Smackdown Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz Things are certainly happening around here but I don’t know if I would call them interesting. We are a long way off from the Great American Bash, meaning we have all kinds of time for Rey Mysterio to lose but still ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35RpUOj via IFTTT

Hope you enjoyed the assorted animation, film and wrestling reviews this past week. As I head back to work, my reviewing regularity will reduce, but I have a few things in mind to review. Let me know in the comments section if there are any you have preference for seeing. Wrestling: Wrestling Rarities – The ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TIPRKh via IFTTT

Hello again, I hope all is well with you. Which storyline are you more intrigued with? Reigns or the Jericho/MJF storyline? I'm kinda divided, but, I feel Reigns has really hit it out of the park. Reigns has turned into the best heel in years and made Uso a top heel in the process. I ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35PnQXf via IFTTT

I saw a commercial for the crappy game show Cody is hosting and they refer to him as Cody Rhodes several times. How are they able to do that but AEW is not? Is this something WWE could go after them for? Cody got the name back a while ago apparently, but just chooses not ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/323zTiG via IFTTT

And what other way could I pay tribute to him… Apparently Burt Reynolds thought Norm’s impression of him was hilarious and actually wanted to do the show himself but never got the chance. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mD4knC via IFTTT

Hello You! Back again with another Stinker Review, with today’s request coming courtesy of Adam Gray. For those not au fait, these reviews are kind of like what the fine folk over at Wrestle Crap do, as I take a look at a show that is widely regarded to be awful and see if it ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31ZGuKJ via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Saturday Night’s Main Event #8 – 11.29.86 Taped from Los Angeles, CA on 11.15.86, drawing 16,000 people and a 9.7 rating. Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura Poor Elizabeth is stuck polishing Randy Savage’s belt, which establishes their relationship from the get-go. Intercontinental title:  Randy Savage v. Jake Roberts ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31ZR30w via IFTTT

Getting towards the end of my week off, this is an interview from 2016 by Hannibal, who isn’t really a good interviewer, but Ray is an excellent and detailed speaker, so he more than makes up for it. The interview is held at his lovely home in snowy Quebec, with his personalised seaplane down the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34L0lPy via IFTTT

Happy Halloween!  We are actually opting out of sending our daughter trick or treating tonight, and we’re not giving out candy either because Covid sucks and there’s just no point in taking unnecessary risks towards spreading it.  2020 is just a non-stop kick in the nuts every day. On the bright side, I tried a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34HaQ6w via IFTTT

One more collection of Halloween-themed episodes before I wrap up for the week and head back to work on Monday. It’s been fun, and I’ll put up a post tomorrow to get requests for stuff to look at the next time I’m off. Garfield’s Halloween Adventure Doing my research on this because I’m not massively ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jKcs3R via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: October 30, 2020 Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves It’s time to start the build towards Survivor Series, but also the start of the Usos being Roman Reigns’ lackeys. That could go a long way in the short and long terms so I’m curious to see where it goes. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34IVSNp via IFTTT

Hey Scott Just piggybacking off of the guy who recommended WALTER vs Ilja (it's great) and also wondering if you've ever considered doing rants on a few individual matches in lieu of a whole show. Reviews of WALTER vs Ilja, something like Ibushi vs Suzuki from this year's G1, and maybe a match from a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34ITrKY via IFTTT

We made it! Tomorrow is Halloween, so be prepared for someone to think it’s funny to dress as a virus.  Assuming your precinct even allows a Halloween party, although I bet there will be idiot teenagers holding one anyway. Just a note: normally we’d be complaining about long AEW Dark shows, but just this once, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kVXBVa via IFTTT

Doug Gilbert delivers a promo vowing to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship on today’s broadcast. Dave Brown and Corey Maclin are today’s announce team and they are calling the show from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Brian Christopher walks out and complains that Doug Gilbert is getting a title shot because he is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TGvIo9 via IFTTT

“WWE & Bill Simmons producing a multi-part Netflix documentary on Vince McMahon, will be one of the highest budgeted Netflix docs in history.” it should be called 'No chance in hell' surely? I don’t know but I’m gonna review the shit out of it.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34Dvch8 via IFTTT

Good god, I just watched these two beat one another so badly I was sore by the end. Please review this and let us know what you think! That’s it, that’s the entire email. Yeah but then I wouldn’t have had time to watch Havoc 91 last night.  Also the episode I did a couple of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3813EEF via IFTTT

