All Griller, No Filler (August 2025)

So yeah, Took a lot of time off on this whole monthly blog thing. To be honest, a lot of last year, especially the latter end, killed a lot of my motivation for blogging, but since the summer started, I've had my groove back in some capacity. And so I feel the need to bring this concept back to summarize an honestly okay August when it comes to my media consumption and other things that interested me. So let's pump out a thousand or so words about it.

An AEW Fan Who is Embarrassed to be an AEW Fan

 It's been a day or so since the April 10th edition of AEW Dynamite in which the company made the decision to dredge up the All-In London incident by showing the video footage of the Jack Perry/CM Punk fight. And I've been trying to really bring into words why I personally am frustrated by it, so I figured in lieu of doing one of my monthly recap blogs (might be a tester point for future blogs), I would get my feelings out in a full blog. Because I feel like, especially after the recent Dynamite, I feel like an AEW fan who finally feels fully embarrassed to be an AEW fan. 

Since the company's inception in 2019, I have followed them through their first PPV Double or Nothing, and every week of TV and most (not all, especially with the larger yearly count of the past few years) of the PPVs. I honestly prefer AEW on most weeks, especially in the midst of the WWE's drain circling era of the late 2010s where the product had become so poorly managed amongst Vince McMahon's depraved megalomania, anything would have been a better alternative. And AEW offered that, opening me to more wrestlers who have become some of my favorites. Eddie Kingston, Hangman Page, Orange Cassidy, Willow Nightengale, MJF. And especially the career growth of Swerve Strickland, one of the best examples of how the WWE squandered and haphazardly fired talent. 

I think an AEW existing is important for the business. And, while even the most stoic WWE defenders will never admit it, it's been beneficial for WWE. Without AEW, we likely never would have seen Jade Cargill. Without AEW, Cody Rhodes wouldn't be WWE champion right now, or at least his road back wouldn't be as prolific. Without AEW, WWE wouldn't put in more effort and we'd be trapped in the Vince cycle of ripped scripts and rudderless booking. And without AEW, we probably wouldn't have CM Punk back in the wrestling industry. The industry thrives when there's a larger market and not just one place. And having an alternative, especially when WWE was at their worst, was something that I am glad to have. 

Gibraltar! (February 2024)

It's time for February, which both went super quick and also still felt like a lot more happened worth talking than what January offered, especially in the wrestling circle. And some other stuff worth updating on what I've been up to. So let's pump out a February recap and do what Cody Rhodes can't, and finish the story for this month.

One Month Deep Into Hell (January 2024)

 CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF S*XUAL ASSAULT

January has come and gone and unfortunately this was a month that's going to focus almost exclusively on wrestling news, which is why the content warning is placed above this one, because oh god, fuck this month. Do I have the energy and the wherewithal to pump out about 1000 words on the matter? I'll give it my best try, like I usually do. Let's get to talking about why January was big for all the wrong reasons

Speak of the Devil (December 2023)

December really flew by, huh? So much so that there isn't really much of anything to talk about. A little, but not much, so I could probably still spring forth 1000+ words to make this at least readable. Hope everyone had a happy holiday, whatever you celebrate, and let's get to talking about what went down in December. 

Coyote Fugly (November 2023)

November kinda just came and went, huh? Not that it wasn't one with some stuff to talk about, but still, it sure existed. As like last month, I'm keeping the major Israel-Palestine stuff out of this since this is mostly just joking on shitty billionaires and maybe things I did in the month, who knows anymore. But we're five blogs deep into this project and maybe I will get it to one full year. Let's see what November offered other than my birthday, which definitely happened.

Nobody Likes Milhouse! (October 2023)

 A little late on the October blog, but if you thought I was done with these (Or, I dunno, thought about them at all) then you're in luck because I'm back again with another look back at what was ultimately a pretty brisk October, all things considered. Little bit of stuff went down, enough for at least a thousand words, so let's do it to it. 

Note that I'm going to refrain on talking about the biggest issue right now involving what is going on in Gaza. It's a serious situation that's way too frustrating to do on a blog that's mostly going to dunk on a goofy billionaire, so yeah.

Yippie Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon (September 2023)

September's over already? Well this was a quick month. Not as super eventful as August was given my computer woes and all that, but some things happened that are worth archiving I guess. Yeah, this one's going to be on the lower energy side of things. October hopefully will have much more to discuss. So let's get to talking about what September brought us.

Bitter Phil to Swallow (August 2023)

So, to prove that I'm going to make a commitment to these monthly blogs, here I am with my second one covering a really crappy month that I'd much rather not remember for a lot of reasons. But that would also go against the very idea of this blog so damned if I do, damned if I don't I guess. Let's cover why this month blew in every way possible.

Lowered X-Pectations (July 2023)

Welcome to my first blog for what is yet another blog I've made because I just like making them. This blog will be more of a monthly roundup if there's anything I've collected watched or just have thoughts on. Pretty straightforward stuff, as is usual with my style of bloggery. I'll also at least try to keep up with these over time and hopefully not burn out quick which is another thing I tend to do too much. But with t hat out of the way, let's talk about July 2023.