Revolution Date: February 29, 2020 Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jim Ross We’re back on pay per view for the first time in a good while as AEW is much more of a TV company than a major event company. The top of the card looks stacked this time around too ... Read more Revolution from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39cIkJR via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Revolution – 02.29.20 It’s LETHAL LEAP DAY. Live from Chicago, IL. Your hosts for the pre-show are Excalibur & Taz Pre-Show match:  SCU v. The Dark Order Kaz and Scorpio give Daniels the SICK BURN in their pre-match promo, telling him to stay home tonight because they don’t exactly trust ... Read more The SmarK Rant for AEW Revolution – 02.29.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2I99wNS via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: September 30, 2005 Location: Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas Attendance: 3,500 Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We’re almost ready for No Mercy and most of the card is either set or all but set. That makes for a show that is all about getting fans to want to buy the pay per view, which is ... Read more Smackdown – September 30, 2005 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32BOdxX via IFTTT

The time is here! AEW Revolution live on BR Live and FITE elsewhere. Also PPV. Chat about it here and I’ll have the review up later tonight and so will Tommy. I assume. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/388moOD via IFTTT

Hello You! I decided that, seeing as WrestleMania is on the horizon, I’d go and review every main event that has happened over the events 36 year history. I’m defining “main event” as the match that goes on last, so that will almost surely mean that I miss off some classic bouts, but don’t blame ... Read more Mike Reviews Every WrestleMania Main Event – VI to X from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39dlyBD via IFTTT

It's nearly March and all is quiet on the HHH front for WrestleMania.  It's unlikely he's taken the hint and realized no one wants to watch his 25-minute snoozers anymore.  With all the other legends paired off with somebody now, who's left for him to wrestle?  Rey Mysterio maybe?  I know the Hulkster's talked about ... Read more HHH at WM36? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2VxmjS5 via IFTTT

This was released on February 27, 2020 Your hosts are Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone It runs at 53 minutes long   We start out with Cody saying how its fun to be at TV for wrestling again and how that was not always the case. Tony adds how he usually had fun at TV ... Read more AEW Unrestricted Podcast Episode #2 – Cody from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3citVxD via IFTTT

Hey Scott, So when does Triple H or someone tell Mauro Ranallo to take it down a few notches and ease up on the pop culture references and time his excitement a little bit? Corey Graves is a douchebag, but his sub-tweets made me realize just how bad Mauro is. It's at a point where ... Read more MAMMMA MIAAA!!! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Tte0E2 via IFTTT

So while I’m a casual fan of MMA, I by no means pretend to grasp the finer points. Thus I’m curious, what with Lesnar ruling WWE and Hager being showcased in AEW, what would a straight MMA fight between them look like? Does either one just destroy the other laughably, or is it a relatively ... Read more Brock Lesnar v Jake Hager from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PxgOPl via IFTTT

Are you surprised they went Goldberg vs Roman?  I am far more intrigued by that than the Fiend.  Not really sure where the intrigue would be.  Roman wins with a million spears and then has another failed title reign.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39b5d0p via IFTTT

Welcome to LEAP DAY! All kinds of stuff going down today, mainly AEW REVOLUTION airing live on Fite.TV internationally and on B/R Live if live in the US and enjoy paying double the price for it.  Needless to say, I’m ALL OVER IT tonight.  I’m sure you can also get Tommy’s wrong opinion as well.  ... Read more Daily News Update – February 29, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cj2P9P via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Friday Night Smackdown – 02.28.20 Live from Boston, MA Your hosts are Michael Cole & Corey Graves Goldberg joins us to start and gets booed out of Boston right away.  Perhaps they may have miscalculated here.  But apparently he got 850,000 likes on Instagram, so EVERYTHING IS FINE.  And then ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWE Friday Night Smackdown – 02.28.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wbFiam via IFTTT

November 20, 1994 From the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase   We get a video package on the Bret Hart/Bob Backlund confrontation from “Monday Night RAW.”   Bob Backlund w/ Owen Hart vs. Tony DeVito The announcers talk about Backlund vs. Bret at Survivor Series with DiBiase ... Read more WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 20th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/389yXJR via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: February 28, 2020 Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Things are changing in a hurry around here as Goldberg is Universal Champion. That alone would be a huge deal but now we have the return of John Cena, who seems ready to get in the ring at Wrestlemania in ... Read more Smackdown – February 28, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ckRZ2U via IFTTT

We made it! And this time, so did the WWE from Riyadh!  Everyone’s back in the USA and coronavirus-free, which means we now deal with the results of In Your Castle!  These glorified Saudi house shows always have intriguing matchups, but it’s a month before WrestleMania so it’s not like they’d throw out all their ... Read more WWE Friday Night Party Thread, Episode 22 — THE CHAMP IS… WAIT, WHO? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39dcpsI via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: February 25, 2020 Location: Sam’s Town Live, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews Sacrifice has come and gone with no title changes because no title was on the line in the main event. My guess is that’s so they could avoid any kind of spoilers on the taping cycle and ... Read more Impact Wrestling – February 25, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3chRt5X via IFTTT

