10 Wrestlers Who Were Never The Same After Injuries and Health Issues

10 Wrestlers Who Were Never The Same After Injuries and Health Issues
December 28, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

Professional wrestling may be scripted but that doesn't mean talent doesn't get hurt every now and then. Even outside of the ring, others can be victims of accidents or health issues or demons. Over the decades, we've seen certain wrestlers like Harley Race, Ric Flair, and Shawn Michaels suffer injuries in or out of the ring and despite their career being put in question, would go on to make miraculous returns and either have Hall of Fame careers or enhance their Hall of Fame careers. Unfortunately, not everyone can make a great comeback. Just as we've seen miraculous comebacks, we've also seen certain wrestlers suffer in or out of the ring to the point where their careers never recovered and we're a shell of their former selves. Here now is a list of ten wrestlers who were either at the top of their game or on the cusp of it only for an injury or health issue to permanently derail them and they never were able to fully comeback to their past selves.

Note: I don't own the pictures as I got them off google.

マシン ハリケーンズ・バム

Happy 65th Birthday to Japanese Wrestling Legend Junji Hirata a.k.a. Super Strong Machine

Kid Icarus (NES) Music - Title Screen

Happy 35th Anniversary to the video game Kid Icarus.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Official Trailer #2 - ...

Happy 20th Anniversary to the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever (gunbarrel and opening credits)

Happy 50th Anniversary to the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, Sean Connery's return to the James Bond role after skipping On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It would be his sixth outing and his final "official" James Bond film with the 1983 Thunderball remake Never Say Never Again being "unofficial" (long story). Singer Shirley Bassey also returned to sing the theme becoming the first and to date only singer to perform more than one Bond song having previously done Goldfinger and later returned for Moonraker.

WWF Wrestling Classic Review

WWF The Wrestling Classic Review

November 3, 2011 (edited December 11, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: The Wrestling Classic
Tagline: None
Date: November 7, 1985
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: Rosemont Horizon
Attendance: 14,000
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and “Mean” Gene Okerlund (Main Event Only)
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund
Other: Vince McMahon (Tournament Bracket), “Lord Alfred Hayes (Tournament Bracket), and Jack Tunney (WWF President)
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View

Star Trek Undiscovered Country - 13 Star Trek VI Suite

Happy 30th Anniversary to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Mega Man 4 - Title

Happy 30th Anniversary to Mega Man 4

Riki Choshu Theme "Power Hall"

Happy 70th Birthday to wrestling legend Riki Choshu

Killer

Off by three days but Happy 50th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Killer

Star Trek IV The Voyage Home

Also, off by 2 days but Happy 35th Anniversary to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

AJPW - Suwama's Theme - Dramatic Distance Suwana

Off by five days but Happy 45th birthday to Japanese wrestler Suwama. In my opinion, one of the most underrated wrestlers of the past decade.

MAURICIO ''Shogun'' RUA Highlights Knockouts

Happy 40th Birthday to MMA Legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Sadly, today is the 30th Anniversary of the deaths of Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and KISS' second drummer Eric Carr. 2 great talents.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event III Review

Satruday Night's Main Event III Review
May 5, 2012 (edited November 23, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event III
Tagline: None
Date: November 2, 1985
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Live or Tape: Taped (October 31, 1985)
Arena:The Hersheypark Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

The Dark World - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Seal of Seven Maidens - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Legend Of Zelda: Link to the Past - Intro

Happy 30th Anniversary to The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. One of the all-time great games and a game that needs to be on every gamer's bucket list.

Donkey Kong Country 3 intro

Happy 25th Anniversary to Donkey Kong Country 3.

A Link To A Masterpiece: A Look Back At The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past 30 Years Later

A Link To A Masterpiece: A Look Back At The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past 30 Years Later
November 17, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Earlier this year, I wrote and celebrated a milestone anniversary for the original Legend of Zelda game which celebrated it's 35th Anniversary but it's not the only game to have a big anniversary. In 1991, after a four year hiatus, the Legend of Zelda franchise made it's return with, what could be considered, the greatest game in the franchise and undoubtedly one of video game's true masterpieces in The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. Returning to the classic elements of the original, the player controls Link as he travels between two worlds in an attempt to save both from Ganon. With the 30th Anniversary on November 21st, let's have a look at one of the greatest games of all time as we celebrate three decades of A Link To The Past. This article does contain spoilers.

Casino Royale - Chris Cornell - You Know My Name

Happy 15th Anniversary to the James Bond movie Casino Royale (the 2006 version), Daniel Craig's first as 007.

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin OST - 31/37 Overture

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin OST - 11/37 Jail of Jewel

Happy 15th Anniversary to Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters - Underworld Tower (Level 1)

Off by 11 days but November 5th was the 30th Anniversary of Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters

Hiroshi Tanahashi NJPW Theme Song High Energy

Happy 45th Birthday to wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi

Dark Light

Under The Rose

Happy 40th Anniversary to the KISS album Music From The Elder. Eric Carr's debut album.

