The Royal Rumble 1989 review features the first-ever Royal Rumble in its truest form. The previous version was a good start, but this was the one that captured all of our hearts and made us wrestling fans forever. Well, maybe not. But it was pretty damn cool. Let’s get to Blake’s Royal Rumble 1989 review. Date: January … Read more
In this WWF Royal Rumble 2001 review, the 30-man Rumble match features a plethora of top stars, Kurt Angle defends the WWF title against Triple H, and much more. Let’s jump in! Show: Royal Rumble 2001 Date: January 21, 2001 Location: New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA – Always loved the video hype packages … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 1/23/82 review, Bob Orton Jr. defends the Mississippi Heavyweight title against Mr. Olympia, Paul Orndorff and Bob Roop square off with Ted DiBiase and Dick Murdoch, and much more. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: January 23, 1982 Watch: Peacock RINGSIDE: Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts hype the card, which … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 1/16/82 review, it’s a six-man tag team dream match involving Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, and The Junkyard Dog. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: January 16, 1982 Watch: Peacock RINGSIDE: Boyd Pierce is back, baby! As noted, he was in Hawaii on vacation in our previous highlight show review. … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 12/30/81 review, it’s all highlights, with a look at the company’s biggest moments from the year. I know this is a highlight show, but I figured I’d review it since it’s a good refresher on the main Mid-South storylines entering the new year. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: December … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 12/25/81 review, the Persian Club Challenge returns with The Iron Sheik trying to one-up Paul Ellering. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: December 25, 1981 Watch: Peacock RINGSIDE: Boyd Pierce hypes the card and the dream match mail-in contest. Bill Watts is the guest commentator on this edition, and he’s … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 12/19/81 review, “Precious” Paul Ellering makes his in-ring return, Ted DiBiase joins commentary, and much more. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: December 19, 1981 Watch: Peacock RINGSIDE: Boyd Pierce is still hyping that dream match mail-in extravaganza! Ted DiBiase is the guest commentator for the week, and Boyd grills … Read more
In this Mid-South Wrestling 12/12/81 review, there’s an intriguing main event on tap with Paul Orndorff squaring off with Ted DiBiase. As a note, this is my first venture into the Mid-South episodes on Peacock, as this was a little before my wrestling fandom started. Should be fun. Let’s jump in! Show: Mid-South Wrestling Date: … Read more
In this WWF The War To Settle The Score review, Roddy Piper challenges Hulk Hogan for the WWF title at Madison Square Garden. I’m only reviewing the MTV broadcast of this show, as WWE Network pulled the two-hour edition from its catalog. Yes, it’s only one match and a lot of hype, but it’s better … Read more
It’s the official debut of a new pay-per-view concept in this Halloween Havoc 1989 review, and it’s one that has provided some entertaining moments throughout history. Of course, it also gave us one of the weirdest matches ever, even if the craziness fit the main event feud here. Let’s jump right into Blake’s Halloween Havoc 1989 review. … Read more
