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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

WWE TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020: DVD

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 WWE Madman This was just a solid PPV card from start to finish – no massive duds, nothing that totally blew me away but some quality matches, solid booking and it pretty much all made sense and went off hitch-free. Opener, a ladder match (always a great way to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Chairs, DVD Review, Ladders, Madman, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Tables, TLC, TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2020, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Wrestling, WWE TLC - Tables Ladders & Chairs 2020: DVD ·

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January 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The TED.DiBiase Talks

* Ted DiBiase was “The Million Dollar Man”, a pro-wrestling bad-guy (a “heel”) that fought in matches with the likes of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage and Andre The Giant, people wealthier than DiBiase; “Multi-Million Dollar Men” * But DiBiase was one hell of a bad guy. * He had the best finisher too: The […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Christian, Church, Minister, Poem, Poem: The TED.DiBiaseTalks, Poetry, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Ted DiBiase, The Million Dollar Man, The TED Talks, The TED.DiBiase Talks, Virgil, Wrestling, WWE, WWF ·

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February 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

WWE: Elimination Chamber 2017

Elimination Chamber 2017 WWE WWE.com This year’s Elimination Chamber event took too long to get going. The whole first half crawled by, the big bore being a desperate attempt to make anyone care more than they already don’t about the Tag Team Championship. Things started off fairly decently with the first of three women’s division […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2017), Elimination Chamber, pay-per-view, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Network, WWE: Elimination Chamber 2017, WWE.com ·

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January 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

WWE: Royal Rumble 2017

  Royal Rumble 2017 WWE WWE.com We’re on the road to Wrestlemania, first PPV event for 2017 and the undercard – a series of title matches – was particularly strong. Lots of feuds to end, to re-ignite, to develop; new feuds to kick in, new matches to get set up for WM. And The Royal […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged AJ Styles, Battle Royal, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, Chris Jericho, January, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Neville, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Randy Orton, Rich Swann, Roman Reigns, Royal Rumble, Royal Rumble 2017, Wrestling, WWE, WWE: Royal Rumble 2017, WWE.com ·

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December 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

WWE: TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016

TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016 WWE WWE.com In the penultimate PPV-event card of the year for WWE, TLC really delivered. A set of strong matches, storylines furthered, no giant shockers, no botched-beyond-repair finishes, no over-booked shenanigans…well, you be the judge there…but a solid three-hour slug-fest of fun and fighting with some pretty wonderful […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), AJ Styles, Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin, Becky Lynch, Bray Wyatt, Carmella, Chairs, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater, Kalisto, Ladders, Luke Harper, Nikki Bella, pay-per-view, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Randy Orton, Review, Rhyno, Tables, Tables Ladders & Chairs, The Miz, TLC, Wrestler, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Network, WWE.com ·

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November 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

WWE: Hell In A Cell 2016

Hell In A Cell 2016 WWE WWE.com A huge card for a huge ppv event – the annual Hell In A Cell, five title matches, three big bouts contested in the Hell In A Cell cage-structure and not only was it the first women’s match inside the cell it was also the first time a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bayley, Big Cass, Brian Kendrick, Cesaro, Charlotte, Chris Jericho, Dana Brooke, Enzo Amore, Hell In A Cell, Hell In A Cell 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2016), Karl Anderson, Kevin Owens, Luke Gallows, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Review, Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, T.J. Perkins, The New Day, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Network, WWE.com ·

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October 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel Bryan: YES – My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania

Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania Daniel Bryan w/ Craig Tello St. Martin’s Press The big problem with this book is the ghost-writer’s voice. He does a fine enough job when inside Daniel Bryan’s voice but ruins any of that good work by starting each chapter in his own voice, as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Bryan Danielson, Craig Tello, Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan: YES - My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania, Memoir, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, WM, WM30, Wrestlemania 30, Wrestling, WWE, Yes, Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania ·

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September 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

WWE: Backlash 2016

Backlash 2016 WWE WWE.com The return of Backlash to the WWE’s PPV event calendar had a weight of expectation on it given it’s the first WWE event to feature solely the SmackDown brand since the show moved to a live format. No longer the weaker element and now on level footing with RAW the Backlash […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), AJ Styles, Alexa Bliss, Apollo Crews, Backlash, Baron Corbin, Becky Lynch, Bray Wyatt, Carmella, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater, Kane, Maryse, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Bella, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Randy Orton, Review, Rhyno, The Hype Bros, The Miz, The Usos, Wrestling, WWE, WWE: Backlash 2016, WWE.com ·

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June 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

WWE Wrestlemania 32: DVD

Wrestlemania 32 WWE Madman One of the great things about Wrestlemania – usually! – is that no matter your interest in wrestling this Big Event delivers. Not so this year, I’m afraid. I found Wrestlemania 32 to be something of a snooze-fest. Okay, there were one or two great moments. But for the most part […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andre The Giant Battle Royal, DVD, Hell In A Cell, HHH, Ladder Match, Madman, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, Shane McMahon, Shaquille O'Neal, Undertaker, Wrestlemania, Wrestlemania 32, Wrestlemania IX, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Wrestlemania 32: DVD ·

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May 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Brandon Easton/Denis Medri: Andre The Giant – Closer To Heaven

Andre The Giant: Closer to Heaven Brandon Easton (Text) Denis Medri (Artist) IDW Publishing An impressive effort this, Eisner Award nominated writer Brandon Easton and illustrator Denis Medri manage to take us right into the world of Andre The Giant in this graphic biography, one part tribute, one part journalism – the impressionistic world of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged acromegaly, Actor, Andre, Andre The Giant: Closer To Heaven, Bio, Biography, Book, Book Review, Brandon Easton, Brandon Easton/Denis Medri: Andre The Giant - Closer To Heaven, Closer To Heaven, Comic, Comic Book, Denis Medri, Film, Giant, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novel, Hulk Hogan, Memoir, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, The Princess Bride, Wrestling, WWE, WWF ·

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March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

WWE Best of RAW & SmackDown 2015: DVD

Best of RAW & SmackDown 2015 WWE Madman As with the recently released best of 2015’s PPV matches, I found The Best of RAW  & Smackdown 2015 very useful and interesting. I’m a lapsed fan, I don’t watch the TV shows at all, I check in with the product via the DVDs and occasionally read […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged DVD Review, Madman, pay-per-view, PPV, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, RAW, Smackdown, TV, Wrestlers, Wrestling, WWE Best of RAW & SmackDown 2015: DVD ·

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