Vince McMahon has no new ideas left.
Raw is currently a sinking ship, with ratings setting record-lows week after week. Admittedly, in the middle of a pandemic, but the show is at an all-time low.
McMahon clearly has no idea what to do.
This week on Raw the company introduced a new concept, Raw Underground, which consisted of Shane McMahon hosting a “fight club” in a warehouse somewhere, using a ring with no ropes. The no-holds barred fighting looked like a typical brawl in a WWE backstage segment. Nothing was new or fresh. The referee during the fights (underground fights have referees?) even signaled for the timekeeper to ring the bell prior to the fights beginning.
It was a wrestling match, in a dark warehouse, using a ring with no ropes. That’s all it was.
Elsewhere on the show, WWE hyped that Ric Flair would be making an appearance.
Raw is currently a sinking ship, with ratings setting record-lows week after week. Admittedly, in the middle of a pandemic, but the show is at an all-time low.
McMahon clearly has no idea what to do.
This week on Raw the company introduced a new concept, Raw Underground, which consisted of Shane McMahon hosting a “fight club” in a warehouse somewhere, using a ring with no ropes. The no-holds barred fighting looked like a typical brawl in a WWE backstage segment. Nothing was new or fresh. The referee during the fights (underground fights have referees?) even signaled for the timekeeper to ring the bell prior to the fights beginning.
It was a wrestling match, in a dark warehouse, using a ring with no ropes. That’s all it was.
Elsewhere on the show, WWE hyped that Ric Flair would be making an appearance.
- 8/5/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Cher. No, we don’t. American Horror Story: 1984 was pretty good. I hope this is better than that Lana/Rusev promo from Raw. That shouldn’t be too hard.
Match #1: Jon Moxley defeated Michael Nakazawa The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Nakazawa tried to avenge his friend Kenny Omega’s loss, and charged Moxley before Moxley could even remove his ring jacket. That only angered Moxley, who nailed Nakazawa with the Paradigm Shift for a fast and furious victory. “Moxley doesn’t get paid by the hour,” said Jim Ross.
My Opinion: 1.3 out of 5 - $#!+…a squash. This was as bad as it would have been in the WWE. Why? Damn it.
Match #2: Dark Order defeated Jurassic Express The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Jungle...
Match #1: Jon Moxley defeated Michael Nakazawa The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Nakazawa tried to avenge his friend Kenny Omega’s loss, and charged Moxley before Moxley could even remove his ring jacket. That only angered Moxley, who nailed Nakazawa with the Paradigm Shift for a fast and furious victory. “Moxley doesn’t get paid by the hour,” said Jim Ross.
My Opinion: 1.3 out of 5 - $#!+…a squash. This was as bad as it would have been in the WWE. Why? Damn it.
Match #2: Dark Order defeated Jurassic Express The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Jungle...
- 11/14/2019
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
WWE.com
WWE have revealed that former wrestling manager Slick will be the man to induct The Big Boss Man into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
A memorable character from the 80s, Slick managed the Boss Man for his first couple of years in WWF. Nicknamed “The Doctor Of Style”, the storyline went that Slick brought the former corrections officer from Cobb County, Georgia to deliver hard times to the World Wrestling Federation.
After a successful run as a singles competitor, Slick would then pair Boss Man with Akeem to form the gigantic tag team, The Twin Towers. Their partnership would come to an end in 1990, when Slick attempted to sell the Boss Man’s services to The Million Dollar Man.
Also set to be inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016 this weekend are;
Sting – to be inducted By Ric Flair
The Godfather – to be inducted by...
WWE have revealed that former wrestling manager Slick will be the man to induct The Big Boss Man into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
A memorable character from the 80s, Slick managed the Boss Man for his first couple of years in WWF. Nicknamed “The Doctor Of Style”, the storyline went that Slick brought the former corrections officer from Cobb County, Georgia to deliver hard times to the World Wrestling Federation.
