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THE UNDERDOGGS MOVIE REVIEW If you are of a certain generation, there’s a good chance that not only have you seen The Mighty Ducks, but you could probably quote it while explaining the plot in great detail. It was certainly a pivotal film of the early 90s. It spawned several sequels and more than a […]

THE IRON CLAW MOVIE REVIEW Are you ready to rumble? Well, you can get it on with A24’s new biopic about the doomed Von Erich family, The Iron Claw. Fritz (Holt McCallany) was a major wrestler in his day, but that time has passed and the mantle has been handed off to his multiple sons […]

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN SERIES REVIEW Hey ladies! It’s time to lace your cleats and grab your cleanest (totally not sexist) skirt; it’s WWII and Uncle Sam needs you to give these people of The United States, some entertainment. Our nation’s greatest game, Baseball, must be played and all our players were drafted into […]

WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY SERIES REVIEW Have you ever wondered how the Los Angeles Lakers became the basketball institution they are today? Adam McKay, HBO, and their creative team are here to teach you all about it in Winning Time. Adapted from the book by Jeff Pearlman, this first season follows […]

KING RICHARD MOVIE REVIEW You know what the world needed? A biopic on the backstory of Venus and Serena Williams’…… father. Set in the early 1990’s, we follow Richard Williams (Will Smith) as he tirelessly trains his girls to become tennis greats. However, he is no ordinary stage parent. He is determined to make sure […]

HEELS SERIES REVIEW RING THE BELL!!! It is now time for our OneOfUs Kingdom main event of the evening, a fatal four-way review of the Starz professional wrestling drama, “Heels”! Jack and Ace Spade (Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig) may be brothers, but that means nothing in the squared circle as away from the bright lights […]

TED LASSON SEASON 2 SERIES REVIEW America’s favorite wholesome sports sitcom is back, with the recent release of Apple+’s “Ted Lasso” season 2, following Ted (Jason Sudeikis), a Midwestern do-gooder at the head of the U.F.C. Richmond soccer team run by Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham). As the Emmy winning comedy launches into its second season, Ted’s […]

CAGEFIGHTER: WORLDS COLLIDE MOVIE REVIEW Reiss (Alex Montagnani) is the undisputed mix martial arts champion of the MMA Legends promotion. Tired of the same old run of the mill challengers, he finds himself facing sports entertainment wrestling super star Randy Stone (Jonathan Good). Featuring a variety of MMA and Wrestling superstars (Chuck Liddell, Luke Rockhold, […]

NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO MOVIE REVIEW It’s not every day you meet a luchador from Canada dressed up as a vampire, but Ian Hodgkinson isn’t your everyday professional wrestler. This documentary traces Hodgkinson’s journey from small town Canada to Mexico City where he channeled his love of punk rock […]

YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE MOVIE REVIEW Ladies and gentlemen, the following review is your main event and scheduled for one film! Stepping into the ring to discuss the new documentary “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” is Nathan, Jordan, Adrian, and Spider Mike as they give their thoughts on David Arquette’s journey towards a career […]

PRETENDING I’M A SUPERMAN: THE TONY HAWK VIDEO GAME STORY MOVIE REVIEW The remakes of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 kickflip onto consoles September 4, 2020. What made these games such major hits that even all these years (and consoles) later are held up as so good as to be worthy of a […]

Gene and Richard go full on Jim-Cornette-thinking-about-Russo this time with Extreme Rules, when the greatest roster in recent WWE history puts on the worst PPV imaginable, and dream matches are frittered away. Seriously, will it ever be Rusev Day?  

How do Gene and Richard manage to sound some calm and collected? Oh, right, because they’ve watched some wrestling other than WWE this week. Our resident grapple fans question whether WWE really has two belts, the Fox deal, and terrible, terrible booking, but then make their day better by discussing New Japan Pro Wrestling, Ring […]

Hush, hush, whisper your age, Shane McMahon is too old for this cage. Gene and Richard survive another two WWE PPVs, and then wonder exactly why they do this to themselves when so many wrestlers are avoiding the company like the plague. Plus, why the WWE is so scared of the Elite, the Instagram heard […]

It’s a triple threat Thumbtacks and Screwjobs, as Gene and Richard tag in young lion Dave for a review of the second most important WWE PPV, and explain why it’s not that important any more. Plus we take on Lucha Underground’s Cueto Cup, dismantle the PWI 500 list, and are there too many tournaments, or […]

War is hell … and so was Battleground. Gene and Richard pick their jaws off the floor for one of the worst WWE PPVs of all time, and ask the big questions. Why did the finishes depend on wrestlers being complete numbskulls? Why were the big two matches obstacle courses? Is the booking team actually […]

Just when you thought the WWE was going to slow up on PPVs, here comes the back-to-back-to-back fiasco of Money in the Bank, Great Balls of Fire (really, Vince? Really?) and the upcoming mess that will be Battleground. Join Gene and Richard as the wonder why they torture themselves with the network, celebrate the raw […]

Can we just have one weekend in which an NXT Takeover doesn’t completely blow the main WWE PPV out of the water? Gene and Richard relish how good modern booking is on the supposed WWE C-show, and how DIY broke their hearts in Chicago, before getting downright mean about the terrible Backr… uh Backlash 2017. […]

Post-Wrestlemania blues abound as Gene and Richard feel shortchanged by WWE’s Payback PPV, panic about Backlash, get excited for New Japan versus ROH, and feel a little smug about being on the Keith Lee train early. Plus Shibata, Honma, hating the Hangman’s DDT, forecasting the future of the Bullet Club, and the question on everyone’s […]

Somehow Gene and Richard survived Wrestlemania weekend, and they try to answer the immortal question about the showplace of the immortals: why was it so much better if you don’t watch WWE? Plus the rundown on the Hall of Fame, why Jim Cornette is a god on the mic, how Becky Lynch can save Raw, […]

Royal Rumble! Wrestlekingdom! Ring of Honor! Wrestlekingdom! World of Sport! Wrestlekingdom! WWE’s UK championship! And did we mention Wrestlekingdom? Richard and Gene survive the busiest wrestling January in memory, only to complain about three hour Raws, wonder when the Roman Reigns experiment will end, and to bask in the wonder of the greatest match ever!

So Backlash has lashed back, and the greatest living wrestler (sorry, Roman Reigns) is now WWE champ. It’s no holds barred and no rest-holds as Gene and Richard discuss what’s wrong and right in the Owens/Styles era, the joy of the cruiserweight classic, what might have been with Will Ospreay, why Women of Honor is […]

This week Wes and Steve discuss Train to Busan, “family planning”, and compete in our first Olympic Pentathlon! Enjoy! What are your picks for our 5 events? Let us know! Leave a comment or e-mail us at fiveplaynet@gmail.com!

Special guest alert! Mike joins Wes and Steve for this episode and they discuss more baby stuff, the WNBA, and our Top 5 where we Build a Monster! Enjoy! What is your monster like? Let us know! Leave a comment or e-mail us at fiveplaynet@gmail.com!

This week Wes and Steve discuss working out, Fallout 4, Telltale Game choices, and our Top 5 Sports Movies! Enjoy! What are your Top 5 Sports Movies? Let us know! Leave a comment or e-mail us at fiveplaynet@gmail.com!