The 25th Anniversary of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

The 25th Anniversary of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
November 7, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

During the early to mid 1990s, video game fans were treated to two masterpieces in the first two Donkey Kong Country games on the Super Nintendo. With both doing great commercially and critically, it's no surprise the train kept chugging along and we get a third game. In 1996, at the tail end of the Super Nintendo's lifespan, the world would get the third and final entry of the SNES Donkey Kong Country trilogy. After serving as the sidekick in the second game, Dixie Kong took center stage, teaming with cousin Kiddy in an attempt to save both Donkey and Diddy from K. Rool. With the 25th Anniversary coming in November 18th, let's take a look at the third game in the DKC series. There are spoilers ahead.

Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain (Official Audio)

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Ozzy Osbourne album Diary of a Madman. This is the second and last studio album to feature guitarist Randy Rhoads and drummer Lee Kerslake. I'm not the biggest Ozzy fan but it gives me an excuse to play this gem.

Charles Bronson DEATH WISH (all 5 films) Every shot fired in CHRONOLOGIC...

Today would've been the 100th birthday of one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys: Charles Bronson. A bad ass all men should strive to be. Bronson passed away in 2003 at the age of 81.

Super Castlevania 4 OST☆ Ending

Super Castlevania 4 OST☆ Theme of Simon

Happy 30th Anniversary to Super Castlevania IV.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event II Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event II Review
April 25, 2012 (edited October 30, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event II
Tagline: None
Date: October 5, 1985
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Live or Tape: Taped (October 3, 1985)
Arena: The Meadowlands Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

What better way to spend Halloween than playing Castlevania games. Specifically Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.

WCW 2 Cold Scorpio 2nd Theme(with Custom Tron)

Since I missed his 55th last year, Happy 56th Birthday to wrestler 2 Cold Scorpio

Perry Saturn's 2000 v3 Titantron Entrance Video feat. "Saturnal v2" Them...

Happy 55th Birthday to former wrestler Perry Saturn.

Tell Your Next of Kin Before You Begin: A Look At Super Castlevania IV 30 Years Later

Tell Your Next of Kin Before You Begin: A Look At Super Castlevania IV 30 Years Later
October 17, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Just recently, I covered the first Castlevania, one of the greatest games ever created which started one of the greatest franchises of all time. With the success of Castlevania, many re-releases and remakes would come out over the years but along with those, we also saw a retelling of the original story. In 1991, Castlevania would make it's debut to the Super Nintendo via Super Castlevania IV. Though a retelling of the original, the game was more than a remake or a game with updated graphics but rather it featured new levels, new bosses, some new songs, and improved controls. Since it's release, Super Castlevania IV has been a classic that has also been considered one of the all time great games. In this article, we'll look at one of the masterpieces of the Castlevania library that started as a retelling but became a classic in it's own right as the 30th Anniversary is this Halloween (appropriate right?). I should point out because this is a retelling, some of this article will have similarities to my Castlevania article but hopefully there's enough difference to justify this article since I love this game and wanted to do an article on it.

The Most Obscure and Forgotten Champions in WCW History

The Most Obscure and Forgotten Champions in WCW History
October 11, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

Originally, I intended to start this series after finishing my "Wrestlers you may have forgotten held a title" series but then I realized that 2021 is the 30th Anniversary of when NWA became WCW and next year has milestone anniversaries for New Japan, ROH, Impact, ECW, and All Japan so why not save those articles for next year even though I did one on New Japan already? Anyway, in my last series, I brought up wrestlers the average fans pretty much knows but may have forgotten they held a title in a promotion and so far I did one for New Japan and WCW. To continue WCW's anniversary, I will begin this series with them as I cover champions that the average fan barely remembers and would go "Who?". This article will take a look at the most forgettable and most obscure champions in WCW history. Like my previous WCW article, I'm only covering from January 1991-March 2001 so nothing from the Jim Crockett/NWA days or WWF owned WCW.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event I Review

Saturday Night's Main Event I Review
March 17, 2012 (edited October 7, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event I
Tagline: None
Date: May 11, 1985
Location: Uniondale, New York
Live or Tape: Taped (May 10, 1985)
Arena: Nassau Coliseum
Attendance: 8,300
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

Yokozuna 1992 - "Sumo" WWE Entrance Theme

Today would've been the 55th birthday of WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna, one of wrestling's greatest super heavyweights. Sadly, he passed away in 2000 due to a pulmonary edema (fluid in his lungs) at the age of 34.

Enae Volare Mezzo - eRa; Fedor theme version

Happy 45th Birthday to MMA legend "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko. In my opinion (again, my opinion), the greatest MMA fighter of all time.

Castlevania (NES): Heart of Fire (Extended)

Castlevania (NES): Vampire Killer (Extended)

Happy 35th Anniversary to Castlevania.

