Monday Night Wars (1-5-10)

Spoony | Jan 5 2010 | more | 
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Here’s my vlog on the five hours of wrestling that packed Monday night! Fair warning, I ramble on about wrestling for about an hour, so I don’t want to hear any whining!


Part 1 – Raw is Bret


Part 2 – TNA Impact With Hulkamania

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  • http://twitter.com/EpicCardboard Epic Cardboard

    I tuned in to wrestling for the first time in a long time for the “Monday Night War” yesterday. I'll have to agree with you, Spoony–TNA put on the much better show, which is shocking considering their recent track record. I'm hoping it's a sign of things to come, because I really want wrestling to be good again.

  • johnnyfog

    I don't even watch wrestling and I love these vlogs.

    Plus it gives me shit to talk about with my friends who DO watch wrestling.

  • Anonymous

    Crutchs arent very fun. I’ve been on them a couple times. You can do stuff if you can learn to put your weight on your shoulders and balance. So you can use your hands for stuff.

  • http://s12ord.smackjeeves.com Megaman0

    Yeah these wrestling vlogs are awesome I really enjoy listening to you rant. Hell it doesn't have to be a weekly thing but once a month would be cool,

    Heck I think nowadays I like your vlogs more than your other movies and it's Bourne not Brawn :P

  • Diggerjohn111

    I agree with Megaman. I don't watch wrestling, but I love the Vlogs. Absolutely hilarious, and far more entertaining than the real thing!

  • http://openid-provider.appspot.com/Tromeritus Tromeritus

    You must have been having time zone issues, Spoony. RAW and Impact were on concurrently. TNA, though, was on an hour before RAW (probably because it was apparently three hours long).

  • Anonymous

    Ha Ozzy, I said that too…ha!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000180674387 facebook-100000180674387

    cena was grand marshall or somethin for the fiesta bowl. When i saw him on before RAW i was pretty happy knowin he wouldn't be on haha

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sebastian-Proano/610127942 Sebastian Proaño

    Personally, I love this wrestling rambles, not only because are hilarious, but also because I'm a HUGE Wrestling fan. I can't help it, I just love every single nonsensical, over the top, over-dramatic moment of it…

    I didn't watched Raw, however, I do watched most of iMPACT!, and I found it cool.

    It could being better, but the truth is that I DO marked big time watching the nWo reunion “sorta”, and I do think that the Jeff Hardy-Homicide feud could be pretty cool….

  • XanthosD

    Keep up the great work, I really enjoy this wrestling commentary!

  • XanthosD

    Keep up the great work. I really enjoy your wrestling commentary. Feel better soon!

  • nuinitari

    Bret's supposedly under a 3 or so month contract so they're probably just going to take their time building Vince vs Bret.

  • http://www.facebook.com/mrtomeriksson Tom Eriksson

    I agree on most things you say and I love when you talk wrestling.

    And the Nasty Boys sure are funnier than the midget.

  • mutough

    I think the best speculation I've heard about the Bret Hart return was this:

    Bret Hart comes out right before his confrontation with Vince and calls out Shawn Michaels. (They haven't buried the hatchet.) He says “Shawn, I know you've wanted to have at the Undertaker for a while now on Wrestlemania. I'm going to exercise my right to book matches, and I'm going to do something nobody has ever done. Shawn, at Wrestlemania, it will be a retirement match between you… And The Game, Triple H. I'm depriving you of what you want the same you deprived me of what I wanted. Oh, and one more thing. Don't expect your buddy Hunter to roll over for you again, since his career is on the line just as well.”

    I would have shit bricks.

  • ThomasMink

    I agreed with the 'blah'-ness of Bret's return. I was expecting so much more. I was being optimistic for once.. and got pretty much nothing in return. When Vince kicked Bret and the show ended, I was like.. “wtf? That's it? Oh, come on..”

    I tune in for the first time in about 11 years thanks to nostalgia, and got nothing but bland crap. I'll stick with YouTube postings of old matches and my old VHS recordings of late 80s-early 90s events.. and also my Bret, Warrior, and Perfect DVDs. So much more fulfilling.

  • midnightvoyager

    Never seen wrestling, pretty much. Don't really care! You're always interesting to watch, Spoony. Probably more interesting than those wrestling matches…

  • http://soldierhawk.wordpress.com/ SoldierHawk

    Spoony, I adore it when you discuss wrestling, and I was SO hoping to get your take on the Bret situation. I'll watch these very shortly, just as soon as I get home from work. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/AnthonySkatz Anthony Skatz

    You're going to have to explain what you liked about iMPACT, because outside of Hamada, it sure didn't seem like you fully enjoyed anything. I fucking hated iMPACT, and thought RAW was solid.

    By the way, Bryan Danielson worked a dark match against Chavo Guerrero before RAW began, and reports say the crowd was really into the match.

  • http://www.wrestlecrap.com TripleKelly

    Wow, you got most, if not all of it right on the dot. TNA definitely was the better show, though that's not saying much.

    For a “guest host”, Bret didn't do any “guest host”ing, which was quite disappointing (I think the whole guest host idea is bullshit but anyways). If the WWE does mess up Bret's big return (besides last night), I won't be surprised because they have a history of fucking up angles that could draw a ton of money (WCW/ECW InVasion, signing Bischoff, the return of ECW, etc.).

    About Owen, I didn't expect them to mention him (though there were a bunch of fans that were audibly chanting for him when their father Stu was mentioned). The WWE does exploit deaths in their company (Brian Pillman, Eddie Guerrero) but Owen has been off-limits. Jimmy Cornette had mentioned how he was surprised after all the trouble that Vince gave the Hart family for Owen's death (won't go into details here but you can look it up) that Bret would go to work with Vince again. While Bret loves Owen immensely, he wants to protect his own legacy because the WWE is very good at burying whoever they wish when they choose to do so. And his book and DVDs jumped up a lot of places on Amazon and the WWE store has a new t-shirt of his so he's collecting a ton of merch revenue. And the rest of the show was the usual Raw bullshit, as expected. BTW, I love how Hunter can never be pinned by Chris Jericho in 10 years but he can be pinned by announcer Jim Ross 7 years ago.

    As for TNA, the only Hulk ass-kissers missing so far are Brutus and Jimmy Hart. BUT, it was the better show because it had actual wrestling matches that lasted more than 5 minutes…in most cases. I especially love how for the whole first hour they hype Hulk with “he's in the limo!!” and then he makes his grand entrance by saying how he's been backstage all night. :) After all this time, Hulk STILL has no sense of time and space. It reminded me of how in the old WWF days when Macho Man would get killed by the heels and Elizabeth would run to the back to drag Hulk out to save him. She would do this every week for about 3 months. And every time she would do this, Hulk would look SURPRISED because the 10th time she dragged him out to help Macho Man didn't send him the message.

    It's so funny to me that 10 years after the original Monday Night War, it's once again still the same old guys on tv competing with each other (though I can't see TNA making a dent in WWE's grill). If both companies don't build new talent into believable performers that can get over with the crowd, I can't see wrestling as a popular money-making medium lasting much longer. Even with as very little actual wrestling as the WWE does nowadays.

    You're The Man, Spoony. You're the Rant King. BTW, read “Death of WCW” if you haven't before. It'll make you angry and laugh at the amazing incompetence of a multi-million dollar business.

