Category: Wrestling Musings

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

VLOG – Picked Up The WCW Nitro DVD

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Kinda sad that they had to condense six years worth of history onto a single 3-disc set, but for the most part, I actually liked this one and thought it was a pretty good compilation. I’ll probably go into further detail in a VLOG or something, but there’s quite a bit of good stuff here. Some stuff I can recall watching back in the day (the Lex Luger World Title win, the Bret Hart/Goldberg encounter in Toronto, the dreaded Fingerpoke Of Doom being a few examples) and then there’s stuff that I missed the first time around that I’m actually surprised they put in, such as the whole “reboot” segment in 2000, the Sting/DDP World title match where Sting would have a one-hour title reign before dropping it back to DDP on the same night, and the other Triple-Decker Cage Match.

If there were any complaints with the content, it’s that three discs isn’t enough to showcase some of the amazing stuff that WCW Nitro had produced during its tenure, and even during its final, limping days, there was just some good stuff hidden in there.

All in all, this is a nice little set. Here’s hoping they do a second set.

About This CM Punk Thing

You know… this whole CM Punk thing feels a bit original. A bit fresh. And I have this nagging feeling that they’re going to fuck this whole thing up. It’s a sad case where you see this hot new thing that WWE has on its lap, ready to be harnessed and pushed to the next stratosphere in an effort to make this whole gimmick cool again… and then you realize there’s no way they’ll give this the proper push it deserves.

Nexus came to mind after all. They had a hot start and then fizzled out because WWE had no clue on what to do with these guys. Green as grass? Maybe, but so long as people are interested and you present these guys as something unique, what does it matter?
But that never went anywhere… and I have a feeling this CM Punk thing won’t either.
But hey, I wouldn’t mind being wrong in this case. It’d be a heck of a show.

TNA Ditches Chyna Due To Chynese Porn

This.

So in an effort to show that wrestling matters, TNA has ceased talks with Chyna now that her brand-new porn film is being released soon… Chyna claims that TNA is missing the boat as a result, but truth be told, TNA already missed the boat. It’s called 1 Night In China.

Probably the smartest thing TNA has done yet.

Man Ejected From Impact Wrestling

Apparently, a man was ejected from this evening’s sessions of Impact Wrestling tapings because he was posting taping spoilers on a website through his cell phone and Universal Studios security pretty much found out about it. You know, now would be a good time to consider the tried and tested method of pen and paper. It’s not as instantaneous, but it works… sometimes.

You know, I almost feel bad placing the usual label here because TNA’s not at fault here. However… it does involve a moron… I guess…

EDIT: Despite this new ban, spoilers eventually came up.

Do You Remember… Ric Flair Finance?

Neither do I… maybe Ric Flair could have used some financial advice so that he didn’t have to deal with stuff like this.

Poor, poor Ric. Should have retired with dignity and saved his cash… instead, the man who used to be the biggest name in wrestling is now the biggest joke on the Internet…

Yep.

On a sidenote, I didn’t watch Impact… because it was my dad’s birthday… and that takes precedence over an entertainment show.