This was the inaugural running of this event, and it's origin is that basically Vince McMahon did not want NWA promoter Jim Crockett getting a foothold in pay per view, and created an event that ran the same night to force cable companies to choose which one they would carry. You see kids back then … Continue reading Retro Recap – Survivor Series 1987
Retro Recap – One Night Stand 2008
I've been going through the years I missed while on breaks from watching wrestling, and now I'm halfway through 2008. 2007 ended on a pretty lackluster note with John Cena out injured for months and Chris Benoit's murder/suicide casting a huge shadow over the entire business and forcing some much needed cleaning up both in … Continue reading Retro Recap – One Night Stand 2008
Retro Recap – Clash of the Champions 8
This recap is brought to you by the quarantine! Yeah, I was looking for something I hadn't watched in a while and I settled on this one. I was a big NWA fan back in the day so I saw this when it happened, but I haven't watched it in a long time. The Clash … Continue reading Retro Recap – Clash of the Champions 8
Retro Recap – WrestleMania 6
It's been a while since I've done one of these, and with 'Mania being around the corner I figured I'd get back on the old bicycle. WrestleMania 6 was the first one that I watched live, on something called closed circuit TV. Pay per view was alive and well but the WWF decided to show … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 6
Retro Recap – Bunkhouse Stampede
The Bunkhouse Stampede was the second attempt at pay per view for Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA just two months after their first try, Starrcade 87, was dealt a pretty heavy blow by one Vince McMahon putting the screws to the cable companies and running an event on the same day. It was also … Continue reading Retro Recap – Bunkhouse Stampede
Retro Recap – Hell in a Cell 2012
I figured that with Hell in a Cell on the way in a few days it was time for a Retro Recap of one of the previous offerings of this event. It's only been around as a standalone pay per view since 2009 I believe so there's some history but not like Summerslam or WrestleMania. … Continue reading Retro Recap – Hell in a Cell 2012
Retro Recap – Summerslam 1993
Summerslam 93 was in the middle of a really strange year in the WWF. The failed rehash of Hulkamania that ran from Wrestlemania IX through King of the Ring was over and Vince was stuck with a world champion in Yokozuna he didn't want to keep in place but no one to overthrow him and … Continue reading Retro Recap – Summerslam 1993
Retro Recap – King of the Ring 1998
We're coming up on the 20th anniversary of King of the Ring 98, so I thought I'd take a look at it. It's important in the annals of history almost entirely because of the bumps Mick Foley (performing on this show as Mankind) took during the Hell in a Cell match he had against the … Continue reading Retro Recap – King of the Ring 1998
Retro Recap – WrestleMania 18
WrestleMania 18 was in the middle of a hangover of sorts for the WWE. The Invasion angle was over, having limped to the finished line after a rousing start, and now the roster was somewhat of a mess with people who'd been around for a while, holdovers from the WCW/ECW alliance, and a few additions … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 18
Retro Recap – WrestleMania 9
WrestleMania 9 was at a time of major flux for the WWF and the wrestling business, and not in a good way. If anything it was a sign of just how quickly things can change. When WrestleMania 8 ended the WWF roster was the most loaded it had ever been, but now.....yikes. Ric Flair, Ultimate … Continue reading Retro Recap – WrestleMania 9
Stroke of Genius 