Review: WWE NXT Episode 272 (8.4.15)

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Another week, another episode of NXT…but not your average episode of NXT! This was a glimpse of NXT throughout the WrestleMania 31 weekend. From the tournament whose winner would enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, to NXT in San Jose, to a mini-documentary about Hideo Itami’s Journey to WrestleMania. (Spoiler: It has the most depressing ending since Requiem for a Dream…), there were three matches in their entirety on display. And two of them had great merit…Of course, we knew the outcome of the tournament already, as WrestleMania 31 happened a week and a half ago. But who cares?
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Review: WWE NXT Episode 271 (1.4.2015)

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Episode 271 of NXT was all about Kevin Owens vs Finn Balor. And what a match they had. No match at WrestleMania surpassed it (even Orton vs Rollins). Episode 272 of NXT is…well, more about promoting Rhyno than anyone else it seemed!

Sami Zayn finally returned to NXT and after a quick explanation as to his absence got straight to the point: he wants his rematch. And wants to kick Kevin Owens ass! The crowd loved his return. And so did I. Continue reading

Review: WrestleMania 31 (A Classic Wrestlemania?!?)

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Well, WrestleMania 31 has come and gone. A lot of reviewers have said that it will go down in history as one of the best WrestleManias of all time. Well, if you have low expectations for something, then even if the thing is only marginally better than expected, it will seem like the best thing ever. That’s what I think has happened with WrestleMania 31. It was enjoyable, far more enjoyable than I expected, but I wouldn’t dare say it was one of the best WrestleManias of all time…So here’s an in-depth look at WrestleMania 31…  Continue reading

REVIEWS: WWE Network’s 100 Best Matches

After recently purchasing the WWE Network (for only £9.99!), I decided to watch what WWE considered to be the 100 best matches on the WWE Network. You can find the list of the WWE Network’s 100 Best Matches here: http://www.wwe.com/classics/100-best-matches

It got me to thinking…do all 100 matches really deserve to be in the list? I will review each match…it’s going to take a while (I’m up to match 84 at the moment…). Here we go…and watch this space!