Really odd and random question as I continue through ECW on the network.  I keep noticing the same two guys in particular in the audience at almost every ECW show I've watched sitting in the same spots.  The long haired guy in the front row with sunglasses who looks like Jim Martin from Faith No ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Jp0pg1 via IFTTT

Hey Scott, What's your favourite example of a feud that was purely and simply about two guys determined to prove (with or without the title) that they were the better wrestler? No shampoo, adultery, dogs or mannequins – just rivalry. Rock vs John Cena was really good if you discount all the initial nonsense with ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HNn8kS via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 – 10.27.91 Man, I have not done this show in a VERY long time. We’re definitely overdue for this one. Plus I never would have seen the original PPV version, since I’m guessing all I had access to was the home video. Live from Chattanooga, TN, drawing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35RALb2 via IFTTT

Happy Mandalorian Day!  For real this time! I managed to get to #2 in Mario 35 last night for the first time, but then my family walked in front of the TV screen while telling me how much that they love and adore me and I lost.  And yet if I killed them, I’d somehow ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mCQDVH via IFTTT

Continuing the Halloween theme, I’m going to look at four episodes from different shows today and another four tomorrow. If they suck and couldn’t even scare a baby, then it’s a dirty TRICK, but if they totally work and are fun to watch then they’re a TREAT. Let’s hope we head home with sweets in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37TVkpT via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: October 29, 2020 Location: BT Studios, London, England Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness It’s time for one of the bigger matches that has ever taken place around here as Walter defends the United Kingdom Title against Ilja Dragunov. This was originally planned for sometime earlier this year but the Coronavirus changed the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2GaTENo via IFTTT

“Good evening, wrestling fans, and welcome to Prime Time Thursday.  I’m Gorilla Monsoon alongside Bobby Heenan, and Brain, it all comes down to two men in AEW.” “And what a coincidence — they used to be tag team partners and everyone wants them to fight!  Who could have seen this coming except everyone?” “Certainly we ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37RzumW via IFTTT

Demolition: The WWF’s biggest tag team… now jobbers. And we’re back with more Dream Matches- this time, I’m theming it around the unfortunately-low-grade Demolition/LOD feud, which was so, SO disappointing to 1990’s wrestling fans. One of the greatest all-time Dream Match-Ups from schoolyards around the Americas, and there was no PPV blow-off, and it was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oEVVlq via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/31WpmWe Apparently no big league contract on either side yet!   But she’ll probably get paid once she figures it out.  Perhaps she’ll put the winning bidder on her butt too.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31RpNRW via IFTTT

After heck in a cell, where do you think is Sasha now in terms of all time best?(non Joshi) Is it still trish and lita 1/2?  You can make a case that the four horsewomen(esp with bayleys run this past year) have 4 of the 5 spots with Trish in the top 5. What sayeth ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35OfDTj via IFTTT

I complain about this every year, but I just don't understand why Vince keeps insisting on having faces and heels team up for the sake of “brand loyalty”. Wouldn't it make infinitely more sense to just do one match of Raw faces vs. SD heels, and a second match of Raw heels vs. SD faces? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/384JvO3 via IFTTT

The company doesn’t treat us, or its characters like morons. With regard to the MJF/Jericho build. First, MJF both call each losers under their breath as they walk away from each other after patronizing each other. They both acknowledge they did it, but lie about why. They do a deliberately over the top musical number ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TynUES via IFTTT

Happy Mandalorian Day! Four Matches Added To Full Gear https://ift.tt/3ee42AI Surprise Return/Turn On NXT https://ift.tt/31Rg2TN Title Change At Halloween Havoc https://ift.tt/3jExEYQ     from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HLGWoC via IFTTT

When I signed up for Disney+ earlier in the year I was surprised to see that the film Willow was on there, but then it is the bastard child of George Lucas, trying to reproduce the success of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I think I became aware of the film originally through adverts in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31QvVda via IFTTT

NXT Date: October 28, 2020 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, Beth Phoenix It’s time to rekindle an awesome tradition (assuming that still counts twenty years later) with Halloween Havoc. For the life of me I don’t know why it took WWE this long to bring the idea back but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Txsjb9 via IFTTT

