Happy Thoughts – NJPW Tiger Hattori Retirement Event (2/19/20)
1. Manabu Nakanishi All Japan Pro-Wrestling Final Special Eight Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka...
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Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 2/16/20 – 2/22/20
A few bright spots here and there but it feels like they're tip-toeing through some kind of dumbass show they...
Performance Review – AEW Dynamite #20 (2/19/20)
Overall Evaluation and Achieved Goals This was SO GOOD. SO GOOD. Pro wrestling TV can be so frustrating because half...
Happy Thoughts – NXT TakeOver: Portland (2/17/20)
1. NXT North American Title: Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic Pro wrestling is about spectacle, right? That's why it's Happy...
5 Star Movies: Little Women, Marriage Story, Knives Out, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Uncut Gems
Little Women: I had never read or seen Little Women before this, but pretty sure this is the best approach...
5 Star Movies: Bombshell, Gemini Man, Honey Boy, Playing with Fire, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Bombshell: A little straightforward, a little simple, and kind of generally frustrating. But a heck of a movie about a...
5 Star Movies: Judy, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Jojo Rabbit, Ford v Ferrari, 1917
Judy: The hype around Renée Zellweger is real, she becomes Judy Garland so much that without much reference I now...
5 Star Movies: Parasite, Rise of the Skywalker, The Irishman, Joker, Hustlers
Parasite: A movie I want to review by just saying: “This movie.” I also want to use all the words:...
5 Star Movies: Peanut Butter Falcon, Ad Astra, Blinded by the Light, Downton Abbey, Where’d You Go Bernadette
Peanut Butter Falcon: At some point I, as a person, need to just come out and admit that I am...
5 Star Movies: Good Boys, The Farewell, Brittany Runs a Marathon, The Report, The Aeronauts
Good Boys: Probably would’ve liked it a decade ago, but here I am at 32-years old just wanting more. It’s...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 2/9/20 – 2/15/20
It was a busy week, and the lackluster efforts of WWE just washed over me like lukewarm water. A pair...
Performance Review – AEW Dynamite #19 (2/12/20)
Overall Evaluation and Achieved Goals Still not feeling AEW Revolution (and I'm going!), but this was a fine wrestling show....
Happy Thoughts – NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (2/9/20)
1. Manabu Nakanishi Final Osaka Castle Hall: Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 2/2/20 – 2/8/20
Not great, though WrestleMania season brings the noise. That Friday night show on FOX still sucks. RAW (1/27/20) WWE kicking...
Performance Review – AEW Dynamite #18 (2/5/20)
Overall Evaluation and Achieved Goals This sucked. Boring. You could weigh this week on a scale of awkward to "fine"...
Happy Thoughts – NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Night 2 (2/2/20)
1. Toa Henare vs. Yota Tsuji Yota Tsuji seems like my kind of guy: ducked a spin kick, got a...
Happy Thoughts – NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Night 1 (2/1/20)
1. Tiger Mask IV & Yuya Uemura vs. Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo Much like any proper New Japan semi-major...
Top 25 WWE Matches of the Month – January 2020
I've done these for nearly five years, and since I jumped from Top 10 to Top 25 never had trouble...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 1/26/20 – 2/1/20
Not great, though WrestleMania season brings the noise. SmackDown still sucks. RAW (1/27/20) It was a newsworthy Monday night because...
Performance Review – AEW Dynamite #17 (1/29/20)
Overall Evaluation and Achieved Goals Eh. I'm officially at the point with you where I'm a little bored and disappointed,...