It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of Aew: Rampage! This week’s show was broadcast from the Centre Videotron in Quebec City and featured Excalibur and Tony Schiavone on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Grudge Match – Dustin Rhodes def. The Butcher The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Butcher escaped a back slide from Dustin. Butcher charged at Dustin, but Dustin used a low bridge to send Butcher out of the ring. Dustin followed up with a running lariat on the arena floor. Dustin wiped out Butcher with a dragon screw leg whip. Butcher lured in Dustin and yanked Dustin’s arm over the top rope. Butcher kicked Dustin in the midsection. Butcher rammed Dustin shoulder-first into the turnbuckles. Butcher blasted Dustin with a shoulder tackle. Butcher smashed Dustin’s hand on the steel ring steps.
Match #1: Grudge Match – Dustin Rhodes def. The Butcher The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Butcher escaped a back slide from Dustin. Butcher charged at Dustin, but Dustin used a low bridge to send Butcher out of the ring. Dustin followed up with a running lariat on the arena floor. Dustin wiped out Butcher with a dragon screw leg whip. Butcher lured in Dustin and yanked Dustin’s arm over the top rope. Butcher kicked Dustin in the midsection. Butcher rammed Dustin shoulder-first into the turnbuckles. Butcher blasted Dustin with a shoulder tackle. Butcher smashed Dustin’s hand on the steel ring steps.
- 4/1/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Pro wrestler James Harris, who performed as the monster heel Kamala, died this weekend at the age of 70, according to a statement released Sunday by WWE.
“WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70,” the WWE tweeted. A cause of death has not been released.
WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70.https://t.co/d0kGY4GcTO
— WWE (@WWE) August 10, 2020
Also Read: Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco, Former WWE Junior Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 69
Born in Mississippi, Harris struggled to make ends meet for his family as a farmworker and truck driver and was even arrested as a teen for burglary. At the age of 25, he met wrestler Bobo Brazil in Michigan and decided to train under him. After getting his start in the Southeast U.S. and...
“WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70,” the WWE tweeted. A cause of death has not been released.
WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70.https://t.co/d0kGY4GcTO
— WWE (@WWE) August 10, 2020
Also Read: Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco, Former WWE Junior Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 69
Born in Mississippi, Harris struggled to make ends meet for his family as a farmworker and truck driver and was even arrested as a teen for burglary. At the age of 25, he met wrestler Bobo Brazil in Michigan and decided to train under him. After getting his start in the Southeast U.S. and...
- 8/10/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Following my list of the Ten Best WrestleMania Matches of the 1990s, I was sent down a rabbit-hole of watching every WrestleMania again and figured it might be cool to do the same for the 80s. Now, the 80s doesn’t have as many matches to choose from like the 90s did, and the 00s and 2010s will, but there’s still five WrestleMania events to dive into, so I thought it would be cool either way. Plus… there are some damn fine matches to be found in those first five Mania events. Sure… the workrate in many areas of the WWF during that time wasn’t as great as it would become, but there’s still plenty of iconic and entertaining matches, many featuring the same group of guys. So, here it is, my top ten of the best WrestleMania Matches of the 1980s.
10. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T (w/Jimmy Snuka) vs.
10. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T (w/Jimmy Snuka) vs.
- 6/30/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Every year on the lead up to WrestleMania we get bursts or rumours and announcements about which wrestlers and/or personalities will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania weekend. It’s become a big part of the weekend each April, and many fans enjoy the show, seeing former superstars getting a chance to shine once more as they deliver a speech in front of their peers and adoring fans. It’s bloody lovely, quite frankly.
So, I thought, as seen as WrestleMania is a good few months off, it would be a good time to make some half-predictions, as well as talk about who I think Should be in the Hall of Fame. There are, after all, some huge names missing from that place, and it’s always fun to discuss this stuff. I will likely talk about Way too many people for one single class,...
