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 – 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
Lio Rush, Contracts, and more
Let me start off by pledging not to get into any of the backstage rumor stuff with Lio Rush (or Sasha Banks or anyone else). I'm not back there, I don't know what really happened, and this stuff has degenerated to the point where people are willing to believe and run with whatever version of … Continue reading Lio Rush, Contracts, and more
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 – WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Fall Brawl 1996 was the second WCW pay per view after Hulk Hogan's shocking heel turn, and held a major plot point in the WCW vs NWO storyline that was underway. It was also a glimpse at how the company would go on to treat one of its most iconic groups, the Four Horsemen, and … Continue reading Retro Recap – WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1991
Halloween Havoc was the follow up to what may be the worst pay per view, WCW or otherwise, ever: the 1991 Great American Bash. That show, mere days after WCW fired Ric Flair and literally had to reshuffle an entire card that didn't look very good to start with, was a total dumpster fire on … Continue reading Retro Recap – Halloween Havoc 1991
Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1988
I was inspired to go back and look at this by the shark cage Chris Jericho is going to be in at the Rumble, because this one had such a match on the card. More on that later. What's more interesting about this one is that it was essentially the last hurrah for the Four … Continue reading Retro Recap – Great American Bash 1988
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 – 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
Let Roman Reign
In my previous post I ran through some scenarios for how the WWE could go about dealing with Seth Rollins injury and subsequent time out. I didn't pick which one I thought was ultimately the best choice. Well, I think the two best options are the other guys in this picture with Seth: Yeah that's … Continue reading Let Roman Reign
Stroke of Genius 