You know what I say every Friday to celebrate that we’ve survived life and earned our weekend?  Well, never has it applied more than tonight, the last night of 2020. WE FUCKING MADE IT! All the trouble, all the chaos, the heartbreak, the fear and the rage, all of it… we can put it into ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/384YAyu via IFTTT

Now obviously we all know how shitty Starrcade 97 was and especially the tragedy that was the long anticipated Hogan/Sting match. It was clearly just a case of Hogan being an ego maniac, management not having the balls to reign him in and Sting probably being TOO much of a company man perhaps. No way ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/380IqpK via IFTTT

This may come off as rude, but do you think wwe is quickly planning a better Brodie lee tribute after seeing AEW have a much bigger tribute planned (not to mention the good being the elite tribute)? They said they’re doing their own, yeah.  I don’t see the point now to be honest.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38U1qFG via IFTTT

Hi Scott, 1. Why was JJ in the 4 Horsemen? You literally have 4 of the best talkers in wrestling in one group. He didn't seem to serve any purpose & seemed better suited for a mid-card manager slot ala Slick. 2. Similarly, do you feel Brain was best served as the manager of guys ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3rCavvo via IFTTT

Time to HIT THE BRICKS, 2020. For as horrible as this year has been for me personally and the human race in general, last night’s AEW show was a wonderful catharsis for a fan base that needed one. I actually was debating not recapping it while I was in the first match because it was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2JyRaKz via IFTTT

NXT Date: December 30, 2020 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph It’s finally time to wrap up the year and that can’t come soon enough. This is the go home show for next week’s New Year’s Evil, but we also have a major night in that we ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WWS32H via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite 12.30.20 Live from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Excalibur, plus LE CHAMPION. We start with a 10 bell salute from the roster for the “Celebration of Life”. Jon Moxley talks about how 2020 has been a soccer kick to the face over and over, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2MmGAY4 via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: December 30, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Chris Jericho This is going to be a complete detour as the show is going to be all about Brodie Lee, who shockingly passed away on Saturday due to some kind of lung issue. The show is going to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3n25CIC via IFTTT

Tonight!  It’s a celebration of Brodie Lee on Dynamite. NXT has the year-end awards, I believe? UFC PPV prices are increasing just in time for Conor to fight again. That’s all I got, enjoy the shows.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2JvCbRq via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: July 31, 2006 Location: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 17,401 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler Things are back to normal this week as HHH is back from the hospital after Stephanie McMahon gave birth. We’re on the road to Summerslam with about three weeks left and that means ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3n1TE1N via IFTTT

Gomezamania runs wild! And we’re back with more of the best Dream Matches imaginable- headlined by the legendary Desperado himself, Joe Gomez, teaming with “Plain Old Rick” against WCW’s roidiest, midcardiest Power Plant graduates. Also, we’ll get the British Bulldogs in a standard tag match against the Fantastics from All Japan, plus a FAT MAN ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3rFG1bP via IFTTT

A replay of Buddy Landel being brutalized by Jim Cornette’s Militia on last week’s program is shown. Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are calling the action and are wrapping up the taping from Cookeville, Tennessee. Opening Contest:  Chris Michaels defeats Larry Santo with a small package at 1:34: Michaels struggles against the long-time SMW jobber, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34YQXaV via IFTTT

Hi, I hope all is well with you during this time. I am reaching out regarding Ric Flair being on the latest episode of Kevin Hart’s show Cold As Balls.    The episode is now live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaKHhUPauJY On this episode Flair talks about The Four Horsemen, how he really felt about being in the Migos video, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2McnDqO via IFTTT

Hello You! Before we go any further, I’d like to send my sincere condolences to the friends and family of John Huber. 41 is no age and by all accounts he was a smashing bloke and loving family man. An absolute tragic passing in an already miserable year. Back in February 2019 I decided to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2L7xNbX via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA Shockwave Ep01 – 12.01.20 Going back in time a bit to catch up on these Shockwave shows, which are essentially compilations of stuff from the odd weekly PPVs that Corgan was doing with the “United Wrestling Network” group.  I had no desire to spend money on those shows, but for ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WVQL7T via IFTTT

Hey, Papa Smark!   Longtime, longtime. I lost my job because of Covid and have started pumping out ridiculous used car commercials (as one inevitably does) for a local dealership in Illinois. As I’m an obsessive fan (like most us who frequent the blog), some commercial have been wrestling related, like my newest one. Check ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Mbu6lQ via IFTTT