  • mrwednesdaynight

    Shocking newz! Hogan is bringing in Verne Gagne to be the X Division champion. For the most part, I'm right with you, Spoony. I haven't watched TNA with any degree of regularity ever. I haven't watch Raw or Smackdown in about 6 monthes until the last couple weeks. But Monday, I was the most excited I have been about wrestling in a long time. I was switching the channel back and forth, going from one show to another. How long will my enthusiasm for wrestling last? Not much longer, I bet.
    Overall, I think TNA were the big winners last night. The AJ vs Angle match was some of the best wrestling I have been in a long time. I don't know who the Pope is or if he is suppose to be a big deal but I really liked that guy. Awesome Kong is one scary looking woman. Samoa Joe impressed me a lot. I have heard a lot about him but only seen him once or twice in squash matches. There was a little bit of nostalgia but I really don't want to see Scott Hall in a wrestling ring again. I never liked Jeff Hardy but I'm mad at TNA for bringing him in. The best place for him is a jail cell or rehab. But TNA is all too willing to enable his bad habits for short term gain. They really do need to be a little more select about who they pick off of WWE's scrap heap. Orlando Jordan never sold one ticket to a wrestling show, I guarantee. A lot of the WCW old timers really need to just go away and why they would invest a dime in any of these guys is beyond me. I do like bringing in Val Venis though. He is/was a pretty good wrestler at one time who never really got to show what he could do because he was buried in the lower to mid card and stuck doing WWE's safe style for the last decade. I'd like to see if he has anything left.I hope they bring in Kennedy if they haven't already. Sure, they will probably have to call him Mr. Anderson or Kamikaze Ken but he is a fairly young guy, with a lot of talent who could bring a lot to that show.
    As for the E, it was nice to see Bret but that was nothing special. Not that I expected it to be. I like how they are building up a Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker match for Wrestlemania. That would have been a great main event 10 or 15 years ago. And sadly, that is about all I would want to see at this years Wrestlemania. I do have to agree about them having to create some new stars. One of the problems they have run into with Cena is kind of what happened with Goldberg, they have fed him everyone already. It's not like Cena has ever put anyone over or made anyone a star. I certain am not buying Shemus as the next big thing. At this point, all they can do is build guys up to feed them to Cena. When it comes to WWE, I ask myself how much longer can Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Undertaker hang on for, then I look at the rest of the roster and see that they don't have much of a choice. And speaking of hanging on too long, someone needs to create a law that keeps Ric Flair away from wrestling. It's gotten really sad.
    At the end of the day, I don't know if I am going to go out of my way to watch Impact and I'm probably done with Raw for a while. It was fun while it lasted though.

  • calibandonflamingo

    nothing much to add but I agreed with a lot of what you said although I thought the bret/hbk thing was perfect. Frankly I don't want them to fight, every time these two get mentioned wrestling fans take out the pitchforks, hopefully this brings a little closure. You also didn't mention HBK's implied resistance to HHH's goofiness, I think they're laying some groundwork there for a split…hopefully anyway I want Shawn back to showstopper mode quick.

  • ogmaster

    Entertaining video as always. But where you had me laughing was your pronunciation of Evan Bourne's name calling him “Braun” instead of “Bourne”. I thought at first of nothing of it until the very end of the second video. Literally at the last minute of the second video, after you called him Evan “Braun” several times over and over again, you finally called him Evan Bourne. I had to double check it and sure enough, you said it right the last time. I just thought that was the funniest thing that right at the end, you said it right.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sebastian-Proano/610127942 Sebastian Proaño

    The thing is that TNA have this bunch of guys (AJ, Joe, Daniels, The Guns, Red, Nigel) who are amazing and pretty over with the Smart Marks, but nobody outside the Internet Wrestling Comunity knows about.

    I really HOPE that iMPACT! don't become the The Show of Hogan and Friends, because that would end up burying TNA.

    However, I do think that if they gonna keep The Nasty Boys and the nWo around, at least they use them properly… at least do something good and make the Nasty Boys job to the Guns…

    Bring new fans with the names, keep'em with the wrestling, because TNA have the BEST roster in the US at the moment.

    BTW, I just readed that Hardy's contract may be a short thermed one…

  • DMHitmanfan

    Bret's actual ovation was huge, it's just that WWE's sound team apparently dulled it down. It didn't translate to TV for some reason. Live reports from people who were there are all saying the pops for Bret was huge. Here's the link to the story.

    http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/more-of

    Apparently the pops were huge, but for whatever reason they were squelched by the sound team for TV.

  • DMHitmanfan

    They're going to make something of Vince low blowing Bret. Bret is signed on to work for WWE through Wrestlemania. So some kind of angle dealing with that is already in planned out. At this point it's looking like a Vince/Bret street fight at Wrestlemania. Otherwise it's going to wind up building the Hart Dynasty.

  • http://www.vaughnonmovies.com/ Vaughn On Movies

    I'm not a wrestling fan, but I did somehow sit through both videos. Mostly I was waiting to see if you'd take a drink of water. Gotta hand it to you for talking that long without it. Also, I know with my editing program, these would have taken a day to export, so I suppose you actually shot these right after the programs.

  • firehornswaggle

    Love your wrestling vlogs and posts, I was laughing my ass off through most of the TNA review, (thought it was the better show as well). Looking forward to more :)

  • Stunning_Dunning

    I'm also in agreement that Impact was really good this week. However, they billed Rhino v. Abyss in Barbed Wire Massacre which never happened. Fine. However, I'm dissapointed that Beer Money v. British Invasion in Full Metal Mayhem didn't as advertised. I wouldn't mind watching Sean Waltman compete, I've seen some of this TNA work which was pretty impressive. Best match of the night would have to be Styles v. Angle. DX v. Jeri-Show would have been it, but I can't stand the Hornswoggle SHIT-NANEGANS. Then Wolfe v. Dinero was also pretty decent. I think Dinero coming to TNA was the best move he ever made. WWE had him, but there was really nothing special. Now TNA gives him some zazz and it's working really well for him.

  • Stunning_Dunning

    I'm also in agreement that Impact was really good this week. However, they billed Rhino v. Abyss in Barbed Wire Massacre which never happened. Fine. However, I'm dissapointed that Beer Money v. British Invasion in Full Metal Mayhem didn't as advertised. I wouldn't mind watching Sean Waltman compete, I've seen some of this TNA work which was pretty impressive. Best match: Styles v. Angle, better than anything on RAW, especially with the constant Hornswoggle SHIT-NANAGENS! Wolfe v. Dinero was also decent. Dinero was bland in the WWE, now, he got some flare to him with “The Pope” gimmick. Which is totally working for him now.

  • Anonymous

    i dont watch tna but now maybe i should, alot of the old wrestlers i USED to like are on there now, i just hate their ring. however if any wrestling show brings back steve austin (prolly never gonna happen) i will devote my wrestling watching to that show.

    also spoony, i do like your vlogs on wwe & tna. and i agree with you that “WOOOO” rick flair should have retired a long time ago. i’m glad he got kicked off raw, no one would want a saggy old man like that die in their ring from a hart attack.

  • http://twitter.com/stevecash Steve Cash

    I am normally a big critic of TNA.. But in terms of who put on a more entertaining show, you cannot deny that TNA put out a much more interesting product than the WWE.

