After the abomination that was its first-ever pay-per-view in Bunkhouse Stampede 1988, the NWA was certainly feeling the heat, but you’ll see from the Clash of the Champions I review that they had quite a response. Vince McMahon ran the Royal Rumble on free TV and the show quality blew the Bunkhouse Stampede out of the … Read more
The Starrcade 1989 review features the biggest show of the year for WCW, and they’ve decided to experiment with not one but two tournaments at the same event. If you’re already wondering how they’re gonna pull this off, that should give you a good idea of how things unfold. Let’s jump into Blake’s Starrcade 1989 review. Date: … Read more
In this WrestleMania 38 Night 2 review, Roman Reigns square off with Brock Lesnar in a Title Unification Match, Vince McMahon actually wrestles, and much more. Let’s jump in! Show: WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 Date: April 3, 2022 Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy vs. (c) RK-Bro – Raw Tag Team … Read more
In this WrestleMania 38 Night 1 review, Steve Austin wrestles his first match since 2003, Cody Rhodes makes his much-anticipated return to WWE, and much more. Let’s jump in! Show: WWE WrestleMania 38 Night One Date: April 2, 2022 Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs vs. (c) The Usos – SmackDown Tag Team … Read more
A lot of changes going on in the NWA, but luckily, the Chi-Town Rumble 1989 review features a main event that cannot fail. That’s right: Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Let’s jump into one of the most memorable main events ever with Blake’s Chi-Town Rumble 1989 review! Date: February 20, 1989 … Read more
Well, as we saw from the Clash of the Champions I review, it’s going to be nearly impossible for WrestleMania IV to be the best wrestling show on this particular night. After Vince McMahon and company ran wild on Jim Crockett with the vastly superior Royal Rumble during the January showdown between the two promotions, it happened … Read more
In this WWE SummerSlam 2013 review, we’ve got two huge main events with Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, and Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena. Let’s dive in. Show: WWE SummerSlam 2013 Date: August 18, 2013 Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA – The Miz is the official host of SummerSlam, and he hypes up … Read more
Vince McMahon decided to counter the first-ever pay-per-view by Jim Crockett Promotions with the first-ever Royal Rumble on free TV. And as we’ll see from the Bunkhouse Stampede 1988 review, Vince could have put Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Boris Zhukov in a 60-minute Iron Man Match and still won the battle on this night. Bunkhouse Stampede was … Read more
In this WWF Backlash 1999 review, The Rock and Steve Austin square off in a No Holds Barred Match for the WWF title, Triple H takes on X-Pac, and much more. Show: WWF Backlash 1999 Date: April 25, 1999 Location: Providence Civic Center in Providence, RI RINGSIDE: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler discuss Shane McMahon announcing on Sunday … Read more
The WCW Nitro 9/4/95 review features the start of the Nitro era with both a surprising debut and lots of Pastamania. Here’s the review! Show: WCW Monday Nitro Date: September 4, 1995 Location: The Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN – Eric Bischoff and Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael are our commentators for this monumental event. Then … Read more