Apathy Reigns at WWE Royal Rumble 2016
The 2016 Royal Rumble took place on Sunday 24 January from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, and for the third year in a row one of WWE’s defining events disappointed. The victory...
The Ten Best WWE Matches of 2015
If at the beginning of 2015 the disgruntled wrestling fan had been told that John Cena would fail to get his hands on the WWE World Heavyweight Championship once over the proceeding twelve...
Daily Visual 29.12.15: Former Goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek Dies
After suffering a cardiac arrest while out jogging on 20 December, on Tuesday afternoon the former football goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek died. He had been taken to a hospital in his hometown of Ostrava, Czech...
NXT TakeOver: London in Review
After the roaring success of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn in August – with a capacity crowd of 15,589 attending the first NXT special held beyond the home base of Full Sail University – NXT TakeOver: London on...
WWE TLC 2015 Refigures Roman Reigns
In the context of contemporary WWE PPVs, this year’s TLC was a success. Despite a relatively short build, taking place just three weeks after Survivor Series, an otherwise mediocre show was lifted...
WWE Survivor Series 2015 Slaps Fans in the Face
At Hell in a Cell just last month, after a string of PPVs boasting mediocre undercards and slapdash main events, there were finally some signs of life in the wheezing machine that is...
Daily Visual 22.11.15: ATP and WTA Finals Roundup
The culmination of the men’s tennis season came on Sunday, as Novak Djokovic faced Roger Federer in the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic overcame Federer in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-4, to claim...
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 and Signs of Life
Moving on from a flurry of faltering PPVs – Battleground, SummerSlam, and Night of Champions all suffered from main event failures, and with the Live from Madison Square Garden Network special no more than a barely-glorified house show,...
Lauding and Essaying NXT TakeOver: Respect
NXT TakeOver: Respect streamed live on the WWE Network on Wednesday night, from NXT’s home base of Full Sail University, Florida. This was the seventh iteration of the NXT TakeOver series, the...