Live From MSG… Not This Match Again. (Oct. 2015 Network Special)

Just finished watching one of the replays.

So it’s a WWE Network exclusive show where we showcase a house show from Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of WWE. Why is this house show airing on the Network? Because it features Brock Lesnar, of course! And who is his latest, greatest opponent to send to Suplex City, Bitch?

Big Show.

Really? This is what we’re going with?

Say, remember back in 2002 when they had that one match on Smackdown and the ring broke? WOW, that was amazing. Back when Big Show was a bit of a threat and back when Brock Lesnar was interesting and not just the modern-day equivalent of 2003 Scott Steiner.

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X-Men '92 To Be Ongoing Series In 2016

Source: http://www.newsarama.com/26038-x-men-92-return-as-ongoing-series-in-2016.html

Now everyone’s favorite version of their favorite mutants will be getting an ongoing series next year. Watch as they get completely fucked up and ruined by the modern writers who pretty much fucked up and ruined the modern version of everyone’s favorite mutants.

Wait, I thought comics in the 90s were supposed to suck?

Oh well…

WWE Night Of Champions 2015

So I’m watching this with something of a stomach ache and a sore throat. So I imagine that I’m in for a long night… but, in a bit of good news, Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker has been announced for next month’s Hell In A Cell PPV event, so there goes my fear of having this become another Wrestlemania match that doesn’t need to happen. Have it at a B-level PPV, put them in a Cell, book it as their final battle, and let ’em beat the shit out of each other to the point where I never have to see either one of them again. If even ONE of them walks out on their own power, this match will suck.

God, I’m somewhat bloodthirsty… In any event, let’s get this over with.

Kevin Owens defeated Intercontinental champion Ryback with a down-and-dirty raking of the eyes and a roll-up to win the title. Well, that finish should make Jim Ross happy that a heel got to win with dirty tactics. Nice touch adding the shoulder injury in there and making it seem like a key part of the match. All in all, this was a fun opening content and I’m happy to see my fellow Quebecois win a major title in WWE. So far, we’re off to a great start.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Rusev when Summer Rae (who seems destined to be the eternal “sloppy seconds” Diva in WWE) threw a fit and ended up throwing a shoe at Rusev, which allowed Ziggler to score a ZigZag and the pin… don’t worry, Ru. Hulk Hogan once jobbed to a shoe… wait, he don’t exist no more, doesn’t it? I suppose this wasn’t too bad, but it felt like it went on forever and I lost interest after a while. Please let this be the end of it. Bad enough we needed to endure bad acting from Lana before she got hurt, but the last thing we need is more bad acting from… everybody.

The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Tag-Team Champions The New Day via DQ when Xavier Woods jumped in. New Day retain the titles as a result. My guess is they’re probably going to have a rematch somewhere down the line… maybe next PPV or something. As long as the rematch turns out to be as good as this match was, I’ve no complaints… also, major props to Xavier Wood’s trombone playing. He should stick with that from now on.

Oh boy, they’re talking about the #LOLDivasRevolution… I guess it’s time for a pissbreak, right? I mean, for fuck’s sake, they’re really treating this like a thing people give a shit about, aren’t they? I suppose if they really cared, the four Divas that really mattered would be n the upcoming video game… oops.

So Charlotte defeats Divas champion Nikki Bella to win the title and end the wretchedly bloated reign of the world’s most undeserving plastic-boobed bimbo… as if it means anything at this point. I mean, seriously… what’s the point? Charlotte had her chance on Monday and blew it. A few days after Nikki got the record reign (a move that I firmly believe was to spite the former record holder’s husband), Charlotte finally gets the big win and I’m like… so what? I guess from what little I paid attention to of the match, it was alright… might’ve been one of the better Divas matches in a while… I’d like to believe that… if I cared enough… but I didn’t care, so I can’t believe that.

So I guess we can count down the days before Eva Marie shows up and wins the title in a couple months or so… because it’s not about diva revolutions or some corporate bullshit buzzwords like that. It’s all about teh Total Divas… and as long as THAT show exists, a “revolution” in the truest sense of the word is never going to happen

Oh well… back to not caring about the Divas division unless it’s on NXT.

Oh look, Ric Flair’s in the house… I wonder if he’s gonna turn on Sting… because god forbid we haven’t seen that in a while. (Spoiler Alert: He doesn’t… not that it would’ve mattered.)

