I’ve had a hell of a weekend. It’s not quite real to me yet. The rest of the pics and recaps are coming. In any case, I was actually AT RAW tonight and…well, it was insane. The crowd went from nuts to batshit crazy gradually — but when the fansContinue Reading
BY MATT PERRI Vince knew he had to top NWA in scope. He also had to top the last Wrestlemania in terms of size and match importance. Hogan faced the biggest challenge of his career in the form of Andre the Giant — somebody who Bobby Heenan had pushed asContinue Reading
Both the WWF and NWA were going head to head like fighter jets in Top Gun because I have no other analogy I can use and that was the first thing that popped into my head because it was on last night. This Starrcade was called “The Sky Walkers” whichContinue Reading
This was Vince’s McMahon’s first attempt to reach out to a wider audience. As Crockett Promotions was trying to expand, so was the WWF. Jack Tunney had already been pushing shows out in Canada for a few months and there was a major feud bubbling between Paul Orndorff and HulkContinue Reading
Another NEW Wrestlemania review! So, not content with matching Crockett Promotions, Vince McMahon had to one-up the NWA. Instead of putting Wrestlemania 2 into two arenas, he put them in THREE. Each had a mini-supercard with four matches. The first arena was the Nassau Coliseum in New York. The secondContinue Reading
Jim Crockett Promotions did something cool here: their big Starrcade event would be broadcast from TWO locations, not just one. The main event would, once again, be Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair for the World Championship. Let’s get it going… The show opens with rock music, a roaring crowd andContinue Reading
Looking to follow up on the success of Wrestlemania, the WWF entered the Pay Per View market with their very first PPV event, The WWF Wrestling Classic. The main attraction here was a huge 16-man elimination tournament. Also, the WWF did a fan sweepstakes where a fan would receive aContinue 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
Yep. We already did this one. But we’re doing it again because I’m reviewing the WWE Network PPV’s in order of release date. Besides, it will be fun to revisit this stuff. If you want to read the old one (meaning the one you read a few weeks back), it’sContinue Reading
A year later, the NWA returned to the Greensboro Coliseum for another STARRCADE event. This one featured the return of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair who would defend the title against the great Dusty Rhodes. Let’s get to it… We start with the finish of Starrcade ’83 which, essentially,Continue Reading