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth and they are broadcasting from WMC-TV 5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. USWA Unified World Champion Sid Vicious comes out, exasperated that Brian Christopher wants a rematch and that the only way Christopher put him down for a three-count in the past was with a chain.  He ... Read more What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – January 14, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T8irW3 via IFTTT

Resolved: tournaments are awesome. So if I see a tournament, I’m bringing it to you in an attempt to see if you can find someone you love. Since the retro stuff wasn’t getting replies, let’s go the up-to-date shows. In this case, it’s a one-night, eight-man tournament billed as a Strong Style tournament. Strong Style ... Read more Friday Indie Spotlight Thing: Saint Louis Anarchy In Your Hall Strong Style from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T60vvk via IFTTT

Your comment recently about Otis (“the world needs midcard comedy acts”) made me wonder about something. Who are your favorite Jobbers to the Stars? This is, and always has been, my favorite category of wrestler for reasons I can’t fully explain. Here are some of mine: Koko B. Ware Steve Blackman Tyler Breeze Tye Dillinger ... Read more JTTS from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2I6Oob3 via IFTTT

November 19, 1994 From the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler Today’s featured match is The Undertaker vs. Jim Neidhart. Plus, Bret Hart & British Bulldog as guests on the “Heartbreak Hotel.”   Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart w/ Owen Hart vs. The Undertaker w/ Paul ... Read more WWF Superstars – November 19th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vnsy00 via IFTTT

Outbreak Date: February 21, 2020 Location: Ice Center, Lexington, Kentucky Commentators: D’Lo Brown, Josh Matthews This was a nice little surprise as OVW/Impact Wrestling ran a joint show in Lexington as a setup for Saturday’s Sacrifice in Louisville. For some reason OVW never runs Lexington so hopefully this is the start of a trend. The ... Read more Impact Wrestling Outbreak from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wVRWdT via IFTTT

If Hogan could actually work a match and not blow out his hip, how many more title reigns would he have had? Goldberg as champion in 2020 is just wild and ridiculous at the same damn time I will say, there was at one point an argument to be made for Goldberg in that kind ... Read more Hulk forever? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2uHgXZy via IFTTT

So it looks like we're heading to Roman Reigns vs Goldberg at Mania. What if, instead of the match we're likely to get (the match of a dozen spears), they went a different route: Roman & Bill trade blows for a couple minutes, and then Goldberg goes for the first big spear, connects, and is ... Read more What If… from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32A6Y4B via IFTTT

Re: the aborted John Cena vs Elias match at WrestleMania this year;  So were they planning to turn Elias yet again for this match, or was it supposed to be a face vs face contest?   We don't know.  Apparently they didn't think about it too hard either.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/386cEES via IFTTT

Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07.31.95 I know this year has been a slog, but we’re getting closer to September, when the magic happens! But first, WWF returns to your house!  Whether you wanted them there or not. – Actually, first it’s a bit of political talk, as Hiroshi Hase won election to the senate in ... Read more Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07.31.95 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vgpBP4 via IFTTT

Good morning, and welcome to a new fiscal year for the blog.  We’ve got lots of great Roman Reigns e-mails planned for the next year! DATELINE:  Ratings for both Wednesday shows were down, although AEW swept all the demos for the first time in a while. DATELINE:  Goldberg squashed the Fiend to win the Universal title ... Read more Daily News Update – February 28, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cgOzyf via IFTTT

As I’ve mentioned in a few chat threads, I’M GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA (weekend)!  CRAB Wrestling is part of a group of promotions running out of the American Legion Post 5 “USS Tampa” over the weekend.  The fun begins Thursday afternoon with Prime Time Pro Wrestling and Fightful dot com teaming up for Sean Ross Sapp… ... Read more Indies and Insanity: February 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32AkDJe via IFTTT

Super ShowDown 2020 Date: February 27, 2020 Location: Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton We’re back in Saudi Arabia and for the first time ever, they’re on a streak of a good show. Last October’s Crown Jewel was a pretty good show, though I’m not ... Read more Super ShowDown 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TlKVdR via IFTTT

“IT’S TIME, IT’S TIME, IT’S RIDAYH TIME” – Vader, who is probably booked on today’s show Truthfully, this worked out quite nicely. I had to pick up a weekend shift in order to spend my afternoon with you, beating the shit out of a dead horse (which would make this the least bloody trip to ... Read more WWE Super Showdown: February 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PrQpCE via IFTTT

You said recently you thought Kenny was going to be the one to finally get the belt off Jericho. Is Kenny next for Jericho, and where do you slot the Page/Kenny feud we're no doubt getting if so? Do it now and blow it off before moving Kenny on to Jericho, finding something else for Jericho ... Read more The Omega Powers explode! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/396CyJU via IFTTT

