Tonight featured continued fallout from Royal Rumble, and how the championship scene figures to play out leading into the months ahead. RAW also heavily hyped Fastlane, the next WWE pay per view scheduled for February. The special attraction feature appeared tonight. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman opened the show. Heyman and Lesnar had their talking …
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Feb 02
Why The Fastlane 2016 Main Event Is A Bad Idea
- By Tom Robinson in Editorials, Slider, WWE
On the RAW after the Royal Rumble, Stephanie McMahon announced the main event for Fastlane. This main event will determine who would challenge WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H at Wrestlemania 32, and will feature WWE’s three top stars battling it out. The “Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar will face former champion Roman Reigns and Intercontinental …
Jan 31
Under the Spotlight – Looking Towards WrestleMania 32
- By Adam O'Brien in Editorials, Slider, WWE
With SLTD Wrestling turning five years old this past Saturday, I figured there was no better opportunity to write a piece and do what we do best here, and that’s talk wrestling. WrestleMania season is, after all, a time for fans all over the world to come together in preparation for the biggest wrestling event …
Jan 30
The WWE Report – January 2016
- By 0215ag3sxa in Slider, SLTD Wrestling, WWE
Not since the days of the Monday Night Wars has there been such a buzz in the world of wrestling, we kicked off the year with Roman Reigns as WWE Champion, Chris Jericho returned and four of NJPW’s biggest stars packed their bags ready to sign for WWE. January really has been the month to …
Jan 23
A Royal Opportunity
- By 0215ag3sxa in Slider, SLTD Wrestling, WWE
Another year is here and already WWE’s annual curtain raiser is upon us. The 29th Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday, live from Orlando, Florida, the main event as it is every year is the 30 man over the top rope Battle Royal. The victor of the match becomes the No1 contender to the WWE …
Jan 22
Royal Rumble: Reflections, Roundup & 2016
- By 0215ag3sxa in Editorials, Predictions, Slider, SLTD Wrestling, WWE
Sunday January 24th 2016 is the Royal Rumble as we set in stone the “road to Wrestlemania” with Fastlane looming around the corner from here. Sunday pits Roman Reigns going in as champion, a la Hulk Hogan as he did circa 1990 and 1991. Will history repeat itself? Time will tell and wrestling fans will …
Jan 19
RAW: A Creative, Colossal Cluster…..
- By 0215ag3sxa in Editorials, Slider, SLTD Wrestling, WWE
Tonights RAW was on Monday January 18th 2016, and featured foreshadowing leading up to the Royal Rumble. The Royal Rumble is Sunday January 24th 2016. Let’s take a look back at Monday’s action. Roman Reigns opened up the show, in the beginning segment. He promoed an analysis of Sunday’s event as he found out he …
Jan 12
RAW Roundup: Jan 11th
- By 0215ag3sxa in Editorials, Slider, WWE
Monday Night Raw emanated from New Orleans Louisiana, which also featured Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Tonight’s RAW also featured Brock as a special attraction and left towards the end of the rather pedestrian and hokey main-event which did little to establish credibility as the “overcoming” Roman Reigns, and did little to establish a stand-out rival …
Jan 12
Should Brock Lesnar Be Champion Again In 2016?
- By Tom Robinson in Editorials, Slider, WWE
On RAW, Brock Lesnar returned to WWE with the Royal Rumble just a few weeks away. With his return and many top stars sidelined with injuries, is 2016 the year for the Beast Incarnate to reign as champion? Lesnar started 2015 as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, with this reign hindered by the lack of …
Dec 31
The WWE Report – 2015
- By 0215ag3sxa in Slider, SLTD Wrestling, WWE
To cap of my review of 2015 I’m going to take a look at the Slammy Award Winners and see where if different what choice I would have made. To avoid nonsense I’m just focusing on wrestling related awards. Tag Team of the Year: WWE Winner: The Uso’s Tag Team of the Year: Ciaran_1986 Winner: The New …
Dec 22
Is This Year’s Royal Rumble The Most Unpredictable Of All Time?
- By Tom Robinson in Editorials, Slider, WWE
The Royal Rumble has always been one of my most highly-anticipated pay-per-views of the year. It’s the start of the Road to Wrestlemania where all of WWE’s Wrestlemania plans start to become clear. However, the last three Royal Rumble events have been disappointing considering how easy they were to predict. In 2012, it caught a …
Dec 08
What WWE Can Learn From UFC
- By Tom Robinson in Editorials, Slider, WWE
Ultimate Fighting Championship reigns as the premiere single promotion in mixed martial arts. It’a fastly growing into the biggest provider of combat sport in the world, with fighters like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor becoming household names. It’s very alarming to think that these fighters in a legitimate sport have an easier time in developing …
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