SummerSlam Fun!

 

 

A couple of weeks back, Kyle, his friend John, and I got together to watch the first night of SummerSlam 2026. Show was decent, company and conversation were fantastic. Definitely an awesome way to spend an afternoon. As you can tell by the first picture, Oliver was definitely the centerpiece of the festivities.

The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling

The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Quick professional wrestling history lesson. Couple nuggets of information that were new to me, but then quite a few that have been proven untrue. An entertaining listen either way. Decent narration.

Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling's New World Order Changed America

Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling's New World Order Changed America by Marc Raimondi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

No new information here, but a decent account of events, and an enjoyable homage. Decent narration.

Don't Know Why…

 

Don't know what made me think of it, but recently realized I never posted my Kevin Owens autograph. How ridiculous is that?! Well, here it is. Such an amazing experience meeting him, and having a quick exchange.

 

Beyond Nitro: Untold Stories from the WCW Era: NITRO Book Collection 2

Beyond Nitro: Untold Stories from the WCW Era: NITRO Book Collection 2 by Guy Evans
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another home run! Thought I knew most everything about this era of wrestling, but this book has plenty of stories I've never heard. The amount of exhaustive research, and passion for this product is obvious. Great listen. Surprisingly fun narration.

Grateful: My Long, Strange Trip...to the WWE Hall of Fame

Grateful: My Long, Strange Trip...to the WWE Hall of Fame by Eric Bischoff
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Saw this in my Audible recommendations, and figured I would check it out. A decent listen, but everything has a rose tint to it, if you know what I mean. Enjoyable overall, with a few nuggets I hadn't heard. Decent narration.

Makes Perfect Sense To Me…

 

Quote Of The Moment…

 "The secret about pro wrestling being out is not an excuse for bad art."
-Shayna Baszler

Quote Of The Moment…

"I wouldn't believe Paul Heyman if his tongue came notarized."
-Corey Graves 

Could Be Worse…

Prayer!

The Last Hart Beating

The Last Hart Beating by Nattie Neidhart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Inspirational story, that has given me a whole new perspective of the woman behind the champion. Stilted narration does nothing to detract from this amazing rollercoaster of a tale.

Quote Of The Moment…

 "The preponderance of pro wrestling titles has devalued them all."
-Todd Martin

SERIOUSLY?!

Watching Stephanie McMahon's podcast last night, and she pauses to do the above ad. You've got to be fucking with me. Am I honestly supposed to believe that this multi-billionaire eats and/or feeds her family FACTOR meals. No shade to the quality of the food, because I've never used the company, but there's no way Stephanie is eating meals from a microwave. Another thing. Why does this woman, whose family has more money than God, have sponsors on her YouTube videos. Ridiculous and completely tone deaf. As if anyone in that family will ever need more money. Gross and hilarious. Hopefully she donates it.
 

Quote Of The Moment…

 "I've never learned through my successes."
-Paul Heyman

Jack…

Photo Credit: Jill Rock

Awesome!

Photo Credit: Jill Rock

The Kevin Owens Show!

Got to meet Kevin Owens before Hell In A Cell last year! Such a cool guy! Was great to be able to hold The Universal Championship!

Halloween Flashback!

Found this picture! Too funny! I was a wrestler almost every year! Not a bad Ultimate Warrior though, huh?

Awesome!

Photo Credit: Amber Downing

Recently turned my home office into my wrestling memorabilia room. Love the idea of displaying the action figures on the wall. Have had Doink since around 1995, and even got it autographed. Sunny joined about a year ago, when Tim brought her home from Vegas.