Scott,   I really didn’t know much about Brodie Lee outside of when he joined AEW and I assumed to play such a character you had to be a dick in real life as well, I was extremely surprised to see all the well wishes and nice words said about him, he seemed to be ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3n8hVmV via IFTTT

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means. Means tonight is gonna be a tough watch. Watch: Four Year Old Does Steve Austin’s Entrance https://ift.tt/2MlO5P1 Video: Wrestlers Use Chairs To Help Fight Coronavirus https://ift.tt/3mZ7kdP WWE Planning Bigger Jon Huber Tribute https://ift.tt/2KQBt1L from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2JtUHtq via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: December 29, 2020 Hosts: Scott D’Amore, Josh Matthews It’s the second half of the Best Of 2020 and that means we get to find out the Match Of The Year. That could go to a few different things but there is one main option that should get the honor. I’m not sure ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WShceO via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Dark Episode 68: A Momentary Distraction. Aired December 29, 2020. From the AEW Arena – crucially, taped BEFORE the tragic events of the week. Your hosts are Excalibur and Taz. Tonight, we have 14 matches scheduled. SCU faces TH2, and if SCU can’t get the win, they will split ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aQvO6r via IFTTT

Bruce Mitchell, YOU’RE FIIIIIIIIIIIIIRED! Well that one escalated quickly. Tonight!  It’s Tuesday.  You know what that means.  It’s AEW Dark. Also NWA Shockwave would normally air tonight but apparently they’ve already run out of footage?  I dunno, I’ll probably catch up on them soon because there’s only 4, even though it’s gonna bomb on here ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KMC9VR via IFTTT

Hey Scott – as always I hope you are well. I don't know if you are posting any of what I am sure are many tributes to Jon Huber / Brodie Lee / Luke Harper (I'll stick with Brodie from here on), but here is mine. A few years back I took my oldest son ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34VjZYZ via IFTTT

Reading the Mid Atlantic review and when the match between Dusty and Roddy came up (which must have been an amazing 1st 6 minutes of the match) had me thinking of another dream match: Rick Rude vs Randy Savage. Did they ever have a match in WWF?? The feud writes itself perfectly and in fact ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3huzegK via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 03.13.82 Sponsored by… I’m ready to Kiss 2020 Goodbye myself. Taped from Charlotte, NC Your hosts are Bob Caudle, Ray Stevens & Johnny Weaver. That’s quite the crew. And Weaver stuck around on this show for FOUR YEARS! Jake Roberts joins us first, and he thinks that ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38PpolI via IFTTT

With Undertaker now retired, what was his worst feud? Giant Gonzalez, Heidenreich, Great Khali, or DDP? The first three were bad but the DDP feud killed off a legit money drawing potential storyline and destroyed Page’s career.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hqwikZ via IFTTT

2005 Batista – red hot, one of the best build ups of all time with HHH, and an amazing Hell in a cell match with HHH in July of 2005.   Right after that he’s sent to smackdown and it seems like he really cools off.   What happened?   Should he have stayed on raw?   Was it ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3n1koiB via IFTTT

Hi Scott, I’d seen the article yesterday and thought it  was disrespectful, speculative, and heartless. Today, there is a post from Wade Keller where Wade states that normal protocol was not followed, the article was not vetted in the normal way, and that Wade did not have the opportunity to see it before it was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3n0A31I via IFTTT

Two days left in this wretched year. WWE Title Match Set For Legends Raw https://ift.tt/2Mh2CLP Miz Is Mr. Money In The Bank. Again. https://ift.tt/3nY7wv8 AEW Announces Special Brodie Lee Tribute Episode Of Dynamite https://ift.tt/3mWweea Watch: Top 5 Raw Moments Of 2020 https://ift.tt/34TmBqm from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hoP24x via IFTTT

Taped from Dallas, TX Airdate: April 13, 1985 (taped 04/05) Attendance: unknown Hosted by Bill Mercer Who will win the vacant American tag team titles? How will Hercules fare against the nefarious yet beloved Adams? And just who in God’s name is wrestling Kevin tonight? Mr. Hemsworth, you are SO not 1985. Please bring me ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34Rknb7 via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: December 28, 2020 Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe It’s the last Raw of the year and I’m not sure what that is going to mean. The big story coming out of last week saw Sheamus attacking Keith Lee, which did not sit well ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KLz9cv via IFTTT

