Ready To Ramble #2

I'm pretty sure this is going to be a regular thing on my blog now.

Later this week however, I'm going to try something different. I'm going to do an audio version of it. We'll see how that goes, I look forward to your feedback, and also if you have any questions or thoughts about what's going on in Wrestling/Entertainment, send 'em along to brad.m.legere@gmail.com and I'll answer, or just read what you have to say.

Anyway, I'm Ready To Ramble.

How insane was the pop for Alex Riley on Raw last week? I loved it. I'm all for young guys getting the push and the rub. A program with Miz would work wonders for him. Sure he's still green in the ring but he's been in the ring with the top dogs, and The Miz is a prime example of a guy willing to work his ass off, and he'll be a great help to A-Ri. His mic skills are pretty good, so half the battle is won. This is going to get interesting.

R-Truth. I hope he disappoints little kids in the audience. That was priceless. As many have said, Miz had Miz girl, that kid can be Truth boy.
R-Truth get's better each week.

I've watched the Randy Savage tribute video from Raw over and over. Great job by WWE.
Also, I read Vince's article in TIME magazine. Very well done.

I love that Jerry Lawler said no matter what, he's a Hall of Famer.

Go watch some Lawler/Savage matches on youTube. Great stuff.

I'm still not watching a whole lot of TNA..or Impact..whatever they want to call it. You can call a turd a rose, but it's still that smelly turd.

So happy for Ring Of Honor being purchased by Sinclair Broadcasting and acquiring TV time. I really hope it works out well for them. I just hope also that somewhere on my Satellite network that I can get a channel. If not rohwrestling.com is the place to view.

I just started following Jay Briscoe on Twitter. You should too @jaybriscoe84 He's hilarious.

I almost wish I purchased Over The Limit to see what is being touted as a Match of The Year candidate between Randy Orton and Christian.

Then I heard about the Cena and Miz match...I'm glad I didn't order it.

Sheamus is said to get his title shot next Smackdown taping...Ugh, please don't tell me they're "saving" a Orton/Mark Henry match for PPV.

Daniel Bryan and Cody Rhodes. I want to see more of this. The only thing that would make it better is if the IC title were involved.

Ezekiel Jackson makes the crowd pop from a body slam? Hey, whatever works. Go get 'em Big Zeke. Although I miss the pairing of him and The Brian Kendrick.

This has been my rambling for now.
I'll be sure to update on the audio one, which should be later this week.
Drop me a line, questions, comments or feedback at brad.m.legere@gmail.com, down below in the comment section or on twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Savage vs. The Snake

Sadly, as we all know by now, yesterday morning, Macho Man Randy Savage died after suffering a heart attack while driving and crashed head on into a tree. He was 58 years old.

His wife suffered minor injuries, thankfully. As of writing this, she has been released from the hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with her and the rest of the Poffo family.

I had just heard an interview with Randy's brother, Lanny. He talked about how two people should be in the Hall of Fame that aren't, those two being Bruno Sammartino and Randy Savage. So true.

He also spoke of how Randy was happy in life, and very happy with where he is after living with some anger for many years. It was so good to hear.

Then yesterday happened.

I could sit here and ramble through his amazing career, but I know a hundred thousand other people and blogs will do a way better job than I could ever do.
I suggest checking out the following sites:

thepowerbomb.com
my123cents.blogspot.com
wrestlingdigest.wordpress.com
henchmanforhire.com

All fantastic sites for reading about professional wrestling.

I just wanted to share a few highlights. We all remember the Savage/Steamboat classic and when the Mega Powers exploded.

But for me, my favorite Savage feud was with Jake The Snake Roberts.

Two guys who made every feud they were in memorable. Put then together and you've got a classic.


Who can forget "the bite"?


Here's their match from Saturday Nights Main Event


Great times with two should be Hall of Famers.

RIP Randy, you gave me and all fans hundreds of great memories. There will never be another Macho Man.

A classic promo


Share your Randy Savage memories with me on here, or on twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Draft Idea

At my current place of employment, I have been subjected to working the over night shift as of late.

The sleep pattern sucks and it has ruined what little I have of a social life, but it allows me freedom of management, customers, a uniform and the best part of all, I get to listen to music and podcasts.

It's no secret (I say that a lot on here) that wrestling podcasts are my favorite and just last night I through on the first three episodes of the recently revamped Voice of Wrestling, hosted by Chris Cash and Nick Paglino of wrestlezone dot com.

They were talking about the WWE draft in one of the episodes and I got thinking of an idea, which was actually later presented by Nick.

