Month: January 2018
Posted on January 28, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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It’s almost here, the real second biggest night in the WWE calendar is finally upon us! And with that in mind, I’m doubling down on my Spotlights for the Royal Rumble. Yesterday I dealt with the women’s match (did you know it was the… Continue Reading “2018 Royal Rumble Spotlight: Men’s Royal Rumble Match”
Category: PPV SpotlightTags: Braun Strowman, Cedric Alexander, John Cena, Lars Sullivan, Men's Royal Rumble, Pete Dunne, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Roderick Strong, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Shinsuke Namakura, The Miz, Velveteen Dream, WWE
Posted on January 27, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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Did you know WWE are making history tomorrow night? For the first time ever they are holding a 30-woman Royal Rumble match. And we are going to be treated to the delight of Stephanie McMahon on commentary. As a certain woken figure would say,… Continue Reading “2018 Royal Rumble Spotlight: Women’s Royal Rumble Match”
Category: PPV SpotlightTags: Asuka, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Naomi, Natalya, Nia Jax, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks, Sonya Deville, Stephanie McMahon, Women's Royal Rumble, WWE
Posted on January 26, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Royal Rumble weekend is nearly here! As has become the custom for the biggest shows of the year, the Rumble will be preceded by NXT TakeOver tomorrow night. And for this TakeOver Spotlight, I’m looking at none other than the NXT… Continue Reading “TakeOver: Philadelphia Spotlight – Andrade “Cien” Almas vs Johnny Gargano”
Posted on January 25, 2018
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Despite once again arguably the biggest WWE story this week happening off-screen (bye Enzo!), this week saw Raw25 take place, as well as the final build-up to NXT’s TakeOver: Philadelphia and, of course, the Royal Rumble on Sunday. So what went down? I’ve collated… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 22nd-24th January”
Category: Talking PointsTags: AJ Styles, Balor Club, Baron Corbin, Chris Jericho, DX, Elias, Intercontinental Championship, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, NWO, NXT, Outta Nowhere, Randy Orton, Raw25, RKO, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Shane McMahon, Shinsuke Nakamura, Smackdown, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Miz, Velveteen Dream, Vince McMahon, WWE, WWE Championship
Posted on January 22, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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It’s going to be the talk of the wrestling world for the next seven days, but in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, the Royal Rumble is this Sunday. As always speculation is rife as to who will… Continue Reading “Is it time for a Rumble-Slayer?”
Posted on January 21, 2018
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In each of the last three years, for some reason I’ve tasked myself with watching every single Royal Rumble match in the build up to the next one. And in the process, I’ve kept track of some statistics that have interested me. WWE always… Continue Reading “Royal Rumble Statistics – 2018 Update”
Posted on January 18, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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Did you miss Raw, SmackDown and NXT this week? Here are the key things to take away from WWE’s week of TV. I would like to just point out that I only deal with what we saw on WWE’s shows this week, so even… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 15th-17th January”
Category: Talking PointsTags: Apollo Crews, Authors of Pain, Blackout, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Curb Stomp, Ember Moon, Goldberg, Hall of Fame, Jinder Mahal, Johnny Gargano, NXT, Raw, Seth Rollins, Shayna Baszler, Sheamus, Smackdown, Street Profits, Tag Team Championships, The Bar, Titus O'Neill, Titus Worldwide, United States Championship, Velveteen Dream, Women's Championship, WWE
Posted on January 11, 2018
by Andrew Henderson
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What happened on Raw, SmackDown and NXT this week? If you missed the show and want to know the key points, or just want to know what the main things to take note of going forward are, this is for you. I’ve summarised the… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 8th-10th January”
Category: Talking PointsTags: 25th Anniversary, Aleister Black, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Chad Gable, Finn Balor, Kane, Karl Anderson, Kassius Ohno, Luke Gallows, NXT, Raw, Shelton Benjamin, Smackdown, Stone Cold Steve Austin, WWE
This is the first of what will hopefully become a regular column! What I’m going to do is discuss a couple of the main talking points – whether that is an impressive promo or match, a significant storyline development, or maybe just something subtle… Continue Reading “WWE’s TV Talking Points – 1st-3rd January”
Category: Talking PointsTags: AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Bullet Club, Dakota Kai, Daniel Bryan, Ember Moon, Finn Balor, Intercontinental Championship, Karl Anderson, Kevin Owens, Luke Gallows, NXT, Raw, Roman Reigns, Royal Rumble, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Shane McMahon, Smackdown, Women's Championship, WWE, WWE Championship