So, I thought, as seen as WrestleMania is a good few months off, it would be a good time to make some half-predictions, as well as talk about who I think Should be in the Hall of Fame. There are, after all, some huge names missing from that place, and it’s always fun to discuss this stuff. I will likely talk about Way too many people for one single class,...
- 10/9/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
King Kong Bundy, who joined the original World Wrestling Federation in the early 1980s and participated in the first two WrestleMania events that helped launch the sport of pro wrestling into the pop culture mainstream, died Monday at age 61. The WWE confirmed the news Tuesday; the cause of death was not disclosed.
Bundy, whose real name was Christopher Pallies and hailed from Atlantic City, NJ, was 6-foot-4 and more than 450 pounds and would finish off most of his overmatched opponents with his signature “avalanche.”
“In fact, Bundy was so powerful that he demanded referees count to five when he pinned his opponents to show that there was no way they were getting up,” the WWE wrote today in a tribute on its website.
Bundy had been scheduled to sign autographs at next month’s WrestleCon in New York City.
A mammoth figure in the ring, Bundy famously wrestled (and lost...
Bundy, whose real name was Christopher Pallies and hailed from Atlantic City, NJ, was 6-foot-4 and more than 450 pounds and would finish off most of his overmatched opponents with his signature “avalanche.”
“In fact, Bundy was so powerful that he demanded referees count to five when he pinned his opponents to show that there was no way they were getting up,” the WWE wrote today in a tribute on its website.
Bundy had been scheduled to sign autographs at next month’s WrestleCon in New York City.
A mammoth figure in the ring, Bundy famously wrestled (and lost...
- 3/5/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest installment of the WWE 2K18 official roster reveal is here and features 43 additional WWE Superstars announced for inclusion in the forthcoming franchise’s worldwide release, including:
Akam, Alexa Bliss, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Big Cass, Carmella, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Chris Jericho, Dana Brooke, Dash Wilder, Finn Bálor, Jason Jordan, Jimmy Garvin, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, Lex Luger, Michael P.S. Hayes, Mick Foley, Miss Jacqueline, Mr. Perfect, Neville, Nia Jax, Nick Miller, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Rezar, Ric Flair, Rick Martel, Rick Rude, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Rikishi, Roderick Strong, Rusev, Samoa Joe, Scott Dawson, Seth Rollins, Shane Thorne, Tjp, Tommaso Ciampa, Tye Dillinger and Vader.
Check out the WWE 2K18 new roster screenshots below, along with Three new entrance videos from the game!
Akam, Alexa Bliss, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Big Cass, Carmella, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Chris Jericho, Dana Brooke, Dash Wilder, Finn Bálor, Jason Jordan, Jimmy Garvin, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, Lex Luger, Michael P.S. Hayes, Mick Foley, Miss Jacqueline, Mr. Perfect, Neville, Nia Jax, Nick Miller, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Rezar, Ric Flair, Rick Martel, Rick Rude, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Rikishi, Roderick Strong, Rusev, Samoa Joe, Scott Dawson, Seth Rollins, Shane Thorne, Tjp, Tommaso Ciampa, Tye Dillinger and Vader.
Check out the WWE 2K18 new roster screenshots below, along with Three new entrance videos from the game!
- 9/1/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
You thought we were done after 2 sets of Roster Reveals? Well then you would be wrong, the WWE is continuing to roll out wrestlers for what could be the most extensive roster for WWE 2K yet!
In the last few weeks, WWE has dropped two sets of Roster Reveals. First up we had Goldust give us a hand, followed by the samoan submission mission, the Destroyer Samoa Joe revealing part 2, and now we have Kevin Owens joining Corey Graves and Renee Young. You can watch the entire video below, where they give us a whole new batch of playable wrestlers.
This new roster reveal gives us 43 new characters:
Akam, Alexa Bliss, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Big Cass, Carmella, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Chris Jericho, Dana Brooke, Dash Wilder, Finn Bálor, Jason Jordan, Jimmy Garvin, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, Lex Luger, Michael P.S. Hayes, Mick Foley, Miss Jacqueline, Mr. Perfect, Neville,...