Hi Scott , long time first time. I actually enjoyed Season 4, even though the non-linear approach made the first few episodes tough before the jokes paid off. I struggled to get through Part 1 of season 5 and haven't even attempted part 2. Tobias' pink mustache just seemed like a creepier version of "blueing" ... Read more Arrested Development from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ch25BQ via IFTTT

November 14, 1994 From the Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, PA Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Ted DiBiase   Unfortunately, the WWE Network version of the show omits the entire 1-2-3 Kid vs. Bob Backlund and I was unable to find the match online   We see Backlund have Kid in the crossface chicken wing ... Read more WWF Monday Night RAW – November 14th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32vLYfz via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: February 27, 2020 Location: York Barbican, York, England Commentators: Aiden English, Tom Phillips It’s an early show as we have Super ShowDown taking place this afternoon, meaning this show needed to be moved to 10am EST. As luck would have it, we have a major match this week with Toni Storm challenging ... Read more NXT UK – February 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2w8CwT6 via IFTTT

Hey Scott, hope all is well. Was reading an article where Cody wants to go head to head with RAW. While I think the product of AEW is superior to RAW, I think it's a bad idea. AEW is a good product dont get me wrong, but, I really think the last thing you want ... Read more Cody Rhodes from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PweQyP via IFTTT

So with the Elias match supposely off, who do you think gets Cena at Mania? Looking at the Smackdown side, nothing looks promising unless they do Daniel Bryan/Cena maybe but they'll probably want to give a heel a rub so we have Corbin, Sheamus, Nakamura, Roode, Ziggler (Meltz said it definitely isn't Ziggler). Maybe Sheamus? ... Read more John Cenas Mania Opponent from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32yryT5 via IFTTT

Oh boy, it’s SUPER DUPER SAUDI SHOWDOWN this afternoon.  I really doubt I’m watching this one, but Tommy Hall will no doubt be all over it. DATELINE:  WWE Studios is taking another swing at theatrical releases with “Rumble”.  I saw the trailer before Sonic the Hedgehog last week and it looks pretty ghetto, to be honest ... Read more Daily News Update – February 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c9J2tv via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 02.26.20 Live from Kansas City, MO. Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur Iron Man match:  Kenny Omega v. Pac Jim Ross actually points out before I can say it, that the Young Bucks accompany Omega to ringside, but not tag team partner Hangman Page.  Kind ... Read more The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 02.26.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T3MAG8 via IFTTT

NXT Date: February 26, 2020 Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix, Nigel McGuinness It’s time for a show with a guest star as Charlotte is in the house to deal with Bianca Belair after jumping her at Takeover. We’re rapidly approaching Takeover: Tampa and I’m not sure what that ... Read more NXT – February 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Vsd1a6 via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: February 26, 2020 Location: Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, Kansas City, Missouri Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur It’s another big week as we have the go home show for Revolution, but at the same time we also have an Iron Man match between Kenny Omega and Pac. This show has been on a ... Read more Dynamite – February 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cf1EYK via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Heart O’Texas Coliseum, Waco, Texas Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Jonathan Coachman It’s a big show as this is the last episode to take place on Spike TV. Starting next week, Raw is back on USA where it really belongs. That’s where everything started and after five ... Read more Monday Night Raw – September 26, 2005 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3952IMW via IFTTT

To tie into an email I saw earlier about the issues that might crop up in cross-promotion of AEW and NJPW, are there any similar issues that you're aware of that would prevent a working relationship between AEW and NWA? My understanding (which is limited to what I've read) is that most of the NWA ... Read more AEW/NWA from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2w7yzhC via IFTTT

Not to make you do a full blown prediction post but who wins Cody vs MJF? Normal dictates would probably say Cody goes over but wouldn't that hurt MJF? Maybe Cody wins but MJF smashes him to bits with some evil plan to.win the war? Thoughts? As an aside, it's fun to actually talk about ... Read more More revolution predictions from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PqANza via IFTTT

Word going around is WWE is now desperate to keep Matt Hardy, and offering him big money to work NXT (I’m guessing less travel stress). You think Matt could do a bit better under HHHs watch, maybe not in the ring but with character and promos (maybe a proper Broken Matt)? And am I wrong ... Read more Matt Hardy in NXT from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/388wa3D via IFTTT

November 13, 1994 Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Todd Pettengill This week’s featured match is Jerry Lawler vs. Bob Holly   Jerry “The King” Lawler w/ Queazy & Sleazy & Cheesy vs. Bob “Spark Plugg” Holly This match is from the 10/19 “Wrestling Challenge” tapings in Albany, NY. Lawler gets backed into the corner ... Read more WWF Action Zone – November 13th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ch8KML via IFTTT

Tonight!  It’s an Iron Man match between Kenny Omega and Pac on Dynamite! Lance Archer signed a multi-year deal with AEW as well, and that’s a BIG get.  He’s gonna be a star. Undertaker will be at Super Showdown tomorrow.  As opposed to the undertakers they normally need in Saudi Arabia. Have a great night ... Read more The Wednesday Night War Thread – February 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3a7pynf via IFTTT