Apparently last night was Halloween Havoc, three nights early! Well, got something saved up for the real Halloween night, a selection of tricks and treats, but for now if there’s something weird in the neighbourhood, better call… the Ghostbusters! Real Ghostbusters: When Halloween Was Forever We covered this show before and I admitted I wasn’t ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31SDQ9C via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.28.20 Taped from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur Holy cow it’s DVDs! Yeah I can just watch the PPVs on demand via Fite, but I’m still putting those on the Xmas wish list. Wardlow has words with Dasha, as MJF lets us ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TyBfx3 via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: October 28, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross We’re getting closer and closer to Full Gear and tonight we will find out the finalists in the #1 contenders tournament, with the match taking place at the pay per view. Other than that we have a town hall ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oFkXky via IFTTT

TONIGHT!  We got SPIN THE WHEEL MAKE THE DEAL on NXT and the semi-finals of the World title contender tournament on AEW. Hopefully no one catches Covid from being at NXT. Very sad about Tracy Smothers.  I imagine we’ll get a word about him on both shows tonight. Anything else going on tonight?  Don’t think ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HKBMt2 via IFTTT

Mentioned I’d take a look at this after the Death in the Family review the other day, so no need to waste time, let’s get to it! Four reviews in a day! Have I mentioned it’s my week off?! Superman/Shazam!: Return of Black Adam This is the feature of this DVD, with the others having ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Ty3f3V via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler We’re on the way to One Night Stand and the top of the show is starting to take place. Given that it isn’t a traditional show, there is a good chance that we won’t be seeing much more ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HK9JKg via IFTTT

Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are calling the action and they are concluding the tapings from Jellico, Tennessee.  This is also the go home show for Fire on the Mountain. Jim Cornette tells Kessler and Thatcher that Brad Armstrong has no chance against his militia in a gauntlet match. Opening Gauntlet Match #1:  Brad Armstrong ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jAvaeg via IFTTT

James Fabiano asked for this when Scott posted an email about the show recently, and when I say he asked for this he really asked for this! As a note, I do like the theme tune for the show, a reworking of Bonnie Tyler’s Ravishing, but it wouldn’t have worked half as well as Real ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34yWZPN via IFTTT

Farewell to the wild eyed Southern Boy. 2020 claims another victim. https://ift.tt/3e8PG4C from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2G7puL3 via IFTTT

Hello You! We’re 8 days out from November to Remember, the event that traditionally acts as ECW’s version of WrestleMania/Starrcade as the big show of the year. This year’s show doesn’t feel like it’s on that level, but neither did last year’s either if I’m honest. Let’s see if they can speed up the hype ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34Avghs via IFTTT

I was pretty excited to see Miro show up in AEW after years of being underutilized in WWE…  And then his first feud winds up being over a broken video game?  Just seems like a pre-show match with Best Friends coming off their feud with Santana & Ortiz is something that’s going to do nothing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oucUa5 via IFTTT

I think it’s inevitable that I’ll be reviewing the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie soon, so I thought I’d review some episodes from the first few (good) seasons of the cartoon, which I took a minute to get into, but when I did I was into it I was REALLY into it! Enter: The ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31PZyLk via IFTTT

As is generally recognized, WCW's “World War 3” 3 Ring battle royale match is a disaster on many levels. Do you think WCW could've benefited from telling fans that they were going to change World War 3 into a more “modern format” or some such excuse, and simply start using WWE's Royal Rumble format, but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2GajFfU via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 – 10.27.90 Well, I give up waiting for the WWE Network to upload the full PPV version of this show, so let’s redo the Turner Home Video version that they put up there because it’s very due for a redo and of course Halloween Havoc returns tonight, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kGo74Y via IFTTT

It’s HALLOWEEN HAVOC time again, so I figured I’d celebrate with the 1990 show this morning.  A bunch of others need redoing so we’ll probably continue in that direction because I love me some old classic WCW. WWE Considering Changing Lars Sullivan’s Name https://ift.tt/2HwuQzZ Chaos Backstage At This Week’s Smackdown https://ift.tt/3jyOvws   And if you’re ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34xREIy via IFTTT