Vampire Killer: A Look At Castlevania 35 Years Later

Vampire Killer: A Look At Castlevania 35 Years Later
September 25, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

If you haven't guessed already by my video game articles from this year, 1986 was a big year for the video game industry with one legendary franchise after another debuting. We've already talked about some of Nintendo's franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Metroid but they weren't the only company churning out a game that kickstarted a legendary franchise as 1986 saw the video game company Konami debut Castlevania. Taking place in the late 17th century, Castlevania tells the story of Simon Belmont, the latest in a long line of vampire hunters as he ventures into Castlevania to be the latest in his family to slay Count Dracula. Castlevania would launch a franchise and become one of the greatest platforming/side-scrolling games ever created. With the 35th anniversary on September 26th, let's look back at the game that started it all. 

 Kudos to google for paying tribute to Christopher Reeve on what would've been his 69th birthday.

 Nice to see we got a Bayonetta 3 trailer and a new Kirby game coming up.

Alice Cooper - He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)

Along with appearing in Constrictor, this was also one of the theme's to Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

Trick Bag

Happy 35th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Constrictor, Cooper's first after his sober re-emergence following a three year hiatus. The album features the debut of awesome Rambo-like guitarist Kane Roberts and bassist Kip Winger, of Winger fame. 

The Legend of Mario's First RPG: A Look At Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 25 Years Later

The Legend of Mario's First RPG: A Look At Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 25 Years Later
September 20, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

For over 40 years, Mario has been one of the most recognizable and greatest characters in video game history with the character has been in one classic after another. However, while most associate Mario with side scrolling and platforming games, fans were treated to a different Mario in 1996 when Mario made his debut in a Role Playing Game or RPG. That game would be Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars which saw Mario form alliances with new characters and even familiar faces including his archenemy in an attempt to retrieve seven magical stars and to defeat a new threat to the Mushroom Kingdom. With the 25th Anniversary having come in Spring 2021, it's time we take a look back at Mario RPG, one of Mario's best games. This article does contain spoilers.

Somewhere in the Jungle

Dragontown

Happy 20th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Dragontown. An underrated album

Guns N' Roses - Estranged

Not only a great song but I like the music video even though it's cheesy. Like I said years ago, I love the concert footage because the song sound sad at times and the footage is from their June 26, 1993 concert in Germany which was the last time this song was not only played on the Use Your Illusion tour but the 2+ year tour ended a month later on July 17, 1993 and I remember the band saying they never wanted the tour to end because they knew when it did, the band was over. In a way, knowing when the footage takes place and the sound of the song, it feels like the end was near.

Guns N' Roses - Yesterdays

Guns N' Roses - November Rain

One of the greatest songs/ballads of all time. As mentioned, the music video was inspired by the short story "Without You" which was written by GnR's road manager and Axl's good friend Del James. James later added it to his book of short stories called The Language of Fear which Axl wrote the forward to.

Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry

Happy 30th Anniversary to Guns N' Roses two albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. Like I pointed out years ago, lot of interesting notes on this music video as it was shot after Izzy Stradlin left but before Gilby Clarke was hired. The tombstone spot is incredibly ironic as it says Axl lived to be 28 years old and while thankfully he and the other band members lived beyond that, the same couldn't be said for guest vocalist Shannon Hoon (who appears in the video) as he passed away of an overdose at 28 in 1995.

GC - Back in Town

Happy 25th Anniversary to the George Carlin special Back in Town.

Hellraiser

Great collaboration between Osbourne and Zakk Wylde with Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister who recorded a version of the song for Motorhead's 1992 album March or Die.

OZZY OSBOURNE - "Road to Nowhere" (Official Video)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Ozzy Osbourne album No More Tears, the last to feature bassist Bob Daisley (though Mike Inez is in the videos and tour) and the last studio album to feature drummer Randy Castillo.

Secondary Motion (2009 Remaster)

Never Trust a Stranger (2009 Remaster)

On and On (2009 Remaster)

This month is the 40th Anniversary of the Michael Schenker Group album MSG.

I Am Made of You - Alice Cooper

Happy 10th Anniversary of the Alice Cooper album Welcome 2 My Nightmare.

Gamecube Startup Logo (HQ)

 Off by two days but Happy 20th Anniversary to the Nintendo Gamecube.

 I just had a great idea. Someone should take a Cinderella adaption and incorporate as much references and lyrics from the band Cinderella possible like quote their song "Don't Know What You Got Till It's Gone". I can see Cinderella ask the stepmother she don't know what it is she did so wrong.

 Happy 65th Birthday to Dokken drummer "Wild" Mick Brown.

Star Trek Original Series Intro (HQ)

Today is Star Trek Day as it's the 55th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Darkwing Duck (intro and outro)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Disney Afternoon cartoon Darkwing Duck.

Wrestlers Who You Likely Didn't Know or Forgot Held A Title In A Promotion (World Championship Wrestling)

Wrestlers Who You Likely Didn't Know or Forgot Held A Title In A Promotion (World Championship Wrestling)

September 7, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Awhile back I began a series where I looked at wrestlers who people knew about but likely didn't know held a title or forgot they held a title in a promotion. The first in this series, I looked at New Japan Pro Wrestling. Now, the series returns with me looking at WCW. Once the #2 and briefly #1 wrestling company in the world, WCW was able to briefly overcome the WWF which no one else has done since Vince's nationwide expansion began in 1984. Now, I'll look back at stars and legends who you may have forgotten held a title there. I should point out before I begin that I'm only covering WCW from the time NWA became WCW to when the WWF bought them so January 1991 to March 2001. I won't cover the NWA/Jim Crockett reigns or WWF owned WCW.

