Tonight’s RAW aimed to combat Monday Night Football and right the course after last week’s abysmal ratings disaster with a Clash of Champions-altering main event. Elsewhere, Sheamus and Cesaro continued their increasingly pleasurable Best of Seven series and the women’s division was highlighted heavily. But nobody had more screen time than Mick Foley who made…
Note: This post does not take into account last night’s Backlash or tonight’s RAW. Matches from these shows will be considered for next week’s post. WWE had a pretty lackluster week all things considered here in the early portion of September 2016. Much of last week’s RAW was cringe-inducing, and Smackdown wasn’t any better. However,…
6.75 From the first time I was introduced to the Sonic franchise through the multi-platform, far-reaching release that was Sonic Heroes, I’ve been a fan of the little blue blur. After playing through Heroes, I sought out the Gamecube ports of both Sonic Adventure games and enjoyed them to varying degrees. The second one, Sonic…
It was a long night as WWE opted to try to stretch this 6-match show into three hours. Given the lack of heat for the matches, an undisclosed injury forcing Randy Orton out of his match with Bray Wyatt, and only two real stars on the entire show (hello, Heath Slater), this had all the…
Note: I wrote this piece a couple of years ago as editor of The East Texan, but I have posted it every year since. It still rings true. It’s a date that we all know well. Its haunting story now graces the pages of every history text. Where two massive towers proudly stood atop the…
**** What can you say about The Graduate that hasn’t already been said countless times, really? It’s the film that gave a voice to a new generation, made Dustin Hoffman a star for life, and was probably the best career move Simon and Garfunkel ever made. Its impact is still felt today as not only…
****1/2 It’s a testament to not only Chris Jericho’s abilities as a storyteller, but also the intrigue of his life, that he’s managed to write three self-reflective books that have not only remained interesting, they’ve continually gotten better. True to form, The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea is Jericho’s best…
In a complete turnaround from last week, NXT was absolutely fantastic this week, reminding me of just how much I love this program and why it has been voted the best wrestling program in the world for multiple years by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers. The show contained two great back-and-forth matches and two great…
This week, my favorite songs continued to stem from a place of loneliness and anger, and led by the work of Hans Zimmer. I’m such a fan of his work, I learned how to play last week’s “The Kraken” and this week’s “Davy Jones” on the piano, which is the first thing I’ve ever really…
After last night’s RAW drew more heat than Vladimir Putin in the White House, Smackdown didn’t need to do much to come out on top in the weekly battle for brand supremacy. Amazingly, though, with only four matches over the course of two hours, this show seemed even longer than the dreaded three hours and…
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