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Toronto and Tampa Bay start their series Tuesday night in Toronto. The Leafs are trying to finally take that next step as a franchise while the Lightning are trying to hang on to their dynastic hopes. It is a series loaded with intrigue, but let’s add another layer. Tanner Jeannot was acquired by Tampa BayContinue reading “The Most Interesting Man Of The Tampa Bay-Toronto Series: Michael, Of House Eyssimont”

The weekend that wrestling fans wait all year for has arrived as WrestleMania 39’s two-night extravaganza starts on Saturday, April 1st, emanating from Los Angeles. Let’s dispense with the niceties and get right to it. WrestleMania, as a concept, has changed over the years. Celebrities and gimmick matches have always been part of the event,Continue reading “WrestleMania 39: The Builds, The Expectations, And The Predictions”

It sure seems as if superhero movies are on the decline, if a little bit. No movies from the MCU’s Phase 4 are in the top-6 for domestic box office grosses for the franchise, with Wakanda Forever coming it at 7th. The other three phases all have at least one movie in the top-6, asContinue reading “The MCU Sag and the Potential DCEU Rise”

A couple weeks ago, I wrote my thoughts on the main event of the Elimination Chamber between Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns. That article covers a lot more than just that main event, though, as the history of The Bloodline is discussed, including the Blood In/Blood Out nature of Roman’s relationship with Jey Uso inContinue reading “WWE Has A Story Problem At WrestleMania”

After taking a couple of days to get some thoughts in order about the main event of the Elimination Chamber, well, here they are. The story between Sami Zayn and The Bloodline is one that goes back years and involves a lot of disparate threads. Let’s try to sort through this.   Sami Zayn DespiteContinue reading “Roman, Sami, Jey, Cody, The Story, And The Chamber”

Having re-watched season 7 of Game of Thrones twice now since the pandemic began, I feel confident saying something along these lines: season 7 was very, very good. With the benefit of hindsight, a lot of the pitfalls of season 7 make a lot more sense. Allow me to explain, character by character. Tyrion OneContinue reading “Thrones Season 7 Was, Indeed, Good”

I decided to write about my lower-back problems and how they got better because I had a few replies to a tweet about them. It seemed some people may be in the same spot I am. Here is a bit of background, no pun intended. The first time I hurt my back was when IContinue reading “Back Problems”

While 2020 has been, in a word, bad, there have been lots of good reads to dig through in the in-between time. I have compiled a list of books that may or may not interest readers, or spark some ideas for Christmas presents. Most of this list is non-fiction as that is what I normallyContinue reading “A Reading List”

In a week’s time, it will have been two years since my grandmother, my mom’s mom, passed away. Private life is private for a reason, but I wanted to share this. She was the only grandparent I ever had. Both my grandfathers and my dad’s mother all died before I was born. Like millions aroundContinue reading “Thank You, Alex”

Azor Ahai was not about one person killing another. It was about bringing people together. There are prophecies littered all through both the Game of Thrones television show and the text itself. Maggy The Frog’s prophecy for Cersei weighs heavy on her and it’s fair to wonder if it became a self-fulfilling prophecy at oneContinue reading “Azor Ahai and the Nature of Responsibility”