Linda's Thoughts - A Much Improved Raw by Linda Robin on 27 Aug 2008

I’m a day late with my column, but I want to talk about Raw, John Cena’s injury, and Mike Adamle. I have to say that Monday’s Raw was quite an improvement from last week’s show. At least this week’s show made more sense, unlike last week when things were just thrown together. There was one match, that kind of pissed me off and I’ll start with that match. Other than that one segment everything else was good. Wow that’s nice to say for a change. So let me start with the negative, and then on to the rest of the show, Cena and Mr. No Personality Adamle. [Read More]

‘Hurricane’ John Walters talks ROH, Killer Kowalski, times working for the WWE and more..... by Oliver Newman on 25 Aug 2008

Read on inside..... [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - ECW and Smackdown by Linda Robin on 24 Aug 2008

I thought ECW and Smackdown were much better shows then the live Raw that I attended. And it took only one EXCELLENT match to make ECW more enjoyable than Raw and I can’t wait to talk about that main event. As far as Smackdown goes, the show wasn’t as excellent as it’s been, BUT it was still a very good show, and I’m being selfish here, but I feel so gypped that Raw was the worst of the week. So let me get right to ECW’s main event and then on to a decent Smackdown minus their top star. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:NOAH star to WWE? by Dr. Wrestling on 23 Aug 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm sticking to it I'll be telling you what I think of the WWE possibly signing NOAH star and former Ring Of Honor World champion, Takeshi Morishima. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - My Live Raw Experience by Linda Robin on 19 Aug 2008

I got an email last week from a reader and he told me that one of the sites that I post for has a forum and in this forum many are DEMANDING that I get fired. The reason? Because they say all I do is complain about Raw. They have had it with me. Well after reading this, if they read this, I’m afraid they are going to demand my head. Well here it goes. I was there live last night with my son Jason. I have gone to every Raw that comes here for over 9 years at the All State arena. I have seen the greatest shows and some that were fair, but last night’s show was one of the worst that I have ever attended. Listen I had the greatest seats, and I could not wait to go, but after the show my son said he can’t see going to another one, and I guess I will think twice before I decide to go in January when Raw returns. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Summer Slam Predictions by Linda Robin on 17 Aug 2008

This is it, the biggest event of the summer, and for the most part the Summer Slam card is weak at best. But it took one wrestler to make me decide to keep my order and get Summer Slam. The main title matches having nothing going for them, but it’s the one gimmick match that’s going to make this pay per view worth seeing and with that let me share my predictions with you. I’ll tell you this card is a little tough when it comes to picking the winners, but I’m hoping to at least break even, hell if I do I’ll be one lucky woman. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:WWE Releases by Dr. Wrestling on 16 Aug 2008

I already posted a column this week but there have been some recent releases that I'm going to take some time to discuss. Some were surprising while others weren't but it will be interesting to see if some of these recently released wrestlers continue their careers elsewhere. Some of the wrestlers that are now taking a number in the unemployment line were recently on T.V. and a few of them were even getting somewhat of a push so it has to make you wonder, when the WWE decides to give a wrestler a push is because they think the wrestler can become a star or is it because the WWE is trying anything to make new stars? Don't get me wrong here, I understand the WWE is always trying to generate new stars but how valuable is a wrestler that they are pushing when they're getting released in the middle of the push? I just don't see the point of investing T.V. time into a character and then releasing them mid way through the push. Logically, wouldn't it make more sense to at least see if the push is effective? That's being said, Let's discuss some of the releases. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - ARE YOU KIDDING ME? by Linda Robin on 12 Aug 2008

Thanks to last night’s Raw, I am re-thinking about ordering Summer Slam. I ordered it already, but I seriously might cancel the order. The show was a train wreck and I think what bothers me the most is what they are doing with their top star AND after such promising shows once the draft happened Raw is quickly going down the tube. I would say Raw was one big CRAPFEST last night. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Summer Slam by Dr. Wrestling on 12 Aug 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Summer Slam. [Read More]

My Interview with 'The Metro-Sexual' Danny Devine by Oliver Newman on 12 Aug 2008

Oliver Newman has been away for awhile but he's back now and here he interviews the one and only 'The Metro-Sexual' Danny Devine [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Little Raw, ECW and SD Talk by Linda Robin on 10 Aug 2008

Hey guys it’s nice to be back, but I’m not sure it’s on a regular basis yet. In case you missed my little announcement last Sunday, I will quickly give you an update and recap our lovely situation. But first, I want to thank so many of you who have emailed me to see if we are okay, I can’t tell you what that means to not only me, but my husband and son, so thank you. We are adding on to our house, that’s the good part, but on the second day of digging the excavators hit something and part of our foundation fell. The house shook, vibrated and moved and part of the floor in a few rooms opened up at the seam. It was absolutely horrifying being there and hearing the noises and seeing one our dog’s paws hanging out of the opening. So we had to evacuate fast last Saturday and while we were out they got a crew to res-shore what came down. And then we were able to return. So we ARE here, but the re shoring is only good for a short time and we are waiting for contractors to come and FIX the problem. So today I have time to write my column, which makes me happy, but we are taking all of this day by day so if you don’t see me Tuesday or over the weekend you know it’s again hectic here. Now that that’s over with I would just love to share some of my thoughts about last week’s Raw, ECW and Smackdown. I feel so out of the loop but believe me I didn’t miss a show. [Read More]

FIGHTING FEMALES EDITION ONE (TEXT VERSION) August 2nd 2008 by Stephen Ashfield on 02 Aug 2008

