Tag: Seth Rollins
WWE’s long term opportunity
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”
Extreme Rules 2018 Spotlight: 30-Minute Iron Man Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Quite often when I put together these PPV Spotlights I talk about a match that I think will prove to be a quality show. Usually it’s a pairing that on paper looks like the competitors will mesh really well, sometimes it’s the passion within… Continue Reading “Extreme Rules 2018 Spotlight: 30-Minute Iron Man Match for the Intercontinental Championship”
Looking back at my early predictions
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”
Wrestlemania Talking Points – 6th-8th April
So I wasn’t going to do this, but after the weekend of content WWE put out, and the sheer number of noteworthy things to come out of Raw, I knew that one Talking Points article covering the whole week would be stupidly long. So… Continue Reading “Wrestlemania Talking Points – 6th-8th April”
Wrestlemania 34 Spotlight: The Miz vs Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins
We have no more Raws before Wrestlemania! We’re getting closer all the time people! So with the final build almost over, it’s time for one more Spotlight. This time round I’m looking at another title match: the Intercontinental Championship triple threat match that sees… Continue Reading “Wrestlemania 34 Spotlight: The Miz vs Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins”
TV Talking Points – 19th-21st February
So it was a weird week in WWE. Raw nearly became a one-match show, SmackDown finally went over the cliff edge for a lack of actual happenings, and NXT returned to it’s spot as the best storytelling show WWE has to offer. Not that… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 19th-21st February”
TV Talking Points – 12th-14th February
Another week has passed on the Road to Wrestlemania, and unless I’ve just gotten to the stage of completely zoning out when it happens, we got less sign-pointing this week. We even got serenaded by Braun Strowman, which even though I’m not writing about… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 12th-14th February”
TV Talking Points – 5th-7th February
We’re not that far removed from the Royal Rumble, but WWE rolls on with Elimination Chamber just over two weeks away! The Chamber matches themselves were filled out on Raw, and we even got a match announcement for SmackDown’s next PPV, Fastlane, in March.… Continue Reading “TV Talking Points – 5th-7th February”
2018 Royal Rumble Spotlight: Men’s Royal Rumble Match
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”
Is it time for a Rumble-Slayer?
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?”