    What I loved about Impact was how for two hours, Hogan kept popping up on my TV talking about how he “was gonna give the young guys a shot, brother!”, when moments later I'd be seeing the fucking NASTY BOYS on my TV, or SCOTT HALL AND X-PAC, or VAL VENIS. I was seriously expecting to see Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell by the end of the night.

    The show didn't fill me with much confidence for the long term, though. I mean, in the course of three hours, they managed to bury just about every “original” TNA guy there aside from AJ Styles while portraying these relics as the true superstars.

    As for RAW… I kind of disagree with Spoony. They had one of two choices with Bret. They could overplay their hand, or underplay it. They chose to underplay it. They are building to some sort of street fight/match with Vince for Wrestlemania.

    The kick to the sack kinda left me dissapointed at first. But once I thought about it, I realized that its better to slow burn this. I mean, if RAW ended with Bret Hart punching Vince in the eye, where would they go from there? Vince kicking Bret in the pills gives Bret a reason to come back.

    You were pretty much spot on about everything else. RAW was boring. The fact that they are so fucking scared to pull the trigger on somebody new is SO FRUSTRATING as a viewer.

    I hope you keep doing the wrestling reviews, Spoony. They always entertain me.

  • Fretewe

    Hey Spoony, I love your stuff man you've got to be my favourite guy to follow, but seeing as we've all agreed that wrestling sucks balls can we fucking can it please? I'm always excited when I see a new post by you and when it turns out to be a wrestling vlog it punches me in the soul. Obviously you can do anything you like on your website and you're not currently in the best shape of your life, but I think this particular donkey's been beaten to death.

    I'm really looking forward to year to come though.

    Also, Everything Is Terrible t-shirt wins the internets.

  • lhurgoyf

    Enough of wrestling already, please think of your international fans from all over the world, who won't give a rat's ass about this ridiculous sport.

    Anyway, keep up the great work spoony, hope your foot will heal soon!

    Regards from Slovakia, Europe!

  • laharl777

    The prophecy has come to pass. The Geriatric nWo is here! Scott Hall in a wheelchair, Kevin Nash on a walker, and led by the ghost of Hollywood Hogan!!

  • Anonymous

    AIYYO, DOWG! You’re a really funny guy. I already like you a lot. Maybe we should hang out and get to know each other sometime, Spoony. I’ve warmed up to you on a first listen. You’ve made an impression on me. I’m your first groupie, baby! *Bats Eyelashes* Anyway, why are you dogging my boy X-Pac/Syxx-Pac/The 1, 2, 3 Kid/Sean Waltman? That’s not fair! He’s still got it. You obviously haven’t been watching hi. But you most certainly shouldn’t diss the guy just because it’s the cool thing to do. Who didn’t like X-Pac in 1999? I just think he’s one of those sad cases of guys who WWF/WWE failed to get over when the fans obviously loved the guy at some point. He’s always been great in the ring. SO I don’t see why you’re putting him down.

  • tamlin

    I suggest that Spoony do a new wrestling-related video for every person who posts a “Wrestling sucks!” or “Why are you talking about wrestling?” comment on this one.

    Anyway, it's nice to get some intelligent wrestling critique, a commodity even harder to come by than good wrestling. I agree that TNA hardly looks like it has a rosy future now that it's laden with what are, if I may be unkind, largely the leftovers of other, once-great promotions. Then again, they've been around a hell of a lot longer already than I would have predicted five years ago, so maybe they really do know something I don't.

  • PinkGunpowder

    As soon as you mentioned the Trish Stratus strip poker thing, the perv inside of me immediately paused your video to look for it on youtube quicker than a blink. :P

    I'm pleased that you have done some funny wrestling reviews and how less animated you were in this one than in the Slammies one. I haven't watched wrestling in a long time and so I was just getting blown away about who is still actually wrestling like Val Venis.

    How in the hell is Val Venis still think he has even a shred of dignity left in his career. This guy, for near enough a whole decade, had to play to the crowd struggling to fight nobody wrestlers from Heat and get his arse handed to him anytime he was on Raw. My favourite memory is when for the only time I saw him on Raw one year his only match was against Kane. This was in that early post- mask revealing storyline where Kane basically killed anyone he saw. I loved how even after Kane swatted Val he went backstage later to pummel the shit out of him again.

    Ron Jeremy now has more sex appeal than this guy. He could've gone the Godfather route and end it while he could but he should basically now be in the back of the telephone book as a wedding stripper ad by now. What a joke.

  • RVDFan20

    AIYYO, DOWG! You're a really funny guy. I already like you a lot. Maybe we should hang out and get to know each other sometime, Spoony. I've warmed up to you on a first listen. You've made an impression on me. I'm your first groupie, baby! *Bats Eyelashes* Anyway, why are you dogging my boy X-Pac/Syxx-Pac/The 1, 2, 3 Kid/Sean Waltman? That's not fair! He's still got it. You obviously haven't been watching hi. But you most certainly shouldn't diss the guy just because it's the cool thing to do. Who didn't like X-Pac in 1999? I just think he's one of those sad cases of guys who WWF/WWE failed to get over when the fans obviously loved the guy at some point. He's always been great in the ring. SO I don't see why you're putting him down.

  • CrimsonDusk

    I just watched the beginning and the end of the Vlog, just to hear how you've been doing and how's your foot. Glad to hear you're doing fine and can't wait to see your new reviews. Maybe you could do a Schwarzenegger month because I think you get Arnold more than Doug. Did you see his Commando review, he was nitpicking every scene in that movie just to be sure his fans don't turn on him for reviewing a pretty good action-exploitation or Arnold-exploitation movie, by inserting a joke every 10 seconds. It was like seeing an Family Guy episode with allot more cutaways.

    Yeah you'd probably won't, it would start some kind of backlash from his avid fans. Still glad to hear your doing fine and with all the comments you got on this video you can probably even respond to some :P.

  • Fretewe

    Yeah, NC sucks and Spoony is lazy when it comes to his fans. Anything else douchey to say?

  • CrimsonDusk

    Sorry for having an opinion that's not necessarily praise, but I didn't say Spoony is lazy, that comes from your douchebaggery. I wouldn't have the expectation from Spoony to be doing reviews seeing his foot injury but allot of 12 year old from NC fans are some of the worst sheep I've ever seen and instantly call something crap when Doug calls it although they never got to experience the movie. I though Spoony really should have done the month but it was pretty clear Doug called it dibs at the Convention or Youmacon.

    I don't have the best opinion to wrestling so I chose not to express it but seeing he talked about his health at the beginning and the end of the video I wanted to add my best regards. No you do it the same and stop being a douch towards people who have an opinion, commie.

  • CrimsonDusk

    Oh and you called my reply douchy but who is the one who still whines about his wrestling Vlogs when Spoony clearly states that he wants opinions not whining about his 1 hour Wresling Vlog. Tsk Tsk

  • Fretewe

    “No you do it the same and stop being a douch towards people who have an opinion, commie”

    lol wut? Was that a sentence? Commie? Is it the 50s again?

    And, yes, you didn't say that spoony is lazy, it was just heavily implied. I dont expect or even approve of people being ass-lickingly positive on boards, but that comment was pretty shitty.