Hello You! Last week’s show was a shedload of filler, with little in the way of new material and most of the show being made up of clips from the TNN show. Sadly this week’s show looks similar, but there are at least two fresh matches for us to enjoy. Hopefully they’re good. But anyway, ... Read more Mike Reviews: ECW Hardcore TV #357 – 26/02/2000 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ToPMeu via IFTTT

Jim Ross and Les Thatcher are calling the action and they are taped from Sevier County High School in Sevierville, Tennessee.  According to prowrestlinghistory.com, the taping drew 400 fans. Opening Contest:  Boo Bradley beats Scotty McKeever after an elbow drop off the second rope at 1:38: Bradley began wrestling at the age of fifteen in ... Read more What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – January 14, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/391On3P via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/3a6kYFN Shit just got realer. I feel like AEW and ROH should stop sending guys overseas for a while.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Po3w7J via IFTTT

It’s Wednesday!  I’d say we’re halfway through the week but I’m back to work from vacation today so not quite. DATELINE:  XFL ratings continue to fall, but a more gentle decline this time and not the complete disaster that 2001 was. DATELINE:  Samoa Joe was suspended 30 days for a Wellness violation on top of ... Read more Daily News Update – February 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wQw3N5 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA Powerrr – 02.25.20 Episode 19, “Strictly Chaos” Taped from Atlanta, GA Your hosts are Joe Galli & Stu Bennett Tim Storm joins us to start and he just wants us to know that he’s nowhere near ready to give up his career yet, and Thom Latimer should probably stop messing ... Read more The SmarK Rant for NWA Powerrr – 02.25.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HTzEvY via IFTTT

Do you think Jericho should retain or moxley win the belt. Jericho has been great as champion but moxley also has been great and it feels like he should win. The thing with Jericho retaining is  I don’t know who challenges him at don, Kenny and Page are likely going to be locked in to ... Read more Who should win at revolution? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aaIamf via IFTTT

Another video game question for you… Pro wrestling and fighting games both rely on strong characters, a cool moveset and a memorable finishing move. In the age of guest characters in fighting games (Walking Dead's Negan in Tekken, Yoda in Soul Calibur, Arnie in MK11) do you think we'll see a wrestler starring in a fighting ... Read more Wrestlers in fighting games from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c99x1T via IFTTT

Do you think the WWE will do the usual "Superstar Shake-up" after WrestleMania again this year, or do you believe they'll delay it considering they just had a draft in October?  Those things have drawn pretty well on T.V. in the post-W.M. lull period, so I wouldn't put it past them to do it again.   ... Read more WWE “Superstar Shake-up” After W.M.? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2uvoFpq via IFTTT

Gudday mates, WrestleBrainia returns at the Melbourne international Comedy Festival in Australia this March and April with some of Melbourne's finest wrestlers. Tics and info from here: https://bit.ly/39x3su7 You've always helped us out by giving us a bit of a push so any assistance in that area would be awesome, Sadly though, we still haven't been ... Read more The return of Knifey Spooney… oops I mean WrestleBrainia. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38ZAJyo via IFTTT

My goal is to do shoot interview recaps bi-weekly and if possible make it a weekly thing again.   This was filmed on March 7th, 2015 Rob Feinstein is the host. It runs at three hours and five minutes long.   Both guys talk about being wrestling fans for as long as they could remember. ... Read more RF Video Shoot Interview with the Young Bucks from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c6iUQ2 via IFTTT

Two questions  If Fiend loses at Super Showdown does he become the first WWE wrestler to win and lose one of the company’s main championships outside of the US? Who would you have put as the person who ran over Austin in 1999? If it weren’t for obvious reasons I had always thought Hogan or ... Read more Fiend and Austin from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37WDVcv via IFTTT

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to BLOG DRIVE 2020 thus far.  We’re almost there!  Together we can defeat this horrible disease!  Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far, it’s very appreciated. Boy, people are really, REALLY into these Ruthless Aggression rants.  Here’s the first two episodes again in case anyone missed them: ... Read more Tuesday Night Streaming Thread – February 25, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c7RI3s via IFTTT

Scott- with several sources saying that WWE wants to sell streaming rights for ppv, how does that genie go back in the bottle? Is it a matter of WWE selling it off then it's the buyers problem? In that case, wouldn't WWE eventually take a hit for it? And are buyers really thinking they can ... Read more Return of ppv from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TghklZ via IFTTT

November 13, 1994 From the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase In action are Bam Bam Bigelow & King Kong Bundy, Lex Luger, IRS, and Doink   Bam Bam Bigelow & King Kong Bundy vs. Phil Apollo & Todd Mata Bigelow beats on Apollo tells us to order ... Read more WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 13th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HRuFvX via IFTTT

