Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. We’ve got week two of the Spring Breakin’ special(s), so let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…
Match #1: Nxt North American Championship – Oba Femi def. Ivar The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Oba Femi threw down in a matchup between two of the biggest and baddest Superstars when he tangled with Ivar, but in the end it was the champion that walked out still North American Champion. The Viking Raider looked dominant early on, using his unique athleticism for his 360lb frame to stagger the champion and even crashing him through the barricade at ringside and hitting a moonsault to the outside. Femi proved his championship mettle by withstanding a Doomsault by sticking his right foot on the rope, forcing the break. Ivar went for another Doomsault...
Match #1: Nxt North American Championship – Oba Femi def. Ivar The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Oba Femi threw down in a matchup between two of the biggest and baddest Superstars when he tangled with Ivar, but in the end it was the champion that walked out still North American Champion. The Viking Raider looked dominant early on, using his unique athleticism for his 360lb frame to stagger the champion and even crashing him through the barricade at ringside and hitting a moonsault to the outside. Femi proved his championship mettle by withstanding a Doomsault by sticking his right foot on the rope, forcing the break. Ivar went for another Doomsault...
- 5/2/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The biggest spectacle in all of sports entertainment is finally here. The two-night extravaganza known as WrestleMania will take place on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 from Philadelphia and will air exclusively on Peacock beginning at 7 p.m. Et each night. The greatest wrestling superstars in the world will be on hand from The Rock and Seth Rollins to Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch to Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton. But all eyes will be on Sunday night’s main event to see if Cody Rhodes can finish the story against Roman Reigns. You won’t want to miss a single second of WrestleMania Xl. You can watch with a subscription to Peacock.
How to Watch 2024 WWE WrestleMania Xl When: Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:00 Pm Edt Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$5.99+ / month peacocktv.com About 2024 WWE WrestleMania Xl
The 40th edition of WrestleMania will...
How to Watch 2024 WWE WrestleMania Xl When: Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:00 Pm Edt Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$5.99+ / month peacocktv.com About 2024 WWE WrestleMania Xl
The 40th edition of WrestleMania will...
- 4/6/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
WrestleMania, also known as the Showcase of the Immortals, is back for its 40th annual edition as wrestling continues its hottest streak in years. Contributing factors have included Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson making a prolonged comeback, the writing involving the world title reign of his cousin Roman Reigns being strong, plus the rise of second-generation star Cody Rhodes and his quest to “finish the story” by winning the world title at WrestleMania.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s show.
What time is it at?
This Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific. Each night’s show is expected to last between three and four hours, ending by around 11 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Pacific.
Is it on TV or streaming? Where can I watch WrestleMania?
The show streams on Peacock. It will also be available for replay on Peacock following the show,...
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s show.
What time is it at?
This Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific. Each night’s show is expected to last between three and four hours, ending by around 11 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Pacific.
Is it on TV or streaming? Where can I watch WrestleMania?
The show streams on Peacock. It will also be available for replay on Peacock following the show,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
WWE wrestler Road Warrior Animal, real name Joe Laurinaitis, has died. He was 60.
Animal and Road Warrior Hawk (real name Michael Hegstrand) made up tag teams the Road Warriors and Legion of Doom (later simplified to “Lod”). As The Road Warriors, Laurinaitis and Hegstrand terrorized the Awa (American Wrestling Association), Nwa (National Wrestling Alliance) and WCW (World Championship Wrestling).
In 1990, when they came to WWE — which was still WWF at the time — the team was renamed Legion of Doom.
By either name, the guys wore face paint and spiked shoulder pads inspired by 1981 film “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.” The intimidating duo used a tandem finishing maneuver, the Doomsday Device, to defeat their opponents.
And defeat opponents they did: Animal and Hawk won the tag team titles twice and were enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 alongside manager Paul Ellering.
The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom are...
Animal and Road Warrior Hawk (real name Michael Hegstrand) made up tag teams the Road Warriors and Legion of Doom (later simplified to “Lod”). As The Road Warriors, Laurinaitis and Hegstrand terrorized the Awa (American Wrestling Association), Nwa (National Wrestling Alliance) and WCW (World Championship Wrestling).
In 1990, when they came to WWE — which was still WWF at the time — the team was renamed Legion of Doom.
