The 2020’s are half-over! To most of us, that’s probably crazy, as it signals the inexorable onward march of time and our own eventual decay. I was born in 1980; I still view events from the early 2000’s as “probably, like, ten years ago”. So to figure that 2020–the dreaded year 2020, home of COVID-19!–was HALF A DECADE AGO is astounding. It was January 2020 … Continue reading Top Twenty Movies Of The Half-Decade, #20-11
With the sing-song episode left in the rearview mirror, I worry I have nothing left to look forward to except a season-and-a-half of episodes which I’m told are not very good. But I endeavor to finish the series and move on, so here we are! We kick things off, as we so often do, with Buffy out at nighttime in a cemetery. She doesn’t appear … Continue reading Bunnymania!: A BTVS Retrospective, S6 E8
Read between the lines with Stew, Neil from the We Needed Roads podcast and Marie from Two Girls, One Reusable Cup as they look back at this Jean-Claude Van Damme action picture from the 1990’s! For more from We Needed Roads, click HERE! For more from 2 Girls 1 Reusable Cup, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 128: Timecop
It’s Stew’s time to shine! Every year for the past… I dunno… many (?), I have watched the Royal Rumble match[es], reviewed the Royal Rumbles, and ranked them all in order of my own preference. And now it’s time for the 2025 editions. We’re going to be breaking down the matches and figuring out where the new editions fit in the all-time rankings. Let’s get … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2025
The Shit-Town Saga New Agartha part 2 The Resurgence… Tusk was hit by a volley of energy bolts from U’ntari soldiers before he leapt into the formation and began swinging his massive arms; the aliens who were not impaled by his massive spikes were sent flailing into the air. Behind him, Grandma Punch, Hellbender and other denizens of Agartha fought back against the wave. “The … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #30
Okay, here is the episode I keep hearing so much about, so let’s get into it. “Once More With Feeling” kicks off with an old-timey opening credits with the characters faces transposed over an image of the moon while their actor names are in a red, sitcom-y font next to them. The song that plays is even a jingly bastardization of the typical Nerf Herder … Continue reading Mustard!: A BTVS Retrospective, S6 E7
WOMEN’S ROYAL RUMBLE Natalya Naomi Bayley Candice LeRae Jordynne Grace Indie Hartwell Asuka Ivy Nile Katana Chance Bianca Belair Kairi Sane Tegan Nox Kayden Carter Chelsea Green Piper Niven Xia Li Zelina Vega Maxxine Dupri Nia Jax Shotzi Becky Lynch Alba Fyre Shayna Baszler Valhalla Mia Yim Zoey Stark Roxanne Perez Jade Cargill Tiffany Stratton Liv Morgan -Pat McAfee comes out to start the show … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2024
It’s Stew’s time to shine! Every year for the past… I dunno… many (?), I have watched the Royal Rumble match[es], reviewed the Royal Rumbles, and ranked them all in order of my own preference. And now it’s time for the 2023 editions. We’re going to be breaking down the matches, figuring out where the new editions fit in the all-time rankings and then talking … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2023
Matt Fresh from Stand N’ Watch is back in the Order to discuss the Tom Hanks gangster picture, Road to Perdition. For more from Matt, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 127: Road To Perdition
2022: THE MYSTIQUE DISSOLVES EARLY I’m writing this in the aftermath of the event, and I’m still working out my feelings, so BEAR WITH ME and let’s get right into it! WOMEN’S ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH Sasha Banks Melina* Tamina Kelly Kelly ** Aliyah Liv Morgan Zelina Vega Bianca Belair Dana Brooke Michelle McCool Sonya Deville Natalya Cameron *** Naomi Carmella Rhea Ripley Charlotte Ivory **** … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2022
The Shit-Town Saga: Epilogue… There was a time in the 90s when Arthur Hawkwood was a member of a team called The Street Force. The members were some of the more violent New York heroes of the time, and while it was short lived, it was often remembered, though not fondly. As the third Cavalier, Arthur was the de-facto leader of the team as well … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #29
It’s been a year, but we are back for another entry in my Ranking The Rumbles series! We are going to do things a little differently this year. I’ll be actually talking about the whole of the 2021 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, though I will be focusing most of my attention on the two separate Rumble matches proper. Before tonight, we’ve had 36 Royal Rumble matches–that includes … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2021
2020: DIFFERENCE OF OPINION It’s been a good run of Rumbles lately! 2019 gave us a fantastic Women’s iteration of the match. I gave the 2018 men’s Rumble a solid 7/10. Even the kind of “meh” 2017 and 2016 Rumbles, I graded out as ever-so-slightly above average. How long do you think a run like that can last? I’ll admit, I’ve been reading reviews online … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2020
2018: The Man A funny thing happened between the Royal Rumble 2018 and the Royal Rumble 2019, as perpetual also-ran Becky Lynch became a star so big that she pulled so many of WWE’s plans into her orbit. She became THE focus of so much going on, and was easily the most talked about figure in the WWE landscape. Are we hitting the hipster backlash … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2019
Like a slumbering kraken, I have been awakened and re-emerged to the wrestling side of 411mania from the TV/Movies department and my podcast because I have heard tale of a Royal Rumble that occurred in a far off land (that’s what… that’s what Krakens do, yes?). I gave approximately two seconds worth of thought to “Well… does this Royal Rumble count towards the Reviews” before deciding that … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: The Greatest Royal Rumble
