Monday Night Raw Date: May 31, 2021 Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton It’s Memorial Day, meaning we might be in for a huge show or it might be one that has absolutely nothing because no one is going to be watching. The main event is Drew McIntyre vs. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3yURTdF via IFTTT

So Scott rumor has it Roman Reigns vs John Cena will headline this year's Summerslam. Put me at ease and tell me the tribal chief/head of the table/king of sting/big dog will continue his dominance and pound Cena into oblivion. Cause i have a bad feeling Cena is being brought back to get title #17 ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2R7fsio via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Elevation: Episode 12 (“This Counts as a Breather Episode”), May 31, 2021. TONIGHT! Tag team action as the Varsity Blonds take on Chaos Project! Red Velvet and Big Swole take on Nyla Rose and the Bunny, who will have a huge entourage! Penta El Cero Miedo has a Lucha ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3i7AacY via IFTTT

Hi Scott! I know you have a link to use if people use Fite.TV but I’ve never used it so it doesn’t matter in this case but it did set me to wondering—do you have affiliate links for Indigo and/or Amazon? I buy  a lot of books from both sites so if I could help ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fAOXLO via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a fine weekend. Some are still enjoying the final minutes of the weekend. Double or Nothing was last night and we have three different reviews for you to look at. It was a highly-regarded show. Mark Henry was the big surprise announcement as he’s likely going to get ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c7bv4q via IFTTT

Konnichiwa! Back with another NOAH review, because YOU demanded it! (Well, a few people did at least) Mistuharu Misawa formed NOAH in 2000 after taking the majority of the All Japan Pro Wrestling roster and setting up a brand new company. In an absolute tragedy he passed away during a match in June 2009, so ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34yEp9B via IFTTT

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan host tonight’s show. A replay of Roddy Piper’s squash on Wrestling Challenge airs. Gene Okerlund’s Update segment replays WWF President Jack Tunney’s announcement that the main event of WrestleMania VI will be title-for-title.  Also replayed are the promos from Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior on Superstars. Akeem (w/Slick) (1-0) ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vCBWqw via IFTTT

Pro Wrestling NOAH 20th Anniversary: Chronicle Volume 4 Date: November 22, 2020 Location: Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan I’m going to make this very clear: this is likely to be a disaster. A commenter on a site I contribute to thought I would like to try some Japanese wrestling outside of New Japan so here I ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c6TDXB via IFTTT

JWP STARS ON TOUR: (Oct. 30th, 1994) * As we continue through the last part of 1994, here’s a set of JWP bouts from a VERY dark arena, with a bizarre set-up- it’s an elevated stage in an auditorium like how you watch lectures and live theater, so the fans can only see one side ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34ye2R9 via IFTTT

Is Daily's Place the MVP of the “pandemic era” of pro wrestling? AEW has been helped immeasurably by having a cool outdoor venue to operate out of during the empty arena shows.  There's still the uncanny valley of the mostly-empty amphitheatre, but just having shows in an amphitheatre rather than some sealed-off little gym (like ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34FeHQF via IFTTT

Hey Scott,   Just a quick question for you.  You never do the pre show matches in your reviews.  Do you watch them, or just the main cards? Anything I actually watch is part of the review.  Usually that’s not the Preshow.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fBzZVT via IFTTT

Quite the show last night. Two Debuts At Double Or Nothing https://ift.tt/3yLkbaJ https://ift.tt/3i5ufp5 Double Or Nothing Title Change https://ift.tt/3p5J6RK Update On Keith Lee’s WWE Absence https://ift.tt/3p70dTb Kurt Angle Teases Coming Out Of Retirement https://ift.tt/3fRqa52 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34vqQru via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Double or Nothing 2021 – 05.30.21 Live from Jacksonville, FL, with a BIG crowd. Your hosts are Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross Brian Cage v. Hangman Page Hangman gets a GIANT pop from the crowd and they slug it out to start, but Cage sends him into the corner ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3i6n4g3 via IFTTT

Double Or Nothing 2021 Date: May 30, 2021 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur We return to pay per view and that is a nice feeling to have. The card is absolutely stacked and one of the biggest that AEW has had in recent or even long term memory. Possibly ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c65K7k via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for DOUBLE OR NOTHING! LIVE from the AEW Arena! Your hosts are Excalibur and Tony Schiavone. PRESHOW: We open by looking at Bucks vs. Moxley/Kingston, Miro vs. Archer, Inner Circle vs. Pinnacle in Stadium Stampede, Shida vs Baker, Cody vs Ogogo, and Omega vs PAC vs Cassidy. The fans are ELECTRIC ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vOf2MQ via IFTTT

