The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Nobody Asked Me, But…
The Kingfish Arnie Katz continues a “Katz Files” tradition with answers to some ticklish questions that no one asked him.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The Kingfish’s Sacrifice Recap & Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz made quite a few predictions before the pay per view. Now he recaps the event and examines his own forecasts!.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The Kingfish’s Sacrifice Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz has one of the clearest crystal balls in the wrestling business. Now he gets you ready for the TNA pay per view – and charts the likely winners and losers!.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The May RAW Report Card!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz presents his April promotion report card for the good folks at WWE’s RAW.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The May Smackdown Roster Report
The Kingfish Arnie Katz presents his May promotion report card for the good folks at WWE’s Smackdown
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Backlash: Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz gets you ready for WWE’s April pay per view with a full preview and his predictions!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
King of the Ring
The Kingfish Arnie Katz offers some thoughts on the King of the Ring tournament held on the 4/21 episode of PAW
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Nobody Asked Me, But…
The Kingfish Arnie Katz continues a “Katz Files” tradition with answers to some ticklish questions that no one asked him.
My Smackdown (4/21) Notebook!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves into the Flair retirement, the new Big Show angle and other issues raised by the 4/18 edition of Smackdown!
Chris Jericho, Wrestling’s Iago
Chris Jericho continued his outstanding promotion of the Batista-Michaels feud on Smackdown. In the week’s second edition of “The Highlight Reel,” Jericho dredged up all sorts of dark motives for The Animal, which led to a physical confrontation similar to the one Jericho had with HBK on Monday.
He has become WWE’s Iago, pouring inciting words into receptive ears. (Check out Othello by William Shakespeare.) The feuded needed more heat, because the premise behind it is pretty weak, and Chris Jericho has done his best to ratchet up the antagonism.
Using Jericho in this fashion also avoids the need to make Batista and out-and-out heel. If it’s all a big misunderstanding and a conflict on a deeply personal level, it is not necessary for either combatant to take the villainous role.
Hornswoggle vs. Matt Stryker
Matt Stryker said he was embarrassed to have to fight Hornswoggle. I was embarrassed to have to watch it.
If this kind of match has any function beyond filling up time on the show, I can’t see it.
A Look at Vladimir Koslov
This is another MMA guy who probably won’t get over with wrestling fans. The way they are promoting him practically guarantees failure.
If there’s one thing that wrestling fans down through the years have not liked it’s guys who are described as “expressionless” and “robotic.” Fans want to see personality, color and excitement – not a guy who looks like he’s going through the motions.
That’s it for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with another installment of the Internet’s fastest-rising daily wrestling column.
– Arnie Katz
Crossfire4@cox.net
(4/21/08)
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Smackdown (4/21) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves into the Flair retirement, the new Big Show angle and other issues raised by the 4/18 edition of Smackdown!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Weekly TNA (4/18) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves unto topics inspired by the 4/17 episode of iMPACT.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Wrestling is Wrestling, Not MMA
The Kingfish Arnie Katz is rapidly becoming the Internet’s most read daily wrestling columnist. This time, he tackles the controversial subject of the role of MMA in professional wrestling.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Weekly RAW (4/16) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves unto topics inspired by the 4/14 episode of RAW.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Highs & Lows of the (4/15) Wrestling Week!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz spends his Saturday morning reviewing the peaks and valleys of the last seven days!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The Kingfish’s Lockdown Recap & Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz takes a deep look at TNA’s April pay per view. He reports the matches and discusses the fate of his predictions.!.
The Kayz Files – Arnie Katz
My Weekly (4/13) TNA Notebook!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz shares his thoughts about the preceding week in TNA and important issues raised during the 4/10 edition of iMPACT.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The Kingfish’s Lockdown Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz has one of the clearest crystal balls in the wrestling business. Now he gets you ready for the TNA pay per view – and charts the likely winners and losers!.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Samoa Joe Speaks His Mind!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz gets tons of inside information from Samoa Joe in a timely interview before the pay per view!
The Katz Files
The AprilRAW Report Card!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz presents his April promotion report card for the good folks at WWE’s RAW.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My RAW (4/8) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves into the Flair retirement, the new Big Show angle and other issues raised by RAW.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Smackdown (4/7) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves into the Flair retirement, the new Big Show angle and other issues raised by the 4/4 edition of Smackdown!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My RAW (4/5) Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz delves into the Flair retirement, the new Big Show angle and other issues raised by RAW.
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Nobody Asked Me, But…
The Kingfish Arnie Katz continues a “Katz Files” tradition with answers to some ticklish questions that no one asked him.
Nobody asked me, but…
… After fans got used to it, didn’t the darkness in th Citrus Bowl make things seem more…dramatic? It diminished action in the ringside area, at least until they got some lights on around the ring, but everything inside the ropes seemed grittier and more real. Reminded me of clips I used to see from the Bayfront Arena; Dusty Rhode, bloody and seemingly beaten, would rise from the canvas to deliver the Atomic Elbow!
… Isn’t it time for WWE to make peace with the one man whomost deserves to be in any WWE Hall of Fame, Bruno Sammartino. The promotion owes its existence to him, since it was acrimony over access to him that caused WWWF to diverge from NWA.
… Isn’t Matt Hardy rising to the occasion? They’ve plugged him into Jeff’s spot and he has done everything one could expect of a pinch grappler.
… How can they expect fans to believe Big Show can beat Great Khali when he couldn’t do anything against Floyd Mayweather? The WWE will feel the reprecussions of that boxer-vs.-wrestler match for some time to come. At least Big Show is sliding back into a babyface character, which is much more suited to his real, sunny personality.
… Weren’t you glad to see Paul London and Brian Kendrick together again as a team? I couldn’t blame them for doing the “divide and feud the team” plot, which is so traditional in pro wrestling, but this duo is really the best in a tag team division that desperately needs their energy and skill.
… Didn’t WWE handle the Ric Flair retirement well? It didn’t hurt that it utilized three of wrestling’s best talkers, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair himself.
That’s it for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with another installment of the Internet’s fastest-rising daily wrestling column.
– Arnie Katz
Crossfire4@cox.net
(4/4/08)
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
WrestleMania 24 Recap & Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz brings you all the excitement, color and heat from the wrestling event of the year!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
HoF Recap: Not a Dry Eye in the House
The Kingfish Arnie Katz recaps WWE’s 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony and offers some memories of the men and woman who received the honor this year.
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