I’m not sure what prompted me to write this actual post, as opposed to my usual techniques of: Many people I have admired and looked up to have passed away. Many people I have strongly considered writing an RIP post about. Chris Cornell, Prince… more recently, Fred Willard and Mark Lanegan. So why Sid? IContinue reading “RIP Sid”
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WrestleMania 39: night 1
The main event saw perennial scrappy underdogs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn become undisputed world tag team champs, unseating the Usos, who had reigned for nearly three years. It was a great match, full of drama, some barely believable kick outs, and lots of emotion.
More on the firefly funhouse
After having watched WrestleMania (largely free of spoilers), I started reading some of the online reactions to the matches, especially the godawful Boneyard and brilliant Firefly Funhouse matches. I was intrigued! Alfred Konuwa of Forbes decided the Boneyard match was: …immediately lauded as a masterpiece, the likes of which will be lionized in WWE history…Continue reading “More on the firefly funhouse”
WrestleMania 36 (night 1)
This was always going to be a weird one. I’ll admit, I haven’t watched a full WrestleMania since number 20, back in 2004. To be honest, the only reason I was watching up until that point was the insane physicality (strength, agility and that absurd physique) of Brock Lesnar. When he left, I did. AndContinue reading “WrestleMania 36 (night 1)”
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