Jim Cornette called in to the BoredWrestlingFan.com studios this week to talk about IHWE Old School Hustle, Sunday September 28th at the Cendera Center in Fort Worth, TX. He tells us how he got involved with the promotion, and updates us on everything else he’s got coming up as well. The conversation turns to Vince Russo and his involvement with the downfall of TNA Wrestling. Jorge joins the conversation and we talk fast food and hear a story about the infamous Dairy Queen incident. Tune in!
Jorge and JT take the week off, so Joe, Mark, and G are left to talk about the week in professional wrestling. Unfortunately, technical difficulties with the WiFi in the studio cause G and Mark to cut out several times. Our live broadcast cut out several times as well, but our podcast came out fine! When we were able to talk to each other, we talked about the shilling of the WWE Network, #ItHappens, and great matches on NXT, excluding Eva Marie’s performance against Bayley. In the news, we speculate on what’s really going on with Alberto Del Rio’s release. What happens to Impact, even if they’re renewed by Spike, if SmackDown moves back to Thursday? We hear Vince Russo’s side of the Spike TV/TNA/Russo story. All this and much more on BWF Radio!
This week on BWF Radio, IHWE Radio host Michael McCurdy drops by to talk about the new format of his show, as well as the launch of IHWE California. Topher Epps of Pro Wrestling Powerhouse joins us, and we present a roundtable discussion on the future of the wrestling business. We look at the rumors swirling that Spike TV has chosen not to renew IMPACT Wrestling, and Vince Russo’s role in that story. We talk about the numbers for the WWE Network, as well as the business model the Network will run on in Canada. Plus, news on the Young Bucks, Chris Hero, Sting, Prince Devitt, Hulk Hogan, and many more! Tune in!
Joe is called out by G for not doing a RAW review this week. We get the explanation for it not appearing, and the partial review is read. We talk the rest of the WWE programming for the week, and the first NYC episode of TNA is discussed in depth. The crew give their Battleground picks. In the news, we find out why Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was released from his WWE contract. Is the Big Gold Belt now officially retired? Bray Wyatt gets praise for his reaction to taking a stiff shot from Ric Flair. Vince Russo “accidentally” reveals he’s working for TNA. What will Flo Rida be doing at RAW tomorrow? What inspires Bray Wyatt’s character? All these questions and more will be answered on this episode of BWF Radio!
I’m in a great mood and having a great night. First the Buffalo Sabres win a game by shooting the puck down the pants of Phoenix Coyotes’ goaltender Mike Smith – literally. Then my 49ers clinch a playoff spot by defeating the Atlanta Falcons. Then I got to hang out with Jorge for a few as he dropped off a brand new copy of Kick-Ass on BluRay, replacing my lost DVD copy. But now, I have to watch RAW. CHRISTMAS RAW. These are NEVER good. EVER. And the little bit I saw before I left for work isn’t exactly filling me with hope for this particular edition. So, despite my better judgment, let’s go.
I watch three hours of this crap so you can read it and pick what you think might be interesting to watch on the DVR later. I should get paid for this. It’s a terrible job sometimes.
OH NO! THE ROYAL RUMBLE WAS PREDICTABLE!!?!? THE FUCK?!?!? IT’S ALMOST AS IF THE WWE HAS BEEN BUILDING UP STORIES FOR OVER A YEAR?!?!?!? Seriously, if you can’t accept the outcome, I have to call you out as not having watched wrestling during the Hogan/Macho Man Rock and Roll Wrestling era of the WWF. Just because the IWC is up in arms and joining in the Culture of Outrage, doesn’t mean shit to the WWE. Most of you steal their PPV’s anyways. They are trying to tell a long story, and most of you shit on them for fast-tracking their story-telling. And then you get off on whining about it being predictable? WTF? Think about how awesome The Lord of the Rings would have been if Frodo failed? OF COURSE HE TAKES THE RING TO MORDOR AND DESTROYS IT. Fuck. And many of these are the same people who complain about Vince Russo swerving the story all the time. GET OVER IT.
