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20 Aug 2009
DVD Review: Dragon Gate – Best of Wrestle JAM Vol. 1

Dan Short looks at the first Wrestle JAM which took place over the summer of 2006, featuring the likes of Austin Aries, Jack Evans, Jimmy Rave, Matt Sydal (now Evan Bourne in the WWE), CIMA, and many more!

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4 Aug 2009
DVD Review: Dragon Gate – Live in LA

On September 5, 2008, Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling presented their first show in the United States. The show, titled “Friday LA Extreme Night,” took place at the recreational center of John Anson Ford Park in Bell Gardens, California and drew around 500 wrestling fans to witness a true Japanese wrestling promotion. Nine months later, the Dragon Gate USA division of the promotion was born and the first order of business was to put out a DVD of the show…

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3 Aug 2009
Roundtable #39 – WWE? TNA? What is the worst wrestling PPV of all time?

Welcome to the latest Roundtable discussion here at iFight365.com where this week we ask: Given the atrocious Victory Road PPV that TNA recently presented us with, what is the worst PPV of all time?

James Mustoe: To me that would have to be ECW’s December to Dismember in 2006. This was a truly atrocious card with no matches announced bar the main event prior to a week before the show. All of the undercard matches were pretty much actively bad, bar the opening match of MNM vs. Hardy’s (a RAW team vs. a Smackdown team). The main event itself, a ‘hardcore’ Elimination Chamber match, was…

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27 Jun 2009
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.

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13 Jun 2009
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.

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22 May 2009
No Gimmicks Needed: Flair back in WWE, Arlovski to Strikeforce, wrestlers as actors and plenty more!

Welcome back to No Gimmicks Needed. It’s been another extended break since I last wrote this column, but it’s still here and it’s still running strong. I’ll be running down my thoughts on the post draft effects of each brand in the WWE so far, the latest on Dragon Gate USA, what’s up with Paul London, and a brief examination of those wanting to transition from wrestling and MMA to Hollywood. So let’s not waste any more time and get this party started.

Ric Flair has the itch. Why am I not surprised?

“I want to wrestle again,” he admitted to Alex Marvez in an interview last week. “I watch [World…

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14 May 2009
Roundtable #33 – Which of WWE’s current youngsters can become a main event star?

Welcome to the latest Roundtable discussion here at iFight365.com where this week we’re asking the question: Which of WWE’s current crop of youngsters has the potential to be a long-term main event star?

James Mustoe: WWE has quietly been building a bit of a youth movement over the last year. Guys like Kofi Kingston, DiBiase and Rhodes, Tyson Kidd, and the wonderful Evan Bourne all stand out as having great potential in the organisation for the future. However the guy who has flat out shown the most potential as a top level break out star (and very soon too!) is the former ECW Champion Jack Swagger…

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3 May 2009
Roundtable #32 – How will WWE’s brands operate with their new talent rosters?

Welcome to the latest Roundtable discussion here at iFight365.com where at the end of a week where WWE have finally put into practice their recent draft moves , we’re asking the question: After twelve picks on Raw and twenty-five during WWE’s supplemental draft, how do you see each brand operating with their new roster of talent for the next year?

Phil Lowe: I’m really looking forward to seeing how Smackdown fares over the summer. After this past Friday night’s show, I felt very optimistic about the future of the ‘blue brand,’ from the guys at the top of the roster right through to the announce team. For the record, I think the Todd…

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16 Apr 2009
Roundtable #31 – Is The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels WrestleMania’s best ever match?

Welcome to the latest Roundtable discussion here at iFight365.com where this week we’re asking the question: Is The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels the best match in the history of WrestleMania?

James Mustoe: While Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker was certainly the best match at WrestleMania this year, and will probably be WWE’s undisputed MOTY, I don’t quite think that it’s time to start calling it the best match that’s ever been at WrestleMania.

Looking back at similarly well regarded matches from WrestleMania, such as the incredible…

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5 Apr 2009
Roundtable #30 – WrestleMania 25: Predict the buyrate

The WrestleMania theme continues in the latest Roundtable. Will WrestleMania be a PPV success?

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5 Apr 2009
WrestleMania 25: Previewing Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker

We’re previewing the full card for WWE’s WrestleMania 25 PPV which takes place tonight.

iFight365.com will have live coverage this evening from around 5pm EST/10pm UK time.

Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker square off against each other in front of what is bound to be an energetic Texas crowd. Its the match that many consider to be the true main event of WrestleMania 25 despite no titles being on the line. Can Mr WrestleMania vs. Undertaker’s undefeated streak steal the show tonight?

Mark Bright: Now you’re talking. This is the real main event of this show in my eyes, and has…