The Wyatt Family defeated Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and mystery partner Chris Jericho, whose sole purpose was to job to the new guy whose name I don’t remember… can’t complain, actually. If it were a new guy, I probably would… but Jericho has been used mostly to “put over” others that this doesn’t bother me. For what this was, it was alright. Nothing special, but alright.

John Cena defeated U.S. Champion Seth Rollins to win the title for the fifth time. Well, that was disappointing. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised (and I wasn’t) but it would’ve been interesting to see Seth win here… setting that aside, those guys put on a great showing on par or better than their Summerslam match. Whether you approve the ending or not, at least the match went way above and beyond what you’d expect.

WWE Champion Seth Rollins defeated Sting to retain the title… Hey, look… all things considered, I expected a hell of a lot worse and this was actually alright. There was a moment where doctors were looking at Sting and they were gonna have to do some shit ending, but Seth won with a roll-up and there’s nothing wrong with that. (Update: Turns out Sting might have suffered a legit injury during that corner bomb bit.)

All in all, not that bad of a match, and Sting actually looked good out there and looked like he gave a damn. Didn’t surprise me that Sting didn’t go over here, but I actually wouldn’t have minded it… shocking. Amazing that Sting could have a decent match with Seth, but with McSon-In-Law… well… I could blame McSon-In-Law for that fail of a match.

Wait a minute… here comes Sheamus… wait a minute… here comes Kane… wait a minute… Kane chokeslammin’ Seth… wait a minute… Kane tombstonin’ Seth… wait a minute… it’s gonna be Seth vs. Kane, isn’t it?

Where’s that image? Oh, here it is…

You know what, though? I have little cause to complain about this show. Couple title changes, handful of good matches, a couple returns, near cash-in, and a showcase of what Seth Rollins could do if given the chance and he brought the house down… All in all, this was a far better show than it had any business being and I enjoyed it. So there.

Bores Has Special Editions of Breakout and Night Driver

The title of this post says it all. That explains how he was able to play those games with the standard Atari joystick, rather than the paddle controllers that you’re supposed to be playing with.

Context: Chris Bores’ latest edition of his long-running, long-waiting History of Video Games was recently put up, covering Atari games from 1978 to 1980 in relatively quick fashion. How quick? The whole episode was roughly five minutes long and a good chunk of it was dedicated to some rather poor sketches and unfunny gags. In addition, there are some minor errors, such as playing paddle games with the standard joystick, as well as showing footage of the arcade Space Invaders and passing it off as the VCS version.

There’s also a notable lack of attention to the dates in which certain things took place; Nolan Bushnell’s exit from Atari was in 1978, but this fact isn’t mentioned until the end of the episode as though it took place in 1980. However, Bores does make an effort in bringing up the fact that Bushnell founded Chuck E. Cheese. Because breakfast is ruined or something.

Look, I’ll be honest, here. This latest episode did very little for me. Even though the run time is roughly five minutes, it was probably the longest five minutes I ever sat through. It felt as though the very essence was being sucked away as the seconds withered away. But hey, look on the bright side! It’s not another lazy AVGN Clip Collection.

Then again, that’s not saying a whole lot, is it?

World Of Nintendo LOVES Its Bat Guano… Forever

So I found myself visiting the World Of Nintendo website and out of mock curiosity, I checked out their reviews for the SNES Bat Guano Forever game that I reviewed months ago. There were two reviews that were positive for some reason.

One reviewer gave it an 8.7 out of 10, saying that “It is a pretty good game, not my fav. or least fav. It’s a so-so, basically just regular. I’m glad I own it anyway, it passes time and, as I said, is good for about 1 hour at a time. My advice is that you rent it first, don’t just buy it, because there is a fair chance that you won’t like it even though you probably will.”

No, pal. I didn’t like it. And I never will.

The other reviewer gave it a lower but still way to high 7 out of 10, citing that the game is”better than the first two in the Batman series for the Super NES. However, a lot could have been done to improve it. The buttons to use weapons could have been simplified, or there could have been a menu to activate different weapons, as with other games like the Mega Man series.”

So apparently, this game is better than Batman Returns, a genuinely good game from Konami that somehow got a six out of ten. Right…

To be fair, both reviews acknowledge the flaws of the game, but still, an 8.7 and 7 for an outright terrible game? Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

Strangely enough, there aren’t any reviews for the Game Boy version. I guess there are some lines even World of Nintendo won’t touch, eh?