Women's wrestling doesn't always get the coverage it deserves. Well, the new Fighting Females magazine definitely changes that. This is the text only version of the mag with the full pdf version online soon. It's packed with news, interviews and reviews. ENJOY! [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Top 5 that should have been WWE champion by Dr. Wrestling on 31 Jul 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think are the top five wrestlers that should have been the WWF/WWE champion but for one reason or another didn't get a chance to have a main event title run. I got the idea for this column when I was watching a tape of Summer Slam 1989 this past week and it was really unbelievable to see how much wrestling has changed over the past two decades. [Read More]

The shape of things to come By Lee Vox UK by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Jul 2008

"Land of the giants" ... fairly safe to say that’s an expression we’ve all heard associated with the WWE over the years. Moreover, there is a commonly held belief that you won’t get a protracted push up the WWE ranks unless you are of a sufficiently above average height and/or build. But, statistically, this conclusion doesn’t seem to be accurate (even taking into account the WWE’s policy of adding 20 pounds and 2 inches to every wrestler’s numbers). Of the 17 WWE/World champions over the last 5 years only FOUR have been above 6ft 5". Compare that to the SEVEN that have been under 6ft 2" and it appears as though height (or a lack of it) doesn’t preclude anyone from a world title reign. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Adamle GM? Are You Kidding Me? by Linda Robin on 29 Jul 2008

Can we talk? Hey last night’s Raw was like watching a three-ring circus. Sure there were a few good things on the show, but it was like hey let’s just make put whatever out there, it was a show that did not flow and of course the ending was not only a total flop for the live, Washington, DC crowd, but it was an absolute disappointment for me too. I want to tell you what appealed to me, but more importantly there were many things that were just so off, and one had to do with a guy that I am a big fan of, but last night on the mic this guy totally bombed, so of course I want to talk about that as well. So quickly here’s what worked for me last night. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Another 5 Star Smackdown by Linda Robin on 26 Jul 2008

Smackdown is getting better and better each week. From the hot opening segment right through the outstanding main event Smackdown was just one hell of an awesome show. And with that said the only thing that I didn’t like was the winner of the Battle Royal. Of course I’ll get into that in a little bit but this show was a great follow up to GAB or at least it was as far as the Edge and Vickie saga goes, I was just thrilled with Smackdown. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - D'Lo Returns and A Fun Raw by Linda Robin on 22 Jul 2008

WWE’s pay per view streak of hot shows ended for me on Sunday night. I can’t say that I was much of a GAB fan. The Bash looked so strong on paper, but unfortunately live the show just didn’t come off strong. There wasn’t really one dud of a match but most of the matches were nothing more than what we get on Raw, ECW or Smackdown. Hey maybe I’m just being a downer because I did so badly with my predictions. No the show really was weak and I’m not going to spend too much time talking about it. I will tell you that there were three matches that I liked, and I will go into each one just a little bit, and then I have a few things to say about last night’s Raw. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - GAB Predictions by Linda Robin on 20 Jul 2008

You can bet that I will be ordering The Great American Bash; in fact I ordered it on Thursday. I am really excited about this one because this is the first pay per view with CM Punk as World Champion and I guess this show could make or break him, and I’m hoping that it’s definitely going to make him. And along with his match against Batista the rest of the card looks pretty damn hot as well. So let me give you tonight’s picks. I will admit I had a tough time with all the championship matches, the women’s match included. I think without a doubt there are only two matches that are a given and I will start with those two first. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:The Bash by Dr. Wrestling on 17 Jul 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at The Great American Bash. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - RAW IS KANE by Linda Robin on 15 Jul 2008

Of course last night’s Raw was a major step up from last week’s show. In fact the first hour was excellent. I’m happy to say there were only a few things that I didn’t like, but this show had a lot of cool segments and I’m happy that we didn’t get more of the same from last Monday’s Raw. I liked the feeling that this show had and all in all Raw came off very well. I want to touch on what I really didn’t like and then it’s on to all the positives of the show. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Sizzling Smackdown by Linda Robin on 13 Jul 2008

I don’t think I need to say this, but what the hell I will. Smackdown was 10 times better than Raw. I mean it wasn’t even close. And part of the reason for such a good show was the lack of bathroom jokes. I guess that’s because Smackdown doesn’t have Raw’s head writer Brian Gewirtz. Bathroom jokes are Gewirtz’s specialty. It was a breath of fresh air watching last night’s show and I can’t wait to talk about it. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling: Victory Road by Dr. Wrestling on 13 Jul 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Victory Road. It's been a while since I've written a column about TNA and quite honestly it's more or less due to TNA's product being very stale. Now that's just my opinion but even the most die hard has to recognize TNA trying to recycle past storylines and matches. Besides a stale product, TNA really lacks a sense of logic for both their shows and PPVs. An example of this is when Sting returned to TNA AGAIN this past week on Impact. How many times has Sting "returned" to TNA? and more importantly why have him "return." What I mean by that is what is the logic reason, storyline wise for Sting showing up in the Impact Zone? The past few months have really shown how terrible TNA's booking has become and the way Sting is booked is a great example of it. Quite frankly, TNA is booked more like a glorified indy then the second pro wrestling company in the United States. TNA has Sting show up to say he will be at a particular PPV with the only reason being he has name value so they throw him on the show in hopes of getting a few more PPVs. TNA books a "star" on a PPV simply for name value the same way indy companies book a "star" on a show trying to sell more tickets. I'm not trying to bury TNA or Sting here, the reason I'm mentioning this things about TNA's booking is because with the talent roster they have, TNA should be more then capable of producing a product that will help build their company but due to lame storylines, TNA is looked at as more of a joke then a competitive wrestling company. Okay, now that I've written a rant about TNA's booking, let's get to some picks for the PPV. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Painful Raw To Watch by Linda Robin on 08 Jul 2008

