Blue Oyster Cult: White Flags

Yesterday (thought it was today) marked the 30th anniversary of Blue Oyster Cult's Club Ninja first being released. Though not a popular album since it was one of those albums that tries to cater to the times, I like it. It's also the only album of BOC not to feature Allen Lanier on keyboards and the last to feature Joe Bouchard on bass guitar before he left.

Debunking Jordan Breen's Article on Mirko Cro Cop

Debunking Jordan Breen's Article on Mirko Cro Cop
November 26, 2015
By Ryan Porzl

On November 13, MMA reporter, journalist, and host Jordan Breen wrote an article on the recently retired MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop. The article could pretty much be considered a hit piece criticizing Cro Cop's career and his achievements at a time when Cro Cop announced his retirement after admitting to using human growth hormone to treat a shoulder injury for his November 28th fight against Anthony Hamilton before pulling out. Being a Cro Cop fan, I decided to debunk the article because I refuse for a legend I'm a big fan to be tarred and feathered as he potentially retires which could damage his legacy to newer fans.

Dokken - "The Hunter" (Official Music Video)

I forgot. Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Dokken album: Under Lock and Key.

Well, it's been a sad week regarding celebrities in my opinion. Sad to hear "Philthy" Phil Taylor from Motorhead and wrestling legend Nick Bockwinkel passed away last week while former game show host Jim Perry passed away this weekend.

Taylor was the longtime drummer for legendary heavy metal band Motorhead from 1975-1984 and again from 1987-1992. The lineup with him, frontman Lemmy, and guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke is the most famous lineup. Taylor was 61 and sadly the second Motorhead alumni to pass away with former guitarist Wurzel being the first in 2011.

Bockwinkel was a wrestling legend best known for his time in the now defunct AWA (American Wrestling Association) from 1970-1987 where he was a four time World Heavyweight Champion and three time World Tag Team Champion. He also worked backstage for the WWE from 1987-1989 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2007. Along with his wrestling skills, Bockwinkel was also known for his elegant promo style. He was 80 and three weeks shy of his 81.

Finally, Perry was a former emcee but eventually became known for his time as a game show host as he was the original host of Card Sharks from 1978-1981 and $ale of the Century from 1983-1989. He was also a successful game show host in Canada to the point where he and Alex Trebek were both hosting game shows in both countries simultaneously. He had just turned 82.

Brock Lesnar Had No Future In MMA

Brock Lesnar Had No Future In MMA
November 19, 2015
By Ryan Porzl

On October 2015, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar appeared on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's podcast and made the claims that he was serious about making a comeback to MMA earlier this year along with saying that if not for his illness than he would still be very successful in MMA. While there has been speculations among journalist and fans with many believing that Lesnar would still be successful and dominant if it wasn't for his bouts with diverticlitis, I'm not one of them. Illness or not, Lesnar would not have had continued success MMA and I will explain why Lesnar's claims are nothing more than a pipe dream while he was never meant to be long for the MMA World.

Spectre Thoughts

Saw Spectre last night and it was another fun and good James Bond movie. Daniel Craig continues to do a great job as Bond and if this is his last then it's a good one to go out on. The other major characters were great and I like how the other characters are different. Ralph Fiennes M is more active than previous Ms and does more than just sit at a desk while Ben Whishaw's Q appears more than 15 minutes and is far more active while Naomie Harris' Miss Moneypenny is also more than just a secretary who flirts with Bond. Christophe Waltz was great as Blofeld and I love some of the stuff they brought back like the scar on his eye and the white cat. It's so good to see Blofeld officially back after 44 years along with Spectre. I also loved Dave Bautista or Batista as Mr. Hinx. Being a big fan of his wrestling career, I was happy how he came off as he was in a lot of the movie and did a great job as the silent but powerful badass assassin that reminded me of a cross between Richard Kiel's Jaws and Robert Shaw's Donald "Red" Grant (especially with the latter as he and Bond fought on a train which reminded me of From Russia With Love) and I love how they left the window open for him to potentially return. I also loved how the movie tied in the previous Craig movies claiming all the villains were working for Spectre and their schemes along with the women in Bond's life dying in previous movies were all tied to Spectre. The action scenes and music were also great. What makes this movie also good was it had big shoes to fill being the one to come after Skyfall. While I have to watch both over to see which I think is great, I still enjoyed this. Definitely recommended for any Bond fan.

Debunking The Fedor Emelianenko Talking Points

Debunking The Fedor Emelianenko Talking Points
November 3, 2015
By Ryan Porzl

On July 14, 2015, it was announced that MMA Legend Fedor Emelianenko was making his return to fighting after a three year retirement. To no surprise, he quickly became highly in demand and many people began to believe that after all these years, he was finally heading to the UFC. However, on September 19th, Emelianenko announced he would compete on a New Year's Eve card promoted by former PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara. To no surprise, the media and certain fans are back to 2007 to 2012 by claiming Emelianenko doesn't want to fight "the best" or "he's scared". To say the least, this is very tiresome to hear the same talking points. As a result, I decided to write this article to debunk the talking points. Whether you think Emelianenko is the best or not is your opinion, but these talks of cowardice or fighting cans his whole career needs to stop because it's not true.