After a successful run as a singles competitor, Slick would then pair Boss Man with Akeem to form the gigantic tag team, The Twin Towers. Their partnership would come to an end in 1990, when Slick attempted to sell the Boss Man’s services to The Million Dollar Man.
Also set to be inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016 this weekend are;
Sting – to be inducted By Ric Flair
The Godfather – to be inducted by...
- 3/28/2016
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
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The Mighty Don’t Kneel (Tmdk), one of the most successful tag teams in Japanese wrestling, have inked a deal to start working for WWE Nxt.
The signing was announced officially via WWE.com and isn’t all that unexpected, though it is somewhat delayed, as the pair took part in a tryout camp with WWE last June.
The duo of Michael Nicholls and Shane Veryzer, both of Australia, have been competing as a tag team now for many years. They have been tag team champions in Japan’s Pro Wrestling Noah organization on two separate occasions. Though the team has also spent time wrestling in their native country of Australia, they have easily achieved most of their notoriety and fame while wrestling in Japan.
Tmdk were voted the top tag team of the year in 2013 by the Japanese media. This was significant due to the fact that it...
The Mighty Don’t Kneel (Tmdk), one of the most successful tag teams in Japanese wrestling, have inked a deal to start working for WWE Nxt.
The signing was announced officially via WWE.com and isn’t all that unexpected, though it is somewhat delayed, as the pair took part in a tryout camp with WWE last June.
The duo of Michael Nicholls and Shane Veryzer, both of Australia, have been competing as a tag team now for many years. They have been tag team champions in Japan’s Pro Wrestling Noah organization on two separate occasions. Though the team has also spent time wrestling in their native country of Australia, they have easily achieved most of their notoriety and fame while wrestling in Japan.
Tmdk were voted the top tag team of the year in 2013 by the Japanese media. This was significant due to the fact that it...
- 3/26/2016
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
WWE have revealed that former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader will be the man to induct Stan Hansen into the WWE Hall Of Fame in Dallas next month.
The connection between the two grapplers is clear. Way back in February 1990, Vader fought Hansen at an Ajpw versus Njpw supercard show where Hansen inadvertently poked Vader’s eye out of its socket with his right thumb, after getting carried away during an exchange of stiff exchanges.
Incredibly, Vader would continue the contest after removing his own mask to push the eyeball back into its socket and holding it in place with his eyelid. The match would continue and eventually end in a no-contest, with Vader eating needing a metal place to be surgically placed under his eye.
Those old enough to remember it can remind themselves of the brutal match below…
For his achievements in wrestling all over the world,...
WWE have revealed that former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader will be the man to induct Stan Hansen into the WWE Hall Of Fame in Dallas next month.
The connection between the two grapplers is clear. Way back in February 1990, Vader fought Hansen at an Ajpw versus Njpw supercard show where Hansen inadvertently poked Vader’s eye out of its socket with his right thumb, after getting carried away during an exchange of stiff exchanges.
Incredibly, Vader would continue the contest after removing his own mask to push the eyeball back into its socket and holding it in place with his eyelid. The match would continue and eventually end in a no-contest, with Vader eating needing a metal place to be surgically placed under his eye.
Those old enough to remember it can remind themselves of the brutal match below…
For his achievements in wrestling all over the world,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
Stan Hansen was officially announced as the latest inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 evening during last night’s Raw broadcast.
Hansen will be honored alongside this year’s other inductees on Saturday, April 2nd, the night before WrestleMania 32.
Hansen has long been regarded as one of the greatest brawlers in professional wrestling history. He started his career in 1973 and wrestled all the way up until 2001. Though Hansen did appear for Wwwf, WWF, Awa, and several regional promotions in America, most of his success came as the stiff-working American in Japan. He wrestled for both All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling during his time in Asia. He is arguably the most successful American wrestler in the history of Japan.
Hansen’s time in McMahon’s territory was highlighted by feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant, and Bob Backlund. He famously broke...
