Yellowcard are back, but how does the Better Days measure up to the band’s back catalogue? 👀 open.substack.com/pub/benroger...

Caught up on #AEWFullGear so had to share my thoughts on what was another blistering PPV. Did you rate it as highly as I did? 🤔 open.substack.com/pub/benroger...

Just finished Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth. Absolutely heartbreaking but a necessary reminder of how little the truth matters when the media has a story to chase. #FuckTheSun

Received news I don’t know how to process… so going to watch the final night of this tour instead of trying 😔

So which Blood & Guts match do we think headlines? The men because it’s (mostly) two factions facing off, or the women which has a few weeks extra build but is more of a thrown together group of stars 🤔 #AEWCollision

Tanahashi’s Gifu farewell. Tsuji challenging Takeshita for Wrestle Kingdom. House of Torture still being booked like WWE heels. The full NJPW Final Homecoming breakdown is here 👉 benrogers223.substack.com/p/njpw-hiros... #njhomecoming #njpw

The story of how I made a twat of myself when I met acting royalty 😬 benrogers223.substack.com/p/the-not-al...

My gran passed away 5 years ago. My parents were called today to ask what they wanted done with her ashes… We were told at the time the crematorium would scatter the ashes next to my grandad. Apparently they decided to wait all this time then request £45 to do so 🤬

#AEWWrestleDream delivered chaos, adrenaline & insane in-ring action. From dream tag matches and shock moments, to disappointing booking decisions, check out my full breakdown. Agree, disagree, or have a hot take? I want to hear it 👀 benrogers223.substack.com/p/aew-wrestl...

The I Quit main event sure as hell was a spectacle but the finish really went against the whole build. Neither man will ever say the words… unless Mox is in a sharpshooter for three seconds 🤷‍♂️ #AEWWrestleDream

It taking three consecutive buckshot lariats really hammers home how much of a bad motherfucker Samoa Joe is… and the post-match beat down further proved it 😳 #AEWWrestleDream

Catching up on #AEWWrestleDream and not sure what’s more nonsensical… Mercedes winning an interim title to secure an 11th title OR Her using the nickname Ultimo Moné, when Ulti-Moné was right there 🤦‍♂️

My neck’s gone, my voice is fucked and I couldn’t be happier! New Found Glory were absolute class 👏👏

Had a brilliant time seeing Biffy Clyro for the 8th time last night. Here’s my review, including a clip of the acoustic version of True Believer: benrogers223.substack.com/p/off-the-re...

Not gonna lie, I never thought I’d see the day Biffy Clyro made it through a gig fully clothed 🤯

Busy few days coming up… Matinee acoustic Biffy Clyro show this afternoon, then seeing New Found Glory and Real Friends on Saturday night in London 😮‍💨 See you on the other side!

Just caught #OneBattleAfterAnother. No spoilers but safe to say, it's yet another brilliant movie that DiCaprio can add to what is surely close to an unmatchable back catalogue. Great breakthrough performance by Chase Infiniti too, no doubt she's going places, quickly! 👏👏

An unexpected appearance by Ryan Giggs in Cardiff #WALBEL

So King of Pro Wrestling 2025 is in the books and New Japan made the call that was guaranteed to split opinion... Here's my full review on why #njkopw might just have been the promotion's top show of the year so far #njpw

So Takeshita beats Goto in his first defence. Confident we’ll be seeing him defend vs Okada down the line too but who’s taking it off him? 🤔 Uemura is my ideal pick but who knows where it’ll go. It’s why I love New Japan! #njkopw

Takeshita has fulfilled a childhood dream. It’ll piss off some but for me, this is a showcase of what hard work achieves 👏👏 #njpw #njkopw

Holy shit! What a match 🤯 Hats off to both Takeshita and ZSJ for delivering an absolute classic #njpw #njkopw

So here we go! The match that’s going to split fans right down the minute and bring out the tribals. ZSJ vs Takeshita for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. This is going to be special! #njpw #njkopw

