Category: General Blog Updates

Updates and information regarding the blog itself.

Pushing Vids To Next Week

Been feeling under the weather and unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to do some vital fixes to the next batch of videos, so we’re pushing this week’s batch to next week and we’re having an impromptu week-long marathon of daily videos. If I’m feeling up to it, we’ll see about getting a quick live show in a couple days to make up for it. Sorry.

Crabby…

Empty space because I have nothing of note to say at the moment… I have some time off and some of it is being considered on an extended out of town trip where I will be as far away from people as possible… okay, that’s a lie. I’ll likely be in a hotel room in a crowded city that’s riddled with construction cones and closed off roads… but at least everyone will speak proper English.

For what it’s worth, I’ve been doing… well enough. I’ve done my injections for the Crohn’s and I’m supposed to set up a time for a scan somewhere down the line.  For now, it’s been relatively quiet. I’ve been relatively healthy. And I haven’t killed anyone… on purpose or otherwise.

Should I let that hang or do I put a disclaimer in the event people think I’m being serious about that last bit? It’s the Twitter age; everyone’s a goddamned moron by choice… I’d use stronger wording, but I’m trying to be nice here.

In any event, I’ve been getting some stuff ready for future video fodder. Mostly in the bang some shit off the bucket list because that’s mostly done. There’s also some stuff being prepped for the future and there’s quite a bit of holes I need to fill beforehand. So let’s just say that there’s stuff being worked on.

I do want to do a live show before I leave… should I leave… I’m still on the fence on that.

No Review On Fourth Of July. I Refuse.

Normally, there’d be a review, but since it’s the fourth of July and we’re in a trade war with our neighbors down south, I’m civically and dutifully obligated to refuse to post content on this blog… so the above is all you’re getting today.

Stop making America shit and then we’ll talk.

Or wait until tomorrow, where it’ll be business as usual and I’ll go back to loving you all.

Until then, go fuck yourselves.

Later.

A Word Of Recovery

Added this for the Youtube crowd, but figured I would repost it here.

A new video review thing is coming tomorrow… and also a health update because it never occurred to me to do that here. Long story short… I’m feeling better than I was last month, starting some treatments to take care of stuff that needs taking care of. Slowly but surely getting back to the old routine… appreciate the few well wishes I get. The road to recovery continues…

Yeah, it’s all I’ve got.

In other blog-related matters, I do have a Bite commentary coming up that talks about my recent health scare. It should be up on Thursday. Do check it out when you can because it brings you up to speed on everything.

Easter Musings And Other Updates

First off, a happy Easter to those who celebrate. I’ve just finished my morning doses and I’m prepping for a turkey dinner with the family later in the day that has me a bit anxious, but… we’ll see how that goes.

For the moment, I’ve been feeling fine. I’ve been largely experimenting with what I can and cannot eat, mostly in terms of what gives me bad bowel movements and what does not. For the most part, I haven’t had the serious pains or bouts of diarrhea that had been a thing for the past few months, but I’m not ruling out that possibility. What I’ve got is a temporary fix that can get my life back on track… and yet sometimes, I wonder if it’s actually worth the effort.

Forget that last part. I’m thinking the quiet part loud there.

Beyond that, not much else going on. I’ve managed to finish rendering a couple video reviews that should be going up some time this week. I’m also uploading an old review from years ago that somehow never made it to the Youtube channel for some reason, so those folks are getting a bit of a bonus. There’s even a brand-spanking new edit of another old review that really, really needed it.

I was planning on watching Wrestlemania 41 Part 2 later tonight, but considering that Part 1 was largely a slog to sit through, I’m debating whether I should hold off until Monday morning, since I’m going to be off for the next couple weeks to recover from my recent episode. In any event, there will be a new Ramblemania this coming Wednesday and possibly a RAW After Mania musings since that’s also a thing that we do regularly around here.

That’s your Sunday sermon, as it were.

Later.

Feeling Under The Weather…

Yeah… so about those extra reviews…

Looks like those won’t be happening, since I’ve now developed a sore throat out of nowhere. You’ll still get a video on Friday  – and considering the nature of the video itself, I pretty much need to have it out by Friday – but it’ll be the only video out this week.

In fact, it may very well be the last video out this month, as there are other concerns that need my attention and I have a feeling that I’m not going to have much of a chance to get things done on this end. So if posts start to get a bit infrequent for the next little while (mostly the pre-made stuff that’s slated to be published, like the PPVs muings), then that’s why.

Hopefully things will return to normal sooner than later, but if not… well, we had a decent run these past couple months. It’s just sad that we couldn’t keep that momentum going.

Sorry, folks.

Will get back to you soon.

Compressed Video Schedule

Hello… normally, there’d be a video upload being published here, but due to prior family commitments and other important real life stuff… I don’t have anything ready. So we’re pushing everything towards the end of the week starting Wednesday, continuing Thursday, and ending Friday. Business as usual should resume next week… whatever that actually entails.

In any event, enjoy your St. Paddy’s day however you usually enjoy it. I tend to enjoy it by doing what I usually do every day; I watch Ken Shamrock matches.

Change Of Plans And Also AEW’s Australian “Grand” Slam (Feb 15th, 2025)

(Yeah, I couldn’t fix up a proper banner for this show, so you’re stuck with the Bots banner.)

Quick change of plans regarding video reviews, which are somewhat lagging due to a variety of factors… not the least of which is that we got hit with a couple hefty snowstorms and I’ve spent most of my days clearing out nature’s own white stuff that people snort whenever they’re on the wheel. That, and I’m going to be busy with stuff… so we’re reducing things down to a 2-vids-a-week schedule (Tuesdays and Fridays) for the next c ouple weeks at most.

I also got a chance to sample the recent AEW Grand Slam show from Australia that took place this past weekend, thanks to a timely DVR recording that I wasn’t aware that I made, but it was there. Long story short; if you were an Aussie wrestler challenging for a championship and your name isn’t Toni Storm, you weren’t winning the match. That’s the case with both Buddy Matthews and Harley Cameron, hometown kids who challenged for titles and lost while the “real” star of the show, Timeless Toni, got both her win and her title back from Mariah May.

I’m somewhat dismayed by this show, which is the usual great wrestling hampered by poor booking or creative choices. You have a Mox/Cope title match and your big idea to push this thing is to have Mox choke Cope out during a six-man brawl. You have Harley Cameron, who is literally one of the most entertaining character on the shows in recent weeks and someone who put in the work to improve her stuff, catch on with the crowd who generally seem to like here… and you have her lose in a nothing match against the walking drywall that is Mercedes. I felt like that could’ve been a match where you pulled a swerve and give Harley the shock title win… you know, something to keep the crowd happy after all the rigmarole with the promotion and arena switches.

And then there’s Kenny Omega, who challenged that Takeshita guy for his International World All-Atlantic American Western States Heritage Championship belt at the PPV… but first, we need to have a tournament to crown a contender to challenge Takeshita for the title at some random TV taping before facing off against Kenny at the next PPV… why?

And so, once again, we’ve got an AEW show that’s high on the quality wrestling matches, but the booking leaves VERY MUCH to be desired. This isn’t exactly enticing me to fork over money for the next PPV and while I’m sure it’ll feature the usual fantastic wrestling, I feel compelled to re-iterate that we’re in a day and age where you can get great wrestling pretty much anywhere and everywhere these days. You need more – MUCH MORE – than great wrestling to stand out. And that’s where AEW is struggling right now.

Anywhoo, this week, TNA will hold a live edition of Impact at Full Sail, which is where NXT used to reside. The show will open with a concert played by that one fellow there…

Alright, who said his name? I want answers, dammit.