Okay so I want to apologize for not writing a Smackdown column over the weekend especially after I said that I would. Again the old mind let me down and I forgot about the 4th of July weekend and that we would be away 2 of the three weekend days. So then last night after watching an atrocious Raw I thought that I would write about how much I LOVED Smackdown and then from there go right into last night’s miserable show. But I changed my mind and I’m going to go right into Raw and how they have totally F’d up two characters and, well let me just get into my rant and you will see why I hated Raw. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling: Punk wins title by Dr. Wrestling on 03 Jul 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of CM Punk winning the World Heavy Weight title. It seemed obvious that a World title would change hands at Night Of Champions but that didn't happen so what happens with Raw? Would the WWE's flag ship show be without a world title? The question was answered this past week on Raw and it's one of the biggest shockers in pro wrestling history. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - NOC/Raw And Punk Wins, Punk Wins by Linda Robin on 01 Jul 2008

This could be one of those VERY long columns because there is so much to say about Night of Champions and last night’s Raw. But I hate to make this pages and pages of me gushing over both shows, so what I plan on doing is keeping NOC short and focusing on some of the fantastic segments from Raw. Finally Vince McMahon seems to have gotten the message that ratings are dropping because the product needs some help, and giving away a million dollars isn’t the answer. Ah what a fantastic Raw last night, but let me tell you why I liked NOC so much. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Predictions For Night Of Champions by Linda Robin on 29 Jun 2008

Again I forgot about tonight’s pay per view. Boy talk about being forgetful? I had planned on today’s column being all about Smackdown, but of course that’s not going to happen because I can’t wait to share my picks for Night of Champions with you. What I would like to do is just mention what I liked about Friday’s show and then go right into my predictions. And I will tell you this; I’m totally changing my mind on The WWE title winner. I’m going with someone totally different to win the WWE title, and that’s because of the way the draft turned out. Of course you’ll see what I mean in a little bit. But as I said let me share some Smackdown thoughts with you and then on to my predictions. [Read More]

Night of the Champions Preview by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 28 Jun 2008

I’m not totally sold on the idea of ‘Night of Champions’ you know, let the Piledriver Point be made. You see, on one hand it’s great that all the titles are due to be defended (though no sign of an IC title match yet) but on the other hand it’s like showing your cards at the end of a poker game and revealing you’ve just bluffed everyone with a pair of two’s. Some of the title holders and challengers on this Sunday’s show aren’t exactly going to set their divisions alight are they? Chavo, Mark Henry, Finlay and Hornswoggle and Holly/Rhodes aren’t exactly the best around are they? Anyway, despite some of the mediocrity and reliance on stars who made their names a while back and are swiftly going downhill it’s time to preview the show. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling: Night Of Champions by Dr. Wrestling on 26 Jun 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Night Of Champions. Before discussing the winners, there's a few things I want to mention about the card itself. Night of Champions, where every match is a title match seems to be a good concept in theory but I have to say the under card on paper at least seems very lack luster. It's also interesting to note that the IC title isn't being defended but it would seem that it's being defended on the show to further the storyline of HBK/Jericho, which has been a very solid storyline. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw Was Fantastic by Linda Robin on 24 Jun 2008

I loved the three-hour Raw last night. The time just flew by and there is very little that I didn’t like. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Smackdown and The Draft by Linda Robin on 21 Jun 2008

I have gotten so many emails from many of you asking just whom I would trade to what show. I’m embarrassed to tell you that I’m having a hell of a time with this draft. In the past I used to just come up with names and move them around, but this time around it’s not that easy for me. So bare with me and I’ll give you just a few names that I could see moving to other brands. I wish I had a long list but as I said this time its not so cut and dry for me. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Ultimate Return by Dr. Wrestling on 15 Jun 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of the return of The Ultimate Warrior. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Raw That I Would Love To Forget by Linda Robin on 10 Jun 2008

I could easily go through Raw’s entire show, but man am I livid, that’s right my sweetness streak came to an end last night after watching a Raw crapfest. I am so pissed that I probably shouldn’t even be writing this until I settle down, but what the hell I know whether you agree with me or not, you guys will understand. There was only one major highlight of the night and one decent build up of the night but other than what I just mentioned the rest of the show was a dud. So let me start with the fantastic highlight of the show then the next thing that I thought played out fairly well and then it’s all about the MONAY!!!! [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - SD/Vickie/Edge/Batista and More by Linda Robin on 08 Jun 2008

I’m writing this column in between very severe weather. I had planned on talking about Smackdown yesterday but we were getting hit on and off with very bad thunderstorms. In fact we got it again today and things just cleared up about 20 minutes ago, however we are not out of the woods because more bad weather is on the way. But I was just so thrilled about Smackdown that I wanted so badly to write about it. All in all with Raw, ECW and Smackdown I think with two out of three shows shinning (ECW/Smackdown) we had a nice week of WWE programming. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/Million Dollar Giveaway and More by Linda Robin on 03 Jun 2008

So here’s the thing. I wasn’t in love with Raw last night, yet I didn’t hate it. It was kind of boring in parts and kind of weird in parts. So I would much rather make today’s column about the show. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - One Night Stand Predictions by Linda Robin on 01 Jun 2008

It’s time for my predictions for tonight’s One Night Stand. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:ONS by Dr. Wrestling on 31 May 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at One Night Stand. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Smackdown/Batista/MVP and More by Linda Robin on 25 May 2008

I can’t say enough about Mick Foley and the job he is doing as Smackdown’s color man. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Judgment Day and Raw by Linda Robin on 20 May 2008

You know I could very easily make this a very long column because I have so much to say about Judgment Day and Raw, but this time I will keep my pay per view thoughts to a minimum and spend most of this column on Raw and Mr. William Regal’s suspension, talk about the suspension catching me off guard. Okay let me just give you a few very short thoughts on Judgment Day first and then on to Raw and Regal. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Judgment Day Predictions by Linda Robin on 18 May 2008