So, I compared Masters of the Universe to Flash Gordon and someone loved the reference and said “Do Flash Gordon!” – you don’t have to tell me twice! Filmed in 1980, there’s been a 40th anniversary Blu-Ray release of this recently, but I’m looking at the silver anniversary DVD from 2005, including an awesome Mike ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34AAGsR via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Dark, Episode 58: Get Me Some Caffeine, October 27, 2020 From the AEW Arena. Your hosts are Excalibur and Taz, with special guest boxing Olympian Anthony Ogogo! TONIGHT! Fifteen matches, a few of which may actually be competitive, as we determine if anyone is bothering to watch this during ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35EFNI3 via IFTTT

And we’re back with more of wrestling’s weirdest side-matches. This time some stuff Maffew showed me- possibly the greatest disparate bunch of dudes ever, all from a one-night tag tournament in Tenryu’s WAR promotion in Japan! Even better, there’s Buddy Rogers vs. Haystacks Calhoun from 1961, and Antonio Inoki versus the famous “Fat Motorcycle Twins”. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HFJjcR via IFTTT

Just picked this up and thought I’d watch and review it – the main feature is an adaptation of a classic Batman story with a twist to match the original. The rest are shorts that appeared alongside previous DC animated movie releases, and in some cases were better than those main features! Batman: Death in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mt2zcI via IFTTT

The MitB contract match on HitC lead me down the rabbit hole to watching Rob Van Dam vs John Cena for the WWE title at One Night Stand. In that match, Edge did a run-in, the ref got knocked out, Paul Heyman made the count, and RVD was announced as the new *ECW* champion. But ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31MIjKS via IFTTT

Why was there no blood feud between the two after Windham’s turn?  Barry took time off for injuries and apparently married a super rich sugar mama while he was out, so he had zero motivation to do much he didn’t want to.  Besides, when were they supposed to do that match?   It’s not like ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oszgsB via IFTTT

Not a huge genre, but you have now given two such matches five star ratings. So please break the tie: Roman vs Jey, or Magnum vs Tully? Magnum vs Tully. It’s too early to judge the Roman match with any kind of perspective.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3e1aRoV via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 05.22.93 Could it be…finally…a NEW TAPING CYCLE?! YES IT IS! Taped from Worcester, MA Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Randy Savage & Jerry Lawler.  WHAT ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS HERE IN THE WWF?  THINGS ARE TOPSY-TURVY!  Apparently there’s this “Kid” who scored a huge upset on RAW, and Marty ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35SZFr5 via IFTTT

Don’t worry, we made it through the most important election of our time, the Saskatchewan Provincial election!  It’s smooth sailing from here.  I was hoping that fixing Disqus was part of someone’s campaign platform, but apparently not. Several Names Set For Survivor Series Team Matches https://ift.tt/34tSKVI WWE May Have Already Reversed A Draft Move https://ift.tt/35AMJWt ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kyS9Yo via IFTTT

Talk about a movie I could write about while standing on my head! I really got into Transformers around 1986 and remember somehow having gotten Optimus Prime and Cliffjumper just before REALLY getting into it, but even with the UK being behind on things it still meant that my toy collection was comprised more heavily ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37KYEDG via IFTTT

Taped from Dallas, TX Airdate: March 16, 1985 (taped 03/08) Attendance: unknown Hosted by Bill Mercer Will the Fantastics recapture the American tag titles? What’s the latest with Adams and Hart? And who will join me for this sloppy episode? Griswold family! Glad you could join us. Hopefully you make it to Europe before the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oDrdcz via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: October 26, 2020 Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe We’re on the way to Survivor Series, meaning that the rosters, which have now been together for all of a week and a half, will suddenly realize how much they can’t stand the people on the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HHWLg0 via IFTTT

Hey Scott– Following up on my tournament question from a couple of days back: I think one of the biggest (and puzzling) upsets we've ever seen is Greg Valentine sending Ricky Steamboat home in the WrestleMania IV tourney for the world title. We could have seen a rematch from WM III, and even at ten (?) ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35xnK6q via IFTTT

Scott, Just wanted to piggyback on my post to the Hell in a Cell thread. Doesn’t the Rock have the money and clout to do whatever he wants at this point? In addition to having his own production company, is it that far out of the realm for him to tell a studio that he’s ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37KRwY6 via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Hell in the Cell was last night. I thought two of the matches were awesome and the rest was what it was. A Randy Orton title reign (with 15-minute weekly promos to come) is about as exciting as iceberg lettuce, but what can you do? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37NlomD via IFTTT