Stan Hansen was officially announced as the latest inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 evening during last night’s Raw broadcast.
Hansen will be honored alongside this year’s other inductees on Saturday, April 2nd, the night before WrestleMania 32.
Hansen has long been regarded as one of the greatest brawlers in professional wrestling history. He started his career in 1973 and wrestled all the way up until 2001. Though Hansen did appear for Wwwf, WWF, Awa, and several regional promotions in America, most of his success came as the stiff-working American in Japan. He wrestled for both All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling during his time in Asia. He is arguably the most successful American wrestler in the history of Japan.
Hansen’s time in McMahon’s territory was highlighted by feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant, and Bob Backlund. He famously broke...
- 3/22/2016
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The WWE Hall of Fame news continues with a report that former All Japan Triple Crown and Awa Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen and former WWE Women’s Champion Jacqueline will be inducted into this year’s class.
Though WWE has not acknowledged the inductions on television or online, the company released a special commemorative WrestleMania 32 magazine last week that named Hansen and Jacqueline as 2016 inductees.
WhatCulture.com actually broke the news of Jacqueline’s induction several weeks ago…
Though Stan Hansen primarily made his reputation in Japan, he also competed for WWE in the 1970s, quickly becoming one of the company’s top heels. When Bruno Sammartino suffered a broken neck in a match with Hansen, credit for the injury was given to “The Lariat’s” devastating finishing maneuver. He headlined shows with Sammartino and Bob Backlund before heading to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he would spend...
The WWE Hall of Fame news continues with a report that former All Japan Triple Crown and Awa Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen and former WWE Women’s Champion Jacqueline will be inducted into this year’s class.
Though WWE has not acknowledged the inductions on television or online, the company released a special commemorative WrestleMania 32 magazine last week that named Hansen and Jacqueline as 2016 inductees.
WhatCulture.com actually broke the news of Jacqueline’s induction several weeks ago…
Though Stan Hansen primarily made his reputation in Japan, he also competed for WWE in the 1970s, quickly becoming one of the company’s top heels. When Bruno Sammartino suffered a broken neck in a match with Hansen, credit for the injury was given to “The Lariat’s” devastating finishing maneuver. He headlined shows with Sammartino and Bob Backlund before heading to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he would spend...
- 3/8/2016
- by Scott Fried
- Obsessed with Film
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Is the WWE Hall Of Fame about to get another non-wrestling inductee?
Mick Foley has taken to Facebook to lead calls for the late lead singer of Motorhead to be inducted posthumously into the Hall Of Fame over the WrestleMania weekend in Dallas.
His simple post said simply that it “makes perfect sense” to him, eliciting a major response from his followers, who he thanked in a response for their engagement. He also went into greater detail on why he deserved to be included after a split response:
“As long as there is a celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame, the company can induct people who made a particular WrestleMania a little more fun, or people like Lemmy, who have left an indelible footprint on the product.”
The point about indelible footprints is a pertinent one: can it be argued that he made as big an impact as Drew Carey?...
Is the WWE Hall Of Fame about to get another non-wrestling inductee?
Mick Foley has taken to Facebook to lead calls for the late lead singer of Motorhead to be inducted posthumously into the Hall Of Fame over the WrestleMania weekend in Dallas.
His simple post said simply that it “makes perfect sense” to him, eliciting a major response from his followers, who he thanked in a response for their engagement. He also went into greater detail on why he deserved to be included after a split response:
“As long as there is a celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame, the company can induct people who made a particular WrestleMania a little more fun, or people like Lemmy, who have left an indelible footprint on the product.”
The point about indelible footprints is a pertinent one: can it be argued that he made as big an impact as Drew Carey?...
- 1/14/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
Rob Van Dam didn’t surprise a lot of people when he made a success of himself in WWE. For years, wrestling fans – along with the man’s peers in Ecw – had been saying that he was a star in the making. In many respects, it was Vince McMahon who surprised people by actually pushing Rvd. In his own words, Van Dam is not a stereotypical wrestler for many promoters.
