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by The Iron Jung on 4 February 2010
TNA have started 2010 with a bang. Their big January 4th Impact began a new era within the company, with legend Hulk Hogan at the helm. They welcomed back the likes of Scott Hall, Sean Waltman and Jeff Hardy and said hello to the former Val Venis and Mr Kennedy. Certainly the future looks to be an exciting one for wrestling’s number 2 organisation. So I thought what better way to get myself acquainted with the company than by attending their house show in Bournemouth last week... |
by Draven Cage on 4 February 2010
The One Night Stand name was officially dropped for the first time, WWE deciding to go simply with Extreme Rules. In fairness, it's a more logical title, especially considering the origins of the previous name. As with 2008's event, all the matches on the card were fought under various stipulations, with only one of them being a stinker (literally as well as figuratively), one being passable and the rest varying from good to great to astounding... |
by Andy Jefferson on 4 February 2010
The tagline was ‘making history’ and that is exactly what UFC 100 did. The June 11th 2009 show drew a rabid 10,871 to the Mandalay Bay events centre and has gone down in the record books as the most successful UFC event in the promotions history. The show itself was littered with highlights and memorable scenes, such as the absolute dominance of George St. Pierre, the stunning knockout of Michael Bisping and the downright terrifying mauling Frank Mir received at the hands of former WWE champ Brock Lesnar... |
by Stephen Ashfield on 30 January 2010
To begin the story of the Royal Rumble, we need really to go back to late 1987 and the continuing rise of the Vince McMahon empire at the expense of anyone who got in his way Standing between Vince and further success was Jim Crockett and the NWA. Starrcade had been their biggest show and not just in arenas but on closed circuit too. The 1987 event was due to be their biggest ever with the show being held in Chicago and a main event between Harley Race and Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Title with over 200 cable companies agreeing to put the show on PPV... |
by Draven Cage on 22 January 2010
The movie opens with pre-credits scene showing a gang of prisoners, led by the genuinely scary Kimbo Slice (with genuinely scary bushy beard), heading to the prison shower room to take out our hero (after paying off an unseen guard). Now, unless you haven't seen a movie before in your life, you don't need me to tell you that the eight-strong team of hardened cons aren't successful, otherwise we'd have a short movie on our hands... |
by Draven Cage on 17 January 2010
With the recent and completely unexpected death of Eddie "Umaga" Fatu rocking the wrestling business, a familiar series of events unfolded. The usual fingers were pointed and the usual questions were asked; was it steroids? Was it recreational drugs? Is Vince McMahon to blame? Why is it just wrestlers who die before their time? And so on and on and on... |
by Andy Jefferson on 14 January 2010
The promotions first foray into mainland Europe in June 2009 featured a stacked card that on paper promised much and for the most part delivered. The show drew an enthusiastic 12,854 to the Lanxess arena and had created somewhat of a local buzz mostly on the back of the last minute addition to the card of Mirko Cro Cop... |
by Draven Cage on 11 January 2010
The first thing that went through my mind when this retrospective look at WCW was originally announced was how great a job WWE had done with The Rise & Fall of ECW. If they could put out such a polished and well-researched look back at a small-time promotion that reached heights no-one ever thought it could, just imagine what they could do with a promotion going back decades. The sad fact is that The Rise & Fall of WCW falls way, way, way short of its ECW equivalent... and that's a crying shame... |
by Dante Spears on 4 January 2010
I very much doubt that I need to explain to you who Hulk Hogan is, considering the man is to wrestling what The Beatles are to music. But if you haven't been paying attention to his life in the past few years then this book will come as a surprise to you. To summarize, Hogan's wife Linda left him after an affair became public, and merely a fortnight after their son Nick had gotten into a car crash which reduced a family friend to permanent vegetative state. From there Hogan and Linda entered a bitter divorce battle while Nick Hogan was tried for his friend's injury as a result of the car crash... |
by The Iron Jung on 1 January 2010
In today’s age it’s fairly difficult to find anything to genuinely shock and excite a long-time wrestling fan. Yet this was it. Bret Hart, a man who had frequently shown his disdain for both WWE and its hierarchy of Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels and Triple H, was going to return as a performer. To older fans it’s truly sensational news, enough to make the idea of watching Raw (a chore to say the least) a must see moment in the week again. For newer fans they may be wondering what all the fuss is about, so I’ll set the scene... |
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