Matthew Widdis

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: What’s Old Is New Again (for the First Time!)

Matthew Widdis - November 23, 2018

Written by Matthew Widdis I remember 1985. After a few years of watching me smack grimacing plastic barbarians against one another, my younger sister finally...

Review: Smackdown Live in Los Angeles: Bryan’s Heel Turn, Rey vs. Randy & A Whole Lotta Turkey

Matthew Widdis - November 21, 2018

Written by Matthew Widdis The show opens with a recap of the Survivor Series match between Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, focusing on the disqualification...

Smackdown Live in St. Louis: Card (always) Subject to Change & Change It Will

Matthew Widdis - November 14, 2018

. We start our broadcast with a recap of SmackDown women’s division invading RAW and the triumphant visual of a bloodied but smiling Becky Lynch....

Smackdown Live in Manchester: The Bryan & Miz Feud Reignites

Matthew Widdis - November 7, 2018

Playing catch-up from five hours in the future, SmackDown makes a full court press for Survivor Series. There’s a lot more “under pressure” than...

Smackdown Live in Atlanta: Creativity in a Crisis, Survivor Series & Finishing a Job

Matthew Widdis - October 31, 2018

WWE Champion comes out to a hometown pop and AJ Styles chants. He thanks the crowd and calls Daniel Bryan to the ring. He...

Smackdown Live in Newark: It’s All About Building For the Next Three PPV’s

Matthew Widdis - October 24, 2018

Last week, the emphasis was on SmackDown and the landmark 1000th episode. Although the events of this week’s Monday Night RAW pretty much eclipse...

Review: The Rookie Series Premiere Survives on Nathan Fillion’s Charm

Matthew Widdis - October 18, 2018

The latest Nathan Fillion vehicle is less police procedural than it is a perspective on police culture and the psychology of mid-life crisis. His...

Smackdown Live Episode 999: The World Cup & The Women Tear it Up

Matthew Widdis - October 10, 2018

It’s SmackDown episode #999! We’re getting championships defended, World Cup qualifying matches, in-ring returns, returns revealed, and (as promised) more Lana Drama! As fallout...

Smackdown Live in Portland: Pancakes, That Night in Milwaukee, & Shelton Wins

Matthew Widdis - October 3, 2018

The “go home” show before the company “goes west” for Super Show-Down was (maybe) four matches deep but not light on action. Good hype...

Trailer Reaction: X-Men: Dark Phoenix & How it Addresses the Source Material

Matthew Widdis - September 28, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWbMckU3AOQ& When the events of Brett Ratner’s infamous X-Men: The Last Stand were erased (like various other parts of the continuity) during the events of...