Beauty Pair’s signature song, aka “Every anime theme song during the 1970s”. JOSHI SPOTLIGHT- THE BEAUTY PAIR: JACKIE SATO Real Name: Naoko Sato Billed Height & Weight: 5’8″ 160 lbs. Career Length: 1975-88 MAKI UEDA Real Name: Makiko Ueda Billed Height & Weight: 5’6″ 136 lbs. Career Length: 1975-79 -Now this is a really deep ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31MP4wx via IFTTT

Joey Styles calls the matches on tonight’s card, which come from ECW’s event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A video package showcases some of the action in Fort Lauderdale.  A lot of attention is paid to a brawl between Raven and Steve Richards against Tommy Dreamer and Luna Vachon, with Raven and Richards laying Vachon out ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35Et4EW via IFTTT

Bit of a twist with this one, because it’s a live action adaptation of a classic cartoon rather than an animated movie, but I love it and I hope you do too. From the dying days of He-Man at this point, as it was the biggest thing for kids and then went the other way ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3opTT8N via IFTTT

If the Wrestlemania 19 main event finish had gone as planned & Brock cleanly hits the Shooting Star Press on Angle for the title win, what do you think happens going forward with Brock doing the move? Busts it out once or twice a year on special occasions like Undertaker with his dive to the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34rpFKu via IFTTT

Hey Scott, hope your and your family are safe and well. I watched the Jericho/MJF segment and it came off as something that would have been on an old episode of WWF/TNT. I listened to Cornette's 605 and he was right about one thing, how does this improve MJF as a heel?  Does he need ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dZDcMo via IFTTT

Bound For Glory 2020 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews It’s the biggest night of the year, or at least it is on paper. Bound For Glory has long since been the top show in the company, though Slammiversary tends to be more fun. Maybe they can ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34rWBma via IFTTT

Yes, it’s the most important political day of the year…Saskatchewan provincial government elections! Video: The Rock Inducts Ken Shamrock Into Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame https://ift.tt/34sTs5v Kylie Rae No Shows Bound For Glory In A Strange Situation https://ift.tt/2J66629 Survivor Series To Be Undertaker: 30 Themed https://ift.tt/3mmO6yW   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3moFSWQ via IFTTT

Continuing the series of requests, this is the movie designed to kick off the launch of the Bravestarr toyline and TV show, but rushing the toys out fucked things up and meant that this came out of sequence and wasn’t half as successful as it should’ve been given the quality. Let’s have a look. We ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mmRc5N via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 – 10.25.20 Live from THE THUNDERDOME.  The most violent and hate-filled show of the year!  BROUGHT TO YOU BY SKITTLES! Your hosts are Michael Cole and the usual suspects. WWE Universal title, I Quit:  Roman Reigns v. Jey Uso This was the one match I ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2J6ZKzy via IFTTT

Hell In A Cell 2020 Date: October 25, 2020 Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe, Michael Cole, Corey Graves It’s time for another version of the show where WWE doesn’t care enough to even put together six matches before we get to the show. I’m not sure why WWE ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oqzwIu via IFTTT

There, now Tommy Hall can take part without offending his family. Yes, folks, it’s time to go into the giant cage and see who comes out the other side.  Roman Reigns and Jey Uso fight for leadership of the Anoa’i family and the Universal Title!  Drew McIntyre looks to put Randy Orton away once and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31HRTij via IFTTT

We’re at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Matt Striker introduces the rookies already in the ring, which can only mean we have such a stacked show today that we have no choice but to skip entrances. The crowd is merciless and even super-faces like Bryan & Slater receive boos. We’re three weeks away from Pro ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TsIVRi via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 – 10.06.19 It’s fitting that we’re in the month of Halloween because this show is pretty much SPIN THE WHEEL MAKE THE DEAL as far as booking matches in advance.  I know the top four matches and the rest is a complete mystery. Live from ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jpwxMN via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Any idea why they never there was never any attempt to do Road Warriors vs. Demolition outside WWF? I know Demolition was WWF IP but that's why G-d created thesauruses. Or just say  Road Warriors vs. Demulition. Heck, just put both on a poster and everyone will know what's up. Good question.  I don't know ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kwyOH6 via IFTTT

