Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

So we started May with a lookback at One Night Stand from 2005, the ECW reunion show that WWE held. Then we did the following year’s iteration that kickstarted the much-maligned WWECW brand. And then we looked at Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee… but we all knew that it was only a matter of time before I got around to writing a musing on TNA’s own reunion dubbed Hardcore Justice. And so here we are… again.

Back in the day, I did write about the event and only managed to see bits and pieces of the show… but beyond that, I’ve never seen the full show in question. Everyone thought it was a bad idea – well, the TNA fans who will cheer anything thought it was a great idea because they’re sheep – and when the show came and went, it was either the greatest thing ever made or it was the worst. Even without seeing the whole show – it’s possible I might’ve, but just forgot about it – I thought it was a bad idea and the few clips I’ve seen (along with a video montage featuring running commentary from a Bryan & Vinny audio show) convinced me that my missing this shoe was a fantastic idea.

And so, here we are in 2019. I’m about to watch this Hardcore Justice show in its entirety and after having seen the previous two shows from WWE, we’ll see if this show gave the ECW brand the final chapter that it deserved.

Spoiler alert: it didn’t.

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About the 24/7 Title Thing…

So on last night’s RAW, WWE Hall Of Famer, Hardcore Legend, and legalized pervert Mick Foley unveiled a new championship: the 24/7 Championship. The idea is reminiscent of the old Hardcore championship from the Attitude days, where the title can change hands at any time or any place so long as there was a designated WWE official to administer the three-count.

Now, first off, the belt itself looks cheap. It’s another one of those “penny belts” like the main tag titles with a very basic, very simple center plate and almost no details on the side-plates. The only positive is that it’s not a broken-down, beat-up belt, so the prize is a little more worthwhile.

As for the revival of the 24/7 concept… I like the theory behind it. The Hardcore segments with Crash Holly trying to elude getting pinned in all sorts of wacky places were short, but provided a nice break from the “arena” bits. They were brief, they were harmless, they provided some genuinely fun moments, and gave the guys on the lower rungs of the card something to do.

If done well, I could see these being a fun thing to fill the three hours and maybe even provide some bits for the website if they’re so inclined. However, these things are best in short bursts – maybe one or two times a show – and like anything really, runs the risk of getting run into the ground before people start getting sick of it. Not only that, but these are only short burst things – they’re not going to fix the problems that have plagued WWE programming for years – namely the long runtimes and atrocious storytelling.

Yes, these’ll be fun bits for the folks watching it and might even bring in some strays for the short term, but it’s just a pothole to a road full of craters that need a reconstruction. Something new is needed…

See No Kane II (VIDEO SPECIAL)

Kane vs. Kane. Nerd vs. Bores. And some minor commentary bits.

Haven’t done one of these in a while. Clearly out of practice.

It’s not a house show; it’s an old-school video special. More of a remake than a proper “sequel” to anything in particular. There might be something extra at the end of the narrative bit, but that’s about it, really.

DTM House Show – Classicvania And The Evil Art Of Emulation (May 18th, 2019)

There’s no Mega Man Maker run today… instead, we’re sampling the wonderfully barebones Castlevania Anniversary Collection which includes an art book and a translated Kid Dracula. Recorded late night in a vain attempt to fall asleep. Maybe I should’ve played something more boring.

A shorter review of sorts will be posted on Friday.

Earthworm Jim 1+2 Compo Cart From… YOWIE WOWIE!

Source: https://store.iam8bit.com/products/earthworm-jim-1-2-25th-anniversary-edition

Those whacky iam8bit guys are at it again. This time, they’re releasing a limited run of an Earthworm Jim multicart thing for the Super NES containing the first two games and issued in either udder pink or cow-print cart shells for the incredible low price of $134.99 USD. Yowie Wowie! That’s a bargain!*

* It’s not a bargain.

For those who want original carts, they’re both relatively cheap loose for twenty bucks a pop in either SNES or Genesis varieties. You can also bring up other versions, but they’re not relevant to today’s latest braindead offer. It’s one thing to issue repros of really rare or obscure stuff that’s hard to get, but Jim is the farthest thing from “hard to get.”

If this is what modern physical media has come down to, then it needs to die a death and never come back. When people want to buy physical media for the sake of PLAYING THEM and not having to DOWNLOAD anything EXTRA, then I’ll start giving a shit again.

Ey Eee Dubya on Tee Enn Tee

Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/aew-tnt-announce-tv-deal-live-weekly-matches-begin-year-283816

So that’s it. TNT is back in the wrestling business, AEW has a TV deal of sorts, and Jamie Kellner is nowhere to be found. No real details on when the show will begin, what it will entail, and anything concrete, but give them credit. Four months in existence, they got a pretty sweet gig.

Now I don’t know what happens next, but hopefully, they will do well.

Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match (Bret Hart vs Tom Magee 1986)

Today was supposed to be a write-up on TNA’s own version of an ECW reunion from 2010, but this is much more important since it’s the long lost Bret Hart/Tom Magee match that is supposed to be this wondrous lost match that has been talked about and yet never seen.

This year’s Starrcast will have Bret Hart and Tom Magee get together on stage and talk about this match, but WWE, being the petty promotion that they are, decided to beat them to the punch and produce this thing. In this case, I’m not going to complain, but I’ve been interesting in seeing this match ever since it became more of a thing in recent years… and having it on the Network is the best way to do it.

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