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Retro Recap – No Way Out 2004

The February Pay Per View show is often a nothingburger, little more than a placeholder between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.  In this case things were a little different.  We were over a year into the brand split, and this was a Smackdown roster only show. WWE Tag Team Title Match: Rikishi and Scotty 2 … Continue reading Retro Recap – No Way Out 2004

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WWE Releases – Wasted Opportunities

The WWE announced a bunch of releases today, among them King Barrett, Damien Sandow, and former WWE Diva Cameron.  None of the names are particularly surprising but Barrett and Sandow are two poster children for the company missing the mark when it comes to pushing people right.  Both of these guys could have reached much … Continue reading WWE Releases – Wasted Opportunities

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So where do we go from here?

We're now setting into what is the business as usual part of the WWE calendar.  Payback is behind us, Extreme Rules looms ahead on May 22, then from there we're on Operation Keep Things Interesting Until Summerslam.  So how do they plan on doing that?  I'm not sure but there are a few fronts that … Continue reading So where do we go from here?

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WWE Payback Recap

Pre-Show: Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin Surprising finish here.  I think everyone had Ziggler doing the honors and jobbing, and yet......he won with a rollup.  Match was ok, but felt a little short as I watched it live.  I honestly don't know where this leaves Corbin.  He better get a rematch soon to get a … Continue reading WWE Payback Recap

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WrestleMania 32 Recap

OK, better late than never here's my WrestleMania report.  The show was pretty long and had 11 actual matches (I'm not counting the Rock's segment), more than we've had in a while.  As expected Roman Reigns walked out as the champion, much to the chagrin of a lot of people.  The show also saw the … Continue reading WrestleMania 32 Recap

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NXT Takeover: Dallas Recap

NXT Tag Team Title Match: The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) vs American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) - Great opener.  Dash and Dawson and totally in the mold of old school NWA teams like Ole and Arn Anderson or the Midnight Express, from the double team moves to the cheating tactics.  Jordan … Continue reading NXT Takeover: Dallas Recap

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WrestleMania 32 Preview

The big story going into the show this year is injuries and absences.  Because of various in ring injuries the company is missing John Cena, Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, and Neville.  Some of those guys are rumored to be well enough to make a surprise appearance at the show but as far … Continue reading WrestleMania 32 Preview

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Retro Recap – WrestleMania 22

This was my first time watching this one, and I didn't read the results beforehand so everything here is new to me. WrestleMania 22 was in the midst of the Ruthless Agression Era and the brand extension. There were 12 matches in all, including five title matches. World Tag Team Title Match: Big Show and … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 22

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New Old WWE ideas for 2016

I had a twitter conversation about some things that the company could try this year to shake things up a it, and one idea stood out to me:  bring back the brand extension.  Now I missed most of the separate roster days but thanks to wikipedia and the WWE Network (still only $9.99!!) I've managed … Continue reading New Old WWE ideas for 2016