Hey Scott– Hopefully no one was placing bets on the first round of the AEW tournament. I think we all saw the results of the first matches coming from a mile away (and I'm pretty sure we all know where the finals are headed…) I don't say this like it's necessarily a bad thing. Look ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3osZRp4 via IFTTT

Raven was actually treated like a fairly big deal for his WCW debut. During the climactic nWo vs. WCW brawl that was closing Nitro, Curt Hennig makes his WCW debut and then Raven hops the guard rail with Hogan looking at him suspiciously. It was kinda awesome and all sorts of intriguing. Of course Hennig ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jqU6EY via IFTTT

So, I did the Movies Go To the Cartoons review, and Cartoons Go To the Movies is the logical followup. Seeing as we’ve been tracking Sgt. Slaughter, let’s see him through to his apex and the end of the Sunbow era of G.I. Joe. I saw this in the UK as Action Force: The Movie ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dSvWly via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – MSG 10.25.76 Bruno AND Andre on the same show?  Sold. Also this was exactly 44 years ago today, so why not. Taped from Madison Square Garden Your host is Vincent Kennedy McMahon Jr. The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz v. Manuel Soto I’m not familiar with Soto, but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Gp1Li via IFTTT

It’s the end of another weekend, and Hell in a Cell is today.  The show so big that they don’t even need to announce matches for it!  Although personally it’s a one match show for me anyway because I don’t really care about anything outside of Roman Reigns v. Jey Uso.  I think they’ve stretched ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34thxcc via IFTTT

I thought I’d have a look at a few shows that were spin-offs of movies. As I mention, I wasn’t especially into the films and as a kid was more likely to watch the cartoons, but it’s interesting to now look at them with the knowledge of what they were derived from. The Real Ghostbusters ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HogF05 via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: May 26, 2006 Location: Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, California Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We’re past Judgment Day and Rey Mysterio is still World Champion. I’m not sure why that is going to be seen as a good thing as Mysterio was destroyed for weeks on end before surviving against JBL on Sunday. Next up ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37CUgqv via IFTTT

Eddie kingston has to be the best promo and talker of 2020 so far. He hasn't won any major matches and yet has talked his way into a credible main event feud on PPV. He should be giving classes! Ironically one of his best bits was parodying the classes that WWE IS giving their trainees.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3osl1Ea via IFTTT

Hello Scott   Reading about the clusterscmozz that was El Gigante vs. Great Muta brought back a few questions I’ve been wondering about the big guy, namely: WHY??   What in the world possessed WCW to go after this guy in the first place? He was a lanky, skinny, awkward basketball player who had never ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dWKel9 via IFTTT

TONIGHT! I dunno, is there anything going on tonight?  I’m watching the new Borat on Amazon Prime later, but the UFC was last night.  I think it’s game 4 of the World Series but I have zero interest in who wins that one. I think tonight is Bound for Glory?  If you’d like to order ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35uVOjJ via IFTTT

Have been wanting to give this a watch again for a while, and as I didn’t post anything last night on the first night of my week off work I figured I’d throw it up alongside the Joe review. Brandi wasn’t a big star, although he worked for WCW and the WWF, but the trailer ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3okyDkC via IFTTT

Scott, If he had been properly booked and pushed, what do you think was the ceiling on Chris Kanyon? To me, this guy had the size, look, wrestling ability, creative moveset, personality, mic skills, and charisma of someone who could've been deserving of a run as a WCW or WWE heavyweight champion.  Really?  God bless Kanyon ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Drp5t via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Been watching Survivor Series ‘92 on the network, where Mr Perfect replaces the Ultimate Warrior a week before the show for the tag main event. I was wondering, what were the original plans for Hennig’s in-ring return if the Warrior hadn’t left? I’m assuming he must have been cleared at that point to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Jniox via IFTTT

Glad to see that Abadon is coming back next week, as I was starting to wonder if maybe it didn't work out with her and AEW, as she hasn't been on Dark for awhile. (Then again, Denver-to-Jacksonville isn't exactly a walk across the street, so she probably couldn't afford all those travel expenses.) Curious as ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ToPYuC via IFTTT

Awkward both in terms of style clash and also splitting the crowd. Can be a “dream match” or something that happened or could happen.  For some random reason a potential match that came to mind would be if in 1998 they ran RVD vs. New Jack. Talk about two completely different styles and who the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mbvkue via IFTTT

