Ian Williams

Games Features

'War of the Ring' and 'One Ring' Designer on the Problems of Adapting Tolkien to Tabletop

The Lord of the Rings is the ur-text of generic fantasy settings.But for a new RPG, one designer is tailoring an entire game system to the source.
Ian Williams
3.3.21
TV

The Horrific Crime That Changed WWE Forever

Chris Benoit's murder-suicide shocked the world. Nothing in wrestling – and sports in general – has been the same since.
VICE TV
Ian Williams
8.5.20
Games Features

Goodbye, Google+, You'll be Missed, At Least By RPG Fans

Google+ got plenty of shade in its short time on this world, but it was a boon for the RPG community.
Ian Williams
3.15.19
bruiseday

Becky Lynch's Royal Rumble Win Was as Exciting as Seth Rollins's Was Boring

The 2019 Royal Rumble showed how predictability can be totally fine if the story is hot enough to support it.
Ian Williams
1.29.19
bruiseday

WWE's Nowhere Man

Dean Ambrose is always close to breaking through, but never fully has.
Ian Williams
1.22.19
bruiseday

All Elite Wrestling has the WWE Shook

AEW is asking its wrestlers to assume less of the risks of pro wrestling while also giving them more of the rewards, and it could lead to an exodus of talent from WWE.
Ian Williams
1.15.19
bruiseday

We've Been Spoiled by NJPW's Excellence

Wrestle Kingdom 13 was a good show, but it felt slightly off from years past, and the future feels a little rocky, too.
Ian Williams
1.8.19
bruiseday

RIP 'Mean' Gene Okerlund, Wrestling's Credulous Straight Man

Okerlund was a vital part of pro wrestling's rise in the 80s, dutifully playing the straight man amid the lunacy he chronicled.
Ian Williams
1.2.19
bruiseday

Daniel Bryan is No Longer Fun and That's Just How He Wants It

Bryan needed a reboot and he did it in the oddest way: somehow the beloved everyman made fans boo him with anti-capitalist rants and telling them not to destroy the planet.
Ian Williams
12.18.18
bruiseday

With All Elite Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Might Never be the Same Again

It sure sounds like Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and the rest of The Elite have started their own promotion along with Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.
Ian Williams
12.11.18
bruiseday

It's Good to Have Starrcade Back

WWE has being running NWA/WCW's version of WrestleMania as a sort of mega-house show, and hopefully bringing back some of that gritty and grimy rasslin'.
Ian Williams
11.27.18
bruiseday

The Blurred Line Between Real Violence and Wrestling Violence

Becky Lynch was knocked out of her 'Survivor Series' match by a wayward punch to the face that left her concussed earlier in the week, but she still thrilled the crowd.
Ian Williams
11.20.18
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