Category: Wrestling Musings

All posts related to pro rasslin’ that isn’t covering specific shows or events.

Variety Tries To Figure Out Why Nobody Is Watching WWE Anymore

Source: https://variety.com/vip/wwes-mounting-problems-audience-declines-saudi-arabia-andrew-yang-1234781384/

Spoiler: they say the same things everyone else has been saying for years. Product isn’t good as it used to be, it’s too juvenile, kids aren’t watching, Saudi Arabia, and the independent contractor status among things being brought up. The fact that mainstream media is picking up on it – even if it is just Variety and not much more than that – seems a bit troubling.

I wouldn’t read too much into this, however. Wrestling is that fake bullshit, after all, and doesn’t merit proper coverage unless someone dies from a steroid overdose or something. I can’t imagine this Andrew Lang thing lasting any longer than the current election cycle before it’s promptly forgotten about when we no longer need to cater to those hick rasslin’ fans who probably don’t even know what a polling station is.

Oh, well. It’s a fun read for anyone who wants to pretend people give one modicum of a rat’s ass about WWE.

A Moment

As most who have followed the wrestling news as of late knows, there’s been a recent trend of individuals coming out with their own horror stories of sorts regarding their peers acting in somewhat inappropriate fashion. Some of these individuals are folks that people held with some regard until it turns out that behind the scenes, those folks turned out to be somewhat less than stellar human beings. Turns out that one of these folks, who shall remain nameless, has been somewhat outed as a particularly depraved individual.

That individual has been a part of a couple posts on this here blog.

Now, for what it’s worth, the individual in question has not been a prominent subject matter on this here blog; he was involved in a couple shows that I offered musings on. And while I did give some thought to remove any mention of him, I ultimately decided against it because the last thing I want is to feed the whole “cancel culture” bullshit that’s been going on in recent years. On the other hand, I don’t want to showcase stuff that put this guy in a positive light.

So here’s what I’ll do; from now until September, the two posts in question – the ALL IN musings and the Impact musings featuring this individual as a featured attraction – will be taken off the grid. By the time September rolls around, they’ll be reposted unaltered, but with a bit of a warning for folks who’d rather not read about this individual.

Random Thoughts On Double Or Nothing, Hana Kimura, TNA

In case anyone was wondering – god knows why – no, I will not be watching the Double Or Nothing PPV event taking place tonight. Under a different set of circumstances, I probably would jump at the chance… but the prevailing circumstances of the world we live in (as well as – let’s be honest – the rather hefty price tag) means I won’t be watching this show. Maybe somewhere down the line, when things are better, I might order the replay, but for the moment, I can only wish AEW the best in trying to put together the most kick-ass show possible.

Too bad, too… I was actually looking forward to that Stampede Stadium event or whatever it was called.
Also, sad to hear about the passing of Stardom star Hana Kimura and the circumstances surrounding it. It’s… pretty dreadful that we go online to share our love and passion for something, only for some unruly folks to ruin it. Folks, if you’re at a point where things look bleak, it’s okay to seek help. There are options… and Twitter isn’t one of them.
To end this on a somewhat happy note, I’ve been watching some terrible old TNA PPVs for the purposes of posting terrible PPV musings. I clearly missed out on some grade-ASS quality sports bullshit.
Thank you, Shoulders Torelli, for coining a new thing that I’m going to stick with until the end of time.

Warner Bros. To Rethink Action And Romance

Source: https://www.newsarama.com/50051-arrow-verse-riverdale-more-rethinking-love-scenes-fight-scenes-in-post-covid-19-reality-of-filming.html

So the above article from Newsarama states that a Warner Bros. meeting was discussing means of producing shows in a post “prevailing circumstances” world; most notably in regards to its fight and romance sequences.

Specifically, folks want to limit as much physical contact as possible while filming their shows, which probably means hand-to-hand combat, loving embraces, and even pecks on the cheek could be a thing of the past.

Yeah, honestly, this is not for me.

Look, I get these are trying times and we need to do our part to be safe and protect others. I also get the need to produce fresh new entertainment to take our minds off the world around us. Unfortunately, a lot of the new entertainment taking place right now is doing nothing but remind me of the world outside. Whether it’d be webcam concerts that were good enough for Youtube or empty arenas playing host to combat sports or wrestling, there is never a point where I’m consuming current material that isn’t reminding me of the prevailing circumstances.

You want to know what I watch these days? Old wrestling shows via WWE Network, Youtube, and Impact Plus. Old movies and television shows on Netflix or the various DVD and Blu-Rays in my collection. I watch Youtube videos; primarily stuff relating to video games and wrestling. These are some of the things tha pre-occupy my day that isn’t based on life needs and web material.

I rarely consume current content before the pandemic hit due to its largely heavy political slant. I want a diversion, not an agenda. And now given the future that mass media entertainment could be headed towards for the foreseeable future, I’m not sure I’m going to want to watch anything on the boom tube anytime soon.

Yeah, so that’s my piece.

These WWE PPV Posters Suck

You know… I don’t want to do the whole “shit on WWE” thing here. I’d much rather be talking about other stuff that’s happier and shit… but why do these posters suck?

I mean, it’s just the four champions smiling and looking goofy with extra photo philtering shit. The whole thing looks awful from an artistic or layout standpoint. What is this supposed to convey? How is this supposed to get me excited for a bunch of idiots running through Titan Tower to grab a briefcase on the roof?

Oh, you didn’t know?

This year’s MiTB matches will feature jabronis running through WWE World Headquarters and making their way to the roof to grab a briefcase for a future title shot… which means they’re trashing the joint… this on a week where they needlessly fired a bunch of people.

Hey, it’ll be something different at least… and perhaps an excuse to have one of those “cinematic” matches that are all the rage. Quite frankly, though, I’ll probably watch something else that night… presumably a show that doesn’t have a shitty poster to promote it.

WWE Grants The Revival Immediate Releases

Source: https://www.wwe.com/article/scott-dawson-dash-wilder-the-revival-released

So, after two years of requesting and harruphing for their releases, Scott Wilder and Dash Dawson of the Revival were finally granted their immediate release from WWE. Good for them and best of luck in all their future endeavors.

I guess we’ll see them on AEW next week.

Oh wait…

FOX To Offer Empty Arena Mania On PPV For $59.99!

Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/fox-offer-wrestlemania-ppv-non-exclusively-more-wwefs1-content-307751

So WWE and FOX have signed a deal where FOX will be able to charge folks sixty bucks to watch a taped “Wrestlemania” eminating in various empty arenas. This deal also includes over 20 hours of additional content that you can already check out on the WWE Network for far, far less.

Yeah, this has bad idea written all over it. Bad enough people were questioning the idea when Mania was going to be the usual Mania offering, but doing it under this climate and in this format… which has been a bad idea since day one? I am not entirely optimistic about this going over so well.