Professional wrestling has never shied away from playing up geopolitical disputes and foreign rivalries in its storytelling, and WWE would "go there" in the early-nineties with one of their more...
Recalling the event from my non-cynical youth, there will always be two things that stand out about the 1990 Royal Rumble: the Orlando crowd that was molten and electric for every single happening on...
In 1989, WWE brought the Royal Rumble concept to pay-per-view for the first time, and it has occupied a date on the January PPV calendar since. The titular match bloated to its would-be standard of 30...
More than 30 years have passed since the then-World Wrestling Federation would televise what would soon become the most highly-anticipated gimmick match that the company would ever sanction: the Royal...
One of the great things about the WWE2K games is the array of championship belts that can be fought over by the wrestlers of your choosing. Wanna pit the War Raiders against The Authors of Pain for...
When it comes to making New Year's resolutions, we all mean well. And when it comes to actually keeping said resolutions...well, we all mean well. Let's be real here: if you have to wait until January...
Annie can sing about the sun coming out tomorrow all she wants, because if 2019 in professional wrestling is anything like 2018, we may be in for more migraines and malaise. Yes, that does sound a...
As you'll see from our extensive honourable mentions section, there was a lot of excellent wrestling this year. One of the best things clear from our list is the sense of diversity. Great shows...
WWE are very much in the business of creating memorable moments. The merits and drawbacks of such a process can be debated until the cows come home, as can the question of whether true storytelling...
WWE and New Japan have intertwined before, from Antonio Inoki's excursions to Madison Square Garden in the seventies and early 80s, to Hulk Hogan and some of the WWE ilk appearing on their cards into...
How will you remember professional wrestling in 2018? Really, you can go a myriad of ways with it - optimists will remember the things that made them happy, while pessimists will remember the...
Deep into the future when we're all old and wrinkly, we'll look back at WWE's 2018 and talk to our grandchildren about a funny year where the headlines were dominated by the likes of Ronda Rousey,...
It's been an interesting year for WWE's main roster. Despite being packed full of talent (to a historic degree), quite a few have struggled to elevate their standing in the eyes of the crowd - with a...
NXT has had an absolutely barnstorming year, and while good matches have taken place all over the world in 2018, it's safe to say that a decent chunk happened in WWE's 'developmental' brand. You'll...
It's been a hugely eventful year for WWE, but will mainly be remembered for things that happened outside of the ring. But amidst all the reluctant involvement in global political scandals, NXT...