In the last few weeks, WWE has dropped two sets of Roster Reveals. First up we had Goldust give us a hand, followed by the samoan submission mission, the Destroyer Samoa Joe revealing part 2, and now we have Kevin Owens joining Corey Graves and Renee Young. You can watch the entire video below, where they give us a whole new batch of playable wrestlers.
This new roster reveal gives us 43 new characters:
Akam, Alexa Bliss, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Big Cass, Carmella, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Chris Jericho, Dana Brooke, Dash Wilder, Finn Bálor, Jason Jordan, Jimmy Garvin, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, Lex Luger, Michael P.S. Hayes, Mick Foley, Miss Jacqueline, Mr. Perfect, Neville,...
- 8/31/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (B.C.)
- Cinelinx
WWE.com
So who’s ready for Fastlane in two weeks? Anyone? So far, there’s two matches announced for the show, one of which is a Us Title match we’ve seen fives times since January 5th. The other is Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar. We’ll all collectively watch on in horror as Roman wins, and goes off to face Triple H at WrestleMania in the least exciting Mania main event since Triple H vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 25.
Worst line of the week goes to Dean Ambrose saying to Paul Heyman “Who are you calling a nutjob, porky?” Eh, I don’t know. I’ve just never been a fan of reverting to fat jokes when someone makes fun of you. That’s not much of being a lunatic, just kind of being lazy with insults. Keep in mind this line tops Mauro Ranallo...
So who’s ready for Fastlane in two weeks? Anyone? So far, there’s two matches announced for the show, one of which is a Us Title match we’ve seen fives times since January 5th. The other is Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar. We’ll all collectively watch on in horror as Roman wins, and goes off to face Triple H at WrestleMania in the least exciting Mania main event since Triple H vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 25.
Worst line of the week goes to Dean Ambrose saying to Paul Heyman “Who are you calling a nutjob, porky?” Eh, I don’t know. I’ve just never been a fan of reverting to fat jokes when someone makes fun of you. That’s not much of being a lunatic, just kind of being lazy with insults. Keep in mind this line tops Mauro Ranallo...
- 2/7/2016
- by Andrew Soucek
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The 1990 Survivor Series event was a unique show that featured a main event match where the winners of the undercard tag team elimination matches teamed up in the main event.
The babyface side consisted of Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana going against the heel team of Ted Dibiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma. You might think that the heels would be favored to win since they had the numbers advantage 5 to 3, but to nobody’s surprise it was Hogan and Warrior that emerged as the winners.
Even though it was a great idea, WWE never went back to the “Ultimate Survivors” in a grand finale match like they did in 1990. It was likely a time issue, because it’s hard to fit in another match on a three hour show, but it would definitely have made future events more exciting.
Today’s...
The 1990 Survivor Series event was a unique show that featured a main event match where the winners of the undercard tag team elimination matches teamed up in the main event.
The babyface side consisted of Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana going against the heel team of Ted Dibiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma. You might think that the heels would be favored to win since they had the numbers advantage 5 to 3, but to nobody’s surprise it was Hogan and Warrior that emerged as the winners.
Even though it was a great idea, WWE never went back to the “Ultimate Survivors” in a grand finale match like they did in 1990. It was likely a time issue, because it’s hard to fit in another match on a three hour show, but it would definitely have made future events more exciting.
Today’s...
- 11/20/2015
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
WrestleMania is great, but it’s not the be-all and end-all of WWE’s calendar. Every event is special in its own way, and with the exception of the show of shows, none carries more weight than SummerSlam. For 27 years, the event has dominated the summer, offering its own unique brand of dream matches, memorable moments, and the drama that’s so entwined with WWE at its best.
