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Alex Williams, Columnists, Featured, WWE, Wrestling News »

[30 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 899 views]
A look at WWE’s sudden draft and the future for all 15 who moved brands

Alex Williams takes a look at WWE’s surprise draft and those who have moved from brand-to-brand following Monday night’s edition of Raw.

Columnists, Mark Bright, PPV Coverage, Phil Lowe, The Bash, WWE, Wrestling News »

[28 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 846 views]
Previewing WWE’s ‘The Bash’ PPV

A look ahead to WWE’s ‘The Bash’ on PPV from Sacramento, CA.

Columnists, Featured, No Gimmicks Needed, Roundtable, Throwing In The Towel, WWE, Wrestling News »

[27 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 210 views]
Roundtable #36 - Should WWE be involved in the Misawa memorial show?

Dan Short, Michael Campbell and James Mustoe discuss WWE’s potential involvement in a memorial show for the late Mitsuharu Misawa.

Columnists, MMA News, Martin Smith, UFC »

[24 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 382 views]
TUF 9 Finale Recap: A huge night for MMA

The Ultimate Fighter 9 finale proved to be one of the most thrilling and entertaining free events in UFC history. Back and forth action and five top fights on the main card were all it took for this event to write its name in the history books.

Columnists, DVD & Book Reviews, Featured, MMA News, Martin Smith, UFC, UFC Titles »

[21 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 201 views]
DVD Review: UFC - Best of 2008

Martin Smith looks at the UFC’s Best of 2008 DVD featuring Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, Lesnar vs. Mir and more.

Columnists, DVD & Book Reviews, Headline, Throwing In The Towel, WWE, WWE Titles, Wrestling News »

[18 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 387 views]
Throwing in the Towel DVD Review: WWE - The Greatest Stars of the 90’s

A follow-up to “the Greatest Stars of the 80’s”, which was released absolutely ages ago, the Greatest Stars of the 90’s follows the same formula. That is, a DVD featuring a documentary that highlights some of the biggest stars of the given time period, accompanied by a bunch of matches that feature said superstars.

Essentially, this is a superficial run through, of who the WWE regard as “The Greatest Stars of the 90’s”. What that encompasses, is a brief bio on each chosen superstar, comprised of clips and interviews covering their career. If I had never seen a WWE retrospective before, I’d be blown away by this material. Unfortunately I’ve seen…

Columnists, Headline, James Mustoe, TNA, WWE, Wrestling News »

[16 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 617 views]
Hogan, Undertaker, Flair and more - A look at older wrestlers who could still bring the goods

As a follow on from my criticism of TNA’s use of aging ECW alumni Raven and Shane Douglas, I would like to make an apology.

While I criticised Raven for having been out of shape during his previous TNA run, I can see that it clearly was due to a purely medical condition, and that he does seem to have got back into tremendous shape for someone of his age.

This, combined with news that TNA appears to be purely using them as a short term nostalgia act in order to promote their next PPV, casts a fresh light on what initially seemed to be a poor business move…

Columnists, DVD & Book Reviews, Featured, MMA News, Martin Smith, UFC, UFC Titles »

[16 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 258 views]
DVD Review: UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar

Martin Smith looks at one of the best events of 2008 - UFC 91 featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight title.

Columnists, DVD & Book Reviews, MMA News, Martin Smith, UFC »

[15 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 224 views]
DVD Review: Never Surrender (feat. BJ Penn, GSP and more)

Director and former fighter Hector Echavarria has tapped into the Mixed Martial Arts market to try and bring us MMA fans a decent film. Fingers crossed, we can get something of high quality that represents what this sport has become in the 21st century.

Columnists, DVD & Book Reviews, Throwing In The Towel, WWE, Wrestling News »

[14 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 223 views]
Throwing in the Towel DVD Review: The Wrestler

Michael Campbell looks at the DVD release of ‘The Wrestler’ by Darren Aronofsky, starring Mickey Rourke.

Columnists, Featured, No Gimmicks Needed, Wrestling News »

[13 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 591 views]
Obituary: Japanese legend Mitsuharu Misawa

A look at the life and career of Mitsuharu Misawa, who tragically died on Saturday during a Pro Wrestling NOAH show in Japan at the age of 46.

Columnists, MMA News, Martin Smith, PPV Coverage, UFC, UFC 99 »

[13 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 470 views]
UFC 99 Predictions and the fights to watch

Martin Smith takes a look at the main and preliminary cards scheduled for UFC 99 on Saturday night as well as the fights to watch.

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