AEW Dynamite (May 13th, 2026) – Struggling With Words

A little late with this one, but to be fair, I had to play catch-up on a few things, a couple other IRL things also came up, and I’ve been getting more unwanted sleep. Regardless, I was able to watch this show via PVR recording and honestly had little to say about it.

I mean, let’s get it out of the way. I largely enjoyed the show and there were some fun bits. Darby retained the AEW Title over Takeshita in a fun match before we get the contract signing for the PPV match with MJF, which is officially TITLE (Darby) vs. HAIR (MJF) at stake. As if you needed a dead giveaway that MJF is winning the title back because I doubt he’s going to be cutting that mop of his. There was also a really great match between Ospreay and Ace Austin, with Ospreay getting the win and also his training with Mox and his Death people continue, which I’m actually turning a corner on bit by bit… I’m waiting for this moment to be ruined, eventually, but that could be a trigger warning on my part. Kevin Knight retains his TNT title over the returning Brian Cage, who looked pretty good after a long injury hiatus… and then Speedball Bailey wants a shot at the AEW Champion next week, so we have our last Darby defense before the ride comes to an end this coming Sunday. And of course, the obligatory party match, which I largely skipped due to other stuff happening in the background, but I don’t think I missed much there.

Anyway, we’ve got the go home for Double Or Nothing coming up and if things work out, I might be able to catch the PPV this coming weekend and hopefully do some musings on it, since that’s the whole payoff of this mini sojourn of sorts through the Darby era of AEW World title matches. We’ll see about doing the Dynamite after DoN before closing out this run of musings, because June will be wrestling free.

Sunday Gimmick Table #57 – InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Personal Organizer and Phone Book for Game Boy

For anyone who thought selling a calculator or clock on the Nintendo Switch eShop was the most outrageous thing they’ve ever seen, someone designed a POCKET ORGANIZER for your OG Game Boy handheld unit in 1991. Because if they’ll put the Bible on there, they’ll put anything on there.

In Case You Need A Reminder… (Like I Do, Apparently)

So there was a supercard on Netflix. You may have heard of it. You might have even seen it… but I sure as hell didn’t because I don’t have a Netflix subscription and I don’t care enough about this show to get one.

Okay, kids. It’s time to break the kayfabe and explain how this thing works.

Both this and yesterday’s post (which also features that lovely image of Cold Ronda getting a cold dose of reality) were written back in February, when this thing was first announced. I did express some quick thoughts on the announcement (which you can read here) and then prepped these two posts because I figured… why not have a little fun with this? So as much as I would like to feed the notion that I’m obsessing over this thing despite supposedly not caring about, the truth of the matter is that this was written ahead of time and then promptly forgotten about.

That last line isn’t figurative; there’d be instances where posts would published before they were finished because I told myself that I’d get back to it later and later would turn out to be after the fact.

So yes, I more than likely didn’t watch the show. More than likely, I forgot the show was a thing. If anything, I’m probably watching some hockey games during this time for a lark. Not a sports guy in general, but I do enjoy some good, fun playoffs hockey, especially if it involves the home team.

Oh well…

In Case Anyone Cares… (Which I Don’t)

Just a reminder, tonight is the long awaited return of Cold Ronda Rousey to the MMA return to fight the long awaited returning Gina Carano brought to you by Netflix. If you wanna watch it, go for it. If not, that’s cool, too…

I’ll be in the latter category.

New Wily Challenge later today… I think.

GameStop Attempts To Buy eBay, Gets Told To Piss Off

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2163171/gamestop-is-reportedly-preparing-an-offer-to-buy-ebay/

Isn’t GameStop a struggling company in debt? Does that mean I can possibly buy eBay with a good offer? I’ve got twenty American dollars, a couple rolls of premium 3-ply toilet paper, and a bar of soap. Think they’ll take that offer?

Crocodile Dundee… 40 Years Later

If you grew up in the 80s, you knew about Crocodile Dundee.

Also, if you grew up in the 80s, get ready for the constant stream of reminders that you’re an old fart as many of your favorite 80s properties that you grew up watching, reading, and playing turn 40 in the coming years. Now it’s your turn to tell those kids to get off your goddamned lawn… or pretend you own a lawn, which is the more likely scenario these days, but I digress.

Crocodile Dundee saw release in Australian theaters in April 1986, while the rest of the world would get theirs in September. The story involves American reporter person Sue Charlton going to Australia to do a story on a strange fellow named Mick “Crocodile” Dundee, an individual who lives a rather interesting life in the Outback. So enamored by this strange individual that she invites him back to New York, where he is introduced to all the things we take for granted (circa 1986, of course) and oh boy, how does the strange out-of-towner deal with this zany city folk?

The classic fish out of water story, where some stranger heads into a strange land and is baffled by their surroundings. It’s the kind of tale that we’ve seen told countless times over the years to varying degrees of success. And in the hands of a lesser talent, it would have come across as hokey or mean-spirited, but Paul Hogan (who also wrote the script) plays Mick Dundee with enough charm and innocence that you can’t help but root for the guy as he adapts his new surroundings. He makes a point to never put Mick (or Hogan himself) in a situation that’s beyond his capability. Most importantly, things are played fairly straight and not treated like a hokey joke like most modern comedies would go for. Aussie Wilderness Person goes to New York and tries to fit in… great, go for it. No need to force laughs, the laughs will come naturally.

Honestly, the movie is almost entirely carried on the back of Paul Hogan because none of the other cast match up to him. Not because the acting is bad; it’s just everyone else seems a bit tame and normal in comparison. As such, they’re less interesting. Even Sue (played by Linda Kozlowski) falls into the trap of being smitten with this odd folk hero of sorts and being torn between that and the rich guy she’s dating. Spoiler: she makes the right call.

Crocodile Dundee is a fun movie and even after four decades, still holds up. The jokes and gags land where they should, the dialogue hits the right notes, and the main character sells the whole deal. It’s enough of a strong movie that when Netflix (Canada) took the movie down, I bought the trilogy Blu-Ray off Amazon because yay, I like me some Croc.

In 2025, a new version of the movie dubbed The Encore Cut was released, which removes some of the more “questionable” bits that wouldn’t land well with today’s moral standards. Some people will object to this sort of censorship, but I would suggest looking for old DVD or Blu-Ray releases instead if you want the original cut because they’re going to Lucas this as the standard going forward.