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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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman