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Wrestling Rocks https://www.discogs.com/release/4237194-Various-Wrestling-Rocks Shell Shock Shannon and his Hollywood Manglers – Wrestlers Just Wanna Bust Heads (2:37) Jesse “the Body” Ventura – The Body Rules (3:37) “Classy” Freddy Blassie – Pencil Neck Geek (3:26) “Boogie Woogie Man” Jimmy Valiant – Son of a Gypsy Man (1:33) Tau “The Destroyin' Samoan” Logo – Samoan to the Bone (2:37) NRBQ with Captain Lou Albano – Captain Lou (2:31) “Exotic” Adrian Street – Breakin' Bones (2:10) Johnny Legend – I Like to Hurt People (2:54) Jerry “the King” Lawler – Trouble (2:16) the Novas – The Crusher (1:57) The Foreign Objects – Who Will Dispute the Genius of Lou Albano (1:38) “Exotic” Adrian Street – Imagine What I Could Do to You (2:13) “Classy” Freddie Blassie – King of Men (3:10) Ring Introduction: This was released in 1985 under Rhino Records, a label known for putting out compilations and novelty records. So that should set the tone for what we're about to listen to. To keep my sanity, i'll be skipping over any songs that i've already reviewed or am about to review. That should make this pretty short, but still worth covering. The Match: “Wrestlers Just Wanna Bust Heads” is a cheesy parody of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. I'm a sucker for novelty records, so this popped me. “The Body Rules” (previously reviewed) “Pencil Neck Geek” (review coming soon!) “Son of a Gypsy Man” has a fun guitar riff, but Valiant absolutely does NOT have the voice for this. I mean, it's somewhat endearing and almost works, but taken as a serious song, this ain't it. I still like it tho. If i'm being completely honest, the song fades out, but could actually stand to have another verse. “Samoan to the Bone” I have no idea who Tau Logo is. He doesn't have a wikipedia or cagematch page. But he DOES have an IMDB listing, and apparently had a role in “The Golden Child” and “Darkman”. But the song is fun. Kind of driving, and Tau's vocals keep you hooked. This song is also featured on the “Muscle Rock Madness” youtube video that was going around a couple years ago. “Captain Lou” (previously reviewed) “Breakin' Bones” (previously reviewed) “I Like to Hurt People” per wikipedia, Johnny Legend is a Rockabilly musician, film producer, actor, and wrestling manager. He released an album in 1979, but was probably best known for writing and co-directing My Breakfast with Blassie. Around these parts, he is probably also known for co-founding Incredibly Strange Wrestling in 1995. Legend sounds very much like he came from the Jimmy Hart school of managing. This song is upbeat and pretty fastpaced. It has its own set of charm, but just misses the mark for me. “Trouble” (review coming soon) “The Crusher” is by the garage rock band “the Novas”, named after the Chevy vehicle. This was originally released as a single in 1964! They never went on to much fame and disbanded just a couple of years later. This song is pretty fun. The lead singer is growling out wrestling moves as if they were dance moves, and it's all set to a pseudo-dance-rock song. “Who Will Dispute the Genius of Lou Albano” was released by a punk band called the Foreign Objects, and just in case that didn't clue you in to their other passion, it is taken from their full length album “Into the Squared Circle”. A big of a non-sequitur as a song goes, and yet it kept my attention. For its brief tenure, it mixes up sounds quite a bit. I am tempted to check out their album, but I probably won't. “Imagine What I Could Do To You” (previously reviewed) “King of Men” (review coming soon) The Finish: Another mishmash of an album, but I had a good time listening to this. I kind of want to pick it up on vinyl Not Rated due to it being a compilation of quite a few songs i've already reviewed.

when i was a kid, our car broke down. something minor like a flat tire, maybe? i don't remember. But i think my mom was driving. also in the car were me, my brother, and our two cousins. All younger than 10. Anyway, a kind-hearted stranger stopped to help. the ONLY thing i remember about him was that i was CONVINCED he was wearing a fake glasses/nose/moustache disguise. no idea why, but that has always stuck with me. I was 50/50 on if i just imagined it, but i recently brought it up to these cousins, and they both confirmed that they remembered that.

