NXT
mer Feb 20, 2021. 7 minute read
WWE Recap: Ashes to Ashes, Spear to Spear
This week, WWE prepped for the most dangerous stop on the road to WrestleMania; a PPV that runs more than 3 hours. They delivered surprise entrants, imploding friendships, and more pregnancy announcements than an episode of Downton Abbey. Busy week! Big Daddy Nature Boy Charlotte Flair and Asuka were set…
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WRESTLING
mer Feb 13, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: The Messiah Returns (Also, Seth Rollins is Back)
If you’ve seen anything from WWE this week, it’s probably Nia Jax yelling about her hole. Given the rest of the week’s lineup, I’m not sure you really need to look into anything else, since you’ve already covered the best of the best. Sure, the Dusty Classic is fun, and…
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WRESTLING
mer Feb 11, 2021. 3 minute read
NXT TakeOver Vengeance Day Preview and Predictions
Once upon a time, NXT’s whole thing was that it wasn’t as bloated as the main roster, which allowed its talent to really step out and shine. Four TakeOver’s a year may have seemed too few, but pumping out a PPV every month has felt like way, way too much.…
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mer Feb 6, 2021. 7 minute read
WWE Recap: That Extra, Extra Edge
Following the Royal Rumble, WWE trotted Edge around like their favorite toy, sending him to all the brands this week. They also let him steal Dolph Ziggler’s hairstyle and flat iron those gorgeous blonde waves, so it was a mixed bag. In other news, Finn Balor and Johnny Gargano showed…
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WRESTLING
mer Jan 30, 2021. 7 minute read
WWE Recap: Daddy Issues Hit Again
The Royal Rumble go-homes amped up the action this week, delivering hard hitting questions like: What kind of mental scars did your father leave you with? How many times can the same match be rebooked? And are any British people to be trusted? Let’s take a look at the whole…
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WRESTLING
mer Jan 23, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Main Event Heyman
As NXT continued Dusty Cup action, the main roster gave us two very different shows this week. With Drew McIntyre still quarantining, Raw relied on Alexa Bliss’ firepower, references to a 15 year old movie, and an appearance by your favorite superstar from 1999. On the other hand, SmackDown offered…
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WRESTLING
mer Jan 16, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Coming in Hot (With Fire)
Drew McIntyre has COVID, potentially as a result of working maskless in a state with very high case numbers, but who’s to say for sure. The good news is he’s a symptomatic and hopefully will be able to make a full recovery post-quarantine. Still, a major player contracting corona didn’t…
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WRESTLING
mer Jan 4, 2021. 2 minute read
NXT New Year’s Evil Preview and Predictions
It’s 2021, so all the problems and pandemics of 2020 are firmly in the past, and we can go back to enjoying wrestlers sweating and breathing on each other without fear of spreading a deadly virus. Right? NXT’s celebrating the end of a difficult year with their two favorite things:…
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WRESTLING
mer Jan 2, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Out With A Bang, In With A Spirit Bomb
It’s been a difficult week for the wrestling community, with the sudden and heartbreaking loss of Brodie Lee last Saturday. Lee, known as Luke Harper in WWE from 2012-2019, was an incredible talent and the tributes posted in the wake of his passing have made it clear that he was…
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WRESTLING
mer Dec 19, 2020. 7 minute read
WWE Recap: Wrestling Arsonist Strikes Again
‘Twas the night before TLC, and all across the brands, there was a lot of over-bloated action to churn out. Grab your puppet friends, don your goth kilts, and hop in the magic funhouse bus, we’re checking out the very crowded week in WWE. Small Victories, Big Beat Downs It…
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WRESTLING
mer Dec 12, 2020. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Champagne Problems
On the heels of a brutal War Games and continuing the build to a festive TLC, WWE tried to make things as merry and bright as possible with workplace fights, fingers in the throat, and a waste of perfectly cheap alcohol. Lumbar Promotion Cedric Alexander has been excelling with The…
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WRESTLING
mer Dec 5, 2020. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Friends Helpful to Wrestling Career, Sources Say
TLC is in two weeks, WarGames is tomorrow night, and mentally, I’m still in March. Time means nothing, and we’re all gonna be watching pandemic wrestling forever. Anyway, the week in WWE! Bizarre Arson Triangle Alexa Bliss continued to boost Hot Topic overall sales on Monday night when she opened…
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WRESTLING
mer Dec 1, 2020. 2 minute read
NXT TakeOver: WarGames Preview and Predictions
Since 2017, WarGames has remained one of NXT’s best shows, if not the hands down highlight of their year. While it shares little similarities with the Matthew Broderick film, the WarGames stipulation always brings out the intensity in any feud. This year, we’ve got two WarGames matches, one triple threat,…
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WRESTLING
mer Nov 21, 2020. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Women’s Wrestling Saves Company Yet Again
With the Raw and SmackDown go-homes airing this week, there was still a lot to be decided for Survivor Series. Who would face Roman Reigns? Who else will join Team SmackDown? And who genuinely wants to buy merch from a Snoop Dogg/Undertaker collaboration? What I wouldn’t give to be a…
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WRESTLING
mer Nov 14, 2020. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Famous Star Wars Actor Appears on Professional Wrestling Show
While Sasha Banks was saving Baby Yoda’s life off the coast of Trask in a very good acting debut, WWE continued to set up for Survivor Series in the Thunderdome. This week we had some more qualifying matches, some very good wrestling, and even another round of Lana going through…
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WRESTLING
mer Nov 7, 2020. 7 minute read
WWE Recap: Slap it on a Pole
As we trod through an election week that’s easily felt 8 years long, WWE reminds us that while we might be stuck in a horrible political landscape that feels powerless to enact real change, at least we’ll always have dick kicks in wrestling. What a comforting thought. Instrumental Win In…
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WRESTLING
mer Oct 31, 2020. 6 minute read
Spooky, Scary, Surprisingly Tolerable: NXT Halloween Havoc Recap & Review
I gotta address this right away; there was no giant pumpkin. There was a medium sized blow up pumpkin that Johnny Gargano deflated during his entrance, and pumpkin graphics were all over the tron, but I had some very specific expectations here that were not met. WCW really set the…
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WRESTLING
mer Oct 28, 2020. 3 minute read
NXT Halloween Havoc Preview and Predictions
It’s a little hard to celebrate Halloween in a year when everything that’s happened has been absolutely terrifying, but WWE has never been afraid to get a little spooky. NXT is reaching into the way back machine to bring us Halloween Havoc, hosted by Shotzi Blackheart. I’m a huge fan…
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WRESTLING
mer Oct 24, 2020. 6 minute read
WWE Recap: Goth Prom King and Queen
It’s almost time for goblins and ghosties and killer clowns in cages, but before we can celebrate the cell, we’ve got to go through yet another circle of hell in WWE’s weekly programming. Party Crashers Get Crushed Alexa Bliss has full embraced her dark side. Before appearing as the new…
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WRESTLING
mer Oct 17, 2020. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Your Favorite Groupie Returns
WWE concluded a relatively uneventful draft on Monday night, somehow missing the “shake it up” element and managing to keep 97% of feuding superstars on the same brand. Gotta milk that well til it’s dry. Here’s a complete list of who’s playing for what team: Night 1 Draft: Raw Smackdown…
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