episode: This Man, This Monster Note that I haven't read any spoilers for tomorrow's Smackdown, so if something of note happens with Mr. Cody Rhodes i.e. already did happen this past Tuesday, I'm hopeful that this upcoming little rant won't be completely evaporated by said events. Cody »»
Today's Episode: The Sad, Sad Tale of the Hardy Brothers I fell in love with the Hardy Boys, as a wrestling team, mind you, not as potential boyfriends, on September 27, 1998 after watching them bust out moves that I had never seen before on an otherwise uneventful episode of Sunday Night Heat. »»
-I just read that Kaval was released by WWE, and I'm none too pleased. Part of me hopes that he had major attitude problems, or enjoyed murdering people's pets, or some other horrendous issue that would drive WWE to bury and release the guy that won NXT Season Two based on fan voting. Yes, the "in »»
-Well, here goes nothing. -Okay, we're going to give this NXT thingamawhooser another shot. I just couldn't deal with the announcers burying the product and the girls, as they were trying to do what was asked of them with what little preparation they received, even if what was asked of them was »»
-As this is supposed to be the last episode before SyFy takes back their Tuesday nights for science and/or fiction related purposes, the fate of NXT is unknown to me. I've heard rumor that the show is going to end up being shown exclusively on YouTube, as WWE has been unable to find another home fo »»
-So far, everyone I know outside of the Internets who has any interest in the show thinks that Naomi is easily the winner, and everyone else can go scratch. Based on crowd reactions and performances from last week, they might be right. As of now, Maxine seems the most disposable, and Kaitlyn might »»
-I don't know about you, Internet wrestling world, but I am PUMPED for tonight's episode of NXT. No matter who wins, we can feel good about the outcome, as Alex Riley, Kaval, and Michael McGillicutty are all great performers in their own rights. Admittedly, I'm pulling for Kaval, but Riley is prob »»
-Unlike the guys from the Mango, I didn't really mind the TNA/ECW PPV. Of course, I watched it for free (a friend DVRed it and burned it to DVD), which softened the blow, and a friend and I just spent the show talking about how old Tracy Smothers was and how fat Simon Diamond has gotten over the ye »»
-Yes, it's a day late, and they'll most likely continue to be a day late for the next several weeks. Still, you're getting it, so I reckon there are worse things in the world. -Oh, and by the way...how exactly is Bret Hart supposed to carry his (or any) weight in the battle of Cena's Army vs. Th »»
-So yes, I know that there was no recap last week, and I apologize. I've started a new job (which is a good thing), but it's exhausting, and so the chances of me making it through an episode of a show that started at 10 were more or less nil. Now that I'm more used to the schedule, I'm happy to be »»
Opening Thoughts -To tell you the truth, I've actually found it harder to watch WWE programming since I learned of Bryan Danielson's firing. It's not that I was a massive fan of his or anything; sure, I liked him well enough when I caught his matches in Ring of Honor or elsewhere, and I wanted t »»
Opening Thoughts -Greetings, wrestlemonkeys! Obviously, this is late (as I said it would be), and so by now, nearly all of you know who won, who lost, who's next, and all of the horrible names that the next class of rookies is saddled with. We can only hope that, at least with the second and th »»
Opening Thoughts -Tonight, we answer the biggest question on the minds of Internet wrestling nerds everywhere: is this thing even worth watching if Bryan Danielson isn't on the show? The answer will be revealed... -..right now. No, probably not. Still, you might get to see Wade Barrett be b »»
Opening Thoughts -Bryan had a decent showing against Batista on Raw last night, and though all of we wandering Internet nerds so desperately wanted Bryan to beat him, we all knew that there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell of that happening. Come on, the guy can't beat Skip Sheffield, and he w »»
Opening Thoughts -First off, I'm really sorry about last week. When I sat down to watch the show on DVR, I was informed that the recorder was full (Cablevision doesn't really give you any meter for gauging such a thing, thus further earning my ire and frustration), and it only recorded about 43 »»
-Quick note before we start: Shawn Michael's retirement speech this past Monday was possibly the most genuine thing I've ever seen in a wrestling ring, and if he STAYS retired, I don't think there's a wrestler who went out better. Mick Foley made HHH a megastar, but then came back repeatedly, makin »»
Opening Thoughts -A friend of mine has been casually watching the program, and has recently dubbed it "The Bryan Danielson Show." It's interesting that despite not having won a single match since his television debut, Daniel Bryan (or whatever you would like to call him) has somehow made the sho »»
Today's Episode: The Slowly Grinding Wheel To harp on the idea of the John Cena heel turn would be exceedingly redundant, not just by me, but by the entire Internet Wrestling Community. It's something that we've been calling for, begging for, for years only to be occasionally teased by the compa »»
