WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 Results & Review
-The most painful detour on the Road to WrestleMania! -Tonight is WWE Smackdown’s last major show before WrestleMania. Raw will return next month for Fastlane. Jeez they are loading up on these special events now that the have the WWE Network to constantly churn these shows out left and right. -Due to Smackdown’s shallow roster…
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results & Review
-It’s the start of the “Road to WrestleMania” as the WWE brings the Royal Rumble back to San Antonio’s Alamodome for the first time in 20 years. On that night, Shawn Michaels won the WWE Championship in his hometown and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin won the first of three Royal Rumble matches. -A little run…
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
-It’s the 14th in WWE’s NXT TakeOver series on the WWE Network. Much like in 2014 when NXT Arrival premiered on the WWE Network, NXT is trying to establish itself (again) as a viable brand after much of the star power has moved on to the main roster. -On paper, this card looks noticeably weaker…
WWE Payback 2016 Results & Review
-The New Day open tonight’s event and the Chicago crowd seem pretty hot to see them. They hype up the finals of the Tag Team Tournament match that is about to take place. -We get a video package hyping this up as the first event of a “New Era” in the WWE. 1. Enzo &…
NXT TakeOver: Dallas Review
Taking place only two nights before the WWE likely breaks every indoor attendance record ever, the superstars of NXT will be filling up the ten thousand seat Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. An old facility in downtown Dallas, Texas. This is the first NXT TakeOver of 2016 and many have been expecting it to be…
Lucha Underground: “Welcome to the Temple” Review
-Season two of Lucha Underground is about to start on the El Rey Network and I still have yet to watch even a single episode of the company’s very well received show. So I thought now was the best chance to see if the first episode could get me hooked into the product. -Going into…
WWE Night of Champions 2015 Review
-WWE presents Night of Seth Rollins live on the WWE Network. Tonight he will defend both the WWE Heavyweight and United States Championships against John Cena and “The Icon” Sting. -We get a short run of the mill introduction video which sells the fact that we will see both champions and challengers here competing tonight…
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Review
-This is the sixth NXT live special airing on the WWE Network and it might very well be the biggest one yet. -This is the first NXT TakeOver to take place outside of NXT’s home base at Florida’s Full Sail University. -The larger crowd and palpable atmosphere as we begin with a opening from Triple…
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable Review
-It’s the second NXT live special of 2015. February’s Rival was an awesome show which culminated in Kevin Owen’s derailing the success story of his ROH brethren – Sami Zayn. -Now, we get the rematch, plus a #1 Contenders match between “The Demon” Finn Bálor and “Prince Pretty” Tyler Breeze. Also we will see the…
WWE FastLane 2015 Review
-We get WWE’s extremely over the top opening sequence spouting out phrases related to “Fastlane” in between snippets of voice-overs and clips hyping up tonight’s contest. -Michael Cole, Jerry Lawyer, and JBL welcome us as we get right to the action. 1. Dolph Ziggler, Eric Rowan, & Ryback vs. The Big Show, Kane, & Seth…
NXT TakerOver: Rival Review
The show opens with some nice promos videos hyping the NXT Women’s Championship match and the NXT Championship match with quotes from online critics touting the success of NXT’s brand. Tonight on commentary we have former NXT superstar, Corey Graves, mini Michael Cole Rich Brennnan, and Jason Albert. 1. Hideo Itami vs. Tyler Breeze -It’s…