Hi Scott, thanks for all of your blogs.  I just happened to have the captioning on today while re-watching The Main Event 2 (The Megapowers EXPLODE!!!!).  Surprisingly enough, when Hulk says they are the strongest force in the World Wrestling Federation, the caption says “World Wrestling Entertainment” Now we're making sure the deaf don't have the true ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34ONn2U via IFTTT

Since you've been highlighting old PWI/WWF magazine covers in your daily news updates, do you have any personal favorites? I always liked the PWI one of Sting admiring the WCW title after winning it for the first time (“If This is a Dream, Don't Wake Me!”), Bret Hart posing with Bart Simpson dressed as Bret, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pIymbh via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. Obviously there was some sad, tragic news this weekend with Jon Huber, a.k.a. Brodie Lee or Luke Harper passed away at the age of 41. Cause of death according to his wife was a non-COVID related lung infection. There have been many tributes from ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pvu86G via IFTTT

JWP SHOWS (1992-1993): -So a while back, I discovered a YouTube channel called “Rico Kasai”, which uploads exclusively JWP-produced matches. And finally, after a LOT of work (seriously, oh my god), I cross-referenced all his un-dated stuff so I can figure out an approximate order, lol. Pain in the ass, that was. It turns out ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37SLJ2b via IFTTT

In another great promo, Cactus Jack begs Tommy Dreamer not to go down the path of being a hardcore icon.  He recalls when Terry Funk sliced him with a bottle and when he looked at the crowd there was a sign that read “Cane Dewey.”  Seeing that broke his heart because it was an attack ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nVunaH via IFTTT

I'm rewatching some of the Tough Enough series on the WWE Network. I enjoyed it at the time but thought some of the coaches/judges' decisions were idiotic. Overall, was the Tough Enough series on MTV a good or bad thing for WWE? Mixed bag.   JoMo was enough of a find to justify the whole ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KGPhMm via IFTTT

Altogether worst match possible: Dino Bravo vs. _______, refereed by Joey Marella. Commenrary by Lord Alfred Hayes and _______. Fill in the blanks. Giant Haystacks, Duke Doherty.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3rCZk5U via IFTTT

Watched Soul this weekend. Pixar, you get me every damn time. WWE Lists Top 25 Matches Of 2020 https://ift.tt/3puPD7v CM Punk Helping Brodie Lee’s Family (And You Can Help Too) https://ift.tt/3mS11Zh Video: Randy Orton And His Family Sing Bohemian Rhapsody https://ift.tt/37T7ZZM from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2L16TCw via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Saturday Night’s Main Event #16 – 04.30.88 From one of the best shows in SNME history to…this one.  We’re a month after Wrestlemania IV and Randy Savage is now the WWF champion.  And Hulk Hogan is basically gone from the opening. Oddly, they’re using Jake Roberts’ music for the pre-credits promos. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hnCGtf via IFTTT

Tennessee/Green Bay is your NFL Game of the Week. I’ve spent the entire day trying to figure out what to say about Brodie Lee.  And I still don’t know if I’m coherent.  Obviously death is too strong a punishment for just about anyone, especially a wrestler.  But for it to be someone whom nobody, literally ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3puT7ai via IFTTT

Brodie Lee vs. Jimmy Olson for the NWA Upstate title in some god forsaken county fair:  It was the single best Jimmy Olson vs. Brodie Lee match they ever had (amongst many, many matches they had together) and only a few of us got to see it that night. That night was the night I ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37RJ352 via IFTTT

One interesting aspect I recall about the Apter mags is that they were fully kayfabed, except for one thing: they basically acknowledged that Vince was in charge of the WWF instead of just the announcer the shows presented him as.  What do you think that was all about?  Those mags weren't fully anti-WWF exactly, as ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nRosTW via IFTTT

I know that the rumors are that these two will be involved in the two World Title matches, but wouldn't it make so much more sense to use them to build new stars? I know, I know, Vince doesn't believe in that. But it's such a simple story: Brock makes a return in February or ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WQY9RU via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for the Stars N Stripes Challenge – 07.04.93 So I did that episode of Superstars yesterday, and commented that the bodyslam challenge wasn’t broadcast anywhere originally but was on the WWE Network, in case you wanted to watch it.  YOU.  NOT ME.  But then one of my Patrons sent me money and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hpAn95 via IFTTT

