When I first started really following independent wrestling in 2004, the first promotion I started watching was Ring of Honor. Seeing my first show live in the front row (okay, next to the aisle), it was a night-and-day change from the WWE product that I’d been watching for over a decade by that point.
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Amid a minefield of uncertainty over the future of what NXT will look like post-brand split, it’s almost time for something we can rely on: a great Takeover special!
Late on Saturday night, UFC let the cat out of the bag… Brock Lesnar’s coming back. For one night only.
Coming out of last Friday’s New Japan show, the biggest talking point I was expecting was the debate over how to rate the main event. Granted, at the time I said that the match was easily four stars, but was also below five. That’s just another way of saying “it was a great match”, however the weekend saw the emergence of an entirely different, and divisive train of thought: those who audibly voiced their displeasure at the style of the match itself.
Well, it’s finally happening, it seems. SmackDown is moving to Tuesday nights in July, going live, and is seemingly going to be given increased attention as the USA Network sets up live wrestling every Monday and Tuesday night.
In the last twenty years, the British wrestling scene has moved away from being a hive of tribute/rip-off shows, and has become a hotbed of stellar shows and also home to some of the best up and coming talent in the world. Needless to say, it wasn’t always like this.
This Sunday sees WWE return to pay-per-view with their annual Extreme Rules event, headlined by a rematch between AJ Styles and Roman Reigns for the WWE title. We have seven matches booked for the show – and thanks to 888Sport.com, lets take a shot at predicting the future!
Zack Ryder’s WWE career has been full of ups and downs. Originally debuting in ECW as Brett Majors – one half of the Majors Brothers tag team – his team with Brian Majors (now Curt Hawkins) was fairly nondescript.