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#Splatoon 2 Global Test Fire - A #Review This past weekend Nintendo held a Global Test Fire for their upcoming 3rd person "shooter" Splatoon 2. 

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WWE Champions is a Delightfully Puzzling Experience

WWE Champions is a Delightfully Puzzling Experience

WWE has a somewhat tumultuous past with mobile phone gaming – starting with the release of WWE Supercard, a re-skin of an NBA collectable card game fit to WWE’s universe, and followed up by the Mortal Kombat-esque WWE Immortals, and this latest offering from WWE and newcomer to the license, Scopely, is a match-3 game that marries the puzzle and wrestling world; WWE Champions.

Match-3 games were…

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A Journey That's Just Beginning

A Journey That’s Just Beginning

It’s been about 2 weeks since I was cleared to start training for combat sports. In my case – professional wrestling. This is just 7 months after being told that I would never be able to train to take a bump, or get thrown to the outside – mostly due to injuries to my chest that happened during college [hit by a car, broken sternum – never healed].

I went back and forth about doing a blog series,…

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WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Smarks Predictions

Tonight is the 2017 edition of the WWE Royal Rumble.  For the first time in a few years it is probably the most unpredictable WWE Royal Rumble.  There is a lot of speculation as to who could win, a lot of reports coming out from Dave Meltzer and other various dirt sheets saying that it could be this guy or it could be that guy.  In years past we knew exactly who it was going to be.  In 2014 we…

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Daniel Bryan & The Miz Blurring the Lines: To Kayfabe or not to Kayfabe

Recently in professional wrestling there has been a lack of ‘kayfabe,’ or the suspension of belief to uphold the storylines, characters, and happenings that occur on pro wrestling events. When we talk about kayfabe, we always bring up major events that ‘killed’ kayfabe, such as the Curtain Call with the members of the Kliq or the Montreal Screwjob between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.

With time,…

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NXT Take Over: Live from San Antonio

NXT Take Over: Live from San Antonio

Many people who consider themselves fans of the WWE will tell you that NXT has been a far better product to watch over the course of the last several years. And I would absolutely count myself among that very crowd. Now those of you unfamiliar with exactly what NXT is then allow me to explain it in the simplest terms I can. NXT is basically WWE’s minor leagues. The ranks of NXT is filled with…

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The Royal Rumble: One Night in January

The #RoyalRumble: One Night in January

The Royal Rumble.

It all starts when the clock hits 0:10. The familiar chant begins…

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…”

Everyone’s head turns on a swivel from the action in-ring to the entrance way. They wait to see who will be next to join the most exciting annual event of the year.

The Royal Rumble.

I am a wrestling fan. I have been a wrestling fan for most of my life. Even when I didn’t watch…

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Let's Fantasy Book Wrestlemania 33

Let’s Fantasy Book Wrestlemania 33

Let’s get your thinkin’ caps on and your armchair booking muscles working because we’re about to go down the annual rabbit hole of booking WWE’s biggest show of the year; Wrestlemania – within reason, of course. No Omega. No Angle. Just current WWE superstars.

On a recent WOR, there was a rumored list of matches and in-depth breakdown of said matches. Now – to make sure that we’re 100% – I will…

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Zach LaVine will reportedly relinquish the Dunk Contest crown

Zach LaVine will reportedly relinquish the @NBA #DunkContest crown

Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Zach LaVine has won the last two NBA Slam Dunk contests at All-Star Weekend. It seems he will not attempt to be only the second three-time champion in history.

https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/824353917320515591

Last year, LaVine won one of the best showdowns in the contest has seen in recent memory, going toe-to-toe against Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon.…

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Border Wall: What is Donald Trump's Mexico Wall Hiding?

Border #Wall: What is Donald Trump's #Mexico Wall Hiding?

The border wall isn’t the story. The border wall hides the story.

The 45th President of the United States began his historic campaign by descending on a golden escalator to remind us all how Mexicans are rapists (and some of them, I assume, are good people). Soon after, he announced what would become his battle cry and his first and most concrete campaign promise – to build a wall along the…

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Has Fire Emblem become one of Nintendo's biggest franchises?

Has Fire Emblem become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises?

Last week Nintendo presented their latest Nintendo Direct, which featured their upcoming plans for the Fire Emblem series. A lot of people were expecting more information on the recently announced Fire Emblem Warriors, another Dynasty Warriors type spin-off following the success of Hyrule Warriors released on the Wii U and 3DS. People also expected to hear more about the very first Fire Emblem mo…

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New HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman airs tonight

New HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman airs tonight

Slenderman, or Slender Man, is the subject of a new documentary on HBO tonight. More accurately, the doc chronicles the 2014 stabbings committed by two 12-year-old girls in an attempt to become his “proxies.”

For those unfamiliar, Slenderman is a fictional character from the creepypasta section of the website Something Awful and the subject of a new film coming next year from Sony. According to…

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Star Wars: Very Luke-Centric Episode VIII Title Revealed

Star Wars: Very Luke-Centric Episode VIII Title Revealed

After years of speculation — and a month after Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stormed into theaters — the official title for this year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII was revealed by Lucasfilm today.

This would seem to suggest a very Luke Skywalker-centric film, something fans were clamoring for after the Jedi Master appeared in only the final season of 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Although,…

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NFL, who approved the Chargers move to LA, don't want the Chargers to move to LA

NFL, who approved the #Chargers move to LA, don't want the Chargers to move to LA

When the NFL approved the then-Saint Louis Rams’ move back to Los Angeles, they gave the San Diego Chargers a year option to join them. Apparently, no one actually expected or wanted them to exercise it and now that they have, the league is not happy.

According to an ESPN source, the league’s 32 owners are “very upset that they moved” and the league office is “beside itself.” Here’s the real kick…

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NFL Conference Championship Preview: Brady vs. Ben & Ryan vs. Rodgers

#NFL Conference Championship Preview: Brady vs. Ben & Ryan vs. Rodgers

Brady versus Big Ben.

Matty Ice versus Mr. Olivia Munn  Aaron Rodgers.

Sure, each of the respective men above are just one member of their team’s 53-man roster, but in a star-driven league like the NFL it’s always the quarterbacks first and then everyone else.

If you want to win the Lombardi Trophy in today’s NFL, you better have yourself a top flight quarterback. Just ask the Cleveland Browns.…

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Reflections on the Women's March from a Small Town Snowflake

Reflections on the #WomensMarch from a Small Town #Snowflake

Greetings, dear readers! It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me. I know I usually specialize in snark and flippant inaccuracies, but today I’ve decided to enter unchartered waters and write from the heart about the historic Women’s March.

The election of Donald Trump hit me hard. I was surprised by the dark, hopeless emotions I felt, and the direction I fear he wants to lead America into…

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Mr. Donald Trump’s War with the American Press

Mr. Donald Trump’s War with the American Press

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” ― Thomas Jefferson

“Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose” ― George Orwell

As a writer, I’ll admit to some bias in what I’m going to talk about. I hold the press and journalists in the highest regard. While I strayed into the worlds of…