  • Fretewe

    Whatever man, I just dont want to see it becoming a habit of his because that could really ruin this site, especially since he states in his first wrestling vlog that wrestling sucks and is basically just a guilty pleasure. Anyway, stop contradicting yourself, you seem to say that you think that comments that are not all praise are good, but then you wont comment on, you know, the video that this board is attached to. Whatever man, I'm not getting into a flame war with you. Love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • CrimsonDusk

    Than tell me commie were did I imply he was lazy. I really don't expect from a guy who receives almost 400-500 comments a video to respond to them because he wouldn't do any more videos then. I implied for the lack of comments on his video my opinion about Wrestling subject. But douchebags like you don't think and they immediately jump on the why Spoony doesn't respond to his fans bandwagon retaliation. Also I have a shitty comment, speaks the one who still bitched like a whinny 12 year old about Spoony's Wrestling Vlog when he clearly added to the description that the whining is futile but you still did it because you like to be a smug bastard.

  • CrimsonDusk

    I didn't want to be negative towards wrestling again because it's clear he won't stop doing wrestling Vlogs until he had his full and Spoony won't care about whining about the Vlog so at least I brought to his attention my opinion about the Schwarzenegger month that NC shouldn't be doing. That guy really knows how to contradict himself when he says he really thinks Commando is an awesome movies but than for 25 minutes he nitpicks the hell out of it with some hit and miss jokes and some really nerdy observations.

  • konner

    okay I only watched the TNA show on Monday. I've been done with raw for a while now I'm tired of seeing the same people with the strap running the same tired gimmicks. I thought I was going to be very angry with your TNA review but I can definitely see where you're coming from. I too am scared about what direction TNA is going bringing on all the old guys from WCW. I can only hope that the guys will never make it into the ring, however I'm sure they will I just hope that the writing continues to be as strong as it was last night a big bring up more long-term view to storylines and that somehow they manage to compete with the WWE because there needs to be competition to drive the writers and the promoters to create great shows.
    Sorry to hear about your foot hope your up and walking in no time, as the person with a disability darn you for letting out the motor-scooters are fun that's our secret :-)

  • Fretewe

    I seriously don't understand most of what you just wrote

  • bravetoaster

    Congrats on taking your first step toward becoming a cyborg, Spoony! Seriously, though–good to hear you're not in pain and such. You'll get used to crutches pretty soon, I'd imagine. After a week or two, it's easy enough to do just about everything you normally would. Also, if you haven't been forewarned, be prepared for your healing leg's calf to be completely gone when you're out of the cast.

  • JJFryer

    The fanboy in me was thinking that Bret would screw HBK, and was kinda hoping he would it would make for intresting TV.
    I used to like DX they are to goofy now – to kid freindly they were brilliant when they first got together. And that midget can FUCK OFF.

  • yukovalis

    I love the final thing you said. I am not a wrestling fan, not even close. I don't even remember watching an entire match, or even video game about the “sport”. Yet I just listened to you ramble about it for near an hour or more to get to that ending :) why? well for one I kind of like how you describe it all, two you point out the negatives which I like since I don't care for wrestling, and three well… background noise :)

  • http://www.deans-arcade.co.uk Mr Deanster

    Hey man love to listen to you talk about wrestling. Being a fan of mainly the philly indy scene (ROH CZW Chikara) and the japanese stuff i rarely watch the 'E anymore. I can suggest something about the womens wrestling though, i think TNA gets all its female wrestlers from canada and why WWE poched Gail Kim from their roster. She had a really good match with kong in a cage before she left, one of the better weastern female matches ive seen in a long time. As for TNA itself it kinda reminds me of a car crash you know its going to go way off the rails, but you want to see how badly they fuck it up. I mean i love TNA wrestling of old, it was a really good promotion but they cant book for shit anymore. Saying the Kevin Nash is booking the show in some kind of angle is no excuse to put the lamest fucking card you will ever see on tv either. Im not bothered if lashley leaves anyway! they should prolly keep pushing the stars that are established and made a name for themselves in the company, rather than push a guy who is useless at promos and gets his wife to talk for him. As for jeff hardy i dont know if they will do much with hime regardless if he is in prison or not. The way he just up left TNA last time its kinda hard to picture him actually doing any kind of work their, but only time will tell i guess.

    Thanks for your critic man, its great to see a level headed approach to actually saying what is good or not. These type of videos will always get the fans of wrestling talking even if it is just to say your opinion is wrong. Keep up the good work bro ;)

  • iressivor

    It's true, they could have done a lot more with Bret on Monday night. However, Spoony…some of those things you mentioned, like Bret possibly mentoring the Hart Dynasty or some other superstar, Bret himself just isn't interested in. His one priority with this appearance was to simply put the spectre of Montreal behind him, once and for all. From a personal standpoint, I think the show was a success, but in terms of the Montreal angle itself, my instincts tell me that the story isn't quite over yet.

    It's still three months until Wrestlemania…why rush things? Let them build this angle up over time. Let it simmer, just like in the good old days of wrestling. Then at Wrestlemania, when Bret presumably steps into the ring against Vince…throw Shawn Michaels in as the guest referee. It'll be the biggest Wrestlemania match in years.

  • Ubernerd232

    Yeah, Nigel had an agreement in principle with WWE but WWE were the one's that backed out on the deal. Nigel's pre-hire physical came back with something WWE didn't like. We don't know what it was specifically but Nigel's had a bad history with concussions and muscle tears. So he really had no other option than TNA if he wanted to make some decent money, which is why he was leaving ROH in the first place. It sucks that TNA, Vince Russo in particular, has to copy the WWE mentality of branding guys as their own. Hence Nigel McGuinness becomes Desmond Wolfe. Russo then gives him the dumb ass catch phrases like the Bow to my Howl. At least it's better than Hungry like the Wolf from his first interview. They still have time to use him properly, but I'm not holding my breath.

    And Bryan Danielson has signed a WWE deal and worked the dark match before Raw this week beating Chavo Guerrero Jr. He'll probably get some form of the Desmond Wolfe treatment too. WWE allowed CM Punk to keep his gimmick from the indies, mainly because Paul Heyman was a big proponent of it. That's the exception, not the rule. Danielson may be the best in the world, but that's at actual in ring work. That's enough to get you over with the ROH diehards but the WWE audience is a harder nut to crack. He's going to have to show some more personality if he's ever going to get a push.

    Anyway, like the wrestling vlogs and would love to see more. I don't necessarily agree with you on everything, but that's the fun part. Wrestling is at it's best when it offers a little something for everyone.

  • Searry

    Good points there. But it amazes me how can you still take this shit so seriously. I stopped watching wrestling when i was about 18, and you're an old guy. I just checked both of these shows, and i can't take it seriously enough anymore. I'm too smark, it's boring to notice what is happening, and how you can predict _every_ thing that'll happen next. Sure it was cool seeing the old NWO guys(4 lyfe).

  • Michael_G

    He's saying Evan “Braun” on purpose because thats what Ozzy Osbourne called him when he was guest host of raw.

  • http://twitter.com/GENtern Nina

    I know that this isn't very constructive criticism, but I think the Wrestling Reviews are a little out of place, mostly because you address a pretty different audience than you used to with your video game and movie reviews.. I can't say anything about the content of this and similiar videos because I didn't watch any of those (I'm not interested in Wrestling), so this is just a superficial and subjective comment on the existence of the wrestling stuff on spoonyexperiment.com.

