The Phenom Versus The Phenom!
The Deadman Versus DA MAN!
The UNDERTAKER Versus GOLDBERG!
Both men PAST THEIR PRIME!
What could possibly go right?!
Yep, we’re looking at another WWE Blood Money show from Saudi Arabia because I hate watching good wrestling PPVs. This not only has the double whammy of not only being a WWE show from Saudi Arabia pre-COVID, but also being a WWE from 2019, which was when the product was the absolute drizzling shits. So yeah, we’re in for a fun time here.
I mean, we COULD be talking about what happened this past weekend in Toronto… I hear a big LEGENDARY event took place and my only reaction was… “Took them long enough.” So instead, we’re doing a bunch of pre-COVID WWE Blood Money shows from the benevolent and progressive kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is the only wrestling content you’re getting this month. (I promise we’ll do the Chamber first thing in April.)
Anyway, let’s bitch about some crappy WWE shows before we can start talking about some good ones.
If you think the missus had it bad these days… also a sample for tomorrow’s video reviewing session.
The image of hell was taken from a bible site whose name I don’t recall… so apologies in advance. (It looks like an AI generated thing, though… but still…)
So word has gotten around that William Shatner is interested in reprising his classic role of Captain James T. Kirk. He’s expressed as much at a recent convention appearance and is supposedly in talks with a writer with a good story idea.
I’m sure some fans will be salivating at the opportunity to have Shatner come back for one last hurrah as Kirk… possibly follow up on a breadcrumb of a bad idea that was left during that last season of Picard… I, on the other hand, have no interest in seeing Shatner make one last hurrah.
I had no interest when he was making this kind of noise fifteen years ago when the first JJ Abrams Trek was making the rounds… and he was much more spry back in the day.
More than that, however, what’s the point of bringing back Shatner at this point?
“Hey, Captain Kirk. I’m Section 31 gal as played by whoever we can get. We brought you back to life because we need your help in dealing with something that could have serious ramifications throughout the Federation… um, yes, it involves a SuperWeapon of some kind… um, yes, it involves someone you may have dealt with in the past and is probably looking for revenge of some kind… yes, I’m sure there will be some emotional comprises that will be made along the way and… um, Captain? Are you still awake, Kirk? KirK?! KIRK!!!!!”
Yeah… thanks, but no thanks.
Some folks made a little fanfilm film of Kirk undergoing his last days. That was actually nice and pleasant. That’s a good note for Kirk to go out on. Go watch that, instead.
So apparently, something big happened in Toronto last night. Something the world never saw coming but were clamoring for this to happen since the dawn of time. I didn’t witness the event, I only heard about it just a few short minutes ago after I woke up, I thought about it for a bit, and said, “Took them long enough.”
And then I went back to bed.
In case anyone missed the State Of The Blog yesterday, I was going to avoid posting anything about wrestling this month outside of the scheduled PPV Musings, which means I’m not going deeper into this until April. I think, by that point, we’ll have a clearer picture on where things are going, but for now, just enjoy the ride.
Another month has come and gone… it’s time for another State Of The Blog posting. We’ll get to the heavy meat and potatoes of the updates after the break, but I do want to offer a bit of a warning beforehand because I feel like I need to give you folks a heads-up on things.
So, without going too deep into things, I’ve been getting some tests done to check out some health concerns. It’s nothing that I would deem serious at the moment, but they have been more of a hindrance over the past couple days as it relates to daily life activities. I’m getting stuff checked out, I’m doing fine for the most part, and for the moment, I’m able to do most of the things I usually do, but it is putting a damper on certain things that I want to do. Hence the lack of live streams and other things that I was hoping to get done in time for March.
That said, there is quite a bit of stuff to look forward to, especially if you like reading. I don’t know…
And no, we’re not talking about the last Bond film starring Daniel Craig…
Nor are we talking about some fanfiction that somehow got published and turned into a novel.
We’re talking about the latest and perhaps most permanent of death of James Bond… one that will stick for good.
By now, most of you folks are aware of the news that Amazon MGM has taken over complete creative control from the Brocollis, who have been custodians of the Bond film brand since its inception. This leaves the door open for Amazon to cast a new 007 film and run every bad idea through their checklist in an effort to fast-track a potential cinematic universe or content factory. You folks rolling your eyes over that One In A Million game show hosted by Remington Steel? Wait until you get that Moneypenny spin-off, or thar Q spin-off, or that ten other spin-offs that will all blend together and be completely forgettable.
The James Bond film series has had its ups and downs. There was some great films and there were some bad ones as well… but I’d never consider any one of them to be truly horrific films. Yes, even Die Another Day has its rare moments that makes up for the rubbish. Most of all, whenever there was a new James Bond film on the horizon, it felt like a big deal. It’s the same feeling that I once had for whenever there was a new Star Wars or Star Trek film. It was an event that was going to be hyped up and get us all excited.
Those days look to be long gone.
I have no faith in Amazon when it comes to steering this 007 ship in the right direction. I’ve seen their takes on other properties and my feelings on those can be best summed up as “the less said, the better.” I want to believe that James Bond wouldn’t be another one to toss into that category… but given who has creative control over the property, my hopes are so low, they’re practically non-existent. Isn’t it bad enough that we’re rewriting the Fleming novels to be more suitable for modern tastes? Can’t we just leave what was well enough alone?
Rest in peace, Mr. Bond. You’ve had a good running, but your time has come and gone.
Yeah, so Dwayne is back… and he’s here to announce that New Orleans will be hosting next year’s Wrestlemania. I’m sure that will make Ricky Starks Saints very, very happy and I hope he gets a spot on the card. Sadly, Dwayne decides to call out Cody, says that he wants his soul, and he’ll expect an answer at this coming Saturday’s Elimination Chamber PPV. So we went from Dwayne and Cody being antagonistic to being buddy buddy and back to being antagonistic again. Will Cody refuse Dwayne’s offer and continue his babyfacing ways? Or will we get that Homelander Cody that people want? Or maybe this is how we’re getting JOHN CENA to turn heel by having him be Dwayne’s Corporate Hollywood stooge to go after the title at Mania 41?
I guess if you wanted to add some last-minute intrigue to whatever Cody was going to do for Mania, this is a way to do it. It’d be nice if this shit actually made some semblance of sense instead of whatever the fuck Dwayne is doing – or is this one of those twenty steps ahead things that he likes to tease? I remember being twenty steps ahead – it’s usually not bad until you realize that you forgot what the first ten steps were in the first place. I’m not sure if this is supposed to get me more excited for Mania or not, but either way, I’m not up for watching Moana or whatever that movie is called in any capacity… not that I’d need much to be ambivalent over; it is a Disney product, after all.
As for the rest of the show… admittedly, I didn’t watch the whole thing because three hour Smackdowns can go fly a kite (this is allegedly supposed to be a temporary thing; we’ll see.) I did catch some of the main-event six-man that saw Jacob Fatu accidentally kick that Solo guy, so chances are we’re building towards an eventual match between those two, which would be nice to see. I don’t see how much more out of this Bloodline juice you can get now that Roman is doing other stuff with other people while all you’re left with are the B-team members that nobody really cares about… and the sooner that we can get Jacob Fatu away from those B-team folks, the better off he’ll be.
Oh, and now Kevin Owens is camping out in front of Sami’s house… because that’s a thing he does now… cool.
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