Mutoh meets with TNA

Throughout my life, I've been a big fan of Keiji Mutoh, or "The Great Muta" as many know him.

The innovative Japanese wrestler, who has worked for both New Japan and All Japan pro wrestling companies in Japan, as well as WCW in the United states, is a true legend that is currently heading up the Wrestle-1 promotion.

It thrilled me to see a picture of him meeting with Jeff Jarrett of TNA wrestling for an undisclosed reason on Rajah.  One can only hope that a talent sharing agreement was reached and that we will see some Japanese talent headed stateside.

Trailer released for SyFy's cosplay reality series

Yes, I'm critical of both SyFy and reality television, but the network has released a trailer for their upcoming series Heroes of Cosplay and it doesn't look horrible.

The premiere is August 13 and I'll definitely see it eventually as I'm horrible at actually remembering to watch weekly shows.  I do wonder how cosplayers feel about this show.

Living legends square off in wrestling ring

Japanese wrestling, or puroresu, is quite different than what you get in America.  I was browsing YouTube today when I came across this gem that puts the living Tiger Masks (I, III, and IV) vs. Ultimo Dragon, Jushin "Thunder" Liger, and The Great Sasuke.

Every person participating in this match is a living legend in the wrestling business, despite you having never heard their name.  Take a few moments and enjoy the difference.

YouTube video features cosplayers from Comic-Con

YouTube user Sneaky Zebra has a treat for everyone in a video of cosplayers from this year's San Diego Comic-Con.

I'm going to make it there, eventually. 

Want to see a Dredd sequel? Help make it happen

Admit it, 2012's Dredd wasn't a bad movie.  In fact, it was the comic book adaptation that such a great comic book franchise deserves.

However, it didn't do well in the cinemas, but has attained quite a following upon its home release.

So well, in fact, that a good many of us want a sequel and an official petition is circulating.

Sign it.  Karl Urban is on board, and I hope to see him return as judge, jury, and executioner.  

Boxing...where are you?

What has happened to boxing?  It seemed that as I was growing up in the 80s, the sport was just more...prominent.  It was there.  You had access to the sport that wasn't a disappointing sixty dollar pay-per-view.

The premise is simple.  Two men walk into the ring and square off.  One wins either by knockout or decision.  However, in execution by two professionals, it becomes a true sport.  It becomes the "sweet science." 

Back then, I believed that the guys on top were truly the best out there.  It wasn't hard to do.  As a third grader, Mike Tyson was the scariest guy on the planet to me.  He decimated opponents with these amazing flurries of hard, fast punches.  Like many people my age, I became a huge fan, helped along greatly by Mike Tyson's Punch Out on the Nintendo.

Remember this guy?  He didn't bite ears or cameo on The Hangover.  He won fights. 

Tyson wasn't the only fighter out there.  Michael Spinks, Marvin Hagler, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Evander Holyfield were all names that you actually got to see fight.  There were stories and we saw brief videos of past greats such as  Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.  I saw them at greater lengths later thanks to ESPN Classic. 

That just doesn't happen today.  Sure, you have the ever-popular stars such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, but do they even begin to compare?  Seriously, what's a Klitschko? 

Wladimir Klitschko

I can't tell you, because I'm not dropping sixty bucks to find out.  And from the looks of it, not many other people are either.



Yes, I do have a basic understanding of how the sport works now.  I don't care.  Bring boxing back to the masses, please.  

Can we finally admit that 3D television is dead?

Upon reading that the BBC is putting its two-year 3D pilot program on hold, one must think that 3D television must be on the brink of dying, if it isn't dead already.

Admittedly, I'm no fan of 3D.  Of course, I was intrigued by Avatar.  The story itself wasn't great, but one could tell immediately the effort that went into the visual.  Next up in 3D was Alice in Wonderland, which failed to entertain completely.  It took me several years to try a film in 3D again, which was the recent Star Trek:  Into Darkness.  I walked away disappointed.  Not in the film itself, but in the lack of progress when it comes to developing the technology.

Not only is the BBC doing away with 3D and the movies are stagnant, but ESPN has dropped their content as well. 

With no content being produced, both consumers and retailers should take note.  Unless you want to drop extra money on 3D BluRay, this format is thankfully dead.

Bring on 4K.