RIP Brodie Lee.  Just a few days ago it seems like we were talking about what a great ready-made feud they’d have by bringing him back from wherever he was to be all pissed off about what the Dark Order was turning into while he was gone.  And now he’s gone for good at 41.  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hnvc9W via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: July 28, 2006 Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield We’re done with the Great American Bash and the big story coming out of the show is King Booker defeating Rey Mysterio to end one of the weakest World Title reigns in recent memory. It would seem that ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WM8oqT via IFTTT

ECW on Sci Fi Date: July 25, 2006 Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Commentators: Joey Styles, Tazz Things continue to just kind of exist around here and that’s not the best place to be. I’m not sure how long they can keep going with Big Show defending against various people, but that’s about all ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WOZPeI via IFTTT

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1343006487988342786 …I’m too shocked to even write the obit right now.  Maybe tomorrow. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2JniM5h via IFTTT

To me the most logical way to go is having Daniel Bryan finally win the Royal Rumble and go on to challenge Roman at Wrestlemania (I realize WWE and logical booking don't always go hand in hand). The buildup to Mania basically writes itself, Roman and Heyman could bitch about how the 2015 Rumble was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nVJAZi via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/34L3KO6 Imagine if they had stopped digging in their heels on Roman’s heel turn years back when people were still watching.  He’s just killing it on every level with this character and I couldn’t be happier to see it.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2M99R8y via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Clearly talking about a fair and equal WWE is moot right now, but what is Donovan Dijak's ceiling in the real world? Obviously a bit higher than whatever that Retribution deal is, Cheers and all the best for the holidays. I’m a huge fan and I think he can be World champion in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38CDR47 via IFTTT

I watched Smackdown for the first time in a while. But who was the guy wrestling az “Daniel Bryan”? It's clearly not the same guy who was WWE Champion a few years ago. I heard he died and got cloned with leftover soy beans from a tofu farm.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mKNl2k via IFTTT

Hello You! We have finally reached the end of Mike Reviews Main Events, with NWA/WCW Starrcade being how I’m set to bow out. I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to read these ever since I started doing them earlier in the year. It’s kind of amazing that we’ve reached the end, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aFs9bH via IFTTT

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. We’re almost done with this year, thankfully. I got Rick and Morty season 4 and Miles Morales for PS4 so that’s a win for me. Big E. Wins Intercontinental Title https://ift.tt/3rtCWvn First Name Set For Royal Rumble https://ift.tt/3pCdNgD from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38QQ4CD via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 07.03.93 Oh man, it’s A NEW INTRO for the show!  With cutting edge 3D graphics and everything.  I don’t remember that opening at all, but now we’re into the point where I don’t think I was really watching the show on a regular basis. Taped from Huntington, WV ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3rC4Vtd via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: December 25, 2020 Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves It’s the biggest holiday of the year and WWE is doing a show because I’m assuming network requirements. It’s a stacked (and thankfully taped) card with three title matches, including Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns in a cage, Big ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38y8oQJ via IFTTT

Tonight, WWE gives us the gift of Roman Reigns against Kevin Owens in a steel cage, as well as Big E against Sami Zayn and a three-way women’s tag title match.  Three title matches?  God bless us everyone! And now, let me repeat something I said in last night’s thread, because it was well-received and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WMFC9y via IFTTT

https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/1341121148767981568?s=20  Holy cow, Josh Weinstein answers reader questions about obscure Simpsons jokes for like 12 hours straight on Twitter.  AMAZING.    from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37L8JQO via IFTTT

Hi Scott, As we dropkick 2020 into the abyss I wanted to recommend a wrestling book I got for Christmas. It's called The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. It's pretty accurate history of wresstlling. It's tough but fair to all parties An example of the comic showing its bonafides is when they show Shane ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WMjmMY via IFTTT

Obviously 2020 has been the worst ever due to freaking Covid, the gutter that is American politics, and of course the wrestling Civil War that is destroying friendships and marriages on a daily basis. But I think finally there is something we can all agree on and rejoice about together! With the news of sweet ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38EMeMw via IFTTT