Hey, I'm your host for today, Ivan Rushfield. Johnny Rosado is on his way to throw the one true ring into the gaping, fiery maw of Mount Doom in the dark land of Mordor. Or he's just otherwise detained, so you get me. Tonight...MUPPETS! Oh, and J.R. will be here, and whether or not he replaces »»
Today's Episode: The Best Laid Plans I've said before, either in this column or elsewhere, that the life of the Internet wrestling fan is one of constant disappointment; rarely is the televised product what we wish it to be, and when someone DOES do well (CM Punk's recent rise, Daniel Bryan winni »»
Today's Episode: This Fire Burns Since Chris Benoit went bat guano insane and destroyed his legacy along with his family, CM Punk has been my favorite wrestler in the world, although I occasionally find myself leaning to guys like Chris Jericho or, crazily enough, "Lighting" Mike Quackenbush. St »»
-If you haven't been watching Tough Enough, for the love of God, why haven't you been watching Tough Enough?! It's fantastic! I'm Ivan Rushfield filling in for Paul Marshall who's moving or catching gophers or something. One or the other. Alright, no more shenanigans, here we go. -Rest in p »»
-Sorry for the lateness, but being that I wanted the ability to pause the show that I was watching without missing several minutes of it, I opted to skip this past Tuesday's live broadcast, and am instead catching the show on Youtube today, Thursday, December 16th. In the future, while I'll always »»
Today's Episode: Stand Down I haven't written a standard, non-NXT-related column since December of 2009, when I was ruminating over the death of Eddie Fatu. Over the last eleven months, there have certainly been enough interesting things to talk about that I could have carved a column out of one »»
-Alright, so I'm back for another week. I figure that I should see this thing through, especially because next week, I think, is going to be the last episode unless this travesty finds itself on another channel. It's incredible how I can go from really looking forward to a show to absolutely dread »»
-Okay, okay, okay...maybe, just maybe, this will be okay. I mean, for all we know, these girls are going to make the best of this opportunity and put on some incredibly entertaining stuff. And maybe, maybe the Pros will be great, too! Sure, Primo hasn't done much of anything, and the Bella Twins, »»
-Alas, this episode's eliminations have been spoiled for me, and I agree that those were the two to go. We'll go more into detail as the episode proceeds. Fair enough? -Last week, Lucky Cannon was eliminated, and while I'm sure he's a nice enough guy, good riddance. Before he walks out of our »»
-Okay, so I missed a week. I'm sorry. I was going to get all indignant about it, and make some comment about how you don't own me or some such nonsense, but then I watch Glazer write a novella every week and feel like a lazy, lazy schlub. Besides, I actually like this show; back when I was recap »»
-First off, I just want to say that I HATE that Jim Ross has been taken out of the "WWE Opening." I don't know what he could have done to make the higher-ups decide to take him out, but replacing his classic calls with Michael Cole's weak "this atmosphere is electric" line and John Cena's proud, bu »»
Opening Thoughts -So, just to prove that I'm as easily swayed by celebrities as the networks think I am, I half-watched ABC's new gameshow, Downfall, hosted by one Christopher T. Jericho. He was a pleasant enough host, despite being a bit too enthusiastic for my taste. I get it, you're pumped t »»
Opening Thoughts -Holy cats, did that actually happen last night? -Starting the show by revisiting the insane destruction of Cena and everything WWE (with the odd exception as Michael Cole, a convenient oversight that has certainly gotten the Internet nerds a-buzzing) works for me. Let's see »»
Opening Thoughts -So a friend of mine said that Bryan Danielson should have his nom de plume changed to "Irving W. Chambers" so that his initials can be IWC. As many people have surmised, Daniel Bryan Danielson seems to be the voice of the smart/Internet wrestling fan, something that Aaron Glaze »»
Opening Thoughts -So, a writer whose name rhymes with Claron Blazer spoiled one of the three eliminations that are on the show tonight, and for that I'll hate him forever. Or for ten minutes. -Of course, it's also been spoiled, barely as soon as the episode starts, that there are THREE elimin »»
Opening Thoughts -My thoughts on the draft? So far, I'm happy. The supplemental draft was, ultimately, pretty pointless, with the exception of Cody Rhodes to Smackdown, which I completely agree with. So Chavo is moved over to Smackdown...along with Hornswaggle, so tht their feud of the milleni »»
Opening Thoughts -After watching Raw, I hope people got a good hard look at how much of a giant pile of nothing special David Otunga is. Made the guest host of Raw, taking his place in the annals of history on a pedestal next to such luminaries as Cheech and Chong, Jeremy Piven (who will be fore »»
Opening Thoughts -Sorry that this is a bit late, but I wasn't able to watch the show live last night, so I had to rely on my DVR...which was malfunctioning following a brief spat with the cable company, and I had to record it manually AFTER I saw that it wasn't recording in the first place. Ah, »»
-Personally, I'm hoping to see some significant wrestling, even something the length of Bryan/Jericho from the first week, but I'm not holding my breath. Still, I suppose that the whole point of the show is that it's a learning process for most of the rookies, so we should expect more Otunga/Young »»