It made me happy to know I wasn't the only one thinking this, and I doubt me and him are the only two who thought of this.

Any other professional sports draft consists of guys from the minor leagues being drafted to the major league, so why wouldn't WWE do the same sort of thing for at least two guys and girls from FCW?

I say take a handful of the top prospects there and make them eligible for the draft. Weeks leading up to the draft they could keep showing hype videos to give people an idea of what they're all about and let them build some sort of attachment. Maybe have a match between two of them for a spot on RAW or Smackdown, or the winner gets to pull a brand out of a hat and the loser goes to the other brand.

It's a fresh face that has some momentum built up behind them and actually feels like a real draft.

Imagine hype videos being show for Seth Rollins and Richie Steamboat being shown for about four weeks, showing us who they are and what they're about. Then we get a match on draft night. We see what they bring to the table and feel like we know both of them now rather than it just being two guys who we read about on the wrestling news sites.

Just an idea that popped in my head, and I don't doubt many others heads too.

Do you have any draft ideas? Does mine sound completely ricockulous? Or do you think something like that could work?

Drop me a line here, or on twitter @bradfordml

Andre The Giant would be 65 today. Go watch The Princess Bride.



Until next time, keep it rockin'

California Dreams

I don't see a whole lot of late night TV, okay, in fact I haven't been up on it for a long time, but I hear of things.

I remember when Jimmy Fallon was launching the Saved By The Bell Reunion campaign and even had the one and only Zack Morris on his show.


Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) 2009 : Late... by bonny_louise

But this one I came across, well, I don't know how I didn't hear of it. I think I was almost more excited for it, maybe because it actually happened.

California Dreams



Holy shit!, Sly still looks the exact same, maybe even younger.



Jimmy Fallon may not be my favorite actor, but he damn sure has brought a lot of memorable moments to late night TV.

Any other moments that you loved that I should check out? Pass it along.

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Ready to Ramble

Well, blogger has gone through some system problems and as a result my last post has been lost and I can't remember what I said exactly, so I may repeat some things on here for it.

In Canada it's hard to watch WWE Superstars since there's no TV Deal on any networks here and apparently we can't get the videos on wwe.com ....what the hell? Anyway, I caught it on youtube, and Tyson Kidd vs. Trent Barreta is a match I would love to see a couple more times. They were incredible. Get them on Smackdown TV, WWE!

How great is it that Michael "PS" Hayes is managing Tyson Kidd? I love it! Kidd is great in the ring, and just needed that one more thing and Hayes is that missing element. It'll be interesting to see if they pair Hayes with another Superstar who is missing that one thing.

I can't get over how much I love R Truth's character. A lot of people think his promos are god awful, but I think he makes the bad material work.
Think about this for a second, you've got this "angry black man" character, and his promos are written by a bunch of white nerdy guys...Truth is making it work for what he's got

I heard reviews from the ROH show in Toronto last weekend. I wish I lived in Toronto to get to see top notch shows from top notch professional wrestlers.
Come to Halifax ROH! Please, I must see a Davey Richards match in person before I die.

Have you checked out MVP's interview with Dave Lagana or the one he did with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas of Right After Wrestling? Do yourself a favor if you haven't and go download them now.
Check out Laganas 'I Want Wrestling' podcast and Arda and Jimmys 'Right After Wrestling' podcast.

Speaking of podcasts, The Art of Wrestling is a great listen. I don't think Colt Cabana realizes how much of a natural interviewer he is and how good he is at it. No matter the guest, the stories are awesome, funny, emotional and inspirational.

Bobby Roode is a reason to tune into TNA.

James Storm is as well, even if they're not a tag team much longer. Those guys can/should be pushed to the top in the next year or two.

Can't wait to see where the Christian/Orton storyline goes. What a kick ass TV match they had. I almost want to purchase Over The Limit to see their match...we'll see how that goes.

I wish John Morrison a speedy recovery from his neck surgery. Get well and get back fast.

A speedy recovery is wished to Shane Helms and his girlfriend who suffered a brutal motorcycle accident. I guess they're both doing a lot better, but from what they went through, still have a long way to go. Hope for all to be well with them asap.

Why isn't Daniel Bryan the Intercontinental Champion yet?

Happy Birthday Zack Ryder, well, in two days.
Have you watched episode 13 of Z !True Long Island Story! yet? Why not?? Go do it bro!

