Mikey Zee - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:03:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mikey Zee - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Halloween Havocs, Women’s Divisions, & Elite Games | Your Week in Wrestling: Oct 24 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/03/halloween-havocs-womens-divisions-elite-games-your-week-in-wrestling-oct-24/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35051 Things we mentioned Vishal’s article: 56 Marvel comic book references in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — Support us (and the rest of ComicsXF) monetarily by contributing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsXF Follow us @ComicsXFight on Twitter! Thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 35051 G1 Climaxes, Roman’s Reign, and Cold Blood. This is Your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/26/g1-climaxes-romans-reign-and-cold-blood/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34843 Things We Mentioned — Find us @ComicsXFight on Twitter! Support us (and the rest of ComicsXF) monetarily by contributing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsXF Find the rest of our work at https://www.comicsxf.com. Thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34843 Tournie Season, Friday Night Wars and Saturday Dynamite. This is Your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/19/tournie-season-friday-night-wars-and-saturday-dynamite-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34733 34733 Hangman’s Returned, G1’s Good, and GCW is Flourishing! This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/13/hangmans-returned-g1s-good-and-gcw-is-flourishing-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:31:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34547 Thunder Rosa in GCW: Yuka and Mizuki: — Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34547 Weird Finishes, Rancid Crowds and The WWE Draft. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/05/weird-finishes-rancid-crowds-and-the-wwe-draft-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34345 Orange Cassidy video essay: — Weird Finishes, Rancid Crowds and Draft Days. Join us as we discuss Extreme Rules, The WWE Draft and what the hell was going on in that AEW Crowd. Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34345 A New Format, NXT 2.0 and a Dream Match. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/26/a-new-format-nxt-2-0-and-a-dream-match-this-is-you-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34039 We have a new format now! Check out our thoughts on This Week in Wrestling above! A chat about why no one watches Impact, why Raw is the way it is, NXT 2.0 pros and cons and our review of AEW biggest event to date. Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34039 Sunday Editorial: The Joy of Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/19/sunday-editorial-the-joy-of-wrestling/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33838 The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. “Joy, it was nice to be reminded, is infectious.” Joy.  That’s the only word to describe the feeling that rippled through...

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]]> 33838 All Out is Coming, NXT is Changing and The Man is Back. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/30/all-out-is-coming-nxt-is-changing-and-the-man-is-back-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33160 Mikey: Well, in the wake of SummerSlam and CM Punk, it’s almost like things have been reset. This week was all about how things changed–or didn’t–in the shuffle.  Vishal: Also Takeover! Sadly. Charlie: I’m getting an anxiety ulcer waiting on Adam Cole news! Thanks wrestling!  Forrest: Excited to talk about NXT Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0...

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]]> 33160 Summerslam, Takeover and oh…CM Punk Returns https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/24/summerslam-takeover-and-oh-cm-punk-returns/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32997 Charlie Davis: Hey so. Some magic happened last night. I don’t know what’s gonna happen at SummerSlam. But it’s gonna have nothing on The First Dance.  Forrest Hollingsworth: Look in my eyes, what do you see? An uneven week of wrestl-ing. Will Nevin: Looks like I picked a good week to start with the wrestling...

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]]> 32997 Pizza Cutters, Space Jam and Nitro at MGM Studios. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/02/pizza-cutters-space-jam-and-nitro-at-mgm-studios-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32238 Mikey: Another week, another wrestling. That’s the way the saying goes, right? No? Well, it is now. After the shockers heard round the world of last week’s AEW Dynamite and GCW Homecoming Night 1, plus Jay White in the Impact Zone! I’m… really not sure where this week is going to go, but I can’t...

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]]> 32238 Career Reinventions via Deathmatch, John Cena, and The Best in The World. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/25/career-reinventions-via-deathmatch-john-cena-and-the-best-in-the-world-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31846 Mikey: Hello everyone! We’re following up Slammiversary and MITB weekend, so we’ve probably got at least a little bit to talk about! Charlie: Oh yeah. Nothing WILD is happening in the world of wrestling at ALL. Nothing to see here. Nothing at all. LITERALLY in some cases.  Forrest: MDK ALL FUCKIN’ DAY. Sunday: Money in...

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]]> 31846 Money In The Bank, Bullet Club Reunions and ’90s Nitro. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/18/money-in-the-bank-bullet-club-reunions-and-90s-nitro-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31192 Charlie: Fans are back! We missed a few weeks! LOTS of things happened. Let’s try and get back with it and cover it all. Vishal: I gotta say, nothing makes it clearer how bad it was without fans than the first show back with them. They could have booked a terrible card and it still...

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]]> 31192 Hey! Quit Playing Games With Our Hearts Excalibur #22 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/hey-quit-playing-games-with-our-hearts-excalibur-22/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30909 Has Saturnyne's gamble paid off? We'll find out in Excalibur #22. By Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher.

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]]> 30909 Three Lokis at the End of the World in Loki Episode #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/01/three-lokis-at-the-end-of-the-world-in-loki-episode-4/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30397 Our deities of discord have avoided certain doom, but it’s out of the frying pan and into the torturous time-loop cells for them. An emotional connection between our two Variants has sparked a nexus event like none other. The TVA has an enormous mess to clean up – especially if they want to keep their...

