Shartnado

Over the weekend, Finland's South and West coast were supposed to be hit by a vicious snowstorm and rough winds. Warnings were issued. At least over here on the West coast, things ended up being not that bad. Yes, we spent an hour plowing snow off the yard on both days, but nowhere near as bad as after Christmas. This morning, the roads were ok. Bike lanes not great, but I've already had worse this year, so whatever. Haven't read the news about the South coast yet so I can't tell you if they had it rougher than we did? Seems like we may have dodged this particular bullet.

Yeah, I finally found Mechanix gloves from a hunting section of a local sporting goods store over here! Sadly, they weren't the padded ones Sting had. But I bought a pair right then and there!

Any idea where I could get a pair of those Seth Rollins gloves?

I haven't seen much of the build, but I kinda assumed it was heel vs heel, though at the end of the match Rollins sure seemed like the face to me!

Better show than I figured. The curtain-jerkers gave us quite the bomb-fest and Rollins comin in The Shield gear was a nice touch. I'm a sucker for stuff like that and it harkens back to my childhood when I was 35 and The Shield was a new thing. Roman got some catharsis with the chair, but couldn't beat Rollins the way he has beaten everyone else. The women's Rumble is pretty much always more intriguing than the men's one. There were more than a few cool things, including: -Mickie James eliminating McCool for old times sake. -Nikki ASH going batshit on Mighty Molly for gimmick infringement. -Summer Rae and Charlotte interacting. BFF explodes! -Brie Bella's impromptu homage to Connor the Crusher upon entering the ring, as well as avenging her previous elimination at the hands of Nikki. - No contact between Shayna and Ronda. Well, the winner was clear as soon as Ronda entered. Becky vs Slopdrop ended up being one of the best matches of the evening with a clean pinfall ending. Niven's performance was really good but it's not as if she was winning. The Mixed Tag between the It Couple and the Git Couple (or The Cousin Itt Couple) had the three way MVP battle between Maryse's outfit, Maryse and Beth's amazing hairdo! If you are one of the people who gets Peacock for free, Maryse's outfit alone was worth the price of subscription! The Brock vs Lashley video package was amazing and the match started out really promising, but it's a very WWE thing to do, to reduce a LEGITIMATE dream match 15-years in the making into an angle advancement. At least Lashley is the champ again! I haven't finished the Men's Rumble yet, but the highlight so far is Gable's plan to eliminate Omos actually working, eventually.

Everything was fun! Looks like Rosa may be rid of Martinez by Revolution one way or the other! Have FTR and Jurassic Express had a match yet? Julia Hart's performance makes one appreciate Anna Jay more, but I think what she did was ok. Main event was cool! That Doomsday Device flipping powerslam was insane! Bowens looks really good and his build is solid, like a young, smaller Cena. Just as I thought of that, he even tried to use a damn chain! The "I'm Arn! No I'm Arn! Wait am I Arn? Or are you?" spot in the FTR match was ace! Ass Gunns interfering after the main event had better set up that 6 man before a tag title match! Here's to hoping that I can look anywhere near like a natural version of Billy Gunn when I reach 65 or whatever he is at this point! His '93 self is looking at him going "what the fuck did I do to myself?!?"

Shhh, you wrote that part out loud!

Do you figure Mercedes Martinez has her issue settled with Rosa before Revolution? I kinda figured Statlander would be next, but she's probably tied up with Hirsch for the time being. In fact, isn't it Hirsch now the one who should be facing Britt, as she just beat Red Velvet, who I hear is ranked #1? ...oh, and Hayter seems more and more like she's not all in with Britt right now! Turning?

Hey, if OC can wrestle with his hands in his pockets, there's no reason Dragunov couldn't fight with his hands ziplocked behind his back. Don't let little obstacles hold you back!

Holup! Was Olliejay ripping off "Goth Phase" on her track on NXT? That beat was awfully similar!

The whole night is all about Brock vs Lashley. That's all.

Damn you, REPO MAAAAAAANN!!!!

That did look distinctly similar, as I just watched Blood and Guts the other day. Yeah, it did look like it happened like that on purpose.

Hell yes! Bring on Ass Boys vs Asshausen! But the three Gunns must first wreack havoc together for a bit more!

Not Conan O'Brian?!?

Yeah, had fun watching that dumpsterfire just starting last evening at work and had no idea how fast it would escalate once I went to bed. Saw a chance for a punchline, and went for it!

Far from it, but PURE evil, I assure you! Just the other day, he convinced a moderator of a recently popular subreddit, that a live TV interview with real mainstream news outlet would be a fantastic idea. As it turns out, nope! One should be very wary of inviting evil such as that into their presence!

PAC hasn't always been superhero, but he has been pretty much superhuman all along. "King of the Cruiserweights" and "The Man who's Parents forgot to get Married" isn't exactly superHERO material, but if you are looking for a slayer of just about anything, demons included, I'm sure PAC's your guy!

Finally, some service!

That cutter by Sammy, tho! Crazy opener! Wow! Layla Hirsch vs Ivy Nile is quickly becoming another unattainable dream match for me. Apparently, I'm one of the many co-TNT Champions now. Just like with Cody, previously, Sammy, you don't even know me! Stop pandering. 2.0. really get to do stuff, but here, they had no chance. Will this lead to the end of Inner Circle, finally? It is a bit odd that Wardlow was willing to powerbomb Punk on that chair at the behest of people who snubbed him on his birthday, but I'd think that was the last time he'll agree to it. Duelling promos were good. PAC&Penta vs Black & King? Don't mind if I do! And make it a double! C'mon Cole, did you have to DRAG Danhausen into this?!? Great main event, excellent show!

OMG I was mad at him when I saw that weasely tag to Nikolai at age 10! Then later on, he pins Bret in a lucky but smart lifting the shoulder on a German Suplex spot and I was about to lose my shit!

Been on quite the binge of AEW's best (well, TV stuff) yesterday and this morning. Including, but not limited to: Cody vs Malakai Black (twice), Miro vs Allin, Blood and Guts, Omega vs Danielson, PAC vs OC, Mox vs Nagata, MJF vs Pillman, Danielson vs Dustin, Kingston vs Archer and so on. Probably already worth the 75 euros I plunked down for it. Still tons and tons of stuff to see and new stuff coming each week. Good times! Sidenote: There's an awful disconnect going on with a couple of theme songs here! How in the fuck could anyone ever boo someone with "Battle Cry" as theme and OTOH cheer some one with "Wild Thing"? Stop abusing Mox with that lame-ass shit!

"Fuck you! You're a very large wrestling company that hates itself!"

People in 2003 timeline are rejoicing, while people in 2015 timeline are jumping off buildings. Either way, this comes as a shock to them. "Well, that turned out differently than I thought!"

TIL I really haven't experienced actual depression...