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The Marine 2

I had to bite the bullet and get my hands on The Marine 2, starring our favorite Legacy member, Ted Dibiase, Jr.  Now, first off, I have to state that I hate these non-sequels.  Sequels to movies that have different actors, go straight to video, or even just have different characters with absolutely no connection to the original.  So already this flick has three strikes against is.

It’s basically very run of the mill action.  You’re someplace exotic.  Everyone’s having fun.  Something blows up.  There’s a hostage situation.  The local fuzz is playing it safe to save their asses.  Lone wolf that knows what he’s doing, who wasn’t even supposed to be here today steps up to go rogue and save his lovely wife.  You can’t fault Dibiase for any of this.  But he takes it and does an admirable job in delivering what he was handed.  The unfortunate part is that The Marine, while still mindless action, was actually fun. But I think I’ve broken down the where this lacked in comparison in some key factors.

  • Not as many opportunities to show how inflammable our Marine is as the first flick.
  • Our protagonist’s wife/girlfriend isn’t quite as OMG hot as the first.
  • The bad guy isn’t nearly as witty or likable as “Mr. T-1000″ Robert Patrick.
  • Are we sure this wasn’t Behind Enemy Lines 8?
  • Um.  Any fun whatsoever.

On the plus side, my videography self trained eye spotted some decent long shots during fight scenes.  Particularly during the obligatory fight with a pair of karate baddies.

Rent it as a wrestling fan, folks.  Watch it with your dad that thinks Steven Segal and Delta Force are great movies.

Mad Mike’s Retro PPV Review 1: WCW’s New Blood Rising (2000)

Since I’m working from home today and have a little bit of time to kill I figured I’d make a fun post about my observations of an old WCW pay-per-view, and New Blood Rising is chosen this month by the good folks at WWE 24/7

Note: when I put things in quotes…these are actual things said by announcers/wrestlers……really

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Match 1: 3 Count w/ Tank Abbot vs. Jung Dragons in a Ladder Match for 3 Count’s Gold CD and Record Contract…or something

-Tank Abbot has holes cut out in his shirt so you can see his nipples.
-Apparently 3 Count needs to get their gold record back to win the match and the Jung Dragons need to get the recording contract so 3 Count can’t record another album
-Fun fact: Two of these men are employed by WWE and one by TNA
-I’m not sure if Tank Abbot is drunk or half retarded.
-It’s a shame this storyline is so stupid, because this is a really fun match to watch
-Ok so Jamie Noble just grabbed the gold record yet somehow the match isn’t over, because “he never made it to the canvas with it”
-”Don’t you understand the logic in that?” If you have to ask this to one of your fellow announcers during the match, then maybe this is too convoluted
-Evan Karagias has very awkward boy band dance moves

Backstage segment with The Cat and The Filthy Animals:

-Whoa….Rey with no mask on
-Disco is like the early version of Slam Master J

Match 2: Great Muta vs The Cat

-Wow Muta has really seen better days
-”He’s Vogueing” in regards to The Cat’s dance moves which are clearly not from Vogue
-”That’s a lame cliche ‘The marquee says wrestling’, the marquee says “try to win”" Oh how I miss you Tony
-”We want puppies” chant when Tigress walks out…thanks for that Lawler
-The ref looked right at Muta when he hit the green mist, yet no disqualification

Match 3: Buff Bagwell vs. Positively Kanyon Judy Bagwell on a Forklift Match

-First off, no I’m not kidding
-Secondly, I really wish I was
-Thirdly, Kanyon does an amazing DDP impression
-XFL sign in the crowd makes me giggle
-Fun fact: My least favorite referee ever Slick Johnson (yes, THAT Slick Johnson) is refereeing this match
-You need wire cutters to remove turnbuckle pads in WCW
-What the fuck is David Arquette doing here?
-Judy Bagwell needs a new hair stylist…badly
-David Arquette was apparently filming a movie and just decided to show up to get Kanyon Cuttered after he helped Kanyon lose

Backstage Segment: Lance Storm arrives (they’re in Canada folks)

