WWE - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:04:57 +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 WWE - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/18/wmqa-episode-194-bayou-billy-shakespeare-with-john-lees/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37439 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees Writer John Lees joins the show to talk about his AWA wrestling-and-Shakespeare comic “Crimson Cage” and all the bodyslams and iambic pentameter that inspired it. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where...

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]]> 37439 The Good, the Bad, and the Fugly from WWE Survivor Series 2021 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/24/the-good-the-bad-and-the-fugly-from-wwe-survivor-series-2021/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35423 WWE’s signature Thanksgiving week event — as Michael Cole was good enough to tell us repeatedly — is over and done, and in many ways, that’s about the best you can say for it; now, we can get back to regular feuds over personal issues and championships, and maybe — Lord willin’ and the creek...

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]]> 35423 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 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 So About NXT https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/16/so-about-nxt/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32719 Charlie: You know, we took off last week because near the end of the week things got a little depressing in the world of wrestling. Wrestling news has been a whirlwind of speculation and a little bit of sadness for a while now and I thought we might want to touch on that a little....

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]]> 32719 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 Raw is Bad, Joe is Back and Cold Spray is Good. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/20/raw-is-bad-joe-is-back-and-cold-spray-is-good-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29856 Charlie Davis: More WWE PPV’s than you can shake a stick at. Which means more predictions! I also watched Raw this week because I hate myself!  Forrest Hollingsworth: If you or your loved ones have been impacted by Raw, consider watching literally anything else. Monday: RAW Charlie: Takeover: In Your House happened and it was...

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]]> 29856 Diorsday Devices, Fatal Five Ways, and Too Sweets. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/06/diorsday-devices-double-or-nothing-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29119 Vishal Gullapalli: Okay since I’m here first again I get to claim the site’s stance on Double or Nothing! So… Double or Nothing was a decent event that started way better than it finished. I’m an editor now, Charlie can’t stop me from saying this! Charlie Davis: Vishal that’s not how things work! ANYWAY. I...

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]]> 29119 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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]]> 24756 Monster Hunter Rise, A Game Of Telephone, and Pain. This is Your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/04/monster-hunter-rise-a-game-of-telephone-and-pain-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24192 Charlie Davis: I feel the anticipation setting in as we pack up our things and get ready for the long car trip that is going to be this coming week in wrestling. We have a two night NXT Takeover (Stand and Deliver), AEW Dynamite, and a TWO NIGHT WRESTLEMANIA. I am glad we’ll be in...

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]]> 24192 Forrest Has a Bad Time, Vishal Talks About Pokémon, Charlie is Mad At Kenny Omega and Justin is Lost? This is Your Week In Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/28/forrest-has-a-bad-time-vishal-talks-about-pokemon-charlie-is-mad-at-kenny-omega-and-justin-is-lost-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23500 CW for discussion of the Fiend and Alexa Bliss regarding abuse narratives. Charlie Davis: Another week of Wrestling! And well…we’ve got a lot to talk about.  Forrest Hollingsworth: This so-called “Road to Wrestlemania” sure seems bumpy, huh?  Vishal Gullapalli: What’s wrestling? I wanna talk about Pokemon. Fastlane and NJPW Cup CD: Honestly some stuff happened...

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