Baron Corbin sucks. That’s what WWE wants us to think of him, and by and large, that’s exactly what fans say when they see him appear on their screens. And that’s good, right? Corbin is a heel. We should hate him. Crowds boo him, so there should be a ton of interest in his Universal Championship […]
Tarantino’s R-Rated ‘Star Trek’ Could Actually Work
So, Quentin Tarantino pitched an R-rated Star Trek movie to Paramount Pictures. And the internet is freaking out. It isn’t clear if Tarantino’s take will be part of JJ Abrams’s Kelvinverse timeline, which began with the 2009 reboot, or if it’ll jump back to the prime continuity. Actually, it’s not even clear what era his […]
WWE Retrospective: SummerSlam 2013 — Hook, Line, And Sinker
SummerSlam 2013 marked the end of my final “lapse” as a wrestling fan. As mentioned in our CM Punk retrospective, I was in-and-out when it came to watching WWE. I would pop in to find out what was happening, and I would pop back out. With this show, however, for better or for worse (yeah, it […]
WWE Adds Matches To ‘Stomping Grounds’ Card
WWE will hold its first Stomping Grounds event in just under two weeks, and so far the card might as well be called RematchMania. Five matches have been announced for the show, with four championships up for grabs — all for the top titles in the men’s and women’s divisions. Three of the four title matches are return […]
To Be The Man: Why AEW Needs A Top Guy And WWE Doesn’t
Being called the “top guy” in the company is the goal of any professional wrestler. For decades, the thought process has been that a given promotion’s fortunes rise and fall with the wrestler on top. But in the age of branding and social media promotion, it seems like something of an old-fashioned notion. Wrestling has […]