Wrestlemania of course was the first huge show of the Vince McMahon era and with it being a big hit what do you do but fire up a sequel. This time around they held it in three cities on the same night (one of the worst ideas in wrestling history is the one card/multiple venues … Continue reading Retro Recap – Wrestlemania 2
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
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
Early Royal Rumble Thoughts
The Royal Rumble is Sunday and for only the second time the World Title is on the line in the match itself. The previous time was in 1992 when the vacated title was put up for grabs. This year Roman Reigns is defending the title in the match. Here's who's in it so far: Roman … Continue reading Early Royal Rumble Thoughts
Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1990
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 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
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 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
Retro Recap – WrestleMania XV
WrestleMania was the second 'Mania of the Attitude Era and the second time in as many years that Stone Cold Steve Austin would challenge for the WWF Title in the main event. In the months leading up to it, Austin had been screwed out of the title by Vince McMahon who used a bunch of … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania XV
Stroke of Genius 