Wow I thought I had my predictions for Judgment Day down pat. But after reading tons of rumors I’m starting to rethink two of my picks. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Judgment Day by Dr. Wrestling on 13 May 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Judgment Day. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/Cena/Hardy and More by Linda Robin on 13 May 2008

Raw rocked from beginning to end. I don’t think I’m going to bitch about one thing in this column. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Ah What A Smackdown by Linda Robin on 03 May 2008

Woo I really liked last night’s Smackdown; we got another very good show. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Backlash/Raw and A Little ECW by Linda Robin on 30 Apr 2008

Okay I give; I ordered the Backlash encore when I read that Hunter won. Hey I never saw that coming and let me tell you I thought Backlash was an excellent show, and I am SO glad that I bought it. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Backlash Predictions by Linda Robin on 27 Apr 2008

It’s not often when I let a WWE pay per view slide, but that’s just what I’m going to do tonight. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Backlash by Dr. Wrestling on 26 Apr 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Backlash. [Read More]

The History of Backlash (aka Tormenting Trish) by Stephen Ashfield on 26 Apr 2008

I suppose in some ways the ‘Backlash’ PPV has a real problem every year. It takes place with the spectacular WrestleMania still fresh in our minds and it can, more often than not, be a case of ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show.’ [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Raw That I Would Like To Forget by Linda Robin on 22 Apr 2008

Most of the feedback that I started getting immediately after Raw really summed up the way I felt about the three hour King Of The Ring edition of Raw. I hated the show, and so did so many of you that emailed me. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/Regal/Jericho and More by Linda Robin on 15 Apr 2008

See what a trip overseas can do for Raw. What an improvement from last week’s show. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - SD/Festus/Taker and More by Linda Robin on 13 Apr 2008

This week’s Smackdown was quite entertaining as well as quite interesting. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Lockdown by Dr. Wrestling on 12 Apr 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Lockdown. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw, It Was Beyond BAD by Linda Robin on 08 Apr 2008

Here comes one of my not so nice Raw columns. [Read More]

Thank you Ric? No thanks by Danny Gray on 05 Apr 2008

When Shawn Michaels’ foot connected with Ric Flair’s crooked, yellow teeth at Wrestlemania 24, the world watched as one of the longest, drawn out careers was finally put out of pasture after months of build-up. The following night on RAW we were forced to endure faux respect and love aimed at Ric as wrestlers young and old crawled out of the woodwork to ‘thank’ Ric for paving a path, for the majority of those on the ramp, littered with potholes. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:WOOOOO! by Dr. Wrestling on 05 Apr 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of Ric Flair retirement. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - More On WM and Raw by Linda Robin on 02 Apr 2008

I promised you that today I would talk about my thoughts on Wrestlemania and Raw and a promise is a promise. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - THANK YOU RIC by Linda Robin on 01 Apr 2008

As a wrestling and WWE fan I feel that not only did I get my moneys worth with Wrestlemania, but also the last 15 minutes of Raw was icing on the cake. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Wrestlemania by Dr. Wrestling on 30 Mar 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Wrestlemania. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Wrestlemania Predictions by Linda Robin on 29 Mar 2008

I know this sounds weird but I am so excited about Wrestlemania 24. I don’t know if it’s because there’s so much about it on the sites, but I’m really hyped for tomorrow’s show. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw Had A Touch OF "Flair" Last Night by Linda Robin on 25 Mar 2008

Listen for me to go through everything on last night’s Raw is senseless because there was one segment that absolutely ROCKED, and with the exception of the build up of the WWE title match everything else was either fair or just plain pathetic. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Ring Of Honor by Dr. Wrestling on 22 Mar 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of the evolution of Ring Of Honor. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - SD Is Still On Cruise Control by Linda Robin on 22 Mar 2008

There were two major highlights last night on Smackdown. Smackdown seems to be in pattern, and by that I mean it wasn’t a bad show, but it wasn’t a show that blew me away, it was an okay show and nothing more. Did it do a good job hyping matches for Wrestlemania? Yeah I think it did a fairly good job, but the show just seems to be on cruise control, something is lacking and that something is start power. However, one of the highlights of the night might have been a preview of who we will see join the Smackdown roster and if he does he will give the show a huge boost. I think I will start with this highlight first. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/The Highlight Reel/Street Fight And More by Linda Robin on 18 Mar 2008

It is so nice to get such positive feedback about last night’s Raw. Hell I loved the show too. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - My ECW/SD Live Thoughts by Linda Robin on 13 Mar 2008

Okay I don’t want to spoil tomorrow’s Smackdown, but I just want to let you know what it was like being there live Tuesday night. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Finally A Good Smackdown by Linda Robin on 09 Mar 2008

As I mentioned in Tuesday’s column we got Smackdown last night. And I am very happy to say that finally Smackdown put on a strong show. You know week after week the bad as outweighed the good. But things turned around very nicely last night. I think Smackdown did a better job hyping Wrestlemania last night than it has in previous weeks. So let me get right into a Smackdown which I’m happy to say had me interested from beginning to end. [Read More]

THE RQW FANZINE (March 7th 2008) by Stephen Ashfield on 07 Mar 2008

The latest news from RQW [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:WWE's Industry news by Dr. Wrestling on 07 Mar 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of the "Industry news" section on WWE.com. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Vince Should Demand His 20 Million Back by Linda Robin on 04 Mar 2008

I could easily talk about all the good things that Raw gave us last night. I think last night’s show was one of the best Raws that we have seen in quite a while. As I said I could spend so much time talking about so many well done segments, but I’m not going too. Well okay maybe quickly I will list all the segments that I liked so much, but there was one angle that pissed me off so much, that I really want to most of the time today addressing that crap. Listen I am so pissed and I think the majority of you know exactly what I am talking about because the feedback that I have received so far is right with me. So let me tell you what made Raw such a good show last night and then end with what almost brought not only Raw down but what has the makings of making Wrestlemania a bad joke. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Did SD Forget About Wrestlemania? by Linda Robin on 01 Mar 2008

