The show begins with the awesome, now classic Starrcade 1997 promo showing Sting in an abandoned building. Very haunting, very well edited, just an excellent start. I love it. We’re greeted by Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes and Mike Tenay on commentary. Solid line-up. Tad disappointed there’s no Bobby Heenan, but it’s okay. Schiavone tells us it’s going to be the greatest night in the history of the sport. Like I couldn’t have called that one. Pretty much events WCW superstar not competing on the show are in the audience to watch the event. Unique, different, but I like it. Gives the show a big-fight feel, like seeing celebrities or other fighters attending UFC events as fans. Dusty cuts a typically excellent promo/hype-job for Hogan-Sting later in the evening. I love me some “American Dream”, babeh! Dean Malenko is out for the first match in the evening, and gets a great response from the audience. I think people genuinely forget how over Malenko was in WCW. F...

“Hello William. I want to play a game.” – Jigsaw, SAW VI Sorry, I know I’m getting way ahead of myself, but that quote from the sixth movie is just too good to not use! Now, onto business… It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the first SAW movie hit cinemas in October 2004, but time sure does fly I suppose. I actually didn’t hear much about the original movie, despite it grossing $100 million on a shoe-string budget. My first introduction to the series was a pirated copy of the second movie, SAW 2, from my Dad. The rubbish quality of the video meant I didn’t make it past the first ten minutes or so, but researching about the original movie had me hunting it down shortly thereafter. The movie was to me how a lot of people must have felt after watching Se7en or Usual Suspects for the first time – an entertaining and dark movie with a shocking twist that comes out of left field and changes how you view the rest of the movie entirely on re-watches. Even to this day, ...

Hey guys and girls, and welcome to Fun Friday, the part of the week where I explore something that interests me greatly that doesn't fall into the movie or wrestling category. Could be a video-game, could be a hot topic in the news, could be a YouTube video, it's anything I personally consider "fun" to talk about! Today's topic is a video-game series near and dear to my heart - Metal Gear Solid ! I have a YouTube playlist of the top 50 MGS songs ever playing in the background, gameplay footage of all 4 games ready to watch to bring back some amazing memories, and a glass of JD and Coke for good measure! Bring it on. Okay, so... Man, where do I even begin with this series? It's actually kinda' difficult to imagine a time where I wasn't enthralled by the Metal Gear Solid series. From age 9/10 onwards, I've been drawn into this incredible series of games, to the point where I would personally consider them probably the best video-ga...

Hey guys, and welcome to Wrestling Wednesday, the first of many reviews looking at modern, classic, and in some cases, classically bad wrestling shows! Whether it be WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA, ROH etc. I’ll be giving the lowdown on my thoughts as the show is in progress, and following up with further notes afterwards. It’s a new format that I’ve decided to use, as it allows me to get engaged and involved, and show off some creativity and comedic chomps, so hopefully it catches on! Without further ado, let’s get this show on the road with a review of arguably the greatest WrestleMania of all time, WrestleMania X-Seven ! Pizza & Jack Daniels at the ready. Pizza because I love Dominoes. Jack Daniels to help me through the Ivory vs Chyna match. ·          Little did I know that amazingly this would not be the worst match on the card. God help me. The opening promo package to this show is truly amazing. Narrated by Classy Freddie Blassie, it ma...