 Off by a day but September 5th would've been the 75th birthday of Freddie Mercury. Hard to believe.

 Happy 70th Birthday to Michael Keaton.

Quack Pack Intro & Outro

Happy 25th Anniversary to the Disney Afternoon cartoon Quack Pack.

 You know what's genius? The game show Supermarket Sweep. Think about it. Who'd a thought turning one of the most boring things in the world: food shopping and make it fun entertainment by having contestants running around like maniacs across a super market filling carts? They not only make food shopping fun but they made WATCHING others food shop fun.

 Sad to hear about the passing of Ed Asner. Obviously, he'll forever be known as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant as well as the movie Up but I know him best for his voice acting in the 90s including Hudson on Disney's Gargoyles and J. Jonah Jameson on FOX Kids' Spider-Man cartoon a.k.a. Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

 Happy 20th Anniversary to the Devil May Cry franchise.

Two for the Price of One: A Look at the first two Metroids 30 and 35 Years Later

Two for the Price of One: A Look At the First Two Metroids 30 and 35 Years Later

August 23, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

For decades, Nintendo has consistently been one of the superpowers in the video game world and as such has not only created classic consoles and games but also, franchises. After scoring hits with Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo would continue their hot streak when they would follow those up with the action adventure game Metroid. Originally released in 1986, the series follows the adventures of bounty hunter Samus Aran, who was not only one of the most popular characters of all time but groundbreaking becoming one of the first prominent female heroes in video game history. The success of Metroid would spawn a franchise, including the sequel: Metroid II: Return of Samus in 1991. With Metroid having just celebrated it's 35th Anniversary in August and with Metroid II set to celebrate it's 30th Anniversary in November, I figure I do a two for the price of one and look back at the first two games of Metroid. This article does contain spoilers.

 Off by three days but Happy 70th Birthday to Queen bassist John Deacon.

The Beets - Killer Tofu (Best Audio Quality)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug.

Ren and Stimpy Theme Song

Happy 30th Anniversary to Ren & Stimpy.

WWF Wrestlemania I Review

Wrestlemania I Review

October 24, 2011 (edited August 11, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Wrestlemania I
Tagline: The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!
Date: March 31, 1985
Location: New York City, New York
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 19,121
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund and "Lord' Alfred Hayes
Broadcast: Closed Circuit Television and Pay-Per-View (select markets)

'The Monster'- A Kevin Randleman Highlight

Today would've been the 50th birthday of MMA legend, UFC Hall of Famer, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin "The Monster" Randleman, an underrated legend. Sadly, he passed away on February 11, 2016 at 44 due to pneumonia. 

Orgasmatron

Deaf Forever

Happy 35th Anniversary to the Motorhead album Orgasmatron.

The Fastest Thing Alive: A Look Back At Sonic The Hedgehog 30 Years Later

The Fastest Thing Alive: A Look Back At Sonic The Hedgehog 30 Years Later

August 6, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

Sega Genesis Cover

 

Sega Game Gear Cover

Sega Master System Cover

Over the decades, there have not only been many great video games but iconic characters that have stood the test of time. When talking about these characters, it's impossible not to bring up Sega's own mascot: Sonic The Hedgehog. Originally created as a mascot that could rival Mario's popularity, Sonic would burst on the scene in 1991 and quickly became a video game icon and like many, his popularity has spun off beyond video games including cartoons, movies, and merchandise. With the 30th Anniversary having come on June 23rd, it's time to look at the one that kickstarted Sega's biggest franchise. While I'll mostly focus on the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive version, I'll also bring up the Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear version.

Credit to Sega for the pictures.

Metroid (NES) Music - Brinstar Theme

Happy 35th Anniversary to the classic game Metroid.

Kensuke Sasaki Theme "The World"

Happy 55th Birthday to Japanese wrestling legend Kensuke Sasaki

Joe Lynn Turner - Hellraiser

Just found out. Happy 70th Birthday to former Rainbow and Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner.

Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Invasion

Great chorus and one of my favorite guitar solos.

Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Baby-O

Happy 35th Anniversary to Vinnie Vincent Invasion's self titled debut album. Vinnie Vincent was KISS' lead guitarist from 1982-1984.

NJPW ENTRANCE VTR TAKASHI IIZUKA

Happy 55th Birthday to Japanese wrestler Takashi Iizuka. Probably one of the more underrated talents of his time.

 So today is Spider-Man Day. Sounds great but it must be brought up that while Spider-Man is great there is one rule that The Simpsons taught us which is if you collect comics, you must never mix an "Amazing Spider-Man" in with the "Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man" series cause Comic Book Guy will not let that stand.

