Happy Thoughts – WWF Home Video Classics: Rowdy Roddy Piper’s Greatest Hits (9/15/85)
WWF Home Video continues their new series on "outstanding superstars" - first Hogan, then Andre, now Piper. Mean Gene Okerlund...
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Happy Thoughts – WWF Home Video Classics: Andre the Giant (6/15/85)
This is one of a series of WWF Home Video releases on "outstanding individuals." The first was Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania...
NJPW on AXS (8/3/18) – G1 Climax 28 Night 2 (7/15/18)
Clips of Yano vs. Ishii, Tonga vs. Juice, and Goto vs. SANADA are shown before the two big matches. Yano...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 7/29/18 – 8/4/18
Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Christopher died. I didn't know either man personally, but both were a consistent presence in key...
Happy Thoughts – WWF Home Video Classics: The Hulkster Hulk Hogan (1/1/85)
This is a part of what host Vince McMahon calls the WWF Collectors Series. The date on the WWE Network...
Top 25 WWE Matches of the Month – July 2018
WWE this month generally sucked mostly because the stories are boring and stupid and barely anybody feels like they have...
NJPW on AXS (7/27/18) – G1 Climax 28 Night 1 (7/14/18)
Clips of Togi Makable vs. YOSHI-HASHI, EVIL vs. Michael Elgin, and Hangman Page vs. Bad Luck Fale are shown before...
WWE Network Hidden Gems – July 2018
The shadowy figures behind the WWE Network got pretty expansive this month, offering Hidden Gems ranging from 3-hours on the...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 7/22/18 – 7/28/18
Sometimes I think too many people are talking about wrestling at once. All the while I'm talking about it too....
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 7/15/18 – 7/21/18
Sometimes watching WWE is a fascinating glimpse at how this crazy, weird, scummy, amazing insular business has adapted to things...
Happy Thoughts – WWE Extreme Rules 2018 (7/15/18)
Quick Kickoff Thoughts: The first man to say "tranquilo" on WWE TV = Sam Roberts. Liked Booker T trying to...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 7/8/18 – 7/14/18
There was a conversation on the Internet this past week about danger in wrestling, sparked by the haunting apparent neck...
NJPW on AXS (7/7/18) – G1 Special in San Francisco (7/7/18)
We are in blessed times that New Japan Pro Wrestling is airing on cable TV weekly, with four-hour specials every...
NJPW on AXS (7/6/18) – Dominion 2018 Part 3 (6/9/18)
1. Hiroshi Tanhashi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Cody, Hangman Page & Marty Scurll God – what...
Working Man’s WWE TV Review: 7/1/18 – 7/7/18
Sometimes I wonder about wrestlers who reject criticism from fans of wrestling, as if they are immune to it because...
Top 50 WWE Matches – First Half of 2018
1. NXT Title: Andrade “Cien” Almas w/ Zelina Vega vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia 1/27/18) Just a marvel of...
Top 25 WWE Matches of the Month – June 2018
This has been a down period for WWE, but the in-ring has been strong. The Top 10 are great, the...
Happy Thoughts – NXT UK Championship (6/26/18)
This was taped 6/19/19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The NXT video is now being used -...
Happy Thoughts – WWE UK Championship Tournament (6/25/18)
This was taped 6/18/19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Cool Johnny Saint video intro for the show....
NJPW on AXS (6/29/18) – Dominion 2018 Part 2 (6/9/18)
1. IWGP Tag Team Title: EVIL & SANADA vs. The Young Bucks The Young Bucks have really found themselves over...