The Bandicoot Banter

WWE Superstars Over the years, WWE has had an insane amount of great talent on their roster.  Some they have used incredibly well and have become staples in the wrestling industry and some, not so much.  But this list encompasses my personal favorite WWE Superstars of all-time, and I am in no way claiming that the men on this list are the greatest WWE Superstars of all-time.  These are guys that have stuck with me throughout my years of watching professional wrestling as the ones that I have found the most entertaining and enthralling (again, personal opinion).  That being said, I feel like I have a great mix of past, present, and future WWE stars on this list that I absolutely adore, so let's count 'em down! 10. Sami Zayn Sami Zayn So honestly, I never hopped on the Daniel Bryan bandwagon.  Initially I was, but it took way too long for him to get a fair title opportunity, so I kinda backed off (and as soon as I do what does he do at Wrestlemania 30...

It's that time of year again ladies and gentlemen.  Wrestlemania is this week and everyone is excited and fired up! Unless you're a hardcore fan in which case you are dreading why the booking is why the way it is and are complaining about how Goldberg and Lesnar are contending for the WWE Universal title...in fact you're probably still complaining about the Universal title's name but- that's neither here nor there! The bottom line is that I'm excited, you're excited, and the WWE is excited.  So to get into the Wrestlemania spirit, I thought I'd share my two cents as to what is going to happen at the showcase of the immortals. I am also going by order of the matches as listed on bleacherreport.com, so if my order is off, blame them. Pre-Show 2017 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal This one is definitely a tough one to call, as it has a lot of no-names in it such as Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, and Jinder Mahal, but it also features the reign...

So this post is going to be on the more philosophical side of things, as I go over why people around the world have fallen in love with Professional Wrestling over the last 30 years, and why some people still don't understand why the niche has formed, and what Professional Wrestling has to offer. Origin Professional wrestling originated as a modification of regular mat wrestling, a sport that you still see in high schools, colleges, and the Olympics today.  In fact, until the 1920's, Professional Wrestling was considered an actual sport in the United States.  The true origins of Professional wrestling dates back to the 1860's in a Carnival environment.  Men with amateur wrestling and mat wrestling backgrounds came together in Carnival shows to stage over the top and theatrical wrestling matches for entertainment.  This 'Carnival' trend then began to spread throughout the United States and Europe and began to rise in popularity. So how did Professional Wre...

So I have been a fan of WWE for a long time, and one of the most integral factors of me getting into wrestling was actually the video games.  I started out with WWE Smackdown VS RAW and never looked back, I became so immersed in the games that I have owned every single WWE game since WWE Smackdown VS RAW.  However, the quality of the games seem to stagnate every once in a while, especially with the THQ/2K acquisition and 2K just beginning to get acclimated with the format of these games.  While WWE 2K17 was a big success, it was more or less very similar to it's predecessor, WWE 2K16.  Here are the Top 10 things that I personally am hoping for in WWE 2K18. #10 - The Draft So this is a very basic thing that is pretty much on everyone's wish list.  The WWE Brand Extension happened in July of 2016, and WWE 2K17 released in October of 2016 without the Brand Extension. This has made the game pretty much obsolete from day one and is an extremely unfortunate c...

So there has been a lot of stir amongst the wrestling community concerning this year's annual Royal Rumble event, with so many possible winners and so many factors going into this match.  I'm interested to see which way WWE wants to go with the event, but as of right now, here are my top 10 most likely winners of the Royal Rumble Match. #10 - Goldberg With the hype surrounding Goldberg these last couple of months, especially by beating Brock Lesnar in the fashion that he did at Survivor Series, it's not unlikely that WWE would have Goldberg win the big one and challenge for the title at Wrestlemania.  He did say that he thought he had one more championship reign left in him, so only time will tell if WWE decides to cash in big on this freight train and give him one more shot at 'mania. #9 - Brock Lesnar Staying relatively close to my previous pick, Brock Lesnar is also confirmed for the Royal Rumble match.  It is also confirmed that once he and Goldber...