Hello You! I decided to do a good TNA show this week, because believe it or not they did exist. I actually saw this show originally on The Wrestling Channel here in the UK, as they’d just started showing TNA (Even though they were a few months behind) and this show had FWA regular Jonny ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31CYrPf via IFTTT

It’s apparently Hell in a Cell weekend.  Huh. New Day Almost Had Two Surprising Names https://ift.tt/3dQRRcI Fenix Banged Up, May Need To Be Removed From #1 Contenders Tournament https://ift.tt/31zbQrq (Update:  Yeah, he’s out and replaced by Penta) https://ift.tt/3dRW6Vm AEW Is Heading To The Hardy Compound For Elite Deletion https://ift.tt/2IZcAzN   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37EhdJQ via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Saturday Night’s Main Event #7 – 10.03.86 Taped on 09.13.86 from Richfield, OH, drawing 21,000 and a 9.4 rating.  There’s probably a pretty good main event for this one with those numbers! Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura, as the Bobby Heenan experiment lasted exactly one show and Ebersol ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3juNh58 via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: October 20, 2020 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: Madison Rayne, Josh Matthews It’s the go home show for Bound For Glory and that probably can’t come soon enough. The company has been limping into the show and they could use a nice boost before we get to Saturday. Tonight is probably ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34pGPs3 via IFTTT

On request, and a fitting suggestion, I’m looking at some of the episodes of G.I. Joe that star Sgt. Slaughter. He first appeared in the season two mini-series Arise, Serpentor, Arise, which I’ll cycle back round to, and G.I. Joe: The Movie is on the to-do list, so today I’m looking at the standard episodes ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HAr1K4 via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: October 23, 2020 Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves It’s the go home show for Hell in a Cell and maybe that means WWE can remember to build the show a bit. Granted I wouldn’t bet on it as last year’s show only had three matches announced going into ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dZH53Z via IFTTT

We made it! Tonight on Fox, it’s Game 3 of the World Series as Tampa Bay (1) and Los Angeles (1) continue to battle for supremacy!  If you go to FS1, you’ll see SmackDown, which… has the Money in the Bank court case.  Yeah, they’ve given up on this show. BREAKING NEWS: Fenix’s injury is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jpXxvw via IFTTT

Lance Russell and Dave Brown are back in the booth and they are calling the action in the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Russell talks with Jesse James Armstrong, who is not happy that Randy Hales has suspended his friends in SMW. Opening Non-Title Contest:  Jerry Lawler (USWA Unified World Champion) (21-4) pins Reggie B. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34qOZ3n via IFTTT

So, Jericho is really showing legs that continue to make him an important figure in wrestling this late into his career. Obviously he's not a top level star on the level of Hogan and Stone Cold, but could he be the most consistently fun performer that wrestling has ever seen? Almost 50 years old and he ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jrOE4u via IFTTT

Hey Scott. Hope all is well.  I wanted to pick your brain since you interact with way more wrestling fans than I do. Are a majority of fans simply too toxic to talk wrestling with? I see a lot of conversations resemble how bad things can get with Star Wars and the whole Marvel vs ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31CrMt8 via IFTTT

Scott, What was the $25 Switch controller you got from Amazon?  I'm looking to pick one up for my son.  Thanks. Here's the Amazon.ca link for it: https://ift.tt/3omf0Zy And it's also available from Amazon US it looks like: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Controller-Gamepad-Joystick-Nintendo/dp/B07VC5GH71/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=wireless+switch+controller&qid=1603466562&sr=8-6 I'm loving this thing already, I have to say.  It's replacing one of the cheap “BioGenik” branded ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34nh3nY via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WCW Monday Nitro – 01.15.96 Live from Miami, FL Your hosts are Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan & Mongo Lex Luger v. Randy Savage Gotta love all the carefully planted Hulk Hogan merchandise in the front row to prove how popular he is.  Bischoff announces that Savage gets a shot at the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HuUmWv via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 01.15.96 Taped from somewhere at the end of a cycle. Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler Marty Jannetty v. Owen Hart They trade facelocks to start while Marty’s neon outfit threatens to crash the Network.  There’s not enough bandwidth in the world to contain that ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HiH2ob via IFTTT

