I never take these easy weekends for granted. Just three shows. Less than four hours of content to get through. SmackDown felt a little dull, Rampage was more or less the same as it has been, and NJPW Strong was a great episode with solid action. What was my favorite match of the weekend? Clark…
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With fans back after 16 months of mostly empty arena shows, television ratings for pro wrestling shows are now on the upswing for the first time in years. Right after the fans came back, the Olympics began, and it was feared that network coverage of the Olympics would do a number on television ratings. It…
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WWE RAW had as close to a once in a lifetime chance to change the company’s perception within one episode. The first RAW broadcast with fans in a year and a half due to a global pandemic gave them the ability to have the easiest crowd in the world to please. That part could even…
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As I sit here mere days removed from WrestleMania, as I reflect on the two nights of the biggest show of the year, I have a few questions: What’s next for Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre? What can we expect from Omos? Why did the Fiend & Randy Orton feud even happen? Why’d they do…
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For the first time in five years, WWE is handing out their year-end Academy of Wrestling Arts and Sciences awards, more affectionately known as The Slammys. There have been thirteen Slammy awards ceremonies since its inception in 1986, with WWE deciding to shelve and bring back the concept seemingly at random. The longest stretch of…
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Grade: D 2019 was quite clearly the Year of Seth Rollins in WWE. For better or worse, he was essentially the main character of the promotion all year long. He won the Royal Rumble, he beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, he was publicly revealed to be the boyfriend and eventual fiance of Becky Lynch. Then…
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Earlier this year, in the dog days of the weirdest summer I can remember, WWE had their second quarterly earnings call with investors. After a brief preamble, Vince McMahon was immediately asked what they were doing to turn television ratings around going forward. His response was what you would probably expect: new, compelling storylines(!); new…
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WWE’s annual October event, Hell in a Cell, often feels like the most forced show of the year. The titular cell was introduced to WWE audiences in 1997 as the ultimate feud ending battle. We would witness bloodbaths like Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels or car crashes like Undertaker vs. Mankind or… well, another bloodbath with…
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Grade: A+ Back in January, WWE announced something new and interesting for their annual Royal Rumble show. The reigning, defending WWE champion Brock Lesnar was going to be among the 30 men competing. Not only that, but in what would become a stunning act of hubris, he declared himself the first entrant in the match….
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