Time for a big show at Daily’s, as it’s Double or Nothing!  Enjoy the show with everyone else and yak about whatever you want here. Tommy and Scott should have their reviews after the show.  Heck, maybe I’ll do one too, would that be overkill? My booking, like anyone cares: On the buy-in, Serena Deeb ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ibLrZM via IFTTT

Seeing as it’s the Misawa Memorial Show on FITE this weekend, what’s your favourite Misawa match? I don’t think I have a specific favourite.  Probably one of his five star matches with Kobashi in the 90s but Misawa wasn’t a guy I really ever had much personal investment in.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3p8DUwn via IFTTT

Just re-watched this and noticed something for the first time.  After the match as Shawn is leaving down the aisle Cena comes out and stops him presumably to do the mutual sign of respect/handshake/hug thing.  Shawn pretty much blows him off and looks like he mouths “not tonight” before walking away.  Was Shawn pissed he ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fzmCW7 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 09.07.85 Taped from Shreveport, LA Your hosts are Jim Ross & Joel Watts BREAKING NEWS:  Terry Taylor has left Mid-South and moved to the “NWA territory” full time in order to chase Ric Flair for the World title, but they wish him well and hope to see him ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3p1YX3T via IFTTT

Double or Nothing day! New Match Set For Double Or Nothing Buy-In https://ift.tt/3c4cfrn WWE Confirms New Raw Broadcaster https://ift.tt/3iaZ1fY And OH MY GOD OVERSIMPLIFIED IS BACK.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fyKngS via IFTTT

It’s the second episode of NXT Season 3 and we’re in Detroit, MI. Vickie Guerrero “The Billy Jean King of NXT” introduces Dolph Ziggler (with the I AM PERFECTION theme) who is her boyfriend and current IC Champion. Anyway, AJ Lee shoved Kaitlyn into Vickie last week to end last week so Vickie demands revenge. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fTgDKI via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: December 29, 2006 Hosts: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield It’s the final show of the year from any brand and that means it’s Best Of time again. This show will likely feature a bit of a better selection than ECW so it should be a nice upgrade. There were some good things to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fOZvG0 via IFTTT

ECW on Sci Fi Date: December 26, 2006 Hosts: Joey Styles, Tazz It’s time to wrap up the year and since this is the day after Christmas, that means a Best Of show, which is about all you could do in this situation. ECW came back in June and things have been hit or miss ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vyJgUb via IFTTT

Scott, The WWE totally oversold that Edge v. Orton match as the wrestling greatest match of all time or whatever. Is there a chance that the match has a long reach as a cultural milestone? It certainly doesn't hurt that the match was very good.  I feel like that particular match, despite being cringey af ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SGoNON via IFTTT

Oh hey! I’m not sure what’s going on tonight, probably a UFC, but tomorrow night is AEW Double or Nothing, which I know because my Fite.TV affiliate links suddenly started blowing up this afternoon, so obviously the go-home show was effective.  So I have two small asks of you if you’re planning on ordering the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3yQWTQv via IFTTT

Hello You! Back with another Stinker Review, and this month it’s a reader request courtesy of AJ Haemorrhoids (who has one of the more striking names on the Blog I think we can all agree). AJ apparently attended this show live and was so bored by it that they actually almost fell asleep whilst watching ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34tCdjH via IFTTT

Cody really isn't having a great run up to double or nothing. Not sure what was worse, pulling back the curtain to give details about working on his horrendous American dream promo and how much scripting he did for it to still be that bad. Or the excuse he gave when he realized he messed ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wIByHm via IFTTT

I feel like this is a comparison that good old JR has used for a long time, and tonight’s dynamite reminded me of it. Does this mean that JR has experience dumping boiling water on poor puppers? He’s a bigger monster than Cruella! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3p3Cfbj via IFTTT

So which of the following would you go for if you were in charge: -Bullet Club invades WWE. -NJPW in its entirety invades WWE. -No invasion. Just exchange of talent from time to time and have some dream matches here and there. -Hey bro no Jap wrestling bro is ever gonna get over on American ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3p4ZuCa via IFTTT