Just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam is an entity… and just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam has played host to events that were unworthy of their stage. The best memories of WrestleMania will always be tempered by Jake Roberts facing Rick Martel in a blindfold match, Sheamus beating Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds, and Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker’s streak, but SummerSlam has had enough mind-numbingly stupid moments to compete with “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All” itself.
With the biggest party of the summer approaching,...
WrestleMania is great, but it’s not the be-all and end-all of WWE’s calendar. Every event is special in its own way, and with the exception of the show of shows, none carries more weight than SummerSlam. For 27 years, the event has dominated the summer, offering its own unique brand of dream matches, memorable moments, and the drama that’s so entwined with WWE at its best.
Just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam is an entity… and just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam has played host to events that were unworthy of their stage. The best memories of WrestleMania will always be tempered by Jake Roberts facing Rick Martel in a blindfold match, Sheamus beating Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds, and Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker’s streak, but SummerSlam has had enough mind-numbingly stupid moments to compete with “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All” itself.
With the biggest party of the summer approaching,...
- 8/11/2015
- by Scott Fried
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
History is told by the winners, and WWE officially won the wrestling war in 2001. Not only did they buy Ecw that year, but Ecw closed up and filed bankruptcy. With WCW, so went the legacy of all of the smaller territorial promotions that it absorbed, both as corporate entities and unofficially as the last bastion of big time southern wrestling.
WWE has always played somewhat loosely with history. From the expansion era through the mid-’90s, the company rarely acknowledged history at all, so you had oddities like a home video’s “newcomers” segment featuring 43 year-old Harley Race when he joined the company, announcers referring to Rick Martel as a former Intercontinental Champion even though he never held the belt, and so on. Past marketing old matches on the earliest of their home video releases, wrestling history was not really a thing in that era of the WWF.
History is told by the winners, and WWE officially won the wrestling war in 2001. Not only did they buy Ecw that year, but Ecw closed up and filed bankruptcy. With WCW, so went the legacy of all of the smaller territorial promotions that it absorbed, both as corporate entities and unofficially as the last bastion of big time southern wrestling.
WWE has always played somewhat loosely with history. From the expansion era through the mid-’90s, the company rarely acknowledged history at all, so you had oddities like a home video’s “newcomers” segment featuring 43 year-old Harley Race when he joined the company, announcers referring to Rick Martel as a former Intercontinental Champion even though he never held the belt, and so on. Past marketing old matches on the earliest of their home video releases, wrestling history was not really a thing in that era of the WWF.
- 9/3/2014
- by David Bixenspan
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
- 4/22/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The reason WrestleMania is WWE’s most important show is because more people tune in to that one show per year than anything else WWE puts on. People have been having WrestleMania parties for 30 years and making trips to go the big event because they know it’s going to be a memorable night. Part of what makes it special are when the good guys go bad or the other way around.
It’s important that heel and face turns happen because if people stay in the same role forever it would get boring. When a tag team breaks it up, they usually do it so that one person goes the other way so that they can create a rivalry between the two competitors. Most of the time we can see it coming, but what we really care about is whether the turn is executed the right way.
The reason WrestleMania is WWE’s most important show is because more people tune in to that one show per year than anything else WWE puts on. People have been having WrestleMania parties for 30 years and making trips to go the big event because they know it’s going to be a memorable night. Part of what makes it special are when the good guys go bad or the other way around.
It’s important that heel and face turns happen because if people stay in the same role forever it would get boring. When a tag team breaks it up, they usually do it so that one person goes the other way so that they can create a rivalry between the two competitors. Most of the time we can see it coming, but what we really care about is whether the turn is executed the right way.
- 4/1/2014
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
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Alberto Del Rio has a problem. In less than one year after his WWE in-ring debut in August of 2010, Alberto Del Rio found himself winning the WWE championship. Not only did Del Rio become WWE champion, but he became the first ever Mexican-born WWE champion. While this is a cause for celebration for most, it was absolutely detrimental to the Alberto Del Rio character.