That's enough rambling for now.
Comment below if you've got something on your mind, or drop me a line on twitter, @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'


"If you kick my dog, I'ma kick yo' cat!" - R Truth with the quote of the week.

You've been warned Cobra Commander

The Fortunate Jobber

*This was something I wrote before in another blog of mine that I have ignored for a long time, thought I'd re-post it here*

I'm going to jump right to it, what the hell has happened to Ted DiBiase?

This guy has been getting shit on so bad, to the point of working dark matches and Superstars.

I think he is very talented, can work the mic and has great potential.

What happened to him?

Was it Maryse? Maybe, but don't think so

Is it the lack of mic time to really help him define who he is? That's a bigger role in it.

In my opinion, I think he made a decent start separating from Maryse, and he needs to cut a good, solid promo stating who he is. Get angry, show that there's a fire lit under his ass and that he is not to be taken lightly.

Maybe have a subtle face turn and get something going with Wade Barrett for the IC Championship, and have his character become the obsessed, tweener underdog constantly attacking Barrett. In the ring during his matches, backstage, in the parking lot, etc.

Of course, for this to happen, instead of DiBiase just randomly attacking Barrett and getting an assault charge, the idea would have to be pitched and Mr. McMahon would have to be cool with it. (I'm not THAT stupid.)

The Smackdown move is a great start, where will it go from here? I hope nowhere but up.

I would be down for that, but, again, what would you do? what will it take to get this underused, and currently buried talent over with the fans?
I'm very curious to hear your thoughts.

Comment below, drop me an email brad.m.legere@gmail.com or twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Oh, the IWC

The Internet Wrestling Community. Where to start?

I am a member of it, obviously, but so many times I am left with my hand on my forehead, quoting the Miz, "Really!?"

Everyone is easily entitled to their opinion but in some forums, I read ridiculous accusations, and far fetched booking ideas.

How many times have you seen someone say, "Wrestler A should be champion, because they are the best and Wrestler B annoys me."

Fair enough, but the follow up usually is where it goes even more into a joke. "Wrestler A should put wrestler B on the table, and have a Legend come out and beat up Wrestler B, then Wrestler A should get a ladder, and do a 1080 spin flip on them. Oh and there should be barbed wire everywhere."

Okay, so maybe there hasn't been that exact idea thrown out there, but there's been pretty damn close.

We look into things too much, think we know everything from time to time, and know how it should all be.

But we are so wrong when it comes to that.

The clear example is last Friday on Smackdown. The whole Orton and Christian thing. I was mad, yea I wanted Christian to hold it longer, but I watched it, and enjoyed the match and am really excited to see where they take this. I didn't boycott the show, nor send a hate tweet to Randy Orton nor Joey Styles (really? why pick on poor Joey) because it's scripted television, and Christian and the rest of them know where it's leading.

I asked my 7 year old nephew if he watched Smackdown and he said "Yea, Randy Orton is the new World Heavyweight Champion." I asked what he thought of that. His response was, "Well, I was cheering for them both, so it was good. I really liked the match."

Kids may cheer John Cena, but they know best. They're a clean slate who hasn't been brain washed or manipulated by a smart mark stating an opinion as if they're a vet to the business, when really all they have is a computer, internet access and a log in name.

We need to skip over the conspiracies, get over the disappointments and story lines we don't agree with, and just enjoy a great product. Be it, WWE, TNA (ugh) ROH or any other organization. Cheer who you like, boo who you don't, and just sit back, relax and be a pro wrestling fan.

drop me a line on twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Kevin Steen

I think for the most part, anyone who comes across this blog in one way or another, and is a wrestling fan, is probably familiar with well known names on the not so grand stages.

You appreciate them, you understand how hard they work, what they go through, and know that they bust their asses each time they go out to the ring no matter the crowd size.

I like to showcase different ones on here every now and then, just in case someone comes here, and is just being introduced to someone for the first time.

Kevin Steen is a Canadian Wrestler, from Quebec and also, today it is his birthday. So be sure to drop him a line on twitter @KillSteenKill.

He's wrestled for CZW, Ring of Honor, and PWG. He's a former PWG Champion, CZW Iron Man Champion and ROH tag team champion with El Generico, whom he also had feud of the year with last year.

Pro Wrestling Illusrated ranked him #54 in the PWI Top 500 last year as well.

That's just a little information I'm able to pass off about this guy, sadly as I've really been digging into the indies over the past year more so than ever, despite knowing who a lot of the guys and girls are.

Here's part of a match of his against El Generico. I'd rather just give you a taste and hopefully you'll develop enough of an appetite to buy dvds.