The weekend is here! WWE Negotiating With New Japan https://ift.tt/3p9vUeM AEW Broadcaster Caught Using Racial Stereotype During Dynamite On Hot Mic https://ift.tt/3c21IwJ Shaquille O’Neal Says He Is Wrestling Again This Year https://ift.tt/3uzL8e1 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c0z6ns via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 05.28.21 Well this next month is gonna suck. Can they just move to TBS a year early? Speaking of sucking, the newest version of Word now bugs you to save your document after a few minutes if you choose to fly by the seat of your pants and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ckFLcz via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: May 28, 2021 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone We have a special Friday show this week due to the NBA Playoffs, which is some bad timing as this is also the go home show for Double Or Nothing. That means it is time for the final push ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2RLHtfZ via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: May 28, 2021 Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee It’s a tag team show this week as the Usos are reuniting to face the Street Profits, marking their first match as a team in about fifteen months. Other than that, the Mysterios are defending the Tag Team Titles against ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fRqelb via IFTTT

TONIGHT!  It’s a double-header!  First Smackdown on Fox, then Dynamite on TNT!  Four hours of wrestling guaranteed to be more fun that WrestleMania 27! TOMORROW!  I suspect there will be an AEW Special Dark for me to recap!  Who makes the abbreviated last stop on the road to… SUNDAY!  Double or Nothing!!  Omega, PAC, and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2RRBB4A via IFTTT

Tony Schiavone and Gorilla Monsoon are in the booth and they are concluding the tapings in Fort Myers, Florida. Opening Contest:  Smash defeats Haku (w/Bobby Heenan) after rolling through a body press off the ropes at 3:42: This match is the popular booking trope of having one member of a tag team square off against ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3uyYYx8 via IFTTT

So here’s one recommended by Evito-X- a semi-famous “Trios Match in the Rain” featuring an outdoor rooftop show in a torrential downpour, giving us one of the better, more memorable “settings” for a wild brawl you’ll ever see. While wrestling in the rain is hardly ideal, this is exactly how things become legendary and remembered- ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vvDClO via IFTTT

One of the big problems with Warrior’s 1990 run as champion was that he didn’t have any fresh heels to work with. The WWF just rehashed the feud with Rude, after they’d feuded for most of the previous year. The only one was Earthquake and he was programmed with Hogan.  What if, instead of cutting him ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vrKAbk via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Not sure if this has been asked before and thought it would make quite a good topic for the blog. What's your favourite clean heel win in wrestling?  For me it's got to be Owen beating Bret at Wrestlemania X.  Great match, superb reaction by both, particularly Owen, stunned crowd and it being ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3i1h34g via IFTTT

In reference to your recent reply to the email about if you had a reply, it caused me to wonder: if you did have access to a time machine, what 3 things would you change about wrestling, be it something in the ring or outside of it? The criteria can be whatever you choose, of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34sbeFe via IFTTT

I just finished watching The Ultimate Warrior Dark Side of the Ring and I have one question.  I have heard Jake Roberts mention this before, but why does he insist that Vince had planned a 1991 program between he and Warrior which would end with Jake winning the WWF championship? Warrior had already dropped the title at this point to Slaughter, who ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oYNVMA via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Dark Side of the Ring S03E04 “Becoming Warrior” I feel like this is going to be a drastically different angle on the Warrior story than the A&E biography was, and I’m HERE FOR IT.  Bring on the chaos!  I was pretty hyped for the Friends reunion show but even more so ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fwjjz8 via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: May 27, 2021 Location: BT Sports Studios, London, England Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd Things picked up a lot last week when the Heritage Cup changed hands. Tyler Bate defeated A-Kid to win a heck of a main event, and now we could be in for a few different directions. The big ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3yJreQV via IFTTT

Went with the family to see Cruella last night.  It was really good!  Soundtrack must have cost Disney a fortune to license but I’m pretty sure they’re good for it. And yes, I watched the Friends reunion special.  Felt like two hours was a bit much in terms of padding and some of the guest ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SCm5d6 via IFTTT

“Good evening, fans.  I’m Gorilla Monsoon alongside Bobby ‘the Brain’ Heenan…” “And welcome to Monday Night Raw!” “What are you talking about?  It’s Thursday!” “Just getting in practice!  The way they go through announcers on that show it’ll be our turn before you know it.” “You’re a piece of work, you know that?  Folks, we’re ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3chDAGH via IFTTT