Final Fantasy X Music- A Fleeting Dream

Final Fantasy X Music- Assault

Off by 11 days but Happy 20th Anniversary to Final Fantasy X.

Wrestlers Who You Likely Didn't Know or Forgot Held A Title In A Promotion (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

Wrestlers Who You Likely Didn't Know or Forgot Held A Title In A Promotion (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

July 21, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Since it's formation in 1972, New Japan Pro Wrestling has had it's share of all time great champions and some lackluster along the way. While many are well known from Antonio Inoki to Tatsumi Fujinami to Riki Choshu to The Three Musketeers to Jushin Thunder Liger to Hiroshi Tanahashi to Shinsuke Nakamura to Kazuchika Okada. The company has also had many great foreigners hold titles including Hulk Hogan, Vader, The Steiner Brothers, AJ Styles, and Kenny Omega to name some. However, with such a long history, there's bound to be champions you may have forgotten about or didn't even know they held a title. Even wrestlers you're familiar with. This will be the first article in a series where I look at companies who had champions you heard of but didn't know they held a title there or forgot they did. First one is New Japan Pro Wrestling especially since a lot of foreigners are interesting in the promotion these days.

Note: I don't own any of the pictures as I got them off google and puroresusystem.fandom.com

Final Fantasy IV - Prologue (Extended)

Final Fantasy IV Remaster - Mt, Ordeals

Off by a day but Happy 30th Anniversary to Final Fantasy IV.

I love buying stuff like juicy fruit gum. It makes your room or house smell fruity.

Family Feud, Theme 1976-1985

Off by a day but Happy 45th Anniversary to Family Feud.

The New World Order (NWO) Theme Song

Happy 25th Anniversary to one of wrestling's greatest stables: the nWo (New World Order).

Alice Cooper - Feed My Frankenstein

Might As Well Be On Mars

Alice Cooper - Love's A Loaded Gun

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Hey Stoopid.

Who Do You Think We Are

Off by two days but Happy 40th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Special Forces.

 Off by a day but Happy 50th Anniversary to Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.

A Look at the 2021 ZERO1 Fire Festival and the Participants

A Look at the 2021 ZERO1 Fire Festival and the Participants

July 1, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

With the summer approaching, it means one thing for Pro Wrestling ZERO1 which is the Fire Festival. The Fire Festival is ZERO1's G1 Climax or Champion Carnival or N-1 type tournament. This year, it's twelve wrestlers who will compete in a round robin tournament with the winner receiving the fire sword as the prize for victory. After missing last year's tournament, I decided to look into this year's tournament despite not being able to watch ZERO1. I must admit, this probably won't be my best as I'll be going into this blind so if I'm off then that's a big reason why.

James Bond - For Your Eyes Only (gunbarrel and opening credits)

Off by a day but Happy 40th Anniversary to the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, Roger Moore's fifth outing as Bond.

Go to Hell

Happy 45 Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Alice Cooper Goes To Hell

A Look at AJPW's Champion's Night ~ From The Land Of Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary

A Look at AJPW's Champion's Night ~ From The Land Of Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary

June 24, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

On June 26th, All Japan Pro Wrestling will present their Champion's Night event at Ota City General Gymnasium, a venue where they previously unified the NWA International Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National Championship, and the PWF World Heavyweight Championship into the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, All Japan's current top prize back on April 18, 1989. The event will feature four title matches, a different style fight, a memorial match paying tribute to one of All Japan and wrestling's all time greats, and more. Being an All Japan fan and with not enough people talking about it, I figure I go through all the matches, their background, and my thoughts on them along with who I think will win. By the way, if anyone is interested in this show or current All Japan, AJPW.tv offers current shows at around 900 yen and about ten dollars after taxes. It doesn't have the classic 80s and 90s stuff but still has some gems going back to the early 2000s.

Sonic the Hedgehog Intro (Sega Genesis)

Happy 30th Anniversary to Sonic The Hedgehog.

Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran of the Psychic Wars

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You

Almost forgot but Happy 40th Anniversary to the Blue Oyster Cult album Fire of Unknown Origin. The last to feature the original lineup before drummer Albert Bouchard left.

【自作】スコット・ノートン テーマ曲

Off by a week but Happy 60th Birthday to one of New Japan Pro Wrestling's most successful foreigners and the only full time member of the nWo and nWo Japan: Scott Norton. Not only an underrated wrestler but it gives me the excuse to play Sammy Hagar's "Winner Takes It All".

Right Now

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Van Halen album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Batman Forever Intro

Happy 26th Anniversary to Batman Forever, the third of four in the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman series and Val Kilmer's only outing as the Caped Crusader.

Know I'm off by two days but sad to hear about the passing of Ned Beatty. He obviously had a big career and is known for a variety of roles from Deliverance, Network, Superman, and Toy Story 3 to name some. While I didn't follow his career, he'll always be known to me as Detective Stanley "The Big Man" Bolander on Homicide: Life on the Street. Sad we just lost Yaphet Kotto and now Beatty. Two Homicide alumni in 3 months.

