Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

AEW Dynamite (March 16th, 2022): That Sure Was Sports Entertainment…

So I have not been keeping up with AEW as of late. I have still not seen the PPV and the closest thing I’ve done to catching up was following whatever recaps I could. But I was able to sit down and watch this episode of Dynamite and… well, I guess I need to bust out the Five Point Format, don’t I?

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WWF Fully Loaded 1999

It’s 3:16 Day… allegedly. And so to celebrate the occasion, we’re looking at an old WWF PPV from 1999. Today’s offering is Fully Loaded ’99, featuring the main event of reigning WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin defending his title against the Undertaker in a First Blood match, wherein the Austin/McMahon rivalry comes to an end… allegedly.

Okay, I’m excited. Not really, but let’s check this shit out, bro.

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Quick Note On Big E and Scott Hall

We unfortunately have to start the week with a couple donwers.
Last Friday on Smackdown, Big E suffered a horrendous neck injury, taking an overhead suplex and landing right on his head – they say broken neck, which is a bit of a misnomer because a broken neck means you’re dead, but he has a couple fractured discs in his vertebrae and fortunately he doesn’t need surgery, but his prospects for an in-ring future is uncertain because one of those discs is the C1 and when that breaks, you’re dead. So, tough break for the dude. I wish him a speedy recover, I hope for the best. I saw the clip, that sucked, and look, hoping for the best with Big E.
Around that same, Scott Hall was on life support following three heart attacks due to hip surgery having gone wrong and last word, according to Kevin Nash, is that he’ll be taken off life support once the family gets together. So, that’s also sad and I can offer thoughts and prayers to the rest of the family and friends of Scott Hall, who was a man of many demons, but also a man with a great mind for the business, as well as one of the most enduring stars of wrestling’s hottest period. Godspeed, Mr. Hall, and thanks for the memories.
Nothing else to say at this point. Later.

Flash Fiction #21 – The Lonely Road

(It’s been a while since I did one of these and I’ve actually whipped up a few. I’ll be posting one of these every other week, so that’s another thing to knock off the ribs. For those who want a refresher, Flash Fiction is a genre of fiction wherein a story is told in under 300 words, though I’ve also heard less than a thousand. In any event, here’s the first one.)

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TMNT Cowabunga Collection – An Actual Thing From Konami In 2022

So, this is a thing, apparently…. and it’s supposedly due out in 2022 in both physical and digital formats. Someone ought to let Konami know that 2022 is the present year we live in.
Other than that, an excellent announcement of a package that, quite frankly, I never thought was ever going to be a thing. And it appears to be the whole classic TMNT package; both arcade titles, four NES games, four 16-bit titles, and the Game Boy trilogy with various Japanese counterparts and some quality of life enhancements.
Don’t scoff about “multiple versions” of the same game; the NES port of the arcade game (TMNT2) is a different beast from the arcade original, the SNES port of Turtles In Time has more stuff than the arcade version, and the three games to bare the name Tournament Fighters are completely unique to the consoles they were released onto. Suffice it to say, you’re gonna get some value out of this collection, even if the asking price is a little higher than past collections.
Still, I’m actually looking forward to this one a little more than that Shredder’s Revenge game that DotEmu is working on. I’ll definitely be picking this up and for those wondering, yes, I have reviews of various TMNT games that I’ll try and spotlight over the course of several days.

TNA Victory Road 2011

I didn’t watch the AEW PPV yet. Didn’t watch it live because I attended a WWE house show that night; the experience having been recounted on this here program. As for today’s PPV musings, I was going to hold off until a couple weeks later, but with Jeff Hardy having made his AEW debut last night, I might as well get this out of the way. What timing, I guess.

So, for those who don’t know, Jeff Hardy was signed with WWE and his last appearance had him walking out during a live event. He was then released after taking a drug test, although Jeff’s brother Matt had assured people that the release was pre-mature and Jeff passed his drug test, but never got the results. This whole thing sounds like really skeevy and swarmy. And look, if Jeff is fine and dandy, good for him and I hope he does well in AEW… but this whole scenario reminds me of a show that took place a little over a decade ago, in a little promotion called TNA.

Hence, our PPV musings for today will cover TNA Victory Road 2011. This is the infamous TNA PPV show where Jeff Hardy showed up in no condition to perform, was sent out before a live PPV audience to get embarrassed and killed in quick fashion by Sting in the main event. I’ve already vented my thoughts on the matter way back when and suffice it to say, I have no real further thoughts on the matter… or at least, not until I watch the match again.

That having been said, I only vented on the main event because that’s all I’ve really seen; I had not seen the entire show and reviews at the time weren’t exactly beaming, either. Thanks to the cheap tier on Impact’s Youtube page, I can watch the rest of this PPV. All I can say is that TNA should be thankful that something like the Jeff Hardy fiasco happened because otherwise, this would’ve been another shitty TNA PPV in a series of shitty TNA PPVs.

And I’ll get this out of the way; I’m not covering this show to shame anyone. This was a really ugly situation and thankfully, Jeff is fine nowadays, for the most part. Hell, I’m not even using this to remind people of how shitty of a promotion TNA was at the time, because that’s been documented. The timing, if nothing else, was purely coincidental and really, I was curious about how bad this show could have been. Besides, if I can sit through a shitty Fiend match from 2019, then you can sit through my musings on what people have considered to be a vile PPV. And if nothing else, you can use this as a lookback at Jeff’s lowest point and see how far he’s come since.

With that in mind, let’s get this shitshow started.

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The Bore Of Boba Fett

You know, one of these days, I’m going to enjoy the new Star Wars… and not in an ironic way. For example, my favorite part of The Mandalorian is when the Scout Trooper punches Baby Yoda in the face. That was the best piece of Star Wars television I’ve seen. Also, my favorite scene in the newer Star Wars movies is the last third of Rogue One, where all the main heroes die and then Darth Vader kills a bunch of Rebels as they escape for a new hope.

Actually, you know what? I tell a bit of a lie; The Mandalorian was, for better or worse, one of the better pieces of Star Wars visual media that has been produced since the changeover in ownership to Disney. And despite my favorite part being Baby Yoda being punched in the face, I actually don’t mind the little guy. He and Mando (or Din) have a good relationship and I’m happy to see that they were reunited at the end of the Boba Fett show.

Oh yeah, we’re supposed to talk about The Book Of Boba Fett.

Except… the show is so goddamned boring. Basically, it’s like the last bunch of Star Wars movies; a whole lot of nothing happens throughout several episodes. In fact, the only time where things seemed to be picking up is when they bring back the Mandalorian to help boost up interest in this sagging show. The idea of an older Boba Fett trying to be a nicer ganglord and fighting all these other ganglords or whatever… good lord, I never thought I’d find something that put me to sleep faster than the average 20-minute HHH promo, but this might take the fucking cake.

The only time I had a vested interest in what the show offered was when ol’ Mando showed up and we were following along his adventures. And then we see a bit of the Jedi planet where Baby Yoda is being trained by a CG Luke Skywalker… before he decides to fuck off and join up with Mando again. Hell, my favorite moment in the whole show is when Mando is building his new ship; essentially a recycled Naboo starfighter, but made to look cooler and less lame. I liked that show and giving Mando a starfighter as opposed to another gunship is an inspired choice.

Maybe it’s just me not sold on the concept or maybe it’s just me hoping for more of Mando, but with Boba. Or maybe this Star Wars stuff ain’t for me. And that’s fine. If they do another season of Mando, I’ll check that out then, but until then… no buys for the book of Boba.