Someone needs to tell the writers on Smackdown that Wrestlemania is just weeks away and that they need to build for that show and not fill the two hours with so much unnecessary segments. I hate to say this, but in the last few weeks Smackdown has really gone downhill. I thought last week’s show was a drag; well last night’s show was just as bad if not worse. With Wrestlemania now 4 weeks away I just can’t believe that we are still getting some of the matches that we have seen over and over again and these matches have nothing what so ever to do with the pay per view. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/Flair/HBK and More by Linda Robin on 26 Feb 2008

So we have five more weeks until Wrestlemania and a Raw that built things up very well last night. Sure there was the usual “what a waste of time” segments, but for the most part this was a very solid and entertaining show. I thought the show got off to a very good start, and it ended on a positive note. And in between we got a five star match and a new match was booked for the show with an icon taking on a legend. This really was a show that was done so very right. And not that I wasn’t planning on ordering Wrestlemania, but after the show I am even more excited to see as they say the Grand Daddy of them all, Wrestlemania. And before I start you can hear me Saturday nights on From Over The Ropes http://www.webradiowcwp.org. I have a great time talking with the hosts Nick and Max so if you can check it out. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:The Road to Wrestlemania by Dr. Wrestling on 24 Feb 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of the road to Wrestlemania. After watching No Way Out, it seems as though the wheels are now set in motion to start to the road to Wrestlemania XXIV and atleast the early line up to the card looks great. A few things should be noted before discussing the current storylines heading into Wrestlemania. Rey Mysterio has torn his bicep as was noted on WWE T.V. and as a result he will miss Wrestlemania, atleast as far as in ring action goes. It's also been reported that Hulk Hogan is trying to get himself a spot on the card, saying in a recent interview he should wrestle Ric Flair in a "career v.s. career" match and while it might sound like a decent match on paper, let's be honest here, this is just a lame attempt from Hogan to try to prove he can still draw but in reality he knows that Wrestlemania will be successful without him on the card. Don't get me wrong here, Hogan can still draw money but it's not necessary for him to be on the card for the show to be a successful draw because Wrestlemania sells itself just based on the Wrestlemania name. As far as Hogan's suggestion for a match v.s. Flair, I have to say Flair deserves a better opponent who can actually wrestle because Hogan might be a great in ring performer but he is terrible when it comes to any type of actual wrestling ability. I don't think Hogan needs or should be on the card and it doesn't look like the WWE is going to book Hogan anyway so maybe Hogan should focus on his supposed wrestling project that is being produced with Eric Bischoff. Now let's discuss some storylines on the road to Wrestlemania. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - NWO/Raw by Linda Robin on 19 Feb 2008

I was going to go through all the matches from No Way Out and then go right into Raw, however, because of the way things turned out at No Way Out and then carried right into Raw I would rather focus on a few things that came out of Sunday and Monday’s show. If this sounds confusing to you just think how confusing it is to me to type this. Seriously let me tell you my thoughts about both shows without going through every single detail. By the way I’m proud to say that I did very well with my predictions. I haven’t been able to say that for a while. I just missed the Cena/Orton match since I went with Orton, but I did say that Orton wouldn’t lose the belt so at least I got that part right. So onto my thoughts from the last two days. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - No Way Out Predictions by Linda Robin on 17 Feb 2008

Right off I have to say that out of the six matches that we are going to get tonight at No Way Out, I’m going to get four of them right. A few weeks ago there were two Raw matches that I was so sure about, but in the last couple of weeks I’m starting to feel like my original picks might not be the way to go. I will get more into that when toward the end of my column. What I’m going to do is start with the four that I feel are quite predictable and end with Raw’s two matches that are really making me go crazy because I keep going back and forth with my picks. Okay so here I go. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A 5 Star Main Event, Oh And Henry Loses Again by Linda Robin on 12 Feb 2008

It’s so hard well not hard but it’s kind of crazy to talk about anything on Raw other than that fantastic main event. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Very Good Friday Night SD by Linda Robin on 10 Feb 2008

I don’t know if I liked Smackdown the other night because I’m psyching myself out since I will be going to my first Smackdown since 2002. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw/Another Bad Night For Mark Henry And More by Linda Robin on 05 Feb 2008

Here in the states we have Super Tuesday. It’s supposed to be about 21 states holding primary elections for the presidential campaign. But this is all a lie it’s called Super Tuesday because today is my 54th birthday. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:The Royal Rumble by Dr. Wrestling on 03 Feb 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of The Royal Rumble. I usually watch the PPVs with the normal wrestling crew and we all enjoy some food while watching the PPV but they weren't avalible because of an event in their family so I was debating weather to actually order the PPV, which meant paying $40 for it. I thought "well, the card is really predictable but it's the Rumble so why not"? I ordered the show and one of my wrestling pals wanted to watch the PPV so before it started instead of watching the preview we went a a gas station to get some pretzels and ice tea...Ha Ha You know it's not a Rumble without pretzels and ice tea...Ha Ha Anyway we got back to my house just as the PPV started and I have to say it was a good decision to order the show because the Rumble had a few surprises, which is rare for a WWE PPV. [Read More]

The MMA and Wrestling Crossover - Part 1 – The Brock Lesnar UFC debut by Duane Farr by Stephen Ashfield on 02 Feb 2008

In this first part of a series of articles about the crossover of wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts I will be taking a look at the upcoming Brock Lesnar UFC debut and with the rumours of the WWE hiring Bob Sapp we will have a peek at his career in Japan where he enjoys mega stardom. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - RR/Raw and The Cena Era Begins Again by Linda Robin on 29 Jan 2008

