Monthly Archive: January 2014
Wrestler of the Day – January 21: Arnold Skaaland/Go Shiozaki
No one really jumped off the page at me today so I’ll do a double shot of two not bad guys. Today it’s Go Shiozaki and Arnold Skaaland. We’ll start with the old guy:...
Smackdown – January 24, 2014: The Show They’ve Needed For Weeks
Smackdown Date: January 24, 2014 Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Commentators: John Bradshaw Layfield, Josh Matthews It’s the go home show for the Rumble and not a lot changed this past week...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 2012: Kick Him In The Head!
Royal Rumble 2012 Date: January 29, 2012 Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 18,121 Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, Booker T We wrap things up here with last year’s show. The Rumble is...
Royal Rumble Count-Up – 2011: The Rumble Grows Up
Royal Rumble 2011 Date: January 30, 2011 Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 15,113 Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, Matt Striker This is a weird Rumble as for one year only they tried having...
Impact Wrestling – January 23, 2014: The Long Build To……Something
Impact Wrestling Date: January 23, 2014 Location: Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz We’re back with Genesis Week Two, featuring all of the matches that we couldn’t get to last week...
NXT – January 22, 2014: Run Neville Run
NXT Date: January 22, 2014 Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Tensai The main story coming out of last week is the live NXT special on February 27...
Hulkamania Turns 30
Thirty years ago today, Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik to win the WWF Title for the first time. This is the birth of modern wrestling as Hogan changed everything about the business with...
2013 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Announced
Dave Meltzer’s WON Awards are out so it’s time to see how much he loves Japan this year. I’ll include my winners as well and my thoughts on his, though keep in mind I...
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