ECW and Mainstream Music Examples

God, I wish we could go back to this time in life....

November to Remember - Guns N' Roses, November Rain


Terry Funk - Desperado

Survivor Series 2015

This could have been my last Survivor Series. I guess it was mostly met with disappointment. I'll recap with some screens.

Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose met with a match that most said should get high reviews. Of course, Owens lost. He's also sporting a new t-shirt. I thought Owens had a chance tonight; but with the turn of my head all hopes were lost. He's still in IC champ. But an angle with Owens as the corporate champion while he's hot would have fit much better than... well we'll get to that.

Dolph Ziggler came out channeling his inner Shawn Michaels with a new wardrobe. And he lost to Tyler Breeze. Ziggler is pretty much irrelevant these days. Oh, what could have been (yet again). 

The Wyatt Family match vs. Undertaker and Kane was next with disappointment number three on tap. I figured that Bray Wyatt had a chance to score a victory over the Undertaker and Kane because it was a tag match. But again, I gave WWE Creative a little too much credit. They have no imagination. 

Undertaker's entrance was of course; as epic as ever. As JBL said on the announce table "it's like watching Wyatt Earp walk into Tombstone". 

Let the record state that Bray Wyatt hit the Sister Abigail on Undertaker in this one with what I thought would be the win, but Kane jumped in and made the save. And then a double choke slam to the Wyatts and a Tombstone piledriver later, and Undertaker and Kane were the victors. 

The title match wasn't what everyone thought it would be. Reigns goes over clean on Ambrose in the middle of the ring. The confetti starts to fall and it's seemingly like Daniel Bryan winning the title, including HHH coming out to the ring and spoiling the party. 

At the end of the day, with Sheamus walking away with the belt, no one wins. A real fuck finish and once again I'm left feeling as I usually do with WWE pay per views. It had so much promise and potential and WWE just kind of went with the 'blah' from start to finish. 

Survivor Series Sunday

It's Survivor Series Sunday 2015, and ISIS rumored threats have people on edge for the event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

This brings back a lot of memories. Survivor Series was always one of the big four events when I was a kid growing up. There are so many things that could go down tonight on the PPV that would be huge things. A Roman Reigns heel turn, Kevin Owens title win, Dean Ambrose heel turn, Kane turning on the Undertaker, Bray Wyatt getting a win over the Undertaker are just a few of them.

I will try to write a full recap after the event. For now, I take you back to the Hartford Civic Center 25 years ago where it all began for the Dead Man:

Listening to Bret Hart on Stone Cold Podcast

I like listening to stories about Andre, Dynamite Kid, Stu Hart, and the like.

Kevin Owens on WWE2k16

He looks pretty real. If it weren't for Fallout 4, I would get this game.

WWE Network Watch Log

Here was what I watched on my birthday:

1. Table for 3: Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Dean Ambrose
2. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker retirement match
3. Stone Cold Podcast: Brock Lesnar
4. Kevin Owens vs. John Cena WWE Battleground 2015

Monday Night Raw Recap: 11/9/15

Kevin Owens beat Titus O'Neil to advance in the Survivor Series World Heavyweight Tournament:


HHH did his best Alec Baldwin sell-job to try to get Roman Reigns to become the guy, and was shot down:


What sucks about this is Reigns really needs to turn heel at Survivor Series, but I don't know if WWE has the balls to do it.

18 Years Ago Today - The Montreal Screwjob

Here's a look back at where it all ended for Bret Hart in WWF, back at Survivor Series 1997.

PPV in Review: Survivor Series 1998

On November 15th, 1998; Survivor Series 1998 took place in St. Louis, Missouri. It was five days after I turned 16. It was eight days after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan State in Columbus.

I was inspired to watch it due to the tournament that is upcoming for the Survivor Series in 2015; some 17 years later.

Bracket from Survivor Series 1998:

I like the amount of matches on the card with the 10, 15, and 20 minute time limits. Look at the talent rolled out in this tourney!

Austin, Rock, Foley, Undertaker, Kane, XPac, Shamrock, and prime-aged Vince McMahon who played a huge role in this event.

The Rock won his first Undisputed World Title in the main event of this PPV - a match between him and Mick Foley. The Rock slapped the sharpshooter on Foley and Vince McMahon rang the damn bell.

It won't go down as the greatest ever or anything like that; but because of the tournament structure and the star power, and the prominence of the Rock getting his first world title ever, it's a Pay Per View must see.

WWE's Survivor Series Tournament a total letdown

IMG courtesy of Cageside Seats.

Welp, I cared about this tournament for a couple days, thought it could be cool like 1998 Survivor Series; but sure enough WWE has found a way to take something really cool and ruin it again.

The tournament matches will apparently take place on Smackdown and Raw, not really at Survivor Series - there will probably be like four matches at Survivor Series of the Tournament. Stupid.

It's almost Gobbledy Gooker Time!

On November 22nd, Survivor Series 2015 brings as much intrigue as it has in a long time.

Due to an injury to Seth Rollins, there will be a tournament held for the World Championship title. WWE has a real chance to create some intrigue with this and make it special.

The tournament figures to have the remaining big guns the WWE has left to offer - Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. It could also welcome such names as Kevin Owens (I want Owens to win this event), Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler, Brock Lesnar, and anyone else on the WWE roster.

If I am the WWE, I go back to old school tactics that look like the Wrestlemania VI tournament bracket. Have all hands on deck to be part of the tournament. Bring out a couple NXT stars like Finn Balor and Samoa Joe, enter lower card guys as low seeds to have a match. Really make the entire event about the tournament, and then of course the Wyatt Family against Undertaker and Kane in a classic survivor series match.

I doubt WWE goes this direction, but the tournament should at least have 12 guys in it; bare minimum.

If not, it will end up an immense disappointment like the Gooker was back in 1990.