If I wanted to give you my complete thoughts on Raw, the Royal Rumble and the return of John Cena this would be one very long column. I did plan on just making this a Rumble/Raw column but I have to spend some time on talking about John Cena. There is no way I can let that go. So what I’m going to do is just give you very short opinions of my Royal Rumble and Raw thoughts and then it’s all about the Cena. And I missed two of my predictions; naturally the Rumble winner and I went with Jericho instead of JBL. But I think we all missed the winner of the Rumble. Okay let me start with the pay per view, then Raw and then it is on to Mr. Amazing. [Read More]

The Heel/Face Divide by Danny Gray on 29 Jan 2008

In modern society, no one really knows anymore the cowboys from the Indians. Who the good guys were and who were the bad guys? As the lines between ‘good guys and bad guys’ grows increasingly blurred, is the whole thing a dying art in a modern world where amidst increasing pressure from the Internet, smart fans, anti-heroes and rival sports the ‘bad’ guys have never had it so ‘good’. Here I investigate the heel vs. face dynamic and if it is a dying gimmick within professional wrestling while looking at the dynamic in other sports and how it’s faired within them. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Royal Rumble Predictions by Linda Robin on 27 Jan 2008

In 2005 and 2006 picking the winner for the Royal Rumble was came easy for me. Last year I picked Shawn Michaels to win the Rumble, but it was the Undertaker that left as the Royal Rumble winner, and my back to back Rumble winning streak came to an end. Well tonight I am having a hell of a time picking a winner. In fact I’m having a hell of a time picking most of the show’s winners. There are 2 matches that I am certain that I will get right, but the rest of the matches can certainly go either way. I’m a little shaky about my predictions, but I always say it’s nice when a show isn’t too predictable. So on with my picks for tonight’s show. [Read More]

Dr.Wrestling:Who will win at The Royal Rumble? by Dr. Wrestling on 26 Jan 2008

I already posted a column this week but since the Royal Rumble is one of the premiere events for the WWE I'll take some time to discuss the show and who I think the winners will be as well as the start of "the road to Wrestlemania." The winner of the Rumble gets a shot at the title in the main event of the biggest show of the year so that definitely shows how important the Rumble is in terms of setting up storylines for Wrestlemania. The Rumble has also provided many memorable moments and matches. A few worth mentioning would be when Shawn Micheals only had one foot touch the floor and then would go on to win the match, Ric Flair winning the then WWF in a Rumble match, The Rock v.s. Mankind I Quit match, Stone Cold winning a few Rumbles and many other moments in pro wrestling history. Now let's discuss this year's Royal Rumble. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - A Fantastic HD Raw by Stephen Ashfield on 23 Jan 2008

HD LIVES!! Raw in HD was excellent [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Signings, Debuts, and Releases by Dr. Wrestling on 22 Jan 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of some of the recent signings,debuts, and releases. After taking extended time away from the ring and considering other career options, it's been reported that former WWE champion, The Big Show has signed a contract to return to the WWE. Although he is a former WWE champion, I have to question how effective Big Show will be in the WWE's current landscape and there's a few different reasons for that. Big Show hasn't really been seen as a top level main event star but rather someone that was given the title when a particular brand was running low on star power. Also it seems as though his size is really the main factor in why he was given a main event spot because it doesn't seem as though he is on the same level in terms of talent as other champions such as The Undertaker, John Cena, and Edge. Another reason why Big Show's return doesn't mean that much is because he doesn't exactly have a long list a great matches or really even a great title run despite being a multi time champion. As far as when Big Show actually returns it will be interesting to see what brand he wrestles for and how he will be used on the brand. he's been pushed as the unstoppable monster and there's not really another role for him but he hasn't been able to effectively establish that character. If Big Show returned to Raw it's possible he could be in a short term feud with Triple H before Wrestlemania or maybe even a feud with Shawn Micheals at some point in the future. If he went to Smackdown it could be a feud with Batista,which would probably be a train wreck or a feud with The Undertaker and that could be atleast an okay feud because The Undertaker can carry wrestlers to good matches. I don't think ECW would be an option for Big Show at this point because his title reign as ECW champion could be considered a flop at best so it seems as though he will return to Raw or Smackdown. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - SD/MVP/Flair/A Solid Main Event and More by Stephen Ashfield on 21 Jan 2008

hich show did I like better this week? Was it Raw or Smackdown? [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Raw Is Snitzky-----NOT by Stephen Ashfield on 17 Jan 2008

It still wasn’t a 5 star show, but Raw was better than what we got last week. I feel the show did a nice job building towards the Royal Rumble [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - SD/Edge/Vickie and More by Stephen Ashfield on 14 Jan 2008

I’ll give Smackdown a nice 6 out of 10. It’s not that I found Smackdown to be a bad show; but even though there was plenty of wrestling, most of the matches were nothing to rave about. [Read More]

RQW FANZINE EDITION FIVE by Stephen Ashfield on 12 Jan 2008

Time to preview the latest RQW Card [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - First Blood and One Fantastic Main Event by Stephen Ashfield on 11 Jan 2008

It is so great to be back, and believe me that is an understatement. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:ROH PPV by Dr. Wrestling on 02 Jan 2008

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of the Ring Of Honor Man Up pay per view. [Read More]

RQW FANZINE EDITION FOUR by Stephen Ashfield on 18 Dec 2007

The latest news and interviews from RQW [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Who will win at Armageddon? by Dr. Wrestling on 14 Dec 2007

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Armageddon. [Read More]

The Heel/Face Divide by Danny Gray on 13 Dec 2007

In modern society, no one really knows anymore the cowboys from the Indians. Who the good guys were and who were the bad guys? The lines between ‘good guys and bad guys’ grows increasingly blurred. Is it a dying angle in a modern world where amidst increasing pressure from the Internet, smart fans, anti-heroes and rival sports the ‘bad’ guys have never had it so ‘good’. Here I investigate the heel vs. face dynamic and if it is a dying gimmick within professional wrestling while looking at the dynamic in other sports and how it’s faired within them. [Read More]

