WCW Starrcade 1994

Quick Note: The following musing was written prior to the whole Hulk Hogan racial controversy, so don’t expect anything touching that particular subject. Believe me, there are a lot of other ugly aspects to Hogan as a human being that we can spotlight instead.

From December 1994, the 11th edition of WCW’s “Granddaddy of Them All” features Hulk Hogan defending his WCW World Heavyweight Championship against the Butcher! The Butcher is perhaps best known as Brutus Beefcake in WWF and also for being Hogan’s BFF. Thanks to the WWE Network, I am getting to watch this show in its entirely for the first time. I’ve heard of this show, I’ve read about this show, and now I get to watch this show…

And instantly regret it.

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So How Many People Last Night Blew Sixty Bucks For A Fake Fight?

A buddy of mine sent me an e-mail about last night’s UFC card; something about another Ronda Rousey quick win or something like that. He mentioned something about how much of a piss off it was to have to pay sixty bucks for such a short main event. (Because clearly, nobody cares about the undercard, it seems.)

My simple reply to him was a question that could be applicable to anyone with the same reaction: “What did you expect from a fake fight?”

That’s right, Dana. I just called your $60 main event match featuring your prize fighter a fake fight.

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WCW Great American Bash 1991

The 1991 edition of the Great American Bash is often summed up with three words: WE. WANT. FLAIR.

The first WCW Pay-Per-View event to follow Ric Flair’s unceremonious dismissal from World Championship Wrestling, GAB ’91 is often referred to as the Flair Protest Show, where the crowd would piss on the entire event, especially the one match for the vacant World Title. While I’ve certainly heard of this show, I’ve obviously never seen it due to not having followed WCW (or any wrestling, for that matter) in the early-1990s.

Thanks to the magic of WWE Network, I am able to finally catch this once mythical pay-per-view event… and undoubtedly regret doing so… but hey, it’s one more show off the bucket list, I suppose.

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Random Thoughts On… Classic TMNT 1987

Here’s a strange and terrifying thought for you folks; in all my adult years, I have not revisited the classic TMNT series from the 80s.

I remember my fondness for the old show back when I was a little youngster and I’d be lying if I said that show didn’t plant the seeds for my appreciation and fondness for the franchise as a whole and in its multiple formats. TMNT is a thing that is evergreen in my interests; I’ve got a few of the video games, I’ve got the old movies, some DVDs from the 2003 revival… I might even have some of the comics laying around somewhere. Hell, I even saw that newest Turtles film and actually got some level of enjoyment out of it.

And yet, for some reason or another, I’ve yet to track down a DVD set of the old cartoon and give it a gander.

I suppose there is a kernel of reasoning behind this; every time I revisit an old cartoon or property that I had a fondness for, it usually turns out to be utter crap and I often question how I could enjoy something that was poorly conceived. I used to dig all those Nintendo cartoons like the various Super Mario cartoons or those Captain N cartoons, but rewatching them these days made me question how I could’ve enjoyed something so bad.

Is there an underlying fear that if I revisit THAT series, I’d find something to hate about it?

Maybe… someday… maybe…

DTM Archives Collection – The Lost Reviews: Volume 1

(2018 Update: Replaced a video embed with a new one.)

Originally uploaded as multiple videos, The Lost Reviews have been assembled as one single video for your viewing pleasure. These include reviews of Metroid, Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Noah’s Ark 3D. I could be forgetting one or two.

These games will eventually be subjects to updated video reviews in the future… eventually.

Random Thoughts On… Season Redos

If there was any one season of Power Rangers you wish you could redo, what would it be?

I suppose the easy answer would be to redo the entirety of Megaforce/Super Megaforce due to how awful the whole things is, but in honesty, the one season I would like to have seen redone is Power Rangers In Space. Mind you, the season itself is pretty solid and was perhaps the beginning of the somewhat deeper storytelling that the franchise would adopt over the course of its existence, but In Space spent more time on Earth than it did in space and that’s probably the one thing that bothered me more than anything.

So in redoing In Space, first couple episodes play out more or less the same; the former Turbo Rangers stumble across the Megaship, they met Andros, they team up and become Space Rangers, they stop by Earth for supplies, and by the end of the third episode, they’re on their merry way seeking out new worlds and new civilizations or something to that extent. From there, they just bounce from world to world in search of clues to Zordon’s whereabouts, all the while doing some world building in terms of showcasing these worlds and giving them back story. For the kids, it’ll be looking at strange alien worlds and their inhabitants, while the older folks get some exposition for their nerd cards. Hell, it could even be an opportunity to revisit classic villains and characters.

You could keep some of the major plotpoints (Andros searching for his sister, the Ecliptor/Darkonda rivalry, Zhane), but retool them to fit the new narrative. And as far as Earth is concerned, that planet should be seen as sparingly as possible. Maybe for “major” events or something to that extent.

Anyway, it’s an idea.

Roddy Piper Passes Away At 61

News broke recently that pro wrestling legend and latter-day podcaster Roddy Piper recently passed away. I’ve got nothing really. Not much I could say, except… Godspeed, Hot Rod.

Instead, here are six random yet somewhat inspiring and memorable Piper quotables. Originally had these as separate posts, but it made more sense to bundle these together.