What move are you surprised doesn’t get a pop? I like Carmella’s moon walk but it gets awkward silence. Well to be fair there's nothing getting a pop these days.  I do think one major issue that AEW has is big moves getting lost in the shuffle because of too much stuff going on in matches, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fOgtEy via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/2TeE61c Well that kind of explains where he’s been, I guess.  I don’t get this one at all though.  There’s gotta be something that happened. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fStBbt via IFTTT

Hey Scott. Some time ago you received a question about building a promotion with wrestlers in their prime….but what about the reverse? If you had to pick 3 wrestlers and 1 creative person – when they could be considered to be tough to deal with- who would it be? Undertaker 2002 Hulk Hogan 95/early 96 ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fts4df via IFTTT

OK, so I watched the Warrior Biography special this morning and reviewed it for Inside the Ropes magazine, but here’s some abbreviated general thoughts in advance of watching the counterpoint of Dark Side of the Ring tonight. Overall, much more fair than previous versions, which includes the original hatchet-job doc and the “Warrior is a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fsYkxa via IFTTT

October 7, 1995 From Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “The King” Lawler   Dean Douglas vs. Barry Horowitz We go split screen during Douglas’s entrance to see Horowitz teach Hakushi about American pop culture. Horowitz immediately attacks Douglas and nearly puts him away with a small ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oVfiqV via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.30.93 Holy crap, finally something big happens on THIS dumpster fire of a show instead of RAW for once! Taped from Worcester, MA Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler, who is dressed like Macho Man for Halloween. Meanwhile, on Monday Night RAW, Randy Savage sits down ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QVHe1d via IFTTT

I had a proud moment as a parent last night, as I was watching the episode of Rick & Morty on Adult Swim with the parasites and Mr. Poopybutthole and my daughter joined me and then said “I can see why you love this show so much!” and I could feel a little tear of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3yKnO0e via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: May 20, 2021 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: D’Lo Brown, Josh Matthews We’re done with Under Siege and that means it is time to start getting ready for Moose vs. Kenny Omega at Against All Odds. Other than that, we need to fill out the rest of the card, which is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wBYUOB via IFTTT

TONIGHT! Um, there’s not actually anything on for wrestling. Maybe read a book? I’m not your mother, you figure it out. Have a great night! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hWDeca via IFTTT

Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura commentate today’s action, concluding the taping in Miami, Florida. Opening Contest:  Dusty Rhodes (w/Sapphire) (3-0-1) pins Chico Martinez after the Polka Dot Drop at 1:56: Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri appear in the split screen to denounce Rhodes and Sapphire during the bout, providing generic comments to hype the mixed ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fRgrvB via IFTTT

As a lover of “Big Fat Guys Running Into Each Other” spots, this screencap makes me so, SO happy. Time for more Dream Matches! And if you’re a Kamala fan, boy have I got the column for you! Watch a newly-babyface Kamala trotted out as a sacrifice for a bigger, fatter Yokozuna! And then him ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SyZi1x via IFTTT

Konnichiwa! More from New Japan’s Tokyo Dome Show from May 2005! Last week, Toru Yano and Togi Makabe took on Osamu Nishimura and Yutaka Yoshie in a bland opener, Minoru Suzuki massacred poor Alexander Otsuka in a fun Shoot-Style collision and we closed off with Hirooki Goto getting a heart-warming big win in a very ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cemqK3 via IFTTT

Acid Cup 2021 Part 2 Date: April 9, 2021 Location: Cuban Club, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Kevin Gill, Emil J. We’re back with the second half of the single elimination tournament and the first round could have been a lot worse. Granted we have a bunch of matches yesterday with no brackets for the second round, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3umaoUP via IFTTT

This episode is titled “Collision in Korea” “In 1995 a group of professional wrestlers were deployed to communist rule North Korea to partake in one of the most bizarre diplomatic missions even conceived.” Eric Bischoff starts this off and talks about his increasing role at World Championship Wrestling. He saw a lot of financial abuse ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bW5sQm via IFTTT

Tribute To The Troops 2006 Date: December 25, 2006 Location: Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler It’s time for a pretty cool tradition as this is the annual Tribute To The Troops show. This time around they are over in Iraq for a show where the wrestling does not mean a thing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vqk7Lo via IFTTT

