Charlie Davis: I am first again! Well, first is relative, but weāve 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…
Vishal Gullapalli: Iām here first today! No longer am I the latecomer, I set the pace! Muahahahahahaha! Charlie Davis: Vishal is here to apparently Out Work Everyone. Waitā¦ I think that one is taken. Mikey Zee: No, Charlie, Iām pretty sure Vishal is making a Kazuchika Okada referenceā¦ anyway, on to this week in wrestling!…
Forrest Hollingsworth: Blood AND Guts? In this economy? Charlie Davis: Thatās 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…
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:…
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 Iām different! I donāt need to eat, drink, or sleep anymore! Iām gobblinā up all the high spots, the low spots, the mat-based…
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 WWEās very specific way kind of set the show up to unfortunately feel…
This is Part 1 of our WrestleMania recap series, in which wrestling is taken over, rained out, and changed forever. Charlie Davis: Guysā¦ please. There is so much wrestling. Help. Forrest Hollingsworth: Sorry, canāt help, I have never felt more alive. Vishal Gullapalli: This is my time to shine! Give me the wrestling! I need…
CW: This article contains discussion of violence and pictures of blood. Charlie Davis: Alright! Iāve got my jams and jellies from the aforementioned Worldās Largest Orange and I think I am ready to cry. I meanā¦ talk about wrestling this week. How are we feeling, gang? A week on the beach has got to do…
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…
CW for discussion of the Fiend and Alexa Bliss regarding abuse narratives. Charlie Davis: Another week of Wrestling! And well…weāve got a lot to talk about. Forrest Hollingsworth: This so-called āRoad to Wrestlemaniaā sure seems bumpy, huh? Vishal Gullapalli: Whatās wrestling? I wanna talk about Pokemon. Fastlane and NJPW Cup CD: Honestly some stuff happened…
Charlie Davis: The days are blending together and there is more wrestling than anyone can possibly consume! But Iāve got a Gin and Tonic and a can-try attitude so anything is possible! No, but really. Wrestlemania is coming soon, the AEW women are stepping up in a big way, and I GUESS Impact Wrestling is…
For the last few months, Iāve been averaging 10+ miles per day on my runs. Hold your applause, please ā itās not so much an accomplishment as it is daring my body to fall to pieces on me. (My body has not done so to date. The coward.) But I was thinking earlier today with…
Itās all true. The Splash Tuesday was not a good day. And while none of you came here for presidential debate analysis, itās worth noting that what was once a sacrosanct observation in our national political tradition became so messy and vapid that CNN personality Dana Bash called it a āshit showā only minutes after…
Because we canāt start with wrestling *every* week. William C. Nevin Memorial Pick of the Week Bourbon. Comics. Whatever. Itās my pick. This week? A big-ass IDW sale at comiXology. In prepping for our next āAssigned Readingā piece here at Xavier Files, I hit up comiXology to grab the first trade in the IDW TMNT…
Howdy, yāall. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something weād all read. You know,…