The show starts off with a graphic stating ‘In Memory of Chief Jay Strongbow’. We begin the Laurinaitis era on Smackdown with the man who makes coffee an accessory, David Otung and he has his crimson Barrett Blazer. David introduces everyone to the new General Manager of this show. John walks to the ring with David and he welcomes everyone to Smackdown. He says that he knows that everyone is excited about tonight as him because now there will be competent leadership. John says… [Continue Reading]

Sunday for me could be broken down into two periods: Before 7:30 and after 7:30. Before 7:30 I was an excited wrestling fan, glad to be in Orlando with my friends, enjoying company, food and, at 7 p.m., WrestleMania. I had been excited for the pay-per-view all week, looking at the card and thinking it could be the best card since WrestleMania X8. The national anthem by Lilian Garcia gave me chills. I paced around my friend’s house excited for the event to start…. [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with the entire roster gathered backstage in a room. John Laurinaitis addresses the group after winning control of RAW and SmackDown. He announces Santino Marella vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger in a triple threat with the United States Title on the line. CM Punk speaks up and comes walking in. The WWE Champion speaks for the fans and most everyone in the room when he says he’s still a Johnny toolbox. Punk says he wasn’t joking. Laurinaitis… [Continue Reading]

We’re live from the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida as Josh Mathews and Matt Striker welcome us to the WrestleMania 28 pre-show. WWE Tag Team Title Match: The Usos vs. Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd vs. Primo & Epico We go to the ring and out first comes The Usos with their Samoan entrance. The new team of Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd are out next followed by the WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico with Rosa Mendes. One of the Usos,… [Continue Reading]

Ryan: I feel like pulling a Dwayne and hitting a “Finally…” but I’ll refrain. WrestleMania weekend is always a big time, so why not bring back my tag partner, Scheduled For One Fall cohort and, above all, great friend Justin back to help me with these predictions? Justin: It’s been awhile since I retired from the good ol wrestling column game (thanks in large part to the Air Force gobbling up all my free time) but since this is probably going down as the… [Continue Reading]

Zack Ryder vs Drew McIntyre Drew locks up with Zack and backdrops him, then he showboats a bit before they lock back up and Drew throws an elbow. Zack comes back with a near roll up and goes for a test of strength, but Drew steps over his arm and kicks him, then picks him back up and headbutts him. Zack comes back with a dropkick and a flapjack, then he climbs the turnbuckle and punches Drew but backs off and runs into a… [Continue Reading]

WrestleMania is a time for those in professional wrestling to shine on the biggest stage possible. The hard work they’ve put in over the past year is rewarded with a spot at the show. For those that are making it for the first time, the years of effort not only to make it to WrestleMania, but the WWE are realized as they perform in front of 70,000-plus in attendance, as well as millions watching worldwide. For Derek Foore, his journey is at phase one,… [Continue Reading]

We are wild, young, and on the internet from Atlanta, Georgia and your announcers are William ‘No Need for SAP here’ Regal and Josh ‘Finally . . . the Josh has a good co-host’ Mathews. Your host is Matt ‘What will some former wrestlers do without the Gold Club’ Striker. Match Number One: Hunico with Camacho versus Derrick Bateman with Kaitlyn They lockup and Bateman with a waist lock but Hunico with an elbow and knee. Hunico chops Bateman and kicks him in the… [Continue Reading]

Throughout WrestleMania weekend, you’ll see a lot of wrestling-related shirts, some with the phrases, “Rise Above Hate,” “Best In The World,” or “WWWYKI.” However, you may also see some with the phrases “Who’s In The Danger Zone,” “Monsoon-Heenan 2012,” or “Chicks Dig Heels.” The latter aren’t the brainchild of some crack staff in Stamford, CT. They’re the creative ideas from a group of friends and hardcore wrestling fans who saw an opportunity to pay homage to great wrestling moments gone by, as well as… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. They hype the confrontation between John Cena and The Rock tonight. Randy Orton and Sheamus vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan We go to the ring and out comes Randy Orton to a nice pop. His partner Sheamus is out next followed by World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan with AJ Lee. The pyro goes off next and out comes Kane. Bryan starts things off with Orton…. [Continue Reading]

A Flair for the Moment (?) According to reports, WWE is in negotiations with Impact Wrestling to have Ric Flair at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony next Saturday. Apparently part of the agreement would include WWE mentioning Impact at the ceremony, which sounds as possible as Michael Cole not burying talent during his broadcasts. Flair will be there. The Four Horsemen meant a lot to him, and has been on record as saying this edition of the faction (Flair, Anderson, Blanchard, Windham) was… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow kicks off from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA as Michael Cole welcomes us. Jerry Lawler hypes the in-ring confrontation between The Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Cole talks about John Cena vs. Mark Henry as well as The Rock appearing. – We go to the ring and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk. Punk tells everyone that Chris Jericho isn’t here tonight. Punk says Jericho pissed him off last week. Punk starts to bring up his father… [Continue Reading]

Since 2006, John Cena has gotten a nasty backlash from the a good portion of the fans, mostly the 18-34 male demographic. They’ve spewed every criticism towards him, from his inability to wrestle, the way he dresses, even the salute he makes before running down the ramp. Some criticisms have been valid, but most have just stemmed from Cena being a guy some love to hate. One complain that always had merit was his character. The happy-go-lucky guy that didn’t let anything bother him,… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up from Cleveland with Jerry Lawler in the ring. Lawler hypes The Rock and John Cena’s segments tonight. He introduces John Cena. Cena comes out to Word Life and has his old gear on, big chain and all. The crowd boos Cena as he prepares to rap. Cena does his rap and says what he’s been saying for weeks. – Vickie Guerrero comes out and asks everyone to excuse her. She goes on and introduces Dolph Ziggler. Out he… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up from the sold out Garden in Boston, Massachusetts as Michael Cole welcomes us. Shawn Michaels’ music hits and out comes Mr. WrestleMania to kick off the show. Shawn comes out to a big pop and talks about Triple H. He wanted Triple H to face The Undertaker and end the streak and something changed Triple H’s mind to make him accept the challenge and up the ante to make it Hell in a Cell. Shawn wants to find… [Continue Reading]