-Lance shows up in a purple stretch limo…really

Match 4: World Tag Team Titles
Special Referees: Rey, Tigress, Disco, and Juvi (yes all of them are apparently refs)
Misfits in Action (General Hugh G Rection and Corporal Cajun) vs. Jindrak and O’Haire vs. The Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuckie P) vs Kronik

-Konaan is on commentary, which is a blessing from the three man team
-The Perfect Event is probably the greatest and most frustrating team for DJ Lunchbox ever
-The phrase “got it like that” has been uttered 14 times in 3 minutes
-Fun fact: Only one man from this match is currently employed and he’s an outside enforcer
-I kinda like Rey as a heel…
-The only team in this match I can say I don’t actually enjoy in this is the MIA
-As if we needed more people in this match Vampiro and Muta just did a run-in
-Apparently if anyone throws a referee shirt on they are officially referees, Lt. Loco came in and knocked out Disco

Match 5: Strap Match
Shane Douglas w/ Torrie Wilson vs. Billy Kidman
-Apparently Billy has a sex tape of him and Torrie
-Only one of these matches haven’t been gimmicked so far
-”You’re a slut” chant…you stay classy Canada
-Third match in a row for a “We want Bret” chant
-”Who cares who won” way to put the match over Mark Madden
-Big Vito for the save?
-Reno in for another run-in….seriously

Backstage segment: Jeff Jarrett attacks Booker T with a car door as he arrives for the ppv

Match 6: ROTC (Rip Off The Camoflage) Major Gunns vs. Miss Hancock

-They actually said “snoochie boochies” I don’t think they know what it means
-There is a mud pit, oh thank God
-In a ROTC match apparently pinfalls still count…I assumed it was like a bra and panties match
-Wow these announcers need to get laid
-Okay so apparently this is where the Miss Hancock/David Flair baby angle was happening, Because Stacy grabbed her stomach after they went in the mud pit
-I’m kinda glad no one does mud matches anymore…oh wait TNA just did

Backstage interview with Vampiro, The Demon, and Muta

-Apparently Vampiro represents the Juggalos, yet he is backing the Demon which I always thought was a KISS fan

Match 7: The Demon vs. Sting

-WCW definitely tried to make Sting’s entrance look like Undertaker’s until he repelled down from the ceiling
-The match was shorter than it took me to type that
-Vampiro tried to hang Sting on the cord he came down on
-So this was a segment to give us another tag title match with Kronik vs Muta/Vampiro

Match 8: Mike Awesome vs. Lance Storm (complete with Canadian branded championships)

-Canadian championships have separate rules apparently
-Definitely a Canuck tease of Bret being the ref, instead we get Jaques Rougeau (he’s an all American boy…)
-I think this is for the U.S. Title, now called the Canadian Title but they never make that clear since Storm holds three championships
-Awesome is still a Fat Chick Thrilla I believe
-Ah the classic “You fucked up” chant…how I miss it so
-According to Canadian rules, a five count is required to win via pinfall “Kickout at 3 and a half”
-Also according to Canadian rules, you cannot win via submission in a championship match in Canada
-One more Canadian rule, after losing via 5 count, the person pinned has 10 seconds to get up
-Final Canadian rule, after both people go through a table, the first to get up via 10 count wins the match
-Oh hai Bret Hart

Backstage interview with Nash: “I’m going over Steiner tonight.” Wow.

Match 9: Another Tag Team Title Match
Kronik vs. Vampiro/Muta

-I’ve just been told this is an 11 match card….doesn’t that seem a bit high?
-Haha Muta just misted the ref
-Jesus Christ another run in? The Harris Brothers just cost Kronik the belts

Match 10: Three Way Dance (?) for Number One Contendership
Nash vs. Steiner vs. Goldberg