Unrest within the ranks by Danny Gray on 13 Dec 2007

In my last column I looked at the state of the current US independent scene and the egos that pollute it. This month, I’ll be looking at the big one, World Wrestling Entertainment and the increasing unrest poisoning the current roster. [Read More]

The birth of the independent superstar by Danny Gray on 13 Dec 2007

When World Championship Wrestling folded and was subsequently purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment, it brought about many changes in the wrestling industry. Not only was it an industry with no realistic competition but also some of the lesser-known wrestlers began to get more airtime on independent shows. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Wrestling Returns by Dr. Wrestling on 28 Nov 2007

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you what I think of some of the recent returns in pro wrestling. When talking about recent returns to the wrestling world you would have to consider the return of Chris Jericho to be the one to have the most impact of all the recent stars that will get back in the ring. I know that WWE themselves basically spoiled Jericho's return so it wasn't a surprise but atleast it gave the fans a reason to tune in, which should help the ratings. I have to say last week Jericho's promo started somewhat generic but he eventually mentioned some funny stuff that reminded fans of the Y2J that they all remember from years past. It seems as though the WWE isn't wasting anytime, having Jericho feud with WWE champion, Randy Orton and I have to say at this point the WWE made a great decision putting Jericho back into the title picture where he belongs because it makes for what should be a very entertaining feud. Besides the former Undisputed Champion being a logical chose because of his skill, the WWE also doesn't really have any top level "good guys" to feud with Orton. Triple H has already feuded with Orton for the title twice, HBK has had his share of recent PPV title matches, and Cena is injured so it would seem like the only logically decision to have Jericho feuded with Orton for the title. It's been reported on internet sites that Jericho will challenge Orton for the title at Armageddon and I will be attending Armageddon at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania so I think it will be cool to see a Jericho v.s. Orton match for the title. Another note about Jericho is that his promo and match with Santino Marella were very entertaining so it seems like Jericho is still able to get it done in the ring, despite his time away from the ring. A quick side note to Santino Marella, I have to mention that he has become a great and very entertaining heel. Marella as a "fan" winning the IC title seemed very one dimensional but he's basically been able to reinvent his character when he turned heel. He deserves credit for making his "feud" with Stone Cold work because Santino was able to get heat from the crowd and Stone Cold only made one appearance during the course of the "feud". It was Santino's great mic skills about "stomping mud pies" that made the feud work and it will be interesting to see if Santino gets another run with IC title but this time as a heel IC champion. [Read More]

LINDA'S THOUGHTS: SS/RAW by Stephen Ashfield on 22 Nov 2007

Linda's Thoughts - SS/Raw/Jericho There is so much that I want to talk about tonight. [Read More]

Dr. Wrestling:Who will win at Survivor Series? by Dr. Wrestling on 15 Nov 2007

This week for That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It I'll be telling you who I think the winners will be at Survivor Series. There's a ten woman elimination match and it might be an okay match but how many classic ten person tag matches have you seen? The answer is probably not many and I think that's because a match can't really develop a pace during a ten person tag match. Since there's too many wrestlers to mention I'll just get to the prediction and I think Beth Phoenix’s team will win the match. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - I Expected a Better Raw by Stephen Ashfield on 15 Nov 2007

Here’s the deal. I wasn’t exactly blown away by this week’s Raw. I don’t know what I was expecting, but obviously my expectations were a little too high because the show was nothing more than average for me. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Cyber Sunday/Raw/Jericho by Linda Robin on 01 Nov 2007

After watching Raw Monday night two things hit me immediately. So instead of talking about Raw in it’s entirety I would like to talk about those two issues, but I first would like to say a few words about Cyber Sunday, so I will start with the pay per view and then on to Raw. By the way I didn’t do too badly with my Cyber Sunday picks. Let’s see I missed Shawn Michaels winning on a NO DQ, and I went with Torrie instead of Mickie, and by the way Mickie looked damn good. [Read More]

Linda's Thoughts - Cyber Sunday Predictions by Linda Robin on 28 Oct 2007

Tonight is Cyber Sunday and since the show is all about the fans voting, I’m voting for me to do give you my predictions. Okay I thought what I would do is tell you what stipulations I would like to see, and then like I will pick the winners. Now remember I did really well with my No Mercy picks so I would like to see if I can do it again tonight. There really are just two matches that I find a little hard to pick, but other than those two matches, the rest seem to be pretty predictable. Okay let me start with the WWE’s divas. [Read More]

THE RQW FANZINE: EDITION THREE by Stephen Ashfield on 18 Oct 2007

THE RQW FANZINE EDITION THREE [Read More]

RQW FANZINE EDITION TWO by Stephen Ashfield on 11 Sep 2007

Talking Point Welcome to the second edition of the RQW Fanzine. Thanks for the kind response to the first issue and hopefully there will be plenty for you to enjoy in this edition. We’re just a few days away from the show in Great Yarmouth that sees Martin Stone defend his RQW Heavyweight Title against Andy Boy Simmonz’ on a card that’s being promoted in conjunction with WAW. [Read More]

THE RQW FANZINE EDITION ONE by Stephen Ashfield on 07 Aug 2007

THE RQW FANZINE Talking Point The clock is ticking down to Summer Brawl 2007, the train timetables for Dartford are being sorted out and vital questions like ‘Is there a McDonalds near the venue’ and some of the younger RQW fans are still asking who Mick Jagger is. But there are many more important questions to be asked, apart from of course why has it taken so long for this first edition of the RQW Fanzine to be published. [Read More]