Not sure if you've seen the promo on the Network Icons, but I thought this was perfect for stars who weren't big enough for a DVD set but still deserve a story to be told.  I hope they include match compilation collections with it.  Who would you like to see featured in the next group?  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aHf3us via IFTTT

Footage of Ahmed Johnson beating Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Championship in Memphis is shown. Lance Russell and Dave Brown are in the booth, broadcasting from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Opening Contest:  Moondog Cujo (w/Richard Lee) (2-0) pins Charlie Laird after a powerslam in 24 seconds: Like last week, Cujo charges ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aHvRBr via IFTTT

Hello You! Obviously 2020 has been a trying year for most of us, and it’s probably led a lot of us to experiencing a very different type of holiday season than we are normally used to. I hope you’re all keeping well wherever you are and that this review can give you some kind of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34Hb4Ky via IFTTT

One more review before I call it a year, unless some interesting podcast or shoot interview pops up in the next week. Will probably put out a post for review requests prior to the middle of February when I have a few days off work again. Don’t really want to editorialise, but I’m not especially ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pp8dxK via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 02.12.96 (Originally written March 2015) Live?…I think?  from somewhere, I forget really.  Later confirmed to be live from Cincinnati. Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler Intercontinental title:  Goldust v. Razor Ramon Razor clotheslines him to the floor to start and works on the arm, but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hfY8k5 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WCW Monday Nitro – 02.12.96 Live from Tampa, FL, although this was a TNA-style free show giveaway where George Steinbrenner basically rented the Nitro show and gave away 6000 tickets to people at the state fair.   Your hosts are Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan & Mongo So Superbrawl VI was the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hoO3Bh via IFTTT

Good morning, and a Merry Christmas to you all. I don’t think there’s really much in the way of news this morning, but I just want to thank everyone sincerely for continuing to support the blog through these horrible times and this horrible year.  To say that 2020 has had some ups and downs for ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KUi4N8 via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: December 24, 2020 Host: Andy Shepherd It’s a pretty special day and that means NXT UK is smart enough to know better than to try and run a regular show. Just like we had for months earlier this year, it’s a Best Of show and that’s the best option that they have. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nPj6Zv via IFTTT

Oh man this is amazingly funny.   http://pudding.cool It’s an AI program that analyzes your Spotify and snarks on it.  And of course mine is clogged up by Taylor Swift and Hamilton as a result of my child using it all the time, skewing the results away from  my much more awesome collection of Poison ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nO3u8z via IFTTT

“Happy Holidays, wrestling fans!  I’m Gorilla Monsoon alongside Bobby the Brain Heenan, and we are here for your Prime Time Thursday!  Now, a programming note: next week we will be on a special Friday edition of Prime Time, so mark your calendars and be happy to celebrate New Year’s Eve out on the town.  We’ll ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mOyBzA via IFTTT

Finishing up a round of Christmas special episode reviews with a few from Filmation. Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977) From when Bill Cosby was a suspected and not confirmed arsehole of the highest order. Great artwork from the start, although it’s typical Filmation limited animation beyond that. Fat Albert and the gang are setting up ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KUwfSx via IFTTT

Now that it’s been 20 years – was Hogan going to WCW an overall thumbs up or thumbs down? Obviously, the boys made more money and Hogan DEFINITELY got his money, but creatively the direction of the company faltered and suffered. There’s a lot to be said about Turner Entertainment’s involvement in the demise of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LVyntx via IFTTT

Watching NXT tonight and I’m reflecting on some of the dumb shit I used to think. Johnny Gargano can never be a heel – he’s too likeable! Bayley will never be a heel – she’s the female John Cena! Sami Zayn can never be a heel! Kyle O’Reilly can’t be a face – his face ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KXqJ1d via IFTTT

Hey Scott– How are you feeling about the match which has the hottest angle WWE has going being in the semi-main position? Heel Roman is awesome, but is Vince back there saying “We're setting Husky Harris on FIRE! Nobody can follow that, pal!” Are you cool with the match placement for TLC? Or should the head ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aHFW1o via IFTTT

‘‘Twas the night before Xmas and Santa was having a last minute COVID test…” Full 2020 Slammy Award Winners https://ift.tt/34Ix6fX Daniel Bryan Moving Away From Full Time In-Ring Career https://ift.tt/3hk1Bhl MVP Wins Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship https://ift.tt/3nM7SFb from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nNH7jD via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: July 24, 2006 Location: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 12,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler We’re on the way to Summerslam and that means it’s time to start cranking up the build towards the show. You can guess where a lot of the card is going but they still need ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hgDb8H via IFTTT