Well That Didn't Work: A List of WWE Wrestlers Who's Returns Failed Part 1

Well That Didn't Work: A List of WWE Wrestlers Who's Returns Failed Part 1

June 13, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Professional Wrestling has had it's share of comebacks. Because wrestlers usually don't know when to quit or want that "one last run", many have attempted to make comebacks after having a great run. The WWE is no different. Over the decades, many all time greats made their way to WWE and many had great runs but a lot have also attempted comebacks. Some comebacks have wielded some to great success while others weren't able to recapture the magic and even more painful, some attempted several times to no luck while others did have a successful comeback but came back one time too many. Here now is a list of wrestlers who fell on their face attempting a comeback.

 Got a haircut Friday and order new sneakers Saturday. I love it when I feel like I got much needed things done.

Indiana Jones Theme Song [HD]

Happy 40th Anniversary to Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark or Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 Happy 60th Birthday to Michael J. Fox.

A Kind Of Magic

Off by six days but Happy 35th Anniversary to the Queen album A Kind of Magic.

 Off by two days but Happy 65th Birthday to actor Keith David who will always be Goliath from the Disney's Gargoyles to me.

Missing In Action: A Look at Would Be MMA Tournament Participants Part 1

Missing In Action: A Look at Would Be MMA Tournament Participants Part 1
May 30, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Through out Mixed Martial Arts' history, one thing that it's well known for are it's tournaments. Throughout the last 30 years, many of the top MMA promotions including UFC, PRIDE, Bellator, DREAM, RIZIN, etc. have held tournaments or grand prixes consisting of eight to sixteen participants and the winner receives prize money, a trophy belt, and/or a medal. A lot of these tournaments also consisted of many great fighters, well knowns, or legends. However, not everything goes to plan and over the years, there have been situations where a promotion wants a fighter or negotiates with a fighter, or even flat out announces them for the tournament but for whatever reason, the fighter doesn't participate. Here now are a list of fighters who were supposed to appear in certain tournaments but never did.

The Final Countdown

This is here for two reasons. One is the 35th Anniversary of the Final Countdown album and second is to celebrate the 40th Birthday of "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson or Daniel Bryan to WWE fans as he turned 40 on May 22nd and this was his theme song years ago.

Europe - Carrie (Official Video)

Off by two days but Happy 35th Anniversary to the Europe album The Final Countdown. I must admit, I'm not a big fan but they had some great songs.

Queen - I Want It All (Official Video)

Happy 32nd Anniversary to the Queen album The Miracle which gives me the excuse of playing this song.

 Happy Belated Birthday to MMA legend Georges St-Pierre who turned 40 on Wednesday. Sheesh, I feel old.

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Audio)

Happy 45th Anniversary to the Blue Oyster Cult album Agents of Fortune.

 Got my second COVID shot yesterday so I'm good.

The Beginning of the Legend: A Look Back At The Legend of Zelda 35 Years Later

The Beginning of the Legend: A Look Back At The Legend of Zelda 35 Years Later
May 18, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

1986 was a big year for video games as it was that year where many famous franchises made their debuts and one of them was The Legend of Zelda. Released in early 1986, The Legend of Zelda told the story of an elf boy who journeyed through a kingdom known as Hyrule to save it while claiming a magical item known as the Triforce. Little did anyone know, the game would not only be a huge success but launch one of the most popular and beloved franchises in video game history. With the 35th Anniversary having come and gone in February 2021, we'll take a look at the game that started it all to celebrate the game and franchise's 35th Anniversary.

Stargazer

Off by a few hours but Happy 45th Anniversary to the Rainbow album Rising. The second to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals and the debut of Cozy Powell on drums.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Soundtrack (1996)

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the North American release of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. I wish we get a sequel one day.

Hulk Hogan winning the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania IX was the right move

Hulk Hogan winning the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania IX was the right move

May 7, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Originally, I wanted to wait for the 30th Anniversary of Wrestlemania IX before writing this but I'm not waiting another two years so I want to do it now and Wrestlemania 37 just came and went. Wrestlemania IX will forever go down as one of the most polarizing Wrestlemanias of all time as it does have it's supporters like me but it has plenty of critics. One of the main reasons people look down on this was the conclusion of the event which was to see Bret Hart defending the WWF Championship against Yokozuna but instead, it was Hulk Hogan who walked away from the event as a record setting five time WWF Champion. Many fans have hated the moment believing it never should've happened and how it was Hogan "stealing" Bret or Yoko's moment for his ego and how his act was stale. Well, I'm not one of them and not only is it one of my favorite Wrestlemania moments, I feel Hogan winning the WWF Championship was the right move. In this article, I'll explain why I feel Hogan walking away from Caesar's Palace on April 4, 1993 as WWF Champion was the best move.

 Happy 5th Anniversary to Captain America: Civil War.

Van Halen - Unchained (HD)

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Van Halen album Fair Warning.

New York Groove

Happy 70th Birthday to Ace Frehley.