Bryan on WOL was saying that Goldberg Vs Roman at Mania is the bigger match, but wouldn’t Fiend beating Goldberg in dominant fashion immediately elevate him and thus increase interest in the Fiend/Roman match as a result? I just feel like Goldberg going over is them admitting defeat. Are people really going to resent Fiend ... Read more If Fiend wins from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2w9zo9p via IFTTT

Do you find it weird that Paul Heyman went from apparently being horrible at the finance side of ECW, to essentially being great as Brock's money advisor? Wrestling is a weird and ironic business, my friend.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Vms9Wv via IFTTT

What can NXT do to get Dream back on the right track? He has massively cooled off. Didn't he JUST return from serious injury?  Maybe let's give him a couple of weeks.  Plus he's probably getting a run with the NXT title pretty quick anyway.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Porv6Z via IFTTT

Is there anything contractual/legal stopping Tony Khan from saying "actually, AEW wrestlers can work the NJPW MSG show after all"? Just seems like such a wasted opportunity from both sides to not work together on a show like this. The card writes itself… Omega vs Okada Jericho vs Naito Moxley vs Suzuki Young Bucks vs ... Read more AEW/NJPW/MSG from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HWXGpQ via IFTTT

November 12, 1994 From the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler This week’s featured match is Tatanka & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Smoking Gunns.   We see a replay of Bigelow costing Billy Gunn his match against Tatanka last week, which led to today’s featured ... Read more WWF Superstars – November 12th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HWOzWq via IFTTT

So I discovered last night that input lag is a real thing and having a TV with Game Mode really does mean that you can play old SNES games on the Switch and not suck at them. DATELINE:  The Undertaker is travelling to Saudi Arabia for Blood Money in the Bank 2020. DATELINE:  Nyla Rose ... Read more Daily News Update – February 25, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2VinEw1 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for RUTHLESS AGGRESSION Season 1, Episode 3 “Evolution” https://ift.tt/2TcPHua Oh hey we’ve gone two episodes without putting over HHH.  Better change that. Brian Gewirtz pops up again to talk about how “The HHH character has seen some shit” and changed over the years.  Bruce Prichard points out that HHH was the top ... Read more The SmarK Rant for RUTHLESS AGGRESSION – Season 1, Episode 3 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ThXrex via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: February 24, 2020 Location: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler It’s the go home show for Super ShowDown but since WWE doesn’t get the idea of slowing down on anything, we are also building towards Elimination Chamber and Wrestlemania at the same time. Brock ... Read more Monday Night Raw – February 24, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c4MKo3 via IFTTT

When roman reigns cocks his wrist prior to a superman punch, does he have a limited amount of time before the punch loses its effectiveness? Has he ever “double cocked” his wrist to try and increase the power of the punch? I’d like to see him reload it like Linda Hamilton in T2 sometimes.  Change ... Read more Superman Punch from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32utBYf via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a great weekend. RAW is live tonight and it’s the go home show for Blood Money III: Bonesaw Bugaloo. Of course we’re getting a Black-Rowan rematch tonight because Rowan is good guy to take falls for Black. Full slate of NBA games tonight. One NHL game because it ... Read more Monday Night Open Mic from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HXN7Tn via IFTTT

Hey all! So we’ve reached the end of February, which means that the annual server bill is coming due soon.  Which sucks, but I need to maintain a private server because of the amount of traffic I get.  In this case, it costs me a little over $400 for the year.  Not the end of ... Read more Blog Drive 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37ShbKN via IFTTT

(the playlist starts here) AJW MIDSUMMER TYPHOON: (15.08.1992) * Time for a big Summer Event from AJW!! The booking for quite a few months has culminated right there, which is super exciting!! Though I already reviewed the Main Event, so I kinda just have to do the undercard and then do an abridged review of ... Read more Joshi Spotlight: AJW Midsummer Typhoon from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c7H5xp via IFTTT

Tully Blanchard tells ECW Champion Shane Douglas that other Horsemen might be afraid of him but he is not. Joey Styles puts over the newly designed ECW Arena to accommodate more fans.  Fans shower him with chants of “You still suck.” Styles interviews Steve Richards, who says that he is not going to produce Johnny ... Read more What the World Was Watching: ECW Hardcore TV – January 10, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T9hvQ9 via IFTTT

I know you're not a fan of the NXT tv show but I find the recent Velveteen Dream/Roderick Strong feud to be interesting.  It's basically a copy of the old Rick Rude/Jake Roberts feud when Rude put Jake's wife on his tights.  Only in the new version it's the face (Dream) who put the heel's ... Read more Most Heelish thing a face has done. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2STrkm8 via IFTTT

Have you ever became so bored or sick of wrestling during a certain time period that you totally stopped watching and following what was going on, or have you always found something to like that maintained your interest?   2006 nearly killed my fandom.  I was completely tired of Cena and there was no alternatives out ... Read more Not Watching Wrestling At All? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32ucINu via IFTTT

