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Quick morning-ridden edition of the DTM-Cast rambling about the Blood & Guts match… and maybe dabble a bit on the Daniel Bryan Danielson contract thing.
Proper episode is due May 16th and will be a Q&A episode. Some audio has been recorded, but I’m open for more questions. Use the side bar gimmick or email to submit questions and they’ll be used for this or future Q&As if need be.
You know… I ought to be talking about Blood & Guts. But… tomorrow.
In the meantime, we’ve got Rebellion from two weeks ago; the biggest show of the year for Impact Wrestling featuring the biggest match in the history of the wrestling business, a once-in-a-lifetime moment that seldom gets witnessed by wrestling fans around the world and of all ages. I am, of course, referring to the highly anticipated match-up between Brian Myers and Matt Cardonas.
Oh… and Kenny Omega defends his title against some jobber who is also TNA World Champion or something.
So, for the second time this year, I’m taking time to watch an Impact Wrestling PPV and with a big time hook like Myers vs. Cardonas (or, you know, the other thing) as a big hook, I’m fairly certain this show is going to do big PPV numbers… by TNA standards, at least.
Aw, let’s forget that noise and revisit the show, which I will admit only saw the replay this past weekend as I had better things to do on the night of the show. No doubt Don Callis is losing no sleep over this revelation. Also, not much to say in general, so forgive the somewhat skimmy nature of these musings.
So, it’s been a while since we touched on Star Wars, hasn’t it?
Assuming you skip out on any video reviews I might have uploaded along the way, I think I might’ve touched on anything related to the long-running franchise only a handful of times in the past year. And yes, outside of the video games that I’ve gotten along the way, I have not touched much of Star Wars as of late. But since we’re talking about Star Wars today, I’d imagine most people would’ve expected something on the Mandalorian or one of the new upcoming series or maybe there’s a new video game that I’m not playing and choosing to ignore.
Instead, I’m going to talk about The “Rise” Of Skywalker.
Note the quotations around the word “rise” and that one image of Mark Hamill looking stern – the same one used for my piece of The Last Jedi a couple years back – and think about that for a couple seconds before realizing that you have me all figured out. Then question where you’re resigned with that thought and are left to either move on to something or click the break to learn more and perhaps be amazed by what the actual thought process is.
Ready to go?
Ending the Playstation 2 run of WWE video games that have been a thing since Smackdown: Just Bring It, we have a stripped down version of a fun WWE game.
The old one… but on Playstation 2.
Why?
To tell you the truth, I’ve got very little to say about this episode. I thought it was a fun show that passed by quickly, even with the big ol’ slog that was the QT Marshall vs. Billy Club Of The Gunn Club Club. To put it simply, there were a couple quality promo bits from the two groups partaking in that Blood & Guts match in a couple weeks and next week’s show is supposed to lay down the rules that will either confirm or denounce everyone’s suspicions that this is the AEW take on Wargames, a fun main event that saw Darby Allin retain the TNT title over Jungle Jack Boy Perry., and there was an Elite segment interrupted by Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston ramming a truck into the Elite trailer, with the Elite pulling a disappearing act that seemed baffling due to the awkward editing, but could be explained away with a simple “they got away quickly” or a less simple “misdirection” angle.
As far as the women’s match is concerned? Good stuff, with Shida retaining the Women’s title over Tay Conti in a fierce match. Conti is something of a hot thing at the moment and chatter online would argue that this was her time to get a big win and possibly a run with the title. And while I wouldn’t have minded that since Conti is pretty good for someone of her skill level and is popular enough to warrant a title run, the fact of the matter is that this wasn’t her time, regardless of her popularity. As it is, the person most likely to unseat Shida would be Britt Baker and I feel like having Conti win the title here, only to lose it to Britt a couple weeks later would be doing everyone a disservice.
Like I said, not a whole lot to say about this one.
“It’s Like Having Two Days Of Colonoscopies.”
Jim Ross on two nights of Wrestlemania
For some reason, I found that quote from WWE Hall Of Famer, AEW Announcer, and former Dippin’ Dots pitchman Jim Ross funny. And considering I’ve had my share of colonoscopies over the years, that certainly sounds like an apt analogy.
For the first time since this pandemic hit, WWE is running a show with a large number of fans at the Raymond James stadium in Tampa. It’s not a full audience or anything because COVID is still a prominent heel, but there’s just enough there that it almost looks like a crowded event surrounded by a bunch of cardboard cutouts. Awesome.
Anyway, both nights are covered here and will be divided as such. I saw some bits when the show aired, but was busy with other stuff so I had to wait until the replay to check it out. Much to my surprise, I was actually able to watch both shows straight with maybe a couple quick breaks at most.
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