Jake “The Snake” Roberts has had a storied career in wrestling. From his debut in Mid South Wrestling in the mid 70s, it’d be almost a decade later when “The Snake” started to become a household name, wrestling in the WWE, where he would become one of (if not) the greatest wrestlers never to win a single’s title in the company. However, he would also threaten to become just another of wrestling’s tragedies.
Month: February 2016
It’s that time again, as we continue our search on the world wide web for the freely available gems of matches that can provide a quick distraction from what the WWE is currently churning out. This time, we focus more on the fairer sex, and drop in on the early days of a future WWE diva.
Here on Back Body Drop, we’ve covered the offerings of the WWE Network and New Japan World (amongst others) for those who are looking online for non-pirated wrestling. Another option out there comes from Ring of Honor, who for the last few years have made their weekly television show available for free via their website.
So, the Internet rumour of the day is suggesting that WWE are on the verge of bringing back the brand split. That is, if you believe a rogue Ticketmaster listing that advertised “WWE Monday Night Raw vs WWE”.
Less than 24 hours after the Fast Lane pay per view that left us with only a main event, WWE locked in a few more big matches for WrestleMania on Raw. However, both of those new directions ended up raising more questions than answers for the company’s big stars, and their aim as a whole.
Sunday night saw WWE complete their final pay-per-view before WrestleMania, with a Fast Lane pay-per-view that was notable for… very little, actually. The bookies (or at least, 888sport) had the results right in all-but-one match – and for someone notoriously awful at pay-per-view predictions, I came out 100% with my winners!
In around six hours’ time, WWE makes the final Sunday-night stop on the road to WrestleMania, as they head into Cleveland, Ohio for their second annual Fast Lane pay-per-view. With just 42 days to go until WrestleMania, WWE will be looking to lock down as much as they can so they can start promoting the biggest show of the year.
In most of the wrestling world, it’s extremely rare for promotions of any size to work together. New Japan seems to be the exception, as in January, they held four shows with the Mexican CMLL promotion, and this weekend they held two shows in Korakuen Hall in league with Ring of Honor.