    PS: Sorry if my English sucks.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jonathan-Elliott-TenBrook/608166749 Jonathan Elliott TenBrook

    I'm glad to hear that you're doing better. We're all pulling for you Spoony, and not just because we'll get to see more videos. I enjoy your wrestling review bits because I haven't honestly watched anything related to professional wrestling in 20 years, and it's interesting to hear some more about it. I am happy to hear that we're both on the same wavelength regarding Bubba The Love Sponge. They gave that idiot a morning show on my favorite rock station in South Florida, and he's easily one of the least entertaining people in radio today.

  • kirkw

    Love to hear your views on wrestling Spoony. I sometimes watch your videos before I see the show, makes viewing the shows a lot less painful. Many wrestling fans have to wade through the dirt hour upon hour, to find that once-a-year glimmer of a diamond the “top two” shines upon us.

    And don't take any notice of people telling you to stop the wrestling vlogs as they're very entertaining.

  • jkgatling

    Wow Spoony… do you ever watch wrestling just for the matches?? if u did u would know that X-Pac is an extremely good wrestler… and Spoony do this, record/tivo impact then watch it, but only watch the matches and you will actually be entertained…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Enzo-Carbini/1405487046 Enzo Carbini

    For good Pro Wrestling matches, you should check Puroresu.
    BTW, I love your Wrestling V-logs.

  • http://www.facebook.com/twocooljoe87 Joseph Gottschlich

    I was there it was packed for the raw show and I was happy to see Bret Hart.

  • http://soldierhawk.wordpress.com/ SoldierHawk

    You know I didn't think about it til you mentioned it, but the pop for Bret was strangely…short, I guess? I wonder if its just a new generation of fans who don't have the personal connection to him and the legend of the Screwjob that our age group does. They only know what the WWE has said about him, and what they've heard secondhand. Kind of a sad thought, really. I am glad he's back though, and I do hope they book him some good angles and feuds.

    I laughed my ass off at the rest of this. Pretty much dead-on accurate, and your observation about Cena taking this of all nights off was just hilarious. I hadn't even thought of that. I think I was too giddy at the lack of Cena to think about what it meant.

  • monsieurbenjamin

    A beginning of a beard, a sick leg, a kind of cane, a mocking attitude… You definitely don't remind me a famous TV doctor…
    I'm not a wrestling fan but it's always enjoyable to listen to your clear speeches; at least it emproves my english.

  • benjaminhedrick

    What immediately killed me about Hogan's return is this: the whole hour before he shows up they keep showing footage of this limo heading to the arena. They even show a mysterious SECOND limo next to the first, an unidentified figure go from the second to the first (presumable Hogan's limo) and they build a mystery out of that. They keep talking about the limo.

    Tazz: Hogan's limo is just about here! It won't be long now!

    Then, FINALLY, Hulk Hogan comes out to the ring, does his pose, takes in the ovation for as long as he pleases and talks. What's the first thing Hogan says after he's JUST ARRIVED IN HIS LIMO?

    Hogan: You know, I've been talking with the young talent all day back in the locker room!

    No you haven't! You just arrived in a limo! They showed us the limo! They said it was your limo! I laughed for nearly five minutes at the absurdity.

  • http://twitter.com/dimipapa dimipapa

    your vlogs and movie reviews are nice to have as background noise, is there any chance you could start making them into mp3 in the future as well?

  • PatMan33

    I dunno… I don't like wrestling at all but the videos are pretty interesting. It's like being able to look into a world I want no part of without having to actually look at it. :P

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nick-Doup/1161304999 Nick Doup

    “Smackdown Rules!”
    “FUCK YOU, MOTHERFUCKER! RAW IS THE AWESOME SHOW!”
    Best. Arguement. Ever.

  • http://www.facebook.com/emran.ismail Emran Qadir Ismail

    when own heart died I was really sad because he was one of those wrestlers you kinda root for even though your not a huge fan of him

    RIP Owen Heart.

  • http://www.facebook.com/emran.ismail Emran Qadir Ismail

    dude edge and christian were some of the best wrestlers back on WWF. I miss the old days of wrestling with the rock,NWO,the wolf pack,the old understaker,hardy boyz,stone cold,bret and owen heart,DX,triple H,kevin nash and scott hall,kurt angle,mankind,amed johnson,booker T,batista, shaun micheals and so many others.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nick-Doup/1161304999 Nick Doup

    Actually, Spoony don't fret too much about Hamada (I was worried too), She explained it was a small injury, and she probably won't miss any shows, that is impressive.

  • http://www.youtube.com/smeghead4269 Smeghead

    I agree with a lot of what you said, except I wouldn't heap nearly as much praise on Impact as you did. It did have its good moments. The women's tag match was surprisingly good, as you said. Hamada especially impressed me, but given who her father is I guess I shouldn't be surprised. And despite the mistakes made, Angle vs. Styles was amazing. But I didn't think the good outweighed the bad. Monday was the first time in months that I actually decided to sit down and watch wrestling. I watched Impact first since, at least on the west coast, that was the first one that came on. And that first hour of Impact did everything to remind me of why I stopped watching this shit. Hell, the first match alone did that. TNA fans are probably the easiest to please of all wrestling fans. They are so loyal to the product even though they really have no reason to be. So if you can actually get those fans to start chanting “This is bullshit!” you REALLY fucked up. Jeff Hardy's return was pointless. Cool to see Flair again, but it went nowhere. Bubba the Love Sponge…why? And then the constant 2 minutes of air time, 5 minutes of commercials, 2 minutes of air time, 5 minutes of commercials, etc. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea? Then finally Hogan makes his debut, and we get the nWo reunion: A washed up Hogan, an aging Nash, an out-of-shape Hall, a 40-year-old Waltman trying (and failing) to look 20, and Bischoff who hasn't been relevant in 10 years. This is the future of TNA? *facepalm* Then later in the show we get more pointless moments with Orlando Jordan's promo and that 30-second squash. We get Hogan doing a heel promo on JJ for no apparent reason. Is he face or heel? Pick one! Add in the Nasty Boys to complete the Hulk Hogan Circle (jerk) of Friends, and apparently they're already feuding with the Dudleys. Shit, Hogan, you might as well just bring in Ed Leslie and Jimmy Hart at this point and be done with it.

    Maybe the first hour left such a bad taste in my mouth that it tainted the rest of the show for me, but I really can't say I enjoyed Impact. It was horrible. And I'm gonna totally disagree with you and say that Raw was better than Impact. Granted, that's akin to saying stagnant pond water tastes better than raw sewage. Raw still sucked, but it sucked slightly less. Part of that may be that I watched Impact first instead of Raw, and I was happy to be watching anything that wasn't TNA. Part of it may be the nostalgia factor due to Bret Hart's appearance. But it didn't leave the bad taste in my mouth that Impact did.

    Anyway, neither show really did much to convince me to start watching wrestling again, except to see just how bad the train wreck can get.

