AAA Triplemania 2023 Monterrey recap & review
My thoughts on AAA's most recent Triplemania show in Monterrey, the good and the bad sides of AAA's brand of Lucha chaos, Lucha politics, and the way AAA choose to book and present El Hijo del Vikingo as Mega Champion.
If Not Now Then When? - Thoughts on Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes
Thoughts on WWE’s booking of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, and why Wrestlemania 39 will be looked upon as a major misstep.
Ric Flair’s Last Match
Professional wrestling has produced no end of unedifying spectacles over the years, but few have sat at such stark contrast to the pomp and pageantry surrounding them as the visual of an aged, bleeding Ric Flair, trembling and unable to stand, at the height of a show entirely themed around his career and the nostalgia contingent upon it.
WWE Summerslam 2022
A stream of consciousness recap of Summerslam 2022, the first WWE Premium Live Event of the post-Vince McMahon era.
AAA Triplemania XXX - Tijuana
AAA, then. For those of us who follow Lucha Libre, a source of near constant frustration and bemusement, and to those who don’t, little more than a meme of a promotion. I don’t pretend to be a Lucha Libre expert, but it’s a style and a scene that is close to my heart, particularly the mid-to-late ‘90s era that I voraciously consumed during my tape trading days, and which AAA is currently mining for precious nostalgia.