Are the unaffiliated joining Bullet Club War Dogs?! #njpw #njkopw

YES! Knock Out Brothers see off Uemura and Umino to retain the titles… they need to have a long, dominant run #njkopw

If it’s the direction NJPW goes in, Aaron Wolf better absolutely batter EVIL on his debut #njkopw

Great show so far. Sadly it’s about to drop as EVIL is up to bore the world 🥱 #njkopw

Loved that! Minimal HoT interference bullshit that’s ruined matches for years, just unadulterated violence #njkopw

What an opener! Syuri winning the big one in a brilliant clash with Sareee 🔥🔥 #njkopw

Up and ready for what I can’t help but see as a win/win main event. Either ZSJ retains or Takeshita wins the big one and a sub-set of the NJPW fandom gets real angry. Either way, guaranteed entertainment 😂 #njkopw

WWE surprised Aussies are booing the US National anthem 🤦‍♂️ #wwecrownjewel

Which ex prime minister's face most closely resembles a dinner plate? Which one do I call a "vile piece of sub-human scum"? Find out in my latest blog post on the absolute state of UK politics...

This week I battled a blinking cursor. Spoiler: the cursor nearly won. The latest edition of The (Not Always) Fine Print covers writer’s block, the strange places inspiration comes from, and why even a blank page can be part of the process. benrogers223.substack.com/p/the-not-al...

Did Destruction deliver, or was the Kobe faithful left disappointed? Check out my review of New Japan's latest showing here #njdest

Did Destruction deliver, or was the Kobe faithful left disappointed? Check out my review of New Japan's latest showing here #njdest

ZSJ: “Ren Narita had me the closest I’ve been to tapping out in 8 years in New Japan. So hats off to you, you ugly little cunt. Very impressive…” Got to love Zack’s unique style of showing respect 😂 #njdest

Shingo and Kidd delivering the level of hard-hitting violence that’s needed on a Sunday morning #njdest

Great showing as always from Tsuji and Finlay. The latter deserves so much more credit, he’s been putting out great matches for longer than people like to admit #njdest

Out for drinks last night and ended up in a rock pub with a juke box. Safe to say wrestling fans had taken over. In the space of 20 minutes we heard the themes of John Cena, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit before Creed kicked in. Six pints deep, it was quite an experience 😳

In the past 24 hours I’ve bought tickets to see My Chemical Romance’s Long Live the Black Parade tour, and Taking Back Sunday performing Louder Now in full at #SDF26… To say 16 year old me would’ve been losing his shit is an understatement 🤯

Fitting that the first music review I write on my SubStack is for Biffy Clyro, the band that’s got me through more struggles than I’d like to admit: open.substack.com/pub/benroger...

Given how often I’m asked the question, here’s why, despite the bigotry and death threats, I’m not leaving Twitter…

So, #AEWAllOut had it all: title changes, shock returns, 5 ⭐ classics and a main event that'll be talked about for years. My review covers it all, including why sticking with #AEWAllOut over yet another Brock vs Cena squash was the right call 👇

Two months until season five. Guess it’s time to start the rewatch 👀 #StrangerThings

So, #AEWAllOut had it all: title changes, shock returns, 5 ⭐ classics and a main event that'll be talked about for years. My review covers it all, including why sticking with #AEWAllOut over yet another Brock vs Cena squash was the right call 👇

Give Hangman and Fletcher all the stars, that was incredible! 😮‍💨 #AEWAllOut

Just saw myself on an AEW PPV during a match of the year contender. Can’t lie, that’s made my night! #AEWAllOut

This main event is shaping up to be the perfect finish to a brilliant PPV. Fletcher and Hangman are giving us everything #AEWAllOut

TARZAN BOY 🥳 #AEWAllOut

Fuck me! Some of the spots in that ladder match were out of this world 😮‍💨 another banger on Bandido’s wrestler of the year resume #AEWAllOut