The History of Wrestlemania By Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 31 Mar 2007

Every sport has to have that one event that every fan wants to see, every competitor wants to appear at, and every writer wants to write extremely long articles about. Wrestlemania fits every single one of those categories. Other wrestling companies may have tried to copy Wrestlemania but they’ve never succeeded. It’s time to look back at the history of the granddaddy of them all, Wrestlemania. [Read More]

The Wrestlemania Quiz - Prizes to be won by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Here's a question for every Wrestlemania held including this Sundays. Coming soon to this site is The Piledriver PPV, another pdf magazine available via the forums on subscription. It'll be available for just a tenner a year but the top 4 entries for this competition will win a year's free subscription. Just email your answers to mageditoruk@yahoo.co.uk with the competition closing on April 10th at 10pm. Good luck. [Read More]

Preview of The New Breed v The ECW Originals by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

The Story behind the Match When Vince McMahon decided to revive ECW some of us feared the worse but none of us could have imagined it'd have been quite so disappointing or have imagined a PPV so bad as 'December to Dismember.' On January 30th, Mr McMahon finally made his way to ECW and he was not a happy man. He wasn't impressed with the history of ECW (despite all the money it's made him) and slagged off stars such as Sandman, Sabu, Mahoney and Dreamer. He proclaimed that he would change ECW for the better and introduced Elijah Burke, Matt Striker, Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von as the New Breed of ECW wrestlers who would destroy the ECW Originals. [Read More]

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match previewed by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File King Booker Win-Loss Record: 1-3 Not a great record that’s for sure with just one win while tagging with RVD. Most memorable moment was his unsuccessful challenge for Triple H’s World Heavyweight Title and like all of us he’d love to forget last years match against The Boogeyman. [Read More]

Kane v The Great Khali: Match Preview by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File Kane Win-Loss Record: 3-5 Not a great singles record at Wrestlemania as he’s won just one out of six. Then again two have been against The Undertaker so a great record is not to be expected. His one singles victory came when he won the Hardcore Title beating Raven and The Big Show. [Read More]

US Title Preview: Chris Benoit v MVP Written by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File Chris Benoit Win-Loss Record: 2-5 A mixed bag of results for Benoit at Wrestlemania that’s for sure. At Wrestlemania XVI he won the IC Title in the triple threat match against Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle but then lost the European Title half of that match. His greatest moment of course was winning the World Heavyweight Title against Triple H and Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XX but last year he dropped the US Title to JBL. Could history be about to repeat itself? [Read More]

WWE Women’s Title LumberJill Match: Melina v Ashley Previewed by Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File Both Melina and Ashley are making their in-ring Wrestlemania debuts The Story Behind the Match It’s Wrestlemania so there must be some naked Diva flesh in Playboy. This time around it’s Ashley hence the fact the Raw Diva Search winner who always seems to be getting injured in the ring now has a title shot. On the March 5th edition of Raw, Mickie James met Melina in a Falls Count Anywhere match with Ashley as the guest ring announcer. Melina retained her women’s title then got in Ashley’s face at ringside only for Ashley to push her over. [Read More]

The Battle of the Billionaires Hair v Hair Match Preview : Mr McMahon v Donald Trump Umaga v Lashley By Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File Umaga: Debut at Wrestlemania Lashley: Win-Loss Record: 0-1 His only appearance at Wrestlemania was last year when he lost in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. [Read More]

World Heavyweight Title Preview: Batista v The Undertaker By Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File Batista Win-Loss Record: 2-0 Ok it’s not quite on the scale of his opponent but Batista hasn’t lost at Wrestlemania. He made his debut at Wrestlemania 20 as part of the Evolution team that defeated The Rock and Mick Foley and then the following year beat Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Title. [Read More]

WWE Title Preview: John Cena v Shawn Michaels By Steve Ashfield by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania Fact File John Cena Win-Loss Record at Wrestlemania: 3-0 Cena has never lost at Wrestlemania having made his debut at Wrestlemania 20. Not only has he not lost but all three victories have been in title matches. He won the US title from The Big Show at Wrestlemania 20, defeated JBL to win the WWE Title at Wrestlemania 21 and retained his WWE Title last year beating Triple H. [Read More]

Wrestlemania- “The Trump Card” by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania, the granddaddy of them all, the superbowl of wrestling, the biggest show of the year. Wrestlemania with a few exceptions is traditionally headlined by the winner of the Royal Rumble taking on the current WWE champion (or in recent years World Heavyweight Champion.) Along with that big match, in recent years there has been another match that seems to be taking place every year. No I’m not talking about a match over a specific title or a match with a particular stipulation; I’m talking about what I like to refer to as Vince McMahon’s “trump card”. [Read More]

Wrestlemania 23 Predictions By James Moreland by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

The WWE’s self-proclaimed “Greatest Show on Earth” is upon us again, and this year’s event promises to deliver a fine show despite a surprising lack of ‘name’ talent in comparison to previous years’ offerings. The following is a rundown of the card, with my predictions for each match. Kane vs. The Great Khali By no stretch of the imagination will this set Detroit alight, but the meeting of these two sheer gargantuan forces should negate the highly likely prospect of the match falling flat on its face. Kane will produce a more enthusiastic effort than we have witnessed in his usual RAW showings, but the task of carrying the dismal Khali will prove too difficult even for the fired up Big Red Machine. [Read More]

WHY THE BIG BOYS WON’T PLAY By The Cynic by Stephen Ashfield on 30 Mar 2007

Wrestlemania is a wrestling show. I’m just reminding us all. It’s the biggest show of the year for the WWE. It’s not a superannuated version of “Opportunity Knocks”. Although you’d be forgiven for thinking that, because on the poster whose faces are glowering out at us, much bigger than the wrestlers they are supposed to be backing? That’s right, two middle-aged men. [Read More]