He furthers the stereotype that Canada produces great Professional Wrestlers.

I had a good laugh watching him try to teach Colt Cabana french.


Awesome stuff. You can also follow Colt on twitter @ColtCabana .

Drop Kevin a line, wish him a happy birthday. Support both him and Colt and all the guys and girls busting their asses trying to make a living doing what they love.

and then there's me, you can follow me @bradfordml and I don't require your money for support, we can discuss wrestling, boy meets world, It's always sunny in Philadelphia, hell, we can discuss socks and I promise I'll try to make it as interesting as I can.

Happy Birthday Kevin Steen, hope you make your way to Halifax for a show very soon.


Until next time, keep it rockin'

Change for the better

Chris Jericho is no longer on Dancing With The Stars. Which is both sad and good at the same time.

Sad because he was very entertaining and actually was performing very well. Sadly, the voting audience just wasn't strong enough to keep him going.

Good because he is very entertaining, and could bring back that missing Element X that WWE is lacking right now.

Obviously he's in no rush, the guy is taking everything in, who knows what possible TV Deals were sent his way from ABC. He's still touring with Fozzy, with some Canadian dates coming up.....would love to see them add a Halifax show, just saying.

The guy is such a great self promoter, and works so hard that he does deserve everything that comes his way....every good thing, I mean.

Is a return to WWE inevitable? hopefully. He has not denied it, nor ruled it out, but has gone on record saying that he just doesn't want to return doing the same character he did when he was last there.

If there's one thing Chris Jericho is better at than the rest, it's character development.
He's always evolving and changing with the times, he keeps it fresha and always has the attention of the audience.

How will he come back? We'll just have to wait and see, but when he does, you know it will be refreshing, exciting, and something we're not expecting.

Try to imagine Promo A


Crossed with..

Promo B


It's going to be magic.

Speaking of magic, did you see Jericho on Attack of the Show this past week as Thor? Hilarious, definitely watch.



What are your hopes for Jericho? email, comment, or twitter @bradfordml. Let's hear it.

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Christian/Orton Debacle

I just kind of wanted to vent my two cents on the big spoiler coming out of the Smackdown tapings.

I'm not going to lie, I was pretty angry when I read about Randy Orton winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Christian only two days (5 in TV time) after he won it. As a self proclaimed Peep, I've been waiting a long time, just like every other Christian fan, to see him finally get what he deserved for so long.

While I didn't order Extreme Rules, I read the live results and even got chills when reading Christian was the new World Heavyweight Champion. I honestly saw ADR winning it, and in some fashion have Randy Orton, most likely, bring it back to the blue brand.
Having now found out Christian would be showcased as the top guy on Smackdown, I couldn't be happier. His matches are always stellar, he's great on the mic and works his ass off every time from bell to bell.

I read the Smackdown spoilers, having heard that there was a "Major Spoiler", I couldn't help resist. I read the results of Christian and Orton's match and was mad. I was shocked and angry that after working for so long and so hard, Christian's shining moment was just a short one. Yes, even on twitter I tweeted #IWantChristian.

As of writing this I still feel down, and bad that Christians title reign was not even a week, and still feel he deserved a lengthy run, until SummerSlam perhaps. It would have been a great time to have Christian vs. Randy Orton, especially after hearing their match set for Smackdown was a fantastic match.
Then I read that the plan all along was to get the title on Orton from the start, only he would have beaten Alberto Del Rio.

Let's face it, Alberto Del Rio is a huge star on the rise, would it be good business for WWE to make their biggest prospect have a dismal title reign? Not really. In the history books, under the list of World Heavyweight Champions, Christians name will forever remain. He has moved from that list of greatest superstars to never be World Champ onto the list of World Champs. There's so many guys past and present who would give almost anything to have their name on that list.

Randy Orton has taken Edge's place on Smackdown as the face of that brand, so why wouldn't they have the face be Champ? That's just good business. Sorry, but WWE is a business and that's how they operate.

We can be hopeful that after the outcry, combined with what is said to be a terrific match could have creative thinking that a feud between Orton and Captain Charisma could be money and he could get strapped again. If that's not the case, then at least we could get him challenge for it and put on show stealing matches.

I'm a fan of both guys and really wish Christian had a better run, but Orton is the face of the brand, the face gets the title, that's Professional Wrestling Business 101.


Just wanted to vent that, thanks for your time.