By either name, the guys wore face paint and spiked shoulder pads inspired by 1981 film “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.” The intimidating duo used a tandem finishing maneuver, the Doomsday Device, to defeat their opponents.
And defeat opponents they did: Animal and Hawk won the tag team titles twice and were enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 alongside manager Paul Ellering.
The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom are...
- 9/23/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Oh, wrestling manager, how I miss thee. Remember the 80s? Remember pro-wrestling during the “golden era” and the sheer amount of managers we had on our screens? There was so many, from heel managers both male and female, and valets, we had loads of men and women standing ringside offering an element of potential interference or backup to their client in the ring. It was glorious, that’s what it was! I miss managers. We have had a few over the last couple of decades, from Vickie Guerrero to Zeb “Dutch Mantell” Coulter to Lana to Zelena Vega to Paul Heyman, but there aren’t that many compared to how it used to be.
I became a pro-wrestling fanatic in the early 90s and went back to watch 80s wrestling immediately on video tapes. Seeing women like Miss Elizabeth and “Sensational” Sherri doing a damn good job in their jobs...
I became a pro-wrestling fanatic in the early 90s and went back to watch 80s wrestling immediately on video tapes. Seeing women like Miss Elizabeth and “Sensational” Sherri doing a damn good job in their jobs...
- 7/9/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Raw review. I’m Nathan Favel I say we jump right into the action.
Match #1: Curtis Axel w/ Bo Dallas beat Raw Tag Team Champion “Woken” Matt Hardy The following is courtesy of WWE.com:
No Woken O’s this time: Curtis Axel got a good-natured round of applause from “Woken” Matt Hardy last week after what was deemed a “fluke” victory over the Raw Tag Team Champion, but this week produced a much more decisive — and much more upsetting — victory for the “Son of Perfection.”
Not only did the latest bout of B-Team mimicry (they did “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”) leave Hardy much less amused than usual, the absence of Bray Wyatt hurt The Woken One down the stretch when Bo Dallas decided to get involved on Axel’s behalf. Dallas’ brief distraction as Hardy began to close...
Match #1: Curtis Axel w/ Bo Dallas beat Raw Tag Team Champion “Woken” Matt Hardy The following is courtesy of WWE.com:
No Woken O’s this time: Curtis Axel got a good-natured round of applause from “Woken” Matt Hardy last week after what was deemed a “fluke” victory over the Raw Tag Team Champion, but this week produced a much more decisive — and much more upsetting — victory for the “Son of Perfection.”
Not only did the latest bout of B-Team mimicry (they did “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”) leave Hardy much less amused than usual, the absence of Bray Wyatt hurt The Woken One down the stretch when Bo Dallas decided to get involved on Axel’s behalf. Dallas’ brief distraction as Hardy began to close...
- 7/4/2018
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Nxt Takeover: San Antonio is live tonight on the WWE Network. Takeover, for the casual fan that may not know, is the quarterly event that the Nxt brand holds. It’s their pay per view level event. Some of the best matches the WWE put on last year were at Takeover events, such as Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn at Takeover: Dallas and The Revival vs #Diy at Takeover: Toronto. The level of talent at Nxt meets and in some cases exceeds the talent on the main roster so if you’re a fan of good, entertaining matches, this show will be a can’t miss show. Presented for your approval is a preview of the show and my predictions for who comes out victorious.
Roderick Strong vs Cien Andrade Almas
Fans of Ring of Honor will be the first to tell you that Roderick Strong is an amazing talent in the ring.
Roderick Strong vs Cien Andrade Almas
Fans of Ring of Honor will be the first to tell you that Roderick Strong is an amazing talent in the ring.
- 1/28/2017
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
WWE Nxt saw four men battle for the Number One Contender spot for Shinsuke Nakamura’s Nxt Championship. Bobby Roode, Ty Dillinger, Cien Andrade Almas, and Roderick Strong battled in a pretty decent match that saw Bobby Roode pin Ty Dillinger for the win.
I like seeing Roode finally challenge for the title. Among the four, Bobby Roode has the most immediate upside. Roderick Strong’s resume speaks for itself. Yet I think some work needs to be done to more fully introduce him to the casual fan. To me, Nxt is the show that bridges the gap between the type of fan that attends any and all independent wrestling shows and the fan who’s only contact with the wrestling business is what the WWE has to offer on a weekly basis. Being that Bobby Roode was Tna Champion while Tna still had a major network still airing their show,...