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]]> 30397 Hangman is Ready, Johnny Wrestling is Back and WCW is Alive. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/28/hangman-is-ready-johnny-wrestling-is-back-and-wcw-is-alive-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30197 Charlie Davis: It’s a new week in wrestling! Wheels are turning on some stories! We’ve got some NJPW news to catch up on and Raw was… it wasn’t SO BAD? No, that can’t be right. Mikey Zee: Well, Charlie, good for Raw doesn’t necessarily mean… good? But thankfully there was some really solid wrestling this...

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]]> 30197 Meet Your New X-Men As The Hellfire Gala Continues In X-Men & Excalibur #21 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/09/meet-your-new-x-men-as-the-hellfire-gala-continues-in-x-men-excalibur-21/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29222 First, reunions fair and foul as Excalibur attends The Gala in Excalibur #21 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega and Ariana Maher. Then we are introduced to the new team of X-Men as this run comes to an end in X-Men #21, written by Jonathan Hickman, and some jam piece art by Nick Dragotta,...

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]]> 29222 Championship Legacies, Disputed Eras, and Doubled Nothings. This is Your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/30/aew-friday-night-dynamite-double-or-nothing-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 30 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28698 Mikey Zee: This week we’ve got AEW Friday Night Dynamite, BAY BAY! Charlie Davis: It’s AEW PPV week! And the wrestling schedule is all messed up because of the NBA playoffs! Woooo! Vishal Gullapalli: I’m just here for NXT, as always. Mikey: We’re also gonna try a slightly new format this week as far as...

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]]> 28698 MDK, Sour Boys, and Big Ladies. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/23/mdk-sour-boys-and-big-ladies-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 23 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28024 Charlie Davis: I am first again! Well, first is relative, but we’ve got a big AEW PPV coming up, a weird Backlash we are putting under our belts and a lot of gooey stuff in between! Mikey Zee: Oh, boy, do we have some gooey emotional stuff this week in wrestling. And, well, everyone else...

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]]> 28024 Triple Threats, Bloody Sneakers, and Backlash. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/16/triple-threats-bloody-sneakers-and-backlash-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 16 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27534 Vishal Gullapalli: I’m here first today! No longer am I the latecomer, I set the pace! Muahahahahahaha!  Charlie Davis: Vishal is here to apparently Out Work Everyone. Wait… I think that one is taken. Mikey Zee: No, Charlie, I’m pretty sure Vishal is making a Kazuchika Okada reference… anyway, on to this week in wrestling!...

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]]> 27534 Blood and Guts, Pain and Misery, and WWE Continuity. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/09/blood-and-guts-pain-and-misery-and-wwe-continuity-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 09 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26827 Forrest Hollingsworth: Blood AND Guts? In this economy? Charlie Davis: That’s what they tell me, Forrest. Though I will say all my blood is still inside of my body and my guts are still intact too. I would like a refund.  Vishal Gullapalli: Blood and Guts more like Blankets and Pillows, am I right? Am...

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]]> 26827 Kenny 3 Belts, The Forbidden Door, and is Daniel Bryan Headed to NXT? This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/02/kenny-3-belts-the-forbidden-door-and-is-daniel-bryan-headed-to-nxt-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 02 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26031 Charlie Davis: Well last week we all kinda struck out, I was sick, Forrest was recovering, everyone was just kinda BLEH. So we decided to take a skip week which means we can come into wrestling this week with bright eyes and bushy tails… IF you can make it past Monday Night Raw! Forrest Hollingsworth:...

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]]> 26031 Rebirth, Releases and Nike Air Diors. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/18/rebirth-releases-and-nike-air-diors-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25322 Charlie Davis: My DNA feels like it was rewritten last week. But I am glad I made it to this week, even if I am feeling. Different.  Forrest Hollingsworth: After last week I’m different! I don’t need to eat, drink, or sleep anymore! I’m gobblin’ up all the high spots, the low spots, the mat-based...

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]]> 25322 WrestleMania Recap, Part 2: Fiends, Friendships and Family. https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/13/wrestlemania-recap-part-2-fiends-friendships-and-family/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24903 Charlie Davis: We’re all very tired. I hope you understand. If you missed the recap for Night 1, you can find it here. Pre-Show FH: Without the chaos of a weather delay, this felt kind of sterile! Everything moving and operating in WWE’s very specific way kind of set the show up to unfortunately feel...

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]]> 24903 WrestleMania Recap, Part 1: NXT, Peacock TV, EST https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/12/wrestlemania-recap-part-1-nxt-peacock-tv-est/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24840 This is Part 1 of our WrestleMania recap series, in which wrestling is taken over, rained out, and changed forever. Charlie Davis: Guys… please. There is so much wrestling. Help.  Forrest Hollingsworth: Sorry, can’t help, I have never felt more alive. Vishal Gullapalli: This is my time to shine! Give me the wrestling! I need...

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]]> 24840 Bugattis, Blood and a Poison Kiss. This is Your Non-WrestleMania Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/11/bugattis-blood-and-a-poison-kiss-this-is-your-non-wrestlemania-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24756 CW: This article contains discussion of violence and pictures of blood. Charlie Davis: Alright! I’ve got my jams and jellies from the aforementioned World’s Largest Orange and I think I am ready to cry. I mean… talk about wrestling this week. How are we feeling, gang? A week on the beach has got to do...

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