Ace Frehley - White Room - Origins Vol. 1

Off by 12 days (I needed to replace my laptop) but April 13th marked the 5th Anniversary of the Ace Frehley cover album Origins Vol 1.

 Got a new laptop today. My old one did me good for eight years.

 I know I praised this movie a lot but I watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Disney+ on Sunday. I love that movie

Love Walks In

Dreams

Why Can't This Be Love

Totally forgot about this but Happy Belated 35th Anniversary to the Van Halen album 5150 which turned 35 on March 24th. The first album with Sammy Hagar and the "Van Hagar" lineup.

A Look at the 2021 All Japan Champion Carnival and the Participants

A Look at the 2021 All Japan Champion Carnival and the Participants

April 7, 2021 

By Ryan Porzl

After 2020 Champion Carnival was moved to the fall for the first time due to the pandemic, the 2021 Carnival returns to it's usual position in the spring. This year, All Japan decided to run a smaller Carnival as this will be the first since 2001 to be a single block consisting of ten wrestlers mostly from All Japan with others either being freelance or coming from other organizations. Here, we'll take a look at the participants and their chances of winning.

The 20th Anniversary of Banjo-Tooie

The 20th Anniversary of Banjo-Tooie
March 27, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

When Banjo-Kazooie was first released in 1998, the world was introduced to one of the greatest video games of all time. The game would not only be a critical success but a commercial one and with that, it seemed like a matter of when we get a sequel. Fast forward two years later and the world was treated to the sequel Banjo-Tooie released during the last days of the Nintendo 64. The game, which took a slightly darker tone, would see Banjo and Kazooie once again venture out to put a stop to the witch Gruntilda's plan. With the 20th Anniversary having been in November 2020, I think it's long overdue to take a look at the sequel known as Banjo-Tooie.

AJPW Jumbo Tsuruta 3rd Theme Song - "J (V1)" (With 1st Tron) (RIP)

March 25th would've been the 70th birthday of wrestling legend Jumbo Tsuruta. Tsuruta passed away in 2000 due to complications from a transplant at 49.

Get the Picture Ending Theme (Clear Quality)

Happy Belated 30th Anniversary to the Nickelodeon game show Get The Picture. In my opinion, one of the most underrated Nickelodeon game shows.

90th Birthday of Leonard Nimoy

 Today would've been the 90th birthday of Leonard Nimoy who will obviously be forever known as Mr. Spock in the Star Trek franchise and was great. He also was great as the original voice of Master Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Nimoy passed away in 2015 due to COPD.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 5th Anniversary

 Happy 5th Anniversary to Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Yeah yeah, I know most consider the film to be a pile of crap but I liked it, so sue me.

NWA Starrcade 1984 Review

NWA Starrcade 1984 Review

Starrcade 1984 Review
September 2, 2012 (edited March 25, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Starrcade 1984
Tagline: The Million Dollar Challenge
Date: November 22, 1984
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Live of Tape: Live
Arena: Greensboro Coliseum
Attendance: 16,000
Announcers: Gordon Solie & Bob Caudle
Interviewers: Tony Schiavone
Broadcast:  Closed Circuit Television

NJPW - Hiroyoshi Tenzan's Theme - Tenzan (Jikū)

Happy 50th Birthday to Japanese wrestling legend Hiroyoshi Tenzan.

Opening | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (1991)

Happy 30th Anniversary to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.

William Shatner "Sings" 'Rocket Man' (1978) - BEST QUALITY!

Happy 90th Birthday to Captain Kirk himself and the real Rocket Man, William Shatner.

 Happy 25th Anniversary to the Resident Evil video game franchise.

 Happy 75th Birthday to Timothy Dalton, perhaps the most underrated James Bond of all time.

2020 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards

2020 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards
March 19, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

After a crazy 2020, it's time for me to do my year end awards for pro wrestling, at least as best as I can. As is usually the case, these are my opinions and mine alone. Keep in mind, my Japanese awards are based off what I saw and I wasn't able to find much New Japan or many companies.

 Very sad to hear about the passing of Yaphet Kotto. He was a criminally underrated actor and probably deserved more fame than he got. He was great as the first black James Bond main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in Live and Let Die as well as Lt. Al Giardello on the awesome TV show Homicide: Life on the Street. He was also Agent Alonzo Mosley in Midnight Run, Parker in the first Alien film, was in The Running Man and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, and was Emmy nominated for the TV film Raid on Entebbe. He was also considered for the role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars and possibly Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Detroit Rock City

Happy 45th Anniversary to the KISS album Destroyer.

Spring Daylights Savings Time is one of the best times of the year as the days get longer.

I'm Eighteen

Happy 50th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Love It To Death.

NWA Starrcade 1983 Review

Starrcade 1983 Review
March 12, 2012 (edited March 6, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl 

Event: Starrcade 1983
Tagline: A Flair For The Gold
Date: November 24, 1983
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina 
Arena: Greensboro Coliseum
Attendance: 15,447
Announcers: Gordon Solie & Bob Caudle
Interviewers: Tony Schiavone & Barbara Clarey
Broadcast: Closed Circuit Television
Live or Tape: Live

Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore - Kane Roberts

Kane Roberts - Twisted (1991, Enhanced)

Happy 30th Anniversary to former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts' second solo album Saints and Sinners.