The Alberto Del Rio character is a poorly written, one-dimensional, unfinished piece of work. He is Mexico’s Jbl without a backstory. Del Rio’s character is that of wealthy Mexican aristocrat and…that’s it. When he debuted, he made his way to the ring in an expensive car, introduced by his own personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. His promo style presents himself as more arrogant than a bottle of Rick Martel’s cologne, espousing...
Alberto Del Rio has a problem. In less than one year after his WWE in-ring debut in August of 2010, Alberto Del Rio found himself winning the WWE championship. Not only did Del Rio become WWE champion, but he became the first ever Mexican-born WWE champion. While this is a cause for celebration for most, it was absolutely detrimental to the Alberto Del Rio character.
The Alberto Del Rio character is a poorly written, one-dimensional, unfinished piece of work. He is Mexico’s Jbl without a backstory. Del Rio’s character is that of wealthy Mexican aristocrat and…that’s it. When he debuted, he made his way to the ring in an expensive car, introduced by his own personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. His promo style presents himself as more arrogant than a bottle of Rick Martel’s cologne, espousing...
- 3/21/2014
- by Matt Binder
- Obsessed with Film
Sorry for the lack of write-up last week, but here we are for a new results and review of this weeks’ episode of WWE Raw.
Last week’s event was held in the UK and Cena was attacked by Del Rio, Big Show attacked WWE Champion Randy Orton and slammed him through an announce table and the show ended with The Shield, The Wyatt Family, The Uso’s, Daniel Bryan and Cm Punk brawling in the ring.
Tonight’s Raw is being billed as WWE Raw Country, a themed Raw based on the fact that tonight’s show is being held in Nashville, Tennessee. Florida Georgia Line, a country band, will be playing live later apparently.
The show begins with Triple H’s music playing and The Game walking to the ring with his wifey, Stephanie McMahon. The two have smiles etched on their faces. Triple H talks about how...
Last week’s event was held in the UK and Cena was attacked by Del Rio, Big Show attacked WWE Champion Randy Orton and slammed him through an announce table and the show ended with The Shield, The Wyatt Family, The Uso’s, Daniel Bryan and Cm Punk brawling in the ring.
Tonight’s Raw is being billed as WWE Raw Country, a themed Raw based on the fact that tonight’s show is being held in Nashville, Tennessee. Florida Georgia Line, a country band, will be playing live later apparently.
The show begins with Triple H’s music playing and The Game walking to the ring with his wifey, Stephanie McMahon. The two have smiles etched on their faces. Triple H talks about how...
- 11/19/2013
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
So, you might be familiar with Nxt, the development show for WWE that runs weekly television shows from FullSailUniversity in Florida. The talent down there is currently very good and features a wide array of styles and appearances from its roster. I write the weekly Nxt reviews, here on Nerdly, and with the year now in its final quarter I thought it might be a good time to review the development roster that appears on the Nxt show, and give grades and remarks regarding certain talents.
I will grade each of the following with anything from an A+ down to a F. I’ll explain what each grade means below.
A+ – Beyond ready for the main roster, should be on Raw or Smackdown, now!
A – Ready for the main roster, as soon as possible.
B – Could easily transfer to the main roster, but might need a little work.
C – Needs a little more development,...
I will grade each of the following with anything from an A+ down to a F. I’ll explain what each grade means below.
A+ – Beyond ready for the main roster, should be on Raw or Smackdown, now!
A – Ready for the main roster, as soon as possible.
B – Could easily transfer to the main roster, but might need a little work.
C – Needs a little more development,...
- 10/29/2013
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Welcome to the first wrestling show review I’ll have written here on Nerdly.
Nxt is the development system for WWE and is often spoken of as the best wrestling show out there right now, with the deep and excellent development roster that WWE has right now.
The show opens up with Corey Graves talking to Rick Victor from The Ascension. The conversation becomes heated and Graves is attacked by Victor and his tag-team partner Conor O’Brian.
