A Look At Bellator's Featherweight Grand Prix
August 31, 2019
By Ryan Porzl
Tournaments go with MMA like peanut butter and jelly from the first few years of the UFC to PRIDE's famous grand prixes among others. In recent years, MMA's number two American promotion Bellator MMA has begun a combination of recreating the classic grand prixes of Japan along with returning to their tournament roots though unlike the old Bellator tournaments, these grand prixes are held over a period of six to twelve months instead of three months. We saw Bellator do the Heavyweight Grand Prix in 2018 and then a Welterweight tournament that same year. Now, Bellator is gearing up for their third grand prix in September with the Featherweights. We'll take a look at the participants and where they stand going into this, what they have to gain and lose.
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Last year I joked that August 25th is the manliest day of the year as Gene Simmons turns 70 while Sean Connery turns 89 today. I suppose feminist out there would refer to this day as "National Toxic Masculinity Day" given they probably hate them but let's face it. If Simmons and Connery represent Toxic Masculinity then men should not want to be clean.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Every Time R2-D2 Saves the Day
Today would've been the 85th birthday of actor Kenny Baker who played everyone's favorite droid R2-D2 for the first six Star Wars films and was a consultant for R2 in The Force Awakens. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 81 due to illness.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Friday, August 16, 2019
Triple Threat: A Look At Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble 25 Years Later
Triple Threat: A Look At Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble 25 Years Later
August 15, 2019
By Ryan Porzl
1994 was a big year for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as it saw the release of three games. The first being the long awaited Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the second was Sonic and Knuckles which was an innovative game that used locked on technology allowing the player as Knuckles in Sonic 2 while transforming two games into one with Sonic 3. However, a third game also came out that same year that largely flew under the radar likely due to it being only released on the Sega Game Gear and that game was Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble. With the 25 Anniversary coming in November, we'll take a look at a solid Sonic outing that got overlooked possibly due to a combination of the system is was released on and that fact the franchise was churning out many classics at the time.
August 15, 2019
By Ryan Porzl
1994 was a big year for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as it saw the release of three games. The first being the long awaited Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the second was Sonic and Knuckles which was an innovative game that used locked on technology allowing the player as Knuckles in Sonic 2 while transforming two games into one with Sonic 3. However, a third game also came out that same year that largely flew under the radar likely due to it being only released on the Sega Game Gear and that game was Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble. With the 25 Anniversary coming in November, we'll take a look at a solid Sonic outing that got overlooked possibly due to a combination of the system is was released on and that fact the franchise was churning out many classics at the time.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
KISS - Detroit Rock City Movie (Opening Credits)
Happy 20th Anniversary to the 1999 KISS movie Detroit Rock City.
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
A Look at the 2019 NOAH N-1 Victory Tournament and the Participants
A Look at the 2019 NOAH N-1 Victory Tournament and the Participants
August 8, 2019
By Ryan Porzl
Back in 2010, Pro Wrestling NOAH established a yearly heavyweight round robin tournament called the Global League. The tournament was supposed to be to the organization what the G-1 Climax is to New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Champion Carnival is to All Japan Pro Wrestling, or the Fire Festival is to Pro Wrestling ZERO1. However, with the change in management in 2019, NOAH saw many changes including new logo and the end of their signature green mats. Another change was the renaming of the Global League to the N-1 Victory tournament. For the first annual N-1 Victory, things got more interesting when it was announced current GHC (Global Honored Crown) Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya would not participate and that the winner would be the number one contender to the GHC Heavyweight Championship with the match being held at Sumo Hall on November 2nd. As I've done this year with the Champion Carnival and Fire Festival, I shall take a look at the participants and see where I think they stand.
August 8, 2019
By Ryan Porzl
Back in 2010, Pro Wrestling NOAH established a yearly heavyweight round robin tournament called the Global League. The tournament was supposed to be to the organization what the G-1 Climax is to New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Champion Carnival is to All Japan Pro Wrestling, or the Fire Festival is to Pro Wrestling ZERO1. However, with the change in management in 2019, NOAH saw many changes including new logo and the end of their signature green mats. Another change was the renaming of the Global League to the N-1 Victory tournament. For the first annual N-1 Victory, things got more interesting when it was announced current GHC (Global Honored Crown) Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya would not participate and that the winner would be the number one contender to the GHC Heavyweight Championship with the match being held at Sumo Hall on November 2nd. As I've done this year with the Champion Carnival and Fire Festival, I shall take a look at the participants and see where I think they stand.
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