1916

Love Me Forever

The One to Sing the Blues

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Motorhead album 1916.

Legend of Zelda (NES) Intro

Happy 35th Anniversary to The Legend of Zelda.

RIP Nelson Frazier Jr

Today would've been the 50th birthday of wrestler Nelson Frazier Jr. who competed under various names such as King Mabel, Viscera, and Big Daddy V in the WWF/WWE. In my opinion, he was one of the most underrated super heavyweights in wrestling history. Sadly, he passed away in 2014 just days after his 43rd birthday.

Yesterday would've been the 65th birthday of former KISS guitarist Mark St. John who was KISS' third lead guitarist and had the shortest tenure from May-December 1984 during which he played on that year's Animalize record. St. John passed away in 2007 at 51 due to a brain hemmorage.

Can't believe I forgot but February 6th marked a sad milestone as it was the 10th Anniversary of the passing of Irish guitarist Gary Moore due to a heart attack at 58. Moore was one of the best guitarist as he specialized in both hard rock and later blues. While he was big in Europe and Asia, he sadly never caught on in North America and many probably don't know him or remember him but it's their loss. Moore was a sad one for me as I've been fortunate to see almost everyone I ever wanted to but he was the one that got away.

AJPW Genichiro Tenryu 1st Theme Song - "Thunder Storm (Edit)" (With Tron)

Off by a week but February 2nd marked the 71st birthday of wrestling legend Genichiro Tenryu.

A Look Back At Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 25 Years Later

A Look Back At Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 25 Years Later
February 7, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

With the release of Donkey Kong Country in 1994, the world was introduced to one of the greatest games of all time on one of the greatest consoles of all time. With the game's success, a sequel was a no brainer and that's what we would get in Donkey Kong County 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Released in November 1995, the game see Diddy Kong as the star and joined by girlfriend Dixie as they venture to Crocodile Isle to rescue Donkey Kong from the first game's antagonist K. Rool. With the 25th Anniversary having come and gone, we'll take a look at another classic.

Queen - Innuendo (Official Video)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Queen album Innuendo, the last to be released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime.

Rainbow - I Surrender

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Rainbow album Difficult to Cure which was Joe Lynn Turner's first as lead singer.

 I don't know what gum tastes better: juicy fruit or bubbletape.

MMA Title Fights We Never Got Part 1

MMA Title Fights We Never Got Part 1
February 1, 2021 
By Ryan Porzl

Just recently, I saw a video from MMA On Point on YouTube and the video was "Top 10 Title Fights We Were Robbed Of" which was a video they did two years covering MMA Title fights we nearly got but they ended it up not happening and if they did end up happening, it was many years later or even a little later when a title was no longer on the line. Seeing the video, I thought it would be fun to do my own list especially since they left me with a treasure trove to work with. Not only do I credit MMA On Point for the inspiration for this list, I also decided out of fairness, not only do I give them credit but I will also not use their ten choices since they already used them so if you want to see their list, it's on YouTube as of writing.

Before we start, here was MMA On Points Top Ten List in case you're curious
10. Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez
9. Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson
8. Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
7. Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis
6. Max Holloway vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
5. Dominick Cruz vs. Renan Barao
4. Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson
3. Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor
2. Josh Barnett vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Affliction)
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson

With that said, here's my list

I know this will fly over most of my friends and families heads but I thought about it awhile back. In politics, there has been controversy surrounding Dominion or Dominion Voting Systems. I wonder how many Trekkies, especially Deep Space Nine fans, see this controversy and say "Dominion? We're not supposed to go to war with them for another 300 years."

People and Legends You Probably Forgot Were In A Royal Rumble

People and Legends You Probably Forgot Were In A Royal Rumble
January 28, 2021
By Ryan Porzl

With the dawn of a new year, that usually means for the WWE that the Royal Rumble is coming up and thus begins the Road to Wrestlemania. Over the decades, many names have competed in the Royal Rumble and many all time greats are winners of it. Obviously, there are many names that clearly competed in a Rumble but there are some that may surprise you. With the Royal Rumble coming up, we'll take a look at some people and mostly legends who you may have either didn't know or forgot competed in a Royal Rumble.

 So I found out yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the DeLorean. Great milestone for one of the greatest automobiles.

Jeff "The Snowman" Monson highlights: X

Happy 50th Birthday to former MMA fighter and UFC Heavyweight Championship contender: Jeff "The Snowman" Monson.

 Wow. Found out today is James Earl Jones' 90th Birthday.

Best of Gary Goodridge

Happy 55th Birthday to MMA's most famous gatekeeper: Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge.

Hill Street Blues Theme 1981 - 1987

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the classic show Hill Street Blues which gives me an excuse to play the awesome theme song.

I don't know if I ever wanted a New Year's Eve to come and go as much as this one. Usually the turn of a new year can be scary or depressing but not here.