Category: Wrestling Musings

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

VLOG – Remembering The Macho Man

I was just getting back from personal business when I got the news that Randy Savage had died. It was a shock to hear about that. And perhaps, it’s one that hurts quite a bit… because this was not just a moderately successful superstar wrestler nor is he someone dabbled in the main event scene. This is a legend… one of the true greats in professional wrestling. Someone who was as close to being the Total Package as you can get when it comes to that form of sports entertainment. He had the look, he had the voice, he had the moves, and most importantly, he had the charisma and the personality that really made him stand out and made people take notice… and clearly, a lot of people took notice for him to have gotten the name recognition that he did… and deservingly so.

Whether it was his classic matches or his classic insane rambling promos that half the time we didn’t understand what he was saying but who cares because this guy’s cool… or whether it was his classic Slim Jim commercials that actually got me to try out Slim Jims for the first and possibly last time… or his three-minute-cameo in the first Spider-Man movie nine years ago… or hell, even his rap album that he tossed out around the same time… it was one of those cases where no matter how good or how bad the final product turned out, you couldn’t help but feel that he gave it his all and that he gave it his best shot… and I think that effort and that passion showed in a lot of the stuff he did. For the most part, his stuff never felt phoned in… even during recent years when he was showing off his new action figure at the Comicon or cutting a promo for the WWE All-Stars game.

This is a man who deserved to be in that Hall of Fame of theirs… and the only sad thing is that he never got that chance due to whatever petty politics that held off such a thing.

Thanks for the memories, “Macho Man” Randy Savage. You shall be missed.

Can I get a “Oooooooo Yeeeaaaaahhhhhhhh!”

Which of these shows feature MOAR wrestling?

So according to Mick Foley, wrestling matters at Impact Wrestling. So that means there should be more wrestling, right? Right?

You know what? Let’s try an little experiment here, shall we? Why don’t we compare Impact Wrestling’s matches to RAW’s matches; not necessarily in regards to quality, but in terms of wrestling time. This is going to be very easy to conduct since both shows featured five wrestling matches… and yes, I will still refer to them as wrestling matches even if the geniuses at WWE do not.

And just to make it clear, this is not a review of both shows, nor is it a recap. The main focus, perhaps the only focus, is match time. Although I will add thoughts here and there, but the quality is not the main focus, it’s the match time.

MONDAY NIGHT RAW
CM Punk vs Kofi Kingston lasted 3:51
Kelly Kelly vs Brie Bella lasted 1:51
Rey Mysterio vs Alberto Del Rio lasted 9:25.
Big Show & Kane vs New Nexus lasted 4:45
John Cena vs Jack Swagger lasted 11:21

TOTAL WRESTLING TIME ON RAW –  31:13

IMPACT WRESTLING
Mickie James & co. vs. Madison Rayne & co. lasted 4:20
Abyss vs. Kazarian lasted 5:02
Samoa Joe squashes Amazing Red in 0:47
Generation Me vs Matt Hardy/Eric Bischoff (FTS) lasted 6:07
Angelina Love & Winter vs. Velvet Sky lasted 4:30

TOTAL WRESTLING TIME ON IMPACT WRESTLING –  20:46

So apparently, in order to emphasis WRESTLING and making sure that WRESTLING MATTERS, Impact Wrestling decides to feature less WRESTLING than the show that wants nothing to do WITH wrestling. As a matter of fact, if I didn’t know any better, there was actually more TALKING in Impact than there was ACTUAL wrestling…… well, actually, that is the case… now that I think about it. Mind you, it’s the same thing with RAW, but they have more wrestling. The numbers do not lie, folks.

Of course, it’s only the first week… so I might do this again next week (new LABEL! Hooray!)… but so far, TNA’s new direction looks an awful lot like the old direction with a fresh coat of paint. That is not good.

References:
Raw Recap by Michael Bradley: http://www.rspwfaq.com/2011/05/16/wwe-raw-5-16-11/
Impact Recap by Michael Bradley: http://www.rspwfaq.com/2011/05/19/michaels-impact-review-47/

Jerry Lawler Still Employed After Choking Michael Cole

Michael Cole does his best Justin Roberts impersonation.