I enjoyed the 2013 Royal Rumble. With that rant out of the way, let’s see what the “E” serves up for Smackdown this week. Now this is generally a show you can take a massive dump on… but perhaps not tonight? Only one way to find out. Go Go Gadget Hopping Shoes!
It’s that time again and all I can say is what a week. So much has happened it the realm of everything random and I don’t know if I will remember it all. Please stay tuned at the end of the broadcast for a very special announcement from me.
Ring of Honor “The Best in the World” is in the books. I’m beginning to put my thoughts into words. I enjoyed all the video recaps. I needed those to keep myself up-to-date on the current storylines.
When I heard the first match was Tommaso Ciampa vs. Colt Cabana, I almost died of smarkdom. I really enjoyed most of the first match. Ciampa played a nice “straight man” to Cabana’s comedy. I thought the two had very nice back-and-forth. The ending just didn’t look right.
Next was “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett versus Jay Lethal. Jay Lethal was fresh off his TNA/Impact Wrestling/”It’s Still S*** No Matter How Many Times You Change The Name Because Vince Russo Still Works There” run. He was famous for the Black Machismo and it was his first time to appear on an event this big after the Macho Man’s untimely passing. The crowd was very into this, but the match did not click for me. Prodigy has looked good in matches to me before; this just was not one of them. It almost looked like he wasn’t on Lethal’s level.
The Rhino-Homicide “Barrio Street Fight” was really good. Plunder matches have their places in wrestling. Rhino really brought it. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad Homicide match. We had some tables and some really awesome, intense “OMG” moments. Homicide got the win, but we got to see the gore through the table. It was nostalgic. It was like Old School (no Corino reference intended) ECW Rhino back again.
The Steve Corino-Michael Elgin match was really interesting. I did not watch ROH during the Kevin Steen era, so I really didn’t grasp the magnitude of his return. I was really amazed at how my opinion of Elgin changed during this match. Elgin reminds me of a stiff WWE would try to get over. But I got to admit-Elgin impressed me. He’s a power wrestler. If there’s a place for plunder matches, there’s a place for power wrestlers. Steve Corino sold like crazy, and Elgin looked like he had a spot in Ring of Honor. I personally think Elgin will be a better fit for the WWE, but I’ll keep him. The Kevin Steen post-match segment was greatness. The Corino rehabilitating himself storyline I think is one of my favorite storylines in all of wrestling.
The Daniels-Generico match really didn’t grab my attention. The commentary was pretty good for this match. Kevin Kelly and Dave Prazak made it important. I do love the El Generico gimmick. It’s one of my favorite all-time gimmicks. My 2-year-old woke up during this match and wanted the laptop, so I wasn’t able to dedicate the time I wanted to watching this. I am happy for El Generico winning. Christopher Daniels should be in the place now where he’s building talent, which is exactly what he did here.
The four corners tag team match was off the charts. Now granted, I haven’t seen every ROH event, so excuse me if I break out some hyperbole here. This is the greatest match in Ring of Honor I HAVE SEEN. I’m sure there were greater matches somewhere along the way. But this was insane. There were at least 4 “Holy s***” moments. The All Night Express looked great in this. I finally saw Kenny King for what everybody else does. This is most likely Match of the Year, barring some sweet miracle.
And finally there was the main event. There was no possible way that I could ever understand all the emotions that went into this match, but it sure felt like it. This match never seemed to end, mostly because my wife was over my shoulder waiting for it to end. Nothing I could write here could ever capture the emotion, the drama, the work these guys put into this match. This is now in second place for match of the year for me.
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Are you ready for some TNA insanity? Lord knows I’m not, but I never am. Recently we saw a long built storyline around reviving the Main Event Mafia shattered by the WWE resigning both Booker T and Kevin Nash… as a result the second coming of “they” was swerved to be Fortune, plus Scott Steiner, Crimson and Kurt Angle. It’s a good thing they employ Vince Russo, eh? Alright, onto the suffering folks! (more…)