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
Money the Bank Recap
Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Roman Reigns vs Neville vs Sheamus vs Kofi Kingston vs Randy Orton vs Kane vs Dolph Ziggler Color me surprised here. I thought we were getting a straightforward win for the clear favorite here, Roman, or a win by Kane to lead towards the eventual fight between he and … Continue reading Money the Bank Recap
Payback Recap
Payback is all done, and unlike other shows I've recapped, I went to this one in person. Let me tell you, seeing it live is an entirely different experience than watching it at home. For one, it's a lot more fun being in the house and chanting along with the other fans. And second there … Continue reading Payback Recap
WrestleMania 31 Report
OK folks, you're going to be overwhelmed with these today so I'm going to try and give you something that the others aren't. What that is I don't know but I've read some recaps already so I'm just going to try and not do what they did. I don't do star ratings for matches, and … Continue reading WrestleMania 31 Report
How I would book WrestleMania 31
WrestleMania's just a few days away and we're likely to be talking about how good or bad the results are for quite a while. Right now the way things are going to shake down people are to either take a big dump on the show or say it was salvaged some kind of way. What … Continue reading How I would book WrestleMania 31
Greatest Hits – WWE
For those of you who are just joining me here, here's some of my WWE stuff from the old blog site. On the challenge to Daniel Bryan fans after WrestleMania 30: http://robsagenius.blogspot.com/2014/04/your-move-yes-nation.html On Sting's in-ring arrival to the WWE at Survivor Series: http://robsagenius.blogspot.com/2014/11/wwe-survivor-series-recap.html On the 2015 Royal Rumble http://robsagenius.blogspot.com/2015/01/royal-rumble-recap-oh-boy-we-have.html On what I think was the … Continue reading Greatest Hits – WWE
Stroke of Genius 