This Week in Wrestling 2016 week 18

Craig Wilson & Brian Damage

It’s that time again as we look back at This Week in Wrestling. In this edition Craig talks about Corey Graves’ commentary while Brian shares some of the more interesting pictures he’s stumbled upon this week and more.

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 17

Jamie Lithgow

It’s time once again to push the rewind button and head back to 1996. Top of the UK Charts for the second consecutive week is Mark Morrison with ‘Return of The Mack’. Over in the states the NBA Playoffs have started. In the Eastern Conference a Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls have taken a commanding two game lead over the Miami Heat. Shaq’s Orlando Magic and Patrick Ewing’s New York Knicks are also looking strong. Out west San Antonio, Utah and Seattle are looking like the teams to beat. That’s enough basketball – because no doubt we’ll hear plenty about it from Eric Bischoff in the coming weeks – so let’s head to Raw and Nitro for this week’s ‘The Way We Was‘ …

Top Five Wrestling Families

Craig Wilson, Brian Damage & Jamie Lithgow

Some of the brightest stars in wrestling history have been part of iconic wrestling families. Whether it was the Funks, the Von Erichs, the Guerreros or the McMahons, these families have left a lasting legacy on the business. In this latest Top Five we list our favourite wrestling families.

Matches from History: Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam at ‘ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996’

Craig Wilson

This. Is. Extreme. It was about time that ‘Matches from History‘ tackled something from ECW. With the WWE and WCW offering little in the month of April 1996, lets head over and see what happened 20 years and 7 days ago to this day at ‘ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996’

Book or Cook? The Booking of The League of Nations

Craig Wilson, Brian Damage and Jamie Lithgow

The WWE roster is filled with “superstars” at every level. There are the main roster guys who regularly appear on Raw and SmackDown, those who are used as glorified jobbers and those who are barely used at all. In this series of pieces, we will take an individual wrestler barely or poorly used and decide if they are worth keeping or should they be let go. Today we do things a bit different, with rumours of the demise of the League of Nations we decide if we ‘Book or Cook’ Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and Rusev.

Around the Ring: WWE Employees You Need To Know About

Brian Damage

The WWE is filled with a roster of superstars both male and female that you probably know everything about. However, this piece won’t go into detail about the stars you know all too well, but the WWE personalities and employees you might not know anything about.

Sunday Sermon: A Look Ahead At Payback 2016

Craig Wilson, Jamie Lithgow & Brian Damage

It might be called Payback, but this year’s event doesn’t feature a single rematch from WrestleMania 32. That little oddity, the appearance of new stars and different matches as well as the rest of the build up is the focus of this latest Sunday Sermon.