Hey yo. I got a new fake Switch Pro controller on Amazon Prime day for like $25 and it’s NIIIIIIIIICE.  Solid build, vibration built in, and motion controls. I was playing some Rocket League tonight to test it out and it feels really good. Time to catch up on some headlines from yesterday that I ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3koLkZm via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: October 22, 2020 Location: BT Studios, London, England Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness Things are hot coming after last week’s show with the red hot tag match. All roads are leading to the Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter showdown and I really want to see the match. Hopefully we should be in for ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jr7EjE via IFTTT

“Hello, everyone, and welcome to Prime Time Thursday as we help you navigate the mid-week’s icy waters.” “And we figure out how to do it without any sissy football players, either.” “Sissies?” “He’s just a punter!  Who could he hurt?” “If that’s how big the punter is, it makes me glad I retired.” “Didn’t happen ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dRyWPe via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Was curious on your thoughts on AEW rankings after a year? Whats the point if every title shot is awarded based off a battle royal, a tournament, or being named Orange Cassidy? It was bad enough beating only jobbers got you ranked top 5 but now they really jumped the shark ranking the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34lW5G7 via IFTTT

Playing off an email from yesterday asking what show was the biggest stinker despite having a strong roster/lineup, how about we switch gears: What PPV looked like total crap on paper, but turned out to be at least a good, enjoyable effort. Doesn't have to be show of the year or anything, just good enough ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35mMxKh via IFTTT

And we’re back with more of wrestling’s most unusually-booked matches! Or just random stuff on YouTube I found! First up, one of the most disparate matches ever in terms of the gulf in workrate between the two competitors. Plus one of those “Split up two tag teams and have them wrestle each other” WWF matches ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HxdLpa via IFTTT

So now that MJF/Jericho have gone and done a musical number which will no doubt go viral and only add to Jericho's fame and popularity, you think that HHH will probably try and top it purely out of spite and malice's sake? I mean, this is the same man who spent over a year burying ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dOCtgV via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/34hpykC “We were going for 15 minutes before we even got into the ring, and then, we did about 10 minutes in the ring. But we had another 25 minutes of a match that was planned out. If it had ever happened, it could have been one of the greatest matches of all time. And ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/31yPc2p via IFTTT

Hopefully the answer here isn't so simple as “that's just how it was done back then”, but given that Backlund had held the title forever, wouldn't Hogan vs. Backlund have been a much bigger match and a much better way to pass the torch? Followup: if this was “just the way things were done”, what ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kpogcT via IFTTT

Quite a night of wrestling, and a pretty damn good World Series game as well. NXT tag team titles change hands https://ift.tt/3mb2yK7 Zicky Dice loses NWA TV title to the Pope; Billy Corgan insists that Powerrr is still a thing that exists https://ift.tt/3jeQl5m Allie is once again the Bunny https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1318717615091650561   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mgr9gv via IFTTT

NXT Date: October 21, 2020 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph Things continue to be in a weird place around here as we are still needing a big star. Finn Balor is still out injured and I’m not sure how things are going to go without something to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35o9Jbe via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.21.20 Taped from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & Jim Ross TONIGHT:   We determine once again if TOURNAMENTS ARE AWESOME. Full Gear Eliminator round one:  Wardlow v. Jungle Boy Wardlow is the overpowering bully to start, but JB slaps him around and bounces off him ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3jhVdGH via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: May 22, 2006 Location: Thomas And Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler Smackdown has gotten through its pay per view now so it’s time for Raw to get ready for something of its own. In theory at least, as the next show is ECW One Night Stand, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/35olr5w via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: October 21, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross It’s time to start the second year as well as beginning the process of finding a new #1 contender. That means the first round of a tournament to crowd Jon Moxley’s next challenger, with the finals on November 7 ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3kl928H via IFTTT

Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are in the booth and they are still covering action from the Jellico, Tennessee tapings. Opening Contest:  The Dynamic Duo (6-7-1) defeat Matt Hardy & Jason Arndt when Al Snow pins Hardy after a German suplex-clothesline combination at 1:57: The THUGS are no longer the SMW tag team champions, but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2HmCxIT via IFTTT

I actually enjoyed the Cody vs. Orange Cassidy match on the Dynamite Anniversary Show, but wouldn’t their new found rivalry make more sense if they were fighting to get a shot at Brodie Lee?  Seems like the Dark Order was really picking up some steam with Brodie as the TNT Champion and just completely got ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TfS7so via IFTTT