  • anonns

    enjoying your reviews of everything…but man…seriously…wrestling is just not the same anymore…theres NOTHING left to grab on to anymore…all the matches are all redone with the same old plot twists…when u cant bother looking at a tv screen without saying “where the fuck did they find these ppl” or “he SHOULD be retired”…its time to end it and look away until theres an entire recast of people with an actual acting degree that actually care about their job

    Sure its good to watch when u have not too much to do when your recovering cause u cant move around much….but come on man…I'll buy u a hooker or somethin (im fuckn serious man)…dont waste time on this shit…waste it on at the very LEAST gamegirl fuckn color reviews or somethin…like come on

    PS…you'll know the time when to watch wrestling again…you'll just know…and OBVIOUSLY now is not the time especially with the whole “hitman” card being pulled out of desperation and the sudden ratings war that is going on for attention…im sorta waiting for something…not sure what but when i see it ill know when its time to watch…this year looks like a joke

  • senorlar

    Random thoughts:

    Dude, agree with most of what you said, but you're too soon to bury Kofi and Morrison. Both are future world champions imo, and I LOVE Sheamus, but doubt they're sticking with him. I think it'll be like Ortons first tittle reign, sadly. Oh, his finisher is called the Celtic Cross. The return of the nWo was a fucking joke, I've lost what little interest I had in TNA. Brets return was pretty anticlimactic, but keep in mind that the guy is in the WWE now until Wrestlemania, so what they are doing is good, an old fashioned, well-built up storyline. IF they don't fuck it up. I was relieved to see that Owen was left out of all this, although if it were soley up to Vince, and Bret did anything he asked, you could bet that he'd book a 'You Killed My Brother, You Son Of A Bitch' grudge match.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Booth/556205957 John Booth

    I honestly think TNA is still rising. They have a lot of good talented stars. The old guys backing them might help too. There are a ton of former WWE “superstars” on there. Dudley boys, Mankind, Jeff Jarret, Kurt Angel, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Taz, Rhyno, Jeff Hardy, Christy Hemme, Raven and Tara [used to be Victoria in WWE]. A lot of these stars are old, but they have a huge fan base. Hogan alone can hit generation x, y and z.
    TNA also has better Divas. They acutally know how to fight, and put on real matches. Most of WWEs girls are pretty much just models that cat fight in the ring. Trish, Lita and Victoria were some of the few exceptions.
    Like you, Im sick of the new DX. It was cool at 1st, but it's just not the same. They cant even say “suck it” anymore. because WWE wants to go all G on us. They need Mr. ass, and billy gun. x pac, chyna and tori would be nice to have too. Thats the real DX!

    I think I speak for a lot a wrestling fans when I say this. But we miss the “attitude era” Back then we had WWF, WCW and ECW. We had ladder matches, hardcore matches, cages, triple cages, hell in the cell, inferno match, tables ladders and chairs, hardcore matches would back back stage. People would get slam through wood, walls and glass. We had then empty arena match with Rock and Mankind during the super bowl half time.
    We had classic feuds. Rock and Shamrock, Rock and HHH, Rock and Mankind, Rock and Sock vs DX, Rock and Stone Cold, Mankind and HHH, HHH and Stone Cold. Stone Cold and Vince, Vince and Shane.
    We had epic match moments….memories that would last forever. 1st ever Iron man match with Bret Heart and Shawn Michels. Mankind got thrown off the top of Hell in the cell. Rock hand cuffed him and beat the shit out of Mankind. Rikishi got choke slammed off a hell in the cell into a truck bed. Cactus Jack getting lit of fire by HHH's barbed wire bat in hell in a cell at No Way Out 2000. At Backlash 2001 Shane jumps off the very top of the stage prop on big show….see for yourself….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mliL3VaqqbY&feat
    shit like that was awesome! and we will never see that again *_*

  • Romeo Charlie

    I find that the wrestling vlogs fit in well with TSE, but then again I frequent the forums here which does have a wrestling board and I know for a fact that Spoony does post in there from time to time.

    Wrestling has been apart of this site for a long time and it's only recently that it has come out in video format.

  • neoatg

    You well can't that's why it sucked on TNA you can't just take away a founders power, even more so with a guy that OWNS over half a company. It Beyond Unbelieveable its just not possable, and this whole Hulk now in charge is crap and really might be the last straw for me. I knew hulk wasn't going to wrestle hes too damn old but this is just crap it's clear they think this is good but it's not it looks bad. The whole night you could tell they were trying to make people like Hogan .

  • neoatg

    I'd like to add that for years they have hyped in TNA that the whole reason for TNA was to be a counter for the failed NWO/WCW. That they never wanted to become NWO /WCW that Jeff Was completely schocked and ashamed of NWO/WCW. They have bulit up this hate for NWO/WCW yet here they are in 2010 becomeing a new NWO/WCW, and I f*$#ing hate it. I can't agree more the driection TNA is going is bad real bad.

  • http://twitter.com/EpicCardboard Epic Cardboard

    Hart.

  • Anonymous

    Long time lurker of the site. Just wanted to comment that your wrestling logs are awesome and that it is sad to hear that you aren’t going to do them for a while. I lost cable quite a bit ago, so these logs of yours have kept me up to date. Like you, wrestling is a horrible guilty pleasure of mine, which is why I love not only the info I get from the v logs, but the commentary as well.

    Anyway, thanks for the ones you did before. I will be definitely looking forward to ones in the future.

  • sincethedawnoftime

    I have to say, i'm amused at the stupider people that keep posting thins like “But I hate wrestling, it sucks wahhh” while desperately pretending that their pitiful comment is relevant or means something to the ACTUAL discussion at hand.

    I mean are people really functioning on that kind of level of stupidity before they just HAVE to say something?

    Look, people. There are some things that you need to know. This IS a wrestling discussion. If you don't like it, good for you. But it means that you have no place in the discussion. Stop trying to act like popping in to say “Oh well I don't watch it” is an announcement that other people care about, because they fucking don't.

    All it shows is that you're ignorant of the subject matter, but you're yammering away in a comment about how much you don't like it, when no one fucking cares.

    If you're not a fan of rap music, and someone starts talking about it, that's fine. You don't need to announce it. If you're not a fan of cartoons, in a discussion about cartoons, that's fine. But you don't need to fucking announce it. And if a discussion springs up, somewhere about bicycles…. are you such a worthless assfuck that you feel it's important to charge into the discussion like a rhinocerous, just to let EVERYONE know how much you hate bicycles? NO. SHUT THE FUCK UP, THEN. Dayum.

    Are some of you people really so bored and so worthless that you REALLY have to come to a video wherein Spoony talks about wrestling and announce with pride “I don't watch wrestling!” as if it's an important goddamn news update that everyone MUST KNOW? For fucks sake, NO.

    Guess what? Sometimes if there's a discussion or a vlog, or a video about a certain subject that you don't care for… YOU ARE FREE TO FUCKING LEAVE IT WITHOUT ANNOUNCING YOURSELF. Yes. Just turn around, and leave. Simple, right? Or, hey.. better yet. Don't come to it all.

    My god, it's like driving 16 hours to a cheese convention just to bitch about how much you hate cheese. Do you really think that is relevant, or a way to spend your own time? WHY WOULD YOU?

    The minute you saw the word “wrestling” in the title, some of you people would have done much better to just skip the fuck over and ignore it instead of commenting your worthless opinion with a sentence and a half. You mean nothing. Keep on walking. This little conversation? Has nothing to do with ya. G'bye.

    But your not entitled to choosing what Spoony talks about and when. You don't like hearing about wrestling? Well then go off and fuck yourselves until he's done. That is just common sense that is amazingly just passed right by, because assholes with nothing to say, think they have something to say.

    It boggles the mind the utter stupidity of some people, sweet jesus.

    Aaaaaanyway….