Breaking News: Jerry The King Lawler has not been fired for choking Michael Cole with a tie. Daniel Bryan Danielson, who was once fired for choking ring announcer Justin Roberts with a tie, has cried foul, but nobody listened nor cared.

Yeah… About that Christian World Title Reign…

To anyone who wished him the best of luck and hopes that he has a long and fruitful World Championship reign…

DON’T watch Smackdown this Friday.

Oh… and while we’re talking stupid shit in wrestling, there are so many talented women out there in the TNA roster they could’ve brought in to get the prestigious spot of Kurt Angle’s mistress… and they bring out CHYNA?!!

Jesus Christ, these guys are morons.

Citation And Warning Needed

“Given all that he has done to his body and all the drugs, alcohol, and who knows what else he’s pumped into his body, it honestly amazes me that every day goes by that Scott Hall isn’t dead yet. To see him in this state despite all attempts from others to help get him cleaned up is damn near depressing. As much as I like to hope for the best, it looks pretty unlikely he’ll pull out of this in one piece and it’s only a matter of time before we add another name to the wrestling obituary.”

Jay Lethal GONE From TNA

TNA Wrestling has come to terms on the release of Jay Lethal. We wish him the best in his future endeavors… or something.

Jay Lethal, known for his spot-on impersonation of Randy “Macho Man” Savage under the Black Machismo gimmick as well as doing a spot-on Ric Flair impersonation, has been a TNA guy since 2005 and he’s a damn entertaining guy. His presence will be (and has been) sorely missed during TNA telecasts.

Funny that they would release a guy like Lethal who can work good matches… certainly, there are those far more deserving of getting the boot than Lethal. Whatever…

Good luck, Jay, and best of luck to you.

Even I Wouldn't Wish This On John Cena

Some guy posted the following on Twitter, which was re-twitted by John Cena himself.

“I hope [John Cena] is dead and in the ground so I can not hate wrestling. Plane crash or car is fine with me. Or murder.

Wow… just wow.

And no, smartass. I’m not the guy who twitted that. I don’t have Twitter to begin with.

Look, I’m not the biggest John Cena fan in the world in regards to his character and his wrestling ability… and I don’t particularly care for his films, either (I kinda liked 12 Rounds, though)… but I’d never want to wish the guy dead. Why would I? What the fuck would that accomplish?

I hear Cena’s a great guy in real life. He makes the Make-A-Wish kids happy. And when he isn’t playing a caricature on TV, he seems like a pretty cool guy to hang with.

Seriously? You want a guy like that dead?

Now I hear the guy who posted that twit is getting a backlash. Thus is the power of CeNation, folks. Don’t fuck with them.

Hogan would sign dead guys to work the next TNA PPV if he could

The old twit and sportsman of the year Hulk Hogan decided to shoot some Twits on Edge’s Retirement, proving how so out of touch he is with reality;

“if any of the guys like me,Flair,Hardy,Andre,AA,Blanchard,orndoff,Henning would have listened to doctors we would have quit15yrsago. but I don’t know Edges working environment because they are a media company not a wrestling company. HH”

Which only proves that Edge is smarter than the bunch of you. He may love the business, but has the sense to know when it’s time to step aside and focus on his health. Not many people are smart enough to take that into consideration.

“wrestlers work hurt! What about Foley! I bet EDGE still wants to keep wrestling,he’s one of the boys big time!!! HH”

So I guess TNA is offering Edge a contract now?

By the way, did you guys sign Andre and Curt Hennig to TNA contracts? I’m sure they can work the next PPV despite the fact that they’re… oh, what’s the word I’m looking for? Oh, that’s right… DEAD.
Quite frankly, the wrestling obituary doesn’t need to add another name. It’s bad enough Scott Hall isn’t far off.

Edge… Thanks For The Memories… You Shall Be Missed…

Hulk Hogan… Piece Of Shit 4 Life.

Brother.