Guess who messed up their calendar and thought today was the 23rd? Moi! So, a quick review of another Christmas special before I post some Filmation Christmas episodes later. This is an interesting special from the manic mind of Ralph Bakshi, who I was pleasantly surprised to find out is still alive. Tattertown is a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mMWwPC via IFTTT

I wanted to watch this just ahead of reviewing a film I went to the cinema to see almost thirty years ago. No surprises as to what that film is. A timeline takes us back to 1980, just a few years removed from punk and towards the end of the Cold War. Peter Laird started ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38B0ZjB via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 12.23.20 “Holiday Bash” Taped from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross and Excalibur MJF & Chris Jericho v. Top Flight Darius slugs away on Jericho and uses his gymnastics to roll into a dropkick, and the faces double-team Jericho in the corner with a double ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WHbMDf via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: December 23, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur It’s the holiday season and for once this show isn’t going head to head with NXT thanks to an NBA game. I’m not sure what to expect from this week’s show but the Young Bucks are defending the Tag ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37JdWZd via IFTTT

NXT Date: December 23, 2020 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph It’s the Christmas show as we have A Very Gargano Christmas. That’s special enough, but this show is also not up against Dynamite due to an NBA game so it should be interesting to see what ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34F0gwH via IFTTT

Tonight!  The shows aren’t actually head to head because AEW isn’t on until a couple of hours later.  This would be the perfect opportunity to watch both shows.  Unless you live in Canada where NXT doesn’t air until Friday and gets edited down to one hour. NXT presents a very Gargano Christmas! AEW has another ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37KKBOh via IFTTT

WWF SUMMERSLAM FEVER 1990: (1990) * These “preview shows” for PPVs are always a great source for little-seen matches. In this one, we’re a week away from SummerSlam, we have our prelude show in Utica, New York (what kind of a place doesn’t know the expression “steamed hams”?), featuring a handful of big name vs. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3aFicv0 via IFTTT

Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are calling the action once again from Cookeville, Tennessee. Opening Contest:  Terry Gordy (3-0) pins the Wolfman after a powerbomb at 1:14: The Wolfman’s blows on Gordy have little effect as he wipes the floor with the jobber in less than ninety seconds. SMW Champion Brad Armstrong tells Gordy that ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hhIKDQ via IFTTT

A bit delayed with some things I was going to review, so bumping that to tomorrow and instead having a look at these two specials from the early eighties. The Raccoons was a staple of Saturday mornings when I was a kid for a long time, although I must admit that it was mainly because ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nGdgJM via IFTTT

https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/123682 Due to increased infections in Tokyo, events will now have a hard cap of 5000 people until January 11th. Will be a pretty sad WrestleKingdom crowd this year. To be honest this year's card wasn't really filling me with excitement at the moment.  I think from a creative standpoint, the two night deal is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nONXoX via IFTTT

So, since you’re at that point in the SNME reviews, I decided to watch WM4. I probably like it more than you. Everything is pretty short. I like the story of Dibiase getting a bye to the finals, while the Macho Man has to face two people coming off byes. Pretty fun stuff.  While nothing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pkCpKt via IFTTT

I figured as Wally George came up during the review of wrestling on the Morton Downey Jr. Show that I’d have a look at some of the appearances of wrestlers on his show. Wally was a loudmouth ultra-conservative who comes across as a total raspberry-blowing buffoon, but totally knew how to whip up the crowds ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37K0iFf via IFTTT

Hello You! This week we have the penultimate episode of Hardcore TV, with ECW very much on the ropes financially. The WWF have been nice enough to lend them The Dudley Boyz for a one shot deal, but that’s going to plug just one hole in sieve. ECW actually has a pay per view scheduled ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34DWMdO via IFTTT

Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02.19.96 Vince McMahon has had all he can stands, and he can’t stands no more! – Can you BELIEVE the shit that Ted Turner has been pulling in his neverending attempt to destroy the WWF? Just this week alone, Vince had to file a complaint with the FTC because of TBS ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hl1diQ via IFTTT

