With Summerslam going down on Sunday I thought it would be cool to look back at the original show, Summerslam 1988. Summerslam was a further expansion of the WWF into the pay per view world. WrestleMania had been established in March/early April, and the Survivor Series was put up in November to stick it to … Continue reading Retro Recap – Summerslam 1988
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground is all done, and it's on to Brand Split land. Battleground has been a throwaway show since it's inception; would this year be any different? Let's see: Women's Tag Team Match: Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks and ??? OK, they went for the easy play here with Bayley as the mystery partner. … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
Well, in a matter of days things got really interesting in WWE land. We got our fastest successful Money in the Bank cash-in when Dean Ambrose caught Seth Rollins slipping and pinned him for the title just mere minutes after Seth won it from Roman Reigns and barely an hour after winning the briefcase himself. … Continue reading WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
RAW – 5/23/2016
I don't normally do RAW recaps, because I don't usually watch it live and I don't have time to get proper recaps up in any kind of timely fashion. I know you guys aren't trying to wait until the weekend to read my not so hot takes on a show that aired six days earlier. … Continue reading RAW – 5/23/2016
Extreme Rules Recap
Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin (No DQ) - This was on the pre-show. Decent match, although they didn't use the no-DQ stipulation to the fullest. Corbin should be moving on to some other opponent now. As for Ziggler....no idea. I imagine he'll get into some program with someone that will make for good house show … Continue reading Extreme Rules Recap
Extreme Rules Preview
OK, this one's gonna be pretty quick: Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin (No DQ) - This is on the pre-show. I got Corbin actually winning this time. The Usos vs Anderson & Gallows (Tornado Tag Match) - Seeing as how the Usos won clean on RAW this past Monday, Anderson & Gallows have got to … Continue reading Extreme Rules Preview
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
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
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?
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
Stroke of Genius 