Tag: Roman Reigns
As a wrestling fan, I try to keep the bigger picture in mind. It’s easy to react with disgust on a week-to-week basis when you see how some people are booked or certain match results. I’ve written before about how the regularity with which… Continue Reading “WWE’s long term opportunity”
I’ve spoken before about how the Money In The Bank contract is one of my favourite gimmicks every year, because of the storytelling options and the unpredictability it can often lead to. Tomorrow night at Summerslam, with the anticipated main event of Roman Reigns… Continue Reading “Summerslam 2018 Spotlight: Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens”
When I wrote my column about becoming more interested in companies outside WWE, I briefly mentioned naming this blog. “That Wrestling Fandom” was specifically named to not be WWE specific. But I also deliberately picked the term “fandom”, because I anticipated that at some… Continue Reading “WWE’s Fandom Conundrum”
Category: Point of View, ThoughtsTags: Bayley, Fandom, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, New Japan, NXT, Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Storytelling, WWE
Real life gets in the way sometimes, but tonight is Backlash so that can only mean one thing – a PPV Spotlight from yours truly! I’ve picked this match because I expect both men to be in the world title picture in the coming… Continue Reading “Backlash 2018 Spotlight: Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe”
This week it was time to shake up the Raw and SmackDown rosters! And since it took place over two nights and really the main highlights from both shows could be exclusively roster moves. So for that reason, I’m shaking up the format of… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 16th-18th April”
Category: Talking PointsTags: Andrade Cien Almas, Asuka, Bayley, Bobby Roode, Candice LeRae, Carmella, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Eclipse, Ember Moon, Jeff Hardy, Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens, Mickie James, NXT, Raw, Ricochet, Riott Squad, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Sanity, Sasha Banks, Smackdown, Superstar Shake-up, The Miz, United States Championship, War Raiders, Women's Championship, WWE
This is my 200th post on this wrestling blog! It started six years ago, with the first post on April 1, a predictions column for Wrestlemania 28. I’ve progressed through many styles of article, several co-contributors, seen a huge turnover in the WWE roster… Continue Reading “Looking back at my early predictions”
Category: ThoughtsTags: bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Draft, John Cena, NXT, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, The Rock, The Shield, WWE
What a week! There’s been so much going on in WWE, it’s easy to forget we’re only 17 days away from Wrestlemania! Let’s just get right into this bumper edition of WWE’s TV Talking Points. Raw Putting the Big Dog down This week we… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 19th-21st March”
Category: Talking PointsTags: bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan, Danny Burch, Dusty Rhodes Classic, Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, NXT, Oney Lorcan, Pete Dunne, Raw, Ricochet, Roderick Strong, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Sami Zayn, Smackdown, Tommaso Ciampia, Ultimate Deletion, Universal Championship, Woken Matt, WWE
The last PPV before Wrestlemania was last Sunday night, and now we are officially on a one way street to the biggest show of the year! So how did WWE bring it’s focus round to Wrestlemania this week? Read on for all the highlights… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 11th-14th March”
Category: Talking PointsTags: Adam Cole, AJ Styles, Asuka, Baron Corbin, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Charlotte, Dolph Ziggler, Dusty Rhodes Classic, Fastlane, John Cena, Kevin Owens, NXT, Pete Dunne, Raw, Roderick Strong, Roman Reigns, Ruby Riott, Sami Zayn, Shane McMahon, Shinsuke Nakamura, Smackdown, Tag Team Championships, The Bar, The Undertaker, Undisputed Era, United Kingdom Championship, Universal Championship, Vince McMahon, Women's Championship, Wrestlemania, WWE, WWE Championship
It was the go-home week for Fastlane, but on Raw and NXT Wrestlemania weekend started to take shape! So what was set up? What do we have to look forward to? I’ve rounded up the top moments of the week right here! Raw Rousey’s… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 5th-7th March”
Category: Talking PointsTags: AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Baron Corbin, bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Dolph Ziggler, Fastlane, Kevin Owens, Killian Dain, Kurt Angle, NXT, Paul Heyman, Raw, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Sami Zayn, Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon, Tag Team Championship, The New Day, The Usos, Triple H, Ultimate Deletion, Universal Championship, Woken Matt, Wrestlemania 34, WWE, WWE Championship
It was PPV week in WWE, which meant four consecutive nights of shows. And since it was the last Raw PPV before Wrestlemania, it also meant we have a stronger picture of where the red brand is headed for Wrestlemania. So what were the… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 25th-28th February”
Category: Talking PointsTags: AJ Styles, Bludgeon Brothers, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Elimination Chamber, John Cena, NXT, Raw, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon, Tag Team Championships, The New Day, The Undertaker, The Usos, Triple H, Tyler Bate, Universal Championship, Velveteen Dream, WWE Championship