I’m doing this one early again, so we’ll hit up Cultaholic for the news because they’re cool guys and I love screwing over WhatCulture wherever I can.  I’m kidding.  Mostly. The Young Bucks turned down “several offers” from WWE https://ift.tt/3pp7KvL Women’s tag title match added to Smackdown on Christmas Day https://ift.tt/2LYQkrb Magnum TA comments on ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3azqgNG via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: December 22, 2020 Hosts: Scott D’Amore, Josh Matthews It’s time for a special show as we kick off the first of two weeks of Best Of 2020 editions. Impact hasn’t taken any breaks this year and it would be cool to see what kind of things they can throw out here. They ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pflVDq via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Dark, Episode 67 (Don’t Call It A Christmas Special), December 22, 2020. From the AEW Arena. Your hosts are Excalibur and Taz, with Ricky Starks. Today’s adjective: “Massive.” Taz says all of Team Taz will be on this episode, but they’re not – that match must have been bumped ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34zj93N via IFTTT

TONIGHT! We got AEW Dark with a million more matches. Plus NWA Shockwave! I notice these Shockwave shows are getting longer again now too, as we’ve gone from 33 minutes up to a full hour now.  Although I was skimming this week’s episode and DAMN why doesn’t Thunder Rosa wear that gear in AEW? Have ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nJqq8Y via IFTTT

A stop motion animated Christmas special, Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey from 1977. from Rankin/Bass today. I was surprised to read in my research that they’d actually closed up shop before Thundercats, probably their biggest hit series, had concluded airing. Funny how that happened with a lot of studios with big series in the eighties, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mLfg26 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Saturday Night’s Main Event #15 – 03.12.88 (Originally written 12.20.20) Another favorite of mine that might not have needed a redo as such, but I’m happy to do it. Taped 03.07.88 from Nashville TN, drawing a 10.0 rating on the road to Wrestlemania. That’s a FAST turnaround on the taping. Your ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2JcP4jl via IFTTT

A new faction. Someone's leaving big heaps of shit back stage. I mean it.  Like Jurassic Park levels of dung. Wrassler's are slippin and slidin' in it. Staff's falling in it face first complete with wacky sound effects and all. When this happens either HHH, Stephanie or Vince is on camera and after each gag ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3nH8USx via IFTTT

No, this isn't a question about who was hotter.  Like that was even up for debate in 1996… In an old Coliseum Video rant, you expressed incredulity at the “idiot” who failed to book a Sunny v. Sable feud.  That's got to be a prime example of something served up on a platter that they ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3h9H13e via IFTTT

Reading your comments on how bad Paul McCartney's “Wonderful Christmas Time” is and then praising Elvis' Christmas songs, I couldn't help but remember your line from your Beatles Anthology review where I think you quote “Reservoir Dogs” when you stated you were either a Beatles Man or an Elvis man. So are you still a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KKo2QP via IFTTT

Three days until Xmas! WWE Considering Lucha Libre Series (Basically NXT Mexico) https://ift.tt/2WDNqdC Shelton Benjamin Paid Tribute To Shad Gaspard At TLC https://ift.tt/2JaZO1w Multiple Title Matches Set For Smackdown https://ift.tt/37HsubU from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37GoacR via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: December 21, 2020 Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe So we’re coming off Tables, Ladders And Chairs where the Fiend was burned alive to end the show. That’s kind of intense, but it’s cool because he sent out a tweet about twenty minutes later ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3rmvAK7 via IFTTT

I mean, it has to be “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” right?  What else is even close? “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney, followed closely by “Do They Know It's Christmastime At All?”.  The McCartney song in particular is just so LAZY and bland.   The Macca one really stings knowing that Lennon managed to write ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37EERFR via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a great weekend and have gotten that last little bit of Christmas shopping out of the way. RAW is live tonight, we got the fallout from TLC. Miz cashed in and failed. Drew McIntyre turned away A.J. Styles, both the men’s and women’s tag titles changed hands giving ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pj4ZMp via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/3rky9wg Another one bites the dust in 2020. RIP. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KtEuFd via IFTTT

  AJW OTA-WARD CHAMPION LEGEND 1994: (01.24.1994) * And now, with 1993 complete in my Joshi runthrough, here’s the first big event of 1994- the Ota-Ward (I assume that’s a region, since the arena’s called “Tokyo Ota-ku Taiikukan”) Champion Legend show, headlined by Aja Kong defending her WWWA World TItle against AJW’s toughest wrestler, Yumiko ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3pdjgtP via IFTTT

