Dec 05
NWA, JCP, WCW, TNA…….in Vince McMahon’s eyes there could only ever be one, WWE is that one. Wrestling was a thriving form of entertainment in the USA during the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Filled with intriguing characters and excellent ring tacticians the product boomed ,with regional promotions dotted all over the country. The majority of …
Dec 04
WWE Smackdown December 3rd 2015 provided another episode of Smackdown, as they are set to air live and on USA by the start of the New Year. Let’s take a look back at last night’s episode and analyze further. Unless it is pre-empted, the crowd reactions were more boisterous, more vociferous towards Rusev and Sheamus …
Dec 03
What more can be said about the “Macho Man” Randy Savage? Arguably the greatest wrestler that ever lived. Randy, over the course of a 32 year career accomplished everything. From his distinctive voice, flamboyant ring attire and his often imitated catchphrase “Oooh Yeah” the “Macho Man” had it all. He is truly a wrestling legend. Randy Mario Poffo made his professional …
Dec 03
Dear WWE UNIVERSE, WELCOME TO THE ERA OF EXTREME!!!!!! I was your typical nine-year old whose father loved wrestling so much he hoped one day his son would follow in the same passion, and what would you know he was successful in accomplishing that goal. Every Wednesday night in a run down gym Shawn Michaels …
Dec 02
RAW’s Rasslin “REVIVAL” The November 30th episode finally had some intrigue to the show. However, the ending and last segment remains the same. The villains prosper over the baby-face do-gooders, and still there is no real “hook” to entice fans to watch next week. Despite this hiccup, there are improvements. The initial bland feud between …
Nov 28
Well hasn’t November been a miserable month, apart from real life atrocities which I won’t discuss here WWE has been in turmoil ever since the scheduled departure of John Cena following Hell in a Cell. At the end of October we received the news that Randy Orton had suffered another shoulder injury and would be …
Nov 27
“Thanksgiving Throw-down”: WWE Smackdown 11/26/15 This show tonight exuded entertainment, and in light of the holiday; it was predicable to see some sort of a turkey/holiday segment to pep up the crowd. And in being nitpicky, the Gobble Gooker was an old rehash of an earlier Survivor Series. It was a different time then, geared …
Nov 26
WORLD WRESTLING EMERGENCY Randy Orton-Shoulder Injury Out 4 to 6 Months Cesaro-Torn Rotator Cuff Out 4 To 6 Months Seth Rollins-Torn Acl, Mcl, & Meniscus Out Indefinitely Tyson Kidd-Severe Neck Injury Out Indefinitely The top three names on this short list are a vital piece to WWE television programming and WWE in general, when Seth …
Nov 25
Hey Folks! As always a massive thank you to everyone who took part in the seventh round of the SLTD Predictions League for Survivor Series. We had 80 of you wonderful people taking part in this round and it was great to see so many of you returning! So lets get down to business! For …
Nov 25
NXT is the developmental brand for WWE, it is the place that is meant to build and improve wrestlers so that they can become the future stars of the WWE. And it works! If you look at the list of superstars on the current main roster to have come through NXT then you will have …
Nov 24
RAW: 11/23/15 Raw is going to be bad tonight and mostly NOT because the fall season is upon us. The WWE has had a bad Survivor Series which was flat, stale, boring and with filler. The matches were sub par, decent but “just wrestling”. If last night was any indication, then how are things going …
Nov 22
Hello, it’s me TWB, The Wrestling Brain is here on a Sunday! As it’s Survivor Series week, I thought I would try and do some sort of Survivor Series week myself, by writing 3 articles in 4 days, so today I’m going to take a trip down memory lane and revisit last year’s Survivor Series …
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