“IF YA SMELLLLLLLLLL….” – When Smackdown Comes to Town

Beerguyrob - January 12, 2024January 12, 2024

Hi everyone, It's your old pal Beerguy with another one of his tales of wonderment & whimsy. Now, it's no secret that I enjoy the professional graps. When I was a kid & my mom had to work on the weekend, my dad thought nothing of driving me across town and dumping

Your “Wait? What? Who?” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 10, 2021January 7, 2024

Evening all, Because I'm bored but have a wrestling itch to scratch that can't be satisfied until "Dynamite" comes on air, tonight I'll cover the Thread looking at wrestling from a local perspective. Growing up in Vancouver, we had a local promotion called "All Star Wrestling", which was a rinky-dink little deal

Your Wednesday Evening Open Thread & Western Conference Preview

Beerguyrob - August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

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A bonus double feature tonight - the Western Conference preview, plus the AEW Dynamite preview courtesy . First, the hockey. So as with the East, we must with the West. Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago Blackhawks: The Blackhawks have no business being in this round, except for the fact that

“Ask Not For Whom The Hashtag Tolls” – What’s Going On In Pro Wrestling?

Beerguyrob - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

So Gratliff on Friday night made the following observation: Now, I had also been following this because I too enjoy the pro grapps; and Their hashtag - #SpeakingOut - was also being used by some groups for other causes, and a student was following it & let me know. So I thought

Your “Making Do With What’s Available” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

NFL News: The NHL reopening strategy has both MLB & the NFL contemplating how they will go forward. Baseball has pretty much planned out nothing to this point, but the "hub city" idea was their initial strategy for Florida & Arizona. Their latest strategy is to start on July 4,

Your “What Is Geography, Anyway?” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

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NFL News: The NFL is considering the possibility the California teams may not play in-state to start the season. It all depends on state & county "stay at home" orders. There is speculation that the LA teams might go to Vegas. There are only two dates that conflict between the

Boots On The Ground: Friday Night Smackdown

Beerguyrob - February 21, 2020February 20, 2020

Despite my recent absence from the site, life goes on. And one of the things that was on my agenda despite all the horribleness was having tickets to the Valentine's Day taping of "Friday Night Smackdown". The date itself wasn't a problem for WineWife. She hates Valentine's Day, and any attempt

Your Wrestlemania Sunday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

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You'll have to forgive me, but Redshirt, Gratliff & I will be contributing tonight with one eye on the 8-hour spectacle going on in front of us. There are, by my count, 15 matches taking place, including two Battles Royale. Of all that noise, here's what's important: WWE Championship: Kofi

Your “Daylight Upon The Horizon” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017

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Two big highlights of the day: All teams have their main training camps opening today or tomorrow; and The Hall of Fame Game is one week today. Funnily, the increasingly shorter days seem a little bit brighter. NFL News: Problems on the elite front: Joe Flacco, depending on which story you read,

Your “It’s Still Real To Me, Dammit!” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

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So, Sunday night is Wrestlemania. I'm over at a buddy's drinking shitty beer (on purpose) and eating the kind of snacks designed to guarantee gas. If you have the Network, or feel like dealing with the Russians that hijacked the US election, it's usually the one good show of the

Your “Happy President’s Family Day” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

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Everyone in North America has a holiday today except British Columbia and whoever drew the short-straw in the Wal-mart employee break room. My condolences to myself & the others in this circumstance. I was all set to go back to doing a preview of NFL News, and then I saw this: I know

Better Know A Trump Appointee – Linda McMahon

Beerguyrob - December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

As has been discussed in the news cycle, Donald Trump is again paying back favours and choosing important donors to be cabinet appointees. For the Secretary of Small Business Administration (SBA), he has settled on noted businesswoman, two-time candidate for Senate from Connecticut, and $5 million donor to the Trump