Well, she was definitely making a statement when she picked that title! One of my first reviews on here was Steve Austin interviewing Hulk Hogan, which was pretty big, but it just doesn’t feel like there are shoot interviews or podcasts that big left to do. That is until you get someone who’s notoriously out ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38mvoCc via IFTTT

Joey Styles commentates the matches, which come from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 16. Opening Contest:  Bull Pain beat the Broad Street Bully (1-4) after a modified facebuster at 8:14: Pain and the Bully waste no time running through the standard ECW conventions as they bash each other with weapons and break ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37DCfI8 via IFTTT

Scott, You had a dude literally get set on fire and you didn’t even use the HPUTA system for the rant? What are we even doing here? Look, I don’t go down to the street corners where your family members work and criticize THEM.  Let me do my job.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3p9StyA via IFTTT

Today is a selection of requested reviews of shows available via Dailymotion, pretty much stuff I’ve never seen before or am not aware of having seen, so it’s almost all new to me. First up, Tom and Jerry in The Night Before Christmas from 1941. Some cheese with a ribbon around it awaits Jerry on ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3mLTqf7 via IFTTT

Hey, Has anyone ever done any research on Dr. Zahorian either after his involvement with WWF or interviewed him? I just find it weird that he's like a blip on a pretty important part of wrestling history & he's basically fallen off the map.  I can't find out when he started becoming involved in WWF, what ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37Bp2PT via IFTTT

“Because WCW” is our favorite shorthand for the company's fondness for self-sabotage.  But what are some examples of fiascos that appear on their face to be a “because WCW” but actually wasn't their fault? There’s a strong case to be made that getting rid of Steve Austin was the right move for all concerned.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/38n2CBo via IFTTT

Honestly, do you have any rational explanation as to why TNA constantly used to do that? Did they not realize it made them look bush league? Say what you will about the WWF repackaging certain guys with new gimmicks, but I can at least understand their reasoning behind it, as to not to refer to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KMrASh via IFTTT

I hope we get a medical update on Bray tonight. Thoughts and prayers! Hopefully the Wellness Policy covers being burned to ashes. Miz Cashes In Money In The Bank At TLC https://ift.tt/3h53sXn Watch: Someone Got Set On Fire (Twice) https://ift.tt/34yzNR9 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34yyGB8 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE TLC 2020 – 12.20.20 Live from THUNDERDOME 2.0 Your hosts are Michael Cole and the usual crew. TLC match, WWE title:  Drew McIntyre v. AJ Styles Man there’s a lot of Brock Lesnar in that Drew video package.  That’s worrisome.  Also is there some reason in particular why AJ is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3h6RRXH via IFTTT

Tables Ladders And Chairs 2020 Date: December 20, 2020 Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Samoa Joe, Byron Saxton It’s time to wrap up the year and I’m not sure what that is going to mean. For the first time in a good many years, we don’t have ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WAiJpu via IFTTT

Tonight!  Drew McIntyre vs AJ Styles!  Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens!  Asuka has a mystery partner!  And… so on! Tonight the Giants look to reclaim first in the NFC East, but the Browns want to have a 10-win season sewn up for Christmas. THE JETS ARE AHEAD!  THIS IS NOT A DRILL! And now, here ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WuwSoe via IFTTT

I enjoyed reviewing the Donahue episode on wrestling a few weeks ago, so thought I’d look at the even lower rent version from two or three years prior. I believe this was recorded after his appearance at WrestleMania V. The YouTube version up currently is incomplete, but proceeded with ex-footballer Jim Wilson alleging that by ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3h5gwMb via IFTTT

So I spent most of my Saturday finally beating Arkham Knight for the first time, after figuring out that the proper strategy was to dump all the upgrade points into the stupid Batmobile and worry about pumping up the combat and gadgets later if needed.  And man was that ending a letdown, mostly because for ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34x6sqt via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for TNA Impact – 06.11.04 Continuing on with the beginning of the little show that wouldn’t die. Taped from Orlando, FL Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West Kid Kash v. The Amazing Red Kind of funny how they were still running their PPV shows at the fairgrounds and were drawing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/37yY0IV via IFTTT