Category: Wrestling Musings

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

Braun Is The New Show

I want to revisit the blurb that I wrote back in February 2008 regarding a WWE PPV that saw the return of the Big Show and his first act is to get punked by Floyd Mayweather… this after, well… here’s the blurb.

“So last night, Paul “Big Show” Wight made his return to WWE, only to get punked out by a boxer. Word has it Wight was supposed to make his return last month at the Rumble, but some creative forces thought it would be a bad idea to have him lose the Rumble. But getting punked out by a boxer is a good idea?

“Whose bright idea was that? Meh…”
Moral of the story? If you think WWE fucking up someone as big as Braun Strowman and turning him into just another geek is anything new, you clearly haven’t been watching this company for as long as I have.

JDF and CM Punk To Finally Fight

And so it came to this, didn’t it?

After all this time, the fisticuffs will fly and two “iconic” legends will be in the ring for the first time after a long time of… mostly one-sided talks.

Jay Dee Eff… public nuisance and self-proclaimed Greatest Ranger of All Time.

Cee Em Punk… wannabe UFC fighter, former pro wrestler, and global asshole.

Finally, these two will be going at it and we have the details here…

Actually… no, we don’t.

Because nobody actually gives a shit beyond JDF and his mindless fanbase.

April Fools, everyone. Business as usual for the rest of the week.

About Kurt’s Announcement

G. Raffe Added To Protect The Geek… no?

Yeah, so Kurt Angle’s final opponent at Mania is going to be GEEK CORBIN.

The guy who people were sick and tired of to the point of TUNING OUT OF YOUR FUCKING TELEVISION SHOW is getting a high-profile Wrestlemania main match and might even be the one who ends up winning that match.

You know… I’ve never skipped a Wrestlemania in twenty years. This may very well be the first time.

As the man in the black hat would say, underwhelming.

Rajah Is The Only Wrestling Site To Break The Tim Hortons Web Barrier

So a bit of back story; every so often, I will frequent the local Timmy’s for a cup of joe and usually like to frequent the web. The thing with Tim’s free WiFi is that, for some strange reason, it has a filter that blocks anyone from visiting any dedicated pro wrestling websites. This was noted by former fencebuilder Lance Storm via a tweet, but I’ve seen the filter through personal experience. Even this blog sometimes falls suspect to this filter (although that might’ve been a fluke since it loads normally now.)

One wrestling-related site broke through the filter; rajah.com. For whatever reason, that one site loads up perfectly fine despite its content being focused on that damned fake rasslin. No reason what’s so special about this one… maybe it’s the name.

Anyway, for those who frequent Timmy’s and want their wrestling fix, go to rajah.com. It goes through the filter.

Work Or Shoot? Who Cares? Life Goes On And We Boo Roman…

Source: https://www.sescoops.com/roman-reigns-announces-his-leukemia-is-in-remission/

Yes, that is indeed Roman’s back.

Anyway, good to hear that all is well with Joe and he’ll be back in action sooner than later. While I’m sure some folks will find the timing of all this somewhat dubious – and believe me, I wouldn’t put it past WWE to use an actual terminal disease as a gimmick to try and get one of their stars over – I give them the benefit of the doubt and set aside my cynicism for once.

Some time later, I went to a wrestling page’s comment session and noticed someone thinking this whole Roman thing is a work and being called a lowlife as a result. I posted the following as a reply and thought it’d be worth reposting here.

“To be fair, given what they’ve done in the past with other somewhat sensitive topics, I wouldn’t put it past WWE to use someone’s real-life illness as a cheap gimmick to try and get someone over. Hell, given the timing and the tweets regarding his acting, there have been times when I would question whether this whole ordeal is real or just another sad attempt at trying to get Roman over… because “this time, for sure, pal.” And that does bother me quite a bit.

“So I’m not shocked that some people would believe this whole thing to be a complete fabrication nor do I think of them as callous or mean-spirited. However, I believe this case to be genuine and am happy to hear that Joe is doing well and on his way to getting back on the road. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the only thing that really matters here.

“Let others believe what they believe. If they’re wrong, they’re wrong. And if it turns out they’re right, they’re right. So what? Life goes on and Roman gets booed again sooner or later because we’re suppose to hate Roman or whatever the current narrative is.”

Anyway, that’s that.

Welcome back, Roman.

The pool on when he gets booed again is open.

Wrestlemania from 1980… But Don’t Tell Vince Jr.

From Twitter user @tweetpaulobrien:

“There was apparently a “Wrestlemania” in my home town (small town, Ireland) in 1980—five years before WWF’s event.

Anyone know anything about this?”

So, I guess in WWE “canon” such as it is, this night would be Wrestlemania Zero.

This is a neat find, though.