Category: Wrestling Musings

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

Random Thought About… Under Siege

Last night, Space channel was showing an old Steven Seagal flick from the 90s called Under Siege. What a damn good movie that was and I might actually consider picking up a DVD or BluRay if I come across it for dirt cheap. Light on plot, but the action was top-notch for the time and it was a thrill watching it. No complaints in that regard; I was thouroughly entertained throughout the film.

Anyway, it just occurred to me some time later that the name of Seagal’s character in that movie is Casey Ryback and that he’s a cook. Interestingly enough, in WWE, there is a character called Ryback whose catchphrase involves feeding him more… stuff.

So work with me here. In the 90s, a character named Ryback is a cook. In the 2010s, a character named Ryback likes to eat… go figure.

I wonder if there’s someone on the creative team who was a fan of Under Siege and… nah, that’d be giving those monkeys too much credit.

VIDEO – Wrestlemania Set Reveal…

Apparently Vince stole Shredder’s shrink ray to steal the Statue of Liberty for Wrestlemania…

As well as the Brooklyn Bridge…

And the Empire State Building…

Of course, I wouldn’t have known any of these if Vince hadn’t announced it so bombastically.

Set looks nice, but where’s DDP in this? He’s a Jersey boy, too.

Foley on HOF broadcast after much bitching done

From Figure Four Weekly:

Largely due to numerous complaints, Mick Foley is apparently going to be on the Hall of Fame broadcast on Tuesday. Foley credited the change to Santa Claus talking to Vince McMahon. I can’t confirm that was the real source of the change, and it’s more likely the negative reaction the company has gotten over it the past two days.

Good idea: Dedicating your one hour broadcast to Bruno Sammartino, Donald Trump, and Trish Stratus.
Bad idea: Leaving Mick Foley out of it.
Good idea: Adding Mick Foley to broadcast.
Bad idea: Not cancelling the HHH/Brock Lesnar snorefest… or the Rock/Cena snorefest… or not shitcanning babyface Miz.
And why do the… Nope, not gonna bother.

This Show Sucks

A no-holds-barred match between Brock Lesnar and HHH, with McSon-In-Law’s career on the line? That’s the best you can come up with? Whatever, I honestly don’t care about this match, either way. And yeah, a company executive beating up on a Jewish guy TOTALLY makes me want to root for the guy. Go fuck yourself, H.

One has to wonder how the build to CM Punk/Undertaker would have been if Paul Bearer hadn’t died. One also has to wonder why I should feel slighted that Undertaker would be offended by Punk’s so-called besmirching of Bearer’s name. I don’t recall ‘Taker being the least bit pained when he buried Paul Bearer in see-ment back in 2004… in any case, I still don’t care about this match one bit.

Am I the only one getting fed up with this fucking Fandungo crap already?

So how do you promote the most unneeded rematch in Wrestlemania history with the most predictable outcome in human history? By replaying the same overblown hype video you showed off last week. Seriously, it seems like they’re just phoning this one because they know people will buy the show regardless of how this is being sold.

Mark Henry’s stuck with Ryback… The poor guy deserves better considering the awesome run he had before getting sidelined.

How sad is it that Alberto Del Rio is so popular as a fan favorite that when he’s in the ring, people are chanting USA? Even sadder is when Jack Swagger is doing dastardly deeds, the chants get slightly louder.

How much did TNA pay for those folks to throw in garbage at the ring during their Lockdown PPV? Because we need folks like those to trash this crap. I’m not even going to dignify this shit with the “Bella Twins” gag I usually pull out. THIS SHOW SUCKS, with no stories told and nothing playing out.