WCW Monday Nitro (April 15th, 1996) – Maybe Take A Long Break…?

Nitro took a week off last week, but it opens with something pretty significant. Hulk Hogan facing off against Kevin Sullivan and Arn Anderson, with the stipulation that if Hogan wins, he gets five minutes with a manager, but if the heels win, they get five minutes with the Booty Babe… isn’t that a slight against Liz and Woman that you’d want five minutes with Kimberly instead? And also, do you really want to piss off DDP?

Anyway, #LOLHoganWins, he beats up Jimmy Hart for a bit before Giant hits Hogan with a chokeslam that he no-sells and everyone takes a powder, including Mean Gene, who almost gets slammed by Hogan, who cuts one last promo before he disappears for a couple months… no, really, this is the last we’re gonna see of the Huckster for quite a while until… some bash at a beach somewhere. Kinda fuzzy on the details… maybe he should have taken a longer break or something.

Nasty Boys defeat Public Enemy in a street fight that saw the PE set up one of the Nasties on the table, but the Nasty Boy slides off, causing the PE guy to break the table and get pinned. And then they beat each other up some more. And then we have Randy Savage versus Bobby Eaton, who’s just pushing all of Savage’s buttons with all the Flair moves and mannerisms before Savage just goes “fuck that,” hits Eaton with an elbow for the 1-2-3… and then hits Eaton with more elbows before a bunch of people stop Savage and he’s taken away by security… wow, actual efficient security forces at a wrestling show. The legends were true.

And then we have a Sting/Luger vs Flair/Giant tag match that ends with Luger ducking coffee and hitting Sting… and then shenanigans. The match was fine, but clearly having two tag teams with issues is a bit too much. My brain hurts from this complex storytelling these people are trying to tell… in another time and place, I probably would’ve been invested in this sort of stuff… but right now, I’m waiting for the eventual blow off that leads to… the switch.

I’m not saying a whole lot on these shows because I’m mostly just taking these in and watching them as they happen. I’m not thinking about much of anything other than… hey, some stuff is happening, there’s some good matches here and there, and then there’s the other stuff. Probably the only thing of significance is the lack of Hulk Hogan for the next few months, which is a benefit to the overall programming because he feels like such a third wheel in the Flair/Savage, Sting/Luger, and Giant/anyone stories that he actually takes away… maybe he needs a new take… perhaps a new turn…

Or maybe he needs a longer break…

See you next week, kids.

Or check out the other shit on the blog when it pops up.

A Year Ago, SNK Fans Forgot To Relax Their Rectal Cavities

So it was about a year go when Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves – the first real Fatal Fury in decades – hit the streets, as it were. It was also about a year ago this month when SNK introduced two new fighters to the mix; famed football/soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and some DJ named Salvatore who I only know from the one clip where he told his audience to try and relax their anus.

You probably know the clip I’m talking about.

I didn’t comment on this at the time of release, given that I’ve been undergoing some other troubles at the time and by the time I was out of the hospital, I had completely forgotten about it. Full disclosure: I have not played the game myself. I’ll probably wait for a massive price drop before I dive in, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t weary of anything involving SNK these days, given their current owners that are benevolent and progressive. But then they decided that a real life soccer player and a real life DJ who’s more of a meme to me than anything are worthy additions to a fighting game roster than, say, insert favorite SNK character here.

I don’t know. I’m largely ambivalent on the whole deal. Maybe that’s why I didn’t comment on this last year; I heard about it, read the online reaction, and didn’t give the thing another thought. Then again, part of me regrets not saying anything, as telling SNK fans to relax their collective anuses or something would have hit closer to home.

Eh… maybe not…

Review #1304 – Gradius (PC Engine)

So this would be the time where I would load up on a bunch of wrestling game reviews on the road to Wrestlemania, but since the road to Wrestlemania seems to have more potholes than the island of Montreal at the moment, I’ve decided that we’re going to cover a couple Gradius games, starting with this Japan-only PC Engine version and then following up with the two Game Boy entries, Nemesis and Interstellar Assault.

In any event, Gradius is a fun one to revisit. There’s a Gradius Origins collection that you should check out for arcade fun… and also Salamander III is quite the banger.

Wily Challenge 2026-04-11 (except not really)

Previously streamed on the Artificial Idiocy livestream, the first of two Wily Challenges streamed on that show. The second will be posted next week and hopefully by that point, we’ll have new stuff ready to go. Point being that we’re going to have Mega Man Maker videos up and running once again and hopefully new levels will follow.

I’m sure the community is just THRILLED with that piece of news.

Trek Sets Being Dismantled And Auctioned Off

Source: https://trekmovie.com/2026/04/10/star-trek-universe-auction-announced-starfleet-academy-and-strange-new-worlds-sets-dismantled/

Is this the end of the current era of Trek? The news of the sets being dismantled and pieces of it being auctioned off seems t0 indicate that to be the case. Unless they’re planning on using the space for another Trek-related piece of business, which I doubt because nothing has been formally announced on that front…

I don’t know what to feel. There’s a part of me that wants to feel sad about the lack of Trek product on television and certainly, I feel bad for the folks who had been working on these sets since the Discovery days and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Another part of me feels ambivalent, considering how ho-hum this current era of Trek television has been personally. It’s not something that I feel like I’m going to miss or regret its lost; it’s more like something that happened, I’m going to forget about it, and move on to other things. There isn’t that fondness here that I have for the old shows.

I only speak for myself in that regard. Clearly, there’s going to be a generation of fans who do have a fondness for this brand of Trek that is going to lament its ending, if that’s what this is. For now, we can only wait and see what the future holds for Star Trek… but if you live in the Ontario province and have plenty of disposable income, here’s your chance to own a piece of Trek. I guess…

Review #1303 – Super Bombliss DX (Game Boy Color)

Oh look, it’s another Tetris/Bombliss game… yay?

Something off the back burner that was kept aside for a rainy day… and as luck would have it, it’s a pretty wet day today, so I think that works out nicely.

Next week, we knock some Gradius games off the bucket list. Relatively short reviews, nothing special, really.

The Legend Is Unleashed This August… Maybe…

Source: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/power-rangers-legends-final-film-gets-long-awaited-release-date/

After years of delays and who knows what else, The Legend Of The White Dragon – the final film of the late Jason David Frank – will FINALLY see release this August 26th to theaters. At least, that’s the official word for now. For those looking forward to this, I’m hoping that it comes out on time and you get a good movie out of it. Given how many times this thing has been pushed back over the years, I choose to maintain the stance of “I’ll believe it when I see it.”

Which is more likely to see release first, this or GTA6?

There’s a betting pool idea.

You’re welcome.