October 5, 1995 From the Fleet Center in Boston, MA. This is the first show held in what’s known today as the TD Garden. It is a fan-cam recording of the show thus no commentary. Sir Mo vs. Barry Horowitz This is joined in progress here with Mo working over Horowitz. Mo clotheslines Horowitz after ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bRN8HR via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA Powerrr – 05.25.21 Taped from Atlanta, GA Your hosts are Joe Galli & Velvet Sky, with Tim Storm still on assignment.  So Pope is taking his place. Kratos & Aron Stevens join us at the desk to start, and Stevens is open about their issues, pointing out that Kratos is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fLD7NM via IFTTT

Hi Scott I was watching the A&E episode on the Ultimate Warrior. It brought up his divorce to his first wife in the early 90's and how that may have affected him. Warrior later comes back in 1996, doing the same thing as he did before. By that point, fans were more interested in reality ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fmN4SC via IFTTT

After such a great response to the email about Bret, I had this one floating around. Undertaker's had some memorable moments, but for a 30 year run (heavily padded the last decade or so), he's had a fair share of some awful matches and moments. Sometimes it's being stuck with a gimmick that didn't allow ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bV3a3I via IFTTT

DX emerges in 2006 but as HEELS. The nWo at least in the form of Hall and Nash return in the fall of 2006. The two feud. Does this lead to a resurgance of business? About what it ended up doing? Does it KILL business outright? Bonus question: DX and nWo merges in 2006. What ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bUjB0y via IFTTT

It’s Wednesday! You know what that….oh wait, it doesn’t mean that for a couple of weeks. Money In The Bank Nearly Sold Out https://ift.tt/2SqZqQM Stadium Stampede To Be Partially Live https://ift.tt/3vnAZm3 WWE Fires A Bunch Of Executives https://ift.tt/3bQ58mb from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34miKRQ via IFTTT

NXT Date: May 25, 2021 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, Beth Phoenix It’s time for the big fight night with a Takeover: Stand & Deliver rematch between NXT Champion Karrion Kross and Finn Balor. Kross took the title from Balor last month and it is time for Balor ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34fGib6 via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Dark, Episode 90 (“The Thumbnail Has Cody Rhodes Front and Center, Apropos of Literally Nothing”), May 25, 2021. From the AEW Arena. Your hosts are Excalibur and Taz. Excalibur’s voice nearly goes during intros, they’re so amped up. TONIGHT! Sonny Kiss looks to survive the machine as he faces ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wuREEj via IFTTT

WWE made some cuts from the Department of Redundancy today, although no one notable. NXT is live tonight with Karrion Kross v. Finn Balor, although not in Canada, where it’s preempted by hockey. AEW Dark has a whole bunch of matches and stuff.  90 minutes of action! Also on Fite.TV, it’s the go-home show for ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hU1DyI via IFTTT

WWE and Adnan Virk part ways WWE and Adnan Virk have mutually agreed to part ways. WWE thanks Adnan for his work. Geez, Mike Adamle's run was longer than is, who'd even want this job anymore of having Vince in your ear spouting off all his Vince-ism's Apparently Vic Joseph and the other interchangeable guy ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34gzABH via IFTTT

The discussion from the Observer recap about what Sunny endured got me thinking: Notwithstanding the murderers, rapists & child molesters (Benoit, Gonzales, Snuka, Sweetan, Zumhofe, Grizzly Smith, etc., allegedly), who do you think are/were the biggest scumbags in wrestling? I’m not a real big fan of John CCCena at the moment.  But Chinese money talks ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wDoXVT via IFTTT

October 2, 1995 From the Grand Center in Grand Rapids, MI Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler Show starts off with a “last week on RAW” video recap that saw the Smoking Gunns win the Tag Team Titles. We see a clip of Lawrence Taylor defeating Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vmHGET via IFTTT

So, don’t know if you’ve seen it or not. But I watched it and found it thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. And not a hit piece whatsoever. They had his family on there to try to explain his more controversial moments and also show what a proud father he was, and also take shots at the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fjUSEY via IFTTT

Hello, I wasn't reading many smark sites in Summer '98, so perhaps you can enlighten me here: when the Austin/Kane match at KOTR was signed as a First Blood match, what was the prevailing opinion on how it was going to go?  Was the fact that Kane had no exposed skin to make bleed taken ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fNo3Py via IFTTT

Hope everyone is recovered from Victoria Day! No NXT in Canada tonight, no Dynamite on Wednesday…it’s gonna be a slow week! Edge and Sasha Banks’ Returns Confirmed https://ift.tt/3fiSNJt More NXT Callups Coming https://ift.tt/3hOpWyc Shimmer Releases Bayley’s Resume From 2011 https://ift.tt/3un4lPU from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3umakod via IFTTT

Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05.06.96 It’s a big week in Tokyo! Plus the WWF is in YOUR house again! – In the top story of the week, Shinya Hashimoto won the IWGP title from Takada in the main event of the 4/29 Tokyo Dome show, beating him with a cross armbreaker before the second-largest crowd ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ukgPI3 via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: May 24, 2021 Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Corey Graves, Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton We are on the way to both the Cell and the return of live fans, and last week’s Raw was downright tolerable. I’m not sure what that is going to mean for this week’s show, but ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Sktspk via IFTTT

The PG Era Rant for AEW Elevation Episode 11 (“Door’s Open”), May 24, 2021. TONIGHT! Two singles matches featuring tag teams as Scorpio Sky faces Alan Angels while Ethan Page meets Alex Reynolds! Mike Sydal shows no fear, but his foe knows no fear as he faces Penta El Cero Miedo! Someone’s getting a first ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hQ9qxD via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I am watching NHL Playoffs of course as defending Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, try to close out the evil Florida Panthers. A full slate of NHL and NBA playoff games are on tonight, which should take a chunk out of the RAW ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3uk2WcO via IFTTT

September 30, 1995 From Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “The King” Lawler The show starts with the hosts telling us that the Smoking Gunns are the new Tag Team Champions. We go split screen to see Barry Horowitz teaching Hakushi about American politics as he is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SsMGcA via IFTTT

Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura do commentary and they are live from Detroit, Michigan.  According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show drew a crowd of 21,000 fans.  The broadcast drew a rating of 12.8 (roughly 20.9 million viewers), an increase from the previous year’s telecast that pulled a 11.6 rating (19.9 million viewers) when the show was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oJV0Rf via IFTTT

Eagle Sawai in one of her more conservative outfits. JOSHI SPOTLIGHT- EAGLE SAWAI: Real Name: Tomoko Sawai Billed Height & Weight: 5’7″ 242 lbs. Career Length: 1986-2007 -And now we come to an odd woman out in a lot of Joshi- the easy #2 wrestler in LLPW during the Interpromotional Era, but one that never ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ui480y via IFTTT

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SwihMT58Q1M Here he is taking on Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer This business can be weirdly random sometimes  Sometimes?   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fFwnAU via IFTTT

In honor of the beginning AEW's slow death starting today with the move to TBS (it will be dead by memorial day…2022) I can't help but point the finger at Cody. Even though I agree with Vince that he is nothing more than high level mid card guy AEW should of really leaned into trying ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34jRiUJ via IFTTT

So the biggest news of the year thus far is Daniel Bryan being a free agent which has already lead to rumors that he'll be appearing at Double Or Nothing. Now it seemed like, to me atleast that the endgame to Kenny Omega's title reign was for Hangman Page to dethrone him. They were going ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ulkwgG via IFTTT

Hi Scott, With the announcement of Rampage I started wondering if AEW will introduce the Trios titles that had been mentioned as a possibility when they got the additional tv time. It occurred to me that this might be a way to make all the factions have more value. Proposed Trios title rules: IF the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/34qQRIF via IFTTT

Good morning, Scott –   I have a no-snark question about Cody.   From your perspective, what should his on-screen role be? I know a LOT of what he does is cringe-worthy, but he IS over(ish) with the crowd, and I’d place him in the lower end of the main event tier players on AEW ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3uhceGG via IFTTT

September 25, 1995 From the Grand Center in Grand Rapids, MI Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler as part of the first live RAW during the Monday Night Wars era. We get a video package of Shawn Michaels & Diesel winning the Tag Titles last night at In Your House. However, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hM3wh2 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for USWA Challenge – 05.06.91 We’re REALLY getting to the end of the USWA run in Texas now.  The show cannot possibly be any worse than the last one I reviewed, but this is the last one on the Network either way. Taped from Dallas TX Your host is Michael St. John. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QMOMU7 via IFTTT

Happy Victoria Day! WWE Trying To Get John Cena For First Smackdown With Fans https://ift.tt/3fdqbRC Impact Wrestling Teases Daniel Bryan, IIconics, More Former WWE Stars For Slammiversary https://ift.tt/3wuELdn from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ukd3hU via IFTTT

