AEW Dynamite (May 6th, 2026) – Class Act Followed By Chaos

Show opens with Tony Schiavone and Sting doing a classy tribute to the recently passed Ted Turner and highlighting his contributions to wrestling. We then move on to Jon Moxley beating Juice Robinson in a title eliminator match that prevents Juicy Juice from getting a crack at Mox’s title… dude, there’s like thirteen billion belts in AEW; that’s too many for my raddled brain to keep track of.

Speaking of rattled brains, Will Ospreay continues training with the Death people, who continually have him do exercises hurting his neck because that’s a thing we need in wrestling. And then Orange Cassidy beat one of the FTR guys to earn a future tag title match… presumably after Double Or Nothing, but who knows with this company? And while we’re on the subject of rattled brains, here comes JERICHO to declare that the time for talking is over and he invites Ricochet to talk some more… okay. Anyway, this exchange leads to a Stadium Stampede match being booked for DoN pitting Ricochet and his band of geeks (two big guys following Ricochet of all people deserve to be called geeks, not even sorry) against Jericho and the Syndicate Of Hurting People In Business (Shelton and Lashley)… I guess we need more names to fill the slots to make this a ten-man, but yeah, sure, Stadium Stampede is always fun for a lark. Hopefully Aubrey Edwards isn’t anywhere near that match for Jericho’s sake. She is, after all, a shitty referee.

Okada retains his belt over Bryan Keith and he also wants a shot at Darby… how long before Double Or Nothing hits because that’s going to be a fun one if it happens. Meanwhile, Shida-san and Kris Stat make short work of Harley Cameron and that Mina person… Shida-san being somewhat sneaky about some less than honorable deeds. Methinks she’s turning on Statlander soon and that’s probably a good thing. Hopefully, Statlander learns from Sting’s past mistakes on how NOT to be an idiot babyface and see the turn coming.

And in the main event, AEW World Champion Darby Allin retains his title over TNT Champion Kevin Knight in another stellar outing. Probably not as crazy as the last two main events, but still a fun, fast-paced match that showcase both guys’ talents immensely. At this point, the recording cuts off because Dynamite is technically over and the PVR didn’t record the Collision portion of the program, but what ended up happening afterwards is that Darby challenged MJF to put his hair on the line if he wants a rematch or else he can fuck off. MJF delivers his answer next week. Should be fun.

All in all, a fun show. Perhaps not quite as eventful as I was hoping it’d be… probably because they saved all the important bits for the Collision portion of the show, but I went away largely entertained. No complaints, really.

Ted Turner

Word broke recently that Robert Edward Turner III a.k.a. Ted Turner had passed away at the age of 87.

I don’t think any tribute paid to the man could properly do justice the enormous impact that he has had in the world. CNN, TBS Superstation, TNT, Cartoon Network, Goodwill Games, Captain Planet, Monday Night War… too many things to list on here. A man who had billions and did what he could to make the world a better place… whether he actually accomplished that is another story entirely, but from most accounts, his heart was usually in the right place.

I salute you, sir. Godspeed and thanks for Nitro.

WCW Monday Nitro (May 6th, 1996) – Struggling To Jump Off Early

Folks, we’re about a couple weeks away from calling this experiment quits… but honestly, I’m not sure that I’m going to hold out if THIS is the caliber of Nitro waiting for me. Even in its hour-long format, there’s only so much bad wrestling I can put up with before I turn the show off and move on to something else… which I can easily do because there’s more than enough good shit on the Youtubes that I can load up and clean the palette of sorts.

We open with a Macho Man/Hugh Morris match that ends with Macho choking Morris with a jacket for a DQ or something. We then have Dean Malenko getting a win over Jushin Liger in the only really GOOD match on the show and it’s not even the best match of either man’s career. Sting beats Steven Regal in a so-so match, but I think their GAB match is better. Giant was supposed to defend the WCW title against Luger, but he no-showed, so here comes HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN to get his shit in for a bit before getting CHOKESLAMMED by the Giant for the win… and then a bunch of people run in, Sting runs in, traps Giant in the Scorpion until Jimmy Hart hits Sting with the Megaphone… and NOW Luger shows up, everyone runs away, and we wonder WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON?!

Too soon…?

Yeah, I wouldn’t categorize this Nitro as “bad.” Compared to some of the stuff that WCW would churn out in its dying days, this is probably tame… but it’s also below the standards of these fine shows I’ve been watching this past year and I’d hate to see things fall off the rail before they’re supposed to fall off the rails with the Scott Hall thing. It’s almost as if this show is daring me to quit while I’m ahead… but you’re not fooling me, Nitro 96. I know you’ve got some fun stuff, ahead… maybe… maybe not… we’ll see, I guess.

Can We Fire Logan Paul?

Local hero Joe Hendry asking the hard questions… and if not, then why not?

Seriously, though, good for Joe. Glad to see WWE lean into his musical talents and letting him do these music videos. That’s what got him into the dance. Lean into it. Use it. It’s a rare gift. In a time of uncertainty, we could all use a little levity.

Wishing that man all the success in the world.

I still believe…

Oh, and Danhausen trolling Miz is fun, too…

Good for him, I guess…

MOVIE REVIEW – The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)

So next week on the blog, we’re going to do a lookback at the Crocodile Dundee trilogy of films in celebration of the first film’s 40th anniversary. But before we do that, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Paul Logan’s more recent attempt to cash in on that legacy in the form of the awkwardly named The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, which was on the verge of leaving Prime Video and I figured, “Why not?”

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Review #1313 – Girls Like Robots (PC)

Some lightweight PC fare this week. Stuff you normally wouldn’t be playing if you had better options on hand, but I needed simple stuff to fill the void that isn’t just old Atari games that nobody even remotely remembers or care about… not that this is any better, mind you.

Girls Like Robots is not what I would call shovelware. It’s just not something that I would normally play, but I did get it either for cheap or as part of a bundle and I figured, “Sure, why not?”

We have another one of those on Friday, by the way. Please look forward to that.

Someone Else Is Writing Those Symphonies

Source: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/im-sorry-legendary-castlevania-composer-confirms-shes-not-working-on-belmonts-curse-or-bloodstained-the-scarlet-engagement

Veteran Castlevania composer Michiru Yamane had confirmed in a recent post that she would not be providing music to either the upcoming Belmont’s Curse game or the upcoming Bloodstained game in a recent video update. This will no doubt be a disappointment to those who were hoping to see her make her return to the former or continue her contributions in the latter.

Her not doing music in Belmont’s Curse isn’t much of a surprise. I’m sure the Dead Cells people have their own composers that they could use and while I think that’d be a cool thing to have her come back and bust a couple tunes, it’s not a total deal breaker, either. However, the fact that she’s not doing Bloodstained is a bit of a surprise. Not sure if it’s scheduling issues or Iga wanting to go in a different direction, but considering she had been an instrumental part of that Igavania equation since it ran roughshod these past two decades, it’ll be interesting to see who fills the void and if they can live up to the legacy she established in either brand.

In any event, I wish Yamane-san all the best in all her future endeavors and I look forward to seeing who steps up to the place in either game.

Sunday Gimmick Table #56 – Lost Space Invaders LCD Thing From Ottawa Found

A couple years ago while on vacation in Ottawa, I bought an LCD Space Invaders thing and did a video on it (that was posted last year). And then it was lost for two years until now. So now, you get to rewatch old footage that’s bookended with new footage and we get to play this properly… or not. I don’t know. I’m just happy I found this thing after years of having thought it lost.