Syphon Filter or Splinter Cell Never played Syphon Filter.  Played all the Splinter Cells.   Doom or Quake Doom, which actually got me kicked out of the computer labs in university for using the LAN to play multiplayer with my other nerdy friends.   FIFA Soccer or Pro Evolution Soccer HAHAHA no.   Mario or Sonic If you ... Read more Video Game Quickfire Round from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TaH8Qn via IFTTT

Hello Scott, Loved your TNG reviews from way back when. Would love to know what your reaction has been to Star Trek: Picard, if you've been watching. The most recent episode was pretty gory and decidedly non-Trek. although Seven of Nine kicked much ass as a hard-drinking, gun-toting vigilante.  Yeah, i'm a big fan thus ... Read more Fwd: Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32pdOtz via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA/AWA Nite of Champions II – 12.29.85 I actually keep finding random stuff on the Hidden Gems section of the Network that I’ve never watched before and I just go “WTF? Where did this come from?” This is another one of those things. Taped from the Meadowlands in New Jersey, apparently ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Hidden Gems – AWA/NWA Nite of Champions II 12.29.85 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38VEzsg via IFTTT

Man, ask and YouTube shall deliver.  I was just saying how the episode of Classic Memphis Wrestling that I did yesterday was the last one, HOWEVER, YouTube suddenly found four new episodes and put them in my Recommended list, but these ones were the original episodes produced for the ABC affiliate station in Memphis and ... Read more Daily News Update – February 24, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wJQpYj via IFTTT

Taped from Dallas, TX Airdate: September 1, 1984 (taped 08/17) Attendance: unknown Hosted by Bill Mercer Can Kevin topple Hernandez and earn a shot at the Texas title? How will the Pretty Young Things fare against Parsons and Young? What’s going on between Hernandez and French? And who will join me for this unsettling episode? ... Read more Rock Star Gary reflects on WCCW 09-01-1984 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32kmp0R via IFTTT

…I think this is more of an Invasion question. I just finished reading Jim Ross's excellent new book and his chapter on the purchase of WCW made me wonder this. If there had been a universe where WWE had already had experience with instituting a brand split a few years before the purchase of WCW, ... Read more I know there’s a moratorium, but… from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vVpNmP via IFTTT

This should be simple. Kofi replaces Ali who got legit injured by Randy Orton I think, at last year’s Elimination Chamber. That was the whole catalyst for the big KofiMania super push with gauntlets and screwjobs leading up to him finally getting the match booked like the week before WM. So was that all supposed ... Read more If not KofiMania from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38ToxPn via IFTTT

Hey Scott- All fun with Orange Cassidy's Inaction Figure aside, who do you line up for the next wave of AEW figures? I know series 1 isn't even out yet, but I have to imagine interest will be high enough to squeeze at least one more set of figures out of this concept. Here's who ... Read more AEW Series 2 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wBTeKM via IFTTT

https://www.retromaniawrestling.com/preorder.html  They sent me this update today, although given the somewhat spotty amount of information on the game thus far I don't know that I want to commit $25 for a game that may or may not be coming out in July.  However, I was just playing WrestleFest on my Pi3 last night and pumping ... Read more Pre-Order Retromania from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3a2YPs9 via IFTTT

COME AFTER ME!  I’M A MAN!  I’M 40! (Yeah, I’ve been saving that one for some time.) But seriously, this is my milestone 40th birthday and I was all ready to spend it with the guys at CRAB when my ride pulled out at the last minute.  To say I’m pissed off about it would ... Read more Sunday Night Reset: February 23, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T8AcmV via IFTTT

November 7, 1994 From the Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, PA Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler   Bret “The Hitman” Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart Lawler predictably predicts Owen & Neidhart to win this match before plugging his “King’s Court” with guest 1-2-3 Kid. ... Read more WWF Monday Night RAW – November 7th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TlTupd via IFTTT

Seems like Punk going to AEW or returning to WWE in the ring would have been a huge deal. Instead, he's kind of back (paid by FOX) as an occasional commentator on a show nobody watches. It caused a stir initially, but now, nothing. Did Vince win this chess match by killing any interest in ... Read more Has WWE neutered any interest in CM Punk? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39ZgYHi via IFTTT

Scott are you buying the rumor that Cena is coming back to face Elias of all people at WrestleMania? Talk about underwhelming if true. Cena vs Bryan would make more sense. Bryan has nothing else lined up. Fear not, Dave said on Observer Radio that the WM card is drastically changing on the Smackdown side and ... Read more Say it isn’t so from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vWZiNO via IFTTT

So after his dominating performance over Deonte Wilder and with his popularity at an all time high, I would say there's a better than average chance Vince will pay Tyson Fury a boatload of money to compete at WrestleMania. Cena vs Fury? Taker vs Fury? Goldberg vs Fury? Your thoughts Speaking as someone who is ... Read more FuryMania from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PjLlAb via IFTTT