(D)Evolution could get messy

There's so many movies coming out in the spring and summer that I want to see. I'm sure I will talk about them randomly throughout the coming months, but one I want to showcase right now, as a fan of the original movies, and the first remake, I cannot wait for this one.



First off, prequels like this are give a great story, cause you wonder how the hell did it become Planet of the Apes. Well here we go.

Plus it's got James Franco, and he's one of my favorite actors. So it's a win win for me, and I am very excited for August 5th

See you there?

Any movies coming out this summer that you're excited for?
You know the drill. Comment, email brad.m.legere@gmail.com or twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Geordie Shore

If you're suffering from a lack of Jersey Shore, the next best cure is on the way for you.

Geordie Shore is the UK take on Jersey Shore, and by the sounds of it, aside from the accents, you're going to get a lot of the same stuff you got in Jersey.



Not sure yet if it will be shown on MTV in Canada or the US, but I'm sure you'll be able to watch on the MTV UK site.

Of course with a group such as this, you can expect catchphrases too.

"I'm as game as a badger."

and my personal favorite to help induce vomiting when need be,

"Does anybody have any sticky tape? Because I'm ripped."

It starts on the 24th this month, and if you're a fan of the Seaside gang, then you'll probably want to see the UK's take on it.


drop me a line on your thoughts, here, or twitter @bradfordml

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Spring Cleaning

Wrestlemania is over and Extreme Rules is now in the bag.

We had the draft, shuffled the rosters around (which could end up being pointless) and now one other annual tradition is right around the corner, and it's one I hate.

Spring Cleaning.

Each year to make room on the rosters, WWE has to make cuts. It's a sad tradition even though you see that the ones they cut usually had nothing going on anyways.

Instead of who I think they're going to cut, I'm going to list three guys who haven't been used recently but who I'd like to see make a comeback.






1. Zack Ryder - This is an obvious choice. I just don't understand how a guy who can be successful at getting himself over can still not be used on TV and ignored by the office. I pray they're going to capitalize on his online popularity and use it for his character. Currently, maybe he's not Championship material, but a serious twist on this gimmick could work. Just imagine after brutally beating someone in the ring, he has almost a psychotic look on his face, and in a creepy, breathy voice utters the phrase "woo.....woo....woo.....you know it!"








2. DH Smith - I'm surprised he hasn't shown up on my milk carton yet. It's sad he hasn't been used. Granted, splitting up tag teams usually means nothing good for at least one of the guys or girls, but remember when everyone was asking "When's Harry Smith going to get called up to the main roster?" "Harry Smith is so talented, why isn't he on Raw yet?" He needs the right story. Him and Tyson Kidd's program should have went longer, they both have amazing potential. If push comes to shove for Smith though, an MMA run would be suitable and he could be a big name there.








3. Daniel Bryan - I know he get's used way more than the two previously mentioned, but when I hear people who actually have insight into WWE and sources and whatnot, it scares me when I hear any negativity about this amazing talent. Get him out of the cheesy lady's man nerdy storyline, and make him what Chris Benoit was, a silent assassin. Give him a mouth piece such as Vickie Guerrero or bring back Armando Estrada, or there's even the chance, given the fact WWE is god awful with continuity, he could be managed by Michael Cole if Cole went that way. He comes in, destroys his opponent, submits them, and leaves.




I hate seeing anybody get released, but those are three that I really hope are not at risk and will shine more this year.

Who are people you don't want to see get let go and how would you change their characters?

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What I do best

Well it certainly has been a newsworthy few days hasn't it?

We had the Royal Wedding. The end of Osama Bin Laden. The Canadian Federal Election, and of course GSP successfully defended his Welterweight Title against Jake Shields in a historic UFC Event...okay maybe I'm one of very few most focused on that one.

Either way, most people on my twitter are offering great commentaries on the results of the election and I know how I feel and what I think but I don't care to talk about it cause no matter what side of the fence I'm on, I come off as very uneducated, and I know that for a fact.

So tweet your comments to me @bradfordml cause I love hearing all sides of how people feel about that.

Also about the other events that took place that I mentioned above. Let's hear your thoughts.

Instead of sharing my thoughts on them and further proving I'm a moron, I thought I'd just do what I do best....

and post random funny videos.

These are some of my favorite old Mad TV skits from way back.

Guys and Dolls, I bring you Clops







There's a message in this one at the beginning you can skip over



Yes, Officer Hank Putty did say he was on vacation in Nova Scotia. Score.

There's a couple more I couldn't put up that you can find on YouTube. I recommend episode 3.

There you go, that's what I do best.

Until next time, keep it rockin'