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?