Sorry, this is kinda long.  First, the 'fingerpoke' does not exist in the English language.  Next up, why did the internet(and not the millions of non-IWC fans, as the actual numbers show) hate the events of January 4 1999 so much? Was it really that bad? After all, ratings stayed high for another 2 months, ... Read more January 4 1999 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vZYuaI via IFTTT

Sorry Scott, but besides enjoying your rants, gags and blog in general, I can't take your opinions on AEW seriously. There are tons of double standards you gleefully put up to excuse their weak points. Rating this week's tag team battle royal ****1/2 is laughable at best, that stuff was nowhere near that good, for ... Read more Your AEW takes and rants from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wDQGMd via IFTTT

This was released on February 20, 2020 Your hosts are Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone It runs at 56 minutes long   Tony asks Moxley how he discovered wrestling as a kid. Moxley said he cannot remember a time without wrestling in his life and he got into it due to kids who lived in ... Read more AEW Unrestricted Podcast Episode #1 – Jon Moxley from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bVo9C9 via IFTTT

Welcome to Sunday as my week of vacation gets closer to finishing. Don’t forget to like and retweet my contest for a free PPV showing of AEW Revolution on FITE.TV if you haven’t already, because I’ll be drawing the winner later this afternoon and sending out the code. DATELINE:  Smackdown ratings were slightly up but ... Read more Daily News Update – February 22, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HQ5yJH via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Jerry Lawler’s Classic Memphis Wrestling – 07.27.19 So this is it, the last episode of Jerry Lawler’s Classic Memphis available on YouTube.  And this one is focused on the Rock N Roll Express.  Jerry points out that he’s the one who put them together in the first place. The Galaxians v. ... Read more The SmarK Rant for Jerry Lawler’s Classic Memphis Wrestling – 07.27.19 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T1jaXG via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: September 23, 2005 Location: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas Attendance: 3,000 Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz No Mercy is coming up pretty soon and that means the card needs to start being set up. We already have the World Title match set and you can probably guess a few more from here. That makes ... Read more Smackdown – September 23, 2005 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Qcgdh via IFTTT

This recap also includes the Yokozuna vs. Mabel match from the 11/6/94 “Action Zone” since I was unable to find a copy of the complete show. November 6, 1994 From the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase This week in action are Mabel & Adam Bomb, Jeff Jarrett, ... Read more WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 6th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wEp4Xq via IFTTT

Hello You! I decided that, seeing as WrestleMania is on the horizon, I’d go and review every main event that has happened over the events 36 year history. I’m defining “main event” as the match that goes on last, so that will almost surely mean that I miss off some classic bouts, but don’t blame ... Read more Mike Reviews Every WrestleMania Main Event – I to V from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HLyzGr via IFTTT

Want to win a code to watch AEW Revolution absolutely FREE on @FiteTV ? Just like and retweet this post, and follow @FiteTV, and I’ll pick a random winner tomorrow and send out the code. Sorry, the code only works outside of the US. — Scott Keith (@rspwfaq) February 22, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2wySru1 via IFTTT

… will we be getting an Orange Cassidy action figure? And if so, which series?? “Hands-in-pockets Action” or we riot… Yeah, but Orange is more of an Inaction Figure, isn't he?   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37MWj7B via IFTTT

Was the reason WCW/TBS cancelled Clash Of The Champions had to do with Thunder starting up shortly thereafter, or was it something else entirely?  I mean having a glut of programming never stopped them before then, so I don't know why it all of a sudden would at that stage.   They had been trying ... Read more Cancelling The Clash Of Champions from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2VfPk4r via IFTTT

Reading the FOD questions got me wondering. What do you suppose was the Kayfabe reason that Nash agreed to the Fingerpoke given that he was now the number one guy in the company.? Easy.  Nash's motivation has always been money in both kayfabe and real life, and Hogan obviously offered him a lot of it ... Read more More Fingerpoke of Doom from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/391JtUN via IFTTT

I'm loving you answering these Video Game questions, so I'll send over another (You're bang on about VPW2 as well, great game!) How big was the SEGA Saturn in Canada? Did you ever get to play on or own one? If you did, did you like it? If you didn't, what put you off? I ... Read more SEGA Saturn from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/39TgNgw via IFTTT

November 5, 1994 From the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler This week’s featured match is Tatanka vs. Billy Gunn. Also in action are Doink, Diesel, Duke Droese, and the IRS. Plus, we will har comments from Chuck Norris and more!   We get a ... Read more WWF Superstars – November 5th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Vcy9AV via IFTTT

Hey, I won a 55″ Roku TV at my super-late work Christmas party last night!  That’s a pretty cool start to the weekend and end of my vacation. Also, I’m gonna play around with scheduling stuff to post a little later again, around 7:00am CST instead of the 5:00 or so that I’ve been doing ... Read more Daily News Update – February 21, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37M2kS5 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 07.17.95 Nothing terribly interesting in the Observer for this week, aside from Meltzer’s incredulous note that he never would have believed that a UFC PPV could actually beat a WWF one, but that actually happened with King of the Ring.  Now of course it’s a disaster if ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWF Monday Night RAW – 07.17.95 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HNMkog via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: February 21, 2020 Location: Gila River Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves As tends to be the case far too often these days, WWE is building to several things at once. This time around it’s the go home Smackdown for Super ShowDown, Elimination Chamber is in about two weeks and we’ve ... Read more Smackdown – February 21, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T0nAhG via IFTTT