I like seeing Roode finally challenge for the title. Among the four, Bobby Roode has the most immediate upside. Roderick Strong’s resume speaks for itself. Yet I think some work needs to be done to more fully introduce him to the casual fan. To me, Nxt is the show that bridges the gap between the type of fan that attends any and all independent wrestling shows and the fan who’s only contact with the wrestling business is what the WWE has to offer on a weekly basis. Being that Bobby Roode was Tna Champion while Tna still had a major network still airing their show,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
Monday Night Raw is in the books. Following on the footsteps of Roadblock: End of the Line, what would be the state of the Raw brand as the days lead us to January 29th, 2017 and the Royal Rumble at the Alamo Dome?
The big news coming out of the show is the rematch for the WWE Universal Championship between champion Kevin Owens vs United States Champion Roman Reigns. Chris Jericho, in an attempt to prevent him from interfering in the match, will be suspended over the ring in a shark cage. Anyone with a cursory knowledge of wrestling will remember that stipulation matches like this seem to always find the person locked in said cage finding a way to get a weapon of some sort to the person he supports allowing them to get the victory. This just occurred at Nxt: Takeover Toronto when Paul Ellering was able to get...
The big news coming out of the show is the rematch for the WWE Universal Championship between champion Kevin Owens vs United States Champion Roman Reigns. Chris Jericho, in an attempt to prevent him from interfering in the match, will be suspended over the ring in a shark cage. Anyone with a cursory knowledge of wrestling will remember that stipulation matches like this seem to always find the person locked in said cage finding a way to get a weapon of some sort to the person he supports allowing them to get the victory. This just occurred at Nxt: Takeover Toronto when Paul Ellering was able to get...
- 12/20/2016
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
Nxt: Takeover Toronto occurred Saturday night and man, what a show it was. Nxt on the WWE Network is one of the best wrestling shows out there and for good reason. Too often in wrestling today, companies want to over complicate things with over dramatic storylines that border, and often fall, into ludicrousness. Nxt strips back some of the nonsense that has become commonplace in wrestling today and brings it back to basics.
Match #1-Bobby Roode vs Tye Dillinger
Before the match even starts, we get Booby Roode’s entrance and man was it a trip. A choir is on stage singing his theme song. Was it silly? Yes. But it also played into the over confidence his character has. A perfect meld of song and performer.
Tye Dillinger comes out and his outfit made him look like an extra from the movie Barbarella. The jury is still out on his character.
Match #1-Bobby Roode vs Tye Dillinger
Before the match even starts, we get Booby Roode’s entrance and man was it a trip. A choir is on stage singing his theme song. Was it silly? Yes. But it also played into the over confidence his character has. A perfect meld of song and performer.
Tye Dillinger comes out and his outfit made him look like an extra from the movie Barbarella. The jury is still out on his character.
- 11/21/2016
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
As fans we’ve seen wrestling go to some extreme measures that led to some epic encounters over the years. From Hell in a Cell to Last Man Standing, there have been many stipulations over the years that push the boundaries of brutality and the human anatomy. But there was only one match that went beyond… The War Games.
No matter where it was placed in schedule, the signature two cage spectacular was always the big draw for WCW. Strange alliances would be made and WrestleWars along with fall brawls would be forged in a team battleground of steel and blood . No Pinfalls. No Disqualifications. It’s just Submission or Surrender.
In the latest WWE DVD release: “War Games: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches” they look back at what happens when there are no other options and wrestling has go to war. I have to admit I was very...
No matter where it was placed in schedule, the signature two cage spectacular was always the big draw for WCW. Strange alliances would be made and WrestleWars along with fall brawls would be forged in a team battleground of steel and blood . No Pinfalls. No Disqualifications. It’s just Submission or Surrender.
In the latest WWE DVD release: “War Games: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches” they look back at what happens when there are no other options and wrestling has go to war. I have to admit I was very...
- 6/29/2013
- by Paul Jordan
- Obsessed with Film
After the announcement of John Cena’s injury from the European tour, there was a lot of speculation on what the WWE would do going into Monday. And what did we get exactly? Honestly, one of the weirdest episodes of Raw in recent memory.