    This whole idea that people have of this being a new “monday night war” is ridiculous. This is not even remotely the same as a “monday night war”. The conditions were different, the companies were different, the times were different, the product was different, the industry was different, and the opportunities were different.

    TNA will never be a WCW. It still amazes me that they actually thought this was a good idea. I'm with Spoony when he prophecies that this will be a stupid decision of TNA, jumping into the deep end of the pool when they can't even doggie paddle, that will undoubtedly land them on the uglier side of the bankrupcy fence if they keep this going.

    Especially with the way they've basically assured us that the TNA roster has been besieged with more than a handful of washed up, has-beens that undoubtedly spell the end for any continual development or progress that they might ever make.

    Impact, this week was a bunch of psuedo-shocky “hey, look, it's that guy!” moments. That is an utterly cheap, and shoddy way of attracting attention. Again, not only were the conditions and tims vastly different than the WCW vs WWF wars, but this is even a completly different method than the WCW vs WWF wars.

    That's not even close to being a decent long term strategy, and it's clear that TNA may be trying to take this seriously, but still doesn't have anything even resembling a clue as to how to go about it.

    Even if WWE starts churning out the most repetitive, boring, and painfully stale shit that they've ever pulled lazily out of their ass (and for as bad as Raw has been, that's saying something), TNA, by comparison will still never even be a blip on the radar or more than WWE's metaphorical bitch.

    I'm just counting the days now until TNA crushes and burns in flames. And at this rate, it won't be long, at all.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher-Alden/100000469737019 Christopher Alden

    Actually, I do like Smackdown far more than Raw. With all the big names and the celebrities and the big storylines and such forced onto Raw, that leaves Smackdown free to do… you know… actual wrestling. Smackdown's probably the best wrestling show on TV right now, unless you're one of the fortunate few that actually gets HDNet (and thus, RoH).

    However, yeah, I won't be shocked or anything if Shawn shows up on Smackdown, since it does happen all the time. In fact, I bet it'll happen this Friday.

  • HoZKiNZ

    i just want to high five you on the everything is terrible t-shirt… man i wish i had one of those

  • budafuka

    Whoever saw past TNA after the first hour are fucking troopers, that shit was cluster fuck city. I stopped watching the moment Hogan gave Hall a mic.

    Jimmy Cornette expresses my rage better than I could.

    http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2

  • dlawless

    great video had me laughing out load you need to keep doing these because it was void that needed t o be filled, although im really not buying the whole I dont really watch it i have it on as background noise thing. We know you watch it as much as the rest of us its ok theres nothing wrong with that, just keep making the great vlogs about wrestling.

  • Jables

    In all honesty, I can't even pretend to care about this garbage anymore. The amount of utter bullshit both companies have been producing over the last month or so in particular and the ridiculous hype and speculation and expectation surrounding this single show which, in the long run, amount to precisely jack shit has pretty much caused me to pack it in and give up entirely on either of the mainstream products.

    And I'm sick and tired of this attitude of 'well, it's not good now but it's gotta get good eventually' and latching onto these fleeting moments of finding something worthwhile umongst the shitpile. Put it this way: I know Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels from Mania last year was an incredible match, but I still wouldn't watch the PPV for it when I could just d/l the thing online and spare myself the 2 3/4 hours of tedium, medicrity and inanity that surrounded it.

    They have nothing to offer, neither WWE nor TNA. Yes, there's great wrestlers on the roster and great talent, but you know what? They're not going to fucking do anything with any of them because the office is just going to push the guys they like whether the fans are into them or not. So sorry to all those great wrestlers busting their asses, putting on great matches and getting over with the people more and more every week, we've gotta push some fuckin' geek who looks like he's fresh off the farm but just 'happens' to be 6-foot 8.

    These companies are hookers that lure you in with the promise of something pleasurable, jerk you off for a while, and then walk off with your money before you get to come.

    I'm pretty much convinced at this point that the reason so many people put up with it nowadays is that they've been fucked over for so long now that they've just come to accept it and lowered their standards to the point that it's enough to satisfy them.

    Fuck that noise! If I wanted to watch wrestling from 1996 I'd fucking buy a DVD or d/l some matches from back then, not some fucking reunion show where they bring the band back together 20 years later and try to make it work again or some lame-ass, by the numbers SNL variety show that's been drawn out long past the point of expiration.

    It's not fucking wrestling, in name or appearance. Every part of it, from the matches to the angles to the booking to the starmaking is done so poorly and hal-assedly that it doesn't even slightly resemble the same business it was 10 or even 5 years ago, much less what it was in its boom period.

    No new fans are watching week to week. Period. You know why? Because wrestling the way it is now is fucking lame. Why watch fake fighters doing shitty comedy and old men who are immobile winning match after match when you could watch MMA and see guys you actually buy as stars because they have some actual personality and beat the shit out of each other for real? MMA is hot right now because it does pro wrestling better than the pro wrestling companies do.

    And to be perfectly honest, a lot of the indy or foreign companies do it better than the big leagues too. I'll take 6 months of ROH, Chikara, New Japan or NOAH in a heartbeat over an hour of Impact or RAW. I'm not a big fan of lucha either, but I'd gladly fork out some cold hard dinero for a AAA or CMLL show before I'd give a buck to WWE or TNA anymore.

    So basically, however this supposed 'war' turns out – my prediction being that in 3 months time we'll be back to business as usual and all of this glorification will amount to nothing – I couldn't give a fuck about either WWE or TNA anymore, will not be supporting either side, and want no part of this trainwreck of inadequacy whatsoever.

    That's my 2 cents anyway.

  • Gelatinous_cube

    Excellent summary Spoony, as always. I have fond memories of watching wrestling with my dad when i was a kid. man things have really gone downhill…

    as an aside, you should see if ASP will pay you to endorse their batons. ;P

    (what is that baton anyway, an ASP 26in friction lock?)

  • Jables

    BTW, the above is not a knock on Spoony's comments or anything if anybody took it that way, just some of my thoughts as a long-time wrestling fan reacting to this whole deal. I've been a fan of wrestling ever since I was, IIRC, 3 years old. Now, I'm 23 and I absolutely loathe the kind of garbage the 'big two' in the business today have to offer. This is really the first time I can ever recall really feeling embarrassed to be a wrestling fan, and in a big way.

    Just wanted to get that off my chest.

  • Jables

    Just got finished watching both videos now. Awesome stuff as usual.

    One thing I just have to mention is the Chester A. Bum moment when he was talking about the Impact main event. That shit had me rolling.

  • downloadsbacon

    Well I must say if TNA was better than Wwe than the world must have imploded.Every time I see TNA its just a old wwf and wcw imitation; coping the brother's storyline (wwe brothers of destruction).However,You might make a good point with how wwe is now,and its sad how they changed the way they did things now.

    Let's watch and see what happens next week on wwe

  • downloadsbacon

    Good review Spoony, but is it true?
    Did TNA have a good show?
    I mean tna has sucked for a long time now. There is no way they could be better even with the cancer of the wwe (Hornswoggle).
    Let's keep watching the show. And any thoughts on smackdown?

  • Disthron

    Even though I kind of liked this I have to say, when you say “you don't wont to see [insert thing here]” I really won't. I would never pay to see something like this and I wouldn't watch it on free to air TV.

    I really hope this doesn't become one of your main things.

