Author: Alex Dudley
Titles change hands frequently in the WWE, but every now and again we see a superstar that holds onto the gold for an extended time. Some times these champions adapt the gold so that it resemblances more of their character than the original design. Bray Wyatt has done this with his Universal title, but also this week Rey Mysterio has spoken about how he wants to adapt his newly won US title. Some of the adaptions down the years have been brilliant, while others have been less so. But, which three stand out more than most? Daniel Bryan’s Eco WWE…
There’s been a lot to like about WWE this year, but there has also been a lot to hate. The company have had to increase the amount of high-quality matches due to the increased competition from AEW. However, there are still some matches that have fallen way short of what fans demand. Some of these matches have stunk out the arenas, and have given fans a reason to tune out completely. But, which matches have been worse than most this year? Tyson Fury vs Braun Strowman (Crown Jewel) There have been a lot of good celebrity wrestling…
It seems a lifetime since we last saw Liv Morgan on Raw or Smackdown, but the anticipation has been high ahead of her return to television. Fans were given a sneak peek into what they can expect to see from Morgan when she returns on Raw last night. The vignette aired during the broadcast, and it is fair to say that not all members of the WWE Universe were thrilled with what was teased. With some already comparing Morgan to an ‘Emmalina’ type character. Cryptic Messages On Social Morgan may have been off television for the last number of months,…
Monday Night Raw will take place this evening as the fallout from a lacklustre TLC takes centre stage. The show will feature all of the aftermath following significant victories for the Kabuki Warriors, Bobby Lashley and The Viking Raiders on the red brand. However, the main event for the night will see AJ Styles clash with Randy Orton. The feud between two of the most high profile stars in the WWE has been ongoing since Orton cost Styles his United States Championship in a match against Rey Mysterio. It should be a much bigger Raw than we have seen over…
The final WWE pay per view of 2019 is in the books, and although it may not have pulled up many trees, there are at least some interesting talking points to come out of the show for the fans to talk about. The TLC PPV didn’t exactly feel like an end to many of the rivalries on the card, and instead seemed like a placeholder building up to the Royal Rumble. However, there were still a few solid bouts on the card. But, here is what we learnt from the 2019 TLC event. Tag Team Entertainment It shouldn’t have come…
The world of wrestling podcasts is a very saturated market in this current climate. It seems that no other sport can claim to have the vast selection of listening options that wrestling does. But, my current favourite has always been Gorilla Position. The UK-based podcast is hosted by James Delow and features regular guests such as Ash Rose, Skillet and Matt Davies-Adams. The biggest drawing point is that it is a podcast made by fans for the fans. It has gone on to achieve such cult status that they have been able to headline shows at London’s 02 Indigo, which…
The WWE has always been hot property in the United Kingdom, and that has been noticed by one of the leading sports broadcasters in the country. For 30 years, Sky Sports had been the home of WWE weekly television. They would show every Monday Night Raw and SmackDown live, while they also had the rights to exclusively show the monthly pay per views. The deal that Sky Sports signed started back in 1989, and it had also seen the channel play host to shows such as WWE Velocity, ECW and WWE Heat. Furthermore, UK audiences also used to get…
It has been a tough year for the WWE, but now matters are being made worse by the fact that they have real competition in the form of AEW. Not only this, but they are offering the current WWE employees with a very real opportunity. While they may not be able to offer the same lucrative contracts that come with being a WWE superstar, they do have a range of other perks. One of the main ones is that they could have greater creative control on their characters. Also, there are no house shows in AEW which means the workload…
There is no place for homophobic abuse at any sporting event, and particularly in the WWE. With the number of young fans in attendance at these house shows, it could be particularly damaging. But, Sami Zayn made an example of one of these fans at a recent show in Daytona, Florida on Sunday. During the match between Shinsuke Nakamura and The Fiend, Zayn was clearly outraged with one fan’s comment. Zayn immediately heard the fans comments and approached him to let him know that there is no place for that kind of speech at a WWE event. Zayn Confronts Fan…
Creatively there has always been scrutiny on the WWE to deliver on a weekly basis. But, ultimately due to the lack of competition to the company, we have rarely seen the best storylines play out in the way that many of us had hoped. Not only this, but they have continuously dropped the ball on significant occasions that could have been handled much gracefully. This year has been a real mixed bag for the WWE. For every exciting moment, we have been handed two really underwhelming ones. Here are three of the biggest mistakes that the company have made to…