Recently, ‘Mr. Monday Night’ has been discussing the possibility of returning to the ring for one last run. Currently, Rvd has a deal with WWE that restricts who he can work for. However, it seems that’s not something that bothers the former WWE and Ecw World Champion, because he’s content with his agreement.
On the subject of that last run, wrestling fans shouldn’t expect it anytime soon. Rob Van Dam is seemingly happy away from the WWE schedule,...
Rob Van Dam didn’t surprise a lot of people when he made a success of himself in WWE. For years, wrestling fans – along with the man’s peers in Ecw – had been saying that he was a star in the making. In many respects, it was Vince McMahon who surprised people by actually pushing Rvd. In his own words, Van Dam is not a stereotypical wrestler for many promoters.
Recently, ‘Mr. Monday Night’ has been discussing the possibility of returning to the ring for one last run. Currently, Rvd has a deal with WWE that restricts who he can work for. However, it seems that’s not something that bothers the former WWE and Ecw World Champion, because he’s content with his agreement.
On the subject of that last run, wrestling fans shouldn’t expect it anytime soon. Rob Van Dam is seemingly happy away from the WWE schedule,...
- 10/2/2015
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
WWE
John Bradshaw Layfield has been employed by the WWE for almost twenty years. It is a career that has seen him go from a cowboy/mountain man, to a barroom brawler, to a Stan Hansen wannabe, back to a barroom brawler and then, finally, to his most successful incarnation: the Jbl character.
It took Jbl a long time to make it to the top. For the first nine years of his WWE career, he was primarily a tag teamer or an undercard singles wrestler. However, having cultivated friendships with WWE power players like The Undertaker, Triple H and Vince McMahon, he was selected for main event stardom in 2004.
Although he was a midcard guy on-screen, off-screen Bradshaw had a very important, self-appointed role in the WWE locker room. Throughout the years there have been plentiful stories of Jbl’s backstage behaviour, including allegations of bullying, hazing and racism/xenophobia.
John Bradshaw Layfield has been employed by the WWE for almost twenty years. It is a career that has seen him go from a cowboy/mountain man, to a barroom brawler, to a Stan Hansen wannabe, back to a barroom brawler and then, finally, to his most successful incarnation: the Jbl character.
It took Jbl a long time to make it to the top. For the first nine years of his WWE career, he was primarily a tag teamer or an undercard singles wrestler. However, having cultivated friendships with WWE power players like The Undertaker, Triple H and Vince McMahon, he was selected for main event stardom in 2004.
Although he was a midcard guy on-screen, off-screen Bradshaw had a very important, self-appointed role in the WWE locker room. Throughout the years there have been plentiful stories of Jbl’s backstage behaviour, including allegations of bullying, hazing and racism/xenophobia.
- 7/17/2015
- by Lewis Howse
- Obsessed with Film
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The most recent wrestling personality to appear on Chris Jericho’s Podcast One show was former WWE Champion and current announcer John Layfield, better known to fans as Jbl. The man formerly known as Bradshaw has had a lengthy career with WWE, dating back to late 1995 when he signed his contract, debuting the following January as Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw, a Texan roughneck heavily inspired by Stan Hansen.
He had a respectable career as a tag team wrestler, most notably as one half of the Apa (Acolyte Protection Agency) with Ron Simmons before a sudden dearth of name talent forced WWE to repackage him as John Bradshaw Layfiend–Jbl, for short–and shove him into the main event scene.
While his matches may not have been lighting the world on fire, he was doing his job in the ring and getting tremendous heat through his promos. The character was great at infuriating the audience,...
The most recent wrestling personality to appear on Chris Jericho’s Podcast One show was former WWE Champion and current announcer John Layfield, better known to fans as Jbl. The man formerly known as Bradshaw has had a lengthy career with WWE, dating back to late 1995 when he signed his contract, debuting the following January as Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw, a Texan roughneck heavily inspired by Stan Hansen.