  • http://www.nerdbound.com LoneWolfVII

    I appreciate the reviews, Spoony. I used to be an avid wrestling entertainment consumer from around 1996 to 2002 and I like to hear about the current story lines, as ridiculous as they're getting. Certainly, that is not to say they were not ridiculous then, but, really, that is what it's always been: loosely-woven and fallacy-ridden tales as foundation for matches. I can probably justify how this type of media can be better than most reality shows, but I ramble …

    It certainly is a pity that, from what it seems, these “legends” are really the only noteworthy point of the current programming. Unfortunately, I would argue that, in truth, they are my only interest in wrestling today as I don't have time to watch it and endear myself to new faces. Therein, I advance, lies a big part of the problem.

  • MizuStorm

    I don't get it. How, I mean how could Jeff Hardy someone that was hyped so freaking much to the point of beating Triple H and winning both the WWE Title and the World Heavyweight title. Fall all the way to TNA. I admit I tried watching TNA the first time Jeff was there. But too fall so far I mean really. And when was the last time someone heard from Orlando Jordan or X-pac. Only thing I remeber about Orlando Jordan was he got beat in like 25 secs 4 weeks in a row.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dewboy-Saxon/100000614113892 Dewboy Saxon

      In a sentence, cocaine is a hell of a drug. Hardy got busted after coming out too a match so drugged out he didn’t know where he was. He’s in rehab as of last month, finally getting some help.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dewboy-Saxon/100000614113892 Dewboy Saxon

      In a sentence, cocaine is a hell of a drug. Hardy got busted after coming out too a match so drugged out he didn’t know where he was. He’s in rehab as of last month, finally getting some help.

  • Wrightworth

    It kills me that I have to see michael cera everytime I want to watch your videos.

  • amishman

    The best part of hogan's big return is that months earlier that same crowd was chanting “Fuck you hogan” but the second he shows up in there ring there praise him yeah they get payed off also note how many of the crowd “facing the camera” where wearing the new hogan shirt.

  • GunarmDyne

    I lost interest in wrestling after Owen Hart's death. I can tell I never missed much since.

  • anonns

    enjoying your reviews of everything…but man…seriously…wrestling is just not the same anymore…theres NOTHING left to grab on to anymore…all the matches are all redone with the same old plot twists…when u cant bother looking at a tv screen without saying “where the fuck did they find these ppl” or “he SHOULD be retired”…its time to end it and look away until theres an entire recast of people with an actual acting degree that actually care about their job

    Sure its good to watch when u have not too much to do when your recovering cause u cant move around much….but come on man…I'll buy u a hooker or somethin (im fuckn serious man)…dont waste time on this shit…waste it on at the very LEAST gamegirl fuckn color reviews or somethin…like come on

    PS…you'll know the time when to watch wrestling again…you'll just know…and OBVIOUSLY now is not the time especially with the whole “hitman” card being pulled out of desperation and the sudden ratings war that is going on for attention…im sorta waiting for something…not sure what but when i see it ill know when its time to watch…this year looks like a joke

    here… review this http://tinyurl.com/IWANNABETHEGUYFULLGAME and dont be a pussy about it…cause a weekly update of this shit will be a good waste of time

  • jabbakahut

    Where did you get the EIT-shirt? I don't see those on the website.

  • Painkiller

    What I love is how Bret promotes Calgary… what I didnt like, is how they said they would induct Stu Hart into the HOF, and then Vince kicks Bret… come on .. you know you want to be this way? Stu should have been a surprise just like how they do the other wrestlers, but they didnt, so I'm waiting for the “Well I hate you so much Bret, that we are going to drag your fathers name through the mud.

    If I see that, there will be hell to pay Stu does NOT diserve that.. his name is legendary around here.

  • Painkiller

    It is pretty sad to remember where I was when Owen died…. I was working at a resteraunt in Calgary, and the air in the back was quite.. you go out to the resteraunt and there was no one speaking…. it was really eerie.

    I kept saying to myself.. no that cant be true.. then I remembered the day.. and went “Oh Crap, it is a PPV!!!” and he was supposed to wrestle today…

  • david86

    havent followed wrestling properly in years. interesting to hear about whats going on at the minute and nice to hear it come from the spoonyone.

    i agree that there are bad times ahead for TNA. to bring back Hogan, hall ,123kid/sixx/x-pac and the nasty boys is not to learn from past mistakes in wcw. for their sakes i hope they give them very few matches. although i am tempted to tune in just to see the car crash that it could probably be

  • sashgo

    Hey Spoony,
    have to say something about Brad looking crappy. I saw him in 2007 i think and at that time he really wasnt looking that good, so i was happy to see him healthier(?) at Raw. It was a fanmeeting and im really kinda disappointed that he came back to Raw, because he was still proud of sucker punching Vince backstage back in Montreal. So i dont understand him coming back, but i guess its all about the money.
    Just my two cents.
    Greetings

  • http://www.facebook.com/marious21 Omar Robles

    Spoony,
    I think that you should (please) do more WWE raw and TNA reviews. it just seems that you are so passionate about it you make me want to see wwe. Then i realize that it sucks, but thats what a great critic do, makes people want to see crap. I hope you at least do one review a month. consider it please.
    gracias Spoony.

  • http://twitter.com/VariableGear Vincent Graves

    Spoony, as a someone who has never watched wrestling on a consistent basis, I must say that I've really enjoyed your videos and writing about wrestling. You may be surprised that a non-fan would appreciate wrestling-focused content, but it's interesting to hear about a subject you know little about from a more experienced person. Not to mention that you are a talented writer and video creator to begin with, and that you always let your passion for a topic shine through. The way things are going, I'll probably check out Impact sometime soon. Thanks for being a great entertainer and feel free to post wrestling-related content anytime you want.

  • http://twitter.com/VariableGear Vincent Graves

    Spoony, as a someone who has never watched wrestling on a consistent basis, I must say that I've really enjoyed your videos and writing about wrestling. You may be surprised that a non-fan would appreciate wrestling-focused content, but it's interesting to hear about a subject you know little about from a more experienced person. Not to mention that you are a talented writer and video creator to begin with, and that you always let your passion for a topic shine through. The way things are going, I'll probably check out Impact sometime soon. Thanks for being a great entertainer and feel free to post wrestling-related content anytime you want.

  • http://twitter.com/SexyKOT69 Konstantine Rymaruk

    Watched everything but I'm not familiar with wrestling… I know some of the names though, and I used to watch WCW long ago, but still… Sometimes its interesting to listen to your thoughts on just about everything. :)

  • http://twitter.com/SexyKOT69 Konstantine Rymaruk

    Watched everything but I’m not familiar with wrestling… I know some of the names though, and I used to watch WCW long ago, but still… Sometimes its interesting to listen to your thoughts on just about everything. :)

  • Anonymous

    I still have nightmares about China’s giant clit.

  • Anonymous

    I still have nightmares about China’s giant clit.

  • http://profiles.google.com/danvgeg Daniel vigil

    BROTHER!

  • http://profiles.google.com/danvgeg Daniel vigil

    BROTHER!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Gelinas/1408034230 Andrew Gelinas

    Hey Spoony, its also true that Bret Hart may have looked bad cause he did have a stroke about 10 years ago.

  • dmwdp001

    I don’t watch wrestling and have no idea what you’re talking about, but listing to you rant and rave for an hour is still very entertaining.

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