Wrestlemania 28: Official GeekOut Review
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 18:15
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The 28th edition of Wrestlemania has come and gone, and boy, we can use one word to describe the entire show at face value: controversial.
I don’t exactly mean Montreal Screwjob-levels of controversy, although that would’ve been good for the show, but what has gone down has proven to be polarizing. After experiencing it, it seems as though you either love it or you don’t. Of course, you can always choose to sit in the middle, but Wrestlemania, as a creation of the WWE and its hype machine, naturally demands an extreme. In theory - the operative word – there is no room for the middle ground. In theory. But I’ll get back to this later before I lose you, because dammit, you clicked this to read a review!
Anyway, if you’ve seen the show already, or at least follow the results, you might have an idea why the show is so controversial. If not, you’ll see soon enough. Let’s begin!
A Wrestlemania Hodgepodge: An Assortment of Bite-Sized 'Mania Hype
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- Created on Saturday, 31 March 2012 22:26
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Wrestlemania 28 is just around the corner, and due to a combination of various factors involving my time and energy, I haven’t been able to discuss it as much as I should (of course, apart from my observations of the Cena/Rock feud and my predictions for the Battle of the GMs). At this point, I have a number of opinions on the many facets of Wrestlemania that could fill up an entire week’s worth of columns – even more so now that it’s shaped to be a very packed card – but I don’t have enough time to write that many.
So what I will do today is a hodgepodge of those different topics. Slightly unheard of in my weekly, which is usually a structured, straightforward affair, but this week I don’t really have the luxury of time.
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A Show-Off Without (Much Of) A Show
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- Created on Sunday, 18 March 2012 18:17
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Here’s a quick riddle for you to solve. Head over to the Wikipedia or WWE.com page for Wrestlemania 28, and go over the current card. Go over it really thoroughly, up and down, and soak it all in. When you’ve finished taking in every piece of information on the page, try and answer me this.
Where’s Dolph Ziggler?
I know, I know. The smart bet is that he’ll be placed in one of the three remaining spots for Team Laurinaitis, possibly along with his partner Jack Swagger and most likely a returning Alberto del Rio, but a less observant and insightful fan might have never thought of it from the way he’s currently being fed to Sheamus these past few weeks. While it’s easy to be afraid of Dolph losing a spot at the biggest show of the year due to the uncertainty brought about by a careless creative team, he holds enough relevance not to be left out, so hence, he’ll get the last-minute shoehorn into the big match.
Reality Bites: Why Shooting Isn't Always a Good Idea
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- Created on Monday, 12 March 2012 16:03
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Days after second-generation WWE Diva Natalya was saddled with an embarrassing flatulence gimmick, dirtsheets came out with supposed insider reports on why this happened. The reason was, on the company’s part, simple, if it were ever true at all – somebody backstage had the most brilliant idea that making Natalya rip one out every time she was onscreen would somehow “get her over.” Of course, this news was naturally met with the greatest of outrage from everyone in the wrestling community worldwide, wrestler or fan, online or offline; nobody could fathom how a company be so stupid as to give one of the best women’s wrestlers in the world a farting gimmick. (Which, incidentally, also shatters the long-existing illusion that girls don’t fart.)
On the other hand, however, this violent reaction does prove one thing: whoever came up with it was trying something different (that much was obvious) and that something different worked. Of course, assuming it was all part of his or her plan – the thing with Vince McMahon and/or WWE Creative is that judging from what ends up on television, you never really know if they’re legitimately obtuse or, in actuality, too forward-thinking. Oftentimes, it does seem to be the former.
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Justice League: Doom Review
There was a reason why this direct-to-DVD animated movie wasn't called "Justice League: Tower of Babel," the epic story arch by Mark Waid on which Justice League: Doom was based. It isn't a direct lift, unlike Justice League: New Frontier. A lot of the people I've talked to about Justice League: Doom felt disappointed because they can't help but compare it to the source material, even going as far as citing the movie as "Tower of Babel: Lite." To a certain extent, they wouldn't be wrong. There's only so much you can cram into 76 minutes.
Does that mean Justice League: Doom automatically fails as an animated movie? No. It just wasn't as good as its inspiration.
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