He had a respectable career as a tag team wrestler, most notably as one half of the Apa (Acolyte Protection Agency) with Ron Simmons before a sudden dearth of name talent forced WWE to repackage him as John Bradshaw Layfiend–Jbl, for short–and shove him into the main event scene.
While his matches may not have been lighting the world on fire, he was doing his job in the ring and getting tremendous heat through his promos. The character was great at infuriating the audience,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Brad Hamilton
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The WWE is a monolith, its resources un-matched by any other. As part of its operation WWE tours the globe, promoting and expanding its brand and reach in the process. Even at times when the wrestling business experiences a downturn in popularity in the United States WWE can still do big business on international live events and has steadily increased its international schedule in recent years.
One country the WWE frequently tours is also one known for its serious approach to the art of wrestling. The Land of the Rising Sun has a reputation for producing legitimately tough wrestlers who hit their opponents hard and have a deep respect for the tradition and history of professional wrestling. This mentality is ingrained in them during their training in the unforgiving Dojo system, where they are subject to almost inhuman endurance drills and in-ring punishment as they work their way...
The WWE is a monolith, its resources un-matched by any other. As part of its operation WWE tours the globe, promoting and expanding its brand and reach in the process. Even at times when the wrestling business experiences a downturn in popularity in the United States WWE can still do big business on international live events and has steadily increased its international schedule in recent years.
One country the WWE frequently tours is also one known for its serious approach to the art of wrestling. The Land of the Rising Sun has a reputation for producing legitimately tough wrestlers who hit their opponents hard and have a deep respect for the tradition and history of professional wrestling. This mentality is ingrained in them during their training in the unforgiving Dojo system, where they are subject to almost inhuman endurance drills and in-ring punishment as they work their way...
- 11/10/2014
- by Lewis Howse
- Obsessed with Film
Michael Kingston is a lifelong comic book and wrestling fan. In the past, various writers have attempted to create comics that mixed the two genres, but failed in spectacular fashion. In Headlocked: The Last Territory, though, Kingston creates a realistic hero in Mike Hartman who we follow on a journey in the unforgiving business. Filled with emotion and a clear passion from its writer, Headlocked is the most realistic portrayal of wrestling in the graphic novel form to date.
For his upcoming sequel Headlocked: The Last Territory Vol. 2, we follow the continuation of Hartman’s story. Kingston has taken to Kickstarter once more to raise the funds necessary to produce the book. Teaming up with him again is wrestling legend Jerry Lawler who will be providing the cover artwork. Also joining on the project in the role of guest creators are Booker T, Rob Van Dam, A.J. Styles, John Morrison,...
For his upcoming sequel Headlocked: The Last Territory Vol. 2, we follow the continuation of Hartman’s story. Kingston has taken to Kickstarter once more to raise the funds necessary to produce the book. Teaming up with him again is wrestling legend Jerry Lawler who will be providing the cover artwork. Also joining on the project in the role of guest creators are Booker T, Rob Van Dam, A.J. Styles, John Morrison,...
- 10/30/2014
- by Andrew Soucek
- Obsessed with Film
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As we near WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer, let's take a look back at the 1989 edition's questionable main-eventer.
SummerSlam is coming up this Sunday and the big match involves Seth Rollins yet again trying to take the WWE Universal Championship from "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar. These days, Brock Lesnar is treated as the ultimate end boss of WWE, but it wasn't always like that. Prior to breaking the Undertaker's streak and demolishing John Cena, Lesnar had a rather strange role in the company. He was a special attraction who only appeared a handful of times, but was ruined by some high-profile losses. His first match back to the company was a loss to Cena and then he had a big loss to Triple H at WrestleMania. It took a while for WWE to figure out what to do with him.
The whole thing makes...
