With NXT catching on so well over the last year it's not out of the ordinary to see people on social media proclaiming it's superiority over the main WWE product. I'm not here to 'well actually' that sentiment, but comparing the two are like apples and oranges. I like NXT, and when it's at … Continue reading Booking NXT vs Booking WWE
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn Recap
The prelude show to Summerslam is all done, and was an excellent outing that the main show tonight is going to have a hard time living up to. They hit most of their marks on the show and we got probably the big emotional ending of the year in the NXT Women's Title Match. There … Continue reading NXT Takeover: Brooklyn Recap
Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1989
Halloween Havoc was a new event in 1989 as the NWA was continuing to expand it's pay per view schedule to compete with the WWE's offerings. It was the fourth event of 1989 and was three months after the Great American Bash, which had been an absolute home run for the company. The main event … Continue reading Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1989
RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper
So just a few weeks after losing Dusty Rhodes, we've lost another wresting icon. Rowdy Roddy Piper died Friday at age 61. Piper was easily one of the biggest heels ever and definitely top five in the 1980s. And when I say biggest heels, I mean that he was so hated that he got legit … Continue reading RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Hulk Hogan situation
Well, if you're a wrestling fan and haven't been under a rock today you've probably heard about Hulk Hogan being all but completely disappeared from WWE history after some pretty damning quotes in a court transcript were released that showed Hogan using the n-word a whole bunch of times and letting his inner racist out … Continue reading The Hulk Hogan situation
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground has come and gone. There weren't any title changes, but some big things did happen. The show was a match short due to Ryback's injury forcing him out of working, which both got some more time for the remaining matches and resulted in the show ending early. How did that affect the show … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
Retro Recap – NWA Great American Bash 1989
Time for another retro recap, this one for the 1989 Great American Bash put on by the NWA. The show was their third pay per view event of 1989, two months after Wrestle War 89 (which I recapped here a few days ago) and was headlined by a World Title Match where returning legend Terry … Continue reading Retro Recap – NWA Great American Bash 1989
Retro Recap: NWA Starrcade 86
Another Retro Recap here, this one for Starrcade 86 - Night of the Skywalkers. This one was the last one before the NWA ventured into Pay-Per-View, and wasn't available in its entirety for us little people until the WWE Network came into existence. (One more reason to order the Network if you haven't already. It's … Continue reading Retro Recap: NWA Starrcade 86
Retro Recap: NWA Wrestle War 89
Thanks to WWE Network, I have another Retro Recap. This one is for WCW (then still called the NWA) Wrestle War 1989. This was the second pay per view show after Ted Turner bought the company from Jim Crockett, and the difference was pretty clear. When Turner took over and put Jim Herd in charge … Continue reading Retro Recap: NWA Wrestle War 89
Retro Recap – Starrcade 87
Starrcade 87 was the NWA's first foray into pay per view, and it didn't go particularly well on the business side. Starrcade had become a Thanksgiving tradition for the NWA and was one of the biggest days on the wrestling calendar. second to only WrestleMania. So of course when pay per view became a thing, … Continue reading Retro Recap – Starrcade 87
Stroke of Genius 