First match of the night is “The Moonchild” Cj Parker in his new hippy gimmick taking on the Zoolander inspired Tyler Breeze. “The Model” Rick Martel has cause for a lawsuit if Breeze debuts his own perfume. Breeze needs to add some new facial expressions to his repertoire. He is solid in the ring, being trained by fellow Canadian Lance Storm but he needs to really “find” this character, it feels very one dimensional right now.
Nxt is the development system for WWE and is often spoken of as the best wrestling show out there right now, with the deep and excellent development roster that WWE has right now.
The show opens up with Corey Graves talking to Rick Victor from The Ascension. The conversation becomes heated and Graves is attacked by Victor and his tag-team partner Conor O’Brian.
First match of the night is “The Moonchild” Cj Parker in his new hippy gimmick taking on the Zoolander inspired Tyler Breeze. “The Model” Rick Martel has cause for a lawsuit if Breeze debuts his own perfume. Breeze needs to add some new facial expressions to his repertoire. He is solid in the ring, being trained by fellow Canadian Lance Storm but he needs to really “find” this character, it feels very one dimensional right now.
- 8/31/2013
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
This week’s editions of the Main Event and Nxt had solid moments that everyone should check out. From hair-raising contests to family affairs this week’s WWE two-hour team up really worked well. Let’s begin with the Main Event…
The show, which emanated from Detroit began with a great promo from Antonio Césaro complete with a very European beret and sunglasses. This I hope is a change for the better when it comes to the Swiss Superman. There was no yodeling craziness of any kind. Only great action from from he in the United States champion and new father Kofi Kingston. That is perhaps one of the best matches I’ve seen either man have in quite some time. Now I hope WWE was listening to that as the crowd reacted to both men even though they have not been booked as effective characters in the eyes of most fans.
The show, which emanated from Detroit began with a great promo from Antonio Césaro complete with a very European beret and sunglasses. This I hope is a change for the better when it comes to the Swiss Superman. There was no yodeling craziness of any kind. Only great action from from he in the United States champion and new father Kofi Kingston. That is perhaps one of the best matches I’ve seen either man have in quite some time. Now I hope WWE was listening to that as the crowd reacted to both men even though they have not been booked as effective characters in the eyes of most fans.
- 5/2/2013
- by Paul Jordan
- Obsessed with Film
I’ve followed WWE off and on since around 1991, when I was but an 8 year old. The business now, nearly 22 years later, is totally different, and yet exactly the same as it always was. Whilst the look and feel of the product has evolved over time, WWE has always had the ability to enthral, captivate and frustrate in equal measure, and in that regard some things never change.
A good example of this is the way in which matches and storylines are booked. Every once in a while an event transpires that genuinely surprises – like Edge cashing in his Money In The Bank contract in 2006 against a broken John Cena, who had seemingly once again demonstrated his invulnerability – until Mr. Copeland cashed in with ruthlessness and opportunistic timing. Likewise, Eddie Guerrero snatching the WWE title at No Way Out 2004 took me by surprise. Marty Jannetty answering Shawn Michaels’ challenge to...
A good example of this is the way in which matches and storylines are booked. Every once in a while an event transpires that genuinely surprises – like Edge cashing in his Money In The Bank contract in 2006 against a broken John Cena, who had seemingly once again demonstrated his invulnerability – until Mr. Copeland cashed in with ruthlessness and opportunistic timing. Likewise, Eddie Guerrero snatching the WWE title at No Way Out 2004 took me by surprise. Marty Jannetty answering Shawn Michaels’ challenge to...
- 12/23/2012
- by Adam Marsden
- Obsessed with Film
As the 25th annual Summerslam is just over one week away, now is a good time to look back at the best ones over the years.