Taped from Atlantic City, NJ Airdate: October 8, 1985 (taped 9/26) Attendance: unknown Hosted by Larry Nelson, Doug McLeod, & Verne Gagne Can Slaughter retain the Americas title against the crafty Bockwinkel? Will Zhukov be involved? There’s chaos on the Christmas show. What happened? Speaking of chaos, what nightmares will Hansen deliver? Let’s dig right ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vkVrUs via IFTTT

Tonight’s MLB Game of the Week is Chicago and St. Louis renewing pleasantries. Your NBA playoffs tonight are in double-header mode: it’s game 1 of Atlanta vs New York, then game 1 of Memphis vs Utah. Two NHL playoff games tonight as Boston (3) looks to close out Washington (1) in the Eastern Bracket, while ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hRt5x8 via IFTTT

I think in his book he notes his match with Backlund at WrestleMania XI is the worst he's ever had, at least as far as a PPV is concerned. Ignoring his late 2000's comeback where he's not allowed to do anything (the McMahon match is a clear winner, otherwise), would you agree, or can you ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fd26un via IFTTT

If you were to predict one person who could be wrestling's next megastar, who would it be? I'm talking someone who transcends the business, a la Andre, Flair, Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena.  MJF.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fim1rX via IFTTT

Scott, In memory of Owen Hart, who passed away 22 years ago, a simple one –  What was your favourite Owen Hart singles match that didn't involve Bret Hart? Where he beat Rocky Maivia to win the IC title in 1997.  His first major singles title, and he beat the ROCK to win it, plus ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vg2v4D via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 08.31.85 Taped from Shreveport, LA Your hosts are Boyd Pierce & Bill Watts.  Wait, wasn’t he supposed to be out of the territory for 90 days and replaced by the mysterious Midnight Rider?  Is coming back as color commentator some kind of weird loophole for this situation?  And ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ywlutO via IFTTT

The MODOK series is actually on Disney Plus in Canada, which is awesome.  The first episode was pretty funny, kind of like MCU crossed with Robot Chicken, so I’m glad to have something to fill the void before Loki starts. Also, I got a pretty huge bonus on my last Tony Khan cheque thanks to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bP14m1 via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: December 22, 2006 Location: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield We are done with Armageddon and pretty much a grand total of nothing happened. The main event saw John Cena joining forces with Batista to beat King Booker and Finlay. Other than that, Kane and Undertaker beat up MVP ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/346zYCz via IFTTT

It’s the first episode of Season Three: The One With The Women Divas. This was definitely not part of my viewing schedule in 2010 as I’d stop watching somewhere around Season One (but watched Season Two’s Finale after people told me how bad it was) so this is all new to me. You Make the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/345RfMt via IFTTT

ECW on Sci Fi Date: December 19, 2006 Location: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia Commentators: Joey Styles, Tazz We’re almost done with the year and I’m not sure what that is going to mean for this week. Last week’s show felt like a total throw away episode, but I’m curious about how much of that was ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wqr3rV via IFTTT

Hello, This weekend we honor the memory of the late joshi puroresu star Hana Kimura who passed away this time last year. Aside from the Fite Tv special MATANE that airs tonight, there is also a brand new music video that features the former STARDOM star.  Recording artist Lalo The Don debuts his new single/video “Til ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fbtysf via IFTTT

Hello You! This week we’re looking at what I like to call a “Heels Over Show”, which is basically a show where the heels win most of the matches because it’s what the current storylines of the day call for so sufficient heat can be built for the eventual blow off. Normally you get a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3wuJewr via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Wrestling Challenge – 12.06.86 Hey, finally more new episodes to review!  How I’ve missed those melodious saxophones! Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan BUT FIRST!  Let us take you to England, where the controversial suspension of Andre the Giant has been suspended!  Andre is very happy to not ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2T7aD9r via IFTTT

So at the time of the 1987 Slammys, the average fan did not know Vince McMahon was the owner of the WWF, right? So while “Stand Back” makes perfect sense if you do know he’s the owner, in kayfabe, what was the point of the song supposed to be? When he sang about how a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/345UrHE via IFTTT

September 24, 1995 From the Saginaw Civic Center in Saginaw, MI Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “The King” Lawler We even get a theme song for In Your House now as I guess that is also part of the New Fall season. It wasn’t that good.   The hosts give predictions ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3vfTw3t via IFTTT