As we near WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer, let's take a look back at the 1989 edition's questionable main-eventer.
SummerSlam is coming up this Sunday and the big match involves Seth Rollins yet again trying to take the WWE Universal Championship from "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar. These days, Brock Lesnar is treated as the ultimate end boss of WWE, but it wasn't always like that. Prior to breaking the Undertaker's streak and demolishing John Cena, Lesnar had a rather strange role in the company. He was a special attraction who only appeared a handful of times, but was ruined by some high-profile losses. His first match back to the company was a loss to Cena and then he had a big loss to Triple H at WrestleMania. It took a while for WWE to figure out what to do with him.
The whole thing makes...
- 8/13/2014
- Den of Geek
WWE.com
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
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The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
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The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
- 4/14/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony is this Saturday, and another group of inductees, headlined by the Ultimate Warrior, will join the ranks of wrestling’s greatest men and women. But there are still numerous deserving wrestlers who have not yet been inducted.
Here is a list of 15 of those wrestlers, tag teams, or factions that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Keep in mind that this list has been compiled according to WWE’s criteria for what constitutes a deserving addition to an “elite” group that includes Koko B. Ware but not Frank Gotch. There are going to be a lot of names not included that many will feel are more deserving of inclusion, and they should check out the list of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Famers or the Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers.
Here is the extensive criteria for those who will not make this list.
The 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony is this Saturday, and another group of inductees, headlined by the Ultimate Warrior, will join the ranks of wrestling’s greatest men and women. But there are still numerous deserving wrestlers who have not yet been inducted.
Here is a list of 15 of those wrestlers, tag teams, or factions that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Keep in mind that this list has been compiled according to WWE’s criteria for what constitutes a deserving addition to an “elite” group that includes Koko B. Ware but not Frank Gotch. There are going to be a lot of names not included that many will feel are more deserving of inclusion, and they should check out the list of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Famers or the Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers.
Here is the extensive criteria for those who will not make this list.
- 4/4/2014
- by Seagull
- Obsessed with Film
After about a month of taking in what the WWE Network has to offer I thought we could take a look at some of the things that are worth your time on there, and even just to pick up on DVD. Every PPV event from WWE(F), WCW and Ecw is included on the on-demand section of the network, which means there is hundreds of shows and thousands of hours worth of wrestling to dig through, so I wanted to whittle it down to ten shows that I feel are worth watching, and the reasons will be highlighted too.
Let’s begin with an obvious one shall we?
WWE: WrestleMania 1
Held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, the very first WWF pay-per-view ever presented and a show that lit the fuse on the rocket that became sports entertainment and the concept of pay-per-view. The show isn’t...
Let’s begin with an obvious one shall we?
WWE: WrestleMania 1
Held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, the very first WWF pay-per-view ever presented and a show that lit the fuse on the rocket that became sports entertainment and the concept of pay-per-view. The show isn’t...
- 3/24/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
WWE.com
On the heels of WrestleMania 30, WWE will be taking it to the extreme at their sixth annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view on May 4 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Given the PG aspirations of WWE in recent years, however, the action won’t nearly be as “extreme” as when the term was coined in the more violent, hard-hitting 1990s.
WWE considers gratuitous chairshots and bloodletting too extreme for TV nowadays, but such excesses were a necessary evil when they first rose to notoriety, insists a man who personified the era.
“Extreme rules, hardcore wrestling — whatever they want to call it — was born out of a necessity to survive,” said the hardcore legend Terry Funk, who revolutionized the business. “In Ecw, hardcore wrestling wasn’t done just for the fun of it. It was done for a purpose, for a reason. And for me, it was done to exist and produce a revenue for my family.
On the heels of WrestleMania 30, WWE will be taking it to the extreme at their sixth annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view on May 4 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Given the PG aspirations of WWE in recent years, however, the action won’t nearly be as “extreme” as when the term was coined in the more violent, hard-hitting 1990s.
