Magical Mat-stery Tour: What We Learned

Ah, 2009. When one foolhardy wrestling fan and admitted statistical dork decided to try and keep track of all the matches watched in one calendar year. There were good times. There were bad times. There were, certainly, matches that slipped through the cracks. There was laughter. There were tears -- mostly those of boredom whenever …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: The Final List (in case you care)

Back in January, I aimed to keep track of any wrestling match I watched in good ole aught-nine. In general, I failed. I'm sure there were a bunch I didn't list, for a variety of reasons ranging from forgetfulness to kayfabe. Anyway, here goes. Total Days Watching Wrestling In 2009: 147 Longest Streak Of Days …

Magical mat-stery tour: Three months later…

Remember me? The guy with the wise-acre idea to chronicle every wrestling match I watch in a calendar year? Still doing it. Probably will do it next year just because I dig making lists. Just haven't had a bunch of time to watch in the past 90 days for a variety of reasons I won't …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: The latest update

How did my effort fare given a two-week vacation to Arizona and Las Vegas, and an increasingly demanded work schedule? Poorly. THE LIST 1. Triple H vs. John Morrison, Tables Match, Smackdown! 1/9 episode (1/12) 2. Undertaker vs. Shelton Benjamin, Smackdown! 1/9 episode (1/12) 3. Triple H vs. Miz & Chavo, Smackdown! 1/9 episode (1/12) …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: Ides of June update

Had a lot going as of late, so any opinionating will be brief. But let me just say this. What does it indicate when WWE does a "special" three-hour episode of Raw, and the only guys who put on matches worth watching on the whole show are on Smackdown? Also, Donald Trump buying Raw might …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: Left unfulfilled

There's something to be said about a) trying to chronicle every match you watch in a given calendar year, and b) doing so when, 90 percent of the time, you have no idea how good or bad the next match on your docket will be. Suffice to be said, as number 200 approached, I had …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: 200 in the crosshairs!

Pardon me for a brief rant. And what's better for a blog than a good old-fashioned rant? Everyone who knows me knows I likey the wrestling. Give me two thick-necked dudes in tiny pants pretending to beat up one another in the ring, and I will call it art. I'll watch all kinds of wrestling. …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: The latest

We've moved past the 150 mark! No time to celebrate, though, as work keeps me hopping, the horse racing season has entered full swing and there's a couple of other projects in the fire. The down and dirty details after the jump. Total Days Watching Wrestling In 2009: 48 Longest Streak Of Days Watching: 6 …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: Post-WrestleMania Update

WrestleMania... the "Super Bowl" of professional wrestling. So, how did this year's stack up? The details, and the new list, after the jump. Judged solely as a pay-per-view, it was a fine event. If this had been, say, Backlash, it would have been viewed as a tremendous show. But WrestleMania is judged by a different …

Magical Mat-stery Tour: No one does “March Madness” quite like Terry Funk

As time goes by, I appreciate the old territorial wrestling more and more. The goals for a wrestling promotion were much simpler in those days. There were no corporate guys to answer to, no "booking committes", no worry about stockholders or buyrates or even TV ratings. The objective, the only true objective, was to hype …