  It’s been announced for this Monday’s RAW, Natalya & Tamina will face Nia & Shayna for the women’s tag titles. Again.    Is this the kind of quality entertainment that will make you a regular RAW viewer again?    Is Alexa hypnotizing Shayna with her magic voodoo doll or whatever it is?  Because otherwise ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ysTTK2 via IFTTT

Here’s a shock:  The WWE Network continues to give me trouble.  I was suddenly kicked out last night and couldn’t sign back in, even though I have an active subscription through my cable provider, so I had nothing to rant on last night. I sent in a ticket with Sasktel because for $15 a month ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hLO4S8 via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: May 21, 2021 Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We’re done with Wrestlemania Backlash and it is time to start getting ready for the Cell next month. I’m not sure what is next up for some of the people on this show, but the ending to Backlash would suggest ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3yvtCLb via IFTTT

Recently, Jax Dane joined The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast (www.ShiningWizards.com)  to discuss a variety of subjects. Below is a transcript of a few topics that were discussed.  When using the below information please be sure to credit The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast (www.ShiningWizards.com). Also feel free to include this link for the episode: https://ift.tt/3yzfil0 On holding the NWA ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3uePyql via IFTTT

  September 23, 1995 From the Erie Civic Center in Erie, PA Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “The King” Lawler. The debut of these three on Superstars. We get a hype video for this week’s Henry Godwinn & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Kama & Tatanka match. Also this week is Sid ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3u5hgWx via IFTTT

TONIGHT! It’s a four-way for the Intercontinental Title as Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn’s feud intersects with that of Big E and Apollo Crews to make it happen. Plus, who’s next for Roman Reigns? A reminder that the NBA playoffs begin, so Dynamite’s schedule will be all over the place over the next few weeks.  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3f9ghR1 via IFTTT

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are hosting tonight’s broadcast.  Heenan announces that Mike Tyson will not referee the WWF title match between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage on The Main Event.  Monsoon follows up by saying that Buster Douglas will take Tyson’s place.  Heenan is discouraged by this news because he hoped to referee the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3f8M4Sf via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Thought exercise – Curt Hennig gets the Red Rooster gimmick, and Terry Taylor gets Mr Perfect. Would history be different? Although that was never a thing that was going to happen, that would have basically destroyed both of their WWF careers, I'm pretty sure.  Can you see Terry Taylor doggedly shooting free throw ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3f3Tc25 via IFTTT

Hey Scott, hope you and your family are safe and well. I know fans are stoked for AEW going to TBS, but I thought TBS has a no blood policy? If so, won't this hurt guys like Moxley? Thanks. TBS and TNT have the exact same policies.  Unless you're referring to stuff that happened in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bJZNN8 via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: May 20, 2021 Location: BT Studios, London, England Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd It’s time for a title match as we have A-Kid defending the Heritage Cup against Tyler Bate in their rubber match. That alone should be enough to carry the show but we should be getting some other good stuff ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3hK3QN6 via IFTTT

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is enjoying a hearty snowfall in May! Oh. That’s apparently just Canada. Never mind. IWGP World Heavyweight Title Vacated https://ift.tt/3oCdL8S Velveteen Dream Released https://ift.tt/3bMlsEy Two Title Changes In Two Different Companies https://ift.tt/2QC3ddo https://ift.tt/2Sa7pl8 Davey Richards Coming Out Of Retirement, Joining MLW https://ift.tt/3ywnBh6 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3fQwpGr via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.23.93 Taped from Worcester, MA.  Things are about to get WORCE…ster for Vince, all right. Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler, because Randy Savage is MIA after getting brutalized by Crush. Doink the Clown v. Barry Horowitz So now Doink is full blown babyface and Matt ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oDCKJ9 via IFTTT

September 18, 1995 From the Canton Civic Center in Canton, OH Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler We get a hype video for this week’s Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid match. We get a clip of the 1-2-3 Kid upset over Razor Ramon from 5/17/93.   1-2-3 Kid vs. Razor Ramon  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Sb8xVB via IFTTT

“Good evening, folks, and what an big day of news in the wrestling world.  As it stands right now, no one owns New Japan’s top prize as Will Ospreay is no longer the champion.” “I think I know what happened, Gorilla.” “He had a severe neck injury; it’s pretty straightforward.” “No, what really happened; Mr. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3oIe8iw via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/3u7o9qk   I’ve been waiting for a LONG time to bust out that headline.  Good riddance.  Hopefully he figures out his life and reinvents himself somewhere else. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3f6qCgB via IFTTT