The BFF Preview for AEW Full Gear 2021!

Welcome back, friends! So you have decided to watch AEW Full Gear. If you were with us for the Double or Nothing viewing, then you are starting to be familiar with the promotion and its wrestlers. And yet, if you have not kept up with the weekly show since then, you might find that a lot has changed since Labour Day, and this is where this preview comes in!

It's also possible that you haven't watched a wrestling show with us since Wrestlemania 36, in which case you might notice that this isn't even the same wrestling company. And yet, the landscape of the industry has changed so much in the last six months that you might see some familiar faces anyway. So if you need to catch up with the new characters, this is also for you!

Or, you know, maybe it's your first time watching wrestling with us. If so, then I'm glad you chose to take this big step in the wonderful world of professional wrestling! AEW Full Gear is a great place to start, with a card that features all kinds of matches and styles, from Lucha Libre to Street Fights and storyline-heavy matches. And just in case you feel like catching up to the stories before hand, this preview will tell you everything you need to know!

Still, please be assured that you can watch the show and enjoy good wrestling without the need to know the intricacies of everyone's previous relationships. That's how it used to be before the internet. But thank you for visiting this page anyway!

(All pictures courtesy of AEW's Youtube channel)

The BFF Wrestlemania 37 Preview!

So you decided that you want to watch Wrestlemania 37. That's good! It doesn't matter if you have been watching for 30+ years, or if this is your first event: wrestling is something that can unite everyone, provided that "everyone" enjoys watching drama and comedy put together by sweaty people in cool outfits, and where every conflict is resolved in the middle of a ring, with slams, suplexes and flips. Still, I have written this guide just in case someone wanted to get familiar with the different characters and storylines presented.

But don't worry! Reading this is not necessary to enjoy Wrestlemania. Just like watching an episode of Futurama without any prior knowledge of the cast, it soon becomes apparent during any wrestling event which archetypes or tropes the different performers are incarnating. Nonetheless, maybe you feel like understanding the deeper backstory between Leela and Fry, to continue this analogy, in which case, this guide is for you.

This year's Wrestlemania is split over two days. Why? Because WWE is a gigantic entity which already owns most of wrestling's history and which will not stop until every single wrestler in the world is under contract with them. Seriously, this needs a disclaimer: WWE, Vince McMahon in particular, are not good people to say the least, if not seriously problematic. The performers they employ, however, are more often than not nice people (with some exception). Wrestling itself is a century-old art form which used to be the domain of dozens of different promoters, all of which used to be as powerful as the McMahons and WWE, but which all got swallowed up by the bigger machine for one reason or another in the past 40 years. But that's a fascinating conversation for another day, one which I would LOVE to have, so just ask in the Discord if you feel like talking wrestling history.

All of this is to say that Wrestlemania is taking place over two days this year because WWE has literally hundreds of wrestlers under contracts, and tries to give as many of them a chance to participate in what is arguably their season finale.

And with all of this in mind, let's take a look at the card!

(All pictures courtesy of wwe.com)

SUPER LATE REVIEW: Paper Mario: The Origami King

 Paper Mario has two main things that distinguishes it from other Mario games:

- The fact that every character is made out of paper.

- The writing, which is probably the funniest that Nintendo produces.

The writing is not HA HA funny, but it definitely keeps things light, and the dialogue is constantly tongue-in-cheek. It's just refreshing and fun to play something that does not aim to be too dramatic, but which also tries to be a bit more mature than your typical Mario game.

Still, I was not expecting a Paper Mario game to give me a lesson on life and death, the meaning of both, and how to deal with grief. I will not go into much details, because there's always someone who has not played the game no matter when this is published, and this is a moment that is too good, too beautiful, to be messed with.

So The Origami King has great writing, but what about the rest of the game?

Super Late Review: Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)

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A few years ago, I received a 3DS for my birthday. My entire family got together and decided that they liked me enough to spend whatever amount of money they spent on the system. Because they are a generous bunch, they even bought a game to go with the 3DS, that game being Super Mario 3D Land. I played with the game very diligently until Christmas, beating Bowser and even unlocking the special worlds. Then, I received The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and promptly forgot about Mario for a few years.

Super Late Review: New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)

Super Mario games are pretty high on my list of all-time favourites. A lot of them are incredibly innovative despite their similar nature, as Nintendo seems to be able to find the one small thing which can make an old concept look new again. Super Mario Galaxy had the planets and low gravity. New Super Mario Bros. Wii had a cooperative/friendship-destroying mode. Super Mario World had Yoshi. As for New Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS, which I just finished a few weeks ago, well... it's got a shitload of coins.

Super Late Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)

About a year ago, I received The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS. I started the game and got about three dungeons deep, then I played a lot of Mario Kart 7, and then I also received Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and then before I knew it Super Smash Bros. was out and I absolutely had to unlock all the characters and stages and custom moves if I wanted to be able to keep up with the guys at work. Long story short, I'm pretty bad at finishing what I start, I guess.

Last week, I picked up A Link Between Worlds again, and gave a big push to finally finish it, something which I accomplished on Sunday. I'm not sure if I'll be able to find enough words for it, but damn, this game is amazing.

Chuck Grizzly Solves The Oil Crisis

In a meeting room where the walls are made of glass, on the last floor of the tallest skyscraper in the city, ten human beings who mostly looked the same despite their different gender and origins, sat around a conference table made out of the finest mahogany. Most of them were wearing dark business suits and had grey, sometimes white hair. One could have guessed from the wrinkles on their faces that they did not smile much, but were often worried, probably about something very important. Most of these people were unremarkable, except for the figures sitting at the far end: Rodger, the president, a balding, elderly man with a bow tie around his neck, and Margaret, the vice-president, a prudish-looking woman in her fifties, a bun of black hair on her head contrasting with her red lipstick.

Alone, standing in front of a projection screen, was a man who looked as if he was from a different universe. He was dressed in a light grey suit, with a pink shirt and a shiny black silk tie. His hair was short, blond, well-groomed, and he had a wide smile which showcased his pearly white teeth. Anxiety mingled with confidence while he waited for the signal to start his presentation. The president obliged and spoke first.