The 1990 Great American Bash was the second one since Ted Turner bought out Jim Crockett, and for the second year in a row there was some heavy roster turnover. Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk and the Great Muta, three guys who were a big part of the previous years' ring action, were gone. And the … Continue reading Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1990
Retro Recap – WWE Armageddon 2000
I was a little bored today, so I checked out WWE Armageddon 2000 on the WWE Network. Armageddon took place in December of 2000, about a month or so after Stone Cold Steve Austin returned to the ring after almost a year out of action. And things had changed a lot during his absence. The … Continue reading Retro Recap – WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Holiday Tour Report – Baltimore, MD
I went to the WWE Holiday Tour Show in Baltimore last night. Here's my rundown of what happened. Opening Match: Dolph Ziggler vs Tyler Breeze Ziggler is out here looking like Bret Michaels, circa 1990. Breeze is out with Summer Rae. These two guys really work well together now, having had time to do several … Continue reading WWE Holiday Tour Report – Baltimore, MD
Year in Review – WWE/NXT
Wrestler of the Year: Seth Rollins Let's see..Seth cashed in Money in the Bank to win the WWE World Title at WrestleMania, and was in great title matches all year long. He got a good match out of 55 year old Sting at Night of Champions and another one out of Kane at Hell in … Continue reading Year in Review – WWE/NXT
WWE TLC Recap
TLC is all done, and the injury depleted WWE had a tall task to get people talking about them in a good way again. Did they accomplish that? Here's how I saw things from last night. Triple Threat WWE Tag Team Title Ladder Match: The New Day (c) vs The Lucha Dragons vs The Usos … Continue reading WWE TLC Recap
WWE TLC Preview
It's December and that means TLC is on deck. Which means.....not a whole lot really. TLC is almost always a nothing happening show because December is pretty much a nothing happening month for the WWE. Survivor Series is where the big end of year plot twists usually take place and the Royal Rumble is a … Continue reading WWE TLC Preview
Retro Recap – SuperBrawl II
SuperBrawl 2 took place in 1992, at a very tough time for WCW. Just eight months earlier the company fired Ric Flair, it's longtime standard bearer and World Champion, and was struggling along with Lex Luger as champion. They had one gimmick that was working well for them in the form of manager Paul E. … Continue reading Retro Recap – SuperBrawl II
WWE Musings
So we're into December and the WWE is still in a state of flux with Sheamus as champion. Right now they're just trying to find something that sticks, which is pretty much how these things go. If you don't have some otherworldly star as your headliner, then you're pretty much just trying to keep things … Continue reading WWE Musings
WWE Survivor Series Recap
OK, that was one controversial event last night. Before I get to the elephant in the room I'll address the other events. Kickoff Match: Titus O'Neil, the Dudleys, Neville, and Goldust vs The Miz, The Ascension, Stardust, and Bo Dallas Not sure if there's any message behind the participant lineups for each team. Is Titus … Continue reading WWE Survivor Series Recap
What if Undertaker became the man in 1993?
With all the features that the WWE has been doing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Undertaker's debut, I was left wondering recently about what might have happened if the company had run with him as the top dog in 1992 instead of trying with Bret Hart. In case you don't know, Hart was … Continue reading What if Undertaker became the man in 1993?
Stroke of Genius 