Former WWE Wrestler Mantaur posted that his daughter is missing near Omaha.  Maybe with sharing?  https://ift.tt/2vUrelg Best of luck to him.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2v9ocJM via IFTTT

Thought I’d stick with the Video Game topic Which of these two consoles do you prefer? (I lean towards the SNES because I had one as a kid but I think they’re both great) See, I'm not part of the whole childhood nostalgia deal with those, because they both came out when I was already ... Read more Super Nintendo Vs Mega Drive/Genesis from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Pexuv0 via IFTTT

Did you coin that term? I know "OF DOOM" has always been your thing. If not, any idea where it originated? Apparently I didn't coin it, but I helped popularize it.  I believe the true coiner was CRZ, but that whole period was such a long time ago that I don't rightly remember exactly who ... Read more “Fingerpoke of Doom” from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HHdRaS via IFTTT

Since you just reviewed the Fingerpoke show, what should they have done instead?  Have Goldberg win the belt back a week after losing it?  Do a DQ in Goldberg-Nash where Hogan turns on Goldberg and they reform the NWO with Nash as champ and Hogan in a manger type role?  The fans gave Nash a ... Read more What to do instead of Fingerpoke of doom from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Tbq1OG via IFTTT

You got some awful questions today, so here is a fun one: what is your current dream match involving active wrestlers? Because as of about 10 seconds ago after catching up on NJPW, my new dream match is the NJPW tag champs vs the AEW tag champs.  Yeah, that'd be pretty fun.  I really feel ... Read more What is your current dream match? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37N6Vng via IFTTT

We made it! So it looks like it’s Get People In The Hall Of Fame season.  With that in mind, A Moment of Bliss will have the Bella Twins as their four guests tonight.  (What?  They’re both pregnant.  What did you think I meant?)  It’s been heavily rumored that this will result in announcing them ... Read more WWE Friday Night Party Thread, Episode 21 — LA VITA BELLA from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Uj8Xm via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: February 18, 2020 Location: Sam’s Town Live, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Josh Matthews, Don Callis We’re off to a different taping cycle now and things are getting interesting around here. Last week’s show without a bunch of the luchador guest stars was an improvement and if they can keep that up, we ... Read more Impact Wrestling – February 18, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Phnph0 via IFTTT

While Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) was a nostalgic look at wrestling’s past, the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) stubbornly fought for its existence, casting itself as a major promotion that was on the same level as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) or World Championship Wrestling (WCW).  Based in Memphis, Tennessee, a classic wrestling hotbed and ... Read more What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – January 7, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c7gwbU via IFTTT

When I started this series, I wasn’t always thinking it would deviate from recent shows, but IWTV is so chock full of amazing stuff that basically any recently posted show is like catnip. That’s why I hit the 2018 JT Lightning Invitational. However, I kinda knew I’d reserve this weekend in February for my own ... Read more Friday Indie Spotlight Thing: NOVA Pro Hoppy Place from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38N30I9 via IFTTT

Going along with the earlier email about Cody and Kenny, I have a theory for you. What if Kenny is a Brock type of performer where you really get the most out of him wrestling big matches once every 2 months or so? I think alot of what happen is he was regulated to certain ... Read more Kenny Omega Exposed? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T2rTZT via IFTTT

Hey Scott, I've noticed there is a lot of fans demanding and expecting Fiend to go over Goldberg at Super Showdown but these same fans are also expecting Taker to go over AJ Styles.  Isn't that a double standard?  I'm gonna need people to start sending me better e-mails.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2vPHBQe via IFTTT

Does the new TV deal AEW just signed make them profitable, like what Meltzer is reporting? Lemme just check with Meltzer to confirm…yes. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HNla0s via IFTTT

Hey Scott, So over the years, I've become a HUGE fan of the 1990 Royal Rumble, while the 1992 Royal Rumble (while excellent) has a lot of weird booking errors everyone seems to overlook. For example: 1. Never noticed until recently, but until Piper gets in at #15, it's just a slow parade of jobbers. ... Read more The following email contains criticisms of Royal Rumble 92 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SMjN8B via IFTTT

November 5, 1994 This is fan-cam footage of a show that took place during the “Hart Attack Tour” that was been heavily promoted on TV at the time. It omits the IRS vs. Bob Holly match.   Adam Bomb vs. Pierre We are joined in progress here. Pierre is still in his Quebecers attire. Bomb ... Read more WWF Seattle Center Coliseum – November 5th, 1994 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/32fpejx via IFTTT