I don’t know if it was the exhaustion from the flight over the Atlantic, but everything felt really haphazard. No more evident than with our opening match a triple threat match with Big E Langston versus Zeb Colter and Ricardo Rodriguez (rocking the Zubaz). The winner got to pick the stipulation for the triple threat match at Extreme Rules. It was what it was in the end, Ricardo picking up the victory, rolling up Colter for the win. I love the fact that halfway through the match everybody realize that it was no disqualification. It was one of those moments that left me scratching my head.
I don’t know if it was the exhaustion from the flight over the Atlantic, but everything felt really haphazard. No more evident than with our opening match a triple threat match with Big E Langston versus Zeb Colter and Ricardo Rodriguez (rocking the Zubaz). The winner got to pick the stipulation for the triple threat match at Extreme Rules. It was what it was in the end, Ricardo picking up the victory, rolling up Colter for the win. I love the fact that halfway through the match everybody realize that it was no disqualification. It was one of those moments that left me scratching my head.
- 5/2/2013
- by Paul Jordan
- Obsessed with Film
(remember we are giving away copies of Wrestlemania 27 on DVD here)
Wrestlemania, commonly referred to as the superbowl of sports entertainment has historically been the arena where the big stars are made. It’s where nearly seventy thousand excitable fans witnessed The Ultimate Warrior hand Hulk Hogan one of his rare high profile defeats, where Shawn Michaels fulfilled his boyhood dream, where Stone Cold Steve Austin passed out in a pool of his own blood as he refused to submit to Bret Hart’s sharpshooter and where John Cena and Batitsta, the two biggest stars in recent WWE history both won their first titles, the former never looking back as he earnt his way into his loyal fans hearts.
It is something of a shame then at this year’s big event Vince McMahon was forced to heavily rely on his four biggest stars from the Attitude Era (Rock, Austin,...
Wrestlemania, commonly referred to as the superbowl of sports entertainment has historically been the arena where the big stars are made. It’s where nearly seventy thousand excitable fans witnessed The Ultimate Warrior hand Hulk Hogan one of his rare high profile defeats, where Shawn Michaels fulfilled his boyhood dream, where Stone Cold Steve Austin passed out in a pool of his own blood as he refused to submit to Bret Hart’s sharpshooter and where John Cena and Batitsta, the two biggest stars in recent WWE history both won their first titles, the former never looking back as he earnt his way into his loyal fans hearts.
It is something of a shame then at this year’s big event Vince McMahon was forced to heavily rely on his four biggest stars from the Attitude Era (Rock, Austin,...
- 7/4/2011
- by Laurent Kelly
- Obsessed with Film
(remember we are giving away copies of Wrestlemania 27 on DVD here)
Wrestlemania, commonly referred to as the superbowl of sports entertainment has historically been the arena where the big stars are made. It’s where nearly seventy thousand excitable fans witnessed The Ultimate Warrior hand Hulk Hogan one of his rare high profile defeats, where Shawn Michaels fulfilled his boyhood dream, where Stone Cold Steve Austin passed out in a pool of his own blood as he refused to submit to Bret Hart’s sharpshooter and where John Cena and Batitsta, the two biggest stars in recent WWE history both won their first titles, the former never looking back as he earnt his way into his loyal fans hearts.
It is something of a shame then at this year’s big event Vince McMahon was forced to heavily rely on his four biggest stars from the Attitude Era (Rock, Austin,...
Wrestlemania, commonly referred to as the superbowl of sports entertainment has historically been the arena where the big stars are made. It’s where nearly seventy thousand excitable fans witnessed The Ultimate Warrior hand Hulk Hogan one of his rare high profile defeats, where Shawn Michaels fulfilled his boyhood dream, where Stone Cold Steve Austin passed out in a pool of his own blood as he refused to submit to Bret Hart’s sharpshooter and where John Cena and Batitsta, the two biggest stars in recent WWE history both won their first titles, the former never looking back as he earnt his way into his loyal fans hearts.
It is something of a shame then at this year’s big event Vince McMahon was forced to heavily rely on his four biggest stars from the Attitude Era (Rock, Austin,...
- 7/4/2011
- by Laurent Kelly
- Obsessed with Film
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