AWA TV is maddening in trying to track down and keep organized. after i finish my TNA re/watch, AWA is next on my list. for the last 5-6 years I've been hoarding all the video files of complete shows that i can find. My ultimate goal is cataloging everything with actual air dates and match listings. i'll be starting with 1985 and going through the end of the promotion, but there are a TON of gaps and missing shows, especially from those first couple years (and anything earlier than that is REALLY hard to find). But i'm at least a year away from starting that.

haven't read the entire thread yet (only on page 12....) but here's my thoughts, including some i haven't seen mentioned yet. did we get a final attendance count? FTR/Outrunners delivered, but i think i preferred their Collision match. I am so ready for the Outrunners to beat them in some '80s style gimmick blowoff match. RIP Adam Cole's career. i'm not a fan, but sad for him. Juice looks totally different clean shaven. i know E&C is the point they're going for, but i just love heel Christian and don't need to see that reunion again. Cope with "Go Find Yourself" after Christian hit him with a "Go Fuck Yourself" last time is a good callback tho. Also, IDGAF about JetSpeed. fuck yeah i'm ready for Athena's ascension. THAT Toni/Mercedes tombstone spot was WILD literally groaned when JR joined the table. he wasn't awful, but PLEASE don't bring him back again. dude is what, 75 years old? Omega/Okada was fine. right man won. i'm thinking Kenny will largely be transitioning to a special occasion guy, unless he really finds his groove with this Golden Lovers stint. LOVED Hangman winning. once the Bucks came out, i was REALLY ready to hear the crowd lose their shit for Swerve. "Whose House?" over the speakers would've been a MASSIVE pop. Instead AEW had Nana show up, and then Swerve just kinda appear. It was fine in the grander storytelling sense, and i certainly appreciate that run-ins shouldn't have their entrance themes queued up, but i was just looking forward to that monster pop. this was from the ROH show, but Bandido/Takeshita is my Match of the Weekend. i'm ready for Takeshita to be a main event player. where has Buddy Matthews been? it felt like they were lining him up for a big push, but he just disappeared. injury?

drew, i got no problem with you, but you gotta let this CM Punk stuff go. i hope the gummies help you to reduce stress and focus less on the negative. pro wrestling is fun. focus on the positives.

i feel like Gane pretty much has to get the shot. the only other name i can think of is Alexander Volkov, but he's already lost to Aspinall, Gane (x2), and Lewis. Maybe Jailton Almeida as a dark horse contender? yeah, Heavyweight is fucked right now, and has been since the Miocic/DC trilogy put everything on hold for multiple years.

this movie was so much fun. i enjoyed it. towards the beginning right before they invade the Fortress, i thought "is it weird that i'm rooting for Lex Luthor?" a bit later and i thought Guy was the best character in the film. Then the story keeps going and i'm just mesmerized by Mr. Terrific. All three of these characters were portrayed PERFECTLY. and then there's Superman, and Lois, and Jimmy. all felt real. all were great in their own ways. and Krypto too.

i only watched the main events, but both matches delivered big time. Bandido/Takeshita in particular was fucking awesome.

the Death Riders are still at the top of the card, but they make up a much smaller portion of TV time.

i originally subbed him for the TNA Xplosion episodes he was uploading, but there's been SO much good stuff!

i thought Canadian bacon was known as "back bacon" up there.

i'm glad you did! i saw the original "Age of Revelation" tease a week or two back when it came out, and i just assumed it was the latest crossover. Since i'm not currently reading X-Men comics, i promptly ignored it. But if we're talking alternate timelines/possible futures/etc., then my interest is piqued! P.S. can i get i that "Radioactive Spider-Man" book to somehow star Ben Reilly? Do me this favor, Brevoort!

i started playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom like 2 months ago. BOTW really sucked me in and i couldn't get enough of it. for me, TOTK feels.....fine? it definitely doesn't grab me the same way. I'm somewhere around 50 shrines solved but haven't started the main quest. in BOTW, my favorite part was the exploration, but here it just feels rote. I'm hoping that by jumping into the actual storyline i will find that hook.

i am certainly intrigued. probably won't buy all of those issues physically (i am pretty firmly in the 'all or nothing' category, and 16 titles is too many) but i will definitely read it. i look forward to seeing the creative teams attached, and to find out how long this will last (the article says "for the foreseeable future"). I'm not really a fan of this overlapping with the "X-Men of Apocalypse" mini tho. Like, i get the 30 year anniversary thing, but why are they both starting in the fall? Won't these two similar-but-distinct series directly compete with each other?

the biggest thing holding me back from embracing this idea is that Hangman's last reign was a pretty huge letdown. It was an extended and somewhat heatless feud with Adam Cole. If the two top babyfaces (other than Hangman himself) are viewed as on his level but unable to get a title shot, it could skew into feeling like a Lame Duck reign. If Coach Tony K can avoid that, then i agree that sidelining them out of title contention makes perfect sense. maybe?