Kiss-Crazy Crazy Nights

Happy 30th anniversary to the KISS album Crazy Nights. Many KISS fans don't care for it as it has a rock/pop style to it but I love it. A great album.

Very sad to hear about the passing of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, arguably wrestling's greatest manager and one of the best color commentators. I can't say I was surprised as he wasn't in good health and had battled health problems including throat cancer since 2002. As a manager, few, if any, were as good as Heenan could cut a great promo, seemed to have great chemistry with almost everybody he represented, he really made you believe he was actually offering advice to his wrestlers, and he never took away from the match or chewed the scenery to the point where people forgot about the match which is important for any manager.

As a commentator, his pairing with Gorilla Monsoon is arguably the greatest and it along with Monsoon's pairing with Jesse "The Body" Ventura set the template of wrestling commentary over the last 30 years that every company big or small has tried to emulate. He also had a great wit and the best with one liners. As a wrestler, he could bump with the best of them and knew how to get the fans to love every minute a fan favorite whipped his ass.

Pro Wrestling Legend and former Heenan Family member Nick Bockwinkel said it best about him "Bobby could replace me in any match and the building would just as wild. Bobby could replace Ray Stevens in any match and the building would just as wild but I couldn't do what Bobby did and Ray couldn't do what Bobby did". To be fair to Bockwinkel, not many could do what Heenan did.

73 is a great age and he lived a long life but like with other legends, it's hard to imagine we now live in a world with no Bobby Heenan. His influence will be felt in wrestling for decades to come and many will continue to be inspired by him that enter wrestling.

Happy 30th anniversary to Street Fighter 1 and the Street Fighter series.

Pride Shockwave/Dynamite 2002 Opening Ceremony

Happy 15th Anniversary to Dynamite! Biggest Mixed Martial Arts World Cup - Summer Night Fever in the National Stadium (a.k.a. PRIDE Shockwave 2002 or Dynamite! for short) an event co-promoted by Japanese Mixed Martial Arts promotions PRIDE Fighting Championships and Japanese Kickboxing promotion K-1 and held at Tokyo National Stadium with a crowd of 70-91,107 fans. Say what you will about some of the fights which were mismatches but the spectacle was incredible and something I would love to see again in MMA.

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Bloody Tears

Happy 30th Anniversary to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.

30 Years Later: A Look Back At Street Fighter 1: The Forgotten Original

30 Years Later: A Look Back At Street Fighter 1: The Forgotten Original
August 27, 2017
By Ryan Porzl

Street Fighter 1 Flyer

It was 30 years ago when the video game world saw the debut of one of the biggest franchises in it history make it's debut: Street Fighter. Originally one of the earliest games in the fighting genre, Street Fighter introduced things that were never seen before in fighting games and changed the genre forever. Unfortunately, the franchise had humbled beginnings as the game came and went before falling into obscurity. It wouldn't be until Street Fighter II's release four years later that the series finally caught on and became a phenomenon. With the 30th Anniversary coming, what better way then to look back at the original that started it all?

MMA Fights To Look Forward To In September 2017

MMA Fights To Look Forward To In September 2017
August 25, 2017
By Ryan Porzl

Note that the time I release these, the full card of certain events have not been released so there may be other fights I would recommend but aren't announced until after I complete this. Also, card subject to change.