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.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
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. Continue reading
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’
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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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
This Week in Wrestling 2016 week 17
Craig Wilson & Brian Damage
It’s that time again as we look back at This Week in Wrestling. In this edition Craig discusses the unpredictable nature of NXT and why that works so well while Brian talks David Otunga and shares some of the more interesting pictures he’s stumbled upon this week and more.
The Way We Was: 1996 Week 16
Jamie Lithgow
It’s Friday which means it must be 1996 again. There was a lack of news this week, unless you count Bobby Brown being arrested again as news?! However, there was one significant story from this week that will jog some memories. This one is for the football – or soccer – fans out there; this past weekend marked 20 years since the Manchester United players blamed their awful grey kit for their even worse performance against Southampton. Apparently they fell 3-0 behind in the first half because the players couldn’t see each other due to the camouflaging nature of the kit against the backdrop of the fans. Sounds like a lame excuse for a crap performance to me, but they did get a goal back after changing into a blue and white kit for the second half. Let’s see if Hulk Hogan blames his outfit for his performance in this week’s ‘The Way We Was‘ …