-Long close up on a “Goldberg fears Gillberg” sign
-They played Goldberg’s music twice even though “he’s not here”
-And now Goldberg runs out with taped ribs because of a “motorcycle accident”
-They actually just said Nash was on the booking committee and he will go over
-I’m think we should call this pay-per-view WCW Kay Fabe Breaking
-Goldberg has now left the ring, which brings Vince Russo out…seriously
-Russo said “Get your fucking ass back in the ring”
-”Nash was supposed to go over via the Jackknife”
-Ok Midajah came out and attack Nash and the ref, and the announcers are talking about everyone “doing their own thing” as if they were going off script
-”They’re working on the fly now” Wow…seriously?
-Nash went over Steiner, just like Nash said
-”Goldberg wouldn’t take the powerbomb” Jesus, let’s just say this is a script…

Match 11: Main Event for the WCW Title
Jeff Jarrett vs Booker T

-I wonder what the booking is on this one, since we’ve acknowledged that it’s all booked
-Referees in WCW do not know what a disqualification is, I’m convinced
-I really hate Slick Johnson
-Slick Johnson just got ref bumped by a Spinaroonie
-Nice looking Book End from the apron through a table
-Jarrett just low blowed Booker in plain sight of the ref then hit the ref with a chair, and there’s still no DQ
-This has never been announced as a no disqualification match
-WCW was really lenient about people throwing trash towards the ring

And the show is over…Jesus, that was overbooking at its finest, oh well hope you Mayhem fans enjoyed this rundown of the ppv. Let me know in the comments section or via e-mails

Peace bitches.

WMS 205 Preview: The Deaner

Next on the Wrestling Mayhem Show, we welcome recent TNA star, Cody Deaner.  ”The Deaner” has been wrestling since 2000 across the independents, challenged Kurt Angle in his old “Gold Medal Challenges”, and his recent experience in TNA with ODB, and his unrecognized Knockouts championship “reign”.

Leave your questions and comments for the show at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com or 412-206-WMS0 (412-206-9670)!

Wrestling Mayhem Show 204: Bullish

The band is back together!  It’s episode 204 with  Sorg, Doc Remedy, Mayhem Missie, and DJ Lunchbox!  This week, we are also joined in studio by Marshall “The Bull” Gambino to discuss his recent time away from wrestling after the “Loser Leaves Town” match at IWC A Call to Arms in December, some reflections on his career, and some interesting questions from the fans and other wrestlers.

We also talk about the Helms and Jericho arrests, Royal Rumble, Mayhem Missie’s encyclopedia-like indy wrestling mind, and much, much, more!

This is Episode 204 for Tuesday, February 2, 2010. You can get the episode here on Talkshoe, subscribe, and as always, stay tuned towww.wrestlingmayhemshow.com for the latest! The Wrestling Mayhem Show is recorded live and can be heard/viewed from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on Talkshoe.comand Ustream.com. Let us know what you think of the show, and your thoughts on the wrestling world by emailing us at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com! Don’t forget you can find links related to the show’s news stories and more at our Delicious Links Page for Episode 204!

Fan of the Week: Big Freaky

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“Heroes” (mp3)
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(Tema International)

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Wintereenmas: WCW/NWO Revenge

Oh, it was my return to gaming.  My brother had an N64, and I was the good brother that got him this for some sort of gift giving holiday, I’m sure.  And oh boy, did we play the heck out of this one.  WCW/NWO Revenge was certainly from the height of the company’s dominance over WWF.  You had the NWO, Goldberg, Raven, and a whole slew of WCW wrestlers.  While all of my friends were having a great time with WWF Warzone creating characters and versions of our crew, I was playing the best damn wrestling game there was, and there was a reason for that.  This game was one the the early wrestling games put out by THQ, the company that would later bring us the fantastic WWF/E Smackdown series we still enjoy today.  Luckily, this version made the Playstation renditions of WCW Nitro and Thunder look like a joke.

Wow, almost looks like a new game from a certain company...

The game was not without it’s faults.  Due to the unfortunate size limitations, while our friends were getting CD quality DX theme music, we were stuck with some generic digital entrances.  WrestleMania for the NES at least had custom themes!  Also, in what seems like an attempt to expand the roster, there were inclusions of several fake feds (at least I’ve never heard of them).  This may be a hold over of the WCW vs the World/World tour games with awkwardly large, and Japanese, rosters.  All of the characters were cheasy, and you’d avoid them, except the ninja.

