The rub was that, after the 2015 Royal Rumble, we were supposed to cancel our WWE Network subs, en masse. I guess that partially worked. WWE did make a bit of a change and erased some of the bullshit we’ve been seeing. They also changed Fastlane so that the mainContinue Reading
So, WrestleMania 2 came and went. Hogan overcame bruised ribs to beat Bundy in the big cage match and successfully defended the World Championship. Mr. T and Piper fought in their boxing match, culminating in a win by DQ for Mr. T. Andre the Giant beat 29 other Superstars, bothContinue Reading
This was the final month on the run-up on THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA 2! Mr. T is seen hitting a punching bag as Gene narrates that Mr. T is, indeed, hitting a punching bag. Mr. T calls Gene FOO’ and tells him to GETOUTTAHERE while he punches his bag. SNMEContinue Reading
Hogan is drinking health shakes to start us out because he’s gotta wrestle Terry Funk tonight. Mean Gene drinks with him. Piper and Body are poolside with a bunch of 70’s porn stars, checking out the Hillbillies through binoculars. Something’s wrong with this. SNME Titles. We are LIVE(!) from Tampa,Continue Reading
I’m gonna rip through these shows one by one. This was the “Halloween Episode” despite the fact that it was a few days late. These shows were so stupid and corny…yet, as I mentioned in the last review, there’s something so very comforting about them. It’s nice to re-live these.Continue Reading
So, that last one was loads of fun. Let’s see what episode 2 has in store… Gene has Nikolai Volkoff and Classy Freddie Blassie. Volkoff says that he’s going to beat Hogan for the title tonight but even he doesn’t sound like he believes that. Then he says he willContinue Reading
I have fond memories of Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE’s old-school late-night wrestling program which aired for about 30+ episodes in seven years, starting in 1985. As pro-wrestling was entering its “Golden Age” with the likes of Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Andre the Giant, WWE looked for newContinue Reading