Between an interesting WWE Championship triple threat match coming in the midst of a supposed Cm Punk heel turn and the blockbuster battle between Brock Lesnar and Triple H, this edition of the PPV could be one of the best yet. Perhaps the lack of storylines outside of those two feuds will work against this Summerslam being placed alongside these five editions.
But which five Summerslams will the WWE want it to be compared to?
5. Summerslam 1992
Perhaps in the greatest match in WWE history, the British Bulldog defeated his brother-in-law Bret Hart.
The undercard was not particularly great, apart from an entertaining match between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel. The WWF Championship match between Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage was eventually outshone by the Hart/Bulldog classic,...
Between an interesting WWE Championship triple threat match coming in the midst of a supposed Cm Punk heel turn and the blockbuster battle between Brock Lesnar and Triple H, this edition of the PPV could be one of the best yet. Perhaps the lack of storylines outside of those two feuds will work against this Summerslam being placed alongside these five editions.
But which five Summerslams will the WWE want it to be compared to?
5. Summerslam 1992
Perhaps in the greatest match in WWE history, the British Bulldog defeated his brother-in-law Bret Hart.
The undercard was not particularly great, apart from an entertaining match between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel. The WWF Championship match between Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage was eventually outshone by the Hart/Bulldog classic,...
- 8/10/2012
- by Jamie Callaghan
- Obsessed with Film
Yes folks, it’s Tna PPV time again and we’ve had a look into our crystal ball to see who will be upsetting who and who has all the gold when the dust has settled.
Over the last few months we’ve seen the slow build of Robert Roode as a legit heel World Champion despite knowing in our heart of hearts that he’s only carrying the title while Tna build James Storm into the new Super-Face of the company. In the meantime he’s been feuding with on-air authority figure Sting, which leads us into yet another PPV main event starring a wrestler way beyond his prime despite a full roster of young talent that could put on a show stealing performance.
Robbie E and his TV Title Open Challenge.
I can’t believe Robbie E still has a job, or at least this horrendous gimmick. He...
Over the last few months we’ve seen the slow build of Robert Roode as a legit heel World Champion despite knowing in our heart of hearts that he’s only carrying the title while Tna build James Storm into the new Super-Face of the company. In the meantime he’s been feuding with on-air authority figure Sting, which leads us into yet another PPV main event starring a wrestler way beyond his prime despite a full roster of young talent that could put on a show stealing performance.
Robbie E and his TV Title Open Challenge.
I can’t believe Robbie E still has a job, or at least this horrendous gimmick. He...
- 3/18/2012
- by Matt Aspin
- Obsessed with Film
by Terry Keefe
The Wrestler has come to DVD this week with extras which include interviews with real professional wrestlers and "The Wrestler" music video from Bruce Springsteen. An in-depth interview with Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky, below.
Note that this article appeared in the February 2009 issue of Venice Magazine.
(Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, on the set of The Wrestler, above)
Into the Ring with Aronofsky
As someone who has spent quite a bit of time researching the backstage goings-on of professional wrestling for two different screenplays (most notably a script which was a biopic of wrestling super-promoter Vince McMahon), I can say that director Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler captures the lives of professional wrestlers with an authenticity that has never been seen before in a fiction film. It is also, somewhat incredibly, the first major fiction film in recent memory to really begin mining the pure narrative gold inherent in...
The Wrestler has come to DVD this week with extras which include interviews with real professional wrestlers and "The Wrestler" music video from Bruce Springsteen. An in-depth interview with Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky, below.
Note that this article appeared in the February 2009 issue of Venice Magazine.
(Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, on the set of The Wrestler, above)
Into the Ring with Aronofsky
As someone who has spent quite a bit of time researching the backstage goings-on of professional wrestling for two different screenplays (most notably a script which was a biopic of wrestling super-promoter Vince McMahon), I can say that director Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler captures the lives of professional wrestlers with an authenticity that has never been seen before in a fiction film. It is also, somewhat incredibly, the first major fiction film in recent memory to really begin mining the pure narrative gold inherent in...
- 4/23/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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