But the rest of the game was great.  You didn’t have a custom wrestler mode, but you did have the ability to arrange the wrestlers in factions as you’d like and swap wardrobe amongst the roster.  I recall making great strides to divide up the NWO at the proper point, and turn Hogan back to the Red and Yellow.  Also, I think I turned The Giant into Big Show when that change occured.  The game had fun weapons, that came from the crowd, a good battle royal mode, and decent enough title modes.  And venues for all of the major PPVs of the era!  All this, and the quintessential representation of the NWO, The Flock, cruiserweights, and tag teams.  I’d dare say this was the best WCW game ever done.

Of course, the Asmik Ace/AKI engine that was known for a great grappling system, was carried over when THQ took on WWF in WrestleMania 2000, and the epic No Mercy.

But while this game didn’t have all the fancy CD-quality features, it did have this sweeeeeeetttt intro…

Why Indy Wrestlers are Awesome: Claudio Castagnoli

Case Closed

-Wrestlefan

Wintereenmas: WWF Wrestlefest

"Meeeeeaaaannnnn Gene...."

I recall back in the day, I had maybe a year’s worth subscription to the good old WWF Magazine circa 1992.  This was where you heard of great things like those sweet wrestler ice cream bars, or, of course, WWF Arcade games!  I once happened across a machine for WWF WrestleFest, and it was wrestling fan Nirvana.  The characters were large and colorful.  This was likely one of the first appearances of the Royal Rumble, ring entrances, actual people in the crowd, and the only showing of Saturday Night Main Event that I know of.

Glad to see the guest of WMS 204 in a video game!

I had a chance to revisit this one, taking the aforementioned Saturday Night Main Event Tag Team mode the distance, beating the unplayable Legion of Doom with my team of Ultimate Warrior and Jake “The Snake” Roberts.  The button mashing was to be had!  Then the Royal Rumble mode, the only other mode in the game, is great.  Six guys start off, and after pinning, yes pinning, you see the entrance of the next.  This, and digitized Mean Gene Okerland!  This is easily the most fun game of one of my favorite eras in wrestling.  There’s even a page dedicated to bringing the game back to Xbox Live!

WMS 204 Preview: By the Horns

Next week on the Wrestling Mayhem Show 204, we are greeted by the return of one of our favorite in studio guests.  He’s a former IWC Tag Team Champion, toured in Japan, beats people up at baseball games, and, from what we hear, is a tender lover…But we’ll confirm all those facts, and more, as Marshall “The Bull” Gambino joins us in Mayhem Studios to tell us how he’s been since he’s “left town” from International Wrestling Cartel, what he thinks of the NEW IWC days removed from the reboot show, IWC Kickoff, and what else is going on in the life of a Bull…

Also, marvel in the return of Doc Remedy to the Wrestling Mayhem Show!!  All this and much more!

Leave your questions and comments for the show at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com or 412-206-WMS0 (412-206-9670)!

Wrestling Mayhem Show 203: The Steel City Prodigies

It’s episode 203 with  Sorgwrestlefan, and Mad Mike.  We are joined this week by Ryan Mitchell as we discuss his training days with Rocky Johnson, experience with the Funkin’ Conservatory, his time in WWE developmental, Florida Championship Wrestling, working with All Japan and in Canada, Florida indies vs Western PA area indies, and what’s going on with this past week’s CWE/PWO and upcoming Far North Wrestling and NWA East shows!

Also on the show, the crew discusses the Awesome Kong controversy, Royal Rumble, Wrestlicious, and Hulk Hogan’s toilet pleasures.

This is Episode 202 for Tuesday, January 26, 2010. You can get the episode here on Talkshoe, subscribe, and as always, stay tuned towww.wrestlingmayhemshow.com for the latest! The Wrestling Mayhem Show is recorded live and can be heard/viewed from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on Talkshoe.comand Ustream.com. Let us know what you think of the show, and your thoughts on the wrestling world by emailing us at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com! Don’t forget you can find links related to the show’s news stories and more at our Delicious Links Page for Episode 203!

Fan of the Week: Big Freaky

Our very first music video is “Crank It Up” by our good friend Basick Sickness!

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