Voices of Wrestling

Calling something a "MOTYC contender" is the graps equivalent of the classic journalism/click bait hook of "If you only read one thing about X today, read this".

Second week in a row with a 4+ star match and a tremendous Joe promo has put the show back in place as my favorite weekly show this year. Next week looks pretty solid and I wonder if we'll know by then if the rumors of Jax going to the main roster are true. I really hope it's not as she is someone ...

Lanza's conception of the pokemon man is essentially the comic book guy from the Simpsons.

Was unsure where to put this. Do you get drunk when you attend wrestling shows? I typically hate crowds so I like to have a few when I attend shows. I do believe this inhibits my critical ability. What's your philosophy on this? Get drunk and have the show wash over you? Stay sober and have a tighte...

It's so funny how fallible memory can be/how different our reads of the crowd were. Me: meh, guy under me: bonkers, guy under him average. Full disclosure: 4 or 5 cocktails were consumed at that war of the worlds show.

Roddy vs. Tanahashi last year should have been portrayed as a legendary match, but it was basically treated like any other match on the floor. But Roddy just covered in blood almost finishing off Tanahashi should be something the company references forever. I was front row for this match and the cr...

I just think it's especially interesting as to what will happen when NJPW starts running its own events in America. Kidani said he thinks NJPW on its own can fill a 3,000-4,000 seater building, and I don't think he's wrong. I don't know. Seems a bit overly ambitious. I think they could fill somethi...

A rich specific question: as a married man with a career, how do you keep up with all the NBA and graps without fracturing your relationship?

One point lost in all of this is the importance of "glue guys" or "ring general" types such as romero and fish. They are able to keep the flow of the match together and make sure the spots don't look as choreographed.

I am in the "anything different from wwe's all to stagnant tv offerings is a good thing" camp.

Being a wrestling is just another geeky subculture, no different then playing World of Warcraft or watching anime or even obsessing over a fantasy football team. I don't go out of my way to share that I'm a fan, but if it comes up in conversation I don't hide it, and I'm not shy about wearing my wr...

The true test will be if guys like Ricochet and Ospreay can put together big time main event matches with emotional depth in the vein of HHH/Austin or Okada/Tana.

I understand part of this involves booking. Building them up so the matches have levity, which is tricky with juniors.

Fighting spirit strike exchanges are just as unrealistic and absurd as trading aerial moves. Dropping your hands and jutting out your chin to receive strikes would get most knock'd out within seconds. The difference is that fighting spirit sequences have been indoctrinated into the generally accepte...

This is why I've been saying not to get hung up on LU S2 as only being 26 episodes. Forget the "season" thing for a moment - they got 39 episodes in their first order, and now they'll end up with around 52 episodes the second time thru. Perhaps a morale booster for the crew. Announcing a third seas...

I can think of 5 dope match-ups for Ospreay in the juniors off the top of my head. This should be really fun.