Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

The Morning Of Summer's First Day

It’s the first day of summer. Sure feels like it.

Just woke up a short while ago… made my cup of joe.
Took my shower. Off to work in a few minutes.
Saw the pile of DVDs that came in the mail.
Make a point to watch them later. The blog needs content.
And then wonder if my other order is coming in.
Probably said more than I needed to.
Gotta run. Later.

DTM-Cast – Episode #216

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Origins, Frontiers, Torn Pecs, Last Calls, and the needless desire to bang one’s head against the wall. This are things that shock our favorite blue blur in this off-season edition of the DTM-Cast.

Man, I wish I had stayed in bed.

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the news involving Vince stepping down broke out. And even when it did, I decided to hold off comment because let’s wait and see if this ends up being significant or just something to keep the stocks from collapsing.

Ring Of Honor/NJPW G1 Supercard (April 6th, 2019)

You want to talk about Bizarro World? Long before the Forbidden Door was a thing, we had this show; a collaboration between Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling putting together a Supercard PPV from New York City.
Specifically, the World’s Most Famous Arena itself, Madison Square Garden.
MSG was a longtime WWE stronghold and in particularly a longtime home base to the McMahon family dating back to the days of Jess McMahon. To see another wrestling promotion hold a show in New York, let alone the MECCA of sports entertainment, was unfathomable. And yet one April night in 2019, it finally happened. The first non-WWE professional wrestling event to be held at the arena since 1960, tickets for the show sold out within fifteen minutes of being on the market. And with a packed crowd of over 16,000 people in attendence, there were going to be expectations and whether those expectations would be met is… another story entirely.
The success of this show stemmed from the success of All In from the year prior, the event promoted by Cody, Kenny, and the Bucks and produced by Ring Of Honor, though technically not a Ring Of Honor event. The success of that show resulted in planting the seeds for the birth of All Elite Wrestling, which the mentioned folks would be a part of. So while this Supercard from MSG would be missing some vital players, did it have enough to stand on its own and deliver a show that lived up to the hype?

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AEW Dynamite (June 8th, 2022): Interim All-Atlantic Western Stages Heritage Clustermuck

Some questionable stuff from All Elite Wrestling, which should shock some folks, I’m sure, but like I said a couple times, the honeymoon period is long gone and now I’ve got things to complain as it relates to this recent of Dynamite.
Before we get to that, let me just say that wrestling-wise, this episode delivered the goods. There was a really good main event in Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly. I might not think of Cool Kyle as a top-tier name, but he’s getting there. PAC vs. Buddy Matthews was pretty fun as well… yes, I’m forgoing the usual PAC gimmick; that’s how dour I am. Hangman Page getting a big win over New Japan’s David Finlay resulted in another good match. Thunder Rosa, your reigning AEW Women’s World Champion, was stuck having to carry one of Cold Ronda’s buddies to a borefest of a match, but at least she was on TV.
Okay, so we’ve highlighted the highlights, which remains the wrestling. Now click the break to start an effigy on the booking, which BAFFLED me to no end.

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