WWE considers gratuitous chairshots and bloodletting too extreme for TV nowadays, but such excesses were a necessary evil when they first rose to notoriety, insists a man who personified the era.
“Extreme rules, hardcore wrestling — whatever they want to call it — was born out of a necessity to survive,” said the hardcore legend Terry Funk, who revolutionized the business. “In Ecw, hardcore wrestling wasn’t done just for the fun of it. It was done for a purpose, for a reason. And for me, it was done to exist and produce a revenue for my family.
- 3/14/2014
- by Marshall Ward
- Obsessed with Film
As we begin the month of October, I fondly remember Halloween Havoc, WCW’s annual fall extravaganza. Halloween Havoc was the one pay-per-view I looked forward to every year since it seemed like the company was inventing some weird gimmick. Some of them worked very well (The Thunderdome or Thunder Cage before the threat of lawsuit), others had mixed results (Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal) and others made me cringe (Chamber of Horrors, Sumo Monster Truck Match). Today, I want to talk about the one Halloween Havoc that didn’t have some weird or insane gimmick match: Halloween Havoc 1990 with the tagline “Terror Rules the Ring”. The card emanated from The Uic Pavilion in Chicago, a location that had held two previous Nwa PPVs: Starrcade 1987 and The Chi-Town Rumble.
At The Great American Bash, Sting defeated Ric Flair to win the Nwa World Championship in a fantastic main event,...
At The Great American Bash, Sting defeated Ric Flair to win the Nwa World Championship in a fantastic main event,...
- 10/10/2013
- by Robert Goeman
- Obsessed with Film
We can say what many from Bruno Sammartino’s era, whether it be fans or performers, can not – we were there when Bruno Sammartino was finally inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and one of the most charred bridges in WWE history began its recovery. The night before WrestleMania, we will witness history.
It is a war that waged on for literally decades. Bruno Sammartino and Vince McMahon have traded insults in several formats, through radio interviews, television appearances, books, journalistic editorials, you name it Bruno and McMahon played it. Bruno was commonly on the attack, with McMahon reserving criticism and attempting to keep the peace.
Throughout the late nineties Sammartino, the longest reigning WWE Champion of all-time, heavily criticized the organization, its officials and the product for “selling out,” and abandoning what had made it so great during his era. He has repeatedly called the WWE product vulgar,...
It is a war that waged on for literally decades. Bruno Sammartino and Vince McMahon have traded insults in several formats, through radio interviews, television appearances, books, journalistic editorials, you name it Bruno and McMahon played it. Bruno was commonly on the attack, with McMahon reserving criticism and attempting to keep the peace.
Throughout the late nineties Sammartino, the longest reigning WWE Champion of all-time, heavily criticized the organization, its officials and the product for “selling out,” and abandoning what had made it so great during his era. He has repeatedly called the WWE product vulgar,...
- 2/9/2013
- by Jason Patrick
- Obsessed with Film
The corner of the Internet occupied by Independent Wrestling exploded this week when it was reported that Montreal-based independent wrestler El Generico had signed with the WWE. What the “dirt sheets” (i.e. the wrestling news and rumour web-sites) are currently reporting is that, “El Generico has not signed a WWE contract, but there is a verbal deal in place. WWE protocol is to not actually offer written contracts until the prospective wrestler has passed all drug tests and medical tests.“
So, is it true? As a Montreal wrestling insider and a guy who once upon a time booked El Generico, I might be expected to know the truth. But I don’t… and if I did know the truth, I wouldn’t tell you. In fact, if I knew the truth, I would tell you that I knew nothing, because that’s the kind of business wrestling is and...
So, is it true? As a Montreal wrestling insider and a guy who once upon a time booked El Generico, I might be expected to know the truth. But I don’t… and if I did know the truth, I wouldn’t tell you. In fact, if I knew the truth, I would tell you that I knew nothing, because that’s the kind of business wrestling is and...
- 1/11/2013
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
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